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Author: Siva Thangarajah

chicken and chips
Eating & drinking Local 

Roman Road’s newest food venture is a nod to the 80s and NYC

November 2, 2020January 12, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments News

It’s the Biblical metaphor! It is all about neighbourhood dining, about this idea of everyone getting together and sharing delicious hearty food that isn’t too fancy, that you just want to tuck into.’

Taking calls, Phil Price from Ace Cars on Roman Road
Culture Local News 

Pre-fabs and pub life: the story of Ace Cars’ Phil Price

November 1, 2020November 5, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Features

From the vibrant days of the exploding local pub culture to driving around the who’s-who of East End celebrities (‘Barbara was very nice and chatty, but she was very drunk,’ he says), it becomes clear that the story of Phil Price is the story of the East End itself.

Charles Robert Ashby, arts and crafts pioneer in Mile End
Culture History & nostalgia Local 

Charles R. Ashbee’s Guild of Handicraft: the man who brought arts and crafts to the East End

October 30, 2020December 3, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Features

In a survey of the church in 1900, he commends the ‘good people of Bow’, for not listening to outside experts to modernise the church, as he believed its 14th century medieval architecture should be maintained as is.

Vintage photo of hair by Rosemary and neighbouring shops
Vintage photo of hair by Rosemary and neighbouring shops
Local Local economy News 

New photo exhibition encourages people to discover their high street

October 25, 2020December 13, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments News

‘There has been, rightfully, a lot of focus on supporting local businesses during the pandemic. And I realised that more people were discovering what’s in their local area over lockdown as well as they were exploring their neighbourhoods more now.’

Main yard studio mural of Clara Grant
Culture Local Suffragettes 

New mural of Clara Grant pays tribute to Bow’s history of social pioneers

October 19, 2020November 27, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments News

‘I picked the inside of the Mary le Bow church because the Bow Bells are the iconic association with this area. And when I started researching historical people that we could include, I wanted to find someone who helped alleviate poverty because that’s what so much of the local history of this area is about.’

Tim Boddy with his leaf artwork designed during lockdown
Tim Boddy © Social Streets C.I.C
Art and artists Local News 

Local artist’s ‘anthotype’ prints are made using plants from local parks

October 12, 2020October 14, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Features

Flipping through those pages, he shares a realisation he had recently. ‘Actually, these prints ended up being a strange lockdown diary of sorts. Because I can remember little things I did the day I made each print.’

Marc Herbert joking with customers at his Globe Town Market Square stall
Local News 

Is social media helping or hurting our high street?

October 9, 2020October 15, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Features

Is social media and online marketplaces – the same reason why sales are being driven down, actually been a lifesaver for these businesses? Or is it a double-edged sword?

Jane McChrystal, author of The Splendid Mrs McCheyne
Jane McChrystal © Social Streets C.I.C
Culture Local News Suffragettes 

Uncovering the story of the ‘forgotten’ Suffragette Rosaline McCheyne

October 4, 2020April 14, 2021 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Features

‘You need the people doing admin, running the day-to-day activities. They’re glue that holds together a movement,’ says McChrystal.

Owner of Angel and Crown pub, Melise Keogh, standing in from of the Coca Cola billboard featuring her business
Eating & drinking Local Local economy News 

Angel and Crown transformation into inclusive community pub wins Coca-Cola ad campaign

September 25, 2020March 25, 2023 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments High street, News

‘I just really want people to know that this is an inclusive, family-friendly place and being attached to the brand might hopefully make people realise that.’

Doug MacMaster, owner of Silo
Eating & drinking Local 

Silo: the zero-waste restaurant making sustainability accessible

September 21, 2020January 13, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Features

‘For the longest time, it felt like no one was listening. I was trying really hard to show being zero-waste is possible. Then suddenly there was an episode about waste on Blue Planet and then suddenly it was everywhere.’

Eating & drinking Local Local economy News 

Double the size, just as good: Mae + Harvey’s owner on their new expansion

September 14, 2020March 25, 2023 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments High street, News

Despite the wider forces in the world working against the hospitality sector, Sayliss is keeping a cool head and her eyes fixed forward. But with so much responsibility for a young person, do these worries keep her up at night?

Reaching Out statue by Thomas J Price,of a black woman on her phone, The Art Line.
Reaching Out by Thomas J Price, The Art Line
Local Out & About What's on 

First statue of black woman by black artist at Three Mills Green

September 12, 2020November 27, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments News

The circular patch of Three Mills Green by the historic Clock Mill is the site of a public art installation that is historic in its own right. It is one of the first few sculptures of a black woman in the UK and the first such statue by a black artist.

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