Our Bow

Bow Foodbank is now in car park of St Catherine of Sienna Church 177 Bow Road, London, E3 2SG. Mondays from 9.30 am

CRISIS HELP, FOOD BANKS AND HELP FOR THE VULNERABLE IN BOW

3rd April 2020 Alan T News in and around Bow

Age UK East London Age UK East London have setup a crisis phone line: 020 89817124. It’s open 7 days a week 9am to 6pm. If you are struggling they’ll either help you directly or find

Broadcast yourself with video conferencing

Use Video Conferencing to keep in touch with friends and family

29th March 2020 Alan T News in and around Bow

Skype, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp let you hold video calls as easily as making a voice call. We’re all using faster wifi and mobile data – so the video quality is much better than before.

Passenger train travelling through Devons Road on the way to Broad Street Station in 1898. Note the four wheeled carriages. Image courtesy Science Museum Group.

The vanished North London Railway though Bow

24th March 2020 Alan T History, News in and around Bow

Old Ford and Victoria Park stations have vanished along with most of the track from Bow Road. But the North London Railway (NLR) station, simply called Bow from 1850-1944, was reborn as Bow Church on

Geezers Organised Activities (inc Bow Bowls) January – March 2020

22nd March 2020 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, The Geezers, Where's my Boozer Gone?

Geezers Organised Activities: January 2020 Weekly Weight Training sessions at gym in Bethnal Green for men over 55. Saturday 18th January 2020 Kate Thompson Book Signing The Geezers were invited to a book signing at Newham

Tower Hamlets Bin Strike, TV Licence Update, Geezers Meetings Suspended

19th March 2020 Alan T Campaigns, News in and around Bow, The Geezers

Tower Hamlets Bin Strike Veolia runs the bin collections contract for Tower Hamlets. Refuse collectors were on strike from 9th-16th March as Veolia has withheld holiday pay which was due to them. A few days