April in E20: The Month We Get a Museum
V&A East opens on 18 April, the circus is on the park, elections are coming, and there's a flea market to rummage through. Here's everything happening in E20 this month.
News, events and what's happening in East Village.

V&A East opens on 18 April, the circus is on the park, elections are coming, and there's a flea market to rummage through. Here's everything happening in E20 this month.

Newham Council is resurfacing roads around Westfield Avenue overnight from 13 to 22 April, 7pm–5am. Diversions will be in place. Westfield car parks A and B have no inbound access on 13, 14, 20, and 21 April nights.

A BBC Two comedy about World Cup chaos starts next week. Some of it was filmed on your street.

Roof East reopens on 29 April - rooftop golf, batting cages, bowling, darts, food, DJs and bar, 15 minutes on foot from East Village. There's a pre-season Play Pass deal running until 28 April that doubles your games credit.

The V&A’s east London outpost has been a decade in the making, but it finally opens in April 2026

Newham Council is expected to announce a £2 million investment to upgrade its CCTV network as part of its ongoing commitment to improving public safety.