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Archive for October, 2011
Mark’s 5 days underwater world record attempt
Oct 27th
A FORMER soldier is hoping to smash a world record and raise £500,000 for charity by spending five days underwater.
Mark Colman, 43, will literally be under pressure as he battles to sleep and even play boardgames submerged in an underwater tank.
The former Royal Engineer will be attempting the challenge in June, and is hoping to spend five days in a specialist tank at the Underwater Studios, in Burnt Mills, Basildon.
He hopes to raise £500,000 for the charity Veterans in Action – a cause he credits with helping him turn his life around after he suffered post traumatic stress disorder.
via Mark’s great underwater world record adventure (From Echo).
Official site: worldrecorddive2012.wordpress.com
Dale Farm Eviction: Live Coverage
Oct 20th
Links to news sites updating live from Dale Farm:
Echo (Local newspaper) @ echo-news.co.uk/news/9312646.Dale_Farm_eviction__Live_updates/
The Telegraph @ telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8835560/Dale-Farm-eviction-live.html
The Guardian @ guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/20/dale-farm-evictions-live
The Sun @ thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3881104/Live-coverage-of-Dale-Farm-eviction.html
Sky News @ indepth.news.sky.com/InDepth/topic/Dale_Farm
BBC News @ bbc.co.uk/search/news/dale_farm
Kunt and the Gang – Jolly Friar, Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Oct 20th
Kunt and the Gang will be playing at the Jolly Friar this Saturday night, 22nd October 2011 on their “Hurry Up And Suck Me Off Before I Get Famous Tour.”
After seven years, and mainly by old-fashioned word of mouth with only the occasional crumb of media coverage, Kunt and the Gang is an uncompromising
minor underground success story in true Punk tradition.Kunt himself is proud to have become Basildon’s most famous export – apart from Depeche Mode, Vince, Alison Moyet, Denise Van Outen, Terry Marsh and Big Brother housemate Brian (black, not gay).
More Info:
- Kuntandthegang.co.uk - Official Site
- Kuntandthegangvideos - Youtube
- Kunt and the Gang - Wikipedia
- KUNT AND THE GANG’s OFFICIAL GROUP – Facebook
Trafford House back on the market
Oct 19th
AMBITIOUS plans to transform the former Ford headquarters in Basildon into 359 flats appear to have fallen through after the site was put up for sale.
Developer Colonnade secured planning permission in January to revamp Trafford House, in Cherrydown East, into modern flats surrounded by tree-lined paths, gardens and a new terrace of shops and restaurants.
It was hoped the scheme would provide a springboard for the wider redevelopment of the town centre.
But Trafford House is now being advertised for sale by estate agents Montagu Evans for an undisclosed sum.
via Offices with permission for 359 flats on sale for undisclosed sum From Echo.
Related: Plan to turn Trafford house into 359 flats - 29 Sep 2010
Royal Court tower blocks being demolished
Oct 10th
THIS is the scene at the Royal Court tower blocks in Laindon as cranes carefully demolish the towers floor by floor.
Residents have been gazing through the dirt and dust as the work takes place in King Edward Road to bring down the blocks.
Once they are demolished, a mix of 76 affordable and private homes will be built on the site by housing association Family Mosaic.
Residents were moved out of the rundown blocks in October last year.
It is expected to be about two months before both towers are demolished.
via At last! Troublesome tower blocks are going (From Echo).
Basildon’s first gaming centre
Oct 3rd
THREE friends are transforming an empty shop into a new gaming centre.
They have turned the former discount gold store in Southernhay, Basildon, into XLounge Gaming, which opens tomorrow.Visitors will be able choose from a catalogue of more than 200 xBox games and enter tournaments and leagues.
via Three friends launch Basildon’s first gaming centre (From Echo).
Website: xloungegaming.co.uk
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