Above: a British casualty. After 141 days the Battle of the Somme ended on 18th Nov 1916. On the first day 19,240 British men died. By the end of the battle over 1.1 million men (British,
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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.
Exhibitions and Events near Bow, London, E3
Photo above: relief on Poplar Town Hall, Bow Road. Shipbuilding to Banking On Sun 4th Nov Andrew Parnell is running his guided walk Shipbuilding to Banking: The Isle of Dogs’ Story. The walk starts at
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Gatcliffe FC v Colebrook Royals Match Report
⚽️Match report⚽️ Kindly sent to us by Bradley Challis. Today’s match was held at home on what can only be described as a most beautiful sunny winters day. The opposition were the Colebrook Royals who
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New book: The Isle of Dogs – before the big money.
Last night I went to the well attended book launch of “The Isle of Dogs – before the big money” a book of photos by Mike Seabourne. It was held at Café Vert, near Island Gardens,
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Gatcliffe Youth FC v. Euro Dagenham FC
Here’s the match report for Sunday 14th Oct 2018 from Bradley Challis. Today we woke up to a wet cloudy sky with an away fixture against Euro Dagenham. With a few players missing every boy
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