Image: healthy activities listed by Poplar HARCA.
Back in 2013 Spitalfields Life published this great series of then and now photos of East End Pubs.
Newham Heritage Week starts Sat 21st Oct 2017. Full details.
The Hackney WickED Art Prize 2017 opens at Stour Space on Fri 27th Oct – read more in their informative newsletter.
Get Lost in Colour is an amazing exhibition on at the Camden Arts Centre. The Londonist has provided this excellent review.
There’s a talk on Architecture at Hackney Empire Fri 17th. Neave Brown has recently been awarded the 2017 RIBA Gold Medal for Architecture in recognition of his unparalleled contribution to the field of public housing. Book tickets here.
Next Saturday (28th Oct) there’s a free talk called: Othello: “The legendary character and his legacy on the arts” at Whitechapel Idea Store. Book here.
Men’s Health – on Wed 8th Nov 2017 there’s a Men’s Health Network Meeting 3 – 4.30pm at the Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard’s Street, E3 3BT. All local men are welcome to attend.
Poplar HARCA have created a special website listing all the local physical activity classes you can join.
Healthwatch Tower Hamlets sent us their October newsletter by email. They heard from 753 patients across the 36 Tower Hamlets GP Practices, and their conclusion is that GP services are seen by residents as high quality, but difficult to access. The full report is here.
The Care Quality Commission says that maternity services at The Royal London Hospital have moved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement.
Local Residential care home, Silk Court, has been rated as outstanding by Care Quality Commission.