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Lonely Orphans complete London Bridges Run Emdad Rahman

A team of volunteers have successfully completed a charity run of the City of London bridges. The post lockdown charity run saw a team of 22 runners complete the challenge in socially distanced pairs to help raise awareness of orphan ...

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Comilla Warriors smash London Super Kings

Maruf Ahmed Comilla Warriors carried off an outstanding 73 run win against London super kings at Millwall Park. Comilla Scored 232 for 2 after 20.0 overs and bowled out London Super Kings 159 for 6 after 20.0 overs yo win ...

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Cricket Smash at Coggeshall CC

Emdad Rahman Coggeshall Town Cricket Club have delivered a brilliant post Covid Summer Smash for Under 11 girls. Amidst a global pandemic it is one of the first cricket engagement camps to be arranged since the UK wide lockdown has ...

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National Literacy Trust invites families to take on #FitforLit Challenge

A wealth of TV stars, sports stars and top children’s authors are taking on a series of book-tastic sporting challenges as part of the #FitforLit Challenge this week to raise vital funds for the National Literacy Trust.   For more ...

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Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation 80’s Retro Running Series

The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Retro Running Series will run throughout 2020. The team kickstarted the Retro Running Series back in June with the I love the 90s run, marking the decade the charity was founded. Next as voted ...

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I love the 90’s Virtual Run!

  If you consider Blur Vs Oasis the biggest battle in music history, mastered your ‘girl power’ high kick as the 6th member of the Spice Girls or revelled in the boom of Grunge or Electronic sound, the I love ...

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2000 meals delivered by Island Network during Covid-19 lockdown

Emdad Rahman The Island Networks Covid19 support on the Isle of Dogs has delivered its 2,135th food pack since lockdown started. Island Network volunteers distribute weekly meals and food packs to over 150 needy residents on the Island 2-3 times ...

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Gascoigne Estate Foodbank Launch by Al Noor Mosque

Emdad Rahman A team of volunteers on the renowned Gascogne Estate have launch a new community foodbank to support local people. The Al Noor Cultural & Educational Trust Foodbank is based on the Gascoigne Estate, one of the UK’s most ...

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Cricket Clubs Combat Covid

Muhammad Hamza A partnership between local sports rivals and businesses has proven particularly fruitful as members of the community have come together to deliver local aid to homeless residents. The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the rough sleepers in Barking & ...

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Weavers Community Forum launches emergency COVID-19 Crisis Foodbank

Muhammad Ismael With the global Coronavirus pandemic in full swing the Weavers Community Forum has launched the Weavers Food bank to support the most vulnerable and needy residents in the neighbourhood. Present at the opening launch were Abdul Malik, Chair, ...

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