Category: Colin Grainger

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

Aiming to make a splash for vital Christmas Campaign

I AM again raising funds for a special appeal that has been part of my life in for 46 years…a campaign that is right at the heart of life in Newham, East London. I first […]

Oct, 29

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

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

Making a splash to raise funds for Toy Appeal

I’M RAISING funds for a special appeal that has been part of my life in for 45 years…a campaign that is right at the heart of life in Newham. It was all those years ago […]

Nov, 09

Christmas Toy Appeal – facing our toughest ever challenge to bring joy to those who need it most

FOR thousands of families in Newham it has again been a very difficult year. And it is getting harder by the week. The cost of living crisis is biting hard. As a result, the Kevin […]

Nov, 09

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