Essex By The Sea
By Owen Ward
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.
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070: Saving The Naze - Essex By The Sea
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 doin… -
069: Beach Hut People - Essex By The Sea
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… -
068: Mersea's Oyster Packing Shed
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 procr… -
067: Windrush - The 75th Anniversary - Essex By The Sea
On June 22nd 1948, passengers aboard the HMT Empire Windrush began disembarking in Tilbury. Most were from Caribbean countries seeking a new life here in the UK. 2023 marked the 75th anniversary of that … -
066: The Blessing Of The Waters - Essex By The Sea
Each year in Brightlingsea, a unique ceromony takes place which dates back centuries. The Blessing of the Waters is a historic event that happens in the early summer before town folk and invited guests reclaim Brightlingse… -
065: Cleaning Up The River Thames
In a bid to make the River Thames even more cleaner, the Port of London Authority is trialing a new passive debris collector off the Essex coast. Sited close to the DP World's London Gateway port, the collector is … -
064: It Was London But Now It's Essex - Essex By The Sea
There's a part of the Essex coast that used to be deep below London. When the Elizabeth Line was dug out, the soil removed to create the tunnels was shipped to Wallasea Island where the RSPB enhanced the landscape … -
063: How Many Wind Turbines Are Off The Essex Coast? - Essex By The Sea
It turns out that the waters off the Essex coast in the outer Thames Esturary are one of the perfect places to site an offshore wind farm. There's a number of them already, with plans for more in the coming years.&… -
062: Nextdoor Nature In Jaywick - Essex By The Sea
The Essex Wildlife Trust are working with the local community in Tendring to help get small local projects up and running to improve habitats for wildlife. With funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Nextdoor Nat… -
061: The Mystery Of The 58 Ships - Essex By The Sea
There are 58 Ships listed on a board at the Navyard Wharf in Harwich. They were all built in historic dockyard between 1660 and 1827 but very little is actually known about them. Volunteers from the town's Internat…
