Heritage Week – events staged by childrens’ charity, music hall, history cub and the ‘cathedral of sewage!’

October 25, 2018

The Heritage Newham: People, Places, Progress group would like to give an extra mention to some events being staged as part of Heritage Week 2018. These need to be booked through group founder Kevin Jenkins, or will actually feature Kevin or a representative of the group, Thursday November 8 Young People’s Heritage Day (primary school … More Heritage Week – events staged by childrens’ charity, music hall, history cub and the ‘cathedral of sewage!’

Heritage Week in Newham 2018 – more details revealed of the celebrations of our unique borough

October 13, 2018

More details have been revealed of the special Newham Heritage week which kicks off in less than a month. The key themes this year are Women’s Suffrage, the Representation of the People Act of 1918 and the 100th anniversary of The Armistice, writes Colin Grainger. A launch event is being held on November 10 at The Gate Library … More Heritage Week in Newham 2018 – more details revealed of the celebrations of our unique borough

History group bids to find out more about Flats political and religious meetings

October 7, 2018

The Wanstead Flats history group are researching aspects of the history of this green space on Newham’s borders. Their latest project is looking at the use of the Flats for political and religious meetings. We have found a lot of references to meetings from the late 19th century to World War II, but after 1945 … More History group bids to find out more about Flats political and religious meetings

Heritage walk in Stratford is part of Friends of Abbey Gardens Harvest Festival event

September 21, 2018

Abbey Gardens in Stratford are staging a heritage walk as part of their Harvest Festival Celebration on Saturday September 29. The event lasts between noon and 4pm. The walk is due at 2pm and starts and finishes at Abbey Gardens, writes Colin Grainger. Walk organiser Torange Khonsari said: “With huge evelopments and changes in Stratford … More Heritage walk in Stratford is part of Friends of Abbey Gardens Harvest Festival event

Reflections of the past … mapping out the past of the old County Borough of East Ham

September 4, 2018

Another in our series of Reflections of the Past. I am indebted to the wonderful Maureen Norris for this superb example of an old map of the County Borough of East Ham produced in the late 1950s, writes Colin Grainger. Burrows Pointer guide maps came, as the name suggests, with a pointer, which you can … More Reflections of the past … mapping out the past of the old County Borough of East Ham