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Rochester Bridge Trust in the News

4 August 2010
Trust Seeks New Bridge Engineer
The Rochester Bridge Trust will shortly be considering tenders from consultancies keen to act as its Bridge Engineer. The new Bridge Engineer will be following in the footsteps of such famous engineers as Sir William Cubitt, Thomas Telford, and Henry Yevele – the medieval architect of London Bridge and Westminster Abbey. . . . More

 

The New Bridge

30 March 2010
Trust Invests in New Look for Old Bridge
The Rochester Bridge Trust, which owns and maintains the A2 crossings across the River Medway, has announced that it will be carrying out major maintenance to the Old Bridge balustrade that will involve closing the pedestrian access to the Old Bridge from 5 April 2010 to allow the work to take place safely. . . . More

 

Old Bridge Footway and Balustrade

11 February 2010
Prayers Answered with Restoration of St Margaret's Rainham
Parishioners at St Margaret's Church in Rainham are praising more than the Lord with the restoration of the 15th-century church's ceiling, completed thanks to a grant from The Rochester Bridge Trust. . . . More

 

Celure at St. Margaret's, Rainham
 
 

BRIDGE WARDENS’ ART PRIZE 2011

The Rochester Bridge Trust is inviting pupils in Medway and Kent secondary schools and sixth-form colleges to enter its 2011 art competition before the deadline of 16 December 2010.

The competition theme is “Crossing the Medway.” Entries should depict some aspect of the historic role of The Rochester Bridge Trust in providing river crossings in Kent. Inspiration may be drawn from any part of the Medway and the many river crossings provided by the Trust from the 14th century to the present day.

Entries may comprise any interpretation of the theme, executed in any visual art media, whether innovative or traditional, figurative or abstract.

Entries may be paintings, drawings, photography, digital imagery, and other two-dimensional media.

It is hoped that the entries, while complementing the current collection, will add a contemporary flavour and represent a 21st-century view of the Trust’s work.

Students should download an entry form and a detailed competition brief. An A4-size poster is also available for display.

The deadline is 16 December 2010 for receipt of entry forms. Initial selection will take place in January 2011, and shortlisted work will be judged by the Judging Panel in February, followed by a Public Exhibition running from 24 February to 27 February 2011. Prizes will be announced at an evening Awards Reception at the Bridge Chamber on 1 March 2011.

"Crossing the Medway"

The prizes, awarded by a prestigious Judging Panel chaired by Professor Alan Cummings, Pro-Rector of the Royal College of Arts, comprise:

  • Bridge Wardens’ Art Prize 2011 - £100 to the artist and inclusion of the work in the Trust’s permanent collection and £100 to the artist’s school.

  • Two Special Merit Prizes of £50 for the artist and £50 for the artist’s school for two runners up

  • The Public Prize of £25 for the artist and £25 for the artist’s school will be awarded to the work (excluding the eventual Bridge Wardens’ Art Prize winner) that receives the most votes from the public during the Finalists’ Exhibition.

  • Three Commendation Prizes of £25 for the artist and £25 for the artist’s school for:
    • Technical execution
    • Originality
    • Effectiveness of response to the theme

All prizes, both to winning artists and their schools, will be awarded as vouchers for art materials.
 
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