News and Events

LoveBethnalGreen.com has a new weekly interview format, which will explore the great stuff that’s happening across the E2 area. It’s for those who don’t want to go deep, but want to be in the know.

First up, we have Oxford House. We caught up with CEO John Ryan so that he could test drive the Talk To Me format. Each interviewee will be given 5 simple headings to respond to in no more than 30 words, offering our readers an angle on their past, their present and their future, all shot through with why it is they love Bethnal Green. Easy as that. Here we go then….

• Your history

Oxford House was established in 1884 as the first “settlement house” where students and graduates from Keble College, Oxford undertook a period of residential volunteering to learn first-hand about the realities of urban poverty.

• Your business

We provide affordable office space to organisations. We’re also a multipurpose arts centre with a theatre, gallery and dance studio. We provide a range of volunteering opportunities where you can gain valuable work skills.

• Your passion for the area

We’re part of the furniture in Bethnal Green, & have been for over a century. We look to reflect the community in our programming and in who we host, and always will. Long live Bethnal Green!

• Your offers

As a charity, we understand the need for flexibility and the importance of good value for money. For where we are, you’d struggle to find a better deal on space and we’re proud of that.

• Your future

We have exciting times ahead, with Heritage Lottery backed renovations on our Grade II listed building starting now! (see below!) We’ll have new cafe, offices and roof terrace for the community by 2019 + a new Cultural Programmer.

Love Bethnal Green and Oxford House are looking for a Marketing & Communications Freelancer to join the team for 2 days a week between now and March 31st 2019.

We’re on the hunt for a social media savvy communications freelancer  who is passionate about east London, to join the team part time to work on the ‘Thriving High Streets’ programme – that’s our partnership with London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

This role is the ideal stepping stone for someone looking to build experience in blogging, communications, social media, as well as building an understanding of local government. 

It’s paid London Living Wage of £10.20 / hour and applications are open until noon on Monday 25th June.

Role: Marketing & Communications Freelancer (part-time)

Reporting To: Partnership Lead

Hours 14 hours per week

Salary £625 pcm, fixed term until 31/03/2019

Key Objectives: Furthering the partnership with London Borough of Tower Hamlets, supporting local business & increasing footfall in Bethnal Green.

Thank you for your interest in this role. Oxford House is looking for a social media savvy communications freelancer  who is passionate about east London, to join the team part time to work on the ‘Thriving High Streets’ programme. This role is the ideal stepping stone for someone looking to build experience in blogging, marketing, communications, social impact and public services.

This role is to be delivered on a freelance basis, and as such the successful candidate will take responsibility for paying their own national insurance and income tax contributions.

About the ‘Thriving High Streets’ strategy

The Thriving High Streets project is funded by the Greater London Authority, and Oxford House has been commissioned by and working with Tower Hamlets Council to deliver the project until the end of March 2019. The project involves supporting the delivery of a programme of activity that covers the points below;

• Business support to improve performance of local businesses
• Public realm improvements, making Bethnal Green greener, & street markets improvements
• Supporting events & activities programmes that promote the area
• Marketing & promotion of businesses and organisations to improve footfall in the area

Person Specification

• Passionate about community, with an interest in supporting local community activity.
• With a passion for Bethnal Green & for east London, the ideal candidate will live locally.
• Experienced with social media and happy to manage Love Bethnal Green’s channels independently, including Instagram, Facebook & Twitter.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Confident and able to work autonomously, and always a positive team player.
• Organised and able to manage time very effectively.

Project Management

The role will include the following tasks, and flexibility will be required as the candidate takes on other tasks as the role and the project develops.

• Develop and keep updated a comprehensive list of businesses in Bethnal Green District Centre
• Promote participation amongst businesses and traders in business initiatives funded by the Council
• Engage with schools to get them involved in activities in Bethnal Green Town Centre
• Helping to engage with properties owners with vacant units and promote options for activating the units and adding to the offer in the town centres once the actions from the feasibility study are agreed
• Support the promotion of businesses and of the market via gathering stories and putting out messaging on social media and the Love Bethnal Green Website
• Support delivery of activities and events managed by suppliers commissioned by the High Street & Town Centres team to help animate and promote Bethnal Green District Centre

How to apply

To apply, send a short supporting letter (200 words max) explaining your suitability for the role to joe.gray@oxfordhouse.org.uk. Please include an up to date CV as an attachment (max 2 pages) with detail of 2 x referees who can be contacted upon offer of the role.

The deadline for this role is 12 noon, Monday 25th June.

Interviews will take place week commencing 2nd July at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, E2.

Funded by Tower Hamlets

Supporting our High Streets and Town Centres

This is the first meeting we’ve had for a while, as we’ve been preparing our work for the coming year or so. We’re looking forward to sharing our plans with you, and hearing your news too – so please do come armed with updates on your business and your projects that we can then support via some promotion.

We’ll be covering off the following points on Tuesday 19th, so please do join us, and share the meeting far and wide, as we all get more out of these interactions when there are more people in the room;

• Training opportunities; what is available from LBTH for local business to access?
• Characteristics of Bethnal Green; what needs particular attention & what can be done to support?
• Markets; Our ambitions to engage with traders and inspire new ones
• Promoting footfall; Profiling local businesses, getting pragmatic around Halloween, Christmas and Valentine’s, and key events later in the year.
• What have you got coming up? Fill us in on what you’ve got coming up so that we can build stories around your activity

‘The Green’ will run for an hour or so, starting at 6pm.

The meeting takes place at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, E2.

We look forward to seeing you.

Photo by Elliot Caunce, Falmouth University. For Love Bethnal Green, 2018

& so we move into June, a month that welcomes another outrageously over-hyped sporting gathering to our cultural calendar. The World Cup in Russia may well bring some entertainment to our screens, but that can’t take away from the frankly appalling behavior of football’s governing body FIFA. Over racism & corruption, they are peerless in how often they let the world down, so keep the football in context this month, & open yourselves up to some of the wonderful stuff happening right here on your E2 doorstep…

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RISO PRINT CLUB REVIVAL – The Common House 

Friday 15th June – 7 – 9pm

The Common House is aiming to get people involved in working collaboratively & contributing to the running of their Riso’ Print Club. If interested, you should come along & understand what they do first, learn how the print machine works & agree to teach other people how to use it in return. Once introduced, it may be possible to print some of your own work but the emphasis here is definitely on working collaboratively, creating a visual commons & becoming a contributing member rather than just a consumer. This is a gathering that would suit E2 residents interested in exploring being radical and being grass roots.

Unit 5E Pundersons Gardens, London, E2 9QG

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‘THE GREEN’ – Oxford House

Tuesday 19 June – 6pm  

Come & participate in the monthly meeting of ‘The Green’, to hear how LBTH plans for Bethnal Green are developing. If you are a business owner, come & represent your business & share your ideas with us. If you’re a resident, come & have your say on the issues that are important to you.

To get involved in the meeting & to add an agenda point you feel needs addressing please email: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

The strength of these meetings is in the guest list, so please do share this opportunity far & wide; businesses, residents, organisations – all welcome.

Oxford House, Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG

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Bags of Taste – Eating Better for Less; Quaker Social Action;

Wednesday 20 June for 4 weeks

Quaker Social Action provide free hands-on cooking classes, improving confidence & getting you eating better for less. Over four weeks, Bags of Taste will have you cooking great-tasting simple recipes from all over the world, all at less than £1 a head. The sessions are relaxed & friendly, no F-words – we promise! They’re filled with people who want to learn new recipes & ways to save on their food shop. Whether you’re vegetarian, vegan or eat halal, the team will have something fantastic for you.

Walter Newby Centre, Bethnal Green Methodist Church, Approach Road, E2 9JP

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An Evening of Bengali Experimental Poetry & Talks; St. Margaret’s House

Saturday 23 June, 6:30pm

This unique gathering is organised jointly by the Gronthee, a leading literary magazine, together with one of the foremost groups of little-magazine & experimental poetry in Bangladesh & RadhaRaman Society. A critically acclaimed platform here in UK will bring the splendour of Bengali Folk Music to the Bethnal Green stage. The event also offers critical discussion on the current trend of experimental poetry in Bangladesh.

The evening features performance from some of the most prominent Bengali poets of the 90s, an extremely fertile decade in Bengali poetry, The evening also includes a guest poet from Bangladesh – Zofir Setu.

The Hall at St. Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road, E2 9PL

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We’re into May – the month of the double Bank Holiday, local elections and some relatively good weather. Maybe. We’re not counting our chickens on that, but instead we’re listing some genuinely zeitgeist capturing activity taking place here in E2. We’re very fortunate to live and work in an area that is pushing forward our thinking around some of today’s more pertinent and divisive topics – our health, our environment and the issues surrounding international terrorism in the 21st century. Get to know…

‘Scars’ – NR Project – until May 24th

NR Project has been running its exhibition ‘Scars’, from artist jbecerra since April – but it runs until 24th May so you’ve still got time.  ‘Scars’ is a charity exhibition of 25 artworks by jbecerra dealing with the threat of international terrorism in the 21st century. Proceeds will go to individuals affected by recent terrorist attacks. Each artwork is based on a section of Khalil Gibran’s 1923 poem, ‘The Prophet’, a series of meditations on a wide-range of topics from everyday life.

NR Project, Minerva Street, E2 9EH

Kidneys on Strike, Gene Editing, Getting to the Heart of the Matter, BG Working Men’s Club, May 14 – 16

Pint of Science is a non-profit organisation that brings some of the most brilliant scientists to your local pub to discuss their latest research and findings with you. You don’t need any prior knowledge, and this is your chance to meet the people responsible for the future of science (and have a pint with them). Our festival runs over a few days in May every year, but we occasionally run events during other months. BG Working Men’s Club continues to programme the intriguing in partnership with UCL for this one.

BG Working Men’s Club, 42-44 Pollard Row, 42-44, E2 6NB

Phytology Launch at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, May 19th, 5pm-10pm

Bethnal Green Nature Reserve has to be seen to be believed. Fruit, veg, herbs, newts, bats, all under the welcoming if not often misunderstood banner of public art. The project is seasonal, and launches this month with previews of new works from last year’s resident artists DJ Simpson, Kathrin Böhm & Ellie Doney, plus live music from The Nest Collective.

New resident artists for 2018 include Lu Williams, Ruth Ewan, Vanessa Kisuule, The Alternative School of Economics, Sheaf & Barley + Rya. Not to be missed or undervalued. This place will understatedly blow your minds.

Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, Middleton St, London E2 9RR.

‘THE GREEN’ – Tuesday 22 May – Oxford House – 6pm

Come and take part in our monthly ‘The Green’ meeting to see how the re-generation plan is developing. If you are a business owner, come and represent your business at the meeting and share your ideas with us and members of the council. If you’re a resident, come and have your say on the issues that are important to you.

To get involved in the meeting and to add an agenda point you feel needs addressing please email: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

The strength of these meetings is in the guest list, so please do share this opportunity far and wide; businesses, residents, organisations – all welcome.

Oxford House, Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG

The Star of Bethnal Green Street Party 2018, 28th May, 12pm – 2am

As part of the 10th Birthday, the team at the Star lay on a family-friendly day, with lots of kids activities. Face painting, a bouncy castle and children’s entertainers will be on hand and you can get the whole family together in the photo booth and capture the moment. Delicious street food stalls will be serving up treats until late on, with Smokey Tails, the cult ‘Beats & Eats’ pop-up, well-known worldwide for its rich, authentic home-style BBQ flavours and vegan treats from SoVegan. There will be an outdoor bar serving craft beer, cocktails and soft drinks, of course, and the party heads indoors for further knees up from 9pm.

Star of Bethnal Green, 359 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6LG 

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Lead image is some silently inflamed kidneys captured by Professor Frederick Tam

Very dope poster above is by Lu Williams for Phytology

As Bethnal Green Mission Church unveils its plans for the new look Paradise Gardens, you are invited to feedback before Monday 14th May.

As you may know Bethnal Green Mission Church’s new building is nearly finished and there is a plan to re-landscape Paradise Gardens which the church’s site compound currently occupies. They’ve been working with LBTH to come up with some plans and designs for the park as a result of a public consultation last year and these changes are a direct result of what the survey revealed.

The plans can be viewed and downloaded from their website www.bethnalgreenmissionchurch.co.uk. We all have the chance to feed back before Monday 14th May and can do so either by emailing from the link or directly to paradiseparkdesign@gmail.com

This is going to make a big difference to our local green space offer here in E2, so don’t miss your chance to feed in any final comments you might have.

April is the first of 4 months to have a length of 30 days, but that’s no excuse for our slightly tardy To Do list for this month. For this, we are sorry, & hope you can find it in your pragmatic hearts to forgive us. Let’s move on. We’ve learnt our lesson.

Our flowers and our trees are going to start properly blooming and blossoming again this month. Lap it up,  get outdoors – enjoy the nature, and make the most of what E2 has to offer while you’re at it….

Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (BCUC) – Rich Mix – April 10th 

Following their incredible performance at the Worldwide Awards earlier this year, and the release of critically-acclaimed second album Emakhosin, BCUC are set to play a very special live show this month at Rich Mix.

BCUC see their music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation. Artistic heirs to Philip “Malombo” Tabane and Batsumi, they seek to give a contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples. Jazz sounds of 1970s and ‘80s productions have been replaced by hip-hop influences and a punk-rock energy.

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA

STAND UP 4 MENTAL HEALTH – Backyard Comedy Club – April 15th, 7:30pm – 10pm

After their first sold out event, the Don’t Suffer in Silence team are back at the fabulous Backyard Comedy Club with another massive lineup. Some of the best comedians in the UK will be performing to shine a light on mental health awareness. Never has it been clearer that laughter is good for the mind and for the soul – get down and support.

LINE-UP:

JUNIOR BOOKER, MAN LIKE HAKS, AURIE STYLA, DEANO MAC, WHITE YARDIE, CHRISTOPHER SAVAGE, NATHAN G BOOKS, DEE KAATE, ICY JONES

Plus Trixy the Magician will be entertaining the audience.

The evening is hosted by Marcuss Tisson & Jwxtts

Backyard Comedy Club – 231 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, E2 0EL

COSMIC SLOP – The Pickle Factory – 21st April – 11pm – 5am

After they tested the waters late last year, it’s great news that COSMIC SLOP is making a return to Oval Space’s cooler little sister The Pickle Factory this month.

COSMIC SLOP is a fundraiser run by MAP Charity. Check out the work they do up in Leeds and their ongoing fundraising campaign to safeguard the future of the charity via the website – www.mapcharity.org

There’s been a great response to what the small team behind MAP and COSMIC SLOP are pushing this year, and LoveBethnalGreen is proud to get behind them this month and ongoing.

If you’re not familiar, find out more about the Cosmic Slop and MAP Charity via this Resident Advisor article – residentadvisor.net/features/2909 – and this Stamp The Wax documentary – bit.ly/Cosmic-Slop

Artwork above is by Johnny Cosmic

The Pickle Factory – 13-14 The Oval, London E2 9DU

‘THE GREEN’ – Tuesday 24 March – Oxford House – 6pm

Come and take part in our monthly ‘The Green’ meeting to see how the re-generation plan is developing. If you are a business owner, come and represent your business at the meeting and share your ideas with us and members of the council. If you’re a resident, come and have your say on the issues that are important to you.

This month we’ll be discussing work that will be taking place to improve our public realm spaces – not to be missed – come and have your say.

To get involved in the meeting and to add an agenda point you feel needs addressing please email: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

The strength of these meetings is in the guest list, so please do share this opportunity far and wide; businesses, residents, organisations – all welcome.

Oxford House, Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG

“The Green” will meet next Wednesday 21st March, bringing together businesses, residents, organisations and representatives from the Tower Hamlets Town Centre Team.

At this meeting, we’ll be reflecting on points covered last month, looking at the East End Trades Guild “Affordable Workspace Manifesto”, and discussing what’s missing from the Bethnal Green events calendar in 2018. 

We are joined this month by John Ryan, CEO at Oxford House, who will update us on the up and coming heritage project including the building works and the community activity programme. He’ll also give us a whistle stop history of Oxford House since 1884. 

To bring any discussion points to the table this month, please email: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

Agenda for “The Green” 

• John Ryan – Oxford House, guest speaker 
• Actions from “The Green” in February 
• Market development work summary
  
• Window decorations and animating our town centres
  
• East End Trades Guild, Affordable Workspace Manifesto update 
• Update on Stars of Bethnal Green // Phytology // Falmouth Photo briefs
• Events in Bethnal Green > where can we take this? 
• AOB

These meetings are gathering good momentum and they feel positive. It’d be great if we could all take the chance to encourage new people to attend, and actively participate in the conversations we’re having.   

Any questions, don’t hesitate to drop us a line – bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

We caught up with Project Officer Amber Plumbly from the aptly named ‘Volunteering Matters’, to hear about the mutual benefit that their programme ‘Positive Futures’ can bring to our community.

Hi Amber, thanks for stopping by. So tell us about ‘Positive Futures’?

Hi! It is a Lottery Funded project that works in Haringey, Tower Hamlets and Hackney. It aims to match meaningful volunteering opportunities with young people, so that they can develop their skills whilst giving back to their local community.

We also have another aspect that allows young people to create and deliver their own social action project, which could be something they are passionate about or a local issue that’s affecting the area.

Nice. & what are the overall aims of the project?

To create more intergenerational interactions between people, to build relationships and community build, to enable people to make a positive difference within their communities, to allow people to know more about their communities and feel like they can discuss important matters that affect the local area, and to increase the development of life skills for young people, to enhance the organisation by providing diversity and new ideas.

Who are the opportunities for?

Young people aged 13 – 25 from any occupation, but we are also looking for businesses and organisations that would welcome a young volunteer.

What will a young person gain from the programme?

• Skills to help them in their future in education and/or employment.
• Develop life skills and feel better prepared for adulthood.
• Leading a positive change with their community.
• Connection with their community.
• Make positive friendship with their peers.
• Increase confidence and self-worth.

& what might a business/organisation gain?

• The chance to empower and teach a young person.
• New skills, ideas and experience from the young person.
• Connection with their community.
• Increases diversity.
• Improves reputation and supports the local area.
• Makes a positive difference and build relationships with young people and the community.

How much support will the volunteer get along the way?

Volunteers are supported by the project officer throughout, with inductions, training, placements and further volunteering, employment or social action projects.

Does the young person have to complete much paperwork?

The young person has to complete a simple application form which can be done with the project officer or sent via email.  Afterwards the young person will complete an induction with the project officer, once completed the volunteer is ready to be placed.

& what about the business/organisation? What do you need from them? 

The business will have to complete a risk assessment check list form that will be sent via email and can be completed online.

For more information you can contact Amber Plumbly at amber.plumbly@volunteeringmatters.org.uk

020 3780 5915

07841494507

Spring’s basically peeping her head out from under the duvet – she’s not far off, trust us! So when you’re not hoarding daffodils, we’ve got you covered – with some choice bits and pieces to keep busy with in E2 this month.  

The Hot Red Chilli Peppers – Saturday 17th March – York Hall

As far as tribute acts go, this lot know what they’re doing! Playing all the jams from The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ extensive back catalogue of hits and albums featuring  Californication, By The Way, Blood Sugar Sex Magic, Suck My Kiss, Under The Bridge … the list goes on and on. All in the iconic surroundings of York Hall. Ding Ding!

Event: doors at 8:00pm

5 Old Ford Rd, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ

The Doctor’s Orders Presents Tim Westwood – Saturday 17 March – Oval Space

Tim Westwood is one of London’s most loved Disc Jockeys, with over 30 years experience in the hip-hop, radio, TV and making your night scene. Westwood is one of the most outrageous charaters on the scene and is already a legend having interviewed everyone, from Biggie to Drake to Kanye. Westwood will be right here in Bethnal Green to deliver a 3 hour set guaranteed to get your knees juicy baby. Oh my gosh!

Event: 18+, begins at 10.00pm

29–32 The Oval, London E2 9DT

‘The Green’ – Wednesday 21 March – Oxford House

Come and take part in the monthly Green meeting to see how the re-generation plan is developing. If you are a business owner, come and represent your business at the meeting and share your ideas with us and members of the council. If you’re a resident, come and have your say on the issues that are important to you. 

This month’s guest speaker will be John Ryan, who will update on the up and coming heritage project at Oxford House, including the building works and the community activity programme. He’ll also give you a whistle stop history of Oxford House since 1884. All of this in 10 minutes!

To get involved in the meeting and to add an agenda point you feel needs addressing please email: bethnal.green@oxfordhouse.org.uk

The strength of these meetings is in the guest list, so please do share this opportunity far and wide; businesses, residents, organisations – all welcome.

Oxford House, Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG, United Kingdom

6pm start

Nerd Nite London – Wednesday 21st March – Backyard Comedy Club

Nerd Nite is like a series of TED talks, but with chips and drinks. 3 speakers on the night come and educate you on a topic they know way too much about, whilst you sit back, relax and cram some more detail into that tiny mind of yours. Evidence based entertainment, in a bar. Pharrell would surely approve. 

7.30pm-10.30pm, £6-£7.50

Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0EL

By Thufayel Ahmed

In the 2nd of our features from London College of Communication students, Amy Clarke meets black and grey tattoo royalty at Bethnal Green ink institution Lowerider Tattoo

The buzz of the needles at Lowrider Tattoo are a welcome noise to any ink lover. Situated on Bethnal Green Road, the studio boasts four talented artists; JP, Ken Carlos, Kingsley Hayward and Lux, as well as guest artists, and is open 7 days a week, 11.30 ‘til late, which is a rarity in London meaning you can have that tattoo done straight after leaving work. Pretty cool, huh?

With the founding Lowrider Tattoo shop in Los Angeles, East Londoners and those further afield in the UK can get a taste of the talent on offer right here in Bethnal Green. With superbly detailed fine black and grey work on offer, the artists are – not surprisingly – booked up well in advance, but do still offer walk-ins if there is something available. The area itself is seeing a rise in the demand for tattoos, and shops like this are producing quality work. Tattoo artist of eight years, JP, is a looming figure with his black and grey inked muscular arms, but the confident demeanor he portrays in his swagger is down to the fact he is a professional and has produced well executed work to be proud of. “A lot of people are seeing the potential of how good a tattoo can actually look, and there’s quite a few good shops in East London too. So as long as everyone keeps pushing out the quality work, the tattoo culture around here is gonna keep growing.” But has anybody ever asked for a Bethnal Green related tattoo? “Yeah, me and Lux have both done gangster tattoos of the Kray twins. Old School Bethnal Green!”

The shop is known for its relaxed, welcoming and ‘social club’ atmosphere – from friends and people popping into the studio, to the music and films playing in the background. JP knows only too well how lucky he is to be working in such a down-to-earth tattoo shop. “To be offered a spot in a shop that’s known for its luxury black and grey tattoo style, and also to work under one of the main pioneers of this sacred art, Jose Lopez, it was pretty much a no brainer for me [to join Lowrider Tattoo]. And I get to work with some of my best friends that I’ve known for six plus years. It was literally an offer I couldn’t refuse.” Most people who enter the industry take up an apprenticeship, spending months inking on anything but real skin, but it wasn’t the same for JP and his friend and fellow tattoo artist at the shop, Carlos, who found it hard to get their feet in the door. They spent days jumping from different tattoo shops, meeting and connecting with great artists. “None of the older guys wanted us youngsters getting into the game. Ken Carlos got his first tattoo machine passed onto him from a family friend [and] he did his first tattoo on me. I did mine on him and the rest is history.”

With Bethnal Green changing all the time, with its bars, cool shopping areas and local, independent businesses so close to ‘hipster’ areas like Shoreditch, and a short tube ride away from central London, it’s nice to find an area where local support thrives from business to business. “At the end of the day we’re all like neighbours so we all look after each other. We support them, they support us. It creates a better atmosphere on Bethnal Green Road.” But have they asked for a tattoo? “Of course!” JP laughs. “Some serious, and some joke about it. It’s all love.”

Lowrider Tattoo is at 311 Bethnal Green Road

Check out their instagram here