Essex lanes

24 mile paddle over two days, one nights camping and a lot of beer
River Stour Trust Sudbury to the Sea (S2C) | Welcome

I've done it the past few years and its a good laugh. But also want to do the landy show (had to be the same bloody weekend).

That would be great! Still looking for a kayak or boat!

I have a set of 5 tyres. BFG x3 and General Grabber AT2 x2. 265/75/r16. 4 are on modular rims. One BFG is just the tyre as a spare.

Looking to get shot asap.

Tread on them as follows...
General grabber - 10mm
General grabber - 11mm
BFG - 6mm
BFG - 7.5mm
BFG - 6mm (slight scuff mark on side)

PM me if you're interested. Collection from Ipswich only.

Drizz said:

That would be great! Still looking for a kayak or boat!

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I spent nearly a year looking for a cheap one on ebay. They seem to go for silly money.

In the end i brought a brand new OceanKayak, Malibu Two XL, seats two adults and a child (or two kids, but its a squeeze)

Worth a visit to Nucleus Watersports in Clacton, very helpful and done me package price for everything.
Nucleus Watersports | Canoes, Kayaks & Sit-On-Tops!

Cheers nick!
Mike there we go!

Last year at Sudbury to the sea (looking very dignified )
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So does it start at Henny?

No the scout hut in Sudbury.
All tickets sold now, but its a public river. Nothing stopping anyone launching on the same day, but the enviroment agency will be about checking craft are registered £8 for a week or £15 for the year.
Environment Agency - Unpowered boat registration

The camping is paid directly to the farmer.

So you have to pay to paddle about in a dingy in a public river?

This country realy is a rip off! What next, paying to swim in the sea?

Brian S said:

This country realy is a rip off! What next, paying to swim in the sea?

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Yup. We're already paying toll fees to drive on our roads.

Trouble is, if people pay it then they'll demand more!

Still - you're welcome to live in some third world country if you want to without too much hassle. :fencing:

Brian S said:

So you have to pay to paddle about in a dingy in a public river?

This country realy is a rip off! What next, paying to swim in the sea?

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In five years of paddling that river, the only time I have had to show it is Sudbury to the sea

TBH it is better the locks and river maintenance is predominately paid for by users of the river (craft users / fisherman) rather than via general taxation.
They do keep most of the river in good order, its a shame the same cannot be said for the highways dept.

But yes this country is fooked.
Before claiming benefits you should have to pass a drug / alcohol test.
If I can't afford to go to the pub, I don't see why my taxes should pay for someone else to. Buts that's another discussion.

Agree about the benefits.

I saw a programme recently where at midnight on dole night (all paid directly into there accounts now) loads of these scroungers would be at the cash point drawing out there cash so they can buy booze and cigarettes.

Then they complain they can only afford to go out one night a weekend instead of the 2 nights they are used to.

I wish I could afford to go out 1 night a week.

Discodad said:

But yes this country is fooked.
Before claiming benefits you should have to pass a drug / alcohol test.
If I can't afford to go to the pub, I don't see why my taxes should pay for someone else to. Buts that's another discussion.

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Here Here! Discodad for PM!

Sorry to drag you all away from the daily politics but I was wondering who is going to the Landy show on the Sunday and what time are you thinking of going?

What landy show?

I presume he means peterborough!

Yes Peterborough show

Depends if I get my boot floor sorted.

Well I'm going, out the night before so may not head up to early lol.

So did we work out who was going to the Peterborough show? I'm planning on going Sunday with a few mates. Probably order the tickets in advance to save a few quid, so I can get tickets for anyone else too.
Just day passes and off road, not for Autojumble stands.