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Places to visit, things to do and what’s on around Roman Road including events, exhibitions, courses, workshops, walks, talks and nightlife.

White cherry blossom at the London Blossom Garden in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.
London Blossom Garden, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford.
Local Out & About Places to visit 

Where to see the prettiest cherry blossom near Roman Road

April 6, 2023April 17, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Photoessays

From the streets of Bow to the Olympic Park Blossom Garden, local residents share where to find the most beautiful

Local Out & About Victoria Park What's on 

The essential guide to Victoria Park’s All Points East festival 2023

March 26, 2023April 19, 2023 George Hayes 1 Comment Features

All Points East returns to Victoria Park in August 2023 with a strong set of headliners and supporting acts that

Urbane, a police horse recovering from a dog attack, eating in the stables.
Incidents Local News Victoria Park 

Police horse injured in Victoria Park dog attack

March 24, 2023April 18, 2023 Polly Nash 1 Comment News

Police Horse Urbane will be ‘back to Bow in good time,’ recovering from bite wounds to his leg and torso

Kitchen, bar and dining area at Silo restaurant in Hackney Wick.
Eating & drinking Local Out & About 

Silo restaurant review: where fine dining meets radical environmentalism 

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Reviews

The Hackney Wick zero-waste restaurant symbolising sustainable environmental change while remembering that fine dining is supposed to be fun. Sitting

Daffodils among graves, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, spring flowers, 2021
Local Out & About Places to visit 

Spring is on its way in Tower Hamlets Cemetery

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Tom McGhie 1 Comment Features

Tower Hamlets Cemetery is surely one of the most idyllic spots in our area. Tucked away behind Mile End tube station, you’ll find a secret realm of nature and, at this time of year, it is resplendent in its spring colours.

London Buddhist Centre in East London with prayer flags
Local Out & About Places to visit 

Globe Town: the wellbeing mecca of East London

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 George Hayes 4 Comments Guides

To many Globe Town is a place you travel through to get to somewhere else, to Bow or Bethnal Green

David Bowie The Thin White Duke 1976.
David Bowie The Thin White Duke 1976 © John Robert Rowlands.
Local Out & About What's on 

Archive of David Bowie’s life to be displayed to the public for the first time at V&A East

February 25, 2023February 24, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Over 80,000 items spanning six decades of Bowie’s career have been donated to V&A East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic

Old Victoria Park station front of the bulding in black and white.
Culture History & nostalgia Local Victoria Park 

Victoria Park to Camden on one line: why an iconic East End station had to shut

February 24, 2023April 18, 2023 George Hayes 1 Comment Features

Victoria Park Station no longer stands but served as an iconic hub from East to North London for almost a century.

Cast of Sylvia, the musical about Sylvia Pankhurst and the suffragettes, dancing on stage at The Old Vic theatre.
Local Out & About What's on 

Sylvia review: the schisms of the suffragettes laid bare in storming new musical

February 19, 2023February 20, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Reviews

Sylvia Pankhurst and the suffragettes bust contemporary dance moves to a soundtrack of hip-hop, funk and soul, retelling the feminist

Cafe East best pancake places
Eating & drinking Local 

Perfect pancakes around Roman Road

February 16, 2023February 22, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Guides

Whether you prefer sweet or savoury, American or crêpes, we’ve got something to satisfy everyone on the Roman this pancake

The blue-painted shopfront of Jambala Bookshop, Globe Road, Roman Road, Bethnal Green.
Local Out & About Shopping 

Best charity shops around Roman Road

February 12, 2023February 14, 2023 George Hayes 0 Comments Guides

The Roman’s diversity makes for charity shops with an exciting array of vintage clothing, classic books and idiosyncratic homeware. We

Inci food centre on Roman Road, East London, specialist international food store selling East Asian groceries.
Local Out & About Shopping 

Inci Food Centre: Specialist foods from the Far East to the Far West 

January 30, 2023February 13, 2023 Jasdev Bhakar 0 Comments Features

Inci Food Centre on Roman Road is the corner shop that is always one step ahead of social media food

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