London Residents
Yours to Taste: Regent's Canal
Head to Regent's Canal on Sunday 31 August this special event focusing on eating and drinking along the Regent's Canal from Victoria Park to Limehouse Basin. Throughout the day, you will be able to enjoy: a self-guided culinary tour of the canal, free historic tours of Limehouse Basin, animal encounter sessions, music in Mile End Park, foraging sessions along Regent's Canal and in Mile End Park, free boat-bus service.
For more information call 020 7985 7200 or email enquirieslon@britishwaterways.co.uk.
Regent's Canal, Mile End Park, Mile End Road, London E3 4QY
www.waterscape.com/yourstotaste
Vision 5k UK 2008 - Victoria Park
Sense is calling for runners and walkers of all abilities to take part in Vision 5k in Victoria Park, a unique race that's set to challenge your senses of sight and hearing.
It really is a unique race where at least one lap of the race, runners choose to undertake one lap blindfolded while being led by a non-blindfolded partner.
Taking place in a enchanting park, this east London's hidden gem boasts 218 acres of glorious parkland, lakes, ornamental rose gardens, deer enclosures and glades. To add to the park's impressive features, there are a number of wide and sweeping tree-lined avenues to guide your route and afterwards, enjoy a well-earned drink or bite to eat in the friendly local pubs on the park's perimeters. Race starts 11am.
For further information contact Liz Thornton at liz.thornton@sense.org.uk or 0845 127 0065.
Victoria Park, Grove Road, London, E9 7DE
Investment Programme on DLR until 2010
Until early 2010, construction will be taking place on DLR to enable the capacity to meet passenger growth by adding an extra carriage to each train.
With passenger numbers expected to rise from 62 million in 2007 to 80 million a year by 2010, a strategy was needed to increase capacity to meet this growth. A solution was identified to increase trains from their current two carriages to three carriages, increasing capacity by up to 50 per cent on the busiest routes.
To enable three carriage trains to operate, work will include:
- Extending station platforms to accommodate longer trains.
- Remodelling Tower Gateway station.
- A new station east of the existing South Quay station.
- Strengthening of viaducts to carry an additional carriage.
- Construction of two new railway junctions adjacent to
- Poplar and Canning Town stations to improve train reliability and frequency at these busy locations.
For full details on planned works from now until 2010 visit http://improvements.dlr.co.uk
New 'Secrets' Brochures for Lewisham
Lewisham residents can now explore their own neighbourhoods with a fantastic series of new brochures produced by Lewisham Borough Council. Following the success of 'Deptford Secrets', the council have launched:
- Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Secrets
- Downham and Bellingham Secrets
- Sydenham Secrets
- New Cross and Brockley Secrets
- Catford and Hither Green Secrets
To obtain a copy and get exploring, go to our contact page
First Thursdays - Late Night Gallery Openings
First Thursdays – Late Night Gallery openings in east London is an exciting new opportunity for late night viewing of some of east London’s top art galleries and museums.
First Thursdays opens up some of the most cutting-edge contemporary art galleries and popular museums across east London until 9pm on the First Thursday of every month.
East London is home to thousands of artists and over 160 galleries. First Thursdays is a late night chance to see and invest in art, creating a new social and cultural experience in one of the most vibrant destinations in London.
First Thursdays will also present special events and free exhibition previews together with free specially crated tours. First Thursdays is organised by Whitechapel and Parasol Unit and other participating galleries include: Ancient & Modern, Barbican Art Gallery, Bloomberg Space, Chisenhale, The Drawing Room, Hauser & Wirth Coppermill, Herald Street, Hotel, Kate MacGarry, Matt’s Gallery, Museum in Docklands, Museum of London, Victoria Miro, and Vilma Gold.
Visit www.FirstThursdays.co.uk to download the interactive map, find out about events, itineraries and tour information, together with details on galleries and museums, and sign up for monthly e-newsletters. To get a free pocket-sized First Thursdays East End Art Map go to our contact page.
Transport Offer for Local Residents
Local residents in Greenwich, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Newham can now travel on the Docklands Light Railway in zones 2 and 3 for just £1.50 (70p for children). This ticket is designed to provide residents with a cheap and easy paper ticket option for their local railway. This scheme is designed to provide residents with a cheap and easy paper ticket option for their local railway.
Never used a DLR Ticket Vending Machine? Then drop along to one of DLR’s free weekly training sessions which are being piloted to help residents get about their everyday life using the railway. Community Workers are also welcome so that they can then train residents directly or send those interested on a DLR session in either English or Bengali. To book a training session you can either enquire at your local Community Centre or call DLR Customer Services on 020 7363 9700.
DLR runs every 10 minutes or less from 05.30 to 00.30 Monday to Saturday. Sundays it runs 07.00 to 23.30
For further information visit www.dlr.co.uk
Click here to download the DLR 'Amazing Journeys' Guide! (PDF)
Under-11s travelling with an adult now go free on the Tube and Docklands Light Railway
As of April 2nd 2006, an adult can now take up to four under-11s for free on the Tube and Docklands Light Railway during off-peak hours.
Under-fives can already travel on the Tube and DLR for free at these times as long as they are with an adult.
Explore your Neighbourhood!
Charles Dickens, Captain Kidd, Judge Jeffreys, Nicholas Hawksmoor, to name a few, have all have left their mark in London's East End. With a copy of leaflets detailing walks in Wapping and Limehouse, Spitalfields, Whitechapel or on the Isle of Dogs, all published by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, you can follow the trail of the famous and infamous in this fascinating corner of east London.
Guides in the series include
- Walks in Wapping and Limehouse
- Walks in the Isle of Dogs
- A walk in Spitalfields
- Exploring the vanishing Jewish East End
- Exploring Banglatown and the Bengali East End
The leaflets each mark trails through historic parts of the borough, taking in a myriad of buildings and landmarks of interest en route. Celebrating the historic and current diversity of East London, the Jewish East End cultural walk uncovers the Jewish community's rich legacy of landmarks and legends to the area while the Bengali East End cultural walk explores the area home to the UK’s largest Bengali community and the community’s contribution to contemporary UK culture, from music and food, to politics and architecture.
The walks range from 1.5 to 2.5 hours and are designed to start and finish close to a tube or DLR station.
You can download copies of the walking guides here.
To receive FREE copies of the walks leaflets by post, contact Alex Burwood at alex.burkwood@towerhamlets.gov.uk
