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Strawberry Tea

If you missed the Open Gardens event last Sunday you have a second chance to see one of the gardens by coming to The Strawberry Tea this coming Sunday. Come and meet many of the Brentham Society Committee, your local … Continue reading

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Open Gardens 2018

The annual Open Gardens Day will be on  Sunday 17th June from 1-30pm – 5pm This year the plant sale will be on Vivian Green (opposite Brentham Club) Programmes are sold on the day @ £4-50 per person on Vivian Green or … Continue reading

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May Queen Crowned

Despite the rain the annual May Day procession went ahead as planned but the dancing  took place in St Barnabas Church rather than on the Brentham Club playing fields. Grace Connett was crowned May Queen 2018 following in the footsteps … Continue reading

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Brentham Society Annual General Meeting

The  Annual General Meeting of The Brentham Society for the year ending August 2017 will be held at The Brentham Club on Thursday 15th March at 8pm. There will be a talk by Kew Gardens’ Mary Done on “The History … Continue reading

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Windows Report

The Brentham Society Committee has posted on the website its report on window renovation. The conclusions are given in the Executive Summary with Guidance for Residents in Appendix B. The Committee will continue looking at the specifications of conservation quality … Continue reading

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The Great Storm – 30 years ago

Brentham suffered significant damage from the storm during the night of 15th/16th October 1987. See what residents woke up to on the morning of 16th October 1987 (30 years ago) If you have any photos of the storm you’d like … Continue reading

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John Noppen’s War Diary Discovered

As Britain and the world commemorates the Great War 1914 – 1918, read John Noppen’s first hand account in his recently discovered war diary.  John was injurded at the Battle of Neuve Chappelle but survived and his daughter Muriel was a Brentham … Continue reading

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Fred Perry Plaque

On June 16 2011, an Ealing Civic Society plaque was unveiled at the Brentham Club. Fred was a member of the Brentham Club from 1919 – 1935 where he played tennis and won their Championship in 1926 and 1927, before … Continue reading

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