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Bromley Borough CND newsletter 2018 p4

DIARY OF EVENTS

Bromley Borough CND Meetings

Community House, South Street, Bromley Mon Oct 15th/18 13:30 - 15:00 Mon March 11th/19 [AGM ] 13:30 - 15:00 Mon June 10th/19 13:30 - 15:00
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Leafleting in Bromley outside the Churchill Theater, in Beckenham outside LIDL, in Penge outside Boots, or at Bromley South Station
2.30 - 4.00 pm the first Saturday of each month [ note ;- there may be changes to an occasional Friday].
Aug 4th Bromley, Sept 1st Orpington, Oct 6th Bromley, Nov 3rd Bromley South Station, Dec 1st Bromley, Jan 5th/19 Beckenham, Feb 2nd/19 Bromley, March 2nd/19 Penge, April 6th/19 Orpington, May 4th/19 Bromley South Station, June 1st/19 Bromley July 6th/19 Beckenham.
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 Aug 4th -Hiroshima/Nagasaki Vigil outside the Churchill Theater, Bromley 12.00 - 3.00 pm
 Aug 9th - Peace Picnic in Tutu Peace Garden,Chinbrook Meadows Grove Park
1.30-3.00 pm
Mon Aug 27th - Bank Holiday stall in Market Square, Bromley - 12.00 - 3.00pm

Fri Sept 21st - Peace Day Event -Bromley Parish Church Rooms, Church Rd,
7.30 -10.00 pm

Sun Nov 11th   - White Poppy Ceremony at St Martins Hill, Bromley [by Primark at 10.30 am]

Fri Dec 7th -  Seasonal Social at Ruth Fabricant's -  8.00 pm

April 26th /2019 Chernobyl Day stall/vigil Bromley Market Square 12.00- 15:00
NATIONAL  & LONDON REGION EVENTS
           July 25th- 29th- Peace News Summer Camp - Diss, Norfolk

           Aug 6th - Hiroshima Day ceremony in Tavistock Square at 12 noon
           Aug 7th  - Hiroshima event  - East Greenwich Pleasaunce SE10 0LB  4pm
           Aug 9th - Ceremony at The Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park at 7pm

           Oct 20th/21st - CND Conference - Bristol
           Jan 6th 2019 -   London Region CND AGM  - Waterloo Action Centre -
           14 Baylis Road, London, SE1 7AA   10.30  -  4.30
Every Wednesday  - Women only vigil  - Edith Cavell Statue, St Martins Place WC1 6-7 pm
Every Friday - Fukushima Vigil outside the Japanese Embassy and TEPCO headquarters.
Every 1st Thursday of the month - Close Guantanamo demo outside US Embassy  12 - 1 pm


Every 1st Monday in the month - NTAG/Kick Nuclear/JAN meeting at 162 Holloway Rd 7.00pm


Local Activism

Chairperson +  Labour Action for Peace   - Richard Hart.
Secretary  + BPC -    Ann Garrett -
Treasurer +  Membership/ E-newsletter editor - Tahrir Swift -
Publicity -   Ruth Fabricant .
WILPF   - Sheila Triggs  -
National & London Region CND   - Dave Polden -
Green Party  -  John Street  - 
Lambeth Greenpeace -   Roisin Robertson -
Friends of the Earth    - Dan Sloan  - 
Stop the War  - Geraldine Cowan  -
Labour Party  [ also BPC ] - Richard Hart    
Bromley TUC - Steve Leggett  
Progressive Bromley Film Co-op  - John Courtneidge   -
Socialist Film Co-op - Colin Clary -  

Beckenham & West Wickham Amnesty International - Ann Garrett 



JOINING BROMLEY BOROUGH ANTI NUCLEAR GROUP [BAN]
If you wish to join or renew subscription please print and return the slip below to:
Tahrir Swift, 6 Ridgeway Crescent Gardens, Orpington. BR6 9QH
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