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  • Holiday Memories from the Fifties.

    Holiday Memories from the Fifties.

    18/11/2016
    The following article was submitted by Colin Bristow:- I have some fond memories of happy, carefree holidays ...
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  • Photos - Regal Club Outing and Markham's Chase

    Photos - Regal Club Outing and Markham's Chase

    18/11/2016
    The following two photos were submitted by Brenda Brooks (Gray):- This was a Regal Club outing to ...
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  • Remembrance Sunday 13th November 2016

    Remembrance Sunday 13th November 2016

    15/11/2016
    Remembrance Sunday 13th November 2016 Unlike other remembrance Sundays, the service at the Laindon War Memorial ...
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  • A book entitled 'Morning'

    A book entitled 'Morning'

    15/11/2016
    Featuring the space age climbing frames in Victoria Park, Laindon.
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  • Richard Henry Davison Chapman - Dunkirk Hero

    Richard Henry Davison Chapman - Dunkirk Hero

    14/11/2016
    Dunkirk Hero – Richard Henry Davison Chapman On the credence table in the Sanctuary of St ...
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  • Laurie Hatherall - Bicycle Polo Team

    Laurie Hatherall - Bicycle Polo Team

    23/10/2016
    The following has been contributed by Barbara O’Brien,  daughter of Laurie Hatherall:- “My dad, Laurie Hatherall, ...
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  • A Bit of Laindon History in Boston

    A Bit of Laindon History in Boston

    22/10/2016
    The College Club of Boston is a women’s club that began in December, 1890. It ...
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  • St Nicholas Church, Laindon War Memorial WW1

    St Nicholas Church, Laindon War Memorial WW1

    22/10/2016
    The following are two names that appear on the war memorial shown below that we ...
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  • Prefabs

    Prefabs

    13/10/2016
    I was born in “Marathon”, Exmouth Road, Laindon in 1942.  In 1945, we moved to ...
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  • Country Walking

    Country Walking

    13/10/2016
    Britain's best-selling walking magazine
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  • Joan Sims and the Carry On Films

    Joan Sims and the Carry On Films

    01/10/2016
    Pinewood Studios' 80th Anniversary.
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  • September Memory Day 2016

    September Memory Day 2016

    25/09/2016
    At least 24 people attended the September ‘Memory Day’ at the Laindon Library yesterday.  Two ...
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  • Victoria Park's New Playground and a Walk Around Alexandra Road.

    Victoria Park's New Playground and a Walk Around Alexandra Road.

    25/09/2016
    Over a year ago, during a ‘Memory Day’ at Laindon Library, an artist called Shaun ...
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  • Basildon Famous People

    Basildon Famous People

    20/09/2016
    New Book Release Basildon Famous People….by Ken Porter   Basildon Borough as we now know is the largest ...
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  • Little Malgraves Cottages

    Little Malgraves Cottages

    11/09/2016
    Inhabitants
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  • Nightingale Parade - Which Year?

    Nightingale Parade - Which Year?

    02/09/2016
    Page submitted by Gerald Jones (Gerry) 1 Nightingale Parade Langdon Hills & Laindon Co-Operative Society Schofield & Martin’s ...
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  • Art Project and Memory Walk

    Art Project and Memory Walk

    23/08/2016
    Saturday 24th Sept. 2016 from 5 pm to 6:30 pm.  A walk around former plotlands ...
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  • War Veterans - Road Names - Dry Street Development

    War Veterans - Road Names - Dry Street Development

    15/08/2016
    The first phase of the housing development at Dry Street is very imminent and the Developers ...
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  • Laindon High Road - Which Year.

    Laindon High Road - Which Year.

    26/07/2016
    Laindon Hotel (on the left) was built in 1896, the High Road was made up ...
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  • Looking for Jimmy Milne

    Looking for Jimmy Milne

    25/07/2016
    Old Bricklaying friend
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  • Hans Nagler - World War Two Prisoner of War

    Hans Nagler - World War Two Prisoner of War

    19/07/2016
    Hans Nagler – World War Two Prisoner of War Hans was born on 10 March 1921 ...
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  • Lance Corporal William A Patrick - Korean Hero

    Lance Corporal William A Patrick - Korean Hero

    16/07/2016
    Back in 2014 I posted an article on the site in-respect of Private Arthur Judge ...
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  • William John Branch - WW1 Casualty

    William John Branch - WW1 Casualty

    10/07/2016
    Along with colleagues at Laindon Archive and Basildon Heritage we are continually researching those heroes ...
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  • Fabulous Strangers - who remembers them?

    Fabulous Strangers - who remembers them?

    06/07/2016
    Headlines from the Laindon Recorder 2 August 1961. LAINDON GROUP HOPE TO PLAY AT THE LONDON ...
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Latest comments
  • Langdon Hills School c 1956. 17/08/2019 No. 4 is Peter Ellis. 8 is John Short and 9 is Tony Hurley.
  • Laindon High Road School 17/08/2019 I was a pupil from 1964 to 1968 and Mr Day was headmaster in 1964. I'm not sure when he...
  • Presland’s Fair 16/08/2019 Hi After searching the Web I came across this forum. My great grandfather was Benjamin Presland who run side shows,...
  • Markham’s Farm (Great Berry Farm) in Langdon Hills 15/08/2019 Re Brenda Buckenham. The last time I heard of her was c 1998 and she was living in Upton, Chester...
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