An event was held at KH Bow on
Oct 22, 2009 to celebrate the success of the
project |
The afternoon
started with a Guided Tour of Kingsley Hall and Children’s House |
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Quite a few from KH Dagenham
and VIP guests started at Children's House |
On the Roof of Kingsley
Hall, Bow |
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Mum in Gandhi's Cell... |
..and by the fountain |
John Roberts was one of the
Oral History interviewees present |
There
were many speakers ............... |
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Set between the Tapestry Lester in front of the
bust of Gandhi |
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Some of the audience |
(Photo: Gordon Joly) |
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(Photo: Gordon Joly) |
Sylvia Bishopp (nee Parrott)
a member at Bow in her Youth |
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Alice Mackay, Project
Co-ordinator (Photo:
Gordon Joly) |
Wesley Kerr, Chairman,
Heritage Lottery Fund Committee for London |
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Tony Lucas, Centre Manager,
Kingsley Hall, Dagenham (Photo:
Gordon Joly) |
Preservation Workshops – Jenny
Kallin, Project Conservator, and
me
(Gordon Joly) |
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Valentina Mirabella, Project
Archivist |
Cllr. Rania Khan (Councillor
for Bromley-by-Bow) |
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The Lester Tapestry – introduced
by Diane
England, Stitches in Time |
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David Baker, Centre Manager,
Kingsley Hall, Bromley-by-Bow (Photo:
Gordon Joly) |
The evening ended with a
performance by Drummers from Kingsley Hall User Group ‘Alé Douvan!’ |
There
was an extensive exhibition of photos and the the archive |
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The Invitation to the event is shown below |
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