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Red Lion
Art

Six things to look forward to post-lockdown – and 6 places we miss

As we mark our sixth birthday, here’s what we’re excited by in 2021 – and a round-up of venues we once loved too

Art

Star Wars: the story behind the Grove Green Road mural

The three-part work by the Wood Street Walls collective is dedicated to Star Wars make-up artist Stuart Freeborn

Art

Frank Ison Space, Walthamstow: check out Little Domestic Architectures

Weekend walk inspo to make you look at your domestic arrangements with fresh eyes

James Lane
Community

Leytonstone’s architecture: from James Lane to Derek Jacobi – and ‘Hollywood’

Self-taught local architectural historian Michael De la Lama talks us through five more fascinating local houses

Design & Style

You’ll never look at local architecture in the same way again

Michael de la Lama walks the streets with a unique take on what makes the houses in E10 and E11 so fascinating

Walthamstow Village
Art

Six Things We Learnt This Week: a(nother) lockdown spesh

How to avoid the mud – and where to ‘holiday’ locally. Plus top bread, takeout and local art

The Line art trail
Art

The Line: walk the art trail from Olympic Park to Cody Dock

In which we roadtest the East London section of the capital’s most underrated public art gallery one wintry Sunday

Culture

Spot the deer! Pop-up light shows illuminate Leytonstone

Acclaimed artists Greenaway & Greenaway are curating unmissable displays over two weekends