T'riffic Thamesmead

T’riffic Thamesmead is a partnership between Trust Thamesmead and local primary schools that aims to celebrate Thamesmead, encourage children to feel proud of where they live and to help them develop a sense of belonging and place.

All thirteen primary schools in Thamesmead have committed to the project which involves pupils exploring Thamesmead during a week of activities directly related to the national curriculum. More than 750 children a year are expected to participate.

This area of the Trust Thamesmead website supports the education packs that have been developed for the project. It contains additional resources which can be downloaded and used by teachers and pupils alike including secret maps of the area dating from 1931 and the 24pp supplement produced by the Mercury newspaper to herald the beginning of Thamesmead in August 1968.

We would like to continue to develop this section so if you have anything you would like to contribute please contact us.

Thank you for your interest in T’riffic Thamesmead.

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Photos of Thamesmead

Photos of Thamesmead dating back to the 1960's; everything from the first stages of building to the Queen's visit and beyond.

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Street Names and Useful Links

Find out how the streets of Thamesmead got their names and more about the local area, right here at your finger tips!

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Plans and Maps of Thamesmead

We uncovered lots of old maps as well as plans for Thamesmead - lots of ideas were used, lots weren't. We found them interesting, we hope you do too.

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Thamesmead Publications

Read some of the press coverage Thamesmead received and some posters and flyers which were put together in the early days too.

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