Cllr. Bentley joined some other town councillors down at Eyott's Sailing Club on Wednesday 22nd March. Alan Brunning had invited us to check out the sea defences the Town Council helped finance. The tide was high and we could see how it was working a treat. The club had stayed dry all winter, well, from seawater anyway!

While there Cllr. Bentley noticed footpath South Woodham Ferrers 35 was covered in water at high tide. The part which was underwater was the diverted footpath next to the borrow dyke. Even though the seawater drained away fairly quickly it left behind a muddy mess which walkers might not be keen to traverse, although it looks like some bikes had tried to make it through previously. Once the elections are over we will try once again to find out what plans Essex County Council have for this public right of way. It is part of the Essex Coastal Footpath and the England Coast Path so should be available for ramblers to walk all year round. If we are serious about attracting more leisure use and business within the town we need to be solving this kind of problem.