Brompton Village

Home Community Heritage Champions Forum Links Contact

Picture of the Month, May 2012

Outside the Cannon, c.WWI
Landlord Thomas Pilcher (civilian in back row), his son Bernard T. Pilcher (civilian in front row, with dog) and a group of Royal Engineers.

Photograph reproduced by permission of the Royal Engineers Museum.

PREVIOUS PICTURES OF THE MONTH
News
 

SEPTEMBER 2012

Brompton History Walks
Sunday 9th September

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

AUGUST 2012

Brompton History Walks
Saturday 25th August

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Friday 17th August

10.30am Chatham Lines Walk
2.00pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Sunday 12th August

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Thursday 2nd August

5.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

JULY 2012

Brompton History Walks
Saturday 28th July

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Thursday 19th July

10.30am Chatham Lines Walk
2.00pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Thursday 12th July

5.30m Chatham Lines Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Sunday 8th July

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

BVA Annual General Meeting
Sunday 1st July
(Provisional date, venue TBC)

JUNE 2012

Brompton 200: Civilian Life in A Military Village
Saturday 30th June

Opening of a new exhibition about life in Brompton in the 200 years since the Royal Engineers arrived in Brompton. At the Royal Engineers Museum.
See here for more details.

Brompton History Walks
Thursday 28th June

5.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Saturday 23rd June

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Brompton History Walks
Sunday 10th June

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Next BVA Meeting
Sunday 10th June at 7pm, in the Cannon Public House, Garden Street.

R.E. Museum Library Open Day
10.30am till 3pm Friday June 8th 2012.

An exclusive opportunity to visit for FREE the Royal Engineers Museum Library. Explore the local history collections held in the Library.
No booking necessary but visitors are required to bring photo ID. Please come to the Museum reception on the day to sign in.
Please note entrance to the Library is stepped.

MAY 2012

Brompton History Walks
Saturday 26th May

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Third Brompton Research Open Day
Saturday 19th May 2012

By popular request - the Brompton Research Study Group – led by local volunteers - is running a third oral history event and is looking for memories of Brompton. If you visited, worked or lived in Brompton, near Chatham, in the ‘40s, ‘50s or ‘60s (or earlier) please come along to a drop-in session, or if you know anyone who fits the bill, please encourage them to attend. If you have any old photos or documents relating to Brompton you are willing to share with the group, please bring them along too. There’s no need to book, and refreshments will be provided. All welcome on Saturday 19th May between 1pm and 4pm at the Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Chatham.
This session is part of a bigger project exploring what it was like to live in Brompton from the age of sail onwards. For more information on the open session or the project as a whole, please contact Nicola Moy on 01634 334319 or chathamworldheritage@medway.gov.uk

Brompton History Walks
Sunday 13th May

11.00am Chatham Lines Walk
2.30pm Brompton Village Walk
See here for details of the walks.

Next BVA Meeting
Sunday 6th May at 7pm, in the Cannon Public House, Garden Street.

APRIL 2012

Next BVA Meeting
Sunday 1st April at 7pm, venue TBA.

MARCH 2012

Second Brompton Research Open Day
16th March 2012

By popular request - the Brompton Research Study Group – led by local volunteers - is running a second oral history event and is looking for memories of Brompton. If you visited, worked or lived in Brompton, near Chatham, in the ‘40s, ‘50s or ‘60s (or earlier) please come along to a drop-in session, or if you know anyone who fits the bill, please encourage them to attend. If you have any old photos or documents relating to Brompton you are willing to share with the group, please bring them along too. There’s no need to book, and refreshments will be provided. All welcome on Friday 16 March between 1pm and 5pm at the Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Chatham.
This session is part of a bigger project exploring what it was like to live in Brompton from the age of sail onwards. For more information on the open session or the project as a whole, please contact Nicola Moy on 01634 334319 or chathamworldheritage@medway.gov.uk

Next BVA Meeting
Sunday 4th March in the Cannon at 7pm.

Brompton Disco
3rd March

Sparkly Disco

 
Mission Statement
 

“To promote Brompton as a working and inclusive village community both to its inhabitants and to the outside world.”

 
Exhibition Help

 
© Brompton Village Association 2010. All rights reserved
Website design © Nicole Kipar 2010