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Essex's 'best kept secret' picturesque riverside walk that ends at stunning waterfall perfect for a Winter stroll

Nov 24, 2024 | essexlive.news | Mel King |Thomas Marks

Essex is home to a plethora of picturesque walking trails, including one that leads to a stunning waterfall. This riverside walk offers everything from beautiful blooms to the tranquil sound of water. Just a stone's throw from Maldon's outskirts lies Beeleigh Falls, a stop along a canal brimming with delightful spots for relaxation and refreshment. The waterfall has even earned the title of one of Essex's 'best kept secrets'.
11/18/24 National Security News and Commentary

Nov 18, 2024 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Jeremiah Monk |Julian Barnes |Stephen Kuper |Thomas Marks

Quotes of the Day:“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more , so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie“But never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”– Ernest Hemingway"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." –Harvey Fierstein1.
The Memory House: The Continuing Influence of the Warburg Institute

Sep 30, 2024 | frieze.com | Thomas Marks

The Warburg Library has a knack of acquainting its readers with books they didn’t know they needed. This is a practical legacy of Aby Warburg (1866–1929), the historian of art and culture who transformed his private library in Hamburg into a research institute that opened in 1926. Warburg insisted that books be classified according to ‘the law of the good neighbour’ – a thematic arrangement whereby a reader can search for a book they know in the likelihood of encountering others that they don’t.
Article Details Articleid=252639 | Operations Engineer

Jan 8, 2024 | operationsengineer.org.uk | Thomas Marks

Failing to adequately maintain industrial pumps can lead to various issues that can compromise the safety, efficiency, and longevity of the equipment and the wider systems the pumps are part of. One of the most immediate risks is the failure of the pump itself. Worn-out parts, clogged systems, or misalignments can cause a pump to break down, leading to potentially costly unplanned downtime.
The award-winning Essex Gardens dubbed 'plantsman's paradise' that transports you across the world

Sep 17, 2023 | essexlive.news | Thomas Marks

There aren't many places that can make you feel as though you've been transported hundreds of miles away. But for one garden in Essex, it does just that. Dubbed a 'plantsman's paradise', Green Island Gardens is an award-winning private garden that whisks you away to a world of tranquillity where you can explore nine themed gardens with plants and architecture from around the world.
The amazing hidden spots to go wild swimming along the River Chelmer

Sep 17, 2023 | essexlive.news | Thomas Marks

Wild swimming has many health benefits, and luckily in Essex, there are plenty of places to try it. It also helps to lower blood pressure and stress levels, which can then help with the rest of your day, studies have shown. You do not have to get in the water either as a says that just being by water helps to give a sense of 'calm and perspective.' Luckily for us in Essex, we have plenty of places to swim along our canals.
The 700-year-old 'haunted' Essex hotel where 'ghosts get into bed' with guests

Sep 16, 2023 | essexlive.news | Thomas Marks

Believed to be the oldest hotel in the oldest city of England, The Rose and Crown Hotel in Colchester is not short of history, and sometimes that history comes back to 'haunt' its guests. The hotel is over 700 years old and in that time many guests have stayed inside. It is made from wooden beams like many of the old buildings in the area, it is also rendered in a white as pale as some of the ghosts you may spot inside.
The picturesque Essex riverside walk that ends at a stunning waterfall

Sep 16, 2023 | essexlive.news | Thomas Marks

Here in Essex, we have plenty of stunning walking routes - including one that ends at a beautiful waterfall. This riverside walk has it all, from pretty flowers to the serene lapping of water. Just a short walk from the outskirts of Maldon you will find Beeleigh Falls, which is just one stop along a canal full of places to enjoy and refuel. The waterfall has even been dubbed as one of Essex's 'best kept secrets'.
RAAC concrete discovered at University of Essex as building undertakes 'remedial work'

Sep 8, 2023 | essexlive.news | Thomas Marks

The University of Essex is dealing with the discovery of crumbling concrete amid a nationwide crisis. A review of the university's buildings has been carried out and work is being done on a building on campus. The discovery has come amid the nationwide impact of the government ordering action in school buildings where the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has been confirmed.
The mass appeal of X. Marcel Boulestin

Jul 28, 2023 | apollo-magazine.com | Thomas Marks

From the July/August 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. ‘It is too little understood in England,’ wrote the art historian William Gaunt in 1927, ‘that the preparation of food is an art in itself.’ An exception was X. Marcel Boulestin (1878–1943), who had recently opened the Restaurant Boulestin near Covent Garden – a haven for the senses, as Gaunt described it, in which decoration enhanced dining in a manner quite new to London.