Harlow Star, January 11, 2018

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Stalker who
caused £10k
of damage
escapes jail
Victim left feeling ‘helpless and anxious’
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tracked visitors
to ex-girlfriend’s
Harlow home
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He damaged
their vehicles
during visits
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Man has now
been given a
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HSH-EO1-S2 Star, Thursday, January 11, 2018 3
Man who caused £10,000 damage to vehicles avoids a jail sentence Plea over
rail line if
Stalker tracked for mer
homes bid
goes ahead
girlfriend and damaged
A RAILWAY line would need to
be extended to stop commuters
from coming into Bishop’s
Stortford if plans for a new
garden community in Essex are
approved, councillors have said.
cars outside her home Uttlesford District Council
(UDC) and Braintree District
Council (BDC) are holding a
public consultation on their joint
proposal to develop land near
Great Dunmow, close to the A120.
The proposals state that up to
10,000 homes could be built as
part of the West of Braintree
By Lottie O’Neill in place. He is in a new rela-
Garden Community.
[email protected] tionship... of a few months. He At a meeting of the Bishop’s
wishes to express publicly apo-
Stortford Town Council planning
A MAN whostalked his ex-girl- logies to all the victims and in
and development committee last
friend, tracked visitors who came particular, [his former girl-
Monday, councillors discussed
to her Harlow home and then friend].”
the new garden community.
caused damage totalling £10,000 to Knowles admitted one count of
The main issue for councillors
their carswhen theywere inside causing reason for serious alarm,
was that even more commuters
has avoided jail. distress or harassment, three
would travel into Stortford to use
Jon-Joe Knowles, 22, from counts of damage to property
the town’s train links if it is
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, underthe sumof£5,000, andone
approved, adding to existing
appeared at Chelmsford Crown count of damageto property for
parking and traffic problems.
Court last Friday to be sen- the sum of over £5,000.
Councillor John Wyllie said:
tenced. Judge Turner QC, sentencing
“If there is going to be any
Knowles, a self-employed Knowles, said:“[ Yo u ’re] respons-
development along the A120
plumber, met his ex-girlfriend in ibleforquite adisgracefulcam-
road, we should insist that the
December 2016 and they went out paign case ofstalking, to which
train line is extended and goes to
on a couple of dates. she was subjected between
Braintree and Dunmow.
The relationshipdidn’t gofur- spring, middle of last year to
“Bishop’s Stortford has a very
ther until they met again early N ove m b e r.
good rail service that people will
last year. Theydated again until “As she said in her victim state-
travel from Braintree and
the relationship ended around ment, she was feeling helpless and
Dunmow to use and they will
February 14. a n x i o u s.
park in Bishop’s Stortford.
Knowles “found itdifficult”to “You had a couple of dates and a
“They must extend that train
accept that therelationship had relationship in the middle of
line to stop commuters coming
come to an end, and observed and December 2016. Youdated again
into Bishop’s Stortford. We must
tracked her from June until inthenew year(2017),andthis
insist and push for the train line
N ove m b e r. stopped around February 14.
to be extended. It is great on a
During his trackinghabits he Dif ficult weekend when they come in to
caused damage totalling £10,000 to
Bishop’s Stortford and spend
four different cars, three of which “You clearly found it difficult to
money but not on a weekday.”
belonged to friendsof his ex-girl- accept that the relationship would
Councillor Keith Warnell, who
friend, and one –which he come toan end,by observingthe
is not a member of the
believed was owned by a visitor – comingand goingsof thepeople
committee but attended the
turned outto belongto aninno- who werevisiting her,and their
meeting, said: “Four and a half
cent neighbour. ve h i cl e s.
million people come through
One car which was damaged, “In respect of four of those indi-
Bishop’s Stortford station a
was a new Fiesta which was only a viduals who were visiting her, one Jon-Joe Knowles was handed a suspended sentence at Chelmsford Crown Court ye a r. ”
few days old. The other cars was not a visitorat all, it turned
He compared the number of
includedtwo otherFiestas anda out to be a neighbour.” 180 hoursof unpaidwork forthe caused lessthan £5,000worth of The restrainingorder bansthe
people using the Bishop’s
Range Rover. Thejudge thentold thedefend- benefitof thecommunity inthe damage too. defendant from contacting his ex-
Stortford station to Harlow,
Knowles observed his former ant thatthe damageto thecars next 12 months. Regarding the count of damage girlfriend, directly or indirectly
saying that “only a million”go
par tner’s coming andgoings, the caused damage totalling £10,000. He was sentenced to pay £1,500 to property over£5,000, Knowles by any means of communication,
through the station there.
people who were visiting her, and He sentenced Knowlesto a 10- in compensation to his ex-girl- was sentenced to pay compens- or cause another to contact her on
The consultation on UDC and
their vehicles. month prison sentence, suspen- friend under thefirst count, and ation tothe victimto thesum of his behalf.
BDC’s joint proposal for the West
Mitigating, MrGritt, said:“He ded for two years for one count of varying sums to the other vic- £1,500,whichrelated tothenew Heis alsonotallowed tovisit
of Braintree Garden Community
will never ever make contact with causing reason for serious alarm, t i m s. Fiesta. the area Cloverfield, Harlow, or
runs until 5pm on January 22.
[his ex-girlfriend] again, but he distress or harassment. One compensation claim was Then, the judge ordered a the postcode CM18. If he breaches nTo view and comment on the
acknowledges quite clearly [the He also received two com- for £1,500,another wasfor £1,411, restraining order which will be in this as part of the restraining
plans, go to braintree-
restraining orderwill] giverher munityrequirements forrehab- and hewas ordered topay £2,327 place until a furtherorder is put order, Knowles could face a prison
c o n s u l t . l i m e h o u s e. c o. u k
reassurance to have such an order ilitation of up to 30 days, as well as to the victims whose cars he had into place. term of up to five years.
Teenager is charged after
incident outside nightclub
A TEENAGERfrom Harlow has been
charged after a number of police
officers were assaulted on New Year’s
d ay.
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4Star, Thursday, January 11, 2018 HSH-EO1-S2
Flu bug is hitting harder
here than in rest of UK
Heatmap shows our towns are among worst affected areas
The poem Elegy for Briggens has appeared on
the proposed quarry site
Poetry expresses
concern for estate
A GUERRILLA poet has penned a dire warning of
what could be lost if a proposed quarry is built on
the Briggens Estate.
The site off the A414, between Stanstead Abbotts
and Roydon, could be mined for 500,000 tons of
gravel every year over a 22-year period.
However, a poem entitled “Elegy for Briggens”
has been mounted on a signpost in the fields
mourning the future loss of the “wheat fields”and
the “birds and bees”.
In November, Hertfordshire County Councillors
voted to include The Briggens Estate near Roydon
in its draft “local minerals plan”, which
determines where minerals can be extracted from
for building work in the county.
The site is included in the draft local minerals
plan as a “preferred site”–meaning permission
“might reasonably be anticipated”for a quarry.
The plan is designed to ensure enough building
materials are available in the county to meet
housing demands in the future.
A public consultation on the draft plan is
currently underway.
A spokesman said: “Hertfordshire County
Council is preparing a new Minerals Local Plan.
As the Minerals Planning Authority for
Hertfordshire, the county council is required to
plan for future minerals supply and maintain an
up to date document.”
Some areas of East Herts and most of Essex are experiencing a ‘very high’number of flu cases
By Harriet Clugston WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE WINTER BUG
[email protected]
TOWNS in East Hertfordshire and nWhat is Australian flu? they saw excess mortality and other people are visiting GPs with flu
Essexare amongthe worstaffected There are two main types of flu –A hospitalisations and so on due to symptoms and we are seeing more
areas inthe country forseasonal flu and B. H3N2.” people admitted to hospitals with
outbreaks,accordingto anonlineflu The winter bug known as H3N2 – Dr Pebody said the flu vaccine is the flu.
surveillance system. a subtype of influenza A –has been currently the best preventative “The vaccine is the best defence
In a heatmap ofthe UK, Bishop’s blamed for more than 300 deaths in measure for flu. we have against the spread of flu
Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Stansted Australia, with about 170,000 cases He said that while the and it isn’t too late to get
Mountfitchet, Dunmow, Harlow and in total. effectiveness data for this year’s flu vaccinated.
thesurrounding villagesare allcol- There was said to be “standing is not yet available, he hopes the “People suffering with flu-like
oured red, indicating “very high” room only”at some A&E vaccine will provide “re a s o n a b l e symptoms should catch coughs or
reports of flu. departments Down Under that p ro t e c t i o n ”against Australian flu. sneezes in tissues and bin them
Bug became inundated with people nWhat are the symptoms of flu? immediately, wash their hands
struck down by the illness. Professor Paul Cosford, medical regularly with soap and warm water
The map –which covers all types of It was the largest outbreak seen in director at Public Health England, and frequently clean regularly used
thebugincluding thedeadlyAussie Australia for some time. said: “As we would expect at this surfaces to stop the spread of flu.
flu strain –is updated every three Dr Richard Pebody, acting head time of year, flu levels have “Avoid having unnecessary
m i nu t e s. of respiratory diseases at Public increased this week. contact with other people if
The borough of Broxbourne and the Health England, said: “In Australia “Our data shows that more you or they have symptoms of flu.”
PottersBar areaof Hertfordshireare
in a less boldshade of red, indicating
fewer reports of flu but still some able to register on the platform to we e k s. lation in the seven days to Sunday
c a s e s. report flu-like symptoms they may be Data released by the gover nment December 31.
The data from the FluSurvey map is experiencing during the winter departmentshowedthat flucasesin This compares with a rate of 18.9 per
usedbyresearchers atPublicHealth m o n t h s. Hertfordshire were up considerably 100,000 in the same week last year.
England, the London School of However, a spokeswoman for Public on the previous year. It comes after the news that the
Hygiene and TropicalMedicine, Mir- Health England confirmed that cases There were 27 cases of patients deadly H3N2 strain of flu, responsible
ror Online reports. offluhavebeen ontheriseinHert- presentingto theirGP withflu-like forhundreds ofdeaths inAustralia,
Any member of the UK public is fordshireandEssex overthepastfew symptoms per 100,000 of the popu- had arrived in the UK.
A414 shut after tree toppled by power cables
THEA414 was closed in both The incident, which happened on customers in the surrounding area. fix it as quickly as possible. We are
directions because of a fallen tree Thursday, affected traffic travelling The power cut happened at 2.19pm. sorry for any trouble this may have
between the junction for the M11 between Chipping Ongar and Harlow. A statement said: “There is caused you.”
and North Weald that brought down Power engineers worked to repair currently a power cut in this area. The gusts were thought to have
power cables. the damaged cable that af fected Our engineers are working hard to reached speeds of up to 40 mph.
HSH-EO1-S2 Star, Thursday, January 11, 2018 5
Arrival of ten babies at Princess Alexandra Hospital makes it a joyful start to 2018
Proud families
celebrate a very
nappy new year
By Huw Wales
h u w. w a l e s @ h e r t s e s s e x n e w s . c o . u k
IT WASabusy dayinthemater-
nity ward at Princess Alexandra
Hospital on New Year’s Day as ten
new babies were welcomed into
the world.
The first baby born at the hos-
pital in 2018was Charlie Worster,
born toparents SarahBuck, 25,
and Ben Worster, 26, arriving just
before 3am.
Proud mum Sarah,who comes
from Waltham Abbey, said that
Charliehad beendue onDecem-
ber28 –buthad arrivedslightly
late, althoughjust intime forthe
new year celebrations.
She said: “It was really great at
Princess Alexandra, everything
was amazing.”
Charlie, who is their second
child, is already loved by his older
brother Sidney, two.
Sarah said: “He loves it –he
wants to help out with
eve r y t h i n g .
“His (Charlie) big brother
pickedhis nameforhim. Itcould
have been worse!”
Another new arrivalwas Albie Gracie Laura Kathleen Hutchings, who arrived on January 1 at
Hornett, whose mum Daniella Princess Alexandra Hospital
Clarke, 24, and dad, Lee Hornett,
welcomed him into the world at name –in honouroftheirmoth- for a New Year’s baby, I wasn’t in
9.52am. er’s grandmother. very long. I got in at around
Albie was an early comer, born Gracie Laura Hutchings was 8.40pm and she was born at
two weeks before his due date. born at about 11pm, making her a 11.12pm.It wasvery good,they
Daniella, ofBuntingford, said: new year’s baby with only an hour were all fantastic.
“Weare happyhewas bornon to spare. “I have had all three of my
New Year’s Day, even if he was just Her mother, Lois Eldred, 29, children there and they have been
under two weeks early.” said: “I wasvery closeto mynan great every time.”
The name Albie was picked to and her middle name is taken Gracie’s oldersiblings, Poppy,
fit with the couple’s two older from my late nan in her 7,andHenry, 16months,areboth
children, Frankieand Lilly,three m e m o r y. ” thrilledtomeet andspendtime
and one respectively. Lois and her partner Mark with their new sister.
Daniella said: “It’sjust a name Hutchings, 42, have had three chil- Lois said: “Theyare loving it,
we liked and it just fitted with the dren together, all born at Princess they love having a baby in the
other children’s names too.” Alexandra Hospital. house, especially my elder daugh-
One child who was born on New She was full ofpraise for the ter –she isreally excitedby her Charlie Worster, who was born on New Year’s Day at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, with
Ye a r ’s Dayhad aspecial middle hospital, saying: “We just made it little sister.” older brother Sidney and parents Sarah Buck and Ben Worster
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Police prevent
Wych Elm car park, where
the incident took place
man jumping
from rooftop
Officers pleased he is now getting help
By Piers Meyler last Thursday following reports of enough to the man to bring him to
[email protected] a man in distress. s a f e t y.
Theman,who hadbeensitting Sgt Williams said: “We acted as
GREAT VALUE A MANwho had been threatening on the edge of thetop floor of the anyother officerswould havein
to jump off the top of a multi- car park, withhis legs hanging the same situation.
storey car park in Harlow was over theside, wasevidently dis- “I’m justglad wewere ableto
saved by police officers. tressed, police said. prevent the man causing any
Sgt Nick Williams and PC PC Secker calmly spoke to him harm to himself.
FOR YOUR HOME Brady Secker were called to Wych and reassured him that both “Incidents like this can often be
Elm multi-storey carpark, which officers were there to help and very challenging but I’m pleased
is situated close to Princess Alex- after gainingthe man’strust, the that heis nowreceiving thehelp
andra Hospital, just before 1am officers were able to get close he needs.”
Costa could replace electrical shop
A COSTA Coffee could be about development of the street, Council will decide if the
to replace an electrics shop in developers argue, referring to proposal ticks the right boxes.
Broxbourne High Road. studies suggesting coffee shops Martin Williams, owner of Cox
The high street giant has improve a town’s“v i ab i l i t y ”. Electrical Supplies, said it was a
5 Tier Shelving Unit submitted a planning application After a recent government “no brainer”to close its doors.
to replace Cox Electrical policy change determined mixed “We just couldn’t afford it any
Supplies, which closed on use premises like the one Costa more, with all the fees combined
39 December 28 after surrendering is proposing are of “vital we had to pay around £4,000 per
910x410x£1830mm.Black.Totalcapacity1000kg. to “l u d i c ro u s ”monthly fees for impor tance”to local trade, month and we just don’t turn
rent and rates. planning permission is that kind of profit,”he said.
The coffee shop would play an technically not required. “If it wasn’t for that, we’d have
“integral role”in the Now Broxbourne Borough s t aye d . ”
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The Inflatable 5k course is
coming to Chelmsford this year
Inflatable
fun for all
the family
IF YOU’RE looking for a fun way
to exercise this New Year, then a
jaw-dropping obstacle course in
Chelmsford could be for you.
Inflatable 5K is a huge run
where you have to crawl, jump,
slide and scramble your way
through a set of massive
obstacles. The obstacles have
names such as Bish Bash, Leap
of Faith and The Plummet and
there are some new ones for 2018
that have never been seen before.
It’s not a race and the event is
not timed. Instead, it’s more
about having fun with your
family and friends. So you can
walk it, skip or run if it you
wish. You don’t even have to do
all of the obstacles –if one looks
a bit out of your league then you
can just skip it.
Nathalie Allport-Grantham had pre-booked special assistance for her New Year's Eve flight to NiceN At the end of the race,
Airport staff tell woman everyone who took part gets a
medal.
nWhat is the Inflatable 5K in
C h e l m s f o rd ?
A fun course made up of
inflatable obstacles which you
have to make your way up and
‘you don’t look disabled’ ove r.
nWhen is the Inflatable 5K in
C h e l m s f o rd ?
Saturday, June 16. The course
starts in ‘w ave s ’to stagger the
participants so you can choose
your start time when you book.
The waves are between 9am and
Chronically ill 23-year-old is accused of not deserving assistance 2.30pm.
nWhere is it?
Chelmsford City Racecourse,
Great Leighs.
By Hannah Kane affects her mobility. what she said was just awful. Miss Allport-Grantham also igation has been launched into nCan you extend the course?
[email protected] On arriving to Stansted she was “Because you pre-book, she has has postural orthostatic tachycar- the claims. Yes, you can pay extra and do a
given a wheelchair, after pre- a list of people she’s waiting for, so dia syndrome, a condition which “We are speaking to the pro- 10K course, which means you get
STAFFat LondonStanstedAir- booking special assistance. people can’t just turn up and say ‘I increasesherheart rateandlim- vider tofind outmore aboutthe to go round the course twice and
port refused to help a chronically However, she then sat down in need help’. its how far she can walk. circumstances ofthe incident,”a have double the fun.
ill woman ontoa Ryanair flight, another seat only to see the wheel- Wa i t i n g Shesays peopleoftenquestion spokesman said. nHow much is it?
telling her she “d i d n’t look”dis- chair taken away. her disabled status because her A spokeswoman for Ryanair Adults £27.50, under-17s £22.50,
abled, it is claimed. Miss Allport-Grantham was “But she didn’t ask my name. If chronic illness is not always obvi- said: “Wheelchair services at Lon- under-13s £17.50.
Nathalie Allport-Grantham then refused further help by a she’d just looked at her list she ous and she has even been called a donStanstedare operatedbyser- nIs there a discount for
says she was boarding a New memberofstaff assheattempted wo u l d ’ve seen I was the person “liar”. vice provider Omniserv and g ro u p s ?
Ye a r ’s Eve flight to Nice in France to board the plane. she was waiting for.” “I’ve been told before: ‘you look London Stansted is responsible Yes the price goes down the more
when airport workers accused TheLondoner toldBBCNews- Thepassenger waseventually too pretty to be disabled’,”she for this service. of you there are: Four or more –
her of “wasting time”. beat: “Shebasically lookedat me helped onto her flight, but said. “Peoplehave an ideathat a “We understand London £25.50; Six or more –£24.00;
The 23-year-old suffers from and said ‘I’m here to help disabled described theexperience andthe disabled personhas to looka cer- Stansted has investigated this Eight or more –£22.50.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which people, I’m not here to help you’. alleged actions ofairport staff as tain way.” complaint andis incontact with nWhere can you book?
causes her constant pain and “Theway shespoketo meand “upsetting”. Stansted Airport said an invest- the customer in question.” UK Running Events website.
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Addicts were encouraged to buy extra wraps of heroin and crack
Dealer who offered
‘special promotion’
on drugs is jailed
By Tommy Wathen COMMENT
[email protected]
A HARLOW drug dealer, who SGT James Paget, of the West addicts every day for an
offered a special promotion on Operation Raptor team, said: entire month to encourage Martin Gardener was sentenced
selling crack and heroin, has been “The analysis of the phones them to take advantage of to three years behind bars
jailed for three years. found on Gardener shows the an offer to buy even more when he appeared in
It is the latest success for Essex absolute cynical depth drug class A drugs at a cheaper court last month
Po l i c e ’s Operation Raptor team – dealers will plumb to. price.
who aim to crack down on the “They prey on addicts “We will not tolerate this
illegal issues surrounding gangs, exploiting the vulnerability their sort of behaviour and will
includingthe supplyand saleof habit gives them, to continue to continue to hunt down these
dr ugs. ply them with drugs. ruthless dealers, arrest them
Stopped “In this case, Gardener was and put them before the
proactively messaging courts.”
Officers from the West Oper-
ation Raptor team stopped 35-
Gardener, of no fixed abode, He admitted both charges when
year-oldMartin GardenerinPar-
was arrested and analysis of he appeared at Chelmsford Crown
sonage Leys, Harlow, on Novem-
the contents of the phones Court and was jailed for a total of
ber 15 last year.
revealed thatthroughout Novem- three years.
Essex Police suspected that
ber, a class A drug user had During sentencing, the court
Gardener was involved in the sup-
beentexted everyday offeringa also ordered theforfeiture of the
ply of Class A drugs.
“special promotion”on the pur- cash and destruction of the
He was searched by police and
chase of multiple wraps of heroin mobile phones.
found in the possession of two
and crack cocaine. Gardener was sentenced to
mobilephones, over£100 incash
He was latercharged with two three years behind bars at
and various drug dealing
countsof beingconcerned inthe Chelmsford Crown Court on
parapher nalia.
supply of Class A drugs. Tuesday, December 19.
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Try a stroll in the Essex countryside to get back in shape after the festive season
Little Baddow is a
good place to work
off some of those
calories you have put
on over Christmas
and the New Year
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By Tom Bage Woodham Walter Common and
[email protected] LingwoodCommon, andpassing
through Blake’s Wood on the
THE festive season is over and w ay.
yo u ’reprobably planningtofind Yo u ’ll have to walk on a few
a way of burning off those roads but they are mostly just
extra calories you accumulated quiet little country ones so the
over Christmas and the New chances of meeting any cars is
Ye a r. still fairly remote.
Well if your New Year’s res- nL a n g f o rd
olution was to start getting 4.5 miles
back into shape after all those This quick, flat route around
mince pies,choccies andChrist- Langford and Heybridge takes
mas pud, why not consider a you past the canal and a small
weekend walk? reservoir,as wellasacross afair
Essex is blessed with some glor- amount of farmland.
ious countryside, so we’ve put It starts at Beeleigh Falls and
together aselection ofsuggested coverssome beautifullocalcoun-
walks in the county. trysideonthe waytotheBlack-
All the routes we’ve picked out water Navigation and the nice
hereareloops, meaningyoucan easy towpath alongside.
easilyparkup andwalkaround nWoodham Walter
back to your car without any 5.5 miles
wor ry. Starting opposite The Bell in
Some are more difficult than Woodham Walter and heading
others anda couple ofthem are across the common, as well as
much longer, but every single one along Thrift Wood and through
isfull ofviews andcountryside Roxwell Church Hoe Mill Lock at Woodham Walter The Wilderness, this route packs
worth the effort put into the a lot into a short space of time.
walk. nHatfield Broad Oak and takes in its fair share of coun- just outside Tiptree is a nice, easy It goes out to the marshes The views that this walk throws
nDownham, Hanningfield Hatfield Forest tryside on the way out to Skreens walk. and past Othona Roman Fort up at every turn are stunning and
Reservoir and Ramsden Heath 11 miles Park and back into the village via The walk is almost entirely out and the St Peter-on-the-Wall you can almost guarantee you will
7.5 miles It may be a bit longer but this Roxwell Brook. in the countryside, aside from the Chapel on the headland before see some animals on the way
Thisroute,starting inthesmall route takesin someof themost It is also an easy little walk that short timespent inMessing, and heading back through Bradwell round as the route passes horse
village of Downham, takes in a beautiful scenery in Essex and a most people should be able to cope is one of the walks on this list that on Sea. p a d d o ck s.
coupleof verysmallhills andthe couple of very nice villages with a with, so long as they can get over a gives the mostspectacular views Yes it’s quite long but as it is out nBocking
view out over Hanningfield Reser- number of places to stop for stile, asthere areten ofthem to inreturn fortheleast amountof on The Dengie you won’t be going 6 miles
voir, before coming back via refreshments along the way. navigate on this flat farmland dif ficulty. up anddown many hills,so that This middling length route
Ramsden Heath anda couple of Italso joinsupwith theFlitch walk. nBradwell makes it a bit easier. spendslittle timein anyvillages
well-placed pubs. Way fora whileas itruns along nMessing 12 miles nAdmiral McHardy Way, as itheads outacross farmland
Asyou headaround thereare the northern boundary of the 4.5 miles If a coastal walk is more your Little Baddow and around the small woods to the
also stunningviews ofthe south ancient forest. Takingin twosmall,picturesque thing then this 12-mile walk start- 9 miles north of Bocking.
Essex countryside with views nRoxwell woods and starting and finishing ingand finishingoutside theFox Thiswalk rightoutsideChelms- It’s a nice easy walk through
across valleys and down green 4 miles almostright outsideof TheOld and Hounds in Tillingham is ford follows the Chelmer for a Essex farmland on tracks that are
country lanes. The shortest route in this list Crown in Messing, the short route pretty much perfect. while beforeturning offtowards wide and well-marked.