On Thursday, the students from Grays Convent, Gateway Academy, William Edwards, Ormiston Park, Harris Academy as well as staff from Thurrock Council and Trust reflected on their experiences at the Thameside Theatre.
HISTORY is a booming industry in Tilbury and Chadwell ever since the Tilbury Riverside Project got the green light to develop a reminiscence project for the area. YT dropped in on a research seminar down in Tilbury co-presented by Thurrock Council’s heritage officer Jonathan Catton and Essex County Council.
A brand new documentary film is about to be released telling the story of Upminster over the past 1,000 years. “Undiscovered Upminster” is a 60 minute DVD which takes the viewer on a tour around the town looking in depth at the town’s buildings and the people who lived in them. Upminster and yourthurrock film [...]
The main service was in Grays. It was led by Rev Darren Barlow from St Peters and St Pauls church.
Once again, it was a seamless service, perfectly pitched and superbly organised. The most poignant site was the presence of private Alex Stringer who some months ago returned from Afghanistan with terrible injuries.
ON SATURDAY, THE BBC asked the country to record what they were doing as part of a mass observation project. They will take all the video footage and weave it into a documentary to be published on the BBC in 2012. YourThurrock has been making films every day for over three years.
IT IS NOW quite a tradition at Lakeside and quite a site to behold as at 11am, the whole shopping centre falls silent in order to pay their respects to those who gave their life for this country. And it is a credit to people who all respect the tradition. Over at Grays war memorial, the cars slowed down as they drove past the memorial, young drivers turned down their radios.
THE PEOPLE OF South Ockendon fell silent this morning to pay their respects to the fallen of the first world war and the other conflicts around the world. The event led by the British Legion and members of the South Ockendon community was marked by silence as well as a lone piper, and two poetry recitations.
Services and remembrance parades at Grays War Memorial, South Ockendon War Memorial as well as services in Purfleet, Stanford-le-Hope and Tilbury.
IT IS something that the borough does particularly well. On Sunday, all across the borough, people will attend remembrance services and stand to attention to mark their respects for those who have given their lives in service of their country.
IT IS a simple idea and yet such an effective way of disseminating history. Speed-history. Several senior residents of Thurrock sit at a table in the hall. The students are divided into groups and they spend ten minutes in the company of the resident, listening to their war-time experiences.
Can you imagine being down by the shore in Brixham, Devon and witnessing the Golden Hind being eviscerated; can you imagine seeing the Cutty Sark being ripped up in Greenwich or the Britannia being melted down in Leith Docks?
THURROCK Museum have put together a series of picture postcards to showcase and chronicle the history of Orsett.
It is a fascinating glimpse into the past. As you go through the postcards, Orsett looks the same but it is the little things that are not there anymore.
Project members will welcome visitors from 11am to 4pm. There will be an opportunity to meet and chat to past workers and inhabitants of the BATA estate. Many of the visitors will be returning to East Tilbury after several years away. Why not come and find an old friend ?
THIS summer, members and friends enjoyed several excursions including the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, near Cambridge, Lullingstone Roman Villa and 500-year-old Knole House in Kent, early home of Vita Sackville-West, and finally Brooklands Motoring and Aviation Museum in Surrey.
To explore this historic culture the Thurrock Museum is delighted to have secured a performance piece based on ‘Beowulf’ on Saturday 24th September, 2-4pm at the Thurrock Museum and Thameside Theatre. The Anglo Saxon World of Beowulf is a brand new piece of theatre, telling the Anglo Saxon story of the ancient legend of Beowulf. It is a sung-through piece, with an original score by Southend composer, David Stanley. The show has been written by Southend writer, Tony Michaels.
THEY MUST HAVE been exciting times for Neil Wright. He had worked in the city for a number of years in London and now had an opportunity to move to New York City and work as on options trader for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 84th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Centre.
YOU MAY SEE people hot-footing it at the Foxhound in Orsett this weekend but it will all be in a good cause. The walk will be in aid of charity Clowns in the Sky which raises money for children with brain tumours.
We have made 3,500 films since Sept 2008. Should we fail, then we feel that we have left a rich archive of what was happening in Thurrock between 2008 and 2011 but we still feel that we have failed to chronicle the personal history of the individuals that make up the borough. What we would like to do is film three people every week over ten minutes and talk about their history. Just a snapshot but a valuable snapshot.And so as to avoid confusion, we are talking about people of all ages.
SAS war hero George Denny laid to rest. Much loved former soldier who fought all over the world. A moving service took place at Corbets Tay.
THE AVELEY SAS war hero, who had his precious commando dagger stolen from the Purfleet Museum passed away last night in Basildon hospital. He was 89 years of age. As YT reported on Friday, George Denny,89, from Aveley was hospitalised after being informed by the Purfleet Museum that the dagger which he carried with him throughout the war had been stolen.
SAS war hero from WW2 lies in intensive care after his beloved commando dagger stolen from Purfleet Heritage Museum. Family angry at museum for not informing them for three weeks.
Once again the Purfleet Heritage Museum put on a fantastic day for the armed forces as they celebrate Armed Forces Day.
Around 80 councillors, council officers and veterans joined the MP, Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Charlie Curtis, Leader of the Council, Cllr John Kent and the Rev Darren Barlow at the ceremony.
IF THERE IS one thing you must do in Thurrock over the summer then it is trying out the Mobile Explorer at Coalhouse Fort. The Explorer was launched last week down at the Fort. Pixelwork’s Matt Harris was joined by Scott Sullivan from Thurrock Council as well as resident historian Jonathan Catton.
