The E List - December 2013

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Your festive life in Walthamstow No.11 • December 2013

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David Humphries, Illustrator David Humphries failed “O� level art; undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding, he has illustrated national advertising campaigns, and draws pictures for newspapers and magazines, both in the UK and abroad.

Clients include The Guardian, Financial Times, Readers Digest, Royal Mail, NatWest, etc.

He lives in Walthamstow with his wife, two children and seven bikes. www.davidhumphries.com

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HAT a year it’s been for Walthamstow. I have lived

in the area for 25 years and part of the reason I’m still here is it’s always changing and I’m scared I might miss something if I left. Like other areas of outer London the last year has heard voices raised re that dreaded term gentrification.

Whatever the pros and cons, Walthamstow has ended the year definitely on the map as far as the rest of London is concerned. Nowhere is this more evident than in the pubs, with many of them seeing out 2013 under new management as old landlords move on and newly arrived landords chance their arm on the area. Thankfully for the time being at least, local pubs have stopped closing and places such as The Bell and The Chequers have been reborn and are regularly packed with locals both old and new. Pubs have become the heart of the community again with landlords like Rob, at Higham Hill’s The Warrant Officer hosting everything from food pop-ups to Walthamstow’s WI, The Stow Roses. Looking forward I think 2014 will be the year of the pop-ups, whether it be shops or restaurants. People will get bored with the sameness of the average high street and will look to areas where the offer changes almost every week. This idea particularly suits the streets of E17 with its small shops and apparently endless supply of exciting and original creatives. All we have to do is tell London it’s all here and they will come and surely spend.

It is strange now to think that the E List started only in February, originally with a slim 8 pages. Since then it has more than doubled in size and the listings have been joined by regular columns from Walthamstow Diary, Spotted Walthamstow and our resident historian Karen Averby. Thanks to them hopefully the magazine has become a richer and more entertaining read and much more than just a ‘list’.

Demand has certainly grown with several venues being cleared of their supply within days and even hours of the E List being delivered. It is good to hear that it’s so popular but we will be making some small changes to the distribution and working with venues to hopefully better meet the growing demand. We also have lots of other exciting ideas with regards to content and what the E List can offer, so watch this space.

Part of the E List’s immediate plans is to provide cultural listings for our neighbours Leyton and Leytonstone, so please start sending these through as soon as you can to e17_listings@rocketmail.com and also spread the word. We will also be looking for possible distribution points so any suggestions welcome plus any in E17 that we’ve missed.

Anyway hope you enjoy this festive issue, and get to meet Santa at least once this month as from the listings he certainly seems to be doing more personal appearances than the average Kardashian.

Enjoy the holidays and a very happy New Year.

Paul Lindt, Editor

The Wilcumstowe Times Local Hero: Nat Di Maggio Walthamstow Diary Spotted Walthamstow

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This month in Walthamstow

DECEMBER Sunday 1 Winter Fayre The Lloyd Park Centre, Winns Avenue Entrance, Lloyd Park E17 5JW Father Christmas in his grotto, activities, entertainment, food and refreshments, stalls and fun for the whole family.

11.30am-2.30pm. Small entrance fee.

020 8531 9522 Shadow Puppet Show 34 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RH Local puppeteer, Alexandra, creates shadow puppet shows on the streets projecting the shadows from the glass façade. The show lasts 20 minutes. Hot chocolate and mulled wine and eats provided. 4.30pm. FREE. https://www.facebook.com/pages/E17Puppet-Project/333096810100268 Ajos Youth Dance for Positive Social Change Central Walthamstow Library, 1st Floor reference room, High Street E17 7JN Ajos Youth Dance for Positive Social Change is running a series of dance workshops in Walthamstow for those aged between 16 and 21 who want to be part of an exciting new artistic group creating original and relevant performances. 1-3pm. FREE. JJ on jjformento@yahoo.com or text me on 07925-504-888 Mitre Studios Christmas Open Day 4 Mitre Avenue, off Greenleaf Road behind Umbrella Music, E17 6QG Artists Della Rees, Martin Adams, Esther Neslen, Alke Schmidt and Kirsten Schmidt open their unique studio to the public, showing paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture. Have a browse and enjoy a cup of mulled cider and home-made mince pies. 12-6pm. FREE entry.

Waltham Forest Green Drinks The Rose & Crown, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA An informal opportunity for people with green/community interests to get together, chat about projects they’re involved in or find out about those of others. Ask at the bar to find out where Green Drinkers are sitting. Last month we were rather obvious as we had loads of freshly harvested fruit & veg to swap & give away. 8.30-11pm. FREE. suewheat@me.com

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Eastern Front The Chequers, 145 High Street E17 7BX Sunday session with good food, great booze and DJs supplying an across the board soundtrack - folk, funk, worldwide soul, balearic disco and much more.

4pm til late. FREE. Concert – Forest Philharmonic Orchestra Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 703 Forest Road E17 4JD Debussy Prélude a l’après-midi d’un faune, Elgar Sea Pictures, Strauss Sinfonia Domestica, Conductor: Mark Shanahan. 6.30pm. Free pre-concert talk at 5.30pm.

Tickets £15, £10. (concs £12, £8, under-18 and students £3).

Family ticket (stalls): one adult and one child £10.

Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Old Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Nancy Kerr & James Fagan. Now firmly established as one of the top acts on the folk scene. Beautiful players of the fiddle, viola and guitar-bouzouk with two great voices and some superb material.

7.30pm. £8. www.wegottickets.com/event/248639 07740 612 607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk

Tuesday 3 GB&T Men’s Social Network ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN A get-together off premises to meet, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene. 7-9.30pm. £2. 0208 509 3898 or e-mail info@elop.org

E List Seasonal Interlude Comic Susan Murray one half of the Guffaw Comedy Club, our Local Heroes from February.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? The Rose and Crown.

Any new year’s resolutions? To drink more at The Rose and Crown.

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

An unlimited free tab in The Rose and Crown.

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Wednesday 4 Under 5’s Nature Explorers Meet in the Community Room in the Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park E17 4PP Adventures and activities in Lloyd Park for under 5s and their parents/carers.

We start with a fun ramble around the park searching for items around our monthly theme. There will then be activities and story time until 1pm.

Food warming facilities and hot drinks available during and after the activities.

10am-1pm. FREE but booking is recommend to avoid disappointment.

Contact Rachel on 07787193981 or e-mail r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk Waltham Forest Greenpeace The Rose & Crown, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Come along to find out how you can make a local difference to global campaigns to Save the Arctic, stop deforestation and protect our oceans.

7.30-8.30pm. FREE. daveocarroll@hotmail.com, 07967 380548 or www.greenpeace. org.uk/groups/walthamstow

Thursday 5 Hillyfield Primary Academy Christmas Fair Hillyfield Primary Academy, 99-101 Higham Hill Road, E17 6ED Christmas fair with cake stalls, children’s activities etc. 3.30-5.30 pm. hfpta@ymail.com Lloyd Park Volunteer Gardening Meet at the William Morris Garden (near the Forest Road gate) Help keep the new William Morris Garden looking lovely with Lloyd Park’s Head Gardener. 10am-1pm. FREE. 020 8496 3000 or email ellie.mortimer@walthamforest.gov.uk.

E17 Community Kitchen workshops Waltham Forest College, 707 Forest Road E17 4JB Join our workshops where we demonstrate how to cook dishes that are tasty, healthy, inexpensive, and easy. Afterwards enjoy eating our shared creation! 6-8pm. FREE. No commitment. email e17kitchen@gmail.com to book for one or more workshops Sham’s kitchen food stall Little Mashers Pop Stop Shop, 39 Orford Road E17 9NL Sham’s Kitchen will be running a food stall as part of the fab Little Mashers Pop Stop Shop. Come and grab some hot and tasty curry to either eat while you shop at the other stalls or take away! 6-8pm No need to book, just turn up. For more info shamshammir@gmail.com

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East London Brass Christmas Concert Trinity United Reformed Church, 58 Orford Road E17 9QU Kick off your Christmas season with top band East London Brass, who promise a lively programme full of Christmas spirit. 8pm. Free; donations gratefully accepted. Drinks and cakes for sale at the interval.

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Walthamstow’s Independent Cinema

Friday 6 Stow Baby Film Lounge presents Behind The Candelabra (2013, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Based on the autobiographical novel, recounting the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson.

Doors open 11.15am, Film 11.45am, Close 1.45pm.

Tickets: £6.50/£5 conc, Babies up to 1yr only - Free. Tickets: www. stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door.

07910 643987 Winter Herbal Health Sessions for Walthamstow/Leyton Lea Bridge Library Community Room, 382 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7DY With a special focus on using herbs in the home for parents, carers and children. Come to learn about how we can vitalise our lives with the beauty and value of herbs and get some practical experience of making remedies for winter ailments like cough syrups and tonics. We’ll also make some skin creams & balms - ideal for Christmas presents! 10am-12noon. £2.50. www.hedgeherbs.org.uk/herbalhappenings/ An Evening of Enchantment Waltham Forest College, 707 Forest Road E17 4JB To celebrate their 75th Anniversary the Waltham Forest College Amateur Operatic Society are performing music and songs including favourites from their past popular shows. 7.30 for 7.45 pm.

Price includes a fish & chips but please bring own drinks and glasses.

Full ticket information from Thelma Vincent on 020 8989 4529.

Before Midnight (2013, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR It has been nine years since we last met Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters, but have spent a summer in Greece. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk. Doors open 7.45pm, Film 8.30pm, Late Bar, close midnight.

Tickets: £8/£6 conc.

Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com or the door. 07910 643987

Regular Grown-Up, Kids’ & Baby screenings.

Also available for private hire.

For more details, head to www.stowfilmlounge.com Also follow us here: / Stowfilmlounge 17 Blues Club Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48A Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Dave Jackson Band bring their rock based blues back to 17Blues following recent dates at blues festivals, the 100 Club etc with a forthcoming date supporting Larry Miller at the Islington 02. DJ Lanky Mick will be providing an excellent selection from his very extensive collection from 8.30pm. FREE but please show your appreciation by contributing to our blues bucket, as this keeps us going.

Saturday 7 Hoe Street Stories Number 38 Hoe Street E17 4PH An exhibition of photographic collages documenting Hoe Street past and present. 10-5pm.

History box workshops (make a history box about a family story, pet or event.

Bring a photo, we provide the rest) 3 sessions: 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

Guided Listening Walk (like a history walk but all about listening to the sounds around you). 12 noon.

Bell ringing workshop. 2pm.

FREE, drop-in. Places limited. hoestreet38@yahoo.co.uk www.38hoestreet.co.uk/

Stowfilmlounge Stow Kids’ Film Lounge presents Despicable Me 2 (2013, Cert U) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and attempting an honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider’s help and recruits Gru in the investigation.

Together with AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose son is making moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped for some malevolent purpose.

Doors open 10.30am, Scribble & Smudge session, Film 11.00am, Close 1pm. Tickets: £5.50 child, £4 acc adult, Under 2’s free.

Tickets available online at www. stowfilmlounge.com or on the door.

Wood Street Free Family Fun Day Wood Street Plaza E17 Santa’s grotto, Punch and Judy show, children’s mini farm, live music, refreshments, street entertainers, market stalls. Part of Small Business Saturday. 2-7pm. FREE. info@woodstsnt.co.uk

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WVRA Monthly Gardening Day Village Square on Orford Road, Walthamstow Village Meet to weed the beds in Church Lane.

Please bring handtools and a kneeler if you have them. 10.30am-12.30pm.

FREE. Helen Lerner 0781 404 2499 or helen@walthamstowvillage.net Higham Hill Park Winter Fayre Higham Hill Recreation Ground, Sutton Road E17 5QS Join us for live music, food, activities, crafts, mulled wine, real ale, performances and magic. Even Santa will be there! Bring friends, family and neighbours for a seasonal day of fun and festivities. Sponsored by Waltham Forest Council and brought to you by We are Higham Hill. 11am-8pm. FREE. WeRHighamHill@hotmail.com The Bakers Arms’ Christmas Bazaar Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Handcrafted Christmas gifts & handmade foods; kids’ craft activities; paint up-cycling ideas from Forest Recycling Project, festive refreshments from the Hornbeam Café; fruit & veg from OrganicLea, mulled wine, Live music. All from local groups and small businesses, in conjunction with Love Your High Street. 11am to 4pm. FREE. www.frponline.org.uk/ www.hornbeam.org.uk/ Visit Santa’s Grotto TSP Youth Space Charity, 245 Wood Street E17 3NT Enjoy a day at Tumble in the Jungle with Santa himself! Visit him in his magical grotto along with all the normal fun to be had at the centre.

Every 30 min between 1pm and 3pm to see Santa. Normal entrance fees (£3.50) + £2 if you would like to visit Santa in his grotto.

Waltham Forest Bilingual Group The Limes Children Centre, 6 Somers Road E17 6 RX Drop-in advice and play session for parents raising their children bilingually.

3.30-5.30pm. FREE. www.wfbilingual.org.uk Claire 07770 860038 Saturday Social with Jerome Anderson The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Beginners Jive & Lindy Hop class 1212.45pm (no partner required), then social dancing to swing, rock’n’roll and R’n’B until 3pm. Class & Social £8, Social only £5.

More info www.jeromelanderson.com An Evening of Enchantment See Friday 6 for details.

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The Flash Bang Band Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Fresh from a European tour promoting their latest album, the Brighton-based pop-rock outfit will be supported by singer/guitarist Toby Thorne. 8pm. FREE entry. www.thewarrantofficerpub.com www.inputoutput.org.uk McGuffins Film and TV Quiz Night The Rose and Crown, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Test your knowledge of the film and TV greats at this popular monthly quiz night in aid of the campaign to save Walthamstow’s EMD Cinema. Doors open 8.30pm. £1.50 per person. www.mcguffin.info

Sunday 8 Crafty Christmas Creations Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Santa Claus is coming to town! Bring your little elves down to our workshop to create cards and decorations to prepare for his arrival. 1.30 – 3pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 Toy Making Workshop Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Make and decorate simple traditional toys to keep for yourself or give away as inexpensive gifts. 1.30-4pm. FREE. No booking necessary.

020 8496 4391 www.walthamforest. gov.uk/vestry-house Visit Santa’s Grotto TSP Youth Space Charity, 245 Wood Street E17 3NT See Saturday 7 for details.

Walthamstow Family Bike Club Meet 1pm outside the Ancient House Orford Rd/Church Lane junction E17 A relaxed and sociable ride around open spaces and cafes in and around Waltham Forest. 1-5pm. FREE. No booking necessary.

Paul 020 8520 0648 paul.gasson@gmail.com Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Old Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Robb Johnson. “From blistering, rabble-rousing political anthems to the most thoughtful and sophisticated chanson, Robb Johnson is perhaps the best songwriter active in this country at the moment. A great pal of the club, Robb is a great performer and invariably takes the roof off the joint!”

7.30pm. £7.

07740 612 607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk

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Waltham Forest Libraries Business Support: Annual Networking Event Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Join us for festive food & drinks, guest speakers, business support, local contacts and great prizes at this fun and informal end of year get together.

7-9pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000

E17 Community Kitchen workshops See Thursday 5 for details.

Family History Research Spruce Hill Baptist Church Hall, Brookscroft Road E17 4JP What are the most useful and reliable websites for newcomers to family history research? Let the experts at Waltham Forest FHS guide you! 8pm.

FREE. Mark 020 8530 4755, mcarroll@ waitrose.com, or visit www.wffhs.org.uk Carols around the Village Tree Village Square on Orford Road, Walthamstow Village Carols led by Philip Creasy, music by East London Brass. Mulled wine and mince pies. Dress warmly and bring lanterns.

7pm, carols start at 7.30pm, ends 8.15pm. FREE. Carol sheets to download and more info www.walthamstowvillage.net

Wednesday 11 Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Join us for a discussion on cycling issues, opportunities, and upcoming events. Everyone is welcome and we appreciate all contributions. We usually go to a nearby pub after the meeting.

8-9.15pm. FREE. http://wfcycling.wordpress.com/

E List Seasonal Interlude Poet Mike Sims who interviewed Roger Huddle, our Local Hero in October.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? Rose & Crown with Tony Tunes DJing, a Christmas choir hotfoot from singing in the snow outside the William Morris Gallery, friends around and a pint of some Christmas ale in my hand.

Any new year’s resolutions? Send a poem - any of my poems - off for publication.

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

EMD transformed. Bugger Nandos.

Creative Kids: Superheroes William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Make an outfit of your favourite superhero. 10-11.30am (repeated 1-2.30pm). FREE but booking is essential.

Tel: 020 8496 4390 or email wmg. bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Crafty Christmas Creations Higham Hill Library, North Countess Road E17 5HS Santa Claus is coming to town! Bring your little elves down to our workshop to create cards and decorations to prepare for his arrival. 4-5.30pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 Sham’s kitchen food stall Little Mashers Pop Stop Shop, 39 Orford Road E17 9NL See Thursday 5 for details.

Friday 13 Henry Maynard Winter Bazaar Henry Maynard Primary School, Addison Road site E17 9LT Come and meet Father Christmas!

Browse the stalls for gifts, have a go at the tombola and enjoy the refreshments. 50p. 3.30pm.

Crafty Christmas Creations Wood Street Library, Forest Road E17 4AA Santa Claus is coming to town! Bring your little elves down to our workshop to create cards and decorations to prepare for his arrival. 4-5.30pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 WMG Late: Young People’s Photography Show William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Visit the Show, enjoy live entertainment and engage in current debate. Curated by the Young Advisors, young people from Waltham Forest aged 15-21. FREE. Evening open: 6.30-10.30pm No booking necessary. www.wmgallery.org.uk Dynamite! Christmas Party The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Step back in time with DJ Jerome Anderson who will be playing some fabulous dance music from the 50’s to the 70’s. There will be bingo, a raffle, we even have a glitter ball! Get your glad rags on and join us for a jolly good time!

8pm-12pm £10 advance tickets only.

Tickets and info www.jeromelanderson.com

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Friday 13 continued The Capris Lord Raglan, 199 Shernhall Street E17 9HX Walthamstow’s fun 70s pop rock covers band will be playing songs a leather gloved Capri driver would have listened to on his car cassette player. FREE. 9pm.

Open Mic end of year special The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH The Mirror Production Team host an open mic night. Singers, musicians, poets, comedians and magicians are all welcome. This is a great night out so come along all and everyone! 7.30pm until late. FREE, though donations appreciated.

Andy 07940260558, andy@mirror-mic.com

E List Seasonal Interlude Walthamstow Diary whose gentle tales of everyday local life shows us why we love it here so much.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? The Chequers, with my other half and good friends.

Any new year’s resolutions? Try to spend less time in the Chequers!

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

A sensible aproach to planning.

Getting the development of the EMD/Granada off the ground.

Saturday 14 Journey to the North Pole The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Make your own snowstorm and go on an imaginative adventure to the North Pole. 10am & 11am. £6 or £10 for two children.

Book via www.gyot.org.uk or call 07541 081 552.

Christmas Fair Walthamstow Toy Library & Play Centre, Comely Bank Community Clinic, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY Santa’s grotto, cake stall, Christmas gifts, tombola and raffle, games and craft activities for children. 10am-1pm.

Tel: 020 8509 3401 to book a stall Adults 50p, children free.

Christmas Ball (Annual Youth Space Christmas Party) TSP Youth Space Charity, 245 Wood Street E17 3NT Enjoy a fun time strictly for 8-14 years olds, celebrate with friends and party along with DJ Steve and the Jungle Crew. 6.30-9pm. £3 entrance fee.

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Visit Santa’s Grotto TSP Youth Space Charity, 245 Wood Street E17 3NT See Saturday 7 for details.

The Makers Yard Christmas Fair 54 Shernhall Street E17 9HP Open studios offering handmade and preloved gifts. Original artwork and ceramics, craftwork, collectable vintage and retro china, glass and ephemera.

11am-5pm. Free entrance. themakersyard@gmail.com 07791 028307 Wide World Music Christmas Party Walthamstow Cricket and Tennis Club, 48A Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Bringing a WOMAD spirit for a few short hours, salsa workshop and African/world DJ. Featuring sensational Cuban salsa music from Sarabanda. The event is family focussed for people of all ages.

7.30-11.45pm. Tickets on door - adults £7.50, concessions £6, children £3. www.wideworldmusic.co.uk Minimal Klezmer in concert The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane, E17 7HA Italian Klezmer trio in concert. London Jazz News (Andy Boeckstaens) say Minimal Klezmer’ shows will be “interesting and hugely entertaining”.

From 7pm. £4, book via Eventbrite.com More info stephen@Janussounds.com

Sunday 15 Paper Cuts Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Join local artist Stacey Williamson to create a handcrafted papercut art greeting card and send someone a special treat this Christmas. 1-3pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 Visit Santa’s Grotto TSP Youth Space Charity, 245 Wood Street E17 3NT See Saturday 7 for details.

The Makers Yard Christmas Fair 54 Shernhall Street E17 9HP See Saturday 14 for details.

Walthamstow Folk Club – Christmas Singaround Ye Old Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Once a year we tire of our booked guests with their limousines and private jets and make our own entertainment..!

A Christmas singaround - bring your party pieces and we’ll have a knees-up.

7.30pm. FREE. 07740 612 607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk Jazz At The Bell The Bell, 617 Forest Rd E17 4NE Live jazz and grooves featuring some of London’s finest jazz musicians. A relaxed atmosphere with excellent music perfect for a Sunday evening. 8pm. @JazzatTheBell

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Monday 16 Under 5’s Christmas Party Walthamstow Toy Library & Play Centre, Comely Bank Community Clinic, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY Fancy dress competitions, Christmas crafts, games and dancing, party food, Santa’s grotto, refreshments for grownups. 3-5pm. Tickets in advance from reception. Tel: 020 8509 3401 Members: £6 per child, £10 per family.

Non-members: £8 per child, £12 per family Experimental Film Group Ye Old Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Show, discuss, make experimental films.

Subject this week: Avant-garde film history. Includes talk, discussion and film exhibition. All welcome. 8-10pm. £3 on the door. e17films@gmail.com 07986802645 @E17FilmFest

Tuesday 17 Under 18 months Christmas Party Walthamstow Toy Library & Play Centre, Comely Bank Community Clinic, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY Fancy dress competition, Christmas crafts, refreshments for grown-ups.

1.30-3.30pm. Tickets in advance from reception. Tel: 020 8509 3401 Members: £6 per child, £10 per family.

Non-members: £8 per child, £12 per family Waltham Forest Friends of the Earth Le Delice Café, 117 Hoe Street E17 4QR We’re a local volunteer group that meets once a month to help highlight environmental issues. We’re always looking for like-minded people to get involved. 8-9pm. FREE. foe.walthamforest@gmail.com Helen 07712 654632.

GB&T Men’s Social Network ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN A space to meet each other, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene. 7-9.30pm. £2. 0208 509 3898 or e-mail info@elop.org

Wednesday 18 Guffaw Comedy Club Bumper Christmas Special Ye Old Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Legendary Aussie Comic Steve Hughes (As seen on Live at the Apollo) headlines with fantastic support from Gordon Southern, Wayne Deakin and Susan Murray. Doors 8.30pm, show 9pm. £12.50 from www.wegottickets.com/event/249394.

Info from Alaric on 07971712019

E List Seasonal Interlude Painter Andrea Humphreys whose lovely work made her Cover Star for November.

Favourite place for some festive spirit? Christmas Carols around the tree in mid-December at Eden Road/ Orford Road Square. Mulled wine (and mince pies too).

Any new year’s resolutions?

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I would like to get through some of the things on the lists I have made for myself around the house!.

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014? A happy resolution for the EMD Cinema, reviving it to its former glory.

Thursday 19 E17 Community Kitchen workshops See Thursday 5 for details.

Opening Doors at ELOP ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN Monthly social group for LGB&T aged 50+. 3-5pm. £2.

02085093898 or e-mail info@elop.org Lloyd Park Volunteer Gardening Details as Thursday 5.

Sham’s kitchen food stall Little Mashers Pop Stop Shop, 39 Orford Road E17 9NL See Thursday 5 for details.

Behind the Blue Lamp Trinity United Reformed Church, 58 Orford Road, E17 9QU (entrance in West Avenue) Talk at the Walthamstow Historical Society: David Swinden, will talk about the early days of policing London, about police stations and the people working there. 7.30pm. £1.50, but free to members of the Walthamstow Historical Society. No booking required. www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk London Forest Choir’s Christmas concert St Mary’s Church, Church Hill E17 9RJ Carols old and new for choir, orchestra and audience. 7.30pm Tickets £10 (concessions £8, students £5, accompanied children £1).

Tickets 020 8531 4837, online at www.londonforestchoir.org or on the door.

Friday 20 Under 5’s Christmas Party Walthamstow Toy Library & Play Centre, Comely Bank Community Clinic, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY See Monday 16 for details.

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is! Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG A night of 70’s and 80’s Old Skool Funk and Soul. 8-12pm. Free entry all night.

More info www.jeromelanderson.com

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Mid-Century Modern Furniture & Design 83 Grove Road, E17 9BU www.blackdukeandcashman.com Twitter: @MidCenturyE17

Kids Kitchen The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH We all cook a fresh healthy lunch together with our children (under 5s), while singing songs, playing and washing up, and there is also lovely café food (including cake!) available for us bigger kids too at lunchtime. 10-12am. £6 (£4 concession) Includes lunch for your child.

Reserving a place is essential, but you can pay on the day. www.kidskitchenlondon.wordpress.com/ Oh, and we are also looking for volunteers to help us, see website: http:// kidskitchenlondon.wordpress.com/ volunteer-with-us/

Stow Kids’ Film Lounge presents Elf (2003, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. A movie full of Yuletide cheer starring Will Ferrell.

Doors open 10.30am, Scribble & Smudge session, Film 11.00am, Close 1pm. Tickets: £5.50 child, £4 acc adult, Under 2’s free.

Tickets available online at www. stowfilmlounge.com or on the door.

Stow Film Lounge presents Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege. Doors open 7.45pm, Film 8.30pm, Late Bar, close midnight.

Tickets: £8/£6 conc.

Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com or the door. 07910 643987

A Winter Solstice Celebration Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Choirs singing secular carols, ghost stories, and a host of wintery treats as well as heart-warming food and nose-warming wine and beer. A preChristmas celebration with a difference - no one will mention Christmas! From 4pm. FREE entry. www.thewarrantofficerpub.com www.inputoutput.org.uk

Saturday 21 Nearly Christmas Community Room at the Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Making Eco-Christmas decorations, drop in session. 10am-1pm. FREE. Rachel Hoyes on 07787 193 981 or e-mail r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk to book.

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Sunday 22 Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign Monthly Ride Meet at 10am at Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN We have a few routes lined up and usually decide distance and destination on the day according to what people prefer. We ride leisurely suited to the wishes of participants. We usually stay within 30 miles and sometimes considerably shorter. We tend to be back by 3pm and always have a snack stop somewhere. 10am-3pm. FREE. Robert@wfcycling.org.uk

Festive Event: Winter Warmer William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP A magical afternoon including mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, children’s activities, and singing by locally based choir Natural Voices. FREE. 2-5pm.

No booking necessary. www.wmgallery.org.uk Christmas Carol Service by Candlelight 101 Orford Road E17 9QR Come and join us at our annual Carol Service by Candlelight with refreshments afterwards. All welcome.

6.30pm. FREE.

Tuesday 24 Parents Network at ELOP ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN Monthly LGB&T social group for those pre-conception, those expecting and those with parenting experience - an opportunity for you to meet, share experiences and form networks of support. 7-8.30pm. £2.

02085093898 or info@elop.org Christmas Eve at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Pub Ye Olde Rose and Crown Pub, 53-55 Hoe Street E17 4SA See in Christmas day with an eclectic mix of music from DJ Jerome Anderson.

9.30pm onwards, late Christmas Eve license. FREE entry all night.

Sunday 29 Rainbow Families ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN Monthly LGB&T family activity taking place at various venues and locations.

2.30-4.30pm £2.

02085093898 or info@elop.org

New Years Eve Party Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG See in the New Year at The Warrant Officer Pub, ticket only event which includes buffet, drinks and some great tunes from DJ Jerome Anderson. £25 per person. www.warrantofficerpub.com

Every week/Whole month Until 7 December Second solo exhibition of paintings by Jess Levine Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE Jess Levine’s work stems from various sources which include personal travels, Kentish landscape, current affairs, childhood memories and textile designs.

FREE. Thurs-Sat, 12-7pm. www.tokarskagallery.co.uk 2-24 December Autumnal Paintings of Lloyd Park

by Kirsten Schmidt E17 Art House, 6-10 Church Hill, Stainforth Road entrance, E17 3RY Plus a huge selection of fine-art prints including linocuts, woodcuts and screen-prints by this popular local artist. FREE. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Xmas Eve till 12pm. www.e17arthouse.com

E List Seasonal Interlude Local Hero The Mill’s Mo Gallaccio who we discovered dispatched a past Dr Who in September’s issue.

Favourite place to eat? The Windmill. Lovely family friendly cafe during the day, nice place for Tapas with mates of an evening.

Any new year’s resolutions? I must eat less cake :-( What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

Down our end - St James St - the Big Local will be getting started...Here’s to healthy happy neighbourhoods and a positive sense of community.

Young People’s Photography Show William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Local young people aged 16-22 show work inspired by the Gallery’s collections, which they developed at a photography project in August 2013.

Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk

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Tuesdays Life Drawing Class with Frank Gambino Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE (Note no under 16s ) Drawing from a live model. Beginners and accomplished artists are all welcome. Materials are provided and refreshments served during the class break. £12. Materials provided.

To book email: info@tokarskagallery. co.uk ref: Life Drawing Class www.tokarskagallery.co.uk

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Until 15 December Giles Deacon William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Tells the story of one of this acclaimed British fashion designer’s catwalk creations; from first concept through to the art of making. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.

FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk

E List Seasonal Interlude This magazine was just a ‘wouldn’t it be good if?’ idea in my head, but then Neil Collins came along this time last year and so the E List was born. Here are his answers.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? The Nags Head. By the open fire with friends. It’s a magical pub.

Any new year’s resolutions? Have more time for the people I care about the most. Learn more, worry less.

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

A bigger E List!

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7 November - 5 January Andrea Humphries – Paintings Penny Fieldings, 34 Orford Road, E17 9NJ Andrea’s paintings are a mixture of coastal scenes, invented landscapes and varied forms of still life with favourite flowers. FREE. Mon/Tues closed, Weds/Thurs 11am-7pm, Fri/ Sat 10am -6pm, Sun 11am-6pm www.pennyfielding.com

3-8th December It’s Christmas with a B! for Blimey! 39 Orford Road E17 9NL Last Christmas we brought you the best designers from the East End with www. blimeyboutique.co.uk This year the online shop pops up in the real world with even more East London talents.

10am to 6pm, late night shopping till 8pm Thursday www.blimeyboutique.co.uk

Until 22 December LSC Photography The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA A selection of photographs from students of Leyton Sixth-Form College.

FREE. Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm. Fri-Sat 10am-6pm. Sun 11am-2pm www.themill-coppermill.org mo@themill-coppermill.org

Tuesdays Chapel End Savoy Players St John’s Church, Chingford Road, E17 5AL. New members always welcome. We are a friendly Amateur Operatic and Dramatic group specialising in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. 8-10pm Contact Marjorie on 020 8529 3143 or email secretary@cesp.org.uk for more information.

Until 30 December Waltham Forest in Pictures Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A display of oils, watercolours and drawings from the Museum’s collection, showing some familiar places in a new light, and a few surprises too. Weds-Sun, 10am-5pm. Free. vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house

2-24 December A Walthamstow Christmas E17 Art House, 6-10 Church Hill, Stainforth Road entrance, E17 3RY A celebration of Walthamstow, showcasing great artwork created about it, and supporting local artists who have created these images, encouraging us to take pride in our hometown and community this Christmas. Includes letterpress, screenprints and more from just £12. Plus E17 Christmas cards! FREE. Mon-Fri 10am6pm, Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Xmas Eve till 12pm. www.e17arthouse.com

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Mondays Walthamstow & District Photographic Society Greenleaf Baptist Church Hall, Greenleaf Road E17 6QQ For those new to photography and those wishing to improve their skills. 2 visits free then membership £65 inc Summer Course. For more info email: info@wdps.org www.wdps.org Until 22 December Hoe Street Stories Number 38 Hoe Street E17 4PH An exhibition of photographic collages documenting Hoe Street past and present. Part of the ‘Shopportunity’ Regeneration of Hoe Street’. 10-5pm.

FREE. hoestreet38@yahoo.co.uk www.38hoestreet.co.uk/ Until 3 December Waltham Forest Council’s Pop Up Shop Unit 3 Central Parade, Hoe Street E17 4RT Diamond Dynasty and Vanity Boxx, Womens Clothing and Cosmetics.

Weekday opening hours vary but open Saturdays 10am-5pm.

6-22 December Waltham Forest Council’s Pop Up Shop Unit 3 Central Parade, Hoe Street E17 4RT Boojiebabies Boutique, Carbon28 and Amarachi, independent clothing and product designers. Weekday opening hours vary but open Saturdays 10am5pm.

Wednesdays Blackhorse and Standard Morris Dancing Beginners Evening St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF A fun and friendly way of keeping fit whilst learning traditional Women’s Morris dancing. No experience necessary. Musicians (male or female) also welcome. 8-10pm. First term free, then £25/term. www.blackhorseandstandard.org.uk Tuesdays from 14 January 25 March 2014 Adult education: Theatre studiesSpanish Golden Age Greenleaf Centre, Greenleaf Road E17 6QP Spanish commercial drama “comedia”, a selection of plays by playwrights such as Lope de Vega and Calderon. 10am12noon. FREE if on certain benefits /£79 (cost £7.90 each week) To book walthamstowwea@yahoo.co.uk www.london.wea.org.uk 0800 328 1060 Until 23 February 2014 Toys: a Serious Business Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Waltham Forest has had a long history of toy manufacture. A hands-on exhibition which includes toys and games to look at and to try out. WedsSun, 10am-5pm. Free. vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Tuesdays from 14 January - 25 March 2014 London: History of Entertainment Shernhall Methodist Church Hall, Shernhall Street E17 9HX How class, wealth and origin affected the development of London’s entertainment including music, dance and theatre. 7.30-9.30pm. FREE if on certain benefits /£79 (cost £7.90 each week) To book walthamstowwea@yahoo.co.uk www.london.wea.org.uk 0800 328 1060

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E List Seasonal Interlude Campaigner, poet, designer, photographer, volunteer and true Local Hero Roger Huddle appeared in October’s issue.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? Must be the Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, still has the best Christmas spirit.

Any new year’s resolutions? Get at least one small book out and existing on its own. Overthrow capitalism.

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

See my grandson grow safe and not lose our rough edges to the gentrifiers.

Tuesdays Spinning class/group Chewton Road, E17 Spindle and wheel hand spinning group. Beginners welcome. Tuition is FREE. 11am-1pm Please e-mail or telephone for details 020 8521 -6963 Walthamstowspinners@yahoo.co.uk Mondays LB&T Women’s Social Network ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN LGBT women’s group. A space to meet each other, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene. 2nd Monday group meets out of premises.

7-9.30pm. £2.

02085093898 or e-mail info@elop.org

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Tuesdays Neil’s Big Quiz - General Knowledge Quiz The Village, 31 Orford Road, E17 9NL Prizes are Cash and Wine - Max Jackpot £250 with ‘Lucky 7’ 8.30pm start. £1.50 per person Sundays Neil’s big quiz - General Knowledge Quiz The Victoria Pub, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Cash, chocolate and wine to be won.

8.30pm start. £1.50 per person Thursdays. Last December performance is 19th December, starts up again 9th January 2014 Acoustic Showcase @ The Village The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Come and enjoy performances from London based musicians playing acoustic sets of original music and covers in the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Village Pub. FREE. 7.30pm. gabriel4music@gmail.com for details or if interested in performing a set!

Mondays Five string banjo for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Bluegrass style three-finger picking classes.

Absolute beginners – Mons 7.30-8.30pm Improving beginners – Weds 6.30-7.30pm Improvers/intermediate – Mons 8.30-9.30pm For further info call Dick Smith 07903 419 691 or email dickbanjosmith@ gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk

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LOCAL FRIENDLY SEWING & CRAFTS CLASSES BESPOKE QUILTS FUNKY GIFTS cheekyhandmades@gmail.com cheekyhandmades.co.uk handmadebycheeky.etsy.com Fridays C’N’N Karaoke The Victoria Pub, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH 8.30pm til 1am, FREE. Tuesdays or Thursdays. New term start week beginning 6 January 2014.

Strung out violin group for adults - recruiting now! Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Got a violin in your attic you want to dust down? Fancy learning a new skill?

Our motto is “it’s never too late!”

Strung Out is a fun violin group for adult enthusiasts.

Absolute beginners – Tues 7.30-8.30pm Elemental easy – Tues 6.30-7.30pm Intermediary – Thurs 7-8pm Places should be booked in advance and the classes are payable in advance by the term. Info to book a place contact Alison 07740 622 428 strungout@shapeshifter-productions.com

Website: www.superwoofers.com Mobile: 07830 122511 Email: info@superwoofers.com

Fully Insured and based in Walthamstow we offer: Dog Walking, Basic Training & Puppy visits.

Saturdays E17 Junior Guitar Club Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Guitar playing fun for children of all abilities. Ages 7 and upwards. Different levels & times. Pay £8 for a taster session, then £48 for a half-term of six lessons 30 minutes each.

Christian Karlsson mob. 07958 471 083, chris@stunningmusic.com www.stunningmusic.com Thursdays The Singing Room Community Choir E17 Small side hall, St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Rd E17 3JF The Singing Room Choir is currently looking for new singers. We have around 30 members, regular performances and fantastic songs to sing! No experience necessary. £7. 7.30-9.15pm.

Contact Anna on 07931372996 or annamusicmakers@gmail.com for further details or just turn up!

Wednesdays Youth Out East ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN LGB&T social group for people aged 13-21 who are LGBT or questioning their sexuality. A space for you to be yourself, meet new people and share experiences in a supportive environment. 6-9pm. £1.

02085093898 or e-mail youth@elop.org Thursdays LGBT Social support group ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN LGBT Social Support group for people aged 18 and over. A space to meet each other, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene.

2.30-4.30pm. £2.

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Santa was caught red handed today with a bottle of Woodford & Warner Sorrel. He revealed it is made from the ‘Super Flower’ Hibiscus Sabdariffa which gives it an exotic taste, gorgeous colour, festive scent and.....that it’s non alcoholic!

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New course starts in January for beginners. What a great Christmas present!

Ukulele classes for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Learn the ukulele or improve your skills with an experienced, professional musician in a fun and relaxed environment. Instruments not provided!

Easy/improvers – Weds 7.30-8.30pm Easy/improvers – Sat 10.30-11.30am Basic/beginners – Sat 11.30-12.30am For further info call Dick Smith 07903 419 691 or email dickbanjosmith@ gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk Saturdays C’N’N Karaoke Bootlaces, 596 Lea Bridge Road E10 7DN 8.30pm til midnight, FREE. Sundays Open Church St Peter’s in the Forest, Woodford New Road E17 3PP Enjoy tea/coffee and cake and the tranquility of St Peter’s in the Forest Church. All welcome. FREE. Donations appreciated. 2-5pm Thursdays Queenies – Pop up restaurant Rose and Crown Pub, 55 Hoe Street, E17 4SA “Great home cooked food at the heart of your community” Home-cooked pulled pork, venison or steak burgers, buttermilk chicken, chilli dogs, polenta cubes & fries. 6pm-11pm.

Contact twitter @queeniese17 Saturdays OrganicLea market stall The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH The market stall sells organic and local sustainably grown fruit and vegetables, homemade bread, jams and preserves.

Healthy Start vouchers can be used.

10am-3pm. www.hornbeam.org.uk Events marked

Sundays Walthamstow Farmers’ Market Top of the High St by town square Fresh vegetables & salads, fruit in season, unpasteurised milk, cheese & dairy, artisan bread & cakes, juice, free range eggs, meat & poultry, herbs, locally made preserves & honey, plants and lots more. 10am-2pm www.lfm.org.uk Thursdays Parents, Babies & Toddlers ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN Weekly social group for LGB&T parents and carers with bumps, babies and toddlers. With plenty of activities for the little ones and a chance to share stories & build better networks for the adults.

10.30am-12.30pm. £2.50 & Kids FREE! 02085093898 or e-mail info@elop.org Wednesday mornings (term time) Baby Band and Toddler Troupe Salvation Army, 434 Forest Road E17 4PY Fun-packed, educational and inspirational music classes for little ones - pick up some great ideas for songs, rhymes and activities to make music at home. *New class times* £4.50 (Toddler Troupe - ages 18m-3y, 40 mins), £4.00 (Baby Band - ages 4m-2y, 30 mins).

Enrol half-termly or book a trial class.

Please contact Atty on 07950 526662 or atty.cronin@musicalsteps.co.uk to book your place.

Saturdays (term time) Bongalong, Early Risers St Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Fun, creative music sessions for you and your under 5s with singing, dancing and make believe, using props and beautiful percussion instruments.

Older siblings may attend (up to age 8). Breakfast snacks included. 8.309.15am. £6 per child, £10 for siblings 6 months-5 years, £3 for over 5s www.bongalong.co.uk twitter.com/bongalongfiona

Tuesday mornings (term time) Atty’s Musical Steps - Baby Band and Toddler Troupe The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Fun-packed, educational and inspirational music classes for little ones - pick up some great ideas for songs, rhymes and activities to make music at home. £4.50 Toddler Troupe - ages 1-3y, 40 mins. Babies welcome, under-1s £4.00. *New class time* Enrol for 6 weeks or book a trial class.

Please contact Atty on 07950 526662 or atty.cronin@musicalsteps.co.uk to book or for more information.

Fridays Herbal Health for the Family @ Lea Bridge Community Room Lea Bridge Library, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7HU Using herbs for health at home: workshops with medical herbalists Charm Elakil (Wholistic Medicine) & Rasheeqa Ahmad (Hedge Herbs) as part of The Mill’s programme of Healthy Fridays at Lea Bridge Library.

Special focus on herbs for children, parents & carers. 10-11.30am. £2.50.

Just turn up or contact Rasheeqa on 07784 506 494/rasheeqa@ hedgeherbs.org.uk for info.

E List Seasonal Interlude Photographer Simon Warren whose pictures of local murals graced our cover in April.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? The Bell.

Any new year’s resolutions?

Hmm...To stop photographing front doors....!!

What would you like for Walthamstow in 2014?

To close off Shernhall Street to traffic!! Peace and quiet whilst supping a hot choccy :)

Thursdays from 14 November Drop in Art Club The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Have fun making pictures and collages for The Mill or to take home. 3.305pm. £2 donation welcome, reduction for families. www.themill-coppermill.org mo@themill-coppermill.org Saturdays starting January 11 Toddlers Spanish for Children Mission Grove School, Buxton Road E17 7EJ Half hour class 10.30am with native Spanish teacher. A fun introduction with games, craft activities and cooking. 10 week term - £65.

Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Saturdays starting January 11 Spanish for Children Mission Grove School, Buxton Road E17 7EJ Half hour class 11.00am with native Spanish teacher. A fun introduction with games, craft activities and cooking. Suitable for 5 years and up. 10 week term - £70.

Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Saturdays starting January 11 French for Children Mission Grove School, Buxton Road E17 7EJ Half hour class 10.30am with native French teacher. A fun introduction with games, craft activities, dancing, singing and cooking. Suitable for children 5 years and upwards. 10 week term - £70.

Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Mondays A Tribe Called Fit St Michaels Church Hall, Northcote Rd, E17 6PQ Fast paced and fun exercise class to burn off love handles, flatten stomachs and leave you energised for the rest of your week. 7-8pm. First session is free, then £8 from then on.

Niall and Androulla at atribecalledfit@ gmail.com to book.

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Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays Children Art Class Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE The classes are conducted in the safe environment of the gallery with each lesson focusing on different materials: painting, drawing, use of pastels and charcoals. Suitable for youngsters 8-15. £6. Materials provided.

Thursday 4.15-5.45pm, Friday 5-6.30pm, Saturday 1-2.30pm.

To book email: info@tokarskagallery. co.uk ref: Children Art Lessons www.tokarskagallery.co.uk

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Tuesdays Circular Flow Yoga (vinyasa flow) Foster Hall, Wellesley Road E17 8JZ A Flow Yoga style for mixed abilitiescombining postures together uniting the movement, the breath & the mind.

Stretch away the winter aches. 7.158.15pm. £10 drop in or £35 for 5 class pack *1st trial class £5 with this listing* www.circularflowyoga.co.uk Wednesdays FREE Hatha Yoga Classes for the Over 60s Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road, E17 4HR Suitable for all levels. These free classes are being provided in partnership by Yoga Me Happy, Age UK Waltham Forest and GLL Waltham Forest. 12am1pm. FREE. BOOKING ONLY - call Emma on 0208 558 5512 or email info@ ageukwalthamforest.org.uk

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Women’s Fun Netball Session Leytonstone School Sports Hall, 159 Colworth Road, Leytonstone E11 1JD We are a friendly group of local women and welcome beginners and those wanting to relive their school sports glory days. 8-9pm. £4. The sports hall is accessed from car park at the front of the school on James Lane.

For info email jen.wiggins@talktalk.net or sally.pedder@westking.ac.uk.

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Tuesdays Zumba® Fitness, with Chloe!

Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill E17 9RZ Wear low tread supportive trainers and bring a bottle of water to enjoy this exhilarating dance fitness class in a low pressure atmosphere! 7pm. £5.

Discounts with advanced payment available!

079036 29636 chloe@dancechloe.com www.DanceChloe.com Sundays Yoga Classes in Lloyd Park Aveling Park Bowling Pavilion, Lloyd Park E17 4PP. (Opposite Park office).

Get a Sunday morning boost with hatha yoga classes in the beautiful Lloyd Park’s Bowling Pavilion. Suitable for first timers, beginners and intermediate levels. 9.30am & 11am. £8 per class.

Please book your mat by email yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk. Find out more at yogamehappy.co.uk

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Saturdays Saturday Morning Yoga The Walthamstow Yoga Studio, Vestry School of Dance, Church Hill Studios on Stainforth Rd E17 3RY Start your weekend with this 75 minute Hatha Flow class with Adele Craciun. It will leave you feeling energised, brighter and more focused. 10-11.15am. £10 drop in. Discounts for block bookings. goodtoknowyoga@gmail.com or call 07853 285669.

Saturdays Iyengar yoga class St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew’s Road E17 6AR The practice of Iyengar yoga is suitable for all, regardless of flexibility and age.

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E List Seasonal Interlude Illustrator Adam Graff who made us smile with his cover for March.

Favourite place for a festive tipple? Mine’s a carrot, apple and ginger smoothie from Le Délice, Hoe Street.

Any new year’s resolutions? To get signed up by an illustration agent.

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Waltham Forest Citizens Advice Bureau Annual Public Meeting 6.30pm on Thursday 12 December 2012 at Walthamstow Central Library, High Street E17 7JN Waltham Forest Citizens’ Advice Bureau invites local residents or people with a connection to the borough to join us for our annual public meeting and annual general meeting.

Please RSVP by email to admin@walthamforestcab.org.uk The purpose of the meeting is to elect persons to serve as Members, Trustees and Directors of the Charity until its next Annual Public Meeting. Nominations are therefore invited from residents of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, aged 18 or over, who support the activities of the Charity. Nomination forms are available from: CEO, Waltham Forest CAB, Churchill Business Centre, 6 Church Hill, London E17 3AG. They should be completed and returned to the above office by 5.00pm on Monday 9 December. They should be countersigned by two other persons, aged 18 or over, who live or work in Waltham Forest, and placed in envelopes marked “Nominations” together with a personal statement of no more than 100 words explaining why you have the skills and abilities to perform the role of CAB Trustee. The Charity, which is a member of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and trades as Citizens Advice, has the following aims: To ensure that the rights of individuals are not frustrated through lack of knowledge or the inability to communicate effectively and, to use its influence to ensure that government, organisations and firms adopt reasonable social policies.

More information about the work of the bureau can be found on our website at www.walthamforestcab.org.uk

‘Walthamstow Christmas’ greetings card designed by Elaine McCloskey, exclusively available at E17 Art House, 6-10 Church Hill (Stainforth Road entrance), E17 3RY. 10

In which architectural historian, Karen Averby uncovers curiosities and stories from Walthamstow’s rich and varied past.

The Spirit of Walthamstow Christmas Past: December 1913

shopper, optician Owen Aves, Hoe Street advertised perfectly fitting spectacles and pince-nez as “Sensible Christmas Presents.”

For those struggling financially, there were several charitable organisations supplying food. The Christmas Hamper Fund distributed 950 hampers to families in need, and The Old Folks Christmas Dinner Fund hosted Christmas dinners. Fundraising events included a charity football match between the police and the Wood Street Tradesmen and sold-out variety shows at The Palace, High Street and Crown Picture Palace, Wood Street.

Plentiful Christmas social events included the party of the local Band of Hope (a temperance group) and a Cinderella Dance at the Conservative Club. Musical events were popular: a smoking concert (a live music event where men would smoke and talk politics) was also held at the Conservative Club, and Shern Hall was used for singing concerts. Christmas coastal getaways were available on Christmas and Boxing Day from the Midland and Southend Railway, with

Then, as now, Christmas shopping for food and presents was important, and was made easier by some stores selling everything under one roof. The District Supply Stores Ltd at 7-11 Coppermill Lane, 143 Carr Road and 2, 7 and 8 Rushbrook Crescent offered “the finest Christmas stock in the district,” selling fancy gifts, Christmas crackers, turkeys, geese, hams and cakes; they also provided Christmas and turkey clubs to help spread costs. Pearks Stores at 34 and 224 High Street were renowned for their impressive window displays, and claimed to sell the finest Christmas fruits and fancies at the lowest prices. Novelty Christmas and New Year gifts could be bought from T. Venables Ltd, a house furnisher and drapers at 102-105 and 115 High Street.

Clothing shops offering luxury gifts included A. Whitefield & Co, 292-298 High Street and Cooper, Cooper & Co at No. 85, with their ‘bewitching’ range of furs including squirrel, musquash and racoon. For the less frivolous

cheap return tickets to Leigh-on-Sea, Westcliff and Southend-on-Sea. Of course, many Christmas celebrations involved Walthamstow’s parish churches.

Their interiors were elaborately decorated with holly and evergreens, some with chrysanthemums and lilies on the altar. Carol services included Christmas Eve carols at St Saviours Church, Markhouse Road and a Christmas Day service at St Mary’s Church, Church Hill. Interestingly, over 30 weddings were solemnised at St Mary’s during the Christmas season, twenty one of those on Christmas Day itself.

Despite notable differences, there are some interesting parallels between Walthamstow’s Christmases past and present. So this December, whether Christmas shopping locally, donating to the Eat or Heat foodbank, or attending a Christmas ‘do’ or carol service, think of your 1913 counterparts, who were similarly occupied.

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LOCAL HERO

Nat Di Maggio

You’re originally a country boy, what was it like growing up in Somerset? I had an idyllic childhood, born and raised in the heart of the Mendips. There was a real sense of community, especially in the winter when we were regularly cut off. My father was Sicilian and my mother from Somerset. Both came from very large extended families and food has always been at the heart of them. As children we spent every summer in Sicily. My father’s family is Arbëreshë and speaks an Albanian dialect. While language separated us, meals brought us together and I think this is where I developed my love of cooking.

I trained as a chef before moving on to Bath to work in restaurants and hotels, as a chef and organising events.

You’ve now lived the majority of your life in London and Walthamstow. What do you like about city life? I came to London in 1990 and settled with my now husband in Walthamstow in 1992. The moment we arrived it felt like home. The mix of people, the sense of community, the open spaces and its accessibility to almost everywhere make Walthamstow unique. It’s at the heart of the city yet also a retreat from it: a home from home.

You run a venture called Queenie’s Kitchen. Who was Queenie? Queenie’s is Jacky Bergman and me. When we met we created Queenie as a metaphor for who we were and what we stood for in food terms.

Queenie is everybody’s favourite aunt, usually your Mum’s best friend. Think tabard, bright pink lipstick; the person who looked after you and cooked you tea when your Mum was working late.

What kind of food does Queenie like to serve and where? We provide hearty, home cooked, American diner style food, such as barbeque pulled pork, steak burgers and weekly specials.

We have a residency every Thursday at Ye Olde Rose & Crown and we also cater for festivals, art shows, craft fairs, private family functions and birthday parties.

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You are also involved with Eat or Heat.

Great name what does it do? The Eat or Heat food bank was created to ensure that more people could afford to heat their home and feed themselves in these unstable economic times.

Who are the people who visit the centre every week and how does the scheme work? It is non-denominational and currently feeds at least 30 families in Waltham Forest. All families are referred to the food bank through registered agencies such as childcare, social welfare, Citizen’s Advice, GPs. There has been a tenfold increase in referrals since the recent benefit changes.

There are 20 food drop off points in and around Walthamstow. We are limited, currently, to only distributing tinned and dried food at the moment because we lack refrigeration. Due to huge local support we have now raised the funds to achieve charitable status, which will open doors for further funding. It is our vision to ultimately provide nutritional support, menu plans, cooking demonstrations, together with financial and benefit advice.

You’re involved in many of the fund raising events for Eat or Heat, these are often social occasions too. Yes food brings

people together on many different levels. The Eat or Heat café (last Friday of every month) and supper clubs are communal eating events, where interests are shared, friendships are made, all while raising money for the food bank. In fact we have had our first romance, which is still going strong. Perhaps we’ll have our first Eat or Heat wedding….

In 2013 we raised around £10,000, so a big thank you to our supporters. Our fundraising philosophy is to be creative and engage the local community. Shaking tins is not our style.

We’ve organised cabaret nights, classical concerts, comedy nights, supper clubs, and a pop-up café to raise the charity’s profile, raise funds and connect people. In 2014 we will start ‘Curry & Quiz’ nights, a masked ball and the ‘Great East End Art Market’, lots of exciting stuff so make sure you are on our mailing list. www.eatorheat.org To finish tell us something magical about Walthamstow that you love. It’s got to be the community, everyone new comments on it. I know I like to chat, but even popping out to the shop can take several hours, bumping into people along the way - café owners, shop owners, publicans, the people on the street. To be known is to belong and I belong in Walthamstow.

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Anyone who attended November’s Eat or Heat’s Christmas Fair may well have already felt warmed to the beaming countenance of this month’s local hero, Nat. Here we chat to him in one of his favourite haunts, Le Délice on Hoe Street.

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Walthamstow Diary Between forest and marsh lies the glorious Stow.

These are the tales and meanderings of a proud resident of E17 The humble alarm clock, a device invented by people who have no problems getting out of bed in the morning to torment those of us who struggle. The instrument of torture next to my bed goes off at six in the morning, but it takes a number of snoozes before I can prise my eyes open and face the world. I start work at ten so I could stay in bed longer but I get up to go for a run before the working day starts. It’s difficult at this time of year heading out in to the dark morning, but sometimes what I see on my route more than makes up for the early start.

“I get up to go for a run before the working day starts”

Just after leaving home I pass the junction of Low Hall Lane and Downsfield Road, looking down Low Hall there is a spectacular view of the city, red and white lights sparking in the morning sky. This is one of my favourite views in E17.

The steel and glass of the distant city in the same field of vision as the old Low Hall farmer’s cottages, Old and new, the changed and unchanged side by side.

The next stage of my route takes me through the split leaf sculpture on Coppermill Lane and then down on to the marsh. Rounding the corner next to Springfield Marina and joining the path next to the River Lea I am often met by the most amazing sunrise. The sky a mixture of gold and red, the reeds and rushes first in silhouette against the morning sun then shimmer in the light as I run past. Sometimes a low mist lies on the marsh making it feel like I am running through a cloud. Sometimes the air is so still and clear I can see the smoke from house boat chimneys gently curling and creeping ever upwards, filling the air with the smell of burning logs. Out in the open, in the half light of the early morning I let my mind wander. It is the perfect remedy to a busy working day. www.walthamstowdiary.com 14

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Spotted Walthamstow Wish you’d said something at the time but now it’s too late?? Message thanks, rants and questions to the Spotted Walthamstow Facebook page and we’ll repost. 100% anonymous.

Here are some edited highlights from the past few weeks.

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‘Nando’s is coming to Walthamstow – but, is that really newsworthy enough to be on the front page of Walthamstow Forest News?!’

Kwame: Yes, Yes it is!!!

Alex: It’s hardly worthy of celebration is it? It’s KFC on a plate... Walthamstow deserves better!

Andy: “Deserves better!!” For whom? Just because it doesn’t fit it in with your bourgeois fantasy of Walthamstow as a utopian colony of artists it doesn’t mean it’s not wanted!

Christopher: Whilst I personally wouldn’t go, I do see Nandos as a slight ‘step up’ to the usual trashy ‘food’ outlets in Walthamstow.

It’s a start.

Giovanna: Wow wow wow! This is excellent news!

Richard: More chicken and chips...Just what Walthamstow is lacking!

Alice: I’m hoping for Honest Burgers or Wahaca PLEASE! Mattyy: Love Nandos! Booom Andy: It’s not fooking fried chicken, it’s BBQ’d.

There’s loads of pretentious ponces slagging it off who have never even been.

Gem: Nandos rocks! I only need one more stamp to get a free chicken.

Amanda: Love stories that brings out all the snobs who wouldn’t touch chicken and chips... here’s a thought if you don’t like it DON’T EAT IT!!!! Simples...

‘Today is World Kindness Day, with that in mind I wanted to ask - what’s the kindest thing a stranger has ever done for you in Walthamstow?’

31 11 Laura: Walked me most of the way home in the pouring rain holding their umbrella above me, despite not speaking any English. At the junction where we were to part ways he handed me the umbrella and before I could object he had run off into the night and into the torrential rain!

Tony: Left me a mattress outside my house.

Amy-Louise: Not shouting “oi pinky does the

carpet match the curtains?!”

Coral: Paid my bus fare when the driver wouldn’t break my fiver.

Rose: Marry me ;-) Rose: Oh.. sorry.... a stranger....doh! He is strange though.... Does that count?

‘Interested to read that Turner prize winning potter Grayson Perry is selling his Walthamstow workshop on Spruce Hills Road after 12 years. Here’s his amusing quote in the Evening Standard, “I’ve moved out just as Walthamstow is becoming gentrified. My work is done.”’

23 57 Jools: Gentrified? Pah Paula: A group should get together and turn it into something really COOL xxxxx Jannah: Very sorry he is leaving. Knew his work before moving to E17 so happy he was local.

Darien: Wonderful guy, wicked sense of humour, always loved his work…

Steve: If our new Nando’s wants to ingratiate itself as a genuine local business, they should have a menu special called Grayson Perry-piri ‘I want to buy a flat in Attlee Terrace on Prospect Hill, Walthamstow. Does anyone know the safety of that area and have any advice about the estate and neighbourhood?’

3 64 Peter: Live at Prospect Hill, lived in Walthamstow all my life. The gang issue is nothing like it used to be. The area has turned around in recent years. Those commenting that it’s terrible are obviously delusional would love to know what heavenly hedonistic part of Walthamstow they live in.

Stirling: The feral youth buying sweets from the newsagent look like they’re on their summer jollies from Harlem!!!

Lee: I’m a postman in the area, stay away Walthamstow is shit....

Stephanie: I live on Prospect Hill, have done for 3/4 years and have rarely noticed anything which made me feel unsafe!

Glenis: Don’t do it I luv, I grew up there but now it’s like the Bronx

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Eleanor: I understand the Bronx is rather nice these days.

Sarah: To be honest all places are ruined by chavs and gangs, sadly it’s the UK all over :( Lol: ‘…UK all over?” There’s your advice. Leave the country now, as fast as you can. There’s nowhere in the UK worth living. Maybe you could dig a deep hole and live in that?

Duncan: “The Bronx”? Makes me laugh!

Violent crime rate is higher in rural areas than in urban ones. 100% FACT! TXTXTXTXTX: My missus is from Edmonton.

You want to talk about rough areas? Have a look at N9 & thank your lucky stars. Makes Walthamstow look like Hampstead.

Tony: Yesterday we heard artillery fire from enemy lines. The air siren sounded and we all hid in the bomb shelter. We’ve only got 2 days’ worth of rations. I only got the pants I’m wearing and I already turned them inside out!!

What shall I do? These war zones!!

‘Congratulations to L Manze Eel, Pie and Mash Shop on Walthamstow High Street, which has just been given Grade II listed status, due to its design and historical interest. Great news!’

71 , 504 Yvonne: Happy to know part of my childhood will stay for my grandkids - great news :) John: This was and is still the best part of a visit to the market. Great news.

Sarah: My grandad took my mum when she was a child, my grandad and mum took me every Saturday afternoon, now I take my kids.

Soon I’ll take my grandchildren xx Sophie: I LOVE MANZIES!!!!!!!

Sylvie: Always take my Dad there when he stays, he’s such a charmer and went as a boy. He’s 87 so he must have been one of their first customers, x Sharon: Can vividly remember watching the guy cutting up the eels outside the shop on market days. He regularly drew quite a crowd!

I must say I personally detest pie, mash and eels, but in a strange way, I love the memories.

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The tree lined and peaceful crescent is just moments away from Walthamstows excellent transport links and the high street. upon entering the building you are immediately aware of the magnificent high ceilings and an abundance of original features that are found throughout this four bedroom property.

On the ground floor, two reception rooms and a modern kitchen provide ideal living accommodation. The garden includes a decked area for alfresco dining in the summer. The first floor bedrooms are bright and spacious, and the bathroom is well appointed. Carpeted stairs lead to the large converted loft with ensuite and Juliet balcony.

Merton Road, London, E17 4 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £650,000 - £700,000 Original features and high ceilings are found throughout this delightful property. The spacious through lounge leads to the superb kitchen/diner with views onto the garden.

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Foresters Drive, London, E17 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale Guide Price £550,000 - £600,000 The lounge has a fantastic curved alcove that can open onto the kitchen/diner to form an open plan ground floor. The superb kitchen overlooks the expansive 100ft garden.

Second Avenue, London, E17 4 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £600,000 - £650,000 Four bedroom home situated minutes from Walthamstow Central Station offers three reception rooms and an enormous master bedroom.

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Grove Road, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £500,00 Original features and stunning ceiling decor echo the period style, smartly interlaced with the modern additions.

Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £350,000 - £375,000 The property features two reception rooms, a first floor bathroom, double glazing, and gas central heating.

Wetherden Street, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £300,000 - £325,000 Bright and airy Lounge has a splendid original cast iron fireplace. The modern kitchen has direct access to the shared rear garden.

Shernhall Street, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £450,000 - £475,000 This Victorian home features a good sized lounge, a kitchen/diner, a large ground floor bathroom, three good sized bedrooms.

Granville Road, London, E17 2 bedroom ground floor flat for sale Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000 The lounge/diner has a magnificent original fireplace. A smart galley kitchen is well appointed, as is the modern bathroom.

Randolph Road, London, E11 2 bedroom cottage to rent £1,500pcm The property offers a large lounge, a good size modern kitchen/diner, a modern bathroom, also with a well presented garden.

Clacton Road, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £450,000 - £475,000 A wonderful lounge/diner and fabulous kitchen with slate floor, white retro-brick wall tiles and immaculate kitchen units.

Fraser Road, London, E17 2 bedroom ground floor flat for sale Offers in Region of £310,000 This two bedroomed ground floor flat includes a private section of rear garden, and its own front entrance.

Comely Bank Road, London, E17 2 bedroom ground floor flat to rent £1,350pcm Situated in a quiet location, the property offers two double bedrooms, a good size lounge and a modern kitchen/diner.

Diana Road, London, E17 3 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £350,000 - £375,000 Bright and airy lounge has a magnificent cast iron fireplace. The kitchen/diner has bespoke kitchen units and a delightful use of colour.

Brettenham Road, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £300.000 - £325.000 End of terrace Warner flat situated in Lloyd Park offers a great size lounge, a modern kitchen/bathroom, with a shared rear garden.

Greenleaf Road, London, E17 2 bedroom ground floor flat to rent £1,350pcm Ground floor flat situated in Central Walthamstow offers two double bedrooms, a good size lounge and modern kitchen.

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