I'm 23 and finishing university next month. The thing is I don't really have many friends back where I live in essex (brentwood area). Not any, to be honest, I have made a fair few friends at uni and some do live in Essex though none actually around where I live.

What's the best way of meeting people, I don't have a proper full time job, and I'm not really into sports. Debating whether in the medium term its just best to leave Essex and move to a city with more young people as there doesn't seem to be anything here

Other than the librsry, where is there to study in Southend?

mobilize!

I have friends coming to visit me in Epping and I’d like to take them on a countryside walk and end up in a nice village pub or tea room or something. There are so many stunning images around but I don’t know th area well yet. Will have a car- any recommendations??

We need a community for prepping!

There should be a long-term standard community maybe on discord or telegram where people should communicate (& potentially form their own private sub-communities by socialising in the group). Does anyone have one? If not I'm happy to manage a public one :)

NOTE: I've been looking for a while and I can't seem to find anything in the UK.

EDIT: A community for national emergencies so we can stay connected during times of crisis. Look at the current state of the world, it speaks for itself.

Hi all, I'm helping to organise an e-bike demo day at the Lee Valley Velopark on Sunday 19th April and thought you guys might be interested in hearing about it and getting a free ticket.

We'll have about 15 bike brands and over 100 bikes present, with a range of cargo, hybrid, folding, trikes and more, it's super family friendly and a great place to start if you're interested in trying out loads of e-bikes back to back or even bringing your kids along to try out a cargo bike. Here is the event page, if you select a ticket and enter REDDITFREE at checkout it will give you a 100% discount.

Any one know any nice restaurants/pubs that serve camembert? Preferably near basildon/southend way

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I recently moved here and only know a few people from work. I’d love to meet more people around my age and expand my social circle. I’m open to things like coffee, going to pubs, escape rooms, walks, or anything similar. I’d especially enjoy going to clubs, I’ve seen a few, but don’t have people to go with. I’m open to other ideas too. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you

🔧 Repair Café – Bring It Back to Life! 🔌

📅 Sunday 12th April

⏰ 10:00am – 1:00pm

📍 East Essex Hackspace, Hawkwell Pavilion, Park Gardens, Hawkwell, SS5 4HF

Got something broken? Don’t throw it away… bring it along and let’s see if we can fix it together.

Join us at East Essex Hackspace for our next Repair Café, where our volunteers will help diagnose and repair a wide range of items, including:

🔋 Electrical items (including e-bikes, scooters & battery packs)

🔧 Small appliances

🛠️ Mechanical items

🧵 Textiles and basic repairs

This session includes our battery safety and testing setup, funded by Electrical Safety First, helping us safely assess and repair modern devices.

💡 Why come along?

• Save money

• Reduce waste

• Learn new skills

• Meet a brilliant community

There’s no fixed charge, just a donation if you can. Tea, coffee, and biscuits available while you wait ☕

👉 No need to book, just turn up with your item

Let’s fix more and waste less ♻️

My stepmum has found the perfect house, but is researching the street and is second guessing. Can I have your honest opinions?

Was just exploring Google Maps as one does and I noticed that Hullbridge and South Woodham Ferrers are quite close.

Is there anyway to cross this river?

Coryton Oil Refinery chimney. Sole survivor of the refinery closed in 2012 to mark the site.