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Island Derby Clashes Promises Early Christmas Crackers
It’s Canvey that steals the show this weekend as our area’s oval and spherical footballing sides seek to get into the Yuletide spirit a week early. It’s at Tewkes Creek where one of rugby’s matches of the day is. In London North East 2, lowly Canvey Island, looking to ignite their lacklustre campaign, will be all fired up when high flying Basildon visit, trying to consolidate on their splendid third position. Derby matches being what they are, though, predictions are out of the window, except that it should be an...
read moreMidweek Football LIVE
Billericay Town 2-1 Aveley Canvey Island 2-0 Cheshunt East Thurrock United 5-1 Ramsgate Oldham Athletic 1-0 Southend United Walsall 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge (AET. Dagenham & Redbridge win 3-2 on penalties) FULL TIME (again): And there ends the evening in typically dramatic fashion. Well done Daggers on a brilliant replay win against the odds. South Essex’s love affair with the FA Cup this season continues! After Southend’s disappointment, this is the perfect...
read moreCold But Busy Evening Ahead For Local Sides
If it’s Tuesday, it must be local football night, and despite being so close to Yuletide this week is no exception. In the Ryman Premier, Billericay Town will be looking to extend their lead at the top when struggling Aveley come to New Lodge for another South Essex derby. ‘Ricay will need to be wary, though, as Aveley hammered Canvey Island earlier this season. The Gulls are also in action, in the Ryman League Cup, with lowly Ryman One North outfit Cheshunt visiting Park Lane. There’s also League Cup action at...
read moreRocks Bag Another Trophy Draw
Once again East Thurrock United have an attractive draw in a national knockout competition. Their reward for dumping Conference South side Welling United out of the FA Trophy at Rookery Hill on Saturday is another home tie, against another Conference outfit, Hampton & Richmond. The tie is due to be played on the weekend of 14 January 2012, by which time East Thurrock will be playing an incredible 17th cup tie of the season. By contrast they have played just 15 league games so far! The winners of this tie will go through to the last...
read moreRegional Rugby Results
Eton Manor 15-24 Thurrock Thurrock remain top of London 1 North Basildon 23-14 Hampstead Basildon stay 3rd in London 2 North East Saffron Walden 34-0 Canvey Island Canvey Island drop to 10th in London 2 North East Stanford-le-Hope 17-30 Brightlingsea Stanford-le-Hope remain 7th in Essex 2
read moreFA Trophy LIVE: East Thurrock United v Welling United
East Thurrock United 2-1 Welling United Billericay Town 1-1 Margate Canvey Island 1-0 Horsham Lewes 1-2 Concord Rangers Maldon & Tiptree 0-0 Tilbury Eastleigh 3-2 Thurrock Cheltenham Town 3-0 Southend United Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Port Vale Bethnal Green United v Basildon United Stansted v Bowers & Pitsea ———————————- FULL TIME! Oh yes! Oh yes! A rip-roaring cup tie and an upset to boot. The Rocks played...
read moreThis Weekend’s Sports Fixtures
As ever, there’s plenty of local action to look forward to this weekend, with our football and rugby teams striving for wins. Here’s the fixture list for our senior sides. Football East Thurrock United v Welling United Billericay Town v Margate Canvey Island v Horsham Lewes v Concord Rangers Grays Athletic v Waltham Abbey (Sunday) Maldon & Tiptree v Tilbury Eastleigh v Thurrock Bethnal Green United v Basildon United Stansted v Bowers & Pitsea Cheltenham Town v Southend...
read moreC/K BASILDON LADIES FC NEWS
We have reached the 1st round proper of the F A Cup after three qualifying rounds and this Sunday (11th) are at home to Lewes with a KO of 1.00 PM – game to be held at the Selex Club (old Marconi Club) Gardiners Way, off Gardiners Lane South SS14 3AP. Lewes are top of the division above us and so far are unbeaten in the league this season so it will be a tough but great game In the league we are currently 2nd with a game in hand over the teams beneath us and just 4 points off the leaders who we have to face in the last game before Christmas...
read moreBasildon Homeless night
Danny Lawrence joined people of Basildon who spent the night sleeping outside to raise money for the Homeless. Last year they raised £4000. The Trinity Church became the home for the evening with good food and a box! The picture above shows Danny & Esther, and listen to Danny speaking to Esther below. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
read moreLocal Rugby Results – Thurrock Charge On, Basildon Falter
London One North Thurrock 61-3 Old Colfeians Thurrock remain top. ————— London Two North East Canvey Island 9-52 Romford & Gidea Park Enfield Ignations 8-7 Basildon Canvey 10th (out of 12), Basildon 3rd ————— Essex One Billericay 40-14 Bancroft Billericay stay top with a 100% record ————— Essex Two Stanford-le-Hope P-P Brightlingsea Stanford-le-Hope 7th (out of...
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