Jenny Titford
About
I am someone who is constantly learning and striving to create - sometimes doing well and sometimes failing! I have thrown away more watercolours than I care to remember! From writing to playing various instruments, from creating websites to making stop motion films, I don't spend much time on the sofa watching TV. My inspiration for photography is all around me and my stories come from a family tradition of writing. My interests are wide and varied, one minute I will be exploring something to do with astronomy and the next looking up a plant I can't identify. Life is for learning and this is my journey.
Author
"Tales From Hockley Woods" is a book of short stories for children to be read aloud or for independent readers aged 7 and above. Some of the stories are based on real life events and some are pure fantasy – it is up to the reader to decide!
Click on the book cover to find out more........
I am also proud to have written a play with music for primary school children entitled, “World War II on the Bakerloo.” This has been performed many times by local primary schools.
I co-wrote,“Prince Allegro and the One Note Song.” which was also performed by various local primary schools. It contains all original music composed by my husband Les and his son Steve You can listen to some of the songs here:
The Warehouse Centre
Now MegaCentre
In April 1992 I had a life changing dream which centred upon opening a place where young people could go to be safe and warm instead of wandering the streets of my local area with nothing to do. The dream was taken up by a multitude of good, caring people and the local Christian community. People from all walks of life were involved with everything from fund raising to painting and decorating. Many people put their hands in their pockets or gave practical help to see this vision become a reality.
The Warehouse Centre and Megazone opened in April 1994 after two hard years of fighting authorities and public opinion. Some people literally gave up their jobs to see it happen and their names are almost too numerous to list.
The hugely popular youth club, SKAPE, would regularly see up to 100 young people on a Friday night. Somewhat less during the week and weekends. Different age group clubs sprang up after it moved from the upstairs area to a bespoke area on the ground floor. Monday Club was attended by over 100 children of junior school age. Then came Thursday Club and Wednesday Club for school years 10 and 9.
Today, The Warehouse Centre has grown from a completely run down building to a state of the art laser arena, a soft play area, a theatre space and it houses many community initiatives. It is now known as Rayleigh Megacentre. The substantial mortgage has been paid and it is self sufficient. The youth club, as it was then, sadly no longer exists - it's a different world now compared to the early nineties. However, it is used by specific groups and projects, all doing amazing work.
It is a true testament to what people can do if they really believe.
This page is dedicated to the many hundreds of volunteers who have worked for this vision, saw it become reality and continue to support and work hard to see it continue.
The Sports Hall (now a soft play area).
The entrance -back in the nineties.
The Owl Man was a regular at Monday Club.
A small cafe, pool, table tennis, discos, tuck shop, movie nights, outings, etc. etc.
Creator
I have a channel on YouTube where I showcase all the instruments I play - squeezeboxes and now bass guitar. I hope to share my passion for playing music while encouraging people of all ages to learn something new - it really is never too late.
Having taught piano and piano accordion, I know that anything is possible and while it may be easier to start when you're young - you can certainly be a very respectable player if you practice!!
You will also find a few stop motion films I made!
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