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Canary Wall - Patty&Bun - Rapha Greenwich And Docklands International Festival Maribor Park - Little Nan’s - Morden Wharf Chris Ezekiel - The Waterman’s Arms Royal Museums Greenwich - The Nesting Coach Waterstones - Puzzles

the Wharf is set to welcome Dancing City back to the estate as GDIF celebrates its 25th year Canary Wharf - Page 6

Amaranthine is set to be performed in Canary Wharf on September 5

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The Parlour Park Pavillion

DRINK | Taste South Africa, Mexico and Thailand World Of Zing founder Pritesh Mody has teamed up with London Essence mixers to create three cocktails with overseas flavours for the Wharf bar.

Open daily, £8.95 each, drakeandmorgan.co.uk

feast your eyes on these

There’s perhaps some irony in a shop that largely sells plastic products also selling a means to clean up plastic products and dispose of them properly. That said, we applaud Flying Tiger’s decision to market this litter picker and bag-combo complete with whale motif to remind users exactly what it is they’re saving when they go around plucking waste from the waterways Garbage Collector Kit, £4 Go to uk.flyingtiger.com

eat out to help out

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How Rapha wants to turn Wharfers on to the joys of cycling

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Crossrail Place Roof Garden Canary Wharf

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BEND | Free Group Stretch Classes Flexology will be leading a series of free sessions surrounded by plants and fresh air. Email info@flexologystudio.com for more info Aug 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, times vary, canarywharf.com

Patty&Bun founder Joe Grossman talks Covid and DIY burger kits

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Westferry Circus Canary Wharf Don’t you owe yourself a Black Bear Burger? Go on, you know you want to...

DANCE | Secret Sunrise Head to the pristine grass in the middle of the roundabout, don a headset and prepare to greet the day with guided mindfulness and dance.

Aug 27, 7.15am, free, canarywharf.com

new opening

The Government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme offers up to 50% off the bill for food and soft drinks to the value of £10 per head when dining on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday until the end of August. Here are some of the venues in Canary Wharf that are participating so you can plan your feasting: JUBILEE PLACE Ahi Poké The Athenian Bird Crosstown

Bike repair and servicing firm NipNip has opened up a branch at 6 Westferry Circus in Canary Wharf offering same-day servicing and free courtesy bikes if your ride is out of action for maintenance. Servicing starts at £35 nipnip.co.uk Scan this code for more information about NipNip’s services or to book want more? @wharflifelive

Café Brera Five Guys Mama’s Jerk The Vurger Co CANADA PLACE Farmer J (delivery and click and collect only) Pure (takeaway)

WESTFERRY CIRCUS Café Brera Gaucho CROSSRAIL PLACE Black Bear Burger (delivery only) The Breakfast Club Island Poké Notes

CHURCHILL PLACE Brewdog Canary Wharf Sticks ‘n’ Sushi

PARK PAVILION Shake Shack Roka The Parlour

CABOT SQUARE Ibérica Café Brera Leon

OTHER LOCATIONS Obicà No35 Mackenzie Walk Go to canarywharf.com

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How Canary Wall gives Wharfers a place to go bouldering close by

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Flexology Studio in Canada Place is open again and offering 30% off single stretch bookings and packages with code BACK2FLEX. It’s also running a wellness retreat in Scotland from August 21-25 and is taking bookings now flexologystudio.com

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Ted’s Grooming Room in Cabot Place and Churchill Place is offering 25% off for the whole of August on bookings and walk-ins.

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Isle Of Dogs pub The Waterman’s Arms is born anew and opened up

The Museum Of London Docklands has reopened with free bookable time slots to see its collections. The museum is open daily although some sections remain closed including the Mudlarks Children’s Gallery. Visitors should wear face coverings museumoflondon.org.uk

Little Nan’s has pivoted to provide party fun for customers at home

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How The Nesting Coach wants to help working mums survive and thrive in the corporate world as they navigate the complex and challenging process of becoming a mother

Shop at Holland And Barrett in Canada Place before August 25 and take advantage of its buy one, get one for a penny offer on 100s of products in-store hollandandbarrett.com

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clockdown

noun, fictional, from Middle English The decision during lockdown to avoid any method of telling the time in a bid to make the hours pass more quickly. Indulging in enjoyable, but pointless activities is used to stave off the desire to check one’s watch

book it

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It is impossible to read this wonderful series of 12 books and not feel enriched Oli Hunt, Waterstones

Wharf Life has teamed up with Waterstones in Canary Wharf’s Cabot Place to offer fortnightly book recommendations by staff Oli Hunt senior book seller

tarantism

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noun, real, from Latin

An extreme urge to dance, thought by many to be the result of a bite from a tarantula, but actually of no clear cause. A psychological dancing plague swept southern Italy in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries

A Dance To The Music Of Time

by Anthony Powell paperback, £8.99 published by Cornerstone

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echnically 12 books, admittedly, but books that fit together as one of the most observant and, importantly, narratively satisfying long-form series in the English language.

Written over a span of about 25 years, the 12 volumes take narrator Nick Jenkins from an early Edwardian childhood to old age in the 1970s.

The immediate appeal of these books is that they are deeply, almost surprisingly, funny with a Wodehousian wit focused on the eccentricities of English manners and culture that glints amusingly out of the page.

After a few volumes, however, a cumulative effect takes hold, with the gripping realisation of how exactly Powell has grasped the peaks and valleys of life in its entirety.

Characters are old friends for years, yet can disappear with a disquieting abruptness, perhaps to orbit back into the offing many years later, by chance or on a whim, but just as often not.

Deaths are often jarringly sudden and unexpected, as they so frequently are in life, and major events approach in the same skew-whiff and underwhelming angle that we are all too familiar with.

Powell completely captures the muted feeling of ‘oh’ just after a longanticipated event has arrived and passed almost without our noticing, but it is impossible to read this wonderful series and not feel enriched.

A Question Of Upbringing is the first volume in the collection.

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65% getting greener

by Martin Gettings

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t’s been more than five months since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country would be going into lockdown.

This has been a difficult time for all of us – anxiety about our families and loved ones, changes to our working and social lives, and uncertainty about the future have been weighing on everyone’s minds.

During this time, Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has been focused on keeping our employees, tenants and residents safe.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of our maintenance, building management and security teams, we’ve been able to keep our estate open, and put in place rigorous precautions to keep everyone safe and ready for workers to return to Canary Wharf.

The Covid crisis has brought into sharp relief the need to create cities that are sustainable and resilient – it has shown us how quickly things can change, and how responsive we need to be.

This is only going to become more important as we move into the next decade, as the climate crisis worsens and the need for immediate action becomes even more critical.

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes for the past few months, reflecting on how we can build back better in a post-Covid world.

Last week, we announced the achievement of our first BREEAM Outstanding rated project, One And Five Bank Street, marking it out as one of the most sustainable buildings in London.

The building also received CWG’s first A-rated Energy Performance Certificate, an achievement that will be crucial in helping us meet our longterm carbon net zero commitments.

Last month, we announced the publication of our newly approved science based targets for tackling our emissions.

By 2030, we commit to reducing our emissions by 65% across the entire Canary Wharf estate.

This is an ambitious commitment; we are the first commercial district in the world to set a science based target. We know we can’t achieve this alone and we are working closely with our tenants to create a roadmap to hit this target.

As we start to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, we have an unprecedented opportunity to work together to create a better world.

Now is the time to focus on what’s important – creating a safe and sustainable world for our children. We hope you’ll join us on this journey.

To read more about CWG’s sustainability progress and objectives, we invite you to access our latest sustainability report, published in July, by scanning the QR code on this page

Cut in emissions Canary Wharf Group has pledged to make by 2030 across the estate

wharf transforming the

Canary Wharf’s One And Five Bank Street building has been awarded the estate’s first BREEAM rating Outstanding from the Building Research Establishment, making it one of the most sustainable structures in London.

It also achieved CWG’s first A-rated Energy Performance Certificate

If you are a tenant or resident of, or a visitor to, Canary Wharf and would like to get in touch to discuss our sustainability strategy, or to get involved, please email us at sustainability@canarywharf.com

Scan this code to read CWG’s latest sustainability report

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We are the first commercial district in the world to set a science based target to reduce emissions. We know we can’t achieve this alone and we are working closely with our tenants to create a roadmap to hit this target Martin Gettings, Canary Wharf Group

Martin Gettings is group head of sustainability at Canary Wharf Group Go to canarywharf.com or breakingtheplastichabit.co.uk

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bringing movement into the heart of Canary Wharf open air, socially distanced, vibrant and colourful – Dancing City is set to takeover the estate on Sept 5

by Jon Massey

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he Greenwich And Docklands International Festival is set to go ahead as its stable of outdoor performances is comparatively easy to adapt for social distancing. Now in its 25th year, that means a whole host of events across the local area from August 28 until September 12.

These include dance, theatre and art installations in Greenwich, Woolwich – featured in our last issue – and Royal Docks (see Pages 36-37).

It also means Dancing City will return to Canary Wharf, injecting some serious (and not so serious) movement into open spaces around the estate.

All performances will be free and un-ticketed with audiences limited and managed to ensure the events remain Covid-secure.

Set to take place on September 5, here are the performances to look out for. Timings vary and exact locations on the estate have yet to be announced Amaranthine Company Chameleon Expect to see a risk-taking, fast-paced duet telling the story of two people who are simultaneously deeply in love and in conflict.

The dancers strive towards resolution and acceptance while battling emotional and physical discord, employing a mix of dance styles, from contemporary to b-boying and capoeira.

Dandyism Patrick Ziza Dance An homage to the fashions created by the Sapeurs of Brazzaville and Kinshasa, this new work from Patrick Ziza Dance is a celebration of African style and cool. Timely, flamboyant and joyous.

Catch Me Upswing This poetic duet combines acrobatics, dance, and object manipulation.

Featuring intergenerational performers from circus and contemporary dance backgrounds, Catch Me explores ideas around ageing, who cares for whom, who is valued and who is capable of what.

Amaranthine by Company Chameleon Why?

Dandyism

Scan this code for more info on Dancing City shows Irmã-Sister Damae Dance What does it take to become close to someone? And, ultimately, what does it mean?

This new piece uses dance to exhilaratingly explore the challenges of female relationships and their representation.

Two women journey through conflict, tenderness, anger, support and understanding.

L’uomo Lo-Giudice This intimate performance explores the impact of small gestures between two men.

Caught between a place where delicate exchanges of affection and moments driven by the heart-felt become entangled with the discomforts of prejudice, L’Uomo aims to examine and highlight the concerns same-sex couples can still face when holding hands or showing affection in public.

Rainbow Ballet Dulce Compania This technicolour performance takes inspiration from the Bauhaus movement and the Triadic Ballets of the 1920s,

which imagined movement as geometry.

Rainbow costume, colour, stilts and formation choreography come together as two trios of dancers conduct a public space takeover.

Sphera Humanhood This exploration of astronomy through dance, considers the relationship between the visible, bright side of the Moon and humankind.

Echoing the rising and falling of the tides, two liquid bodies change and morph under the influence of the Earth’s orbiting sphere: the Moon.

Why? Gravity And Levity This aerial duet is a re-imagining of their 2004 debut show, exploring grief, the passing of time and how people move forwards.

Performed on a free-standing vertical wall and featuring the original cast with new sound and music, this performance harnesses 16 years of experience in a gravity-defying tour de force.

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Free workshops set to be held at the pop-up

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W

e want to get under people’s skin, get them excited about cycling and get them out on their bikes,” said Darren Read, head of retail UK and Europe for Rapha.

“Our mission statement is to make cycling the most exciting sport in the world. It’s not to sell the most shorts or jerseys.”

While that might fly in the face of traditional retail philosophy, the cycling apparel brand’s attitude permeates its Canary Wharf pop-up, set to be in place beneath and beside The Alchemist in Reuters Plaza until September 27.

While clothing and accessories are arranged on rails beside punchy images of riders, it also serves coffee and will be showing both live racing and classic stages when no competitions are available.

The format is based on the brand’s permanent network of clubhouses which aim to be more than clothes shops.

“The way we display our collections is to tell the stories,” said Darren. “Rapha was started back in 2004 by a gent named Simon Mottram, who’s still our CEO and founder.

“A passionate road cyclist, he collected bikes and used to travel round the world actually riding his bike while working as a brand consultant.

“Although cycling has always had technical bikes he noticed there was a big gap in the market because no-one, outside of professional racing, was making technical garments.

“He met enough people to make him think there might be a gap in the market – an opportunity to do something.

“In the early 2000s, cycling apparel was luminous, horrible and badly fitted, so Rapha was created. It was made because of a love of cycling more than anything else. We started with a small pop-up called the Kings Of Pain at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane – honouring the greats of the sport from the 1920s to the 1960s

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From day one, it’s been about community – bringing people together.

If you want to learn more abour cycling, come and see us Darren Read, Rapha

The pop-up offers a range of apparel and barista-style coffee

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Rapha’s Darren Read says the Canary Wharf pop-up is all about telling the stories of cycling to a fresh audience

Image by Matt Grayson – find more of his work at graysonphotos.co.uk or @mattgrayson_photo on Insta

Some of the products available at Rapha in Canary Wharf in the Tour e rance with some ama ing imagery. The sport has always been blessed with ama ing stories and imagery. rom day one it’s always been about community bringing cyclists together. eople can sit down, watch the racing and revel in cycling with good coffee. efore the Rapha clubhouses, there wasn’t really a safe space for cyclists. i e shops are very transac tional this is very emotional. eople come into a clubhouse because they are passionate about cycling, they want to learn about it or they want to meet li e minded people.

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how pop-up Rapha wants to infuse Wharfers with a passion for riding bikes and looking good doing it

oth the permanent and pop up clubhouses also act as a venue for events and a stopping off point for those on rides. The anary Wharf branch will be hosting free wor shops on Tuesdays at . pm covering everything from indoor training eptember to bi e care and maintenance ugust .

Entry is on a first come, first served basis with capacity limited in line with overnment guidelines.

The pop up will also hold a local route library for cyclists see ing ideas for rides locally or out to the home counties. t will also play its part in Rapha’s Women’s on eptember , which challenges female cyclists all over the world to ride m whether solo or with friends. isitors to the anary Wharf store will also be able to get their hands on the newly launched Women’s collection.

Then, on eptember and , riders can ta e part in the ity sland hallenge, which tas s them to pass a series of chec points in any order in one or two days with a commemorative pri e for all finishers.

While many sectors have strug gled as a result of the ovid pandemic, cycling has been one of the few growth areas in the economy. oc down has been the busiest four months in my seven years at Rapha, said arren, who previously wor ed for pple and oined Rapha in following an unsatisfying spell at ouse f raser. t’s so exciting because it’s all new people.

There’s so much they want to learn. We’ve had a clubhouse open somewhere in the world pretty much throughout.

Even since we’ve reopened in Europe about of the people we see are new to cycling. or us it’s an ama ing opportunity.

We’ve opened in anary Wharf because ondon’s our home.

We’ve got two clubhouses in the

capital – Brewer Street and Old pitalfields Market – and we have 22 worldwide in 11 different countries. ut ondon is so vast. We’ve seen an ama ing explosion of new cyclists in ondon over the last few months even though we’ve been here years.

These are people who are new to Rapha and new to cycling. To be in anary Wharf and understand what residents and people who wor here are doing is fantastic.

That’s why we’re here.

The new normal isn’t public transport and a bi e is only one piece of cycling.

To en oy it more, you have to feel comfortable in what you’re wearing.

There are people who spend a lot of money on bi es but not a lot on apparel and that’s a very bi arre way of wor ing.

Everyone who wor s at Rapha is a cyclist and that includes everyone at the pop up. The team are not targeted to sell or anything li e that. t’s about getting people excited about cycling and letting the uality of the products spea for itself.

We have collections designed for everyone. f you’re commuting, we have the best stuff clothing you can be comfortable in when riding and then do eight hours in the o ce wearing. ou won’t loo li e a cyclist.

We also have the classic collection merino erseys very high uality with a white arm band and the ro Team collection for people who want to go a bit faster. t’s what the guys who ride in the Tour e rance are wearing and we sponsor a team in that called Education irst ro ycling.

We stoc a civilian version of that, if you li e people can feel li e they’re in the Tour.

The important thing is it doesn’t matter what bi e you come to Rapha on. t could be an e bi e they’re an ama ing cra e or a antander hire bi e. ut message is f you want to learn more about cycling, come and see us.

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Starting price for a Patty&Bun four-burger DIY kit

how Wharfers can enjoy a taste of the future by ordering Patty&Bun’s DIY kits ahead of their arrival in E14 and engagement into the home, and it captured people’s imaginations in the early phase. I think it’s been a real positive. his interview should t the beginning it too off li e have been about the a rocket and, as restaurants have forthcoming opening started to open a bit more, it’s still of a boisterous burger going and we’re treating it as part brand in Canary Wharf. of our business. We’re 100% going But while Patty&Bun to continue. I think what was is still intending to launch in warmly welcomed in the kits was Wood Wharf in 2021, the Covid that we were trying to replicate pandemic has squirted a little what happens in the four walls of relish of chaos into the timetable. the restaurant in the four walls of a Instead founder Joe Grossman cardboard box.” and I are relegated to either end Their ongoing success means of a bench in a park overlooking Wharfers won’t need to wait to South Dock, a few minutes’ walk get a flavour of the brand in their from the unit his business will home as nationwide delivery will eventually call home on the estate. continue to be available.

While many of his 14 shops The kits, which start at £25, and concessions are trading feature everything necessary again, lockdown initially meant a to make four burgers, with the complete cessation of business – a standard box containing the situation he reacted to by coming brand’s popular Ari Gold and up with something new.

Smokey Robinson recipes. Vegan Patty&Bun quickly moved options are also available. to launch its, offering “From the moment you order customers the opportunity to it to the moment you receive it, recreate the brand’s burgers in their own kitchens. we do 80% of the job for “For me there is no you,” said Joe. “The right or wrong – ‘how to’ card gives every restaurant you enough to do for you to take operation is ownership of the different, and they all brand. There’s that sense of joy do things in their own way when you cook something you as best they know. can,” said Joe. “For ages “For us, I was quickly we’ve wanted like: ‘OK, we’re to do a barbecue The Ari Gold going to have to box set, but we’ve said: ‘We haven’t got the time’, or: shut down, so how can we engage ‘We’re opening another site’. Then with our customers from a brand lockdown happened, so I spoke perspective and, equally importo Adam at HG Walter and Tom, tantly, how can we do something a senior guy at Patty who’s very that will look after our ecosystem creative and said ‘Shall we put this of suppliers, because without together?’. Within two days we them, we don’t have a business?” launched it.

“We need HG Walter to do all “What’s been awesome is that our burgers and Bread Ahead do after a month we went nationwide all our buns made fresh every day. via DPD and we’re selling kits “There was a massive focus on from Bognor Regis to Inverness. operators and landlords and so on, “We’ve got 10 shops, nine in but without suppliers there is no London and one in Brighton restaurant industry. but sales of the kits have largely “From very early it was also: been 50% nationwide and 50% in ‘What can we do that’s going to the capital. The aim with Patty be really great fun?’. It was brand was always for people to take first and finances second, so if it ownership of the brand and feel generated any income, that was a an element of the lifestyle and it’s bonus. been amazing interacting with “It went unbelievably well – it’s people.” been incredibly humbling. We For Joe, who left insurance to were pretty much the first people pursue a career in food, lockdown to put out a DIY home kit, but has also been an opportunity to now everyone’s doing it, which is reflect on atty un a business brilliant. Everyone was cooking at he’s spent a decade building. home and this brought a bit of fun

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Joe says launching the DIY kits was primarily to protect the ecosystem of suppliers that make Patty&Bun what it is Image by Matt Grayson – find more of his work at graysonphotos.co.uk or @mattgrayson_photo on Insta

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“It’s an unbelievably sad time for multiple reasons, and we’re going to come out with a few scars and battle wounds, but what lockdown has done is to make us wor our arses off and thin about what we can do and what we can do better,” he said.

“It’s an amazing time, which will make us redesign the mission.

We’re going to look at what we do and do it even better for the right reasons.

“I think it takes a crisis really to truly understand what your brand actually means to the people who work in your company and equally to your customers.

“It’s been an eye-opener for a lot of reasons. It’s very, very tough, and we’re far from out of the woods. You can take a lot of things for granted when you’re trying to grow a business, and in terms of what we do, we’re very much an independent, Londonbased brand, trying to build ama ing restaurants in specific communities.

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Patty & Bun’s DIY kits contain everything needed to cook up their burger recipes at home

efore, we were on course to open another site in London, and we were very close to doing something in Manchester, and we were on that growth trajectory, but when you have to take a minute to pause, it allows you to be like: ‘What areas were we doing really well in and what are the areas we could do a lot better in and try to improve upon?’

“It’s been super-humbling to see how the team has pulled together.

I feel we’ve got such a responsibility to everyone who works at Patty, people buying the boxes and

Scan this code for more on Patty&Bun or to order a DIY kit

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our customers. The situation has also highlighted the fragility of restaurants and the industry.

“Everyone likes to think that if you’ve got a queue outside the door, you must be rolling in cash.

The margins are super-tight and it’s a very tough industry.

“It’s about people, and when you’re dashing about, trying to serve the best of the best, and doing it in the best possible way with the best people, that’s di cult. This crisis has fast-forwarded where we need to be in the industry and how we need to operate in order to protect ourselves in the future.

“It was hard enough before and what this has done is to see the fallout land in lots of places where, arguably, businesses may have been operating for the wrong reasons or without the right structures. If you can get through this in the short to mid-term and you’ve got a great brand and are really passionate about what you’re doing, then you’re going to be in a strong position.”

Canary Wharf Group has had notable success in recent years in extending the range of food and drink establishments on the estate

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well beyond the larger chains – just pop down to Wharf Kitchen or up to iant Robot for confirmation.

Joe, who rode the street food boom with the likes of Pizza Pilgrims and Street Kitchen, is especially pleased to be opening at Wood Wharf.

“It’s the furthest east we’ve come,” he said. “A site needs to be the right fit in terms of brand and spaces.

“We’re not a chain, each place is different. The spine of what we do is the same and you can really feel the Patty spirit.

“But that sense of independence and community is incredibly important. That’s why I’m so excited to be opening in Wood Wharf. It’s going to have this incredible neighbourhood feel and Patty has always been about neighbourhoods.

“Customers who don’t know us can expect an unbelievably delicious burger. But for me, the aim was to create an unbelievably amazing experience.

“When you walk through that front door, you want to feel like you’re being hugged by your mum. The aim was always that it should feel incredibly relaxed and comfortable.

“Every part of Patty, from incredible customer service, to the banging burgers, the music and the brilliant cocktails, should create that vibe.”

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What was welcomed was that we were trying to replicate what happens in the four walls of the restaurant in the four walls of a cardboard box Joe Grossman, Patty&Bun

hose gazing at the river may have noticed a change in the passenger craft zipping up and down.

Thames Clippers has entered into partnership with Uber, allowing customers to book and pay for their journeys on its network via the minicab and food delivery app. The Trinity Buoy Wharf-based company’s fleet of 20 boats, which currently serve 23 piers from Putney to Woolwich, can now be boarded using QR technology on passengers’ phones, with journeys paid for through Uber. Tickets can still be purchased via existing systems and contactless payment will continue to work.

While the boats and piers will be branded Uber Boat By Thames Clippers, the service will continue to be fully oper-

ated by the east London firm, owned in the main by AEG which operates The O2.

Thames Clippers co-founder and CEO Sean Collins said: “We’re excited that in this new world we are able to offer a new way of travelling through the capital by enabling multi-modal transport with a continued focus on great customer experience.

“This partnership reflects the resurgence of the river and we’re looking forward to welcoming new passengers on-board to enjoy the unique benefits of navigating London safely by taking to the Thames.”

Uber said the deal would help prevent people using cars in line with its vision to end private car ownership in favour of shared electric vehicles.

Go to thamesclippers.com

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Months since Chris’ last column in Wharf Life

virtual viewpoint

by Chris Ezekiel

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irstly, congratulations to Jon, Jess and their team for bringing back our favourite local newspaper. I wrote my last column on a flight to Australia and it was about human touch. I had no idea when I wrote it how the world would change. That edition of the paper was the last one published before the UK went into lockdown in March.

As I walked around an empty Canary Wharf, it remained on display as if the irony of my human touch column had been frozen in time.

The loss of life has been devastating. The community spirit has been amazing. I’m so proud of the Creative Virtual team for banding together to support each other and our customers.

We acted quickly as a company to control our costs and have seen great support from our strong customer and partner base, but there’s certainly been a lack of new sales activity.

I’ve been disappointed with the inflexibility of our landlords, Canal And River Trust. The same has been true with our bank – we’ve now switched our financial arrangements.

I fear for companies struggling as, despite what the Government says, I know firsthand how difficult some landlords and banks are I have faith in the being. human spirit and At Creative Virtual we have a our communities lot to be positive to adapt and about. Our chatbot implementations come back are seeing recordbreaking usage, even stronger highlighting the Chris Ezekiel, Creative Virtual importance of digital self-service tools to the customer experience during a time when brick-and-mortar locations are closed and contact centres are being overwhelmed.

The Wharf, like many similar areas around the world, remains quieter than normal.

The pandemic has accelerated the move to a more virtual world, with less human contact, which could have an adverse effect for many years to come.

But I have faith in the human spirit, and our communities, to adapt and come back even stronger – ready to overcome the challenges in front of us.

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Chris Ezekiel is founder and CEO of customer engagement solutions specialist Creative Virtual based at Cannon Workshops on West India Quay Go to creativevirtual.com or follow @creativevirtual and @chrisezekiel on Twitter

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how LCC has reimagined some railway arches for brightly coloured bouldering at Canary Wall

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raditionally, with climbing, you think ropes, harnesses, complexity and danger,” said Tom Hull.

“Bouldering strips it back to the raw essentials.”

LCC, the company he works for, opened Canary Wall on August 1 in a series of railway arches in Trinidad Street on the Limehouse side of Westferry DLR station.

As regional manager for London, Tom has overseen the business’ expansion in the capital from one facility to six as the popularity of climbing and, especially, bouldering has driven its growth.

The company now operates in Harrow, Vauxhall, Croydon, Ravenscourt Park and Limehouse, having branched out from its original headquarters in Kendall in the Lake District in 2014.

Tom said: “Bouldering is a sport you can do independently or socially with friends. It’s a short physical challenge on a different angle of wall where you climb.

“It’s up to four metres of climbing and you have 300mm of foam beneath you. It’s still a risk sport – you can sprain your ankle and hurt yourself – but it takes all that complexity away.

“When you look at a series of holds on the wall that have been set at a level of di culty, you have to work out that problem. You look at the wall, work it out in your mind as a challenge and set off.

“There’s the physical challenge and then there’s the mental challenge. s soon as you’re off the ground there’s the fear element.

It’s really accessible as a type of climbing and as a sport.

“We have an induction video for

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There’s the physical challenge and then there’s the mental challenge. As soon as you’re off the ground there’s the fear element Tom Hull, LCC

people who haven’t climbed with us before. Ideally people will see that and pre-register online and then they can just come along and climb – we hire everything people need such as shoes and chalk bags.”

Located in a warren-like series of spaces that had a former use as a nursery school, Canary Wall also includes a cafe area, a conditioning gym, a small Yoga studio and even an outdoor bouldering area as well as the six climbing areas and secure bike storage.

Much has also been done to make the venue Covid-secure by limiting numbers and providing hand sanitising equipment.

“Unfortunately, because of Covid, it’s not going to be freeflow bouldering at the moment – people have to book,” said Tom. “We would have opened months ago but we decided during the height of lockdown to stop building because it wasn’t essential to tackling the virus.

“The measures we’ve put in place are the standard ones that gyms are employing – advising people not to come to the centre if they feel unwell and to use hand sanitiser regularly during their session. lso, our staff will be wearing PPE and we encourage our customers to wear face coverings when they arrive, but they’re optional when they climb.

“When you come climbing you do so with an element of risk.

Covid adds just a little bit more to that and it’s the customer’s choice.

“Everybody’s been social distancing and going through Covid-secure measures for months so we’re not going to baby people.

“We put the knowledge out there – we put measures in place and it’s up to people if they want to come to the centre.

“We also highly recommend liquid chalk, which is 70% alcohol that evaporates to leave chalk on your hands, which should be used in addition to hand sanitiser.

“Normally 80-100 people could come climbing here. We’re only letting 40 in. That’s really low numbers, so everyone can remain socially distanced. learly that puts a financial pressure on us, having developed this business and our revenue is more than halved. It’s a concern but it’s all about growing customer confidence and hopefully ovid will reduce to a point where we can open up further.

“We absolutely feel we have the capacity to absorb that in the short term and the thing with climbers is they want to climb.”

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£13.50

Cost of a single, two-hour pay-as-you-go session at Canary Wall Each of the climbing areas offers a wide selection of different colour-coded routes and wall angles to tackle

Tom Hull joined LCC after going to university in the Lake District and working at its Kendall Wall before heading south to develop the business in London

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from Page 12 also allowing a new audience to boulder near Canary Wharf.

“All our sites are having less people in, if we can open another one then our existing customers that are missing out can come here,” he said. “We really felt like we needed to press ahead.

“For people who have never tried it, the great thing about climbing is you have a lot of fun and then the next day you ache.

“You don’t realise you’re doing exercise – you’re so focused on having fun and you get this massive stress relief. It’s great for mental health. ou’re getting fitter, you’re getting stronger, you’re getting more flexible. t wor s every muscle in your body.

“We have climbers of all shapes and sizes. It’s all about using different s ills. ome people may use more flexibility, more dyna mism or more power than others.

“You can overcome a bouldering problem in so many different ways. It often appeals to people who didn’t click with team sports.

“They come in here under their own steam and discover a sport that provides the same mental challenge at any level.

“You can be in there with someone who’s climbing at Olympic level – at their limit.

“You can be climbing 10 grades beneath them but it’s the same experience at your limit. That’s what’s really cool.

“We encourage interaction between climbers and, as staff, we get out on the mat as well.

“You’re often watching people who are advanced – wondering where they put their foot, their hip, their knee?

“Then, if you can’t work it out, you end up having a chat because you really want to do that chal lenge as well and it does become very sociable.”

Routes on the walls are changed every eight weeks to provide a constant carousel of fresh chal lenges for climbers.

Bouldering sessions are currently limited to two hour slots that need to be pre boo ed. offers a wide range of ways to pay, with extensive off pea opening from am pm and pm pm on wee days and before am and after pm at weekends. ndividual, one off sessions start at £13.50 with bulk punch cards of 10 and 20 entries also available as well as extended memberships.

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Months since Laura and Sam applied to become operators of The Waterman’s Arms on the Isle Of Dogs

how this couple have given an Isle Of Dogs pub a completely new lease of life as The Waterman’s Arms

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Rejuvenation team: Sam Hawkes and Laura Lythall now run two pubs on the Island

The pub has had a complete makeover and is now taking bookings

here are smiles on the faces of Laura Lythall and Sam Hawkes and no wonder. first met the couple, who run The hip pub in Westferry Road, in arch for a tour of the then building site that was their latest pro ect.

Covid-19 was already on the hori on. We bumped elbows rather than sha ing hands before they showed me the extensive refurbishment wor that was being done to the pub formerly nown as The reat Eastern in lenaffric venue to transform it into their vision – The Waterman’s rms. t had been due to open in pril and the site had a sense of urgency. ays later, loc down arrived. aving emerged the other side and with The hip already ovid secure and trading, the couple opened The Waterman’s rms on ugust .

While pandemic restrictions on the number of itchen staff mean a reduced food service at present and the seven en-suite hotel rooms aren’t yet available, the refurbishment is a triumph. ar beyond a facelift, the pub has been brought into the st century while paying homage to its history with darker woods and rich velvets inside and substantial oinery used to form a comfortable pergola in its freshly renovated courtyard garden. ’d be lying if said being a publican wasn’t stressful right now, said Laura. “There was certainly a little bit of panic initially from that wee before loc down and it was scary. ood operators had no choice but to try to work their way out of it and to use the time for research loo ing at what they were doing with the food and the wine to try to pinpoint what they could do when they opened. o it was ow can we change our offer, and how can we adapt and overcome?’. Once the lockdown did ease a little bit, we were ready to go with ta eaway services at The hip straight away.

We didn’t open immediately when we were allowed to on July 4 – we held bac a bit to ma e sure that we were doing it safely.

“We didn’t want to rush into it. We put a lot of thought into the set up there, because it is so small. We ust wanted to make sure that we had

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it right, and primarily that people would feel comfortable and that our team would feel comfortable working there. We didn’t want anyone there to feel that they were at risk in any way.

“With The Waterman’s Arms, we’ve got much more space which is a huge plus. We’ve also had the experience of opening the Ship under Covid restrictions, so we’re privileged in that we’ve done it once already.

“We’re lovely and spacious so we can still get 60 people in the building, with everyone spaced out nicely.”

A joint project with Star Pubs And Bars, the refurbishment has cost £587,000. With extensive background in the hospitality industry, the couple’s vision for the venue is for it to become known for its food and drink. At present, the kitchen will be open from Wednesday evening until Sunday lunchtime inclusive, with plans to offer daily service and breakfast as soon as restrictions allow.

“The menu is pretty much the same as we’d intended to launch with although ’ve simplified it a bit, said Sam, who has worked as head chef for ETM Group’s The Botanist in Broadgate Circle as well as stints at Opus Restaurant, The Bull And Last and The Jugged Hare.

“There are a couple of great suppliers we’re using – Cannon And Cannon for our charcuterie – their cured meats are made in the UK, and are very nice. For cheeses we’ll be using Neal’s Yard Dairy.

“For the burger on the menu, I’m using a company called Aubrey Allen – it’s a bespoke burger, with two thin patties and cheese in the middle, and we’re cooking it Mexican-style, so it will be nice and juicy.

“There are good burgers around Canary Wharf, but towards this end of the Island there’s not really much of that, so it will be really great to do something that really stands out.”

Other large plates include potato gnocchi with courgettes, peas, runner beans and Somerset ricotta, a grilled onglet steak with fries, watercress and garlic butter and a vegan burger with smashed avocado, vegan cheese

and caramelised onion. There’s also an extensive range of small plates including sourdough with cultured butter, Cornish gouda and baked potato croquettes and a salad of Isle Of Wight heirloom tomatoes with burrata.

“So many countries in the world tend to eat family-style, with little plates and dishes and it’s quite new to the English market, I think,” said Laura, who has worked as a sommelier and front of house at a number of high profile restaurants including The Palomar, Hawksmoor and Michelin-starred Carters Of Moseley.

“On the drinks side we’ve got a really good selection of draught beer – Beavertown and Brixton as our craft beers – and we’ve been working with Ellis Wines to create a really nice list.

“It’s not huge, quite concise, but

The Waterman’s Arms we’ve done a big focus on natural, bio-dynamic wines. The majority you’ll be able to get by the glass.

“People are interested in trying something a little bit different and trying not only to eat ethically, but also drink ethically.

“It’s important to be able to follow that really and to be able to offer something ethical for that.”

The name change is actually a reversion to the pub’s identity in the 1960s, when it was run by writer and broadcaster Dan Farson.

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pubs on the Island, having been raised locally.

“I’ve been in the industry since the year dot,” she said. “My dad actually had The Ship for a while and I grew up on the Isle Of Dogs in the City Pride pub.

“He had that pub and then several other places before deciding to come back to the Island because he loved it so much and took over The Ship, which was a very different pub beforehand.

“Me and Sam came down to help him out when he was unwell and then decided to carry it on when he passed away. The Isle Of Dogs does have a certain pull – I tend to call it a suburb of London, because it is so community-based.

“That’s one of the reasons why we ended up taking The Waterman’s Arms on as our second pub.

“Obviously we now have two pubs that are very close to each other but they complement each other very well.

“It feels great to have both sites open. In many ways we’re really getting to the exciting and fun part now.

“There’s been a lot of planning, finishing off building wor and choosing of cups to serve our Ozone coffee in.

“We’ve lived, slept and dreamt about The Waterman’s Arms – it’s been 19 months since we actually applied for it, so we’re really excited to open.

“It’s the little things – I got really excited about the speakers being turned on last week, because it started feeling like a pub rather than just a space with furniture in it.

“Everything is in place the way we envisioned it and it’s all come together really nicely.”

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The number of arches in Deptford Market Yard Little Nan’s will now operate from

how the man behind Little Nan’s has adapted and developed his business to cope in testing times

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he layout of this article is a clue to the genius of Tristan Scutt. Just as the pattern on his typically bright shirt has spread beyond the borders of the image, his passion for bringing an all-encompassing brand of kitsch joy to those around him, is positively infectious.

Having studied art before managing pubs in his native southeast London, he created Little Nan’s seven years ago in tribute to his late grandmother – who lived to 103 – making use of her furniture and plentiful ornaments to decorate a pop-up bar in Deptford.

Changing direction from his original intention of specialising in craft beer and cider when customers embraced his teapot cocktails, the business has evolved over the years to bases under three arches in Deptford Market Yard and at The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell.

With lockdown forcing closure, Tristan moved to keep his brand alive, offering exuberant party boxes with ingredients to ma e 18 drinks, decorations and kitsch paraphernalia for those unable to get their an’s fix.

“People have gone mad for them,” said Tristan. “They’ve messaged us saying it’s the most

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fun they’ve had all year, and that really makes us happy. When I set this business up, it wasn’t about the money, but making sure that people enjoy themselves.

“It’s like my nan would have wanted – people having a nice time. I think people need that after lockdown.

“Before lockdown we were pretty much a bookings-only place, so we were very popular for birthdays, hen parties – any kind of celebration.

“Granddad’s Shed would be the big groups – with free booking for south-east Londoners – and our Lounge Arch would be table bookings up to 10.

“When lockdown happened we had to close for two months.

It was heartbreaking as we were fully booked at Granddad’s Shed until November, but, coming from a pop-up background, I felt a bit of excitement we needed to adapt.

“We spent that time re-decorating, coming up with new ideas, and reflecting a lot about the last seven years, not just in this location, but in all the other locations that we had.

“When we opened up in May as a take-away service, we were pretty unsure how it would go really, so we started off with oc tails, which was a local delivery service – ready-to-drink cocktails.

“It was double-strength booze served in jam jars, and in the party bags we had loads of gifts.

“Then one of my team had the idea she would deliver them, and that went really well.

“Straight-away I knew that we had to get this UK-wide, because people were messaging me, asking if we could do it. So I thought we could do cocktails, because they were ready-to-drink and I came up with the idea of party boxes, with everything you would need to make about 18 drinks, with loads of presents and fun things, and again they went really well,

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Different boxes are available for nationwide delivery

Tristan holds one of Little Nan’s signature cocktail vases, packed with sugary treats and people seemed to li e it. The fact customers can have a party box delivered to their house in anchester, for example, and have a bit of fun, is great.

When we launched it was a good time because a lot of people had been messaging us, as ing if we were going to do anything.

That was in arch, but because our brand is all about fun, it would have been the wrong time to launch something and start promoting it when a lot of people were dying and there was a lot of heart ache. ow it ust ma es us really happy when people send us pictures, because we’re uite active on social media and people tell us their stories. t the moment we’ve ta en all the furniture out of our ounge rch, and turned it into where we do all the pac ing.

We’re also going to start a subscription service, so people can get something once a month. t the moment we’ve got coc tails on offer, but in our menu we’ve got to choose from, so people are messaging as ing if we can do this one or that one, so we might do bespo e boxes as well.

We’re already getting orders in for hristmas, so ’m thin ing that could be a separate thing. ittle an’s is now more fully open in eptford, with customers able to boo tables outside and collect drin s from its bar while observing social distancing. n addition to considering festive deliveries, Tristan also has an eye on the future, with plans to convert a fourth arch into a two booth arao e facility. or those who’ve never visited, guests can expect acres of leopard print, et ynch, at utcher am t lement has even been down for a visit to the bar , the itchell brothers and an improbable number of nic nac s and stuffed toys. actually live li e this my flat is ust li e ittle an’s, said Tristan who partly spent loc down papering his home with images of s icons. eople used to come round and say that should open a bar. y nan used to live li e this as well. eople go mad for it they really love the retro sweets. t’s about ma ing everything fun. ny business at the moment needs to diversify. We could open up inside, but we’re not going to for the time being, because we

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There’s been no guidance from the overnment thin a lot of people thin we’ve had some sort of a secret letter.

We literally find out any changes when everyone else finds out and believe that’s true of the police and the council. was spea ing to their licensing department and they say that they find out on gov.co.u . ur recovery plan is ust holding tight. t’s all about eeping the brand going. f you had that mindset and realising you’re not going to ma e any money, then you will prosper. f you’re going to do things out of greed, then that’s when you can see other companies going under. ’ve had that attitude since arch and, because we’re open, people are coming in and we are doing well, so we’re fortunate in that sense. t’s really important for me that people feel safe here. lot of the feedbac and reviews we’ve had say that a lot of the people like our

procedures, they li e our offering, they feel safe with what they’re doing. We’ve got good social distancing, we sell good, slightly cra y drin s and we can offer a good time. sually we would have s inside, and we can’t have that, but people are still having a good time they are really responsive. eople have said to us Than you so much for being bac open we’ve had such a good time’. That was ust so humbling. was absolutely shoc ed when we first opened for ta eaways, because people were ust saying Than you so much’ and ’m saying Than you we’ve been closed for two months’. oc tail arty oxes start at , with r otivator, at utcher, ir ionel Richie, arole as in and ran utcher themes available.

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isitors are starting to flow bac into reenwich. s of this wee , reopened paid attractions the utty ar and the Royal bservatory have been oined by the ueen’s ouse, which now offers free timed slots to preserve social distancing.

Eager to welcome visitors, the team at Royal useums reen wich has arranged for its Faces of a Queen: The Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I exhibition at the latter to run until ugust along with a new installation Call And Response by sound artist eter d aye.

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wor s have been displayed together.

The Woburn Treasures exhibition, also at the ueen’s ouse, has also been extended until Easter next year, showcasing more than wor s by artists from the collection at Woburn bbey. lso reopened this wee is the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 at the ational aritime useum. ree tic ets for the showcase of stri ing space imagery must be boo ed to ensure entry.

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There are plans to fully reopen the ational aritime useum later in the summer, while the eter arrison lanetarium will remain closed for the time being.

Tic ets for the utty ar cost for adults, while the Royal bservatory costs . combined tic et for also allows free entry for a child until ugust . isitors can expect plentiful hand sanitising stations, one way systems and must wear face mas s when indoors. ll boo ings must be made in advance online to ensure social distancing.

Royal useums reenwich director addy Rodgers said We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all visitors and staff and are delighted to be able to welcome people bac .

OUT | Eat Enjoy the wide open spaces of this pub at the heart of Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College. Why not make use of Eat Out To Help Out, Mon-Weds?

Open daily, up to six, oldbrewerygreenwich.com SHOP Icon Peninsula

VISIT | Outlet Deals The O2’s outlet centre is open again, with many shops trading, and a host of Covid-secure measures in place to ensure bargain-hunting safety.

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Greenwich Comedy Festival is set to go ahead from September 23-27 in the grounds of the National Maritime Museum featuring the likes of Bill Bailey, Sara Pascoe and Dylan Moran playing to a socially distanced crowd greenwichcomedyfestival.co.uk Scan this code for full details of the festival or to book tickets, which cost £25 per show want more? @wharflifelive

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Shows set to be performed in Royal Docks as part of Greenwich And Docklands International Festival 2020

how GDIF is set to bring fire, threatre and the sound of bells to Royal Docks

fire your imagination

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Ray Lee’s Ring Out

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installation SUPPORT Husk Brewing Royal Victoria Dock

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et those diaries out – the Greenwich And Docklands International Festival is set to return for its 25th year including a trio of shows in Royal Docks. Here are the performance dates and times to look out for:

Fire Garden is set to take place at Thames Barrier Park on September 11

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Ring Out Ray Lee Silvertown Square Sept 11-12, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, This installation from artist Ray Lee takes the form of a series of giant towers which hold suspended belllike speaker cones.

A team of volunteer bell-ringers start to operate the industrial machinery and make the pendulum arms swing higher and higher until each arm soars up over the heads of the audience ringing forth with a peal of electronic tones.

Free, ticketed Fire Garden Walk the Plank Thames Barrier Park Sept 11-12, 8-10pm As dusk turns to darkness, this installation promises to magically transform the park – trees will glow with fire and flowers will blossom into life with flames.

Free, timed and ticketed 846 LIVE Theatre Royal Stratford East and the Royal Docks Team North Woolwich Sept 12, noon, 1.30pm, 4pm, 6pm This response to the murder of George Floyd delivers stories, all unique, spanning a breadth of themes and emotions from tragic to angry, frightening and even funny, tackling the subject of injustice and racism head on.

Free, ticketed ● GDIF will also be taking place in Greenwich, Canary Wharf (see Page 6) and other Docklands locations.

IMBIBE | Lockdown Sour Relax on the taproom’s outdoor seating and work your way through a selection of beers including the recently brewed Lockdown Sour.

Open Sat, 2pm-8pm, huskbrewing.com VISIT Triple Two Royal Wharf

DRINK | Hot Coffee Support the cafe located in Royal Wharf Clubhouse by purchasing a cup or two and some of its delicious toasties or sweet pastries.

Open daily from noon, tripletwocoffee.com PIZZA Heroica Lounge Royal Victoria Dock

DINE | Eat Out To Help Out Serving up cold beverages and pizza beside the dock, this bus-based establishment also has the odd live music event and the Government discount.

Open daily, heroicalounge.com

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With the Join The Docks festival set to run from September 14 to December 15, the Royal Docks Team is still accepting applications for grant funding from artists and organisations keen to collaborate on this year’s event royaldocks.london Scan this code for more information about the Join The Docks festival and how to get involved want more? @wharflifelive

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The number of years postpartum mental heath issues can occur after giving birth

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how The Nesting Coach wants to help working mums survive and thrive in the corporate world

by Laura Enfield

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iving birth, for many, is a joyous event with people clamouring to embrace the new baby. But for women the plunge into motherhood is when they are at their most vulnerable. Suicide is the number one cause of death in the first year after pregnancy – a sobering statistic that galvanised Stratford-based psychologist Stacy Moore into action. “That shocked me and rocked my world when I read it and no-one is talking about it,� she said.

The mother-of-two has set up The Nesting Coach, an online support system for careerminded, expectant and new mums. The aim is to normalise the mental and emotional changes they go through and proactively help them as they return to work. “I want there to be a revelation in the way we consider matrescence – the process of becoming a mother – for it to be considered a period of time that needs holding and considering in the same way we hold the baby,� said Stacy. “We need to see and accept the enormity of this huge shift from being a women to a mother, but also that while you have added a new label, your original identity still exists. I want The Nesting Coach to be validating women and for them to not feel they have to throw themselves away and become something new. “You already were something incredible and we need to nurture that person and not let them die.�

Her autumn Back2Life programme will include weekly video sessions, access to a support network and advice from a business coach, an HR expert, a pay renegotiation specialist, a sleep expert and a physiotherapist. Postpartum mental health issues can occur up to three years after birth and Stacy said the pressure on mums has ramped up further due to the pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement. “The killing of George Floyd has highlighted anxieties that a lot of black and ethnic minority women experience in relation to how they raise and protect their black children in a systemically racist society,� said the Chingford resident. “We know black and ethnic minority women are five to seven times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth. Coupled with higher rates for these groups for covid-related death, anxieties for these women are at a high.�

The idea for The Nesting Coach came about after the 39-year-old struggled with the birth of her eldest son, now seven. “It was quite traumatic and not the birth story I wanted,� said Stacy. “I was in labour for 14 hours with no pain relief and then had an emergency c-section. Recovering was not easy at all but the expectation was: ‘Oh, you lived and you and baby are OK, so focus on that’. People weren’t trying to be rude but it really belittled and undermined what I had gone through. I would have liked some space to unpack that . “A lot of women just want validation for their experience. Then it can just be another chapter, forming part of who they are, with no shame or connotations of being weak.�

When her second son was born in early 2019 Stacy realised she wanted to connect career-driven women and help them thrive. “I wanted to encourage them not to feel like they have to put that down. They might do things differently but still very much have their dreams and aspirations,� said Stacy.

A pilot of The Nesting Coach ran four months later with 15 women globally. Stacy tailored the content, using psychological research on what impacts maternal mental health and predictors of postpartum depression. “For years we have known there is a correlation with poor marital relationships, low social support and stressful life events,� she said. “That helped me decide what we were looking to combat to minimise the risk of developing psychopathology “Preparing for motherhood is not about the tradition of getting your Moses basket ready. It is asking: ‘What is this

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There’s going to be a transition and differences in relationships, hormones and how you feel about yourself and we need to actively prepare for that Stacy Moore, The Nesting Coach

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nest that we, as women, are creating for ourselves? What is it going to look like and will it be fit for purpose?’. The word ‘nesting’ needs to be redefined to be less 1950s and more 2020.”

Stacy believes society needs to become better at supporting women before they give birth.

“Having a baby is such an abnormal thing to happen to you,” she said. “You don’t grow a baby every day, eject it from your body and have to look after it as well as referring to yourself by a different name.

“We know there’s going to be a transition and differences in relationships, hormones and how you feel about yourself. We need to actively prepare for that. I think that can help mitigate against some of the difficulties that could occur.”

Stacy said the pandemic had meant more women than ever were coming to her for help and had made her even more determined to provide a safe space for them. She has been growing her online community through weekly #nighttimenatters on Instagram and Facebook and has seen a lot more anxiety for women who are managing maternity, early motherhood or juggling childcare.

“There is an increase in cognitive dissonance at the moment for many women,” said Stacy. “Because of Covid, their pregnancy, birth or early motherhood is so far removed from their expectations. Women are worried about giving birth alone, the safety of their babies, the safety of their jobs and finance and the stress of having limited support from family at a time they need it most.

“Isolation has been even more pronounced - and that’s why having a community of women who understand all of this is especially important right now.”

Stacy has also had more requests for corporate coaching to help companies provide better support for parents on leave and those coming back to work. She said the business world had a lot of work to do when it came to new mums.

“A lot of places say they offer flexible Stacy Moore says working and will accommodate all expectant and new your needs, but mothers are under actually anybody who utilises that more stress than ever is ostracised and due to the fallout not seen as a team player. from covid-19 “There is still and the killing a bit of shock horror around of George Floyd

someone being pregnant and a stigma around women wanting to have a child and maintain their professional life. Companies need to be honest about and courageous in making adaptations. They can arrange client meetings for lunchtime, make fewer snide comments about having a jolly on maternity leave or ask women what it taught them and value that.”

The trauma of her own mother challenging a constructive dismissal while on maternity leave in the 1990s had a big impact on Stacy.

“She had been in her job for over 10 years and it was devastating for her,” said Stacy who was a young girl at the time. “She had to go through the stress of an employment tribunal while pregnant and told me she wished she’d had a supportive professional outlet or support system.”

Originally from Birmingham, Stacy, who was a teacher for two years before graduating from UCL in 2005 with a degree in educational psychology, said almost 30 years later such treatment was still going on.

“Recently a client told me about her discriminatory treatment in the corporate world while on maternity leave, leading to her taking out an official grievance.” said Stacy. “She feels this heavily impacted on her mental wellbeing. This showed me the issue of sex discrimination is still present.”

Stacy said she was drawn to psychology as she is “naturally empathetic” and The Nesting Coach is an offshoot of educational psychology service Inner Circles which she founded in 2011 and is based in Stratford. It provides school staff in Newham, Waltham Forest and Barking with support in helping children overcome barriers to learning.

She hopes her new venture can address “a social world problem that many people turn a blind eye to”.

“If we got this phase right, maybe at the other end we wouldn’t feel the empty nest so strongly – like we had subsumed our identity with the mother role,” she said. “It’s an awesome, magnificent thing but I think we have lost sight of who we are and I think The Nesting Coach can revive the discussion about who women are when they become mothers. I would like this conversation to be had worldwide and for us to learn from each other.

“We need more conversations about the realities and more women feeling prepared as they go to the next chapter as a mother and dare to continue dreaming.

“I hope in five years we will have a million women around the world sharing their stories and uplifting each other.”

Stacy’s 10-day online wellbeing retreat for mums-to-be and new mums starts on Friday, August 14 but women can join until Monday 17. It costs £30 and can be booked online Dates for her Back2Life programme are yet to be confirmed, but women can register their interest and gain access to the early bird price of £249 or email Stacy on info@ innercircles.org.uk Scan this code for more information about The Nesting Coach

Image by Holly Cant – find more of her work at hollycant.com or via @hollycantphoto on Insta

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support your local institutions DO ArcelorMittal Orbit Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park KIDS | Ride The Slide The viewing platform is open once more and what better way to descend than via the world’s longest tunnel slide in approximately 40 seconds. Phew.

Open Fri-Mon, £16.75 (adult) arcelormittalorbit.com DINE Neighbourhood Stratford

DISCOUNT | Eat Out To Help Out Our pick for feasting on the Government’s dollar is the excellent Neighbourhood in Stratford’s East Village. Get 50% off Mon-Weds for your trouble.

Open daily, times vary, neighbourhood-bar.co.uk BRUNCH Grow Hackney Wick

BOOK | Freshly-Made Mezze Book a table for two, four or six on this hidden gem of a canalside terrace and relax with live jazz and fresh, healthy food. Reservations a must.

Open Thurs-Sun, growhackney.co.uk

and in the arts

Theatre Royal Stratford East has been collecting video submissions from keyworkers about their experiences of the pandemic – see them in its No Masks gallery or email keyworkers@stratfordeast.com to submit stratfordeast.com Scan this code to view the nine videos collected so far from people who had to work through lockdown want more? @wharflifelive

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SUDOKU

Crossword - Sudoku

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Across: 1 Abnormality; 9 Parvenu; 10 Serve; 11 Ended; 12 Dissent; 13 Looter; 15 Wanton; 18 Trestle; 20 Train; 22 Orate; 23 Despoil; 24 Necromancer.

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Across: 1 Opera singer; 9 Regatta; 10 Piped; 11 Manse; 12 Talents; 13 Cavity; 15 Casein; 18 Arch-foe; 20 Chase; 22 Canal; 23 Bounded; 24 Typewriters.

Down: 2 Pagan; 3 Retreat; 4 Starts; 5 Nepal; 6 Expense; 7 From scratch; 8 Odds and ends; 14 Vacancy; 16 Account; 17 Member; 19 False; 21 Alder.

The solutions will be published here in the next issue.

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