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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. FOURTH PORTAL NEWSPAPERS The Past and Future always meet in the Present 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. Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link Gurdwara LV21 Hypermedia Anchor 1 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.

Ten years of research and development has been spent developing these original portal spaces focused on technology, environment and sound that offer opportunity for entrepreneurship that benefits whole communities while reducing the impact on the planet. History How Ideas Become Reality Hello, I am John McKiernan, the founder of Fourth Portal, a business that I have been toying with for more than a decade. Having had an early career in advertising before travelling the world, I set up one of the UK's first coffee bar chains in South East London in the 1990s, which included performance spaces and a theatre. Since closing the last of these in 2009, I have been toying with creating a new type of hub space focused on technology, environment and sound that could create opportunities for entrepreneurship that benefits whole communities while reducing the impact on the planet. To understand how people consider ideas and make decisions I curated and produced a large number of long-term public art intervention s , along with my ever-increasing network of fantastic Platform-7 collaborators (view here ). In spring 2019, I set out on a journey to finally take the plunge and create my first hub somewhere in the UK. Calling the journey Haphazard Business I began documenting my thinking and reasons for my decisions as I went in search of a suitable location. The intention has been to outline how haphazard such a journey can really be, with unexpected obstacles and random meetings dictating direction of travel (and this was well before the Covid-19 outbreak sent the world into a haphazard spin). One such random event was meeting Gillian Harwood, founder of Busworks in King's Cross - a large 350+ business hub, who invited me to view Great Yarmouth, an English seaside town as a potential location. Gillian and I clicked immediately and I agreed to open Fourth Portal in two buildings that she has recently purchased. Even before the Covid-19 outbreak, this was a risky venture as the town has been on a downward economic spiral for many years. However, the locals are very friendly, chatty and welcoming and I have really taken to the town, so I decided to set up here. At time of writing, 15 April 2020, no one knows how the Covid-19 outbreak will play out; basically the world is closing down for the spring. What we do know is that beyond this period a new World will emerge, and I believe Fourth Portal will become one of the beacons for a positive more reflective future. Thanks for your interest in Fourth Portal; I hope you will visit soon, John M Read More >

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 is a demonstration of how Culture Reverb may look once live. The Impro Vox 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. Impro Vox is brought together by Freland Green and Stuart Wilding. For more information on Culture Reverb, contact John a John at info@fourthportal.com ImproVox #11 29 September 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Veryan Weston Alan Wilkinson Phase IV Laura Fudge Dominic Thurston Matteo Malquori https://www.fourthportal.com/improv-performer/dominic-thurston ImproVox #11 ImproVox #10 30 June 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Julia Brüssel Hannah Marshall Jonny Martin Anthony Osborne Seb Stone Scott Biagi Adrian Roper James Spatz ImproVox #10 ImproVox #09 19 May 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Steven J. Fowler Benedict Taylor Saulius Bendoraitis Tomas Mejer Freland Green Matteo Malquori Mario Guarnieri Stuart Wilding ImproVox #08 14 April 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Charlotte Keeffe Pete Robson Stuart Wilding Charlie Folorunsho Laura Fudge Sally Stamp Phil Hollins Akira Felix X Tigersonic Jo Morrison ImproVox #08 ImproVox #07 10 March 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Viv Corringham Iris Garrelfs Elien De Schryver Barbara Mukoda Pete Robson Seb Stone Dominic Thurston ImproVox #06 5 February 2025 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Antonio Arca Mario Guarnieri Stuart Wilding Ben Watson Bill O’Connor Sophie Sleigh Johnson ImproVox #05 10 December 2024 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Maggie Nichols Mark Wastell Felix X Tigersonic Mario Guarnieri Simon Lawson Phil Hollins Freland Green ImproVox #04 28 October 2024 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Iris Colomb Lev Dudas Ian Kennedy Carina Tint Michael Zbyszynski Saulius Bendoraitis Isaac Robson Pete Robson ImproVox #03 30 September 2024 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Kay Grant Alex Ward Myco Phoonk Simon Lawson Matt Scott ImproVox #02 30 August 2024 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Antonio Arca Will Morland Barbara Mukoda Vivienne Soan Ben Watson Michael Zbyszynski ImproVox #01 8 July 2024 Bridewell Theatre Bar, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4 8EQ Sharon Gal Sue Lynch Adrian Roper Ian Kennedy Isaac Robson Andrea Bolzoni Scott Biagi Mario Guarnieri

This is a working IMPRO VOX LONDON TEST PAGE - 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 Impro Vox Cultural Memory System (CMS) Test Page Thank you for being part of our CMS prototype This developing Impro Vox webpage introduces our new Cultural Memory System (CMS). The CMS collects information from artists, promoters, venues, and gig organisers to help build a shared cultural archive - supporting future creativity and preserving the stories behind events, people, and places. This page is dedicated exclusively to Impro Vox improvisation events and performances. Click here for other events. ADD YOUR DETAILS HERE Demo: Improv Vox 2024 - 2025 Examples of our developing Impro Vox interactive graph. How to use the graph Below is an interactive graphs 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. 1. Impro Vox Global Map This interactive map shows all the evolving connections between Impro Vox performers, their roles, and the events they have taken part in. Further maps below. About CMS The Cultural Memory System (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. About Impro Vox The Impro Vox improvisation sessions at the Bridewell Theatre Bar in the City of London are the brainchild of Brian Webb and Stuart Wilding, who also run the growing Lo-Fi Ensemble in South East London. For You The CMS supports Impro Vox and its performers to develop new merchandise and marketing opportunities, build a rich archive, and share stories; all while keeping event data clean and structured. Most importantly, the data remains open to link from and to. It is not locked into Fourth Portal and can be used with any future platform or technology you choose. Your event is a cultural legacy Let it flow freely across the web Connecting Galleries As we prepare to launch the Cultural Memory System (CMS), we will begin testing connected galleries. Photos and videos will be web-accessible, shareable, and connected to artist, performer, and audience websites. Impro Vox April 2025 Gallery Focused Visualisation Maps > 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. 2. Artists & Instruments Map 2 focuses on all performers and the instruments used during Impro Vox sessions, displaying a clear visualisation of the connections between each performer and their chosen instruments. 3. Sessions & Artists Map 3 highlights the relationship between each Impro Vox session and the participating artists. It shows who performed when, offering a visual overview of attendance, collaboration, and event history. 2. Artists & Instruments Impro Vox June 2025 Gallery 3. Sessions & Artists Performed or want to perform at Impro Vox? Impro Vox co-founder, Brian Webb ImproVox Gig Details Full name* Who is filling the form? Venue No spaces between words Gig Title No spaces between words Gig Date Day Month Year Start Time Time : Hours Minutes Artist Names Performing * File upload Upload File Upload Flyer or Gig PDF Submit Impro Vox co-founder, Stuart Wilding Add your details here to be included as part of 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 ImproVox Gig Details Full name* Who is filling the form? Venue No spaces between words Gig Title No spaces between words Gig Date Day Month Year Start Time Time : Hours Minutes Artist Names Performing * File upload Upload File Upload Flyer or Gig PDF Submit Become Involved 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. info@fourthportal.com To become involved, please get in touch or head over to our CMS Test Page and complete a form. info@fourthportal.com

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. Burning Harpsichord Salon Burning Harpsichord Salon – Culture Reverb Demonstration Page This page is a demonstration of how Culture Reverb may look once live. The Burning Harpsichord Salon 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. Burning Harpsichord Salon is brought together by Bill Thompson For more information on Culture Reverb, contact John a John at info@fourthportal.com Burning Harpsichord Oct25 8 October 2025 The Hill Station, Kitto Rd, London SE14 5TW Marjolaine Charbin Regan Bowering Bill Thompson Leon Michener Lucia H Chung

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will fundamentally changing the way we live, work and relate to one another. CONTACT Fourth Portal will open in May 2023 St Andrews Arts Centre, 19 Royal Pier Rd, Gravesend DA12 2BD opening hours “We are at the beginning of a revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and relate to one another” (Klaus Schwab) The pace of technological change and new innovations has seen a major leap forward in recent years, with many indications that this is likely to speed-up rapidly over the coming decade. As with the coming of the steam engine, the microchip, the World Wide Web and mobile phones, these new technologies are going to fundamentally change the way everyone live their lives. This coming period has been coined the Fourth Industrial Revolution or 4IR. Fourth Portal presents some of the latest innovations with particular focus on environment, care-in-the-home, self-education and audio technologies, and invites researchers, technologists and entrepreneurs to offer talks and masterclasses that provide an overview how such technologies work, the societal impact and potential business opportunity they offer. Read More > Schwab, Klaus. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum, 2017. Online .

Fourth Portal is exhibiting local artist Peter Rodulfo and Cambridgeshire based Kevin Gavaghan in Great Yarmouth The Full Story About This is your About Page. It's a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are, what you do and what your website has to offer. Double click on the text box to start editing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want to share with site visitors. Kevin Gavaghan Kevin Gavaghan is a self taught artist, originally from North London but now works from his studio in Hertford. His paintings are evocative figurative imagery dancing around the fringes of surrealism and abstract art. He predominantly paints in oils and his process is to collect images and photographs that inform an emotional connection about any given moment in his past. These images reflect an emotional memory of his life growing up from the 1970s in a large Irish family, coping with the complexity of life with Tourette Tics and anxiety related illnesses. He creates organically and his paintings continue to develop throughout the process often changing their personality many times before settling on what he believes reflects a truth within his thoughts. Approximately 20 years ago he developed an eye condition called ‘Central Serous Retinopathy’ (CSR) which can distort his vision by producing fluid on his retina. He chose to embrace this in his art and Kevin’s palette and application of bold vibrant colours dissect and bend his figures and portraits to the point of abstraction which, for Kevin, highlight the multi layers of life and our inner emotions rather than the external likeness of his subject. Peter Rodulfo Peter Rodulfo (b. 1958, Washington DC) a British artist and sculptor spent much of his youth travelling across India and Australia, before settling in Norfolk where he studied at the Norwich School of Art and Design between 1975 to 1979. His first solo exhibition was held in 1980 at the Margaret Fisher Gallery, and for the past forty years has continued to exhibit widely both in the UK, Europe, Asia, USA, and South America. For the past decade he has resided in the Norfolk coastal town of Great Yarmouth, where he has absorbed the novel visual experience of the urban environment and popular seaside culture. During the past two years the subject-matter, style and imagery of his paintings has remained broad and experimental, possessing a variety of meanings, and directly addressing both the viewers powers of association and imagination. Rudolfo's work inhabits the world between what we know and what we dream, treading a line between reality and imagination. They evoke a kind of instability, a sense that change, like the end to a long British Winter, is only constant. They are both alien and a form of shorthand in the form of gestures that refer to shared experience that reveal a mesmerising creative world.

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Portal B transforms a traditional English pub into a futuristic cafe bar shared workspace offering light locally sourced food, soundart and electronic performances and talks. Portal B | St John's Head Portal B status updated June 2021 Pandemic Lockdown and Restrictions Portal B opened in June 2020 with many restrictions following the first UK Covid-19 lockdown. A licensed premises, Portal B was unable to host live gigs, workshops or exhibitions. Customers could only enter the premises with people within their own household and were not allowed to stand or move around. A further lockdown in November 2020 and the ongoing restriction from May 2021 when guests were again allowed with table seating only inside made the project unviable. Learning and Virtual Portals Although Portal B was an exceptionally difficult situation, the learning from creating the space and how it engaged those who visited did provide useful insights that contributed to the thinking behind Portal D and particularly Portal C. This will be written up and posted on the journal pages on this website and the Haphazard.Business blog, which is documenting the portal's creation process. 20 June 2021. Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal B transforms a traditional English pub into a futuristic cafe bar shared workspace offering light locally sourced food, soundart and electronic performances and talks. Work Lounge Surrounded by challenging art, this comfortable conceptual oasis encourages discovery of fascinating innovations and facilitates discussion on the wider impact of technology, climate change and the implications for work and business. Garden Front and rear seating areas offer alternative, relaxed spaces to work, study, meet friends and develop new ideas and while away time. Gigs Live soundart and audio performances, invited talks and discussions celebrates sound, audio and acoustics and offers information on careers and entrepreneurial opportunities available in the field. Covid Delayed until further notice. Portal B, St John's Head, 58 North Quay, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1JB

Portal B transforms a traditional English pub into a futuristic cafe bar shared workspace offering light locally sourced food, soundart and electronic performances and talks. Portal D | Fourth Portal Pavilion The Fourth Portal Pavilion Arena and Lounge offers clients almost unlimited online options for larger events, conferences and gatherings with a capacity of up to 2,000 people at one time. Fourth Portal Pavilion Lounge The lounge area consists of beautifully designed customisable tables that provides for multiple hostings to take place simultaneously, with attendees and delegates free to move around unhindered. The Fourth Portal Lounge delivers exceptional versatility to run all kinds of smaller events, workshops, gatherings, talks and new working methods. With pricing to suit even the tightest budget, the lounge is suitable for large corporations and individuals to hire. Fourth Portal Pavilion Arena The Pavilion Arena is for sizable events, whether to cope with large numbers of guests or need for multiple stages and exhibition spaces. Reception Start as you mean to go on with a beautifully designed, customised reception area when guests enter your event. Stages Multiple stages can be created with up to 10 running simultaneously, each with up to 10 speakers per stage, and the audience able to move freely between each of the stages unhindered. Each stage has a backstage area where host and panel can meet before going live and can share screen, upload presentations in advance or live stream in from another platform. All stages can be streamed out on Facebook or YouTube live. Full HD recording available on request. Lounge The lounge allows all guests and hosts to congregate in one area. Guests are able to stay in the lounge throughout the event should they wish, and move freely among the tables. There is a dedicated networking option that provides random matching of guests allowing from 2 to 20minutes of discussion before being matched to the next person. Excellent tool for bringing people together. Exhibit Up to 50 exhibition booths are available that provide a multitude of ways to display work, products, innovations or classwork. Fully customisable, each space is fully contained and includes tables for visitors to talk to the team behind the display. The booths can be open or restricted and configured to each client's needs. Videos and assets can be uploaded in advance and a live stream is available into the space on the day of the event, plus much more. Book a Tour of the Fourth Portal Pavlion Watch Video Tour

This is a dummy page showing how an London Improvisers Orchestra 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. London Improvisers Orchestra London Improvisers Orchestra – Culture Reverb Demonstration Page This page is a demonstration of how Culture Reverb may look once live. The London Improvisers Orchestra 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. The London Improvisers Collective is a London based collective that performs monthly concerts throughout the year. For more information on Culture Reverb, contact John a John at info@fourthportal.com London Improvisers Orchestra #39 28 September 2025 Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2BA Sam Eastmond Jonny Martin Faradena Afifi Martin Hackett Douglas Benford Tilly Coulton Gina Fergione Kes Matsui Steve Beresford Benjy Sandler Benjamin Krauss Olga Ksendzovska Jess Bull Anderson Julian Woods Gerardo Gozzi Aurelie Freoua John Eyles London Improvisers Orchestra #38 9 July 2025 St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 9ES Jerry Wigens Sam Eastmond Steve Beresford Julian Woods J onny Martin Aurelie Freoua Chris Killick Martin Hackett Chris Hill Manuel Miethe Isabel Anders Dave Fowler Douglas Benford Bettina Schroeder Jo Morrison John Eyles John Bisset Adam Bohman Sue Ferrar Andrei Abramov Phil Minton Ivor Kallin London Improvisers Orchestra #37 8 March 2025 St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 9ES Dave Fowler Douglas Benford Steve Beresford Sam Eastmond Olga Ksendzovska Julian Woods Chris Hill Martin Hackett Thomas Mejer Ivor Kallin Jonny Martin Jerry Wigens John Bisset Noel Taylor Sue Ferrar Sung Mi Marina Kim Gina Fergione London Improvisers Orchestra #36 7 June 2025 St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 9ES Tansy Spinks Julian Woods Chris Hill Faradena Afifi Martin Hackett Korhan Futaci Douglas Benford Alan Newcombe Jerry Wigens Thomas Mejer Gina Fergione Jo Morrison Steve Potter Julia Doyle