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    Benfleet Station from The Creek
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    Church Corner, South Benfleet
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    Church Creek, South Benfleet
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    The Benfleet - Canvey Ferry
  • The Stepping Stones, Benfleet Creek
    The Stepping Stones, Benfleet Creek

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    Featured articles
    • Save South Benfleet Library

      Save South Benfleet Library

      Please complete the EEC Survey to Make Your Voice Heard about the Benfleet Library service from the EEC being shut and the building put into the property portfolio for redevelopment.
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    • Save Tarpots Library

      Save Tarpots Library

      A petition signing session outside Tarpots Library on Sat 12th Jan 2019.
      Please complete the ECC survey to Make Your Voice Heard about Tarpots Library service being shut and the building returned to the landlord.
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    • Official Opening of the New South Benfleet Library

      Official Opening of the New South Benfleet Library

      HRH The Duchess of Gloucester Opens The New Library
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    • Benfleet Library Closure

      Benfleet Library Closure

      A report on the Save Benfleet Library event that took place on Sat 19th Jan 2019.
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    • Stella Bouchereau's memories of life in Benfleet

      Stella Bouchereau's memories of life in Benfleet

      Growing up and school days in Benfleet
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    • Edward Sargent of Melcombe Road

      Edward Sargent of Melcombe Road

      Travelling Greengrocer & Fruiterer
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    • Bread and Cheese Hill

      Bread and Cheese Hill

      An Accident Blackspot
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    Latest articles

    • A Howard's Dairies milkman and his horse retire

      12/02/2019
      Two old pals retire together

    • Where's Tommy?

      10/02/2019
      The War memorial Tommy has been taken into safety by the Council. Which is why it is missing.

    • Benfleet Cottages - unknown road.

      31/01/2019
      This is probably Essex Way

    • Plates in Support of Keeping Benfleet Library Open

      29/01/2019
      Decorated plates and letter so support by young supporters of keeping Benfleet Library open.
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    • King John School Teachers’ Football Team 1974-5 15/02/2019 As far as I can remember, back row L- R Blackshaw (maths) Gibbons (metal work and careeers advisor) (Davis PE?)...
    • Fire Engine Crash 15/02/2019 The restaurant was still Busby’s, see the sign in the background.
    • King John School Group Photos 13/02/2019 I think the teacher was Mr. Blaker and the picture was taken outsie "the huts"
    • Bert Evans and King John School’s Part In The 1953 Floods 11/02/2019 My apologies for the last posting since it was not Dave Evans who drove his Dad's car but Mark Ballard...
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