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  • Judging our Painting Competition

    Judging our Painting Competition

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    On Thursday the Town Mayor Elaine Harvey and our Artist in Residence Maggie Rose met up with members of the museum’s committee at the Town Council offices for the difficult task of judging the entries to our Paint Your Wagon Competition. After […]

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  • Donation from Gary and Angela Walford

    Donation from Gary and Angela Walford

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    Yesterday afternoon (6th October 2023) some of the museum committee met with Angela Walford at the bus garage. She was bringing a donation of £500 to be presented to the museum charity. The money was as a result of a very entertaining and […]

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  • Talk by Marian Patten

    Talk by Marian Patten

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    Canvey Island Rotary hosts a talk by Marian Patten about the Transport Museum Rotary President Anne Earl invited Marian Patten to give a talk at one of their Rotary meetings about the history of the Transport and the new plans that are […]

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  • Hadleigh Camera Group at the Transport Museum

    Hadleigh Camera Group at the Transport Museum

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    A group of photography enthusiasts arrived at the Canvey Transport Museum on a sunny June (2022) morning. They spent a good couple of hours having a wander around the building after a brief introduction to the museum’s history and then enjoyed a […]

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  • St George’s Day Funraiser

    St George’s Day Funraiser

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    On St George’s Day this year (May 2022) Castle Point Mayor Pat Haunts arranged for the Canvey Island Community Choir to give a concert to celebrate St George’s Day and her chosen Charity was Canvey’s Transport Museum. The event was held at […]

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  • Paint Your Wagon Children’s Competition

    Paint Your Wagon Children’s Competition

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    As part of our Heritage Open Days ‘Paint Your Wagon’ Event we are holding a children’s painting competition. All entries are now in and judging will commence on October 12th. All winners will be notified and invited to our prize presentation at […]

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  • Mural

    Mural

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    We have a resident artist. Maggie Rose and her group are painting us a fantastic mural.

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  • Town Council Cheque Presentation

    Town Council Cheque Presentation

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    The museum was very fortunate to receive a large donation from the Town Council this year. They had raised £1,052 from their Garden Trail event and we were chosen by the Mayor to be the recipient. Members of the Town Council headed […]

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  • The London Transport Museum Friends

    The London Transport Museum Friends

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    The London Transport Museum Friends came to visit i June 2023. The LTMF who were on their Thames Estuary Transport Adventure arrived in two old buses then after some refreshments and a short trip round the town they hopped aboard a more modern […]

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  • The Young Buffers

    The Young Buffers

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    In June we were visited by the Young Buffers who had a great time including a guided tour round the island.

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