Latest articles

Save South Benfleet Library
14/01/2019
The Benfleet Library service from the EEC is under threat of being shut down in 2020 and the building put into the property portfolio for redevelopment.
See more
Save Tarpots Library
12/01/2019
A petition signing session outside Tarpots Library on Sat 12th Jan 2019.
See more
1940s Day Out for Glanfields Ladies
28/12/2018
Perhaps you know someone in this 1940s photo of staff at Glanfields
See more
Lighting Benfleet's Christmas Tree 2018
05/12/2018
Video of the event. More information and photos are here.
See more
Benfleet's Christmas Lights 2018
04/12/2018
The turning on of Benfleet's Christmas Tree lights 2018.
See more
Commonwealth War Grave blessing at St Marys Church pt 2 of 2
01/12/2018
Part 1 is here.
See more
The Order of Service for The Remembrance Service
22/11/2018
Photographs of the service are here. A video of the complete service is shown here.
See more
Order of Service for Blessing of seven Commonwealth War graves
22/11/2018
The Order of Service for the Blessing of the seven Commonwealth War Graves in St ...
See more
Benfleet's Centenary Remembrance Ceremony
21/11/2018
This is a video of the entire ceremony to commemorate the Centenary of the Armistice ...
See more
St Mary's Church Decoration for Centenary Commemoration
15/11/2018
These photos show how St Mary the Virgin church in South Benfleet was decorated for ...
See more
Commonwealth War Grave blessing at St Marys Church pt 1 of 2
12/11/2018
A service for the seven Commonwealth War Graves in St Mary’s Churchyard in Benfleet and ...
See more
Centenary Remembrance Festival 2018
11/11/2018
A few pictures of what happened at the Benfleet War Memorial on Sunday 11th November ...
See more
Tommy at the War Memorial
10/11/2018
Benfleet’s Tommy overlooking the War Memorial.
See more
Benfleet's Commonwealth War Graves
10/11/2018
St Marys Churchyard is a designated Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery with seven official graves. When ...
See more
Tommy at St Marys Church
10/11/2018
There is a Tommy set up next to the Church Tower at St Marys Church.
See more
Tommies on Parade
10/11/2018
This squad of Tommies is on parade outside South Benfleet Social Club.
See more
Poppy art work at Kents Hill Junior School
10/11/2018
Kents Hill Junior School have made an art work memorial to mark the Centenary of ...
See more
Appleton School 1979 and 1980
08/11/2018
Photos of Appleton School pupils.
See more
Benfleet District Sponsored campfire to raise money for new Olave House 13.5.1983
08/11/2018
A campfire sing-in at Runnymede Paddocks on 13th May 1983.
See more
Tarpots Hall - A Function from the mid 1950s
04/11/2018
Can you add any information about this picture?
See more
The Church in the Woods Celebrates
27/10/2018
Thundersley Christian Spiritualist Church
See more
The War's end - Benfleet moves on - The early 20th Century
24/10/2018
Our display in Benfleet Library has been extended into December.
See more
Leonard Ward
20/10/2018
Do you know anything about the artist?
See more
Appleton School, Foundation Year, 1965 - 1966
20/10/2018
A panoramic photo of the first year intake.
See more