The E List - June 2015

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Your cultural life in and around Walthamstow No.28 • June 2015

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hy Mr. Bond, is that a bottle of Heineken in your hand or are you just pleased to see me? “No Mr. Lindt, it’s just us trying to cover our enormous budgets by taking often dubious product placements.” The more eagle eyed of you will notice that a certain international superbrand features heavily on this month’s E List cover and I’m not merely referring to the E17 Art Trail. I mean LEGO (which I’m advised by this month’s cover star Richard Selby must always appear in CAPITALS). Like a Bond movie, the E List production values are extremely high, yet much as I’m tempted to go the placement route, I have to make the following statement in the interests of transparency. No euros of any denomination have been transferred to my or the E List account, or to anyone connected to me. What Richard’s relation is with LEGO I leave to him, but you have to wonder. The only payment the E List is going to receive is the warm fuzzy knowledge that whatever your age the sheer diversity of the E17 Art Trail allows you to enter a room, maybe leave your ARTY hat at the door, sit down beside an enormous mountain of LEGO bricks and just make… STUFF. It’s that simple. Isn’t it wonderful?

This issue sees the return of one of my favourite features, Hidden Lives on page 19. Kirsty McNeil-O’Connor shares the story of her neighbour Len, who even in his eighties would often be seen doing pull ups at the end of his garden. Not only is it an incredible story but his son, Ian was able to supply us with some truly amazing images of his dad in his heyday. In January we featured our first Hidden Lives with the story of Fred Boorer and his secret life as an artist. If you have any suggestions of neighbours with unusual or unexpected lives they’re happy to share please get in touch.

In my time in Walthamstow I’ve lived in two houses which had to be rebuilt after being totally destroyed by bombing in the war. Many people may think that air raids over London only started in WWII, but as Lissa Chapman tells on page 28 bombs rained down on Hoe Street in WWI as early as 1915, just not from planes but airships. In her feature on the second summer of the Great War she also reveals the lengths local German shopkeeper’s had to go to to keep their businesses as resentment grew with the tally of deaths of local boys at the front increasing daily.

Finally I was pleased to hear how successful last month’s Vestry House exhibition about Muslim life in East London has been. I feel the sharing of stories is a great uniter of people from diverse faiths and cultures as we find we are linked by common hopes and fears. This month Kate Bohdanowicz shares her family’s experience as Polish immigrants adapting to life in the UK on page 18, as part of the new exhibition From Waltham Forest to Poland.

Paul Lindt, Editor editor@theelist.co.uk

Two Walthamstow poems by Michael Shann The Polish Connection

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Hidden Lives: Len Talbot – The strongman on my street

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The William Morris Gallery seeks a new artist in residence Gnome House opens its doors!

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Zeppelins and Garden Parties – Walthamstow at War Wilcumstowe Times – Kidnapped on HMS Beagle

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Local Hero - The Fletchers of the Walthamstow International Film Festival Walthamstow Diary

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I love LEGO because it’s creative, it’s logical, and it’s fun.

I’d played with LEGO as a kid but I rediscovered it when my eldest son was about 3, building stuff with him. After he’d gone to bed, I’d find myself staying up late, tinkering with what we’d made and even mulling it over the next day. Then when buying extra LEGO on eBay I discovered all these great parts and colours out there which just weren’t around when I was a kid.

There came a point when I realised “I’m doing this for me, not him”. Fortunately I later discovered there were plenty of other adults into LEGO too, there was even an acronym for us: AFOL - Adult Fan of LEGO. So one day I came out and said “My name is Richard Selby and I am an AFOL”.

Like most of us, I spend a lot of time in front of a screen, crafting and manipulating abstract objects. When I relax, it’s wonderful to be able to push something real and physical into shape. At the same time, there’s

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a lot of logic and engineering as well as the aesthetic side. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that many adult fans of LEGO are computer developers (like me) for their jobs.

prize. I’ve even had some exclusive E17 Art Trail minifigures printed (on this month’s E List cover) and this will be your only chance to buy them. They’re very cool indeed.

The E17 Art Trail This year I am planning something slightly different for the E17 Art Trail. Previously I’ve displayed more arty abstract models, because I wanted to show that LEGO can be used for more than just houses and spaceships. But this year I don’t want it to be just about what I make. I’m really keen that local kids (and adults too) get a chance to show off their own LEGO models too. People can bring along their own models and put them on our display tables. Or they can build with our stock of bricks when they’re there, and display afterwards. Another attraction, on Sunday 7 June only, my friend and master baker Juliet Lopez Real will be selling her amazing LEGO themed cakes and cookies. There will be a competition with a large pirate ship as the

Personally for this year’s trail I’ve been working on a series of vignettes called Local Heroes. There’s one of East 17’s Brian Harvey and the infamous ‘potato incident’ where he managed to run himself over. I’ve also made a model of our own excellent MP outside parliament. It’s called ‘Stella Creasy vs The Forces of Evil’ (pictured opposite), with the bad guys being loan sharks, bad landlords and Twitter Trolls, all of whom are groups Stella has clashed with over her first term in parliament.

We Love LEGO is venue number 7 on the Art Trail, at the Higham Hill Hub, Higham Hill Park, Hecham Close, E17 5QT. 10am - 6pm, Sunday 31 May and Sunday 7 June.

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The E17 Art Trail 2015 continues until 14 June with 250 events, exhibitions and open studios. We flag up a handful in this issue but visit the website for the full list and lots of other info. www.e17arttrail.co.uk Monday 1

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Club Mellow 30+ Men’s Group ELOP/LGBT Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN For gay, bisexual or trans* men who have sex with men 30yrs & over who want to meet in a friendly environment. 7-9.30pm. £2.

020 8509 3898 info@elop.org www.elop.org

Circle Dancing to World Music Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU No need for a partner, just turn up.

Tea, coffee and soft drinks included. All welcome. 2-4pm. £4.

Pat 020 8556 3508 jean.duggleby@virgin.net

East London Lesbians Meet-Up The Castle Pub, 15 Grosvenor Rise East E17 9LB Join us on our social night in this lovely pub. First Monday of the month.

7-10pm. FREE. ell.molly@aol.co.uk www.meetup.com/East-London-Lesbians

Wednesday 3 Creative Writing Group The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ Monthly group helping you develop your skills with expert help, grow in confidence. 6.30-8.30pm. FREE. Deborah on 020 8257 1144 or hgcl.groups@outlook.com www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com Mirror presents Open Mic Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Experience a compelling variety of talent at this very popular open mic.

From music to comedy there’s sure to be something for all tastes. Shake a leg Walthamstow! 7.30-11.30pm. FREE. Andy Mirror 07940 260558 andy@mirror-mic.com Kingsize Slim What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Fat roots boogie and heavyweight acoustics, a roots and blues guitar player moulding traditional standards and own compositions with explosive musicianship and a unique vocal attack.

8.30-11pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk www.whatscookin.co.uk Events marked

WMG Late: All Blues William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Inspired by Lucille Junkere’s work on indigo, William Morris Gallery hosts an evening of live blues with Errol Linton, Adam Blake and Lance Rose.

Plus Lucille shows us how to dye using natural indigo. 6.30-10.35pm. FREE, no need to book.

020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Life Drawing at The Makers Yard Venue 146, The Makers Yard, 54 Shernhall Street E17 4BE Life drawing class in our courtyard on Thursday evenings during the Art Trail.

6.15pm to set up, class until 8pm. £7 including materials & refreshments.

Yvonne Overton 07791 028307 themakersyard@gmail.com www.themakersyard.com

Red Imp Comedy presents Sick Squid Stand Up Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe St E17 4SA Bargain comedy with 3 top quality headliners: Davey Johns, Russell Hicks and star of ‘Derek’ Kerry Godliman.

Susan Murray is resident MC. 9-11pm. £6.

Bun 020 8509 3880 redimpcomedy@gmail.com www.wegottickets.com/event/316525

Friday 5 Creative Writing Group The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ Monthly group led by an expert helping you develop your creative writing skills and grow in confidence.

12-2pm. FREE. Deborah 020 8257 1144 www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com Sing-along-a-Waltham Forest: Live Music Across the Borough Various Venues around Waltham Forest Live music sing-alongs at Leyton Coronation Gardens, Leytonstone Underground Station, Chingford Green and Walthamstow Town Square. No booking required, just turn up! 4.308pm, FREE. 020 8496 3000 culture@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wfculture.eventbrite.com Gay Meet-up Kutz, 853 Forest Road E17 4AT This is a friendly, convivial evening of like-minded people having a great time around a drink or two with good conversations, fun and lots of laughter.

8-11pm. events@jeanfrancoisdor.com www.meetup.com/walthamstow-gaymeetup

Sing-along-a-Waltham Forest: BBC Music Day on the Big Screen The Big Screen, Walthamstow Town Square E17 7JN Celebrate the inaugural BBC Music day with BBC footage live on the Big Screen. No booking required, just turn up! 8-10pm, FREE. 020 8496 3000 culture@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wfculture.eventbrite.com

Stow Film Lounge presents Ex Machina (2015, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. Doors: 7.45pm, film 8.30pm. Bar until 12am.

Tickets: £8.50/£6.50 (conc). Ticket & food £14 (pre-book only) Pre-book at www.stowfilmlounge.com or on the door if not sold out.

07910 643987

‘Verbatin’ Comedy Night Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Monthly comedy club on first Thursday of every month. Talented comedians to make you laugh and cry. 7.30pm. £5 on the door http://lunalounge.info

The Strands & Nine Before Noon Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Up and coming LA band The Strands on their first UK tour plus Canadian rock-blues duo Nine Before Noon. 8pm.

FREE. http://lunalounge.info

Shelley & the MPGs The Function Room, 3 The Avenue, Highams Park E4 9LB Shelley & the MPGs (Nag’s Head Stowaways) play classic live jazz, soul and Motown. 8.30-11.30pm. FREE Shelley 07903 271877 shelley@alphabeck.co.uk

Saturday 6 Blackhorse Market Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path, E17 6BX A monthly street food and makers’ market with design and craft and great activities for kids. 10am-4pm. FREE. Harriet Warden 020 8531 1612 info@blackhorseworkshop.co.uk www.blackhorseworkshop.co.uk/market Stow Kids Film Lounge presents Paddington (2014, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven. Doors: 10.30am, activity session, film 11am, close 1pm. Tickets: £5.50 child, £11 child party package, £4 acc adult, under 2’s free Pre-book at www.stowfilmlounge.com or on the door if not sold out.

07910 643987 Pulse Collaborations : Comics Venue 3, Pulse Studios, Unit K, Blackhorse Mews E17 6SL Group show focusing on storytelling comics, graphic novels and sound.

Comic Workshop, music and BBQ. Check website for full details and booking. 10.30am-late evening. FREE. 07887 667942 or 07709 313180 laura.copsey@gmail.com www.pulse-studios.co.uk Masquerade 2000 / M2K Unit 2, 17 Argall Avenue E10 7QE Visit Masquerade 2000’s headquarters to discover the magic behind Notting Hill Carnival. This hidden gem is home to one of Europe’s best carnival arts organisations, with small and large scale costumes on display. 1-4.30pm. www.m2kmas.com The Stones Throw Market St John’s Church Hall, High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HH A new and exciting artisan, design and retro market offering an eclectic mix of handmade creations and vintage treasures. Locally produced awardwinning honey, vintage clothes and afternoon tea. New stalls every month..

2-6pm. FREE entry. stonesthrowmarket@yahoo.co.uk

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2015: The trail of the tale Storytelling across boundaries in open houses, studios and galleries. A feast of culture over 16 days.

Festival Dates: 30 May – 14 June Preview Night: Thursday 28 May Programme available online and at participating venues from 1 May.

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DANCE/FITNESS Beating and bicycling the bounds of old Walthamstow Meet 2-2.15pm at the Waltham Forest boundary sign by Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook Road, E11 Rediscover the ancient Parish and Borough of Walthamstow 50 years after amalgamation into the new London Borough of Waltham Forest.

Cycling. Two optional routes: 1) North along the Wanstead & Woodford, Chingford and north Tottenham boundaries (15.5km). Over 12s only.

2) South along the Leyton, Hackney and south Tottenham boundaries (9km). Part is on a busy road - over 10s only, no beginners!

Walking: Two optional routes: 1) North to the Rose & Crown, Woodford Green IG8 (4km), option to continue to the Larkshall PH, Larkshall Road, E4 (7½km total) 2) South to the Hare & Hounds, Lea Bridge Road E10 (3½km).

End: Cycling routes end at the Ferry Boat Inn, 1 Forest Road, Walthamstow N17. Walkers will be advised about public transport to the Inn to join them.

IMPORTANT! Northern route: You should be fit and healthy. Cyclists – off-road bikes with working brakes only. Walkers: mainly off-road, muddy in parts, wear stout waterproof above-ankle boots.

An event to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Walthamstow Historical Society, jointly organised by WHS and WF Cycling Campaign. FREE. katya@kay-oss.com 0790 415 9398

Saturday 6 (continued) WVRA Monthly Gardening Day Meet at Village Square on corner of Orford and Eden Roads E17 9NJ Seasonal jobs such as weeding, pruning and tidying of flowerbeds around the Village. 10.30am-1.30pm.

Helen Lerner 07814 042499 helen@walthamstowvillage.net Yellow Man - A Walthamstory Venue 109, 33 Harris St E17 8EG Join illustrator, Chris Walker, for a very special book launch. Come and discover a story written especially for the E17 Art Trail about a lost toy in Walthamstow. There will be books and prints for sale with readings throughout the afternoon! 2-6pm. FREE. doodlebank@gmail.com www.doodlebank.com Live Alternative Acoustic Music with Joan Coffey The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL An acoustic folk night with Joan Coffey. A mix of originals & covers, lots of Irish flavour. By turns touching and irreverent with plenty of opportunities to sing along. 8pm-12am. FREE. Tuesday Roberts 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com

Naturalistic Art: Storytelling Through Nature Venue 151, Walthamstow Toy Library, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY Exhibition of artwork made from natural materials depicting scenes from classic children’s stories and nursery rhymes. Also workshops for children 2-3.30pm & 3.30-5pm. £5 per child includes materials & refreshments. Booking advised. e17toylibrarymanager@gmail.com www.naturalistic-art.co.uk Recovering Stories Venue 152, 1 Beulah Road E17 9LG An exhibition of art and photography on the theme of Recovery by people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. 10am-1pm & 6-9pm. FREE. Wood Street Walk: A Street of Surprises Wood Street Library, Wood Street/Forest Road E17 4AA Walk organised by Walthamstow Historical Society exploring Wood Street, which is a mosaic of old and new. One of Walthamstow’s oldest shopping streets it was once home to several film studios. 11.30am-1pm.

FREE 07792 750017 walthamstowwalks@mz48.myzen.co.uk www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk

Leyton Designer Makers Market Leyton Technical, 265b High Road, Leyton E10 5QN A new market for Leyton showcasing the creativity of Waltham Forest! 126pm. FREE entry. @LeytonMarket www.facebook.com/LeytonMarket Summer Funday Greenleaf Road Baptist Church, 4 Greenleaf Road E17 6QQ Annual event with a funfair theme for an enjoyable time out for the whole community. There will be a bouncy castle, face painting, tea bar, BBQ, childrens’ activities, crafts and more.

12.30-3.30pm. FREE. Workshop: Neo Noir - Writing for the Screen Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Breaking Bad, Drive, In Bruges - these stories show us the dangerous, selfdestructive side of human nature. This seminar unpacks the genre and shows how these can be applied to make great new stories. Suitable for screen writers. and general interest cinema fans. Visit website for more info or to register for a place. 2-5pm £5 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamstowinternationalfilm festival.com

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Sonic Rebellion Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Monthly metal & heavy rock club night. DJs including special guests from the London club scene, spin rock & metal classics. Until 1am. FREE. lingriff@gmail.com facebook.com/sonicrebellionsinbin Mixtape The Chequers, 145 High Street/Storey Road E17 7BX DJs Theodora Goes Wild and Duckie play the soundtrack of the suburbs for John Hughes junkies, riot grrrls, b-boys, grunge kids and metalheads.

8pm-12am. FREE. londonrockcity@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/MixtapeE17 The Simon Theobold Band The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG West Coast style blues rock. Great songs. Great band. What more can I say? 8-11pm. FREE with collection. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk The Fast Camels What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Glasgow’s psychedelia popsters playing an explosive blend of 60’s influenced psychedelia, freakbeat and classic power-pop. 8.30-11.30pm.

FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk www.whatscookin.co.uk

Sunday 7 Pulse Collaborations : Comics Venue 3, Pulse Studios, Unit K, Blackhorse Mews E17 6SL Details as Sat 6 but check website for Sunday’s events and booking.

11am-5pm. FREE. Little Free Library Art Workshops Higham Hill Hub, Higham Hill Park, Hecham Close E17 5QT Join local artist Kiko Honda-Powell, and Nick Cheshire from the Little Free Library Project, for creative workshops through the day that will help inspire Kiko’s design for a “Little Free Library” for Higham Hill. 10am-6pm. FREE. info@highamhillhub.org.uk www.highamhillhub.org.uk Yellow Man - A Walthamstory Venue 109, 33 Harris St E17 8EG Details as Sat 6 Lloyd Park Jumble Trail Various venues, Lloyd Park area E17 4PP Fancy a de-clutter or a wander round the lovely leafy streets of Lloyd Park to grab yourself a bargain. 10am-3pm.

07796 670133 isla@islajane.co.uk jumbletrail.com/event/E175HB2015 Events marked

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Tuesday 9 Family History Talk Spruce Hill Baptist Church Hall, Brookscroft Road E17 4JP ‘In the Family Way.’ Jane Robinson will discuss how illegitimacy affected families in 20th century Britain.

Wheelchair-accessible venue. 8-10pm.

FREE Mark Carroll 020 8530 4755 mcarroll@waitrose.com www.wffhs.org.uk

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We Love LEGO Venue 7, Higham Hill Hub, Higham Hill Park, Hecham Close E17 5QT New venue this year. See amazing LEGO creations by local adults and children. Build something yourself out of LEGO, eat delicious LEGO-themed cakes and enter a competition to win LEGO. 10am-6pm. FREE. Leyton & Stone Designers Craft Market The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Monthly craft market. Jewellery, clothes & accessories to name a few.

With yummy home-made food, BBQ & children’s activities! 12-5pm. FREE entry. To book a stall please make contact via the website. www.leytonandstonedesigners.co.uk Musical Aquarium Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Jerome and Lindsay will be diving into the tank, and playing their own eclectic brand of music for your Sunday lunchtime listening! 1-4pm. FREE. Jerome 07931 507760 jerome@jeromelanderson.com www.jeromelanderson.com Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Keith and Sylvia sing English traditional and traditionally influenced contemporary songs. Top notch, unfussy but spot on singing and playing from two stalwarts of the folk club scene.

7.30-10.30pm. £7.

Walthamstow Folk 07740 612 607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk The Comedians Club 5: Mark Dolan Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU A new comedy night for new comedians (with some established acts). This month’s headline Mark Dolan is well known as the host of Channel 4 show Balls of Steel. 7.3011.30pm. £1.

Spoon@soundeventsolutions.co.uk www.Soundeventsolutions.co.uk

Walthamstow International Film Festival Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Short films from local and international professional and amateur filmmakers and students, 5 minutes or under. All suitable for family viewing.

Drama, Documentary, Animation, Experimental, Silent and Young Filmmakers. 12-6pm. FREE, just drop in.

020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamstowinternationalfilm festival.com

Royal Opera House Live: Puccini’s La Boheme The Big Screen, Walthamstow Town Square E17 7JN Enjoy this live, open air opera experience about a lost key and an accidental touch of cold hands in the dark. John Copley’s production brings 19th-century Paris to the stage in vivid detail. No booking required, just turn up! 7.30-9pm, FREE. 020 8496 3000 culture@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wfculture.eventbrite.com Wood Street Walk: A Street of Surprises Wood Street Library, Wood Street/Forest Road E17 4AA Details as Sat 6, except 11am start.

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E17 Cook Book Club The Bell, 617 Forest Road/Chingford Road E17 4NE A foodie social evening, everyone brings a dish to share and their cook book inspiration. Theme this month: ‘Seasonal’ – Tomatoes, gooseberries & broad beans (bring any dish including at least one of these ingredients) Drinks from the bar. 8.30-10.30pm. £2 walthamstowfoodies@hotmail.co.uk www.walthamstowfoodies.com/ e17-cook-book-club The Alan Tyler Show / Forty Elephant Gang What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Rockingbirds frontman Alan Tyler, along with Fiddlin’ Jim Morrison (Lost Sons of Littlefield) and Patrick Ralla (The Rockingbirds) present an evening of English country and folk music and song. 8.30-11pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk www.whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 11 Life Drawing at The Makers Yard Venue 146, The Makers Yard, 54 Shernhall Street E17 4BE Details as Thurs 4.

Club Mellow 18-30s Men’s Group ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN For gay, bisexual or trans* men.

7-9.30pm. £2.

Claire 020 8509 3898 info@elop.org www.elop.org The Story So Far: Choral Concert St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End/Church Hill E17 9RJ Waltham Forest Community Choir mark their 5th anniversary - in song! Doors 7.45pm, concert 8-9.30. FREE. 07954 740745 members@singwithus.net www.singwithus.net Stowtellers – The Walthamstow Storytelling Club St Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Visiting storyteller Seema Anand will be telling stories from India, exquisite in detail and frequently funny. 7.309.30pm. £5, £4 conc Mike or Jumana stowtellers@yahoo.co.uk

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Vine Tales Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX The Vine Collective hosts a night of spoken word, literature and music lubricated by cherry-picked natural wines. Line-up: Michael Smith and Will Burns (Faber), Rob Auton, Gareth Rees, The Cat’s Knickers, Chrome Hoof DJ set. 8-11pm. £12.

Darren 07881 893929 darren@thefinestwinesavailableto humanity.com https://billetto.co.uk/vine-collectivee17-art-trail

Saturday 13 Open Studios Venue 23, Lloyd Park Studios, Lloyd Park E17 4PP See Fri 12, except open 11am-6pm

Kenny Kennington The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Piano tunes from the American Songbook and other singalong favourites for all to join in.

Katie Roberts 07714 092611 juliajubilada@gmail.com Creative Kids: Fafnir the Dragon William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Event for children under 5 and their parents/carers. You’ll build a three-dimensional creature based on Fafnir, the dragon in William Morris’s story Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs. 10-11.30am.

020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk WFC Student Summer Art Exhibition Venue 41, Waltham Forest College, 707 Forest Road E17 4JB Exciting, creative work including sculpture, painting, drawing, print, CAD, textiles, ceramics by students on BTEC Foundation and BTEC National Art & Design programmes. Wheelchair access to studios. 10am-4pm. FREE. tracey.newman@waltham.ac.uk www.waltham.ac.uk Thurston Moore and Steve Noble Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, and Steve Noble play, with tunes from Janus Soundsystem before and after. 7.3011.00pm. £15 . www.facebook.com/janussounds

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Bring Your Own Popcorn: Movie Night The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Free movie showing at the Northcote.

See website for film listings. From 7.30pm, FREE. Tuesday Roberts 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com www.thenorthcotee11.com

Friday 12 Summer Fete Stoneydown Park Primary School, Pretoria Avenue E17 6JY Activities include bouncy castle, international food, teddy and toy tombola, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac, coconut shy, a treasure hunt, face painting and lots more! 3.45-6.30pm.

Adults/11+ £1, under 11s FREE. www.webfronter.com/waltham-forest/ stoneydown The Wicker Man (1973, Cert 18) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Walthamstow International Film Festival in association The Stow Film Lounge. British cult classic telling of a police sergeant sent to a Scottish island village to find a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Doors 7.45pm, film 8.30pm, bar until 12am. Tickets: £8.50/£6.50 (conc). Ticket & food £14 (pre-book only) 07910 643987 Pre-book at www.stowfilmlounge.com or https://billetto.co.uk/en/events/ the-wicker-man-sfl or on the door if not sold out Open Studios Venue 23, Lloyd Park Studios, Lloyd Park E17 4PP The Lloyd Park studios are open for the first time as part of this year’s Art Trail.

Come and meet the artists and enjoy the rich, diversity of their work. 6-8pm.

07944 454993 or 07922 004135 www.lloydparkstudios.co.uk

Recovering Stories Venue 152, 1 Beulah Road E17 9LG Details as Sat 6.

Book-ish Market Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Book-ish Market (with E17 Designers) selected on a theme of ‘bookish’ work featuring illustrations, cards, accessories, hand-made or illustrated print books, text-based jewellery: all for sale direct from the artist/maker!

12-6pm. FREE entry. contact@e17designers.co.uk www.e17designers.co.uk Letterpress Print Fair William Morris Community Centre, 6-8 Greenleaf Road E17 6QQ A celebration of all things letterpress.

Books, posters, cards, including type and sundries for sale! 11am-5.30pm.

FREE entry.

07836 785505 matt@paekakarikipress.com www.paekakarikipress.com Church Hill Nursery School Summer Fair Church Hill Nursery & Children’s Centre , 47 Woodbury Road E17 9SB Free community event with bouncy castle, fabulous raffle, cakes, food and drink, face painting, arts and crafts and games for all the family. 11am-2pm.

FREE, games tickets £1 per strip of 4.

020-8520 4919 alison.emmett@churchhill.waltham. sch.uk www.churchhillchildren.org The Projectors The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Many faceted, multi-instrumented on-stage party of a band covering a whole range of pop and indie classics.

8-11pm. FREE. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

Bike First Aid Workshop Bikeworks Workshops, Acacia Business Centre, Howard Road E11 3PJ Show your bike some love! Get a basic introduction to cycle maintenance and learn how to fix pesky punctures, check your bike is safe for the road and other tricks to keep you moving. 10am12pm and 12.30-2.15pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library ‘It’s the Monarchy, Stupid’: Why the Crown is the Biggest Obstacle to Constitutional Reform The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street E11 4LJ Graham Smith, CEO of Republic campaign, argues for democratic revolution in Westminster and how the monarchy is reform’s biggest obstacle. 7.30pm buffet (please bring something to share) 8pm talk, followed by questions/discussion. FREE but donations welcome.

020 8555 5248 info@newsfromnowhereclub.org.uk E17 Sun Fest Waltham Forest College, 707 Forest Road E17 4JB Hosted by Waltham Forest College and featuring the international DJ and radio presenter DJ Larizzle. We have international cuisine to titillate your tastebuds on the day plus various competitions. Don’t miss out! 12-6pm.

FREE entry. Stallholders £10 per table.

Balwant Phlora 020 8501 8501 marketing@waltham.ac.uk

Sunday 14 Open Studios Venue 23, Lloyd Park Studios, Lloyd Park E17 4PP See Fri 12, except open 11am-6pm And All is Always Now...

Venue 121, 48a Pembroke Road E17 9PB Mixed media works by Linda Green inspired by universal themes in TS Eliot’s Four Quartets. Plus stoneware and earthenware ceramics and works by other local artists. 12.30-6pm. info@lindagreenarts.co.uk www.lindagreenarts.co.uk Walthamstow Village Jumble Trail Various venues, Walthamstow Village area E17 Love bric-a-brac, clothes, books, furniture or perhaps veg from local gardens? Then take a trip round the streets of Walthamstow Village for this fabulous jumble sale trail. Visit the website for more info or to take part.

10am-6pm. FREE. molliverse@gmail.com www.jumbletrail.com/event/village

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Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association will be hosting a free Summer Transition Club for pupils in Year 6 with dyslexia/dyspraxia moving into Secondary School in September 2015.

The club is held on 27 to 31 July at Forest School, Snaresbrook funded by The Big Lottery for England. Common traits of dyslexia are can include low self esteem, poor co-ordination/orientation, low concentration poor organisational and time keeping skills.

Key worries for the students include not getting on with teachers and peers; getting lost; having the right books and equipment; homework and not being able to do the work To resolve these concerns the children share their school experiences and learn tips and strategies.

The week is enjoyable as they get to experience secondary school first hand, moving around the facilities attending sessions in woodwork, dance and drama, sport, swimming, cookery and art.

To book a place please contact: Helen Bigham, Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association (WFDA) Charity Manager 07702 601897 Helen@wfda.org.uk

Sunday 14 continued Honey Bees - A Short History Aveling Centre Community Room, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Join Ian Nichols from Epping Forest Beekeepers for a short history of the honey bee. Learn about life inside the hive, bee products, dangers and threats to bees, followed by a walk in the park watching the honey bees at work. And delicious Epping Forest honey for sale.

1-3pm. FREE. Midsummer Masquerade Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Create fabulous colourful masks inspired by the E17 Arts Trail and great for Midsummer parties, then join in a masked parade. 1.30-4pm. FREE, just drop in.

020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestryhouse

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Walthamstow Family Bike Club Meet at the Ancient House Orford Rd/Church Lane junction E17 9RW A friendly marshalled exploration of local open spaces and back street routes with a reviving cafe stop midafternoon. 1-5pm. FREE. Paul 020 8530 0648 paul.gasson@gmail.com www.walthamstowfamilybikeclub. wordpress.com Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Previews: Double Bill Cafe Bonito, 162 Wood Street E17 3HX Daphna Baram and Giada Garofalo, two East London-based stand up comedians preview their shows for Edinburgh Fringe 2015. Tapas menu available 3.30-6pm. FREE. Andres 07868 728978 cafebonito162@hotmail.co.uk www.missd.co.uk

DANCE/FITNESS Pete Morton at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Pete is a beautifully dexterous singer/ songwriter and ‘folk rapper’ with a wealth of great songs and stage presence. His live shows are dynamic and thought provoking, while remaining approachable and fun loving. 7.30-10.30pm. £7, £5 conc.

Walthamstow Folk 07740 612 607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk

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Alkatraz The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Extravagant psych-beat maestros finally make it to the WO stage. Could be loud, should be fun! 8-11pm. FREE with a collection. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

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Club Mellow Women ELOP/LGBT Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN A space for lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans* women. 7-9.30pm. £2.

ELOP 020 8509 3898 info@elop.org www.elop.org

The Lords Of Thyme / Tupelo Uncles What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Esoteric acid folk, psych and progressive music with a clutch of accessible tunes with sensitivity, humour and verve. 8.30-11pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk www.whatscookin.co.uk

Music and Movies Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill E17 9RZ An evening of film music, plus the premier of Jonathan Rathbone’s ‘Film Collection’ for choir and percussion, accompanying four short silent films. 7.30-9.30pm. £10, £8 conc in advance. £12/£10 on the door, students £5, children £2.

Ticket secretary 020 8531 4837 www.londonforestchoir.org

Thursday 18 Chris Foley band at The Vic The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Filling in for Los Otros slot while Ian’s away, the Chris Foley band will bring you jazz and blues and lively beats for dancing. 9-11pm. FREE. Julia Clarke 07801756863 juliajubilada@gmail.com

Saturday 20 The Greatest STOW on Earth!

The St. Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ The major fair of the summer featuring vintage and retro stalls, a gourmet foodie zone, fitness and massage, knitting workshop with Debbie Bliss, DJ Jerome Anderson and Rose & Crown beer tent, all served up with the most amazing cakes of Aura Rosa. The E List is hosting a community zone plus there’s a chance to meet some of our regular contributors. 12-6pm. £2 (kids under 11 FREE).

0775 7061794 e17london@sky.com Friends of Holy Family Catholic School Summer Fair Holy Family Catholic School, Walthamstow House Site, 1 Shernhall Street (Next to Thorpe Coombe Hospital) E17 3EA An afternoon of family fun, music, activities and a great selection of refreshments. Limited table top stalls available, £15 (or £10 if paid before the day) email to reserve. 12-4pm.

Adults 50p entry, children/conc 20p.

Emily Mara 07944906492 t.friends@holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk

Thin Wire Fence What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Songs combining distorted guitar and grizzled vocals, drenched in swathes of haunting and melodic pedal steel, give Thin Wire Fence their distinctive sound that can go from brooding to full tilt in the blink of an eye. 8.3011.30pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk www.whatscookin.co.uk Dep Leppard – The Def Leppard Tribute Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Dep Leppard make their first appearance at The Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow. Expect Hysteria, Euphoria and Pyromania On Through The Night. 8pm-12am. £10.

Spoon@soundeventsolutions.co.uk www.soundeventsolutions.co.uk

Sunday 21 Cool Jazz for Father’s Day The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Road E17 4JD Treat your Dad with cool Blue Note era jazz from the Paul Kaufman trio, plus guests.

Paul 07801 429782 paul20002009@hotmail.com Songs of Praise Central Baptist Church, 101a Orford Road E17 9QR Do you love to sing? Join us at our Songs of Praise service as we give praise to God. All Welcome. Bring your friends. Refreshments afterwards.

5.30-6.45pm. FREE. Pastor Robert Jeffery 020 8503 7577 Central101@btconect.com www.central-baptist-church.org.uk

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Club Mellow Rainbow Families ELOP/LGBT Centre, 5660 Grove Road E17 9BN Opportunity for LGBT parents and carers with children of all ages to socialise and build support networks, offering children the chance to meet other LGBT families and develop a positive sense of self and identity.

Contact for latest venue details. 3-5pm. £2 per adult, £1 per child.

020 8509 3898 info@elop.org www.elop.org Simply English at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A trio from Hungary that plays music from England! They play all kinds of music, from the piquant urban songs of the 17th century, to music hall and folk music of the countryside and townships.

7.30-10.30pm. £7, £5 conc.

Walthamstow Folk 07740 612 607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk

Tuesday 23 Friends’ Talk: Morris and Holst William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Music professor Mike Roberts explores the personal relationship between Morris and composer Gustav Holst, while discussing The News from Nowhere Fellowship Symphony, his own attempt to apply Morris’s artistic principles in composing. 7.30-9.30pm. £8, WMG Friends £5. roger.huddle@ntlworld.com www.wmgallery.org.uk

Wednesday 24 Floral Art Evening Walthamstow Cricket Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Floral Art Society monthly meet-up with visiting demonstrators, in-house workshops and social events. 7.309.45pm. £7, members £2.50.

Ann Young 020 8531 8178 walthamstowfloralart.wordpress.com Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus The Open-Air Greek Theatre at Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill (entrance in Woodbury Road) E17 9RZ The Greek Theatre provides a spectacular and colourful setting for this early Shakespeare tragedy telling a violent tale of intrigue, deception, betrayal and murderous revenge set in ancient Rome. Not suitable for children. Outdoor event, please bring cushion/blanket for your comfort. 7.3010.15pm, £8, £6 conc, £2 students.

020 8551 2958 helen.greenall@talktalk.net www.greektheatreplayers.org.uk

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E17 Large Ensemble at E17 Jazz Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR The award-winning E17 jazz collective presents concerts on the last Wednesday of each month featuring local musicians of national renown plus exciting guest stars in a relaxed jazz club setting. 8-11pm. £10, £8 conc www.e17jazz.com Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB From New Orleans, and keeping alive an American musical genre with their interpretations of classic country and original compositions of real life stories, Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue are not to be missed.

8.30-11pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk www.whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 25 Private View: Boris Born Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP Preview evening of Boris Born’s exhibition from two series of abstract paintings. 6.30-8.30pm. FREE. Avtar Bahra 020 8520 0340 pictoremgallery@aol.com www.borisborn.com Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus Details as Wed 24 Highams Park Live The County Arms, 420 Hale End Road, Highams Park E4 9PB An acoustic evening of live music, poetry and live literature. Please email to take part. 7.30-11pm. FREE. Nigel Mear 07730 985615 info@highamsparklive.co.uk www.highamsparklive.co.uk Las Alcachofas at The Vic The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Funky folk and bluegrass with banjo, ukelele and a great vocalist.

9-11.30pm. FREE. Katie Roberts 07714 092611 catroberts2@yahoo.co.uk

Friday 26 Bumps and Babies Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Meet other new mums and mums-tobe at our friendly get together. There will be cake. 10.30am-12.30pm. FREE hannah.rutledge@yahoo.co.uk The Catherine Lima Jazz Band Public bar, The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU London-based jazz and big band singer, playing with her lounge jazz quartet. 9-11pm. FREE.

Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus Details as Wed 24 Stow Film Lounge presents Leviathan (2014, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family. Doors: 7.45pm, film 8.30pm.

Bar until 12am. Tickets: £8.50/£6.50 (conc). Ticket & food £14 (pre-book only) Pre-book at www.stowfilmlounge.com or on the door if not sold out.

07910 643987 Horsemeat Sandwich Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Another in our monthly series of alternative punky indie-rock nights.

Noisy fun all night long, bands TBC. Email info@ploughE11.co.uk if you want to play! 8-11pm. £3 before 8pm, £4 after.

Spoon@soundeventsolutions.co.uk www.soundeventsolutions.co.uk

The Bevvy Of Blues Jam The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG The monthly blues jam with house band The Bluetone Groovers and a host of amazingly talented jammers is going from strength to strength.

8-11pm. FREE. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

Saturday 27 Stow Kids Film Lounge presents Big Hero 6 (2014, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Doors: 10.30am, activity session, film 11am, close 1pm. Tickets: £5.50 child, £11 child party package, £4 acc adult, under 2’s free Pre-book at www.stowfilmlounge.com or on the door if not sold out.

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DANCE Fun interactive dance classes. Develop your child’s confidence, self expression, spatial awareness, balance and rhythm.

Fridays at Peterhouse Centre, Forest Rise, E17 3PW: 1.15-2.00 and 2.00-2.45 St Patrick’s Parish Hall, Blackhorse Rd, E17 6NH: 2.15-3.00

PLAY • EXPLORE • CREATE A fun and creative way to explore and create drama skills for younger children.

Saturdays at Rushcroft school, Chingford, E4 8SG: Toddlers (2-3yrs with parent/carer): 9.00-9.45 4-5 year olds: 9.45-10.30 6 year olds plus: 10.30-11.30

vestryschoolofdance.co.uk/toddlers-tots Lyndsey Ward: 07886 800 639

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Family Day: Catch the Sun! William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Make your own sun catcher inspired by the colourful stained glass windows produced by William Morris’s company. 1-4pm. FREE family event, no need to book.

020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Northcote supports London Pride The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Bambi Boo returns with all her awesome fiery, funny fabulousness with a special Pride Drag Cabaret night.

7.30pm-12.30am. FREE. Tuesday Roberts 02085187516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com Motorheadache: A Tribute to Lemmy Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Taking in a number of Lemmy’s more eclectic collaborations or covers such as AC/DC, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Ozzy, Probot, Twisted Sister, Queen and the Sex Pistols to name a few.

8-11pm. £10 Spoon@soundeventsolutions.co.uk www.soundeventsolutions.co.uk

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Stoneydown Park Folk Festival Stoneydown Park, Pretoria Avenue E17 6JY Join the Friends of Stoneydown Park and Walthamstow Folk Club for our annual celebration of the best of local folk music. Enjoy food, drink, local beers, crafts, family activities, a bouncy castle and more! 2-6pm. FREE. www.friendsofstoneydownpark.org.uk

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The Epic Poem of Waltham Forest Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Coppermill Poets read their epic poem, assembled from local residents’ strange and stirring stories about Waltham Forest and brought together into a tale of lost love and a journey home. 2-4pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com call 020 8496 3000 or email culture@ walthamforest.gov.uk or visit your nearest library Club Mellow 50+ LGBT Afternoon Tea ELOP/LGBT Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN This group is for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans 50+ men and women to socialise with afternoon tea & cake.

2.30-4.30pm. £2.

ELOP 020 8509 3898 info@elop.org www.elop.org

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Reading Club The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ Monthly meet-up over tea or coffee to Bob Collum & The Welfare16/03/2015 13:34chat about a text chosen by members.

It could be a book or an excerpt from a Mothers The Warrant Officer, 318 novel, a poem or a report from a Higham Hill Road E17 5RG newspaper. 10-11.30am. FREE. Urban Country at its best. Don’t take Ros Kane 020 8556 9114 our word for it, come down and check j.a.davies@talktalk.net them out for yourselves. 8-11pm. FREE www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com with a collection. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

Fork to Fork Seasonal Supper Club The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Delicious, healthy & tasty food – locally sown, grown, picked & cooked.

We cater for all special dietary requirements – please alert us to them when you book. 7.30-10.30pm. Three courses for £15! www.hornbeam.org.uk Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus Details as Wed 24

Sunday 28 Cool Sunday Afternoon Jazz The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Road E17 4JD Cool Blue Note era jazz from the Paul Kaufman trio, plus guests. Enjoy great food, wines, ales and company while celebrating in this fabulous warm and stylish bar. 1.30-4.30pm.

Paul 07801 429782 paul20002009@hotmail.com

Echo17 Events – Table Top Games Evening The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Road E17 4JD Echo17 believe that games are a fantastic way of connecting and sharing with people. We provide the games from cards and Scrabble, Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride, Backgammon to Mah Jong. 6.3011.30pm. echo17events@outlook.com www.echo17events.co.uk Mondays Walthamstow & District Photographic Society Greenleaf Road Baptist Church, 4 Greenleaf Road E17 6QQ Photo Club meetings & Summer School. 7.45-10pm. £8, conc available.

8 week block booking required.

Andy Charles 0208 521 6958 andycharles247@yahoo.co.uk www.wdps.org

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Every week/Whole month 6-11 June NEW HNC/HND Art & Design Summer Exhibition Winns Gallery, Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Winns Terrace E17 5EQ Fresh and dynamic mix from Waltham Forest College HNC/HND Art & Design students. Exciting exhibition of drawing, painting, print, design, photography and 3D from the artists and designers of tomorrow. Wheelchair access to gallery. 10am-4pm. FREE. fenella.mangus@waltham.ac.uk www.waltham.ac.uk Sat & Sun until 14 June Open Studios: NEW Sharon Drew, Mark Sowden & UEL Degree Student Stone Carvings Venue 103, Garden Studio, 15 Upper Walthamstow Road E17 3QG Dynamic, contemporary abstract paintings and prints by Sharon Drew.

Mark Sowden uses sculptural and photographic processes to make work both image and object, representation and invention, found and made. Plus stone carvings by ten Fine Art students made on the Isle of Portland from local stone. 12-6pm. FREE Sharon 07986 772178 info@sharondrew.co.uk www.sharondrew.com marksowden3@hotmail.com www.artistsuel.com Until 21 June NEW Art & Fashion: Adult Learner’s Exhibition Venue 22, Lloyd Park Studios, Lloyd Park E17 4PP Exciting exhibition of sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics CAD, photographs, fashion, textiles by adult students on Creative Industry courses. Wheelchair access to gallery.

10am-4pm. sharon.drew@waltham.ac.uk www.waltham.ac.uk/ 12, 13 & 14 June NEW City Studios Venue 15 Unit 2, 30 Borwick Avenue E17 6RA A new arrival to Walthamstow, City Studios, established in 1995 is a group of 30 artists and makers.We look forward to welcoming you. Come and explore the wide variety of work on show. Fri 12 June 6-9pm, Sat 13 & Sun 14 12-6pm. FREE. 020 8520 5466 citystudiose17@gmail.com www.citystudios1.wordpress.com

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Until 14 June NEW Frederick Bremer: Recycled Story Frederick Bremer School, Siddeley Road E17 4EY Exterior art installation by students from years 7-9 using recycled materials and displayed at the front of the school 24 hours a day. The ongoing ‘story’ of how the artworks survive will be recorded by the students. www.bremer.org.uk 12, 13 & 14 June NEW St James Workshop 78 Brunner Road E17 7NW Furniture and the people who make it.

We are Phil Lardner, Claire Darwent and Jennifer Low and we welcome you to our workshop. Fri 12 June 4-8pm, Sat 13 10am-5pm & Sun 14 12-5pm.

FREE. 07791 394272 info@boxheart.co.uk www.boxheart.co.uk Until 14 June Portrait of a Landscape Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A series of Urban Landscape paintings offering a point of reflection about fast growing, progressive yet aggressive gentrification and the legacy that modern society is leaving to future generations. 10am-11pm. FREE. Simona 07507 648780 simona_pesce@yahoo.co.uk https://simonapesce.wordpress.com Until 14 June Rooms of our Own in the Art Trail St James Street car park, St James Street E17 7PJ Exhibition of images showing our plans for the St James Street site. 10am11pm. FREE. Wendy Davis roomso4own@gmail.com www.roomso4own.wordpress.com Until 4 July Every Picture Tells A Story The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Bonanza group exhibition for 2015 Art Trail. A mix of professionals, first timers and everyone in between. All ages.

Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am6pm, Sun 11am-2pm. FREE. Mo Gallaccio 020 8521 3211 info@themillcoppermill.org www.themillcoppermill.org 2, 6, 10, 11 & 13 June Linda Hughes’ High Street Drawings 20 Ickworth Park Road E17 6LN Art Trail cover artist Linda Hughes shows new drawings done around and about E17. Saturdays 10am-1pm, Tues, Weds & Thurs 6-9pm. FREE. 020 8509 3029 lindahughes1@gmail.com Events marked

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Until 14 June HowardRoadHouse 22 Howard Road E17 9LS A knitted celebration of one of the greatest authors, for all to enjoy!

Daylight hours, FREE. HowardRoadHouse@outlook.com Until 14 June Tales from the Launderette 339 Forest Road E17 5JR & 74 Pretoria Avenue E17 7DL Social documentary photography about launderettes by Katherine Green, soundtrack by Hugo Slime.

Forest Road venue, daily 8am-8pm, Pretoria Avenue Mon-Sat 8am-8pm and Sun 8am-6pm. FREE. info@katherinegreen.co.uk www.katherinegreen.co.uk Until 14 June You’re Beautiful Walthamstow!

The Chequers, 145 High Street E17 7BX Local clothing label phannatiq and local photographer Stephen Berkeley White exhibit a series of photographs of Walthamstow folk in phannatiq clothing as a two fingers up to the unrealistic ideals of the fashion industry. Sat-Sun 12pm-late, MonThurs 5pm-late. FREE. info@phannatiq.com www.phannatiq.com

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Can you sing? Would you like to sing better?

International opera singer and renowned teacher now offers lessons in E17.

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07793 715096 davidmax@btinternet.com www.davidmaxwellanderson.com

Saturdays & Sundays until 14 June Experimental Ceramic Art by Amanda Doidge 54 Church Hill (use entrance in Woodbury Road) E17 9RY Playful and thought-provoking ceramic art. 1-7pm, FREE. 07929 566310 amandadoidge@tiscali.co.uk www.amandadoidge.co.uk Until 14 June Della Rees: True Colours Vestry House Museum garden, 11 Vestry Road E17 9NH A healing for deforestation. Open WedSun 10am-5pm. FREE www.della.eu.com Until 14 June Penny Fielding: Walking in the Sky Vestry House Museum, 11 Vestry Road E17 9NH Paintings celebrating the abstract, marvellous scale of the sky above us and a perspective of the human condition in relation to it. Open WedSun 10am-5pm. FREE 07725 645359 penfielding@gmail.com

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Until 11 July NEW Boris Born: Abstract Paintings Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP Paintings from two series, ‘Trip to Galicia’ plays with expressionism and early abstract forms and colours. The series ‘Discontinuity’ is dedicated to Pessoa’s short story The Anarchist Banker. Tues-Sat 9am-5.30pm. FREE. Avtar Bahra 02085200340 pictoremgallery@aol.com www.borisborn.com

Until 14 June From Poland to Waltham Forest exhibition Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Exploring over 150 years of Polish migration in an interactive exhibition, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

See and hear stories of the migrants who’ve helped shape Waltham Forest into what it is today. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE frompoland@share-uk.org http://frompoland.org

Until 7 June Yinka Shonibare MBE: The William Morris Family Album William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP The Gallery’s first major commission: a Morris-inspired photographic exhibition by Turner Prize nominee Yinka Shonibare MBE. Weds-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk/whats-on

Sundays Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum 10 South Access Road E17 8AX Fascinating museum devoted to the technology and industrial history of the area with emphasis on the transport and manufacturing innovations which have taken place in the Lea Valley.

Housed in a Victorian waste water pumping station, the museum is still under refurbishment. No booking necessary.11am-4pm. FREE Peter Spence 020 8521 1766 pumphouse12@hotmail.co.uk www.walthamstowpumphousemuseum. org.uk

Until 14 June Poets’ Corner: I Wanna Tell You a Story Walthamstow’s Poets’ Corner: Milton, Browns, Tower Hamlets, Byron, Aubrey & Howard Roads E17 A display of poems to enjoy. FREE. barry.coidan@ntlworld.com www.milimpicsstreetparty.wordpress.com Fri, Sat & Sun until 14 June Belgrave Furniture Works 56-58 Boundary Road E17 8JU Come and see the inner workings of a small contemporary craft workshop.

10-5pm, FREE. 07903 025788 www.gavincoyle.co.uk Thursdays NEW Dare to Design Chingford Hall Children Centre, 4 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ Experimental and fun workshops for parents. Learn new techniques each week through recycling, embroidery, decopatch and more. Make friends and get creative! Creche provided for under 5s. 9.30-11.30am. FREE. Elizabeth 07809 562341 daretodesignworkshops@gmail.com www.chingfordchildrencentre.org Tuesdays until 14 July NEW Drawing in three dimensions The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Six workshops with Esther Neslen, playing with materials, space and ideas about sculpture. Suitable for all abilities and limited numbers. Booking essential. 10.30am-1pm. FREE. Mo Gallaccio 020 85213211 info@themill-coppermill.org www.themill-coppermill.org Events marked

Saturdays Family Storytime The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ For children 3-11 years old to enjoy stories with their parents and carers.

Local storytellers, including Jane Grell will share the magic of storytelling and build confidence in reading aloud.

2-4pm. FREE. Ros 020 8555 5248 hgcl.groups@outlook.com www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com Fridays Bakers Arms Book Group The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH An informal and friendly book group.

Tea, coffee, wine available. New members welcome, just turn up.

7.30pm. www.hornbeam.org.uk Thursdays Lloyd Park Volunteer Gardening Meet William Morris Garden (near Forest Road gate), Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We meet every Thursday to 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 Tuesdays Pub Quiz The Bell Pub, 617 Forest Road E17 4NE Hosted by local celebrity Rowan McIntyre. Come flex those brain muscles every Tuesday night for your chance to take home the money! 8pm. £1.50 www.belle17.com

DANCE/FITNESS Wednesdays Priory Court Gardening Club Priory Court Community Centre, 11 Priory Court E17 5NB We want to encourage people of all ages to enjoy the benefits of growing their own food so if you would like to get involved and join our volunteers please get in touch! Beginners welcome. 2.30-4.40pm. FREE. 020 8531 9990 Sundays DRAG Out The Weekend The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Rd E11 4EL Feisty comedy and music in this weekly drag cabaret. Different acts each week.

Not always suitable for children! 6.308.30pm. FREE. Tuesday Roberts 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com Sundays Walthamstow Cricket Club Sunday Fun Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN A fun general knowledge and music quiz for all with cash and beer prizes and food in the interval. 8.3010.30pm. £1 each.

Paul 07891 739454 p.harringtonmoore@btinternet.com Tuesdays NEW Quiz All Over Your Face The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Weekly quiz with cash prize for the winner. Free round of shots for the best team name. £1 per person entry. 7.4510pm. £1.50 Gary Hudson 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com Tuesdays Cheeky quiz night The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Rd E11 4EL Cheeky quiz that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The winning team have the option of writing a round for the following week! 7.30-10pm. £1 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com Wednesdays Leyton Technical Quiz Night 265B High Road, Leyton E10 5QN £50 cash prize, bottle of wine for runners-up, spot prizes and cumulative bonus rollover prize too. 8pm. £2 each.

020 8558 4759 leytontechnical@anticlondon.com http://leytontechnical.com Mondays Toddlers & Tea The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Rd E11 4EL Grab a pot of tea or a vino whilst the kids make a mess with the playdough.

12.30-3pm. FREE. 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com

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Wednesdays International Conversations Le Délice, 114 Hoe Street E17 4QR Share your language and learn another by talking with people while drinking coffee or eating pastry! 6-9pm. FREE. Sousou Jedlickova 020 8521 0606 ledelicee17@yahoo.co.uk www.ledelicee17.co.uk Wednesdays Club Mellow Youth Group ELOP/ LGBT Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN A space for lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans young people aged 13-21yrs who want to meet up with others in a friendly, supportive environment.

6-9pm. £1.

020 8509 3898 or info@elop.org www.elop.org Thursdays Club Mellow LGBT Social ELOP/ LGBT Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN A weekly afternoon social support space for lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans people who want to meet up with others in a friendly, supportive environment. 2.30-4.30pm. £2. info@elop.org www.elop.org Mondays Birdland Boogaloo The Salvation Army, 434 Forest Road/Ruby Road E17 4PY Jazz-inspired music and play for 0-5s, meet the characters from Birdland for music-based activity and story fun.

2-2.40pm. £4.

Atty Cronin 07950 5262662 Mondays (term-time) Woodcraft Folk Walthamstow Woodchips Venue varies, Epping Forest / Higham Hill E17 4BT Parent-led group for children aged 4-6.

We believe in peace, sustainability, social justice, friendship, children’s rights and co-operation. We explore the forest, play games, make things, tell stories, sing songs, go camping and more. Venue alternates between the forest and a local hall. 5.30-6.30pm. £20 a term (£10 low/unwaged) . e17woodchips@gmail.com http://woodcraft.org.uk Thursdays Club Mellow Baby & Toddler Group ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN A welcoming, inclusive drop in for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* parents and carers and their babies and toddlers offering opportunity to network and socialise with other LGBT families in a safe, friendly setting.

11am-1pm. £2.50, little ones FREE. 0208 509 3898 or info@elop.org

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Mondays & Thursdays (term time) Bongalong: Music, Movement & Make Believe St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF Fun music sessions using singing, dancing, let’s pretend and wonderful percussion instruments. Sessions for Under 5s and their carers at 10am, 11am, additional session on Mondays at 1.30pm. Sessions for Under 1s at 1.30pm and 2.30pm on Thursdays. £5.25. Booking essential. fiona.bongalong@gmail.com 07811460282 www.bongalong.co.uk Tuesdays and Thursdays Magic Box: Interactive storytelling sessions Mothers Hub, 133 Wood Street, E17 3LX Drop-in for 2ish- to 5-year olds. What’s inside the Magic Box today? Join a host of different characters, from Dahlia the Dinosaur to Captain Wonkynose, as they lead you on exciting and interactive storytelling adventures! Coffee and cake included. Tues 4-5pm, Thurs 10-11am. £4 or £6 for 2 kids Lottie magicboxe17@gmail.com Wednesdays (term-time only) Brownies in Wood Street Peterhouse Community Centre, 122 Forest Rise E17 3PW Brownies is for girls aged 7-10. We meet once a week and do lots of fun activities and games. We also have a variety of trips and weekends away.

Please email/call to express interest and find out more. 6.30-8pm. £2.

Lottie 07740 985479 22ndwalthamstow@gmail.com www.girlguiding.org.uk Thursdays Tiny Tempo Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Fun introduction to musical conceptsusing singing, instrument playing, listening and dancing! With guitars, ukuleles, and a lot of energy, fun is had by all. 9.30-10.30 for under 18 months, 10.30-11.30 for 18 months and older. £5 for one child, £8 for two. www.hornbeam.org.uk

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Saturdays B.I.G. Gospel Choir All Saints Church, Church Avenue, Highams Park E4 9QD Join this friendly and dynamic choir who were recent finalists of Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year 2014 and performed at the first Gospel Proms 2013. Exciting opportunities for 2015. Bring water. 4.30-6pm. £5 plus annual membership.

Lisa Herbert 07757 924648 leece@ntlworld.com http://bigchoir.co.uk Wednesdays Natural Voices Choir: Leyton St Mary’s Parish Hall, 72 Lindley Road, Leyton, next to Murco pertrol station.

E10 6QT Sing your heart out and make new friends. Enquire for further details and sign up now. 7.30-9pm. First session FREE, £8 thereafter.

Lizzy 07950 204338 naturalvoices@hotmail.co.uk www.naturalvoices.co.uk Wednesdays & Thursdays Natural Voices Choir Sessions Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR A fun funky choir for adults of all abilities during term time. Check website for more details and for information on sessions for other age groups. 7.30-9pm. £10 or £8 per block payment.

Lizzy 07950 204338 naturalvoices@hotmail.co.uk www.naturalvoices.co.uk Fridays Blackhorse Friday Supper Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX Join us for an unforgettable evening with 3 course set dinner, craft beers and hand-picked organic wines, accompanied by amazing records.

Check website for menu. 7pm-12am. £15.

Amir Mousavi 07427 663799 volstreetfood@gmail.com http://vollondon.com

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Wednesdays Open Mic Night Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG All kinds welcome. Jazz, rock, acoustic, story and poetry etc. 8pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info Saturdays OrganicLea market stall The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Organic and local sustainably grown fruit, vegetables, homemade bread, jams and preserves. Healthy Start vouchers can be used. 10am-3pm. www.organiclea.org.uk/we-sell-food/ our-market-stall Saturdays OrganicLea market stall with Transition Leytonstone Between St John’s Church & Matalan, High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HH As above. 10.30am-3pm. www.transitionleytonstone.org.uk Sundays Farmers’ Market Town Square, Walthamstow E17 4HU Stalls offering a changing, seasonal selection of meat, game and poultry, cheese, eggs, fruit, vegetables, cider, baked goods, honey, plants and herbs, seafood, pies, quiches and cakes.

Please note, some stalls may take a week off without notice. 10am-2pm.

Thursdays The Mill Voices – Sing for Pleasure & Health The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Non auditioned adult singing group for anyone who wishes to enjoy the positive effects of singing. 7.30-9pm. £2, £1 (conc) TheMillVoices@hotmail.com

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Thursdays Acoustic Showcase The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Weekly acoustic sets of covers and originals performed by talented London musicians in the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Village Pub. To perform please contact Gabriel.

8-11pm. FREE. gabriel4music@gmail.com Thursdays The Mill Voices – Sing for Pleasure & Health The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Non-auditioned adult group for anyone wishing to enjoy the positive effects of singing. 7.30-9pm. £2, £1 (conc) Marina TheMillVoices@hotmail.com Saturdays (term-time) NEW Piano Introduction for Children Mission Grove School, Mission Grove Road E17 7EJ For ages 4-9 years. An introduction to piano, music theory, singing and rythm. The class is an informal small, fun group with 1:1 piano time. The tutor is a professional musician andcomposer. Book in advance. £7.50.

Rachel Wedderburn 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Sundays The Jazz Roast The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Every Sunday JB Jazz invite fellow jazzmeisters to sit in on their laid back vibe. The perfect accompaniment to The WO’s excellent Sunday roasts.

1-7pm. FREE. Roast optional, from £7. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk Sundays Natural Voices Senior Youth Choir Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Fun funky choir for teens from 1120 years. No experience required.

11am-12. £6 or concession for block payments.

Lizzy 07950 204338 naturalvoices@hotmail.co.uk www.naturalvoices.co.uk

THURSDAY EVENING PILATES MAT CLASSES in Leyton 7pm - 8pm General level – all welcome Absolute beginners, contact me for further info

Authentic Pilates taught by a highly qualified tutor with 14 years’ experience £10 drop-in. Limited spaces Leyton Parish Church Hall (St Mary’s) Lindley Road E10 5PY alison.bray@gmail.com abpilateslondon

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Wednesdays Swedish Language Classes The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Learn swedish with an authentic Swede.

Interesting and informal classes, may include some singing. 7.30-8.30pm £10 per class, paid termly Christian Karlsson 07958 471083 chris@e17swedish.com www.e17swedish.com

Dare to Design - An Art and Craft Workshop for Parents!

All classes are experimental and fun, allowing you to explore your creativity and share your creations and experiences with other parents.

Come along to one of our classes and build your artistic confidence. There is always a friendly atmosphere and kids are welcome too! Learn new techniques each week with different materials through painting, recycling, embroidery, decopatch, and much more. Encourage your creativity and self-expression through exploration of various materials.

This is a great opportunity to experiment with mediums you have never used before. This leads to a beautiful range of results and is always extremely inspiring. Make friends, and get creative!

FREE. Every Thursday 9.30-11.30am Chingford Hall Children Centre 4 Burnside Ave. E4 8YJ Sundays Karaoke Night Lord Raglan, 199 Shernhall Street E17 9HX Beat the blues and come and have a cheeky Sunday session. Prima Donnas will be laughed at, all talent welcome!

8-11.30pm. FREE. Archie or Maureen 020 8520 2145 www.facebook.com/lordraglane17 Tuesdays East Side Jazz Club Tommy Flynn’s, 692 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AA Weekly modern jazz club featuring the UK’s best jazz musicians in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere with plenty of seating. The music room has its own bar with real ale. 8.30-11pm. £6 cash on door only. NB stairs access only.

Clive Fenner 020 8989 8129 eastsidejazzclub@gmail.com http://eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.co.uk

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Mondays Sing at The WO The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Join our fast growing community choir.

Absolutely no auditions. All abilities welcome. Inclusive, informal and fun.

7.30-9pm. £7 or £6 in advance, taster session free.

Laura 07813 686980 singattheWO@gmail.com

Classes/Courses Tuesdays English Conversation Group The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street E11 4LJ Improve your English, boost your confidence, increase your vocabulary and become more fluent. There will be opportunities to cook together and to visit some interesting places. 10am12pm. FREE. Ros 020 8555 5248 hgcl.groups@outlook.com www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com

Thursdays Women Learn Self-Defence KAPAP Style Lea Bridge Library , Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7HU 4 week course. Learn simple, effective skills to defend yourself in everyday situations. Please note that this is a women only class, but will be led by a male tutor. 11am-12.30pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 Saturdays Waltham Forest Bilingual Group The Limes Community and Children’s Centre, 6 Somers Rd E17 6RX Workshop and drop-in advice and play session for parents raising their children bilingually. Discuss language choices and strategies, or just pop in for a coffee and a chat. 3.30-5.30pm. FREE. Claire Thomas 07770 860038 info@wfbilingual.org.uk www.wfbilingual.org.uk Tuesdays Significant Seams, 131 Wood St E17 3LX 020 8521 4244 admin@significantseams.org.uk www.significantseams.org.uk Sew & Tell: ESL with Zelda (term time) Come along and learn English (and sew!) in a friendly environment.

10am-1pm. £3.

Kids knitting club Join us for a great after-school activity. 4-5pm. £5.

Wednesdays Significant Seams (as above) Stories & Sticking Craft activity and story time for toddlers and their adults with Kaye. 10.30-11.30am. £3.

Mending club Friendly group sharing the joy of making and making it up when it goes a lil’ wrong! 1-3pm. £3.

Kids’ craft club Good citizenship and creative making at our community space on Wood St. 4.30-5.30pm. £5 Sundays The Drawing Room Ricco’s Cafe, 64 High Street E17 7LD Develop your observation and drawing skills. These weekly meetings consist of themed lessons to explore a range of different ideas and techniques.

Price includes coffee, tea and cake.

10am-12pm. £12.50, first session £5.

Spaces limited so booking essential Marc Summersgill 07738 114358 marc@marcsummersgillpaintings.co.uk

Thursdays Sew & Tell ESL for adults Woodside Primary Academy, Wood Street E17 3JX Learn English creatively while also practising your sewing skills! Sessions are split between relaxed English tuition and sewing a patch for our Community Quilt that explores the changing role of women. Free Crèche.

10am-12pm. £3.

020 8521 4244 admin@significantseams.org.uk www.significantseams.org.uk.

Thursdays Significant Seams (as above) Supportive Sewing Circle A welcoming group who stitch & knit, socialise and make. We always have at least one community project on the go so anyone can join in, with or without a current project. 1-3pm. £3.

Neighbourly Knit & Stitch A social group of those who like to make, we share (& show off!) what we are working on, and have a laugh. We always have community projects on offer too. 1-3pm and also 7-9pm on 16 April. £3 Fridays Walthamstow Children’s Choir The Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise (nr Wood Street) E17 3PW A community choir for children, rehearsing every Friday. Juniors (4–7 years): 4–4.45pm; Intermediates (8-12 yrs): 4.45–5.30pm. £3, £5 for two siblings.

Charlie 07795 025635 charlie.furniss@blueyonder.co.uk Mondays NEW Art Lessons Foster Hall, Wellesley Road E17 8JZ Art classes taught by a qualified and experienced illustrator, graphic designer and fine artist. Suitable for children aged 9-15, possibly for adults too. 5-7pm. £10.

Sabina 07506 885522 savanabgster@gmail.com www.zanarasabina.com

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Mondays Life drawing The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Come and join this lovely life drawing class. Easels and boards available.

7.30-10pm. £8.50, no booking needed. walthamstowlifedrawing@googlemail. com

Mondays Life Drawing in Leytonstone The Plough & Harrow, 419 Leytonstone High Road E11 4JU Untutored life drawing sessions, poses up to 45 min long. Spacious venue, relaxing atmosphere, friendly and sociable. Drop in any time during session as no pre-booking needed. Free art materials, tea and biscuits. 7.309.30pm. £6.

Jennifer Wolf 07792 892405 J_wolfmail@yahoo.com Thursdays until 9 July Kids Art Club The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Fun art club with five themed sessions for 3-8 year olds, must be accompanied. Can be messy! 3.305pm. £1 per child per session.

Mo Gallaccio 020 8521 3211 info@themill-coppermill.org www.themill-coppermill.org Mondays from 8 June NEW Beginners Five String Banjo Classes for Adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Fancy learning a new instrument?

Professional musician, Dick Smith, teaches five-string Banjo classes in three finger bluegrass style picking.

Start from scratch and develop your banjo skills in a relaxed and fun environment on this 7 week course, limited availability!. 6.30pm. £12.

07745 052 525 www.banjosmith.co.uk info.banjosmith@gmail.com Thursdays Strung Out: Violin groups for Adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU A fun violin group for adults run by professional musician Alison Jones for intermediates (Grades 4-6). Please book in advance.

020 7018 2927 strungout@shapeshifter-productions.com www.shapeshifter-productions.com

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Thursdays Community Choir for Parents & Childminders St Michael & All Angels Church Hall, Northcote Road E17 6PQ Easy to learn, powerful, uplifting rounds, harmonies and songs from all around the world. Bring your baby & toddler along, we have toys to entertain them!

No experience necessary. 10-11am. £5.

Steph 07805 429570 east17singers@gmail.com

Saturdays French Classes The Salvation Army, 434 Forest Rd E17 4PY Come and sing with us in French!

Saturday French Club for children aged 4+. Two 1 hour drop-off classes: 10am for non-French speakers, 11am for French speakers. 10am-12pm. £8. Free trial. 20% off for siblings.

Sofia 07574044184 sofia.bouceddour@yahoo.fr http://laccent.weebly.com

Saturdays E17 Guitar Clubs Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Junior guitar playing (for ages 6+) learning and fun. £8 for 30 mins, then pay half termly. Contact for times.

Adult guitar playing, mixture of styles and levels. 1-1.45pm, £10 drop-in, discount for half termly payments.

07958 471083 Chris@E17Guitar.com www.e17guitar.com

Saturdays Bongalong: Early Risers St Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Up early on a Saturday morning?

Come along to Early Risers-fun, creative music sessions for children Under 5 and their carers; singing, dancing, fab instruments, snacks and a story. Dropin, term-time only. 8.30-9.15am. £6. £10 for 2 children, older siblings £3. fiona.bongalong@gmail.com 07811 460282 www.bongalong.co.uk

Saturdays from 13 June NEW Beginners Ukulele Classes for Adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Fancy learning a new instrument?

Try the ukulele with an experienced, professional musician in a fun and relaxed environment. Instruments not provided. 7 week course, limited availability! 12.30pm. £10.

07745 052 525 www.banjosmith.co.uk info.banjosmith@gmail.com Wednesday Hola Chicos - Spanish Sessions Mothers Hub, 133 Wood Street, E17 3LX Introduce babies and toddlers to Spanish through songs, games, music and fun activities. No Spanish necessary although the group is also suitable for Spanish speaking families.

Ages 0-5. Just drop-in. 10-11am. £5 Alex Brandon 07528 385986 alexjanebrandon@gmail.com www.facebook.com/holachicosspanish Fridays (term-time) Acting Bugs The Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise (nr Wood Street) E17 3PW Drama and storytelling classes for children: ACTING BUGS for children aged 3 to 4. DIDDY BUGS for the under 3s stimulates the senses through story based sessions. 9.50-11.30am.

First class FREE. £7 per session paid half termly, £6.50 per session when paid termly. 50% discount for siblings.

Samantha 07903 459497 info@actingbugs.co.uk www.actingbugs.co.uk

Mondays & Wednesdays Capoeira Classes Walthamstow Leisure Centre, 243 Markhouse Road E17 8RN Capoeira is a unique Brazilian art-form that combines martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics. It exercises all the muscle groups and the mind! All levels welcome. 6.15-7.30pm. £9 per class, first class FREE. Child & Student discounts available.

07462 745158 sacimaculelecapoeira@gmail.com http://sacimaculele.com Mondays Ashtanga Yoga The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Fast flowing dynamic yoga class. Great for detox, increasing fitness, stamina, strength, flexibility and balance. Oneto-ones available. 7-8.30pm. £11 drop-in or £10 with loyalty card. josettayoga@hotmail.co.uk 07554 440499 Tuesdays Learn Belly Dancing The Asian Centre, 18a Orford Road E17 9LN Enjoy belly dancing to stay in shape and express your own personal creativity. For all ages. 7-8pm. £5.

Sarah 07735 345635 Mondays Developmental Baby Massage Mothers Hub, 133 Wood St E17 3LX Come and have fun with your baby whilst helping them to relax and grow through developmental baby massage.

Learn a full massage routine to practice at home, giving your baby numerous emotional and physical benefits. Please bring towel and blanket for your baby.

10.30am-12pm. £8 (£40 for 5 week course). Concessions available.

Alex Brandon 07528 385986 alexjanebrandon@gmail.com

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Mondays Lloyd Park Walk for Women Meet outside the park cafe, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Friendly women-only walk. Improve your health and wellbeing whilst enjoying the outdoors and a good chat! All abilities welcome. Wear sensible clothing and flat shoes. 1010.45am. FREE. ellie.mortimer@walthamforest.gov.uk 0208 496 2822 Mondays Jive and Lindy Hop Course for Beginners Walthamstow Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) E17 4SB This six week course will teach you the basic moves to dance 6 count jive to the music of the 40s and 50s. 7.30-8.30pm. £11.50 or £55 for the course.

Jerome Anderson 07931507760 jerome@jeromelanderson.com www.jeromelanderson.com Mondays Yogi J Yoga St Michael & All Angels Church Hall, Northcote Road E17 6PQ Release physical tension and mental stress. Bring a mat or email James to buy one. 7-8pm. £9 or 6 classes for £45 jjcassidy123@aol.com www.facebook.com/theyogij Mondays-Thursdays Beginners Yoga Class Leyton Yoga, 691 High Road Leyton, First Floor (above USSR) E10 6RA Gentle yet challenging dynamic classes for those new to the practice or simply desiring a slower pace. The foundations of asana, breath, mindfulness and relaxation are explored in every class.

Drop-in only; no need to pre-book. 6.457.45pm. £10 or £90 for 10. leytonyoga@gmail.com www.leytonyoga.com Sundays Wynwood Runners Wynwood Art District, 2A Chingford Rd E17 4PJ Social running group. All welcome. No one left behind! 5-10k route decided by popular vote. 9-10am. FREE.

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ART

BOOKS

WHERE TO PICK UP YOUR E LIST Not all venues will have copies for the whole month

E4 Caffe Latte, 9 Signal Walk E4 9JD Costa Coffee, Unit 13 Jubilee Avenue E4 9JD Grace & Albert Cook Shop, 406 Hale End Road E4 9PB Indulge Café, 7 The Broadway E4 9LQ

E10 Afters, 690 High Road E10 6JP Bike Shack, 26 Ruckholt Road E10 5NP Bodrem, 303 Lea Bridge Road E10 7NE Brooks Farm, Skeltons Lane Park E10 5BS Christinas, Francis Road E10 6NT Coach & Horses, 391 High Road E10 5NA Dim Sum Café, 350 High Road E10 6QE Gym’s Kitchen, 380 High Road E10 6QE King William IV, 816 High Road E10 6AE Lea Bridge Library, 382 Lea Bridge Road E10 7DY Leyton Leisure Lagoon, 763 High Road E10 5AB Leyton Mini Market, 267 High Road E10 5QN Leyton Technical, 265B High Road E10 5QN Midland Vets, 655 High Road E10 6RA The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E10 6PN Palmera, 640 High Road E10 6RN The Shoe Laces, 777 High Road E10 5AB Tattoo Heroes, 290 High Road E10 5PW Uptown Burger, 466 High Road E10 6QA

E11 Artefacto Tattoo & Design, 476 High Road E11 3HN Artistry Loyal, 9 Church Lane E11 1HG The Bell, 468 High Road, E11 3HN Birkbeck Tavern, 45 Langthorne Road E11 4HL Café De Montremarte, 34 Church Lane E11 1HG Eel & Pie House, 481A High Road E11 4JU Leytonstone Childrens Centre, 8 Cathall Road E11 4LF North Star, 24 Browning Road E11 3AR Panda, 760 High Road E11 4QS Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road E11 4JU The Red Lion, 640 High Road E11 3AA Singburi Royal Thai Cafe, 593 High Road E11 4PA Wild Goose Bakery, 654 High Road E11 3AA

E15 Café Du Metro 140 High Road E15 2BX The King Harold, 116 High Road E15 2BX

E17 56 St James Street E17 7PE The Bell, 617 Forest Road E17 4NE Blackduke Vintage, 83 Grove Road E17 9BU Brads Coffee Bar, 80 St. Mary Road E17 9RE Bygga Bo, 18 Chingford Road E17 4PJ The Castle, 15 Grosvenor Rise East E17 9LB Café Bonito, 162 Wood Street E17 3HX The Chequers, 145 High Street E17 7BX The Cock, 67 High Street E17 7DB The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF Cosy Cafe, 2 Eastern Road E17 9DU Cowling & Wilcox, Unit 4, Ferry Lane Industrial Estate, Wickford Way E17 6HG Le Delice, 114 Hoe Street E17 4QR Duck & Bear Vintage, 52 Beulah Road E17 9NJ The Duke’s Head, 112 Wood Street E17 3HX The E17 Art House, 6-10 Church Hill E17 3RY East London Sausage Co, 57 Orford Road E17 9NJ Farmers’ Market, Town Square, High St E17 7JN Fish Brothers Fish & Chips, 122 Wood St E17 3HX The Flower Pot, 128 Wood Street E17 3HX Forest Wines, 151 Forest Road E17 6HE God’s Own Junkyard, Unit 12 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ The Goose, 264 Hoe Street E17 3AX Grove Café, 12-15 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP Higham Hill Library, North Countess Road E17 5HS The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Images in Frames, 59 Wood Street E17 3JX Inky Cuttlefish, 5 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Lloyd Park Centre, Winns Avenue Entrance, Lloyd Park E17 5JW Lot 107 Café, 107 Wood Street E17 3LL Lot One Ten, 78 Hoe Street E17 4PG The Mall, 45 Selborne Road E17 7JR The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Mother’s Ruin & Aura Rosa, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Murray’s Tobacconist, 214 Hoe Street E17 3AY The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Pictorem, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP Priory Court Community Centre, 11 Priory Court E17 5NB Priya Maamalas, 256 Hoe Street E17 3AX The Rose & Crown Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Ruby Stables, Ruby Road E17 4RB Second Nature Food, 78 Wood Street E17 3HX The Spar, 24-26 Orford Road E17 9NJ St Marys Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Strettons, 189 Hoe Street E17 3SZ Tommy’s Tuc Inn Café, 422 Forest Road E17 5JE Veg Stall at Hornbeam, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH The Village Bakery, 71 Orford Road E17 9NJ The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Walthamstow Toy Library, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Road E17 4JD William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Wood Street Library, Forest Road E17 4AA Wood Street Market, 98-100 Wood Street E17 3HX

CRAFTS

DANCE/FITNESS

Tuesdays Tai Chi for Self Defence Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre, 90 Crownfield Road, Leyton E15 2BG New, free class. All welcome, however we particularly welcome people with a disability and the elderly. Full support will be available for those who need it.

1.30-2.30pm. FREE. WFDRC 020 8534 1589 reception@wfdrc.org.uk http://wfdrc.org.uk Tuesdays & Wednesdays Jivamukti Yoga Leyton Yoga, 691 High Road Leyton, First Floor (above USSR) E10 6RA Early morning Vinyasa yoga class to help you feel more open, aware and alive all day. Taught by Leyton favourite, Aleksei. Drop-in only; no need to pre-book. Tues 7-8am or Weds 6.457.45pm. £10 or £90 for 10. leytonyoga@gmail.com www.leytonyoga.com First Tuesday of the month Leyton Tea Dance Leyton Great Hall, Adelaide Road, E10 5NN Fancy a cup of tea and a twirl round the dance floor? The dances will feature music by DJ Malcolm ‘Mr Wonderful’ Fernandes plus a display of ballroom dancing by ex-Senior British Ballroom Champion Janet Cunningham–Clayton. Doors open 1pm, dancing 1.30-4pm. £5 glen.watson@walthamforest.gov.uk 020 8496 3586 Tuesdays Pilates The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Please book in advance. 6.30-9pm. £12 or £55 for 6.

Galina 07748 654124 or Lesley 07985 097686 Tuesdays Swing Patrol Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 Leytonstone High Road E11 4JU Weekly swing dance classes. No experience or partner necessary! 6.308.30pm. £8.

020 3151 1750 www.swingpatrol.co.uk Fridays Waltham Forest Green Gym Meet outside The Stables in Lloyd Park Green Gyms are fun and free outdoor sessions where you will be guided in practical activities such as planting trees and sowing meadows. Unlike other conservation projects, the emphasis is very much on health and fitness to suit all abilities. 10.45am2pm. FREE. Gareth 020 8533 8022 gg-waltham-forest@tcv.org.uk www.tcv.org.uk/greengym Events marked

kid friendly

FAMILY

FILM

Tuesdays Women-only Flow Yoga Foster Hall, Wellesley Road E17 8JZ Circular Flow Yoga combining asanas/ postures to create a sequence to flow in, to deepen the stretch & more importantly the internal awareness.

7.15-8.15pm. £10 drop-in, £35 for 5 or £50 for 8. sherene@circularflowyoga.co.uk www.circularflowyoga.co.uk Tuesdays Pilates & Yoga The Blitz Factory, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Breathe, flow, smile and sweat under the glow of neon lights from Gods Own Junkyard. One hour classes. All levels welcome. 6.45pm for pilates, 7.45pm for yoga. £12 drop-in, or £66 for 6.

Sophia Pym 07500339399 sophia@sophiapym.com http://www.sophiapym.com Tues (Girls) & Weds (Mixed) Waltham Forest Flames Basketball Pastures Youth Centre, 15 Davies Lane E11 3DR A fun, basketball session for mixed ability. Fun drills and games that will lead to an improvement in both agility and character. Come along and try it out! 4-6pm. £3.

Tuesdays - for under 18 girls only Wednesdays - for under 18 boys and girls of any ability.

Michael 07875 018011 michael.gainsborough-adam@ accesssport.co.uk http://jmywehner.wix.com/everbetter Tuesdays Estilo Y Sabor Latin Dance Chingford Rugby Club, Lea Valley Playing Fields, Waltham Way, E4 8AQ Kizomba at 7:30pm, Bachata at 8:00pm, Salsa at 8:45pm, club from 9:30pm. Beginners, improvers and intermediate/advanced. 7.30-11pm. £7, £10 on last Tuesday Cuban club night.

Andreas 07804 778373 Wednesdays Vestry Tots St Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Fun interactive dance classes. Develop your child’s confidence, self expression, spatial awareness, balance and rhythm.

1.30-2pm. £4.60 or £49.50 per term.

Lyndsey ward 07886 800639 www.vestryschoolofdance.co.uk Wednesdays Pilates at Mothers Hub Mothers Hub, 133 Wood Street, E17 3LX Open to all, this class is designed to work your core muscles, build heat, stretch and then a deep relaxation at the end to help you sleep better! .

7-8pm. £11, or £45 for 5 classes.

Laura 07817604846 laurahogg@live.com

FOOD

GARDENING

Wednesdays Walthamstow Sports Hub Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road, London E17 5DP A multi-sport hub night for ages 12-18 including football, badminton, table tennis and inclusive street dance all in a fun, safe environment. Come down and get involved, you don’t want to miss out! 5-7pm. £1 per class.

Tau Roberts 07534 945885 walthamstowsportshub2015@gmail.com Wednesdays NEW Rocket Yoga East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP A strong yoga practice, this vinyasabased class has its roots in Ashtanga and fuses sequences from the Primary and Intermediate series with a few more complex postures. All mats and equipment provided. 8-9.15pm. £13.

Abigail McLachlan info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk Wednesdays Blackhorse and Standard Women’s Morris Dancing St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Side Hall, Havant Road E17 3JF Morris dancing is a great way to have fun and keep fit, and new members are always welcome! 8-10pm. FREE. 020 8527 2926 or 020 8514 8771 www.blackhorseandstandard.org.uk Wednesdays Golden yoga class for the over 60s Winchester Road Methodist Church, Winchester Road E4 9JP A yoga class to increase mobility, to keep the strength and flexibility you already have, to meet fellow over 60s and laugh a lot! Booking essential.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

5.45-7pm. £5 per class, first class free.

Laura 07970 493521 e18yoga@virginmedia.com www.e18yoga.co.uk Wednesdays NEW Mat Pilates East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP Pilates helps build core strength and improve the alignment and flexibility of the spine. All mats and equipment provided. See website for timetable and how to book. 6.30-7.30pm. £12 or 10 classes for £80.

Abigail McLachlan info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk/timetable-bookings Saturdays 5-week Baby Massage Course 43a Dawlish Road E10 6QB Come and learn about the advantages of massaging your baby. 60 to 90 mins. Small group, baby-led. Relaxing time and environment for both you and your baby. 11am-12.30pm £8.

Petya petyadopcheva@gmail.com

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HISTORY

MUSIC

SHOPPING

Wednesdays NEW Yoga with Yoga Nidra Walthamstow Toy Library, 46 Ravenswood Road (behind comely bank surgery) E17 9LY Gentle warm ups followed by stronger flowing movements, winding down for a deep Yoga Nidra relaxation to finish.

7.30-9pm. £10 drop-in or £54 for 6.

Vanessa 07919 595665 yoganessy@gmail.com www.yoganess.org Thursdays NEW Post Natal & Baby Yoga Class Quaker Meeting House, Bush Road E11 3AU Post-natal yoga to help get your body back in shape after your birth, focusing on problem areas. Baby Yoga to help aid their digestion, flexibility and relaxation - fun stretches & swings. For babies from 6 weeks to 12 months.

10.45am-12pm. £10 drop-in or £40 for 5 weeks.

Helen Georghiou 07956 807675 helen.georghiou@mac.com www.helenyoga.co.uk Thursdays NEW Jivamukti Yoga East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP A dynamic practice based on vinyasa yoga following the Jivamukti method.

All mats and equipment provided. See website for timetable and how to book.

7-8pm. £12 or 10 classes for £80.

Abigail McLachlan info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk/timetable-bookings Fridays Yoga Class Tommy Flynn’s, 692 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AA Friendly class to improve your strength, alignment and flexibility. Poses modified to suit all levels. You’ll feel energised and relaxed, the perfect way to start the weekend! Drop in class, no need to book. Please bring a yoga mat.

10.30-11.30am £8, first class £5 if you quote EL1 Rosalba 07966 960 949 Rosalba@tiscali.co.uk Saturdays Family Yoga Classes for Children Winchester Road Methodist Church, Winchester Road E4 9JP A fun filled yoga session for you to explore with your children. Places are limited, booking essential. Please bring your own yoga mat. Class for children over 2 and a half years old 9.3010.15am. £8. For mothers & babies as young as 6 months 10.30-11.30am £10. First class FREE. Laura 07970 493521 e18yoga@virginmedia.com www.e18yoga.co.uk

THEATRE/COMEDY

Saturdays Donation Yoga For All Levels United Reformed Church, 58 Orford Road E17 9QL A friendly Saturday morning class for all levels. Yoga to boost immunity, strengthen the body, release deep tension and promote relaxation. All equipment provided. 10.30-11.45am.

Donation, pay what you can afford.

Sarah Rush 07815120792 enquiries@yoyoga.co.uk www.yoyoga.co.uk Wednesdays Capoeira Angola Walthamstow Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU A rich blend of culture, music and acrobatics, Capoeira Angola is a traditional style of this Afro-Brazilian art form that will keep your mind and body fit. Beginners very welcome. 8.159.30pm. £7. 16-19 year olds FREE. SJ 07872 938611 capoeirawalthamstow@gmail.com www.capoeira.co.uk Sundays Easy like Sunday morning…

Yoga Me Happy Aveling Park Bowls Club, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 5EH Hatha yoga for all abilities. Ease into your Sunday with a strength-building, heart-opening, body-balancing yoga practice, plus relaxation to set you up for the week ahead. Mats provided.

11am-12.45pm. £8.

Eliza Moore 07710 621 268 yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk www.yogamehappy.co.uk Sundays Wake up and stretch… Yoga Me Happy Aveling Park Bowls Club, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 5EH Hatha yoga for all abilities. Wake up and stretch Hatha-style, with a morning yoga session to re-energise body and mind for the week ahead.

Mats provided. 9.30-10.45am. £8.

Eliza Moore 07710 621 268 yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk www.yogamehappy.co.uk Mondays NEW Vestry Tots Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Classes for children 2yrs plus. A fun and creative way to explore and create dance and movement skills for younger children with parent/carer support.

10.30-11.30am. £4.75.

Lyndsey Ward 07886 800639 www.vestryschoolofdance.co.uk

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From a book of poems by Michael Shann with accompanying images by Kirsten Schmidt.

Walthamstow Driving home from holiday, I wonder, how did we come to live in Walthamstow?

It was the house prices. They were lower back then, you say. Or was it the forest, the trains, or the market, William Morris?

I’m not sure, I say. How does anyone come to live where they live? Then we get it.

Walthamstow. We liked the name. Walthamstow.

Reading Homer in Poundland Another dawn, ‘fresh and rosy-fingered’, leads Odysseus towards Ithaca and distracts me in the queue for the till.

How much is this? I ask. A pound, he says.

How about this? A pound. And this? A pound, he says. It’s a pound shop. Oh, I mutter, placing my book on the counter, hoping he’ll weigh it against that first impression.

I’ve lived in Walthamstow for nine years and began writing these 36 eight-line poems to celebrate the well-known and more mundane places in this area that I’ve come to call home. Eleven of the poems are accompanied by Kirsten’s beautiful drawings.

The book Walthamstow will be launched on Sunday 31 May from 11am at the E17 Art House gallery, 54-56 Hoe Street, followed by a Poetry Walk around Walthamstow at 1pm. The book will be available from the gallery and Paekakariki Press www.paekakarikipress.com Find Forest Poets on Facebook and Twitter @ForestPoets

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The Polish Connection From Poland to Waltham Forest is an exhibition tracing over 150 years of Polish migration to our borough. Here, third generation Pole Kate Bohdanowicz explains why she got involved and what this heritage means to her.

As I got older I tried to reclaim my heritage.

When Poland joined the EU in 2004, I loved the fact I heard the language spoken on my local streets (and I rejoiced in the opening of so many Polski skleps). In March 2012, before we knew my dad’s stomach ache was cancer, he, my sister and I went to Warsaw to meet our cousins whom I hadn’t seen for 30 years. That long weekend was full of pledges – to learn the language, to keep in touch, to return to the motherland. But three months later my dad died and along with him went a lot of what I knew to be Polish.

Kate’s grandfather’s war diary

My grandparents came over during the Second World War in the midst of my grandfather’s heroics in the Polish RAF. He was fighting against the Russians until he was captured and sent to a labour camp in Siberia where he ate soap and rats to survive. When the Russians changed side he was released to fight against the Germans and in the early 1940s he was transferred to a Polish RAF base in Edinburgh. Reunited with my grandmother by the British Red Cross, they went on to have two war babies – one of whom was my father.

They settled in Nottingham, which is where I was born. I moved to Walthamstow in 2001.

There are gaps in the story. My grandparents didn’t like to talk about it and I was too young and uninterested to ask. They died in the 1990s and instantly I moved further away from my Polish roots.

I was hesitant to take part in From Waltham Forest to Poland.

Am I Polish? I wasn’t born there and can only say a handful of words. But last year, my sister and I were given our grandfather’s handwritten war diary. We donated it to London’s Polish Sikorski Museum and that’s when I realised I’m part of a story – one that’s not just personal to my family but is also about migration and what makes a community rich and diverse. Most of all it made me proud to be Polish.

From Poland to Waltham Forest is at Vestry House Museum from May 30 to June 14 (open Weds-Sun).

For more information and to share your memories visit frompoland.org.uk

Pictures at top of page: Clockwise from top left: Kate’s grandmother; Kate with a photograph of her grandmother, dad and aunt; collection of Kate’s family photos.

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Kate portrait © Mark Burton

With a name like mine it’s difficult to hide a Polish background. Yet as a child with one of the few Eastern European names at school I hated the way it singled me out as different. Family dinners of borscht with pierogi, and desserts soaked in so much alcohol I hopscotched unsteadily for hours, sounded weird to my friends who ate meat and two veg. I didn’t tell them when it was my Nameday or that we celebrated Christmas on December 24 and you can imagine how much I resented spending Saturday mornings at Polish school.

People often say one of the best things about living in Waltham Forest is their neighbours. They claim that unlike other parts of London or even beyond, the people on their street seem genuinely friendly and happy to look out for each other. Being friendly brings an added bonus in that once you do start talking, you sometimes discover the most extraordinary stories emerging from seemingly ordinary people. In the second of this occasional series the E List shares another of these Hidden Lives.

Len Talbot The strongman on my street

Kirsty McNeil-O’Connor noticed her elderly neighbour Len Talbot for his disciplined approach to life, but he was anything BUT routine.

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I first moved in to my mid-terrace house in Douglas Avenue, a quiet Walthamstow street just five minutes from Lloyd Park in October 1998. It was just me and my dog and I remember a lot of offers of help with loans of ladders and garden tools as my lovely new neighbours looked on in pity at my first ever attempts at gardening and DIY. There was one man, who lived nextdoor-but-one who caught my attention because I could set my watch by him. Every morning, at 8.30am he would pass on his way to collect his daily pint of milk and newspaper. He had a gleaming white head of thick hair and a fine moustache and was always very neat in appearance. His name was Len and he looked like a much younger man made-up to look older. His tanned skin and youthful appearance weren’t simply down to good grooming though, it was due to exercise, healthy living and, unbeknown to me at the time, a glittering show business past.

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weather rolled in I noticed him in his garden, wearing skimpy black shorts and doing pull-ups on the bars of an old swing frame then a series of stretches before settling down to sunbathe with his wireless next to him.

I asked him how he kept so fit, one day as he passed me, he replied enthusiastically, “Steamed fish, vegetables, fresh air....and keep moving.” It was good advice of course, but he never told me what he’d really done to be so amazing at 80 years old.

Sadly, it was only after Len became ill and his son, Ian and daughter-in-law, Desirée came to look after him that I found out about the secret life of Len Talbot. Sadly I never did get to hear his stories directly from Len before his death in 2004, however Ian had a wealth of memories to share.

Born in 1919, Len Talbot was the only son of young lovers who had quickly married when World War I broke out, but his father was killed in that war so the love affair was short. His mother remarried but he kept his father’s name and at a young age he became an apprentice printer for Tailor & Cutter magazine (the trade magazine for tailors in Savile Row) in Soho. It was at this time he became interested in the Physical Culture Movement - a movement for strength and fitness that derived from a Soviet idea in the 19th Century. He began weightlifting and balancing and met Reub Martin, a weightlifting champion, bodybuilder and boxer who was to become his life-long friend.

When war broke out in 1939 Len was conscripted to the Marines where his love of physical activity continued and soon after he returned to the austerity of post war Britain he formed a group, Les Trois des Mille (named after film director Cecil B. DeMille) with Reub Martin and Rusty Sellers. They were just in time for the heyday of music hall and were soon making a name for themselves on the variety circuit.

perform a strenuous hand-balancing act.”

They were considered masters of their craft.

It was in 1949 that the famous French show The Folies Bergère came to Britain from France. It had begun in the 1800s with comedy, opera and gymnastics but became infamous for its nudity, where ‘tableau’ of naked women were artfully ‘arranged’ on stage in various sets and poses but forbidden to move by UK decency laws. Bernard Delfont, who with Val Parnell, had been involved in bringing the Folies to Britain, spotted Les Trois des Milles in a performance at the Brixton Empress and booked them immediately.

Les Trois des Milles never looked back, they were extremely popular with audiences and cast members alike. A typical write up of the Folies Bergère at the time read: “The show is a veritable feast of beautiful girls and stunning nudes, but it is the boys who are the real stars of the show - Les Trois de Mille, three muscular men in mini briefs who

British comedians in the Folies Bergere included; Benny Hill, Norman Vaughan, Dickie Henderson and Terry Scott, Michael Bentine and Tommy Cooper to name a few. The soon-to be-Goon Bentine even wrote a skit for Les Trois des Mille who dressed up as old men for a comedy version of their balancing routine. Working and travelling together so much they all became good friends. Michael Bentine penned a lovely caricature of the three strongmen (below left) while sitting in his dressing room waiting to go on stage.

There was a lot of hard work, performing 2 or 3 shows a day and often they were invited to charity events in the towns where they toured.

Reub wrote a fortnightly column for a magazine, Health & Strength and the trio were also a regular feature in this and Vigour Magazine.

But life never became sedentary for any of them, Reub opened a gym and ran a stuntman agency in London and started a comedy strongman act with his wife Beryl known as DuoMille. He died in 1993, aged 72. Rusty took over a farm in Derbyshire and was the last surviving member until his death in 2013.

Len moved in with his recently widowed mother in Douglas Avenue in 1970 after his marriage broke down. He led exercise classes in London, and was still doing so when he passed my house aged 81. Even when Len became very unwell, I would spot him in his garden, and on rainy days he would walk the length of his 70 foot garden with plastic bags covering his shoes.

Nowadays I set my watch by his son Ian Talbot who is now my neighbour and friend and has the same habit of heading out (into London) at the same time everyday.

Not as early in the morning as Len though, Ian is a photographer and artist! www.iantalbotphoto.com/

They were often on television, being whizzed off from the Hippodrome in Leicester Square after a matinee Folies performance to be filmed at Alexandra Palace before rushing back for the evening show.

They enjoyed the glamour but most of all the physicality of their careers. They carried onperforming through the 1950’s before trends changed and their lives moved on.

Rusty and Reub married dancers from the Folies Bergère and the group broke up as family commitments took over.

If you think you have a neighbour with an extraordinary story and who is happy for it to be told, please email editor@theelist.co.uk

E List Hidden Lives is kindly sponsored by the Mall Walthamstow

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Furthering Fellowship The William Morris Gallery is opening its doors for a new artist in residence to follow in Morris’ footsteps and bring their creativity to the community. Will you apply?

Words by Karen Dunn. Thanks to the William Morris Gallery for images of current resident artist, Lucile Junkere’s work

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William Morris was well known for nurturing talent and encouraging artists to develop their skills in the search for perfection. Now creative Walthamstow residents have the chance to become the artist in residence at the William Morris Gallery gaining not only the opportunity to immerse themselves in the gallery’s world-class collection, but to develop their work and share their skills with the local community.

Morris’s legacy continues to live on with this incredible opportunity, which gives up-and-coming artists the chance to work in the inspiring surroundings of the gallery for three months. Gaining support from the experienced staff to explore new ideas and develop their craft, the chosen artist will also gain hands-on business support from the team at the award-winning gallery. There’s even a grant of £3,000, plus a budget towards materials and any events they would wish to put on as part of their residency.

“The artist in residence is a brilliant opportunity for someone to work closely with the gallery and its collection, drawing inspiration from an environment that once enthused William Morris as a teenager,” explains Rebecca Jacobs, the Cultural Programme Officer at the gallery. “It’s very much within Morris’s own ethos of fellowship. Artists can apply as an individual or as a group for a collaborative project.”

organised a film screening about Nigerian ways of using dyes to give people a deeper insight. It’s been incredibly rewarding and the feedback has really helped me to grow as an artist.”

Lucille admits that when it comes to the next artist in residence, she feels that a designer/maker could gain most from the experience. “I admit I’m biased, but I’d love for someone doing applied arts to go for the position because I think it’s a fantastic fit. Walthamstow has so many creative people who could engage the wider community with their work,’ insists Lucille.

“If you can’t think of a connection to the gallery go and have a look and see if there are objects there you can relate to. Don’t forget to think about what you want to get out of it, as the gallery wants to know that their funding will have a real impact. The exposure from my time there has helped me see new opportunities and make contacts. I cannot recommend applying enough!”

To find out more about the three-month residency and how to apply visit: www.wmgallery.org.uk or email wmg. enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk. Applications open on 1 June and the deadline for submissions is 30 June.

You don’t have to be a fine artist to take part either. The residency is open to all kinds of arts and crafts from designers to filmmakers. The key ingredient is simply that your work has a connection to Morris’ varied interests, which could include anything from printmaking and woodworking to his passion for nature and socialism.

Someone who can’t sing the residency’s praises highly enough is outgoing artist in residence, Lucille Junkere. The textile artist, who uses water based inks, textile waste and natural dyes in her work, chose to spend her time at the gallery looking at the complex, and often painful history, of indigo dye under the banner ‘All Blues’. Lucille, who originally trained as a milliner, decided to apply for the residency so she could continue her exploration into the culturally significant colour and found strong links between Morris’ work and her own.

“I’ve always been passionate about William Morris’ work after learning about him at school and when I heard about the opportunity at the gallery I felt my work with indigo tied in perfectly,” says Lucille. “Indigo was Morris’ favourite colour and his extensive work with natural dyes fascinated me. The residency is a perfect opportunity to take his work and use it as a platform for your own ideas.”

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Walthamstow’s newest creative space opens its doors!

Once a forgotten industrial relic, Gnome House has been brought back to life and is now bursting with creative energy. The Gnome House volunteer Directors explain the plans for its future. Photographs by Mark Burton.

The site of a former World War I aircraft engine factory in Walthamstow has opened as a new community arts hub.

Almost 1000 people turned out for the launch of Gnome House on Saturday May 2nd and enjoyed a wide range of activities including dance workshops, African Drumming, face-painting, a BBQ, live music, a bouncy castle, t-shirt making and a bar with locally brewed craft beer.

The renovation of Gnome House, a formerly derelict factory has been years in the planning and months in the building.

The project has been a partnership between local residents and building developers MacDonald Egan and will be home to a cafe, a meeting room and a large multi-use community space perfect for exhibitions, performances and workshops.

As Chantelle Michaux, one of the volunteer Directors explains, ‘In the first few weeks since it’s opened Gnome House has hosted dance workshops for local children, a photography exhibition, a spoken-word performance by 160 young people - and of course our launch event which was packed out all day. Already the quality and diversity of the creative activities that have taken place in Gnome House has been extraordinary and the upcoming programme of events will build on this fantastic beginning.’

Supporting and enhancing Gnome House’s creative endeavours will be flagship tenant Inky Cuttlefish Printmaking Studios run by Anna Alcock. Inky has been a lynch-pin of the E17 art scene for many years. ‘A very important part of Inky’s ethos,’ explains Anna, ‘is outreach and community engagement. One of my passions is using art as a way of showing that anyone can create something beautiful: it is a way of bringing people together - irrespective of ability, age, gender, religion or race. I’m really excited that our wonderful new space will continue to provide creative opportunities for everyone.’

The vision for Gnome House’s future is for a building that hosts numerous life-enhancing creative activities that are available to everyone. The rental rates for the main community space and meeting room are targeted at local charities and community groups and already the response has been incredible.

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Zeppelins and Garden Parties – Walthamstow at War By the summer of 1915 the initial patriotic euphoria from war with Germany was starting to wane.

The war hadn’t been over by Christmas as promised, and alongside telegrams relaying the deaths of loved ones the war was starting to physically affect the streets of Walthamstow with the first air raids and anti-German riots. Tales from the Home Front by Lissa Chapman A local time traveller finding herself in Walthamstow in the late summer of 1915 would have little trouble finding her way around. The street layout is much the same, give or take a tower block or two and the shopping centre; there may be a war on, but the town is busy and noisy and full of traffic – there are even some cars and lorries in among the horses; the railways stations are in the same place, although all the trains are steam and the underground isn’t here yet.

The High Street is full of market stalls selling everything from the fruit and vegetables you might expect to toys and second hand clothes and a few items you definitely weren’t looking for. But walking down Hoe Street towards the Baker’s Arms, it becomes clear that the air of normality is misleading.

There is a swathe of blackened and stillsmoking rubble where houses should be.

literally, been stunted by poverty. At this time the average height for an upper class man was 5ft 7ins; for someone from the working class the figure was 5ft 2ins. And the lack of growth was often accompanied by diseases such as rickets, brought about by an inadequate diet. Absolute poverty – the kind that cannot feed its children, let alone provide them with shoes – was almost universally accepted as a fact of life. Arthur Spencer of Longfellow Road, Walthamstow, growing up at this time, remembered many children arriving at school barefoot; a charity provided bread and soup for those who, going home for lunch, would find no food in the house. School lunches for all were a thing of the future; when the idea of feeding all children in need was put to the local authority, it was angrily rejected as being likely to undermine the sense of responsibility of young parents.

On the night of 17th August 1915, war came home to Walthamstow and Leyton.

The crew of a German Zeppelin airship, mistaking the River Lea for the River Thames, dropped a series of bombs on the area, killing ten people, injuring a further 48 and destroying several hundred houses. On the same night another crew bombed Ashford in Kent in the belief it was Woolwich. The Zeppelins were not a military success, the raids were relatively few, and the number of people killed – 1,400 between 1915 and 1918 – was small in comparison with those who were to die in the Second World War Blitz. But this was the first time since the Civil War of the 1640s that the civilian population had found themselves in the front line in a war, and the shock was immense.

and Britain had been involved in many wars through the nineteenth century, although this one was being fought closer to home.

In Walthamstow, as all over England, the call went out for young men to volunteer for the armed services – The Walthamstow Guardian was full of advertisements for unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 30 to join up. Nationally, the target of 100,000 was trebled in two months.

Young men volunteered in their thousands, believing they were protecting their homes and loved ones.

A year before, in August 1914, the country had prepared for a war of the kind it had known before – it was only twelve years since the end of the Anglo-Boer campaign,

But in Walthamstow, as all over England, nearly 4 out of 10 volunteers were rejected for medical reasons. And perhaps half of these poor physical specimens had, quite

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Many local businesses struggled to keep going in the war, and hundreds of people were thrown out of work. There were some serious attempts to set up charitable enterprises to replace the lost jobs, and to help the many families whose breadwinner was away. In theory there was a separation allowance paid to servicemen’s wives and children; in practice it was often many months before this came through, and when it did, it was less than £1 a week to cover everything. There was a strong tradition of charitable fundraising in the area, and it was not long before concerts, garden parties and sales of work were being held, with the proceeds going to help soldiers’ families and the unemployed. The fundraisers of the time used the ruthless method of publishing the names of donors, along with the amount they had given (even, sometimes, publishing a name and the word “refused”).

When tens of thousands of refugees began to arrive from Belgium, over-run by the Germans on their way to invade France, Walthamstow set up one of the 2,500 local committees that helped organise accommodation and food for them. Many families took Belgians in, in some cases sharing their homes until the end of the war; the public mood was one of great sympathy with “plucky little Belgium”, and this was encouraged by the government. A less benign manifestation of the public mood had begun to show itself as soon as war was declared in 1914 – businesses with German names were attacked, and in Walthamstow several shops were wrecked. Alongside some less than wholly disapproving reports, the local paper ran advertisements placed by businessmen declaring that “I am a Britisher and not a German”. All Germans living in the country were required to register, and were not allowed to travel more than five miles without a special permit – neighbours regularly reported any who broke the rules, including a fourteen-year-old who had changed jobs without filling in the necessary form.

As the first news of war deaths began to arrive, it became a matter of pride to let the world know what had happened to your son, husband, father or lover. Families published the official letters describing how their loved one had died; schools, colleges and workplaces publicised lists of “their” people who were away fighting. In early 1915 Queen’s Road School produced a decorated and illustrated booklet about their alumni in the armed services. George Lockwood was honoured with a page to himself with an obituary and a photograph, as he was the only one who had been killed in action. It was not a distinction he was to keep for long.

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Architectural historian, Karen Averby uncovers curiosities and stories from Walthamstow’s rich and varied past

A Cruel experiment The British naval ship HMS Beagle is everfamous because of a certain Charles Darwin, but events during its first voyage on a hydrographic survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuegoto precipitated an extraordinary episode in Walthamstow’s history. In 1828 an expedition boat was stolen by some Fuegian natives and in retaliation the Beagle’s commander Flag Lieutenant Robert Fitzroy took their families on board as hostages, selecting four individuals aged between around 9 and 26 to bring back to England.

This was a time of Imperialistic and missionary sensibilities, and an idealistic but misguided Fitzroy planned a social experiment whereby the four would be taught Christian and social values before being returned home to spread these principles amongst their fellow natives.

The four were renamed: the youngest, a girl was named Fuegia Basket after Basket Island, Jemmy Button aged about 14 was named

after the button he was exchanged for, Boat Memory was aged 20 or so, and York Minster was named after the cliff of the same name beneath which he was brought aboard.

The episode started badly with the death of Boat Memory from smallpox soon after arriving at Plymouth in October 1830. The remaining three were taken to London before being enrolled in St Mary’s Infant School at Walthamstow.

Escorted by Fitzroy, they were the darlings of the London social scene, paraded around in English clothes and taught various ‘English’ mannered phrases. Jemmy revelled in the attention and reportedly never passed a mirror without gazing at himself. Both he and Fuegia settled in well at the school and made friends easily, whereas York Minster struggled, probably because of his older age.

He became inappropriately interested in Fuegia and Fitzroy knew he had to act swiftly to avoid scandal and humiliation, so plans were made to send all three home.

Fitzroy advertised for a traveling companion, preferably a self-funded naturalist; a trainee pastor named Charles Darwin responded, the Beagle disembarked in December 1831 and the rest, as they say, is history.

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Liza and Paul Fletcher Does the idea of sitting through all three Hobbit films sorely test your patience and buttocks? Are you fed up with overblown and flatulant cinema? Then why not turn to films that require a lot less commitment, yet may ultimately pack a punch far in excess of their few minutes’ running time? Yes folks it’s the 2015 Walthamstow International Film Festival (WIFF for short) with hosts Liza and Paul Fletcher talking to Paul Lindt.

Are you local? Liza (L): I am a Londoner from just down the road in Angel Islington. I grew up around the Chapel Market so love living near to the market in Walthamstow. Paul (P): I am from the North, Macclesfield to be precise. The end of the Silk Road, the home of Hovis, the… Jesus, I’ve been in London a long time and never want to leave.

What brought you to Walthamstow? L: We came in 2002 because we could get so much more for our money. As an Islington girl when we moved in embarrasingly we didn’t even possess an A-Z of London that went beyond zone 2! To me it seemed all very surburban, but I quickly fell in love with the place and now I rarely leave! P: It was like going through clearing with a couple of low grade A-levels.

We were looking for a place to buy and had to be open-minded. We started searching the thin end of the tube lines and looking round places like Neasden and Plaistow. We liked Walthamstow the moment we got here. It had a raw honesty. I remember on our first trip we witnessed a fight in a shop in the High Street and I stood on a soft dead pigeon. It just felt right.

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Paul, I can’t help but notice that you’re bit of a stylish chap: a fan of tweed and hats, including the occasional flat cap in high summer. P: My style came to me like a revelation. An epiphany. I like to call it ‘emergency fashion’. Imagine, you’re in bed and the alarm starts going off, and people are banging on the door shouting ‘EVACUATE, EVACUATE!’ You grab whatever is to hand and just pull it on. It’s spontaneous. It’s high risk. It often looks ridiculous.

This month sees the sixth WIFF as part of the E17 Art Trail. What can we expect? P: We see the Walthamstow International Film Festival as a boutique festival for filmmakers who are starting out, or have made their one and only film, or are looking to share their personal vision. We receive around 100 shorts every year. L: As always there is a competitive element where local film industry folk judge category and festival winners. P: In terms of the competition, we look for films with a bit of soul, not necessarily high production values. L: The festival will be at Vestry House Museum on Sunday 7 June with another chance to see some of the films at The Empire Walthamstow on 13 and 14 June. Finally we team up with village stalwart the Stow Film Lounge to show cult classic The Wickerman on the 12th.

True to its ‘International’ status the films do come from all over the world. How do you find/attract them? P: We called it the Walthamstow International Film Festival as our contribution to promoting the area on a global level. We have this image of a filmmaker in South Korea or Argentina wondering where the hell Walthamstow is, and going online to find out. We list WIFF on film festival websites and take care to describe what we do and what they can expect. A few years ago a Spanish distributor called us and said he was coming over to see his film.

I had to explain that we were not Sundance, we were showing films on a big retro TV in the back of a furniture shop. ‘We have no red carpet but we do have some really cheap red wine.’ When he arrived he entered the shop like it was Cannes and he’d won the Palme d’Or. He didn’t give a shit. He loved it.

What do you both love about short films?

L: I normally love the more experimental ones and animation section. I like the way a short film is a perfect punchline to a universal feeling. Our first Film Festival Winner, Los Gritones was a minute long and shows the pain of unrequited love. This year we’ve got sophisticated films made by people from all over the world and all over Walthamstow.

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Where did you meet? L: We met in Manchester in 1989. Paul swears that we met at a bus stop but I insist that we sat next to each other in philosophy. P: I know nothing about philosophy. We met at a bus stop in Fallowfield waiting for a late running 182. Liza was a vision of impatience. Her hair bristling, her feet stamping the floor, I fell in love immediately and offered to walk her home in the sleet and the rain. So it all began. We returned to the bus stop recently with our two kids and showed them our spot of destiny.

They thought it was boring and weird.

as it describes family life and the imagination of children. P: You can say a lot in a short film and as the festival is a drop-in drop-out style the 5 minute length is perfect. I mean, if one film is not for you then at least you know it will soon be over and the next one might be better. Might be worse.

As a maker, the short film format can be used as a calling card for your skills, it can be a promo for a bigger idea, part of a series or simply a film in itself.

Tell us about E17Films. L: When we did the first WIFF at Blackduke Vintage furniture emporium (or Beyca’s as it was then) we were approached to teach film classes and ran a year’s worth of workshops on everything from script writing through to lighting and camera work. We now go into schools, sixth form colleges and community centres to teach film theory and technique to film-makers of all ages and regularly run workshops in conjunction with the festival each year. This month we’re exploring neo-noir at the Vestry House Museum on 6 June. P: After years of making and showing short films we decided to help others, or at least pass on the things that we’d learned, whether you aspire to a film career or want to improve your holiday film. And, of course, learn more ourselves.

Wow, if you love film then it’s pure pleasure.

We’ve met plenty of like-minded people in the area and made lots of friends.

How is it working together? L: I am very serious and a habitual planner! I have a background in project management and PR for TV and charities. Paul is the creative half, he’s always made films, so likes an element of the unexpected. Not surprisingly then, I am the project manager for the film festival and Paul tends to manage the technical elements.

P: We work in the same room and yet, we are on separate planets. Liza is firmly grounded on planet Earth whereas I like to travel the cosmos in my Skoda space rocket.

Your taste in feature films differs a little too L: Yes The Sound of Music, Cabaret and West Side Story. What can I say? I like a musical. P: Jean Vigo’s L’Atalante and Andrei Tarkovsky’s Ivan’s Childhood are great films but The Wickerman (1973), come on! It’s a masterpiece. A sharp bright gem.

How do you feel film is faring in Waltham Forest? L: I think that we’re not doing too badly. I love the programme that Nick Bertram shows in the Stow Film Lounge and I am glad that the Empire has its place with more mainstream content. Paul and I show more leftfield fare in our Film Club which will

be back in September. P: Everything depends on attracting an audience, of course, and that in itself keeps things fresh.

And finally what would you like to see in the area in the next 5 years? L: I’d like to make a documentary about Walthamstow’s filmmaking heritage when it was the centre of the UK’s silent film industry around 100 years ago.

For example did you know that the film Battle of the Somme which was produced by a studio on Hoe Street was the UK’s highest grossing film, selling over 6 million tickets in its first six weeks of box office. It was only finally overtaken

by Star Wars in 1977. I’d also like to see a permanent marker in Wood Street at the site of the Cunard Studios. Oh and a giant statue of a cat at the top of the High Street...I like cats! P: I would like to see a documentary called: ‘Stella, how I got the keys to Number 10.’

As for that big screen in the town square, rip it down and put up a huge greyhound in its place. I like dogs.

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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 May was one hell of a month wasn’t it? My month started with the incredible sight of a Great Dane dressed as an At-At walking around Lloyd Park at the dog show. The promise of dogs in Star Wars costumes didn’t disappoint. I watched with glee as one dog owner dressed their staffie as Princess Leia, complete with wig and frock, and marched it off toward the judges.

Sadly, not everything about May was as cheerful as maypoles and fancy dress. As you probably know we received a visit from the EDL. Despite opposition they came to E17 and marched down Forest Road to the Town Hall. Other than causing a few roads to be closed, I don’t think they really achieved anything, other than reminding our community that we don’t agree with them and will never support them. Just like the last time they came, Walthamstow turned out in force, stood shoulder to shoulder and told them they were not welcome here. And if that wasn’t enough, their entire presence was overshadowed by that of a police man with a beard. Hipsta cop went viral, and the EDL skulked back to whence they came.

Last month also bought the long awaited general election. Walthamstow, like the rest of the UK went the polls, and then held our breath as we waited for the results. By time the exit polls were announced my nerves were pretty shredded, the results did nothing to remedy my situation. I don’t think I’m really supposed to write about politics in this column, but all I’ll say is this, at least Walthamstow did the right thing.

After a stressful few weeks I found myself wandering around Low Hall Woods one evening after work. I perched on a tree stump, watched the sun get lower in the sky and felt utterly sorry for myself. Thinking back over the month, the one thing that made me feel better is this. When we need to, Walthamstow will stand together and defend our community. So be warned anyone that means us harm, we are watching you. www.walthamstowdiary.com

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The Magpie’s beady eyes are always on the look-out for the shiniest, funniest remarks, witty retorts and bizarre sightings to steal from the area’s streets and social media channels.

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MD: Oh ffs. I’m a gay man and would rather be recognised than titled dreary person in bad green shirt ML: Personally I’d find ‘straights’ insulting.

SE: I go to a coffee chain every day close to work. I’m deaf so for the staff to get my name right can be hard. A new member of staff wrote ‘deaf guy orange tie’ on the cup.

It made me smile, I didn’t feel offended at all.

SF: I was interested in knowing what the 66p was for. Was that for service?

SE: I’d like to formally register my whinge at the young man on the market who addressed me as ‘Uncle’ this afternoon. I’m only 51!

CC: the recorded message in Sainsbury’s lift shouted out ‘exceeds weight limit’ when just me and my husband were in it :) SH: In an Indian once, got the bill, it said, “Arsenal hammered.“ Who do I winge to?

Walthamstow Life Has anyone actually got to the bottom of what is causing that delightful odour on the tube platforms? *fashions crude gas mask from sleeve*.

SL: I was thinking that this evening. Vile.

PM: I even checked the bottom of my shoes just in case it was me.

NS: I asked an employee about it, apparently it’s those big logs of wood they’ve put under

the tracks. They reckon it’s been treated with something. That’s causing the smell...

AW: I can only assume it was treated with teenage boy trainers Walthamstow Life

There have been no moths in E17 since the candle incident of ‘94.

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The bookies at the Baker’s Arms can be seen from space.

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Photo:@GuySmallman

Photo via Twitter/RUComingOut via http://www.gaystarnews.com

Just saw Nigel Farage down 3 pints of snakebite outside the Spar.

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Bob’s van’s back in Leytonstone, and Michael Gove’s in the Ministry of Justice...

Leytonstone Life Passed this abandoned pram this morning.

It was still there at 8 o’clock tonight, untouched by any kids eager to hack off the wheels to make a go-kart. What is this generation coming to?

ML: We found something similar a few years ago, it’s now full of flowers at the allotment.

SA I love the way it’s parked by the “P” sign.

MO: That colour is so on trend right now.

SE: After a bit of homespun engineering, it should have a couple of 10-yearolds in it, bombing down Spring Hill with zero regard for personal safety like what we used to do before Nintendo..

JM: Oh what wonderful memories. A trip to Whipps Cross covered in grazes after a particularly tight corner LOL. Walthamstow Life

#HipsterCop becomes unlikely star of EDL march “One of the officers policing the EDL demonstration [in Walthamstow] yesterday has become known as “Hipster Cop” after his shaved head, majestic beard and carefullymaintained moustache took the internet by storm.” #HipsterCop EDL Walthamstow Metropolitan Police LF: He threw the book at them. Probably something vintage and obscure that nobody has heard of....

LF: He’s part of the fashion police.

Huffington Post UK The ducks in the Epping Forest ponds communicate via CB radio Walthamstow Facts Good old Tesco providing the titters.

Walthamstow (unofficial) Tourist Board The William Morris Gallery is actually based on a design

by Blue Peter and is rumoured to be made entirely from wood solution.

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West Avenue Road, Wathamstow, London, E17 4 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £975,000 A Beautiful And Impressive Victorian Property In The Village This fabulous home has been tastefully modernised and decorated throughout, with plenty of room for a large family to enjoy. Ideally located with excellent schools, transport links, shops, the Village cafes and the new Scene development all within a short walk.

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Church Hill, London, E17 5 bedroom terraced house for sale Offers in Excess of £900,000 A great example of Victorian architecture, this wonderful home has an abundance of original features, high ceilings and room for the whole family.

Pembroke Road, London, E17 4 bedroom end of terrace house for sale Offers in Excess of £900,000 Beyond the kitchen you discover a glorious conservatory for dining in any weather.

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