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Jean Richards, 81, has lived in Newham, east London, most of her life and worked for the local borough for 40 years. When she fell ill she started visiting Bonny Downs Food Club in East Ham, which

Children in the Bonny Downs area of East Ham circa 1900. - Credit: BDCA A former refugee will walk 100 miles barefoot for an East Ham food bank after being "shocked" by an example of poverty in Newham. Mentesnot Mengesha settled in Newham 30 years ago after fleeing civil war in Ethiopia and has since built a successful life. But after seeing a young boy walking to school with his father in Plaistow wearing shoes that were worn out and falling apart, Mr Mengesha felt compelled to act. Mentesno...

Published: 7:00 AM December 18, 2020    Call the Midwife stars Stephen McGann (top left) and Linda Bassett (top centre) on the video call to find out more about the work of Bonny Downs Community Association. - Credit: BBC Staff at an East Ham community centre and some of the families they support were surprised by an online meeting with two stars of a hit BBC drama. Linda Bassett and Stephen McGann - better known to fans of Call the Midwife as nurse Phyllis Crane and Dr Patrick Turner - joi...