Come join us on Broomhill Common for the VE Day 80 Beacon Lighting on 8th May. You are welcome to also attend the church service at St John’s URC with a “candlelight” procession to the common, with the Beacon being lit on Broomhill Common at 9.30pm as part of the national VE Day 80 celebrations.
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VE Day 80 – Heritage Walk – Saturday 10th May 2025
Join us for a two mile heritage walk as part of our VE Day 80 Celebration on Saturday 10th May. Starting at Broomhill Common and finishing at All Saints Church, the walk will be a guided trail around Orpington. This is a free event, with no booking necessary, but please be prompt for an 11am […]
VE Day 80 – Guided tour of WWII features at Scadbury Moated Manor 17th May (book by 10th May)
Orpington and District Archaeological Society (ODAS) are kindly organising a Guided tour of WWII features at Scadbury Moated Manor Saturday 17th May 2025, 2.30pm – 4.00pm Please book soon to avoid disappointment, as places are limited to 20 people. Booking is required, and you will need to book by 10th May Please email orparchsoc@yahoo.co.uk by 10th […]
Become an adult volunteer at 8th Orpington Scouts
The 8th Orpington Scouts, at St John’s URC are thriving, but have a long waiting list for new youngsters wanting to join them. Currently there are insufficient leaders to be able to take on all the children who wish to join, so could you, or somebody you know, volunteer time to help? See here for […]
Saturday 2nd September – Beating the Bounds walk – update
As mentioned in summer newsletter, details of the Beating the Bounds walk, in partnership with All Saints Orpington are on our web page Beating the Bounds Additional details are available here: All Saints Orpington – Beating the Bounds
Coronation Tea Party – Over 500 residents came together to make this a huge success
The Coronation “Tea Party” on Broomhill Common on Sunday 7th May was a huge success with over 500 people joining in the fun on a lovely sunny afternoon. We are hopeful that we were successful in our World Record Attempt at creating the largest human image of a crown with 539 people dressed in yellow, […]
Change to Monthly Residents Meetings
We are holding Quiz Evenings on the second wednesday of every month at the Cricketers Pub Please see our Monthly Residents Meeting page for further information. You can meet the committee by coming along to the Cricketers pub and seeing us after the Wednesday evening Quiz nights (which finishes around 10pm) or if that time […]
Walnuts Leisure Centre – KRA Consultation Principles
We have started to layout the key principles we want to see from the Walnuts Leisure centre consultation and proposals. This is based on previous resident engagement and is a working document so we are interested in your review and feedback. This will be used in a focus group we are attending week of 6th […]
Bromley Council Walnuts Leisure Centre Survey
Bromley Council are seeking responses to their Survey concerning the future of the Walnuts Leisure Centre. The deadline for completing the survey has been extended by two weeks to April 10th see Bromley Leisure Centre Surveys
Pub Quiz – Second Wednesday of Each Month
To further raise funds for our Defibrillator Appeal, we are now running a Quiz Night on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at The Cricketers pub, and additionally for April and May we held a further Quiz Night on the fourth Wednesday. From June onwards we are returning to one quiz per month. Arrive at […]