Life in Jaywick

August

2007-08-12T21:34:00.000Z

August a month to love or hate. Last Sunday was very hard to leave Brooklands as well as return. The top road right down to the mini roundabout was blocked with day trippers cars, they even parked by the Sunspot which is normally used as a passing point.
This Sunday I was out before they arrived and back long after they had gone. I had to go up to Wisbech. There are some places being built up there, bungalows in their own ground, much nicer than the cramped town houses that are being rushed up around Essex.

Talking of houses, it said in the paper that Llelwyn Davies Yeang were paid approx £140k for the consultation. I was under the impression that Eeda had employed the Environmental Trust who in turn contacted the former. But what do I know? What I do know this is the third or fourth consultation thats happened since I've been here. Nothing has changed apart from more and more places are being let and there are less owner occupiers.

Going through the village today, I saw that two shops had closed, firstly FX Barbers and next door the second hand furniture shop.

July

2007-07-01T21:55:00.000Z

Well summers come and gone, no market at all this year, just one lone veggie stall with bootsellers. A shame really as it was very colourful on a Sunday. I must find time to get to the Tower soon it should be open weekends now. I was shown some pictures of cows that escaped so thanks to Carol put them up as an event. Well one can't get more eventful than that.

Time?

2007-04-29T14:32:00.000Z

Where has it gone? I can't believe it's April or rather nearly May already. The sun has been shining all month. The holiday places have opened the what was a market now a bootsale place is full of stalls. Something else has happened. There is another place with the names of the roads just like Brooklands. I had a phone call yesterday from Mick who was there and already talking to people who live there. Anyway I shouldn't be sitting here in the middle of the day with the sunshing I should be out enjoying the best beach in Essex before it gets full of holidaymakers.

2006-12-22T22:49:00.000Z

Well it's nearly Christmas, and the fog has arrived. It has been like pea soup these last couple of days. Computer lessons are now over until after Christmas. Bingo at the community centre is on a break too. It'll be back again in the new year.
There is a brand new bench at the bus stop near the centre.

Bingo

2006-12-15T00:15:00.000Z

Thursday is bingo day at the community centre, it's been going quite a while now and there is a good crowd that go there to play. Vicky works her afternoon off to to open up and sort things, she also finds time to pop to the shops for the biscuits and what ever else makes up the refreshments.

Computer lessons are starting too on the Thursday afternoon, so far there is on will pupil but hopefully after Christmas this will expand. The lessons are free. They may also take place on a Monday or at least every other Monday depending on demand and comitments.

Well the rain stopped today, the wind was blowing though so there was no one sitting on the newly installed seats by the bus stop. I just hope the recycling stays in one place overnight, I forgot to put it out a fornight ago roll on next year when it goes weekly like the normal rubish.

Rain, rain and more rain

2006-12-10T21:55:00.000Z

Mind you I think it's stopped now.
Why do boys wear those silly tracksuit bottoms that fall down. One boy went running past me earlier today, and as he ran both his bottoms and boxers slipped right down revealing a bottom his mother probably hasn't seen for years, not a pretty site.

I tink the potholes along Brooklands are getting worse, soon only a 4x4 will be safe to drive up there.

I spoke to soon about the rain stopping it'd just started again. I might even walk up to the wall in a while just to watch it on the sea. Forked lightening is the best to watch though.

The plants put on the balcony of the community centre have been taken down for safe keeping the wind was blowing them over constently.

I heard that Maurice Alexander has now chair of the Forum, he is going to be a busy man. He is chair of the Neighbourhood watch and did say that he was going to give it a run next year to become a councillor again.

Something I heard just doen't ring true........ when asked by a prospective buyer on the about the Brooklands an estateagent said no more morgages down trhere as there are more there than on an average street. Or words to that effect..... I've never heard that before.

Flu Jab

2006-12-05T23:43:00.000Z

Today was the last clinic for the jabs, it wasn't supposed to be but the last one was cancelled through lack of vacine. So I toddled up there, well drove actually as the weather was diabolical. I thought though whilst driving that a couple of years ago I wouldn't have thought anything of walking. So I get there, and there car park is full. I parked around the corner, just as well because when I walked back it was over full and no one could get in or out because of the cars parked along the path there again.
Get in gives name, told to queue at room 6....... ever felt like part of a cattle line up? Well you should have been there today ... Name are you alergic to anything? in with the needle and out the room. Must have taken all of 10 seconds, not even a hello. I'm not even sure if the nurse looked at who she was injecting.

Everyone had the same amount given them.... seems strange I'd have though it would have gone by wieght or something but what do I know.?

Sunday

2006-12-03T22:22:00.000Z

Started wet, and wet and wet. however the sun finally came out so went off to Colchester for the Christmas market there. On the way past the market place there was one brave bootseller packing up his car. I don't know if he was the only one there today.

One question I must ask someone one some time why on the bend just after Elevna House do cars and vans insist on parking on those white safety lines?

December.

2006-12-02T00:28:00.000Z

Well yesterday I had occasion to drive further into Brooklands than usual. The potholes get worse.
I can see an axle or something getting broken before much longer, or one of the speeding drivers loosing control and an accident happening. If it decides to snow they'll all be hidden.

The broadband is all set up now on the computers in the community centre, so lessons can be started there now. It's just a matter of sorting days and times.
Talking of time........ Hot chocolate where are you?

Sunny not

2006-11-28T23:29:00.000Z

Winter has truely set in I think everything is wet. So a shopping expidition was called for, nothing exciting just the supermarkets. However today it dawned on me that although different offers of the same product appear in easch shop if one takes the time to work out prices they are probably about the same per kilo.

Washing Machine

2006-11-28T00:11:00.000Z

Well I got a new washer/dryer so weather you can rain as much as you like.

A site for all those drivers out there.

a cold Saturday

2006-11-25T23:11:00.000Z

So decided to clean the oven, which lead to defrosting the freezer. The steam cleaner came in handy for that.
The wind has finaly died down.

A neighbour knockled late last night, he hadn't been down for a while. He wasn't happy his place had been burgled. I'm begining to think now nearly every empty place. Plus some of the occupied ones have had somehting taken from them be it the buildings, gardens or cars. Not a nice feeling.

The begining

2006-11-24T21:10:00.000Z

Well, I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not but there you go.
Today in Jaywick it rained... or did it I can't remember. I do know it's cold now the suns gone.