The Trust has given a set of First World War children’s books to every primary school in Welling (and Brampton and Barrington Schools, also in our area of benefit) to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. This delightful set of books will help the next
On 15th November the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE CStJ, unveiled a cabinet, provided by the Trust, to house the visitors’ book at Danson House. This book was signed by the Queen on her visit to Bexley in 2005. Sir Kenneth Olisa also planted a tree, given
To commemorate the Centenary of the end of the War, Christ Church in Bexleyheath held a flower festival to remember all those who had served and died in the war. This included Valentine Lloyd, on our own memorial, who was awarded the Military Cross “for fine work and bravery in
The Trust was delighted to visit the Gravesend RNLI station to present a cheque for £2,000. The charity is dedicated to saving lives at sea and some inland waterways, including the River Thames. Gravesend is one of the newest lifeboat stations and one of four on the River Thames. Its
Early in the school summer holidays, children and their families learned about the First World War and what farming was like, and how it changed during the war. As many farm labourers went off to fight, labour became short. It was vitally important to keep the food supplies going and
You may have noticed small armies of litter pickers from the local primary schools in Welling helping to clean up our local area. The Trust has been working in partnership with Bexley Council’s Schools Waste Action Club (SWAC) to run the England’s Green and Pleasant Land project. This project is part of
On Maundy Thursday, Bill Price MBE, long term Governor of the Trust, visited Windsor Castle to be presented with Maundy Money by Her Majesty the Queen. Bill was one of 92 men and 92 women to be bestowed the Money in the castle’s St Georges Chapel. This reflects the age
If you watched our highlight film of the Festival of Remembrance and want to see more please click on the links below. We have been unable to upload the wonderful renditions of With You from Ghost andYou’ll Never Walk Alone, sung by Niki and Ben Jennings, or Pirates of the Caribbean,
This year, for the first time, our Festival of Remembrance was filmed by Station Parade Studios, a video production company. This short film gives a real flavour of the event and shows some of the highlights of the Festival, set to the music of Elgar’s Nimrod, as played by the
On Sunday 12th November, St Michael’s Church was full of members of the local community to remember our men who gave their lives in the First World War. The Trust was especially pleased to welcome family members of nine of the men who are commemorated on our war memorial. The
