Paintings of Southend by Sharon Diack-Thicke Ria August 15, 2016 Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier, Theatres Local artist, Sharon Diack-Thicke, has recently been busy painting different locations around the Southend-on-Sea area. Her paintings have been making their way around local social media and receiving a lot...
Serving the Homeless: Treasure Trail Ria July 8, 2016 Kursaal, Local News, Places of Worship, Seaside, Southend Pier, Theatres Following on from last year's successful Treasure Trail, Serving the Homeless has designed another walking quiz for this summer to raise money for Southend's young homeless people. Serving the Homeless are...
Top 10 Instagrams of Southend (July 2015) Ria August 1, 2015 Adventure Island, Festivals, Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Seaside, Sports, Theatres Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 It is not everyday that you get to see the sky light up. #sky #southend #dramatic #EmAdventures The sky does look...
Launch of Rendezvous Casino’s New À La Carte Menu Ria July 30, 2015 Food & Drink, Kursaal, Local Business, Southend I was invited to the VIP launch of Rendezvous Southend Casino's brand new À La Carte menu at the casino's Elements restaurant. Other invited guests included Southend United football players from the first...
Vote for your Favourite Photos of Southend! Ria April 2, 2015 Adventure Island, College & University, Festivals, Food & Drink, Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Local Bands, Local Business, Museums & Planetarium, Places of Worship, Prittlewell Priory, Seaside, Southend, Southend Nightlife, Southend Pier, Sports, The Forum, Theatres 4 Comments A big Thank You to all the local photographers who submitted their photos to us for the competition! Voting has started! Click on your favourite photos in each of the categories below, and Like the photo on...
Review of ‘The Strip’ Bistro Restaurant at Rendezvous Casino, Southend-on-Sea Hayley Reeve February 6, 2015 Food & Drink, Kursaal, Local Business, Southend 1 Comment Yesterday, myself and Ria were given the opportunity to visit The Rendezvous Casino at the Kursaal in Southend-on-Sea (part of Caesars Entertainment), and meet with the wonderfully charming Head Chef, David...
Old Videos of Southend-on-Sea Ria January 26, 2015 Adventure Island, Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Seaside, Southend 2 Comments You guys seem to love your old photos of Southend-on-Sea, so I thought you'd be interested in some old videos of Southend-on-Sea. There's quite a lot of old footage out there, but I've collected a few of...
Photos of Snow in Southend Ria December 12, 2014 Adventure Island, Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Museums & Planetarium, Places of Worship, Prittlewell Priory, Seaside, Southend 6 Comments As it draws nearer and nearer to Christmas, there still seems as though there's something missing. It's certainly not the mouth-watering smells of the street food vendors on the High Street. And we're...
Southend Floods (September 2014) Ria September 25, 2014 Kursaal, Local Business, Local News, Sea Life Adventure, Seaside, Southend 1 Comment Southend Floods: The rather wet elephant in the flooded room... Southend's local businesses were yet again the ones to suffer following another devastating flash flood last Friday night. According to the...
Old Photos of Southend Through the 1900s Ria July 29, 2014 Adventure Island, Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Local Business, Places of Worship, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier 45 Comments A brief glimpse into Southend's history over the past century, with decade-by-decade photographs. Southend in the 1900s Southend seafront in 1902 - by Ray Munns Photography. FACT: In 1902, there was a...
