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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Category: History
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Walks on Sunday 27th Aug 2017
On Sunday 27th Aug David Charnick leads a tour around the City of London about the New English Drama that appeared in Tudor times. During the tour David will be be giving readings from Shakespeare,
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East End Boxer, Ted Lewis, dead
Sadly Ted Lewis died peacefully in his sleep on 7th August 2017, just before his 88th birthday. Ted came into the world at 5 Ordell Road, Bow, near Tom Thumb’s Arch, way back in August
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News and events around Bow
Early August 2017 The East End Preservation Society have posted an article from the Architects Journal on their Facebook page: “A cross-party group of London Assembly Members has demanded a rethink of two bridges proposed
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Do you remember the 59 Club?
A number of the Geezers have happy memories of playing sport at Eton Manor – the sporting facilities which had been generously funded by Old Etonians at Hackney Wick. Back in 1959 John Oates decided
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