WHILE LOCKDOWN drove many East Londoners indoors for much of the last year, the slow and staggered path to a new life has introduced some of us to a new, two-wheeled friend. What is it about Conservative governments? In the ...
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Capital Kids Cricket and the world’s most expensive tea event!
Emdad Rahman FORMER England Cricket Captain Mike Gatting – who has taken tea at matches all over the world – can now add an “incredible, extraordinary, and quite spectacular” experience to his list of memories. At £36,000 a pot, the ...
Read More »London Enterprise Academy students do Ramadan charity walk
Emdad Rahman “WALK DABIR CHACHA!” is a rallying call to everyone, calling on them to walk in the footsteps of the 100 year old sensation Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE. During the first Coronavirus lockdown, the East London centenarian was inspired ...
Read More »Capital Kids Cricket volunteers deliver food parcels
Muhammad Hamza Rahman THE TEAM AT Capital Kids Cricket has been very busy this half term delivering online classes, coaching and activities for children and families. Additionally, volunteers have chosen to engage in supporting a community which has been hit ...
Read More »Team Hamlets launch 100k Oxfam trek
Muhammad Talha EXERCISE TRAILWALKER started out as a military training exercise in Hong Kong in 1981. Organised by the Queen’s Gurkha Signals, and taking place along the famous Maclehose Trail, the exercise sought to test the endurance and teamwork of ...
Read More »Redbridge Councillor runs over snow for Food Bank funds
COME SHINE or snow, heatwave or freeze, Redbridge Councillor Khaled Noor goes out for a run on a Sunday. And every Sunday his efforts raise money for the Redbridge Food Bank. This Sunday, 14th February, it was two runs for ...
Read More »Abu Nasir set to meet Liverpool fans tonight!
Emdad Rahman ABU NASIR WILL BE joining the Liverpool Football Club (LFC) family in Boston this evening to talk about his journey in football – from Liverpool FC to football business, Video Assistant Referees (VAR), and tackling racism. Abu has ...
Read More »Where’s Wally? Goes virtual for a weekend
FOOTBALL SCHOOL authors Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton are the face of this year’s Where’s Wally? fun run, which will be raising money to support the work of the National Literacy Trust. This year’s event – named the “Weekender” – will take ...
Read More »The Tigers are burning bright
London Tigers look back on the club’s achievements. London Tigers has become one of the leading clubs in London cricket. The London Tigers adult cricket teams play on Saturdays in the Middlesex County cricket league and on Sundays with the ...
Read More »Redbridge Councillor runs to support food bank
AS THE YEAR draws to a close, Cllr Khaled Noor of Redbridge Council continues with his regular running to raise funds for a Redbridge Food Bank – at a time when there is a heavy call on its services. Cllr ...
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