Is there anywhere in the UK that gets the bad rep that Essex does? We are stupid; have no taste; we all have spray tans, holiday in Marbella, shop at Lakeside and are obsessed with money. This started with the “Essex girl” jokes in the early 1990s, which were based on the erroneous assumption thatContinue reading “Fuck them and their law”
Tag Archives: Colchester
Just what all the fuss is all about
This will be about the High Street. Lion Walk in Colchester connects the pedestrian shopping centre to the High Street and was once home to the independent Red Lion books. The only dedicated new bookshop in Colchester in the 80s. In 1983, to my joy, they started stocking a few American direct sale comics (onesContinue reading “Just what all the fuss is all about”
Maybe you know some little places to go to
I liked the fact that in Royston there was a book shop, a record shop and a twice weekly market that I could get to without having to rely on anyone else. Brightlingsea was too small for any of these things, Colchester was not but I was reliant on getting a lift in or usingContinue reading “Maybe you know some little places to go to”
Five Miles Out 