Tag: history

  • Arch Rivals

    Arch Rivals

    A social media post by the HRE Group alerted me that planning permission has just been granted to partly infill the three-span bridge that carries Church Lane over the Stow Maries Nature Reserve, the route along which the Woodham Ferrers to Maldon railway used to run. The application by the National Highways Historical Railways Estate…

  • The Essex-wide LCWIP

    The Essex-wide LCWIP

    Like me, many of you may have responded to the Essex County Council consultation on the ‘Essex Wide Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plan’. The results of that consultation were quietly released last August (2025), so you may not have seen them. I’m still working through the documents and I welcome comment and feedback from anyone…