Chris Kimberley: The cheeky Cockney on life after being a postman
With a top speed of eight miles per hour, Chris Kimberley navigates east London on a blue mobility scooter covered
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Voices
Ruqsana Begum – the Muslim Muay Thai Champ who can’t be boxed
Ruqsana Begum isn’t easily boxed. As well as being a Muay Thai kickboxing world champion, the Bethnal Green born ‘Warrior
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Historian Carolyn Clark: being Bow’s superwoman
Beneath Carolyn Clark’s gentle exterior lies an unstoppable force. Community historian, NHS researcher, newspaper editor, director of the Plastics Historical
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Sculptor Paula Haughney on her place in an ever-changing East London
Once part of an avantgarde community of artists on what is now the Olympic Park, sculptor Paula Haughney is now
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Urban Makers, flying the flag for East London designer-maker markets
Urban Makers’ moral core goes beyond community. Goods must be made ethically and sustainably if possible, and have an environmental conscience. Members are discouraged from using plastic wrapping, and encouraged to use biodegradable packaging.
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Jack Ramadan: Bow’s boxing club hero
Jack Ramadan might be a fighting-fit England boxing coach, but it takes a very long time for him to get
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Jo Behari: Bow’s DIY queen
In 2007, DIY Queen and local resident Jo Behari swapped a desk job for a sledgehammer, and set up the
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Reverend James Hughesdon, making the church accessible to all
James Hughesdon is not what most people expect when they think of a Reverend, and St Paul’s Old Ford is
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Home birth pioneer Claire Davis on breastfeeding and living in a Pankhurst house
The East End has a proud history of strong women working for women’s rights, and it seems it still attracts pioneering women. We
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In conversation with Gary Arber of Arber & Co, the Suffragettes’ Printers
The oldest printers in the East End, Arbers & Co on Roman Road, printed for the East London Suffragettes over
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