I moved to South Woodham Ferrers thirty eight years ago this month. I love it here and have no plans to move, unless the Omaze draw comes through.
Since 1988, The Curlew pub on Gandalfs Ride has been my ‘local’ and in true ‘use it or lose it‘ style, I have frequented it through a dozen or so landlords.
Sometimes, as I wander home, late in the evening, I stop and soak in in the silence.
Occasionally I’ll hear the train pass through the fen, or the last of the Heathrow flights, but often it’s just… silence.
This is a great place to live!