The Geezers and volunteers from our ‘Old Ford Neighbourhood’ project spent an enjoyable afternoon learning about, discussing and sharing memories of Old Ford at a special session organised by the Tower Hamlets Archives in Bancroft
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Aya Haidar in Whitechapel – the Geezers bring their memories
The Geezers are delighted to be working with Aya Haidar, pictured above speaking to the Geezers last Tuesday. Aya’s upcoming 2024 commission from London Borough of Tower Hamlets centres on Whitechapel. Together we’ll be working
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Join the Geezers to watch aviation illustrator Ian Bott’s talk
On Tues 27th Feb at 1pm the Geezers Club in Bow have a great speaker, Ian Bott, coming to show his illustrations of aircraft: http://www.ianbottillustration.co.uk/gallery-3-the-aircrew-series/ We meet at the Tredegar Centre, 333 Morville St, Bow, London E3
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Memories of WW2 from Dennis Banks
Bow Geezer, Dennis Banks, was born in London in 1931. I recorded him talking on 22nd Jan 2024. Growing up in Loughton, Essex before WW2 Life during the London Blitz in WW2 Dennis’ father worked
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New local history project: Old Ford Neighbourhood, then and now
The Geezers are pleased to announce our new history project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. The project will explore the history of where we live, and the threads which connect the past with
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