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The Bethnall Green Weightlifting Gym standing empty, with a bar suspended from the ceiling.

WATCH: Oldest weightlifting club in London faces eviction

Tower Hamlets council is planning the eviction of Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club for October next year. Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club

Two tables of couples playing chess. Shelves of records and DJ decks in the background.

VIDEO Knight Club: the weekday chess club helping rebuild community in Shoreditch

On a Tuesday night at Café 1001 on Brick Lane in Shoreditch, a new community has formed.  Combining chess and

Crowds gather, some wearing yellow hi-vis, in a protest behind an obscured banner that reads "East London is Anti-Fascist" and another that says "one year of genocide". Other protesters hold pink signs saying "Refugees Welcome / Stop the Far Right".

Whitechapel community marches against far-right UKIP rally

Whitechapel’s Bengali community gathered on Saturday 25 October to oppose UKIP’s ‘Mass-Deportations Tour’ Thousands gathered as anti-racist organisations, trade unions

Sign welcomes people into a church.

See it, pray it – sorted! The church now opening next to platform 2 at Clapham Junction

Worshippers are celebrating a new church in Clapham. Clapham Junction Church is open for Sunday services and Wednesday Bible study

Trampoline Cafe in Angel

Refugee to restaurateur: Yogi’s Sri Lankan Kitchen is feeding Angel with kindness 

When Trampoline Café in Angel changed hands under new ownership this month, it was not a faceless business deal –

Photo of the National Portrait Gallery sign

National Portrait Gallery recognises Hackney women for their contribution to the community

An artist for the National Portrait Gallery has recognised two Hackney women for their contribution to the community as part

Image of house boat at Cody Dock and colourful bridge

WATCH: Cody Dock keeps East London’s heritage alive with the help of its community

Cody Dock in Newham is working on restoring their once-thriving dock. They brought to life a volunteer project where participants

Players playing chess in Spitalfields Market

WATCH: Community chess project launches in Spitalfields Market

A chess charity has launched a community engagement project in Old Spitalfields Market, inviting people to sit down and play

Hackney Mosaic Project open day

WATCH: The mosaic project giving people a holiday from their heads

A mosaic project has given people struggling with addiction and mental illness the chance to escape their day-to-day lives. The

Seven people pull silly faces for the camera.

Documentary film competition fosters community and connection

The London Documentary Network (LDN) hosted its 21st short film competition in Shoreditch last week, solidifying its status as a

Maternity Clinic in DRC

How a London cafe is helping to fund medical care for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A London cafe, is turning coffee sales into medical support for women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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