An anonymous Hackney resident has done their best to make migrants living in London feel welcome, by leaving flowers out for them to take.
The bucket of roses and carnations was left on the roof of a houseboat on the River Lea, near to Hackney Marshes, along with a note reading: "if you are a migrant to the UK, please take a flower and know you are welcome here!"
Many individual Londoners have been trying to make migrants feel welcome, amid a rise in reported hate crimes in the wake of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Latest figures from Scotland Yard show that racially motivated hate crimes have increased by more than 50 per cent in the capital since the result was declared on Friday, June 24.
Shulem Stern spotted the bucket of flowers while walking alongside the river today.
He told the Standard: "I was walking with a friend along the River Lea Towpath near Hackney Marshes when I saw flowers on the roof of a parked boat with a note attached 'If you are a migrant to the UK, please take a flower and know you are welcome here!'.
"It was very heartwarming to see such a lovely gesture, especially after the rise of hate crimes against migrant communities since the EU Referendum."
