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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Category: The Geezers
We are a group of older men who meet every Tuesday 2-4pm at Tredegar Community Centre, 333 Morville Street, Bow London, E3 2DZ, providing social activities for older men in the community who might otherwise be isolated.
Don Tomlin update, Bow Foodbank, Victoria Park, Pubs at Risk and more London E3 News
Don Tomlin update Don Tomlin’s funeral is scheduled for Friday 1st May 2020. Currently it looks like no one will be able to attend due to COVID-19. His family are thinking about holding an event
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Respected Geezer, Don Tomlin, Dies of Coronavirus
DON TOMLIN: THE GEEZERS TRIBUTE Sadly Don Tomlin, a key member of The Geezers, very sadly passed away on 5th April 2020 in the Royal London Hospital from the Coronavirus. He was overcome by it
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Geezers Organised Activities (inc Bow Bowls) January – March 2020
Geezers Organised Activities: January 2020 Weekly Weight Training sessions at gym in Bethnal Green for men over 55. Saturday 18th January 2020 Kate Thompson Book Signing The Geezers were invited to a book signing at Newham
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Tower Hamlets Bin Strike, TV Licence Update, Geezers Meetings Suspended
Tower Hamlets Bin Strike Veolia runs the bin collections contract for Tower Hamlets. Refuse collectors were on strike from 9th-16th March as Veolia has withheld holiday pay which was due to them. A few days
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Report on Geezers Events and Activities
Geezers Organised Activities incl. Bow Bowls: October – December 2019 October 2019 Weekly Weight Training sessions at gym in Bethnal Green for men over 55. Tuesday 1st October 2019 The Geezers went to Let’s Celebrate
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Age UK calls for next Government to Invest in Older People
Ahead of the 12 December general election, Age UK call for the next Government to invest in older people and the public services they need. 6 million over 65s in England are in need of
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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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