Frank Wang is making a stand. A coffee stand. On the home straight of a comeback nine months in the making, Wang and his supporters are raising money so he can set up shop outside Bethnal Green station once again. … Continued
Krissie Nicolson is the latest in a long line of female pioneers in the East End fighting for better working conditions. She founded the East End Trades Guild, a reinvention of the workers union, to help support independent small businesses, … Continued
From its office tucked away in an alley behind St Margaret’s House on Old Ford Road, Wish mental health charity has been working for over 30 years to help women leaving prison or mental health units to rejoin the community. Wish … Continued
Inside St Stephen’s Health Centre (just off the Roman Road) on the right-hand side of the entrance, you will see the colourful entrance to BowHaven. Once you pass through the doors you will find a mental health centre with a … Continued
The Pizza Room, winner of Time Out’s ‘Best Pizza in Bow’ award, needs your help to crowdfund their very own delivery app. The Pizza Room owner, Pam, started a Kickstarter campaign in order to bypass mainstream food delivery apps, many … Continued
Occupying the top two floors of St Paul’s Church Old Ford, Ability Bow is an accessible gym that caters for people with disabilities and is the only one of its kind in London. However, recent funding cuts are threatening the … Continued
We talk to CEO John Ryan about Bethnal Green’s Oxford House and its journey from a pioneering ‘settlement house’ for students from Oxford University, through hard financial times, to plans for a £3million renovation that will secure its future as … Continued
As one of Tower Hamlet’s oldest serving charitable institutions, Toynbee Hall is the grande dame of the borough. Their mission? To help people and communities break down the barriers that trap them in poverty. Currently undergoing a significant regeneration of … Continued
Non-profit digital publishing company Social Streets relaunches Roman Road LDN high street magazine in partnership with Roman Road Trust and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Roman Road LDN was relaunched in January 2018 and is a digital-only brand, though special … Continued
Upstarter, a design-led incubator for future micro-businesses, is coming to Roman Road Yard Market this weekend to showcase four rising stars of the design world. Upstarter works with designers, makers and creative entrepreneurs to help them take their ideas to market, in this case … Continued