Category: feature
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Gravesham General Election 2024 Round-up
The rain got heavier, and Rishi Sunak’s bespoke suit became the focus of attention. I presumed that he’d just fired the starting gun on what would be one of Gravesham’s most closely fought elections in recent history. The polls were correct; we have a new MP, but it wasn’t the battle I expected.
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Gravesham: A Day in the Life
On Saturday, 1st June, anyone with a camera was invited to take part in Gravesham’s first Day in the Life shoot, part of the Gravesham Fringe Festival. The aim is to make it an annual event documenting the changes in the borough from year to year. I took portraits of shopkeepers in some of Gravesend’s…
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The Last Ferry to Tilbury
The Jacob Marley leaves Gravesend for the last time and the sun sets on a ferry service that has carried passengers between Tilbury and Gravesend for over 700 years. The ferry’s cancellation is another symptom of the funding crisis hitting local authorities across the UK.
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Gravesend Civic Centre & Woodville Theatre
I know I’m likely in the minority, but I need to be honest: I love the Civic Centre and the Woodville. Brutalism, the architectural style, is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. I love it and maybe you will too.
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The Final Days at Tri The Bike Shop, Gravesend
A bike shop has traded from this site in Windmill Street for some 60 years. However, at the end of November Tri The Bike Shop will put up its shutters for the last time.
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The Table: Helping Those In Need
Tony and Vicki Harris have been on a journey that would change their lives, seeing Tony giving away all their money and most of his clothes. During the pandemic they would feed up to 50 people, six nights a week.
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Pantomime: More Than Just Another Show
This time last year, the curtains had just come down on Wicked Productions’ Beauty and The Beast at the Woodville. As in many other theatres across the UK, this year, the Woodville’s pantomime curtain never really went up.
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Gravesend’s Lost Pubs: The Railway Tavern
The Railway Tavern in Railway Place, Gravesend, originally opened in 1853 (some sources suggest 1881) and followed shortly after the railway station in 1849.
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Gravesend’s Lost Pubs: Ascot Arms
The Ascot Arms is the latest of Gravesend’s pubs to close, finally shutting its doors early in 2018. The brewery has advertised for new tenants, but it seems more likely it’ll be turned into yet another convenience store, or demolished and the land used for housing.