“Leytonstone’s been tipped as a hot spot for a while now, but thankfully it’s escaped the Shoreditch-style makeover that most up-and-coming areas succumb to”
Read the full and very positive article on Timeout published on 15 August 2015.
“Leytonstone’s been tipped as a hot spot for a while now, but thankfully it’s escaped the Shoreditch-style makeover that most up-and-coming areas succumb to”
Read the full and very positive article on Timeout published on 15 August 2015.
Leytonstone Festival and Leytonstone Arts Trail continue this week and into next weekend (21-22 July) with music, art, photography, theatre and much more.
Most of the local pubs have special events on and many events are free, or low cost.
Do look at the official programmes on the Leytonstone Festival and Leytonstone Arts Trail websites/Facebook pages, however, to check for any last minute updates to the programmes, in case I have missed anything or where you may have to book in advance or numbers may be limited. If you spot an error, please let me know. Highlights of the coming week include:
The Stone Space is the headquarters for Leytonstone Arts Trail 2012 and is showing samples from over 70 artists. You can collect a Trail Guide from The Stone Space, which is open every day this week, and find out about the venues taking part in this year’s Arts Trail including:
and many more.
Don’t forget: Olympic Controlled Parking Zone period starts today!
Created this year as an online museum of photographs of people and places in Leytonstone, these sessions will give you an opportunity to see printed copies of the photos.
The Holly Tree
O’Neills, Green Man roundabout
Leytonstone Library Playreading Group
Leytonstone Library
See Monday 16 July for more details.
The Star of India
St Margaret’s Woodhouse Road
See Monday 16 July for more details.
The Golden Curry
Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
St John’s Church Hall
O’Neills, Green Man roundabout
The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The Welsh Church Hall
The Birkbeck Tavern
See Monday 16 July for more details.
Music, a drink a a tour of the tower with stunning views over London.
Leytonstone Library
The Luna Lounge
The Heathcote
O’Neills
The Holly Tree
The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The Welsh Church Hall
The Birkbeck Tavern
Leytonstone Social Club
The British Film Institute has a Hitchcock Season this summer.
Check these pages for more information:
July is also Independent Retailer Month, so while you’re out and about in Leytonstone, take the opportunity to support your local shops, cafés and restaurants!
Leytonstone tube’s Hitchcock murals were the first pictured in a recent article in Time Out Going underground: London’s unsung tube mosaics and murals. Thank you Time Out for some positive coverage about Leytonstone and to Hil Do for sharing this story on Facebook.