Alan T

I've lived in Bow since 1985, and am fascinated by the rich history of the East End. I'm also interested in all the recent ongoing changes.

Reliefs around Poplar Town Hall by David Evans

Exhibitions and Events near Bow, London, E3

24th October 2018 Alan T Arts in East End, Events near Bow, E3, History, News in and around Bow

Photo above: relief on Poplar Town Hall, Bow Road. Shipbuilding to Banking On Sun 4th Nov Andrew Parnell is running his guided walk Shipbuilding to Banking: The Isle of Dogs’ Story. The walk starts at

Gatcliffe v Colebrook Royals match report

Gatcliffe FC v Colebrook Royals Match Report

21st October 2018 Alan T News in and around Bow

⚽️Match report⚽️ Kindly sent to us by Bradley Challis. Today’s match was held at home on what can only be described as a most beautiful sunny winters day. The opposition were the Colebrook Royals who

New book: The Isle of Dogs – before the big money.

19th October 2018 Alan T Arts in East End, History, News in and around Bow

Last night I went to the well attended book launch of “The Isle of Dogs – before the big money” a book of photos by Mike Seabourne. It was held at Café Vert, near Island Gardens,

Gatcliffe Youth FC v. Euro Dagenham FC

14th October 2018 Alan T Events near Bow, E3, News in and around Bow

Here’s the match report for Sunday 14th Oct 2018 from Bradley Challis. Today we woke up to a wet cloudy sky with an away fixture against Euro Dagenham. With a few players missing every boy

Poplar Union, Mental Health, Halloween Cinema

12th October 2018 Alan T Events near Bow, E3, Films, News in and around Bow

Above – a couple of pages from the guide to what’s on at Poplar Union this autumn. Lots on at Poplar Union I’d heard about the REFLECITY exhibition by Kaan Diskaya and went to see