The Hackney and Newham History Social Club

Taking Care of Business, Episode 05: As Priyesh prepares to leave the shop for something different, George recalls ‘beef’ he had decades earlier with a resident on Sandringham Road. Judy is sorting papers and photographs from her mother’s suitcase. And we meet Kooi Chock as she starts married life in Stratford. But there’s a problem. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enterprise. Family. Attitude. Sue Elliott-Nicholls takes us from N16 to E6 with people who’ve made our boroughs what they are today. We celebrate a shop, a common, a cemetery and an approach to life, to find a place in the family of things.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Taking Care of Business, Episode 04: Meet George who left advertising in the Seventies to sell fraco at the market and run parties in Hackney. Elsewhere, another entrepreneur was also in business, before opening a Forest Gate institution in Newham. Sue is reminded of the people and places that mark everyday moments in her home city. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enterprise. Family. Attitude. Sue Elliott-Nicholls takes us from N16 to E6 with people who’ve made our boroughs what they are today. We celebrate a shop, a common, a cemetery and an approach to life, to find a place in the family of things.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Taking Care of Business, EP 03 Anju at Londis N16 remembers meeting husband Mayank for the first time. Judy’s mum Eva came to England on the brink of war and struggles to recall the events that led to her leaving home. With an exception. A song and a dance that put a spring in her step. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enterprise. Family. Attitude. Sue Elliott-Nicholls takes us from N16 to E6 with people who’ve made our boroughs what they are today. We celebrate a shop, a common, a cemetery and an approach to life, to find a place in the family of things - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Taking Care of Business, Episode 02: If you’d come by this corner in the 1970s, the shop signs were different.  Sue, who grew up in the suburbs, follows the ins and outs of a small shop in Upper Clapton, run by The Patel family. Judy adjusts to ‘cockney’ life at a newspaper depot in Homerton. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enterprise. Family. Attitude. Sue Elliott-Nicholls takes us from N16 to E6 with people who’ve made our boroughs what they are today. We celebrate a shop, a common, a cemetery and an approach to life, to find a place in the family of things.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Taking Care of Business, Episode 01: There’s a jolly little Londis with a green and white striped awning. Sue Elliott-Nicholls has a sweet time with Priyesh, Mayank and Anju at their cornershop on the edge of Stoke Newington Common. While Judy goes to East Ham in search of her grandmother Martha Eckstein. A woman she never met.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enterprise. Family. Attitude. Sue Elliott-Nicholls takes us from N16 to E6 with people who’ve made our boroughs what they are today. We celebrate a shop, a common, a cemetery and an approach to life, to find a place in the family of things.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Welcome to Series 2 of the Hackney and Newham History Social Club. This time, we are 'Taking Care of Business'.

Meet Victoria, Marilyn, Marnie, Morgan, Carol and Bernadette (almost). Sue Elliott-Nicholls meets the people who make our boroughs what they are today, as she travels from an outdoor pool on London Fields in Hackney to a sugar factory in Silvertown by Newham’s docklands. Each has a unique past.  *This is the first episode of our first season, 'Fit for Living'. If you would like to listen to all episodes in one go, jump to the episode 'A Pool, A Factory, A House and a Market'.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Ex-lifeguard Marnie Collins is reminiscing with Morgan about London Fields Lido. While Sue wants to know more about Shane and Bernadette. Further east, Victoria makes the move from a one-room billet to Upton Park. But she’s already planning to get out. *This is the second episode of our first season, 'Fit for Living'. If you would like to listen to all episodes in one go, jump to the episode 'A Pool, A Factory, A House and a Market'.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Victoria is rewarded for her hard work. Daughter Marilyn reflects on the influence that Green Street, and Queen’s Market, had on their lives. The lido hits a rough patch but there’s a man, standing in front of a bulldozer, hoping to be saved. *This is the third episode of our first season, 'Fit for Living'. If you would like to listen to all episodes in one go, jump to the episode 'A Pool, A Factory, A House and a Market'.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Morgan looks back on how being a lifeguard was great for his mates. Marnie regrets nothing. And it looks like Sue’s lido-stalking of the maybe-professional swimmer, is about to pay off.  *This is the fourth episode of our first season, 'Fit for Living'. If you would like to listen to all episodes in one go, jump to the episode 'A Pool, A Factory, A House and a Market'.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

As Victoria nears retirement in Newham, life for Marilyn is bittersweet. Sue is reminded, by Bob, Anne and Bernadette, why the lido is so special.   *This is the fifth episode of our first season, 'Fit for Living'. If you would like to listen to all episodes in one go, jump to the episode 'A Pool, A Factory, A House and a Market'.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Sue Elliott-Nicholls introduces us to people who've made our boroughs what they are today, as she travels from London Fields in Hackney to Silvertown, Stratford and Green Street in Newham. We remember a pool, a factory, a house and a market, and work out, what makes life fit for living. Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Morgan remembers a time in Central London when the lifeguard skills he developed at London Fields Lido, meant more than saving a life. Not for the faint-hearted. This bonus episode is part of our first season, 'Fit for Living'. Presenter, Sue Elliott-Nicholls travels from London Fields in Hackney to Silvertown, Stratford, and Green Street in Newham. We remember a pool, a factory, a house and a market, and work out, what makes life fit for living. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Since History Social Club put out Moving East in late 2023, some listeners asked to hear one particular story as its own episode. This is it:  Des Blake goes in search of a time when a six-week summer holiday seemed to last forever. Recorded in September 2023.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

In History Social Club's first episode, 'Moving East', Newham resident and local history expert, Des Blake, took us on a heritage walk along the Greenway. This short bonus episode is about a place of more recent history that we discovered. Recorded in September 2023. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message 

Join Sue Elliott-Nicholls on a journey through our two boroughs to find out what History Social Club is all about.  New episodes coming soon. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have a story to share? Want to help us make the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message