My photo shows Ron Cooper (left) & Sammy McCarthy (right) visiting the Geezers in Bow. They were accompanied by Charlie Wright, Chairman of the London Ex-Boxers Association. In my 3 min audio clip Charlie Wright asks
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Short Video: Billingsgate photos by Terry Bloomfield
Terry’s photos are on show 11am to 6pm until Sunday 1st Oct 2017 at the Standpoint Gallery 45 Coronet Street, just east of Old Street tube in London. This 6 min video gives the background to Terry’s
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Last 7 days to see Terry Bloomfield’s Billingsgate photos
Terry Bloomfield was born in 1934, and his father and grandfather worked at Billingsgate fish market. Naturally Terry followed into the family firm, retiring in 2011. Across a period of 30 years Terry photographed the
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Big Turnout for Ted Lewis’s Funeral Service
Family, friends, ex-boxers and a contingent from the Geezers turned out today for the funeral service of Ted Lewis. Around 100 people went to the City of London Crematorium, Manor Park. My photo below shows
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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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