News in Maldon

The Royal Navy refers to some shore establishments as "Stone Frigates", because they are subject to the same naval discipline as warships, and are given ship's titles.

For a short period at the end of World War I, Osea Island was such a base, predictably referred to as "HMS Osea". Its inaccessible location made it ideal for the development of a new weapons system – the Coastal Motor Boat (CMB).

IT'S been another seven days of big news stories in Maldon, from news that the town's streets will be the scene for parts of a new TV drama through to developments in the Bradwell B project.

Here at Nub News we like to make your life easier so if you've missed any of the local news this week, don't worry.

Maldon Nub News has been bringing you our new series of Up Close in Maldon every Saturday, talking to key people in the town and surrounding villages from many different walks of life.

Today we feature an interview with the Reverend Anne Sardeson, Minister of the three United Reformed Church communities in Maldon, Burnham-on-Crouch and Southminster.

Residents without symptoms can now get rapid Covid-19 tests at West Maldon Community Centre through walk-in appointments.

Up until now, residents had to book the tests available at the centre in Sunbury Way in advance by phone or online. The new arrangement is part of the drive by Essex County Council's public health team to make it as easy as possible for residents who don't have symptoms - especially those who cannot work from home - to get regular fast (lateral flow) tests. The results are ready in under 30 minutes.

Maldon Rotary Club has donated 32 laptops to help with home schooling in the local area.

Members of Maldon Rotary Club - helped by family members - braved this week's ice and snow to deliver the laptops to help the town's primary school children carry on their education at home.

A Maldon woman is planning to walk more than 500km over the next 12 weeks to raise vital funds for a local charity that supports young family carers.

Rachel Arnull is now about half way through has only got 130 k to go before she completes her challenge in aid of Action for Carers, based in Brickhouse Farm, Poulton Close.

Plans to build a multi-million pound holiday park with 70 lodges in a small village have been turned down by Maldon District Council.

A meeting of Maldon District Council's North West Area Planning Committee decided last night (Wednesday, 10 February) that while the proposals would bring some benefits to the district in terms of potential employment and revenue, the impact on the rural village location would outweigh them.

Maldon has a Mill Road and a Mill Lane, and it isn't a great leap of imagination to work out from that we once possessed at least two mills.

A short article in a 1997 edition of Penny Farthing (the newsletter of Maldon District Museum Association) helpfully lists these, and others.

IT'S been another seven days of big news stories in Maldon, from the unveiling of a new mass vaccination centre for the Maldon area at Chelmsford Racecourse through to a parish council's hope that they might be able to save an at-risk heritage building.

Here at Nub News we like to make your life easier so if you've missed any of the local news this week, don't worry.

Maldon Nub News aims to be supportive to EVERY element of the community from business and shops to people and charities and clubs and sports organisations.

We will be profiling some of these local businesses and groups regularly over coming weeks in a new series of our feature called UP CLOSE IN MALDON in the hope that we can be a supportive springboard for your full return to life as usual.