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Heritage Walks on Civic Day! Saturday 17 June

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Tim Hayward

Bromley Civic Society is organising four heritage walks on Civic Day, Saturday 17 June. Walks will start and finish at Market Square, Bromley and times are given below. Each walk will last for approximately 90 minutes and will be free. … Continue reading →

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Bromley Civic Day – Saturday 17 June 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Tim Hayward

EXHIBITION IN THE MARKET SQUARE AND WALKS Spread the word!  Tell your friends to visit the BCS tent on Saturday 17th June and come on the walks. We also need volunteers to help staff the tent in two hour slots … Continue reading →

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HG Wells in Bromley: a Bromley Civic Society talk

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Tim Hayward

The talk will be held at the Parish Rooms, Church Road, Bromley at 8.00pm on Thursday 26th January 2017. The places and sights that the young HG Wells would have known, described in his own vivid words. Tony Banfield, Jane … Continue reading →

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Events at Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Tim Hayward

Following our post on July 20th, BCS would like to remind people of the celebrations taking place in October around the 350th anniversary of Bromley & Sheppard’s colleges. On 13 October at 7.00pm, you can find out about the life … Continue reading →

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Bromley Civic Society: May 2016 Newsletter

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Tim Hayward

The latest BCS newsletter is now available. It contains a range of important local news stories set within the context of the Government’s Housing & Planning Bill which received Royal Assent this month. From a heritage perspective we include a … Continue reading →

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Visit the old Palace on the next Bromley Heritage Walk

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Jane Secker

Bromley Civic Society will be organising another heritage walk on Saturday 14th May led by Peter Martin, the BCS Vice-Chair and Jane Secker, BCS Secretary. It will be an opportunity to visit Bromley Palace and see inside the building, which … Continue reading →

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Green Space Heritage Walk: Sunday 17 April

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Tim Hayward

Discover Bromley’s own ‘Green Man’. See the flowering Broom, from which the Town takes its name; the special landscape features of historic Bromley Palace; specimen trees planted in a bygone age; a Tudor bee hive niche and historic views unchanged … Continue reading →

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Orpington Priory Community Hub

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Tim Hayward

BCS has reported recently on progress made by the Orpington Priory Community Hub to save the Priory building for local people. OPCH has produced the following leaflet to help publicise the work of the group and to encourage anyone interested … Continue reading →

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January 2016 Newsletter!

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Tim Hayward

The latest BCS newsletter is now available. It contains a range of fascinating heritage stories, including about David Bowie, as well as updates on the Council’s Local Plan and good news about the Orpington Priory Community Hub. Over the past … Continue reading →

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Orpington Priory Regeneration Project: Meeting 10 December

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Tim Hayward

Bromley Civic Society commented in June about the sad fate of Bromley’s Museum and the Orpington Priory buildings in which it was based. The Council has decided that the Priory is surplus to its requirements and the fate of the … Continue reading →

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