your canvey magazine august 2011
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August 2011
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Editors: Graham & Angela Owen
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Welcome to the August issue of Your Canvey Magazine!
I’m putting the finishing touches to this
month’s magazine after returning from a
lovely day at the 20th annual Castle Point
Show. There was plenty to do for all ages -
that’s our daughter Holly above who enjoyed
all the children’s events and activities,
especially the face painting.
This year, the Show was bigger and better
than ever having joined forces with the ever
popular Rubbish Riot Day. Visitors to the
show were able to enjoy demonstrations from
local groups including Judo, marching bands,
dance groups, a football tournament and
classic car show.
We had a stall there together with the Canvey
Community Archive and the Canvey Carnival
Association and we made lots of contacts and
shared lots of stories of people’s memories of
Canvey Island.
If you still haven’t had chance to buy your
copy of our new Canvey History book - Your
Canvey Memories, you can now find it in
Happy Days, Furtherwick Road (on the
corner of Oak Road) or at the reception desk
of the Oysterfleet Hotel. You can also order it
on our website at
www.yourcanveymemories.co.uk
Call us on 01268 696404 and if you live on
the Island, we can often deliver your copy on
the same day!
Enjoy this issue
Best Wishes
Graham and Angela Owen
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Take a trip down Memory Lane with
our new book - Your Canvey
Memories. It is a fascinating account of
Canvey Island’s history through the
eyes of those who lived here including
Eddie Terry who now lives in
Australia. Here are some of Eddie’s
memories that he shares in the book.
“I can fondly remember our daily walks
down to the beach. At the bottom of Maurice
Road by the seafront was Andrew’s Fair, this
was rather a small ramshackle fun fair and
wasn’t really very popular with us boys.
Down at the seafront was the Casino
amusement arcade with rides, machines and
a small lake with boats you could hire out.
The penny machines in the Casino were ripe
for cheating. When you won on the machine
you were supposed to turn the knob twice
and get your penny back but if you turned
the knob very slowly until it was about to
click and then spun the knob very fast, it
clicked past the stop and you could keep
doing it and getting pennies every time.
Also, all of the money used to fall into the
bottom of the machine which had a wooden
door so that the owner could get the money
out but there was a gap at the bottom of the
door with enough room to slide an hacksaw
blade into and slide the pennies
out. We did quite well out of
this, and of course the more you
used the hacksaw the bigger the
gap became at the bottom.
The owner of the Casino was
Mr. Beaumont and he and his
two sons used to walk around
with huge bunches of keys
hanging around their necks that
were used to open the machines
when they broke down. We had
to keep an eye out for them as
they knew what was going on, it
was just a case of catching us!
This all changed when we got the lovely
taste of Charrington’s beer and our hunting
ground became the Monico Pub next door.”
To read more of Eddie Terry’s memories as
well as other first hand accounts of life on
Canvey, including the night of the flood you
can purchase your copy of Your Canvey
Memories by calling 01268 696404.
order online at
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We always love to hear your stories
and this is a wonderful tale of how a
Canvey resident helped to deliver a
message to an 86 year old lady in New
Zealand from the father she lost in
World War 1.
The story begins in 1914 when the first
World War was only a few hours old. 26
year old Private Thomas Hughes from
Stockton-on-Tees was one of the first people
to be called up to the war and on hearing the
news sent a postcard to his wife and 2 year
old daughter sending explaining where he
was going and sending his love. This
was the last time they heard from him -
or so they thought!
Not only was Private Hughes one of the
first people to go to war, he was also one
of the first to die. His body was never
recovered. On the 9th September 1914,
two days before he died, he wrote a
letter to his wife and put it into a green
ginger beer bottle. He also wrote a letter
to whoever was to find the bottle asking
that they forward the message to his
wife and “earn the blessing of a poor
British soldier on his way to the front.”
He then screwed on a rubber stopper and
tossed the messages in the bottle into the
English Cannel as he left to fight in France.
It was 85 years later that a fisherman from
Canvey Island, Steven Gowan, was trawling
for cod of the Essex coast when he dredged
up the bottle - still in near perfect condition.
“Someone else may have just thrown it back
into the sea or taken it home and done
nothing about it,” says Steven “but I became
determined to deliver the letter. Even though
I assumed that Mrs Hughes must have
passed away, I felt a great personal
responsibility to get the letter to any family
he may have had.”
Mr Gowan began his search by placing an
advert in a newspaper local to where Private
Hughes was from and by amazing co-
incidence, his plea was spotted by a distant
relative of Mrs Hughes. She had emigrated
to New Zealand eight years after her
husband’s death with their daughter Emily.
Mr Gowan was flown out to meet her by a
New Zealand newspaper and personally
delivered the bottle and the message that was
meant for her mother all those years ago.
Emily said it was a great source of joy and
comfort to her.
Private Hughes with his wife and daughter Emily
Steven Gowan personally delivered the message in a bottle to
Private Hughe’s Daughter in New Zealand
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charity for the forthcoming season.
The club have set a minimum fund-raising
target level and are planning a number of
fund-raising events throughout the season
involving all of “The Beachboys” sides from
the first team and Veterans, down to the
club’s vast youth set-up who have recently
gained FA Charter Standard status.
A celebrity event will be held in August,
with Concord chairman Antony Smith
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in excess of £20,000 for the trust.
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Who would have thought that a book about Canvey Island’s early buses would be so fascinating! Certainly not me but Peter Clark’s self published book contains entertaining and delightful accounts of the shenanigans of the early bus companies including their rivalry with any of the mainland ones that dared to cross the creek.
Journeys to and from Canvey Island
involved travelling over the creek from
South Benfleet by ferry or in later years via
an opening bridge. In days when few
possessed a motor car, the bus service to and
from Benfleet Station used by most islanders
and visitors to the Island was a very
important part of people’s lives.
Prior to 1931, the buses were operated by
numerous individuals. Controls and
agreements often proved impossible to
enforce and so lawlessness, rivalry and many
disputes resulted. Clark describes the
busmen from off the Island - some who
came from as far afield as Kent as
“interlopers from across the creek.” They
would often end up in ditches or bogged
down in the deepest pot-holes thanks to the
local drivers. Also included in the book is an
article from a local newspaper about three
busmen from Canvey. One was deformed in
one leg, another had a glass eye and the third
was subject to fits. They obviously did not
have to pass a medical in those days!
Eventually, the last remaining fifteen
operators on the Island formed a private
company which acquired an amazing
assortment of vehicles. Before long, they
sold their shares to the Bridge family and
Canvey’s buses, with their own
characteristics, continued to be privately
owned until 1951 when sale to the British
Transport Commission resulted in
nationalisation.
Canvey Island’s Early Buses priced at
£4.95 is now available. This 44 page, A5
book published by the author chronicles
events during these early days and is well
illustrated with many early photographs and
references to the early Canvey pioneers. The
author believes that this story will be of
interest to those interested in local history as
well as those interested in transport. The
book is currently available from Castle Point
Transport Museum (1st & 3rd Sundays) and
the Dutch Cottage Museum (Wednesday &
Sunday afternoons) or direct from the author
by calling 01702 477095 or e mail
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Last month, athletes from all the Canvey
junior schools met in a District Sports
Event at the Cornelius Vermuyden School.
Pupils competed in both track and field
events with Leigh Beck School winning the
trophy for their school for the second year
running (see photo above.)
There was excellent enthusiasm and team
spirit from all the teams.
Breathe Easy Canvey Island received a
breath of fresh air at their last meeting. Mr
Brian Lindsell, this year’s president of the St
Clements Masonic Lodge, presented them
with a cheque for £510. Mr Lindsell, who
also suffers from breathing difficulties,
decided to donate the proceeds of a raffle
held at a Ladies Night Dinner and Dance
earlier this year.
It was a fantastic boost to the finances of the
group and they were extremely grateful.
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Sweet Facts
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I G B K N E S D E T C
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Are you aged between 9 and 12? Do you enjoy reading books?
Come along to the Book Club at Canvey Island Library on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 4pm - 5pm
For more information contact the library on
01268 683741
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experience at some time in their lives. When
someone important and close to you dies,
your whole world can appear to turn upside
down.
We are here to offer support to individuals in
the community who have suffered
bereavement.
This is a time of very painful emotions and it
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Across
7 Felt hat (6)
8 Rhythmic literary
work (6)
9 Benefit (4)
10 Causing erosion (8)
11 Tidal wave (7)
13 Period of time (5)
15 Creep (5)
16 Looks after teeth (7)
18 Restrain (8)
19 Suspicious (4)
21 Care-giver (6)
22 Shoe inner (6)
Down
1 Relinquish (4)
2 Pie fruit (7,6)
3 Philosophical guide (7)
4 Upset (5)
5 247° 30' clockwise
from north (4,9)
6 Sobriety (8)
12 Unique (8)
14 Eruptive (7)
17 Profundity (5)
20 Guise (4)
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3 Philosophical guide (7)
4 Upset (5)
5 247° 30' clockwise
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6 Sobriety (8)
12 Unique (8)
14 Eruptive (7)
17 Profundity (5)
20 Guise (4)
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September. In the FA Trophy
we have been drawn at home to
fellow Ryman Premier side
Hendon with the match to be
played on Saturday 22nd
October.
We will shortly be announcing
the name of a major new club
sponsor which may happen
before you read this column, we
also hope to announce further
new sponsors in the near future.
There are numerous ways in
which Companies and in fact
individuals can sponsor or advertise at
Canvey Island FC. If you would like to
know more then contact our Sponsorship and
Press Officer Chris Sutton on 07740 921532.
Off the pitch. our weekly Sunday Bingo
night is now well established staring at 6pm
with cash prizes to be won and the chance to
win big money in our card and key games.
Other events are being planned for the
summer including live music so please keep
an eye on our official website.
On Sunday 4th September Canvey Island FC
will be hosting a charity fun day event
organised by Thames Ambulance in aid
of the fantastic charity McMillan Cancer
Support. This will of course involve a game
of football between a Thames Ambulance
Charity XI with likely opponents Canvey
Fire Brigade. The event will include bouncy
castles, pony rides and a sweet stall.
Finally, our very popular Community Passes
will be available soon and will be distributed
to all schools when they return in early
September. They allow free entry to all
children under the age of 12 and if they
are accompanied that adult will pay a
reduced entry price of just £7.00.
See you at a game down at the lane soon
Finally, after what seems like an
absolute age but is in fact less than 3
months, football has returned to Park
Lane. The players have been back
together training hard since June and
at the time of writing 2 of 9 scheduled
pre season friendlies have been played.
These matches have seen us complete a very
good win away at Heybridge Swifts and a
slightly disappointing home draw with
Wivenhoe Town. However, early friendlies
are for experimenting with formations,
looking at trialists and chopping and
changing line ups so not too much should be
read into them. We do however have some
tough friendly matches to play so as we
approach them the manager will be looking
to slowly get closer to his strongest squad
and line up.
Ryman Premier fixtures are out and can be
found on our website. We have a tricky but
winnable start at home to big spending
Carshalton Athletic followed by a local
derby away at AFC Hornchurch and another
away game at Kingstonian.
In the FA Cup we come in at the 1st
qualifying round where we are at home to
either Stanstead, Basildon, London APSA or
Clapton, game to be played on Saturday 17th
Friendly Away Game against Heybridge Swifts
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6th August 1991
It was today that Tim Berners-Lee released his
text-based Web software to the public creating
the beginnings of the World Wide Web and
general public use of the Internet.
Tim Berners-Lee was born in London in 1955.
He became the primary inventor of the
software program known as the World Wide
Web. In 1989, Berners-Lee and his
colleagues created a communications protocol
called HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
that standardised communication between
computer servers and clients.
7th August 1840
An Act of Parliament was passed today
prohibiting the employment of children under
16 as chimney sweeps. Chimney
sweeping was a job children could do better
than adults and small boys were employed to
climb and scramble up chimneys. Their task
was to brush clean the inside of the flue with
small hand-held brushes.
The chimneys were usually very narrow (in
some cases as small as 30cm) and twisted. The
boys would come down covered in soot, and
with bleeding elbows and knees. Children
often got stuck or froze with terror in the
cramped darkness - in these cases the Master
Chimney Sweeper would simply light the fire
underneath to “encourage” them to get on
with their work. The work was dangerous and
painful. Some boys got stuck and died of
suffocation.
18th August 1868
On this day, a French astronomer spotted an
unknown element, now known as helium, in
the spectrum of the sun during a much-
anticipated total eclipse. As it was first
discovered by studying the Sun, the name
Helium was derived from the Greek word for
sun, helios.
It wasn’t until 1895 that British chemist
William Ramsay proved the existence of
helium on Earth in his studies of a radioactive
ore material from Norway. Helium is a very
small and extremely light gaseous element. It
is odourless and tasteless. Helium is the
second most abundant element in the universe
with only hydrogen occurring more often.
Tim Berners-Lee
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Store anything from furniture, stock and equipment. Archive files and documents. Anything that you wish to store that is not combustible, inflammable, noxious or explosive is OK with Easy Peasy
Super Low Rates
Immediate Storage
Different Size Rooms
Clean, Dry, Secure Environment
Packing materials & Transport
Minimum Rental Period just One
Month
Simple & Clear Rental Agreement
DAVE COOPER CARPENTRY
All Domestic Carpentry Work • Stair Alterations • Laminate Flooring
• Doors - Internal & External
• Fencing • Decking
• Garden Gates Made 2 Measure / Fitted
01268 685154
07789 073009
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LINE DANCING Smallgains Hall, Creek Road
Mondays 7.30pm - 10.30pm All Levels
Thursdays 2.15pm - 4.15pm Beginners
For details call Carol on 01268 680871
Castle Point District Stroke Club Runnymede Hall, kiln Road, Benfleet
Every other Wednesday
Call Geoff Sharp on 01268 780701
Canvey Island W.I Women’s Institute Hall, Lionel Rd, Canvey
Every 2nd Thursday at 1.45pm
Call 01268 693955
Canvey Island Breathe Easy Group The Paddocks, Long Road, Canvey
Every 3rd Tuesday
Fit4Life Keep Fit for over 55s Wintergardens Baptist Church, Hilton Road
Every Monday 11am - 12pm
Luncheon Club Age Concern, The Paddocks, Long Road,
Every Tuesday & Thursday
For all advice & information call the Age
Concern Office Mon - Fri between 10am &
1.30pm
WEDNESDAYS - 10am
Smallgains Hall, Creek Road
THURSDAYS - 6.30 St Nicholas Centre, Long Road
Call Debbie on
07872 987 153
TABLE TOP SALE &
CHARITY FAYRE
20th August 10am - 3pm At: Women’s Institute Hall, Lionel Road
You will receive a warm welcome at our Sunday
Services or at any of our weekly groups
Sunday Morning Service - 11am - 12.15pm
Pastor - John Kennet Tel 07828 145120
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2nd Tuesday of the Month (starting 8th September)
2pm to 3.30pm at Winter Gardens Baptist Church
Hilton Road Canvey Island Knit or Crochet for charity, enjoy friendship & a
free cuppa
Can't knit or crochet, don't worry - we can teach
you!
For further information call
Pauline on 01268 691139 If you have any odd balls of wool you could
donate, please contact Pauline
For Tickets Call Angela on 07974 228657
FRIDAY
23rd SEPTEMBER
CONCORD RANGERS
FOOTBALL CLUB
THAMES ROAD,
CANVEY ISLAND
From 7.30pm
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The Sunday Session Live Music from 7pm - Free Entry A La Carte Restaurant with Weekly Specials Available (Excludes Wednesday Evenings)
Extensive Bar Menu Available All Day Monday - Friday
Join our exclusive Oyster Club - Dining Reward Card For Over 50s
10% Off Your Total Bill When Purchasing Food
TRADITIONAL CARVERY
Wednesday Evenings £8.25 Sundays - 1 Course - £8.50,
2 Course - £11.75,
3 Course - £13.95
The Lakeside Suite can accommodate up to 150 guests
for a sit down meal 220 guests
for informal seating.
The Oysterfleet is licensed to hold civil wedding
ceremonies on its
premises giving you the complete wedding service
Fri 23rd September
ABBA TRIBUTE NIGHT Includes 3 Course Meal
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Great value-for-money Home Flooring, Underlay, and Fitting Services
Beautiful Carpets in a wide range of Patterns and Textures
Honest, Knowledgeable, Friendly Staff
[email protected] 01268 565555
[email protected] 01268 510510
Worried About Poor Tenants?
CHOOSE FISKS - THE PROFESSIONAL LETTING AGENT FOR BENFLEET & CANVEY
ATTENTION LANLORDS
ARLA Qualified Consultants
Full Referencing With Rent Guarantee & Legal Protection
Professionally Written Inventories
Custodial Bonded Deposit Account
CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND
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Accountants
Maynard Heady 24
Rowland Hall 29
Appliance Repairs
Advanced Technology 17
Aerial Installation
Trevange 24
Barbers
Cousinz 27
Beauty Therapy
Beauty @ Hart 12
Bereavement Counselling
Canvey Island Bereavement Support 24
Blinds
Mart’s Blinds 7
Builders
Image Housing 15
J.T Installations Ltd 31
Butchers
F J Caring 7
Building Supplies
Charfleets Supplies 37
Cakes
Sophisticakes 32
Candles & Gifts
Pining For You 31
Car Repairs & Servicing
Cooters Garage 13
Dr Bump 25
Essex Coachworks 27 Smith’s Autos 10
Care Services
Mayfair Care Services 20
Carpentry
Dave Cooper 33
Carpets & Flooring
Mark’s Carpet Shop 37
Mobile Phones
Canvey Mobile Phone Sho 9
Parties
Fabulous Fairy Parties 23 S & K Pamper Parties 24
PC Services
Alpha Networks 31
Pest Control
AJS Pest Control 15
Pet Services
Pampering Poochies 24
Plumbers
Alan Keys 12 Aqua Plumbing 33
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CK Bar 2 & 40 Fishmarket 7
Haystack 17
Islanders Fish Restaurant 27
Oysterfleet 36
Self Storage
Easy Peasy Self Storage 33
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Tyler Law 1
Sunglasses Shop
Sunglasses Solutions 11
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Dr Byte 21
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Ace Vision 29
Windows and Doors
Allbright Windows & Doors 39
Economy Windows 18
Window Cleaning
Cannon Window Cleaning 19
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Catering
All Occasions Catering 17
Cladding
Scott’s Cladding & Windows 32
Cleaning Services
Mopits 19
JSM Services 10 Ovenclean 32
Oven Sprite 12
PJs Cleaning 29
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Bob Leighton 12
P. Bowers 29
Drain Services
AJS Drainage 15
Driveways
Windsor Driveways 33
Dry Cleaners
Canvey Dry Cleaners 11
Estate Agents
Fisks 37
Funeral Directors
A.R Adams 19
Function Room
Concord Rangers FC 14
Furniture Restoration
Furniture Clinic 25
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Sophisticuts 9
Heating Engineers
Castle Point Gas & Heating 5
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Pining For You 31
Kitchen Suppliers
Kitchencraft 32
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