Yaaaaaay. It's that time of year again. Time to head to Chalkwell Park for a day of family fun, arts, crafts, spoken word, dance, and music. Village Green 2017 is this Saturday folks and it looks like it is going to be a good one. Okay so it costs a bit more than previous years …
2014 Photography
My photography has ramped up considerably in 2014 and much of it has been taking photos of local sporting events and primarily parkruns at various locations. Ive also been able to do some wildlife photography plus some odds and ends of concerts, landscape, art, and architecture. And I've not earned a single solitary sheckle for …
Tristan Mackay – Out Along The Wire
I've been meaning to give a shout out to Tristan Mackay. He was the support act for The South when they played at the Southend Palace Theatre a few weeks ago. Tristan is a singer songwriter who turned to busking during university to help pay the bills. This continued when he started work but he …
David Gray – Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Nov 27th 2014
David Gray made his first trip to play in Southend last night and I was there with my daughter Liz to see the maestro in action. I’ve been a fan for a fair while although its been a while since I’ve seen him live – last time was I think for Hold the Line tour …
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Village Green 2014
Last weekend was the 5th(?) Village Green music festival that took place in Chalkwell Park near Southend organised by local cultural and arts organisation Metal:Southend. In previous years the event has been free however this year a charge of £10 per adult was levied and tickets were needed. I had wondered in the months and …
Village Green 2013
A few words, pictures and videos about my experience of Village Green 2013 in Chalkwell park last Saturday 13th July. Village Green is a free music, arts and craft festival held in Chalkwell Park in Southend and organised by MetalCulture. It was a fantastic day on one of the hottest days of the year and …
