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Were are all the people from glenside children's home .

Robert,
Your request is too non-specific to enable anyone to help you.
It would be useful if you were able to provide a date span that you wish to establish information.
In addition do you have interest in certain named people.?
Do you have interest in specific issues, such as employment, schooling, marriage, residency.?

I knew the owners of the above house (120) in the middle 50s to early '60s, if that helps.

Im trying to find staff and residents who used to live at glenside childrens home 120 old london road hastings in the 60s 70s 80s 90s . If anyone can help please contact me.

Hello I do know someone whom was working in the children's home and she was Jamaican and her surname was either Reekes or Reakes. it was around the time of the late 80's.
I hope that is helpful.

I was at Glenside with my brother Charlie, I was 3 when we went there. we left when I was 7 years old. We would of lived there between 68-72. We went to the convent school down the road. Would be nice to know if anyone remembers us.

me and my two brothers were there 73/75 it was run by mrs banham a nice old fashioned lady we went to sacred heart school just down the hill

I was at the home when mrs banham was there she was a lovely lady. I was there the early 70s and there till it closed.

herbieprince01 wrote:I was at the home when mrs banham was there she was a lovely lady. I was there the early 70s and there till it closed.

When the home closed and do you know why?
I need a fast answer.

The home closed because the foundations were going and it moved up to st Leonards but it didn't open as a children's home it opened as a mentally disturb people. But glenside closed down not just because it's falling down nobody could run that home like Mrs Banham and she retired and the people who took over after her they were ill treating some of the kids in the home so I had no alternative is to report them to social services which they came the following day and removed them. If you want anymore information my email is **email removed to prevent spam**