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Welcome to your local magazine Dear neighbours The Easter holidays are in full swing and there's no shortage of things to do to keep your little blighters happy. But holidays aren't just about the kids, are they? Once you've finished traipsing around museums and other child-orientated loveliness, how about a little pampering of your own? Victoria Park Community Centre are running head-to-toe wellness sessions for a fiver (see p12 to book). From manicure to pedicure, massage to reflexology, you'll soon be back on your feet ready for the next day out with the kids. Speaking of which, why not try a walking tour of East London's street art... free and with coffee and cake on practically every corner (p14)? There's enough wall art to keep all ages happy – and it's a pretty inexpensive way to spend the day. If you'd rather stay in one place, then check out the Urban Makers East market at Mile End EcoPavilion on 23 April (p8). You'll meet over 40 local designer-makers, drink nice coffee, eat lovely street food and find lots of outdoor and crafty things for the kids to do while you're browsing.
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Memories of the Bethnal Green of old
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Designer-makers all in one place at Urban Makers East market
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A walking tour of East London's street art
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Happy holidays!
A taste of Lombardy on your doorstep
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Portrait by Lady Ray
East life
Gladys Hunt at her Bethnal Green nursing home
Gladys Hunt, long-time resident of Bethnal Green, shares her memories with Esther Raymond Recently I met Gladys Hunt, 85 years young, relaxing in the lounge of Silk Court nursing home in Bethnal Green. Sun-lit, sitting in a cosy chair and sipping a cup of tea, Gladys recalls the heroism of her late husband, James Frank Hunt, as well as her memories of life in Bethnal Green. Dressed in a pale blue cardigan, with perfectly manicured fingernails, this beautiful lady smiles as she remembered the East End of old. What was home life like in the East End? We had a good time at home and at school; great teachers and a caring community of people that 4  LOVEEAST
looked out for one another. We lived above a cobblers. I was born on top of a shoe-making machine, right there, in the house. My husband worked in the cobblers, and my Dad worked on the rail roads. We were a close family and when the raids were on, our neighbours would come over to ours and we would all huddle together, sometimes sleeping on the floor to keep warm and feel safe. What did you love most about life back then? We enjoyed nights out dancing. I was never a good dancer but my husband James showed me how to dance. He was a small man but he could
East life really dance well; he taught me all the moves. We dressed up and thought we looked great. We’d go to Oxford House together on a weekend. What do you miss about those days? My husband, I miss him lots. I also miss the evenings we used to spend with my Mum and Dad in the local pubs. We used to go to the White Hart pub and enjoy evenings there together. What are you most proud of? James, my husband. Gladys showed me some of her most treasured photographs, including pictures of her family, James's 3 brothers who all died in the war, and a picture of herself as a beautiful young bride on the arm of James, her dashing new husband (see photo overleaf). We hear that your husband was a hero at the time of the Bethnal Green Tube tragedy James was a 15-year-old boy at the time. He was a messenger boy. The sound of the rockets were so loud he nearly fell off his bike as he cycled by Bethnal Green Tube that evening.
The story of the Bethnal Green Tube station tragedy Bethnal Green underground station was one of the few deep-level stations in the East End, so an obvious choice for a public bomb shelter. At 8.17pm on 3 March, 1943, air raid warning sirens sounded, closely followed by the deafening sounds of anti-aircraft guns from nearby Victoria Park. An estimated 1,500 people negotiated the station's dimly lit, solitary entrance. Panic ensued, the crowd surged forward and it is thought that a woman carrying a child tripped and fell. A tragic human domino effect begun and it is estimated that hundreds of people fell within just 15 seconds. Despite the best efforts of rescuers, 173 people died in the crush, mostly women and children. Continued overleaf...
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East life Well, he didn’t tell me this part of his history until we were married. He was humble with his story; a good man, a true hero. He was only a child himself, but was quick to assist in the state of emergency. He pulled the small ones out, because he wasn’t so tall. He couldn’t carry the larger adults, so he held and carried the babies and small children, out from the crushed crowds and panic, some already dead in his arms. Everyone was so scared that night, they pushed forward to get inside at such a rate, many smaller children died. James did his best to rescue who he could. Being so young, it was a scary experience for him and one he never forgot. As I left Gladys sitting in the sun lounge, I thought about the Bethnal Green of years gone by, the fear of wartime, but mostly of Gladys and James dancing the night away in the old East End.
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Urban Makers East LoveEast is proud to be the media partner for Urban Makers East, a collaboration of talented designer-makers. They're hosting a fabulous Spring market on Saturday, 23 April, featuring workshops, artisan coffee, street food, outdoor and craft activities for children, and much more. Jubella London
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When Urban Makers East Spring Market will be held on Saturday, 23 April, from 11 – 5pm Where Mile End Ecology Pavilion, Grove Road, E3 5TW What else Over 40 designer-makers in a venue surrouned by the reed beds of Mile End Park urbanmakerseast.co.uk LOVEEAST APRIL 2016 9
Style & Substance Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy is
Classic Album Sundays founder, BBC radio host, DJ, musical host and producer/remixer.
What's important to you?
Family because unconditional love & a sense of belonging keep us grounded. Health and happiness are in close pursuit. And music. It's one of the most significant parts of my life. It transports me and is my life’s work.
What do you love about the East End?
The creative streak in its inhabitants. I also love Victoria Park and its canals. We're so lucky to have this balance of culture and natural beauty – something you don’t find in most neighbourhoods or cities.
Nicholas D'Amico is co-founder of online music show Cavalcade & lead guitarist in the band Half Loon.
What's important to you?
Making music and being involved in London's incredible music scene. Empathy, integrity, family and friends.
What do you love about the East End? Being from Australia I see an openness in East Enders that reminds me of home. The cockney accent always makes me smile.
Interviews & portraits by Lady Ray
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What's on in April MON
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Weekly Hatha Yoga, 8.10pm, Vicky Park Community Centre, 5 Gore Road, E9. Nadia missbocheva@gmail. com
Weekly 50yrs+ fitness class,1011am. at Banister House Community Centre, Homerton High Street
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Weekly Knit/natter/crochet, 1pm-3pm, Victoria Park Comm Centre, Gore Road, E9.
Ballet Fitness 7.45pm-8.45pm, St Margaret's House. stmargaretshouse.org.uk, £7 drop-in (suggested) After-school tennis 4pm-dusk: £2. Vicky Park tennis courts 5-10 years Baby Dance, 1010.45am, £6 drop-in, £50 for 10-wk term. A sensory and rhythmical experience for parents and babies. Stratford Circus Arts Centre. eastlondondance.org Judo, 5-6pm 8-11yrs £3. 6-7pm 12-17yrs £3. Urswick School, Paragon Road, E9
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Wellbeing sessions, 10-4pm. £5. Vicky Park Community Centre. Manicure, pedicure, massage, reflexology. Book with Brigette 020 8985 6012
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Town Hall Tea Dance 1.30-4.30pm. £5-6. In the Victorian grandeur of Shoreditch Town Hall. All ages welcome. shoreditchtownhall.com 12 LOVEEAST
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Labels, 8pm. £10. Worklight's awardwinning Edinburgh hit comes to London. stratfordeast.com
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US Girls, 7.30pm, £11. Meg Remy, art-based pop artist exploring feminist themes.18+ oslohackney.com
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Geffrye Museum, 10am4.30pm. Easter holiday activities begin. geffryemuseum.org.uk
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Storytime for under-5s, 10-11.30am. Vicky Park Community Centre. Free
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Think you know Game of Thrones? 8pm. £20 for a team of five, Moth Club. £200 cash prize. mothclub.co.uk
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Rufus Wainwright at St John at Hackney, 7pm. £42.50. stjohnhackney. co.uk
Amazing Amphibians with Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, £3. Ages 5+, younger siblings free. Book fothcp.org/forestschool or call 0208 983 1277
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Try out your BMX and skating skills at Urban Wheelers Jam, Vicky Park skate park. 11-3pm. No booking required. Coaching through the day.
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Introduction to Bunraku Puppetry, which originated in 17thC Japan 10.30am4pm, (12-16yrs), £15. shoreditchtownhall.com
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Free creative writing group, 7-14 yrs. 4.305.30pm Dalston CLR James library
Raja Yoga with Lisa. 7.45pm-8.45pm. £8 drop-in, £6 conc. stmargaretshouse.org.uk Brazillian Dance class, Kingsmead Concorde Centre, Kingsmead Way, E9. 7-8pm. hackney.gov.uk/ healthyhackney
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Hackney City Farm launch Heritage Collection, Hackney Archives. Pick up a selfguide map at the farm, hackneycityfarm.co.uk
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School of Stuff 12-week project-based furniture restore/remake class (£455). All levels. 6.30-9.30pm. Book: theschoolofstuff.co.uk
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Victorian Science. Easter Holiday Science Rules! 10-5pm, Free. raggedschoolmuseum. org.uk
Childhood TV Nostalgia Music and Quiz for grown-ups at the Museum of Childhood (see p19)
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Wellbeing sessions, 10-4pm, £5. Vicky Park Community Centre, Gore Rd, Book 020 8985 6012
Have your say at The Work Of Art annual meeting, Shoreditch Electric Light Station, 1.30-8pm. triodos.co.uk Continued on page 23
J A M E S ’ S T O RY: PA RT 2
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Stinkfish/Mazatl collaboration, Bethnal Green
East London's street art is literally in your face – and a great way to give the kids a #KickUpTheArts Here in the East End we're swamped by the great variety of arts and culture on our doorsteps. From the Hackney Empire to the Geffrye Museum, the 14 LOVEEAST
Museum of Childhood to the Arcola Theatre and Whitechapel Gallery, we really are spoilt. But for me, so much of the best art Hackney and Tower Hamlets have to offer is on its streets.
I don’t fully agree with Banksy when he said, “the worst place to see art is in Museums,” but he definitely has a point. When we look at art in the context of other art, we’re influenced by how the gallery has positioned the work
Arts and by what the surrounding pieces are saying, too. When it comes to street art, it’s BOOM, in your face. We’re either visually arrested, or we move on. Artists like Stik, Stinkfish, AKAJimmyC and Zabou have made this part of London their gallery. Their art is everywhere – not just in the hotspots of Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Hackney Wick, but in Haggerston, under the railway arches in Bethnal Green and in side streets off Dalston Lane. It’s ever-changing, emotionally charged and it’s free for all to enjoy. Plus, if you’re a parent, carer or anyone with kids in tow, you can view great art without worrying about fingerprints on the fine prints or crumbs in the cabinets. Bonus! 5 easy places to see street art in Hackney (with kids) • Hackney Road – Walk from Cambridge Heath Station to Columbia Road, stop for a break at Hackney City Farm. • Haggerston – Find Stik on Queensbridge Road then head down the canal towards Haggerston Station, swinging into Snake Park for a play if the kids are restless. • Dalston Lane – From Amhurst Road to Dalston Junction, there’s graffiti at the old Boy’s Club, a Stik above the shops, a tiny alley opposite that’s wall-to-wall ace and the now iconic peace mural is outside the Curve Garden – the perfect place to end up.
Clockwise from top left: Stick at Queensbridge Road; Nemo at London Lane; Zabou on Brick Lane
• Hackney Wick – just get off the overground and walk around, this place is a treasure trove. Watch the boats from a canal-side café, if you can get a seat… • Brick Lane – best before breakfast, (when the shutters are down) have a mooch around the tunnel at Shoreditch Station, then walk across Brick Lane, down Cheshire Street to Grimsby Street. Then have a beige and a cuppa – right there on the street.
in and talk about it. Ask the kids to share their thoughts: what they like about it or don’t. It’s a great way to help them with self-expression and I’m pretty sure it’d work well to kickstart an awkward teen date too ;) Read my blog for loads more pics, local listings and inspiration and follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest for a #KickUpTheArts. Swoosh!
Angie Gough
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Around and amongst this structure intersperse pheasant tail grass, Anemanthele lessoniana, which will retain its airy mass but be greener in the shade, and the marbled heart-shaped leaves of Cyclamen purpurascens. Ferns add unfurling rhythmic shapes, with Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen' being usefully evergreen. Now add some high notes (think of Plimpton’s triangle). Here we have the bright blue of squills, Scilla bifolia, to be followed on by purple violets. Ta-da! Your composition is complete. April things to do If you have a lawn, pay it good attention now. You will be repaid threefold in the summer. Adjust your mower to its highest setting and give the lawn a trim. Rake well, aerate with a fork and apply a spring lawn fertiliser just before rain is forecast. Izi Glover is a Hackney gardener at London Fields and Gardens: londonfieldsandgardens.com
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Sophie’s world Photo: Claire Lawrie
Those were the days, before Shoreditch Trendies invaded the East and we were known simply as, The Weirdos, going to the Saturday night singalongs at The Adam and Eve on Homerton High Street with the old boys drinking real IPA or stout. Pre-internet we didn’t know where the best parties in town were, so we made our own. Taste, smells, sights and sounds leave their imprint in our memories, Remembrance of Things Past and all that, and so it seems that Dick is now Everywhere and yet Nowhere. How can that be? His laughter attacked me on Park Lane yesterday remembering giving his Christmas wages to a homeless person in the snow before kicking a pale blue Rolls Royce, and before being chased by police through Mayfair. They didn’t catch us! Death is bewildering to those left behind. I wrote his obit for The Guardian. His daughter Bea said, "It’s crazy Dad was so famous," when a full page appeared in The New York Times, but you only have to be famous for one thing and his cocktails were legendary inventions – the Bramble, the Espresso Martini, the Twinkle to name a few.
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Sophie Parkin raises a glass in a fond farewell to a cocktail king It’s been an emotional week, I don’t mind admitting. My best friend Dick Bradsell died much too young and I have had trouble acting a smile onto my face ever since – hating it when people asked how I was. We grew up together in many ways all over East London, sharing scuzzy flats and going on adventures together with our friends. From performance wedding parties on the steps of Hackney Town Hall (Dick played my Dad and read out the invented telegrams as we gorged ourselves on Brown Derbys at The Wimpy Bar opposite), to the inevitable divorce party, to trying to catch the Loch Ness monster. 18 LOVEEAST
As I toast him at the wake with Russian Spring Punches (invented when we were young and bored for a Russian Easter party), I will remember the time on the Kingsmead Estate when he made us eat a purple curry with green and blue rice topped with Maraschino cherries. We were penniless most of the time but ridiculously rich with inappropriately coloured food and laughter. Sophie Parkin is the proprietor of vout-o-reenees.com
Russian Spring Punch ...invented by the late, great Dick Bradsell
25ml vodka Stoli 15ml creme de cassis 15ml lemon juice Topped up with champagne Cheers!
Culture corner Museum of Childhood Inspired by of the new exhibition Clangers, Bagpuss & Co (on throughout the spring holiday), there will be a selection of activities for families. Create your own memorable and magical characters and stories. Bodge, mend, recycle, re-tell and animate this Easter. As well as drop-in free activities there will be a selection of animation workshops. Make beautiful 2D moving paper puppets;
Clangers © Smallfilms image © V&A Museum, London
create an imaginary world in a shoe box or draw a wonderful character inspired by the exhibition. Workshops cost £5 per child with an accompanying adult.
Town Hall Tales Another year brings another festival at the imposing and grand Shoreditch Town Hall, writes Jo de Guia of storyhabit.co.uk We worked with 1,000 children from Tower Hamlets and Hackney primary schools on reading for enjoyment, a statutory requirement to be met by schools as part of their provision. Over a three day period every child met an author, saw a play (provided by the Half Moon Theatre in Limehouse), and got the opportunity to talk to library staff from Tower Hamlets Idea Stores. They encountered authors from their own neighbourhoods (Jessica Spanyol, David Lucas, Karin Littlewood and Roland Chambers), as well as those from further afield (Thomas Taylor, Sam Gayton and Catherine Johnson), who all came from the south coast. The author who travelled the furthest, however, was Carnegie winner Tanya Landman, who came all the way from Devon to be with us for the day. Other London-based authors included Joe Craig, Harry Oulton, Andrew Weale, SF Said and Tamsyn Murray. We picked books for pure enjoyment value (as well as being beautifully written). Here are a few: For Reception/Year 1/Year 2
On Thursday, 21 April we have an evening event for adults. Join London’s favourite quiz master Matt Brown at our Childhood TV Nostalgia Music and Quiz Night, with music from DJ extraordinaire Jonny Trunk. Tickets £10, 6.30–10pm. Pay bar and prizes to be won! On Saturday, 23 April discover the delights of English folk music and dance traditions with rousing performances by the Trad Academy to celebrate St George’s Day. Enjoy the quintessentially English sound of the Becontree Brass band and take part in arts and craft activities. In partnership with London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Free 11.30am–4.30pm.
Grendel, David Lucas
Spooky Spooky House, Andrew Weale
Star Girl, Karin Littlewood
For Year 3
For Year 5
For Year 6
Medal Mayhem, Tamsyn Murray
Mondays are Murder Jimmy Coats: Killer, Tanya Landman Joe Craig
Clangers, Bagpuss & Co runs until 9 October. V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road, E2. For details and booking: vam.ac.uk/ moc/whatson
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Judo, p12 Hatha yoga, p12 Ballet fitness, p12 Kids' tennis, p12
US Girls @ Oslo, p12 50+ fitness, p12 Labels, Stratford East, p12 Easter at Geffrye, p12
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BMX/skating skills, p12 Bunraku puppetry, p12
Hackney City Farm heritage launch, p12 Knitting/crochet, p12 Victorian science, p12 Raja yoga, p12 Brazilian dance, p12
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50+ fitness, p12 Storytime, under 5s, p12
Ballet for kids, Hackney Forge, E9
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50+ fitness, p12 Storytime, under 5s, p12 Game of Thrones Quiz at Moth Club, p12
Ballet for kids, Hackney Forge, E9
Knitting/crochet, p12
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Kids' tennis, p12 Baby dance, p12
50+ fitness, p12 Rufus Wainwright, p12 Storytime, under 5s, p12
£5 Wellbeing sessions at Vicky Park Community Centre, p12
Have your say about art, p12
Wellbeing, p12
Tea dance, p12 Judo, p12 Hatha yoga, p12 Ballet fitness, p12
Victorian science, p12 Amazing Amphibians, p12 Creative writing, p12
Kids' tennis, p12 Baby dance, p12
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Wellbeing, p12 Hatha yoga, p12 Ballet fitness, p12 Kids' tennis, p12 Baby dance, p12
Hatha yoga, p12 Ballet fitness, p12
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Furniture restore/ remake class, p12 Knitting/crochet, p12 Victorian science, p12 Raja yoga, p12 Brazilian dance, p12
TV nostalgia quiz, p19 Victorian science, p12 Raja yoga, p12 Brazilian dance, p12
Knitting/crochet , p12
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Free Friday wine tasting, p23 Dance class 60+, p23
Comedy night, Hoxton, p23
A Grand Day Out, p23
Dance classes 2-11yrs, p23
Sunday Jazz, p23
Forest holiday club, p23
Be a Geffrye explorer, p23
Tai Chi, Well St, p23
Networx computer skills, p23
Vicky's veg growing, p23
War Walk, p23
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London Lions basketball, p23 Dance class 60+, p23
Dance classes 2-11yrs, p23
Free Friday wine tasting, p23
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80s Office Party pop-up, p23 Networx computer skills, p23
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Networx computer skills, p23 Dance class 60+, p23
Dance classes 2-11yrs, p23
Vicky's veg growing, p23
Garden volunteer day, p23
Tai Chi, Well St, p23
Free Friday wine tasting, p23
TV/Film locations walk, p23
Jumble Sale, p23
Arts/crafts, MoC, p23 Espadrille making, p23
22 Networx computer skills, p23 Dance class 60+, p23 Free Friday wine tasting, p23 La Yegros at Rich Mix, p23
23 St George's Day Dance classes 2-11yrs, p23 Mindfulness for stress, p23 Folk music/dance, p23 Urban Makers Market, p8
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Dance classes 2-11yrs, p23
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Illustration: rachelgale.com
Eating in Ingredients (for 4) 4 duck eggs (it works with other eggs but the richness of a duck egg is pretty special.) A handful of St George’s mushrooms, or morels, or whatever floats your mushroom boat 50g butter 200ml double cream Sprig of thyme Four or so leaves of wild garlic, shredded, or use crushed cloves of standard garlic – but be aware that it will produce a stronger flavour 100g finely grated Parmesan
Elliott Lidstone, rustles up a tasty mushroom and duck egg treat for spring Up there amongst our three year-old’s top pursuits is messing around in sandpits. So on a recent sunny day, my wife decided it was time to let our baby join the fun in the sand. She ate it. Of course. So much for raising a culinary genius. But, still, if it’s playing-in-thesandpit weather then that means spring is here and summer is a-coming, and THAT means I can play around with lovely spring ingredients like wild garlic and St George’s mushrooms. Win-win. St George mushrooms (named because they appear around 22 LOVEEAST
St George's day) – should be available from April to June-ish. If you’re struggling to find them then go with morels, which are not cheap, but their flavour is worth the splurge. Local forager John Rensten (foragelondon.co.uk), may be able to help you find both wild garlic and St George’s mushrooms, but please, please be sure before you go picking and eating fungi!
Fry the mushrooms, sliced, in the butter. Break the duck eggs into four individual baking dishes (or a communal one if you wish) and cover evenly with the infused cream. Scatter the mushroom into the dishes and cover with the finely grated cheese, leaving the yolks exposed where possible. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the whites set (you still want runny yolks), in an oven set to about 180 degrees.
Method
Enjoy straight from the oven with crusty bread and a twist of cracked black pepper and slug of truffle oil if you’re feeling indulgent. Perfect if you didn’t get your fill of eggs at Easter.
Bring the cream to the boil and infuse with the wild garlic and thyme. Season lightly, set aside.
Elliott Lidstone is head chef at The Empress empresse9.co.uk @ElliottLidstone
What's on in April FRI
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Weekly East London Dance throws a Leap of Faith class, ages 60+, 11am1pm. One-off £10 fee. Stratford Circus. eastlondondance.org
Weekly 9.45-1pm. Dance classes, 2-11yrs. £5-6. chisendaledancespace. co.uk
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Weekly Vicky's Veggie-Growing project at Vicky Park, 2-4pm. For more info email Rachel James rjarchitect@btinternet. com
Networx computer classes, 1-3pm, VP Community Centre, 5 Gore Road, E9
Want to be a Geffrye Explorer? It's all happening at The Geffrye Museum. Suitable for ages 3-11yrs, 12.30-4.30pm. geffrye-museum.org.uk
Free Friday Tastings at Bottle Apostle, 4-8pm. 95 Lauriston Road, E9. bottlepoastle.com
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Forest School Holiday Club with Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetry Park, £30. Ages 6+. Book: fothcp.org/forestschool / 0208 983 1277
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Upfront Comedy night at Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton Street, N1. 8pm. From £12.50. hoxtonhall.co.uk
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Support the London Lions Basketball team. 7.30pm. From £7. Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park. axs.com.
Big Dig Free.'Big Dig' Garden Volunteering Day at Dalston Curve Garden, 13 Dalston Lane, London E8, dalstongarden.org
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80s Office Party at The Rose Lipman Building, a regular pop-up experience night inspired by the classic office party. 7.30-11.30pm. £55pp. designmynight.com
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La Yegros, Buenos Aires underground sensation plays at Rich Mix. 8pm. richmix.org
Film & TV locations walk. Meet outside Rio Cinema, Kingsland High Street, 11am-12.30pm. Booking essential, e-mail surbjit.mahey@ hackney.gov.uk
St George's Day Kids and grown-ups, why not celebrate St George's Day by taking part in some arts and crafts? 11.30am -4.30pm at the Museum of Childhood, Drop in, all ages. vam.ac.uk/moc
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Trowbridge Senior Citizens Club is throwing a jumble sale at 15 Lavington Close, Hackney Wick, E9 5HF. 1-3.30pm. 30p entrance fee. email gordonfryer78@gmail. com for further details
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Urban Makers Market, plus Espadrille making with Suzie. 1-4pm. £40, Book via: urbanmakerseast.co.uk
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Celebrate St George's Day with some folk music and dance at the Museum of Childhood, see p19
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8-week mindfulness for stress course starting at Yoga Place, 449-453 Bethnal Green Rd, E2. Email karen@ greenspacecoaching. com
Tai Chi for all ages, 9-10am. £4. Well Street Common: meet by the picnic table (in wet weather, Gascoyne Community Hall)
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Away day for the kids? East London Travel runs day trips from Stratford. Today is Chessington World of Adventures return from £15. Book at eastlondontravel.co.uk
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8pm. Sunday Jazz Session at the Vortex Jazz bar, Dalston, downstairs. vortexjazz. co.uk
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War Walk: Clapton & Homerton During the First World War, 2-3.30pm. Details: hackney.gov.uk/ museum-events.htm
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London Coffee Festival at Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. From 12pm. £14 adv, £20 on door. londoncoffeefestival.com LOVEEAST APRIL 2016 23
Eating out
Il Cudega Like all the great cafés in Italy it has a community feel and is easy to pop in solo or hangout with the whole family. We’ve done both as the simple but great quality food tempts adults and children alike. The last time we were there we had lasagna, cotoletta alla Milanese (veal cutlet), while the kids had spaghetti ragu. It was comforting and cosy. The only tricky bit is ordering just the one pudding. With the classic choices of zabaione del ciclista, (espresso topped with whipped-up egg yolks and sugar), crème brûlée, rice pudding, tiramisu or gelato, we managed three. I have to tell you this is the best gelato this side of Frome (if you're ever there, seek out the shop) and what pulled us into Il Cudega in the first place. Il Cudega. It took me a while to get the hang of this name, so if like me you’re a little linguistically challenged the translation, pork scratching, might work better. As a big fan of pork this sure works for me. I love the stuff, and have a recipe book dedicated to this wonderful animal and all its piggy treats. This converted railway arch is great for a pork fix. A beautiful selection of charcuterie with an espresso is perfect. Il Cudega, is a combo of deli, wine bar and restaurant where all the food and wine comes from the Lombardy region in Italy. Lombardy is famous for its beautiful landscape, agriculture and food – by coincidence we stayed in the area last summer with two very good friends (the David Furnish and Elton John of Bethnal Green to us). They used to live in E2, but after taking off on a grand tour of the region they never returned, swapping their overcrowded London life for a remote, spacious and beautiful estate up a mountain. Why would you do that? Sadly, there’s no such view from here, but step across the threshold and you’ll be basking in the Italian warmth of Luca and Giovanni’s welcome. 24 LOVEEAST
Talking of community, if you’re wondering where the lovely Bill of Westgate Motors went, he’s just a couple of arches further over, still keeping all our motors running. Open: Monday-Friday 8.30am–6pm Saturday and Sunday 9am–6pm Prices: Antipasto £9.50–£12, Mains £9.50–£22 Dessert £2.50–£6 Address: Il Cudega, Railway Arch 358, Westgate Street, E8 3RN. 07479 611124
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"It doesn’t make sense to me why food waste exists when there are so many uses for it.” In the beginning Natasha would gather ingredients from her allotment and the surrounding bramble bushes, shake apples from trees in publics parks and even asked neighbours if they would mind donating a little of their lavender to create interesting new cordials. She has continued to make drinks focused on seasonal fruits, with some unusual combinations such as strawberry and sage, and raspberry with rosemary. Natasha Steele
The Urban Cordial Company has found a tasty way to make 'ugly' fruit beautiful, discovers Rhowena MacCuish What started two years ago as a fun project for Natasha Steele, is now a viable business going from strength to strength. The Urban Cordial Company not only supports the environment by reducing food waste, but is a shining example of local entrepreneurship. “Primarily I started the company because I was bored with my job,” Natasha explains. “I enjoyed foraging and kept an allotment. Then one day I thought it would be fun to try making cordials from some of the produce.” “Why cordial? Probably because I’m really bad at making jam! I had developed a few different
flavours and had the idea that maybe I could sell it. I’d seen lots of preserve companies but no cordial. It started as an experiment; now it means much more to me. Being your own boss and running your own business is amazing. I enjoy pushing myself, problem solving and meeting new people. Then there is the environmental factor. I hate food waste, it’s one of my pet peeves.” Natasha has been studying water science and informs me that 90% of our water consumption is used in agriculture. “By throwing food away that’s still perfectly edible, not only are we wasting food we're wasting water," she says.
Now most of her ingredients come from local farms and contain 50-60% of juices made with “ugly" fruits – fruit that is deemed not cosmetically perfect enough for commercial sale, and that would otherwise be wasted. She aims to get that up to 100% in the future. Currently, you can find Natasha selling her delicious cordials at Brockley, Primrose Hill, Queens Park, Marylebone and Alexandra Palace farmers markets. The cordials are also stocked by various restaurants and bars throughout Dalston and Hackney, such as Brilliant Corners, The Proud Archivist and Frizzante. Keep an eye out in the coming months for more local shops and delis stocking her refreshing drinks. Online orders for Urban Cordials can be placed with Craved (cravedlondon.com) and Farmdrop (farmdrop.co.uk). For more information visit theurbancordialcompany.com LOVEEAST APRIL 2016 25
East London makers
Musti at work
Christine Preisig meets Musti the tailor, upholsterer and talented East London craftsman I wonder how many times I've walked past Woolcrest Fabrics, located in a gap between buildings at 6 Well Street, without having had the slightest idea what treasures are to be found in this industrial brick warehouse. Stacked from floor to ceiling, the infinite variety of colours and finishes of the fabrics can appear a little overwhelming at first, but keep going and you will discover that everything is excellent value for money. There aren’t just fabrics to be discovered. With a clientele as vibrant as its merchandise, Woolcrest is one of the places that best represents the very essence of our neighbourhood. 26  LOVEEAST
There's an African family animatedly discussing a selection of traditional patterned fabrics, fashion students dressed in wonderfully outlandish clothes hunting for interesting materials for their latest projects, and women of diverse cultural backgrounds quietly browsing the oriental section of the warehouse. And then I found Musti the tailor, the jewel in the crown. Good-natured, diligent and hardworking, he sells fabrics once a week in exchange for a modest flat/studio space right behind the warehouse. Musti is very proud of his tailoring skills, and with good reason. He performs complicated
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Just some of the huge variety of material to choose from
alterations, expertly copies much-loved pieces of clothing, sews curtains and upholsters sofas and chairs. Indeed, his attention to detail will send him on the hunt to locate the right fabric or leather if it can’t be found at Woolcrest. Born in Bulgaria, Musti emigrated to Turkey with his family, where he spent most of his youth and began his training as a tailor. Since then he has lived in many places and worked in many professions. He was a gold merchant in Istanbul, a chef in Hanover and worked various jobs in Vienna before moving to London almost seven years ago. With no knowledge of English, he began working in a fish and chip shop but very quickly spotted the opportunity for a change in profession. From the occasional tailoring he did in his spare time, his client base rapidly expanded to a full-time business. Musti is extremely happy now that he is able to live entirely from his craft. “From all the different jobs I’ve done, this is by far my favourite,” he says. Musti can be reached at 07767 913476, or you can ask for him at Woolcrest on Sundays between10am and 4pm.
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What to do Pottery On Sundays: Weekly drop-in children's pottery at Hackney City Farm, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm. £5. Goldsmith's Row, E2. Stories Storytime for the under 5s at Victoria Park Community Centre every Tuesday from 10am to 11.30am. 5 Gore Road, E9. FREE.
Museums Free drop-in activities every day at The Museum of Childhood, including arts and crafts, tours, trails and storytelling. For ages 3-12 years. Cambridge Heath Road, E2. Plus: check out p24 for this month's extra activities. There's always something interesting happening at the Ragged School Museum, 46-50 Copperfield Road, E3.
Third Tuesday of the month: 4-5pm. . Chatterbooks reading group (ages 8-12) at Clapton library. Call 020 8356 7480 for more info
Want to be a Geffrye Explorer? There is lots of fun to be had between 12.30pm and 4.30pm every Saturday at geffrye-museum.org.uk
Building Free Mini Builders at Shoreditch Library for under 5s and parents.
Cinema At Hackney Picturehouse there's Kids’ Club for children aged 3-12 years. Check out the website for details and prices. picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/ Hackney_Picturehouse
Drama and story-telling classes for under 5s Has your little one got the acting bug? Join Sam Seager (Bobby from Cbeebies Me Too!) and her team First class is FREE Every Wednesday morning at Hackney Forge, 243a Victoria Park Road, E9 7HD
Email Sam at info@actingbugs.co.uk and get your child's imagination buzzing www.actingbugs.co.uk
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Swimming London Fields Lido offer swimming lessons and they’ve started giving stages 3-8 swimming classes again. Go to betterlessons.org.uk for details and booking. Plus of course, there's Mile End Leisure Centre, York Hall in Bethnal Green and the gorgeous Aquatics Centre, QE Olympic Park. Children's Centres Wentworth on Cassland Road (wentworth. hackney.sch.uk), Gainsborough on Berkshire Road (gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk/childrens-centre), and Morningside on Chatham Place (morningside. hackney.sch.uk/childrens-centre). Meath Gardens Children's Centre, 1 Smart Street, E2; Mile End Leisure Centre, The One O'Clock Club (Vicky Park near boating lake); Overland Children's Centre, 60 Parnell Road, E3. Yoga for babies... Baby-focused classes using massage, classical yoga postures, stretches and balances adapted to their stage of growth. Fridays, Royal Inn on the
with the kids Park, E9.10.45am-11.45am. £6.50. Karen: firsttouchmassage@hotmail.co.uk, 07902 227 669. Yoga for babies... and their mums Yoga for Mums and Babies, every Tuesday at 10.15am with tea and biscuits afterwards. Hackney Forge, E9. 07958 645 978 or email clare@clareday-yoga.co.uk Theatre Hackney Children’s Theatre situated in 700-yearold St John at Hackney church, hosts monthly performances for kids and their families. facebook. com/hackneychildrenstheatre
Also at the Hackney Forge you’ll find Saturday Street Dance and Musical Theatre classes. 12 noon-1pm, 1.15pm-2.15pm and 2.30-3.30pm, Call Lisa on 07985 945 335 for details.
Activity times may change, so please do check on times/availability via the websites or phone numbers provided.
Acting Diddy Bugs. Try Hackney Forge on a Wednesday morning. Cbeebies actress Samantha Seager runs acting classes for little tots. actingbugs.co.uk Music Piccolo music for babies and toddlers, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the V&A building in Victoria Park. Toddler class 10am, baby class 11am. Just drop in. Stefanie, 07708 451 314.
Award winning classes for 0-5 yrs
Suzuki Hub runs music lessons for kids (violin, viola, cello, flute). Suzuki Hub, 116 Weymouth Terrace, E2 8LR. suzukihub.com Baby Music Class in the Straw Bale building at Hackney City Farm. 10-10.45am and 11-11.45am. babymusicclass.co.uk Dancing Wiggly Jigglers at Rich Mix. Creative movement for 0-2yrs. Call 020 7613 7498 to book. There’s ballet for children at the Hackney Forge on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Call Mafalda on 07550 722 693 for details and check out mafaldaballetblog.blogspot.com
At Gymboree our focus is on encouraging and nurturing your baby in every aspect of their development, with you right by their side. We offer a variety of fun and sensory led classes from newborn to 5years. Gymboree classes are designed by experts in early childhood development to help young children learn as they play.
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History hangout
Brooke House, Henry Percy's Hackney home. Image courtesy of History & Antiquities of Hackney, Wm. Robinson 1842
Anne Boleyn
Stephen Selby discovers a Hackney connection in the downfall of Anne Boleyn Much has been written about the downfall of Anne Boleyn – not least in Hilary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall, which was recently adapted for television. Thomas Cromwell’s relentless pursuit of a justifiable reason for Henry VIII to divorce Anne is well known, but few of us realise the Hackney connection to her demise.
Brooke House, his home in Newington Green in May 1537, he refuted that he was ever betrothed to Anne. Had he confirmed it, Anne might have lived and the English church could still be answerable to Rome.
In the hope of saving her life, Anne is said to have confessed a precontract of marriage with her former love (and Hackney resident), Henry Percy. This would have given Henry VIII a justifiable reason for the divorce to take place. Percy, however, conclusively denied this. In a letter to Thomas Cromwell, written from 30 LOVEEAST
Percy sat on the jury that found Anne guilty of committing incest with her brother. When the verdict was announced, Percy collapsed and had to be carried from the courtroom. Anne was beheaded aged 36, just six days after being charged. Percy himself died a few months after that, aged 35, and is buried at St Augustine’s, Hackney. Sadly, Percy's manor was partially bombed during the Second World War and was subsequently demolished. Had there been any foresight then, a restored Brooke House could have been a major Hackney tourist attraction on a par with Sutton House.
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Next month: One of Hackney's most ancient secrets
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will allow residential landlords to deduct the actual costs of replacing furnishings. Rent-a-room relief increases from £4,250 to £7,500. New rates of stamp duty that are 3% higher than the current bands will be introduced from the first of this month on purchases of additional properties, such as buy-to-lets and holiday homes.
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Alan Patient & Co, LoveEast's accountancy experts, explain how to stay on the right side of HMRC Big changes in taxation are in the pipeline for this year and while many of us will feel the impact, owners of small limited companies should be especially aware.
Personal savings allowance A new allowance to remove tax on up to £1,000 of savings income for basic rate taxpayers, and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers will be introduced.
From April 2016, watch out for the following:
Pensions There will be a reduction in the £40,000 annual pension contribution allowance where income exceeds £150,000. The annual allowance will reduce by £1 for every £2 of income in excess of £150,000, down to a minimum of £10,000.
Dividend taxation The 10% dividend tax credit will be abolished and replaced with a £5,000 dividend tax allowance. Dividend income exceeding the annual allowance will be taxed according to an individual’s income tax band. Basic rate taxpayers will pay 7.5%, higher rate 32.5% and additional rate 38.1%. 32 LOVEEAST
Property The wear and tear allowance on furnished properties will be replaced with a new relief that
Auto-enrolment If you are an employer you will be required to provide your employees with a workplace pension. More than a million small employers will be required to set up an Auto Enrolment (AE) compliant workplace pension scheme this year, with many more to follow in 2017 and 2018. Accountancy standards For accounting periods starting from 1 January 2015, new accounting standards are required as part of an EU directive. While for most small companies this will not come into force until accounting periods starting from 1 January 2016, this will mean radical changes for most accounts as the new standards require the previous year to be translated to reflect these changes as well. If you're affected by any of these changes, don't hesitate to call us and we'll be happy to offer advice. Our first consultation is free! Alan Patient & Co. 9 The Shrubberies, George Lane South Woodford, E18 1BD 020 8532 9843 alanpatient.com
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Don't let procrastination stop you from achieving your goals, writes Karen Liebenguth We’re all prone to a bit of procrastination; some of us more than others. The list of tasks that we put off doing is endless: the bills that need paying, the cupboards that need tidying up, the difficult conversation that needs to happen... It's a common theme among the clients I coach. They find themselves stuck in habitual ways of doing things that ultimately hold them back from where they want to be. So, why do it? Procrastination is putting off doing something, even though we know the delay will make things worse. One of the most common reasons is selfprotection – avoiding disappointment, criticism or failure. We postpone what we know will give us satisfaction in the long term because it feels too threatening at that moment. Many of us suffer from perfectionism and therefore put ourselves under a lot of pressure. This can set us up for failure, which of course is frightening. Perfectionists may find themselves saying, “If I never finish, I can never be judged.” 34 LOVEEAST
If this resonates with you, take some time to reflect on your reasons for wanting to be perfect and perhaps begin to allow yourself to be "good enough". Be kind to yourself – we often bully ourselves and the harshness of our inner critic can keep us stuck in our old ways. My top tips • Stretch yourself in a way that feels manageable. Taking small steps, regularly, is the secret to moving outside your comfort zone. • If you have a tendency to perfectionism, take time to reflect on your reason for wanting to be perfect. Allow yourself to be "good enough". • If you have a tendency to catastrophise and anticipate the worse, acknowledge your anxiety. Be clear what the worst case scenario is that you are imagining, then ask yourself, "On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 not likely at all and 10 very likely) how likely is this to happen? Try to see the task for what it actually is.
Karen Liebenguth offers 1:1 coaching while walking in Victoria Park and 1:1 mindfulness training. 8-week mindfulness for stress course starting at Yoga Place, E2, on 23 April. To book a free taster coaching session email karen@greenspacecoaching.com or call 07815 591279. For more information visit greenspacecoaching.com
Roger Love, a local personal trainer, continues our A-Z of fitness with… M Mobility – The hot debate on the value of stretching before running crackles on. It is widely accepted that the static versions – such as the standing thigh and hamstring stretches you will see joggers doing at the entrance to Victoria Park before sprinting off – are far from ideal. They won’t prevent injuries nor aid performance, and may even slow you up. Much better is to make sure you warm up with some mobility work – butt kicks, walking with high knees, shrugging shoulders (your arms work a lot when running) and ankle and arm rotations – to make sure your joints and muscles are ready to run.
Mountain climbers – Forget burpees and 400-metre sprints, the exercise that seems to draw the most resigned sighs from clients is the mountain climber. Is was a hot topic of discussion at the Christmas party for my clients in the London Fields hostelry – a rebellion that was quickly put down! There is a correlation between dislike and effectiveness, and the mountain climber is very effective. It builds cardio fitness and works your core, hip flexors and legs hard, improves agility, and takes very little space to do. You start in the press-up position with one leg forward (knee bent and forefoot on the floor) and then swap the legs
over at speed, like running on the spot. Keep your stomach tight. Start with 40 (20 on each leg). Muscle – thousands of books and articles have been written on how to build muscle. But beginning to get hench need not be complicated. Do resistance training (lifting weights or bodyweight exercises) twice a week; use compound exercises (those that use more than one major muscle group, such as squats, bench press, press-ups, pullups, bent over rows, and the shoulder press); eat more protein (ideally, a gram for every pound of your weight; there are 2.2lbs in a kg); get enough sleep; and take rest days between exercise routines. Roger Love is a personal trainer based at Netil House, Westgate Street, in Hackney. hackneypt.com
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this value, the current fees will increase by £85 to £300 or more. Astronomical fees will apply for estates valued at £500,000 and above. These fees will be as follows: • £4,000 for estates valued between £500,000 and £1m • £8,000 for estates valued between £1m and £1.6m • £12,000 for estates valued between 1.6m to £2m • £20,000 for estates valued at £2m and above.
The cost of death is likely to increase, says Sangeeta Moore The death of a member of the family or a close friend is painful and highly emotional. While dealing with these feelings and emotions, some of you also have the responsibility of arranging the funeral and sorting out the deceased’s possessions and finances. A member of the family or close friend usually would arrange the funeral as soon as possible. However, to deal with the deceased’s possession, such as their money, home and other assets, you need to have authority from the court. This authority is known as a Grant of Probate (where the deceased left a will) or Grant of Letters of Administration ( where there is no will). You only need to apply for probate where the deceased’s estate is more that £5,000 in value. When you submit the application to the Probate Registry, you need to pay an application fee. If you are engaging lawyers for the probate process, the application fee is £155. However, if you make the application by yourself, this fee goes up to £215. The Government is proposing to increase the probate application fees. The increase will be tiered according to the value of the estate. Estates worth £50,000 or less will be exempt of the application fee. However, for estates above 36 LOVEEAST
With the sharp rise in the value of property over the years, many people in London own homes that are worth well in excess of £1m. Often most of the value of the estate is locked in their property. This means that the executors will need to find at least £8,000 just to be able to obtain permission from the court to administer the estate. The problem is raising the money to pay for the application fee. It could well be that the bank might be prepared to lend the money to cover the fees, but this would not be without interest being charged on the loan. Another difficulty will be where someone died leaving a wife or husband or civil partner who continues to live in the family home. Especially where there is not much in terms of liquid cash, will the widow or widower or civil partner need to get into debt in order to continue living in their own home? A decision about the fee increase is yet to be reached. The Government is still consulting on these proposals. If you are dealing with the death of a family member or close friend and want to talk in detail about probate and administration of their estate, please do get in touch.
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Useful numbers Police Emergency 999 Non-emergency 101 Safer Neighbourhood 020 8721 2937 Utilities Gas - emergency Electrical - power loss Thames Water
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Health NHS Direct 111 Homerton Hospital 020 8510 5555 Royal London Hospital 020 7377 7000 Clockwork Pharmacy 020 8985 1717 Borno Pharmacy 020 8981 0600 Hackney Council numbers General number Council tax enquiries Parking enquiries Waste removal
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