The Rendezvous Club
The Rendezvous Club meets intermittently since the end of the 'Canvey Guides' project. If you would like to organise a more regular walking club please email Lucy Harrison.
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The Rendezvous Walking Club was initiated by artist Lucy Harrison in 2006 as part of the Canvey Guides project. It is named after a social club which was on Waalwyk Drive, Canvey Island, and which was burnt down in the 1930s. The club aims to bring people from Canvey and elsewhere together once a month for walks and conversation on Canvey Heights. It is hoped that the meetings will instigate conversation amongst participants as they enjoy the views over Canvey and the surrounding area. The Club has no membership restrictions and meets on the first Sunday of every month, at 2pm at the gates of Canvey Heights. The membership card (above) was designed by Lucy Harrison and is based on the card for the Corner Club on Canvey High Street.
Lucy Harrison hosted the first 4 walks and provided maps, itineraries and other material for walkers. After the culmination of Lucy's project at the end of March 2007, the club has continued and it is hoped that more conversations and friendships will take place in the future.
Documentation:
January 2007 walk: Private Property
March 31st Launch (took the place of the April walk)
May 2007 walk: Carnival (led by Janet Penn & Sheila Penn)
June 2007 walk: The Concrete Barge (led by Dave Bullock & Andrew Jackson)
July 2007 walk: Embarrassing Moments (via the Settlement) led by Graham Stevens
August 2007 walk: Samphire & Sea Lavender (led by Derek & Valerie Lynch)
September 2007 walk: The Seafront (led by Lucy)
October 2007 walk: led by Margaret Payne
No photos from the November 2007 walk
December 2007: First Anniversary walk
April walk cancelled due to bad weather
May 2008: The route of Hester's monorail
July 2008: Finding locations of Paul Smyth's paintings
No photos from August-November 2008
December 2008: 2nd Anniversary
Anyone
is welcome to join the Rendezvous Club, they should simply come along at
the stated times.
Walks will usually last about an hour.
In the case of bad weather, the club may retire to a nearby hostelry.