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BECKENHAM: Women's Institute hears about local celebrities

3:36pm Monday 8th February 2010

For our first meeting of 2010 members of Beckenham WI welcomed the speaker Marie Louise Kerr from the Bromley Musuem.

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BICKLEY: Nazi Germany victim talks to Bromley High School students

6:42pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Vera Coppard lived in Nazi Germany and was saved by the British trains.

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Thamesmead's Free One Stop Shop

4:18pm Thursday 28th January 2010

Thamesmead’s leading community development agency and registered charity, Trust Thamesmead has new service providers offering an array of free, confidential advice and guidance to Thamesmead residents.

Trust Thamesmead

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LADYWELL: Safer Streets for Residents

2:44pm Thursday 28th January 2010

The Ladywell Safer Neighbourhood Team will be carrying out a Street Briefing this Saturday, 30th January on the corner of Malyons Road/Malyons Terrace.

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Trust Thamesmead Annual Report and Review 2008/09

12:43pm Monday 25th January 2010

Trust Thamesmead Publishes its 2008/09 Annual Report and Review

Trust Thamesmead

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LEWISHAM: Gordonbrock School re-build full steam ahead

9:51am Monday 25th January 2010

The redevelopment of Gordonbrock Primary School and decant of its pupils and staff to a temporary site, originally scheduled to go ahead this month, has been rescheduled for Easter.

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Bromley volunteers attend CarePlus charity 'thank you' event

10:36am Friday 22nd January 2010

Bromley older people's charity CarePlus celebrated the work of its volunteers at a special thank you party.

The Freemasons' Grand Charity award Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice £3,341 grant

10:14am Friday 22nd January 2010

The Freemasons' Grand Charity has donated £3,341 to Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice. The grant was presented to the Hospice by The Masonic Province of West Kent in recognition of the good work the charity carries out in the communities of the London Boroughs of Greenwich & Bexley.

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Chief Executive to step down from Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice in February 2010

10:09am Friday 22nd January 2010

Jim Bennett, Chief Executive at Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice since 2006, is to step down from his position in February 2010.

Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice website

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Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice Lottery celebrate 25th draw with 1000th lucky winner

8:17pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice Lottery has now been running for 25 weeks. The 25th draw £1000 winner, with winning number 35802, was a man from Bexleyheath who was bought a lucky lottery gift voucher.