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Elveden – Gateway to the Land of Nod

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

So why Elveden? And why east of it? Obviously there’s the name itself – E(lve)den, close enough to Eden for a cheesy pun – and let us remember that in Biblical terms the territory that lies ‘on the east’ of Eden … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Bridge

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

A little south of Ipswich, the vast concrete span of the Orwell Bridge stretches across the eponymous river like a conveyor belt to Hades. Well not Hades exactly, but the Port of Felixstowe. A constant rattling procession of lorries shunt … Continue reading →

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