Photo above: dumped tyres, Trego Road, Hackney Wick. Before Britain bid for the Olympics I had already roamed the canals and strange wasteland between Bow and Stratford with a camera. Back then I was shooting
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Author: Alan T
I've lived in Bow since 1985, and am fascinated by the rich history of the East End. I'm also interested in all the recent ongoing changes.
Local news in and around Bow
All Points East is a 10-day festival starting this Friday 25th May in Victoria Park. Their website is here. On the three concert days (25-27th) there is a curfew at 23.00 hours on Fri &
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Things to do in London
Top photo: Highgate Wood by Alan Tucker. There are 8 million trees in London covering about 20% of the area. We mostly take them for granted, but we’d miss them if they were gone. This
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Geezers visit SPACE’s Art + Technology Showcase
Kristina Pulejkova recently invited the Geezers to a demo and a discussion of Space Studios Art +Tech show. The artists were presenting work that considered the interfaces that exist as sensory layers between the world
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Events around East London
Above a High Speed train at Stratford International Station. Rashdash are putting on an updated version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters at the Yard Theatre, Hackney Wick from 22nd May to 9th June. It’s already played at the
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