News and Events

During this workshp, ESOL students will be sharing their unique talents and practising their English with the wider community.

Get the opportunity to try out some amazing experiences in activities such as:

Massaging // Guitar Playing // Hair Styling // Makeup // Henna // Sewing // Nail Art // Language Exchange // Mini Facials

Please contact ‘elatt’ for further information:

– 0800 0420 184
– www.elatt.org.uk
– hello@elatt.org.uk

Thursday 7th December, 10am – 12pm
SimpleGifts, 117 Mansford St, Basement Suite, London E1 6LX

Earlier this month Trustees of the Stairway to Heaven Memorial Trust saw the arrival of the teak stairway in Bethnal Green Gardens, 11 years after the Bethnal Green Memorial was originally proposed. The solid teak structure will soon be craned into position next to the Bethnal Green station entrance stair where the disaster took place back in 1943.

The stairway has 173 conical lightwells cut into its roof plane, representing each of the individuals that died in the disaster nearly 75 years ago. The surnames of each of the victims are carved into the teak on the external faces of stairway. The stairway was fabricated by The Greenoak Carpentry Company with cnc engineering by Solutions in Wood, having been designed by Bethnal Green practise Arboreal Architecture.

To donate to the running costs of this very worthwhile project, please visit the Stairway to Heaven Memorial website here and click ‘donte here’, or you can text 70070 with the following code STHM43 £10

The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green has a series of special events  throughout the festive season:

The Christmas Designer Market on Sunday 26 November with some of London’s  most exciting established and emerging independent designers and makers.
Free, Drop In

Christmas Colour, Listen and Rest on Thursday 7 December where you can enjoy live music from harpist, Ruby Aspinall, and musician, MG Boulter whilst embellishing drawings by artist Amy Brown.
£10 per person, Concessions £8

Ensemble Perpetuo, Childhood Revisited on Wednesday 20 December will take you on a journey through the museum whilst performing a repertoire of works from Janáček and Mozart to Debussy.
£12 per person, Concessions £10
Early Bird Offer: Book before 4 December £10, Concessions £8.

If you also want our support promoting your business or organisation in Bethnal Green, email us: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

Funded by Tower Hamlets Council
Supporting our High Streets and Town Centres

The Winter Market is bringing some festive joy to St Margaret’s House with our range of stalls including vintage clothing, hand-made jewellery, christmas cards, bathroom products, candles and much more.

Happening in our hall on December 9th from 11AM-4PM, the market is also supporting the charity WISH, with the £2 entry fee going towards this national, user-led charity that works with women with mental health needs in prisons, hospitals and the community.

Paying your entry fee is not the only way to donate to this great cause either. If you want to donate more, just choose your amount and follow the ‘Text Giving’ information here: Text ‘MRKT17 + amoun’t to 70070 (e.g. MRKT17 £3, MRKT17 £10 etc)

It’s also a Winter Market with a difference as all our sellers have an ethical approach to their craft. The products are also affordable, with a large amount being priced between £5-£10.

As well as all our amazing stalls, we’ve got some brilliant classes happening that day. At The Create Place, there will be a Herbal Blessings Clinic run by Rabiah Mali from 10AM-12:30PM. Join Rabiah to learn how to make your own medicinal herbal balm and tea blend, which makes a perfect gift for your loved ones – or a pamper present for yourself! Book on to the class here.

There will also be a Botanical Illustrations workshop run by Joanne Roberts from 2PM-4PM. Take the chance to focus on natural plants that come alive in the winter in this calming workshop. Bookings can be made via email.

You can also pop down to Yoganest to take part in a Structure and Flow yoga class from 1PM-2PM. Get to know your body and how it works as you learn to let go and connect with your breath in this relaxing class. Or, if you want to get in the festive spirit, settle down in our Gallery Cafe with a mulled wine.

Find out more about the East London’s only ethical & fundraising community market

If you also want our support promoting your business or organisation in Bethnal Green, email us: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

Funded by Tower Hamlets Council
Supporting our High Streets and Town Centres

The Green will meet for its next meeting on Tuesday 21st November at 6pm at Oxford House.

We are very pleased to announce that we will be joined this time by author and archivist, Gary Haines. Gary published a book back in 2002 through Images of London. The publication, entitled “Bethnal Green”, is part of a series that uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.

By day, Gary is Archivist at The V&A Museum of Childhood, so we’re really looking forward to hearing about his work, as well as his connectivity with and passion for the area.

We will also the following;

1. Business support around Christmas
2. Schools and businesses Christmas decorations
3. Business and community support in 2018

If there are any issues you would like to bring to the table for the 21st – please do get in touch: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you at Oxford House, 6pm, Tuesday 21st November.

Funded by Tower Hamlets Council
Supporting our High Streets and Town Centres

We want to shine a light on local businesses & organisations in the run up to Christmas, to encourage greater footfall & a more successful Christmas period than ever before for Bethnal Green.

If you have promotions, discounts, events or deals that you’d like us to shine a light on, please let us know by sending them over to us at bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk by Monday 20th November so that we can promote them throughout the festive season for you.

If you do not have any promotions running yet, but would like some, let us know and we’ll come and help you develop some ideas for what we hope will be a happy, healthy & successful Christmas period.

Followers in our Twitter accounts: 2949
Our E-newsletters: 2005
Our likes in Facebook: 4780
Our stats: 1600 visitors / month approx

Each business or organisation will receive the following support;
2 x tweets a week linking to your offer or website
2 x posts a week on Facebook linking to your offer or website
1 x post on Love Bethnal Green with some more information about the offer

Funded by Tower Hamlets Council
Supporting our High Streets and Town Centres

For its second screening, The Hamlets Pop-Up Cinema travels to Bangladesh and the award-winning film Oggatonama/The Unnamed (2016), written and directed by Tauquir Ahmed. Oggatonama was a hit at home and abroad, winning multiple awards and accolades.

The film was the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Some other awards the film won include: Best Director and Best Screenplay at Film Fest Kosovo 2016, Best Director at Washington DC South Asian Film Festival 2016, Best Narrative Feature Film at America’s Cutting Edge Film Festival 2016, and a Jury Special Mention at both Italy’s 2016 Religion Today Film Festival in Trento and the 2017 Dhaka International Film Festival.

The Hamlets is organising a free screening at the intimate Close-Up Cinema, which has a capacity of 40 people. The venue has a bar, so guests can turn up early or hang around after the screening for a drink and chat.

Language: Bengali with English subtitles
Date: Wednesday 8th November
Venue: Close-up Cinema, 97 Sclater Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6HR
Start Time: there will be an introduction at 7.45pm followed by the film screening at 8pm.
Tickets: Free, but places are limited. Register on Eventbrite to guarantee your place.

Do you want to find out more about the Apprenticeship Levy?
Do you need support in using the Levy to meet your business needs?

Come along to the launch of the Mayor’s Apprenticeship Programme to find out more about the Apprenticeship Levy and how it can support the growth of your company.

This is an exciting new programme that aims to create 1000 new apprenticeships for local residents over the next three years.

LBTH is committed to helping employers identify apprenticeship opportunities to meet business needs.

To book your place at this invite only launch please visit: https://map-launch.eventbrite.co.uk

& for further info, please email: workpath@towerhamlets.gov.uk