What's the town like now???

Can some one tell me if that's Georgian Underhill in this video?

Miserable cunts. We are in the process of moving to Witham, and every visit we have made so far we have found the area and the people so welcoming, nothing like these bunch of tossers. If you don’t like the shops, how the fuck are you being interviewed in the high street. Jog on to Chelmsford you clowns, hope we never meet any of you mugs.

Thanks cate 👍

It’s full of blacks now.

Cool

Halstead is great to drive through to get anywhere else

Beautiful town and people.

My earliest memories of Braintree were living next door to the Swan Hotel on Bank Street. The shops underneath our dwelling were Smith's fish and chip shop, Rosemary Cafe, and the tobacconist who sold the most delectable chocolate peppermint creams. The building we called home was demolished mid-fifties to make way for a big ugly 50's brick building, which I suppose is still there. Thankfully I didn't see it, only photographs, as we left Braintree for New Zealand in 1953, where I still live. Can't speak for Braintree of today, but post-war Braintree has a big place in my heart, especially the surrounding woodlands, also now gone. (Wendy Gilbert nee Smith, Ivan is my husband).

9 years later and it has started.

so they will biuld a hotel, fill it with junkies like clacton and southend

its full of crack heads nowdays,

Was lovely in the 70's but started going downhill in the mid to late 80's. The town has been ruined. I must say though, most of my happy and sad memories were made there.

badonan

big up the bartholomew

Lady at 1:00 was so accurate and it’s still valid lol

Hi Robbo!

I love witham! its honestly so nice!!!!!!

They would be a bit more happy with the shops if they went to a place called Freeport ?

I love charity shops they are great get all my drag queen dresses brilliant

Traffic lights crossing terrible if dorothy l Sayers were alive today she would not like it

I went there today it's a dying place glad I went never again

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I used to live in Braintree back in the early nortys I used to work as a volunteer at pound end mill at prospects it was a nice little community I remember the bus station and the marvellous library being there Freeport being a nice place to shop when mum and dad were both alive back in the day. My brother still lives there now. My sister lives in Leighton buzzard I live in Clacton on sea one brother lives in bishops stortford my eldest brother lives in South Wales. Have a nice day all. I recommend Braintree as a place to visit . Free port and the town being very pleasant there’s phillers and pasha there nice cafes for a meal. And there’s plenty of restaurants at Freeport near the cinema and swimming pool.

Lived in Braintree since 1988.Its changed a lot an none of it for the better!

Imagine the local councils splashing out on tree plantng schemes whilst they're stufffing themselves on banquets and having free taxi's everywhere . .no chance . .

How many of these people have lived here more than 40 years.Bet half haven't!!! Really looking forward to the new 1000 houses we are getting.No infrastructure just fuckin commuters and more fuckin commuters.

Can anyone remember Hedley Victor Norfolk's record shop opposite the old post office...is it still there?

Witham..... commonly understood to be "The Florence of Essex"...... "I hate empty shops I do... apart from charity shops, better an empty shop than a charity shop... thats what I say I do"

5 years old this video, and people are still saying the same thing today about this town! Not one thing has changed apart from the loss of afew more shops and more bookies, charity shops have moved in!! Couple more barbers and all!!

It's shit lmao

I don't think this will work because Braintree's heart is further up towards George yard.What i would do is knock down the bull pub,Tesco's,all the buildings on tesco side of fairfield road all the way down to south street,all the shops which lie around the bull including the high street ones.This would leave a big open space encompassing what is currently tesco car park.I would then dig where the bull is so it is level with tesco car park and concrete.Steps could then be built up to the high street.At either side of the steps would be rail sleeper style gardens -compost plants etc.The whole of this area would be cobbled and the existing fountain monument outside tescos would be moved to a new central location -maybe where that trophy shop is at the moment. The alleyway that cuts through to St Michaels church would be widened.The south street edge of tescos car park would have new shops that could be accessed from south street so that people walking up Notley road would feel like they are in the town centre when they reach the top of the hill.

Needs a bypass.......badly!!

Omg witham is shit my family moved out coz t was just to much trouble

Love this shitty, chavy town

oh wait its shit

hey i live in halstead

Back in 1979 when my wife and I first moved to Braintree all the way from Canada we fell in love with the place. The biggest shop apart from Tesco was Woolies. Back then most of the small shops still existed and the atmosphere during market day was amazing. We used to get into town very early just as most traders were opening their doors. Do you recall the days when Bowtell's was still trading...the smell of roasting coffee beans spreading through the center of the town?

on the plus side, travelling on the train is free! as no one is ticket checking!

why the hell would you wanna go to halstead, just look at the six finger crew chatting on this video, its full of special folk, who wants to live on a hill in the middle of nowhere full of spastics, does anyone know what its like for shoplifting, do they have many cameras ,is it a povy town, it sure looks it, why do all the folk on this vid seem to come across as being thick,

why do you wanna live in halstead, are you near to death

man i lived witham 80sish stabbings drugs lol most of us were doing 8 yrs man lool

@OzzyOwns22 really stabbings! i new bout the drugs but not the stabbings wow glad i dont live near there!

@loveponies12 ikr, i live by bramble road, the park with the zip wire, to go to school (New Rickstones Academy) i have to walk through the courts, there is quite a few stabbings and drug busts :/

I plan on this town being my home one day!!!!!!

@loveponies12 LOL fair enough! I don't live in Witham anymore thank goodness.

@Halomk5 ikr my mate lives in the courts and im like how the hell do you get round here plus my x nearly got his hands burnt by a lighter by 3 boys in the courts

0:47 - Too true! Too many bloody empty and pointless shops. But a very nice place to live (minus the courts) :P