Art & Culture
Memory Lane is a Bumpy Road
Has Drag always been with us? Is it a new phenomenon? Where did yesterday’s others feel safe? And who doesn’t love a jolly good sing song?
Certain pubs in certain areas attracted certain clientele. If your establishment was close to the docks, you can be sure gay men, drag acts and strippers are amongst those pushing open the double swing doors. Every generation’s youth believes they invented the only alternative scene worth knowing about, to most young dragsters the past is as blurry as a cloudy pint of stout.
The pubs have gone, the bricks and mortar reduced to powder but the ghosts live on. New railway lines, new apartments and Netflix feature front of stage. Planes land where ships docked, a different type of trade show excels in Canning Town.
Listen to Chamonix Aspen refashion songs with her own words to evoke the experiences of the heroic and plucky girls with a little bit extra. Tolerance never looked so good, would it be a straightforward night out or a gay old time.
It’s the weekend and the barrels are beckoning; the port is full of lemons and the piano lid is up.
For your visit
Community
The Community Shop Newham
Check out the exciting range of artisan products from the shop run by the community for the community
Art & Culture
Making Space: Take Your Place
This final part of Jessie Brennan’s public art series was created in collaboration with the sports communities at Royal Docks Adventure.
Food & Drink
Airline Cafe
No one complains about all-day breakfast for under a fiver. Right next to the ExCeL, this cafe-diner opens early to late.
