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Fox painting by Rosewood, photo by Damien Griffiths

Bethnal Green and Bow receive millions in emergency cultural funding

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Sam Shaw 83 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Tower Hamlets secured over £5.5 million of emergency funding for cultural organisations distributed between 51 recipients, all but eight of

The playground at Olga School, Bow, East London

Olga Primary School

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Local appeals to ensure enough laptops for local school children

February 27, 2021March 2, 2021 Tom McGhie 76 Views 0 Comments News 3 min read

Facing some of the greatest digital poverty in the country, our local schools, politicians and the council have taken action

Iranian refugee Mobin, at Tuesday Night Bites food bank in Bethnal Green

Mobin at Tuesday Night Bites © Social Streets CIC

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Mobin: A story of hope, from Iran to the East End

February 6, 2021February 9, 2021 Tom McGhie 229 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Mobin, 22, came to England in October last year after escaping the corrupt government of his native country Iran. His

Two volunteers handing out food parcels at Neighbourhood Bites on Roman Road

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Neighbourhood Bites: the local food bank shining a light through the darkness of lockdown

January 8, 2021January 12, 2021 Tom McGhie 177 Views 1 Comment 4 min read

Neighbourhood Bites aims to serve the homeless and members of the community who are in need of fellowship. Since it was founded by Tom Edwards in 2018 the organisation, which operates in St. John’s church hall in Bethnal Green, has seen a huge increase of guests.

Woman and man heart with hands by matt nelson

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COVID-19: How to help

January 5, 2021February 22, 2021 Siva Thangarajah 7314 Views 2 Comments News 5 min read

As the needs in our community sadly, continue to grow as the pandemic places more pressure on all levels of society, your appetite to help those in need has not abated. Here’s our COVID-19 Community Guide for lockdown #3.

Ann Shelly talking to a Crisis volunteer at Winter Rough Sleepers (WRS). Crisis at Christmas 2015.

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The joy of giving: local good causes to support this Christmas

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 3689 Views 0 Comments Features 8 min read

This year has been difficult for us all. The pandemic has increased the risk of the vulnerable in our community

Richard Smith (not his real last name) outside his home in Bow

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Portrait: Richard on being HIV positive and breaking down stigma

September 5, 2020September 7, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 1939 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

‘I had a test and was very cruelly told, “yes you do have it”. I was not given a cup of tea or biscuit or offered any sort of comfort like that. The doctor passed me some pills and said that I’ll be on them for the rest of my life. And that was that.’

Victoria Park in the distance. Aerial shot of Victoria Park, photographs of Bow in lockdown by Matt Payne

Victoria Park with the City in the distance ©️ Matt Payne

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Open Letter from the Editor

July 9, 2020July 10, 2020 Tabitha Stapely 4057 Views 0 Comments News 4 min read

Roman Road LDN’s Editor-in-Chief Tabitha Stapely reflects on these past few months, and shares her plans for the future of the magazine and the local community as we emerge into a changed world.

Dabirul Choudhury, the 100 year old Bow resident, walking to raise funds during Ramadan

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Dabirul Choudhury: Bow’s walking hero raises money while fasting for Ramadan

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 Francesca Lister-Fell 3973 Views 0 Comments News 2 min read

Bow’s 100-year-old resident, Dabirul Choudhury, is walking laps of his garden while fasting for Ramadan to raise money for those affected by coroanvirus.