Tower Bridge lift times There was a time when Tower Bridge used to go up and down a lot, causing random traffic jams. They have helpfully posted the lift times online, perhaps now of more
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Category: News in and around Bow
Our Bow: News and events in and around Bow, East London, from the Geezers.
Another Eye photo exhibition at Four Corners
Now closed due to Coronavirus. Another Eye, the new exhibition at Four Corners, celebrates the women photographers who came to Britain as refugees in the early 1930’s. Mostly Jewish, they were fleeing fascism and had
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New Book: The East End Canal Tales
There’s a new book out written by Carolyn Clark which weaves together the memories of 50 local residents with historical accounts. The East End Canal Tales tells intriguing, humorous, moving and often surprising stories of
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Help wanted to turn St Leonard’s Priory Cemetery into a Park
St Leonard’s Priory was founded in the time of William the Conqueror. Since then it’s been knocked about a bit. King Henry VIII shut it down and gave it to one of his supporters who
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Fantastic Dance and Filmmaking opportunity in Bow
Chisenhale Dance Space in Bow are looking for young people aged 12 – 18 to create choreography for a music and dance film. Applications close on Mon 2nd March 2020. All participants need to be
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