A sketch of Alice Sielle and the community she has drawn together
One of Tredegar Square’s longest residents, Alice Sielle’s new book of portraits documents the familiar faces of local people who
One of Tredegar Square’s longest residents, Alice Sielle’s new book of portraits documents the familiar faces of local people who
We met the artist behind Parnell Road’s own Chapel bottle, Endless the artist, and ask, what’s worthy of our worship
Growing up in North London, Rachel Blake never anticipated that she would spend much of her adult life in Bow, as Councillor for Bow East and now Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
Moored up in Hackney Wick is the Floating Church. This barge-come-chapel is run by Reverend Dave Pilkington, a man who
During the pandemic, there has been a surge in people looking to own dogs. Founder of local dog care company
Gary Hutton, reformed East End criminal from Stepney whose book Product of a Postcode talks of the environmental pressures that can lead to a life of crime, a message he now takes to local schools to help prevent young people from making the same mistakes he did.
The light of faith has been so important this year, but that light has shown through in so many ways in our country; acts of kindness to strangers, reconnecting with neighbours, those on the frontline of fighting Covid-19.
Running a corner shop is not easy work, Huq’s usual day starts with a very early morning, to get the shop open for business by 7am, and finishes around midnight. He juggles unpacking deliveries and trips to the cash and carry between managing his team of staff and being a present, friendly face behind the counter.’
‘If I’m not challenging the injustices that I see then I’m part of the problem,’ says Begum. ‘I am not a passive person and I don’t want to be a passive person.’
‘When I first started I was mainly writing about how sad I was. Now I’m also thinking there are also these other things going on, like how I’m British Bangladeshi and how I come from East London but went to a really posh university.’
‘Even though you’re only about seven metres from the ground, you feel like you’re on top of the world. You can see Canary Wharf, you can see the park – there’s a great feeling of ownership of the East End. You think this is where I belong, this is my place’.
‘I had a test and was very cruelly told, “yes you do have it”. I was not given a cup of tea or biscuit or offered any sort of comfort like that. The doctor passed me some pills and said that I’ll be on them for the rest of my life. And that was that.’