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31 Friday Mar 2017

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Charlie Cole, Essex, Essex Senior League, F, Football, groundhopping, Non League, Road, Station, Takeley, Waltham Forest

Tuesday 14th March 2017 ko 19.45

Essex Senior League

TAKELEY 4 (Cole 16 18 65 Das 90)

WALTHAM FOREST 1 (Baluaka 73)

Att 76

Entry & Programme £7

Takeley FC, other than being mighty close to Stansted Airport is one of only a few clubs, Copnor-based Moneyfields being another, where you navigate to the ground via a railway station that doesn’t exist! In Moneyfields’ case that’s due to the station being planned but never built, but in Takeley’s case you go over the hump-backed bridge glance to your left and there’s the station- with no trains, or indeed rails either! Continue reading →

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Man on the edge

13 Friday Dec 2013

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Amadou Tangara, Colchester United, Ilford, Jamie Guy, Kem Izzet, Leyton, Leytonstone/Ilford, Mauritius Sports, Needham Market, Pennant, Redbridge Forest, Waldham Lodge, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Wednesday 11th December 2013 ko 19.45

Isthmian League Division One North

WALTHAM FOREST 0 Menga sent off (2nd booking) 65

NEEDHAM MARKET 4 (Townrow 35 Crisp 81 Izzet 83 Mills 90)

Att 55

Entry £8

Programme £2

Team Sheet FREE

I used to live in North-East London, although I seldom headed to this part of the world, just a short-lived job checking bus tickets for an LRT survey on a route from Walthamstow Central to Ilford Bus Station. The job required catching specific buses at specific times which meant a lot of waiting around. In fact I managed to get thrown out of McDonalds for taking just that little bit too long over a cup of coffee!

The area is notable for being the birthplace of William Morris one of the founders of the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Other notable people born in the borough include David Beckham, actor Derek Jacobi, former England cricket captain Graham Gooch, and film director Alfred Hitchcock. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden was formed in Leyton. Continue reading →

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