Events and exhibitions
Thurrock Museum Volunteers hold regular free exhibitions on aspects of local history. Exhibitions take place in the ground floor gallery of the Thameside Complex.
Exhibitions in 2018
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
| Monday 26 February to Friday 16 March |
Kynoch People. This exhibition presents the stories of local people who worked at Kynoch explosives factory in Corringham. |
| Monday 9 April to Friday 27 April |
Vote! Telling the story of suffragists, suffragettes and their fight for the right to vote, which was granted to some women 100 years ago. Local connections are also explored, including the Secretary of the Stanford branch, Emily James who corresponded with a jailed suffragette. |
| Monday 21 May to Friday 1 June |
World War 1 Home Front. Showing aspects of life at home during World War 1. |
| Monday 4 June to Friday 22 June |
Medical Matters. A look at the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, along with nursing and medical advancements. |
| Monday 3 September to Friday 21 September |
Lessons during War. Education and learning must go on during wartime – this exhibition looks at local school life, Palmer's boys and their teachers. |
| Monday 5 November to Friday 16 November |
Armistice. Peace at last – we commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 between the Allies and Germany that ended fighting on the Western Front in World War 1. |
| Monday 10 December to Friday 28 December |
The War Years. A review of Thurrock and the world during World War 1. |