E List July/August 2018

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IN & AROUND LONDON’S NEW EAST

July/August 2018 No 62

The Art of Expression with cover artist Anna Alcock Leytonstone Arts Trail • The Queen of Ices

Fellowship is Life

COVER STAR ANNA ALCOCK

How has breast cancer affected how you see yourself as an artist? When I had confirmation that a lump that I had found was breast cancer, I rushed home and dived into ‘Doctor Google’ to find out what my prognosis was: survival rates; treatment options... and how many other artists with breast cancer had made it... what I found was harrowing. So I had a little talk to myself and decided then and there that my life had to have meaning – every moment is precious. I had to rethink my priorities.

No matter what life throws at me I need to make sure that I make lots of space in my life to be a ‘mother’, ‘an artist’ and ‘a printmaker’ - in that order.

Tell us about the role of narrative in your work. We all have a story to tell, and I use art as a means to find peace and make sense of my world. There is a truth in the

idea of the Jungian collective unconscious, art speaks to us across cultures, gender, race, language, beliefs. I am one small insignificant piece in a massive jigsaw puzzle. I hope that by telling my story, I can perhaps touch on the nuances of other’s stories. I am also very aware of creating a legacy for my children, having a narrative that they can refer to as they get older.

‘Sometimes, you just have to take yourself by the scruff of the neck and make some art’. Since having cancer I tell myself to be brave and not be afraid to raise my head above the parapet... it was a big leap for me to start introducing swear words and personal messages into my artwork - laying myself bare to an audience...but necessary for my healing.

Politics is very important in your work.

What is your view of the power of art to address issues, from the personal to global? Growing up in apartheid South Africa, my father used to say always challenge authority, don’t be quiet, and don’t moan about things that you aren’t willing to try and make an effort to change. At university I will never forget my Printmaking lecturer Ginny Heath saying

I have found myself being very angry at contemporary global events, so incredibly angry...people’s apathy, issues around opportunities for women artists, Brexit, Trump’s bigotry and misogyny, my father passing away, my own cancer and how the system can sometimes let you down... the fear of what the world will look like for my children, and of course leaving them without a mother. continued on page 2

All artwork photographed by Mark Burton mburtonphoto.com

Tell us about yourself as an artist Anna. I find making art peaceful and deeply fulfilling, it brings me great joy.

Printmaking is more than being artfully creative, it is sensory - the smells, the textures, the sound of the ink as it is rolled onto lino or wood, the physical use of my muscles to turn the press wheels. I enjoy people, and I think printmaking is quite social. I enjoyed art at school, and I didn’t have to work that hard at it to do well.

My mum worked for University of KwaZulu Natal so it was a natural progression to do Fine Art as a Degree, albeit a very traditional four years majoring in Classics, Printmaking, Drawing and History of Art. I graduated with a First. I came to London to do my MA Printmaking at Camberwell College of Art and moved to Walthamstow in 2002. In 2006, a year after my daughter was born I decided it would be easier to work closer to home and try to find my own studio (at the time I was part of East London Printmakers). Kirsten Schmidt (Director until 2008) and I set up Inky Cuttlefish Studios in 2007. In 2013 I became one of the four founding Directors of a community creative space called Gnome House in Blackhorse Lane.

Cover: Swifts: Walthamstow Wetlands (Blue) Linocut Page opposite: Dreaming of Africa 2018, Woodcut This page: The Sun is Silent, Linocut 1

A Wetlands Tale: Walthamstow, Linocut

What role did your upbringing in South Africa and family background play in your political engagement?

I have been fortunate to have met Nelson Mandela, had breakfast with Desmond Tutu and attended an extraordinarily progressive school called Uthongathi one of the only co-ed and multi-racial schools in apartheid South Africa. These ‘moments’ have shaped so much of how I approach my life. My Dad’s family was and is very political. My grandfather was assassinated in 1983 in Msinga, South Africa. My father would say his mother tongue was Zulu, he was a farmer, an inventor, a translator and in later life worked as an engineer in rural development with communities around South Africa setting up biogas digesters, irrigation systems and getting running water to communities that had to walk miles and then carry water home.

You have also talked of spirituality.

Where does this come from and how does it show itself in your artwork.

My mum brought us up as Methodists, and I always balked at the idea of original 2

sin, the fire and brimstone. I have a natural affinity towards the light. I love the Catholic rituals. The smells, colours, chanting, light - but that is as an observer.

However, being forced to go to Sunday school gave me an introduction to all those stories, metaphors, and allegory.

Studying classical civilisations and archaeology just reinforced that deep sense of being part of an ongoing story.

Faced with the idea of death during my cancer year was deeply unsettling and forced me to ask questions about my own existence and spirituality. Chemotherapy has that effect. Spirituality is deeply personal, and I have my own deep beliefs that we do live on and are linked to the past and can live on into the future. We are interconnected.

How has having a family and getting older shaped your work?

My children have always been a really important part of my artwork. I began making pieces about my children when I fell pregnant. Now they both help carve my largescale linocuts, I let them draw designs and help develop an idea and they both help with printing in the studio.

Joshua asks if he can choose swearwords to write on my linocuts - when I say yes, he whispers them in my ear (thankfully we haven’t had any real whoopers yet!).

Isabella has started helping with running workshops as well. I am so fortunate to

have such awesome children and my deepest hope is that when I leave this earth - I have given them a toolkit to carry through their own journey and somehow made it a little easier and better for them.

Where can people see more of your work?

My next exhibition is LOOP2018 – Artists in print. It runs from 11-16 September 2018. Bankside Gallery. 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH. Private view: Tuesday 11 September 6-9pm Thanks for talking to E List Anna.

www.annaalcock.com @inky_cuttlefish_studio @annatheartist Questions by Paul Lindt

All artwork photographed by Mark Burton mburtonphoto.com

My father’s spirit speaks to me and says ‘use it all to make something meaningful and beautiful’ and that is what I am trying to do - leave a lasting legacy for my children - the story might not be beautiful but the means of making it is.

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Peculiar Times

Time TO GeT OuT! Get out of your house, your car, your rut, your comfort zone, dare I say even your local area. As summer properly arrives it’s time to sharpen the senses and get out and explore all that our corner of London has to offer. Whether it’s sitting in a park with friends listening to live music from around the globe, discovering new marshes and wild spaces; finding new art in the streets and gardens of a nearby town; locating your own creativity and learning new skills or meeting and sharing good food and stories with welcome strangers it’s all waiting for you in this issue.

As we aim for E List to reach parts of London that others don’t, we are excited to introduce some new contributors this issue. On page 50 we have the latest musings of some lovely people living in Clapton, Forest Gate, Leytonstone, South Woodford, Newham and of course our old regular Walthamstow Diary.

I am also very pleased to welcome our new drinks column brought to us by the extremely knowledgeable Sean Pines. He suggests some alternatives to our regular bubblies, which will surprise and amaze I promise. Get me another glass of Pét Nat please.

Anyway have a wonderful summer and don’t forget the sun block.

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Inside this issue…

Leytonstone Arts Trail

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People and the Marshes, the photos of Marc Burden

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Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture – The latest

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Walthamstow Garden Party

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E-BIZ: The Business Directory – This Time Next Year creative spaces

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E-LICIOUS: Food and Drink containing Bühler and Co, Agnes Bertha Marshall Queen of Ices, Fine Pines – our new Wine and Spirit Column, Coffee Boxx 20 Stories & Suppers, A Refugee Stories Supper Club

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The new Windrush Installation at Poplar Union

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E~DEN: The Home Directory including House Doctor – Have a Staycation

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Local Heroes – Brian and Headway East London

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Inky Cuttlefish Studios

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Artist Jason Hawkridge

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Tom Gaul’s A Spotter’s Guide to Local Streetlife

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E-VOLVE: Health and Fitness Directory

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Award winning bike frame maker Mick Lapsley

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Peculiar Times: Carry on Camping with Sir Fred Pontin

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Local news for local people - the word from the streets

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July a poem by Eithne Cullen

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Listings

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Helen Rowe : The Local The North Star, 24 Browning Road, E11 3AR

Rudi Falla : Recordings in Colour Northcote Arms, 110 Francis Road E11 4EL

Illustrations celebrating the beauty of the local area.

Playful abstract expressions in colour.

Miguel Souto : Isle of Harris April Properties, 642 High Road E11 3AA

Sally Taylor / Affectionate Portraits of Local People The Garden Room, 173 Francis Rd, Leyton, E10 6NT

Where one trip ends and another begins.

Stunning portraits of people from the Francis Road area.

The Art of a community This July the Leytonstone Arts Trail returns for its eleventh year with a record number of shows with nearly 50, showing works from across the arts spectrum as well as an assortment of other events and markets to guarantee a memorable Trail.

Here is E List’s personal pick of some of the shows to look out for.

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Jake Green : Pie and Mash Noted Eel & Pie House, 481A High Road E11 4JU A photographic document of the remaining pie and mash shops in London.

Ali Iscan : Flow 18 Peach Grove E11 4YD Exhibiting 2018’s unseen pieces using mixed media, oil painting and sculpture.

Paolo Boccacci : Cumulus Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane E11 1HG A set of photographic images questioning the subconscious perception of clouds above and around our heads.

Paul Vallance : Anima rising: surrealistic collage 136 Albert Road E10 6PB Collage drawing on the influence of surrealism, Jungian psychology and mythology.

Leytonstone Arts Trail Various Venues 7-15 July 2018 Michael de la Lama & Katie Horwich : Love Letter to Leytonstone 18 Boscombe Avenue, Leyton E10 6HY Drawings, artifacts and joy in a ground floor flat with a mature rose garden.

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As part of this year’s Leytonstone Arts Trail there will be a special 3-D exhibition called WiLD. Curated by local stone sculptor Brett Banks and experimental installation artist Mary Knight the work will be shown in the garden of Wanstead’s Quaker Meeting House on the edges of Epping Forest.

Ben Swift Ring of Cones

Co-curator Mary Knight says “We have a large range of artists who will be showing their 3D art, sculptures, installations and performance art. These include locals Siobhan Davies, Margaret Spiers, Tony Blackmore, Kath Cottee, Elizabeth Davies, ex local Silvia Krupinska, Helen Porter, Margaret Spiers, and east Londoners Tracy Ward, Sean Worrall and Julia Maddison. We also have artists from further afield in London such as Ben Swift, Patsie Hickman and Teresa Hedderwick.

The show will see an exciting range of materials being used including steel, glass, mould(!), plastics, papier maché, acetate and plaster with combinations of the natural and unnatural.

Finally there is Jan Sellers’ Labyrinth, in the lawn, which will link the Quakers’ indoor exhibition, Waves, Motion and Stillness with Wild and promises to be a truly immersive experience.

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People can visit our facebook page @WildinLeytonstoneArtsTrail for a full list of the 22 participating artists and more information.”

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People and the marshes For the last few years Leyton based photographer Marc Burden has been recording the people and places he’s encountered on the various marshlands strewn across East London.

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Marc says: The project started after the Olympics left town.

I’d been visiting the Marshes since I moved to East London in the 90s but when the Olympics started being built it brought home to me how vulnerable the area was to development and being lost, North Marsh got barricaded up, East Marsh got built on and Leyton Marsh got dug up and fenced off.

I went there as a place to get some exercise, open space and as a place to work through my thoughts so the project was a way of documenting the area and also meeting others who went there.

I’ve always liked the underpasses, the one under Lea Bridge Road and the one under the railway bridges, you come out of them and you’re in a different area – a bit like going through the door in the Secret Garden.

When I started the project I used to approach people via twitter, and still do to some extent, but now I’ve kind of changed my approach and just go up to people I meet while out walking. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t.

I’ve learnt so much from all the people I’ve met, not just about the area but what draws them to it.

The Save Lea Marshes group were a great help in raising my awareness of the historic struggles to 10

preserve the marshes and their role as a monitor on those schemes that seek to denude it as a place.

I got spun a yarn about buried treasure on the marshes by an old gent who didn’t want to be photographed and I got sucked into the fantasy psycho geography of the Marshes by Gareth E Rees and started looking at the river in a different light after photographing Theo Thomas of London Waterkeepers.

Everyone has been a story of some sort.

I haven’t exhibited the series yet but am open to offers. And maybe a book one day, who knows, maybe when I think I’ve taken all the photographs I can.

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I sometimes stop off at a spot on the river near the Friends Bridge and the pylon at the top of North Marsh. It’s a great place to just sit and watch the water go by and maybe catch a glimpse of the wildlife. There is also a bend in the river near Spitalfields where I’ve often stopped. Depending on the season, day or direction of the wind you can either get silence or be serenaded by crows calling out to the porters working at the market.

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Left: Garden Party 2017 Marquee

Walthamstow Garden Party 2018 Lloyd Park Saturday 14 – 15 July 2018 2pm - Late

Celebrating Waltham Forest’s creative and cultural communities, this free annual event sees two days of music, crafts, food and family activity delivered in partnership with local organisations. Create London, who have been working with the Barbican and Waltham Forest on this festival since day 1, have once again teamed up with their partners to present the fifth Walthamstow Garden Party on July 14/15 in Lloyd Park.

Credit: Gar Powell-Evans

The first four years of the festival (2014-2017) each saw over 30,000 people attending and it’s now a staple weekend in Londoner’s diaries as the largest free festival in East London.

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Right: The Main Stage at Garden Party 2017

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Back again this year is the ‘Useful and Beautiful Craft Marquee’ which is again supported by local award-winning estate agents, The Stow Brothers, who have been working closely with Create for the fourth year running. Also on board in the Craft Marquee this year is local maker space, Blackhorse Workshop who will be presenting ‘Body Builders’ — an experimental production lab of anatomical accessories that plans to release a new wave of human hybrids into the festival. Blackhorse Workshop will be pairing each maker with a local young person providing training, mentoring and practical work experience, as part of the Create Jobs programme.

Hadrian Garrard, Director of Create London said: "This is always one of our favourite weekends of the year, but this year promises to be even more exciting. Not only celebrating Waltham Forest becoming London's first Borough of Culture, but also inviting local makerspace Blackhorse Workshop to take over our beloved Useful & Beautiful tent to create a wave of festival fashion. We're also proud to yet again have the support of the Stow Brothers behind us - this promises to be wonderful celebration of all things Waltham Forest has to offer."

Sam Hunt Creative Director of Waltham Forest .

2019 promises to be an exciting year for Waltham Forest. The borough won its bid to become London’s first Borough of Culture, an award that will put culture at the heart of the community.

Waltham Forest has appointed Sam Hunt as its Creative Director. Sam will lead the creative delivery of an ambitious £5million cultural programme for the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s first London Borough of Culture.

He certainly comes to the job with lots of experience! Sam led the creative programme for Hull’s year as City of Culture 2017, which included music and art festivals, an art in public space programme, film, digital commissioning and international collaborations.

Sam has worked in the arts events and cultural industries for 15 years. He will work alongside Waltham Forest City of Culture Programme Director, Lorna Lee, and a team of dedicated experts to deliver an ambitious programme for Waltham Forest.

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Forest and deliver its exciting programme for London Borough of Culture 2019, building on my experience working with Hull UK City of Culture, and a range of cultural events across the country”.

radicals, makers and fellowship It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to put this wonderful borough and its fantastic people on the cultural map. Built around the themes of Radicals, Makers and Fellowship, the year will celebrate the past, present and future of the borough.

‘Wow’ events planned include Welcome to the Forest, a spectacular laser installation in Epping Forest created by Marshmallow Laser Feast and accompanied by community choirs. Leytonstone will host a 48 hour Hitchcock themed festival, and award-winning

local artist Zarah Hussain, will create a waist-high carpet of 50,000 solar-powered light molecules for Walthamstow Marshes in partnership with ThisMustBeThePlace and the Lumen Prize. And that’s just for starters! There will be hundreds of events happening across the borough throughout the year.

The Arts – accessible for all As London Borough of Culture 2019, Waltham Forest promises to deliver an exciting year of cultural events for all local people from all backgrounds.

There are plans to draw tourists and Londoners from across the city to our lovely corner of the capital. There will be a specific focus on Waltham Forest’s young people. Working with partners and the local community, the council’s aim is to give a massive boost to help our young people into culture

and from there, a possible inroad into cultural careers. The council also plans to deliver culture on every corner of our borough. Their aim is to get 85 per cent of households in the borough taking part in cultural activities during the year.

Waltham Forest will be staging a number of sneak peeks ahead of London Borough of Culture 2019 at their ‘Get together’ events throughout this summer, starting at the Walthamstow Garden Party on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July. (walthamstowgardenparty.com for more information).

The sky’s the limit! Join Waltham Forest and its network of partners to deliver the most outstanding cultural programme possible, for London and the UK. Find out more about their magnificent programme and all the opportunities available for your project or business by visiting wfculture19.co.uk.

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Suen Kuti who will be joined by Lil Simz on the Barbican Music Stage on Sunday.

The Big Weekend is coming!

Certainly the highlight in the Waltham Forest calendar each year is the Walthamstow Garden Party, which returns this July to Lloyd Park and promises yet another fantastic programme brought to you by the Barbican, Create London and Waltham Forest Council.

The Barbican music Stage has always brought us the best in globally renowned artists and this year is no different.

Saturday’s line up includes Colombia’s Cero39; the London African Gospel Choir performing their own twist on Paul Simon’s Graceland; dub music pioneer Adrian Sherwood, who has worked with world-renowned artists such as Lee Scratch Perry, Primal Scream, and Asian Dub Foundation, will reunite with Creation rebel, after working with him from 1978–1982.

Sunday’s programme includes Mali’s fatoumata Diawara, who has worked with Bobby Womack and Herbie Hancock, performing alongside 47 Soul, originally from Jordan and Dona Onete, from northern Brazil. Headlining we have Seun Kuti, son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, who will be joined by rapper Lil Simz, and will perform music from across his career including his new album, Black Times.

The Glittering Plains Dance Tent continues to shine a spotlight on Walthamstow’s local DJ talent. Saturday’s lineup features newcomers We Can Be heroes, with their superhero family disco takeover, and Feminist Jukebox curators PoP Campaign. Also joining Soul Picnic’s

Dom mandrell and electronic 17’s Kat richmond will be special guests Pete fowler (Seahawks) and Citizen helene (Fair Maiden Records), high fashion Technique (Netil Radio), Dave Congreve (Soma Records) and Nu Disco pioneers, faze Action.

Sunday’s programme includes one of the Big Creative Academy’s students, eastern front Soundsystem, Patrick Steele (Soul In The Stow) and Patrick richmond (Raising The Funking Bar). They are joined by special guests Daisy heartbreaker (Deep Love), Samantha Blackburn (Buntu), and Timothy J. fairplay (Crimes of the Future / The Asphodells).

The News From Nowhere Stage will showcase local dance groups move17 and X7eaven Academy, as well as welcoming back Walthamstow youth Circus.

MovE17 will be performing a work inspired

by RAIN by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, set to the original score, Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich.

The fellowship island brings together local food and drink producers, urban growers and people from the local community who explore ways of cultivating a closer connection with nature and community in the city.

Blackhorse Workshop will take over the Useful & Beautiful Maker’s Marquee presenting Body Builders, an experimental workshop for local makers to learn new skills and create some ‘festival fashion’, activated by the wearer’s body movement.

The earthly Paradise Tent will have performances from local choirs Natural Voices and Choir 17, plus choirs from frederick Bremer Secondary School, St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Barn Croft Primary School, and Greenleaf Primary School. Barbican young Poets will perform a selection of poems related to the Barbican’s 2018 season, The Art of Change. And finally, Byrd Out will present Danalogue, one half of duo Soccer96, and Philou Louzolo with his Pan-African sounds from urbanised cities, the Sahara and Africa’s many jungles.

Walthamstow Garden Party Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July 12 noon - 9.30pm (8pm Sunday) Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 5JW

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Leyton Carnival

Arjun who will be appearing at the Waltham Forest Mela.

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SUMMER OF DELIGHTS There’s a packed summer ahead in Waltham Forest as the Get Together programme returns with five, yes five, festivals. With events taking place in Walthamstow, Leyton, Chingford, and Leytonstone. These festivals promise to give residents a sneak peak of what’s to come as Waltham Forest steps up to become the very first London Borough of Culture in 2019.

The summer of fun kicks off on the 8th July with the Leyton Carnival. Starting at 1pm on Leyton High Road, the parade of floats, colourful costumes, and steel bands will wind its way to the cricket ground, filling the air with music and laughter as it goes. At the cricket ground there will be great food, funfair rides, and live music from 60s Soul Legend Geno Washington and the ram Jam Band, jazz-funk band Shakatak, heatwave, known for their 1977 hit Boogie Nights and 9 piece Ska & Reggae band, The Dualers.

Following the carnival, Walthamstow takes the festival baton with the fifth Walthamstow Garden Party on the 14th and 15th July (read more about that on page 15). Walthamstow also holds the next event, the Waltham forest mela on Chestnuts Field on the 5th August. The Mela is a celebration of the sights, sounds and spicy aromas of

South Asia. Featuring music, dance, Asian style street-theatre and a fashion show. Performing live at the Waltham Forest Mela will be You Tube sensation Arjun, Bollywood fusion dance troupe epika Dance, hunterz, harvey Sahota and Juggy D. Music producer Shayal will be presenting three up-andcoming musicians: Birmingham based singer-songwriter Nash, who has been named one of BBC Asian Network’s ‘Future Sounds’ for 2018; 15 year old singer-song writer riya; and the talented young singer-songwriter and rapper rishi rai, who will perform together as a group.

If you live in Chingford, don’t worry you aren’t missing out on the fun, because Chingfest comes to Ridgeway Park on the 11th August. This year’s event, which starts at 1pm will feature tributes to Whitney houston, Kool and the Gang, The Supremes, Luther Vandross and The four Tops. The festival will also feature a new Urban

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Dance DJ tent and photography workshops with Iain Green. Plus a family fun fair and an array of food and drink stalls.

The summer festivals come to a conclusion in E11 at the Leytonstone Street Fest, which takes place on the 2nd September from 12 noon.

Join the festivities along Church Lane and enjoy a local producers market, free photography workshops with Iain Green. Leytonstone’s Luna Lounge will be hosting the main stage with an excellent line

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up of musicians throughout the day, including London based pop and soul band The Delegates, American and Irish folk from the Thumping Tommys, mangoseed and The Bad Day Blues Band.

As if that wasn’t enough, there will be a travelling exhibition at all the festivals called the Art Road Show. Curated by local artist Sba Shaikh and the William Morris Young Curators, it’s another great opportunity to enjoy the creativity of ordinary residents, whose talents have been showcased during the recent successful bid to become the first ever London Borough of Culture.

Come on Waltham Forest, put your dancing shoes on and get ready to party this summer.

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Let’s Get Flexible The way we work is changing. Flexible working hours, technology, and a desire for a healthier work/life balance are making the traditional 9-5 office-based job a thing of the past. E List met with Ciara, founder of new co-working space This Time Next Year, to find out how this creative space in Leyton is making dreams of flexible working a reality.

There is something wonderfully whimsical about the top floor of This Time Next Year. The beautiful double height room with its floor to ceiling windows gazes out across the terraced rooftops of Leyton.

Row after row of undulating tiles and chimney pots stretch out before you, and views of the Olympic Park and Canary Wharf seemingly float above a patchwork expanse of slate and concrete. It’s a little like looking out over an urban seascape, waves have been replaced by roof ridges, and instead of oil rigs, there are tv aerials silhouetted on the horizon. It’s the kind of view that stops you in your tracks when you walk into the room and demands to be admired.

Along with bespoke fixtures and fittings, a number of artists have also been involved with the project. Local artist and sign writer Mia Warner has work on the first floor, and artist Nick Wakeling has added one of his unique hand drawn illustrations on the ground floor and on the pavement in front of the building. Ciara told me “Poor Nick created the artwork outside during the snowfall earlier this year. It was freezing and his paint was blowing away in the wind, but he battled through and the end result looks great”. She went on to tell me “This Time Next Year is space led by creativity, and it’s a space for creative people, that’s why it was important to have artists involved right from the start”.

As Ciara showed me around the rest of the building, I soon realised that the views were not the only thing that makes this co-working space different from its local counterparts, the design and finish is exceptional. “Everything is bespoke” Ciara told me. She went on to say “We completed the fit out of the building in 14 weeks which was challenging enough, but as all the furniture was custom made we faced even more of a uphill battle”.

It may have caused Ciara and her project manager a few sleepless nights, but the building is better off for it, the space really flows. Everything looks like it belongs in the place it inhabits.

As we wound our way around the building, Ciara explained that there are various options available to members, from ad hoc hot desking, to fixed desks and studio spaces, there’s something for everyone.

“Many of our members are locals.

They choose us because they wanted somewhere smart to work from whilst still being close to home. People want to work in a way that allows them to prioritise life whilst still being productive. Working close to home can help them do that”.

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This Time Next Year is different from other co-working spaces and offices I’ve been in. It’s cool and clean without being

clinical. It has personality without being silly (I worked somewhere that had bean bags in meeting rooms. They looked great but were utterly useless). It feels like a community, a place to collaborate. Most of all, and unusually for a work place, it has an overwhelming sense of calm.

Don’t just take my word for how amazing This Time Next Year is, contact them to book a tour and a free trial day.

This Time Next Year 80 Ruckholt Road, London E10 5FA

thistimenextyear.co.uk “…it’s a space for creative people, that’s why it was important to have artists involved right from the start”

Facing page: The various spaces and facilities available at This Time Next Year in Leyton.

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UrbanEASTa With a real passion for East London life, and a love for all things Leytonstone and Leyton, UrbanEASTa is our woman on the ground in and around E11.

Hidden at the far end of Leytonstone High Road is the Stone Mini Market, an Aladdin’s cave which stocks 240 different beers from over 50 breweries, many of which are local.

Owners Adrienne and Okan fell into the Craft Beer business purely by chance.

Okan said “I had always wanted a grocery store but I only had £50 to my name when I moved here. When I approached the landlord, he was very kind and agreed to rent the shop to me month to month.”

Adrienne said “It was a struggle, but our luck changed at the Cash & Carry when some colourful craft beers caught my eye.

Neither of us knew much about craft beer, but I loved the packaging, so we bought a few for the shop. The beers flew off the shelf and when a regular customer spotted them, he asked if we could stock 20

his favourite. We managed to get hold of it and couldn’t believe the demand!”

Realising they were on to something, Adrienne began studying at the Beer Academy in London. In fact she’s due to take her beer sommelier exams this summer and will be qualified to advise on flavours, origins and even food pairings.

Adrienne and Okan have big plans for the shop with a new shopfront scheduled for this summer, a Beer Cellar where they hope to have three local beers on tap as well as one guest beer, beer tasting events and a refill service where customers can bring in their own bottles.

They’ve come such a long way with that £50 and judging by their lovely personalities and determination, they’re set to go a lot further.

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BÜHLER + CO The Sunday Times named Bühler and Co as one of the top 50 vegetarian restaurants in the UK. Not bad going for a café that has only just celebrated its second birthday. E List’s Bill Foster went to find out more. Photos by Simon Goodwin.

Set up by sisters Meg and Rosie, Bühler and Co was inspired by the chilled-out café scene of New Zealand. Rosie told me “We grew up in New Zealand, and the café culture there is really informal. We wanted to bring a slice of that relaxed vibe to London”. They wanted the café to be an unfussy space where people could meet and enjoy good food, and that’s exactly what they have achieved. The hugely talented chefs work their magic in the kitchen, and regulars buzz in and out for brunch, coffee, and a good old chat with friends. Whilst the café is often busy, it never feels hectic or rushed. The credit for that unrushed atmosphere really has to go to the front of house team, who keep the cogs of Bühler and Co turning with seamless effort.

Daytimes at Bühler and Co are relaxed, but as day fades in to evening there’s another change in gear. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, performer, DJ, mixologist and Queen of the Clubs, Stav B, takes over the reins of the cafe. The change from café to café bar is subtle, but you can feel the difference. After the hustle and bustle of the day, a sense of calm descends as the café transitions in to the night. Meg told me “People have more time on their hands in the evening, they don’t need to rush off and be somewhere else. Customers can stay longer so everything slows down”. Everything slows down except for Stav B, the host, who steers the good ship Bühler and Co with authority and poise.

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The dishes served in the evening are designed to share, like vegetarian tapas. Salted and spiced Edamame Beans, rice bites and halloumi fries are on the bites menu. Tempura vegetables, Bao Buns and burrata are included in the small plates menu. And Pearl couscous fritters with roasted beetroot and goats curd is one of the dishes on the large plates menu. I tried the roasted chicory dish which is served with gem lettuce, radicchio, quail eggs and mustard dressing. The rich flavour of the chicory and eggs was balanced perfectly by the lettuce and mustard dressing. This is a dish designed for sharing that I didn’t want to share with anyone.

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Evenings at Bühler and Co are the perfect way to kick back and relax. The food is served at a comfortable pace, allowing customers to savour the flavours of each magnificent looking dish. Stav B, who seems to be formidable and friendly at the same time, keeps a constant eye on proceedings. She makes sure every salad leaf is in just the right place, she checks every customer is happy, and she positions cocktails on tables like she is hanging a piece of art, putting each one in exactly the right place. I can’t really think of anywhere else I have been that pays such attention to detail, whilst still maintaining an informal relaxed atmosphere.

Rosie and Meg have achieved something pretty special at Bühler and Co. They have created a thriving daytime café, and a fantastic night time venue which has a personality all of its own, and both day and night are underpinned and linked by fantastic food. This was my first visit to a Late at Bühler and Co, but it most definitely won’t be my last.

Bühler and Co 8 Chingford Road E17 4PJ www.buhlerandco.com

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Julia Spicer delves into the history of this popular confection, discovering that its inventor, ‘The Queen of Ices’ was an influential daughter of East London. [There’s surely a scoop in there! Ed]

years the home for Marshall’s many commercial enterprises, for she was an extremely astute businesswoman. We’re all familiar with today’s celebrity-chefbranded restaurants, books and kitchen gadgets but Marshall shrewdly built a successful culinary empire almost a hundred years before Jamie Oliver had even been born.

When Heston Blumenthal, the man who brought us snail porridge and edible fairy lights describes someone as ‘one of the greatest culinary pioneers this country has ever seen’ you’d be forgiven for thinking that he’s referencing a household name. But surprisingly, Agnes Bertha Marshall has almost disappeared from gastronomy’s annals.

Little is known of her early life except that she was born on the 24th August 1855, in Walthamstow, to Susan and John Smith. Her father died when she was very young and her mother remarried making genealogical research almost impossible.

Having learnt cooking at home followed by a period of tuition under “Parisian and Viennese chefs” Marshall seems to burst onto the celebrity culinary scene fully formed, when she opened their eponymous School of Cookery in 1883 with Alfred, her husband of five years.

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The Marshall cookery school taught thousands of students from all walks of life to prepare the complicated Victorian dishes. Its curriculum included “lessons in curry from an English colonel who had served in India and classes in French haute cuisine taught by a Cordon Bleu graduate”. For women unable to attend London classes there was Marshall’s punishing schedule of national demonstration tours, cookbooks and culinary magazines to access her revolutionary techniques. She also sold the equipment and ingredients (like branded food colouring or baking powder) needed to recreate her recipes.

But if Marshall is mentioned at all in the context of culinary history, it’s in relation to her invention of the equipment needed to prepare a new delicacy, the frozen dessert. Her first publication ‘Book of Ices’ was unique for its time, as previously only men had written specialist cookery books. Her legacy can obviously be seen in Blumenthal’s use of liquid nitrogen in ice-cream making, a technique Marshall pioneered.

Blithely stepping into this male domain, she invented a series of audacious ice creams with flavours that would not be out of place in a modern-day Michelinstarred restaurant. A quick scan of her book’s contents reveal a range of recipes from cream ices to perfumed water ices, from sorbets to dressed ices. What about a cinnamon or cucumber cream ice or a jasmine water ice? Need more of a challenge? Then try the duck ice cream or one made with asparagus! This passion and inventiveness earned Marshall the title ‘The Queen of Ices’. There was of course no domestic refrigeration then and the ‘freezers’ referenced in the text are Marshall’s own patented ice cream machines, able to freeze a pint of the stuff in five minutes flat.

“Her legacy can obviously be seen in Blumenthal’s use of liquid nitrogen in ice-cream making, a technique Marshall pioneered.”

The Victorian masses however, bought ice cream from street sellers who dispensed it in glass dishes from which the customer licked their purchase before returning it for the next person’s use!

Unsurprisingly this practice was banned in London when it was linked to the spread of cholera. As a keen advocate of improved food hygiene this may well have led to Marshall’s invention of the edible ice cream cone or ‘cornet’ then “made with almonds and baked in the oven” still consumed today.

Sadly, a fire in 1955 at her former publishers destroyed Marshall’s archive, possibly contributing to her disappearance from the culinary canon.

The Church of St John the Baptist in Pinner, where she died in 1905, has a stained glass window in her memory.

Sean Pines looks at alternative summer fizz and says that there are wines beyond Prosecco and Champagne!

With Prosecco now the largest selling sparkling wine in the UK it’s taught us that it’s not just for celebratory occasions, but rather a drink to be enjoyed at any time. For me, it’s summertime when it comes into it own as a refreshing uplifting wine.

So, with summer in full swing and the barbies aglow, I thought it would be nice to take a look at some alternatives to Prosecco and Champagne and explore some new flavours to go with our burnt (sorry, carbonised) barbecue offerings. I’ve chosen 3 types of wine that I hope will inspire you to seek out new discoveries from around the globe.

English Sparkling Wine. It would be somewhat remiss of me not to highlight the fact that this country (and Wales in fact) now produces world class fizz. Often using the same grape varieties as in Champagne, they are still definitely English, displaying floral and herbaceous notes alongside the berry fruits.

For example: Chapel Down Brut English Sparking £19.99 (as mix six), Majestic Wanstead, 60 High Street E11 2PU

Cava. The once go-to Spanish alternative to Champagne it has been superseded by Prosecco and was somewhat undermined by cheaper versions. It is an excellent value wine made in the traditional method (same as Champagne). Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo are the most traditional grape varieties. At its best, a creamy stunning fruity complex wine. Avoid low cost versions. Look at the £10+ range.

Marti Serda Cuvée Real Vintage Cava 2006, Spain, £26.95 (to take away), Orford Saloon Tapas and Deli, 32 Orford Road, E17 9NJ

And now for something completely different!

Pét Nat Wine (Pétillant Naturel). Part of the natural wine movement of organic minimum intervention wine. From a multitude of countries, they are made sparkling by bottling the wine before the fermentation has stopped and therefore trapping the carbon dioxide in the wine. They are often cloudy as the yeast remains in the bottle.

Using a variety of grapes they can be red as well as white. However, be warned! Natural wines are a bit ‘Marmite’, as they acquire a rustic taste that devotees love but detractors say is more akin to a cider than a wine. When good they can be delicious and interesting, but I’ve also tried some stinkers! Great talking points but if you have never tasted them before then try before you buy!

Pet Nat 2016 Vol 1 Fuchs Und Hase, Austria, £22.99, Forest Wines, 151 Forest Road, E17 6HE

Enjoy!

Sean Pines is a wine consultant and monthly wine and spirit tasting host.

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coffee BOXX If passion and enthusiasm could be converted into electricity, Sunny and Vik, the owners of Coffee Boxx on Wood Street in E17, could probably power London for a year. E List met with this dynamic duo, to find out more about the vegan coffee shop which has community and family at its heart.

When the former tanning shop opposite The Duke’s Head became available, the pair took the plunge for a second time. “The shop was a mess” Vik told me “but it was important for us to stay on Wood Street in the community that had been so welcoming and supportive”.

The refurb ended up taking four months but family, including Sunny’s brother in law, rallied round and came to help.

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months”. Sunny went on to say “I had a strong idea of what I wanted the shop to be so I had to get it right”. Vik gave a wry smile at this point and threw a sideways glance to Sunny “She’s a nightmare” he said as both of them sat there grinning “I would have just opened the doors but she kept changing her mind about what she wanted. She even obsessed about getting the right spoons”.

Whilst at times they felt like there was no light at the end of the tunnel, their hard work and determination paid off and Coffee Boxx was born on the 1st of May. “We wanted it to be welcoming, a place for families, and a place to relax” and that’s exactly what they have achieved.

The coffee shop is smart, uncluttered, and welcoming. Sunny told me “As a kid I helped out in my Dad’s chip shop in Newcastle. People would just come in for a chat with Dad. They’d be in the shop for ages talking about the cricket. It was like the shop was an extension of their living room. That’s what I want for Coffee Boxx, I want it to be a friendly place, a place where customers feel at home”

On the menu at Coffee Boxx you’ll find organic coffee, teas, and the most incredible range of Vegan cakes. Sunny told me “I’m vegan, and I didn’t want customers to be told what they couldn’t have, I wanted them to be told what they can have, which is everything. It’s much more inclusive that way”. The café may not have been open for long, but Sunny and Vik already have plans for the future. “Our next step is to introduce a wider food menu. We sell sandwiches and salads at the moment, but we are working on a new vegan brunch menu which will launch in July. One of our baristas is a trained chef and they are helping us put together some really exciting dishes”.

It was a real pleasure talking to Sunny and Vik. It’s obvious that they have both poured their heart and soul in to Coffee Boxx. For them this isn’t just a business, this is a passion, and I’m sure their enthusiasm for what they have created and the community they created it in, will help make this little coffee shop a roaring success.

Coffee Boxx 125 Wood Street E17 3LL www.coffeeboxx.co.uk

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Sunny and Vik’s adventure started when they took on a small retail unit in Wood Street’s Georgian Village. “Our first shop was called Power Bites” Sunny told me “We thought we’d be selling lots of vegan cakes and smoothies but it was coffee that our customers really wanted”. Their customer base told Sunny and Vik that they should look for a bigger shop, which planted the seed that grew to become Coffee Boxx. “We were overwhelmed by the amount of support we got from our customers. They welcomed us to the Wood Street community and really encouraged us to take the next step”.

‘Stories & Supper’ & Smiles Supper clubs are the hot new thing happening across East London right now. Adam Taylor went to one with a difference, enjoying a memorable meal cooked by Syrian refugees who also shared their remarkable stories. Photography by Simon Goodwin.

– consider Syria, where the civil war is now in its eighth year – why do we demonise something that’s so instinctive to us all?

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The history of humankind is pretty much the history of migration. It’s what people do. They move. Albert Einstein was an immigrant. Cristiano Ronaldo, Mo Salah and many other footballers are migrants. Barack Obama’s father came from Kenya and Steve Jobs’ from the Syrian city of Homs.

Here in Walthamstow we have a long and proud history of welcoming migrants.

And one local initiative is working hard to continue that tradition. Stories & Supper is a refugee supper club project that aims to challenge various myths surrounding the ‘migration debate’.

Yet miraculously the stories told by these brave individuals were tales of hope, determination and laughter. They were extraordinary, too.

That night we heard from Eid, a 24-yearold refugee from Syria. Eid lives at the YMCA in Walthamstow, studies at Waltham Forest College and survives on a princely sum of £5 a day. But he has a dream.

Over the past 18 months the club has held seven suppers cooked by people who are new to London and Walthamstow.

Providing a welcoming space for refugees living locally, they combine good food and extraordinary human stories.

Since watching Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps in action, Eid has decided he wants to emulate him. If that ambition seems lofty, consider this: when he arrived in E17, he couldn’t swim. Not even paddle.

Now he is aiming for the Japan Olympics.

Migration is what makes cities great. In fact, it’s what makes them exist in the first place. London, New York and Paris would be very different places if they hadn’t been influenced by the most basic of human instincts: the desire to move.

At the end of April, I joined an overflowing Gnome House community space near Blackhorse Road. The evening comprised a magnificent three-course Syrian meal, traditional Syrian music and tales from Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country.

Therefore it’s sad we’re constantly fed negative news stories that blame immigrants for terrorism, property price rises, crime and other problems in society.

Whether someone is curious about a new culture or has to flee their country urgently

It wasn’t easy hearing such moving anecdotes. While we all face our own challenges in life, I can’t imagine what it’s like to have your neighbourhood relentlessly shelled and bombed. Such destruction and loss of life is hard to comprehend.

Over the past six months, Eid has been swimming regularly at the Feel Good Centre. After sinking several times, he’s received help from a handful of coaches and now swims 50 lengths and more with some aplomb. Locals have rallied round and are crowdfunding so Eid can have more lessons.

It was captivating to hear this young man speak with such passion and smile so much. Maybe I have been in London too long and forgotten how to smile.

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Block top left: One of the night’s speakers, Eid, a 24-year-old refugee from Syria. Right: Ismail the chef.

The chef that evening, Ismail, was no different and is clearly enjoying his new life in London with his family.

“Walthamstow is perfect. An amazing area. Full of beautiful friendly people,”

Stories & Supper at the Walthamstow Garden Party In the Forest Lounge on Fellowship Island

Saturday 14th July, from 6.30 pm

“I just want to be the greatest chef in the world. Or maybe just be able to cook!

That’s what I love.”

An evening of migration stories plus global street-food prepared by supper club chefs

Ismail, Eid and their friends are, therefore, grateful for the Stories & Supper initiative.

“We began as a response to the hostile environment surrounding refugees and migrants,” said Helen Taylor, the project’s Coordinator.

Stories & Supper in Chingford Saturday 20th October Oh My Café in Chingford.

“Our suppers are an opportunity for locals to hear the real stories of those who have moved to the UK. We want to continue Walthamstow’s long history of welcoming migrants by bringing together local volunteers, refugees and migrants, by building community.”

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Coordinator and co-director Helen Taylor and assistant coordinator Julie Yip

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But there’s more to be done integrating all newcomers to our neighbourhood, especially those needing some friendly support. Food and chat is a damn good way of helping that process.

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WINDRUSH This July sees an interactive, immersive installation from artist and DJ Soft Wax commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the empire Windrush at Poplar Union.

Soft Wax has been a Zelig-like figure in the sphere of roots rock rebel music for several decades. Much of his work is inspired by the music of Jamaican origin and is concerned with cultures of resistance; considerable attention is paid to visual and cultural presentation.

WINDRUSH

To this end he has produced a special installation for the Poplar Union bringing to life a Jamaican family’s living room set up for a Blues Dance towards the end of the 1950s. Surrounded by informative text and original illustrations, the exhibition revolves around a collection of original 78rpm recordings, which would have been heard on the earliest sound systems in Britain at the time.

9am-5pm, free entry

The installation aims to be both fascinating for new audiences whilst evoking distant memories for others and provoking the question, How Far Have We Come?

The Library at Poplar Union THE INSTALLATION Saturday 7 – Sunday 15 July GALA BLUES PARTY Saturday 14 July

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Poplar Union 2 Cotall Street, Poplar E14 6TL

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Following on from the installation, Soul Wax will be putting on a Gala Blues Party, a special night paying homage to the Blues Dances of the Windrush Generation. Expect jump-jive, up-tempo r’n’b, calypso, ska and reggae from legendary selectors Moa Anbessa and Soft Wax, and live music from young-lions, Youthsayers.

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FOR SALE WALTHAMSTOW/HIGHAMS PARK BORDERS Guide Price £535,000 - £575,000 Positioned on a quiet cul-de-sac is this beautifully extended and finished 1930’s family home. Enjoying an open plan downstairs including a through lounge leading to an impressive extended kitchen with bi-folding doors overlooking the 40ft rear garden which has rear access via double doors. On the upper floors there are three double bedrooms one with its own Ensuite plus a fourth single currently being used as a study.

FOR SALE LEYTON, E10 Guide Price £365,000 - £415,000 Having been the subject of total refurbishment, is this delightful Two Bedroom First Floor Converted Flat which offers the perfect blend of original features with stripped wooden flooring, ceiling roses and feature fireplace and the convenience of modern living with its newly fitted kitchen with integrated appliances, fully tiled bathroom/wc, double glazing and gas central heating.

Situated just 0.5 of a mile from Wood Street Station whilst also being accessible to Walthamstow Central and Leytonstone tube stations. Having a newly extended lease and offered with no ongoing chain we feel this home would make an ideal first time purchase.

FOR SALE LEYTON, E10 Guide Price £725,000 - £760,000 Situated in this favoured location overlooking Greenleaf Primary School, being within a stroll of Walthamstow Central Victoria Line Station as well as The William Morris Museum & Llloyd Park, is this beautifully presented Four Double Bedroom Victorian Family House with accommodation arranged over three floors. The property has many fine features including a 31ft kitchen/diner, sash style double glazed windows, 24ft through lounge with feature fireplaces, ground floor cloakroom/wc and an attractive rear garden.

This fine property is bound to prove popular, therefore an immediate internal inspection of this property is advised to avoid disappointment.

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House Doctor Penny Fielding offers creative solutions to everyday niggles you may have with your home.

If for various reasons, jetting off on holiday is not an option this summer, it doesn’t mean you can’t have a well deserved break. Why not consider a staycation instead? Here are some tips on how to get into the sprit of planning a restful and fun vacation in your own home.

There’s always a lot to do before we can get away so set a date for your break to start and get all your paperwork, bill paying and other tasks done beforehand. While you are on holiday DON’T open any mail especially not the ones that look like bills. You can deal with these when you get ‘back”.

Spend a day decluttering and get the house deep cleaned including the oven and fridge. You will not be doing any housework while you are ‘away’. You can get a one off cleaning service to do this.

Get all your favourite clothes cleaned and ironed, if you go out and about you want to look your best. Even if you are spending the day in bed reading, wear something you love or treat yourself to new bed wear.

Make your bed gorgeous. Buy new bedding, bath oil, scented candles and all your favourite food and drink. Whatever you consider a little luxury that you don’t usually treat yourself to on a regular basis.

Check out what’s going on locally and do some of those things you have been meaning to do but never get round to in your busy schedule.

Obvioulsy the Elist is packed with events and outings and many of them are free. Catch up with friends you miss and haven’t seen in a while.

So, I hope you have a lovely restful time, and I’ll see you in September when it’s back to business as usual.

What niggles you about your home?

Email penfielding@gmail.com with your thoughts. To book a session with the House Doctor please email: penfielding@gmail.com or call 07725 645 359.

Let people know you are not available. Put an “ out of office” reply on your email and if you decide there’s no signal where you’re ‘going’ turn your phone off.

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Mortgage advice that’s right up your street Marsh Street was the original name of Walthamstow High Street where a number of large manor houses were used as weekend or summer retreats. Samuel Pepys’ bosses had houses here, and after visiting one of them Pepys described how they had drunk wine from a local vineyard and “the whole company said they never drank better foreign wine [than this one] in their lives”.

Marsh Street provides comprehensive mortgage advice for everyone. We source from a wide range of lenders and have access to a number of different products.

We pride ourselves on offering a friendly and high quality bespoke service that ensures that you are treated fairly at all times. We have the experience and ability to identify your needs, to cut through the fine print and explain the pros and cons of each product to make life easier for our customers.

Not only will we help you find the right mortgage, but we will use our knowledge and expertise to ensure your mortgage transaction is completed swiftly and effectively, so you can concentrate on the other parts of buying your dream home.

Traditional values and good advice

M ARSH enquiries@marshstreetmortgages.co.uk 0208 509 8626 40 Orford Road, Walthamstow, London E17 9NJ

Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

There will be a fee for the advice given, the exact amount will depend upon your circumstances but we estimate it will be £495 or 1%.

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LOCAL HEROES

Brian and Headway East London Headway East London is a local charity supporting people affected by brain injury. These are people who have survived strokes, illnesses and head traumas and as a result live with a range of both visible and hidden disabilities. Paul Lindt talks first to staff member Laura from the charity and then to volunteer Brian, himself a survivor of a brain injury. Photo of Brian by Paul Tucker.

Hi Laura. Tell us a little more about Headway East London. Working across 13 London boroughs Headway offers specialist support and services for over 850 survivors of brain injury and their family, friends and carers each year. We provide therapies, advocacy, family support and community support work alongside our day service: a community venue where members can make the most of their abilities and interests.

Within this setting we also run a number of creative and occupational projects, including our art studio “Submit To Love Studios”.

Being a charity means that Headway East London relies on the generosity of its local community and loyal supporters. We have to raise

nearly £200,000 through fundraising each year just to break even, and have a dedicated team of more than 30 volunteers to assist in the running of our day service. From supporting daily groups, to accompanying trips, to helping serve lunch – the contribution of every volunteer is hugely appreciated and integral to the charity’s success. One of these volunteers, Brian, who has also survived a brain injury, has been helping in the day service and more specifically in the art studio for more than a decade!

Hi Brian! Are you a local?

I live in Bow now but I’m a local lad from Hackney, so you couldn’t get any more local than that could you. I’ve been there 22 years and my kids were raised here.

You are a volunteer with Headway East London. How have you found them? It’s place to meet other people with brain injuries. It’s a place where you can be yourself and just be a normal person. It’s very easy to be excluded from the outside world. Whereas in here you can be yourself, like others.

When you first discovered Headway how did it feel? It was massive. It was something that was new to me, I didn’t realise there was a place like Headway for me. I went to a place for disabilities, that wasn’t for people specifically with brain injury, with over 60s and all that, it was horrible really.

It wasn’t the best of places. I was there for a couple of years and didn’t enjoy it. Then when I discovered Headway it was a massive difference to me, it

meant I could be myself. Then I fell in love with art again.

Tell us about the Art Studio?

What do you like about it?

Everything, it’s lovely. I like the members who come into the art space. I like sharing with the members, the different pieces of art they introduce.

Any member can come in and do art, if they’ve got an idea they want to do then we can sit down with them and figure it out, share some ideas and go from there really: whether it’s a sculpture, a simple drawing or a painting. It’s about a result that they can achieve at the end of the day. It doesn’t have to be anything difficult, just something simple.

When people get introduced to Headway they get shown the art space and they think it’s

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fantastic, that there’s actually something they can do if they come to Headway. That’s the good thing about this place, there’s something to do here all the time, whether it’s music or the choir or just chatting. That’s the good thing about the art space too, you don’t have to do art you can just sit and chat, listen to music, doodle on a bit of paper, and you’re not forced to do anything.

What role do you think creativity plays in people’s recovery? And how did it help you? It gave me confidence and self-esteem, that I could make something, do something. You’re not a failure. I think a lot of people here feel that way. Some have exhibitions some don’t, but at the end of the day they’re all achieving something.

As a volunteer what sort of things do you get involved in? Everyday stuff really, setting up in the morning, laying out artwork for the members, setting up an exhibition when there’s one coming up. I work alongside Michelle and Alex (staff members in the art studio), helping when they need things doing. I built that big archiving unit, because one of my skills is carpentry. I also built the partition in the kitchen, the door in the gallery. So there are bits of me all over Headway!

Talk about some of the artwork people produce? I like member Sam’s artwork, she does pen work and so there’s a bit of me in there I suppose because I do a lot of fine drawing. Alex’s work as well because he does a lot of lino cutting and printing, which I do a lot of as well. At the moment he’s doing some animals, so it’s really fine, delicate work. That reminds me of me; sort of fine, accurate work. It’s nice to see that in other people as well.

You couldn’t copy what we do. It’s very unique in the way members do their art. Sam’s work, you couldn’t make it

Brian in Headway’s Art Studio on Kingsland Road

wonky yourself, it’s the way she sees it. She sees it as it is, as a finished product and that’s why it’s so unique to her.

Headway organise public exhibitions of the work. Why do you think these exhibitions are important? I think they’re important because it gets the word out about Headway and about the artists who come here as well. It says that the artists are important, that they can achieve something. Not everyone finds it easy to pick up a pen or a pencil, a lot of them have use of one arm or something, but they can still produce good art, and it’s good to get that message out there.

Finally what are you working on in Art Studio at the moment? We’re doing a commission for a local solicitors’ firm. We’re doing two

large canvases for North and South of the river, each drawing is done by a member and we’re transferring them onto the canvas one by one. We stick to the original drawing, tracing through with carbon paper.

We’ve done one before called The Heart of London that got sold at auction.

Headway is always looking for new volunteers to assist in the day service, or with particular projects.

If you’re interested in applying or would like more information please visit headwayeastlondon.org/ support-us/volunteer To become a member of Headway East London requires a referral to the service. If you would like to find out more about this, or if you’re looking for further support/advice/services visit

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Inky Cuttlefish Studios is a world-class printmaking studios located in Gnome House, a community arts centre on Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow. ‘You just feel a sense of calmness when you walk in,’ commented a recent visitor, as they marvelled at the beautiful artworks on the walls, the vintage (and modern) printing presses and the industrious hum of artists at work. Words and pictures: Mark Burton.

Inky Cuttlefish Studios is run by this month’s E List cover artist, printmaker Anna Alcock. Inky is where Anna makes her own work, runs regular workshops and hosts ‘open-access’ sessions where people can book slots to use the facilities. This means that for over a decade Inky has been a home-from-home for dozens of artists and printmakers.

‘Each day at Inky is different,’ explains Anna, wearing her printmakers apron with a cup of coffee in hand. ‘Our printmaking workshops cater for beginners to people wanting to learn advanced techniques. Our open access days are intriguing because I get to see old friends who use the space regularly and meet new people coming to Inky for the first time.’

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On Saturday mornings Anna runs two art classes for children who draw, hang out and get an early start in using the printing presses. Mondays are for Tots Art, on Tuesdays Inky is used by the Asian Women’s disability group and on Wednesdays Anna runs a ‘Health and Wellbeing’ group. ‘The Health and Wellbeing group,’ says Anna, ‘is one of my ways of giving back to the community and sharing my skills. Like me, many of the people who come to that group have experienced some recent difficulty in their life. So Wednesdays are a time for us to share, support each other and create something beautiful.’

Inky Cuttlefish Studios has been in residence on Blackhorse Lane since 2007 when the area was a backwater, not the vibrant location it is now. ‘Inky’s original home on Blackhorse Lane,’ describes Anna, ‘was in the basement of a dilapidated office block. We were surrounded by a huge expanse of derelict industrial buildings.’

Anna Alcock of Inky Cuttlefish

Then in 2013 the winds of change came to Walthamstow. The old industrial buildings were demolished to make way for 500 new homes and a block of student flats. ‘This situation presented a huge opportunity but also a huge challenge,’ Anna said. ‘I became part of a team of local residents who were asked by the council to collaborate with the building developers to create a community arts centre in one of the derelict buildings – which is now Gnome House.’ The community centre would also become Inky’s new home.

So what has it been like working with building developers? ‘From the beginning I could tell we were talking a different language,’ says Anna. ‘The developers had their business goals and their spreadsheets. We had our sense of community and a vision for art changing people’s lives. It has been hard but we have also learnt a great deal from each other. With Gnome House we’ve done something unique which I know we’re all very proud of.’

A key motivator for Anna was ‘legacy.’ She explains, ‘I saw that we could be responsible for securing an artistic environment for the community that would stretch far beyond my lifetime – or even my children’s lifetime. The Gnome House lease is for 999 years. There will come a time when there is no more Inky, hopefully many years from now, but when that happens there will still be a space in Gnome House for another group of artists to run. A place where they can create, dream, imagine and do wonderful things.’

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A Multifaceted Man Currently exhibiting his paintings at the Walthamstow Village Window Gallery artist Jason Hawkridge has many strings to his artistic bow. Here he touches on some of them with Paul Lindt.

Hi Jason, what sort of artist are you?

Because i work in various styles and mediums and my approach is always evolving I find it hard to describe the kind of artist I am. I enjoy various disciplines and am always keen for fresh challenges.

My briefs can range from portraiture commissions to large-scale wall murals, i enjoy the variety as every week can be totally different. My personal work is a chance for me to get into the studio on my own and enjoy the freedom that brings.

What is your creative background?

I loved art at school, it was the only element of school i really enjoyed, and the only lesson that kept me calm and most importantly out of trouble! I especially enjoyed the design and drawing aspects of projects, if not always the literary side.

After school i worked in a graphic design studio on a YTS scheme. I then went on 38

to do an Art foundation at Herts Regional College and then a degree in illustration at Kent Institute of Art and Design.

Drawing and in particular life drawing is a large part of your life. Tell us about discovering drawing and what it means to you.

Drawing allows me to express my creativity quickly and without barriers. I love producing quick sketches and capturing moments with a simple pen stroke.

I began life drawing on my foundation course, and at first was quite shocked and embarrassed! But I soon realised how important it was going to be for my practice. At that time it was an important credential to aid your folio in order to gain a place on a degree course. Today i run a life drawing course and I have been surprised by how many people want to draw, but are held back by the barriers of

the status quo or by fear of failure. I feel the process can be just as important as the outcome if you can just let go of the fear of failure.

Drawing for me conjures a calm meditative state - a time where you and your drawing work as one. It is definitely a kind of escapism, you can escape into the drawing and totally forget yourself.

Alongside your own artwork you produce work for interiors often with interior designers? How do you delineate between the two?

Both I guess, are inspired by the surroundings and interior decor but are also an expression of my artistic freedom. I enjoy the interplay between the limitations of the brief and my own self expression.

The challenge is always to respond to the space in the best possible way.

You currently have a show on at the Walthamstow Village Window Gallery. Tell us briefly about the work.

The works at WVWG are largely inspired by the changing seasons. I am fascinated by this constantly evolving palette which is reflected in the paintings through a balance of colour, pattern, and geometry. I have also largely been influenced by travel, always hunting for fresh colours and atmospheres, most recently to the Mediterranean where i was transfixed by the brilliant blues and pink sunsets.

What have you lined up next?

I am working on some private commissions, both abstract and figurative.

One of these is a portrait of the late Lord Bagri chairman of LME, London Metal Exchange. The portrait will be hand etched on to a square metre copper plate. I’ll also will be working on site with Artinsite, Lothar Goetz, and Suzy Nina Interiors.

Jason Hawkridge Walthamstow Village Window Gallery Until 15 July 2018 47 Orford Road, Walthamstow E17 9NJ

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E~VOLVE a Directory for a Healthy Mind & Body Fitness & Sport Sundays This mum runs Walthamstow Meet in Lloyd Park, Forest Rd E17 4PP Free women’s group run! An award-winning community inspiring thousands of women to run together every week. Join us for a 30min run at the speed of chat. Your time. Your space. Your pace. 8-9am. FREE. thismumruns.co.uk Wednesdays This mum runs Leytonstone / Wanstead Meet on Wanstead Green, Wanstead E11 2NT As above but different day, time and venue. 7.30-8pm. FREE.

Thursdays ChutneySOCA Forest YMCA, 642 Forest Road E17 3EF Exciting mix of (SPICY) SOCA, Bollywood and Bhangra; the perfect, most unique fusion of fitness, fun and well-being currently taking Canadians by storm. You’ll smile so much that your face gets a workout too! Water provided. Wear comfortable clothing.

6.45-7.30pm. £8.50 drop-in, or £5. khyalarts.org.uk/chutney-soca-fitnessclass Tuesdays & Fridays Women-Only Outdoor Bootcamp Chestnuts Field, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road E17 4JF Fitness bootcamp with different exercises each session. Boxing, circuit etc all round fitness session. 6.30-7.15am. £6.

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Mondays Box & Core Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill E17 9RZ Combining technique drills and core strengthening exercises to appeal to Thursdays both the novice looking for fun and a Women-Only Boxercise Class release of tension and the amateur St Andrews Church, St Andrews Road boxer wanting to improve their skills E17 6AR and stamina. Gloves provided but Boxercise is a non-contact boxing 5 minutes from Lloyd you’re welcome to bring your own.PT No studio, class. Newbies will be taught the need to book. 7-8pm. £7 or 10 forPark £60. basics and still have fun. Please bring Chloe 07903 629636 a mat and arrive ten minutes early to thebodypeople.co.uk fill in a physical health questionnaire.

Saturdays LBT (Legs, Bums & Tums) Forest YMCA, 642 Forest Road E17 3EF LBT is a fantastic way to tone your entire body with of course, special attention focused on your legs, glutes and abdominal muscles. Combining conditioning and aerobic exercises to reduce fat whilst shaping your body.

11.15am-12.15pm. £7 or 10 for £60.

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Tuesdays Sazzercise: Dance Aerobics & Body Conditioning Leyton Youth Centre, Crawley Road E10 6PY Energizing exercise classes in Leyton.

Aerobics, body conditioning and dance.

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Saturdays Zumba fitness Forest YMCA, 642 Forest Road E17 3EF Wear low tread, supportive trainers and bring a bottle of water to enjoy this exhilarating dance fitness class in a low pressure atmosphere! 9-10am. £7 or 10 classes for £60.

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Thursdays hiiT e17 Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS High Intensity Interval Training in Walthamstow. 7.30-8.20pm. £8, discounts for block bookings. hiite17.co.uk

Saturdays Walthamstow Park run Peter May Sports Ground, Wadham Road, Walthamstow E17 4HR Wanstead Park run Wanstead Flats Playing Fields, Harrow Road E11 3QD Weekly 5km run at your own pace, with your time recorded for you, and with a friendly crowd of runners. Families and everyone welcome. 9am. FREE, but first-timers please register to get your barcode. parkrun.org.uk/wansteadflats parkrun.org.uk/walthamstow

Yoga, Meditation & Tai Chi Wednesdays NeW Tai Chi for health and Balance Leytonstone United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Road E11 1AY Learn Tai Chi in a fun, comfortable environment. Suitable for all, beginners and all fitness levels welcome. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing.

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Wednesdays NEW Pre-natal Pilates Quaker Meeting House Walthamstow, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Pilates is the ideal way to keep fit and strong through your pregnancy. This class supports postural changes and helps prepare you for birth, including relaxation and breathing techniques.

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Lily Dettmer 07941 862972 lilydpilates.com Wednesdays NEW Beginner/Improver Pilates Quaker Meeting House Walthamstow, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU This class will guide you through the fundamentals of Pilates, helping you to build core strength, improve flexibility and move well. 8-9pm. £12. Block booking or drop in available - booking essential.

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Step off the mat feeling zen! Beginners welcome. 11am-12pm, £7.

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Fridays except 6 July Friday Night Yoga Class Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS As above except different venue and time. 7-7.45pm. £7.

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Katie Stockdale 07854 108193 lushtums.co.uk/london Tuesdays NEW Low Cost Gentle Yoga Leyton Yoga, 691 High Road Leyton E10 6RA Our gentle, therapeutic classes encourage better breathing, better mental and physical health and deeper awareness, along with an evolving sense of stability, inner strength and calm. Open to everyone. Perfect for absolute beginners. 11am-12pm. £6. leytonyoga.com/schedule Wednesdays NEW Low Cost Community Yoga: Vinyasa Leyton Yoga, 691 High Road Leyton E10 6RA These modern, slow-flowing Ashtangainfluenced classes focus on physical alignment, breathwork and personal exploration. Sweat, strengthen and stretch your way towards a more profound experience of the true Self.

11am-12pm. £6. leytonyoga.com/schedule Wednesdays Yoga in South Chingford St Edmund’s Church, Larkswood Road E4 7EN Slow paced all levels asana practice with focus on breath, safe alignment and body awareness. Mats, blocks and straps are provided, but feel free to bring your own. 7.30-8.30pm. First class FREE then £7 or £20 for 3. kate@findtheom.com

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What goes With Mick Lapsley Walthamstow now has its own custom bicycle frame builder. No prizes for guessing what the head badge on his frame is.

Words Andy Dickson. Photographs Simon Goodwin.

The frame that won Mike the ‘Best New Framebuilder’ award at Bespoked 2018

around comes around The turning point for Mick Lapsley came in Bristol, in April this year, at Bespoked: a bike show where custom bicycle frame builders emerge from their sheds, garages and workshops to show what they can do with steel tubing. Glancing up and down the line of other hand built bike jewels he realised his track bike (with the distinctive greyhound head badge cut into the head lug) did not look out of place. When he won first prize for best newcomer he made the decision to quit the day job. The E List met up with him at Blackhorse Lane workshops, where he is now based, about a week after his notice period had ended.

Mick is from the Northeast and has been in the borough 13 years. The job that originally brought him to London was working behind the scenes at various museums including Greenwich (Maritime). Working with the team of tradesmen, he picked up the basics

of welding and metalwork, making mounts and armatures for various exhibits as collections came and went.

Although he commuted by bike, it was only after he bought a new one using the now defunct Bike to Work scheme that he thought seriously about how they were made. Or rather how badly his was. After being told to take it to ‘a proper bike shop’ by the bloke in the bike shop to which he’d taken it to get the bottom bracket sorted, he decided to try and build himself a frame.

Although his first attempt was less than functional, he continued to practice and he built his second on a course working one-to-one with Mark Reilly, one of the country’s leading builders. [Tech Nerd Alert: the tubeset was Reynolds 853, fillet-brazed.

Built up with Shimano’s Ultegra groupset.]

This rode way better and looked every inch a custom built professional bike. Which is

probably what the toerag with the angle grinder who nicked it from outside the museum thought too. London eh!

Still paying off the bill for the parts on the stolen bike, Mick built another frame.

Gradually requests from friends who could see the quality of his work increased, as did his confidence. All were built after hours in the workshop at work with the blessing of his boss.

But if a carbon fibre frame weighs little more than the lycra you might wear riding it, why buy steel? Perhaps more pertinent to someone hoping to make his living making steel frames, who will buy your product when these frames alone can cost more than an entire carbon bike with all its bells and whistles? Well, it’s the middle aged blokes in said lycra who are the customers.

Nostalgia plays a part; even if you’re too young to remember when the pros rode steel bikes up and down the mountains

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of France and Italy, cycling mythology and imagery still harks back to those days. Then there’s the aesthetics of something that a craftsman like Mick can make. Lastly there’s the chance to get something bespoke and meet the bloke who’s going to build it. If vinyl can keep it real for music lovers then why not steel for bike lovers?

Mick’s current build is for a cycling heavy metal fan who, amongst other things, wants a silhouette of Lemmy cut into one of the lugs and Judas Priest lyrics etched into the seat tube. Mick’s having trouble pricing this job, but his lug cutting is exquisite, as his prize-winning frame shows, so no doubt Lemmy’s features will soon be immortalised on a bicycle frame. And in a twist that shouldn’t surprise fans of strange coincidences, it turns out that Mick’s work has local precedence; HR Morris Cycles, once of Orford Road, were renowned for their intricate lugs in the 1950s. Lapsley Frameworks is just picking up where they left off.

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Definition: things that are strange; queer; odd; uncommon; unusual; distinctive in nature or character from others; characteristic of; belonging exclusively to an area. Architectural historian, Karen Averby seeks out such things from this corner of London’s rich and varied past

Carry on Camping In the midst of the summer holiday season many of us head to the British seaside, part of a long-tradition of spending leisure time at the coast. From the later 1940s a new type of family holiday became increasingly popular, offering affordable and entertainment-packed holidays: the holiday camp, popularised

by Butlins and Pontins. The founder of Pontins was Fred Pontin, a Walthamstow-born chap whose father was a cabinet maker also from Walthamstow. Born in 1906 Fred spent his formative years in the area; the family were living at Coleridge Road by the time Fred was aged four, before a move to Gloucester Road. Fred attended school at Blackhorse Road before studying at Sir George Monoux School as a fee-paying pupil, where he excelled at sports, but left aged fifteen with no qualifications.

Fred’s parents were avid supporters of Walthamstow Avenue Football Club, Higham Hill, and Fred became Club Treasurer as well as writing regular match reports for the Walthamstow Guardian.

Fred met his wife Dorothy at a club social event and they married in 1929, setting up home at Forest Glade, Highams Park, where their daughter Patricia was born in 1937.

Whilst at school Fred developed an interest in the Stock Exchange and he embarked upon a successful City career with the intention of becoming a millionaire. He was somewhat of an entrepreneur and with his business acumen set up football pools and bookkeeping businesses. During the Second World War he helped establish hostels for construction workers and building on this experience, in 1946, he bought a derelict camp at Brean Sands, Somerset, forming a syndicate to raise the necessary £23,000, ensuring a 50% control by obtaining a bank loan for half the money. He transformed the site into the first of many Pontins Holiday Camps, part of the revolution in providing seaside holidays for the working classes, a growing trend he had recognised and capitalised on. In the 1960s he expanded abroad, establishing several Pontinental Holiday Villages at prime locations

including Spain, Majorca, Ibiza and Greece. He ran the business with most of his family for over thirty years before selling it at its peak in 1978, although he remained a director for two years before resigning. Despite huge success as a multimillionaire, Fred found time to be a prolific charity fundraiser, for which he received a knighthood in 1976.

He maintained involvement in various businesses; aged 80 he joined Ponti’s restaurant chain and in the 1990s he was working on a Euro Pontin company to accommodate 3,000 people a week to travel to Eurodisney where he had a large resort. He died in Blackpool in 2000, although he had never really retired, nor had he wanted to, stating that “When I take up golf or buy myself a yacht, see that I am certified.” www.archangelheritage.co.uk

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E7 now and then With one foot in the past and an eye on the present, discover what has been, what is, and what might be in and around Forest Gate.

What’s in a name?

Well, as far as railway companies and the developers of suburban London were concerned, a great deal.

A creatively named station could really attract house buyers.

Look at the stations in and around E7. First up, Forest Gate.

Located 200 metres from THE forest gate, a then physical barrier between Epping Forest and the agricultural area to its south. A reasonably accurate name, but the others are more questionable.

Manor Park station, opened originally in 1872. But there was no manor, nor any formal park in the vicinity. The name, however, has a tantalising ring to it that would appeal to builders, aiming to sell to the growing and aspirational lower middle class.

The Barking - Gospel Oak line trundles its way through Forest Gate. It opened in 1892, the year the 700 home, Woodgrange estate was completed. Its developer, Archibald Corbett, had close ties with railway companies - and two of the line’s stations border the estate. How convenient.

Their names?

Woodgrange Park station.

Try as you will, you can’t find a park in sight. And Wanstead Park station.

True, there is a Wanstead Park - but it’s a mile from the station, an annoyingly long distance.

Did Corbett call the shots on these enticing names?

Forest Gate’s nearest underground station is Upton Park, which opened, originally as an overground station in 1872. It is far from the then rather up-market hamlet of Upton, with predictably, not a park in sight.

So, four of the five stations have a “park” in their name, and one a “forest”. Superb hooks for selling suburban properties, but each not far from breaching reasonable trades descriptions in what was becoming one of London’s most densely packed areas.

Those clever Victorians, using rail infrastructure to drive a developers marketing campaign. e7-nowandthen.org

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Walthamstow Diary Between forest and marsh lies the glorious Stow.

These are the tales and meanderings of a proud resident of E17 Like tears in the urban fabric of Walthamstow, allotments are places where E17’s rural agricultural past has pushed its way to the surface and exploded into the modern world.

They are scattered all over our corner of London, but to most, these slices of green are off limits. They are separated from the world by fences and hedges. All we can do is catch brief glimpses of the world beyond the boundary. Unless of course, you are an allotmenteer, in which case you can pass beyond the gate, leave the tarmac behind and enter these previously forbidden lands. Recently, I joined the ranks of these urban farmers when I got my very own plot. And do you know what, I love life on the other side of the fence.

I’m trying not to be too whimsical (I’m very prone to whimsy), but there really is something magical about allotments.

When you walk through the gate and pass from street to plot, time starts running at a different speed. It feels like time is going slower, until you look at your watch and realise the half an hour you intended to stay has turned into two hours, and you can’t figure out how it happened. Allotments are places where pottering is almost a requirement. Do a bit of weeding, some planting, some leaning on a post talking to your neighbour. On allotments you’ll see all sorts of people doing all sorts of pottering, but what you don’t see is people rushing. Allotments seem to cast a spell on their tenants, they whisper in the ear “slow down, no need to hurry” Don’t get me wrong, they can be hard work. Our plot was harbouring six foot weeds that were reminiscent of triffids.

And I’m sure the nettles were able to hide until they saw bare skin, at which point they would jump out and attack.

But even when the weeding was back breaking, the calm that allotment life brings was always there. Some people want to escape to the country, but for me, an afternoon down on the allotment is escape enough. walthamstowdiary.com

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SOWO TIMES In 2016 Victoria and her family made the move from Walthamstow to South Woodford. In the first of a series on life in SoWo, she starts at the beginning with her thoughts on leaving E17 for E18.

From peaceful Victoria Park to the changing face of Hackney Wick, E9 is a place of contrast and evolution.

Here are a local’s stories from the beating heart of Hackney.

No one really wants to leave Walthamstow, do they? E17 worms its way into your heart and attaches itself to your identity. It makes you feel part of something. What, exactly, I can’t tell you – maybe, the endless wave of change, or the wonderful melting pot of food, people, art and ideas.

I followed my heart, and my future husband to E9. I’d never heard of the Lea Valley, and the first sight to welcome me was a Police Incident sign. And yet it has become home. In 2004 we lived alongside the Lea in Upper Clapton before moving downstream to Homerton. Never could I have imagined how much I would fall in love with this part of the world. Nor how much, and how quickly, it would change.

Living there, I’d wander up and down the market listening to the stall holder’s banter in the early mornings. I’d find myself gazing at the bright, beautiful, neon lights of God’s Own Junkyard, or occasionally trying to convince myself that I liked craft beer at the Wildcard Brewery. The St James Street gozleme baker, the Mother’s Ruin gin makers. The Art Trail, The Garden Party and the overindexing of Time Out articles that made E17 sound like the alternative centre of London - oh, I loved it all.

So why leave?

A baby bump appeared, and while Walthamstow would be a brilliant place to bring up my child, truth was - I was priced out.

Yet, just next door, one digit of a postcode across, that small step from E17 to E18, South Woodford offered me everything I needed.

Good doctors, schools, nurseries, and most importantly, space for the baby.

Outside looking in, SoWo had always felt like The Stow’s older sister. I felt living there would be for when I grew up.

I wasn’t quite sure I was ready. But, I guess, deep down, I knew it would work out. We would be embarking on a gigantic new adventure with our very own little person, and all the Bacon Jam in the world couldn’t tempt me away from that. @victorianeeds

The Walthamstow marshes that our modest flat *almost* overlooked remain beautifully untouched - a reminder of what once was - but almost everything else is barely recognisable. Gone are the old timber mills by the Lea. Meander down-river and gone too is the part bucolic pasture/part wasteland that artist Tom Hunter captured in The Value of Rest.

Once an endless corridor of bright blue hoarding as the Olympics were built, the east side is now home to West Ham and Westfield. Future plans for “East Bank” include V&A East and Sadler’s Wells Theatre. How ironic then, that on the opposite side of the river, artists and their studios have been forced out of Hackney Wick. A creative hub once rich with street art now sits, stripped almost bare, in the shadow of the behemoth that is The Bagel Factory. Amongst it all is a little restaurant with a big reputation. Cornerstone has recently been awarded One to Watch at the National Restaurant awards and rightly so; the food is incredible! But the prices are eye-watering by anyone’s standards. So, as much as I love my new local, I also can’t help but question what it represents as it feeds, and feeds off, the parasite that is gentrification.

The only certainty in E9 is change, and change will almost certainly be controversial. ginadingding.com

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July by Eithne Cullen

Shining a spotlight on people, places and things to do in Newham.

Why is it that…

The Stratford Station Book Swap offers an ever-changing supply of books for you to get lost in…

though it is years since I left school home with a handful of paintings and a bad report when I thought “could do better” was a compliment and “Jack in the Box” an endearing praise and some time since I stopped working as a teacher seeing them off site and saying happy holidays scared they’d forget all they’d ever learned in the six weeks of freedom to do as they pleased and my kids no longer mark the ends of terms they’re working all year round now, poor old things, they don’t invite me to hear them play in concerts and never call me in to see their work, these days

Situated in the tunnel on the WH Smith side of Stratford Station, next to the kiosk, and near the lift up to the Central Line Westbound platform is a small wooden bookshelf where passengers can drop off books and magazines they no longer need, or pick up something that piques their interest. The book swap is available to raid or replenish whenever the station is open.

The shelves were set up in December 2012 by Newham resident Justine Rose, who heard about the Books for London network (www.booksforlondon.org.uk) through a colleague and was inspired to create a book swap herself, and, working with the station management, the bookshelf was installed.

The book swap is in constant use, with a throughput of titles that changes several times a day, and includes a wide variety of genres. From thrillers to self-help and pretty much everything in between, including children’s books and books in other languages, it’s a great reflection of our diverse community.

The book swap also provides Justine and fellow passengers a unique way of contributing to and connecting with the community. As she says, “I love talking to people I meet at the swap shelves about what gems they have found, and how they enjoy using it. It’s great to know we are saving books from landfill and helping passengers find new authors or genres.”

Get in touch with Justine if you’d like advice on setting up a swap at your local station: stratfordbookswap@gmail. com, and follow the ever-changing library on Instagram: @stratfordbookswap. eastedgemag.com

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and respite from washing uniforms and PE kit shoe bags, book bags, plimsolls, pens sewing name tags on things they’ll lose anyway Sunday nights “is all your homework done?” that July screams “holidays!” to me?

Wimbledon ennui sets in except for strawberries and cream and travel agents bump their rates and paddling pools spring leaks and here I am with Alice, with his mad hair and streaky eye liner screaming “School’s out for summer!”

Eithne Cullen likes to write stories and poems. She is a member of Forest Poets.

Eithne’s first novel, The Ogress of Reading is out now.

Win £300 in the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition Theme: A Bright Future

Judge: Meryl Pugh

National, local and Young Poets prizes available.

To enter go to pctothepowerof2.wordpress.com Closing date Friday 7 September 2018

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Exhibitions & weekly events Arts, Crafts & Film 7-15 July Leytonstone Arts Trail 2018 NEW Various venues across Leytonstone & Leyton, E11 & E10 This fantastic annual arts event returns to venues all over Leytonstone and Leyton. See the Arts Trail Guide or website for full details. leytonstoneartstrail.org 7-15 July Helen Rowe: The Local NEW The North Star, 24 Browning Road 11 3AR Rowe’s graphic illustrations celebrating the beauty of the local area can be seen at Leytonstone’s favourite local and CAMRA award-winning Community Pub of the Year. 2-9pm.

FREE. helen.roweuk.com 7-14 July Jeff Moore: Photographic Exhibition Studio Eleven, 745 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4QS Work by previous E List cover star photographer Jeff Moore. 6-11pm.

FREE. studio11.london 9-13 July NEW Responsive by Antonietta Torsiello Lime Tree Surgery, 321 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JT Responsive is an exhibition exploring city vs nature through linocut and watercolour. Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm.

FREE. Plus a print and watercolour workshop Thursday 12 July 1.304pm £15. Live art session and art sale Saturday 21 July 11am-3pm. torsiellolondon.com 3-31 July NEW Paintings by Michael Smith Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP Australia to Bristol, from painting gardens to still lifes. Michael Smith has been painting for 30 years. Here are a selection of more than 30 works on canvas. Private view Weds 18 July, 6.308.30pm. Tues-Sat 9am-5.30pm. FREE.

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20 July-16 Sept NEW Walthamstow Village Window Gallery’s Summer Show 47 Orford Road E17 9NJ An eye-wateringly eclectic and contentious selection of top quality art, photography, prints and 3D from dozens of talented artists. Something for everyone. Opening night drinks Friday 20 July, 7-9pm. Street-facing gallery, 7 days a week, visible daylight hours, lit until midnight. FREE. wvwg.co.uk 7, 8, 14 & 15 July NEW Wild Quaker Meeting House Wanstead, Bush Road E11 3AU Outdoor 3D exhibition with North East London West Essex wood carvers demos on 7/8 July and Helen Porter’s performance art The Noise of Philosophy on 14 July at 2/4pm. Meet the Artists every afternoon. FREE. Mary Knight 020 8558 1023 mknight309@gmail.com Until 15 July Jason Hawkridge: Geometric Works Walthamstow Village Window Gallery, 47 Orford Road E17 9NJ See our feature on pages 38-39.

A selection of Hawkridge’s big, bright, geometric canvases, which will be featured in our next issue. Street-facing gallery, 7 days a week, visible daylight hours, lit until midnight. FREE. wvwg.co.uk 26 July-19 August NEW Urban Camouflage by Joonhong Min The Stone Space, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG City-inspired pen drawings, film and installation is the artist’s personal memorial to what has been discarded in today’s urbanized society in the name of efficiency and development.

Thurs-Fri 2-6pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 124pm. FREE. thestonespace.wordpress.com 7-15 July NEW Windrush Generation Installation Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street E14 6TL See our feature on page 28.

An installation reimagining a 1950s living room of a family of Jamaican origin set up for a Blues Dance.

With informative text and original illustrations, the exhibition revolves around a collection of original 78rpm recordings. 9am-5pm. FREE. poplarunion.com Events marked

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19 Aug-2 Sept NEW Summer Photography Exhibition Winns Gallery, Lloyd Park E17 5JW Exhibition of over 100 photos by Walthamstow & District Photographic Society. 11am-5pm. FREE. wdps.org Until 23 September Weaving New Worlds William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP 15 women artists from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Japan use traditional techniques to weave tapestries telling the stories of our time: the possibilities, the hopes and lost chances. Weds-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. wmgallery.org.uk Wednesdays, 4-28 July NEW The Herbalistic Journal Project!

The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA A combined herb walk and creative session with local herbalist Rasheeqa and artist Yanire. Make a seasonal art book of the medicinal plants of the marshes with your own hands to take home. 11am-1pm. FREE. Rasheeqa 07784 506494 ticketlab.co.uk/event/id/1579

Until 28 July At Night In The Wetlands and Other Images E17 Art House, 54-56 Hoe Street E17 4PG An exhibition of linocuts, etchings and paintings by E17 artist printmaker Kirsten Schmidt, celebrating the magic of Walthamstow’s green spaces. TuesSat 10am-6pm. FREE. e17arthouse.com Until 22 July Delimitations by Rob Reed and Miguel Souto The Stone Space, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Paintings by Rob Reed and photography

by Miguel Souto which invite reflection on the concepts of limits and space in the urban environment. Thurs-Fri 2-6pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm. FREE. thestonespace.wordpress.com Until 23 September Tatsuo Miyajima William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Tatsuo Miyajima is one of Japan’s foremost contemporary artists. For his latest work, he has collaborated with William Morris, using his iconic Bird fabric from 1878 to create a new work in the series. Weds-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. wmgallery.org.uk

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Until 3 August The Mill: Our Story So Far The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Our exhibition is up to celebrate The Mill! Take a step back to see how far we’ve come, where we are now and what the future could possibly bring.

Become part of our story. 9.30am-6pm Tues-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat-Sun. FREE. themill-coppermill.org Tuesdays Patchwork & Quilting class in Leytonstone WFDRC Centre, 90 Crownfield Rd (use entrance in Amethyst Road) E15 2BG Our friendly tutored needlecraft sessions welcome people aged 60+, disabled people and people with health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart conditions. For beginners, improvers or more advanced. 11am-1pm. £5.

Reception 020 8534 1589 p.stanley@wfdrc.org.uk Sundays until 8 July Henna Painting Classes Brü Coffee & Gelato, 223 Hoe Street E17 9PP Try your hand at henna painting with an accomplished artist with a passion to teach. All materials provided. 12.30pm2pm. £7.50.

Sameera Seedat 020 8509 9626 dc@brucoffee.co.uk brucoffee.co.uk

Thursdays The Singing Room St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Side Hall, Havant Road E17 3JF Welcoming, fun, weekly workshops in a capella and harmony singing. Wide variety of songs. Regular performing opportunities. No auditions and first session is free! Suitable for beginners.

7.30-9.15pm. £9, or 10 for £70.

Anna Williams 07931 372996 thesingingroom.org Tuesdays East Side Jazz Club Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Weekly modern jazz club featuring the UK’s best jazz musicians in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. 8.30-11pm. £7, cash on the door only. eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.com Mondays (term time only) Sing17 Community Choir Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ Join our thriving 4 year old choir. All abilities, absolutely no auditions. Drop in and join in. Inclusive, informal, fun.

7.30-9pm. £8, £7 in adv, FREE taster.

Laura 07813 686980 sing17.com

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Until 2 Sept The In-Between: An Ode to Epping Forest Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Artist Rachel Lillie’s exhibition revealing the history of Epping Forest and the hidden stories that have shaped its landscape. Weds-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. vestryhousemuseum.org.uk/visit

Thursdays Lloyd Park Volunteer Gardening Meet in the William Morris Garden, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Help keep the park looking beautiful, improve your health and well-being, meet new people and gain news skills.

10am-1pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk/content/lloyd-park

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Wednesdays until 25 July Chingford Conservation Volunteers’ Green Gym Ridgeway Park, The Ridgeway, Old Church Road Chingford E4 6XU As above except different venue and time. 10am-1pm. FREE.

13, 14, 20, 21 July NEW The Seagull by Anton Chekov Welsh Church Hall, 881 High Road Leytonstone E11 1HR Chekov’s most famous play, a story of unrequited love and existential crisis. This translation by Martin Crimp strips down the text to its bare bones, presenting this classic play in its rawest form. 8-10.30pm plus Saturday matinées at 2.30pm inc a BSL signed performance on 21 July. £8, £5 conc in advance. £9/£6 on the door. woodhouseplayers.co.uk Saturdays Audio Sushi Saturdays The Bell, 617 Forest Rd/Chingford Rd E17 4NE Audio Sushi DJs join The Bell for a weekly night of ska, mod, reggae with rock, country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gormandizers. 8pm-1am. FREE. JLR@audiosushi.com belle17.com Events marked

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Quizzes, Games & Social Wednesdays Lloyd Park Sharing Heritage Lloyd Park, Community Bowls Pavilion, Forest Road E17 4PP A friendly daytime group for the over 50s meeting weekly to explore the nature and cultural heritage of Lloyd Park. Currently working on a ‘Listening Project, Memories of Lloyd Park’.

10am-12pm. FREE. Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk

Tuesdays Games Night Brü Coffee & Gelato, 223 Hoe Street E17 9PP Bringing the fun back with retro board games. Play with friends or other customers while enjoying our delicious offerings. 7-10pm. FREE, with 20% off food and drink for players. brucoffee.co.uk

Food, Markets & Shopping Saturdays Leyton Jubilee Park Outdoor Market KukooLaLa, 3 Marsh Lane, Leyton E10 7BL A new weekly Saturday market for selling bric-a-brac, pre-loved clothes, handmade items, crafts, artisan goods.

Free entry to the public and first table hire free to vendors. 10am-2pm. FREE. Nina 07714 762753 kukoolala.com/market Thurs, Fri & Sat until 28 July NEW Charlie’s Bar at Wood St Coffee Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX Charlie’s Bar is taking over Wood St Coffee Thursday-Saturday evenings.

Pop-up food such as Tangy’s Tasty Stuff on Fridays and Saturdays.

Cocktails just £5 on Thursdays.

7-11pm. FREE entry. Email to book a table. charlie@charliesbar.co.uk

Classes for Children & Young People Wednesdays NEW Creative Dance CentrE17, 1 Church Hill E17 3AB Creative dance classes for toddlers and tots. 1.15-2pm. £7. vestryschoolofofdance.co.uk Tuesdays & Thursdays Magic Box: Interactive Storytelling Sessions for 2-ish to 5-year Olds Mothers’ Hub, 133 Wood Street E17 3LX What’s inside the Magic Box today?

Join a host of different characters on an exciting and interactive storytelling adventure. Coffee and cake included.

10-11am. £5 per child, or £8 for two. magicboxstories.com Tues, Weds & Thurs until 23 Aug Bongalong in the Summer Music Movement & Make Believe St Gabriel’s Church Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF Fun, creative music sessions for children under 5 and their carers with singing, dancing, let’s pretend and instruments. Book 1, 2 or all 3 sessions.

10-10.45am, repeated 11-11.45am. £6.50. Tickets via Ticketlab. Earlybird booking by email until 20 July. fiona.bongalong@gmail.com bongalong.co.uk

Thursdays until 23 Aug Bongalong in the Summer for Under 1s St Gabriel’s Church Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF As above except 1.30-2.15pm, repeated 2.30-3.15pm.

Tuesdays 17 July Fun French Classes for the Under 5s Kukoolala, 3 Marsh Lane, Leyton E10 7BL Interactive and engaging classes using songs, finger rhymes, puppets and more!

For kids under 5 (and their parents or carers). 10.15-10.50am. £6 on the door or £5.50 in adv. Sibling discounts available. Book via ticketlab.co.uk/ events/fun-french. funfrenchlondon.com Wednesdays NEW Surya’s Arts & Crafts Class Locus Of Walthamstow, 1 Chingford Road E17 4PW Artist Surya de Wit offers a child friendly weekly art class where children can explore their creativity whilst learning new skills. 4-5.30pm. £8.50. lowalthamstow.com/kids-art-class Thursdays until 12 July Junior Art Club The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA A series of 5 sessions for kids 6 years and over with David, Mo, Stella and Jane. Get creative with paint, printing, clay or collage. Can be messy but a fun way to find out about art. Places are limited so please book ahead. Under 8s must be accompanied. 4-5pm. £2. themill-coppermill.org

Classes for Adults Mondays until 13 Aug NEW Photography Summer Course Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU 8 week course of photography, 2 hours a week. Learn about your camera, technical terms and everything from basic to fairly complicated. 8-10pm. £10 a week, includes 1 year’s club membership.

0208 521 6958 andycharles247@yahoo.co.uk Fortnightly on Sundays from 1 July Get Drawing! The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA A relaxing, fortnightly two hours of drawing for adults - sorry no children.

An opportunity to work on still-life.

All abilities welcome, some tuition available or do your own thing. Basic materials provided. 11am-1pm. £4. themille17.org

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Classes for Adults Wednesdays 5-String Banjo Classes Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Whether you’re a complete beginner or have been playing a while there’s a class to suit your experience in a friendly environment. You’ll need your own instrument! £15 per class, paid termly. Check website for times. banjosmith.co.uk

Calendar of events Sunday 1 July Food and Drinks Fair Valentines Mansion & Gardens, Emerson Road, Ilford IG1 4XA Enjoy a day discovering new tastes and flavours as you embark on a culinary adventure at our Food and Drinks Fair.

10am-4pm. FREE. valentinesmansion.com Red for Refugees Fabulist Costume & Caro Art Cafe, Wood Street Indoor Market E17 3HX Red Liquorice is selling items from her amazing fashion collection to raise funds for her work in Iraq with Yazidis.

Q&A at Caro Art Cafe; tea and cake is available to buy. 11am-5pm. FREE. ROTICHEFLEW at Woodfest The Duke, 112 Wood Street E17 3HX Rotis stuffed with East and West fusion fillings by Walthamstow native pop-up chef and YouTuber Lewis Sully. A one day stall at Woodfest, Wood Street newly founded Sunday market. 125pm All stuffed rotis under £10. stowcheflew@gmail.com instagram.com/stowcheflew Open Church Weekend St Mary’s Church Walthamstow, Church End/Church Hill E17 9RL Explore the oldest building in Waltham Forest and hear fascinating stories from the past. See how historic bell artefacts have been transformed by local artists.

Family trails and refreshments. Tower tours (weather permitting) for 8 years and over. No disabled access. 12.305.30pm. FREE, tower tours by donation.

Jacqueline Baker 07591 392786 walthamstowchurch.org.uk Annual Thuso Fundraising Garden Party 37 Grosvenor Park Road E17 9PD Garden party fundraising for educational projects in South Africa. Delicious food including vegetarian and vegan, and entertainment. 1-5pm. £10 incl. lunch and one drink. Kids £3, under 5s FREE. thuso.org

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E17 Puppet Project presents The Vote CentrE17, 1 Church Hill E17 3AB Experience a family friendly romp through the history of women’s fight to obtain the vote, with a rare combination of playful puppets and pummeling the patriarchy that will leave you raring to fight injustice yourself! 3-4pm. £8, conc/children £6. ftffestival.com/tickets/vote Possessed By Paul James / Dyan Walshe What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB The mix of roots and emotional electricity at a Possessed by Paul James show is akin to a live electric socket missing its cover as stripped wires spark with flickers of enthralling danger.

7-10pm. £10. whatscookin.co.uk

Monday 2 July Afternoon Tea Dance Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ With Barry’s Magical Sounds in your friendly local club. 1.30-4pm. £4.

Jacqueline Lawrence 07932 681699 facebook.com/walthamstowtradeshall

Wednesday 4 July Under 5s, Lloyd Park Nature Explorers: African Animals & Camouflage Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We’ll begin inside with a simple craft related to our monthly theme with books and toys available followed by a ramble in the park before going back inside for stories and a healthy snack.

10am-12pm. FREE, but donations welcome.

Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk La Leche League Waltham Forest: Coffee Morning Lloyd Park Children’s Centre, Lloyd Park (Winns Avenue entrance) E17 5JW Relaxed coffee morning-style meeting on the first Wednesday of the month for mothers and babies with a La Leche League (breastfeeding) counsellor present. This warm group offers support for individuals with or without current breastfeeding challenges. 10am-12pm. £1 donation welcome. lllwf.elizabeth@gmail.com Norton Money What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Norton Money are a harmony driven USA/UK alternative Americana band with added soul. 8.30-11pm. FREE, with a collection. whatscookin.co.uk

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Simply submit online at theelist.co.uk Thursday 5 July Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi (extended DJ set) Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Six time snooker World Champion on the decks with Gong’s Kavus Torabi!

Expect an eclectic ride, from left-field Prog to quality Electronic and top end Techno. Support from Adrian Spurdon.

7pm-midnight. £7.50 plus fees in advance at tinyurl.com/steveandkavus twitter.com/wildcardbrewery

Friday 6 July E17 Kids Book Drop for Charity Tidy Books, Sutherland House, Unit B3, Sutherland Road E17 6BU Drop off your preloved kids’ books (at our new office) for charity Give a Book who distribute to kid’s book clubs and breakfast clubs. 9am-5pm. tidy-books.co.uk E17 Puppet Project presents The Vote Leytonstone Library , 6 Church Lane E11 1HG As Sunday 1 July except different venue and time. 5.30-6.30pm. £4.50. eventbrite.com/e/the-votetickets-44453836622 Petite Pantos presents: Story Time with Mama G Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Story time with a difference. Combining panto, drag and the traditional art of story-telling: Mama G will be sharing tales that celebrate being who you are and loving who you want. Coinciding with London Pride, this 30 minute performance is perfect for children aged 3+ and their families and well, anyone else who loves a tall tale and long legs! Two shows at 4pm and 5.30pm. Adults and children £5. fatsoma.com/mirthmarvelmaud CAJUNCHEFLEW Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX Southern states plates by pop-up chef and YouTuber Lewis Sully. Southern themed cocktails by Charlie’s Bar. Repeated Sat 7 July. 7-11pm All cajun plates and cocktails under £10. stowcheflew@gmail.com instagram.com/stowcheflew

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Last Frame Club: Mr Gay Syria (2017) The CentrE17, 1 Church Hill E17 3AB Documentary following two gay Syrian refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives. Their dream is to participate in an international beauty contest as an escape from their trapped lives and an answer to their invisibility. 7.30-10pm. £5. lastframeclub.com Sgt Pepper’s Open Mic at Wildcard Brewery Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Monthly entertainment from local talent, or a performance opportunity, hosted by Jon Scott-Durrant and friends.

Acoustic performers, musicians, poets, comedians, dancers - all welcome.

8-11.30pm. FREE. personalbest11@googlemail.com twitter.com/wildcardbrewery Horsemeat Sandwich Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Wild, experimental, energetic klezmer-dub-punk-rock: Desert Falls (Chic-meets-Tom Waits); Hoovasapien (Pet Shop Boys colliding with Gil ScottHeron); County Hospital (frenetic, glitchy and jerky) and The Anderson: Tapes (joyous aural and visual noise and beat music) 8-11pm. FREE. facebook.com/SinbinE11

Saturday 7 July Self Build: Gardeners’ Archaeology Event The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Found an interesting object while digging your garden or allotment?

Bring it to this drop-in archaeology workshop to find clues of its age and uses. Part of Lucy Harrison’s Self Build project; workshop run by local archaeologist Helen Johnston.

10.30am-12.30pm. FREE. Lucy Harrison 07537 180033 lucy-harrison.co.uk/projects/self-build Stones Throw Market St John’s Church, Leytonstone High Road/ Church Lane E11 1HH On the first Saturday of the month.

Designer-maker; retro and vintage wares with over 20 stalls including jewellery, award-winning local honey, handmade ceramics and lots more.

Delicious homemade cakes and tea and coffee. 11am-4pm. FREE. Gail Lockwood 07963 422231 Barn Croft Primary School International Summer Fayre Barn Croft Primary School, 2 Brunel Road E17 8SB Join us for stalls, games, bouncy castle, BBQ, bric-a-brac, raffle, yoga, craft, music, wildlife garden activities and much, much more! All money raised goes towards outdoor learning. 124pm. £1 entry, children FREE.

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Leytonstone Festival: Opening Event St John’s Church, Leytonstone, High Road/Church Lane E11 1HH Live music from local bands plus the Leytonstone Arts Trail exhibition and The Stones Throw Market. Bring the family for a great afternoon’s entertainment and celebrate all that’s good about Leytonstone. 12-5.30pm. FREE. leytonstonefestival.org.uk Mozart’s Bastien and Bach’s Coffee Cantata St John’s Church, Leytonstone, High Road/Church Lane E11 1HH Mozart’s Bastien was written when he was just a child. And in Bach’s Coffee Cantata a daddy moans at his daughter for being addicted to coffee.

Stephen Ellery conducts the London Gala Orchestra, resident at St John’s, Leytonstone. 7.30-9.20pm. £15, £12 conc. Family packages £32 online. stephenelleryconductor.co.uk Mixtape The Chequers, 145 High Street/Storey Road E17 7BX Monthly session of 70s and 80s yacht rock, quiet storm, power pop, FM rock and power ballads on original vinyl from DJs the Power Couple. 8pmmidnight. FREE. londonrockcity@hotmail.com Leytonstone Arts Trail/Festival 2018

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Jimi Needles - Live Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH Jimi Needles, scratch DJ and producer presents an exciting new showcase of his live band which consists of jazz and blues musicians. They create party rocking funk, electronica and cosmic dance music with a hip hop edge. 8pm-2am. £10, earlybirds £8. fatsoma.com/mirthmarvelmaud Punk Rock Nite Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Original, New Wave and sleazy Agit punk from Fenzyx; Chaos UK London; The Kissinger Effect and Sarah Pink & The Gravediggers. 8-11pm. FREE. facebook.com/SinbinE11 CAJUNCHEFLEW Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX Southern states plates by pop-up chef and YouTuber Lewis Sully. Southern themed cocktails by Charlie’s Bar. Repeated Sat 7 July. 7-11pm All cajun plates and cocktails under £10. stowcheflew@gmail.com instagram.com/stowcheflew

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Sunday 8 July Evening Tea Dance Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ Dance away Sunday night at this friendly social tea dance on the loveliest dance floor in E17. 8-10.30pm. £4.

Jacqueline Lawrence 07932 681699 facebook.com/walthamstowtradeshall Positive Tools 4 Life Holistic Wellbeing Day Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise/Upper Walthamstow Road E17 3PW Come along and enjoy our Annual Fundraising Holistic wellbeing day that caters for the whole family with a range of stalls in the hall and garden. 10am5pm. £5, children and OAPs FREE. positivetools4life.com Leyton Carnival Leyton Cricket Ground, High Road Leyton E10 6RJ The borough’s biggest street party fills the streets of Leyton with Caribbean colours, music and flavours. Join the carnival parade along Leyton High Road from 1pm and enjoy live music.

1-7pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk/get-together

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Free Family Activities at Vestry House Museum Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Join local artists for hands-on crafting inspired by Vestry House Museum’s collections and special exhibitions.

1.30-4pm. FREE, just drop in. vestryhousemuseum.org.uk Stow Film Lounge presents MARY POPPINS (1964, Cert U) Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH Award-winning classic mixing live action and animation. Stars Julie Andrews as the eponymous magical nanny in Edwardian London who employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Doors 2.15pm, film 2.30pm, close 5.30pm. Tickets £6/£4.50 conc. Buy online or on the door. stowfilmlounge.com

Tuesday 10 July Storytelling Club Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Bring a story or just come to listen. All are welcome. Refreshments provided.

7.30-9.30pm. £5, £4 conc. stowtellers@yahoo.co.uk

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Estilo String Quartet: Preview at Phlox Phlox Books, 159 Francis Road, Leyton E10 6NT As featured in June’s E List Estilo perform live, celebrating their new album Alternative Tracks in this intimate showcase performance. Hear unique reinterpretations of music by Rihanna, The Cinematic Orchestra and Father John Misty. An informal evening, with licensed bar! 7.30-8.30pm. FREE. hello@estilostringquartet.com

Creative Kids: Wonderful Weaving William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Together with award-winning weaver, Rezia Wahid MBE, create wonderful woven pieces inspired by the exhibition Weaving New Worlds. Creative Kids is a monthly hands-on session for under 5s. Two sessions: 10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm. FREE but booking essential 020 8496 4390 wmgallery.org.uk

Leytonstone Arts Trail: Artisan Market Lister Hall - Methodist Church, 578 High Road Leytonstone E11 3DA You’ll find arts and crafts stalls featuring some of the best artisans from in and around the local area; curated to offer you unique handmade treasures at exceptional value. 11am-4pm. FREE. curatedlondon.com

Lake of Stars at St Mary’s Music Hall St Mary’s Music Hall, Church Hill, Walthamstow E17 9RL Lake of Stars are back in E17 with rising star Love Ssega (ex-Clean Bandit). Expect a live show packed with 1980s disco riffs, funky basslines and dancefloor beats. Supported by contemporary African folk band Nkomba. For ages 16+, under 18’s with an adult. 6.30-10.30pm. £10, £8 locals and conc. stmarysmusichall.co.uk

Walthamstow Garden Party Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Amazing weekend of FREE events in Lloyd Park boasting stages of live music, arts & crafts, circus and food and drink. See website for the full and up-to-date schedule. 12-9.30pm. FREE. walthamstowgardenparty.com

Wednesday 11 July La Leche League Waltham Forest: Beyond Babyhood Lloyd Park Children’s Centre, via Winns Terrace, Lloyd Park E17 5JW Details as Weds 4 July.

Chingfest Ridgeway Park, Old Church Road, Chingford E4 6RS Chingford’s Ridgeway Park hosts ‘the greatest soul event that never happened’ with tribute bands to some of the best classic soul and r’n’b acts from around the world including Whitney, The Supremes and Kool & The Gang! There’s a new Urban DJ dance tent, Iain Green Wildlife Wonder and Doorstep Discoveries photography workshops, a fun fair and an array of food and drink stalls. 1-8pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk/node/4045 Life and Death in the Essex Workhouse St Johns Church Hall, High Road Leytonstone E11 1HH Mark Carroll, Secretary of the Waltham Forest History Society, will speak on this subject with particular reference to the West Ham Poor Law Union. 7.459.45pm. £2, FREE to Society members.

Uncaged London presents: Breaking News Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Burlesque probing the backsides of the big stories, and leaving them full of glitter! 8-11pm. £15, £10 earlybird. behindburlesque.co.uk The Dog Roses / The Embers What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB The suited’n’booted Dog Roses are a stunning roots/Americana/country/ rock’n’roll band. The Embers are a London-based bluegrass folk band.

8.30-11pm. FREE with collection. whatscookin.co.uk

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Friday 13 July The E17 Barn-Fest Stafford Hall, St Barnabas Road E17 8JZ An evening of live music, local ales, Caribbean street food, DJ Andy, and lovely people at the Stafford Hall’s ‘St Barnabas Arms’ pop-up pub. 5.3011pm. FREE. Repeated 14 July. saintbarnabaswalthamstow.co.uk WAVE Choir in Concert: Gitika, Gitika! St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End, Walthamstow E17 9RJ A funky mix of jazz, gospel, folk and latin to help you get into the summer vibe. Featuring guests: Sara Dhillon, Grupo Malanga and pianist Alicia Dine.

Refreshments available. 7.30-9.30pm. £10, £8 conc, 16s and under £5. bit.ly/2t4rmul Dial M for Music Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps Cross Road E11 1NP This month features Paul McClure at this regular music club with visuals, vintage stuff and free raffles. 7.4511pm. FREE, with collection. thehitchcockhotel.com East End Ha Ha: Comedy Night The Sinbin, Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU MC Joe Bains presents Mark Silcox (as seen on TV) with his ‘Infectious weirdness,’ Evening Standard. Gatis Kandis - who David Walliams dubbed ‘the funniest Latvian comedian in the world’ on Britain’s Got Talent 2012 plus Trevor Bickles - Yellow Comedy New Comedian 2017. 8-11pm. FREE..

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E17 Designers’ Marquee Walthamstow Garden Party, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Amid the music, circus, dance, film and theatre we host a selection of E17 Designers and special guests in the Marquee next to the William Morris Gallery. 12-6pm. FREE entry. e17designers.co.uk Glittering Plains Dance Tent Walthamstow Garden Party, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP The dance tent returns to the Garden Party featuring the cream of E17 DJs and internationally renowned guests. This year Faze Action headline alongside Dave Congreve, Kat Richmond, Dom Mandrell, Pete Fowler, Citizen Helene. 12-9pm. FREE. Repeated Sunday. walthamstowgardenparty.com Flower Show & Plant Sale: Whittingham Gardening Club Unity Hall, 144 Bramley Close, Higham Hill E17 6EG Enjoy floral art and plant displays, great plant sales and gardening advice plus craft stalls, children’s stalls, the WF bonsai club and delicious home made cakes, refreshments and raffles.

1-4.30pm. Entry 50p.

John 07799 742496 Family Storytime Harrow Green Community Library,The Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ Mary Dickinson will be telling a story of How Rabbit Stole the Fire and helping children make pop-up pictures of the characters. Especially recommended for 3-11 year olds. 2-3.30pm. FREE. milenedziuk@outlook.com Lea Valley Yacht Club The Chequers, 145 High Street/Storey Road E17 7BX Mixtape DJs play 70s and 80s yacht rock, quiet storm, power pop, FM rock and power ballads on original vinyl.

7pm-midnight. FREE. londonrockcity@hotmail.com

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The E17 Barn-Fest Stafford Hall, St Barnabas Road E17 8JZ Details as Friday 13 Radical Hospitality, Personalism and Freedom of Movement: A Catholic Worker Perspective The Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ News From Nowhere Talk: Nora Ziegler is part of this extraordinary community in north London which combines opening doors to 20 asylum seekers with campaigning for peace. Includes a buffet, please bring veggie item if you can. 7.30-10.30pm. FREE. newsfromnowhereweb.wordpress.com Eclectic Shock The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Original live music from JAPHA - fresh, edgy, urban vibes; S4MI - wildly imaginative soundscape; ELTA WAVE - pop-litical voice; INTERMOSS brand-new experimental pop duo and SIMON AND THE SPEARS - power pop group de la maison. Plus special guests and DJ. 8pm-1am. FREE. Transmission #3 The Royal Sovereign, 64 Northwold Road, Clapton E5 8RL DJ Blue spins a concoction of Pre-Punk, Elektronische, NewWave, DiscoNotDisco. 8pm-1am. FREE. Metal Warriors present! Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Sonic Rebellion Rock & Metal Club moshes the Leytonstone Festival with Grimpulse’s death metal and Deathtrip Armada’s steampunk metal plus fine metal DJs. 8-11pm. FREE. facebook.com/SinbinE11 Garden Party After Party Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ After day one of the Walthamstow Garden Party, the Glittering Plains crew host the official after party for festival goers to carry on partying! 8pmmidnight. FREE. facebook.com/electronic17

Sunday 15 July Walthamstow Garden Party Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP As Saturday 14 except 12-8pm. FREE. walthamstowgardenparty.com Village Preschool Summer Fair Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Family day out including free music sessions, story telling, scavenger hunt, dancing, bouncy castle, games, food, fire engine, face painting, grand raffle, picnic area (and licensed bar). 11am3pm. £1, under 12s FREE. villagepreschoolE17.com

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Upper Leyonstone Jumble Trail Leytonstone School, Colworth Road E11 1JD Annual Jumble Trail held on the lawn at Leytonstone school and surrounding streets. Meet your neighbours. Have a good clear out or grab a bargain.

11am-3pm. FREE. e11jumble@yahoo.com Red Imp Previews Matinée: Tom Stade Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Laid back American rock’n’roller and star of Live at the Apollo. “Mischievous, high-spirited, no nonsense stand-up from an expertly skilled pro,” Chortle.

2-3pm. £10. redimpcomedy.com

Tuesday 17 July Celebrating Women Composers St Mary’s Church Walthamstow, Church End E17 9RL A rich evening of classical art song by female composers performed by Claire Harris (piano) and Lizzie Marshall (soprano). Facilitated by St Mary’s church bells fund. 7.30-9pm. £5, children/unemployed FREE.

Thursday 19 July Last Frame Club: Oasis - Supersonic Pillars Brewery, Unit 2 Ravenswood Industrial Estate E17 9HQ A revealing look at the meteoric rise of seminal ‘90s rock band, weaving never-before-seen concert footage with candid interviews. 7-10pm. £4. lastframeclub.com The Cook’s Social, Cookbook Club Pantry & Co, 7 Winchester Rd E4 9LH A fun and inclusive monthly cookbook club for enthusiastic foodies. Every month, a cuisine, chef or foodie occasion is chosen as the theme and members cook-up a delicious dish to share communally with the group.

Glass of fizz and nibbles included.

8-10pm. £10, first meeting FREE. Peichin 020 8013 0535 pantryandcolondon@gmail.com pantryand.co.uk

Friday 20 July Midsummer Late: Shakespeare’s Forests Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, Walthamstow E17 9NH A medley of short promenade performances from Shakespeare’s magical and menacing woodland scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other classics. Costumed performers include the Greek Theatre Players. 6.30-9.30pm. £6, £3.50 conc.

Disco Rani: My Desi Girl Party Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU LGBT club night with the hottest exotic Bollywood, Bhangra, Mujra and R’n’B tunes for Gaysians, their lovers and everyone in between. 10pm-1am. £10. facebook.com/discoraniclub

HISTORY Opening Night Drinks for Walthamstow Village Window Gallery’s Summer Show 47 Orford Road E17 9NJ School’s out for the summer, so help us celebrate the opening of our annual RA-style salon-hung Summer exhibition - the highlight of the Village’s art calendar. Kids and dogs welcome. Fully accessible venue. Show continues until 16 September. 7-9pm. wvwg.co.uk Jig17 Big Summer Ceilidh Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ Jig and twirl your Friday night away to Irish and Scottish tunes. Bonus round of bingo at half time! 7-11pm. £5, members £1. facebook.com/jig17.walthamstow

Saturday 21 July Inspiration Sale with Fair Trade St Andrews Church, 153 Colworth Road, Leytonstone E11 1JD A monthly sale of Fair Trade goods with Fair Trade cafe, bric a brac and plant stalls. 10am-2pm. Stall hire £6.

Val Vivier 020 8558 3976 standrewsleytonstone.org SuperFood SupperClub: Brunch & Crunch Bedford Road E17 4PX A nutritious brunch and training session, a taster for long term weight management, fitness and health program run by experienced fitness coach. Booking Essential. £14.99.

07789 434860 sarah.brocklehurst@icloud.com From Monoux and Morris to Beer and Bacon Jam William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Guided walk exploring E17’s fascinating history. Stories include the Dickens’ plagiarist and the hidden Greek theatre opened by Sybil Thorndike. 2-4pm. £12, £9 conc. £1 from each ticket goes to Prostate Cancer UK. bit.ly/E17MoncrieffWalk

Sunday 22 July Summer Sundays at The Magistrates The Magistrates, 1 Farnan Avenue E17 4NG A community celebration at Perky Blenders’ new cafe in the former magistrates court. Expect street food, performances, live music, kids activities and games. 12-5pm. FREE. perkyblenders.com/magistrates Red Imp Preview Matinée: Seann Walsh Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA The Lie-In King returns with a work in progress of his brand-new hilarious hour. As seen on ITV’s Bad Move and Play To The Whistle.‘Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation’ The Guardian. 2-3pm. £10. redimpcomedy.com Events marked

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Monday 23 July East London Humanists Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road E11 2RQ Thought-provoking monthly talks and discussions. See website for details.

7.30-9pm. FREE. eastlondon.humanist.org.uk

Tuesday 24 July Survival Skills with the Forest Knights Meet by the Stables, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Learn how to survive in the wild! The Forest Knights share practical survival tips and bush craft skills including fire starting, shelter building, bow making and water filtration. 10am-1pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk

Wednesday 25 July Cheney Row Bioblitz Cheney Row Open Space, Cheney Row, Higham Hill E17 5ED Celebrate London National Park City week at our kid friendly Bioblitz and discover the variety of plants and wildlife present. Plus arts, crafts and games. 10am-1pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk Baby & Children’s Clothes Swap KukooLaLa Cafe, 3 Marsh Lane E10 7BL Swap your outgrown baby and children’s clothes for ones that fit.

Buy additional items at £1 each with proceeds going to Haven House Children’s Hospice. Good quality items, sorted into age groups are appreciated. 11.30am-2.30pm. FREE. facebook.com/clothesswapleyton

Infinitease Series 5, Heat 10 Ye Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU The last Series 5 semi-final, bringing the UK’s best new burlesque performers together in the quest for new stars!

Minimum age 18, ID required. 8-11pm. £15, earlybird £10. behindburlesque.co.uk

Thursday 26 July St Mary’s Music Hall presents: Renata Rosa St Mary’s Music Hall, Church End E17 9RL Singer and rabeca player Renata Rosa in her first London show. The award-winner’s energetic performances transport audiences to the vibrant tribal communities of her Brazilian homeland.

6.30-10.30pm. £10 earlybirds, £15 in advance, £12 conc. stmarysmusichall.co.uk

Friday 27 July Sgt Pepper’s Open Mic Pepper’s Ghost Pub, 777 High Road, Leyton E10 5AB Friendly Open Mic with Jon ScottDurrant and friends. All acoustic performers welcome. Or just come along to be entertained. 8-11pm. FREE. personalbest11@googlemail.com

Saturday 28 July Waltham Forest Pride Town square, High Street, Walthamstow An inclusive, diverse, anti-racist, political and fun celebration of the Borough’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community, highlighting our ongoing campaign for equality. Great speakers, DJs, live acts, community stalls, lots of glitter, rainbow flags and a brilliant time! More entertainment in the evening at the Chequers and the Victoria. 12 noon-5pm. FREE. facebook.com/WalthamForestPride

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Monthly Car Boot Lower Ground Car Park, The Mall Walthamstow, 45 Selborne Walk E17 7JR Everyone loves a good car bootsale, especially those that aren’t affected by the Great British weather! Book your pitch at the Mall’s Ask Me Point.

Cars £5, vans £8. 11am-4pm. FREE.

Fundraising Yoga Class for OMpowerment Leyton Yoga, First Floor (above USSR), 691 High Road, Leyton E10 6RA Yoga class to raise money to take yoga teacher training to a refugee camp in Greece, empowering refugees to lead themselves in the healing practice of trauma-informed yoga. 3-5pm. FREE but donations will be passed to the OMpowerment Project. ompower.org

Is Local Press All Over? The Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ News From Nowhere Talk: the editor of Waltham Forest ECHO tells their story and considers the state of local press.

Includes a buffet, please bring veggie item if you can. 7.30-10.30pm. FREE. newsfromnowhereweb.wordpress.com

Red Imp Previews Matinée: Marcus Brigstocke Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Award-winning, brilliant Marcus finally returns to us. Guaranteed to sell out. As seen on Argumental, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You and Mock the Week. 2-3pm. £10. redimpcomedy.com

Tuesday 31 July William Morris Garden: Bee & Butterfly Count Meet in William Morris Garden, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We’ll follow a trail of flowers around the beautiful gardens, counting the bees and butterflies, and create some nature inspired hanging mobiles with recycled materials. Meet by William Morris Gardens. 10am-1pm. FREE.

Wednesday 1 August Under 5s Lloyd Park Nature Explorers: Teddy Bear Picnic Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We’ll begin inside with a simple craft related to our monthly theme with books and toys available followed by a ramble in the park before going back inside for stories and a healthy snack.

10-1pm. FREE.

Thursday 2 August

The Funny Side of Leytonstone: Sketch Comedy Special Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Comedy Club The Funny Side of Leytonstone launches a tickle attack on your funnybones with a Sketch Comedy Special. 8-11pm. £5. thefunnyside.info

Sunday 5 August Baby Gospel Family Concert The CentrE17, 1 Church Hill E17 3AB An uplifting family concert of soul, Motown and gospel music, plus a few nursery rhymes in a gospel style!

Features the vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir. Open to all ages, especially 0-10s. 11-11.45am. Adults £12, up to 3 kids FREE. Booking advised. babybroadway.co.uk Poets’ Corner Street Party Milton Road E17 4SP Now in its 7th year DJs Dom Mandrell, Patrick Richmond and guests rock this corner of E17. Plus live music from Mez & The Fezzes, Rose & Crown beer, astroturf to dance/lounge on and more.

Food is free - just bring along a dish to share. 1-7pm. FREE.

St Mary’s Music Hall presents: Eli West & Amythyst Kiah St Mary’s Music Hall, Church End E17 9RL Double bill includes Seattle’s multiinstrumental master Eli West and Tennessee’s Amythyst Kiah, a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singersongwriter with a commanding stage presence. 6.30-10.30pm. £9 earlybirds, £14 in advance, £12 conc. stmarysmusichall.co.uk

Waltham Forest Mela Chestnuts Field, Waltham Forest Town Hall, 588 Forest Road E17 3ED Enjoy the sights, sounds and spicy aromas of South Asia with a showcase of traditional and modern music, dance, a fusion fashion show and a range of arts and crafts. 2-8pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk/get-together

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Lloyd Park Big Picnic: Carnival Theme Meet on moat island, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Live interactive African drumming and dance performances by M’billa Arts with crafts and games on offer too. Just bring food, family, friends and carnival inspired fancy dress! 10am-1pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk

Bat Night Meet by stables/tennis courts, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We’ll be making bat boxes to hang in Lloyd Park followed by a bat talk, and a walk around the park using detectors to locate and identify bats. Adults only, over 13s by request. 7.30-11pm with bat walk at 9pm. walthamforest.gov.uk

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Sunday 12 August Free Family Activities at Vestry House Museum Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Join local artists for hands-on crafting inspired by Vestry House Museum’s collections and special exhibitions.

1.30-4pm. FREE, just drop in. vestryhousemuseum.org.uk

Wednesday 15 August Infinitease Series 5 Grand Final Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU The Grand Finale features the three semi-finalists competition to become new stars! Minimum age 18, ID required. 8-11pm. £15, earlybird £10. behindburlesque.co.uk

Friday 17 August Baby Broadway Family Concert The CentrE17, 1 Church Hill E17 3AB Fun-filled interactive family concert featuring West End performers singing well-known songs from the shows. Open to all ages, especially 0-8s. 11-11.45am.

Adults £10, up to 3 kids FREE. Booking advised. babybroadway.co.uk

Saturday 18 August Electronic 17’s Bleeps and Hops Weekender Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Walthamstow’s electronic music community are back for their annual Wild Card takeover with a host of local and guest DJs and live artists over the two days plus DJ and production workshops. 2pm-midnight. FREE. facebook.com/electronic17

Sunday 19 August Summer Sundays at The Magistrates The Magistrates, 1 Farnan Avenue E17 4NG A community celebration at Perky Blenders’ new cafe in the former magistrates court. Expect street food, performances, live music, kids activities and games. 12-5pm. FREE. perkyblenders.com/magistrates

Fundraising Acoustic Music Afternoon The County Arms, 420 Hale End Road, Highams Park E4 9PB For Sue’s House Cancer Support charity in Ilford. Performances by musicians, poets and comics. NB venue is upstairs. 2-6.30pm. FREE but donations encouraged. sueshousecharity.org

Saturday 25 August Family Day: Bugs & Beasties William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP This month make junk sculpture bugs or beasties, inspired by Suntrap’s wonderful animals. 1-4pm. FREE. wmgallery.org.uk

Wednesday 29 August Bongalong BIG Bonanza St Gabriel’s Church Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF Large group party time with Bongalong Singing and dancing. Non stop fun.

Everyone welcome. 10-10.45am. £7.

Tickets via Ticketlab. Earlybird booking by email until 20 July. fiona.bongalong@gmail.com bongalong.co.uk

Thursday 30 August Bongalong BIG Bonanza St Gabriel’s Church Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF Details as Weds 29 The Orb Sound System Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH The Orb Sound System, featuring DJ sets from Andrew Weatherall and LoneLady, and a live performance from Pye Corner Audio. A night of mind bending music. 7pm-midnight. £13.50. tinyurl.com/OSSinE17

Friday 31 August Family Bat Night Meet by tennis courts, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We’ll make bat boxes to hang in Lloyd Park, learn all about British bats and take a ramble in the dark using detectors to locate and identify bats.

With crafts and games. 6-10pm, walk at 8.30pm. FREE. walthamforest.gov.uk

Saturday 1 September Walthamstow Village Food and Drink Fest Walthamstow Village, Orford Road E17 9NJ To bring the community together through our love of food and drink and to celebrate the cultural diversity of our wonderful community. 12-5pm. FREE. villagefestival.wordpress.com

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