,,,,Steve Ebdon a member of the Forty Plus CC and the C.T.C.
I can`t remember how many times I`ve ridden over that bridge that spanned the Cripsey Brook and into the the village of Moreton. I still find it a joy cycling through this village though a number of new houses have sprung up over the years! But then that`s like many of our Essex villages these days new housing build everywhere.
One Cottage I always make a point of going past which as a Blue Plaque on the wall in memory of the late Steve Marriott the rock guitarist with the Small Faces and later Humble Pie.
When I first started cycling with the Havering CTC Section in the late 80`s Moreton was always on their Runs List on Boxing Day. The reason being was the two pubs in the village had a friendly rivalry going back to 1969 and hundreds of people went along to enjoy it too! A team from the White Hart and the Nags Head had an obstacle race in the main street and of course there was also beer involved in this!
Then it was a race down to Cripsey Brook for the tug-of-war and if you just a spectator you didn`t get too close to the Brook as not only did both teams end up in the water they push anyone standing to close to water too!
Sadly the Nags Head closed down in 2016 and didn`t reopen again until 2021 with a new name the Dog and Pickle, so we don`t know yet if this Boxing Day event will take place in 2021?
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