BTP Joe and I have been busy over the past few months updating our stall display which we feature at local community events. We decided to create a ‘giant’ MDF pillbox to replace our table, and after applying wood ‘bricks’, a pva and sand mixture, and layers of paint, we managed to create an authentic concrete texture. We even added ivy to create an ‘abandoned look’. To go along with it we decided to upgrade the display board from what was originally just a map showing historic remains across the Thames, to a hand-drawn and painted antique-looking map featuring particular historic structures across the estuary. Photographs and drawing of these places brought them to life, whilst the addition of a iPad-holder made from an old picture frame enables us to play videos at our stall. We put this display to use in September at the Canvey Archive Heritage Trail, and at the Canvey Transport Museum Open day in October. Follow our Facebook and Twitter to check for upcoming events where we will showcase our display!
As for other site content, we have numerous features lined up covering a variety of places and traditions. In production are documentaries on Dover Castle and it’s tunnels, Westcliff Highschool for Boys, Canvey’s Occidental Oil Refinery with guest Chris Fenwick (manager of Dr. Feelgood), and the history of tea whilst the boys taste their way through the B Tea P Party. Proposed upcoming content includes East Tilbury Bata Shoe Factory, Coalhouse Fort, a Halloween feature, and a rare opportunity to film the renown Edwardian Severall’s Asylum in Colchester. We also plan to give Beyond the Point a facelift over the next few months looking into a more accessible modern site layout with a new homepage video.
