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Help Needed to Find Former Residents

The GHRA recently received the following from a TV producer looking for help. If you can help please contact us and we will pass on any information.

I work for a television company called Transparent TV. We are currently making a documentary about the history of social housing for Channel 5 presented by Michael Portillo.
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> I would be incredibly grateful if you could help please. I am trying to track down former residents of Willey Court on the Galley Hill Estate. They were called the King family, they were photographed with Margaret Thatcher as they were some of the first people to go for the Right to Buy scheme. I am attaching a picture.
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> Apparently they have moved on from Willey Court. But to track them down it would be really helpful to know their first names. Might you be able to help with this please? Is there an old register? Or a long- time resident who has been living at Willey Court since 1979?
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> Here is an article that refers to the family:
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https://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/104142
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> Thank you so much for your time,
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> Best wishes,
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> Anna
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> Producer
> Transparent TV
> 1-3 St Peter’s Street
> Islington
> London
> N1 8JD

Thanks, the GHRA committee.

Galley Hill Residents Carol Singing

The Galley Hill Residents Carol Singing evening was successfully delivered on Tueday 19th December by the Residents Association and some volunteers. Headed by Roy and Joy from the Galley Hill Residents Association, assisted by Mr. Salter the St. Mary St. Giles School headmaster, and supported by Sue Titchmarsh, Phoebe Titchmarsh, Bianca Titchmarsh and others along the way. Thanks to Dave, our Vice Chair for the pictures and video.

Carol Singing

 

 


A big thank you to all who attended and all who supported them around the courts. A special thanks to Sue Fitch who helped organise the event but had to work and missed the actual singing.

Merry Christmas from all at Galley Hill Residents Association and we hope to see more of you getting involved in 2018.