Change at Thorpe-le-Soken

A 3-track CD single featuring “That Song”

“Change at Thorpe-le-Soken” was written in the mid-eighties by Essex songwriter Colin Cater. It won a competition on BBC Essex to find a “Song for Essex”. Colin kindly has allowed us to use the song and it has been a permanent fixture in our repertoire ever since.

It tells of the joy felt by locals on returning home from the “Hell” that is London and warns of creeping urbanisation. The relief felt by the traveller on returning home offsets the less than flattering description of the reliability of the train service.

The cover shows the view from Frinton railway crossing looking down the line to Walton-on-the-Naze. The two town names are the station nameplates as they appeared in early 2007. The Walton sign is being changed on May 8^th to incorporate the missing “The”.

Track Listing

1. Change at Thorpe-le-Soken (for Walton-on-the-Naze)

2. Nick’s Delight

3. The Lollipop Man / The Quaker