Image: LANS

Image: Karen Lois Whiteread

JMT taps into and supports Jaywick's strong sense of community. With many local residents interested in volunteering and contributing to their local community, JMT acts as a central hub. This strand contributes to an exciting programme which also communicates aspects of the other two themes of Heritage and the Environment. JMT's community is not limited to the local people of Jaywick, but also incorporates regional and global communities, not only in a physical but also in a virtual sense.

Up Coming:

Arcadia Revisited more >
May - November 2008
Arcadia Revisited is a new project by artists David Cotterrell and Alex Murdin which aims to explore the ‘essence’ of Jaywick – the social, cultural, historical and environmental elements that contribute to a ‘sense of place’. Drawing on the ancient Greek concept of ‘arcadia’ as an idyllic vision of the wilderness, Arcadia Revisited looks again at the original utopian vision that led to the creation of holiday communities such as Jaywick. During this summer, Cotterrell and Murdin will work with the people of Jaywick and also with the professionals responsible for this community, to develop a creative project which investigates what this ‘arcadian’ vision means today and what it could mean in the future.

Summer Fair
2 August 2008
Jaywick Martello Tower is working in collaboration with the Martello Caravan Park in Jaywick and a committee made up of local residents led by Mick Masterson to host a Summer Fair around the Tower on August 2nd.

The Summer Fair, will be in part a recreation of the Jaywick 1934 Carnival including a Classic Car show, a Jazz Band, and traditional carnival games and attractions. Local organizations will participate in the event and many local residents will dress up for the occasion in 1930s costumes.  

The event will be formally opened by Douglas Carswell MP. Member of Parliament for Harwich and Clacton, who will travel to the event in a 1934 classic car.   He will be greeted by a group of residents who have lived in the area since the 1930's. The event will open at 10.30 am and all are welcome.   If you would like to be involved in the planning for the event please contact Cindy Rowland on 01255 822783 or email cindy@jaywickmartellotower.org

Leaving a Legacy more >
start February 2008 (exhibition ends June 2008, internet resource is ongoing)
Students from Bishops Park College and Colbayns High School have been collaborating with Triggerset, one of the the UK’s leading VJ collectives, to create a celebration of the Jaywick community through music, video and photography. Materials produced during the workshops by the students, including interviews with local residents, are presented in the current interactive exhibition at the Tower, until end June 2008.

These materials are also available on the website as an interactive ‘game’. You can download all the clips, combine them, add your own original material and upload into myspace. New works can be constantly created and shared!

Victorian Christmas Craft Fair
16 December 2007
A Victorian Christmas Craft Fair was held at Jaywick Martello Tower on 16th December 2007. Father Christmas was in attendance giving out free presents for every child. There were ten local people selling seasonal produce and gifts. Some participants   also dressed in Victorian costume for the occasion. Local businesses supplied raffle prizes and Frobisher Primary School made all the christmas decorations. Seasonal music and a key board player added to the atmosphere and refreshments were available all day. Over 150 people attended the event.

Image: LANS

Cross Fade
October - December 2007
Using material from our recent Clean Slate event, where our visitors were encouraged to create their own artworks about what Jaywick means to them, local artist Rosemary Mackinder responded to some of the contributions to create new and exciting artworks.

Using our three themes of Community, Heritage and Environment, Rosemary seeks to explore the richness of the original material, while interpreting the perspectives that led to these creative and spontaneous contributions.
 
While some examples have been chosen to be exihibited simply as they were drawn or written, other works were incorporated into Rosemary’s own personal responses for her new exhibition. We hope you enjoy her work!

 
Image: James Fletcher

Friends of Brooklands Anniversary Showcase
27 October 2007
The event was organised by the Friends of Brooklands to commemerate their first anniversary, celebrate their achievements in Jaywick in 2007 and to showcase the strong community cohesion that exists locally. The FOBs have worked in partnership with other local organisations to organise the event and these included Hutley's Caravan Park, Park Resorts, The Green Team and the Jaywick Gardening Club, Jaywick Local Historical Society, Tudor Residents Association, Signpost, Brooklands Classics, Interaction and the Community Wardens and Bishops Park College. Over 300 visitors attended on the day. Part of the proceeds went towards setting up a fund to continue community programming at the Tower.

Clean Slate
July-September 2007
Clean Slate is an exhibition created by and for the residents of Jaywick. It started with 17 blank canvases, a box full of paints, brushes and pens as a chance to express your thoughts, your heritage and images of your community.


Image: LANS

Jaywick Rocks
Jaywick Rocks is a film made during summer 2006 in Jaywick by artist Karen Lois Whiteread. Karen spent six weeks in the summer talking to and filming people who live and holiday in Jaywick, finding out what was special to them about this place. Visitors and residents describe, remember, recount and laugh their way through this series of images. Over 100 people got involved in the project, resulting in over 20 hours footage for editing. Jaywick residents expressed through their own words, their enthusiasm and their own artistic endeavour, a deep sense of their own belonging and their own history.

Image: Karen Lois Whiteread