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Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival 2018: Sun, music, mud, beer and flying knickers - photos
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Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival 2018: Sun, music, mud, beer and flying knickers – photos

Mon 25th June, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon last weekend, I headed east for my second Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival – and had another fantastic time.

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Photos from the Leigh On Sea folk festival: bands, beer, banjos, Morris dancers and street scenes
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Photos from the Leigh On Sea folk festival: bands, beer, banjos, Morris dancers and crowd scenes

Mon 26th June, 2017Mon 26th June, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Established in 1992, the Leigh Folk Festival takes place annually at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and I popped along on Sunday to catch the last day of the four day event – …

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Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks
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Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks

Tue 7th February, 2017Tue 7th February, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

Suburbia has always filed me with fear: growing up in north Cardiff I used to dread the silence and monotony of suburban Sundays, where every shop was closed and the …

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In photos: a walk around Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham, Essex
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A life size Queen, dodgy boozer and a Grade I listed church: a walk around Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham, Essex

Thu 5th May, 2016 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s a short selection of photos taken in and around Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham, located within the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex. Stanford-le-Hope is some 24 miles from London, and Corringham another …

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Photos of Brentwood, Essex: closed shops, hand written bus notices and a fine pub
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Photos of Brentwood, Essex: closed shops, hand written bus notices and a fine pub

Mon 18th April, 2016Sun 1st November, 2020 - by editor - 5 Comments.

I can usually find offbeat and unusual beauty in almost every place I visit, but I have to admit that I found myself quite challenged during my recent visit to …

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Fish & Chip Friday and Wednesday Toe Nails: Colchester and Mersea Island in photos
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Fish & Chip Friday and Wednesday Toe Nails: Colchester and Mersea Island in photos

Tue 10th November, 2015Tue 10th November, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

Yesterday, I had to visit deepest, darkest Essex, with my day trip taking in Colchester and the nearby Island of Mersea. Here’s a selection of photos from my journey.

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Canvey Island photos - beautiful artwork, sea views, racism and wifebeating
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Canvey Island photos – sea wall murals, Concord Beach, a Dr Feelgood bench, sea views and racism

Mon 6th October, 2014Mon 6th October, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

On the weekend, I took a trip out to Canvey Island, a reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in the south-east of England. I was there to watch the mighty Dulwich Hamlet …

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Billericay, Essex, southern England - twenty photos
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Billericay, Essex, southern England – twenty photos

Tue 15th April, 2014Mon 19th May, 2014 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Last Saturday, I took a trip out to Billericay in deepest Essex to watch a woefully under-performing Dulwich Hamlet lose to the local football team. I didn’t have a lot …

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Epping to Ongar railway finally set to reopen in May
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Epping to Ongar railway reopens: steam, archive photos, Blake Hall and Sham 69

Wed 11th April, 2012Wed 11th April, 2012 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Thanks to the hard work of a dedicated team of volunteers, the Epping to Ongar branch line railway in Essex is set to reopen to passengers next month. From Friday 25th …

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Walking the London Loop – Rainham to Purfleet, Essex

Tue 4th January, 2011Tue 4th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

On Sunday, a hardy gang of urban75 walkers set off to walk the last section of the London Loop, a trip that took us into deepest, darkest Essex. As you …

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