TayClayVision 8

The eighth edition of the TayClayVision Song contest. Taking place at the in  after Amdnarg won with her song “La La La”. The slogan was ‘Sserpxe Flesruoy’.

Voting
On 30 March 2019 the TBU announced that the presentation of the televoting result during the grand final would change for the first time since the current voting system was introduced in 2018. The presentation of the jury results will remain the same with a live spokesperson in each participating country revealing top song from their national jury that earned 12 points. In a change from previous years the televoting result will be revealed in the order of jury ranking, from the lowest to the highest. Then, Each country/jury awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs. After this the other fifty percent comes from online voting from the public which will add together with the jury result to get the final outcome.

Location
is situated right by the A13, on the east side of Basildon. St. Michaels church stands tall and overlooks Pitsea and the surrounding area.

The church was built in the 13th century. Only the tower and the cemetery remain and is no longer a place of worship, but instead houses transmitters and receivers for mobile phone companies.

It’s been reported that in 1988 a group of youngster were playing in the churchyard and witnessed two black dogs. The dogs were described being very large and had red eyes. But not as tall as previous reported Shuck dogs. The dogs seemed to mirror each others in manoeuvres, mannerisms and appearance and appeared out of nowhere, snarling, slavering. They had seen them at the north side of the church near the ‘Witch’s Grave’. The group had tried to climb higher to get away from the dogs, but the dogs, disappeared as quickly as they appeared.

The ‘Witch’s Grave’ is believed to be that of a which and she is buried on the cold, unconverted grounds on the north side of the church.

For many centuries a church had stood at the summit of Pitsea Mount. Though few details exist of earlier structures the church of St. Michael's was last rebuilt in 1871, with the exception of the tower which is of late perpendicular style and believed to date from the 16th century, and now sadly all that remains.

Overlooking the surrounding marshes, St Michael’s Church has been stood on Pitsea Mount for centuries having been build around the 16th century, with extensive rebuilding taking place in 1871. Although once the whole church would have stood on this spot, today just the tower and alter remains with the perimeter marked out. It was during the mid-20th century that the future of the building was potentially jeopardised as structural defects were starting to show. It was thought that nearby housing developments would prolong the life of the church, although this had no effect and the final wedding service took place in May 1975. Mobile network company ‘Orange’ saw a usage of the site and built a phone mast on the roof of the tower. This came at a cost as it was decided that the rest of the church should be demolished as it was deemed dangerous – the church was actually listed in the 1950’s although not properly until later on where it’s thought that only the tower gained Grade II listed status. Apparently, much of the church was actually saved when dismantling took place and is possibly kept in storage by the council.