Morgan Beach Hut Party Sunday 28 June From 11.00am by Leigh Sebba

This event was last held around 1990 / 1992 when many of us brought our young children. Perhaps this time it will be grandchildren. I attach photos and the postcard we sent.

The Hut is Number 150 at Frinton on Sea at the Golf Course end (ie towards Clacton). There is no road access from Clacton. Drive into Frinton through the newly replaced Level Crossing gates and head to sea and turn right. Park at bottom of Second Avenue and walk across the Green (next to the boat launching access road).

If the weather is good then Frinton can get very busy on Sundays and there is an alternative access avoiding the Level Crossing. This is via Walton (or over a small bridge between Walton and Frinton that says 'not suitable for vehicles !'). Also if Thorpe le Soken is busy one can turn off via Kirby le Soken.

Bring picnic lunch, folding chair if you have, and any other 'beach equipment'. It is often breezy if you have a kite. Also windsurfer, kitesurfer, sea canoe if you can get them in Mog. Bucket and spade. I will provide tea, coffee, etc and Frinton now even has a pub and fish & chips.

I will be there at 10.00 am and please arrive when you wish (but bearing in mind the earlier beats the traffic / parking). Low tide is at 11.00 am at which time there is a large sandy beach and a safe sea to swim in for the hardy. High tide is at 5.00pm so by that time any activities will have to move to the Green behind the hut.

I would suggest the main organised activities are beach cricket and a Morgan sandcastle competition. Any other suggestions ?

The more sedentary can play 'count the windmills' as there are a large number of wind turbines being erected a few miles out to sea.

I think dogs are banned from beach at this time of year although can sit by the hut.

I will be there whatever the weather and if it's bleak we can see how many we can get in the hut.

Leigh Sebba