Future Streets A new free exhibition (above) called Future Streets has just opened at the Building Centre 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT. It’s about 1/3 of the way up the Tottenham Court Road from the
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Plans to cast bells in Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Whitechapel Bell Foundry update: Tower Hamlets Council have approved the plans. Read the news on the BBC. The Tower Hamlets Development Committee will consider the latest planning application for Whitechapel Bell Foundry next Thursday, 14th
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The Geezers featured in The Environment magazine
The November issue of The Environment magazine carries a short article and photo about how the Geezers worked with students at Bow School on a project run by Active Energy. They showed how a floating
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Matchgirls Open Day, Car Show, Veteran Car Run, Diwali Celebrations
Matchgirls Memorial Charity Open Day Sat 2nd Nov The Matchgirls Memorial Charity is holding a Community Open Day on Saturday 2nd November at Tower Hamlets Library in Bancroft Road. Samantha Johnson, a Matchgirl descendant, says:
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Petition to cut Beer Duty to save pubs
As you can see from the graphic above, beer duty is 4.8p a pint in Germany, but 54.2p a pint in the UK. The Long Live the Local campaign say that £1 in every £3
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Brick Lane book, the Urban Forest, Linkage Plus, Price Walking
Brick Lane Book Launch in Brick Lane – Weds 9th Oct Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane is a book of photos by Paul Trevor. He spent the 1970s and 80s documenting the famous East
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Active Energy Project: Olympic Park
Communities Countering Climate Change Active Energy, led by Loraine Leeson, has been collaborating with the Geezers for twelve years. On 20th Sept 2019 they celebrated the installation of the latest Active Energy project, a waterwheel
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TV Licence Scams, Tackling Ageism, Slower Tube, Pie and Mash
Scams to rise after free TV licences for OAPs end Back in July it was being reported that the BBC have changed rules so that only over-75s on pension credit could get free TV. Age
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