Hackney Empire Community Choir is back! The Choir began in 2010 – launched by former BBC Last Choir Standing judge Sharon D Clarke, in partnership with former East London Gospel Choir music and choir director Joseph Roberts. The choir has ...
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Voice lays out plans for 2018
THE JANUARY edition of The Voice, online newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS), is out now – beginning the New Year by renewing its pledge to try to organise a Londonwide gardening show. London is one of the ...
Read More »It’s Hu Ba Hu from Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar
THE FILM PAD MAN will be released on 26th January – but fans of Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar don’t have to wait that long before they can enjoy part of the experience. Hu Ba Hu, a song from the ...
Read More »Anita Rani on women in TV
As a successful TV presenter, do you ever feel a pressure to dress in a particular way? Female TV presenters always feel under pressure to dress or think about clothes in ways our male colleagues don’t have to. I’m always ...
Read More »Ability Bow joins St Paul Old Ford for Christmas fair
Emdad Rahman ABILITY BOW IS inviting members of the public to attend their first ever Christmas Jumble Sale. The festive event on Saturday, 16th December is organised in partnership with St Paul Old Ford Church and will provide a Christmas ...
Read More »Bingo! A story well told
Abdullah Raj IN THE YEAR when Stephen King’s It came out, I was a bit apprehensive about going to watch another film about a clown. One clown is too many for a year. However, I went into the classy Charlotte ...
Read More »You shall go to the Ball!
THE MOST magical of pantomimes is coming to the Hackney Empire this winter – with booking already open and shows starting on 18th November. The Hackney team has turned its attention to this classic rags to riches tale and developed ...
Read More »You couldn’t make it up
Emdad Rahman reviews Fake News: Strange historical facts reimagined in the world of Donald Trump. IN A NUTSHELL, this book is lampooning of Olympic Gold standards by witty, Newham-based Author David Hutter. The digest by the 38 year old begins ...
Read More »MCM London Comic Con is a great success
THE SECOND MCM London Comic Con of 2017 – the 32nd show overall – has now closed its doors after a successful three day celebration of pop culture featuring UK exclusives, iconic celebrities, superheroes, and thousands of pop culture fans, ...
Read More »Shrouded – a film you’ll never forget
SHROUDED IS A very short film – but it lives with you for days after you’ve watched it. In its tiny form it is a film of jarring contradictions and shuddering earthquakes that make you confront your prejudices and your expectations. ...
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