Way to spoil a memory. For most of the 90's there was a great park in Leigh-on-sea, 2 spines, a bowl, an 8ft midi, a complex, vert wall and a massive vert ramp. Spent some serious amount of time down there, met most of the people I ride with now there. It was falling apart towards the end, surprised it didn't kill anyone (I ended up with a metal pin through my finger for 3 months) it finally closed in late 99/00. Fast forward to 2008, and the council have erected a new concrete park on the same site, in a word, it sucks. A very mellow bowl, with a jumpable hip, then nowhere else to go. A few flat banks, a ridiculous vert wall after a volcano and a far too mellow quarter, and the odd grind box. There's a lovely basketball court, and a few climbing rocks as well, shame no one went anywhere near them.

Arranged to meet a few old faces down there, even a couple of riding buddies from the 80's , we nibbled around, had fun, if I lived round the corner I might visit occasionally. I don't, so I won't be back

Lloyd making the place look good