Brownes Boot Camp

31/08/2026

🚨⚓ 1,300+ SIGNATURES AND WE ARE NOT STOPPING ⚓🚨

The petition supporting Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips has now passed 1,300 signatures — and the support continues to grow.

To every single person who has signed, shared, messaged, commented and stood behind us: thank you. Your support is helping make sure this situation is not simply ignored or forgotten. 🙏

This petition is STILL LIVE and STILL GOING STRONG.

We are continuing to push for clear answers, transparency and a fair resolution following the termination of our access at Leigh Marina — a situation that has had a serious impact on our business and on how we safely board and disembark passengers.

We are not asking for special treatment.

We are asking to be treated fairly, reasonably and transparently.

📢 If you have not signed yet, please sign today:

👉 https://c.org/49BfBZm2Xv

📢 If you have already signed, PLEASE SHARE IT AGAIN.

Share it with your friends.
Share it with your family.
Share it with local businesses.
Share it across Leigh-on-Sea, Southend and Essex.

1,300 people have already put their name behind this. Let’s make it 1,500, then 2,000 and beyond.

Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips has worked hard to build a trusted local business, take people out onto the Thames Estuary, provide memorable experiences and operate professionally and safely.

We will continue standing up for our business, our passengers and the future of what we have built.

Please sign. Please share. Please keep supporting us.

A massive thank you to everyone who continues to stand with us. It means more than you know. 👍🙏⚓🛥️🛟🦭🧭🎣🐟⚱️🏺🐚🚢🐬🚣🚤

Angus
Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips

Require Southend-on-Sea to restore access to Leigh Marina

29/08/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/19Hcf12QQe/

29/08/2026

🥊💪 BROWNES BOOT CAMP 💪🥊

Great session this morning! 🔥

A massive well done and thank you to the three of you who came down and put the work in. Brilliant effort, great energy and another strong session completed! 👏🏋️‍♂️

Consistency is what gets results — keep turning up, keep working hard and keep pushing yourselves. 💯

Have a fantastic weekend and I’ll see you all again next week! 👍

www.brownesbootcamp.co.uk for more information ℹ️

Thank you,
Angus 🥊💪🏋️‍♂️

22/08/2026

Hi everyone 👋

Please can I ask you to sign and share our petition to support Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips and help us get answers over the ongoing situation at Leigh Marina.

Every signature really does help, and the more people who share it, the stronger our voice becomes. 🙏⚓🛥️

👉 https://c.org/JMSzd7WWzD

Please share it with friends, family, local groups and anyone who may support a local Leigh-on-Sea business.

Thank you so much for all the support — it genuinely means a lot to me and my business.

Angus 👍

Require Southend-on-Sea to restore access to Leigh Marina

21/08/2026

🥊💪 SATURDAY 8:00AM — SHOW UP & WORK! 💪🥊

Who’s joining us for Circuits & Boxing this Saturday morning at Brownes Boot Camp, Leigh-on-Sea? 👊🔥

Start your weekend the right way with a fun, friendly and motivating outdoor workout designed for ALL fitness levels.

✅ Circuits
🥊 Boxing
💪 Strength & conditioning
🔥 Cardio & fitness
😅 Plenty of hard work and laughs
🌧️ Rain or shine — we train!

⭐ YOUR FIRST SESSION IS FREE! ⭐

📍 Castle Drive, Belton Way West, Leigh-on-Sea
⏰ Saturday — 8:00am

No matter where you are with your fitness, just come as you are. We’ll help you get stronger, fitter and healthier one session at a time.

🙌 Hands up if you’re coming! Tag someone who needs to join you! 👇

🌐 www.brownesbootcamp.co.uk
📞 07590 637233

YOUR BODY. YOUR MIND. YOUR TIME.

11/08/2026

🚨 PLEASE SIGN & SHARE — WE NEED ANSWERS FOR BROWNES THAMES ESTUARY BOAT TRIPS 🚨

I am asking the people of Leigh-on-Sea, Southend and the wider community to stand with us and sign our petition.

👉 SIGN HERE:
https://c.org/JMSzd7WWzD

After more than 20 years at Leigh Marina, and after building Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips into a successful local tourism business, our berth agreement has been terminated by Thamescraft Ltd, the operator of Leigh Marina.

This has happened after I repeatedly raised concerns about health and safety, access, dredging, navigation and the safe boarding of passengers.

Thamescraft has stated that the termination was not because I raised health and safety concerns. However, I am still asking a very simple question:

What exactly have I done to justify losing my berth?

If there has been a serious breach of my agreement, then I believe the evidence and reasons should be provided clearly and transparently.

Instead, our business is now trying to operate without suitable marina access, making the safe boarding and disembarking of passengers significantly more difficult and putting enormous pressure on the future of the business.

I am also asking Southend-on-Sea City Council, as the freeholder of Leigh Marina, to take these concerns seriously and help establish exactly what is happening at such an important maritime and tourism asset.

This is bigger than one berth.

It is about:

⚓ The future of a working marina in Leigh-on-Sea
🛥️ Supporting local maritime and tourism businesses
⚠️ Safe access for passengers and boat owners
📋 Transparency and accountability
💙 Protecting an established local business and the livelihoods connected to it

The support we have received from local residents, businesses, berth holders, councillors, journalists and the wider community has been incredible.

But now we need numbers.

🙏 PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION:
👉 https://c.org/JMSzd7WWzD

Then please SHARE IT EVERYWHERE — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp groups, local community pages, boating groups and with friends and family.

The more people who sign, the stronger the message becomes:

We want answers. We want transparency. And we want Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips to have a safe and sustainable future operating from Leigh-on-Sea.

Please stand with us. ⚓🛥️❤️

SIGN • SHARE • SUPPORT LOCAL

Angus Browne
Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips

Require Southend-on-Sea to restore access to Leigh Marina

31/07/2026

What a fantastic Friday morning session! 🥊💪🏋️‍♂️🔥

A huge well done to everyone who got up early, turned up and put the hard work in. Your commitment and effort never go unnoticed, and this morning you absolutely smashed it!

Thank you all for your continued support of Brownes Boot Camp. It's brilliant to see everyone encouraging each other and getting fitter and stronger every week.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend—you've earned it! 👊

25/07/2026

'This is an incredibly sad day for me and my business'👇

23/07/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AWmRQUwL3/

Stormy weather ahead as Leigh-on-sea Boat Trip Operator Speaks Out After Losing Leigh Marina Base.

After many years at Leigh-on-sea Marina, Brownes Thames Estuary Boat Trips has been left without a home after it's berthing licence was terminated for no apparent reason.

Angus Browne owner of Brownes says: We've welcomed thousands of passengers, supported local tourism and celebrated Leigh's maritime heritage. I still haven't been given a clear operational reason for the decision.

This is about more than one business—it's about the future of our marina and protecting the businesses that make Leigh special.

I'm determined to find a new base and keep sailing. Thank you to everyone who's supported us.

Read the full story at https://www.leigh-on-sea.com/blog/detail/stormy-weather-ahead-as-leigh-on-sea-boat-trip-operator-speaks-out-after-losing-leigh-marina-base.html