Your Canvey January 2012

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Wow! 2012 already! We would like to wish

all our readers, contributors and advertisers a

Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Over the last 5 years, Your Canvey Magazine

has gone from strength to strength and we

hope you still enjoy receiving it through your

door. For 2012, we aim to include more

information about What’s On in the local

area so if you hold either a regular club or

meeting or are planning a one-off event don’t

hesitate to contact us on 01268 696404 and

we will be happy include the details.

Remember to let us know nice and early!

We would also like to include more stories,

photographs and memories of local people so

why not make your New Year’s Resolution

to dig out all those old photos and give

Angela a call on 01268 696404. We will

always return any photographs or

memorabilia we receive the following day by

recorded delivery - we know how important

your memories are. If you have the time, why

not sit down and write or even record some

of your memories of old Canvey and send

them to us at: Canvey Island Publishing Ltd,

11b The Driveway, Canvey Island, SS8 0AB.

Welcome to the January Issue

Published by:

Canvey Island Publishing LTD

Editors: Graham & Angela Owen

Business Address:

11b The Driveway, Canvey Island,

Essex, SS8 0AB

Tel: 01268 696404 Mob: 07974 238657 Email: [email protected]

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its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any

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omissions resulting from accident, negligence or any other

cause.

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advertising material included in this publication.

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advertisements included may be reproduced or stored in any

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the publisher.

YOU CAN FIND COPIES OF YOUR CANVEY MAGAZINE AT: Canvey Island Library, Castle Point Council Offices, Garden World,

Kings Reception, Charfleet Cars , Island Supermarket

If you have any other ideas of things you

would like us to include in the magazine, you

can also e mail us at

[email protected]

If you have missed a copy of Your Canvey,

you can find back issues and an archive of

past articles included in the magazine on our

website:

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Best Wishes for 2012

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The New Year Tradition of Wassailing

associated with groups of rowdy young

men who would visit homes in a trick or

treat kind of way and if they weren’t

given food or drink would either curse the

occupants or vandalise the property.

Hence the demand in We wish You A

Merry Christmas to “bring us some figgy

pudding” and “we won’t go until we’ve

got some.”

Orchard Visiting Wassailing

The tradition of Orchard Wassailing is

still carried out in some parts of the

country, particularly in cider producing

parts of the West Country. This involves

singing and drinking to the health of the

trees in order to ensure a good crop in the

coming year. Customs and traditions vary

between regions but the general aim is to

“wake” the tree.

A bowl of cider or spiced ale (wassail) was

carried to the orchard and sprinkled over the

roots of the trees. The largest tree in the

orchard was selected and the villagers would

gather around and blow horns, bang kettles

and fire guns in order to “wake” the sleeping

tree. The Wassail song was then sung or

chanted as a blessing in order to keep the

tree free from evil spirits until the next years

apples appeared. Wassailing was particular

important when part of the labourers wages

would be paid in Apple Cider as the farmers

would need a good crop in order to attract

good workers.

Apple Tree Wassail

Oh apple tree, we’ll wassail thee

And hoping thou wilt bear

For the Lord does know where we may go

To be merry another year.

To grow well and to bear well

And so merrily let us be

Let every man drink up his glass

And a health to the old apple tree.

“Wassailing” has been associated with the New Year since as far back as the 1400 and is an old custom that takes place around Twelfth Night - 5th January. There are two different types of Wassailing - the House Visiting Wassail which is much like carolling and the Orchard Visiting Wassail.

Wassail gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon

term Waes Hael which means “Be Healthy.”

It was a Saxon custom that at the start of

every year, the Lord of The Manor would

shout “Waes Hael” and an assembled crowd

would shout “Drinc Hael” which meant

Drink and be Healthy.” The Lord of the

Manor would then give his peasants food

and drink in exchange for their blessings of

goodwill.

This custom progressed to people going door

to door bearing what was known as a “Wassail Bowl” filled with hot, spiced ale.

In return the householders would give them

food, drink and Christmas fayre such as

“Figgy Pudding” believing it would give

them good luck for the year. The Christmas

Carol “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” is

thought to refer to the tradition of

Wassailing especially as it was not always

an entirely innocent event. It was often

Door to Door Wassailing


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One of the best things we have done

so far locally is to climb and walk to

the end of the 1970s 1 mile-long

Occidental Jetty and explore

Canvey’s occidental refinery remains

which was a real thrill. It reminded

me of a whole city mapped out with

roads etc that has been left for many

years for nature to take over. The

concrete shapes and blocks left

behind are a fascinating mystery.

Another excellent visit was to the

buildings and remnants of a WW2

army camp and anti-aircraft site in

the Hadleigh downs which is behind

a row of houses that I pass daily on

the way to school without realising!

We are hoping that local people could help

us with any pictures they have which may

show remains in the background - they may

not have realised the significance of when

they took them. This could be photos of the

west Dutch cottage, the Lobster Smack or

Thorney Bay, the occidental refinery or ww2

bunkers etc. We are also interested to hear

memories and information about Canvey's

mysterious occidental oil refinery which is

of great interest to us.

To visit Liam and Joe’s website log on to:

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Two Canvey teenagers have taken their

interest in Canvey Island’s history one step

further with their new website - Beyond The

Point. We asked Liam to tell us what

inspired them to start the site and what

information they would be interested in

learning from local residents.

Liam told us: “We were inspired to start the

site because we knew that the historical

remains on Canvey won’t last forever and

we wanted to record the remains for the

future, so that people aren’t as puzzled as we

are now!

We also wanted the site to offer an insight

into the Island’s history that is not usually

covered anywhere else such as the secret

ruins of our past which give a different

perspective of local history. We hope to

increase people’s awareness of how close

and abundant remains of the past are around

us as well as building up interest in

“forgotten” local history. It’s quite amazing

how the past really is amongst our everyday

life and since we began the site, I notice

remains everywhere I go - things you would

never notice if you didn’t know about them.

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These wonderful photographs of Kingsley Hall School were shared with Your Canvey Magazine and the Canvey Community Archive by Jill Mead and her brother Michael Pain.

Kingsley Hall School was founded by two

sisters - Irene and Gwen Evens and was

located on Central Wall Avenue. In first

opened in or around 1924 and early records

(Kelly’s Directory) show that it was

originally located in Beach Road.

In 1937, records show that

Kingsley Hall School was

located on Central Wall

Avenue in the house above.

Michael and Jill told us that

this house was built by their

great-grandfather Alfred

Harridge in 1908. Alfred was a

dentist who lived in a house

named “Kingsley” in Woking.

When he had the house on

Canvey built, he also named it

“Kingsley.” The property

included two acres of land and

Canvey History

Kingsley Hall School

Miss Gwen Far Left - Are you in this photo? Can you date it ?

went right back to the

lake. Alfred lived

there with his wife

and both daughters

and their families,

until his death in

1923.

Alfred’s daughter,

Mary came to live at

Kingsley with her two

daughters - Irene and

Gwen - when her

husband died. Gwen

and Irene went on to

found the school.

Irene, the elder sister

died in 1938 but the school continued for

many years. Gwen died in 1976. The old

house was demolished in the 80s.

We would love to hear your memories of

Kingsley Hall School, Miss Gwen and Miss

Irene. You can either contact Angela on

01268 696404 or add a comment on the

Canvey Island Archive website. More

photographs can also be seen on the website

at

www.canveyisland.org


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Cast & Crew Theatre Workshop is pleased to

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original stage play of Willy Russell’s Blood

Brothers has earned a nomination for play of

the year for their district from the National

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NODA helps amateur societies achieve the

highest standards of performance and

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year within the regional districts. Cast & Crew

will be in attendance at the gala awards

ceremony in April to find out if they have

won.

Chairman Rob Simmons is overwhelmed by

the massive success of Blood Brothers, “A

show that has really created a buzz about the

group and to be nominated by NODA is a real

feather in our cap. On behalf of everyone in

Cast & Crew I hope anyone interested in

theatre will join us as we gear up for our

next show.”

Cast & Crew are keen to welcome

new members to join them as they start work

on their next production. Their next show

will be a summer production which will be

performed in July. So if you are over 18 and

looking to try your hand at any of the roles

on stage or off just contact the group on

01268 699 246 or

by visiting www.castandcrew.org.uk. Cast &

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School, Canvey Island.

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years unless bulbs blow

unexpectedly of course.

We held our Christmas

Market (photo above)

on11th December which

was a great success with

many people passing

through purchasing

Christmas Gifts. Several

stool holders thanked us

for a successful day which

we are sure will become an

annual event in our

calendar. A big thanks to

Mark and Kelly Chittock

and their helpers for all the

hard work that went in

organising the event.

Our next club event is a Chinese New Year

Night later in January so look out for details

on our website and remember we have bingo

every Sunday starting at 6pm with cash prizes

to be won.

Current January Fixtures for your

convenience as follows:

Monday 2nd Jan Away East Thurrock 3pm

Sat 7th Jan Home Cray Wanderers 3pm

Sat 14th Jan away Aveley 3pm

Tue 17th Jan Away Lowestoft Town 7.45pm

(Ryman League Cup)

Sat 21st Jan Home Lowestoft Town 3.00pm

Sat 28th Jan Away Lewes 3.00pm

Tue 31st Jan Home Met Police 7.45pm

Happy New Year from everyone at Canvey

Island FC

Cup matches continued to take centre stage during the past month where we progressed to the quarter finals of both the Essex Senior Cup and Ryman League (Alan Boon) Cup with wins over Romford and Ware respectively and have been drawn at home to Witham Town and away to Lowestoft Town respectively in the quarter finals. Sadly we went out of the FA Trophy going down at Hampton and Richmond who ply their trade in the Conference South.

We remain in touch of the play off positions

in the league as we approach a very busy

Christmas and New Year fixture period with

games against local rivals Concord Rangers

and AFC Hornchurch. Hopefully we can

report on good results in the next issue of

Your Canvey.

Off the pitch the Club passed its 2 year

floodlight test which prior to the test requires

the floodlights to be lowered and bulbs

replaced at a cost of well in excess of a four

figure sum. Thank god it is only every two

Canvey Island Football Club

Canvey Island FC Christmas Market Photo Courtesy of Glen Eckett


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January in History

22nd January 1901

Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901,

ending an era in which most of her British

subjects knew no other monarch. Her reign

was the longest of any monarch in British

history. She was only 18 when she came to

the throne and was Queen of the United

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1901) and empress of India (1876-1901).

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formally addressed as Her Royal Highness

Princess Victoria of Kent. Sadly, her father

died 8 months after she was born.

At the age of 21, Victoria married her cousin

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Prince. They married on the 10th February

1840 at the Chapel Royal in St. James's

Palace. They had nine children, 40 grand-

children and 37 great-grandchildren,

scattered all over Europe. Most of Queen

Victoria’s children married into other royal

families of Europe. In fact, both Queen

Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip

are great-great-grandchildren of Queen

Victoria.

Prince Albert died in 1861 at the age of 42

and Victoria mourned his death for almost 10

years. For the rest of her reign she wore

black.

Queen Victoria was 81 when she died at her

home Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

27th January 1832

On this day, author Lewis Carroll was born

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Daresbury,

Cheshire. As well as being an author, he was

also a mathematician, logician, Anglican

deacon and photographer.

He was most famous for his book Alice in

Wonderland and its sequel Through the

Looking Glass. Charles Dodgson’s first

piece of work to be published under the name

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Solitude in 1856. In this same year, he met

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great influence on his career. Liddell had a

young daughter named Alice and it is

believed that she was the inspiration behind

Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland which was

published in 1865.


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What’s on in January

On-Going Events Mondays

Fit4Life Keep Fit for over 55s

Wintergardens Baptist Church, Hilton Road

Every Monday 11am - 12pm

Line Dancing

Smallgains Hall, Creek Road

7.30pm - 10.30pm All Levels

Call Carol on 01268 680871 or 07972 815917

U3A - University of the 3rd Age

St Nicholas Church Hall, Long Road

Every 3rd Monday 1.15pm - 3.30pm

Tuesdays

Canvey Island Breathe Easy Group

The Paddocks, Long Road, Canvey

Every 3rd Tuesday - 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Luncheon Club

Age Concern, The Paddocks, Long Road,

Every Tuesday. Call the Age Concern Office

Mon - Fri between 10am & 1.30pm

Wednesdays

Castle Point District Stroke Club

Runnymede Hall, Kiln Road, Benfleet

Every other Wednesday 01268 780701

Thursdays

Canvey Island W.I Women’s Institute Hall, Lionel Road

Every 2nd Thursday at 1.45pm 01268 693955

Luncheon Club

Age Concern, The Paddocks, Long Road

Every Thursday. Call the Age Concern Office

Mon - Fri between 10am & 1.30pm

Knitting Circle

Winter Gardens Baptist Church, Hilton Road

Every 2nd Thursday 2pm - 3.30pm

Call Pauline on 01268 691139

Line Dancing

Smallgains Hall, Creek Road

Thursdays 2.15pm - 4.15pm Beginners

Call Carol on 01268 680871 or 07972 815917

Mondays: 2pm Darts - 7pm Short-mat bowls

Tuesdays: 11 am Chair-fit for over 55s 1.30 pm Cards 7 pm Bingo

Wednesday: 10am Table sale - 1.30 pm Bingo

Thursday: 1.30pm Cards - 7pm Short-mat bowls

Fridays: 2 pm Darts

Snooker every morning from 9.30am

CISCA House also offers senior citizens daily

refreshments, snacks and a set menu midday meal,

all at very cheap prices. entertainment. Cisca House is based in the car park of the Paddocks

Community Centre on Long Road.

Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services

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Community Information Marketplace

Wednesday 21st March 2012

9.30am – 11.30am

Hall 1, The Paddocks, Long Road, Canvey Island



We are here to offer support to

individuals in the community who

have suffered bereavement.

Useful Numbers

Police

Essex Police 0300 333 4444

www.essex.police.uk

Canvey Island Neighbourhood Policing

Team 07791 680413

Medical

Basildon Hospital 01268 533911

Southend Hospital 01702 435 555

NHS Direct 0845 4647

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

South Essex Stop Smoking Services

01702 313705

www.southessexstopsmokingservice.nhs.uk

Councils

Castle Point Council 01268 882455

Canvey Island Town Council

01268 683965

www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk

Essex County Council 0845 7585 592

www.essexcc.gov.uk

Rebecca Harris MP 020 7219 7206

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

[email protected]

Other Numbers

Citizen’s Advice Bureau 08444 770 808

www.castlepointcitizensadvicebureau.org.uk

RSPCA 07791 680413

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline

0808 800 5000



Accountants

Maynard Heady 21

Rowland Hall 19

Appliance Repairs

Advanced Technology 15

Aerial Installation

Trevange 29

Baby wear & Accessories

Angie’s Angels 23

Barbers

Cousinz 27

Beauty Therapies

Magic Hair & Beauty 32 Vicky’s Nails 19

Blinds

Mart’s Blinds 11

Builders

Image Housing 12

J.T Installations Ltd 27

Building Supplies

Charfleets Supplies 10

Cakes

Sophisticakes 29

Car Repairs & Servicing

Cooters Garage 13 Dr Bump 20

Smith’s Auto’s 21 Vauxhall Spares 18

Car Sales

Thames View Car Sales 17

Cards & Partyware

Happy Days 17

Care Services

M.J.K Nursing 29

Carpentry

Dave Cooper 21

Carpets & Flooring

Mark’s Carpet Shop 27

Catering

All Occasions 7

Children’s Classes / Nurseries

Busy Bees 23 Kumon 22

Music Shop

Benfleet Music 15

Opticians

Templemans 21

Parties

Fabulous Fairy Parties 12

PC Services

PC Senior 35

Pet Services

Grrroom & Go 18 Pampering Pooches 11

Plumbers

Alan Keys 24 Aqua Plumbing 29

Printing

Design 4 Print 37

Recycling

Nick’s Recycling 12

Restaurants / Cafes / Bars

CK Bar 2 & 40

Fishmarket 7

Haystack 9

Roofing

Fibre-Tech 39

Self Storage

Easy Peasy Self Storage 20

Sign Writing

Design 4 Print 37

Sweet Shop

Mr Brown’s Sweet Shop 23

Training

Dr Byte 33

TV Supplies

Ace Vision 36

Windows and Doors

Allbright Windows & Doors 31 Economy Windows 18

Window Cleaning

Cannon Window Cleaning 21

Chiropodist

Martin James Podiatry 29

Cleaning Services

Oven Sprite 18

Decorators

Bob Leighton 11

P. Bowers 29

Driveways

Windsor Driveways 19

Driving School

Scotties 7

Dry Cleaning

Canvey Dry Cleaners 39

Estate Agents

Fisks 1

Fabric Supplier

Island Fabrics 11

Facepainting

Fabulous Party Faces 23

Florist

Flowers by Karon 15

Function Room Hire

Concord Rangers FC 14

Furniture Restoration

Furniture Clinic 10

Hairdressers

Magic Hair & Beauty 32 Sophisticuts 9

Health & Fitness

Benfleet Muay Thai Gym 19 Weightwatchers 35

Heating Engineers

Castle Point Gas & Heating 5

Jewellers

Jewellery Hospital 11

Kitchen Suppliers

Image Housing 12

Paul Newman Interiors 25

Locksmiths

Castle Locks 7

Mobile Phone Repair

Selectronic 18

Mobility Supplies

Ward Mobility 15

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