This Is The Wick

This Is The Wick New print and digital magazine celebrating and uniting the communities in and around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Local to the Wick and looking for the perfect Christmas present. The Wick Book is available to order via the wick book.c...
17/12/2025

Local to the Wick and looking for the perfect Christmas present. The Wick Book is available to order via the wick book.com and collection can be made Studio 31, Rookwood Way, Fish Island, E3 2XT or purchase in store. While stocks last until 22nd Dec.

Come get your books today at the first Christmas Market of the season, until 5pm. Ho Ho Ho!
06/12/2025

Come get your books today at the first Christmas Market of the season, until 5pm. Ho Ho Ho!

We are OPEN!Come down to for the launch of our new book, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, with 150 limited edition signed copies b...
04/12/2025

We are OPEN!

Come down to for the launch of our new book, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, with 150 limited edition signed copies by

Tonight, 6-10pm. See you soon 📚❤️

Our new coffee table book brings 15 years of Hackney Wick’s culture, community, and change to life across its pages. Fro...
02/12/2025

Our new coffee table book brings 15 years of Hackney Wick’s culture, community, and change to life across its pages. From Broken Homes to Wickside Life, and every movement in between, it showcases the creative heart of our evolving community ❤️

Join us for the book launch on Thursday 5 December, with special guest signing copies! Is there a more perfect Christmas gift for an East Londoner, than their own story!?

Register to attend or pre-order the book, via the links in our bio.

We’ve all seen his pink gums and white teeth around the Wick and Fish Island, now you can meet the man behind the grin:J...
02/12/2025

We’ve all seen his pink gums and white teeth around the Wick and Fish Island, now you can meet the man behind the grin:

Join us Thursday 5 December at UNLOCK for the launch of our coffee-table book, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, with Sweet Toof signing copies.

Registration link in bio, see you there đź’Ą

Join us for the launch of our coffee table book RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW this Thurs 4 Dec, at Unlock, Fish Island. Pepper (p...
01/12/2025

Join us for the launch of our coffee table book RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW this Thurs 4 Dec, at Unlock, Fish Island.

Pepper (pictured here), born during the Hackney Wicked days by local artist Susan Swartzberg, will be on door-duty ready to greet you all 📚✨

Meet your community and the artists who brought it to life, grab the perfect Xmas gift for every coffee table, and come celebrate with us, right here, right now.

We’re q***r, we’re creative, we’re artsy, and we’re always community first!The Wick is a place where everyone belongs. T...
01/12/2025

We’re q***r, we’re creative, we’re artsy, and we’re always community first!

The Wick is a place where everyone belongs. To join in check out these q***r events lighting up the area:

• Body Movements (photos credit - born here but now moved South) - an iconic q***r festival that started in Hackney Wick.
• Q***r Edge Live / Q***r Edge Late: monthly live variety shows and community club nights designed to bring together the local q***r community.
• Q***r House Party: a sexy, political, accessible rave with big community energy.
• Sextou: bold, sweaty, high-energy q***r nightlife with a loyal Wick following.
• HOWL: pleasure raves featuring DJs, live acts, and a space to let your colours shine.
• Mooch: chill q***r hangouts and DIY artsy sessions that celebrate creativity, community, and connection.
• Wick Q***r Market: a colourful community market packed with local q***r makers, artists, and vintage gems.

This is Hackney Wick!

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We’re q***r, we’re creative, we’re artsy, and we’re always community first!The Wick is a place where everyone belongs. T...
01/12/2025

We’re q***r, we’re creative, we’re artsy, and we’re always community first!

The Wick is a place where everyone belongs. To join in check out these q***r events lighting up the area:

• Body Movements (photos credit - born here but now moved South) - an iconic q***r festival that started in Hackney Wick.
• Q***r Edge Live / Q***r Edge Late: monthly live variety shows and community club nights designed to bring together the local q***r community.
• Q***r House Party: a sexy, political, accessible rave with big community energy.
• Sextou: bold, sweaty, high-energy q***r nightlife with a loyal Wick following.
• HOWL: pleasure raves featuring DJs, live acts, and a space to let your colours shine.
• Mooch: chill q***r hangouts and DIY artsy sessions that celebrate creativity, community, and connection.
• Wick Q***r Market: a colourful community market packed with local q***r makers, artists, and vintage gems.

This is Hackney Wick!

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You’re invited!Join us Thursday 4th December for the launch of RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, the coffee table book that every Lo...
26/11/2025

You’re invited!

Join us Thursday 4th December for the launch of RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, the coffee table book that every Londoner and their family needs this Christmas!

Be among the first to get your hands on it.

Details: thewickbook.com

I đź’€ Hackney Wick - courtesy of Sweet Toof and his iconic teeth, a staple of our East London street art: Part of the ener...
21/11/2025

I 💀 Hackney Wick - courtesy of Sweet Toof and his iconic teeth, a staple of our East London street art: Part of the energy captured in “Right Here Right Now” - a limited-edition coffee table book celebrating the heart of Hackney Wick.

Can you spot yourself, your boat, your wall even? Here are a few shots of the creative locals who give Hackney Wick its ...
19/11/2025

Can you spot yourself, your boat, your wall even? Here are a few shots of the creative locals who give Hackney Wick its pulse. From old warehouses to new studios, their stories shape what The Wick Book truly means: creativity, resilience, and community in constant motion.

From factory floors to artist studios, Hackney Wick’s tells a story of reinvention. Once an industrial powerhouse, then ...
17/11/2025

From factory floors to artist studios, Hackney Wick’s tells a story of reinvention. Once an industrial powerhouse, then scarred by war and decline, its empty warehouses became home to London’s creatives and rule-breakers. So much evolution, still shaping what Hackney Wick means today.

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4 Swartz Wharf
London
E95AA

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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