Day Old Chicks in Kent - ISA Brown Hybrid Hens

Are you looking for day old chicks in Kent or point of lay hens?

I'll have some available from Jan 2014 so please get in touch via info@rainham-history.co.uk or call 07710-444227 for more info

Action Forum - December 2013

Action Forum for December 2013 is now available on the Rainham History website

www.rainham-history.co.uk

Macklands Arms Pub Outing (pre 1945)

Found the attached photo amongst my late Father's possessions.  My Father was William Blundy (third from the left back row).  I believe this is a pre-war photo of them going on an outing, probably arranged through the Macklands.  My Father's other brother, Sid Blundy is sitting at the front.  My Aunt also thinks the Moore family are also in this photo.  

My Grandparents lived in Station Road and we later lived at 54 William St 

Not sure but it may be Mr. & Mrs. Gillman, who ran the Macklands for many years

in the top right hand of the photo.

Medway Services Access Road Opened - Fathing Corner Route Closure Averted

Following petitions raised in the area it has been revealed that local MP Rehman Chisti has met the Transport secretary and obtained agreement to keep the Farthing Corner access road open for local traffic to join the M2 motorway.

This is great news locally as it alleviates the bottlenecks that appear on the A278 junction 4 of the M2 motorway and enables traffic from the east of Gillingham/Rainham to have another route to join the motorway. The existing A278 and access roads are unable to cope with the volumes of traffic as has been shown whenever the Farthing Corner access road has been closed.

Great Storm Photos - Newspaper Headlines and Pictures of the 1987 Hurricane

With the impending storm approaching the UK I thought it would be interesting to see some of the headlines and photos from the Great Storm of 1987 that hit the UK on 16 October 1987. It was stated to be the worst storm to have reached the Uk for 300 years.

You can check the local weather conditions in Rainham here to see how the pressure is dropping as the storm comes in

More photos of the 1987 Hurricane or Great Storm in Kent

Hengist ferry blown aground at Folkestone Harbour 1987 during great storm or hurricane



Tracking the path and direction of 1987 Great Storm across the UK



1987 storm hurricane damage to Lambeth tower block, London



Electricity power cuts during Great storm 1987

The electricity supply was interrupted with widespread power cuts across Kent and Sussex from the 1987 hurricane or great Storm. Dungeness power station went off line, the Channel Link supplying electricity from France was lost and Thameside power stations were isolated. The total loss of electricity capacity as a result was 4000MW from the 3 events caused by the Great Storm without even considering the damage to the power networks from trees bringing down power lines.

History of Cozenton Park Rainham Kent

We've received this request for help about Cozenton Park Rainham,

I am researching the history of Cozenton Park for Kent Gardens Trust in conjunction with Medway Council. I can find remarkably little of use on the web and wonder if you could direct me to anyone who has any information about its formation and particularly any photographs taken of the area before and after the creation of the park which I think must have been in the 1960s.
Thanks

If you can help please post comments below:

Rainham Kent - Palm Tree in High Street/White Horse Pub

A little while ago there were a few questions here about a palm tree in the centre of Rainham behind the White Horse pub on Rainham High Street and next to the location of the former Co-op department store where the new NHS Health Centre is now located.

At the weekend when I was in town I thought I'd have a look and see if the palm tree was still in place. Remarkably despite all the development there is still a palm tree to the side of the White Horse pub and adjacent to the NHS centre in the middle of the footpath leading from Station Road to High Street. You can see Rainham church in the background with the NHS centre to the left and White Horse on right of the picture of the palm tree. Whether this is the original tree mentioned as being there in the 1980s I'm not sure but if not a new one has been replanted in a similar location.



Rainham Palm Tree High Street