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FILM | Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Sonic teams up with new pal Knuckles to take on Dr Robotnik to rescue an emerald or something.

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Welcome to Wharf Life. Turn our pages and discover fresh flavours at The Pearson Room and Hawksmoor, artwork at Trinity Buoy Wharf and Limehouse, an accidental business in Canning Town, a now unfettered bar in Deptford and a hotel restaurant in Stratford that draws flavours from all over

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LATE | Explore The Museum Book early as these events often sell out – this is a chance to roam the galleries after hours and mark the final week of exhibition London: Port City.

Apr 29, 6.30pm, £10 , museumoflondon.org.uk

Why The Pearson Room is allnew where it counts – on the plate

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GIG | Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular Another one to book swiftly for as Jools Holland invites his favourite pianists to take the stage with him – expect Neville Dickie and Angus Macdonald.

Apr 13, 9.15pm, from £59, boisdale.co.uk

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How Hawksmoor combines exquisite, generous dishes with a warmth of service that raises the bar across the Wharf – oh and it serves wine that’s 25 years old, if that’s your thing...

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Bringing clarity to how Canary Wharf Group counts its emissions

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36 Find out how Canary Wharf-based Brookfield Properties supports makers and their ecosystem of galleries through its annual Craft Award in partnership with the Crafts Council – this year won by Christian Ovonlen 99bishopsgate.com Scan this code to read our interview with Brookfield curatorial director Saff Williams want more? @wharflifelive

How a pair of brothers realised their dream with Bluethroat

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Why serial entrepreneur Jonathan Fren created a shared workspace

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Fine weather must be on the horizon – news is in that The Lunch Market is set to return to Canary Wharf every Thursday from May 5 to September 22. Running noon-3pm, it will once again be curated by Karnival for maximum gastronomic impact canarywharf.com

32 It’s been a funny time for predictions – the pandemic having put paid to the best laid plans, but rumour has it burger powerhouse Patty & Bun is now set to open its doors in Wood Wharf in May. It’ll be Ari Golds all round for the foreseeable pattyandbun.co.uk

Get a quarter off your total bill at Emilia’s Crafted Pasta in Wood Wharf. Tables must be booked on Opentable with code LOCAL25 in the notes. Until Mar 31 emiliaspasta.com

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Art, bikes and baths, dive into the Bickerton Grace Gallery

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How James Cook taps out his art with thousands of keystrokes, painstakingly drawing from life on his collection of 40 typewriters + how you can have a go

Visit Bullards Spirits in Cabot Place on March 19 to try its cocktail of the month – the St Clements – for free.

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A comparatively quiet arrival, but a solid rival to Tortilla, if not quite reaching the level of Wahaca’s punchy dishes

it’s a bowl or a roll filled up with flavour

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hipotle doesn’t feel like the most glam place for lunch on the Wharf.

It boasts utilitarian design, unfinished wood and bright, unsympathetic lighting.

But then this rapid burrito outfit isn’t really looking to impress, it’s engaged in the industrial process of creating lots and lots of wraps and filling Wharfers with them as speedily as possible.

As a formula it works – Tortilla has long had lines outside it for a reason, although those in the know

seek out the Wahaca van in Canada Square.

Those simply in need of a good warm feed, could do worse than pay £7.60 at this Jubilee Place outlet though.

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Starbucks Returnable Cup Trial Branches across the estate stories.starbucks.com/emea

diary dates and ideas to make your Canary Wharf life a little bit sweeter GIG - Rebecca Ferguson Apr 7, 9.30pm, from £75, Boisdale Of Canary Wharf boisdale.co.uk The soul singer and songwriter is set to return to one of her favourite stomping grounds next month.

Following residencies at the venue in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Rebecca will once again perform a selection of classic tracks alongside her own compositions.

Ticket holders can expect to hear original songs including Shoulder To Shoulder, Teach Me How To Be Loved and Nothing’s Real But Love.

Having co-written four solo albums – Heaven, Freedom, Lady Sings The Blues and Superwoman, there’s plenty in the back catalogue to choose from.

Currently working on her fifth with Nile Rodgers of Chic, there may even be space for a little new material.

Having initially come to public attention on The X-Factor, Rebecca has toured the world performing alongside the likes of Lionel Ritchie, Andrea Bocelli and Burt Bacharach.

Boisdale offers a range of packages starting with tables in its window area simply to watch the performance for £75.

A two-course menu is included in its dinner and show packages, which start at £125 rising to £275 for tables closest to the stage.

The Cabot Square venue also boasts an oyster bar on its first floor, and a smoking terrace.

One for coffee and hot beverage lovers – branches of Starbucks across Canary Wharf are currently trialling an eco-friendly alternative to single-use takeaway cups.

Until April 18, outlets are offering customers the chance to have their drinks served in returnable cups and still benefit from the 25p discount it offers to those who bring their own reusable vessel.

A £1 deposit is taken against the return of the cup, which is refunded when it’s given back dirty or clean. Those using the scheme also get three Starbucks Rewards stars for their trouble.

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Part of the Spider-Man extended universe also inhabited by Tom Hardy’s Venom, this flick is set for its first screenings on March 31.

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how fresh faces at The Pearson Room are serving up dishes and drinks to tempt Wharfers’ mouths

by Jon Massey

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got shouted at, I burnt my hand and I started work there the next day,” said James Goodchild, recalling his first experience of working in a professional kitchen. “I’d finished school in Essex, where I lived, without many qualifications – I was a having a year out and my mum forced me to get some job interviews.

“So I went for a role as a barman because I thought it would be a nice easy one with plenty of money. That had gone, but they asked me if I wanted to do a shift in the kitchen, which I did to keep my mum off my back.

But I absolutely loved it – and that’s where my career started.

Now my mum is my biggest fan.”

It was the start of a journey that eventually led him to the role of head chef at rooftop members club Upstairs At The Department Store in Brixton. Then a fresh opportunity presented itself. His colleague at the south London venue – Emilie Parker-Burrell – was leaving to become general manager of The Pearson Room in Canada Square in preparation for its post-pandemic reopening last month.

“I knew she was going to Canary Wharf anyway and I was looking to do something else,” said James. “So I came over to see the venue – it was a blank canvas, which was very appealing, so I thought I’d give it a go.

“I’d loved working with Emilie at Upstairs and I think we work really well together.

“I’d never had a job in this part of London before or really visited it – it’s very new to me – so I was quite surprised by the number and quality of the bars and restaurants on the estate.

“The Pearson Room is owned

by Third Space and we had a briefing from them, to make sure we have dishes that work for what they’re doing on the health side of things, but we’ve had pretty much free rein to do what we want in the kitchen, which is great.

“We’ve created a menu that’s a little bit more casual than some of the other venues around here, food that’s a bit more laid back, continued on Page 8

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Starters currently on the menu at The Pearson Room, alongside four main courses and three dishes from the grill Head chef James Goodchild’s seared tuna with watermelon, sesame and ginger at The Pearson Room

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Days a week The Pearson Room is currently operating at Canada Square on the level above Waitrose

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James was head chef at Upstairs At The Department Store in Brixton before taking on the job at The Pearson Room

but we’ll see, over the coming months, what Canary Wharf wants from us and we’ll adapt what we do.”

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uests will find the familiar warm browns of the venue filled with the scents and avours of James’ creativity, ranging from healthier options to more decadent temptations.

Starters (£7-£14) can all be served as mains and include the likes of seared tuna with watermelon, sesame and ginger; quinoa, mint and spring vegetable salad; and poke bowl wakame with daikon and shiso.

Larger plates (£16-£21) include dishes such as roast chicken with carrot salad and whipped Feta, foraged mushroom risotto and pan-roasted cod with white bean, tomato, mussel and prawn stew.

“Flavour is the number one thing we look at here,” said James.

“It’s the reason to go out for dinner – to be hit with great big avours – and that’s what we do throughout our menu.

“I really like simple food. When I was younger, everyone had ambitions to win Michelin stars, but the older I get, the cooking and the food become more relaxed and I think that’s a much better direction to go in.

“I want people who eat my food to be full, content and happy having experienced some bold avours. full restaurant, with happy customers, is success in my eyes. “ taff play a huge role in that.

The team of people I have around me is absolutely phenomenal. I have great faith in my colleagues.

They are all outstanding chefs and we’re all on the same page in the kitchen – everyone can work on every section.

“We discuss the whole menu

Banana tarte tatin with rum and raisin ice cream

I really like simple food. The older I get, the cooking and the food become more relaxed. I want people to be happy James Goodchild, The Pearson Room

at the end of every session and, if we need to tweak, we do, and so it carries on. We never sit still – we’re always looking to be better, and hopefully that will show on the plate.

“We did an incredible number of tastings before we opened and I love the banana tarte tatin because I have a sweet tooth, but my favourite dish is the cod.

“I’ve always loved eating cassoulet – it’s a chef thing to try and get a huge amount of avour out of it and this recipe started off as a dish we used to have for lunch in the kitchen.

“There are lots of fresh herbs in it, and lemon at the end, which is very French. With mussels being in season at the same time as cod, and the prawns adding a bit of luxury – we use the shells for the sauce – it’s great that it’s become a restaurant dish.

“One thing I hate is to change the whole menu on one day – it’s a recipe for chaos and disaster. fter we’ve been open for a couple of months, then we’ll start introducing new dishes when ingredients are in season.

“We will have an ever-changing menu so when people come there will always be something new.

“It keeps the chefs on their toes as well and gives them a chance to develop their own dishes, get these on the menu and get a bit of recognition.”

The Pearson Room’s bar has also been refreshed with a new cocktail list including beverages such as Fraisier (East London Dry gin with Fraise liquor, lemon and raspberries) and Hoist The Colours (a showstopping combination of Discarded Banana Rum, coconut syrup, pineapple juice, lime juice and kiwi).

James said while there were plenty of healthy options on the menu for those visiting Third Space, The Pearson Room was very much a separate entity.

Plans for the future include creating more dishes inspired by the venue’s wine list, bringing in a dry-ageing cabinet so guests can see the meat they will be eating and setting up an oyster bar to pair with the English fi on offer.

The Pearson Room is now open Monday-Friday from 10am for lunch and dinner. The venue is also available to hire for events with an extensive range of food and drink options available.

James said: “You have to be approachable – we’re always happy to work with people so they get what they want.”

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Cod with white bean, mussel and prawn stew

Hoist The Colours is a rum and coconut-based cocktail with a showstopping presentation

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anary Wharf is enjoying something of a purple patch in terms of food lately and The Pearson Room, thanks chiefly to James Goodchild’s unapologetic use of rich, seductive flavours is now right up there.

Don’t be fooled by the fact the venue looks pretty much as it always has. The new team has transformed the parts that matter.

The menu might be short, but it’s razor sharp. The seared tuna starter turns out to be three slices reclining on a comfy bed of watermelon chunks, soused in a fiercely tangy dressing. It’s the kind of food that’s an uncomplicated delight. Frankly, despite the talk of constant improvement it’s hard to see much room for that in the first plate served.

Better still is the cod. This generous chunk of fish sits atop an impossibly rich stew.

This dark brown lake yields jewels among its glossy white beans – further explosions of flavour locked in depth charges of cherry tomatoes, mussels and

No tossed salad or scrambled eggs – the Frasier is all clean, red berry flavours underpinned with gin

prawns, all peppered with what might be a whole kitchen garden of shredded fresh herbs.

It’s everything casual dining should be – soothing, moreish and reasonably priced despite at £21 being the most expensive dish on the menu.

The bar is pulling its weight too – accompanying cocktails are reassuringly balanced with flavours combined intelligently rather than erring on the side of sweetness to please the crowd.

In much the manner of its new head chef, this is affable, friendly food, the kind you’ll return for time and again and it lights up the golden-lit wood of The Pearson Room.

Tucked away to some extent, high above Canada Place mall below, it’s a venue that needs a spark and, in the new team it’s clearly found something, with service bright, quick and witty.

Combine that with the food on offer and you have a place that Wharfers should be flocking to for drinks, dinner and everything else.

And if you must have something sweet, it does that too. Doubt me? Just order the banana tatin and believe.

Jon Massey

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Poke bowls at The Pearson Room can be served as a starter or a main course

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by Sophie Goddard

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n my first column for Wharf Life in February, I promised to use this space to demystify some of the concepts we talk about in sustainability. This time, I want to talk about emissions – what we mean when we talk about scopes of emissions, and how this informs our approach to sustainability at Canary Wharf.

You may have heard reference to Scope One, Two and Three emissions, but what do these mean? Simply put, we use scopes to understand the types of emissions we are producing, which should make them easier to tackle. l Scope One means any direct emissions produced on site, such as from petrol or diesel engines. l Scope Two covers indirect emissions such as those created by electricity generated for and purchased from the National Grid. l Scope Three is the largest category of emissions. This covers any other emissions associated with our operations including business travel, materials and energy used by our office customers and retailers.

For Canary Wharf Group, Scope Three makes up a large proportion of our overall emissions. This is why it’s important for us to engage with our customers, supply chain and visitors on our Net Zero Carbon Pathway, which sets out the steps we are taking towards reducing our emissions.

We all need to take responsibility and act in collaboration with each other to tackle this global issue Earth Hour on March 26 is a great opportunity to turn off lights – and other appliances – to reduce energy usage.

This global event challenges us to make a conscious switch off and serves as a reminder of what needs to be done every day to limit energy usage, at both organisational and individual level.

We’re encouraging readers of Wharf Life, whether you live, work or visit Canary Wharf, to take action towards sustainability.

This can mean shutting off the lights for an hour or exploring the possibility of switching to a renewable electricity tariff in your home or workplace.

It’s only by working together that we will be able to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crises facing us.

Sophie Goddard is director of sustainability at Canary Wharf Group and can be contacted via sustainability@canarywharf.com Go to canarywharf.com or breakingtheplastichabit.co.uk Scan this code for more information on sustainability in Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf Group places great emphasis on working with others to tackle the climate emergency – here businesses attend an event focused on tackling plastic use across the estate

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The operating hours have reduced The central London Congestion Charge now operates Monday-Friday 7am-6pm, weekends and bank holidays noon-6pm. The daily charge is £15.

This will help reduce congestion during the day, and support the night time economy.

For more information, search TfL Congestion Charge.

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by Bullards Spirits The St Clements Cocktail from Bullards Spirits is a refreshingly fruity number that is inspired by the classic nursery rhyme Oranges And lemons, Say The Bells Of St Clements.. True to the song, this drink is bursting to the brim with zesty orange and lemon zing. For a Bullards twist on this traditional mocktail, the brand has added a splash of Coastal Gin to give it a flavourful and herbaceous kick that’s perfect for spring. The rhyme refers either to St Clement Danes church in The Strand or St Clements Eastcheap near just of King William Street, both in the City... ingredients 50ml Bullards Coastal Gin 30ml Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice 10ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice Double Dutch Indian Tonic Water Lemon and Mint to Garnish method Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the gin, orange, and lemon juice. Shake very well. In a tall glass, add some ice and half the tonic water. Strain the mix into the glass and top up with the rest of the tonic.

Garnish with a twist of lemon and a sprig of mint and enjoy

Bullards’ St Clements Cocktail

flavour profile Bullards Coastal Gin is a delicately herbaceous style, inspired by the coastal paths of the brand’s home county of Norfolk, where pine forests meet marshlands and a vast sandy coastline. The rich woodiness of Douglas fir pine complements the central juniper, while hand-foraged sea purslane, marsh samphire and sea aster give it it’s distinct flavour. The nose lifts with citrus peels and wild fennel, giving the illusion of a refreshing sea breeze that transports you to the coast, toes pushing into warm sand as waves gently lap against the shore...

Wharf Life has teamed up with Bullards Spirits for a series of marvellous mixes – try the range for yourself at Bullards Gin Shop And Tasting Room in Cabot Place Scan this code to discover the full Bullards range, more cocktail recipes and to shop merchandise, gift sets and spirits online

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Cost of a bottle of Markovitis ‘Pegasus’ Xinomavro 1997 at Hawksmoor Wood Wharf, making it £2.80 per year

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Mac ‘n’ cheese

Hawksmoor, Water Street, Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf

by Jon Massey

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ix 1997 in your head. It’s the year I created the Hotmail account I still use today for personal email. Gmail didn’t exist, in fact Google wouldn’t even be incorporated for a full year.

We were all still using Ask Jeeves to navigate the web, having graduated from the dark days of Yahoo. Modems still made a curious crunching blizzard of beeps, groans and clicks, just to get online.

If somebody had said in 20 years we’d all be walking around with touchscreen supercomputers in our pockets, we’d have called the emergency services (you know, from a BT payphone).

What Hawksmoor delivers is perspective. Its Wood Wharf restaurant has been much reviewed of late, but rather than thrash about in astonishment at Blade Runner skylines and wheel out tropes about bankers’ salaries, this review is going to use a bottle of wine as its lens.

While I was staking claim to a chunk of Microsoft’s cyberspace, a bunch of people on the island of Paros in Greece were crushing grapes. Their effort resulted in a drink, fermented, bottled and eventually exported to the UK. Then, a mere quarter of a century after I sent my first email, that dusky red juice was decanted and poured into my glass, the accompaniment to an improbable quantity of expertly cooked beef.

The Markovitis ‘Pegasus’ Xinomavro, 1997 costs £18 a glass or £70 a bottle and is on Hawksmoor’s regular list.

Unlike its namesake steed, or Red Bull, drinking it won’t give you wings.

What it will do is generate a groundswell of nostalgia, a richness unimaginable with a younger wine, transporting the drinker through its flavours of ancient leather and liquorice back to that foreign country, the past.

This is typical of Hawksmoor.

Despite being part of a chain fueled by private equity cash – the latest branch housed on a gleaming barge moored beneath the towers of Canary Wharf’s emerging residential quarter – it manages to feel timeless, intimate and genuine.

Fearlessly modern from the outside, its interior has something of the glorious transatlantic steamer about it – a postmodern glamour, where genuinely cheerful and welcoming staff, unencumbered by stuffiness, deliver brilliant food.

The look might err on the side of vintage, but the feel is unashamedly 2022 – an atmosphere born of the unfailingly pleasant, direct nature of the service.

The company is a regular presence on the Sunday Times Best Companies To Work For index and that shows in the demeanour of its employees.

The fact they’re presenting dishes and drinks of such quality certainly helps, but that’s just part of the picture.

There’s no side, no angle, just the simple calculation that serving good things well is the core of the business – that goes for pouring 25-year old bottles of Greek wine at £2.80 per year for 75cl.

On top, Hawksmoor pulls it off with considerable style and charm.

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tep back and it’s clear that the approach to the drinks is similar to all aspects of the place.

The decor is faultless.

It’s warm, cosy (despite the high ceiling), comfortable and achingly sleek.

As for the food, serious diners should consider at least a half-day fast in preparation, not because the portions are too large, but because temptation will get the better of you and over-ordering is a certainty.

Even before the influence of Pegasus or the, frankly spectacular, Sour Cherry Negroni “sharpener”, judgement is impaired by a menu still wet with the ink of seduction,

why the siren call of Hawksmoor cannot be ignored as the venue’s remarkable quality shines through

Chateaubriand in all its pomp Wine from the 1990s that won’t, unlike its namesake, give you wings

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Fearlessly modern from the outside, its interior has something of the glorious transatlantic steamer about it Jon Massey, Wharf Life

sublime simply

Sharp as a blade:

Roasted scallops

Sour Cherry Negroni

with fresh lemon

oozing from the pen of gluttony. The starters are generous and, after roasted scallops (£18), you know there’s no need for a chateaubriand between two (at £14 per 100g).

You’ll find yourself saying the words, though, and the smiling waiter will even praise your choice, knowing he’s about to deliver enough steak for three, possibly four diners.

Stranger still, you’ll order chips, mac ‘n’ cheese and spinach (for health reasons).

Unnecessary, because, later, you’ll barely be able to move, unbuoyed by the the winged-wine.

Everything, without exception is fabulous. It’s the kind of cooking that makes you wish you’d brought an extra body along to enjoy it all over again by ordering seconds.

It’s at the point that you’re unable to consume another morsel that enlightenment is attained. Sipping wine from a quarter of a century ago, basking in the glow of the exacting, attentive service, it all seems so obvious.

The joy of Hawksmoor is its cumulative effect – the culmination of many years of experience running dependable, lively establishments and the tireless labour of executive head chef Matt Brown.

At Wood Wharf, they all come together. The venue lures diners in with siren-like sun loungers and golden lights.

Then the food and drink are exquisite pleasures.

In short, this is a restaurant that’s working at the very top of its game – a proposition that will doubtless drive others in Canary Wharf up to its level and a welcome prospect for Wharfers.

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Days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, if you’re reading this on this paper’s first day of publication

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by Chris Ezekiel

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eeing footage from Ukraine of indiscriminate bombing of residential areas, babies and children being killed, families fleeing their homes in fear, young and old taking up arms to defend their country and men building trenches waiting for the enemy to advance, one can’t help but draw parallels with the First and Second World Wars.

I’m incredulous that after all the sacrifices of those conflicts and other wars that followed that, in 2022, we are again faced with a tyrannical dictator hell-bent on European destruction.

We owe it to those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms to stand up to this aggression and support Ukraine with whatever assistance it needs.

At the time of writing, that is the immediate implementation of a no-fly zone, more military equipment and, of course, humanitarian support and homes for refugees.

I wasn’t around during the Second World War, but growing up in the East End I heard the frightening stories from my nan and others who lived through the blitz.

I also heard stories of patriotism, steadfastness, heroism, and community spirit. The Ukrainian people are displaying those same resolute attributes.

The UK and other free nations stood-up to an evil regime then, the cost was huge of course, but freedom won and we must now bring that same united spirit to support a nation in need and to protect those hard-won freedoms again.

Much of the world has united around sanctions and supplying humanitarian aid and some military equipment.

While sanctions will have an impact – unfortunately on innocent Russian families as well as those in power – they won’t work on their own. There is certainly more we can do.

One immediate action we should take is to stop buying Russian oil and gas. I know energy prices are already hurting many people, but I’m sure most people would accept the sacrifice of even higher energy prices as well as the risk of power cuts.

I appreciate the risks of more direct military involvement, with Russia having a vast nuclear arsenal.

However, I believe the consequences of not supporting Ukraine militarily will only mean delaying the inevitability of fighting this evil regime at some point in the future.

We are faced with a free and democratic European country being attacked and innocent civilians being bombed, by an army acting in the name of the Russian people who have not been told the truth.

The Russian people are being fed lies and disinformation, so much so that independent news channels have been shut down and social media blocked.

Clamping down on free speech has gone even further with the enacting of a law to punish anyone spreading “false information” about its Ukraine invasion on pain of a 15-year prison sentence.

Seeing Russian protesters still prepared to stand up and risk imprisonment gives

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn worldwide condemnation and many are asking what more should be done to influence the outcome of the war in eastern Europe

a time to

us all hope that change could happen from within Russia itself.

But we cannot rely on this, as the humanitarian catastrophe is already growing and will get even worse without more support for Ukraine.

This isn’t just a war between Russia and Ukraine, and it’s a mistake to think about it being a dispute between Russia and NATO. This is a battle between the Putin regime that wants to annex democratic countries like Ukraine, and the free world.

Putin wants to turn the clock back to the era of the Soviet Union.

If he’s successful in Ukraine, then he’ll carry on rebuilding the former Soviet Union with repressed, totalitarian and autocratic policies.

We also need to consider what the consequences of an appeasement strategy will be on our relationship with China.

Allowing nuclear states to have an untouchable status despite executing such atrocities sets a dangerous precedent.

Inevitably in 2022, technology beyond the battlefield is playing a significant role.

Russia has been using cyber war tactics for some time, and there’s strong evidence of its involvement in cyber activities to influence elections in Western democracies.

Ukraine’s cyber security authority says it is fighting a war in the digital realm, as well as on the ground.

Since the invasion began, this authority has launched the IT Army Of Ukraine, which has been carrying out cyber-attacks on Russian targets.

They call it “cyber-resistance”. Other groups, including the hacker collective Anonymous, have joined the fight, declaring cyber war on Putin.

There is no doubt the Putin regime is responsible for numerous war crimes. With smartphones now ubiquitous, evidence is being recorded and will hopefully help to eventually secure convictions against those responsible.

Propaganda has also taken an even more sinister turn with Russian troll farms using AI-generated faces to simulate the identities of Ukrainian journalists to try and discredit the state.

The world order changed on February 24 and that same united front that secured our modern freedoms in 1945 must once again be shown on the world stage.

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Artists – Robert Grace and Lisa Izquierdo will be showing work at the Bickerton-Grace Gallery from March 25-April 8

how the Bickerton-Grace Gallery combines baths, bikes, art, Sentiment, and disappearing works in an electric motorcycle dealership

in creativity Robert rests on a Stirling Eco bike beside one of his baths

Grace Of London the words of Robert Grace

“I did an apprenticeship as a ceramic floor tiler and I’ve always had an artistic background, which set me aside from my peers,” said Robert.

“I pretty much won every award that was available as a City and Guilds apprentice, and by the age of 25 I was abroad fixing mosaic domes in palaces.

“I’d worked for pretty much all the royal families in the world.

Towards the end of my tiling career, I was getting older and I was trying to think how I might use my brain rather than my brawn.

“The idea to create the baths came when a client asked me what colour she should paint her bath – it was in a £60,000 bathroom and I just thought I could create something that would turn the interior from a stunning one to a spectacular place.

“She painted her bath in the end, but I went back to my workshop and thought about creating some samples.

“Then, with the the help of top refurbishment firm Grangewood, I launched them with a weeklong exhibition.

“They cost from about £50,000 but the customer is getting 35 years of experience and something that’s unique and hand-cut. I’ve made some for more than £100,000. The last one I did had over 40,000 pieces of glass.

“The bathtubs are a good

match with Lisa’s art because her work is astonishing, really beautiful and also the kind of piece you could include as part of an interior design.

“It’s subtle, the colours are well-chosen and the textures are beautiful. I’ve worked with some of the finest interior designers in the world and, to be really good in that world, you have to understand how light falls, shapes and colours what’s in a room.

“One of the most important things is to understand how to place and decorate with pieces of art themselves. I’ve always been artistic and creative and this is an extension of that.” l Robert will show three baths at Bickerton-Grace Gallery as part of the exhibition, including the black and white Harlequin

Anne-Marie Bickerton with some of the pieces of works divided for the Sentiment project, on display at the Bickerton-Grace Gallery in Wapping

by Jon Massey

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hope you’re sitting comfortably, because this is going to take some serious attention.

In Wapping there’s an electric motorcycle dealership called Stirling Eco. Its founder and CEO is a man called Robert Grace.

Professionally he rose to prominence as an expert tiler and mosaic artist working at the very top of the interiors profession.

That culminated in Grace Of London, which creates decorative baths inlaid with precious metals, Swarovski crystals and the like, for those whose luxury bathing habits far exceed the means of most – think up to £100k a tub.

With me so far? Good.

Robert met photographer and artist Anne-Marie Bickerton when she came to shoot one of his baths with a ballerina in it.

Inspired, she created a painting based on the images she’d taken,

then came up with the idea of cutting it into pieces to share the art. In collaboration with Robert, they decided to take that idea – calling it Sentiment – and involve other artists, creating the nucleus of what’s become the Bickerton-Grace Gallery.

Its physical space, based at Stirling Eco on The Highway, has an ever-evolving display of work by the 100 artists in the Sentiment project, including Anne-Marie herself.

From March 25-April 8, however, it will host a joint exhibition of work by painter Lisa Izquierdo and some of Robert’s baths.

Anne-Marie said: “With the Sentiment collection, an artist sends us a work, which we divide into 1,000 pieces, mount on 24-carat gold leaf and stitch a gold thread through – that’s all about connection.

“They can then be purchased, potentially connecting 100,000

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Art is an emotional response – it either grabs you or it doesn’t and it’s very personal. It’s like a fire in your tummy, a buzz of energy

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Anne-Marie Bickerton, Bickerton-Grace

people with this installation. We also invite the artists to exhibit in our space and it’s an incredibly diverse group – we have classical artists, street art, acrylic painters, pretty much everything.

“Then you have all the collaborations I do with Robert and the pieces in the Sentiment collection themselves.”

The electric bikes aren’t just a backdrop. Stirling Eco prides itself on offering artistic makeovers for its rides, some in collaboration with Sentiment artists.

Much of the space, which is free to visit, is adorned with artworks large and small. Anne-Marie, for example, uses the walls to create vanishing pieces that are painted over shortly after creation, with digital versions deleted and only limited edition prints surviving.

It’s an environment that feels less about selling two-wheelers and more about unbridled creativity.

“Running a gallery is really interesting,” said Anne-Marie. “I get so inspired by the other artists that are on board and it’s a bit of a love project really, because I get connected to every one of them.

“Art is an emotional response – it grabs you or it doesn’t, and it’s very personal.

“It’s like a fire in your tummy – I really like that but I can’t explain it, like a buzz of energy – it’s a nice feeling.

“The idea of Sentiment is that if you see a piece by an artist but can’t afford it, you can still buy a piece of something they’ve created.

“With Lisa, her pieces are very dramatic, beautiful big oil paintings, and they tie in really nicely with what Robert makes – they complement each other without clashing and that’s why we’ve brought these two artists together.

“Visitors will see their work together, but also work by other artists as well.”

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EVENT | WASD This new video game event offers visitors the chance to play, see presentations from developers and learn how to start a career in games.

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Lisa will be showing her work at the Bickerton-Grace Gallery

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Lili

the words of Lisa Izquierdo

“The pieces I’ll be showing at the exhibition will be the from my Essence Of Woman collection,” said Lisa, who lives and works near Manchester.

“There are no faces, it’s more about texture, movement and dynamic. I’ve always had an interest in art. When I was very young – aged six – I would draw these elfin-like, elongated silhouettes with wings.

“I think I was inspired by strong women in my life who brought me up, like my mum and my sister.

“I have six collections, all on different subjects, but painting these images was a real way to escape when I was struggling – painting is meditative, a lovely,

expressive way to cocoon myself in my little studio and put it all on canvas.

“Everyone goes through bad times and you wouldn’t appreciate the good without that. It was tough in my 20s, I started modelling when I was 13 and at 15 I went to Madrid on a contract and then Tokyo for a year. On the one hand I got to travel the world and it taught me a lot of lessons in life.

“But I was in an environment at a very young age that was horrible and it scarred me. That’s why I don’t paint faces, because it’s drilled into you that you need to be a certain way.

“There were eating disorders, drug addictions – you see it all – it was exploitation of very young girls. Even now at 46, I have to be OK with eating.

“Those experiences are part of what makes me the artist I am today. For me art is the release.

I get really lost in painting.

Sometimes I can be in the studio until four or five in the morning.

“I’ll go home, sleep and go back to the studio and discover what I’ve created, whether it’s an abstract piece or a painting of a man or a woman.

“I hope people feel uplifted when they see my work. I want it to be thought-provoking too and to feel some positive energy – it’s a bit hippy, but then that’s what I am.” l Lisa, who signs her work Lili, will show a selection of her oil paintings at the exhibition.

GIG | Rhye Having emerged online, Canadian r’n’b singer Mike Milosh is touring live following the release of third album Home. Expect sensual, understated sounds.

Apr 12, 7pm, from £27.60, troxy.co.uk Where?

Wilton’s Music Hall Wapping

STAGE | Dead Poets Live A show that investigates the connections, coincidences and more between TS Eliot and music hall star Marie Lloyd. Stars Jenna Russell and Luke Thallon.

Apr 11-12, 7.30pm, from £12.50, wiltons.org.uk

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Chris Howard and Jon Eades are investing big in crazy through The Rattle – based at Tobacco Dock and helping creative people generate music, ideas and a great deal more. Expect big things from this collective wearetherattle.com Scan this code for our interview with Jon and Chris and find out a little more about their mysterious project want more? @wharflifelive

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how artist James Cook rattles off work on typewriters and is offering workshops

W

by Jon Massey hen I was a young child, my parents gave me an old typewriter to play with. I loved hitting the keys, hearing that distinctive, hypnotic clacking sound, twisting the knob that made the roller revolve.

But I couldn’t really comprehend what it was for.

Even though this was the 1980s, by the time I came of age to make marks on paper, computer keyboards had already replaced the old mechanical machines with their inky ribbons and staccato rhythms. Fun for a kid – a relic of a bygone age, perhaps – but nothing more.

It’s fortunate James Cook didn’t have that experience.

While studying A-Level art in 2014, he developed an interest in inventive ways to make marks, drawn to David Hockney’s iPad paintings.

“Then I came across Paul Smith, who had used typewriters,” said James.

“What really caught my attention was his story.

“Born in 1921, he suffered with cerebral palsy his whole life. At the age of 11, his parents gave him a typewriter because he couldn’t hold a pencil.

“But, instead of writing, he ended up creating drawings, which was his passion. He only learnt to speak and walk as an adult, but at the age of 11 he was already creating these amazing pictures – drawings of the Mona Lisa and it fascinated me that it was even possible to do such a thing.

“Immediately after I had read about him, I started trawling around charity shops trying to find a typewriter – at first without much success.

“Then an elderly couple in one of the shops overheard that I was looking for a typewriter and told me that they had one belonging to the man’s late mother.

“It had been sitting in the attic for about 40 years, not

being used, and they suggested that I could come round and collect it.”

After a few squirts of WD40, James got the mid 1950s Oliver Courier going and began to experiment.

“I was lucky I picked that typewriter up and that I didn’t give up straight away,” he said. “As time has gone on, I’ve discovered that there are some models that just don’t work for this kind of work.

“But what I had was a very expensive, very mechanically precise machine. If this hadn’t been the case I might not have stuck with it.”

Perseverance paid off however and James now makes his living generating work on his collection of 40 typewriters, painstakingly using them to tap out artwork, either from life or photographs.

It’s exacting work, with drawings typically taking between a week and a month to complete.

“Usually the typewriters have 44 keys, so I have those parameters to work within and choosing the characters to use is one of the most interesting parts of making these drawings,” said James.

“I’ve been doing this for about seven years now, mostly part-time, and more recently full-time, and I’ve learnt by trial and error which particular character works.

“If I’m drawing a portrait, and I need to recreate someone’s skin complexion, most people want to be seen in the best light, so even skin tones require a character that has a large surface area, like the ‘@’ symbol. That’s also good for shading, which can be achieved by hitting the key more softly.

“If someone has dimples or freckles, then I might use some asterisks, because it’s a much sharper mark, whereas the underscore is a perfect shape for drawing horizontal lines in an architectural drawing, like the bottom of a window sill, or doing brickwork.

“Achieving curves is very difficult, especially if you’re working across multiple sheets, because they all have to line up.

“Typewriters inherently want to go from left to right so they’re great for straight lines,

but not so good for verticals and curves.

“So what I’m doing is using my left hand to ever so slightly twist the paragraph lever by a minuscule amount while I’m typing to create a curve, like the roof of The O2, for example.

“I can’t think of any other way of drawing that requires you to use both hands in this way. Your right hand is on the keys and your left hand is responsible for making sure you stamp that mark on a very precise point.

“Once it’s been made that’s it, there’s no way of undoing it – I won’t use Tippex so mistakes become part of the drawing.

From April 1-10, the largest ever exhibition of James’ work

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Drawings by James Cook will be on display at Trinity Buoy Wharf from April 1-10

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What’s also important for the work is to add a second layer of information – concealed messages

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James Cook, Artist

James creates both single artworks and composite pieces on his collection of 40 mechanical typewriters, including this view of The O2 and Thames from Trinity Buoy Wharf

ever gathered together is set to be held at Trinity Buoy Wharf, with many of the pieces created at the east London location in Leamouth. Entry is free.

“Visitors will see the biggest collection of my work to date,” said James. “It’s mostly pieces from London locations, usually drawn on site with views of places like Greenwich Park, the Thames Path and Trinity Buoy Wharf itself.

“What’s also important for the work is to add a second layer of information, so the drawings are not just about piecing together various characters, they also contain concealed messages or hidden lines of text.

“I’ve often done that more recently when I’ve been working on location and I’ve spotted something, or when a thought pops into my head, especially if it’s the middle of winter. I did some of the drawings in January and it was pretty cold outside, so a lot of the messages are me complaining how cold it was.”

Every weekday during the exhibition, James will be hosting free workshops for those who’d like to try creating their own typewriter art.

He said: “When people look at my art, usually it’s not enough, they want to know how it’s made. The idea is these groups of a out five will et to sit in front of a typewriter and have a o t won’t e creatin finished masterpieces, but hopefully we’ll have some fun and it will be a start.

“They can bring along pictures to inspire their typing or I can provide them for reference.”

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STAGE | Act II 2022 A total of 80 students from 25 universities and drama schools will perform 11 new plays during six shows over two Sundays. Top new talent.

Apr 10, 17, noon, 3pm, 6pm, £12.50, space.org.uk Where?

The Space Isle Of Dogs

STAGE | Casterbridge Not The Way Forward Productions reimagines Thomas Hardy’s tragic novel with a set made from cardboard and a soundtrack of noughties hits.

Apr 5-9, times vary, £13, space.org.uk Where?

Republic Blackwall

DO | Painting, Gardening + Street Food Join Oitij-jo for workshops to create a community garden at Republic. Also on-site will be the Tati team serving Bangla street food for £5.50 a portion.

Thursdays, 10am-2pm, donation, republic.london

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Open across three floors in new premises at Marsh Wall, La Nina Caffe And Mercato is building on its Pepper Street iteration with the addition of a cookery school, express tiramisu and its own coffee roaster laninacaffemercato.co.uk Scan this code to read our interview with co-founder Monica Olivieri at wharf-life.com want more? @wharflifelive

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Price of the majority of cocktails at Bluethroat in Deptford

how bar and restaurant Bluethroat creates cocktails it hopes will make their mark across the capital under a Deptford railway arch

by Jon Massey

D

eptford Market Yard’s arches are typically filled with magic. It might be the ramshackle ephemera of Little Nan’s, the slick seafood of Sharkbait ‘N’ Swim or the wholesome cafe cuisine of Dirty Apron.

All of theses businesses pulse and buzz with the passions of the people behind them. It’s why the area draws ever increasing numbers of people seeking independent places to hang out.

It’s also why Bluethroat’s owners thought their idea could work. Brothers Landi and Ari Mucaj had been talking about starting a business together since 2013.

“I’ve lived in Deptford since 1997 and I’ve worked in many central London bars,” said Ari. “I started working as a kitchen porter and then got a job as a chef, which I did for about three years.

“I’d finish work about 10.30pm and then go behind the bar and wash glasses for fun. I fell in love with being behind the bar and that’s what I’ve done ever since.

“I’ve worked mostly in central London in places like the Cuckoo Club and Chinawhite and I ran the bar at Maddox for about six years.

“Every time Landi would come to see me in central London he would always say: ‘We should do this ourselves’. That was really my plan all along, at least for the last 10 years, trying to save up and do it.”

In 2018 Ari quit his job and teamed up with Landi, who had been in Deptford himself since 2001, to look for premises.

“We were searching and then we thought, what better place than Deptford?” said Landi.

“We’d seen a lot of changes in the area over the years, so when we saw an opportunity here, we thought it would be the best place to build something.”

The brothers took one of the larger brick arches at Deptford Market Yard, more or less next to the train station itself, and set about doing just that.

“Instead of doing it somewhere else, we thought it’s just around the corner, we can walk home and it’s the perfect place,” said Ari. “We found this fantastic space here – it was a shell when we got it and we’ve built it from scratch.

“It took about a year to build it – we didn’t know anything about doing that so the fact we have this location and that we’ve created it from scratch is crazy, but it feels amazing.”

Landi added: “I fell in love with it really – the whole experience of setting up a business. It’s had its ups and downs and it probably took us longer to open than most other places, but we learned a lot in the process.”

Unfortunately things didn’t go quite to plan.

Just days after Bluethroat opened its doors, the first national lockdown came into force and they slammed shut.

Like many hospitality businesses, the brothers have since been riding a rollercoaster of uncertainty, most recently closing at Christmas as the responsible thing to do, despite the lack of o cial government direction to do so.

With restrictions lifted, however, both Ari and Landi can’t wait to run their cocktail-focused establishment unfettered.

“This is the first chance we’ve had to run in a normal market, there’s been a lot of opening and closing,” said Landi. “Our plan remains very much the same and it’s about refining our formula.

“Firstly, we’re really passionate about our drinks, delivered with great service. We’re also a very good restaurant.

“We are a place where people can come and chill out and have some really good cocktails.”

Walk into Bluethroat and that focus is unmistakeable. The bar’s shelves are laden with spirits, ready to be whipped into a multitude of alcoholic concoctions.

“This is where my brother’s experience comes in,” said Landi. “We have about 11 drinks on our menu, all of which we’ve created for Bluethroat. There are boozy ones and lighter drinks, some that are bitter, fruity, bitter, sweet and sour – something for every taste.

“We are constantly working on the list and evolving it, but we really enjoy asking customers what they like and then building something for them.”

Bluethroat – named for a small member of the thrush family with a distinctive blue collar and a powerful song – also develops seasonal drinks, with two of its four spring specials already in hand.

“Customers will always find something new,” said Landi.

“We’re getting ready to launch one made with Haku Vodka from Japan.

“We just love the taste of this spirit, made completely from rice,

and we mix that with a bergamot liqueur and blackcurrant to make a sweet drink with a hint of spiciness. We think people are really going to like it.

“The second cocktail we’ve created for our spring menu is based on whisky with a fig liqueur and mulberry syrup.

“We make pretty much all our own syrups in the bar using a range of techniques such as sous vide and hot and cold infusion.

“The drink has a creamy taste and we also infuse the whisky with violet leaf to give it a beautiful aroma when you’re drinking it.”

Ari added: “When we opened, I gave Landi a crash course and now he’s a genius behind the bar. One of our challenges since opening has been finding bartenders with experience.

“But I think local bars are taking over in terms of quality – you

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Landi watches Ari mix a drink behind the bar at Bluethroat

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Canada Water Theatre Canada Water

KIDS | Wolf!

Perfect for ages five and under, this is a fresh take on the fable of the boy who cried wolf. Expect original music, puppetry and a tale you thought you knew.

Apr 2, 1pm, 3pm, £7, canadawatertheatre.org.uk Where?

The Albany Deptford

GIG | An Evening For Ed Much postponed, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze headlines this event to raise funds for the Ed Renshaw Music Award. Expect a few laughs too.

Apr 9, 7.30pm, £25, thealbany.org.uk

Ultimately we want to be known as one of the best cocktail bars in London. That’s our ambition Ari Mucaj, Bluethroat

can find cocktails that are as good here or in places like ackney, as you will get in ayfair. I worked in central ondon for years and the quality here is no different. “ ou are seeing people who are going out locally to get this, instead of making the ourney in. hile its extensive collection of bottles, rich brown hues and speakeasy vibe mark Bluethroat out as a haven for drinkers, the brothers hope that its food offering will be a welcome surprise for those ordering. “ e change the dishes all the time, but we serve editerranean and modern European food, said andi.

“There’s always something new, but we love seafood. There are a lot of Italian in uences because our chefs are from Italy. ri added “ e serve a lot of fish – black cod, king prawns and salmon – and we do specials every week. I think people are a bit shocked that the food is as good as it is because of the way the bar looks.

e started off serving smaller plates, but we’ve extended the menu because people wanted more food.

The primary focus remains the liquid though, and, having worked widely on the city’s bar scene, ri is keen to build the bar’s reputation in the capital. e said “ ltimately we want to be known as one of the best cocktail bars in ondon. That’s our ambition. “ e’re taking things slowly and we haven’t really promoted ourselves yet. e wanted to grow organically and for people to find out about us that way.

Bluethroat is open eds- un. ocktails typically cost between and . mall plates are and bigger dishes around .

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Cocktails are the focus at Bluethroat, with a wide range of drinks available

Scan this code to find out more about Bluethroat in Deptford Market Yard

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Brunel Museum Rotherhithe

FAMILY | Tunnel Trouble The museum is launching a brand new immersive adventure for families to tackle. Solve the puzzles and meet colourful characters. Kids aged 7-11.

Apr 2-18, 11am-5pm, £10 (family), thebrunelmuseum.com

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Created by Suzie Pennington and Holly Williams, Dirty Apron in Deptford Market Yard puts the community at the heart of its operation and its menu serving up cafe delights Wednesday to Sunday @dirtyapronuk on Insta Scan this code to read our interview with Suzie and to find out more about this venue under an arch want more? @wharflifelive

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by David Lefebvre Sell Expect scenes like these as Sample returns

Pizza definitely counts as self care

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suppose if there’s one good thing that has come out of the last few years – I know, I know, I’m trying to be positive here – it’s that we all have a greater appreciation for the things in life that can recharge our batteries.

Change and strife, conflict and life are exhausting. What are the things in your day that keep you going? It might be the little things, like a movie and a nice meal. It might be the larger things, like connecting to your sense of purpose.

Whatever helps you to keep calm and carry on is your own personal mental health lifeline.

Don’t underestimate the benefits of unplugging, the constant stream of news, opinion and stimulation from your phone. It’s probably doing you more harm than good.

Don’t misunderstand me, being informed and engaged in local and world affairs is Being informed good, but not at the cost of your own peace. and engaged in Take it from a local and world therapist, if you don’t look after yourself first, affairs is good, but you won’t be able to not at the cost of look after anyone else.

Of course, you your own peace already have your own David Lefebvre Sell self care routines and you may think that they are perfectly serviceable. But it never hurts to do something a bit different too.

So maybe take a moment to think about the things you never do or prioritise. Take a walk in nature – Oxleas Wood is lovely. Go for a wander and get a bit lost. Visit a different part of London or somewhere completely different. Get a massage (if you can afford it), give someone else a massage (if they can afford you) or just spend some time breathing.

It’s wrong to be complacent in our relationships with others – they should take work. It is also wrong to be complacent in our relationship with ourselves.

Your needs change over time and we all need to update our self care toolbox from time to time.

And yes, pizza counts as self care.

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 information about David’s work as a transpersonal counsellor and psychotherapist

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by Jon Massey

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hen Sample was launched back in 2017, we wanted to provide a unique and engaging line-up of design-led independent businesses to Greenwich Peninsula,” said Wayne Hemingway of Hemingway Design, which curates the market.

“The focus has always been on supporting independent creatives and providing them with an outlet and audience. Now, with the Design District providing Sample with its newly expanded home, we can offer an expanded line up of new and independent brands to explore.”

The market is set to return to Greenwich Peninsula on April 2 for its 13th edition. Running from 11am to 7pm, the event aims to provide a platform for startup businesses to reach a wider audience with more than 15,000 visitors attending previous iterations.

It features design-led companies working in sectors including fashion, food, homeware, beauty and wellness and, in its new home, will marry that with offerings from established traders and Design District tenants. Makers attending include: l Cuemars - described as: “A conscious lifestyle store that champions considered purchasing and sustainable design through its curated collection of homeware, art, jewellery and beauty products.” l O’Donnell Moonshine described as “Dragon’s Den champions that make delicious, high-quality wheat-based spirits and liqueurs reminiscent of the original Moonshine of the 1920s.”

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Beanfest Woolwich Works

Visitors are invited to try the brand’s Tough Nut, Bitter Rose, Roasted Apple, High Proof and ticky Toffee variants. l East End Prints - described as: “housing an archive of over 4,000 digital prints and limited editions, this company is bringing affordable art to a broad audience, while nurturing its community of independent artists.” l Oli. The Label - sells dresses designed by founder Olivia Hulme. Each piece is made to order from hand-sourced fabrics.

GIG | Major Ruse Appreciate the work of this hip-hop-influenced jazz quartet with a punk edge. Riding high right now, this foursome aren’t afraid to take a few risks.

Apr 8, 8pm, from £13, woolwich.works Where?

The O2 Arena Peninsula

l Positive By Ownership described as a “newly launched sustainable apparel brand, PoBO is all about owning positive mindsets, lives, and the impact on the planet around us.”

The brand produces eco-print and eco-embroidery artwork inspired by urban photography and street art. With each product and purchase, PoBO plants mangrove trees and supports positive impact projects, with its forest of trees offsetting 7.5tonnes of CO2 within a year.

COMEDY | John Bishop The comedian brings his new stand-up show Right Here, Right Now to the tent – his eighth live tour – as part of worldwide tour covering the UK and US. Apr 8, 6.30pm, from £43, theo2.co.uk

Design District tenants 701 Studio and Exclusso will also be showcasing their operations at the market. In addition to the products on sale and food and drink from local vendors, visitors to Sample can expect some serious sounds from the market’s resident DJ. The decks will also be taken over by Melodies International with additional sets by Nariaki and Seiji Ono. For more information go to greenwichpeninsula.co.uk

KIDS | Meet Me A Treet With three shows on the day, this is a first opera for those aged 0-2 and their carers, with music by Schumann, Delibes and Handel.

Apr 7, times vary, £12.50, greenwichtheatre.org.uk

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how the founder of Keyboards & Dreams came to land his business in Canning Town’s Caxton Works

by Laura Enfield

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lack swan” is the image that comes to mind when trying to sum up Jonathan Fren. That’s because the entrepreneur appears calm on the surface but there’s a sense he’s working busily beneath. The founder of Canning Town co-working space Keyboards & Dreams, is something of an anomaly.

When we sit down to chat, the mellow-voiced hipster seems exactly the sort of person who would own an easygoing o ce complex in Caxton Works, where members are surrounded by plants and stripped back decor.

He said it all came about “by accident” but I’m not sure that’s the right word.

“I randomly came across the development about three years ago and was interested,” said Jonathan. “I liked the vibe of what they were doing with independent businesses and I liked the architecture of the space.

“I thought it would be a cool place to have a community. It’s a very residential area and, with Keyboards & Dreams, I wanted to create a living room that people could go to when they’re not working from home.”

This is not the first business the 32-year-old has owned. It isn’t even the second or third.

Jonathan has never totted up the companies he’s run, but I do. It’s . The first, agivend, he started when he was 10 after seeing some sweet machines for sale at Exchange art. “ y parents were always entrepreneurs, and supported me,” said the Northampton native. “I bought three machines and put them in our local health club — they paid for themselves in a month, so I kept buying more and putting them around town.”

By the age of 12, he had 32. By 13 he was “bored” and bought tyre sealant franchise Nopunctures. Despite its success, nine months later he gave it up as “the need to be face-to-face with businesses as a 13-year-old was di cult .

There was no stopping him now though – at 14 he left school with no formal qualifications

and became the youngest person to attend the Open University, studying robotics under a special arrangement with the council.

“I wasn’t allowed to ever meet my tutors as staff weren’t vetted for working with under-18s,” said Jonathan. “And I only spent two weeks actually preparing for the exams as I was too busy learning about the internet.”

He started taking apart websites and learning how they worked, building CaribGo, a revolutionary webmail client but said he was beaten to the punch by Gmail.

At 16, he moved to Barbados to run a watersports business, but within months realised his passion lay in cyberspace.

“I’d gained some great contacts online, and spent the next few years travelling and building things for clients like Barclays Bank, General otors, and Oxfam,” he said. “None of them knew my age – it was my most closely guarded secret. But of course I’d have told them if they’d ever asked.”

The rest of his CV includes co-founding identity management service ProfileBuilder, face-to-face networking platform Powereeter, fashion designer finder Osmoda and magazine It’s Rude To Stare. Some only lasted months but by 2016 he seemed to have found a more secure footing in Clerkenwell, spending four years running tech company Rebel inds. Exhausted yet o was Jonathan.

“By then I was 25 and I was finding it all really stressful, he said.”The company I had created had become something so different from what I started.

“I ended up with 20 employees in central London doing things I just didn’t believe in. We ended up being an agency just making websites for clients. I wanted to do super awesome things and have products that I really believed in. I tried to pivot it first, but I was in this really bad place and ultimately decided to shut it down.” e said making all his staff redundant was “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my working life . The phoenix from the ames was his o ce block nestled among the jewellers in Hatton Garden. uring the five years the tech company existed, Jonathan

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Founder Jonathan Fren launched his first company aged 10 and has opened two businesses in Royal Docks in the last two years

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Members have 24/7 access to the site, which uses 100% renewable energy, recycled paper, refillable consumables

what’s on

things to do, places to go, people to see

and sends no waste to landfill where?

Excel Royal Victoria Dock

EVENT | The Creative Craft Show Expect workshops, demonstrations, and features with a royal twist in disciplines such as knitting, cross stitch, paper craft and dressmaking.

Apr 1-2, 10am-4pm, from £10, creativecraftshow.co.uk where?

Thames Barrier Park Silvertown

The space includes a board room, phone booths, private offices and a studio had acquired more oors of the building and the first eyboards reams evolved naturally. “ e had a really cool space and I’d always had lots of friends interested in it, said onathan.

“Initially I ust rented it to them for their tech companies and then to more and more people and eventually it became this great co-working space. e managed the building remotely for a few years while travelling through Paris, msterdam, Berlin and an rancisco and had no intention of launching a second site. But then he discovered anning Town.

“I didn’t know much about the history of the area when I started, but now I can see that in three or four years it is going to really go up, said onathan. “ t the moment we are a little bit in sleepy mode, but so much has happened ust in the year we have been at axton orks.

These days onathan lives in Poland with his oga instructor girlfriend, but moved back to the

Dogs are welcome at Keyboards & Dreams in Caxton Works

capital to get the unit ready for launch in ovember . e said “ e had a waiting list of about people but then ovid rules changed and we ended up with members. It was a lot less people than I expected, but I didn’t want it to be an empty building, I wanted it to be used.

Today, the site has about members and space for another . But onathan is confident it will take off and he has ust launched oga space onderful Things in the unit next door.

“The concept is to create a really modular space that is not ust about working but enabling people to do whatever they’re doing, he said. “ e have podcast spaces, private desks, open-plan spaces, storage, meeting rooms, a photography area, lots of different spaces to enable people to do lots of different things. I’m super optimistic. Throughout ovid we have had lots of people drop out, but also people oined. lerkenwell has been used throughout the pandemic. “ ith anning Town we have had nowhere near the number of people walk through the doors I expected, but I think that’s part of being a new place in a new area. o was this really all by accident ike the black swan, it seems more like effort rewarded.

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FITNESS | One Element Outdoor Sessions Choose from classes in mobility & stretching and HIIT led by experienced trainers. Go at your own pace while enjoying camaraderie with classmates.

Mon-Sat, various times, from £15, one-element.co.uk where?

Excel Royal Victoria Dock

EVENT | Natural & Organic Products Europe Industry traders can find the latest vegan, sustainable, cruelty-free, and eco-friendly products from over 800 suppliers and attend 70 free talks.

Apr 3-4, 9,30am-5.30pm, free, naturalproducts.co.uk

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How Charlie Claydon is working hard to reopen The Well Bean Co at Royal Albert Wharf – a sweet blend of vegan chocolate factory and plant-based cafe closed by fire and now rising from the smoke wellbeanco.com Scan this code to read our interview with Charlie Claydon, founder of The Well Bean Co want more? @wharflifelive

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£17

is the average cost for a large plate with new dishes about to launch for Spring

how the menu at The Gantry in Stratford brings to light rare and tantalising ingredients from home and abroad

by Laura Enfield

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ll head chefs want to make great food. But Salvatore Coco is literally willing to go the extra 332 miles. That’s how far it is from his job as executive head chef at The Gantry hotel in Stratford to Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

“I recently discovered a professor there who had grown vanilla – one of the first times that’s successfully been done in Europe,” said Salvatore.

“There are a lot of problems with the vanilla trade – it’s a money business. So when I heard about this I fell in love because it is such a unique product.

“That’s why I’ll be travelling to Holland to bring back a bit of the vanilla to use at The Gantry.

It isn’t on sale because it’s just for research, but I persuaded the professor to give me some. It’s like gold for me.”

The Italian native will be using his foreign treasure to create an ice cream and a dark chocolate brownie dish that will feature on the new spring menu at Union ocial, the hotel’s first- oor restaurant. But he has also been looking much closer to home for his inspiration.

“Just in front of the hotel is a small set of seven beehives in East Village run by the locals,” said the 36-year-old. “They produce a very small quantity of honey, only about 30 jars a year and I was able to meet them and get half.

“It’s a beautiful product created just a few steps away and tastes amazing. I have used it to create a Greek-inspired dessert, which uses filo pastry, ricotta cheese, cinnamon, orange, all the ingredients that were available during the time of Homer, which pair perfectly with this local honey.”

Like many Italians, Salvatore grew up in the kitchen watching the family matriarch cook.

“As a kid I would always spend time close to my grandma and was fascinated seeing her make focaccia and pasta,” he said. “The first dish she let me cook was prawn spaghetti for my grandfather. It was so bad, tough and salty.”

By the age of 13, however, he was working in a professional kitchen at a local restaurant in his native Sicily, doing everything from pot washing to working the grill. Next came a tourist resort where the 18-year-old Salvatore was in at the deep end.

“It had room service and three restaurants, but I was so passionate about my job that after a couple of months they left me running the kitchen by myself,” he said. “Looking back, I don’t know how I did it, but I survived and it didn’t put me off.

Stints at hotelier school and as a chef de partie in a Sheraton hotel followed, before he landed in London and was seduced by the capital’s eclectic culture.

“The plan was to stay a couple of years, but I never left and I became a British citizen in 2019 and don’t think I will ever go back,” he said. “You get such a variety of food here. Places like France, Italy, Spain are focused on their own food – but here there are all sorts of cuisines. For a chef, it is like a candy shop.”

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The food has to be tasty but it is about sustainability and the exclusivity. It has to have a story behind it.

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challenge, the menu is based on my travels, which is something I’m really passionate about so it was easy, in a way.”

Diners at Union Social can expect dishes such as a dessert made with crystallised violet petals Salvatore found while visiting Toulouse, a Jack-InThe-Green salad based on a mythological figure he discovered in Scotland and a slow-roasted shoulder of lamb from Kent.

“I’m not competitive with other chefs at all,” said Salvatore. “I just do my own thing. Of course, the food has to be tasty but it is about

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Salavatore Coco, The Gantry

His big break came when he bagged the role of head chef at the Pestana Hotel in Chelsea. But when the pandemic hit, it closed and Salvatore was out of a job. He returned to his roots, taking a job at Park Lane Kitchen, a small deli and rotisserie near where he used to live in Battersea.

“It was really strange but kind of nice, like going back to when I started out 20 years ago,” said Salvatore. “The owner didn’t know I was a head chef. I just started working and after a week he was really impressed so I told him. It was a funny moment. It wasn’t stressful at all working there and I loved it.”

But when The Gantry came calling, he could not resist the chance to unleash his creative side.

“The general manager told me he didn’t want to have the normal international food other hotels have, like the club sandwich and Caesar salad,” said Salvatore. “He wanted the menu to be personal to me and be created with fresh ingredients on a daily basis.

“That’s hard to find in the hotel business and, while it was a big

Cocktails in The Coupe bar at Union Social include a Paloma with beetroot and thyme and a Piña Colada with salted caramel. It also serves fizzes from sparkling wine to hard seltzers

flavours extraordinary

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The menu changes with the seasons and champions produce from the south east, served with flavours from Salvatore’s travels

sustainability and the exclusivity of the food.

“It has to have a story behind it because I’m very interested in culture and history. I call it food with a soul.

“I don’t want to just make food with a Michelin Star which looks pretty and tastes nice but has no character.

“I’m not a fan of fancy decorations, just simple food that has value behind it. That’s really important and the main reason behind my cooking.”

Like a surgeon, Salvatore said he is “always on call” and has moved 10 minutes away from the hotel in Stratford in case of any kitchen emergencies.

“My private life is zero at the moment,” he said. “But if you don’t have a passion for this job you can’t do it because it is so many hours. “ ou cannot ust be selfish and narrow-minded because otherwise, you don’t go very far.

But you need to explore your own creativity and, in a way, be single-minded.

“I remember taking a boat in Thailand and the wife of the captain was cooking some noodles on board.

“I was amazed at how easy it was for her to combine ingredients and make something that tasted amazing.

“Sometimes you go to restaurants with a full brigade of chefs and the food doesn’t taste that good.

“I’ll always remember that because it really made me think a lot about how food is passion.”

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The Gantry’s new spaces

Executive chef Salvatore Coco said he is willing to work as many hours as it takes to share his passion for food with customers

Artisanal food market, deli and cafe The Stratford Grocer & Co has been added to the hotel’s ground floor.

Run by Scott Winston and Matthew Bunch of The Camden Grocer, visitors can expect fresh fruit and vegetables, meat from London butchers and a large selection of curated wines beers, and spirits.

The cafe includes a large seating area and boasts award-winning coffee, baked goods, British cheese and charcuterie.

This summer the hotel is also due to launch an 18th floor sky bar with panoramic city views, outdoor terraces and live music and DJs.

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Theatre Royal Stratford East Stratford

SHOW | Slambition A new monologue slam-style competition putting a spotlight on the incredible range of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent in the arts.

Mar 30, 7pm, £5, stratfordeast.com where?

Stratford Picturehouse Stratford

FILM | Nosferatu 100th Anniversary This unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula is considered a masterwork of German Expressionism. See it before the remake.

Apr 3, 2.30pm, £8, picturehouses.com where?

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stratford

RUN | Chase The Sun 5k And 10k Anyone over 15 can pick a distance and take part in this run through the park which includes goodies at the finish line and chip timing.

Apr 13, 7pm, from £24, runthrough.co.uk

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If you’re quick, there’s still time to catch Dipo Baruwa-Etti’s latest play An Unfinished Man at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, with dates extended until March 19. A meditation on how we explain mental health struggles theyardtheatre.co.uk Scan this code to find out more about An Unfinished Man or to book tickets for the show want more? @wharflifelive

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