Colin Grainger

Farewell to ‘towering figure’ Tom – a legend of the newspaper industry

  THE founding Editor of the Newham Recorder, and my great friend and mentor, Tom Duncan, has passed away at the age of 86. He edited the paper for almost 30 years from its creation […]

Sep, 20

Young put on a show to celebrate the history of the Ferry Festival

Just over a week remains before young people from the charities Ambition, Aspire, and Achieve perform on stages similar to those at portablestaging.uk. This Ferry at the Factory exhibition displays,  through images from the Newham […]

Jun, 14

Bikers go the extra mile for charity’s Easter Appeal

Big hearted bikers went plenty of extra miles for Ambition, Aspire, Achieve’s Kevin Jenkins OBE Easter Appeal 2023 today. Because of various roadworks, potholes and horrendous traffic they took many diversions to deliver hundreds of […]

Mar, 18

Making a difference, changing lives: Charity’s aims for the next year

Charity Ambition, Aspire, Achieve is now looking forwards to a busy 2023. It follows the completion of the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal.  It was one of our toughest challenges but we made […]

Jan, 22

Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal: Thank you 3,300 times over – our roll of honour

IT’S been one of our toughest challenges but we made it a magical Christmas for children who need it most…all thanks to the hard work of staff and volunteers of  Ambition, Aspire, Achieve – and […]

Dec, 25

Simply Amazing! Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2022 reaches target

WE’VE done it! Thanks to the kindness of everyone in our community and beyond, the 45th annual appeal to brighten the lives of children who need it most in Newham reached its target this morning. […]

Dec, 21

I’m aching all over – but I’ve done it! Toy Appeal swim completed

I’VE done it! I managed to complete my annual sponsored swim today to raise funds for the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2022.    I’m happy to have done it and am now […]

Dec, 07

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