FOR thousands of families in Newham it has again been a very difficult year. And it is getting harder by the week. The cost of living crisis is biting hard. As a result, the Kevin […]
The Sunday Doubles League at Rollerbowl, Romford, drew the curtain down on their season on Sunday night – and though 12 bowlers picked up honours, charity was the winner. The league was raising money for […]
Charity Ambition, Aspire, Achieve launched its sixth annual Easter Appeal to spread a little joy to youngsters on Monday (March 14). The appeal was launched by actor, comedian and writer Ricky Grover at the charity’s […]
Oh Oh Oh, it’s magic. You know. Thank you to all those who contributed to the forty fourth Christmas Toy Appeal for youngsters who would otherwise have gone without. We could not have done it […]
Sleighed by your kindness! The spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Newham as the appeal at the heart of our community reached its target last night. The Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy […]
Since I wrote about the difficult times communities have faced 12 months ago, there have been some reasons to be cheerful but many to give us the view of continuing challenging times. Just when the […]
If you are lucky in life you get to meet one truly great person. I met mine more than 40 years ago. It was Kevin Jenkins. Kevin Jenkins was the most remarkable man I have […]