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Frozen in time – a piece of Lee history on show, but hurry!

This house at 179 Burnt Ash Hill was the home and surgery of Dr Carey, a well known figure in Lee. It has been opened to the public on Saturdays through November, and will remain open for two more Saturdays ( December 6th and 13th) from 11 AM to 4 PM.

Charlotte Mann has mounted an exhibition in the house, which is due to be sold soon. It commemorates her great grand-father and two of this brothers – all doctors – who came to Britain from Ireland. The practice ran from the 1940s to the 1980s. Charlotte is compiling an oral history and is keen to hear from anyone who remembers the practice.

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The Church Wall – MORE progress

This article has been updated

The rebuilding of the Good Shepherd Church wall is making good progress. Mohammed and Stephen (main picture) have begun laying the reclaimed bricks from the Wantage Road end.

They have used the bricks recovered when the old wall was demolished for the bottom courses. The bricks visible above ground are part of a horde of 7000 old bricks of the same vintage as the originals.

Lintels have been put in place to bridge over the tree roots (middle photo).

It doesn’t seem likely the wall will be finished in time for Christmas, but should be complete in the first month or two of 2026.

Many local people contributed to the crowd-funding appeal which is partly paying for the rebuild.

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Leegate Public Meeting

The scaffolding is going up at Leegate as the demolition team prepares to start work on pulling it down. Details of the planned work can be found here.

Meanwhile the London Square Site Director and Site Manager have agreed to come to a public meeting in January when residents will be able to ask questions about the timetable and processes they are following. The event will be at 7 pm on January 21st, at Lochaber Hall.

All local residents are welcome. Full details can be found here. Please follow the link to let us know if you intend to be there.

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FUSS Christmas Fair – December 6th

The FUSS Christmas Fair at Hither Green will be on Saturday 6th December, noon to 5pm. The organisers promise more than 50 stalls, food and drink, live music and Father Christmas. It all happens around Staplehurst Road near the station.