Will Crooks: A celebration. Tuesday 29th May, 6:30pm - 8:30pm at St. Matthias Community Centre, This event will celebrate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Will Crooks:- Trade Unionist, the fourth Labour Member of Parliament and first Labour Mayor of Poplar.
Speakers will include Nick Raynsford, Member of Parliament for Greenwich and Woolwich and David Edgar, councillor for Limehouse.
RSVP to: ramona.iosip@canarywharf.com or 020 7418 2462.
Quote about Will Crooks "I once heard him say that a non-Union workman who tried to gain personal advancement at the expense of his mates was like a man who stole a wreath from his neighbour's grave and won a prize with it at a flower show!"
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