The Research Volunteers recently visited the London Scottish Regiment Museum for a private tour, led by Regimental Secretary Major Stuart Young TD. We were all very interested to learn the history of the Regiment and view the impressive collection of artefacts, many of which were from the First World War.
On Sunday 9th November the Trust held its annual Festival of Remembrance in St Michael’s Church, East Wickham. This year the names of 14 men from East Wickham and Welling who died in the First World War were read for the first time alongside the 106 men remembered in previous years. These
In the week leading up to Remembrance, children from St Michael’s East Wickham Primary School were busy making poppies, to remember the men from East Wickham and Welling who died in the First World War. Each junior child made a poppy in memory of one of the 120 men and
During the course of the past year, and as part of our Heritage Lottery Funded project, the Trust has held workshops and given talks and presentations across the community to tell the stories of the men who fought in the First World War from Welling, within a local history context
With the help of the Bexley Heritage Trust, The East Wickham & Welling War Memorial Trust is staging a First World War exhibition called “WElling WILL REMEMBER THEM” at Hall Place, Bexley. This tells the stories of the men from East Wickham and Welling who fought in the First World
Did you know that Upton Road in Bexleyheath was once the site of the Bexley Cottage Hospital which treated wounded soldiers in the First World War? This picture shows VAD (Voluntary Aid Detatchment) nurses with some of the Belgian soldiers they were treating in 1914. Follow news from around the
The Trust recently awarded a grant to the 5th East Wickham Guides for an experience of a lifetime visit to Iceland. Guide Leader Suzanne Umney’s report of their amazing trip follows: On Sunday 27th July the Guides, Rangers and 7 adult leaders met up at Gatwick airport in their matching
On Saturday 28th June two members of the East Wickham and Welling War Memorial Trust, Chairman Nigel Betts and Governor Gill Buckenham, were honoured to join the Mayor and Mayoress of Bexley, Cllr Howard & Mrs Diane Marriner, at a Solemn Drumhead Service at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The service
The Trust put on its first ever fundraising concert at St Michael’s Church, East Wickham, on Saturday 21st June. The music was provided by our old friends the Belvedere Concert Band, conducted by their new Musical Director Andrew Denyer. Our appreciation goes to the band and also to talented Soprano
The Trust recently awarded grants to four members of Bishop Ridley Church towards a working trip to the Stephen Jota Children’s Centre in Uganda, which is supported by the Nsumbi Trust, a UK charity. The trip is described by Letitia, Adrian, Debbie and Gary below. Letitia: Visiting Uganda was for
