Gatcliffe YFC were back in action this week, and joint team manager, Bradley Challis, has kindly sent us this match report. ⚽️ Match Report: Gatcliffe Youth Football Club v Upminster Town United ⚽️ It’s been
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Category: News in and around Bow
Our Bow: News and events in and around Bow, East London, from the Geezers.
Alfred Munnings Exhibition
This is a recommendation. Last week I visited the exhibition of Alfred Munnings WWI paintings in Chelsea. He was commissioned by the Canadian War Memorials Fund to paint their Cavalry Brigade. I thought his oil
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HMS Warrior launched on this day in 1860
Photo above: HMS Warrior at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The first armour-plated, iron-hulled warship was launched where Bow Creek joins the Thames on 29th December 1860. Amazingly HMS Warrior is still around, as you can see
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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
We hope you have a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Yesterday the Geezers enjoyed a Christmas dinner at the Eagle in Snaresbrook. We had a great and social time, as you can see from
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Ten facts on the road to Brexit
Above 2017 General Election Manifestos Every day we read about the worsening Brexit fiasco perpetrated by well paid people in Westminster. I thought it might be time to anchor what’s going on against some actual
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