From the District Council website today:
Rayleigh Heritage Walk
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The Rochford District Council Chairman?s Charity has organised a fascinating Rayleigh Heritage Walk set to take place on Sunday, September 11 between 2pm and 4pm.
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Mike Davies from Rayleigh Through the Looking Glass will guide you through the town telling you stories of the areas? rich history to help raise money for local charities.
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Among a host of other fascinating facts you?ll find out where in the town a suffragette threw a brick through a window in 1911 and hear the story about a World War II bomb that exploded behind a public house and many more tales of Rayleigh?s intriguing past.
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Tickets cost ?5 for adults and ?2 for children with all the money raised going to support local charities. If the weather is wet on the day then a slide show will be arranged instead.
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For more details and to book tickets, contact Rochford District Council?s Civic Officer, Julia Mitchell on or email: julia.mitchell@rochford.gov.uk