Seaside

It can't have been over a month ago that I first saw this pup skateboarding down the high street for the first time. It was a relatively cool evening, and the high street was not particularly busy, but those...

Nestled just outside of Southend lays the beautiful Roslin Hotel. The hotel offers fine dining and afternoon tea at its restaurant, with wonderful views of the seafront. I took my mother here for our first...

So I have been thinking of what else to do with the millions of shells that I have acquired, that are inexpensive and not time consuming. The aim was to find things that would only take 5 minutes to put...

Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 #beach #goodfriday #beachhut #spring #southend #southendonsea #essex #england #igessex #thames...

If you're like me (and everyone else I've asked while trying to compile this list) you've often said to yourself or your friends, "Oh yeah, totally! I'm totally gonna just do that one day". We know we won't....

Light up those shells! So after a wonderfully relaxing bank holiday weekend, and enjoying a quick read in the sun, I decided I should probably try doing something with the scallop shells I acquired. So with...

Okay, so I have a small obsession with shells, pebbles, washed up bits of glass and sand! Which is a good thing considering I live by the beach which is covered with lots of sand, and pebbles, and shells, and...

It's a Crabby Easter in Southend! So with the Bank Holiday just around the corner and with the hope of sunshine, it's time to think of some fun things to pass the time while enjoying the sun! This Sunday...

So after spending an enjoyable few nights making pinwheels, and to follow in my previous blog about whirligigs, I thought to make sure we all embrace the whirligigs I would provide a simple tutorial. Now...

The litter campaign from July last year was launched by Southend council in conjunction with the Southend Echo, in order to encourage both visitors and residents to Southend-on-Sea to be considerate when...