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Green, fair wages, great food – we meet MM’s Andrea Rasca

Summer Lights across the Canary Wharf estate

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STAGE | Outdoor Theatre Catch works by Shakespeare, Bronte, Wilde and Gilbert And Sullivan from four theatre troupes who will all transport you within the roundabout.

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PLAY | AFK Court Charity AFK is set to take over Yinka Illori’s brightly coloured basketball court for a series of events over two weeks including contests and coaching.

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06 Summer Lights will be on show in Canary Wharf until August 21 Inspired by the success of its Winter Lights, Canary Wharf Group has commissioned a series of 11 works that bend and colour the rays of the sun.

In place until August 21, the installations use natural light and are best viewed between sunrise and sunset.

A map has been created to guide visitors around the artworks, which include Circle Of Light Spectrum by Toystudio in Cabot Square, Round And Round by Martin Richman in Jubilee Park, Hidden Garden by Hugh Turvey at Crossrail Place Roof Garden and Summer Cloud We Dream Of You by Tine Bech Studio at Cabot Square.

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With indoor groups of six now allowed and the prospect of restrictions lifting fully on July 19, Electric Shuffles slick digital tables are once again in the Canary Wharf mix. There’s also an outdoor gin bar for soaking up sun electricshuffle.com

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e’ve been enjoying some fabulous weather here in the UK recently, which has certainly brightened spirits since we’re unable to travel abroad for the most part. However, has anyone fallen victim to sunburn yet? I’ve always loved a tanned just-back-from-holiday look, and grew up in a time when it was the norm to visit the tanning salon twice a week.

But as I get older, I do wonder what damage I may have done to my skin when I was a teenager. Having said that, the choice of affordable fake tans at the time wasn’t great.

Either it was a DIY job at home and you ended up patchy and orange, not to mention smelling of biscuits. Or you paid £40-£50 for it to be applied at the salon, not something my weekend job salary could stretch to.

Thankfully, we are now in a time when there are plenty of options to achieve a bronzed look artificially. I’d been intrigued by tanning waters, but had yet to try one until recently. These products are clear sprays consisting of water, vitamins and DHA – the active self-tanning agent.

They claim to deliver more moisture to the skin than other methods without the threat of transfer to clothing or a streaky finish.

Jules Von Hep, tanning expert and founder of tanning brand Isle of Paradise said: “Tanning waters are the most hydrating tan possible, we are quite literally giving our skin a drink.”

Tanning brand St Moriz recently released its Advanced Face Mist, costing £9.99 for 150ml – available at Boots stores in Canary Wharf – so I decided to give it a test run.

I’d read tanning waters were great to apply before bed – that way you sleep through the development stage, and wake up with a healthy glow – so that’s what I did.

The product directions say to hold the bottle about 20cm from your face with gently closed eyes, and mist evenly over your face, neck and decolletage.

I woke up the next day and didn’t notice much of a difference, but it is billed as a gradual tanner and can be applied daily to achieve the desired look.

After the second application I was very pleased with the natural glow I’d acquired. I even left the house with no makeup on – something I wouldn’t usually do – such was the confidence this product gave me. I did detect a slight smell of self-tan, but not as pungent as products of old and it was easy to wash off with a morning shower.

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by Chris Ezekiel

artistic director Oli Savage introduces the zero-waste performance space to us

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Years since The Greenhouse Theatre hosted its first performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2019

by Jon Massey

Chris says optimism and pessimism fluctuate more than basic positivity or negativity

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he psychologists will tell you there’s up to 16 different personality types and many companies use profiling. In my experience there are only two – positive and negative. Each having optimistic and pessimistic sub-types. They’re usually easy to spot.

No matter what the idea or suggestion, some people’s default position will nearly always be a no.

They may end up changing their mind, but it’s that initial reaction that can be so debilitating for the business and person. People of the positive type invariably try and find a way of saying yes to new ideas, challenges or requests from a customer.

I believe businesses are Looking at this best served by having purely from a business perspective, one could 100% positive people, argue that you need a mixture of both types, with the balance but I strongly disagree. coming from a mix I believe businesses are best served by of sub-types having 100% positive Chris Ezekiel, Creative Virtual people, with the balance coming from a mix of positive-optimistic and positive-pessimistic types. There certainly needs to be a healthy mix of these.

What’s interesting is that the two main personality types are deeply ingrained in the psyche and almost impossible to change, while the sub-types are much more transient and can even change daily like one’s mood.

Business leaders being aware of such traits, and willing to take decisive action to keep positivity to the maximum, will lead the most successful businesses. Different viewpoints and dynamics, open-mindedness, and constructive argument are very important, but the foundation should always be a natural positive attitude. The power of positive thinking is one of the most powerful forces known to mankind and makes anything and everything possible.

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Chris Ezekiel is founder and CEO of customer engagement solutions specialist Creative Virtual based at West India Quay’s Cannon Workshops Scan this code for more information about Creative Virtual or follow @creativevirtual and @chrisezekiel on Twitter

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s Oli Savage lies on a stack of timber in Canary Wharf’s Jubilee Park, the trees all around and the sky above are reflected in his glasses. His attitude isn’t one of repose but of mirthful collaboration, creating the illusion of a wooden wall where one is yet to be built.

This is because The Greenhouse Theatre, of which Oli is co-founder and artistic director, is only just starting construction ahead of its run on the estate from July 23 to August 15. The venue will host three plays in rotation during this period and tickets are free, although going fast online so eager attendees will need to move quickly. After picking himself up off the planks, Oli sat down to tell us more... tell us what The Greenhouse Theatre actually is...

It’s the UK’s first zero-waste performance space. That extends to everything we do from the construction, which uses found or recycled materials, to our shows and our marketing.

What that means to us is that everything we use had a life before it came to us, and it will go on to have a life after, if we don’t continue to use it – that’s it in a nutshell. how did it begin?

I’ve been involved in theatre since my mother took me to Stagecoach at the age of five.

At university I picked up some directing credits and eventually went one step further down that path to become an artistic director.

The only way to get even more ownership was to create my own venue.

A few years ago I was touring a piece of queer theatre with a very good friend, playwright and close collaborator of mine, Henry Roberts. One night, we’d had too many drinks and

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he pitched me the idea for a show, which went on to become Swallows – one of the pieces for when the venue first opened.

It was about intimacy and aggression and the damage that we do to each other and to the environment, and how we view violence towards other people and to the natural world as different, when really they’re kind of the same thing.

My mind immediately started whirring, and I said: ‘If we’re going to do this, then we’ve got to do it properly in a sustainable way that’s eco-friendly’.

The only way to really know if the venue fits in with

Volunteers work to construct Greenhouse Theatre’s venue in Jubilee Park

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three to see

The Greenhouse Theatre, Jubilee Park - July 23-August 15, free Oli can’t wait to welcome Wharfers for As You Like It, 12 and Hjem at The Greenhouse Theatre in Jubilee Park

All of our shows discuss the natural world in some way but none of them are about the climate crisis explicitly Oli Savage, The Greenhouse Theatre

that is to build it yourself and so that’s what we did – our first outing was at the dinburgh ringe in 1 . hen you start running a zero-waste venue, the antidote to inaction is knowledge.

We’ve had to learn so much about sustainability as the pro ect has developed. what will Wharfers be able to see once the venue’s finished?

We have a really fun selection – The Greenhouse Theatre

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offers a number of different things – the shows, which are designed to inspire, and a programme of workshops and events to help people convert that inspiration into action.

We’ll also have family events such as storytelling and scavenger hunts.

We’ll have three shows in rotation – I’m directing As You Like It, an all-singing, all-dancing musical production of one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies. It’s about getting out after months of lockdown, having fun and having a laugh.

Henry Roberts is working on 12, which is a much more intimate piece, an exploration of how language and relationships shape our interaction with the climate and the natural world. It’s a bit more intense, a bit more hard-hitting, but very uplifting – a very beautiful piece of theatre The other piece is called Hjem, and is about a young girl whose grandmother has dementia.

The girl discovers the older woman had a relationship with a orwegian sailor and, as the play progresses, she uncovers a beautiful story formed through sea shanties about how we build connections and relationships through the natural world.

All of our shows discuss the environment and the natural world in some way, but none of them are about the climate crisis e plicitly. It’s about beautiful storytelling. what’s the atmosphere like?

In the past, our programmes have won awards but the main thing we’re trying to create is a really open and engaged space.

When you visit the venue, the creators, once they’ve done the show, will be milling around for a chat.

The space is in the round, so it’s all about creating a social, informal, fun atmosphere, not like you’d expect when you go to the est nd. The shows will be high quality, but it’s all about having a fun time.

AS YOU LIKE IT 7.30pm - Fridays, Mondays 2.30pm - Sundays

12 7.30pm - Saturdays, Wednesdays 2.30pm - Fridays

HJEM 7.30pm - Thursdays, Sundays 2.30pm - Saturdays

Shakespeare’s classic, directed

by Oli, this cross-dressing love story comes complete with an original score of indie-folk music. A chance to escape to the forest in a celebration of life and love

Written by Henry Roberts, this play explores memory, language and intimacy as it follows a relationship struggling to survive in a world that’s falling apart. Just what is worth saving?

Harry Sever’s magical modern folk story of whirlwind romance across the decades connecting Northumberland with Norway as a story is discovered and a bond is forged between two unlikely friends

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by Vashti Prescott

Governor memberships are available at The Yacht Club London

Vashti says some personal injury claims can be under settled by less experienced solicitors

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n the past few years, there has been a rise in no win, no fee, injury claims leading to a culture of what the insurance industry describes as ambulance chasing. This has also raised many fraudulent claims – however, in amongst the noise are a great many innocent people who have suffered personal injuries and received settlements that fall significantly below their entitlement.

If you have been involved in an accident at work, a road traffic accident, an accident on holiday or something similar, you will be fully aware of the immediate impact of the injury – whiplash or a broken bone, for example. But associated ailments can occur many months after the initial accident. It is therefore your solicitors’ role to consider all possible losses before accepting a settlement for you.

Even an experienced Even an inexperienced solicitor may solicitor may fail to fail to appreciate appreciate the severity the severity of your injuries and the effect of your injuries and the they might have on potential secondary your job prospects or your quality of life as issues that can occur you get older and the Vashiti Prescott, Kidd Rapinet Solicitors potential secondary issues that can occur.

In particular, if your solicitor advised you to accept an offer in full and final settlement without you having been seen by an independent medical expert this may mean that you have under settled your claim.

While it may seem daunting to consider bringing a professional negligence claim against a solicitor, it is important to understand they had a duty of care to you. This means that at all times they should have acted in your best interests.

If you have settled a personal injury claim and feel that you are continuing to experience physical pain and discomfort or psychological issues relating to your original accident which you do not feel have been considered, you should seek legal advice and explore your options.

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Vashti Prescott is a personal injury lawyer at Kidd Rapinet Solicitors, based at Harbour Exchange on the Isle Of Dogs. She’s available on 020 7205 4191 Scan this code to find out more about Vashti’s 30 years of experience working in personal injury and general litigation

Prince Khan beside the future location of

club Freedom on West India Quay

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how Prince Khan intends to mix business with pleasure on a yacht at West India Quay

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rince Sidi Mohammed Muzzafar Khan of Sachin – known to his friends as Poncho – is no stranger to business, property networking, parties or yachts.

A first cousin of the late akistani prime minister Benazir hutto, the determinedly apolitical entrepreneur has spent much of his life either running clubs or engaged in real estate deals.

And he’s a man with a plan – namely to bring together these two elements on the waters of West India

North Dock. There he intends to combine The acht lub London with estate agency London Luxury Property Estates on board the Freedom – a vessel built in 1 that’s set to be tied up at West India uay from the first week of August.

Prince Khan said: “This is something completely new, it’s never been done before.

The idea is that the two together will be mutually beneficial.

It’s both a glamorous space for parties and an estate agency and business hub during the day.

“The reason I’ve chosen to base it by Canary Wharf is that the people working here are the ones we want as club members. It’s right in the heart of the city here – to me it looks like ew ork.

I also like the fact that the water level remains constant unlike the Thames which goes up and down twice a day.”

Prince Khan said The acht lub ondon had three categories of membership – founder, governor and club.

He said the 5 founder members would each pay 5 per year, which would allow them to book the Freedom for parties of up to 1 people for a dry hire rate of 5, 5 .

“I’ve taken seven governor members so far,” said Prince Khan. So there are places remaining – interested parties can apply via the website and then we interview them to make sure they’re the right fit.

He said governor members would pay a refundable deposit of 5, to oin for a period of 1 years with benefits including a complimentary party for 1 people every 1 months on board the yacht and the right to use it as their business base and invite up to three guests for meetings.

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summer flavours Left, the Freedom is expected to arrive at West India Quay in August

I genuinely believe in giving something back.

We’re offering something phenomenal Prince Khan, The Yacht Club London

They can also hold business seminars for up to 50 people on board at weekends for a £750 fee, including refreshments for guests.

“I genuinely believe in giving something back,” said rince Khan. e’re offering something phenomenal – imagine starting a business and being able to invite people for lunch on a yacht.

I’m not really too concerned about making money from this part of the business.”

Prince Khan said he would also be offering complimentary club memberships to up to 1,200 young business people under the age of 40.

Those signing up would en oy a range of benefits including regular parties, a 50% discount on hire of the yacht and the right to attend a selection of events over the course of each 12-month period.

He said members would also have the chance to present their businesses at regular meetings to help them raise money for their ventures.

In turn, this activity is, in part, intended to exist in symbiosis with the work of London Luxury Property Estates.

Prince Khan said: “With the estate agency we make a promise to rent a property for a client within 30 days or we’ll pay a month’s rent in compensation to the client.

“It’s quite something to be able to say to people come and oin us at our o ce in Mayfair or better still on our flagship and head o ce on the yacht.

The ship itself has five staterooms which can be used by international clients.

“These facilities will also be available to some of our members at the end of parties we host on board – the yacht can sleep up to 10 and we will serve a Champagne breakfast to those who stay in the morning.”

Prince Khan said ultimately he intends to bring 12 yachts to Docklands, running them along similar lines.

He said he hoped to moor a further two in West India Docks and the rest in Royal ictoria ock offering easy access to Excel.

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tastes new and old to seek out across Canary Wharf

BAR BOLIVAR Reuters Plaza Mojito, £9.75

CAFE BRERA Cabot Square Margherita Pizza, £8.50

YUMTEA Canada Place Mango Jasmine Mousse, £4.90

This bar may have been open for a while, but it’s only recently been able to welcome guests inside and there’s something about sipping a mint-laced drink, packed with zesty lime and punchy rum against a back drop of soft pastel colours and old suitcases that makes you almost feel like you could be in Havana. Oh and it’s got a little fountain too, so you can listen to the trickle of water on a hot day.

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An oldie, but an absolute classic. If the sun is shining, a gentle breeze blowing through the lush green leaves of Cabot Square’s immaculate trees, then there are few places in Canary Wharf more worthy of a visit for a decent bite and a few pints of chilled Italian lager. Combine all this with the soothing rush of the cool fountains and it’s no wonder you’ll need to arrive early to get a decent spot by the water.

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Recently opened at the end of the string of kiosks opposite Waitrose, this brand offers a variety of teas, cakes and seating (this is a bit of an exaggeration as it can only accommodate three people). This quivering slice of delicately flavoured fruity mousse is the one to go for, albeit wincing at the single-use plastic wrapper.

The taste is light, fresh and not overly sweet – ideal with a cup of oolong.

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by Jon Massey

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ndrea Rasca has two gifts. Spend even a little time with the founder and selfstyled chief executive dreamer of Mercato Metropolitano and it’s not long before his talent for simplicity emerges. He can take a complex area like sustainability, for example, and cut through the crap, the greenwashing and the often tepid attempts by big corporations to polish their images.

This feeds into his second gift – vision. Andrea can see potential, conceive of successful places that don’t yet exist. So it’s easy, sat in the sunshine on the meandering wooden benches stretching down to West India South Dock, for him to conjure a future where the waterside park becomes the most attractive destination for visitors to Canary Wharf.

The e quisitely finished boardwalk and the emerging residential community at the eastern end of the estate are two of the reasons his business has taken space in George Street to create MMy Wood Wharf, set to open later this summer.

To understand the potency of this opening, it’s important to look at where it’s coming from.

In 2015, Andrea set up Mercato Metropolitano on the site of a former paper mill in Elephant And Castle. Today, the 45,000sq ft facility attracts millions of visitors every year and is host to more than 40 vendors, a micro brewery, a gin distillery, a jazz club and an extensive grocery.

But it’s also an expression of Andrea’s goals and ideals. It’s a platform for small businesses to trade, but to do so they must fit in with MM’s sustainable economic model that strives to be socially responsible and an asset to the local community it operates in.

“I want to make food become the centre of our lives,” said Andrea. “We eat three times a day. It’s our first medicine. ood connects us to environmental

issues, to farmers and to our health. There’s nothing more important. or the last years, food has been treated like a normal commodity The big corporations have decided to sell us food regardless of the provenance or chemical content – they just want to make more money out of it. ive years ago I arrived at a point where I said: ‘I think I’ve got it, it’s enough for me. Why don’t we try to go back to how things were – this should be the normal state of things. There’s no genius here.

“With this model, we created a physical platform where we could allow small entrepreneurs and producers to operate without the hassle of rent, the business rates, things like that.

“We would give everything to them and help them grow their businesses so they could concentrate on the food. That meant they had to align with our vision, our manifesto for sustainability and food as a human right, which means adequate food – accessible nutritious and compatible with the local culture.

“We vet every single one of each business’ suppliers and they have to change if they don’t conform to our model.”

Having created a successful pilot in Milan, Andrea turned his attention to London, a city he’d been visiting since the age of 15, having struck a deal with his father that the cost of his trips to stay with a cosmopolitan family in Harrow-On-The-Hill would be covered so long as he was learning English.

It was an arrangement that allowed him not only to indulge his passion for opera, musicals and jazz, but also to uncover the good things in the capital’s food scene at the time.

“I have always been attracted to London for the kind of soft power or energy that it has,” said Andrea.

“So I decided I wanted to test my idea in one of the best markets in the world – for me, that was Borough Market.

“But on a trip to look for locations there was some misunderstanding about what I was

Years since Mercato Metropolitano opened its doors at Elephant And Castle

vision pursuing a

Andrea enjoys the sun outside the space MMy Wood Wharf will inhabit in George Street when it opens later this year

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looking for. I was being shown places where there was footfall from a marketing perspective.

“So I said I couldn’t care less – I didn’t need historical data because what I see is what is not yet there.

I wanted to feel the vibe of a location for people’s needs they didn’t yet know they had.

“So when they showed me the Elephant And Castle site – an abandoned printing factory full of drug addicts – it was beautiful. I fell in love. I had a feeling, crazy, but it was there. So I told my friends I was going to do it, against all of their advice.”

Having opened in 2016 on a shoestring with Andrea and his friends doing much of the conversion work themselves, the first year saw MM rack up £9million in sales, more than doubling that in its third year with more than 4million visitors coming through the doors.

“We call it a circus now – food is very important, but it’s 50% and the other half is the atmosphere of artists, community and accessibility,” said Andrea. “We realised that somewhere like this could reach more people in a city like ondon.

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hich brings us to MMy Wood Wharf – the latest project – as Andrea expands across the capital, having already launched at a second site near Elephant and in a converted church in Mayfair.

November is expected to see a 30-vendor venue open on the Redbridge Town Hall car park site in Ilford with seating for 600 people. But before that, his Canary Wharf venture will open its doors.

“I had the idea in my head that whenever we open a big one, we need to have smaller ones too to provide a bit of an alternative to the delivery system for takeaway food, which is not a model with love,” said Andrea.

“First they sell anything, like McDonalds, and I don’t want to be in that space, secondly, they have dark kitchens and you don’t know what they’re cooking in there and, thirdly, the delivery guys are underpaid.

“In the restaurant business we control everything – the safety regulations are amazing, so my idea was to combine a smaller version of our grocery, not a big variety but everything you need, with a smaller version of Mercato and deliver in a different way to the people who live a few hundred metres from the market.

“It’s called MMy, because it’s the customer’s space, their community. very one will be different and I want people to tell me if they like it or they want to change it.”

So what can Wharfers expect

Food, people and environment are at the centre of everything we do. It’s about creating the right balance for a better city Andrea Rasca, Mercato Metropolitano

when MMy Wood Wharf opens its doors later this year?

“First of all, good food not compromised by conglomerates, or chemicals – everything will be healthy and natural,” said Andrea.

“We’re going to have 10 small corners inside, so you will have the chance to buy your own cheese and ham, freshly baked bread and olive oil.

“You will also have the chance to eat the most amazing gelato, freshly made every morning, great meat from our butchers, oysters, fresh fish, amazing craft beer and a wonderful corner of wines.

“We’re going to have amazing pizza, which is the same as we have in the other locations, with 48-hour raised dough, Neapolitan tomatoes and Mozzarella, which you need to have for a good pizza, and pasta made freshly in front of you – there will be such a big variety.

On the lower ground floor we’ll have an amazing jazz club with music and food and drinks – wines from all around Europe and further afield.

“The most important thing, which I really want to stress, is that food, people and environment are at the centre of everything we do, not shareholders’ revenue.

“This is vital, because the only way forward is not when you talk about sustainability, but when your business is based on it.

“Sustainability is not just showing that 1% of your business is green, but when 100% of everything you do is – maybe not perfect yet – but aiming towards that. We are plastic-free and all our staff are paid the ondon living wage as a minimum. It’s easy to be green and then pay nothing to your employees.

I believe – first of all – you have to create your own community.

Then we need to talk to kids about it, that’s the future.

“Everything we do is about creating the right balance for a better city.”

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Species of bat currently living on the Canary Wharf estate

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by Martin Gettings

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ith the official start of summer just around the corner, it’s been wonderful to see people returning to the estate to visit our shops, bars, and restaurants or just spending time outdoors in our parks. You may know that Canary Wharf has over 20 acres of parks and open space, but what you might not be aware of is the number of native plants and wildlife you can find on the estate.

Since we first launched our Biodiversity Action Plan in 2004, we’ve been actively seeking to increase the number and variety of flora and fauna on our developments.

Today at Canary Wharf we have five different kinds of bat, bird species such as tufted ducks, mallards and terns and many species of fish, insects and invertebrates.

Some of the smaller creatures may be tricky to spot, but if you look carefully, you’ll see bird and bat boxes, insect hotels, beehives and even a duck house.

As you take in the parks and gardens, you’ll also notice some art in and among the nature. Canary Wharf has the UK’s largest free collection of public art, with more than 75 permanent works dotted throughout the estate.

If you want to learn more about our art collection, we have an art map available on our website and I’d encourage anyone to take a walk around the estate and take in the whole collection. After a year in lockdown, any opportunity to spend time in nature is beneficial for our health and wellbeing.

Our parks are the perfect place to

Martin Gettings is group head of sustainability at Canary Wharf Group Go to canarywharf.com or breakingtheplastichabit.co.uk Scan this code for more information on sustainability in Canary Wharf

great Canary Wharf is keen to welcome as many people as possible to its open spaces, whether that’s to enjoy the plant life, spot animals or take in the art

all creatures

do that, having received Green Flag status in recognition for best practice in outdoor spaces.

We also monitor the air quality at Canary Wharf and our results show that our air has around 25% less pollution than the City or the West End. We’re so excited to welcome people back to Canary Wharf. Whether you work here, live here or just come to relax, everyone is welcome to enjoy our parks, gardens and open spaces.

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Biodiversity Action Plan or anything else related to sustainability at Canary Wharf, please get in touch by emailing us at sustainability@canarywharf.com.

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We also monitor the air quality at Canary Wharf and our results show that our air has around 25% less pollution than the City Martin Gettings, Canary Wharf Group

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stories in objects

Salt Stoneware Hip Flask See it at the Brunel Museum, Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe

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Deptford Does Art Deptford

ART | A Fine Mess See an extravaganza of narrative, figurative and colourful screen prints and paintings by artists Tom Berry and David Horgan in the gallery’s latest show.

Jul 15-25, daily, free to view, deptforddoesart.com

how old is it?

It was made sometime after 1827, possibly in ceramics powerhouse Stoke-On-Trent.

FILM | The Blues Brothers Deptford Cinema continues its pop-up summer season with this comedy classic as it searches for a permanent home for its screenings.

Jul 17, 6.30pm, deptfordcinema.org Where?

The Albany Garden Deptford

STAGE | The Grimm Sisters The Albany’s Summer In The Garden series continues as the sisters present a marvellous mix of storytelling, comedy and live music.

Jul 31, 2pm and 4.30pm, thealbany.org.uk

secret pleasures

don’t say I’ll need a drink if Crossrail winds up being delayed 15 years.

what’s it for?

This little bottle really had two functions, the first being a handy spirit storage facility for gentlemen and ladies in need of a quick nip of the strong stuff. the strong stuff?

Gin was popular at the time, but it may equally have held brandy, rum whisky or similar.

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Deptford Lounge Deptford

did the fundraising work?

The Government wound up having to bail out the project, so not really, but when the tunnel opened it was initially a hit, attracting more than a million visitors in its first 15 weeks of opening. Interest subsequently waned, though, and it was never able to perform its intended function as a route under the river for cargo due to a lack of land.

what’s this?

It’s a drinking vessel featuring a depiction of the grand entrance hall to Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe.

and its second purpose?

The company constructing the Thames Tunnel constantly ran into financial difficulty – what was planned as a three-year project ended up taking 18 years. To raise capital it sold various pieces of TOP TIP A completely different way to experience the Brunel Museum is via Midnight Apothecary’s regular takeovers of its roof garden and terrace. Those attending can expect a wild array of botanical cocktails and tours of Brunel’s grand entrance to the Thames Tunnel as standard

do say Let’s all have a nip to celebrate the first tunnel under a navigable river ever constructed.

More or less as told to Jon Massey by the Brunel Museum’s Khalil Mohammed

branded merchandise including flasks like this.

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but it looks quite attractive...

Mass-produced pottery like this was basically the cheap plastic of its day, taking colour from salt crystals thrown in during firing.

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Miles a Stirling Eco Electro Ride can go on a single charge, costing about £1

by Jon Massey

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reativity courses through Robert Grace like the electric mopeds he designs and sells flow through the streets of London.

The founder and CEO of Stirling Eco began his career in decorative ceramic tiling, rising through an apprenticeship to the pinnacle of the industry with a company – race Of ondon – that produces intricate mosaic designs using 12, 18 and 24-carat gold, other precious metals and Swarovski crystals.

So what prompted him to launch an electric vehicle company and base his operation on The Highway in Wapping?

“Stirling Eco came about because I was asked to decorate a bike – an electric moped – about three years ago by a German company because of my reputation with gilding and ceramics and so on,” said Robert. “I said: Sure, send it over’. This bike was to be decorated for a big fancy show in America and, when I got it, put it together, sat on it and tried it out, I realised there was nothing much like it in the UK. “We actually stock that model in the showroom now – it’s called the Ridgeback. So we did a bit of product research and we were so far ahead of the curve. uring the first lockdown, I was fortunate that I was staying for three months in Poole, in my friend’s beautiful house, 80 metres from the sea, sitting in the garden and thinking about what the world was going to be like. When you set up a business, you try to imagine how things will be in five years, but the virus turned everything on its head.

“We couldn’t really see beyond 12 months at the time, but I wanted to work out what could set us apart if we went into this market, ust as I was set apart from my peers as a tile fi er by the creative component to what I was doing. e decided it would absolutely be the art side of the business that set us apart with the bikes, so we set about designing something really stylish.

“Primarily it had to be functional because people would buy it to get to and from work – it had to work correctly, but beyond that there was no reason it couldn’t be se y and fun as well.

The result was the lectro Ride, a low slung collection of curves evoking classic chopper motorcycles but built for modern urban riding. owered by a 2,000W motor it boasts a 45mph top speed although comes limited to 30mph, has a range of 30 miles on a single four-hour charge and starts at £2,410 for the entry level model.

“You can buy an electric motorbike that does 70mph for 100 miles, but that isn’t the market that we’re in, said Robert. e want to transform the way people travel around cities – that’s the nucleus of our idea,

Robert takes an Electro Ride for a spin over the cobbled streets of Wapping near the brand’s showroom

ahead of the

curves

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

how Robert Grace has filled Stirling Eco’s Wapping-based showroom with creativity and exotic art as the brand sets its sights on car-owners

Stirling Eco founder and CEO Robert Grace aims to blend creativity and sustainability with his Wappingbased electric vehicle company

The brand’s creative director Tee Blackwood pauses for a minute on Stirling Eco’s roof

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there’s both a solid business case and an environmentally conscious core to the firm’s operation.

At the time of writing ondon’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) is set for a significant e pansion, potentially affecting millions of car owners in just over 120 days.

Robert said: “There’s a massive number of people who will, all of a sudden, have to think about paying £12.50 a day to keep their car in the zone if it doesn’t fit in with the new restrictions. any of those will be two-car families where they need two modes of transport. A lot of our clients are coming in because they can’t afford to keep two cars and they’re seeing us as an alternative. They need to keep one car to visit people outside London because our bikes aren’t allowed on the motorway, but they’re looking to us for a vehicle that’s ULEZ compliant, totally tax-free and that you can ride into the City without paying the congestion charge or polluting the atmosphere.

“We’re doing things properly. You need a CBT at least to ride one of our bikes and they have to be insured. But you also get fle ibility – you can take the battery out and into your house to charge it, which costs about £1 for 30 miles.

As a company we really want to look after people. The batteries are guaranteed for 12 months and we pride ourselves on really good aftercare and like to stay in touch with our clients. We even organise rides and people are welcome to join us.

“The nice thing about these bikes is that when you pull up at the tra c lights you get people asking about them – they really turn heads.

“I’d like to share the story of a client of ours called Greg. He works for a big law firm in IT and used to get the Tube every day from Golders Green to oorgate and used to arrive at work angry every day.

“He came in the other day and we asked him how the bike was as he’d been riding it for about two months.

“He said: ‘Rob, I arrive at work happy every day’. It was really nice to hear him say that – now in terms of the commute he’s in control, there’s no-one around him, breathing on him, that’s freedom.”

There’s a sense that Stirling Eco, which launched in 2020 is very much at the start of its journey and with a showroom filled with art and creative people it’s a space that demands attention.

As for Robert’s tiling, he’s accepted Wharf Life’s challenge to create a special edition of the Electro Ride decorated with his signature mosaics.

We’ll watch this space with interest.

that’s where everything begins. The components we use are pretty much standard – a moped is two wheels, handlebars and a throttle but electric vehicle technology is so fluid at the moment. The motors are getting more e cient, the batteries are lasting longer and controllers are evolving.

“So changing the motors on these to upgrade them is relatively inexpensive – it’s not like changing an engine in a car – and the maintenance on them is really simple. Really it’s just tyres and brake pads.

“That’s why we’re an art-orientated business – we can decorate bikes personally for clients and then upgrade the technology as it becomes available.”

Walk in to Stirling Eco’s showroom and there’s little doubt that you’re at a dealer with a difference. As well as selling the Electro Ride, the company stocks a range of other electric vehicles including the Vespa-style Trento.

Part art gallery, part den for electric vehicle enthusiasts, it boasts street art murals and paintings and a red carpet area for those seduced by the glitz and glam of celebrity.

Taken as a whole it forms the perfect backdrop to the mopeds – especially the art bikes, which include one gilded in 24-carat gold and festooned with sparkling crystals, available for £25,000.

“It’s the usual analogy of being a very small fish in a very big pond because we’re competing with big brands,” said Robert.

“If we were in the same room as them we couldn’t compete – we’d get torn apart. So that’s why we’re here on The Highway. What we’ve decided to be here is the most e otic fish in the tank and this is our aquarium. That’s why people’s eyes are drawn to us. e’ve got gra ti artists here, but we didn’t want the showroom to look like Camden Town, so there’s a really good objective mix of artwork here, combining the work of the Bickerton Grace Gallery, which I set up with photographer Anne- arie ickerton, with what we were doing with the bikes.”

A quick glance through Stirling Eco’s social media channels reveals a brand that’s unafraid to have a bit of fun while creating some buzz, tempting celebrities to mount its bikes and even collaborating with Ryan Reynolds’ stunt double in the Deadpool movies.

Look beyond the hype though and

It’s the usual analogy of being a very small fish in a very big pond. We’ve decided to be the most exotic fish in the tank and this is our aquarium

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Robert Grace, Stirling Eco

Mosaic: The brand mixes art with practicality and a dash of irreverence

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Wilton’s Music Hall Wapping

STAGE | first Piano On The Moon Written and performed by Will Pickvance, this tale of one boy’s flight of fantasy takes audience members all the way to the moon and back with Mozart.

Aug 2-4, times vary, from £8, witons.org.uk Where?

Brussels Wharf Wapping

SHOP | Wapping Docklands Market Check out Zeroo’s first market that promises a heady blend of fresh produces, live artists, ceramicists and street food with as little plastic as poss.

Saturdays, 10am-4pm, zeroomarkets.co.uk Where?

Wilton’s Music Hall Wapping

FILM | Nosferatu See FW Murnau’s 1922 black and white classic with atmosphere added by the thrill of a live performance by pianist Sam Watts in accompaniment.

Aug 10-11, 7.30pm, £11.50, witons.org.uk

pop in

There are many ways to support a venue and Wilton’s Music Hall offers plenty of facilities not least acting as a popular wedding venue and running one of the best bars in east London. Drop in and show your support wiltons.org.uk Scan this code to visit the website for Wilton’s Music Hall and discover the venue’s many attractions want more? @wharflifelive

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Years since Beth started her business baking cakes from her flat in Hackney

Sweet Nothing’s branding features pastel pinks and bold typography

Beth Cardy, below, has opened Sweet Nothing Bakehouse at Republic near East India DLR station

bakehouse building up the

how Sweet Nothing Bakehouse MD Beth Cardy went from fashion to founding a bakery brand

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eaders in thrall to the tyranny of the sweet tooth take note, there’s a new player in town. Baker and entrepreneur Beth Cardy recently opened the doors to her first bricks and mortar premises at Republic.

Located just over the Aspen Way foorbridge from East India DLR station, Sweet Nothing Bakehouse serves up coffee from all-female Deptford-based roastery Lomond alongside an extensive array of cakes, tarts and pastries, plus milkshakes and soft-serve ice cream from Brick Lane’s own Dappa.

Decked out in pale pinks, subtle greens and blonde wood, pepped up with pot plants and dark metalwork

it’s a light, inviting interior connected to a foliage-framed outdoor space via full-height plate glass windows. It all serves as a backdrop to the punchy aesthetic of Beth’s cakes which luxuriate under curls of buttercream icing, slices of dried fruit and the glamour of glitter-spritzed cherries.

Little surprise perhaps, that she began her career in the world of fashion before making her way into the kitchen.

“Sweet Nothing started in Hackney, in my flat with my flatmates doing bespoke cakes,” said Beth, who runs the company as managing director.

After school I went to She eld Hallam University and did a fashion degree. I wanted to do design – that was my dream. I moved to London to

Sweet Nothing Bakehouse serves coffee from Deptford-based roastery Lomond

get into the industry, and realised that it wasn’t what I wanted at all.

“At university, you’re wrapped in cotton wool, you never have the real experience, so I moved into the production side of the industry and started baking on the side.

“My mum’s actually a baker, working in the catering industry and, even when we were kids, she would just bake with us for fun.

“I found that I really enjoyed it, and I really liked cake as well, so that helped. So, I did a bit of research and enrolled on a one-day a week patisserie course.”

Beth continued working in fashion while she trained, eventually leaving the industry to join Euphorium Bakery in Islington, which enabled

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Above, loaf cakes at Sweet Nothing Bakehouse, which also offers tables outside among the plants her to gain the experience necessary to become qualified as a baker.

She said That was really hard work, getting up at half-three in the morning for a 5am start. I did that for three months – you don’t see anyone, you get up in the dark and it was not very sociable.

I couldn’t go out at the weekends or see friends but it didn’t really put me off, I ust wanted to work for myself and set my own hours. So that’s when I started Sweet othing in 15, baking bespoke cakes from home. orking other obs while she nurtured her brand, she made the move into events, buying and kitting out a former horse-bo trailer to make the business mobile in 1 , going on to serve her products at corporate gigs for the likes of icrosoft, aco Rabanne and arner rothers Studios.

In 1 I started looking for premises, because that’s where I always knew I wanted to go, she said. I didn’t always want to be in this trailer working at events, I wanted a bakery.

It’s taken three years from finding something to actually opening because you need the right location and the right branding.

A few places fell through, and then finally we decided to come to Republic. The unit we have is close to the R and gets the foot tra c in and out of the development. e finally got it in arch and opened on April 1 – that took 1 months because of the pandemic, which interrupted a lot of our plans, but we are here now and we want people to know we are open.

Sweet othing is constantly evolving and, as the business establishes itself, eth is already looking to the future, near and far. e are a bakery and we have a bespoke cake service, which is a big part of the company – something we’ll probably end up e panding to

be our main source of income, she said. As a female-led business we want to promote other small firms and our ethos is very much working with independent suppliers such as appa and omond. e don’t use any plastic and all of our cups are biodegradable. Or cutlery is disposable or wooden.

Any plastic we do have is made from plants, so it doesn’t take years to decompose, but days instead.

That was a big thing, because opening a bakery, we might have been adding to landfill – all those cups, those lids. ven before ovid a lot of people were getting into sustainability. Think how many restaurants and cafes and take-aways there are in the world and it’s unbelievable how much rubbish they generate. e have a food waste bin, so anything in the kitchen which is scrap goes in the bin and is then disposed of properly. e’re also working with a company called Too ood To o, which is basically an app, that offers magic bags – we fill them up with any pastries we can’t sell at the end of the day and they go out to customers. They don’t get to choose what’s in the bag, but it means we make our costs back on the pastries and we’re not generating wasted food.

At Republic we have plans to start a brunch service, although we’re still finalising the menu.

As a female-led business we want to promote other small firms and our ethos is very much working with independent suppliers such as Dappa and Lomond Beth Cardy, Sweet Nothing Bakehouse

It’s likely to include pancakes, avocado on toast, poached eggs, wa es and the roissant enny, which is ggs enedict in a croissant.

It will be very Australian-inspired and we’re hoping that will come together before the end of une. ventually, I want to e pand to other sites then maybe to start a franchise eventually, but that’s a few years away. or now, there are plenty of attractions for customers already in place, not least a range of newly launched loaf cakes.

They have a filling inside, which is a bit of a surprise with lots of nice te tures, said eth.

Overall, Sweet othing is very pink, Instagrammable but still classic – over the top but not too much – our products ust look mouthwatering. y favourite thing to do is actually the bespoke cakes, which start at for a five-inch one.

A customer will come to us and say they want pastels or stencilling and that’s the best thing, when you get to be creative and they are happy with the result.

Running your own business is almost more stressful than working for other people, but in a good way. ventually I want to step away from the everyday responsibilities of the business and start to e pand it. I didn’t think I’d ever have the opportunity to have something like the bakery I’ve opened at Republic, to be honest. hen I go home and have some time to myself, I think I did all that,’ and I’m so proud. Obviously it doesn’t happen overnight, but it is incredible.

I maybe thought I’d have a little place in a village, so to have this as my first premises is amazing and we can’t wait for more businesses to open here, which is good for all of us.

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VISIT | The Weave Shed Pop in on artist in residence Daniel Harris of the London Cloth Company as he weaves, washes, cuts and sews 100 garments entirely on site.

Until Oct 2, Sats, noon-4pm, free, trinitybuoywharf.com Where?

Poplar Union Poplar

COMEDY | Lava Elastic Settle in for a night of neurodiverse comedy, poetry and other stuff from a wide range of performers including some considered neurotypical.

Jul 22, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £10, poplarunion.com Where?

The Space Isle Of Dogs

STAGE | Hello Georgie, Goodbye Best This show examines the football icon’s fish bowl lifestyle and its effect on him and those around him as he bows out long before his time.

Jul 27-Aug 5, times vary, £15, space.org.uk

coffee and groceries

Check out a whole world of Italian flavour and produce at recent Isle Of Dogs arrival La Nina Caffe And Mercato offering coffee, advice, pastries, savoury treats and a programme of tastings and musical gigs laninacaffemercato.co.uk Scan this code to find out more about events and food and drink stocked by La Nina Caffe And Mercato want more? @wharflifelive

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by David Lefebvre Sell

how the Art Of Zero Living is bringing ecofriendly products to Greenwich shoppers Not knowing makes listening and learning possible

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harles Darwin once wrote: “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge”. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, mostly because it is easily mistaken for confidence. This is known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect, named after two social psychologists who first described it. In their original study they found people who scored lowest in grammar, humour and logic tended to wildly overestimate their performance.

I’m sure we all know people like this. We can see this effect all around – the entitlement of ignorant people failing upwards into positions of authority they don’t deserve. I’m trying really hard not to get political here. My point here is, maybe it’s time we make not knowing great again. If ignorance begets confidence, then maybe a lack of confidence is not the worst thing in the world?

If you feel like Maybe there’s no you’ve got so need to hide our sense of imposter syndrome, much more to especially if we’re only trying to fit in with learn, you’re people who are too probably already ignorant to know that they are? on the right path Social media David Lefebvre Sell algorithms feed our own opinions back to us and our brains conspire against us by unconsciously filtering out information that doesn’t fit into our world view.

Changing your mind is hard. Doing proper research is hard – not least of which because feeling like a bit of an idiot is also hard. Perhaps sometimes feeling that way is good.

There are two kinds of people – those who listen and those who only wait to talk. Good things happen when we say, “I don’t know”.

It makes listening, learning and communication possible.

Notice the next time you stop reading something just because you don’t agree with it, or re-educate yourself about something you think you know. If you feel like you’ve got so much more to learn, you’re probably already on the right path.

David Lefebvre Sell is a Greenwich-based psychotherapist and Yoga instructor who teaches at Third Space in Canary Wharf Follow @davetheyogi on Twitter and Instagram and @DavidLefebvreSellYogaAndPsychotherapy on FB Scan this code for more on David’s work as a psychotherapist and details of his online Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga classes

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Plus product lines that the Art Of Zero Living stocks in its Greenwich Market shop

by Jon Massey

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ita Viskackaite and Justas Kanapeckas would love you to bring your own containers when you visit their shop in Greenwich Market. But if you don’t it’s no bother. The Art Of Zero Living is as ready to serve curious passers-by just as any convenience store would.

But it does it without resorting to single-use plastic.

Opened two months ago, the shop carries more than 400 product lines – all carefully selected by the couple to meet their exacting environmental standards – including 240 kinds of food with 5 certified as organic. how did you come to start the Art Of Zero Living?

Vita: It was born during the pandemic, when we were at home for eight months doing nothing, and we couldn’t shop zero waste, because there was nothing around, so we decided it was the perfect time to start something.

I was working at Itsu in the logistics department as a supply chain coordinator.

Justas: I’d been working in a restaurant as a manager for the last 10 years, so I’m from a retail and hospitality background and Vita knew about supply and logistics, but retail was new for us.

One morning over coffee – we’d already watched a lot of etfli – and we said, as we were locked at home, we should use the time for something.

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where did you find inspiration?

Justas: We’d read a book by Bea Johnson, who coined the term Zero Waste. We’d always been into nature and, because we have a daughter, we thought it was important to work on that area.

Vita: Bea gave me a kick up the arse.

Her ideas had already pushed me to make changes – we refused to buy food in single-use plastic packaging, but during the pandemic we were forced to go back and buy it, because we didn’t have anywhere to buy it locally in Greenwich. When you’re purchasing this stuff every day, you don’t realise – you think it’s normal. ut when you start living a different lifestyle and then you have to go back, you realise that it isn’t at all.

what will people find in the shop?

Vita: High quality, natural, sustainable food and other products – absolutely nothing that has chemicals in it.

It’s all about being able to trace each product from the beginning to the end of the supply chain. We can provide all the information customers need and we believe in organic food and use all the products ourselves. I’m happy to stand by every single one – if we didn’t like it, we wouldn’t sell it.

Justas: We’ve done eight months of homework and we’re still doing it if we decide to bring in a new line.

Customers can buy as much or as little as they like because the things we sell are mostly not pre-packed. We try to eliminate as much packaging as possible.

Of course, for first-time buyers we provide paper bags and containers free of charge. We live this lifestyle so we know how to encourage people.

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We explain how it works to everyone who comes through the door for the first time and make them feel welcome

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Vita Viskackaite, Art Of Zero Living

Lentils, razors, toothbrushes, spices, herbs, oils, cleaning products and a great many more products can be found at the Art Of Zero Living in Greenwich Market

how does it work?

Vita: We explain that to everyone who comes through the door for the first time. Either people go back home and get their jars and containers, or use our bags.

I remember my first time shopping in such a store – it’s very strange if you’re used to a supermarket. You’re afraid to drop the beans or that you might put something in the wrong place, because it’s complete freedom for you to help yourself.

But nobody should worry – we’re always there to advise customers that it’s fine, that they can make a mess and it’s normal. The shop is designed for this. Then they laugh and we make them feel welcome. We want Greenwich to know that we exist, because we are affordable. e said that we were not going to be expensive, even though we are organic. People should be able to afford this food and bring their own containers.

Justas: We’ve had Australians come to our shop – many of them – and they’ve said shops like this are on every corner in their country and wonder why it’s not like that in the UK. e are the first shop like this in Greenwich. how would you like to develop the brand in future?

Vita: Business is getting better and better – we knew that at the beginning it was going to be very hard.

No-one made a shop work in two or three months, it takes time – one year, maybe two – we don’t know. But this is our idea, it’s our lifestyle and it comes from the bottom of our hearts, so we’re going to fight for it.

Justas: One of the good things is that everyone can buy from us, because they are not forced to buy a lot. We have literally had people spending 83p on nuts or some pasta.

I hope this shop will bring us more attention in general, and maybe we’ll start a bigger project, perhaps open a few more or maybe teach kids in schools – that would be nice. It’s not only business, it’s spreading a message.

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STAGE | Rock ‘N’ Roll Politics With Steve Richards The TV presenter and political columnist brings his one-man show, delving into the machinations of Westminster to Greenwich for two dates .

Jul 18, Sept 12, 7.30, £15, greenwichtheatre.org.uk Where?

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Jul 31, 7pm, free, greenwichpeninsula.co.uk

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Minutes allowed for each screening at The Silver Building with the programme starting at 11am Monday-Saturday

Performance artist Victor Esses, left, and visual artist Yorgos Petrou have created Unfamiliar To Us

familiarise a chance to

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Western Gateway Royal Victoria Dock

CULTURE | Ensemble Festival Producing powerhouse Certain Blacks presents a blend of circus, dance, theatre and art for a series of outdoor performances. A must-see.

Jul 24, noon-6pm, free, royaldocks.london Where?

Excel Royal Victoria Dock

RACING | 2021London E-Prix Formula E returns to the capital for the first time since 2016, this time on a track that weaves its way around and then inside the Excel. Unprecedented.

Jul 24-25, register for ticket details, excel.london Where?

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free-to-attend screenings of Unfamiliar To Us are set to arrive at The Silver Building in Royal Docks on June 26

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t’s been a long time coming, but The Silver uilding is finally set to host a site-specific screening of Unfamiliar To Us. Originally commissioned as part of arts festival Join The Docks 2020, the video installation by visual artist

Yorgos Petrou and performance artist Victor Esses is set to be screened from une - uly 1 starting at 11am onday-Saturday.

The hour-long work, shot in one continuous take, explores the couple’s desire to have children and all the memories, experiences and fears that arise from that.

Unfamiliar To Us, which deals

with being queer and the human need to create a legacy, is presented on multiple screens and objects so audience members can choose which angle to watch the film from whether it’s focusing on the artists’ eyes, feet or the interior of their home.

Yorgos and Victor will also be organising a workshop for early-career artists and other curious people who are interested in making autobiographical work.

This is set to take place on uly , from 11am- pm, and is free.

Attendees must register their interest by filling out a form online before joining the session.

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how Katie Arnott and Fran Cookson rewrote the rules, with bridesmaids centre-stage

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Years since Fran and Katie founded Rewritten to broaden the bridesmaid’s dress market Fran, left, and

Katie spotted a gap in the market, founded a brand and are growing their empire from a base on Fish Island

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he story of Rewritten has, at its heart, a friendship. Katie Arnott had been working at then emerging jewellery brand Astley Clarke for about four years when she was assigned as a buddy to incoming head of communications Fran Cookson. espite being in different teams, the pair worked closely, becoming good friends over the next four years when one night, over several glasses of wine, inspiration struck.

“We were both getting married and we couldn’t find nice, cool, contemporary bridesmaids’ dresses for adults,” said Fran.

“We’d asked our friends where they’d been shopping for them and were told there were only traditional, old-fashioned shops – we saw this gap in the market and decided to launch a bridesmaid’s dress brand.

“We always knew we wanted to do our own thing and between us we thought we had the right skill set. Katie understood retail and operations and I had a background in fashion design as well as marketing.

“We put a business plan together and approached Virgin for a business startup loan in 2016 and that’s how we founded Rewritten.” startup e’ve nearly finished paying back that loan,” said Katie.

“Applying for it was really good for us because we had no idea what we were doing at all.

“We’d never started a business so we didn’t have a clue how to write a plan for one. Doing that really forced us to sit down and look at so many different aspects of the company.

“We put this huge document together, applied and got accepted straight away. Virgin has been very supportive over the years. We have often gone back and done talks there because they have lots of entrepreneurs and startups going though their programme.” styles “We started with four colours and four styles, and now we have around 14 colours and 10-12

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styles,” said Fran who designs Rewritten’s products.

“We’ve grown quite a lot as a brand and we have a wholesale channel as well, so we have stockists around the UK and internationally.

“We sell mainly through our showroom appointments and we’re fully booked until August as well as selling a lot online.

“We’re quite a disruptive brand,

Fran says one of Rewritten’s attractions is that it can supply a range of styles in the same colour

in that we were really the first ones to do a wide range of colours and sizes and styles available digitally, which wasn’t really a thing before in this market.

“The bridal industry is very old fashioned although it is changing.

Traditionally bridesmaids’ dresses would be very generic and really expensive – £300 per dress – that’s a huge amount of money if you have eight to buy.

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The question we ask is: ‘Why can’t you wear a really cool dress or a jumpsuit as a bridesmaid – something you could wear again?’

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Fran Cookson, Rewritten

Rewritten’s dresses come in a wide range of sizes with some styles available up to a 30

Top, Brooklyn Dress in Olive Green Rewritten, £140 Above, Ibiza Dress in Coral Rewritten, £115

“Many were prom-style – it was almost a joke category and that’s what we wanted to change.

“The question we ask is: ‘Why can’t you wear a really cool dress or a jumpsuit as a bridesmaid – something that you could potentially wear again?’. We call it sustainable bridesmaid-wear – the idea is that this no longer a ‘single use’ industry.

“Women’s fashion is one of the biggest environmental offenders and bridesmaids’ dresses are a big part of that – they’re relegated to the back of the wardrobe and we wanted to change that, making pieces you want to buy and wear, whether that’s different styles in the same colour or the same dress in a wide range of sizes.

“When we started, this approach didn’t even exist and people really enjoyed that autonomy rather than being told they had to wear a horrible dress.” showroom Having originally opened its doors in Tottenham, the brand has relocated to Fish Island in Hackney Wick, with premises that cater for its shipping operations and, crucially, customers who want to try dresses on.

“We make the whole thing really special with private fitting appointments and we open at the weekends too,” said Fran.

“People can come in as a group, have a glass of Prosecco and it’s a really lovely experience.

“It’s our clients with their mates having a trying on session – and our frosted glass makes it very private. Hackney Wick is such a cool area, with all the bars and restaurants around here – we have a blog on our website that tells visitors where the best places to go for brunch or a drink are and people really make a day of it.” sustainability Katie said: “We’re trying to change the preconception that weddings are about single-use fashion. Our brand is about rewriting the rules.

“We had to apply for our space at The Trampery in Hackney Wick – they were looking for sustainable fashion brands and we are one of the six founder members here.

“We’re not saying we’re perfect but we’re really striving to make

STAGE | Scream Fire (For The Revolution) Stratford East Young Company presents a play about anger, softness, longing, being enough and how men suck – how we both love and hate them.

Jul 21, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, £5, stratfordeast.com where?

Cody Dock Bow

Branching out into bridal: Simone Dress, £575, with Stevie Bridal Blouse, £315 a lot of changes, using recycled fabrics and making a lot of the collection in London as well as only making dresses when people order them which is a sustainable way of manufacturing.” spreading Rewritten recently launched its first bridal collection, made entirely from organic and recycled fabrics in response to demand from fans of the pieces in its core collection.

“We’re quite a London-centric brand at present so we’d like to become a lot bigger in the UK,” said Fran. “We’ve been looking at Manchester and we also have a lot of Irish brides, so Dublin could be an option too.

“In terms of sustainability we want to have the whole collection made in recycled fabrics by the beginning of 2023 and that’s partly about changing people’s mindsets about what that means, educating our customers. Our bridal collection really shows that – it’s affordable and the dresses could really be worn again.”

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