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Cheam, Ewell Road c.1955
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On the left, two uniformed schoolboys, probably from either Sutton Grammar or Sutton High School, are about to pass the hedge in front of Cheam Hall as they make their way towards the main junction. On the right, the gleaming curved glass frontage of the Cheam Motors' garage and showroom reflects the passing scene. But the two lines of vehicles waiting for the traffic lights to change on this stretch of the A232 linking Cheam to Sutton and Croydon give a foretaste of the steadily increasing road usage in decades to come.

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Memories of Cheam, Ewell Road c1955

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Vane School Of Dancing And Cheam Ladies
I was born in Churchill Road in 1943. Attended the Chatsworth Road Infants and Secondary and went on to Senhouse Efficiency College. I also attended Vanes and remember the shows we put on at the Cheam Social Club. We used to tap dance to Shirley Temple's 'good ship lollipop'. It was great fun. Also attended Cheam ladies swimming club and used to do a 'butterfly' dive from the top board. Went to ...see more
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Added 19 December 2013

Vane Dancing School
Yes, I was at Vane Dancing School and remember June Bannister and Roger. I am Joan and my sister is Valerie Copas, my brother Ray also was in the shows and my mum sometimes played the piano if she had to! Esme was our dedicated teacher, say what you like, but those early years gave all of us the ability to use the dance later as rythym for Jive or Rock or any. Good fun
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North Cheam Dancing School 1947 1950
Does anyone remember the Vane Dancing School in the late 1940s? I have some dance programmes from that time with very many names of all the dancers who took part in the shows. One name that does come to mind was June True who sometimes tap danced with my sister June Bannister.
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School Days
I grew up in Malden Road and went to Wallington Grammer School. I vividly remember having to walk to the bus stop in Ewell Rd every morning and sometimes having to run for the bus as it waited at the traffic lights. Luckily it was one of the open platform sort so a daredevil leap could be made to get on as it pulled away. I remember there was a dance studio by the bus stop.
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