PRESS RELEASE How Would You Like to Celebrate our Centenary in 2015?

PRESS RELEASE no: 2013/01

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

PROGRESS ESTATE

– HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO CELEBRATE OUR CENTENARY IN 2015?

The Residents Association would like to welcome all residents past and present to their

tea and cake afternoon on Saturday, 15^th June.   It will be held in the Progress Hall, Admiral Seymour Road from 1 - 4 p.m.   The hall is on the right-hand side of the road from its junction with Well Hall Road opposite the Jet petrol station.

There will be a post-it note board for you to contribute your ideas for the 1915-2015 celebrations.   The greater the number of ideas, the better the celebrations will be.

PROGRESS ESTATE CONSERVATION AREA

Ex-resident and local estate agent David Hallam, who has extensive knowledge of the Estate, will assist in a memory-jogging discussion.   This has been designed to ensure the capture of as much information as possible about living on the estate through the years.  Everyones’ contributions and photographs will be very welcome as potential items for the centennial book that is to be published.  

Contributions to the cake or raffle stalls will be welcomed.   Cash voucher prizes will be given to an adult and a child for the best cakes.

Further information is available from Rita Billinghurst, telephone 07947 043479.

Note for Editors:

Originally named the Well Hall Estate, The Progress Estate was built in 1915 to provide housing for the many additional workers the Woolwich Arsenal needed to manufacture the armaments required by the services during the First World War.   Conservation Area status was granted in 1975, in recognition of its unique architectural character.

For additional information, please contact:

Keith Billinghurst

Progress Residents Association committee member

56 Arsenal Road

Eltham

London  SE9 1JY

Tel: 020 8856 5593 or 07962 877389

email:  keith.billinghurst@btinternet.com