Category: Past Visitors

The Autumn Open Day 2015 was very busy and lively. Some of those who attended had travelled a long way, including from the Midlands and other parts of the South East, to be there. Many locals turned up and it

  The Crouch Valley U3A History Group visited the Bata Heritage Centre on 16 September 2015. The group enjoyed a guided tour of the Bata estate and a presentation on the history of the Bata shoe company in the UK.  They

On Saturday 25 July the Bata Reminiscence Centre was visited by Czech car enthusiasts as part of their 14th annual rally titled ‘Forts & Factories of Essex’. The cars, all rear-engined and air-cooled, were Czech-built Tatras that included two 1946 cars