Southend is a punting desert. Worse, there is an influx of dubious Romanians. However, a couple of years ago there were several Poles and unlike the Romanians they offered a good, enthusiastic punt at good prices. A couple of brothels on Victoria Avenue were closed down but there were a couple of others in Westcliff. Oh well, time moves on.
BTW I've been a member here for a little while but I haven't posted much because I spend a lot of time overseas.
