Coming up in February

Bethnal Green through fresh eyes, writing through music and coffee on the way to art – adventures for February 

Our monthly walk: Saturday 10th February, 11am – Join us in rediscovering our very own Bethnal Green

Using the beautiful booklet from Oxford House A Young Person's Guide to Bethnal Green which Graham Barker helped create, let's explore and enjoy at a leisurely pace the landmarks, green spaces and atmosphere. We sometimes rush through on our way to somewhere else, but this is a chance to appreciate the area in a different way. Coffee break choices all along the way – the Oxford House one is spacious and offers a chance to explore the building and exhibitions.

Meet at Columbia Road Market – junction with Barnet Grove. Clare mentioned that she might be able to include a tour of St John's as a bonus!

You can pick up a copy of the map at Oxford House, and some will have been distributed at the January meeting.

Our monthly meeting: Thursday 15th February, 7pm for 7.30pm start – Creative writing workshop 

Join us for a workshop with writer and harpist Fiona Thompson, using as prompts some music that she has recorded. 

Bring a notebook and pen. And be ready to surprise yourself at what you can release and capture in the written word. 

We will be at our usual venue: St Margaret's House, 15 Old Ford Rd, London E2 9PL.

Please note new arrangements for access to St Margaret's House: the new code will be available for our regular members via our member WhatsApp group. If you come to meetings regularly and haven’t yet had an invitation to the group please contact us via email.

If you are not a member of EEWI, please press the white bell on the wall and someone will come to let you in. Sometimes this lets us down, so you can always call one of the committee if other means of access fail!

If you are coming for the first time, please contact us via email so we can make sure you are able to get access smoothly.

Our monthly coffee morning: Friday 23rd February – meet between 10.30am and 11am at Zealand Café, 391 Roman Road, E3 5QS

There should be room for us either inside or at a bracing outside table. Afterwards, as we will be in the area, we could pop in to Chisenhale Gallery. The next exhibition, Joshua Leon, will have opened on the previous evening so we can be among the first to visit.