Located just outside of Rochford in Essex is Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country Park which is owned and maintained by Rochford Council for the benefit of locals and visitors alike. This two hundred acre park is set within the beautiful Roach...

Hockley Woods, near Rochford in Essex, is a wondrous area of ancient broad leafed woodland. The woods cover an area of well over one hundred and thirty hectares and within that area visitors can discover a wide range of different...

Westcliff-on-Sea, near Southend in Essex, is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the area in the shape of Chalkwell Park. The area is mostly laid out to lawn, but has also been landscaped to provide areas with...

Crowstone St George’s Church’s history started on Easter Sunday 1981 when the United Reformed Church joined with St George’s to form a new church in Westcliff on Sea under the name of Crowstone St George’s United Reformed Church. Today the...

In 1907 Leigh on Sea Cricket Club was founded in the grounds of Chalkwell Park and has continued to flourish for over a century. Today the cricket club play in a number of cups and challenges including the Shepherd Neame...

The Palace Theatre in Southend in Essex first flung its doors open to the general public on Monday 21st October 1912 but with the name of the ‘Palace of Varieties’. It was a modern theatre with seating for 1500 people....

The seaside community of Westcliff on Sea, near Southend in Essex, has a large number of churches including St Saviours on King Street. The church was built by the Victorians who visited Southend to enjoy taking in the sea air...

The Thames Estuary Yacht Club was first established after the end of the Second World War in 1947 following the joining to two earlier clubs, the Westcliff Yacht Club and the Nore Yacht Club. Together the pair created a club...

Up and down the country there are monuments and memorials to those who gave their lives during times of conflict and the residents of Westcliff-on-Sea near Southend in Essex have the War Memorial Gardens. The gardens are located within the...

The Essex seaside community of Westcliff on Sea has a large number of churches that includes Westcliff Baptist Church. Housed in a modern multi storey building on the main London Road, the church provides a wealth of services to the...

Westcliff Free Church near Southend in Essex is a small local church that is part of the Open Brethren Assembly. The church is an independent religious organisation that was originally known as the Alexander Gospel Hall. Another name change occurred...

Westcliff Library is one part of a large network of local libraries owned and operated by Southend Council. The library has internet access as well as a large number of reference works in addition to hundreds of books which can...