Sawbridgeworth mayor Reece Smith found himself embroiled in a race controversy on social media after commenting on a photo of a Conservative General Election candidate at a church fete. On Saturday evening (June 8), Southend East and Rochford candidate Gavin Haran took to X – formerly Twitter – to post a photo of himself having a go on the coconut shy at St Nicholas Church Summer Fete in Great Wakering. Town mayor Cllr Smith, who was elected to the role in May, commented, asking: “Did you knock the coconut off?!” Mr Haran replied: “I’m afraid to say all coconuts remained intact. But I have a p…
