Article Archive for 11 May 2010
Traditionally one of the areas that Londoners headed to on bank holiday weekends was Southend. It never seemed to be called by its proper name, Southend-on-Sea. It was just Southend, that place with the longest pier and near the end of the Fenchurch Street railway line. Today, I think of it as one of those seaside resorts that has seen better days. Which could be very unfair because I haven’t been there for over twenty years.
What brought it to mind was a new campaign that the local council has just launched to get us to go there. Calling it the “on Sea” campaign they are using the towns proper name to draw attention to all the attractions in and near the town


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