Southend From Above: Aerial Videos Ria September 5, 2014 Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier 1 Comment If you've only come for the videos, scroll down! :) A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a talk by Dave Black at August's Southend Raspberry Jam. Though I had seen many of Dave Black's...
Top 10 Instagrams of Southend (August 2014) Ria September 1, 2014 Adventure Island, Festivals, Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 Carnival :) #queen #carnival #princesses #dress #heels #smile #pretty #girls #sun #southend The beautiful...
Southend Raspberry Jam (August 2014) Ria August 22, 2014 Local News, Southend 9 Comments Yet another fantastic day at the Southend Raspberry Jam on Saturday 16th August 2014. This time the event was held at the Tickfield Centre, rather than at TAP where it has been held for the previous Southend...
Southend Carnival 2014 Ria August 18, 2014 Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Seaside, Southend, Southend Nightlife 3 Comments Thousands turned up on the seafront for this year's Southend carnival in what was, according to Southend Carnival's organisers, the biggest Southend carnival procession in probably a decade! The crowds of...
Timeline of Southend and the Great War Nicola Hockett August 6, 2014 Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier, The Forum So as I sit here leading up to ‘The Lights Out’ campaign, it got me thinking about how our lovely Southend played its part during those horrendous 4 years that our great grandparents lived through and what...
Top 10 Instagrams of Southend (July 2014) Ria August 1, 2014 Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Seaside, Southend Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 An exquisite shot from Southend beach! I'm proud of this #sunset #beach #southend #reflection Beautiful sunset on...
[PICS] Thunder and Lightning Storms in Southend! Ria July 21, 2014 Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Seaside, Southend, Southend Nightlife, Southend Pier 5 Comments You've no doubt heard (or have even been woken up by) the loud roars of thunder during the weekend. The flashes of lightning illuminating the room through your curtains. The rain hammering angrily upon your...
Vintage in the Air Nicola Hockett July 14, 2014 Festivals, Kursaal, Local News, Seaside, Southend 2 Comments Love is in the Air and that Love is Vintage... So while I sit here on a sunny Saturday listening to the Jackson 5, I begin to realise that in the past few months we've had the Vintage Festival, the Vintage...
Southend Teenager Fundraising for Children’s Charities Hayley Reeve July 7, 2014 Local News, Southend 2 Comments A Southend teenager, aged just 16, is fund raising for Havens Hospices in memory of her cousin Reece. Born 5th March 1999 Reece suffered with a variety of illness, including the loss of his hearing and sight...
Review of Southend’s The Forum Library Ria July 4, 2014 Landmarks & Attractions, Local News, Southend, The Forum 2 Comments This review was written by David Perry. David is a passionate reader and library enthusiast. Hi I am Dave, I am 37 years old and work as a domestic assistant. In my spare time I go at...
