My photo shows Ron Cooper (left) & Sammy McCarthy (right) visiting the Geezers in Bow. They were accompanied by Charlie Wright, Chairman of the London Ex-Boxers Association. In my 3 min audio clip Charlie Wright asks
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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.
Short Video: Billingsgate photos by Terry Bloomfield
Terry’s photos are on show 11am to 6pm until Sunday 1st Oct 2017 at the Standpoint Gallery 45 Coronet Street, just east of Old Street tube in London. This 6 min video gives the background to Terry’s
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Last 7 days to see Terry Bloomfield’s Billingsgate photos
Terry Bloomfield was born in 1934, and his father and grandfather worked at Billingsgate fish market. Naturally Terry followed into the family firm, retiring in 2011. Across a period of 30 years Terry photographed the
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TH Children’s NURSERIES should not be sold
Tower Hamlets council wants to privatise it’s remaining public nurseries: John Smith Children’s Centre, Mary Sambrook and Overland Day Nursery. These nurseries are described by Tower Hamlets Council itself as “providing an integrated education and day
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Expand your horizons this weekend
This Friday evening at the St. Katharine’s Precinct, 2 Butcher Row, Limehouse there’s a screening of the award winning documentary Sonic Sea which takes the audience on a journey. It explores how the ocean is
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Royal London Hospital need volunteers
Are you: a compassionate listener? a good communicator? a person of deep faith or belief? The Chaplaincy of the Royal London Hospital is recruiting volunteers. The training session is on 10-12th October 2017. To enroll
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Richard House Children’s Hospice need your old £ coins
There’s just one month until the Bank of England’s deadline for using your old £1 coins. Richard House Children’s Hospice in Beckton could use them! Here’s how. 16th-17th Sept 2017 is London Open House weekend
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More reports of attempted burglaries in Bow, London
The local police have sent us the following information about burglaries in the E3 area: “One such incident recently involved the person/s knocking on the front door, ringing the doorbell and lifting the letter flap.
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