FULL HOUSE FOR DOG BENEFIT 2015

FULL HOUSE FOR DOG BENEFIT 2015

The 2015 Save the Spotted Dog Annual Benefit attracted a full house to the Red House (also a listed building almost opposite the Inn site)…

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ANNUAL DOG BENEFIT 2015

ANNUAL DOG BENEFIT 2015

A GRAND AFFAIR Our Spotted Dog Appeal raised a brilliant £1,000 for the cause! Special thanks to Andrew L, Joyce Q, Jane L, Karen W,…

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VANDALS AT THE GATES !

VANDALS AT THE GATES !

A SCORE TO WIN ! Friends and Supporters, The campaign to save the Old Spotted Dog is at a cross-roads. We understand that the site…

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FORZA CLAPTON !  FORZA DOG !

FORZA CLAPTON ! FORZA DOG !

When was the last time you saw a major national newspaper run a piece on a non-League football club? Well, possibly Friday September 15 2015,…

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Dog Fest

Dog Fest

Save the Old Spotted Dog got out in the sunshine, blinking under the blue sky of July 2015’s Forest Gate Festival – meeting old friends,…

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A Dart, a few Beers and a Game of Cards

A Dart, a few Beers and a Game of Cards

It’s January 1961, Cliff Richard and The Shadows are topping the singles chart with ‘I Love You’ and a visitor from Melbourne, Australia, is in…

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Spotted Dog Patron re-elected

Spotted Dog Patron re-elected

  Having recovered from our various hangovers after the recent UK general election we’d like to congratulate our Patron, Lyn Brown, on her re-election as…

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The Geezers ask:  "Where's my boozer?"

The Geezers ask: “Where’s my boozer?”

Save the Old Spotted Dog was recently invited to give a presentation at a Mile End Pavilion event featuring ‘The Geezers’, a community group based in…

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The Dog Talking Balls in 1859

The Dog Talking Balls in 1859

The Old Spotted Dog and the game of cricket went hand-in-hand for much of the nineteenth century. An early edition of the Stratford Times, a…

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Dog welcomes Conservation proposals

Dog welcomes Conservation proposals

London Borough of Newham has recently held a public consultation on designating the area immediately surrounding the Old Spotted Dog a “Conservation Area”. If agreed,…

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