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Foreword by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets Our diverse heritage is at the Our Idea Stores will be decorated with the work very heart of our community of students on learning and visual arts classes in Tower Hamlets. Over who have created cockney-inspired artwork. the past few decades our Children will also have the opportunity to make borough has developed a rich their own pearly mementoes. culture and a strong sense of community cohesion built on I am delighted to see the effort put in to this a shared history from many festival by local community groups and cultural different community groups. centres and I would also like to particularly thank Canary Wharf Group for their generous I’m absolutely delighted to present a financial sponsorship. prestigious line up of activities celebrating the East End’s Cockney heritage. This July, Tower I hope you enjoy the festival. Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, in partnership with the Cockney Heritage Trust and a range of community partners, has programmed a diverse range of events with something to interest everyone - from rare archive film screenings to fascinating talks Lutfur Rahman, and outdoor events for all the family. Mayor of Tower Hamlets All events are FREE unless otherwise specified. See Contents the full programme online at www.ideastore.co.uk Entertainment 4 and click on Local History to find out more about Exhibitions 6 Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives. Walks and Tours 8 Film 9 Talks & Workshops 12 This symbol means advanced booking is recommended Kids & Family 14 http://cockneyheritagefestival.eventbrite.co.uk/ Festival Planner 16 Venue Information 18 Inspired? Join the chat and help plan next year’s festival: www.cockneyheritagetrust.com Foreword by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets Cockney Heritage Festival Launch Night Thursday 18 July 6:30-9:30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, 277 Bancroft Road, Stepney Green, E1 4DQ Come down to the local history library on Bancroft Road for the festival launch party. Enjoy traditional Cockney drinks and snacks, stalls hosted by local history groups and short film screenings. Then, from 8:30pm join author Alan Gilbey for ‘East End Backpassages: Speed History’. In a reference library of secret stories an eclectic mix of local authors, performers and storytellers await to tell you tales less told – and they’re all five minutes long! Limited tickets, book separately. Entertainment Chewing the Fat Thursday 18 July, 11am–3pm Wellbeing Centre, Toynbee Hall, Oi Oi Saveloy! 28 Commercial Street, E1 6LS Saturday 20 July, 11am-1:30pm All are welcome, from little bin lids to the old pots Ivy’s Café, Chrisp Street Market, and pans, at this day of free arts workshops and Poplar, E14 6AQ entertainment celebrating Cockney culture. Make Come on down to Chrisp Street Market your very own Pearly King or Queen sash using where a pianist will be joining shoppers and recycled materials and join us for a traditional diners outside Ivy’s Café. The very best sing-song and a slap’up lunch for £2.35! To book a of Cockney nosh can be enjoyed here, so place contact Dave Barnard: email dave.barnard@ come on down and join us for a sing-song. toynbeehall.org.uk or call 0207 392 2968. All ages welcome. Opening of St Clement’s Social Club Friday 19 July, 8-11pm Singalong with Wayne Adams St Clement’s Social Club, Wentworth- Saturday 20 July, 2-4pm Stanley Hall, 2a Bow Road, E3 4LL Idea Store Chrisp Street Join us for the launch of the new social club on the Join us for a good old Cockney knees-up led site of the former St Clement’s Hospital theatre, by the renowned Wayne Adams, a member featuring a screening of a short film made by the GLC of leading Cockney band The Barrow Boys. about social housing in the East End (Somewhere Pearly kings and queens will add to the Decent To Live, 1967). Followed by drinks in the bar ambience as we enjoy some classic tunes. until 11pm. Tickets are £5 on the door. See p11 for a Food and refreshments provided. related event at St Clement’s Social Club. Asian East Enders: Urban Identity and Culture Saturday 20 July, 12noon-4pm Idea Store Whitechapel Many of today’s Asian East Enders have developed cultural identities based on a fusion of both traditional and local influences. Witness the cultural expressions of this new generation of British Asian writers and musicians including Spex MC from IKK, formerly of Asian Dub Foundation, finishing with a panel discussion and Q&A about Bengali cultural heritage with the Swadhinata Trust. Cockney Sparrows Celebration Bow Arts Tea Dance Sunday 21 July, 4–8pm Saturday 27 July, 2-4pm St Matthias Community Centre, Nunnery Gallery & Carmelite Café, 113 Poplar High Street, E14 0AE 181 Bow Road, Bow, E3 2SJ Come on down to St Matthias Community Centre for A tea-dance for all to join in, suitable for beginners some pie’n’mash and a proper knees-up. This free and experienced alike, including a demonstration celebration features entertainment for all the family. dance. £4 entry, includes tea and cake. Taking place as part of Cockney Day in Bow (see p15). Cockney Pearlies Afternoon Tea Tuesday 23 July, 2:30-4:30pm St John on Bethnal Green Church, Closing Night: 200 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA Cockney Heritage Knees-up A film and a talk about the history of London’s Pearly Saturday 27 July, 8pm-2am Kings & Queens by Pearly King of Finsbury, John Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, Walters. Followed by entertainment by Pearly Kings 42-44 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB & Queens with a sing-along to join in. Our closing night party - original old style London songs and performances by old and young artists Tickets £5 in advance or £7.50 on the door, to to celebrate Cockney heritage, followed by dancing include afternoon tea. In aid of the Stairway to into the small hours. Full line-up, information and Heaven Memorial. More details from Derek Spicer advance tickets at £8 each plus booking fee are 07722 162 168 or the charity secretary on 01474 available from www.workersplaytime.net. Turn up 702513. early to be sure of getting in! Each ticket purchase Tea Dance with a Cockney Twist includes a £1 donation to the Cockney Heritage Trust. Wednesday 24 July, 1–5pm The Hub, Victoria Park, Bow, E3 5TB Come and join the Victoria Park rangers in a good old-fashioned knees-up aimed at older adults. Feel free to bring your photos and memorabilia along and share your stories in a reminiscence session. Age UK Cockney Day Thursday 25 July, 2-5pm Appian Court, 87 Parnell Road, Bow, E3 2RS Aged 50+? Come down to the heart of Bow for some pie & mash, great Old Time songs, entertainment and refreshments. Booking essential. Tickets should be bought in advance from Age UK Tower Hamlets (see p18 for contact details). £4 per person. Exhibitions Telling Tales Canada Place Mall, Community Gallery, All exhibitions are free Jubilee Walk, Canada Place, E14 5AH This exhibition explores the lives and stories of charge. See pp16-19 for of women living in Tower Hamlets today. venue opening times and Photographer Sultana Miah and writer Caroline Gilfillan undertook reminiscence work with women accessibility information from the Golden Time groups who meet in the borough’s libraries and Idea Stores. The resulting series of photographic portraits includes reflections Island History Trust by the women on their life in the borough. Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives Hop Picking In 2013, beloved community heritage group Island Cubitt Town Library History Trust sadly bid goodbye to its home at Hop picking was an annual event for many a Docklands Settlement on the Isle of Dogs. To mark Cockney. The whole family would go down to Kent the transfer of the collections to Tower Hamlets Local on a working holiday. This fascinating exhibition of History Library & Archives, exhibitions produced by photographs curated by Cubitt Town Over 50s group the trust in the course of its work over the last 30 shows the journey, the picking and the fun families years will be displayed during July. Subjects covered had. Images provided courtesy of Tower Hamlets include housing, women and island life. Community Housing. See p12 for a related event. On display throughout July. The Cockney Beano Tower Hamlets Community Housing, Ivy’s Café: Portraits 285 Commercial Road, E1 2PS Chrisp Street Market This exhibition celebrates the Cockney Beano A Poplar institution, Ivy’s Café has been run by the as immortalised in the Only Fools & Horses same family through three generations and has been episode The Jolly Boys Outing. Throughout the a fixture of Chrisp Street Market for the past fifty 20th century, pubs, tenants associations and clubs years. These photographs by Tom Hurley show the organised day trips exclusively for men or women to day-to-day life of the café and its customers over a seaside resorts such as Margate or Southend. The one year period. The exhibition comprises an open- Beanos always started with a group photo which this air display of large portraits, hung as banners from exhibition celebrates. the canopy of Chrisp Street Market. Market Life Idea Store Bow Visit Idea Store Bow to see work produced by learners on the Painting & Drawing and Photography classes run by Idea Store Learning during 2013, inspired by East End markets and local history resources from the collections of Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives. On display throughout July. Pearly Kings and Queens Idea Store Chrisp Street Students with learning disabilities on the Visual Arts class run by Idea Store Learning have produced a range of work inspired by Pearly Kings and Queens and local history resources from the collections of Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives.