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Forgotten Stories

Hear about the Royal Docks’ past in the words of people who lived it. In many cases untold and undocumented, these oral histories of Silvertown and North Woolwich are a collection of remarkable tales that would otherwise be lost to time.

Sequins and fundraising: how Brick Lane Music Hall is building community with pizzazz and a great night out

Art & Culture

Sequins and fundraising: how Brick Lane Music Hall is building community with pizzazz and a great night out

One puts on exuberant traditional theatre, the other levels the playing field for disadvantaged children. Yet more connects Brick Lane Music Hall and Ambition Aspire Achieve than meets the eye.

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Five secrets from Royal Docks history

Forgotten Stories

Five secrets from Royal Docks history

From Canning Town's answer to Coca-Cola to the music legend who busked in Woolwich foot tunnel.

Group of men in unusual costumes standing behind a large model plane

Forgotten Stories

In North Woolwich, the ferries are part of the family

History was made as the two new Woolwich ferries began operations transporting passengers and vehicles back and forth across the Thames.

The silk that fell from the sky

Forgotten Stories

The silk that fell from the sky

Amid the horrors of war, there are also always tales of remarkable escapes.

A yard with vans and signage that reads, "John Knight"

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The smells of Silvertown

Factories brought employment into the neighbourhood, and with them came the smell.

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