One good thing about the Shabby Seaside Appreciation Society us that it gives me a good excuse to finally get around to visiting loads of places I've been meaning to see for ages. A couple of weekends ago, I jumped on a train to Southend on a gloriously sunny day and had a lovely time. [...]
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Canvey Fantasy
Last Saturday the Shabby Seaside Appreciation Society went to Canvey. This man-made island at the end of the Thames estuary in Essex was the subject of a recent documentary (which I've not seen yet, but which you can read about in a recent post on Fantastic Journal). It was quite a grim day to visit [...]
return to the sea gate
Last Saturday I spent the day at the seaside in Margate with the Shabby Seaside Appreciation Society. The day didn't start off at its best — our excitement at getting one of the new fast-track Javelin trains at St. Pancras soon dwindled when we found ourselves an hour behind schedule due to "a death on [...]
