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Oval Night Market in Bethnal Green

2 October 2020
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3 October 2020
The Oval Night Market returns to Bethnal Green on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October. With roads around The Oval set to close to traffic, the area will pedestrianised for Read more…

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Open House Festival in Tower Hamlets

8 September 2020
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21 September 2020
Following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, some open house events have been cancelled or postponed. Please check the open house website before attending any Read more…

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We Are Shadows on Brick Lane with Rich Mix

11 September 2020
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2 October 2020
Rich Mix brings you We Are Shadows: Brick Lane, an immersive smart phone adventure on foot, inspired by ‘E1’ in Tower Hamlets. The participants’ adventures will begin with a call Read more…

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Walk and Listen to Sound Walk, One Circuitous Path: a retelling of the minotaur myth

12 September 2020, 5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Download the soundwalk One Circuitous Path: a retelling of the minotaur myth by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone with music by Ruth Bulman, and meet the contributors as we walk and listen together. Read more…

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Ride The Slide at Arcelormittal Orbit

11 August 2020, 11:00 am
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3:00 pm
Ride the world’s longest and tallest tunnel slide this summer. A hair-raising experience that’s not for the faint-hearted – you’ll go through the twists, turns and drops of The Slide Read more…

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Summer at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

31 July 2020
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is the place to be this summer. With acres of beautiful parklands, a great range of food and drink options and incredible memories of London 2012 Read more…

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Summer at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

24 July 2020, 8:00 am
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10:00 pm
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is the place to be this summer. With acres of beautiful parklands, a great range of food and drink options and incredible memories of London 2012 Read more…

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The 100 voices making London greener

21 July 2020, 6:00 pm
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23 July 2020, 8:00 pm
Did you know that London is one of the world’s first National Park Cities? To celebrate the first anniversary of London becoming the world’s first National Park City next month, Read more…

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Bee identification walk at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

20 June 2020, 1:00 pm
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4:00 pm
With the world slowing down a bit, have you noticed the buzzing in the trees? Have you wondered what type of bees we have here in London and do you Read more…

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Online foraging talk from Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

22 May 2020, 6:30 pm
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7:30 pm
Kenneth Greenway, Cemetery Park Manager and Come Dine With Me winner, is hosting a talk on his love for foraging. The Covid-19 outbreak has shone light on the value and importance of parks, Read more…

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The Secret Language of Gravestones: talk

15 May 2020, 6:30 pm
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7:00 pm
As part of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park’s series of online talks held over Zoom, uncover the mysterious world of gravestones. Trustee of the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Diane, Read more…

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Online bee talk with Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

1 May 2020, 6:30 pm
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7:00 pm
Join Tower Hamlets Cemetery’s bee recorder, Mark Patterson, for a virtual discussion on bees which you can find in your backyard and the park itself. Suitable for beginners, Mark will Read more…