Shops and Shopping

Fab morning spent at the new Brights Centre with Age Concern members and new visitors. Looking at shops and shopping in Rainham we created a 2D facade of shop fronts along Upminster Road South at the present time together with a 3D 'village' of fascia's and information from past shops and businesses in the same area.

We also met a Centenarian! Trixie turned 100 at the end of November and helped us with many layers of histories in Rainham!

A-Z of Rainham and Timelines at The Village Christmas Fayre

RAVE (Rainham Association for Village Events) are the organisation behind the Rainham Village Fayres which exist to promote Rainham Village and its small business's, the Fayres have been running for about 20 years now, they take place on the 1st  May bank holiday and the 1st Saturday in December.

We were invited by both the Library and the Youth Centre to have a stall at the Christmas Fayre so decided to take up both offers and took on some hired help to assist!

Had an enjoyable day chatting to local people and collecting memories and happenings for our timeline and some amazing A-Z artworks from youngsters together with facts, dislikes and likes in the village. (tried some amazing juice from the stall next door too - ginger, carrot and kiwi!)

Planning and Shoes

Day in The Ship Centre organising everything for the Christmas event on Saturday. The Youth Centre have created some fab alphabet letters, need to buy washing line and pegs! Popped into the shoe shop to chat to the owner about it's history and shopping in Rainham, so much has changed since the new store arrived, couldn't believe it had been there since 1990! Essex Footwear is right next to the walkway to the big store and had some of it's land compulsory purchased to create the 'alley'.