St Mellitus Centre Opened in Oakhurst Road - Set up in 1936, the centre, which is managed by the Royal Association for Deaf People, is used by people from Southend, Rochford, Castle Point and Basildon. Large Boat - The Mauretania the largest ship ever to sail in the River Thames, sailed past Southend Pier in 1936 en route to New York from George V Dock. FA Cup Run - Southend United went into the third round against the mighty Spurs and held them at White Hart Lane 4-4, only to lose on 15th January bringing Tottenham to Southend 2-1. Howard's Dairies - A common sight along the London Road, between Hamlet Court Road and Milton Road, providing most of the dairy products to the town. An advert of the time: | Two Tree Purchased - Leigh acquired a new island in 1936 when the council purchased Two Tree Island from the Salvation Army. It became a mixed use environment mainly for waste with it becoming a landfill site as well as a sewerage point between 1960 and 1990. These days things have moved on to make the island far more attractive and is known for its natural beauty and is a well regarded area for twitchers seeking out rare varieties of birds. In the autumn blackberry pickers swarm the area. there is also a very active model aircraft club flying their planes regularly. Two Tree also provides some sweeping views inland towards Hadleigh Castle and Old Leigh. Ambulance Service Arrives - Southend Police Station adopted the first ambulance to serve the town in 1936. Basing it within the newly adapted garages at it's main HQ in Alexandra Street.
Westcliff Fire - The Lindisfarne College in Valkyrie Road suffered a bad fire on 11th March 1936.
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