Woodford Riverside Marina

I had an email last month from the owner of Woodford Riverside, Peter Cockings after he had read my rather ‘surprised’ view of the Marina and the facilities.. I could only blog about what I saw there, not knowing that there were reasons for the sorry state.  The marina was due to actually close on 30th April.  Now Peter did actually tell me that he had informed EA…

“We informed the Environment Agency many months ago the facilities were no longer available to the public as my partner moved his boatbuilding business from the premises.and no one would be on site.”

But it was still on the EA website last time I looked… Anyway the reason for me writing about this tonight is because I missed a comment posted this week on that particular blog back in April… only noticing it today when I put a new bit on the side of my web page showing ‘recent comments’… from Martin Eastwood, a long time moorer at Woodford Marina..

“What you are describing is the remnants of the most wonderful Marina that I have known”…..  “I am so sorry that you saw it in this state. When the pair who run the Marina reestablish themselves you will come across a nice place”

Comment link here

Obviously Peter Cockings and his partners were well liked, and have had a raw deal from the farmer who owns the land.  I did say on my blog at that time that the farmer is going to open a new marina, Peter tells me that it is in fact himself and his partners who are opening the new marina, and I apologise for getting that wrong in my original post.  I do wish Peter good luck with the new marina… no doubt we will be popping in there in the future.