The grave of Sarah Chapman, one of the leaders of the 1888 Matchgirls’ strike in Fairfield Road, is at risk of being bulldozed. Manor Park Cemetery is in private hands and the want to ‘mound’
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Author: Alan T
I started as a photographer and I'm fascinated by, and documenting England. I'm especially interested in the history of the East End of London. I've lived in Bow since 1985.
Smart Meters – Dumb Implementation
As someone au fait with all things digital, I think rolling out smart meters should have been a great idea. So what went wrong? 1) The involvement of politicians The British Government is a bad
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FOR SAMA online film screening and Courtauld Gallery Virtual Tour
FOR SAMA online film screening Four Corners, at 121 Roman Road, Bethnal Green, have organised an online film screening and a separate Q&A with director Waad Al-Kateab on Zoom. For Sama (top photo here) tells
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The Arts and Entertainment in Lockdown
Four Corners exhibition is online. Four Corners Gallery, opposite Globe Town Market, have placed their ANOTHER EYE: Women Refugee Photographers in Britain after 1933 exhibition online here. Mouse over the photos for the captions. Films
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Use the app to book your slot in the office lift
Getting the City Working again On Sunday evening Boris Johnson gave his speech to the nation saying he would deliver a road map out of the lockdown. It was apparently watched by 27 million people.
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Help Available in Bow, London E3
What to do if you think you might have coronavirus Tower Hamlets Healthwatch have a really useful step-by step guide to checking the symptoms, and what to do next. They say that anyone with symptoms
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Film project wants contributions from London’s older adults
Rosie Litterick of Capital Age Arts is looking for older people to participate in a quarantine film project. They’re creating a film called Still Life in Quarantine. Getting Involved Choose one, two, or all of
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Geezer Don Tomlin buried Friday
With only very close family present, a short but moving service was held for Don Tomlin at the City of London Cemetery in Manor Park on Friday 1st May 2020. Don’s family kindly sent us
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