Action Forum - January 2009 Click to view. Cover photo of Freddie Cooper, local historian and former councillor who died this month
Action Forum magazines from 2009
Action Forum - January 2009 Click to view. Cover photo of Freddie Cooper, local historian and former councillor who died this month
Action Forum - March 2009 Click to view. Cover photo of steam train at Rainham station Oast. Jamie Mackay Miller had chaired the committee for converting the Oast to a community centre in the 1960s and died in February 2009 aged 93.
Action Forum - April 2009 Click to view (6Mb file) Cover photo of Gibraltar Farm, Bredhurst/Lidsing in 1900s. The picture shows a cart loaded with milk churns ready for delivery.
Action Forum - May 2009 Cover photo of St Peter's Church Bredhurst to promote their flower festival
Action Forum - June 2009 Cover photo of Apps Family from Lower Rainham preparing for cherry picking in orchard behind Cozenton Farm in around 1910. Mr Apps has his shotgun for bird scaring
Action Forum - July 2009 Cover photo of Westfield Sole Farm near Lidsing pictured in the 1950s. Photo shows Harry Gurr who owned Westfield Sole, Gibraltar Farm and Capstone Farm plus butchers shops in Chatham. Ted Tarrant and Dick Chambers are also pictured.
Action Forum - August 2009 Click to view (6Mb file) Cover photo of The Apps family that lived at Daisy Cottage on Lower Rainham Road built for them by Lord Harris owner of the brickfields where Thomas Apps worked.
Action Forum - September 2009 Click to view (6Mb file) Cover photo of Bomb crater in Woodside Wigmore Gillingham Kent in 1917 from German Zeplin raid
Action Forum - October 2009 Click to view (6Mb file) Cover photo of 1st Rainham Brownies & Guides pictured in 1922 at the rear of Rainham National Schools on Station Road
Action Forum - November 2009 Click to view. Cover photo of Daleks from Dr Who at Wakeley Road Junior School in Rainham in 1964 with Sheila Ralph
Action Forum - December 2009 Click to view (7Mb file)
Photo of Rainham Butchers in Christmas 1923 showing the display of 100% English goods including beef, pork, mutton, turkey, rabbit, duck and homemade sausages. Manager Bert Petts is pictured along with Bill Akehurst and Bob Wade holding the delivery bike.