Geezer, Ray Gipson, interviewed in 2015 Ray said that he’s spent all his life living in Bow, “… though my Mum was evacuated to have me as a baby, but after 10 days came back
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The Geezers Christmas Lunch plus the Lady Franklin news
King Prawn Cocktails Despite the depressive gloom emanating from Westminster, the Geezers had a great Christmas Lunch last week at the Eagle in Snaresbrook. Three course meals on their festive menu were £14.49 and were
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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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Transport Strategy Survey, Police Firearms Event, Pubs to be Listed
Tower Hamlets Transport Strategy Tower Hamlets Council are to be congratulated for sharing with residents a 48 page pdf full of data called Travel in Tower Hamlets. This needs reading very critically. Page 5 is
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The Aberfeldy pub comes to life again as The Tommy Flowers
Above the mural of Tommy Flowers by street artist Jimmy C. A number of the Geezers went along to the opening of The Tommy Flowers pub on Thursday 3rd May 2018. It’s at 50 Aberfeldy Street, Poplar, London,
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