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Over the past three months Bromley Civic Society has offered Heritage Tours of the Town Centre which have been extremely well attended. During winter months they are planning a cosy indoor version with a kaleidoscope of pictures old and new tracing the history and heritage of our fine old town particularly focused on what still survives as well as what has been lost.
See their flyer – Bromley Civic Society heritage trail
Wednesday 10th February 8-10 pm at the Parish Church Rooms, Bromley Parish Church, Church Road (behind Primark).
There will be a nominal £3 entry to cover costs, but any donations to funds would be most welcome. Refreshments will be available.
If possible let them know if you can make it – phone Tony Banfield on 020 8464 3181 or email: tone@banfi.fsnet.co.uk
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So much has been said about the death of David Bowie that it is superfluous to add anything more here.
Beckenham arguably has the strongest London links to David Bowie. This is where his career really started with gigs at what was The Three Tuns pub, now Zizzi’s, and at the legendary free concert at the Bandstand in Croydon Road Recreation Ground in 1969. Tributes have been laid at both places.
There are discussions about permanent memorials to Bowie in Beckenham.
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On 5 January, The Beckenham Academy Trust “E21c” sent in contractors to clear the land it bought from the Co-op on Balmoral Avenue.
All vegetation gone
The academy recently bought the land , but has not yet even applied for planning permission to build the school. The land has been a much loved recreational resource for the local people for over 20 years, but now it has all gone. As far as we are aware, it has not undertaken any wildlife assessments., nor consulted with the neighbours.
We have to ask if people who ride rough shod over local people and have little regard for due process of consultation are fit and proper persons to be educating 1100 children in future years. What an example to set!
Balmoral Residents have started a petition to stop the school. Click to link.
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