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- Bidding to make a splash for vital Christmas appeal
- ‘Our Linda’ Lewis is honoured with a plaque to mark her journey from ‘Custom House to California’
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- Help Drew Primary School make music … and memories
- First hand account of Black Saturday and beyond – and memories of wartime North Woolwich and Silvertown
- Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2023: Our Roll of Honour
- The joy YOU gave! Sleighed by your kindness as appeal reaches target
- Kindhearted bikers rev up for Toy Appeal
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Forgotten Stories
Poignant anniversary of the shocking Silvertown Explosion – an ‘accident waiting to happen’
Picture: Newham Archives One hundred years ago saw an event in Silvertown’s history that many believed was “an accident waiting to happen”. In this special edition of londonsroyaldocks.com’s Forgotten Stories section we remember The […]
Happy memories of Christmas past
Christmas is a special time…even in what might now been described as poor or deprived childhoods. But those of us who lived in those times never saw our lives as deprived. Christmas was a joy […]
Vivid recollections of wartime evacuation…drama and tears
When a loved one passes away it is a time of great sadness but also a chance to celebrate their life. In the months after, gems about that person’s life can be unearthed and to […]
East London story that changed the course of the war
The Royal Docks and London’s East End suffered mass devastation during the Second World War. From Black Saturday on September 7 1940, the lives of locals changed forever. But the latest in our Forgotten Stories […]
Magical moment in history that shaped a young man’s life
Bill Grainger was just 12 when he saw the magical moment in Newham’s history that changed his life and ignited his passion in the sea. He was one of 100,000 who witnesses the famous Mauretania […]
Marvellous memories maintaining Royal Docks history – as future looks bright
A new online history archive recalling tales of Newham’s history and the characters and events that shaped the Royal Docks of London’s East End has been launched. London’s Royal Docks have lovingly collected and collated […]