Film screening in Dalston to mark 30 years of Anti-Racist Alliance
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Anti-Racist Alliance, a film screening and fundraiser are being held tomorrow evening at …
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Festive markets, craft fairs, and live music- What to do in the run up to Christmas
Now Covid restrictions have lifted, we’re looking forward to spending Christmas with our families and friends this year. With Bonfire …
November 19, 2021/
Events, What To Do This Week/
Week of events to combat domestic and sexual abuse begins in Lewisham
Issues surrounding domestic and sexual violence are to be discussed in events held in Lewisham in a bid to prevent …
November 17, 2021/
Events, Health, Lewisham, Local News, News/
From black-owned Hackney to international storytelling: a round-up of events
With reading week for most university students on the horizon, it can be daunting to scour the internet for last-minute suggestions …
November 8, 2021/
Events, Music, What To Do This Week/
Christmas is coming – and here’s a round-up of the best places you can meet Santa
Christmas is fast approaching, and there’s plenty to do before then – buying presents, getting that perfect tree, and of …
Club nights, best-dressed bar tabs and ghost walks – What to do this Halloween
It is hard to believe that Halloween is not an official holiday, given how much it is celebrated. In fact, …
October 28, 2021/
Croydon, Events, Hackney, Lewisham, Listings, Specials, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
As key displays are cancelled due to Covid, how to enjoy Bonfire Night where you are
While the big annual firework displays across Tower Hamlets, Croydon, Lewisham, and Hackney have been cancelled due to Covid, locals …
October 26, 2021/
Croydon, Events, Hackney, Lewisham, Local News, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming/
What to do this week
With half term on the horizon, it can be daunting to scour the internet for last-minute suggestions about what to …
October 19, 2021/
Events, What To Do This Week/
Family-friendly activities for the bank holiday weekend
Explore the local area with our fun and budget-friendly family activity suggestions With lockdown restrictions continuing to ease and the …
May 29, 2021/
Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized, What To Do This Week/
As art galleries reopen, a guide to the best exhibitions
Art galleries in east and south-east London reopened last Monday and whether an art-lover or not quite, this list will …
May 26, 2021/
Arts, Arts Features, Features, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
Return of festivals: What you should expect this summer
South East Londoners can expect a very different festival experience this summer, as festivals prep for their return on June …
May 23, 2021/
Arts Features, Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, Summer, Tower Hamlets/
Deptford community outraged as leisure pool faces closure
A petition to save a Deptford leisure pool has reached over 3000 signatures in eight days, after the council revealed that they …
May 13, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Lewisham, Summer/
Not going away? From festivals to parks, our guide for a stay-at-home summer
by Fenella Breaks and Monet Olrod As Londoners face yet another summer stuck in the UK, why not make the …
Your East London guide to Summer events 2021
As the government’s gradually lifting Covid restrictions, this summer is looking up for many of us. There are many East …
April 19, 2021/
Arts, Community, Croydon, Events, Hackney, Lewisham, Music, On The Doorstep, Summer, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
The ELL guide to live music this summer
It may still be a few months until live music officially comes back, but with the reopening of bars to …
Eight grassroots football teams to follow after lockdown
By Lewis Budd & Nozrul Ahmed Grassroots football has made its long awaited return to London and a number of …
April 13, 2021/
Events, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
The ELL Guide to gyms re-opening from today
From today, April 12, gyms and other types of indoor leisure are reopening in England as the covid lockdown eases. …
April 12, 2021/
General Features, What To Do This Week/
The ELL Guide to Dining and Drinking Outdoors from Monday
We have made it through four months, ladies and gents. And finally, our long lockdown wait is definitively over and from Monday we can …
April 10, 2021/
Coronavirus, Events, Listings, What To Do This Week/
Xenia Women ends take-over of Hackney Museum’s social media with a virtual show
Xenia Women, a Hackney-based community group, is hosting a virtual show to mark the end of its two-week-long takeover of …
April 9, 2021/
Community, Events, Hackney, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
The best local parks to exercise and unwind this Spring
By Patryk Krych and Nozrul Ahmed The trees are turning green and the evenings are getting lighter. Springtime only comes …
March 16, 2021/
Coronavirus, Lockdown lifestyle, What To Do This Week/
Your Mother’s Day gift guide
By Brooke Tremain and Esmae Palmer Although we will still be in lockdown for Mother’s Day 2021, there are plenty …
March 5, 2021/
What To Do This Week/
Street markets to shop as you wait for lockdown end
By Brooke Tremain and Madeleine Metcalfe With a roadmap set out by Boris Johnson in the second half of February …
March 1, 2021/
Lockdown lifestyle, News, What To Do This Week/
East London guide to lockdown Pancake Day
By Cara Houlton and Ariana Hashtrudi With Shrove Tuesday just around the corner, your pancake day does not need to …
February 15, 2021/
Community, What To Do This Week/
East London guide to lockdown Valentine’s Day
By Brooke Tremain and Esmae Palmer Just with every other occasion in the past year, Covid-19 has prevented any proper …
February 12, 2021/
Community, Lockdown lifestyle, What To Do This Week/
ELL’s ultimate Christmas list: Markets, movies and more
By Anna Prudhomme, Dominique Boulan, Fiona Holland and Scarlett Sherriff. We could all use some extra Christmas cheer this holiday …
December 9, 2020/
What To Do This Week/
What to do this weekend: the best independent traders to visit for Christmas shopping
Some aspects of society have done well out of 2020’s all-consuming bin fire – puppy breeders, sweatpants and a certain …
December 4, 2020/
Christmas, What To Do This Week/
Lockdown Life: For Virginia Woolf or your dog, top walking spots this weekend
In her 1930 essay ‘Street Haunting: A London Adventure’ the novelist Virginia Woolf recounts a winter’s walk across London, simply …
November 27, 2020/
Environment, Lockdown lifestyle, What To Do This Week/
Lockdown Life: check out our own boroughs on your TV screen
Not sure what to watch during lockdown? The choice is endless, whether its BBC iPlayer, Netflix or Amazon Prime. But …
November 20, 2020/
Uncategorized, What To Do This Week/
Lockdown life: Takeout tipples to liven up your weekend
Get your sparkly gear and party music ready because we have compiled you a list of the best takeaway cocktails, …
November 13, 2020/
Lockdown lifestyle, What To Do This Week/
What’s on this week
Lewisham Henri Matisse: Painting with Scissors (online) Saturday, 24 October 2020 at 2pm In this beginner-friendly class by the London …
October 22, 2020/
Events, What To Do This Week/
How to celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month honours Afro-Caribbean history and heritage and tells the stories of a community that is often marginalised. During …
October 12, 2020/
Arts Features, Community, Croydon, Events, Hackney, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/
Hundreds join anti-racism protest in Lewisham park
Around 250 people gathered in Lewisham's Hilly Fields park to protest against racism last Saturday. The event was designed to …
East London student sessions make music to lighten the lockdown
Musicians around the globe have continued creating and releasing music online with a view to entertain audiences during the lockdown. …
June 11, 2020/
Arts, Arts Features, Events, Features, Lockdown lifestyle, Music/
Lewisham arts festival Brockley Max goes online
The nine-day local arts festival Brockley Max 2020 has gone online this week for the first time because of the …
The pubs still open for business for Croydon residents
Pubs across Croydon have begun doing food takeaway, beer & wine deliveries, online pub quizzes, movie screenings, and music events. …
May 12, 2020/
Croydon, Features, What To Do This Week/
Starlink satellites: The ‘train of stars’ flying across London’s night skies
Croydon stargazers searching for the Starlink satellite constellations should turn off all outdoor lighting if they want to see them …
May 5, 2020/
Croydon, Local News, News, News, What To Do This Week/
What’s On This Week?
All event details may change at any time due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) or any unforeseen reasons.
March 18, 2020/
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What’s On This Week
March 2, 2020/
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Push, Pop, Repeat!
The Goldsmiths Computational Arts Masters students launched their first public exhibition of the year last Wednesday (January 22) Three hundred …
January 30, 2020/
Events, Uncategorized/
Canary Wharf Winter Lights
Canary Wharf is welcoming back the popular Winter Lights festival, where people can enjoy the beauty of the light artworkscreated …
January 24, 2020/
Arts, Arts Features, Events, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/