Green St Memories: 90’s Bollywood community singing workshops, Katherine Rd Community Centre

WIILMA is proud to present an exciting lineup of events for Newham Heritage Month 2025, bringing the vibrancy of Green Street in the 1990s and early 2000s back to life. Under the theme “Newham at 60: A Borough Like No Other,” this special programme blends music, art, memories and heritage to honour the community spirit and cultural richness that defined Green Street at the turn of the millennium.

Before the streaming era, Green Street was a hub – a Mela of bustling stores selling Bollywood movies on VHS tapes, music cassettes, and vibrant community life. This anniversary celebrates nostalgia and turns the spotlight on that golden era, bringing together oral histories, art workshops, performances, and film songs to capture the energy of the time when it was the major destination for Bollywood audio, VHS cassettes, film magazines, posters and postcards before the advent of downloads and digitisation.

✨ 🎶 Bollywood 90’s community singing workshops Ages 18+ ✨ 🎶

Mondays and Wednesdays at Katherine Road Community Centre and Stratford Library.

Hindi singing workshops recreating the Bollywood hits of the 90s. Come sing, learn and explore.

You don’t need to be able to speak or sing in Hindi. The workshops are open to all who like singing and want to take part!

Katherine Road Community Centre workshops

 🎶 Monday 1st September 7.30-9.30pm

 🎶 Monday 8th September 7.30-9.30pm

 🎶 Monday 15th September 7.30-9.00pm

 🎶 Wednesday 24th September Final Rehearsal 8-9.15pm

We are also offering singing workshops at Stratford Library, please see here for details.

Green Street was more than a place, it was a feeling, a destination and hub that helped people connect with their culture. Green Street helped shaped the unique identity of what Newham is today. This project is about capturing, celebrating and preserving the important role it played for our community. JJ Khun, Project Lead