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Launch of a special community appeal at the heart of our community

THE Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2024 is up and running. The past few years have been amongst the most difficult and challenging in living memory, with the unprecedented cost-of-living crisis impacting so […]

Nov, 06 · in Ambition Aspire Achieve,Christmas Toy Appeal,Kevin Jenkins,Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal,Newham

Bidding to make a splash for vital Christmas appeal

I AM again raising funds for a special appeal that has been part of my life in for 48 years…a campaign that is right at the heart of life in Newham, East London. I first […]

Oct, 13 · in Ambition Aspire Achieve,Christmas Toy Appeal,Colin Grainger,sponsored swim

‘Our Linda’ Lewis is honoured with a plaque to mark her journey from ‘Custom House to California’

THE teeming rain didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits as Newham’s very own songbird, soul singer and songwriter Linda Lewis was honoured in a special ceremony and celebration today. It was a fitting honour for the woman […]

Sep, 27

Wartime picture of Silvertown church

REFLECTIONS of the past 8,895. A view of St Mark’s Church, Silvertown, taken in a Sunday during the Second World War. The church is now, of course, Brick Lane Music Hall. Picture: Imperial War Museum, […]

Aug, 28

Help Drew Primary School make music … and memories

DREW School in Silvertown are working on an exciting new project – and are creating a music video…and they want help from local people who live or who have lived in the area. Drew headteacher […]

Feb, 24

First hand account of Black Saturday and beyond – and memories of wartime North Woolwich and Silvertown

VIVID memories of Black Saturday, wartime life and beyond in North Woolwich and Silvertown were unearthed by me this week. The eyewitness account also reveals how most people in the rest of East London thought […]

Jan, 25

Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2023: Our Roll of Honour

DONATIONS came from far and wide for the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2023. The campaign launched in November for the 46th year in conjunction with the Newham Recorder. It was one of […]

Dec, 26

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