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600 TREES AND COUNTING!
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Orpington’s All Saints Church were recently involved in ‘Plant a Tree for the Queen’s Jubilee’. With the help of the 2nd Orpington Scout Group (who donated 500 of the 600 Beech trees) that were planted over the weekend by the Scout Group, the church’s congregation, friends and Guiding groups planted the trees in Newells Meadow graveyard on Old Priory Avenue. Meanwhile, the church is inviting members of the public to join them for its upcoming activities • Stations of the Cross: Sundays in church at 5pm, beginning on 6th March • Choral Evensong: 6th March at 3.30pm • Baptism Open Morning: 12th March at 10am • Orpington Symphony Orchestra Concert Mendelssohn—Hebrides Overture, Niels Gade—Ein Sommertag Paa Landet, Gounod—Symphony No.1 in D major: 19th March 7.30pm • Mothering Sunday service: 27th March at 9.30am
SUPPORTING LOCAL AUTHORS…
At the age of 74, local historian Pam Preedy has just published her first book, Living Through the Great War; How The People of Bromley Faced The Challenges of War. Pam has always been interested in history, but her trigger to enter into print was a course she took with the Oxford Continuing Education department on local history.
Pam said: “I had come to believe that as far as history went, Bromley was one of the most boring towns in Britain, as little of any historical significance happened here. I was wrong.
The people of Bromley, as the ‘little people’ everywhere react to the great events of the time. When the Tudors were dabbling in religion and making great changes, people in
Bromley were making their own decisions about what to do: stand up for their own religion and suffer the consequences, or ‘go with the flow’.
“I became interested in Bromley and the Great War through the local paper, The Bromley & District Times. I had intended to research the men who had given their lives in the 1914-18 war and are recorded on the Bromley Memorial. I started looking through the paper and found references to lots of men volunteering to join up and fight. Instead of looking for the dead heroes, I created Excel spreadsheets of all the military men mentioned in the paper; weddings, deaths, awards of gallantry, letters etc, which are now entered onto my search site www.militaryancestors.co.uk (free and without adverts). This covers both wars, though I still have to complete 1945. During this research I naturally had to read the papers looking for servicemen to record, and in the process, I found lots of wonderful stories and information. This is the basis for my book and it can be read straight through or you can 'dip' in and out. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!”
You can find Pam’s book on Amazon – both hardback and via Kindle. If you’re a local author or know of one, email hello@lifeinmagazines.co.uk for the chance to be featured.
8 Life in... Orpington March 2022
OMGosh!
Pantomime audience members at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley helped to raise £12,867.94 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) as part of the theatre’s annual Christmas charity bucket collection. Starring Lee Mead as Prince Harry of Holby and Bonnie Langford as The Fairy Lilac, Sleeping Beauty ran from 4th December 2021 – 2nd January 2022 and was watched by over 27,000 people across the show’s run.
Picture: Christy/Craig Sugden Photography
CHAIN REACTION
If there’s one impression that Strictly Come Dancing’s 2021 winner, Rose Ayling-Ellis, will leave us with (apart from her amazing dancing), it’s raising awareness about deafness and the deaf community. Bromley Chain’s mission is to support, sponsor, campaign, inform and raise deaf awareness in the borough, and the charity has recently awarded a Bursary for the two-year training of a teacher of the deaf at Darrick Wood School in Orpington. Get in touch to see how they can help by emailing info@bromleychain.org.uk or see www.bromleychain.org.uk
Help find a physio! Looking to volunteer?
Joshy’s Heart of Gold is seeking volunteers to join its team to help meet its new and exciting aims for 2022. The company’s founder, Victoria Battman, set up the charity in memory of her son Josh, who was sadly killed by an elderly unlicensed driver on Orpington’s Court Road. The charity helps families who have lost a child or young person with aftercare, including counselling. Going forward, they plan to provide a service for mental and financial wellbeing. If you can volunteer your time to help, visit joshysheartofgold.godaddysites.com/ volunteer
WISH GRANTED
JLinks Physiotherapy is seeking physiotherapists from all specialities who would like to work with them and continue a career in a thriving and friendly team. The company is made up of a small team of physiotherapists who visit people across the boroughs of Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham and Kent County. Contact Jo or Jayne at admin@jlinks.co.uk to hear more about the role.
If you were one of Hever Castle’s visitors over Christmas and made a donation when prebooking tickets online - congratulations! You’ve helped raise a total of £14,705.24 for Make a Wish charity, which grants life-changing wishes for critically ill children.
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TheElderberryCafé
From 10am till 12 noon The café serves hot drinks, homemade cakes and much, much more. At St Paul’s Church, Crofton Road, Orpington BR6 8JE
Everyone Welcome
Join the Tintagel Women’s Club
Tintagel Women’s Club is calling out for new members to join. The non-religious group meets every Monday afternoon in The Unity Church in Orpington’s Rye Crescent during school term time between 2pm-4pm. It offers a programme of speakers and illustrated talks on a variety of subjects, quizzes and local updates.
For more information call Mary Cody-Cowdery on 01689 874697.
Jackie Baxter, a Bromley Council staff member and borough resident, has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. Jackie, who works as the Environment Campaigns Officer, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in recognition of her work, particularly during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic when national lockdown restrictions were in place. Jackie led on matching volunteers with vulnerable and isolating residents who needed help during a stage of unprecedented national challenge. Between March 2020 and March 2021, Bromley Council had over 4,600 offers of help from local people willing to volunteer to support local residents and enable them to gain access to care during lockdown and restrictions of movement. Jackie worked tirelessly with more than 1,500 of these volunteers and supported more than 1,500 local people to get vital food supplies, essential prescriptions and access to a person to talk to or to walk their dogs. She said: “The most recent period of our lives has been immensely challenging for all of us. It was a great privilege to support residents during that time, and it is a huge honour to be recognised in this way.” Previously, Jackie has been recognised nationally for her pioneering work on how the council treats deceased cats that have sadly been found on the highway, by working to reunite them with their owners.
