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The Dome was once the White Elephant of the 20th Century and now perhaps not so. Its basically a type of large tent, supposed to have life of  25 years and cost £75,000,000 which is rather a lot for a tent.

Now its changed its name to the O2, and its used for concerts and other events, its basically a Pyramid project, these are projects supported at great expense by government and in the end are not worth the expense, thats why they are called Pyramid projects.

You just have the legacy, that will last 2,000 years or in this case 25.

Now its one of the main attractions along the river and is actually generating some local business.

Even if you don't have a ticket for the big events but fancy a trip along the Jubilee Line to Greenwhich Penninsula you can go to the free bits on The Avenue, its got resturants, bars and clubs. AND 11 screen multiplex.

Where does it start? for some its the place beyond Liverpool Street Railway Station. Moving over to Spitalfields and Brick Lane, draw a line down Brick Lane and you would have the East End to the East of that.

Spitalfields is the home of the early migrants from Europe including the Huguenots, French Protestants kicked out of France. They came to the East End and set themselves up as lace makers, they were followed by the Jews from Russia and Poland and in modern times by Bengali workers.

The East End has always been a poor area with its proximity to the Docks and leaning on the City of London for unskilled jobs.

Today its much the same with Tower Hamlets being one of London's poorest boroughs. Local community organisation has again remainded one of its strengths, lacking the clout of the middle classes or the knowledge of how to influence decsions its been sefl reliant out of neccessity rather than a nice to be clubby aproach.

However, things change and the Docks have gone, so has a lot of the Rag Trade, now it could change again as knowlege industries expand Eastwards rather than Westwards.

Canary Wharf and the Docklands Light Railway, this is Canary Wharf station, the centre of the universe if you are working in one of the largest office blocks in Europe.

Once the docks had been abandoned the land was derelict for a while until the Riechman brothers had the courage to start with the building of Canary Wharf. You really do have to have a reason to come to this part of London but if you are old enough to remember the docks it is a transformation.

If you live in one of the blocks of flats in or around Docklands you can talk to us about starting your own Residents Association.

Give us a Call on 01256 533 188