Animals and Kennards always seemed to go hand in hand, a brightly coloured toucan was kept in a large case, with a bright yellow beak, an infa-red heater kept it warm in winter. Other sales techniques included "tally-ho bargains", "mystery tables", "streets of adventure" and "clock days". The local paper published many letters about the building being too cold or too little space for the birds to fly in.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. If you need a moving vehicle Croydon Park is home of the EMU (Easy Moving Unit) and is available for rent by the hour. And it's still there, on the same site, on the high street located at one end of the Whitgift Center. I had done some concert party work in the army, so when I was de-mobbed I joined a local concert party also a semi-professional dance band, which I attended when needed.

It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. These were an immediate success and such was the demand for rides a year later Mrs Miller was employed to assist Mr Bell. I wonder if people thought the same way about the curry houses opening in the late 60's and early 70's on the sites on cafes and stuff?

There were quite a few ladies who were rather easy on the eyes, with gyrating hips on the dance floor. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for.I used to go and wait for her to finish serving lunches and the bloke at the Soda Bar would make me fresh waffles with jam and ice cream. The zoo came under a lot of criticism as the cages were not considered to be ideal conditions for animals. All this has been a passing of time for me, a life-time with Kennards from a child, to teenager, to adult and now senior citizen. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Australian actor Barney Worth at the Kennards Christmas Show in Wimbledon, where he was playing the part of Santa Claus in November 1941.My mum was a silver service waitress in Kennards' Blue Room restaurant which was adjacent to a fabulous Soda Bar. In the mid-1930s a cheetah was on display in the restaurant where it, together with no doubt some slightly nervous diners, were serenaded by Ida Santerelli and her female band. there also used to be a butchers in surrey street where they are bulding flats,just down from murray's,who incidently have had a drastic change in staff.