Inside Magazine (Chingford and Highams Park) - January/February 2023

Magazine, Chingford and Highams Park

Welcome to the January/February edition of Inside Magazine, the local magazine for Chingford and Highams Park.

I recently invested in an i-pad. This is a device used by many people for looking at things on the internet. The internet is a network of information and social pages. Turns out, you can read the news on the internet on an i-pad – which, I felt, partly justified my rash purchase.

In a rush of enthusiasm, I showed my new toy to a teenage niece. “Look!” I said, clumsily thudding the fragile screen with a thumb. “It’s got the news on it and everything.”

She looked at me much in that certain way. It was the way that I had once looked at my parents when they proudly announced “Look what we’ve got, son – they’re calling it the ‘saucepan’, and it can cook things until they’re ready to eat.”

They were far more excited by the advent of our saucepan than I was. To them, here was something state-of-the-art, and new, and Ours. To me, it was just a thing that every household already had. Such is progress, alas. Whenever a new gadget bursts into our lives, it starts at once its descent into decrepitude. I’ll not even mention my SatNav when I next see my niece.

Then conversely, some true relic can reappear. Later on that day my niece showed me her latest purchase with pride. It was a record-player.

David Young

NB. Copy deadline date for our next issue (March/April) is February 10th.

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PUZZLES

& GARDEN

Baking: Sungold baked oats 16

GENERAL

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- THE LETTER THORN

or Yis, Yat and ye Oyer

STORY: DAVID YOUNG IMAGES: OPEN SOURCE

Ye Olde this. Ye Olde that. It’s a quick and easy tip for making something sound enchanting. If I say that I’m off to the pub, it makes me sound like just a regular guy. On the other hand, if I say that I’m off to Ye Olde Tavern, I paint myself as some colourful character full of charm and a certain quirky insouciance. This is pretty much what I was going for.

Incidentally, if you’re a dull so-and-so who could use a little help in sprucing up your personality, I find that it makes you terribly interesting if you say ‘tis’ and ‘twas’ instead of ‘it is’ and ‘it was’. Also, saying ‘yea, verily’ makes you sound really cool. And, if you want to seem truly fascinating, try saying ‘well met, hale fellow’. That one’s an absolute winner.

But I digress. I had meant to explain the history of Ye Olde stuff.

Now I’m writing this on my laptop, right? Just normal, right? But if I’m writing this on Ye Olde Computer... aren’t I suddenly interesting and individual and distinctive? Right?

I remember, as a child on holiday, passing a shop, somewhere by the sea, sometime in the 1960s. It was called Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. I was lured in. What could lie in such an Olde Shoppe? Surely here was something special and new. Well, it turned out to be full of cheap plastic toys and some rather unpromising pretend quills. But I did not care. This was no ordinary shop. This was Ye Shoppe, and I was in it, transported across the doormat to a world of ancient charm.

I bought a quill. It didn’t work. I put this down to the quill belonging to another world, Ye Olde Worlde perhaps, where it probably worked really welle.

Undeterred, I continued through my life adding glamour to my dull vocabulary by dubbing

BY THE GRACE THAT GOD

THORN IN MANUSCRIPT, C1000AD

everything as being Ye Olde This or Ye Olde That. I wanted to call this publication Ye Olde Inside magazine but the owners told me that this sounded like a geriatric prisoner’s notebook. Disillusioned by this snub, I looked into the subject. Why did earlier people say Ye instead of The? I mean, what was wrong with them? Did they think that they were in a cheap period drama for Ye Television?

In fact, they didn’t say Ye at all. They said The. Just like us. Except that they maybe had quills that worked. So why this misapprehension?

In 1200 or so, the sound th was represented in writing by the letter ‘thorn’ which looked like a ‘p’ where the round bit had slipped down its flagpole a bit. This was fine as long as you were writing by hand. (Extensive research by yours truly reveals that Microsoft hadn’t invented Word in 1200.) (You’re welcome.)

During the 14th century, the letter ‘thorn’ decreased in its use, as more and more people wrote ‘th’. At the same time, ‘thorn’ was written less accurately, with the top of the flagpole disappearing, and ‘thorn’ became indistinguishable from ‘p’.

The invention of the printing press changed this.

The type blocks that the English used had to be imported from the continent, where the letter ‘thorn’ was not used. Much as, during my unsatisfactory DIY, I’ll use Sellotape to seal a leak because I can’t be bothered buying duct tape, so our early English printers invented a quick bodge. With no ‘thorn’ available, they used a ‘y’. Thus (or yus) ‘the’ was printed as ‘ye’. In later years, certain hilarious wags thought that they could sound funny by saying Ye Olde This or Ye Olde That. Alas, this brilliant gag is based in untruth. But who would ever let the truth get in the way of a good joke? Certainly not Ye Editor of Ye Olde Inside magazine.

Dave Part P

SUDOKU

How to Play

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition!

That's all there is to it.

You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

It's fun. It's challenging. It's addictive!

Solution on page 26

Solution on page 26

Across 7. Anxiety disorder characterised by extreme and irrational fear (6) 8. Money demanded by a kidnapper (6) 9. Fungus producing black spores, which affects plants (4) 10. Fashionable seaside resort in Mexico (8) 11. Someone who breaks free (7) 13. Substance described in the Bible as food supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness (5) 15. Eastern county (5) 17. Amber-coloured dessert wine (7) 20. Country, capital Paramaribo (8) 21. Celebration of the Eucharist (4) 22. Colour of ripe cherries (6) 23. Person given to spreading rumours (6) Down

meal as an appetiser (8)

Sir Walter ___, English explorer (1552–1618) (7)

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

Crossword page 14

Across: 7 Phobia, 8 Ransom, 9 Smut, 10 Acapulco, 11 Escapee, 13 Manna, 15 Essex, 17 Madeira, 20 Suriname, 21 Mass, 22 Cerise, 23 Gossip.

Down: 1 Thames, 2 Abet, 3 Cabaret, 4 Dryad, 5 Incubate, 6 Toucan, 12 Aperitif, 14 Raleigh, 16 Saucer, 18 Russia, 19 Easel, 21 Mash.

Sudoku page 12

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

FORTHCOMING WOODFORD AND DISTRICT

CENTRE,

NATIONAL TRUST

Winter & Spring Meetings 2023

Whether you are a National Trust Member or not, everyone is welcome to join us at our series of local talks, outings and even holidays.

Meetings take place throughout the autumn, winter and spring months at Memorial Hall,South Woodford and All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Green. Good company, interesting topics and friendship-socialise with local people with interest in the work of the National Trust.

Do come along... everyone welcome !

Contact Richard Speller on 07774 164 407 for further details.

'Battle Royale 1066' by Steve Hookins.

Memorial Hall, St. Mary's Church, South Woodford. Tuesday 14th February 2023 at 10-30 A M. 'Kenwood House', English Heritage., by Louise Cooling.

All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Wells .15th March 2023 at 2-30 PM A.G.M., followed by talk 'A Stroll through Snaresbrook' by Lynn Jones.

All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Wells - Wednesday 19th April 2023 at 2-30 PM'.

VINTAGE FAIR

Wanstead Vintage, the quarterly Vintage Fair that’s worth waiting for!

Our 2 large halls will be filled with stallholders selling an array of antique and vintage items from the 1800s through to 1990, we will have amazing Indigo textiles, designer fashion from the likes of Chanel and Hermes, gorgeous jewellery from classic makes such as Monet and Oscar de la Renta, stunning silver cutlery and object d’art, fabulous and practical furniture, iconic posters, beautiful pictures, amazing lighting .... Everything you need for your home and wardrobe. We will also have a Vintage Cafe in hall 2 serving a delicious election of cakes and bakes.

Saturday 18 February 2023

Early entry 9.30am £4.00 Standard entry from 10.30am

and what’s on...

£2.50

Concessions for NUS and OAP from 10.30am £1.50

Accompanied children under 14 Free

5 minutes walk – Wanstead tube or Snaresbrook (Central Line)

Entry: £2.50 / £1.50 concessions (accompanied children under 14 free)

Early entry at 9.30am £4.00 Email: karen@wansteadvintage.com Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: wansteadvintage Website: www.wansteadvintage.com

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Aerial & Satellite Installations

Mediacoms 33

Alcohol Boutique Yung & Kush 6

Art Dealer

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Bathrooms

The Bathroom Fitting Company 11

Building Services

CP Building Contractors 24 Millbrook Build 15

Care Home Ivy Grove 19 Park View House 5 Catering Service Ridgeway Catering 17 Chiropodists Mark Freedman 31

Construction Services

The Garden Living Room Company 13

Community Event Kid’s Fancy Dress Disco 32 Wanstead and Woodford Blind Club 27

Computer Services 999 Computer Help! 9

Decorating Services Brush Time 24 MHP Decorating 28

Domestic Appliance Repairs

Spin Doctor UK Ltd 27

Digital & Satellite Jupiter 29

Electrical Services

DMB Electric 9 PD Electrical 30 Tack Electrical Solutions Ltd 10

Funeral Directors

Harold White Funeral Directors back cover

Furniture Repairs Abbey Antiques 18

Gardening Services NG Gardens 6 Glass & Glazing Glazing Maintenance Services 29 Handyman Mr Fix It 21 Home Care Services

AQT Homecare Services 27

Home Furnishings

The Carpet Shop 11, 31

Independent School Woodford Green Preparatory School 25

Locksmith Unique Locksmiths 12 Lofts and Extensions New Level Lofts 30 Skyrooms Co 21

Mobile Hairdresser Tina Heard 12

Motorbike Dealer Springers 14

Paving & Landscaping Premier Paving & Landscaping 7

Pest Control Services Better Pest Control 31

Pet Services

Cosy Catz 17

Piano Lessons Audrey's Piano Lessons 11 Jane 17

Plantation Shutters

Grange Bespoke Shutters 18

Plumbing/Heating Services

Boiler and Heating Care 26 KB Plumbing & Maintenance 28 Ken 29

Peter Peachey 12 Roberts Quality Plumbing 29

Preparatory School Beehive Preparatory School 20

Record Dealer Records Wanted 14

Replacement Windows & Doors

Nu Trade Windows and Doors 3 T & L Windows & Doors 21

Restaurant Las Tapas 21

Retirement Apartments Enterprise House 23

Roller Garage Doors Garolla 2

Roofing Services Cook & Son 35 J & R Roofing 27

Security Systems Mediacoms 33

Solicitors

Rayden Solicitors 10 Tuition Centre MagiKats Woodford 20 Waste Disposal Arbis 9

Wills & Family Matters

IB Wills & Family Matters 15