Essex By The Sea

By: Owen Ward
  • Summary

  • The Essex By The Sea podcast is a twice monthly podcast telling the stories of the Essex coastline. From industrial areas in the south to sandy beaches on the county's sunshine coast in the north, Essex has a rich and varied boundary with the sea. Essex By The Sea explores all of the 350 miles of coastal Essex. Support with a little donation: www.ko-fi.com/essexbythesea
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Episodes
  • 070: Saving The Naze - Essex By The Sea
    Aug 15 2023

    The cliffs at the Naze near Walton are erroding at an alarming rate! But locals are trying to slow the process by installing new sea defenses.

    David Eagle has been leading this work and showed Owen what they have been doing to try and save the Naze.

    He'd also like to hear from you if you've got a story to tell! Email ⁠essexbytheseapodcast@gmail.com⁠

    Join him on social media: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Support with a small donation via ⁠ko-fi.com/essexbythesea

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    15 mins
  • 069: Beach Hut People - Essex By The Sea
    Aug 1 2023

    Quirky and colourful beach huts line the Tendring coastline for as far as the eye can see between Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze.

    It's estimated that there's over 3,000 along this stretch of the Essex coast alone.

    Each little hut, has many stories to tell, memories to recount and experiences to share.

    Nancy Stevenson has written a book called "Beach Hut People" telling those stories of those who use beach huts along the Frinton and Walton coasts.

    Owen met Nancy, on Frinton Greensward over looking the beach huts to find out more of Nancy's research.

    He'd also like to hear from you if you've got a story to tell! Email ⁠essexbytheseapodcast@gmail.com⁠

    Join him on social media: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.

    Support with a small donation via ⁠ko-fi.com/essexbythesea

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    17 mins
  • 068: Mersea's Oyster Packing Shed - Essex By The Sea
    Jul 15 2023

    Located off the coast of West Mersea and long black timber building with small windows hoovers above the water line. The Packing Shed is actually resting on Packing Marsh Island, where a for decades Mersea Island's oysters were procressed and packed before being sent to London for sale.

    Now fully restored, the Packing Shed is an education centre, which is open to the public on certain days, telling the story of Mersea's oyster industry.

    Alan and Bry Mogridge took Owen out on a small boat to vist the small island and to show him around the Packing Shed.

    The Packing Shed Trust is a charitable organisation with more information on their website: www.packing-shed.org.uk

    Owen would also like to hear from you if you've got a story to tell! Email essexbytheseapodcast@gmail.com

    Join him on social media: Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

    Support with a small donation via ko-fi.com/essexbythesea

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    21 mins

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