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Leigh-on-Sea in photos: the annual folk festival and views around the town

Thu 9th July, 2026Thu 9th July, 2026 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We recently paid another visit to Leigh-on-Sea and after photographing people playing in a vast sea of mud, we climbed a mountain of stairs to take a walk around the …

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In the shadow of the oil refineries: swimmers and stranded boats in a sea of mud, Leigh-on-Sea – photo feature

Tue 30th June, 2026Thu 9th July, 2026 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Leigh on Sea has something of a troubled relationship with the tide. When it’s in, the Essex town can do a passable impression of a pleasant seaside resort, with a …

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Photo Gallery: a walk from Leigh-on-Sea to Southend and along the world’s longest pleasure pier

Tue 1st July, 2025Tue 1st July, 2025 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On one of the hottest days of the year so far, we embarked on a walk from Leigh in Sea to Southend on Sea in Essex. We’d arrived in Leigh …

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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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