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Welcome to Trust; Trust Logo; Birchington Trivia by Alan Kay |
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First Bungalows (part 1) by Alan Kay; Growing up in 50's Birchington (part 1) by Sally Fosse; Research in Margate Library by Beth Thomson |
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First Bungalows (part 2) by Alan Kay; Growing up in 50's Birchington (part 2) by Sally Fosse; 'Know your Village' - Acol Bridge and Albion Road, by Jennie Burgess |
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The Village Pond by Alan Kay; Coronation Week in Birchington |
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Memories of Birchington by Alan Jezzard; The Willshires, Johnsons and Gordines by Colin Gordine |
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The Trust's Dream - David Raven started it; Publication of 'Dangerous Coastline' |
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Twenties Night by Pat Orpwood; Old Birchington Library by Sally Fosse; The Minnis Bay 'Dip' by Colin Gordine |
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Memories of Quex by Alf Bedwell; Dog Acre by Jennie Burgess |
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Birchington by the Sea Exhibition, by Pat Orpwood; Minnis Bay Shipwrecks by Michael Lodge |
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The Trust looks to the Future by Pat Orpwood; the'Shrimp Man' of Birchington by Bernard La Roche; Building with Flint by Jennie Burgess |
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Cox's Fish Shop; Edith Mockford's Autograph Album |
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Museum takes shape by Pat Orpwood; Chamber of Commerce gift; Lost Buildings of Birchington by Jennie Burgess; More on Edith Mockford's Autograph Album by Pat Orpwood |
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Museum is Open to Public, by Pat Orpwood; Post Boxes by Bernard La Roche, Flint Cottage Corner by Jennie Burgess |
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Roger Gale Officially Opens Museum by Pat Orpwood; Guy Gibson's Crash by Jennie Burgess; The Rossetti Bungalow by Pat Orpwood. |
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The BHT Plaque by Jennie Burgess; The Changing Face of Print by Bernard La Roche; The Lych Gate by Jennie Burgess |
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Grannies' Shopping Basket; The Games Children Played by Sally Fosse; The Story of Birchington's Road Names by Jennie Burgess |
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The Acorn Inn; Christopher Powell-Cotton; 'Pot-shots at Doodlebugs' by Alf Bedwell;Birchington's Railway Station 1940-42 by Denis Chetwynd; The Police Box in the Square; Upper Gore End Duck Pond |
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The Baptist Church; 'How many People in Birchington?' by Bob Hinge; Memories of Red House by Pat Orpwood |
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The Methodist Church; Alf Bedwell's book 'A Life Well Spent'; A Tribute to Ron Oliver by Jennie Burgess |
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Boundary Stones, Talk on Wartime Information Films, The Primitive Methodist Chapel, Grenham House School |
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Talk on Aviation in Kent, Our Lady & St Benedict Church, The Red Cross in Birchington, Policing Birchington in the Thirties, Banks in Birchington |
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Erlebach visit to Birchington, The Bay Church, Miss Vida Bates, PC Herbie Flower |
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Whitfield Nuggets of Gold; St Thomas Minnis Bay; Quakers in Birchington; The Railway Station; William Repsch |
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Norman 'Sonny' Miles; The Three May Girls by Bernard LaRoche; Charles Ellicot, Bishop of Gloucester; Memories of my Childhood by William Cox; Victorian Holidaymaking |
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Early Coastal Settlement near Birchington by Pat Orpwood; St Mildred's Church Acol; Brickmakers in Birchington; Elizabeth Kell Martin |
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The Curate and the Queen; Bruce Marshall; Archery and the Butts in Birchington; The Sea View Hotel; Upper Gore End; THe Cornerstone Church |
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Birchington Has Talent; Hole in the Garden; All Saints Church; My Favourite Aircraft: Coach House in Shakepeare Road |
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Visit of Queen Bertha's Old Girls;The Butts; Birchington Hall; The Queen's Head |
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Law and Order; Thompson's Yard; Coleman & Coleman's Stairs; Lily Delissa Joseph (nee Solomon); B V C Ransome, 1863-1940 |
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Visitors to the Museum; Guy Fawkes Night in the 50's; The Pickle Factory; Birchington Kaleidoscope Vol 1; Childrens Homes in Birchington |
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Snow Scenes around Birchington; Guy Fawkes Night in the 50's (cont); Summer Holidays in Birchington |
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VE Day in Birchington; Dreamland, Margate; CRISAB (Canterbury Road Improvement) |
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Somerfield becomes the Co-op; The Bay Church 125 years; Memories of the Cinema; Minnis in Winter - Feb 1949 |
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Birchington Kaleidoscope Vol 2; Keys found in Birchington; Tower in Birchington Hall Meadow; Cinema memories part 2; Vida Bates; Evacuee's Story by Grace Fernyhough |
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Lord George Sanger; Tom Tindle; The Maypole; April Fools' Day; Czechs at Beaconsfield |
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Royal British Legion; Ivy Cottages; Birchington Engineering and Taplin Court |
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Ivy House; Jim Rainbow; Ashton Pemble's Russian Diary; Armistice Day; Iris Bedwell emigrates |
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Eastway Playschool; Prince Doria at Birchington; Woodford House Part 1 |
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Hughenden Laundry; Queen Victoria's Jubilee; United Services Club; Prince Doria - the War Years; Wantsum Channel; Woodford House School Part 2 |
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Jennie on "Inside Out"; The Black Death and All Saints Church; Junior Drama Club; the Pewter Pot |
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Jennie given Freedom of Village; Australian Visitors; 1953 Floods; 1925 Plane crash at Beresford; Water wells and Sanitation |
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'Village Sign' picture given to Museum; Jimmy Beck: Young archaeologist; Waywardens of Birchington; Fred Castle: carter |
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Beresford and Bay Hotels; John Powell Powell's signature; Max Bellamy; Bookley on Spurgeons; Quexpo |
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Drama at Sea - David Carey; Jim the dog warns of Zeppelins; Shrimper Frederick Letley; Birchington Fireman's Book; Berlin Airlift Talk; Birchington and the Railway |
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Birchington Fire Brigade; Bungalow Hotel; Darby's House;'Bonjour' Crispe; The Post Office; Carnivals on DVD |
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Birchington Bay Flooded; Agricultaral rioters 1830; John Naden; WW1; Farm Dairy |
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Manston Branch Railway; King William III and Quex; Vermin destruction; Evacuation Plans 1915; Clarence Pemble |
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Dog Acre; Birchington Institute; Slave Fights |
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David Burley pictures given to BHT; Birchington Year Book 1889; Shopping in Station Road in 1920's & 30's; WW1 postcards |
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Street parties May 1945; Denys Jeston; The Wantsum Channel; Birchington c.1924 |
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Spanish Armarda & Birchington; Black Death; Chamber of Commerce 'Lady Godiva'; George Teasdale |
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Bath Cottages; Visit of Spurgeons scholar; Hudsons Mill Area; Suicide of Publican; Railway comes to Birchington |
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Major Morrison Bell; The National School; Museum Treasures |
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Founder of Victoria (Australia) Navy; National School (continued); Law and Order in Birchington; Tappington |
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The Ward Sisters; Fire at Chislet 1925; Birchington's New Fire Engine |
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The name 'Gore'; The Lay of the Brothers of Birchington; The name 'Birchington' |
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The Exhibition Building; The Wantsum Channel; Birchington Benchmarks |
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The Plague in Birchington; Gore End and Dover; Saxon Name Birchington |
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The Beresford Gap Fountain; Birchington in the 1840's Part 1; Raven Award to Blue Mondays | |
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Birchington in the 1840's Part 2; Population of Birchington; Pantomimes and the Guild of Players | |
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Solomon J Solomon in Birchington; Birchington in the 1840's Part 3; The Birchington Gaps | |
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Dot Raven; Birchington and 'Journey into Space'; Wild Air | |
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My Favourite Thing - Pond Stereoscope and Birchington Sunset; Pugilism in Bichington; Birchington and The Great War booklet; AGM | |
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End of the Great War and its aftermath; The Memorial Ground; Birchington's Contribution; Jim the Airedale |
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Princess Mary's Christmas Gift Box; The Actress and the Royal Obstetrician; Victorian Sampler donated to the Trust; ; Pocket Sweetheart |
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Birchington hero and the sunken treasure; Stone Family visit to Birchington; Recent News |
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Art Deco in Birchinton; Epple Bay in WW2 by Les Birch; Court Mount |
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Frederick's and Stanley's; Birchington in 1930's - Memories of James Thomas; Museum acquisitions - Bay Hotel Plans - Beatles in Birchington - Birchington Motoring Club |
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Arthur Rayden - Birchington Entrepreneur; Queen Bertha School; William Winder; Lloyd's Bank Building; PWD Butchers |
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The Newsletter was not published during the Coronavirus Lockdown, but John and Janet Robinson put together short monthly letters as below | |
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Some news snippets taken from 'The Thanet Advertiser & Echo', 1919-1941 |
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Buses to Birchington; Birchington Rifle Range |
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Birchington Clocks; A plane and car crash in 1928 |
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Some shops in Station Road; Lower Promenade |
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Further Information on Station Road Shops; Frank Horvath, local resident |
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Birchington Picture Quiz; More on Frank Horvath; Rose Bank and Fernleigh |
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More snippets from 'Thanet Advertiser'; 'A Walk to School' from the memoirs of William Clarke |
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Christmas in Birchington |
The Great Stink of 1898; Balloon accident at Acol |
Larkscliffe; a beached whale |
Thanks to volunteers; The Kentish Gypsy King; Some items from old newspapers |
The Maypole; Acol; From the Parish Records |
Normal Newsletters restarted in May 2021 |
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William Britain; Birchington Childhood of Bill Clarke; Empire Day 1927; Fine for cruelty to horse; The Black Death; Demolition of Grenham House | |
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Seaweed: The Monkton Sea Mark; William Winder; Birchington Alphabet | |
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Making of Minnis Bay book; The Welcome Cafe; Misadventures at Birchington station remembered by Gordon Ward | |
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Canterbury Road then and now; F N Holton, Station Road tobacconist; Road bridge at the Station; Crispe Park; Some 1936 property owners | |
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Bay View Manor and Ray House; Birchington Surgeries; Some items donated to the Museum; Children saved from the sea | |
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Sea Defences: New Promenade From Minnis Bay To Beresford Gap; Cliff Preservation 1939; The Birchington Evening News during the General Strike |