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ONE of Essex’s oldest regattas is set to return this year after being postponed due to the Covid pandemic. Burnham Week is now open for entries and will be take place from August 28 to September 4. Organisers called off the event last year after finding the restrictions put in place for the pandemic did not ease enough to put on the event. Burnham Week first took place in 1893, which makes it one of the oldest regattas of its type. With eight days of racing on offer, there will be s...

A CHURCH has taken its carol service online this year due to Covid restrictions. St Mary’s Church in Burnham would usually hold the event around this time but social distancing measures meant they are not able to gather inside. To combat this, a pre-recorded event was filmed and posted on YouTube this month. A church warden said: “In light of the Covid guidance, the church is not able to hold its usual carol service and its Christmas Eve Crib Service. “Instead, we have recorded ...

A CHURCH has taken its carol service online this year due to Covid restrictions. St Mary’s Church in Burnham would usually hold the event around this time but social distancing measures meant they are not able to gather inside. To combat this, a pre-recorded event was filmed and posted on YouTube this month. A church warden said: “In light of the Covid guidance, the church is not able to hold its usual carol service and its Christmas Eve Crib Service. “Instead, we have recorded ...