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St Andrews church stands at the top of the hill in Halstead, overlooking the market town.

Maplestead Church

%. I have been with VT a few years now and still really enjoying reading about all your holidays and about the places you live. It is lovely to see those wonderful photographs you all post on VT.
I live in the little town of HALSTEAD, Essex where the town today is a bustling market town with a traditional High Street and two thriving industrial estates. It has good road links to London, Cambridge, Ipswich and Colchester and is located between the seaports of Harwich and Felixstowe, and London's Stansted Airport.
Some Hiistory - Halstead literally means healthy place. The town developed over many centuries and stands at a crossroads evolved from tracks made by Bronze Age settlers. Later prosperity, as in so many East Anglian towns, was founded on the wool trade. The Courtauld family and its silk businesses then gave the town a new lease of life.
Shopping - The steep High Street is a rarity in Britain today: it features many individual trader's shops, and market stalls on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Business Commerce and industry is diverse. There are two thriving industrial estates on either side of the town providing for a wide variety of service and manufacturing industries.
Attractions Halstead is a town for walking.
Business and domestic history is all around you when you stroll around, with fine Georgian fronts - those benchmarks of prosperity - disguising buildings' true ages. The town hosted the Essex Grand Prix Cycle Race each March for many years and the Roadrunners Fun Run in April. There is always plenty to see and do.
Halstead's daily newspaper is the Evening Gazette and its weekly paper is the Halstead Gazette. If you would like to see your picture of your town or a link used on this site, please email it to webeditor@thisisessex.co.uk
This church is in a little village near my town.
Please check with me before using any of my photographs. Thanks

Hols this year.
Mijas Costa - Costa del Sol - February
Gumbert - Turkey - May
Nothing else planned as yet.

Sunset from my home town

Water lilies too pretty not to share.

Duckllings

Just a day old and the baby ducks are out on the pond with their mummy. They were so fluffy and cute. We acturally saw them hatch, it was so exciting.

Clematis

This lovely Clematis made my morning the day those buds popped out. They make a lovely show

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE ON VT


Right in the heart of the countryside this little ford took my eye whilst out walking in Terling, near Chelmsford, Essex.There are many
country walks amongst the farms and little villages around the area.

North Essex Cornfield

This cornfield was ready for harvesting, so we were really lucky to walk long the footpath and catch this view.Another lovely sight in the essex countryside.This sort of day, I know I am lucky to live in the countryside

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  • Jaco_Emmen's Profile Photo
    Dec 8, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    Happy Birthday!

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    Sep 10, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Doreen! Have a wonderful day!

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    Sep 9, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    Happy birthday Doreen!

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    Jul 4, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    Hi Doreen, Round Church picture looks nice. Nice homepage too! Warm greetings from Banda Aceh

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    May 29, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    Hi Doreen, thought about you when Mersea Island was on the news the other day, and not for good reasons eh?

  • alyf1961's Profile Photo
    May 10, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Thank you for visiting my pages. I am looking forward to your Porec pages as we are going there in October. Your local pictures look lovely, the ducks are cute. happy travels, Alyson.

  • sudo2008's Profile Photo
    Mar 4, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    Hi,nice homepage & photos,best wishes and goodluck from Mumbai>India

  • junecorlett's Profile Photo
    Feb 17, 2009 at 2:18 AM

    Thank you for all the good wishes to all Vt members.

  • Justin_goa's Profile Photo
    Jan 1, 2009 at 4:04 AM

    Happy New Year! May this new year bring many opportunities your way, to explore every joy of life and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm, turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements.

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    Dec 25, 2008 at 8:25 AM

    Merry Christmas Doreen and may the new year bring plenty of travels, peace and happiness!

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