Tomorrow we are having a tramp around Maldon a place we love

Something I posted some time ago on the blog.

Maldon a great Town with some fine traditions.



We have been tramping around Maldon this week and the beautiful river Blackwater. A few pics. If you get a chance visit this great little town, go for it. Home of the magestic Thames Barges and the old Tug Brent. This old Tug is number three on the list of must be saved boats in England. A charity has been set up to save this great old boat. Essex often gets negative reports, but in our opinion it is a great County with some fantastic places to visit.

"The town holds an annual "Taxi Day" which sees mentally and physically disabled children from London driven to Maldon in London Black Cabs for a fun day of activities and a meal. The event dates back to 1952 when a London cab driver visited the Elizabeth Fry Special School in Plaistow. He wanted to do something special for the young patients he saw there. He wrote to every one of Essex's seaside towns to arrange an outing and the only town that was willing to help was Maldon, thus Taxi Day has remained a tradition ever since"

Learn more about Maldon here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldon,_Essex

Never been Eddie, but if it's got Thames barges then it's on my list. Don't get to Essex much these days though ...

i get nose bleed if i cross the thames.....the south will rise again!

We are going Souff of the river on Thursday a day out Kew gardens. Will we survive.

never been but the kids have and say its nice  i think they have a butterfly house too but i maybe wrong, i love butterfly houses where they land on you, very cool

Andy you are as batshit as me. Imagine a cross between your brain and mine, the mind positivity boggles eh.

lol would be a dangerous combination for sure

.....Having enjoyed a leisurely low carb breakfast  
Shortly leaving for a midweek meander around marvelous Maldon

Hope everyone has a good day.

All the best Jan

Well - we had a lovely visit to Maldon. Enjoyed a walk by the quay and a cup of tea in 'The Lakeside Cafe' ......the sun even came out.  

Children were feeding ducks and Eddie was feeding the Starlings -who hadn't yet emigrated. I think it's still been too warm for them to fly South

All the best Jan