One of my favourite local shops is Breid, the bakery in a railway arch opposite Weaver’s Fields, which has gradually expanded its range of offerings to include malt bread at the weekend and sinfully delicious vegan chocolate biscuits. Its owner, David Miller, would deliver a loaf of bread over the gate on his way home during lockdown – hard to remember those days when I didn’t even dare go out for a loaf of bread.

I found out from the local digital newspaper (The Tower Hamlets Slice) that he has now opened another branch at 9, Morgan Street in Bow, charming and equidistant from us, a walk away through Mile End Park:-