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History club looking forward to the future – while reflecting on the past!
A history club in the Royal Docks area of Newham has celebrated its fourth birthday. The Royal Docks History Club launched in January 2017 with support from the Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre in […]
Former North Woolwich Old Station Museum to become a church
The former North Woolwich Old Station Museum site has been sold off – to a church and registered charity just over the other side of the River Thames. The grand old building has been standing […]
North Woolwich pub is ‘set to re-open in the New Year’
The Henley Arms public house in North Woolwich will re-open in the New Year, pub business chiefs have revealed. And the pub in Albert Road, which closed in the summer, due to a variety of […]
The Ferry Festival – an event with a special place in the hearts of the ‘island’ community of North Woolwich and Silvertown
Of all the marvellous tales that have been captured both in words and on film in the Forgotten Stories series there is one event in local history that has a special place in the hearts […]
The uninvited guest who dropped in – and helped fund the fightback against Hitler
How the Miracle of Grenadier Street Turned the Tables on Hitler sounds like it should be title of a film or book. But our latest in the Forgotten Stories series is a gem amidst the […]
How the floods of the 1950s shaped our past and present
London is thankfully protected from flooding today thanks to the structure dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World – the magnificent Thames Flood Barrier at Silvertown. But the community in and around the Royal Docks […]
Day a giant whale lost her way in Thames at North Woolwich
There’s a long tradition in East London both for children and adults of putting your own lyrics to popular songs…many of us still do it frequently today. And in the age of phone apps, YouTube […]