Culture
Leytonstone and me: one artist’s personal story
Mary Knight has lived in E11 for 40 years. She tells us how the area has influenced her work – and why its quirky mix of urban and rural will never change
MUST DO: this weekend
A new two-week exhibition influenced by life in E11, and a vintage fair for a bargain or two
Heard about the Woodhouse Players?
The local drama group regularly get sell-out crowds at their intelligent productions. And the last three nights of their current double bill take place this week
Why We Love: #2, Stone Space
The tiny gallery opposite the church works with some of the area’s most diverse artists. And it relies on volunteers
Ich Bin: Russell Frost, letterpress artist
Each week a different local takes our Ich Bin Q&A. First off, a New Zealander who’s just opened a little place on Church Lane
All You Read is Love. Really.
It’s a hard-working multi-use space. But one that’s perfect at pretty much any time of day, from coffee to cocktails, says Miranda Eason
Hitchcock: a short pilgrimage around Leytonstone
Have you ever actually stopped to look at those mosaics in the subway? And was the great director really banged up at the age of five?
Why We Love: #1, Coach & Horses Blues Jam
Every Wednesday night it’s all narrow-brimmed feather-bedecked hats, perfectly turned-up jeans and lots of fancy footwear. Oh, and the music is ace too
