Yesterday I was at a BFI event hosted by Mark Kermode in memory of the film director Terence Davies.

These things can end up being lots of speechifying, but this was fabulous.

Mark was a brilliant host - passionate about Terence’s work but also genuinely interested in what others had to say.

And the guests were great. They ranged from actors and crew who’d worked on the films to the guys from Hurricane Films who got Terence back making movies again, his personal trainer-turned-manager and a neighbour who became a close friend during lockdown and ended up the co-executor of his estate.

I learnt a lot more about the man and his working methods.

We also got to watch clips from some of the films and saw a short with Terence’s poetry being read by Simon Russell Beale.

#TerenceDavies #MarkKermode #BFI #SimonRussellBeale #ukfilm #London #Liverpool #Mistley #cinema #HurricaneFilms

Interior, St Mary's Church, Mistley, Manningtree, Essex, 1906 - RP Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/interior-st-mary-s-church-mistley-manningtree-essex-1906-rp-postcard-220748319.htm

#Mistley #Manningtree #Postcard #Postcards

#thicktrunkthursday in 2008 we visited the 800 year old oak tree "Old Knobbley" #Mistley #UK
The tree is on the once remote and mystic #TendringPeninsular #Essex

Look up into the branches, it isn't only kids who like to climb trees.

The tree even has its own website https://oldknobbley.com/