Emdad Rahman IT WAS HEARTS in the mouth as a rain-drenched day of great drama and shredded nerves saw Shane Moss CC and Scintilla CC play out a classic during their Essex County Cricket League cup match at Springfield Park, ...
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Debutant captains lead Scintilla to opening day wins
Emdad Rahman IT WAS THE tale of two captains in the Essex County Cricket League Premier Division as Zisan Abedin and Yesin Arafat led both Scintilla teams to impressive victories in their respective opening day fixtures. Abedin’s first XI faced ...
Read More »Homeless people – they all have history
Emdad Rahman THE THINGS WE take for granted someone else is paying for. We had a new team at Stratford City with my mate Mosh and nieces Mariah and Zahra and Nadia all clubbing together to support homeless friends. Nadia ...
Read More »Young people inspired at Dawatul Islam activity day
Emdad Rahman DAWATUL ISLAM held a day of friendly activities on the day of the London Marathon for visitors who travelled from Swansea to London for the day. The two city groups have enjoyed a friendship spanning decades and often ...
Read More »Scintilla makes a winning start
Emdad Rahman SCINTILLA CC started the new National Cricket League season in traditional style, as the newly promoted Barking & Dagenham outfit made light work of Friends CC in the first game of the new season. Friends CC batted first, ...
Read More »BCSA prepares for ICC Champions Trophy
Emdad Rahman The Bangladesh Cricket Supporters Association has held a get-together for supporters in Bangla Town, Brick Lane, to discuss and announce preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy which starts next month. BCSA President Abdus Salam announced that the Bangladeshi ...
Read More »Canary Wharf Group honours community leaders
Emdad Rahman ZAKIR KHAN, Associate Director of Community Affairs at Canary Wharf Group, was the host as a grand reception in honour of Civic Mayors took place in one of the world’s largest business districts. The celebratory event hosted former Mayors, ...
Read More »Take the scenic route with the Thames Half Marathon
Emdad Rahman THE RIVER THAMES Half Marathon is organised by River Thames Running Limited, a company set up by Race Director Roy Reeder – who has been running in the parks, along the towpaths and on the roads of Elmbridge, ...
Read More »Cricket legend Graham Gooch returns home
Emdad Rahman LEGENDARY CRICKETER Graham Gooch was guest of honour at Leyton County Cricket Ground where the England great officially opened the new outdoor cricket nets, the NTP Pitch and launched the Leyton Wicketz Programme. In attendance were 50-60 local ...
Read More »Poetic Mahdi dreams big
Emdad Rahman NINE YEAR OLD Mahdi Ahmed is daring to dream big after his debut poem The Wizard of Destiny was selected for publication after being entered into a Young Writers competition. The youngster from Stepney, who attends Halley School, will ...
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