BASILDON United have appointed former White Ensign manager Aaron Bloxham as their new manager.

The Bees have moved quickly to bring in Bloxham, after the departure of Craig Gillam last week with the 29-year-old joining from the Olympian Premier Division team.

Bloxham has been successful in charge of Ensign, leading them to fourth in the standings this year having won promotion the season before and also brings his assistant John Radford to the Hive.

“It is great to get the move to Basildon,” said Bloxham. “(Chairman) Dave Maxwell got in touch and I was pleased to make the move.

"The club had a hugely successful season last year and one thing I can promise fans is we will give 100 per cent and be competitive in every game.”

For the full interview with Bloxham, see Wednesday’s Echo.