Wonderland The Curious World of Frinton-on-Sea part 1
Documentary about extraordinary ordinary people. Frinton-on-Sea is a town that doesn't like change. The shops, the sea front and even the people haven't changed for decades. So when Network Rail announced it was going to automate the town's manually operated level-crossing gates, there was a call to arms. Filmmaker Marc Isaacs meets the people who have decided to grow old in England's most conservative seaside resort. After this was shown the people were very angry about this show and say it has been made to make them and the town look bad. news update 20/409 A manually-operated wooden railway crossing which marked the gateway to the genteel Essex seaside resort of Frinton-on-Sea has been ripped out under cover of darkness by railway authorities. In a move branded "cowardly" by campaigners who wanted to keep them, the 19th-century railway gates were demolished at about 2am on Saturday following a three-year battle with residents keen to preserve their town's spirit of independence and history. The historic structure features on the town's crest and, as it was on the only road into the town, came to exemplify Frinton's traditionalism. Now it will be replaced with a modern version, complete with flashing lights and sirens which will be operated by CCTV camera from up the line in Colchester. "They came under the cover of darkness by stealth at 2am in the morning," said David Foster, 63, chairman of the Frinton Gates Preservation Society. "They knew we were going to be there ...
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