Summer Holiday Childcare schemes are running for 3-11 year olds at St Mary & St Michael's and St Annes.

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Wednesday 1 June 2011 Victoria Park (between Royal Gate and Gore Gate)

Workshop: 11am to 1pm
Fashion Show: 2pm to 3.30pm

THAMES* Students were the stars of a photo shoot with Mayor of London Boris Johnson on 10 May as he launched the Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians.  

*Tower Hamlets Arts + Music Education Service

Six groups of THAMES students have performed with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters at London's O2 arena, as part of his European tour of the Wall.

The seventh annual BT Paralympic World Cup was launched as members of the GB Wheelchair Basketball men's and women's teams took over the Manchester Arndale Centre to stage a celebrity demonstration event.

Name a new part of London

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make your mark on the future map of London and name a new part of our capital. The site of the Olympic Park has a rich and varied past so there is plenty to inspire us all. Deadline is Wednesday 18th May 2011. Visit www.legacycompany.co.uk/competition/

Click here to go on Safari in the East End to see Spring arriving

Thursday 3rd March is World Book Day. Let us know what you are reading. Are you doing any events to celebrate? Let us know by writing in the box at the bottom of the page.

Visit our history section and find out about the women who helped shape the East End.

Phoebe Hessel, The Amazon of Stepney.
Sylvia Pankhurst, who joined "The Suffragettes" to fight for the right of women to vote.
Levina Teerlinc, famous Miniaturist.
Hannah Billig, a local doctor who became known as "THE ANGEL OF CABLE STREET"
Clara Grant, who became known as "The Bundle Woman of Bow" because she set up Farthing bundles to be given to poor children.
Annie Besant, who campaigned for the female workers in the Bryant & May match factory in Bow, which became known as the Matchgirls Strike.

And many more...