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The romantic lure of Island life is alive and well just off the coast of Essex. Mersea Island, nestled between the river Blackwater and Colne estuaries is approximately nine miles south-east of Colchester, and is without doubt one of the county's best kept secrets.

The island is approximately five miles by two miles, and has a perimeter of twelve miles encompassing the town of West Mersea and the village of East Mersea. The name is a derivation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Meresig’, which dates from the early 10th Century and means 'island of the pool'.
 

  Mersea Island News Archive

   

Mersea Island News Archive

10/12/07 Mersea Island Lifeboat Guild - Santa Charity Float - The RNLI charity Santa float will be touring the Island 10th December. Check this link for more information
26/12/07 Mersea Island Lifeboat Guild - Boxing Day 'Dip' - Boxing Day charity 'Dip' to to be held 26th December. Check this link for more information.
22/01/08

 

 Bradwell Nuclear Site Decommissioning Meeting - The forthcoming public meeting at the MICA centre on Tuesday 22 January at 7pm being held by the sites management about the decommissioning of the Bradwell nuclear site. Click for more information
14/01/08 Timetable for Replacement of Pontoon - Coast Road - Work will start on the new Pontoon on Wednesday 16th January and finish on Sunday 10th February 2008. All boats and trolleys should be removed from pontoon by 2pm on 15th January. From Tuesday 22nd to 25th January inclusive, the sea bed beneath the hammerhead will be levelled.
10/02/08 Lights Out For Bradwell - The lights in the Reactor Boiler House Buildings at Bradwell were switched off on 10th February 2008 marking the end of an era for the skyline around the local area.
11/03/08 Bradwell Nuclear Site Public Meeting - Another public meeting will be held at the MICA centre on Tuesday 11th March 2008 at 7pm. Click for more information
17/05/08 Out at 8.30, home by 10.30 - Three men in a lifeboat raced toward stranded boaters on Friday evening, May 23rd. The RNLI pagers sounded at 8.35 pm and by 8.45 pm the lifeboat was afloat…at low tide… again. Read More
23/05/08 West Mersea Lifeboat - Out at 8.30, home by 10.30 - Three men in a lifeboat raced toward stranded boaters on Friday evening, May 23rd. The RNLI pagers sounded at 8.35 pm and by 8.45 pm the lifeboat was afloat…at low tide… again. Read More
22/06/08 Mersea Cystic Fibrosis Charity Event - On the 22nd June 2008 a local group will be running a charity fund raiser in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. So, Aimie's Boys are going to be waxed or shaved to raise money to help find a cure. Read More
22/06/08 West Mersea Lifeboat - More of a Bark than a Shout -A local waterfront resident of the canine variety found himself in his dinghy drifting down the creek on a strong wind and tide, without any means of getting back to his home mooring. Read More