An unwelcome win for Essex. Jaywick Sands is officially the most deprived place in England according to the government's snappily-titled Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010 league table.
Yesterday's Guardian has a feature on Jaywick complete with pictures of the closed Mermaid Tavern anmd an elderly man walking his dog. Never mind the beaches. It's isolated, has high unemployment, poor roads and is a flood risk. Jaywick beats Grimsby, Blackpool and Liverpool into first place.
Hmm. Maybe TOWIE's Amy could set up a vajazzling empire there?
Gavin comments on Facebook:
ReplyDelete"Jaywick is one of my regular ports of call - a great beach. Much better than Brightlingsea - although you can't beat the crabs from there."