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  • The Biker Boys 01/12/2021 Hi,my name is John Birch, I was also one of the "Laindon Bikers" all those years ago. The photo in...
  • Westley Green Development, Dry Street, Langdon Hills–Part 3 29/11/2021 Hi Ian, Your Great Uncle is on our Roll of Honour, we have him as being born in Laindon (Would...
  • Langdon Hills Cricket Club 23/11/2021 How wonderful to see the picture of the 1953 team. As children my sisters and I would regularly head off...
  • Goldsmiths – The Brooks Family – Chapter 1 23/11/2021 I remember going with my mother to the sale of the contents of Goldsmiths. My recollection was that the owner's...
  • Westley Green Development, Dry Street, Langdon Hills–Part 3 23/11/2021 I would like to add another name to the list of men who fell from Langdon Hills. my Great uncle,...
  • New Book ‘Is anybody out there’ 23/11/2021 Hi Ted Yes I have a supply of the book £5 plus £2 if I have to post… I will...
  • New Book ‘Is anybody out there’ 22/11/2021 Where can I get the book please. Also 100 one liners?
  • New Housing In Laindon 21/11/2021 I moved to Newberry Side when I was nine in 1972, a lovely house with a square outside used to...
  • S. X. Tools, Pound Lane, Laindon 17/11/2021 Hi all, my Grandad - William Marshall and my dad David Marshall both worked at SX tools. An excellent tool...
  • Laindon and District War Memorial 13/11/2021 Now that the Laindon Community Center is safe from being demolished, I think that our War Memorial should take pride...
  • The Parish of Langdon Hills – a Brief History 11/11/2021 A relative of mine was born in 1927 in Sissinghurst, Landon Hills. Would anyone hazard a guess where this might...
  • Service House, High Road, Laindon 06/11/2021 My mother Doreen Pearce lived in Laindon in the 1950s and I believe was related to Jim Ross. I am...
  • Footballers of the community 04/11/2021 Ginger James lived in Holst Avenue when I was growing up, late 1950s and 60s. I seem to remember forwards...
  • Hilly Road residents Sarah and George Hunt 03/11/2021 Paul lovely photos... yes Hilttop Road connected to Hilly Road and is still there today along with Sunrae's plot, its...
  • Footballers of the community 31/10/2021 As far as I remember him Joe Ling played left back for Laindon High Road school in about 1953 my...
  • Laindon Map 30/10/2021 Of course you are correct Ken. The name has always been Langdon Hills. Nonetheless, Cliff is right in saying that...
  • Laindon Map 29/10/2021 Hi Cliff Langdon Hills is the correct name for the parish and always has been....I believe the reason it has...
  • Laindon Map 27/10/2021 A lot of older folk, refer to Langdon Hills as Laindon Hills. In fact There is an old road sign...
  • Peter’s Hair dressers 26/10/2021 Yes I remember the Grimewood’s well, I did my apprenticeship with them at Laindon. My brother’s went to their shop...
  • Goldsmiths – The Brooks Family – Chapter 1 24/10/2021 My Grandmother was a young 'maid of all works' for the Brooks family in Langdon, sometime in the mid to...
  • Canon John Vaughan-Jones Curate of St Nicholas Church, Laindon 24/10/2021 I used to know Maggie Vaughan Jones very well.. we went to Mouldham college of Further Education together, get in...
  • Grant Best of Durham Road, Laindon 23/10/2021 Well I'm blowed, I worked for GB in 59/60 and then for SG 60/61. John Deardes was a compositor at...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 23/10/2021 Ive just found out about Ninas passing, my condolences to Colin and her family and friends.Nina was kind and helpful...
  • 2021 Calendar 21/10/2021 Remembrance Day service will be at the Laindon War memorial at 3pm on Sunday 14th November.
  • 2021 Calendar 20/10/2021 Is the Laindon remembrance parade going ahead this November?
  • Church Avenue – Laindon 18/10/2021 Hello again bit of late reply....Yes certain the tabs were from Garden centre on A20 Kent, not sure if still...
  • Photographs of some Laindon Roads 18/10/2021 I was born in 4 Royston Avenue Belmont as it was called. My nan Winnie lived there for many years....
  • The Dagenham East Rail Crash 16/10/2021 My grandfather William Pryde (1913-90) worked for British Rail and was serving as a guard on the train which ran...
  • Langdon Hills Second World War Army Camp 15/10/2021 I have just been speaking to my dad George Andrew Smith and he was telling me about being in Laindon...
  • A scene in Laindon High Road 02/10/2021 This is very interesting as I lived in the house "Yardley" next to the post office. I think it would...
  • Old Photographs of Laindon 01/10/2021 Does anybody know of a Johnsons Farm near the Five Bells public house off the A13 in Basildon please. I...
  • Copies of the Basildon Standard 27/09/2021 Hi, As part of the Carnival each year there used to be a driving competition to find Basildon's best driver....
  • The New Church Sign 25/09/2021 Sadly the St Nicholas Church Historic building sign has come to grief . I don't know who is responsible for...
  • The Fight to retain my Home in the Country 23/09/2021 I knew Ian’s father, I was in my teens at the time, the same thing happened to us, we had...
  • Christmas Party in St Nicholas Church Hall 1957. 02/09/2021 The vicar in the photo was my granddad Rev. Bill Winfield. He later moved to Thorpe Bay and died in...
  • Lee Chapel North (Part 3) 31/08/2021 My grandparents David and Emily(nee Merritt) Reeves were bombed out of London and were moved into WhiteOaks bungalow during World...
  • Jillean Hipsey (neé Porter)…Netball legend 29/08/2021 I have to tell you, you have mis spelled the name of one of the players in the photo, it...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 23/08/2021 Thank you Lorraine...In addition of me being involved with the Laindon & District Community I am also involved with the...
  • Lee Chapel North (Part 3) 21/08/2021 Hi Eric Pasco Alan Reeves was my mother Dorothy's youngest brother, her other brother was David. Sadly Alan died a...
  • A Laindoner’s memories by Ted Bruley 20/08/2021 I had a paper-round during 1968/9, delivering to the then Plotlands sites up the hill from the Railway Station, I...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 18/08/2021 Hi Kenneth unfortunately I don't know when the family purchased Smilers Farm but I do know they lived there for...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 17/08/2021 Hi Lorraine...your comment is of added value but can you add anything about the family owning Smilers Farm in Pound...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 17/08/2021 Hi I’ve been reading this with great interest and can add to the sawdust side of the Jeakins family ....
  • V2 on Laindon – 21st November 1944 10/08/2021 This is a copy of the text from the air raid damage log recorded during the hostilities. 21st November 1944...
  • V2 on Laindon – 21st November 1944 09/08/2021 I’ve only just discovered this entry as I was researching my family history and searching for the location of Durban...
  • Raglan Road, The Hall Family 05/08/2021 Helen Hall was also my grandmother. She is buried in the old churchyard over the crown hill. We must be...
  • The Bungalow Cafe 05/08/2021 I visited the Bungalow Cafe on many occasions in the late 40's early 50's and knew Mrs Whomes and Maureen...
  • Grant Best of Durham Road, Laindon 25/07/2021 I remember you getting married but I think you left soon after. I used to get Eric's dinner from the...
  • Grant Best of Durham Road, Laindon 24/07/2021 Hi Paul, reading your story has certainly brought back memories for me !. I started at Grant-Best in late 1960...
  • Brian Cordell 22/07/2021 I am shocked to hear of Brian Cordell's passing. I was at Laindon High Road School, a few years younger...
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