Tower Hamlets Zine – #2

Cover story: Honey in the Heart of the East End

After a 90-year-old Arctic explorer handed her the hive, Jane stepped up to lead a buzzing community beekeeping project in Poplar. E14 Honey is now teaching young people about biodiversity, collaboration, and local pride — one harvest at a time. This is grassroots sustainability at its sweetest.

Inside this issue:

• Riya’s Community Voices – update on her progress
• Thread Heads – A sewing group offering mindful support and social prescribing through the NHS
• 2 Wick Lane (RenewEL) – Reclaiming abandoned land for wellbeing, creativity and connection
• E14 Honey – How a school garden and a church kitchen became a hub for urban beekeeping
• Nurture Academy – Braiding workshops that empower children in care and people leaving prison
• Radojunkie – Muay Thai coaching that builds confidence, structure and leadership in young people
• Purple Moon Drama – A youth-led theatre group turning lived experience into performance
• Cockney Sparra’ – Poetry from the East End that captures the heart of the community