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'.

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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.

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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'.

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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.

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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'.

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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.

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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'.

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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.

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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