Marie Gabriel worked for over 20 years in senior roles within local government and the voluntary sector. She was given the Honorary Freedom of the London Borough of Newham at a ceremony held on 27^th May 2010 at the Old Town Hall, Stratford.

The banner has the colour embroidered East Ham Coat of Arms and Toch H East Ham in gold on a black floral background with a gold and black fringe.

Yellow banner with the words Canning Town Womens Settlement P.S.A. 1892 and the design of two hands in a leaf in the centre, with a background design of flowerheads and a brown border on a wooden pole. (P.S.A. stands for Pleasant Sunday Afternoon)

Here is a description of how 500 pauper children in Forest Gate spent Christmas Day in 1897.