Wonderland - The Curious World of Frinton-on-Sea

[Feek]

It's was on after Torchwood on Wednesday and is on the BBC iPlayer for another five days. Watch it.

Nothing has changed in Frinton-on-sea in decades. When National Rail threatened to modernise the level crossings, the people revolted.

What a pile of absolute tosh. Badly filmed, and deliberately made to make the locals look as weird and as dumb and as old as possible. I doubt the camera pointed at anyone under the age of 70 and they only filmed a couple of normal people throughout the entire program.

Frinton just isn't like that. LMF went ballistic when she saw it and YMF was also most unhappy.

I've just got home from popping down to the bank and all I heard from people as I was walking along the main drag was them talking about it - Even a couple of days later in the shops it's still the main topic of conversation.

The doris in the antiques shop is a bit simple, there's no doubting that and her parents bought her the shop years ago just so she has something to do. It doesn't make any money and there's never anyone in there. The old dear standing on the corner waiting for her friends to come through the gates is an ex-nun and has only recently left the convent. The old boy who was quite blatantly gay but didn't think anyone knows is clearly kidding himself.

But it's frustrating that they focus on the nutters and the wrinklies. Despite the fact that the average age in Frinton is probably about 120, there are a lot of young people there. In the evenings it's as bad, if not worse than any other town in the country because there's bugger all for them to do so they hang around in gangs and do the usual things that kids do.

As for the gates, I'm with the pillow muncher, I really don't care what happens to them, they could rip them out tomorrow and fit an automatic set of gates and it wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

As for "the people revolted". Well, they're revolting against the programme that portrayed them in such a bad light. TV cameras are in Frinton right now recording how the locals feel about it and I believe there will be a piece on Look East tonight from 18:30 onwards.

Anyway along with the rest of the perfectly normal folk, I'm off spile troshing down in Frinton in my wellies and will then go antique hunting while taking dancing lessons and protesting against the gates being taken away.

[Admiral Huddy]

haha I know this crossing.. Man comes out of hut.

We go to Frinton at least a few times a year.. So I'll watch this later.. It's a pleasant place to go for a great sunny day out. Good beaches and peacefull. Non- of the typical postcode british seaside. That said, Walton is a good walk along the coast.

We did sruggle getting a coffee in the high street and the Cafe's are basic so it's worth taking a pack lunch or picnik. We've already been this year i wouldn't recmommend it for a stay over.. but it's a good day out.

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Feek

I'm off spile troshing down in Frinton in my wellies

I don't know what this is but I want to come and do it too.

[Nutcase]

I've not seen the program, so can't comment on it.

Personally I'll miss the gates greatly when they eventually go. For the whole time that I can remember, reaching those gates meant we had arrived. My Mum's parents lived in Frinton for decades until my Grandad died and my Grandma moved to Stowmarket. My Dad's parents were in the process of moving there when my Grandpa died in 1986. My Nan still lives there now.

Frinton really is a bit clique - but in a good way. Even when I was a nipper I admired the resident's fight against a chip shop (although there's been an Indian restaurant for as long as I can remember!), and even though I was of drinking age when the pub arrived, I also admired them for fighting that.

Beautiful and individual houses, fluttering bunting, obscure shops, rows and rows of beach huts, the greensward, very little commercialisation, white street lights, quiet*. I love Frinton on Sea, long may it carry on regardless!

Interesting to read Feek's comment on how it is in the evening. Thinking about it, I've not been near Connaught Ave of an evening in possibly 2-3 years, so I guess it might be like that.

I'm wearing Rose tinted specs probably.

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Nutcase

I'm wearing Rose tinted specs probably.

Yup.

[Nutcase]