Winter is definitely here!! It is a beautiful frosty morning outside. I love the way a heavy frost frost transforms the garden into a mixture of pure white shapes. Its the time of year to wrap up warm and venture out and really see the wonder of the outside world.
Put a little bit of Essex in your stocking this Christmas with The Joy of Essex — travels through God’s own county. Featuring Basildon’s Hollywood sign, Billericay Dickie, Chigwell’s largest mirror in Essex, sunshine on Leigh with Phill Jupitus, Bas Vegas, Romford's market forces, Romans and madrigals in Colchester, the only pub in Frinton, Henry Moore in Harlow, Paul Simon in Brentwood, David Nicholls on Southend’s pier pressure, the legacy of Dr Feelgood on Canvey Island and much more.
The Carlton Pub are doing a very special deal around this year's festivities...
Royal Mail has just announced it will close its Leigh sorting office in February 2013
News of direct flights from Southend to Newquay, Cornwall is announced by easyjet. Flights start next summer. Tickets for these go on sale today.
Many shops in Leigh will be open Sundays as well as normal trading days leading up to Christmas. An whole host of independent shops are on our doorstep in the Broadway, Broadway West, Rectory Grove, Leigh Road and many precincts and streets in SS9 . Keep your community thriving - shop locally
Shane Richie, star of this year's panto "Cinderella" at the Cliffs Pavilion, is waiting to answer your questions
Christmas exhibition at the Estuary Gallery showing works by Ian James, Josephine James and Simon Kirk
If you travel past the Grand Hotel at the end of the Broadway and round into Leigh Road you will find a whole host of delightful shops, cafes and trading outlets.
A Leigh artist is on the look out for an old tailor's dummy - the more battered the better apparently. If anyone can oblige please contact: info@leigh-on-sea.com and we'll forward on. Many thanks
A little Leigh something created by artist and Leigh Art Trail founder, Richard Baxter
A wonderful evening was had by all who attended the preview of "Collected Doodlings 1983 -2010" by Leigh comedian Phill Jupitus on November 27th. The preview was held as part of the launch of Metal's Cafe Valise in Leigh Community Centre.
Phill Jupitus - COLLECTED DOODLINGS – 1983 to 2010 White Wall Space gallery is back in Leigh and thrilled to announce an exhibition of cartoon drawings, “Collected Doodlings – 1983 to 2010 by Phill Jupitus
New Free School is being proposed for Southend-on-Sea. Prince's Community School will be submitting their bid to the Department for Education just before Christmas. If you wish to find out more please read on . . .
For fitness, fun or function, cycling is a year-round activity that exposes riders to the elements. Rain, shine and seemingly everything in between, autumn is here and winter is just around the next bend. That doesn’t mean we should all hang up our wheels and wait for spring though – far from it!
Step into Christmas with Leigh-on-sea, throughout Leigh in our best furnishing shops host a whole range of fabulous decorations and gifts to give at Christmas. From shops such as Champagne, Natural Edge, Chloe Elizabeth, Wish, The Little Lighthouse, Scape, Forget-Me-Not and many more.
To celebrate its 40th anniversary the Leigh society is presenting the Leigh-on-sea Heritage Trail to inform both residents and visitors about the historic sites of the town.
I don’t think we’re going to hear any more about ‘Indian Summer’ this year – it’s just not going to happen.
Find out about the benefits of Reiki by Reiki Master, EFT & Crystal Practitioner / Teacher, Deborah Cordery
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