The theatrical cut of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (2011) is a film bursting with contradictions. It's too short and too long. It's verbose and not talkative enough. It's strikingly personal and distant. It's fiercely uplifting and almost casually cynical. Not surprisingly, these elements made The Tree of Life one of that year's most polarizing films -- but also one filled with the director's particular brand of hypnotic visuals. A jaw-dropping level of beauty is on display here, from sun-soaked Texas fields to cleverly constructed images of deep space. The Tree of Life's lyrical, non-linear structure and impressionistic storytelling set it far apart from your average mainstream production, and it's obvious that a lot of care, planning and detail went into every frame. Yet some of the points earned for creativity are negated by an inflated sense of self-awareness, too much voice-over and a failure to...well, branch out, if you'll pardon the pun.
In human terms, the "Tree of Life" is an all-encompassing symbol present in several major religions and biology itself, among other things. More often than not, it suggests the path to a higher power and/or the way in which living things are intertwined. On paper, this sounds like a perfect match for Malick's drifting, reflective style: from Badlands to The New World, his films typically dwell on the existential side of our human experience. Specific events and time periods often provide the framework for a larger, deeper story, and The Tree of Life is no exception to this rule.
Set in rural Texas during the 1950s, it's apparent that The Tree of Life contains a few purely autobiographical elements. Three different stories are juggled during this film, with the most ambiguous being an abstract journey through space and time. Two more specific stories revolve around Jack O'Brien, both as a young boy (played by Hunter McCracken) and a middle-aged man (Sean Penn). Jack's childhood is explored in modest detail, often focusing on relationships with his stern, temperamental father (Brad Pitt), a naïve but loving mother (Jessica Chastain), and his trusting younger brothers (Tye Sheridan and Laramie Epplar). As an older man, Jack still seems conflicted by his polar opposite parental figures and a tragedy during his young adult life. Meanwhile, our journey through time suggests that one human life probably doesn't matter all that much in the grand scheme of things. Either that, or it matters more than anything else.
If The Tree of Life's 139-minute theatrical cut seemed daunting, Criterion's exclusive 188-minute extended version might not be your idea of a good time. Fear not: it actually feels like a slightly more comfortable fit than its older brother, as the 50 minutes of additional scenes -- combined with what appear to be a lot of small trims and other alterations -- give the film more time to breathe right (not just breathe more -- it really didn't need that). Bear in mind, however, that if The Tree of Life left you lukewarm in 2011, this extended cut won't change your mind entirely: the whispered voice-overs and poorly-rendered CGI dinosaurs haven't gone anywhere. Although Malick still considers the shorter theatrical version his "director's cut", Criterion's new two-disc Blu-ray edition includes both versions for posterity.
It's also worth noting that this extended version was kind of a last-minute compromise by Malick, who initially proposed a "randomized" version of The Tree of Life via seamless branching technology that, quite literally, would never be the exact same film twice (an ambitious idea that was ultimately scrapped). Specific differences from the theatrical version include more time devoted to the O'Briens: Jack as an adult [Sean Penn's character] is thankfully fleshed out a lot more, while specific events from his childhood -- not to mention the earlier lives of his parents -- are now shown instead of just implied. As a result, the lives of everyone seem more fully connected. But from a technical standpoint, the changes are even greater: The Tree of Life's original 35mm negative reels were located and newly scanned in 4K resolution after being re-cut by original editor A.J. Edwards. Additionally, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki color-graded the extended version, sound editor Joel Dougherty added new foley and sound effects, and a new multi-track mix was created to tie it all together. Malick, of course, was directly involved in the process and approved the final product.
As a whole, The Tree of Life still feels like an incomplete, disjointed production that's cursed with soaring highlights and annoying roadblocks in almost equal measure...but with Criterion's addition of a brand new extended cut, subtle but appreciated A/V improvements, and a handful of new extras, this two-disc Blu-ray edition is a no-brainer for established fans and possibly worth re-evaluating for anyone on the fence. It's a true labor of love that stands as one of the studio's most ambitious projects to date, even if that intriguing "randomized version" never actually panned out.
Presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, The Tree of Life looks predictably amazing on Blu-ray no matter which cut you're watching. The theatrical version, which debuted on Fox's 2011 Blu-ray, has been newly scanned in 4K and shows a marginal uptick in overall quality -- not exactly a night-and-day difference, but it's there if you're looking. The extended version, on the other hand, has been newly color-graded and largely favors a slightly warmer palette; it leans towards red where the theatrical cut is a touch greener. In both cases, these 1080p transfers include a jaw-dropping amount of detail captured in dozens of natural and digitally-created locations. Shot primarily with natural light, The Tree of Life boasts wonderful shadow detail, solid black levels, and a pleasing layer of film grain. Digital problems are non-existent. Had this been a true 4K UHD release, it would likely be on the short list of best-looking discs available.
The Tree of Life's substantial 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is equally impressive, especially if you follow the Blu-ray's on-screen request to play it at high volume. This is an incredibly spacious and enveloping audio mix from start to finish, especially during the film's classically-tinged soundtrack. Boasting strong channel separation, thunderous LFE, a tight dynamic range and crisp dialogue, this is as perfect an audio presentation as you'll find on home video. Please note that the extended version is sourced from a more recent 7.1 mix that includes new foley and sound effects added by sound editor Joel Dougherty, but it didn't sound all that different in overall tone, depth, and effectiveness during the times that I sampled each one. Optional English subtitles are included for both cuts of the film, but not the extras.
Criterion's interface is very smooth and easy to navigate with access to a timeline, chapter selection, and bonus features. The two-disc Blu-ray edition is locked for Region A players only; it's packaged in a handsome fold-out Digipak case with overlapping hubs and images from the film. The included 48-page Booklet contains production notes, A/V specifications, still photos, an essay by critic Kent Jones, and a 2011 piece on the film by the late, great Roger Ebert.
Aside from the extended cut mentioned above, this release includes a few new supplements that dig deeper than those found on Fox's 2011 Blu-ray (unfortunately, the reclusive Terence Malick does not appear on camera). Leading off are two recent Retrospective Interviews featuring actress Jessica Chastain (18:38) and senior visual effects supervisor Dan Glass (22:32), who collectively discuss their first meetings with Terrence Malick, other projects with the director, the audition process, stories from the set, working with a small crew, being in the moment, the creation and flying sequences, staying grounded, practical effects vs. CGI, working with NASA and the scientific community, and much more.
Also here are three Video Essays; the first features critic Alex Ross (18:54), who speaks about Terence Malick's use of classical music in his films including the work of Johann Sebastian Bach, John Tavener, Zbigniew Preisner, and Hector Berlioz (ironically, the audio recording of Ross's voice is riddled with defects). Meanwhile, critic Benjamin B (16:27) offers an annotated essay about The Tree of Life's striking cinematography; it's based around audio interview segments with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, production designer Jack Fisk, cameraman Jörg Widmer, editor Mark Yoshikawa, and others. Finally, "All Things Shining, Part 5: The Tree of Life" (24:05 total), created in 2011 for New York's Museum of the Moving Image by critic Matt Zoller Seitz and editor Serena Bramble, is a two-part piece that further dissects Malick's use of voice-over narration, a free-associative editing style, and cinematography techniques.
Carried over from Fox's Blu-ray are "Exploring The Tree of Life" (29:56) and the film's Theatrical Trailer (2:06). Overall, this is a broad and enlightening collection of extras, although many of the new ones tend to favor Malick's entire career instead of the film itself. The lack of an audio commentary on either cut is also unfortunate, but not surprising.
Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life is a polarizing film from a polarizing director who's only gotten more self-indulgent in recent years...but to my surprise, this new extended version (which clocks in at just over three hours) feels like a more complete, better-paced film than the 2011 theatrical cut. It doesn't remedy all the problems, but at least allows a few of its less-represented characters to get more time in the spotlight. It's best thought of as an "alternate experience", which makes Criterion's new Blu-ray package all the more intriguing: we get both cuts of the film, a little extra spit and polish on an already-great A/V presentation, and over 90 minutes of new and exclusive bonus features that examine the film's terrific cinematography, music, and practical effects. Firmly Recommended, but only to established fans.


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Coel rules the Baftas
I May Destroy You writer and star Michaela Coel hailed the work of the show's intimacy coordinator after picking up two prizes at last night's Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards 2021, where DQ was on hand to hear from Coel and other winners.
Lifting the mask
London's Royal Festival Hall hosted the most prestigious night of the year for British television as prizes were handed out to dramas including Peaky Blinders and Three Girls. DQ went behind the scenes at the Bafta Television Awards 2018.
Craft masters
For one night a year, the cream of the behind-the-scenes talent working in the British television industry is recognised at a star-studded celebration. DQ hears from the winners at the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2018.

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I really love working with photographers who are so passionate about the weddings they cover. You can always find personal touches in the work they deliver - like capturing intimate moments between husband and wife that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Ohio based brides, make sure to put Uma Sanghvi on your list!
From the photographer: "This was a TRULY one-of-a-kind wedding. Nikhil and Asha (who met at a Stanford reunion) got married in Little Rock, Arkansas. They wanted to combine the different cultural traditions represented by their parents (Nikhil being Indian, and Asha's father Indian and mother American) The result was an Indian fusion wedding in the deep American south."
Thank you, Uma, for this submission and congratulations to the beautiful couple! Head over to our Facebook page for an Inspiration Board from this wedding.
Asha & Nikhil from Uma Sanghvi on Vimeo.


An LGBTQ rights organization, Truth Wins Out, launched its petition on Thursday asking for its removal the app by Living Hope Ministries that portrayed homosexuality as "sickness" and "sin".
Apple, the Cupertino based American technology company has removed a religious app from App Store after a petition by an LGBTQ rights organization, Truth Wins Out, launched its petition on Thursday asking for its removal the app by Living Hope Ministries that portrayed homosexuality as "sickness" and "sin".
The app was created by Living Hope Ministries, a Texas-based religious group, as reported by Fortune on Sunday.
Ricky Chelette from Living Hope Ministries Executive, however, told NBC News that "we only help those individuals who are seeking us".
He further added that he was not told in advance that Apple would remove the app, as Apple is yet to issue a statement on the app's removal.


The Beach Round Towel is perfect for those sun soaked days at the beach; you'll never have to re position your towel again, just turn yourself around to catch the sun! This 100% cotton towel is highly absorbent and luxuriously soft for those refreshing dips and soft enough to use inside as a bed throw. Inspired by beach days, holidays, picnics, and days in the sun, pack the Newport Towel into your suitcase for your next adventure.


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Risk of Leishmaniasis in North America
Posted on January 6, 2011 by Emil Morhardt
Range shifts of vector and reservoir species are a probable effect of climate change that would influence the spread of infectious diseases throughout the world. Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne parasitic disease endemic in most tropical regions of the world, depends on the female blood-feeding sand fly vectors from the genus Lutzomyia as well as several mammal reservoir species for transmission. A study by González et al. (2010) used ecological niche models (ENMs) to determine the distribution on two sand fly vector species (Lutzomyia anthophora and L. diabolica), three confirmed rodent reservoir species (Neotoma albigula, N. floridana, and N. micropus), and one potential rodent reservoir species (N. Mexicana) in northern México and the United States. The researchers found high potential for the spread of leishmaniasis in North America due to climate change-induced range shifts for N. floridada and L. diabolica in the east and N. micropus and L. anthopara in the west. — Carolyn Campbell
González, C., Wang, O., Strutz, S.E., González-Salazar, C., Sánchez-Cordero, V., Sarkar, S., 2010. Climate change and the risk of leishmaniasis in North America: Predictions from ecological niche models of vector and reservoir species. Public Library of Science 4, 1–16.
In the United States and tropical America, leishmaniasis transmission depends on sand fly vectors and mammalian parasite hosts. The dynamics of the disease are correlated with population changes in reservoir and vector species, environmental changes, and climatic factors. In order to test the potential future distributions of vector and reservoir species, González et al. utilized an ENM for these species based on point occurrence data, digitized environmental layers, and machine learning algorithms. Disease risk was evaluated using two risk components: (i) the potential for the presence of vector and reservoir species based on quality of available habitat and dispersal ability and (ii) projected "cost" measured by the number of people potentially exposed to the disease. Models were projected for future climate scenarios in 2020, 2050, and 2080, using A2 (most extreme) and B2 (conservative) climate scenarios based on the 2003 Third Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report. The study used two species dispersal models: (i) the universal dispersal model assumed that each species occupies all of its suitable habitat; and (ii) the contiguous dispersal model assumed that species occupy a suitable cell only if it is connected to the range of the species at the last temporal state through a pathway of suitable cells. The study area for the model consisted of all terrestrial regions of Canada, the United States, and México delimited by the 14.13 °N line of latitude to the south. °
Predicted range expansions were found for all reservoir species, except N. Mexicana, for both climate change scenarios. In many cases, there was an initial decrease in 2020, followed by rapid increase in 2050 and 2080. The number of individuals affected by leishmaniasis, even under the contiguous dispersal model, is expected to increase to more than twice the current value. The main reasons for this probably spread of leishmaniasis are the range shifts for N. floridana and L. diabolica in the east and for N. micropus and L. anthophora in the west. However, factors not taken into consideration when developing the model, such as precipitation, water availability, vegetation composition, and soil type, may prevent sufficiently high densities of vector and reservoir species for disease transmission. Additionally, leishmaniasis typically affects only rural populations yet much of the future population is expected to live in unban environments.
While this model predicts increased exposure to leishmaniasis, increased disease cases may be avoided. Preventative measures, such as expanded surveillance and control programs and improved efforts at vector and reservoir control, would help to limit the impact of climate change on leishmaniasis exposure and transmission.
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Taking the pulse of "Pulse"
A Big Book on science, technology and nature joins the blogosphere.
We're firm believers in the merits of participating in the blogospheric conversation here at How the World Works, otherwise we wouldn't be doing what we're doing. So we're paying some attention to Farrar Straus & Giroux's ambitious plan to release the full text of a new book, "Pulse: The Coming Age of Systems and Machines Inspired by Living Thing," via an RSS feed.
The RSS feed aspect means that you can plug "Pulse" into your favorite blogreader software and get updates twice a day. But that's not all: "Pulse" is making a clear bid to be a cutting-edge Web 2.0 application. Each post comes with a "tag cloud" of identifiers that are aimed at making it easy to integrate the posts into other tag-oriented Web software offerings, such as the collaborative bookmark service del.icio.us. Readers can find out which posts have been most read, which have been most highly rated, and can submit individual posts to user-generated news aggregation sites such as Digg.com. Infrastructurally speaking, the site, built for FS&G by New York marketing firm Names@Work, seems pretty solid, a technically adept way to integrate a book into online discourse.
One potentially odd aspect, however, is that while each post has many links, they appear to have been inserted by an employee of Names@Work, and not by the author, Robert Frenay. While this is clearly better than having some kind of brain-dead artificially stupid software program add links based on keyword matching, it doesn't lead to confidence that the author has carefully vetted the connection between link and linked concept. For example, in the sentence, "Using lessons drawn from nature, a new generation of designers, scientists, engineers, academics, farmers, philosophers, city planners, business leaders, and public officials from every continent is quietly, and with no common plan, creating a global revolution," the words "global revolution" are linked to a BBC news story on Fon, the much-hyped Spanish Wi-Fi start-up. In another sentence, the words "biocentric logic" are linked to the Vegan Society's home page. A blogger's linking patterns say a lot about a blogger. To have someone other than the author doing the linking may partially undermine the integrity of the project.
But what about the content? If there's one drawback to delivering a book by RSS feed, it might be that for a reviewer, eight little installments aren't quite enough to make a fair judgment. "Pulse's" author, former Audobon magazine contributing writer Frenay, is staking out some grandiose territory, nothing less than the integration of science and technology and our entire post-industrial revolution civilization back into the embrace of biology and nature. But at the outset, his style veers perilously close to breezy, pop-cultural scientific generalization -- "the rise of nature into culture" -- that is unlikely to be satisfying to online readers looking for meaty chunks of information and analysis. The first post is also stocked with predictions -- "Soon to come are computers with emotions, ships that learn from fish, and 'soft jets' that flex and twist like swooping birds" -- that sound uncomfortably close to the techno-optimist propaganda that was so prevalent at the turn of the century.
In a world teetering on the brink of environmental devastation, species extinction and a peak oil energy crunch, the case for drastic changes in how humanity integrates itself into an ecologically sustainable balance with the earth is of obvious importance. But there's little sense of that drama in the opening pages, or of any consideration that we may have already blown our chances.
But again, to judge on the basis of a few posts is unfair. The real test of this publishing strategy is whether readers keep clicking as new posts show up (or, even more significantly, whether the RSS tease sends them off to the bookstore). So far, the numbers trend line is a little discouraging, but it's early yet.
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And there's a variety of Chinese, Japanese and Korean-inspired dishes on offer for hungry southsiders.
Mr Wu's Disco Kitchen this weekend opened its doors to hungry south siders.
The new eatery, found at 87 Kilmarnock Road in the former Hickory Steakhouse residence, has been teasing locals as to what to expect since work got underway at the address back in October.
But as Mr Wu announced yesterday on social media: "Hey, Shawlands! It's Mr Wu, no more clues - The Disco Kitchen is now LIVE!"
And the menu reveals exactly what foodies can expect, with a mixture of Chinese, Japanese and Korean-inspired dishes including pork belly ramen, kim chi and mushroom burgers and haggis spring rolls.
Meanwhile, there's the unknown 'disco fries' to be added to the mix, as well as gogchugaru halloumi bites and veggie, chicken and seafood combos - quite an eclectic mix!
We can't wait to pop along and give it a try!
To find out more about Mr Wu and his disco kitchen, please visit the restaurant's Facebook page, HERE.


It's been a while since you have had your Abbotsford Heat update due to the holidays, so I will fill you in on what you missed. The month of December was a very important month for the Heat due to all the divisional match ups that they had to endure to stay competitive with the rest of the North division and stay in the playoff race. The Heat played eight of their thirteen games in December against divisional rivals and needed to have a strong month.
However, December was a very mediocre month for the Heat. They started the month off with three straight losses but followed them up with three straight wins. They then lost one more game before getting back into the win column, essentially trading losses and wins to start the month off. After their .500 start to the month of December, the Heat went on a five game losing skid to cap off the Christmas month. Maybe they should have asked Santa for another winning streak. After their string of losses in December, they dropped down from sitting comfortably in second place in the North division to a dismal sixth place, which leaves them second to last in the division with only the Rochester Americans sitting below them.
However, this isn't the end of the world for the Abbotsford Heat. They are still only four points out of their former second place standing in the North division and have two huge games coming up against the Manitoba Moose. Two wins against the Moose could have the Heat right back where they want to be in the North division sitting in second place. Sweeping the Manitoba Moose at home is very crucial to the Heat regaining their second place standing in the North division.
The play of Matt Keith has slowed down, but the return of Mikael Backlund from the terrible Calgary Flames could give the Heat a much needed offensive boost for the club. Backlund would also make a great new line mate for Keith in order for him to return to his hot streak. The Heat also have an eight game home stretch that could easily help them get back to their winning ways and put them back on top of the North division. The Heat have home series with the Manitoba Moose, the last place Adirondack Phantoms, the Toronto Marlies, and the Peoria Rivermen. Four wins over the Moose and the Marlies could put them right back in the drivers seat.
The Next Heat home games you can catch start on the weekend against the Adirondack Phantoms, January 7, and then their series with the Toronto Marlies starts on January 14 at the AESC. Remember to look for student deals for these games, the Heat need the home town support. The Abbotsford Heat currently sit sixth in the North division and have a record of 16-16-1-3. For more insider info on the Abbotsford Heat and other hockey news, follow me on Twitter @ JustinOrly.


In space mass equals cost, so lower mass means lower cost. The HarmLES project takes on the challenge of developing critical technologies aimed at bringing down the cost and mass of spacecraft.
When Solar Arrays or antennas on spacecraft have to be moved into the right position, and kept there for prolonged periods of time, Harmonic drives are needed. The design and composition of these drives is paramount for the impact they have on global spacecraft mass. The trend goes for smaller drives, and in this respect, the development of new solid lubricating coatings are needed for harmonic drives. The HarmLES project takes on this challenge. Should HarmLES prove successful, Europe has the potential to obtain world-wide leadership in this area of critical space technologies.


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My first recollections of Rainham are when my family moved into a house on Danson Way, when I was about 4. After a short time we moved into a house in Quinnell Street, although we moved house again we stayed in Quinnell Street where we remained until I moved out, when I got married.
I started school at St Margaret's at the top of Station Road where I chose to sit at the front next to a little girl. I lasted about 15 minutes then I ran home again to my Mum. Needless to say I was quickly taken back. We were taught our numbers and letters using a sand tray. Mrs Madden, our teacher wrote on the blackboard and we copied in our trays, once perfect you shook the tray and started on the next one. Mrs Madden suddenly died which was a shock to us all as she was very nice. I remember Mr Turner the Headmaster, Mr Davis the Deputy Head who also ran the school football team, and of course Fanny Evans who used to shout at everyone! There was a large tree in the playground and it was alongside this that a slide used to appear whenever there was any snow or ice around. Mr Davis used to slide down it alongside all the boys. What would happen today with all the 'health & safety' regs!
The school itself was very old, built using a lot of flint so you had to be careful if you rubbed up against the wall too hard. At that time the only other school was in Solomon's Road on the corner of with Scott's Avenue. Also in Scott's Avenue, there was a row of prefabs as there also were at the end of Solomon's Road. Later when they started to close Eastwoods brickfield, this was between the end of Scott's Avenue and the Lower Rainham Road, they built a new school called Wakeley Road School. They also got rid of all the allotments at the end of Scott's Avenue. Some of my memories are the same as other people have written, so if I repeat them, please forgive me! In those days a lot of people that lived in council houses were not very well off, quite poor in fact by today's standards! I can remember having new shoes, they were all leather and I kicked the fronts out of them playing football with a tennis ball in the playground within a few days, which didn't go down very well at home! The same as when I went through the sole sliding around. I put paper and card inside my shoes to cover the hole so my Dad wouldn't see it! Many a day I went to school like this. Once I remember my Dad pulling the studs out of a pair of football boots, polishing them black for me to wear to school simply because, at that moment, they couldn't afford to buy me another pair. I was the oldest of 6 children, so clothes etc., just went down the line from one to another.
Colin McGregor who has written in this forum is younger than me, and some things changed from my time to his. Mr Osbourne lived at the top of Quinnell Street and used to own the wholesale newspaper business that supplied all local shops. All the top of Quinnell Street where Hidson's now is there used to be a nice bungalow with a large garden. Just round the corner, next to the bank, there was a wooden hut that was the Police Station that was changed for a larger building prior to the new one being built at the top of Berengrave Lane. The local policeman was a huge man who used to visit the schools giving talks and putting the fear of God into us all as to what would happen if we were to do anything wrong! Opposite the Police Station were the Gas Showrooms and a garage with a Ladies Hairdressers, a sweet shop and butchers. One thing I forgot to mention, I am sure when I first moved to Rainham, there were still trams running that turned down Station Road. This point is up for discussion.
Going on to things we used to do. I remember that Quinnell, Brown & Holding Streets as well as the 2 road triangles, all had trees planted between the footpaths and the houses, which were very useful for kids to play around. That is except for the new houses built on one side of Quinnell Street. They had front gardens, they also had, what we called, the new path which is where we used to race a barrow down. Down the path, passed Richard Matthews house, also a contributor round the corner and down the alley that led to Berengrave Lane and Hunters Shop. Look out anyone coming up with their shopping bags! Going on to Berengrave Lane there was Nellie Hunters shop on the corner of the alleyway, turn right going down, there was Longley's Farm which now is the estate where you find Northumberland Avenue, Devon Close and Tufton Road, then the railway line and to the left of this, Rainham Cricket ground, where you found Mr Eccles the Chairman from Brown Street and of course Sid Calloway known to us all as 'Mr Rainham Cricket Club' – a fairly well off man, that supported the club in a big way. He also played cricket to a very late age. Next to this was the Scout building housing the 22nd Medway Scout group then through the railway arch where you found Mr Longley's Rose fields. Mr Longley was renowned throughout England for his process of rose growing. His rose garden on the right hand side of Berengrave Lane now is the estate incorporating Childscroft, Chalky Bank & others. All us kids used to walk down Berengrave Lane, past the chalk pit, now a nature reserve, to what we called the 'tide' or 'the sea wall', to go swimming. Most of us learnt to swim here, out at Motley Hill, in the streams as the tide came in. Some could swim well and they would show off by swimming across the dock! Opposite the dock was the old cement works where you found a building, as stated by others, as the house of many windows. On the way down Berengrave, people used to leave out on their walls, dropped apples, pears and plums for us! We also used to knock on doors for a drink of water, which they always took pity on us and gave us a drink! Nice people! During the summer we used to go down the tide to pick damsons and blackberries from which our Mum's used to make jam. Talking of the Lower Rainham Road, I remember when we had floods! The Lower Road and the houses along it were flooded, this caused quite a sensation!
Once we reached 11 we took the 11 plus exam and of course, most of us failed, which was expected. So off to the Church of England Secondary School in Orchard Street we went. This school was half girls and half boys and never the twain shall meet! Mr Bacon, Head, Mr Thomas Assistant Head, Mr Newell, Clark, Sneath, Springate, Rotherham and Mr Richards were just some of our teachers and then, of course, to those that remember, there was 'Bomber' an ex naval English teacher, who delighted in giving people the slipper. All teachers 'slippered' in those days, but 'Bomber' thought he was the best! He used to say to us, if we found a better slipper than the one he was using, then bring it in! Of course, if you were the fool to do so, you were the first person he would try it on! It was all good fun and I am left with great memories of those days. Mr Springate or 'Alfie' was a Salvation Army Major, who taught us music, raised a lot of money for instruments for the school orchestra by arranging for pupils to collect old newspapers and magazines, storing them in the boiler room and was then sold by the ton to raise money. In those days, apart from English, Maths and Science, we were taught Metalwork, Woodwork, Gardening, Craft and so on, all the skills needed for life. The only difference was that if you were not in the 'A' stream, you were not taught subjects like Technical Drawing, Logarithms and so on. Only the 'A' stream took 'O' levels. If you were not 'A' stream, you were thick and didn't warrant teaching subjects you didn't understand. This I think was true, and it is a pity the same is not applied today. I will leave the Secondary School years for another time.
If we go back to Rainham High Street and to the shops and businesses, apart from those already mentioned, at the top we had the telephone exchange, the chemist and the electricity shop on the corner of Holding Street. On the other corner, we had the sweet shop owned by Barbara Kitchener and right outside her shop was the bus stop. Just down Holding Street on the right-hand side there was Wades lorry yard and on the other side of the road, there was the clinic where pregnant Mum's and all other childhood problems were dealt with, things like Polio vaccinations etc., were administered. This is also where Nurse Legg was domiciled when she was not out visiting schools, checking us all over as well as looking in our heads for 'nits'! Going on down the high street, next to the sweet shop, it was either a house or an accountants, Poulton's was there, as it is now, but a lot smaller. There are a couple of others that I can't remember; one I think was a wool shop. Then you had the farm where the shopping centre now is and next to this, I think it was called the Ford or Forge Garage, then a couple of houses and a small sweet shop, which you stepped down into, then a ladies hairdressers. Roses the grocers, I think greengrocers, and Green's Cycle Shop that had moved up from Station Road. Further along you had Rouses Radio Shop, Smith's Men's Hairdressers, two brothers, and Creamers the Bakers. Then there was an alley, which led behind Creamers to a Dentist that not many people will remember. After this came, I think, the International Stores, which later was bought and turned into the first supermarket in Rainham. I believe it was called Vies, next to this was the carpet shop and the Bank on the corner of Station Road. On the other side of the road, there was nothing other than a few houses before you got to Orchard Street, where just up about 20 yards, there was of course the Blacksmiths, he would throw a hammer at the door that we lent over to give him a bit of mouth and take the 'micky'! It was all good natured, I might add. Going back to the high street, there was another sweet shop, then a corn merchant then of course the famous 'Bug Hutch' with Pat the usherette who knew all the kids, their names, their ages, which was a pain when you weren't very big, when an X rated film was showing, she wouldn't let you in. I say famous, for we had the only picture house with double seats and obviously couples came from miles around to 'kiss and cuddle' with the ever present Pat keeping an eye on them all, by shining her very bright torch on them, should she think things were getting out of hand! After that there was an estate agent, where I purchased my first house and then a furniture shop.
The Cricketers Pub came next, where we all, once we left school, used to meet up and this is where we all learnt to play darts. Wally and Madge were the landlord and landlady and it was Wally, that found in his cellar, the equipment ie: poles, bat, trap and balls for the game, now widely played called' Bat and Trap'. This was in about 1962 and I believe it was Wally, having found the equipment and organising matches with other pubs that re-introduced this game back into pub life. A league was formed and off it went! A pint of mild or a brown and mild would have been around 1 shilling a pint then or 5p now.
This writing and reminiscing lark could go on forever so I will just mention a couple of places younger people may not know about. Just past the church there was a bakery opposite the Coop and Barden's greengrocers. In Ivy Street an off licence called, I think, the Brown Bottle or Jug and in Station Road, apart from Rules paper shop there was another paper shop called Whirlies, next to Coates the Chemist. Talking of Frank Rule, my Dad used to give me a roll up cigarette to smoke on the way down to the paper shop each morning to start my round. All those that had paper rounds will remember that Frank was never up! We used to get to the shop about 5.45am each morning and start to ring the bell to try to get him out of bed. This usually took around 20 minutes of ringing. Occasionally, we couldn't get him up at all. When this happened we would cut the strings holding the papers together, and mark our rounds up outside the shop and go off and do our rounds, leaving any books and weeklies due out that day until the next day. Frank appeared outwardly quite a misery but in reality he was a good and fair man. Our pay was 11 shillings a week with an extra shilling for collecting money on Saturday's, this pay of course was for 7 days a week. The one exception was the Upchurch round. You were paid 25 shillings a week for that one. It was a long way away and quite a large round. You had to get a Council work permit which was a blue card stating that you could work between 7 & 8 am each day, but of course no-one took any notice of these times whatsoever! I had one other Saturday job, which was going out on the greengrocery round with Mr Broughton from Quinnell Street on his horse and cart. My job was to run up and down the street knocking on the doors, then all the Mums would come out and buy their veg. On the corner of Hothfield Road there was a greengrocers shop and next to this the coal yard and opposite was a car sales. The fire station was in Webster Road, where all the kids in Rainham used to run to, as soon as the siren went off. We would chase the fire engine to see whose chimney was on fire and then wait for the firemen's brush to come out the top of the chimney pot, having put the fire out! Then in Longley Road, at the end next to the alley that led to Suffolk Avenue there was a wood yard where we used to get our sawdust to put on our bonfire on bonfire night. One last thought, there were a few prefabs just before the railway station on the right and on the other side of the crossing, where the car park is now, used to be allotments. Also, Huggins wood yard used to be in Wakely Road, backing onto Rainham Recreation ground.
Others may remember more so would be interested to read any corrections or additions to my recollections of these times in Rainham.
Vernon Verrall
0 #21 Pauline Bell 2019-07-08 17:31
Iam looking for anyone who remembers a Sidney Winstanley
Who lived in Otterman quay lane around 1957
0 #20 Carrie Hazlehurst 2018-06-26 21:26
Quoting martyn wade:
i dont know if you are the verall that lived in the cottages in otteram quay lane that married a karen that used to work in berengrave stores berengrave lane, but i remember karen as we lived opposite after moving from century rd
My Mum and Dad lived at the top of Otterham Quay Lane but Mum is called Sharon. She did indeed work in Berengrave Stores.
0 #19 martyn wade 2018-03-13 03:01
i also remember delivering the evening post in 1973 to the veralls probably no 3 0r no 7 quinell st
my grandfather who had the lorry firm in holding street which was sold to billy hales in the 70s which was renamed diamond transport . also had a sister that lived in no 11 high st now man and co estate agent and she was doris durell which had the petrol station and garage and i think there was a small sweet shop on site on the corner of maidstone road.also my great grandfather was came here in early 1900s built his first house in century road where the land and house had to be worth £400 in 1909 , i remember my nan saying he went for a picnic sat in a cow pac and decided that was where he wanted to build his house which he did.his son f a wade that had the lorry firm was a councillor for gillingham and was mayor of gillingham in 1957 and opened the dewdrop pub in twydall in the december of that year,so my family have got alot of history here
my mother had the woolshop next to poultons early 1970s till nov 19th 1989 .i also remember the kitchingham name ,my uncle had the opticians next to the sweet shop j a high .poultons had a carpet shop next one down before the iron mongers or lawnmower shop.and second to the end was coxs cloth shop which my uncle moved his opticians too in the 70s and trembleths the bakery on the end, my mums woolshop was no 45 high st rainham,which since has been a shoe repair shop , a sweet shop ,kebab shop , hair dressers barber shop and nail bar . and if i remember correctly the goodwins or goodmans owned the block of shops.also my grandfather that had the lorry firm fa wade limited in holding st behind the sweet shop said they used those block of shops as a look out ,it might of even been the police station
+2 #15 Rachel Kitchingham 2017-12-28 19:56
Quoting Melanie Foster-Smith:
I have a childhood memory from the 80's of a lemonade lorry delivering small bottles of limeade, cherry pop etc. Does anyone know what brand it was or have photos of a similar vehicle? Thank you in advance
Whites Lemonade
Quoting Marc Sutton:
Quoting Rachel Kitchingham:
That was my Mum's sweet shop on the corner of Holding Street and my Grandmother's shop was Halrose's next to Watts the Chemist. I have a lovely old hanger in my wardrobe that came from Edwin Jelly's who I think was the tailor's at the top of Ivy Street. Lovely memories, thank you. Mum and Dad often went to the Bug Hutch on one famous occasion my Dad set fire to the small net veil on my Mum's rather fancy hat that she worn for the occasion with a cigarette. I also seem to remember that one day a huge hole opened up outside the Gas Showrooms and nearly swallowed my brother who was in his pram.
What was your grandmothers name from Halrose?? Was it Mrs Dale??? Had two daughters Judith and Lyn??
No my Grandad was called Hal and my Granny Rose hence Halrose
0 #13 Marc Sutton 2017-10-21 18:25
+2 #12 Melanie Foster-Smith 2017-08-14 20:23


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