Back in April you may remember the Old Ford Bow Festival hosted over two days at the Ecology Pavilion. We had a stall at the event and signed up ~55 members, but more importantly we had a great time seeing some great paintings, photos and generally enjoying ourselves.

Linked to the festival was the launch of a new book “… read more

This Saturday sees the return of the wonderful COLDFIRE festival. The atmosphere is always warm and friendly with a great variety of up and coming bands to listen to, open mic (for 12-35 years old), DJs, food, stalls (including a vintage clothes sale), Arts and Crafts, and even community sauna baths.

Any artists, poets, rappers or bands who would like … read more

On Saturday a group of four people decided to come and started to strip one of the Mile End Park’s woodlands of wild garlic. Volunteers had only planted the bulbs a few months before. Armed with scissors, hand trowels and four large bags the thieves spent over half an hour (according to a witness) attempting to undo the hard-work put … read more

Cold, wet and miserable – the weather has been pretty horrid lately. No one would blame you for thinking Mile End Park is one of the last places you’d want to visit right now. But the great thing about having a local park is that you can often grab a short stroll when the rain stops, or the blue sky … read more