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It goes without saying that our East Village Chess in Newham was a great success. From an all-day chess extravaganza in Newham to the on-going presence of chess in thousands of children’s lives, we’re proud to have launched the fantastic East Village-sponsored Newham Chess Project, a programme that will see funding for chess sets and lessons across 14 Newham schools, in association with Chess in Schools and Communities and Newham Council.

At the launch event, held in London’s exclusive Berkeley …

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We couldn’t help but be intrigued by all the elated-looking purple uniformed people we kept bumping into on the Tube every day, so we cornered a couple of them and asked them what they’ve been up to. First up was the lovely Scott, 29, originally from Manchester, who lives south of the river in Brixton.

What is your usual job?

I’m a Business Analyst for TfL. I’m working on the next ticketing system which will allow customers to travel using their contactless bank cards.

Can you tell us what …

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Brimming with thousands of the world’s top athletes, as East Village plays host to our first round of inhabitants, we thought it appropriate to pull together some of our favourite bites of conversation from the twittersphere recently.

So, what have the athletes made of the Village so far?

Well, Olympic tennis player, Sabine Lisicki, seemed pretty bowled over upon first impressions, tweeting this rather fetching picture of a stunning view from East Village:

Archer Alison Williamson also tweeted a great …

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It will not have escaped your notice that 2012 is set to be a massive year for British sport. But this summer will also see the culmination of a four-year cultural celebration of all things British.

Beginning at the Tate Britain with Lord Coe back in 2008, the Cultural Olympiad will reach its climax this year. Offering a mouthwatering breadth of cultural festivities throughout 2012, it has been billed as:

The largest cultural celebration in the history of the …

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