Essex Life - July 2020

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THE GREAT ESSEX REBUILD
How our county can lead Britain’s Covid recovery.

Good Impressions
The work of printmaker Andrew Sharman.

Anastasia Pavlou
How dressing up can bring about a change of mood...

Rebuild Essex, rebuild Britain

75 years since the rebuilding began after World War II, there is a new rebuilding project on the horizon. Stephen Roberts explains the important role Essex played then, and will surely play again

5 mins

Don't sweat it

Essex Life asks whether incorporating a home gym is worth the investment, and look at what you’ll need to include to create the ideal workout environment

4 mins

Treasure map

On a virtual journey through the county, Nicky Adams highlights the treasures of history that make Essex so unique, starting with the county town of Colchester

5 mins

Chelmsford's charms

Chelmsford may not be known as one of the county’s most historic or architecturally interesting cities, but behind the modern façade there’s much to learn about this city’s past

4 mins

My Story

Many of us may have craved the time to sit down and write the novel that has always been bubbling away within, and lockdown provided exactly that opportunity. For Essex Life contributor Chris Penhall, publishing her debut novel was a childhood ambition realised. Here she tells her story of literary success

4 mins

Taking the helm

Nikki Logan discovers how a Chelmsford charity is helping people countrywide to ‘live well’ with dementia

4 mins

THE WORLD AROUND US

Michelle Parsons has established an excellent reputation for her wildlife artwork, with appearances throughout the county as well as further afield in London and Sussex. While we all look for entertainment at home, she hopes to be able to inspire us to take up art

3 mins

Service, please!

When the lockdown took hold, our restaurants and food retailers didn’t have a chance to pause for breath. Each of them has been impacted hugely, but there is hope for the future as innovation and imagination start to show a way forward to a new normality

7 mins

Benefit of experience

Working with the soil conditions found over much of Essex can yield some rewarding results. Tim Carter, a horticulturalist at Noak Hill near Romford, has used his experience to widen the range of plants available for the county’s gardens

5 mins

MAKING HIS MARKS

Printmaking is a passion for Andrew Sharman that has been inspired by the countryside of Essex and the talents of local artists. And it’s an art form that’s easy to try at home too, he insists

4 mins

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Essex Life magazine celebrates the very best aspects of life in this fabulous county – all wrapped up in a beautiful, monthly magazine. Each issue offers readers the chance to explore Essex with features on the county’s towns and villages plus interviews with the celebrities and most celebrated residents of Essex. After bringing news and views from the county for more than 55 years, Essex Life is well established as the favourite magazine in Essex.