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Snap, snap, jab! Camera wizard Gordon takes the fight to Covid
Tuesday 22 December 2020
It’s clear photographer Gordon Ridgewell, of Our Lovely Essex fame, is intending on sticking around and entertaining us with his images for some considerable time yet! He informs us: “I had the jab at 1.30 on Saturday. It was like a military operation at Saffron Walden Leisure Centre. About 50 volunteers were helping, with six […] Read more >
Colourful memories from the summer to give us all some cheer amid the gloom
Thursday 10 December 2020
Gloomy, isn’t it! Grey seems to be the order of the day in so many ways. For some that is doubtless not an issue, but others will cherish just a memory of warmer, more colourful days. So here’s a picture from the redoubtable Gordon Ridgewell, who took this shot of two small tortoiseshells back in […] Read more >
Snapper Gordon offers us something for the weekend
Friday 13 November 2020
There’s simply no stopping this man… or his cheeky sense of humour! Gordon Ridgewell has been at it with his camera again as he helps us keep the dark days at bay. “They have just been sowing next year’s crop in the field behind our Littlebury bungalow,” says Gordon. “These birds have come from the […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex through a (smaller) lens
Monday 22 June 2020
Manuden Church has featured before in Our Lovely Essex, but this shot taken from the bridleway between Stansted and Manuden by Janet Harris proves you don’t need hugely expensive cameras with giant lenses to capture something rather special. “I used my Panasonic TZ70 for this shot,” says Janet. “I can’t take my Olympus camera – the […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: reflections of Epping Forest
Monday 18 May 2020
Stunning! There’s nothing further we can add to this, so over to photographer Jill Geddes… “This was on an early-morning walk in Epping Forest near Epping. The water was like glass and made a wonderful reflection.” If you would like to spread some cheer across Essex, please send your images, stories or experiences to dmairs@cpre-essex.org.uk […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex: two contributions from one of our longest-serving stars
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Petra Ward has been a stalwart of CPRE Essex for years, a fact reflected in her being given a CPRE Length of Service Award and volunteer medal at last year’s AGM. Today, in Our Lovely Essex, she shares two very special photographs with a watery theme. If you would like to spread some cheer across […] Read more >
Epping Forest unveils its spring glory
Wednesday 6 May 2020
We are indebted to Adrienne de Mont for today’s Our Lovely Essex collection. Over to Adrienne… My husband and I are fortunate to live on the edge of Epping Forest so can walk off the beaten track without seeing many people. It’s been absolutely glorious the past month or so, as spring unfolds. Bare trees in […] Read more >
A walk on the wild side
Thursday 30 April 2020
Our Lovely Essex focuses today on the wildlife that, if we allow it, will come to us – all the more welcome, of course, when own movements are so restricted. Firstly, thanks to Peter Damary-Homan, who sent in the image of a grass snake that “decided to make itself at home in my pond in […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex… Stansted Mountfitchet in the frame
Monday 27 April 2020
Contributions for Our Lovely Essex keep rolling in, so we thank all of you who have contributed. As ever, though, we’re always grateful for more, so keep ’em coming! The selection here is from Janet Harris, who takes up the story… These photos are from where I live, at Stansted Mountfitchet. The first two are […] Read more >
Our Lovely Essex goes international!
Thursday 23 April 2020
We’ll keep this one brief… Our Lovely Essex has sparked contributions from across the county, but today we present to you a picture of blossom from Luxembourg. It was taken by Tim Knight, originally from Essex but now working and living on the European mainland. And, just to keep the home ties alive and kicking, […] Read more >