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The Fourth Portal virtual newspapers exploring technology and innovation. These digital editions complements our 2,000 printed copies distributed across the southeast of England and beyond. FOURTH PORTAL NEWSPAPERS Explore our virtual newspapers on technology and innovation, complementing 2,000 printed copies per issue distributed across the southeast of England and beyond; commended in the 2025 Newspaper Awards. 2025 Newspaper Awards booklet: This newspaper exemplified commercial creativity by successfully engaging a local authority to use central government funding to connect residents and businesses. Its design was praised for its clear layout, compelling visuals and seamless integration of sections. Issue 1 Issue 1 delves into Kent's papermaking industry, exploring how traditional processes and materials evolve, integrating new technologies and adapting to changing market demands to unlock new business opportunities and the versatility of paper. Read Here Issue 2 Issue 2 explores the innovation journey, addressing barriers such as institutional intransigence and discrimination while highlighting the role of technology, wellbeing, and societal progress in shaping transformative business strategies and sustainable growth. Read Here Issue 3 Issue 3 highlights the resilience and innovation of Gravesham’s business and creative community amid ongoing economic pressures. From climate change and shifting customer habits to the realities of microbusinesses, it brings together local voices to discuss adaptation, culture, and the future of work. Read Here Digital and printed editions of the Fourth Portal newspapers are free to read and share. We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions - and are always open to interview requests. Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link If you're interested in a bespoke newspaper tailored to your organisation, industry, or town, send us your requirements to info@fourthportal.com .

This is a dummy page showing how an Impro Vox gig page may appear once the Culture Reverb memory system is live. It is for demonstration purposes only and not yet connected to the full network. ImproVox Gigs Impro Vox – Culture Reverb Demonstration Page This page shows what an individual event page could look like when clicked through from the main event series page. It is a live demonstration of how Culture Reverb will work once fully operational. Each Impro Vox event generates its own gig page, automatically listing all performers and their roles. These pages will connect to individual artist pages, instruments, collaborations, and venues — allowing wider patterns and scenes to emerge naturally from the data. Once live, all information will be connected across the open web, not hidden behind logins or locked into closed platforms. Impro Vox is brought together by Freland Green and Stuart Wilding. For more information on Culture Reverb, contact John at nfo@fourthportal.com All ImproVox Gigs All Improv Perfomers ImproVox #10 30 June 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Adrian Roper Voice Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More James Spatz Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More Scott Biagi Accordion Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More Anthony Osborne Alto Saxophone Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More Jonny Martin Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More Seb Stone Guitar Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More Hannah Marshall Cello Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More Julia Brüssel Violin Performer Bio (Max 80 Characters) Read More ImproVox #10 Julia Brüssel Hannah Marshall Jonny Martin Anthony Osborne Seb Stone Scott Biagi Adrian Roper James Spatz

This is a dummy page showing how an Burning Harpsichord Salon gig page may appear once the Culture Reverb memory system is live. It is for demonstration purposes only and not yet connected to the full network. FlimFlam FlimFlam – Culture Reverb Demonstration Page This page is a demonstration of how Culture Reverb may look once live. The FlimFlam webpage automatically generates a gig page containing a full interactive list of performers. These pages will connect to individual artist pages, instruments, collaborations, and venues, allowing scenes to emerge from the data. Once fully live, everything on the page will be connected across the open web. FlimFlam is brought founded and curated by Alan Wilkinson. For more information on Culture Reverb, contact John at info@fourthportal.com FlimFlam 29 October 2025 181 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UL Francis Conyn John Macedo Colin Somervell Colin Webster Barry Edwards Neil Metcalfe Alan Wilkinson Matthew Grigg Andrea Bazzicalupo Flimflam 24 September 2025 181 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UL Viv Corringham, Sue Lynch, Paul Taylor, Korhan Futaci, Alan Wilkinson, Dominic Lash, Aidan Searle Flimflam 30 July 2025 181 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UL Steve Beresford Stale Liavik Solberg Roy Dodds Alan Wilkinson Mark Hewins John Edwards Flimflam 25 June 2025 181 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UL Daniel Thompson, Tom Jackson, Colin Webster, Caius Williams, Andrew Lisle, Alex Bonney, Alan Wilkinson Flimflam 28 May 2025 181 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UL Kay Grant, Charlotte Keeffe, Richard Hughes, Aidan Searle, Alan Wilkinson, Ian MacLachlan, Marcio Mattos, Steve Noble

VIRTUAL Welcome to our virtual social Lucia House and workplace Airmeet conference and learning platform. Lucia House The rooms are perfect for social gatherings, workshops, informal meetings, book and poetry reading and more. Hover over each room for more information. We have 28 rooms in our virtual house are Beta testing throughout 2023 with a third season of the Discussion Festival. read more Airmeet Pavillion Fourth Portal is a new social space blending cafe bar workspace with retail and education both in the real world and virtual. Our Airmeet Pavilion and cafe are for more formal meetings, workshops and teaching and are perfect for online gatherings in excess of 20 people or more. Clients include universities, charities and the Discussion Festival. read more FOURTH PORTAL | VIRTUAL Welcome to our virtual social Lucia House and workplace Airmeet conference and learning platform. more A glimpse into the future of hybrid work ing, education, performance, socialising and shopping - pop by for a tour Next Fourth Portal Lucia House viewing To be announced The house is closed ** Not yet mobile phone compatible Read More Join the Discussion Festive

Post-Covid events will emerge looking and feeling different to the pre-pandemic world. Our hybrid events approach is at the forefront of the new experience. Hybrid Events Post-Covid Pandemic Events Will Be Different Post-Covid events will emerge looking and feeling different to the pre-pandemic world. Our hybrid events approach is at the forefront of this new experience. Along with partners we have developed an advanced range of venues that are merging the virtual and real-world experience together to create an entirely new way of enjoying an event, meeting, conference, performance or exhibition. Come and visit our Fourth Portal Preview Pavilion or get in touch to discuss. Get In Touch

Fourth Portal events explore the connections between tradition, retro technology and human habits and advanced innovations, AI and new ways of working, shopping and learning. VIEW AT A GLANCE VIEW IN DETAIL No events at the moment Fourth Portal @ St Andrews Art Centre, Royal Pier Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2BD (Map ) Events Begin Click to see full event archive Fourth Portal @ St Andrews Art Centre, Gravesend, DA12 2BD Anchor 1

Fourth Portal at St Andrews Art Centre is a cafe-bar work exhibition events space nestled by the Thames in Gravesend.  Open to all and displaying old and advanced technologies, it provides a glimpse of the AI world ahead in a relaxed community atmosphere.   GRAVESEND Fourth Portal at St Andrew's Waterside Mission Church, Gravesend, 2023-2024 The Past and Future always meet in the Present Showcase List Glance Drilling For Oil | An Immersive Performance - Audience Snapshot, Saturday, 31 August 2025 Our beautiful, chilled-out Fourth Portal, nestled by the River Thames in Gravesend, ran from May 2023 until November 2024, gradually drawing out the town's innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, and the curious. The former seafarers chapel was transformed into a relaxed social space and venue introducing advanced technologies surrounded by an eclectic array of furnishings, books and retro computers. The Macs were free to use, fast internet, a licensed bar, coffee roasted in HMP Mount purchased directly from the growers, and much more, took place under stunning stained glass windows. Innovation Showcase The Innovation Showcase was a one-day immersive event held in Gravesend that brought together artists, engineers, academics, and entrepreneurs to explore the intersection of creativity, technology, and local community. See more and Watch the full video coming here Video Creative DIrector: Ningrui Liu 刘凝芮 Read More Rethinking how materials are made, adapted and recycled will be a prominent component of the emerging technological revolution and is central to public engagement at the Fourth Portal. For summer and autumn 2023, the Fourth Portal focused on paper before moving on to textiles for winter and spring 2024. Read More Fourth Portal stimulated knowledge exchanges by bringing technology, social gathering and innovation to life. Using specially selected objects that coalesce with local history, rich conversations have emerged, leading to collaborations and learning. FOURTH PORTAL REVIEWS All Categories Play Video Play Video 01:21 Review by Kitizo | 13 April 2024 Kizito, a civil engineer from Gravesend, had never seen the Fourth Portal before and was intrigued as he parked up outside. He found space as something special and that there should be more attention as it allows the locals to express themselves. Play Video Play Video 00:58 Review by Tim and Liz | 14 April 2024 Tim and Liz were taken by surprise when coming across the Fourth Portal on their Sunday afternoon walk. Guitar teacher and musician, Tim became fascinated by the innovative music technology and the diversity of the Fourth Portal audience. Play Video Play Video 03:41 Review by Harriet | 19 January 2024 From our inspired page. Local born and bred Harriet Hammond began coming into the Fourth Portal in the early summer of 2023 and was soon developing the Hypermedia event series along with co-founder Joe Clarey. Play Video Play Video Review by Elvin | 28 January 2024 INSPIRATIONAL AND INNOVATIVE Elvin nails the Fourth Portal in 50 seconds. Walking along the Thames Path with his partner, he wandered into the Fourth Portal and sees the robots. Head of Data Analytics for a FinTech company, Elvin immediately made the link between play, robots, learning, knowledge exchange and more. Fabulous review. https://www.fourthportal.com/event-documentation/ Play Video Play Video 00:34 Review by Jaye | 30 Nov 2022 Jaye reflecting on the Fourth Portal test site in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, from July-December 2022. See more on the Fourth Portal Great Yarmouth page. Play Video Play Video Review with Ravi | 15 March 2024 Objects stimulate the majority of the reviews about the Fourth Portal. Ravinder Singh here holds a Tights Ball made using 320 pairs of nylon tights and weighs around 10kg. This is how much landfill 320 pairs of nylon tights take up and there are around 2.5 billion pairs made each year. This ball will not begin to break down for at least 1,000 years! (Head Chemist, SwissRe Insurance, 2014). Video by Jagdev Verdee, guest Ravinder (Ravi) Singh, founder of Khalsa Aid International Background Tights Ball stories (2012-2015) https://re-imaginingtights.tumblr.com/ OPENING TIMES BUILDING ST ANDREWS St. Andrew's Waterside Mission Church, Gravesend The primary missionary purpose of the church was transferred to Tilbury when the docks were built, with services continuing until 1971 despite ongoing problems with damp. The Diocese of Rochester decided to close the church because of the cost of repairs, but it was rescued and purchased by Gravesham Borough Council in 1975 and transformed into an Arts Centre. Ceiling Representing the upturned hull of a ship Windows By Clayton and Bell around 1870, Regents St, London Plaques Various including Franklin, Singh and Beaufort BUILDING HISTORY MORE Notable history and architecture. SIR FRANCIS BEAUFORT The Beaufort Scale was created by Sir Francis Beaufort, an Irish-born Royal Navy officer and hydrographer, in the early 19th century. Beaufort developed the scale as a way to standardise the reporting of wind conditions for the British Navy, which he served in for many years MAHARAJA SIR DULEEP SINGH Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (4 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), or Sir Dalip Singh, and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire" was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest son, the only child of Maharani Jind Kaur. JOHN FRANKLIN EXPEDITION HMS Erebus and Terror were two Royal Navy ships captained by Sir John Franklin during his ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage in the Arctic in the mid-19th century. The expedition is notable for the innovative technology and equipment onboard the ships, some of which were groundbreaking for their time, including steam power, air-tight food containers, a portable observatory and desalination apparatus. CHARLES DICKENS Charles Dickens had many connections to Gravesend and lived nearby. He may have based Great Expectations on the town and possibly made a significant donation to the building of St Andrews. The Fourth Portal offers real-world and virtual spaces to meet, work, socialise, learn and enjoy events. Join us on the journey Do you have a town, building or location you wish to discuss? Get in touch. contact

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TEST PAGE - NOT PUBLIC - INVITE ONLY Platforms like Facebook and Twitter (X) are walled gardens, locking in your data. What if you could set it free on the open web? Welcome to the Cultural Memory System (CMS) Test Page Thank you for being part of our CMS prototype. This is a developing webpage to highlight our new Cultural Memory System (CMS), designed to collect information from artists, promoters, venues, and gig organisers. The aim is to help build a shared cultural archive that supports future creativity and preserves the stories behind events, people, and places. Demo: Improv Vox 2024 - 2025 Example of our interactive graph. How to use the graph Below is an interactive graph showing connections from the Lo-fi Ensemble Impro Vox sessions held at the Bridewell Theatre Bar, London, between 2024 and 2025. > Use the + and – buttons to zoom in and out. > Click or tap on a node to select it. > Press and hold a node to focus on its direct connections. > To exit focus mode, tap and hold the background. Performed or want to perform at Impro Vox? Add your details here to be included in the cultural memory of the Impro Vox sessions. [Or Click Here] About The CMS you are testing here is designed to open up the future of your events. By contributing, you will start to see how your occasions connect to each other, to venues, to artists, and to wider cultural movements. For You It supports new merchandise and marketing opportunities, helps archive and share your stories, and keeps your event data clean and structured. Most importantly, your data remains yours . It is not locked into Fourth Portal and can be used with any future technology you choose. Participate We are inviting selected venues, promoters, events, and artists from different disciplines to upload their details. These are then translated into structured, machine-readable data and visualised as interactive demo graphs like the one above. To become involved, please get in touch or complete one of the forms linked below. info@fourthportal.com Forms Below > Most fields are optional. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. > Submissions are processed automatically to test our backend and ensure your data appears correctly. In the next stage, we will return your input as clean, computer-readable data. > If you enter enough boxes, we may also show you a graph linking your events to others, as above. > This is an early prototype, so parts may still feel rough. Please let us know if you encounter any issues or have feedback. Your event is a cultural legacy Let it flow freely across the web Fill in the form to add your event and begin building your own rich cultural archive. Add Your Gig Gig Title or Artist Name* Headliner Act (if different) Venue or Location Support Act Headliner Website or Social Email* Date of Event Your Name (optional) Message / More Information Submit Fill in the form to add your venue and begin building your own rich cultural archive. Add Your Venue Venue Name Contact Name* Email* Phone Number Venue Type Music Venue Bar/Cafe Theatre Festival Conference Address Capacity (approx.) Website / Social Media Write a message Submit More Information The box colours are deliberate. We are testing whether colour-coding types of activity or groupings helps with finding information later. We recognise that concentration, dyslexia, and disability can make reading difficult, especially in the creative and live sectors. A key aim of the Cultural Memory System is to present content in multiple formats to improve accessibility. ARTIST CSM Contact Name of Artist or Act* Contact Artist Email* Genre Live Music Spoken Word / Poetry Experimental / Sound Art Theatre / Performance Visual / Multimedia Home City/Town Social Media or Website Upcoming Event Message / Anything Else Submit Performed or want to perform at Impro Vox? Add your details here to be included in the cultural memory of the Impro Vox sessions. IMPRO VOX PERFORMER 1. Performer Name (Your Name) 2. Email Address 3. Where are you based? (City/Borough/Town) 4. Have you performed at Impro Vox before? (Yes/No) Yes, I have performed before No, I have NOT performed before 5. Instrument / Role (Select Primary Instrument) 6. Instrument / Role (Select Secondary Instrument) 7. Tell us briefly about yourself Web & Social Links 8. Website 9. Instagram 10 . Facebook 11. TikTok 12. Bandcamp 13. Other Social Profile (e.g. SoundCloud, Threads) 14. Linktree or similar multi-link profile 15. Which of these should we show publicly? (Paste preferred link) Other Details 16. Do you have any upcoming performances elsewhere? 17. Do you give permission to record your performance? (Yes/No) Yes No 18. Do you give permission to use your photo? (Yes/No) Yes No 19. Your Name (if you're filling this in on someone else's behalf) 20. Message to the Impro Vox team (optional) I AGREE TO HAVE MY DETAILS SHARED ON OUR CSM PUBLIC, WITH IMPRO VOX ORGANISERS AND OTHER PARTIES. * Submit Impro Vox Performer Form

Issue 2 explores the innovation journey, addressing barriers such as institutional intransigence and discrimination while highlighting the role of technology, wellbeing, and societal progress in shaping transformative business strategies and sustainable growth. FOURTH PORTAL NEWSPAPERS The Past and Future always meet in the Present Issue 2 I ssue 2 explores the innovation journey, addressing barriers such as institutional intransigence and discrimination while highlighting the role of technology, wellbeing, and societal progress in shaping transformative business strategies and sustainable growth. Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link Issue 2 Introduction Policy Intransigence Statistics Social Change Wonky Potter Diabetes Innovation Wellbeing Port of London Authority RNLI PPE Innovation RC Bathrooms Silverhand Vineyard Artisan Food Mymesh Digital and printed editions of the Fourth Portal newspapers are free to read and share. We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions - and are always open to interview requests. Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link If you're interested in a bespoke newspaper tailored to your organisation, industry, or town, send us your requirements to info@fourthportal.com . The Fourth Portal Newspaper Issue 1 was kindly funded by Gravesham Borough Council using UK Government funds. Printing and Repair Cafe

Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Portal A | StonecutterSpace Portal A status updated June 2021 In January 2020, Portal A was the first Fourth Portal, a hub for demonstrating new technology focused around the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Using creative methods built up over the past 20 years by Platform-7 Events. Portal A was to become a relaxed social space where customers could work, shop and enjoy fine coffee, teas and non-alcoholic cocktails while learning about the latest innovations and watching the emergence of a hybrid environment. With the pandemic outbreak during the winter, development was paused and eventually abandoned in February 2021. Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Opens: Cancelled 2020 Work Lounge An array of <0.5% spirits, wine and beers, with fast broadband makes for an alternative haven for locals, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students and visitors to work or study while developing new business models and encountering like minded people. Gallery A gallery and event space dedicated to new technologies, environment and entrepreneurship with particular focus on the role of sound, audio and acoustics and the career and business opportunities this area offers. Events Talks, demonstrations and symposiums introduce some of the latest technologies, innovations and masterclasses. Advice will be available for entrepreneurs and those seeking a career change or education pathway into engineering, science and associated fields. Watch Video > Portal A, StonecutterSpace, 1 Whitefriars Court, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HF WELCOME The Past and Future always meet in the Present Our Journey Animating places. Inspiring innovation. Building community. From public interventions to hybrid showcases, Fourth Portal redefines how spaces, technology, and people connect. Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Opens: Cancelled 2020 Work Lounge An array of <0.5% spirits, wine and beers, with fast broadband makes for an alternative haven for locals, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students and visitors to work or study while developing new business models and encountering likeminded people. Gallery A gallery and event space dedicated to new technologies, environment and entrepreneurship with particular focus the role of sound, audio and acoustics and the career and business opportunities this area offers. Events Talks, demonstrations and symposiums introduce some of the latest technologies, innovations and masterclasses. Advice will be available for entrepreneurs and those seeking career change or education pathway into engineering, science and associated fields. Watch Video > Portal A, StonecutterSpace, 1 Whitefriars Court, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HF Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Opens: Cancelled 2020 Work Lounge An array of <0.5% spirits, wine and beers, with fast broadband makes for an alternative haven for locals, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students and visitors to work or study while developing new business models and encountering likeminded people. Gallery A gallery and event space dedicated to new technologies, environment and entrepreneurship with particular focus the role of sound, audio and acoustics and the career and business opportunities this area offers. Events Talks, demonstrations and symposiums introduce some of the latest technologies, innovations and masterclasses. Advice will be available for entrepreneurs and those seeking career change or education pathway into engineering, science and associated fields. Watch Video > Portal A, StonecutterSpace, 1 Whitefriars Court, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HF

CULTURE REVERB DEMO Culture Reverb brings artists, venues and events together on the open web. It automatically creates gig and performer pages that link people, places and scenes in real time. See the demo pages below to explore how it works and how these connections will keep growing as the system comes to life. Visit some test pages. ImproVox Skronk FlimFlam London Improvisers Orchestra Burning Harpsichord Salon Loading of interactive graph may take a few moments, please wait Press on any node to see connections. Press on any clear space to reset map.