As a fundraiser for the Rainham and Wigmore Community Association an annual pram race was held on Station Road. Thanks to Steve Chinn for these photos from 1981. You can see the Railway Hotel pub in the background of some photos
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RMGS 4th Year Class Photos 1982 Rainham Mark Grammar School
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Action Forum - May 2001
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