Jan 10: Luscious Leyton and Leytonstone...

More democracy in action - visiting 2700 addresses on behalf of the charming people at Electoral Services. This time I was delivering informational material to a second district in Leyton, so I expected a bumper total. I clocked up 31 miles over a long weekend – and because of the heavy bag I carried, it felt like a very long weekend...

The highlight of my Leyton round was the parish church of St Mary, with many interesting features and a superbly overgrown churchyard. For cricket fans, Leyton was the home of Essex CCC for many years, and the splendid pavilion from the 1880s still survives. It was here in 1932 that Essex endured its darkest hour, as the Yorkshire openers Holmes and Sutcliffe mauled the local bowlers to put on 555 for the first wicket.

Total: 31 miles
2006 total: 35 miles