Community
Plaster Works: help transform local waste into items of beauty
Get hands-on at these pop-up workshops for adults and children to transform plaster dust
Black History Month 2021: three local highlights
From foraging in the forest to local history walks, we pick a trio of highlights across the borough
Don’t miss: Leytonstone Loves Film & E11 Yard Sale
Two key annual happenings take place this week
6 new openings: Leytonstone, Walthamstow & Hackney Wick
More than half a dozen fresh ideas for weekend jaunts across our patch of East London, from E17 to E11 and E3
Leytonstone Festival: long-running annual bash is back
Nine days of art, live music, food, performance and kids’ activities kick off this Saturday across E11’s many venues
Bigger than Trafalgar! Head to Fellowship Square for a summer of free events
Soho Theatre, open-air cinema, art shows, fashion and craft markets all come to E17’s shiny new public space this month
This weekend! E17 and E11 Art Trails. Plus July highlights
It’s the month when everything happens. Two arts trails, outdoor theatre, street festivals and more across E11, E10 and E17
Help Marmelo create a modern bakehouse in Leyton
Join the campaign to bring this former neighbourhood bakery full circle and reap the tasty benefits
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
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