Tower Hamlets Tennis: ten years of transformative tennis
Tower Hamlets Tennis has changed what was an exclusive, middle-class game into a welcoming sport enjoyed by players from all
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Leisure & recreation
Wishin’ we were fishin’ with Roman Tackle
With jellied eels an archetype of East End culture, it’s not surprising that Roman Road offers one of London’s few dedicated
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Encounter Bow: celebrating Bow’s diverse community
With Encounter Bow fast approaching, we chat to the festival’s curator, Moi Tran, about Covid-19, archives and the diverse communities
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Best outdoor exercise classes
Nothing beats exercising in the fresh air with friends. Here’s our round up of the best outdoor exercise classes around
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Victoria Park’s All Points East festival returns with Field Day for 2021
Popular music festival All Points East has announced it will return for its third edition 27-30 August, joining forces with
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Where to buy Christmas trees in East London
What would a Christmas be without a beautiful Christmas tree? Cheaper, for a start, but the smell of fresh spruce,
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Where to celebrate this New Year’s Eve in East London
Forgot to book your weekend-gateway on the slopes? Stuck in gloomy London for yet another New Year’s Eve? There is
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MO and the Red Ribbon street parade in pictures [GALLERY]
On one of hottest days of the year, thousands of people turned out on Roman Road to see MO and
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Bowling together – the Victoria Park Bowls Club keeps on rolling
Tucked away on the north edge of Victoria Park in East London there is a bowls club unlike any other.
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Timelapse of Victoria Park Fireworks 2018 [Video]
Local resident and Roman Road LDN contributor Phil Verney created this timelapse video of the Tower Hamlets Fireworks in Victoria
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MAKEMORE festival: Victoria Park’s new craft festival
This year, the new MAKEMORE festival, a makers and crafts festival, is taking place in East London’s Victoria Park. 18
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La Parade Amoureuse takes the Roman by storm [GALLERY]
Last weekend, the talented dancers and performers of La Parade Amoureuse pranced down the Roman Road as part of the
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