Tesco started in the East End - Jack Cohen began to sell surplus groceries from a stall. His first day’s profit was £1 and sales £4.

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The Bond will help Community Links expand its education and into employment programmes helping more young people to secure qualifications, apprenticeships and permanent work.

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William Booth was spurred by his work among the poor in Tower Hamlets to set up the Salvation Army.

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The Bond will help Community Links create four new Community Hubs helping 10,000 people a year with a complete range of services and activities to help combat poverty and transform lives.

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East London has always had an enterprising history - petrol was named and manufactured in the Lee Valley as was the diode valve which paved the way for today’s multimedia electronics industry.

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David Robinson OBE is Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Community Links and is a passionate believer in the need for strong communities and their impact and benefit on society as a whole.

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Fashion designer The Late Alexander McQueen came from Stratford, and became one of the youngest to achieve the title 'British Designer of the Year'.

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The Bond will help Community Links establish a new BondLINKS Enterprise Fund – a revolving loan to help its social projects and new initiatives develop sustainable business models and income streams.

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Hairdresser Vidal Sassoon grew up in Whitechapel

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Each week the Bromley by Bow Centre supports over 2,000 families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and well-being and find employment.

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