Tilbury Port Open Day : Artist Walk and Talk Tour - Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories

Come and join a guided tour with Artist EVEWRIGHT the creator of Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories, a site-specific art installation, comprised of images, documents, audio recordings and memorabilia adorning the bridge that passengers of the Empire Windrush first walked across as they entered Britain in 1948.  Attending the live tour will give you an insight into how the installation was created and extra stories about the lives of the people who's photographs and documents are exhibited within the installation. This art and sound installation may invoke a multitude of emotions.

Visitors who register for a tour ticket (below) can collect a free copy of our commemorative legacy publication on the day. Or alternatively if you are unable to attend the Open Day you can receive a free copy by post and just pay the cost of postage and package (one publication per household). CLICK HERE

TICKETS 

Adults - Free

Children (16 and under) - Free

Please Note 

Tickets are non-refundable (unless the event is cancelled by the organisers) but if you wish to exchange your ticket for a different tour time please contact us at least 24 hours before on: Email: hello@evewrightstudio.com

(Please bring your own device and ear/headphones). 

Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tilbury Bridge is a public area, for their own safety children should stay with their parent or guardian at all times and should not be allowed to wonder off on their own.

TRAVEL & ACCESSABILITY

Tilbury Passenger Bridge is accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

Arriving by Car

If you are travelling by car please follow signs to Gravesend Ferry and park  in the Tilbury Riverside Activity Centre car park. Near the bus terminus. Or as directed by Car park stewards on the day.

Arriving by Train

If travelling by train from Essex or London you can purchase a through ticket to Tilbury Riverside, which includes the bus from Tilbury Town Station.  Ensign Buses co-ordinate the schedule with train arrivals and departures, to reach the installation by public transport. 

You can buy the ticket on https://tickets.c2c-online.co.uk/ or from any National Rail station ticket office.   

On arrival at Tilbury Town station please take the platform exit for Tilbury Dock (Not Tilbury Town) and you can take the no.99 bus from outside the station. (The fare is included in the train ticket price)

Tilbury International Cruise Terminal is served by a ferry service from Gravesend in Kent  to Tilbury (Mon-Sat ). Due to schedule changes however, please check https://tfl.gov.uk/ for the most up-to-date travel information.

COVID-19 STATEMENT

We ask visitors to follow government guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing to ensure their own safety and that of our staff and other visitors to our outdoor events and other activities.  Please read our guidance https://www.evewrightarts.org/covid-guidelines.  and https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus  for the latest information.

Evewright Arts Foundation cannot accept any responsibility for the health and safety for you or your visiting party to this installation.