Category: Sound Waves

Exhibition talk and Q&A on Wednesday 10th Dec, 2-3.30pm
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Exhibition Talk & Q&A at Beckton Globe – Wednesday 10 December

Join us at Beckton Globe Library on Wednesday 10 December, from 2–3.30pm, for an informal talk and Q&A …

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Image of guests standing in front of banners with information about music in Newham on them
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Sound Waves Launches at Beckton Library

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Beckton Library for the launch of Sound Waves: Music in …

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School children standing on a stage in a grand hall, singing.
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Watch the Write a Song Showcase Film

We’re delighted to share the new film from the Write a Song Showcase at Stratford Town Hall — …

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Black and white image of the outside of a grand building on a corner. The building looks run down and closed.
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Sound Waves: Music in Newham – Exhibition Tour & Archive Visit

Join us at Stratford Library on Thursday 6 November 2025, 3–5pm for a special event celebrating Sound Waves: …

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an exhibition installed in a round room, showing banners hanging around the outside wall.
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Sound Waves exhibition now open at Beckton Globe Library

The Sound Waves: Music in Newham exhibition is now open at Beckton Library and runs until 13 December …

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Flyer from the archives of the Tom Allen Centre advertising a street party
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Sound Waves: Music in Newham Launch

After two years of research — and with the help of a dedicated team of volunteers, researchers and …

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Flyer from an event in Newham- saying 'Ladies Free Night'
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Sound Waves: Music in Newham – Reminiscence Event

Were you part of Newham’s music scene over the past 60 years? From youth clubs and dances to …

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Image of the interior of Stratford Town Hall
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Write a Song Showcase at Stratford Town Hall

On 2 July 2025, Stratford Town Hall was filled with music, energy, and celebration as young people aged …

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Black and white exterior shot of a 1980s pub called Shepherds Inn
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“No one does it like the Lithuanians”

A Hub of Lithuanian Culture at Beckton’s Shepherds Inn As one of the last remaining dedicated Lithuanian venues …

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Screengrab from the New Way, New Life video by Asian Dub Foundation showing a woman in the foreground wearing a pink sari and a many playing a guitar with an amp next to her.
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Sounds of South Asia in Newham

Discover how Rock Against Racism began at Forest Gate's Princess Alice pub in 1976, uniting music and activism …

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