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Kidbrooke Route 132  

Route 132 was extended to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) via Kidbrooke Rochester Way and Greenwich Peninsula (Sainsburys and Filmworks Cinema) on the 24/01/09. Last Bus from Bexleyheath is around 00.20 hours and the last bus from North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) back towards Bexleyheath is just after 01.00 hours. So will benefit many people and will ensure people can get home quickly and safely after a night out.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Julian Russell 25 Jan


Kidbrooke Westhorne manor school  

Does anybody know what happened to Frances Pursloe, last heard of in Croydon, who was top girl in 1960 after the school had previously been an all boys chool

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke terakunene@yahoo.co.uk 1 Nov


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Kidbrooke Westhorne Manor School  

Westhorne Manor, an Eltham based secondary school never was an all-boys school - it was co-ecducational. I attended this particular school from 1955 till 1960. During this period I was a prefect; played goalkeeper and full-back for the football team. I frequently see one of the girls who was in the year below mine as she is a nurse at the NBS where I donate blood. In my class was a pretty girl named Kay Thatcher. There was two sisters in the school with the surname of Page - the first name of one of them was Gwen. Audrey Smith, another pretty girl, was in the year or two lower than me. I don't think the girls would like you calling them boys; or can't you tell the difference?

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 3 Jul


Kidbrooke RAF KIDBROOKE  

On Sept. 10th, 08 the RAF Linguists' Association are siting a plaque at the Kidbrooke SE Station to mark the presence of the Joint Services Schoolo for Linguists at the former RAF Kidbrooke. I'd be grateful for any info. on the RAF Station, where exactly it was located etc. I understand that it is now a housing estate which is shortly to be demolished. Does anyone remember the Camp? Or perhaps someone worked there. e-mail:  Mail-me . Tel: 01453 543992

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Bry Kingston 2 Apr


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Kidbrooke RAF Kidbrooke  

From 1948 till 1982 I lived in Kidbrooke and remember the Camp, which was located in Kidbrooke Park Road, very well. RAF Kidbrooke which I was led to believe was a supply depot stood on the site of what is now the Thomas Tallis school - the depot did NOT stand on any housing estates as they were located opposite.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 14 Apr


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Kidbrooke JSSL  

The Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke Park Road.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Anon 19 Aug





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Kidbrooke RAF KIdbrooke  

RAF Kidbrooke.

I lived in Kidbrooke prefabs from 1945 until 1961 being among those first moved on after the 1958 Great Storm and flood.

I don’t know when the Kidbrooke airbase was first run down but it must have been very shortly after WW2 and it was rapid. When the base closed there was considerable equipment abandoned and hordes of local males descended on the site to “liberate” what ever was left. My late Father’s share was a large wooden bench which served us well until the bitter winter of 1963. To the best of my recollection the airbase was where the supermarket now stands.


Post reply -->London Kidbrooke terakunene@yahoo.co.uk 21 Oct


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Kidbrooke Route 132 to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena)  

It is good news that route 132 Bexleyheath - Bexley - Eltham Station is to be extended to North Greenwich Station and the 02 Arena via Kidbrooke Rochester Way, Sun In The Sands, A102 to Woolwich Road, Greenwich Peninsula (Sainsburys & Filmworks Cinema), North Greenwich Station (Jubilee Line) and the 02 Arena. The route is due to be extended from January 2009. But we are asking TFL and East Thames Buses who operate route 132 to consider extending the route from 31st December 2008 (New Years Eve) to coincide with New Year Celebrations at the 02 Arena and to take passengers to and from North Greenwich Station (Jubilee Line) for people travelling to and from new year celebrations in Central London. This is great news for the people of Kidbrooke who are normally negelected when it comes to public transport and indeed bus services.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Julian Russell 18 Oct


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Kidbrooke RAF Kidbrooke  

I was in the RAF and stationed at RAF Kidbrooke from June 1961 until June 1965. I was on No 4 MT Squadron which was motor transport
There was a detachment at Woolwich Arsenal which was a storage depot for `boat boxes` belonging to Service families going to overseas postings. These were transported to the London Docks e.g. Royal Albert and Victoria - West Indies dock - King George V dock - Wapping Basin - St. Georges Wharf etc: I spent most of my time at Woolwich Arsenal but lived local in Deptford so was not billeted on camp.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke colin gray 25 Jun


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Kidbrooke RAF Kidbrooke  

Terrakunnene you have a faulty memory. RAF Kidbrooke stood on the site of the now Thomas Tallis School. I used to go past the depot en route to/from school and later to/from work.

The site of the now supermarket stood on the site a Royal Mail depot which bracketed BR Kidbrooke and the Kidbrooke Park Road. On the south side of BR Kidbrooke, the Royal Mail depot backed on the River Quaggy which was the northern perimeter of Sutcliffe Park. On the west side of the Kidbrooke Park Road, a coal yard was sandwiched between the railway track and the Royal Mail Depot.

Terra, if you are going to quote facts please get it right.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 29 Jun


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Kidbrooke Route 132  

I agree this is indeed good news for Kidbrooke Rochester Way linking the area to Greenwich Peninsula Shopping Centre and filmworks Cinema as well as North Greenwich Station (Jubilee Line), 02 Arena and Bexleyheath Shopping Centre
Route 132 will stop by Sainsburys on the Greenwich Peninsula which is just a few minutes walk from the other shopping Centres and Asda's on Bugsby Way. I hope route 132 will be more frequent when the route is extended to North Greenwich Station.





Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Kim 25 Oct


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Kidbrooke Route 132  

Yes it is good news for Kidbrooke that route 132 is being extended to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) via Greenwich Peninsula. I to hope the route is extended to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) as soon as possible. I also agree New Years Eve 2008 would be a good day for TFL/East Thames Buses to introduce the extension of route 132 to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena).

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Tom & Jo 25 Oct


Kidbrooke Routes B16 and 291  

We are asking Transport For London Buses to introduce the extension of route B16 to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) in the very near future. So the people of Kidbrooke and Eltham can get to the Jubilee Line at North Greenwich Station as well as the 02 Arena.

We are also hoping route 291 may be extended from Queen Elizabeth Hospital to Eltham Station via Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke Rochester Way. Well Hall Circus, Westhorne Avenue, Eltham Hill, Eltham Church and Well Hall Road. To improve bus services between Eltham Hill, Westhorne Avenue and Kidbrooke Rochester Way with Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Woolwich Town Centre for the first time. It will also provide an improved service to Eltham Station and also link Westhorne Avenue with Eltham Town Centre (High Street) at Eltham Church. So would benefit so many local people. We are asking Local MP's and Councillors to support us to get these local bus service improvements introduced.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Julian Russell 7 Nov


Kidbrooke Route B16  

It is very disappointing to hear the proposed extension of route B16 from Kidbrooke Station to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) has been delayed. We hope TFL still plan to extend route B16 to North Greenwich Station and the 02 Arena in the near future. This will improve public transport in the Kidbrooke area and provide direct bus inks with the Jubilee Line.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Julian Russell 21 Jul


Kidbrooke Hadrian Cycling Club  

During the 1950s and 1960s the Hadrian CC, a Kidbrooke based cycling club, was in existence. As I recall they used to have meetings in the Progress Hall, Eltham; and weekly Sunday trips through the Kent countryside at break-neck speed where they cyclists could not enjoy the landscape. I would think that most of the former members have passed away!

Does anyone have any details of when the club folded; any records of club champions; and any further details? And are Cycling Clubs as popular today as they used to be 40/50 years ago?

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke 5 Mar


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Kidbrooke  

Hi

We have many pictures of the hadrian cycling club back in the 1930's. This club was founded by my Father in law and his friend around 1930. His name was Willian Selves (bill ) and his friend , we think was called reg. ( don't know the surname ) . We have a lot of old photo's of cycling in england and tour de france circuit in 1933/34/35.

William Selves had a certificate for the London to Bath ride in under 8 hours. His bike was a Bassett, the shop it came from was opposite Woowich Arsenal Station



Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Louise Selves 23 Sep


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Kidbrooke Hadrian Cycling Club  

I heard that Hadrian CC was run by a bloke named Brian Miller and on the committee was someone named Ron Daly. Amongst the membership was Brian Birch and John Guest. Is that true?

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke 23 May


Kidbrooke Trains  

During the 1960s I was working an apprenticeship electrician for which I was absolutely useless. As part of that lousy job I had attend a course at a training centre in Camden Town so had catch an overground to central London and change to the Northern Line.

Unlike today the overground train services were always on time in those days. However the 07:29 am which I always caught was always two minutes late and passengers could set their watch by it. However, on one occasion this particular service was on time and all the usual passengers missed it. Mind you, we saw the funny side of it!

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 22 May


Kidbrooke Coronation Year 1953  

During Coronation Year 1953, I was eight years old and living in Kidbrooke. I recall the street having an open-air Coronation Party in Fairfax Gardens to celebrate the accession to the throne by HM Elizabeth II.

During that year I was attending Kidbrooke Park junior mixed school. All the pupils in our school had to march to a point in the Shooters Hill Road outside "The Fox under the Hill" pub to wait for HM to drive past after her coronation. We waited for 45 minutes for the big event but we did not see anything because the car was a hard-top which went past in two seconds. What a waste of time as we did not see HM because it all happened all too quickly. Anyway, I still have my Presentation Book and Tea-Cup.

That year I recall watching the Matthews final on a neighbours black/white television because my parents did not have a TV set at that time; Hilary and Sherpa Tensing conquering Mt Everest.

Does anyone else have any memories from that particular year?

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 21 May


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Kidbrooke Coronation  

Coronation.

Chris, I think your memory is at fault. I too was on that long march to Shooters Hill and the two hour wait just to wave my flag for a few seconds.

The Queens car was an open top vehicle and a sullen bored looking Queen just drove past with massive police escort. Two women behind said “she wasn’t even smiling”.

Remember the whole school going to the Roxy to see “A Queen is crowned” and later “The conquest of Everest”?



Post reply -->London Kidbrooke terakunene@yahoo.co.uk 21 Oct


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Kidbrooke Coronation 1953  

Ha, Ha! That is the oldest con-trick in the book, you are transferring your faulty memory on to someone else. You obviously did not understand what was taking place; or had your eyes closed whilst wearing sunglasses. There was no massive police escort and HM drove past too quickly too notice any facial expressions.

You were totally wrong about the site of RAF Kidbrooke being located on the site of the current supermarket; and stating that Westhorne Manor was an all boys school pre-1960 as I was a pupil there so I know.

I remember you from the past. Everytime someone corrected you on your mistakes, you became aggressive because you are too arrogant or insecure too admit you are wrong.


Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 1 Jul


Kidbrooke Kidbrooke  

I was born in Wales during the mid-1940s and moved to Kidbrooke a few years later as my father wanted to find better work other than being a collier. The estate on to which I moved was previously the site a farm.

Most of the children in my street were appoximately the same age and attended Kidbrooke Park infants and junior mixed school in Hargood Road and we grew up together until we all dispersed upon leaving senior school during the late 1950s/early 1960s.

We used to make our own fun. For example, we used to acquire a tennis ball and the old-style fencing staves minus the wire bit then played improvised hockey with 22 players per side. Unlike the siblings of today we never did anything wrong except get two tones too noisy because we were excited.

We also used to play soccer quite a lot. We also used to go swimming at the open-air pool in Hornfair Park. Four of us used to be in the pool from 6 till 7 am because admission was free.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 22 May


Kidbrooke Kidbrooke Park Junior School  

From 1949 till 1955 I attended Kidbrooke Park Junior School in Hargood Road. When I first started school we were housed in a wooden structure at lower Dursley Road. After the brick built structure in Hargood Road was completed we had to relocate en-masse - I still recall the smell of chalk and paint.

My form teachers were Mrs Gnome, Mr Jeans and Mr Dumphy. My best pal was Bobby Smart who later had to move away because father had to change jobs. Other pals included Jim Wells, Derek Hider and Albert Gale and we all later went onto a senior school together. I would be pleased to hear from anyone from those days.

Whilst at Kidbrooke Park junior school I made the school soccer and cricket team; and prefect. When I played for the soccer team (right full-back) I was part of the squad which won the Division 3 championship. Does anyone have any results and league table from that period that they can let me have please?

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Chris Miller 17 May


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Kidbrooke Chris Miller  

Hello Chris,

I think it was Mrs Gomme you are thinking of, she had a house facing the shops on the Rochester Way.

Long time since Voryn Hall

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke terakunene@yahoo.co.uk 20 Oct


Kidbrooke Route B16 to North Greenwich Station  

The extension of route B16 to North Greenwich Station (02 Arena) is now due to take place on Saturday 30 June 2007. Route B16 route extension will run between Kidbrooke Station and North Greenwich Station (02 Arena). via Kidbrooke Park Road, Blackheath Royal Standard, Westcombe Hill, Greenwich Penninsula (Sainsburys & Cinema) and Millennuim Way. Route B16 will become Bexleyheath Garage to North Greenwich Station at all times via Eltham

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Julian Russell 8 May


Kidbrooke Route B16 being extended to North Greenwich Station  

Route B16 Bexleyheath to Kidbrooke Station via Eltham is due to be extended to North Greenwich Station (O2 Arena) from May 2007. Route B16 will serve Kidbrooke Park Road, Blackheath Royal Standard, Westcombe Hill,
Greenwich Peninsula (Sainsburys & Cinema) and Millennium Way. The evening and Sunday service will operate every 20 minutes instead of every 30 minutes. This excellent news as good frequent public tramsport is required for the area and will improve services to North Greenwich Station and the 02 Arena.

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Julian Russell 6 Apr


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Kidbrooke Confirmation...  

The B16 route extention will begin on 19th May 2007. And just to put right any confusion, from Sainsbury's Greenwich Peninsula, the route will NOT serve Millenium Village!

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke 14 Apr


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Kidbrooke Route B16  

Thanks for letting us know Route B16 will not serve Millennuim Village. Sadly the introduction of route B16 as been delayed and is still not running yet to North Greenwich Station and the 02 Arena as of today 30/06/07. Hopefully TFL will extend the route to North Greenwich Station in the very near future. .

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Graham Justine 29 Jun


Kidbrooke Kidbrooke  

I am about to move to Kidbrooke,dursley-woolacombe roads area,how is it down there is it safe,how far it is from ferrier estate,do the gangs hang out around there as well?

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke monika 22 Nov


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Kidbrooke  

Dear who ever, just to say that I live just off Dursely Road in Kidbrooke, I am renting my house. It is not a very nice area, the children around are rude and cheeky, some of them broke into the local Primary school at little while back, and actually ran through my garden with computers and other equipment. Our next door neighbour was growing weed in their house, very unsavoury! We called the Police 3 months earlier but unfortunately nothing was done about it. The language the gangs use is obscene and they shout their heads off in the street, we are too afraid to confront them because they will abuse our property, my car has been very badly scratched (not by me). So if I were you go somewhere else and good luck! My email address is  Mail-me 

Post reply -->London Kidbrooke Lynda 1 Feb




    


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