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Celebrating 20 years of service and 20th anniversary of “the lock” tiptree tea room at heybridge basin

“The Lock”, a Tiptree tea room on the sea wall overlooking the Blackwater Estuary at Heybridge Basin celebrated 20 years since it’s official opening in 2003 this week with some of the original staff, friends and colleagues giving it a nautical theme.

96 oak trees planted for the Queen’s green canopy

96 OAK TREES PLANTED FOR THE QUEEN’S GREEN CANOPY We have been planting quite a few trees on the Tiptree Farm. In addition to the 70 Oak trees and 3km...

TV’S “BIG COOK, LITTLE COOK” AT TIPTREE

Youngsters of all ages who watched “Big Cook, Little Cook” had a glimpse of delicious strawberries being picked on the Tiptree farm in summer, then the strawberries were taken across the fields to the jam factory where they were made into Strawberry Conserve. The highlight of any event about jam is seeing our special young guests tucking into a cream tea of homemade scones, Tiptree Strawberry jam and a touch of Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream. The film was made for CBeebies “Big Cook, Little Cook” and can be seen on iPlayer for a few weeks.

Filming with tv presenter Kevin Duala at tiptree

Film of TV presenter and actor Kevin Duala’s visit to Tiptree last the autumn was shown on BBC TV “The One Show” on Monday 23 January 2023 as he talked to Wilkin & Sons’ staff about their memories of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Tiptree in October 2010.