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Special Christmas class at Body & Grace

22 December 2021, 6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
A couple of spots left! Come to explore the ambiance of Christmas in the space of Body&Grace with the candles around where you experience the stillness within: – Mindful Vinyasa Read more…

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Nativity! at Bow Church

19 December 2021, 10:30 am
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11:30 am
Come join Bow Church for its All Age Nativity Service! The morning will be full of Christmas fun for the kids to get involved with as they look back at Read more…

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Sound healing and yoga workshop at Body & Grace

5 December 2021, 11:30 am
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1:00 pm
You will have a chance to explore the feeling of the relief for the rest of your Sunday after 90 min of beautiful Vinyasa yoga flow practice with Camille and Read more…

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Wreath Making at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

27 November 2021, 2:00 pm
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4:30 pm
Join Claire and Suzanna at the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park to have a go at the traditional craft of wreath making. Forage your own materials and learn some Read more…

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Grand Union Orchestra ‘Raise the Banner’ at St John on Bethnal Green

18 December 2021, 7:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Back by popular demand, Grand Union Orchestra’s joyous ‘Raise the Banner’ show is returning to St John on Bethnal Green for another evening performance of “Radical world jazz, forged in Read more…

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Inter Faith Forum at St Margarets House

16 November 2021, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ is the name and theme for this year’s Inter Faith Forum to celebrate the work of local faith groups during the pandemic and to reflect on Read more…

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Banner Making Workshop at Bow Arts Courtyard

13 November 2021, 11:00 am
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2:00 pm
Join Bow Open artist Marcus Orlandi at Bow Arts Courtyard on Saturday 13 November for a fabric banner-making workshop, and a chance to immortalise your thoughts, ideas, and words of Read more…

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Bow Community Day at St Paul’s Old Ford

30 October 2021, 1:00 pm
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4:30 pm
Roman Road Trust and Roman Road Bow Neighbourhood Plan invite local residents to a day of family fun at Bow Community Day on Saturday 30th October, 1:00-4:30pm at St Paul’s Read more…

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Grand Union Orchestra: ‘Sounding Bethnal Green’ at St John on Bethnal Green

22 October 2021, 7:00 pm
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19 November 2021, 8:30 pm
Your organisation: Grand Union Orchestra
Join Grand Union Orchestra as they combine performance, participation, story-telling, practical workshop, and debate, highlighting the musical cultures flourishing in East London today. Each event is presented by artists from Read more…

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‘Bring Your Baby’ Guided Suffragettes East London Walk at Bow Road tube station

8 November 2021, 10:30 am
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1:30 pm
Bow was the headquarters of the East London Federation of the Suffragettes (ELFS), led by Sylvia Pankhurst, daughter of Emmeline and sister of Christobel, also both prominent suffragette leaders. She Read more…

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Art4U2 at St. Margaret’s House - 7 October 2021

7 October 2021, 1:30 pm
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4:00 pm
Art4U2 is an inclusive arts and wellbeing workshop, at St. Margaret’s House, that invites everyone to come and express their creativity. It offers a pause from a busy week, or Read more…

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Night of the Raving Dead at The Troxy

30 October 2021, 8:00 am
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31 October 2021, 2:00 am
This Halloween, the #MattsBBQ team are taking over Troxy to bring you London’s biggest fancy dress party. Expect an immersive experience filled with ghouls, ghosts and zombies, back from the Read more…