We venture past t
he Old Babylonian period (1800-1170BC), past the conquest of Judah (714-681BC), past the Persian wars (490-489 BC), waving to Alexandra the Great (334BC) as we zoom past. We spot Roman Emperor Hadrian as he begins to build his 73 mile long wall (120), and not long after we see the Vikings raiding Ireland (793) and then we whizz by The Battle of Hastings (1066).
No time for toilet stops as we pass the signing of the Magna Carta (1215), see the Bubonic plague start in China (1346) and witness The Spanish Armada (1588). We spot James Cook on his way to Hawaii (1778) and catch Napoleon's navy being defeated at the Battle of Trafalgar by Nelson (1805), but just before the Potato Famine in Ireland begins (1845) we take a detour and land in 1830 right at the back of Debenhams in the car park.
Well it will eventually be the back of Debenhams! (in 181 years time) but in 1830 it's a place kn
own as 'Mesopotamia Island' a piece of land sandwiched between two rivers, and here we witness the 'Mesopotamia Elections', a curious local custom enacted out every time a parlimentary election was held. Witty speeches were given by the chosen candidates and everyone cast their vote, after the winner was announced the losers were ducked in the river!A quick decision was made, we would collect our three Bright Sparks from the late eighteenth century bring t
hem into the future and stage our 
own mock election. Who had created the best invention, who had left the biggest legacy, who was the most memorable, who's invention changed the world...... We will find a 19th Century Chelmsford hero for a 21st Century Mesopotamia Island.With a box of information, photographs and goodies to support each of our three candidates we set to work creating giant posters to influence our voters .....
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