Open House 2021: Brentham Walk

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Want to know more about the origins and development of our historic estate?

Then join our expert guides Clive Evans and Sue Elliott this coming weekend for a gentle but informative walking tour of Brentham

Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th September.
Meet at the Brentham Club
for a 10.30 start.
Allow 90 mins to 2 hours.

Part of London Open House.

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Food Market returns to Brentham Club

21-07-23 Food_Market_poster_boxFollowing its success earlier this month, Brentham Club welcomes back Trash & Treasure’s Street Food Night Market on Friday 23rd July (5pm – 9pm).

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Club members free, non-members £1 entry.

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Two local events for your calendar

This coming Friday at Brentham Club

A week on Sunday at St Barnabas Church

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BBC at Brentham

Stop Press – Michael Portillo visits The Brentham Club to learn all about Fred Perry’s early years. Tonight (Saturday 29th May) at 7pm on BBC2’s Great British Railway Journeys.

In other news – The latest edition of Brentham News hits the streets this weekend.

In it we make reference to an article by journalist David Bauckham covering the origins of our estate and detailing the history of Brentham Football Club – you can read the article here

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National Census – 21st March 2021

The 2021 Census is being taken on Sunday 21st March. By taking part you will be helping to inform decisions about things that matter to you and your community – especially funding decisions on public services.

ONS only ever publish aggregate statistics and all personal details are protected by law for 100 years.

Detailed information from the 1911 Census, now available, has been compiled for Brentham and gives an insight into the early residents of our estate. More info – here.

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Season’s Greetings

From The Brentham Society

and wishing everyone a healthier, happier 2021

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Photo Competition – Winners Announced

Some of the winning photos from the Gardens and Photo Competition

 

More details, runners up, and a selection of other entries click here

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Last Chance to enter Garden & Photography Competition.

Garden Awards

The sun is shining so take the opportunity to photograph your Front or Back Gardens, Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit or Animals and enter the Brentham Garden and Photography Competition with a chance to win the Rose Bowl Award 2020 and to support The Ealing Foodbank.

Closing date midnight Saturday 18th July 

For full details on how to enter click here

If entering competitions is not your thing,  our expert photographer Andy Golding will take a photograph of your garden for you in return for a donation to The Ealing Foodbank. (Contact Andy on 07957 642023)

Any other queries – contact Vicky Snodin 07985 901569

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Celebrating VE Day in Brentham

Within government restrictions Brentham went to town to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Many houses were festooned with bunting and several people had afternoon tea in, or just outside, their front garden. Here is just one little corner of Brentham celebrating – recorded by resident and filmmaker Angela Kay.

If you have any photos of your celebrations please send them to  archive@brentham.com and we will post a selection.

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Brentham’s Virtual May Day

The 9th of May would have seen the annual May Day celebrations taking place in Brentham. However  government restrictions mean our event, like many others, cannot go ahead. Instead we give you a Virtual May Day.

Here you can have just a glimpse of what might have been.

But we’ll be back – put Saturday 8th May 2021 in your diary for next year.

To learn more about May Day click  here  and search our archive here for some historical images.

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