July/August 2019 Edition NEWS IN BECKENHAM GRADE II LISTED The iconic Bowie bandstand has officially Although born in Brixton, at eight received Grade II listed status, 50 years to years old Bowie moved to Bromley with the day after David Bowie performed at...
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July/August 2019 Edition NEWS IN BECKENHAM GRADE II LISTED The iconic Bowie bandstand has officially Although born in Brixton, at eight received Grade II listed status, 50 years to years old Bowie moved to Bromley with the day after David Bowie performed at the his family and as an adult he lodged on first Growth Summer Festival back in 1969. Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, with Mary The bandstand, which sits in Croydon Finnigan, his landlady and later his lover. Road Recreation Ground, was awarded Soon after his first hit single Space Oddity, Grade II listed status by the Department Bowie and friends organised the iconic for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Growth Summer Festival in August 1969. on the advice of Historic England. The hope was to raise money for a... Continued on page 4 Difficulty with your hearing? FREE Hearing Assessment FREE Hearing Aid Trial Local Family Business Wax Removal Service Home Visits Available Easy Parking/Drop Off
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