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Other Stuff in Billericay, Essex*

Billericay, Essex Stuff You Don't Get Anywhere Else

The Stuff We Can't Fit In Somewhere Else

• Billericay has a lot of money and lots of people who are quite happy to spend it - it desperately needs some good, independant, original bars to wake up its inhabitants. Stop Basildon Council nicking all our money!!
• Only tomorrow in The Sun
• Myself (and many others) have noticed on a number of occasions strange white objects darting through Frithwood. Apparently an alien, spent ages looking for it and never saw it again!
• I think Barry Leach was the hardest person to tread on the hallowed Billericay ground. I remember the day he destroyed Ben Hudson's nose for saying that Barry wasn't that hard!
• billericay is run by the 'ricay rude boyz'. they can often be seen causing trouble up the high street on a saturday night.
• www.nukewinter.homestead.com
• Does anyone reading go to the Y club, that is, if they r under 18, its in chelmsford on friday nights, and plays nu metal and grunge music. it opens at 7pm(i think) and really livens up my friday nite!
• During Denise Lewis's lap of honour at the Sydney Olympics I noticed a large Billericay/Billericay Town FC Union Jack in the crowd.
• Delta Driving School is the place to go for driving tuition. Ran by two highly professionaly people, they give value for money. You get a Full hours driving tuition (no other person in the car). Their aim is to get you to pass yours test first time so that you will recommend them to your friends. They can be found in the yellow pages in the Diamond approved driving instructors section. If you mention you got their name from this site you will get a FREE driving lesson.
• Billericay was mentioned in the gangster film "Essex Boys." One of the scenes,set in a gangster's house was set in the town.
• The Battle Of Billericay took place in Norsey Woods after the Peasant's Revolt in Fourteenth century.
• If you want to read more about Ricay's finest,"Nuke winter" look at www.nuclearband.co.uk
• Don't know if it's still there but over past Blunts Wall (Billericay Town FC)and up the country lanes there used to be a nudist site that was always good for a laugh (not to join in)
• Billericay was a great place to grow up in in the 60's. Jimmy Greaves came to town in a new Capri, when everyone else had a Vauxhall Viva. There was one Chinese restaurant, heading into town from the railway station. A novelty back then. Us kids used to stalk the park keepers - a release from Buttsbury school, where you got hit over the head with metal trays if you didn't eat your greens. It may be a quiet town, but enjoy it before London consumes it.
• Nicer bus drivers (bring back Reg Varney!!!!!) That's all folks, cheers!
• More cash tills positioned nearer the train station because it is a real pain when you're in a hurry.
• More bands playing in pubs.
• For certain Taxi firms based by the train station to get their act together.
• All be-suited commuters to undergo immediate personality therapy aprt from the few nice ones (relations and friends excepted).
• The immediate removal of the Tories ensconsed in all positions of power in the surrounding area (social comment)
• The immediate opening of a 24 hr garage
• What this town needs is a greasy spoon cafe. Somewhere common as muck, that has good fried breakfasts (vegetarian) and a damn good cup of cha (tea for you southerners). It also needs a theatre company, one that is young, happening and run by us! Bilericay can be an exciting place. Possibly even a cool place for young people to prosper and achieve. To achieve these aims the following things must happen:
  1. I felt that I had to put 'pen to paper', so to speak, in defense of Billericay. I feel that the comments from Debbie and her friend paint a quite gloomy picture of the town. I grew up in Billericay and feel that I am quite qualified to comment.
     It is true when they say that there is not many things in the town (cinema etc), but when I was a 'youngster', we played sport most of the time (the sports facilites are pretty good). If we wanted to go and do something different, we would catch a bus and go into Basildon or Brentwood.
     The reason that the town does not have some of things that the larger towns have is because of Basildon District Council. They took control of the town and used all the revenue from the rates/poll tax/council tax for improving Basildon.
     I feel that you can't have things both ways. I used to work in Dagenham and loved living in Billericay because it was quiet, pretty and has a very unique atmosphere. I have since been all around the world and appreciate the town's qualities more every time I go back. I would not want to live anywhere else in Essex. If you really want to 'live it up', take a train and go into London.
     It seems to me that the kids in Billericay don't do anything much at all. They just hang around the High Street doing nothing. I can't remember me or my friends ever doing this; we would always be playing some sport or trying to get into a pub!!
     I would like to see the negative comments toned down a bit on the page.
     By the way, Billericay has some great pubs that really know how to keep beer.
  2. Billericay is really boring for the under 16's We need more to do!!!!
  3. SCOUT GROUPS
     Below are contact numbers for all the Scout Groups in Billericay, together with details of when and where they meet.
     2nd Billericay - meet at Scout Hall, 56 Laindon Road (near the old Clinic).
     Sub-Zero VSU Monday 8.30-10.00pm. Scout Troop Friday 7.30-10.00pm. Pegasus Cub Scout Pack Wednesday 6.45 - 8.15pm. Michigan Beaver Scout Colony Tuesday 5.30-6.30pm
     3rd Billericay (Christ Church).- meet at rear of Christ Church, Perry Street.
     Agena Scout Troop Thursday 7.45 - 9.30pm. Orion Scout Troop Friday 8.00 - 9.45pm. Jeebi Cub Scout Pack Monday 7.00 - 8.30pm Seeonee Cub Scout Pack Thursday 6.15-7.45pm Jubilee Cub Scout Pack Fruday 6.15-7.45pm Montreal Beaver Scout Colony Monday 4.30-5.30pm
     4th Billericay - meet at Scout Hall, Laindon Road (behind the Fire Station)
     Ontario Beaver Scout Colony Monday 5.00-6.15pm.
     5th Billericay (St Johns) - meet at Scout Hall, Greens Farm Lane
     Zepplin VSU Wednesday 8.00-10.00pm. Genesis Scout Troop Friday 7.00-9.00pm. Comanche Cub Scout Pack Monday 6.30-8.00pm Cherokee Cub Scout Pack Wednesday 6.15-745pm Woodlands Beaver Scout Colony Monday 5.00-6.00pm Riverside Beaver Scout Colony Wednesday 5.00-6.00pm
     6th Billericay (Methodist) - meet at Methodist Church, Western Road
     Pilgrim VSU Wednesday 8.00-10.00pm. Tornados Scout Troop Wednesdays 7.30-9.00pm Mercury Cub Scout Pack Thursday 6.30-8.00pm Jupiter Beaver Scout Colony Thursday 5.00-6.15pm
     7th Billericay (Holy Redeemer) - meet at Canon Roche Scout Cabin, Laindon Road.
     Scout Troop Wednesday 7.45-9.00pm. Lynx Cub Scout Pack Wednesday 6.30-8.00pm Any specific enquiries or to contact a group directly should be directed to the District Commisioner, Janet L'Estrange, on 01277 624078.

     Social centres:

     • Day centre
     • The Fold (theatre, cinema, lectures)

     Sports centres:

     • Hannakins
     • Billericay sports centre

     Cricket

     Rugby union

     Various other amateur clubs

     Football (semi-professional)

     Tennis

     Snooker/tenpin bowling

     • Radion (snooker only)
     • Edwardian

     Golf Clubs

     • Burstead Lodge
     • Stock Brook Manor

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