The Geezers set off last Sunday on a leg stretcher around Victoria Park, raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Society, and aren’t stickers brilliant. Besuited in rather fetching Alzheimer’s Society T shirts, a clump of collectors
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Author: Alan T
I've lived in Bow since 1985, and am fascinated by the rich history of the East End. I'm also interested in all the recent ongoing changes.
Bin Strike Now Over, and Pensions Triple Lock
* Update Tower Hamlets bins strike is over. Waste collections resume Weds 27th Sept. Bin Strike from today to 1st October Tower Hamlets Council says: “A number of Tower Hamlets Council frontline waste service workers
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THE SUMMER’S LAST GREAT OUTING
The Geezers went to Eastbourne 12th September For the final daytrip of summer 2023, the Bow Geezers and friends boarded their Action for Bow funded coach bound for Eastbourne. Gloomy weather and a complicated getoff
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Tourists in our own backyard
Have you ever felt like you were a tourist in your own backyard? If you take a guided tour of Tower Bridge you certainly will. It’s only 3 1/2 miles from where we meet in
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Geezer, John Forster, explains how he came to run 10 East End pubs
John Forster was born in 1941. In 1973 he started working as a pub manager for Trumans. Then he created a company called Town and Country Relief Service which put temporary managers into the following
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