Closed pubs – Our Bow

Petition to cut Beer Duty to save pubs

18th October 2019 Alan T Campaigns, News in and around Bow, Where's my boozer gone?

As you can see from the graphic above, beer duty is 4.8p a pint in Germany, but 54.2p a pint in the UK. The Long Live the Local campaign say that £1 in every £3

Transport Strategy Survey, Police Firearms Event, Pubs to be Listed

4th August 2019 Alan T News in and around Bow

Tower Hamlets Transport Strategy Tower Hamlets Council are to be congratulated for sharing with residents a 48 page pdf full of data called Travel in Tower Hamlets. This needs reading very critically. Page 5 is

The Aberfeldy pub comes to life again as The Tommy Flowers

12th May 2018 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, The Geezers, Where's my boozer gone?

Above the mural of Tommy Flowers by street artist Jimmy C. A number of the Geezers went along to the opening of The Tommy Flowers pub on Thursday 3rd May 2018. It’s at 50 Aberfeldy Street, Poplar, London,

Pubs closing, sport for women and girls’, 1960s photos, Lutfur surprise

6th February 2018 Alan T Events near Bow, E3, Health, News in and around Bow, Where's my boozer gone?

The Times reports that since the business rate changes two pubs a day have closed in the UK. You can read the article here. Pauline Stewart, Tower Hamlets Sports Development Officer, reports that the Council

Highlights from 2017 on the Our Bow website

30th December 2017 Alan T Events near Bow, E3, Films, Health, News in and around Bow, The Geezers, Where's my boozer gone?

Reports from the Geezers website: In January 2017 author, Kate Thompson, came to talk to the the Geezers about her local books, Secrets of the Sewing Bee and the Secrets of the Singer Girls. Kate

Isle of Dogs pubs plus wrapping the presents

5th December 2017 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, Roman Road, The Geezers, Where's my boozer gone?

At last Tuesday’s regular meeting of of the Geezers in Bow, Malcolm Barr-Hamilton, our Borough Archivist, came along to talk about pubs! Malcolm kindly brought along a laptop and projector to show us a huge number

Lost pubs on Bromley High Street, and a changing world

9th November 2017 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, Where's my boozer gone?

Photo above of The Old Palace © Victoria and Albert Museum, London In 1900 C.R. Ashbee moved his Guild of Handicraft to opposite Mile End Station. Apart from creating exquisite silverware, he was also engaged

George Tavern wins Battle against Developers

12th July 2016 Andy P News in and around Bow, Where's my boozer gone?

Stepney’s legendary George Tavern in the Commercial Road has won a nine-year legal battle to stop luxury flats being built next door. Landlady Pauline Forster said she was “relieved and happy” after she won a