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  • The source of the name “Laindon” 09/11/2019 Interesting. I remember a teacher at Langdon Hills School telling us that Langdon came from the old English 'lang' (meaning...
  • Greg Smith – Producer 09/11/2019 Greg is survived by a sister, I understand Mr and Mrs Smith adopted Greg.
  • Langdon Hills Nursing Home 09/11/2019 I have just been sorting through family papers and found the Langdon Hills (Sissinghurst) Nursing Home receipt. I was born...
  • Views from Church Hill, Laindon 07/11/2019 Hi David, I remember you well, I believe you had a friend called Terry McCarthy.
  • Topsham Road 06/11/2019 I remember KUT AL AMARA. My Great Grandfather was Daniel Blaney and he named that house, does anyone else remember...
  • Ivy Powell’s War Memories 06/11/2019 I love reading about our family history. Aunt Ivy’s memory was amazing! We loved hearing all her stories. It’s great...
  • The Haven and Plotlands 06/11/2019 Hi Shaun. Unfortunately we don’t have any photos of the opening of the Haven on the LDCA website (something we...
  • Peter’s Hair dressers 06/11/2019 I had the best haircuts at Peter’s but not by Peter or Ivan, I had my hair cut by the...
  • The Haven and Plotlands 05/11/2019 I have read somewhere recently that The Haven was opened as a museum in May 1984 by Basildon Development Corporation...
  • Harry Lowe’s café on Arterial Road 04/11/2019 Micky Sullivan is still alive. Roy Webster is not in good health, he has trouble with his eyes and finds...
  • L A M Stubbs & Son 04/11/2019 Yes, I am sure Russell was related to the family.
  • Spire’s Supply Stores 10-12 Laindon High Road. 04/11/2019 My mum used to work for the Spire family, she used to look after their daughter called Joyce, I'm not...
  • Footballers of the community 04/11/2019 Does anybody know the whereabouts of Joe Ling now?? He was an aquaintance back in the 60s
  • Joan Dowling 03/11/2019 At the Inquest, the Coroner with all the available evidence to help him, concluded that this lady had killed herself....
  • Basildon’s Worst Case Of Eviction? 01/11/2019 Rob Wood, my understanding is that the New York Stock Exchange Servers are in the building on the corner of...
  • Basildon’s Worst Case Of Eviction? 30/10/2019 How so much has changed in 70 years, this little corner of our town has so much history too. In...
  • Basildon’s Worst Case Of Eviction? 29/10/2019 Where did the poor Hughes sisters move to. Shame on Basildon Development Corporation. Editor:. The Corporation moved them to a...
  • Westley Green Development – Dry Street, Langdon Hills 29/10/2019 Building on Dry Street is totally wrong. Before Basildon New Town happened, local people fought to stop building in Langdon...
  • English Heritage Listed Buildings 29/10/2019 The mineral well One Tree Hill (Vange Well No 5). Goldsmiths, Langdon Hills. Pitsea bingo Hall. Winston Club. Wootton House...
  • Memories of my time at Churchill Johnson 27/10/2019 In answer to "Sara's" question about her granddad, Charlie Brown, I have just spoken to a friend of mine and...
  • Berry Boys Club. 26/10/2019 I trained under Fred Nunn, and another guy named Jerome whose son also trained there, I think his name was...
  • History of Laindon 22/10/2019 I was living at 'Rest Haven' Elizabeth Drive, when the rocket fell on the dairy farm near us. I was...
  • Memories of my time at Churchill Johnson 21/10/2019 My Grandad Charlie Brown, had a pocket watch with Churchill Johnson Ltd in his possessions when he died. My Dad...
  • Private Arthur Judge – Korean Hero 18/10/2019 Hello Carl I'd love to hear some of the stories and memories from your great-grandmother about Arthur. My uncle, Dave...
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  • Coffee Morning

    11/11/2019
    in Dry St  Memorial Church Hall! SS16 5FP (on the corner of Dry St and ...

  • The source of the name "Laindon"

    09/11/2019
    FYI. The name “Lain” is french L’Ain (the Ain), the Ain River in France. Ain ...

  • Who remembers our Joan Rosaire and her Wonder Horse Goldy

    03/11/2019
    Although born somewhere on the Welsh/English borders, Joan is a Billericay Girl. Her Grandparents’ circus ...

  • Laindon & District Community Archive 2020 Calendar

    03/11/2019
    The LDCA 2020 calendar is now available – price £6 (plus postage if it has ...
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