Venue

Near the public library in a gallery on the first floor of the Town Hall in Fishguard is to be found a little-known and remarkable tapestry depicting the last ever invasion of the United Kingdom.

It is an amazing, embroidered 30-metre long tapestry that tells the story of the 1797 invasion at Fishguard undertaken by the French. It took 70 women two years to complete this stitching masterpiece which was commissioned to celebrate the bicentenary of the Last Invasion in 1997.

The Red Mount is the highest point of The Walks offering elevated view points of the landscape from the structure itself and from the mound which partially surrounds it. 

The structure is unique and its importance is reflected in its status as a Scheduled Ancient monument/Grade 1 listed building.

Although you might not think it today, the mount and surrounding lands are the remnant of an early medieval wooden motte and bailey castle built by Sweyn, Sheriff of Essex. With the castle long gone, the area is now an urban wildlife haven and green lung in the heart of Rayleigh town centre, offering sweeping views across the Crouch Valley.

Chafford Sports Complex in Rainham, Essex provides the local community with both indoor and outdoor facilities.

Outside the leisure centre there are football pitches to cater for teams and group bookings. Indoors we have two swimming pools offering our award winning swim school, a sports hall offering a full range of sports including badminton and 5-a-side football, a group exercise studio providing the very latest in group exercise classes for all ages and abilities, and a gym stocked with the latest gym equipment and staffed by our fully qualified gym instructors.