The E15 choir

On LB C radio there has been a lot of discussion on the legacy of the Olympics.  Of course most of Newham is still very shabby- the Olympic shopping centre gross and ugly - full of stuff nobody really needs and very few round there can afford. I do expect loads of shops to close there in the New Year.  It is a place with no history, no traditions.No room for any sentiment- a Gradgrind sort of place.
But The Theatre Royal, sort of re branded as Stratford East did get some money and used a little to form a choir. Now the funding has stopped and individuals mostly from the Borough, including a few of my friends, now self fund their choir and we went to the Christmas concert at the theatre.  A wonderful hour and showing that excellence (ie Spitalfields Festival) does not always make the best entertainment