This is Home: Storm Simon calls Bethnal Green home, and the train bridge by the tube is her roof
Storm Simon, a homeless care leaver has been aged by struggles most of us never encounter, but her youth and
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Culture
Your guide to the people, passions, culture and heritage that have formed Bethnal Green’s identity. Discover the communities and cultures of our neighbourhood, its creative industries, social history and personal stories; the heritage that has created our identity; and what we are passionate about, from philanthropic initiatives to campaigns to save our heritage and the environment.
How the East End has inspired the greats of British street photographers
Just as the bleak streets of New York inspired the birth of street photography in the early twentieth century, the
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Illustrator Anna Steinberg’s reluctant boxing date and her illustrated take on the electricity of York Hall
‘I like the fact that sketches from life have an authenticity and are affected by everything going on in the
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BGWMC on Pollard Road must retain its status as a community queer space if bought says Council
In the ongoing battle over the proposed sale of the beloved nightclub, a victory has been claimed- it must remain
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Famous champion boxers from the East End, the beating heart of the boxing world
The most machismo of sports, boxing is woven into the fabric of the East End. The five square miles East
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Market Day by Paul Trevor book review: Capturing the theatre of Brick Lane
Street photographer Paul Trevor captures the scenes and emotions of East End market days near Brick Lane over the years
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‘Whoretographer’ Poppy Pray snaps the golden years of the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
Focusing on queer sex workers in the East End, Poppy Pray explores the smoke, sweat, glitter and glamour of the
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Rewriting the dating rulebook: tales of non-monogamy from the East End
From polyamorous choirs and non-monogamy picnics to sex-positive kink parties, east London is a community hub for those redefining intimacy
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Inside a night at Sexquisite, a cabaret for and by sex workers
Sexquisite’s joyful, sex worker run cabaret will soon lose its home as the iconic Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club announces
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Celebrating Pride amidst adversity: the resilience of trans and non-binary residents in Tower Hamlets
As Pride Month comes to an end, we find ourselves reflecting not just on the jubilant celebrations, but also on
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A candlelit journey: whispers of the past at Dennis Severs’ House
An American artist brings to life 300 years of French-British Huguenot history in Spitalfields through a theatrical sensory experience. Dennis
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Maureen Paley exhibits Hannah Starkey: Women in Spaces
In six images, Hannah Starkey’s exhibition at Maureen Paley explores women’s representation through large-scale photographs capturing everyday moments. Maureen Paley’s
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