Sept - Oct 2013 Leyton Life by yasmin allen

Leyton Life Independent magazine for Local Residents www.leytonlife.co.uk

Take me, I’m Free

Issue 43 Sept. - Oct. 2013

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Adults 7.30pm •

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Editor’s note... Dear Reader,

Issue 43 September - October 2013 Free copies available from: ASDA, Tesco, Leyton Library. Lea Bridge Road Library, Harrow Green Library, MS/BP and Leytonstone Library, High Fry Fish Bar (Bakers Arms), Community Centre Leyton (Alert Waltham Forest), Veta health foods, Galaxy Travel, SCORE Complex, Cafe’s, Doctors, Dentist, Launderettes, PC Xpress, Morrisons, E15 Library, Newsagents, Butchers, Off Licences and many more independent businesses.

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Take me, I’m Free

Issue 43 Sept. - Oct. 2013

Karate Mondays - St. Andrews Hall, Colworth Road, London, E11 1JD

Adults 7.30pm •

Juniors (from 7 years) 6.30pm

www.leytonkarate.co.uk

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Contact details: Publisher Yasmin Allen Leyton Life PO Box 54442 London E10 6TA (M) 07415254649 (E) leytonlife@googlemail.com (W) www.leytonlife.co.uk

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Welcome to the Sept-Oct edition of Leyton Life magazine, hope you had a chance to take a break in some way. If not then take this opportunity to relax and browse through this publication. If you are inspired and want to write in with your contributions of, comments, poems, recipe, short stories, jokes or inside gossip, then don’t be shy and do write in as always you can stay anonymous. There are two new talented editors joining Leyton Life who are here to target the younger generation, or those who are still young at heart. There is the C n C Page on p11 Charlotte and Chloe, both local ladies who will be bringing a more fun filled aspect to this publication for their audience. A.H. Stockwell Ltd have provided a great book which is up for grabs so don’t delay enter by the 25th Oct! If you are running a business and would like to make a donation for the C n C page, please get in touch. Till next time take care. Yasmin Allen

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Designed to Live is committed to getting the people of Leyton active and fit. We will be running Zumba Fitness classes every Monday from 7pm – 8pm starting Sept 16th. We will also be running a 6 Week Fitness Bootcamp on Thursday evenings from 7pm - 8pm from September 12th. Both sessions will be at Leyton venues. If you want something more private, then Personal Training sessions can be arranged for as low as £20.

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Would you like to become a basketball coach? One Bounce Basketball a sports provision organisation, is looking for people who are able to command, control situations, and groups of people via communications and demonstrations in order to teach. Training is free and will enable you to gain a nationally recognized sports coaching award leading to paid employment. If this is something that would interest you, and you are over the age of 16 then contact Christopher Alexander founder of One Bounce Basketball Tel: 07508 534 794. This Training course is to be held at Leyton Sports Ground dates and times to be confirmed.

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Zero Hours contracts (ZHC) Zero Hours contracts (ZHC) have been around for years, but have hit mainstream media recently. This is mainly due to large businesses coming to light for using such contracts. Sport Direct, is being taken to Court by a former employee over this contract. Domino’s Pizza UK, who are reported to have over 90% of their workforce on such contracts. Burger King, McDonald’s and Sub-Way widely use ZHC. These are mainly franchises, and apparently there is nothing currently to stipulate, within the franchise contractual agreements, that individual branches will not operate with these zero hour contracts. Ironically GLL a large health and fitness organisation are happy to use such contracts, how well is this for their workforce? Greggs the Bakers is proud to use a minimum of 12-15 hour contracts for their employees. “To have a flexible workforce to call on for a business is obviously very attractive but we have certain values with our business, especially with looking after our staff and helping in the community. The idea of having zero-hours contracts doesn’t fit in with that at all. I can understand why it would be attractive but it’s not something we do, Roger Whiteside Chief Executive.” Homebase, B&Q, Pret a Manger,Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Argos, Next and Waitrose, confirmed they do not use the zero hour contracts. These are the places to shop. There is a time and place to use ZHC, this can be highly beneficial for the client, and professional such as independent businessmen and women. Such as those who provide a specific service consultant/ accountant/builder/decorator/Caterers. These

are just a few examples but not an exhaustive list. Independent businesses, sole traders should be able to take advantage of such contracts as the cost of hiring someone on a minimum hours contract may not be feasible. What is the solution? • No zero hours for any franchises? • A minimum amount of workforce permitted to be on ZHC? A minimum set of hours must be stipulated nothing below 12 hours for businesses, especially if they have more than one branch and belong to a multi-million pound organisation. Surely Article 3 of the ECHR: Prohibition of torture can be exercised “No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” After all not knowing how many hours you are going to work, will have a detrimental effect on people’s health, mental stability and more importantly their finances. The former Sports Direct Employee left her job due to ill health, which was triggered due to a lack of financial stability leading her to have panic attacks. Mental health is becoming a big issue and such practices are just not helping peoples well being. Individuals will not be able to rent, get a mortgage, finance or look to the future. Our current financial situation, especially for the working classes is presently fairly bleak, where the cost of living has increased over the years but the average wages have stayed pretty much the same. ZHC is lining the pockets of businesses at the expense of those who are desperate to make some kind of a living. At the end of the day the employee gets no sick pay, holidays, regular income. The government needs to step in and take drastic action; ZHC should be an exception to the rule, and most definitely not the norm!

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Nan’s Little Night-Time Stories by Joan C White The adventure of two nails

This story was about two nails that meet and the spiders that help them get back home. This story was longer than I expected but that was ok as I enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the team work involved. The bit I enjoyed most was when all the spiders worked together and hauled the nails back to their home on the stairs.

Chloe Editor CnC Page

By Charlotte

Princess Primrose

Charlotte The book was very well described and once I Editor CnC Page started reading it, I couldn’t stop until I found out what happened at the end. It is like nothing that I have read before, all of the stories are wonderful, while I read the book I could imagine a story happening. I read the Princess Primrose story in which they played piggy in the middle, and I still play that now. By Chloe

You will need: • A bottle of diet Coke • A roll of Mentos • Some outside space as it can make a mess. Instructions Drop some Mentos into the bottle. The drink will come out like a fountain.

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Wow, we have two great reviews from our new editors. The author is a local Nan from Essex, if you want to purchase a copy visit Amazon or any other good book shops retail price £5.99.

Competition

Leyton Life is giving away a copy to one lucky winner all you need to do is send name, address,age where you picked up copy of magazine from and name of your favourite book: Leyton Life, Po Box 54442, London E10 6TA or email: feedback.leytonlife@gmail. com Check with an adult if they are happy with you doing this. If you have any questions for C n C send them in by post or email. Good Luck! Chloe and Charlotte xx 11

NSPCC it is time to Talk PANTS Privates are private - Be clear with your child that parts of their body covered by underwear are private.

• ChildLine For more detailed information regarding the underwear rule please visit NSPCC website.

Always remember your body belongs to you Good touch is helpful or comforting like a hug from someone you love. Bad touch is being touched in a way that that makes you feel uncomfortable.

Youth Independent Advisory Group

No means no - Make sure your child understands that they have the right to say “no” to unwanted touch - even to a family member or someone they know or love. Talk about secrets that upset you - Your child needs to feel able to speak up about a secret that’s worrying them and confident that saying something won’t get them into trouble.

At a time of local National and international doom and gloom, I introduce Waltham Forest’s Youth Independent Advisory Group (YIAG) who work with the Council and the police, influencing policy and making sure the voice of young people is heard when it comes to making important decisions. For more information about how young people can get involved in their local community phone 020 8496 3000 or visit www.walthamforest. gov.uk and search for ‘YIAG’.

Bad secrets: make you feel worried, uneasy, sad or frightened may be asked to be kept in exchange for something bad secrets often have no end time. Good secrets: can be nice things like surprise parties or presents for someone else will usually be shared in the end. Speak up, someone can help Tell your child that if they ever feel sad, anxious or frightened they should talk to an adult they trust. A trusted adult doesn’t have to be a family member. It can also be: • a teacher • a grandparent, uncle or aunty • a friend’s parent, or

Dates of Significance: • • • • • • • • •

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Rosh Hashanah 4th September Ganesh Chaturthi 9th September Yom Kippur 13th - 14th September The United Nations International Day of Peace 21st September Hajj 13th - 16thOctober Eid-ul-Adha 14th - 15th October Karwa Chauth 25th October Daylight Saving Ends 27th October Halloween 31st October

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Archangel Raphael

Archangel Raphael is the Angel of Healing. He is also called the chief of guardian angels & the patron of travellers. He is one of the seven ‘ruling angels’ and one of only three angels mentioned by name in the Bible (the other two are Gabriel & Michael). He is often depicted carrying a bowl of healing essence in one hand and a staff shaped into a caduceus (with intertwining serpents) which later became a symbol of the medical profession. He connects to the energy of the emerald crystal. Healing means to become whole and this can be seen as becoming one with ourselves, and with the world. For this to happen, there needs to be a flow of energy between body, mind soul and spirit with each of them acting in harmony. There is more understanding emerging about the relationship between illnesses & ‘dis-ease’ in the body & our mental/emotional wellbeing. Our emotions & mental attitudes have a

direct influence upon our health, depleting our immune system and exacerbating underlying weaknesses which can lead to illness and disease. You can ask for Raphael’s help to guide you on your path to wholeness. He empowers you to help yourself and to find solutions, whether this is a change of life-style or attitudes, or to find the right healers or remedies that can assist you in moving forwards in your life. Raphael’s healing works on all levels, from physical ailments to releasing stress and resolving emotional issues & you can call on him to help you & those working with you whether this is through conventional treatments e.g. asking him to guide the surgeons hand or complementary therapies. He can also be called on to heal conflicts, wars & planetary healing. Raphael works strongly at the emotional level and you can call on him to assist you in resolving all relationships including how we relate to ourselves, the world and others. Emotional difficulties often stem from childhood and it is important to work these through and heal them, and until we do we will be confronted by life experiences which bring these issues up in one form or another. This is the true nature of karma - we meet aspects of ourselves in others which are mirrored back to us until we accept & integrate those parts. Raphael works with the green ray of healing which is in the centre of the spectrum of colour, hence the colour of balance, at the heart centre - also the middle chakra of the 7 major chakras of the body. His energy is soothing & peaceful, though it can also be very powerful & really get to the heart of the issue. For self healing, sit quietly and listen to your breathing, allowing it to become slower & deeper. Send roots of white light down from

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your feet into the earth to ground your energy and imagine a bubble of light all around you to protect you. Touch your heart centre and ask Archangel Raphael to bring a sphere of green light. See feel or sense this entering into your heart centre and gradually spreading out to fill the whole of your being and surrounding you with its healing force. You may feel the comforting presence of Archangel Raphael with you, you may be given insights into the causes of your condition and how you can help yourself improve it. Healing can be sent to others in this way, imagining the person receiving the green sphere of light but it is important to first ask the permission of the person so that you do not interfere with their free will. Another way to receive Archangel Raphaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healing is to ask to be taken to his healing chamber - this is above Fatima, Portugal. You can do this in meditation (first ground & protect yourself as above) or ask to be taken their

in your sleep state, you can also ask to take someone with you who needs healing (with their permission). The healing chamber is often experienced as a white marble room with a plinth of quartz crystal which is surprisingly comfortable to lie on. There you will have beams of healing light sent to you by Archangel Raphael and his healing angels. You will be brought back to conscious awareness when the healing session is complete. I have completed a 2 year training in Archangel Enlightenment with Hazel Raven, author of The Angel Bible http://www.hazelraven.com & the information in this article is gleaned from her writings. Contact me for information on healing sessions with angels, workshops or any enquiries about angels, howardcarter46@hotmail.com or phone/text 07957 144849.

Complementary Therapies in Walthamstow Indian Head Massage Full Body Massage Reflexology Hypnotherapy Reiki NLP Crystal Therapy Archangel Therapy Past-Life Regression Past-Life Healing

Cost: ÂŁ35 per hour - Gift vouchers available Angel Sprays/Healing/Meditation crystals for sale by appointment only. One day workshops including Reiki at all levels. Crystal Therapy 2 Year Practitioners Diploma starts in October Limited spaces bookings being taken now!

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what is happening, where and when? * If you have any enquiries, please visit your nearest library, or phone 020 8496 3000. The Cornerstone 149 Canterbury Road E10 Tel: 020 8558 2121 Tuesday Lunch Club 12:30-2pm £3.00 sign up/pre-booking required. A senior members of the community club. Delicious lunch, entertainment. Chance to make to new friends and much more Toddler group Thursday 9:15-11:15 Aerobics Friday 9:30-10:30 £3 per class £1 per child for crèche pre booking required Restoring life ministries Changing lives – bringing hope Hope drop in project Every Friday 10:30-3pm Come and have a chat with a sandwich and a hot or cold drink all are welcome Advice for: Counselling, Housing, drugs, alcohol, and benefits just to name a few. Contact Joe & Monica Shepherdson 07951 365 557/07988 441 953 At Wesleyan Christian Centre 1 Harrow Green Road

NEWS FROM NOWHERE CLUB Venue The Epicentre, West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ Times 7.30pm Buffet (please bring something if you can) 8.00pm. Talk & discussion, followed by social ending mail@ newsfromnowhereclub.org 0208 555 5248 / 0208 558 2845 or text 07887 352 179 Free entry: voluntary donations welcome. Saturday 12th October 2013 Before the Plebs: Independent Working Class Education in the 19th century Speaker: Keith Flett. The Plebs League started with a student strike at Ruskin College & education in Marxism for trade unionists. The space for independent working class education had been defined by the 1870 Education Act & the compulsory schooling it introduced. It aimed to stamp out alternative education associated with the early radical & labour movement. Keith will look at this lost tradition of radical education in the British working class & reflect on what it might mean for the Left today. He is a research historian & convenor of the socialist history seminar at the Institute of Historical Research. Leyton life

* The Warner Exhibition 2-29 September 2013 9am-6pm Walthamstow Library,

Picture House Stratford Events 0871 704 2066 SILVER SCREEN Every Wednesday, over 60’s can come to any matinee show for only £2.20, and get a complimentary tea/coffee and biscuits. KIDS’ CLUB Every Saturday morning, we show a selection of kids’ films, from family favourites to recent releases, with games and activities beforehand. Tickets cost £2.00 for Kids’ Club members, or £3.00 for non-members. MONDAY SPECIALS All tickets £3.50 on Mondays. (Excluding Bank Holidays) AUTISM-FRIENDLY SCREENINGS Autism-Friendly Screenings are especially for children and adults with autism and their family, friends or carers. These are run regularly.

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High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7JN Admission - Free See the award winning exhibition which includes images and plans of the original 19th century Warner Estate, the first and largest social housing estates in the UK. Accessible during normal library opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am-7pm Saturday: 9am-6pm Sunday: 10am-4pm www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk Leytonstone Big Weekender 7-8 September 2013 - 1pm-12am Cathall Green and Church Lane, Leytonstone, E11 1HE Contact: Dwight Forrester dwight. forrester@walthamforest.gov.uk This green themed fun weekend is packed with arts, culture and live music. Saturday’s family fun day at Cathall Green will be stacked to the rafters Complemented by our annual Car Free Day in Leytonstone on Sunday. * Pop-up Picture House Presents: Django Unchained (18)12 September 2013 7.30pm-10.30pm Walthamstow Library, High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7JN Admission - Free With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Content warning: This film contains scenes of strong violence that some people may find disturbing. Please consider this before booking and note that entry will be limited to strictly over 18s only. Go to www.wflibraries.eventbrite.com to reserve your place. Waltham Forest Carers Drop In 13 September 2013 1.30pm-3.30pm Hale End Library, Castle Avenue, Highams Park,

London, E4 9QD Admission - Free Please join us at this drop in event for carers who support people with dementia. If you have any enquiries, please contact Jane Burgess on 0300 555 1270 * The World of Roald Dahl at Wood Street Library 13 September 2013 4pm-5pm Wood Street Library, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4AA Admission - Free Great gobblefunk, it’s Roald Dahl Day! Go to www. wflibraries.eventbrite.com to reserve your place. * E17 Puppet Project Presents: The Shadow Who Lost His Boy At Lea Bridge Library 14 September 2013 8pm-8.45pm Lea Bridge Library, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London, E10 7HU Admission - Free Come and see the latest amazing show from E17 Puppet Project for ages 5 and above. Join us for this exclusive outdoor showing, with free popcorn and hot chocolate served from 7.30pm. * Open House Leytonstone - A Man with a Mission, 11.30am at Leytonstone Library 21 September 2013 11.30am-12.15pm Leytonstone Library, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London, E11 1HG Admission -Free Wander around the library; take in its 1930’s art deco architectural elements exposed and reinstated as part of restorative work in 2006, view historical images of the library or sit in on a talk and hear about Edward Sydney, Borough Librarian (1934-50) whose vision for libraries remains with us today. The talk will conclude with a library tour by members of the Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society. Find out more about the society at www.leytonhistorysociety.org.uk

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