Wednesday 29 January 2020

It's a trip to the Thames Estuary

After last night's match in which Concord Rangers defeated Bath City, Leamington will be travelling to Canvey Island for their FA Trophy second round match. Known as the 'Beach Boys' because of their location, Concord Rangers are currently mid-table in the National League South so are broadly comparable to the Brakes. Read more about them here (Danny Cowley was once the manager): Concord Rangers

Canvey Island has two football clubs, the other the formerly more senior Canvey Island who are currently 9th in the Isthmian League North. The island is separated from the mainland by a network of creeks and is linked by two bridges.

It is very flat and was devastated in the 1953 floods with great loss of life. It is known for its links to the petrochemical industry.

The island is mainly populated by expatriate Londoners but has a small and growing orthodox Jewish community: BBC report

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