Geezers Ricky Ayliffe and Barrie Stradling visited the grave of Don Tomlin to commemorate his life. They are pictured here at The City of London Cemetery & Crematorium on Wednesday 7th April 2021. Don, a
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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.
Textiles Exhibition, Virtual Guided Tours, Daytrip to the Countryside
Italian Textiles Exhibition extended The Estorick Collection is planning to reopen to the public on 19 May 2021. Italian Threads has been extended to 20 June 2021. I went last year and thought it was
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Geffrye Museum Renovation, BRUNEL MUSEUM WALKS, Disabled Questionnaire, Covid Testing, Lido Re-Opening
Geffrye Museum expanded and renamed The renovation of the Grade 1 listed almshouses and the additional development of 80% new space is almost complete. The renamed Museum of the Home will open as soon as
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Over 75s TV licence fee
Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director-General, has said that over 75s will not be threatened with legal action for refusing to pay the TV licence fee. This sounds odd, since many already have been! People have
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New Taxi Booking App seeks drivers to give it a trial
Essex based Barrie Ingram has developed new online taxi booking software. It has separate entry panels for the company and customer – where the bookings can be made, and the drivers where the bookings are
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