tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post2908207903534227720..comments2024-03-18T20:50:01.138+00:00Comments on E7 Now & Then: The Durning Hall storyMichelle Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786732761856671353noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-86362695683324695612024-02-25T08:48:59.233+00:002024-02-25T08:48:59.233+00:00The above post could have been written by me! Al...The above post could have been written by me! Also a Brownie at Durning Hall and brother also in the scouts, same period of time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-70543898687795384732023-07-28T07:40:52.695+01:002023-07-28T07:40:52.695+01:00I was a member of the Brownie pack which met at Du...I was a member of the Brownie pack which met at Durning Hall in the 'shop' premises in Woodgrange Road. Can't remember the exact years, but must have been during the early to mid fifties. My brother was a member of the Scout pack there also. I still have a metal badge with DH on a coloured background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-66150658225936890962020-10-05T19:27:03.076+01:002020-10-05T19:27:03.076+01:00Hi Brian
Great to hear from you and many congrats ...Hi Brian<br />Great to hear from you and many congrats for continuing your youth work into your 8th decade. You may remember my elder brother Gordon who was at Lord Summers House with you before you transferred to DH.<br />I drove past DH a few months ago - a sad sight but it did bring back many happy memories. I met Roger Rawstron a few years ago and I think Audrey is now in Bristol - but other than them and your and Phil’ postings, I havent any idea what has happened to our motley crew. Hope you are well<br />Best wishes. RodRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449581771764571503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-9796013145447164942020-08-23T07:45:16.598+01:002020-08-23T07:45:16.598+01:00Hi Rod,
I have just seen your post. I was also on...Hi Rod, <br />I have just seen your post. I was also one of the first group of residents at Durning Hall having transferred from Lord Summers House, a hostel for scout leaders on the site of what is now The Hartley Hotel on Romford Road.I remember many of the peple you mention, perticularly Audrey, Helen, Frank, Les and Rev Alan. Jimmy, Dot, and Harry were important figures in all of our livs at that time, and I have often had cause to remember them with greatb affection. At the age of 80, I still live in East London and am hevily involved in youth work in Newham. I would love to hear from anyone from that time.<br />Brian Brian Stewart (brian@impsonline.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-48841183929455581922020-02-28T01:05:13.926+00:002020-02-28T01:05:13.926+00:00I lived in the hostel at Durning hall 24 years ago...I lived in the hostel at Durning hall 24 years ago Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884692334785735727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-12862858630106090462019-11-12T15:04:54.378+00:002019-11-12T15:04:54.378+00:00I lived at the Hall from 1965 to 1967 and remember...I lived at the Hall from 1965 to 1967 and remember most of the names in your report. We did not appreciate all that Jimmy did for us. Dot and Harry were wonderful people. Phil GreenwoodAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915826133521669072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-26122608943370030892018-12-23T09:29:15.219+00:002018-12-23T09:29:15.219+00:00No - but try here for a charity of that name: http...No - but try here for a charity of that name: http://www.e7-nowandthen.org/2013/05/plan-b-for-excluded-kids.html run by local singer/actor/film director, Ben Drew (Plan B).John Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186291200017823878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-26159893615711616312018-12-20T23:05:52.612+00:002018-12-20T23:05:52.612+00:00Does anyone know of a charity shop in Woodgrange r...Does anyone know of a charity shop in Woodgrange road called each one teach one basically trying to help young people by encouraging older people with skills to take on one person to teach, hence each one teach one, I believe it was in the mid to late eighties, a great initiative .John briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101946761908186891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-5137790790894405062018-09-07T16:34:50.619+01:002018-09-07T16:34:50.619+01:00Oh my. Durning Hall is so run down today just like...Oh my. Durning Hall is so run down today just like the PO Sorting Office next door. The interior IS 1959. Upstairs is not fit for purpose and inaccessible to many because of the broken lift. There is more. Depressing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040006134286930207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-38851753640422339432018-08-10T11:21:13.673+01:002018-08-10T11:21:13.673+01:00I was a member of Durning Hall when it was an old ...I was a member of Durning Hall when it was an old shop in Woodgrange rd..I was at the opening of Durning hall and as a teenager attended everything..I met my husband there and he was a member of the Amateur Dramatics..I was a Sunday school teacher.Loved Dot and Harry and went to there home in Clova Rd often..Only left when we moved to Kent in 1965 and then to Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-36651538556458377922016-12-01T23:08:25.972+00:002016-12-01T23:08:25.972+00:00Hi "anon"
Just seen your posting. I also...Hi "anon"<br />Just seen your posting. I also was an early resident , in Sept '64, and remember Jimmy, Harry and Dotty - I wonder if any of them are still with us. From a quick dredge of my failing memory, do any of these ring a bell ? Liz, Audrey, Barbara,Helen, Joan, Brian, Derek, Frank, Les, Paul, Rev Alan, Ahtoo, Kohli, Marco (?), Roger, Tony G and Tony H. Sorry if I have missed you off !!<br />RodRhshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268696408488527073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-49203494403755578622016-05-04T14:41:35.116+01:002016-05-04T14:41:35.116+01:00yes indeed jimmy was remarkable. I was fortunate t...yes indeed jimmy was remarkable. I was fortunate to be one of the first ten residents when the superior accommodation opened. Dotty and Harry ran this side of the site and cared and fed me well during my stay. I was even married by Jimmy in the Chapel there. Happy memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-26956391078411049892016-01-23T01:30:58.143+00:002016-01-23T01:30:58.143+00:00I was christened by Jimmy Froud at Durning Hall, 1...I was christened by Jimmy Froud at Durning Hall, 1961 -62. My mother <br />Was involved in the Amateur Dramatic Society there prior to her marriage and my grandmother worked at the hall. Jimmy Froud was a remarkable man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264446447509740277noreply@blogger.com