Colin Grainger

Ambition Aspire Achieve

Hammers stars launch the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal

THREE stars of West Ham United have kicked off the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal for children . Midfielder Tomas Soucek, defender Vladmir Coufal and midfielder Maxwel Cornet met youngsters at Ambition, Aspire, […]

Nov, 08

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

Bikers go the extra mile for charity’s Easter Appeal

Big hearted bikers went plenty of extra miles for Ambition, Aspire, Achieve’s Kevin Jenkins OBE Easter Appeal 2023 today. Because of various roadworks, potholes and horrendous traffic they took many diversions to deliver hundreds of […]

Mar, 18

Making a difference, changing lives: Charity’s aims for the next year

Charity Ambition, Aspire, Achieve is now looking forwards to a busy 2023. It follows the completion of the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal.  It was one of our toughest challenges but we made […]

Jan, 22

Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal: Thank you 3,300 times over – our roll of honour

IT’S been one of our toughest challenges but we made it a magical Christmas for children who need it most…all thanks to the hard work of staff and volunteers of  Ambition, Aspire, Achieve – and […]

Dec, 25

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