Many thanks to Carolyn Clark for sharing this video from last year’s Canal Festival at the Art Pavilion Park. It shows the huge variety of activities on offer, and the blisteringly hot weather. And you can tell all the hard work that went in to organising it.

Many thanks to Zafer Felek for the film.

East London-based Art Catcher Ltd is presenting the half term community art week “Create-A-Borough” at the Art Pavilion this week..

Activities are very varied. Some elements are great for the kids during half term, but there is also lots for adults too.

ART INSTALLATION AND PAINTINGS – 22-29 October, 11am-6pm daily

Throughout the week you can … read more

This weekend Regent’s Canal Heritage are hosting a bumper two-day festival to celebrate 200 years of the well-loved and well-used Regent’s Canal in the East End.

Both days are packed full with a range of activities including boat trips, workshops, floating cinema, storytelling, canal art, pond dipping, plenty of live music and much more. 

When?
Saturday 16th July, 11am-5pm
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I was doing the [quarterly] ironing the other day, with 4MUSIC on in the background when lo and behold I saw Mile End Park in a video from 19 year old Conor Maynard. Conor is being touted as “Britain’s answer to Justin Beiber”. It got me thinking, what other videos have been shot in the park?