What there is relating to Southend and its recent history on the internet is fairly sparce and takes some considerable searching time. Having a keen interest in local history, and of the RAF, particularly during the Second World War, we felt the time was right to create a website that could encapsulate everything so that any visitor, whether just curious about our town, or a student of local history, could find everything 'under one roof'. We decided to research further and present the findings here.

"I have seen many changes in our town over the years, but the most relevant changes in recent times happened in the 1960s when I was too young to understand anything about the concept of development. I can just remember the Victoria Circus before the underpass was constructed, and the small news stand outside the big (Victoria) hotel where the shout of 'Standard' shouted out at regular intervals. The (Talza) arcade that my grandfather took me round from time to time had gone. I remember being 'parked' outside shops in Victoria Avenue, just around the corner from East Street for what seemed like ages whilst my mother was shopping. All very vague and sketchy memories".

That's why we would like to hear from the people of our parent's generation and beyond, who have seen all the changes, and remember the times, for better or for worse, in the shaping of our town.