100 years on
Take a Butcher’s down the old Frog ‘n’ Toad. See how it’s changed over the past century. Would you Adam ‘n’ Eve it? Enough of the cockney rhyming slang, tell me about the history… By the turn of the twentieth century the…
‘Happy Ever After’ you say?
On Saturday 22nd August, Tower Hamlets residents are invited to a free family festival of a world of fantasy and fairytale! The ‘Happy Ever After’ family festival will transform Weavers Field Pocket Park with amazing street performances, mystical storytelling, exciting crown-making workshops…
Kray Twins Continued
To continue looking at the Kray Twins and their relationship to Bethnal Green we start again on Cheshire Street at the Carpenters Arms. This was the last pub that the twins owned and it was where Reggie Kray had a few drinks…
The Legend of the Kray Twins: E Pellici and Repton Boxing Club
A few weeks ago, I was in the well-known Pellici’s Café in Bethnal Green during which Nevio (a member of the Pellici family that runs the café) was eager to show me the trailer for the upcoming film Legend. This was because…
Beer Lovers Alert!
Bethnal Green Businesses are set to play a big role in London Beer City Week 2015 which takes place from the 7th-16th of August. This is a week of celebrating the great beer that is available across London while offering opportunities such…
