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Local Heroes - Your streets were their streets Local Heroes - Your streets were their streets

The names of 197 local men who lost their lives in World War I are
inscribed on the bells of the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow. They are our local heroes

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Photo Gallery: First World War Stories

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Mark from Memorial Community Church

Mark from Memorial Community Church

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Shinade from Oasis Academy Silvertown

Shinade from Oasis Academy Silvertown

Councillor Clive Furness

Councillor Clive Furness

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Rebekah Iiyambo, Headteacher of Kaizen Primary School

Rebekah Iiyambo, Headteacher of Kaizen Primary School

Ellen reading the letter she wrote in the creative writing workshops

Ellen reading the letter she wrote in the creative writing workshops


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