It’s great Southend will feature in top-ranking soap, Eastenders. Southend is a draw for TV film crews and mainstream cinema, so automatically gains the town great free publicity.
Adventure Island and the pier will feature heavily. It is surprising a sad old pier still manages to pack a mighty punch for the town.
Over the decades many councils have failed to see the true value of the town’s most famous structure, yet those important movers in mass media artistic circles outside the town still manage to see its true worth.
Long may they continue to do so, as the pier manages to stay open against a forecast of little hope.
Chris Jones
Hollytree Gardens
Rayleigh
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