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Your cultural life in Walthamstow No.14 • March 2014
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Fellowship is Life
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Peter Hall I’ve lived in Walthamstow for over 25 years, and as a keen amateur photographer Walthamstow has provided me with many of my favourite images. I use film, an iPhone and a variety of digital cameras and try not to get involved in too much subsequent digital manipulation. If you want to see any of my other work please visit www.flickr.com/photos/peterphotographic or you can email me at peterphotographic@yahoo.co.uk If you’re a fellow local photographer - of any standard at all - please check out our well-supported Walthamstow and District Photographic Society (W&DPS) at http://wdps.org/about-us
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a person who occasionally spends five minutes typing Walthamstow into random search engines just to see if anything fresh comes up (sad I know), it can often result in some interesting not to say distracting discoveries. Recent finds include the work of local photographer and this month’s cover star Peter Hall, chanced upon while searching for E17 on flickr. Peter describes himself as an amateur but I think you’ll agree his work is stunning, with a great eye for the quirky and the atmospheric. Browsing has also lead to some great pieces on blogs, inspired in part by recent features on the area in the Standard and The Times. Walthamstow Diary has allowed me to reprint a piece from his blog on page 18 as I think it provides the perfect counterfoil to some recent cries that the Walthamstow we love is going to vanish under some cultural revolution. His article touches on the history of an area which like so many others in London has seen its fortunes fluctuate over the years. Take for example Orford Road in what is now referred to as “The Village”. 20 years ago it was described by some as being “in decline” though it already boasted La Ruga, Mondragone and of course the ever popular Village Pub but not a lot else. Then partly through the vision of various people including this month’s hero, Penny Fielding (page 16), things started to change, giving us the buzzing street we see today. People are now working to revive other areas of Walthamstow in a similar fashion, and as revealed in Wilcumstowe Times this month many of these like Higham Hill are perfectly justified to call themselves villages too (page 15). Continuing with history, Walthamstow has been the site of many market gardens, and according to Samuel Pepys even a vineyard so it is fitting that the end of March will see the first Cultivate Food Festival which will run from 21-30 March. Only a couple of events were available at the time of going to press but look out for more details around town nearer the time. Over a drink in the Nag’s Head a couple of weeks ago I met Charlie who told tales of a former record shop and music label on Hoe Street, that turned out to have had a musical influence on me as a spotty teenage Goth in Sussex. Curiosity aroused I invited master tweeter and punk obsessive Chris Evans (not that one) to tell the story of Small Wonder Records on page 12. Finally for those of you who fancy taking to the skies, not in planes but under your own steam as an acrobat, one of only three circus schools in London has opened in Leyton. They offer a whole array of circus skills for people of all abilities and have kindly offered E List readers a special rate of £10 for their first lesson. So if you fancy a fun new way of getting fit check out the listing for the Gravity Circus Centre on page 11. Paul Lindt, Editor
Small Wonder Records GYO Walthamstow Beer The Wilcumstowe Times Local Hero: Penny Fielding Walthamstow Diary Spotted Walthamstow
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Saturday 1 Lyrics on Loan: Writing Workshop Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Attend this creative writing workshop with The Write Network. Create a poem or story to perform at the main event on Thursday 6 March. 10.30am-1pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 Stow Kids’ Film Lounge presents Matilda (1996, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Roald Dahl’s story of a “gifted” little girl and her wonderful teacher pitched against the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable. Doors open 10.30am, Activity session, Film 11.00am, Close 1pm. Tickets: £5.50 child, £4 acc adult, Under 2’s free. Tickets available online at www. stowfilmlounge.com or on the door. WVRA Gardening Day Village Square on Orford Road Meet at the Village Square to weed the community meadow and to help plant-out and mulch the garden at the Outlook Care Home in Summit Road . Please bring a kneeler and handtools if you have them. 10.30am onwards. FREE. Helen Lerner 0781 404 2499 or helen@walthamstowvillage.net Origami workshop Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Join artist Laura Kerry for a free ‘birdinspired’ origami workshop – part of the Hitchcock East End festival. Organised in partnership with Create London and the Barbican. 10.30am-12.30pm. FREE dropin event for families of all ages. 020 8496 4391 www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Jewellery Making Taster Beyond Beading, 124 Farnan Avenue E17 4NH Make earrings or pendant with wire & beads, materials included, other workshops available. 10-11am. £10 Booking essential. www.beyondbeading.co.uk or Birgit on 07910251629 The Capris Ye Olde Rose and Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Walthamstow’s fun 70s pop group will be playing songs a leather gloved Capri driver would have listened to on his car cassette player. 9.00pm. FREE.
Spring Splash at the Paint Place Forest Recycling Project (next door to the Hornbeam Centre) 2c Bakers Ave E17 9AW Open day. Upcycling and bike workshops plus a mini ‘give or take’. FRP will be giving away 5 litres of selected reclaimed paint per person to help kick-start Spring paint projects. It will be a family event, with plenty of activities for the kids - including face painting and craft making! 11am-3pm. Nicole nicole@frponline.org.uk 020 8539 3856.
DANCE/FITNESS Forest Fitness: Run & Move Meet outside the Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise, Upper Walthamstow E17 3PW This is a programme that will get you out & about exploring the beautiful Epping Forest. It’s a progressive programme that uses running & bodyweight work to build stamina, flexibility & natural strength. 10am. £30 for this 6 week fitness programme. Michael on 07813 104 384 or email: forestfitnessuk@gmail.com The Language Lab The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Performance, collaboration, exploration and development of work and ideas relating to the written or spoken word. 4-10pm (depending on planned activities). FREE. http://www.inputoutput.org.uk/projects/ the-language-lab/
Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Part of the Hitchcock’s East End season, a special screening in the atmospheric surroundings of Vestry House Museum. Organised in partnership with Create London and the Barbican. 5pm and 8pm. £8.50 (£5.50 conc). Book online at www.createlondon.org/ event/hitchcocks-east-end/ Tel: 020 7638 8891. Concessions for Waltham Forest residents available.
Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘The Lady Vanishes’ Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Part of the Hitchcock’s East End season, enjoy this special screening in the atmospheric surroundings of Vestry House Museum. Organised in partnership with Create London and the Barbican. 4pm. £8.50 (£5.50 conc). Book online at www.createlondon.org/ event/hitchcocks-east-end/ Tel: 020 7638 8891. Concessions for Waltham Forest residents available.
Music at The Mill The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Innoversions, A night of experimental Electronica. T.S.Anselmus, guitar looping and electronica, with support from Electric Eye, live Volca sequencing. Visuals by Miss SLOW Shot. 7-9pm. £3 guest list, £4 on the door. www@awesomestow.org.uk info@awesomestow.org.uk
Michael Roach at Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Olde Rose Theatre, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA An evening of authentic East Coast blues. Washington born guitarist Michael is one of the great champions and exponents of the blues and its context and meaning. He’s also a first class player and brilliant entertainer. 7.30pm. Advance tickets available online, more info at www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk
The ZZ Tops The Dog and Duck, 222 Chingford Road E17 5AL Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has said they are the “closest I have ever seen”. Organised by the Friends of The Standard. Doors 8pm, band 9pm. £10. Dave 07877612548 What’s Cookin’ presents The Benjamin Folke Thomas Revue Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Swedish guitar-pickin’ folkie’s last show before he moves back to Sweden. Guests include Simon Onions/Beans on Toast/Jack Day. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
Sunday 2 Eastern Front The Chequers, 145 High Street E17 7BX Sunday session with good food, great booze and DJs supplying an across the board soundtrack - folk funk, worldwide soul, balearic disco and much more. 4pm til late. FREE.
Monday 3 Music quiz with Tricky Ric The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Let’s get quizzical with this fabulous music quiz. 7.30pm. Entry is £1 and the winners take the pot.
Wednesday 5 Under 5’s Nature Explorers Meet in the Community Room in the Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park E17 4PP Adventures and activities in Lloyd Park for under 5s and their parents/carers. We start with a fun ramble around the park searching for items around our monthly theme. There will then be activities and story time until 1pm. Food warming facilities and hot drinks available during and after the activities. 10am-1pm. FREE but booking is recommend to avoid disappointment. Contact Rachel on 07787193981 or e-mail r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk
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What’s Cookin’ presents The Stiv Cantarelli & The Silent Strangers / Mark & The Clouds Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Italy’s finest swamp punk-blues atom-splitters The Silent Strangers and psychedelic folk rock from The Clouds. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
Thursday 6 Suffragette Sash Making Party The Limes, 6 Somers Road E17 6RX For kids 0-5 and their parents! Purple symbolised dignity. White represented purity. Green indicated hope. The colours of a suffragette’s sash and rosette were significant. Come make sashes with Significant Seams in one of a series of parties in the run up to International Women’s Day 2014. 9.30 -11.30am. Suggested donation £5. www.significantseams.org.uk catherine@significantseams.org.uk 077 4292 5085 Lloyd Park Volunteer Gardening Meet at the William Morris Garden (near the Forest Road gate) Help keep the new William Morris Garden looking lovely with Lloyd Park’s Head Gardener. 10am-1pm. FREE. 020 8496 3000 or email ellie.mortimer@walthamforest.gov.uk. Circle Dancing Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd E17 4QU All welcome. No need for a partner. 2-4pm. £4, tea, coffee and soft drinks included. Pat on 020 8556 3508 or jean.duggleby@virgin.net World Book Day Party! Higham Hill Library, North Countess Road E17 5HF Lea Bridge Library, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7HU Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Wood Street Library, Forest Road E17 4AA Callooh! Callay! It’s World Book Day! Join us for book-tastic arts and crafts. Fancy dress optional but encouraged! FREE. 4-5.30pm. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite.com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 Suffragette Sash Making Party The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Purple symbolised dignity. White represented purity. Green indicated hope. The colours of a suffragette’s sash and rosette were significant. Come make sashes with Significant Seams in one of a series of parties in the run up to International Women’s Day 2014. 7-9pm. Suggested donation £5. www.significantseams.org.uk catherine@significantseams.org.uk 077 4292 5085 Events marked
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mob 07903 419 691 info.banjosmith@gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk Twitter: @dickbanjosmith Facebook: Banjosmith Lyrics on Loan: Open Mic Night Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Hosted by The Write Network, be inspired by an evening of poetry and stories from local writers and headline act, Femi Martin…or perform yourself! 7-9.30pm (performer registration 6.30pm). Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite.com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 WMG Late: Jeremy Deller William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP A live performance from the Melodians Steel Orchestra, who feature in English Magic. Plus a special screening of Rosalind Fowler’s documentary Folk In Her Machine, introduced by Gareth Evans of the Whitechapel Gallery. Galleries and bar will be open all evening, including Jeremy Deller’s acclaimed English Magic installation. 6.30-10.30pm. FREE, no booking necessary. 020 8496 4390 www.wmgallery.org.uk
Friday 7 Suffragette Sash Making Party Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Details as Thursday 6 except new venue and time: 7pm galleries open until late. Events marked
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Herbal Medicine Sessions Lea Bridge Library community room, 382 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7HU New series of popular herbal medicine workshops for local ward residents and low-income families in particular. Connecting whole health by exploring plants and people with local herbalists Rasheeqa Ahmad & Charm Elakil. 10am-noon. £3. To book contact Rasheeqa on 07784 506 494 or email rasheeqa@hedgeherbs.org.uk www.hedgeherbs.org.uk/herbal-happenings/ (Its A) Gas! Gas! Gas! The Bell, 617 Forest Rd E17 4NE Playing the very best in Funk, Soul, Madchester, Electronica, Psych and Balearic. Forgotten gems and new introductions provide a perfect soundtrack to accompany craft ales and a buzzing vibe. FREE. 8pm-midnight. mixcloud/gasgasgas
Saturday 8 International Women’s Day: Pop-up Pampering Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Ladies it’s your day to stop by our pop-up pampering stations and treat yourself to a massage taster or a mini manicure. FREE. 10.30am-3.30pm. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite.com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000
Story telling from around the world & creative writing Community Room in the Aveling Centre Lloyd Park E17 4PP Hear stories from around the world. Learn how to structure a story and make your own storybook. 10am-1pm. FREE and best suited to over 5’s. Rachel on 07787193981 or e-mail r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk Vintage and more Lister Hall, Leytonstone Methodist Church. High Road Leytonstone, E11 3DA. (corner Lister Road) Where vintage meets creative. Great range of finds for the individual in you! Refreshments, music. 11am-5pm. £1 free children with adult. Sandra 07956 221710 for stall bookings and more info. Tweet: Absofab Vintage International Women’s Day: Pop-up Pampering Wood Street Library, Forest Road E17 4AA Ladies it’s your day to stop by our pop-up pampering stations and treat yourself to a make up consultation or a beauty product trial. FREE. 10.30am3.30pm. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite.com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000
Waltham Forest Bilingual Group The Limes Children Centre, 6 Somers Road E17 6 RX Drop-in advice and play session for parents raising their children bilingually. 3.30-5.30pm. FREE. www.wfbilingual.org.uk Claire 07770 860038 The Healing The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Making a welcome return following their brilliant debut gig. Not to be missed. 9pm. FREE.
Sunday 9 Walthamstow Family Bike Club Meet 1pm outside the Ancient House Orford Rd/Church Lane junction, E17. A relaxed and sociable ride around open spaces and cafes in and around Waltham Forest. 1-5pm. FREE. Paul 020 8520 0648, paul.gasson@gmail.com The Musical Aquarium Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Come and join Jerome and Lindsay who will be diving into the tank, and playing their own eclectic brand of music for your Sunday lunchtime listening pleasure! 1-4pm. FREE.
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TOW’S WONDERFUL LK 8 MARCH 2014 HELP US RECREATE THE SUFFRAGETTES’ JOURNEY AND CELEBRATE THE FUTURES OF OUR LOCAL WOMEN!
suffragettes gathered in Cedars Avenue in tened to Sylvia, Christabel and Emmeline d along our roads for an equal role for women ernational Women’s Day, women of all ages are to recreate the above picture and showcase the w. To honour the suffragettes as well as speak ees are invited to march along Hoe Street to e International Women’s Day Festival at the ly Hall on Forest Road, organised by the en’s Network.
WALTHAMSTOW’S WONDERFUL WOMEN WALK 8 MARCH 2014
WALTHAMSTOW’S WONDERFUL WOMEN WALK 8 MARCH 2014
share our ambition to celebrate the many talents of elcome to come along and support the marchers! In 1910*, hundreds of suffragettes gathered in Cedars Avenue in
Walthamstow. They listened to Sylvia, Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst and marched along our roads for an equal role for women in our country. This International Women’s Day, women of all ages are invited to join together to recreate the above picture and showcase the women of Walthamstow. To honour the suffragettes as well as speak up for equality, attendees are invited to march along Hoe Street to arrive at the start of the International Women’s Day Festival at the nised by Stella Creasy, Walthamstow’s MP, with the help Walthamstow Assembly Hall on Forest Road, organised by the ries about this event including requests for the educationalWaltham Forest Women’s Network.
venue for photo: 12:00 hours bly Halls: 14:00 hours Banners and badges welcome!
made to stella@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk or by 23. If you can help steward at this event or produce tendees please get in touch.
Men and women who share our ambition to celebrate the many talents of our local women are welcome to come along and support the marchers!
Time to gather in Cedars Avenue for photo: 12:00 hours for allowing us to share this important record. Flyer design: Michelle Doust.March to arrive at Assembly Halls: 14:00 hours Banners and badges welcome! This march has been organised by Stella Creasy, Walthamstow’s MP, with the help of local volunteers. All queries about this event including requests for the educational resource pack should be made to stella@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk or by telephone at 020 8521 1223. If you can help steward at this event or produce banners and badges for attendees please get in touch. *Thanks to the Museum of London for allowing us to share this important record. Flyer design: Michelle Doust.
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Frank Weston & Dave Stacey at Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Olde Rose Theatre, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Dave is a world renowned banjo maker but he can seriously play them too. He and Frank are cornerstones of the British old-time music scene. Rambling Jack Elliott, Derrol Adams, The Carter Family, Kentucky fiddle tunes and loads more, this is the going to be a sensational evening of American music. 7.30pm. £7. Advance tickets available online, more info at www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk
What’s Cookin’ presents Scowlin’ Owl / Maria Byrne Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Scowlin Owl are a female folk band, low on twee but big on drama and vocal harmonies. Acoustic folk from Cork’s Maria Byrne. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
Stow Baby Film Lounge presents Sunshine On Leith (2013, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR The film follows the stories of Davy and Ally, who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships. Sunshine on Leith is based on the stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers. Doors open 11.15am, Film 11.45am, Close 1.45pm. Tickets: £6.50/£5 conc, Babies up to 1yr only - Free. Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door. 07910 643987
Jive and Lindy Hop Course for Beginners The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) This six week course, will teach you the basic moves to dance six count Jive to music of the 40’s and 50’s. You don’t need a partner, just bring your dancing shoes! 7.30-8.30pm. £48 per person for the six week course. More info www.jeromelanderson.com Spin-a-Disc The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP With our very own Auntie Maureen. You bring the records Auntie will spin them. From 8pm. FREE.
Tuesday 11 Public Meeting – Don’t let the racists divide us Harmony Hall 10 Truro Road E17 7BY Calling on our community to support the United Nations Anti-Racism Day rally in Trafalgar Square on 22 March. 7.30pm. More info: https://www.facebook.com/ wearewalthamforest
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Vestry Late Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Join us for the evening launch of the Unseen Waltham Forest photographic exhibition, refreshments and information on the Museum’s offer for schools and teachers. 6-8pm. FREE drop-in for all ages. 020 8496 4391 www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Neighbourly Knit & Stitch Significant Seams Community Living Room, 131 Wood Street E17 3LX This craft circle always has at least one community project on the go - but bring what you are working on. We share crafting! 7-9pm. £4. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ evening-neighbourly-knit-stitchtickets-10651760703 The Docklands Light Railway Trinity United Reformed Church, 58 Orford Road E17 9QU (entrance in West Avenue) Dr Peter Spence will talk to the Walthamstow Historical Society about ‘street tram systems’ throughout the country charting the history from their beginning in Birkenhead. 7.30pm. £1.50 but free to members of the Walthamstow Historical Society. No booking required. www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk Charleston Workshop for Beginners The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) This fun workshop will run through basic Charleston moves, such as the Black Bottom, Granny’s Kneecaps, and On The Spot Charleston. You do not need a partner to attend, just bring your dancing shoes! 7.30-8.30pm. £10 per person. More info www.jeromelanderson.com
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E17popup and Zira’s Tavern presents Winter Portuguese Dinner Ye Olde Rose and Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A hearty Portuguese Dinner, with classic dishes such as Sopa de Peixe, Feijoada à Transmontana, and Torta de Laranja. If you don’t know what those dishes are, take it from me they are delicious, come and join us! 6-10pm. More details and bookings please visit www.e17popup.co.uk
Open Mic night The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Experience local & talented performers, a supportive audience, drinks and snacks. Anyone is welcome to grace our intimate stage. Doors open at 7.30pm and music starts at 8.15. FREE, though donations appreciated. Andy 07940260558, andythemirror@ gmail.com
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Monday 10 Stow Tellers –The Walthamstow Storytelling Club Welcome Centre, by St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End, E17 9RJ Come and listen to legends, myths, and folk tales. Tell one too, if you like. £3 (£2 concessions). 7.30-9.30pm. stowtellers@yahoo.co.uk or 07837 308703.
Thursday 13 Creative Kids: William the Strong William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Make puppets of William Morris, the man who fights for what is good and fair, and enjoy sharing games and songs. 10-11.30am (repeated 1-2.30pm). FREE but booking is essential. Tel: 020 8496 4390 or email wmg.bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk
Kids Kitchen The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH We all cook a fresh healthy lunch together with our children (under 5s), while singing songs, playing and washing up, and there is also lovely café food (including cake!) available for us bigger kids too at lunchtime. 10-12am. £6 (£4 concession) Includes lunch for your child. Reserving a place is essential, but you can pay on the day. www.kidskitchenlondon.wordpress.com/ Knitting & crochet circle Abstract, 54 Beulah Road E17 9LQ A social evening for ladies & gentlemen with a passion (or addiction!) to knitting & crochet. Expect a lot of gossip!!! 7pm. FREE. alessandrarigillo@googlemail.com or mob:07971 255 705 Neighbourly Knit & Stitch Significant Seams Community Living Room, 131 Wood Street E17 3LX This craft circle always has at least one community project on the go - but bring what you are working on. We share crafting! 7-9pm. £4. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ evening-neighbourly-knit-stitchtickets-10651760703
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Forgotten Street Names of Walthamstow Where would you find?
CUTTHROAT LANE
Clue: Originally one of several lanes radiating from the area around St Mary’s Church, has also been known as Parson’s or Green Hill Lane. www.archangelheritage.co.uk
Friday 14 continued Stow Film Lounge presents Rush (2013, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt, and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda. Doors open 7.45pm, Film 8.30pm, Late Bar, close midnight. Tickets: £8/£6 conc, ticket + food £13.50 Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com or the door. 07910 643987 17Blues Club Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48A Greenway Avenue E17 3QN The Ray Green Experience, the bluesed up version of The Green Ray, with their slightly psychedelic blues sound. FREE but show your appreciation by contributing to our blues bucket, as this keeps us going.. DJ from 8.30, band on 9.15ish, followed by DJ until 11.30pm. 0794 657 4129
Saturday 15 Banner making Workshop with Ed Hall William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Ed Hall, the UK’s foremost campaign banner artist, has been collaborating with Jeremy Deller since the late 90s. Ed will share his unique take on banner making and guide participants as they design and make a banner inspired by English Magic. 10-4.30pm. £10, tea and coffee provided. Tel: 020 8496 4390 or email wmg.bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk The Higham Hill Country Club The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG A broad take on the Country genre featuring local talent and special guests. 8pm. FREE. www.thewarrantofficerpub.com/countryclub.html
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What’s Cookin’ presents Florence Joelle / Davey James Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Blues merged with gypsy jazz exotica and sprinkled with a hint of rockabilly from Florence Joelle. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
Sunday 16 Photography Walk and Talk Community Bowls Pavilion, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Learn photography skills with Amanda Eatwell. No experience is necessary, but the focus will be on techniques not individual camera settings. 2-4pm. FREE. Rachel on 07787193981 or e-mail r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk Faustus at Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Olde Rose Theatre, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A folk supergroup. Benji Kirkpatrick, Saul Rose and Paul Sartin are each in the absolute vangard of the twentyfirst century British folk scene as individuals in their own right. Here they combine their knowledge and musicianship to stunning effect. 7.30pm. £13. Advance tickets available online, more info at www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk E17popup presents Veku: Thai 3 Course Dinner Ye Olde Rose and Crown Pub, 011010010111010110 1001101101101011100100010110 1011011010110101110101101011 01011011010110101101101 10011111101010010010010101101 011010010101001010110101101 Jazz At The Bell The Bell, 617 Forest Rd E17 4NE Live jazz and grooves featuring some of London’s finest jazz musicians. A relaxed atmosphere with excellent music perfect for a Sunday evening. 8pm. Twitter @JazzatTheBell
Monday 17 Music quiz with Tricky Ric The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Details as Monday 3
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Wednesday 19 March Madness, a literary event Significant Seams Community Living Room, 131 Wood Street E17 3LX This monthly literary soiree explores a theme with humour and blithe. March is the month of madness. Bring and share a selection from a book, poem, or your own writing exploring the theme. 7-10pm. £3 suggested donation. Book https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ the-monthly-literary-soiree-tickets10651628307 What’s Cookin’ presents The Green Rock River Band / Serious Sam Barrett Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Music hall, Americana, folk and jazz from Green Rock River Band. Country folk blues and holla-billy from Serious Sam. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
Thursday 20 New Lammas Lands Defence Committee The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Our aim is to defend the former Lammas Lands of Leyton and Walthamstow Marshes, so that they remain public open space in perpetuity. This month we will be planning for the annual Beating the Bounds walk, scheduled for Sunday 25th May. 8-10pm. FREE. www.lammaslands.org.uk Los Otros at The Vic The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Enjoy the mellow sounds of jazz standards with Los Otros at The Victoria. Who will be our mystery guests this time? FREE. 9-11pm. Twitter: SingawayE17 and Los Otros
Friday 21 (It’s A) Gas! Gas! Gas! The Bell, 617 Forest Rd E17 4NE Details as Friday 7.
Saturday 22 WVRA 12th Annual Spring Clean Village Square on Orford Road Meet to paint street furniture, litter-pick, clear rubbish or garden. Please wear long-sleeved old clothes and wear sturdy shoes. Free picnic lunch for all volunteers on Vestry Green at 12.30pm. 11am onwards. FREE. Helen Lerner 0781 404 2499 or helen@walthamstowvillage.net
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Planting Day Greenway Avenue Community Play Garden, Off Greenway Avenue E17 3QQ We are a relatively new volunteer-led friends group and we will be having a planting day in the community garden. There may also be a range of things to do from weeding to making compost bins to planting and tidying up around the garden. Feel free to come along and enjoy the space - maybe even “Donate a Plant” to the cause. 10am-4pm. FREE. 020 8926 0195 (evenings) greenwaycommunitygarden@gmail.com Let’s Grow Together Higham Hill Children Centre, 313 Billet Road E17 4GD We are developing the front garden into a growing area for the children to use. We will be planting vegetables and flowers as it is wasteland and not a very pretty/useful spot. This will involve making raised veggie beds to grow vegetables in and planting flowers on the perimeter. There will be art and craft activities indoors and refreshments will be on offer too. 11am-2pm. 50p. Children FREE. hhdc@highamhilldaycare.co.uk Oestre The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Celebrating the Spring Equinox in music & words 7pm. FREE. www.thewarrantofficerpub.com/oestre. html
Sunday 23 Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign Monthly Ride Meet outside Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN at 10am for a 10.15am start. We have a few routes lined up and usually decide distance and destination on the day according to what people prefer. We ride leisurely suited to the wishes of participants. We usually stay within 30 miles and sometimes considerably shorter. We tend to be back by 3pm and always have a snack stop somewhere. 10am-3pm. Free. Robert Robert@wfcycling.org.uk Music Workshop – Higham Hill Guitar Orchestra The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Looking to form an ensemble of electric, bass and acoustic guitars. All abilities welcome from the absolute beginner to the established genius. 4-7pm. FREE. www.thewarrantofficerpub.com/guitarorchestra.html The first BeBop Baby The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Great music from a live band and world class DJ’s spinning classic soul, funk, Afrobeat, jazz and more. Music, cocktails, dancing, nobody puts baby in a corner... 1-4pm. £4 per head (babies in arms go free) £10 a family (2 adults, 2 kids) Twitter: @BeBop_Baby Answer: Cutthroat Lane is now Aubrey Road
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Mawkin at Walthamstow Folk Club Ye Olde Rose Theatre, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA The best rock ‘n roll band in folk make a welcome return to E17. Sometimes ragged, sometimes incendiary, always fantastic entertainment and one of the best loved bands in folk. The lads have a new album out this year and will be showcasing it tonight. 7.30pm. £10. Advance tickets available online, more info at www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk
What’s Cookin’ presents What’s Cookin’ presents Dan Raza & The Shrouds / Huck Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Dan Raza has established a considerable reputation on the UK singer/songwriter and folk roots scene. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
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Neighbourly Knit & Stitch Significant Seams Community Living Room, 131 Wood Street E17 3LX For details see Thursday 13.
E17popup and Zira’s Tavern presents Tex Mex Dinner Ye Olde Rose and Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Find out more from www.e17popup. co.uk 6pm-10pm. More Than Beginners Course Six Count Partner Dancing The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Do you have some six count partner dancing experience? This four week course will consolidate the six count moves you already know, and introduce you to some basic eight count. 8.309.30pm. Special offer for the four weeks £40 per individual. More info www.jeromelanderson.com Spin-a-Disc The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Details as Monday 10.
Wednesday 26 Souper Wednesday The Mill, 7 - 11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Come and enjoy some soup and support 2 local charities. Eat or Heat and The Mill. Suitable for vegetarians. 12.302.30pm. £2.50 a bowl of soup and a chunk of bread. www.themill-coppermill.org mo@themill-coppermill.org Rachel Musson/Liam Noble/Mark Sanders at E17 Jazz Orford Road Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR This trio has a thrilling take on freely improvised music. Musson can switchi from free-flowing lyricism to intense multiphonics. Sanders plays with an impeccable sense of internal swing. Noble brings a highly original, acerbic intellect to the piano and the infinite possibilities of electronics. Their music harks back to the earthy roots of free jazz yet is simultaneously galactic. “Superior out sounds for sure” John Fordham. 8.30pm. £10 (concessions £7). www.e17jazz.com/whatson/
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Wine tasting Upstairs in Madam La Zongas at The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Tasting wines from around the world with Sean Pines. 7.30pm. For booking and prices please contact sean on seanpic@aol.com Jerome’s Jive Joint The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Jerome will be cooking up some hot tunes for your dancing pleasure. If you’ve never tried Jive and Lindy Hop before, come and join the class at 7.30pm, and then try out your skills on the dance floor from 8.15pm. Social dancing for new and experienced dancers. 7.30-8.15pm intro to jive class, then social dancing until 10.30pm. £9 Class and Social, £6 Social only. More info www.jeromelanderson.com
Friday 28 LETS Cultivate Health: Urban Herbs for Food & Medicine The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH As part of Cultivate, Waltham Forest LETS will be sharing knowledge around growing herbs for food & medicine. We’ll talk about herbs you can grow in kitchen and garden, what their uses are, and good ideas for companion planting. There will be seed and cutting swaps so bring along your plants & gardening tips to exchange! Earn some beams (LETS currency) through sales of herbs & gardening services. Also a chance to enrol with LETS. Waltham Forest LETS is the borough’s local exchange scheme enabling members to trade skills, goods & services without the use of money. 12am-4pm. FREE but please book as space is limited. www.wflets.org 07784 506 494 Quiz at The Mill The Mill, 7 - 11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA The Mill Quiz returns - entertainment with prizes for winners! Teams are made up of 4, come in a team or we can put you in a team. 7.30-10pm. £5 (which includes a free glass of Mill Punch and brain snacks.) Tickets available from The Mill reception, but hurry there are limited spaces! info@themill-coppermill.org”
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Bakers Arms Book Group The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH We are an informal and friendly group (sometimes some of us haven’t even read the book!). This month’s book is The Quarry by Iain Banks. Tea, coffee, wine available. New members welcome, just turn up. 7.30pm. www.hornbeam.org.uk Stow Film Lounge presents Bonnie & Clyde (1967, Cert 18) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR This classic movie starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway is a classic of 1960s cinema. Its portrayal of Bonnie and Clyde as rebels who empathized with the poor working folks of the 1930s struck a chord with the counterculture of the 1960s and helped generate a new, young audience for American movies that carried over into Hollywood’s renewal of the 1970s. Doors open 7.45pm, Film 8.30pm, Late Bar, close midnight. Tickets: £8/£6 conc, ticket + food £13.50 Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com or the door. 07910 643987
Saturday 29 Family Day: Birds of Prey William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Fir Tree Falconry visit the Gallery and Lloyd Park with the birds featured in Jeremy Deller’s film installation. Children and adults will be able to hold one of these awesome creatures. Not suitable for children under 3. 1-4pm. Free drop-in event for families of all ages. Tel: 020 8496 4390 or email wmg.bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Stow Kids’ Film Lounge presents The Princess and the Frog (2009, Cert U) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR A fairy tale set in the Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centred on a young ambitious African-American woman named Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again. A modern day re-telling of the classic story The Frog Prince. Doors open 10.30am, Activity session, Film 11.00am, Close 1pm. Tickets: £5.50 child, £4 acc adult, Under 2’s free. Tickets available online at www. stowfilmlounge.com or on the door.
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London Plane, Lloyd Park a poem by Michael Shann of Forest Poets Like the ghost that walks through walls, the green railings saunter through flaking bark, or to see it another way, the tree has courted the fence over decades, conquering iron spindles with dogged, imperceptible love, the way the slow tentacles of London streets have crept, field by field, to embrace Walthamstow. Whenever we have visitors to Walthamstow, we usually take them to visit the William Morris Gallery and have a walk around Lloyd Park. Our children always rush to point out the ancient London Plane tree by the side of the moat, through which the iron fence passes. This is one of a series of nearly fifty eightline poems about less celebrated areas of London that I have written during the past year. www.michaelshann.com Michael Shann is a member of Forest Poets. His collection Euphrasy is published by Paekakariki Press. Find Forest Poets on Facebook and Twitter @ForestPoets
Food-a-Fair Waltham Forest College, 707 Forest Rd E17 4JB A day-out for all celebrating food growing and making from plot to plate. Enjoy hands-on workshops, cookery demonstrations, gritty talks and tasty stalls, a buzzing hive of local food growing info and initiatives, courses and training stands plus the Waltham Forest College cafe, butchers and bakery. 11am-5pm. FREE. http://cultivatewf.org/ Friends Of Holy Family Catholic School Spring Table Top Sale 1 Shernhall Street, E17 3EA (next to Thorpe Coombe Hospital) A chance to get a treat for your Mum, perhaps grab a bargain, enjoy our delicious refreshments and take a home-made cake home for later! 10am-1pm. FREE. To book a table email t.friends@ holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk or phone the school on 0208 520 0482. Cost of table £ 15.00, (£10.00 if pre-paid) Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is! Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG A night of 70s and 80s Old Skool Funk and Soul. 8-12pm. £5 on the door. More info www.jeromelanderson.com Events marked
The Canterville Ghost Harmony Hall 10 Truro Road E17 7BY A musical comedy about an English ghost who fails to frighten an American family on holiday in England. Doors 7pm. Show 7.30pm. 020 8923 5416 for tickets and info. The Spring Green Herbs Walk Meet at The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow E17 7HA Come walk the ways of the marshes and look to see what’s coming up green and healthful, discuss gathering and preparing spring herbs, and head back to Walthamstow around 1pm (maybe for a lunch of greens!) With local herbalists Rasheeqa & Charm. 11am-1pm. £10. Rasheeqa on 07784 506 494. LETS Join The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Find out about Waltham Forest LETS (local exchange trading scheme). If you like the way that people can exchange all kinds of goods and services with one another without the need for money, then you can also join up on the spot. Members are also welcome to pop by to chat and trade. 10.30-12noon. For more information here or email info@wflets.org
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Fork to Fork: Seasonal Supper Club 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH The Hornbeam Cafe invites you to a vegetarian feast with delicious healthy tasty food – locally sown, grown, picked and cooked! The supper club is open from 6.30-10.30pm so you can choose your time to book a table (latest 9pm). Advance booking is essential. The café can cater for all special dietary requirements. All 3 courses for just £15! www.hornbeam.org.uk What’s Cookin’ presents The Hightown Crows / Paul-Ronney Angel (The Urban Voodoo Machine) Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Hightown Crows play raw rockin’ blues, plus the chief mouthpiece, songwriter & guitar slinger with The Urban Voodoo Machine to kick things off. 8.30pm. FREE with a collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk
Sunday 30 The Musical Aquarium Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG See Sunday 9 for details. Jinx Lennon Ye Olde Rose Theatre, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA This Dundalk based punk poet absolutely blew us away when we saw him in Derry last year and we couldn’t wait to get him over to Walthamstow. Guitar and sampler based with rap influence vocals this will be a loud, unorthodox and quite superb event. We’re really pushing the envelope and redefining what a folk club is about tonight, come and be a part of it. 7.30pm. £7. Advance tickets available online, more info at www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk The Canterville Ghost Harmony Hall 10 Truro Road E17 7BY See Saturday 29 for details.
Monday 31 Waltham Forest Rising monthly meeting Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Feedback on the International Women’s Day event at the Assembly Hall & planning future actions to combat violence against women & girls in Waltham Forest. 7.30-9pm. FREE. Please email WalthamForestRising@ hotmail.co.uk if you are coming along. All women welcome. More info at http:// walthamforestrising.wordpress.com/ Music quiz with Tricky Ric The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Details as Monday 3
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Booking next month Friday April 4 TRed Imp Comedy Club – Robin Ince And Nick Doody Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Robin co-presents Radio 4’s Sony Award winning Infinite Monkey Cage with Brian Cox. He has won 3 Chortle Awards and was nominated for Best Live Show at the British Comedy Awards. Support comes from Nick who has been polled on Twitter as one of the influential names in British comedy. Doors 8.30pm. Show 9pm. £13 + booking fee. http://www.wegottickets.com/ event/253992
Every week/Whole month Until 9 March A Memory Palace of her own William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Contemporary double of Jane Morris, artist Marje Bijl shows self-portraits staged in William and Jane’s former homes. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk 6-29 March Nadiya Tokarska / Paintings of London Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE In her work, Nadiya sees London as a soulful essence that takes on different dimensions and identities, expressed through the subtle balance of intensity, vibrancy and dynamics of her paintings. FREE. Thurs-Sat, 12-7pm. www.tokarskagallery.co.uk Until 29 March “Telling Stories” The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Mixed media event; Stories from The Mill, pictures, film, sound recordings – an ever expanding exhibition! Including the launch of the incredible Story Machine. FREE. Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm. Fri-Sat 10am-6pm. Sun 11am-2pm www.themill-coppermill.org mo@themill-coppermill.org Until 30 March Jeremy Deller: English Magic: we sit starving amongst our gold William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP First opportunity in Britain to see exhibits from Jeremy Deller’s 2013 Venice Biennale installation. For him, Morris’s art and politics are inseparable. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk Thursdays Folk Night The William Morris Bar, 807 Forest Road E17 4JD Unmissable live folk music band! Weaving together traditional folk music from across the British Isles and Ireland. FREE. 7-11pm.
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14 March – 18 May Unseen Waltham Forest Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Exhibition by Walthamstow and District Photographic Society – think hidden locations, quirky viewpoints and alternative takes on the local landscape. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. 020 8496 4391 www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house 25 March – 2 April Healthwatch Waltham Forest Pop-up shop Hoe Street Central, 137 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17 4RT Activities for all the family with a health and social care flavour: ‘test your health’, prize draws, knitting, arts and crafts, and much more… 10-5pm. Different activities on different days. Keep an eye on our website for more details coming soon www. healthwatchwalthamforest.co.uk Mondays and Thursdays Bridge Club night Quaker meeting House, 1a Jewel Rd E17 4QU We play duplicate bridge twice a week. A host is available on Monday nights. 7.30-10 pm. £3 for members, £4 for non-members Further info contact Peter Rogers on garfield2001@btinternet.com or 07980712128
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Thursdays Acoustic Showcase at The Village The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Come and enjoy performances from London based musicians playing acoustic sets of original music and covers in the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Village Pub. FREE. 7.45pm. gabriel4music@gmail.com for details or if interested in performing a set!
Saturdays (term time) Dads R Us Walthamstow West Children’s Centre, 215 Queens Road E17 8PJ Give Mum a break and enjoy some quality fun time with your child or children. Choice of structured and unstructured play including music, arts and crafts, woodwork, soft play and more… NB At least one child should be under 5. 10.30am-12.30 pm. £2 per family.
Fridays Thank Fizz it’s Friday The William Morris Bar, 807 Forest Road E17 4JD Our seriously talented Funky young DJs generate a sweet vibe to get your weekend started and to shake off those work day blues. Free cheeseboard with every bottle of Champagne or Prosecco. 7pm til late. £2 entrance after 9.30pm
Saturdays OrganicLea market stall The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH The market stall sells organic and local sustainably grown fruit and vegetables, homemade bread, jams and preserves. Healthy Start vouchers can be used. 10am-3pm. www.hornbeam.org.uk
Saturdays Saturday night Rhumba! The William Morris Bar, 807 Forest Road E17 4JD It’s about time that E17 had a home for a sultry Latin beat. Thankfully we now have a fantastic DJ mixing a sound that fuses music from across the South American continent. FREE. 7pm til late.
Sundays Walthamstow Farmers’ Market Top of the High St by town square Fresh vegetables & salads, fruit in season, unpasteurised milk, cheese & dairy, artisan bread & cakes, juice, free range eggs, meat & poultry, herbs, locally made preserves & honey, plants and lots more. 10am-2pm www.lfm.org.uk
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Sundays Cool jazz in the afternoon The William Morris Bar, 807 Forest Road E17 4JD Cool jazz with top-line players from E17 Jazz Collective. FREE. 1-5 pm.
Classes/Courses Tuesdays and Wednesdays Life Drawing Class with Frank Gambino Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE (Note no under 16s ) Drawing from a live model. Beginners and accomplished artists are all welcome. Materials are provided and refreshments served during the class break. 6.30-9.30pm. £12. Materials provided. To book email: info@tokarskagallery. co.uk ref: Life Drawing Class www.tokarskagallery.co.uk Mondays Life drawing Upstairs in Madam La Zongas at The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Come and join the lovely Walthamstow life drawing class. 7.30pm. walthamstowlifedrawing@googlemail.com
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Mondays and Wednesdays Five string bluegrass banjo for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU From absolute beginners to all levels, with world class professional musician whose experience spans over 25 years. For further info call Dick Smith 07903 419 691 or email dickbanjosmith@ gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk
Wednesdays Stories and Sticking for Toddlers and their adults Significant Seams, 131 Wood Street E17 3LX This weekly workshop, planned by a trained nursery worker, engages young minds and their adults’ playful side in a bit of texture rich play. 10.30-11.30am. £3. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storiessticking-tickets-10651877051
Tuesdays or Thursdays (term time) Strung Out violin group for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Got a violin in your attic you want to dust down? Fancy learning a new skill? Our motto is “it’s never too late!” Strung Out is a fun violin group for adult enthusiasts. Elementary/Easy: Tues 6.30-7.30pm Beginners/Improvers: Tues 7.30-8.30pm Intermediates Thurs: 7-8pm Places should be booked in advance and the classes are payable in advance by the term. Info to book a place contact Alison 07740 622 428 strungout@shapeshifter-productions.com
Saturdays E17 Junior Guitar Club Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Guitar playing fun for children of all abilities. Ages 7 and upwards. Different levels & times. Pay £8 for a taster session, then £48 for a half-term of six lessons 30 minutes each. Christian Karlsson mob. 07958 471 083, chris@stunningmusic.com www.stunningmusic.com
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Ukulele classes for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Come and learn the ukulele, or brush up your skills with a highly experienced, local professional in a fun and relaxed environment. For further info and to book call Dick Smith 07903 419 691 or email dickbanjosmith@gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk Thursdays The Singing Room Choir E17 Side Hall, St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Rd E17 3JF The Singing Room Choir welcomes new singers. We have around 30 members, regular performances and fantastic songs to sing! Free first session. 7.309.15pm. Contact Anna on 07931372996 or annamusicmakers@gmail.com for further details or just turn up! Wednesday mornings (term time) Atty’s Musical Steps - Baby Band / Toddler Troupe Salvation Army, 434 Forest Road E17 4PY Fun-packed, educational and inspirational music classes for little ones - pick up some great ideas for songs, rhymes and activities to make music at home. Trial class Baby Band £4.50 (ages 4m-2y, 30 mins), Toddler Troupe £5.00 (ages 18m-3y, 40 mins). Price per class when enrolling £4.00 (BB) £4.50 (TT). Enrol termly or book a trial class. Contact Atty on 07950 526662 or atty.cronin@musicalsteps.co.uk to book your place and for more info.
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Tuesday mornings (term time) Atty’s Musical Steps - Toddler Troupe The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Fun-packed, educational and inspirational music classes for little ones - pick up some great ideas for songs, rhymes and activities to make music at home. Trial class £5.00 / £4.50 per class when enrolling. Ages 18m-3y, 40 mins. Enrol termly or book a trial class. Contact Atty on 07950 526662 or atty.cronin@musicalsteps.co.uk to book your place and for more info. Fridays Bongalong Music Movement & Make Believe for Under 5s St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF Fun, imaginative music sessions for Under 5s and their carers using singing, dancing, percussion instruments and let’s pretend. 10am and 11am. Booking essential, trial session £5.50 fiona.bongalong@gmail.com 07811460282 Thursdays Drop in Art Club The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Have fun making pictures and collages for The Mill or to take home. 3.305pm. £2 donation welcome, reduction for families. www.themill-coppermill.org mo@themill-coppermill.org Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays Magic Box story telling/role play Mothers Hub 133 Wood Street E17 3LX Magic Box invites 18m-4year olds to join in with themed adventures through interactive story telling. 10am (Tues and Thurs) and 4pm (Tues only) lasting 30-40mins. Time of Saturdays 10.30. £3 per child, £5 for 2. Drop in sessions, no need to book though space in limited so come early.
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Fridays Little Musical Adventures Mothers Hub 133 Wood Street E17 3LX ‘Little Musical Adventures’ is a brand new, exciting concept, which will indirectly educate your little one in musicality and key skills, using a variety of genres from classical to popular music. 10.30a.m lasting 3040mins. £5 for 1 child & adult. Must be booked by expressing interest via facebook page: MothershubE17, dropping in to the shop, or emailing info@mothershub.co.uk Tuesdays and Wednesdays Pilates Upstairs in Madam La Zongas at The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP For bookings and prices please contact Galina on 07748654124 Tuesdays Pastures Doorstep Club Pastures Youth Club, 15 Davis Lane, Leytonstone, E11 3DR Netball sessions for those aged 12+ all ability. 4.30-6pm. £3. Wednesdays Pastures Doorstep Club Pastures Youth Club, 15 Davis Lane, Leytonstone, E11 3DR Basketball sessions for those aged 12+ all ability. Weds. 4.30-6pm. £3. Tuesdays Swing Cats Corner Orford House, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Learn to Lindy Hop and Jitterbug every week in this fun & friendly class. No need to bring a partner or book in advance - just turn up! Classes taught by former UK Champion, Claire Austin. Beginners Class at 7.30pm. Intermediates at 8.30pm. Music & social dancing until 11pm. Licenced Bar. £9/£6 Students www.londonswingcats.com info@londonswingcats.com Claire 020 8829 0919 Tuesdays Zumba® Fitness, with Chloe! Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill E17 9RZ Wear low tread supportive trainers and bring a bottle of water to enjoy this exhilarating dance fitness class in a low pressure atmosphere! 7pm. £5 drop in - discounts for adv. payment. 079036 29636 chloe@dancechloe.com www.DanceChloe.com Wednesdays Walthamstow Sports Hub Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road E17 5DP Multi-sports night for 12-18 year-olds including badminton, table tennis, football & street dance. 5-7pm. £1 for the evening. Events marked
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Wednesdays Body Tone Trinity Church Hall, Orford Road (entrance on West Avenue) E17 9QU Body Tone is a full body workout. Gentle aerobic warm up followed by exercises to target legs, bums and tums with fun combat elements to tone arms. Then floor work with elements of core stability, more for bum, legs and upper body. 8.15pm. £8. Ola Newham, 07790 604 813 www.body-benefit.co.uk Thursdays Healthworks in conjunction with DanceChloe - Circuit Training St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF A high impact exercise class for men and women who want to improve strength and stamina. Aiding weight loss and muscle tone in a friendly environment with variations for all levels. 7pm. £6 drop in - discounts for adv. payment. 079036 29636 chloe@dancechloe.com www.DanceChloe.com Thursdays Healthworks in conjunction with DanceChloe - Pilates St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF A functional exercise class to correct physical imbalances whilst improving posture and core stability. Please bring your Pilates mat and head block or contact me for advice on where to purchase these. 8.15pm. £12 drop in discounts for adv. payment. 079036 29636 chloe@dancechloe.com www.DanceChloe.com Thursdays Yoga Me Happy Quaker Meeting House, 1a, Jewel Rd E17 4QU Stretch and relax with yoga classes. 6.30pm. £9/8. www.yogamehappy.co.uk yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk 07710 621 268 Fridays Waltham Forest Green Gym Meet outside The Stables in Lloyd Park Want to improve your health and well-being but not too keen on running machines or lycra? Then why not take a look at our award-winning alternative... You could be helping the environment as well as yourself! We all know we should try to be healthier and fitter. We are increasingly aware of the importance of our natural resources and environment. Green Gym ticks all the boxes! The Conservation Volunteers Green Gym inspires you to improve both your health and the environment at the same time. Experienced leaders guide you through a range of practical projects giving you the opportunity to tackle physical jobs in the outdoors improving your strength and stamina, boosting your practical skills and confidence and benefiting your local green spaces. FREE. 10.45am Gareth 02085338022 gg-waltham-forest@tcv.org.uk
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Saturdays Pilates Classes Studio 2, Church Hill Studios, Stainforth Rd, E17 3RY We learn precise movement combined with specific breathing to improve posture, strength and muscular balance, helping to prevent injury in sport as well as everyday life. 9.2010.20am. £10 per class, or £45 for 5 classes (valid 8 weeks). adele.simor@gmail.com
Saturdays Iyengar yoga class St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew’s Road E17 6AR The practice of Iyengar yoga is suitable for all regardless of flexibility and age. It helps gain good health, improve posture, relieve tension, increase stamina and flexibility. £7.50. 9-10am. Nicholette on 07962 424-460.
Sundays Tumbling and handstand class Gravity Circus Centre, Unit 61, Staffa Road/Argall Avenue E10 7QZ Handstand and tumbling class for all levels, beginners to advance, children to adult are welcome from age 7 upwards. 12-2pm. Special offer: £10 for your first class with this magazine. Booking essential - please call 07885462436 or go to www.gravitycircuscentre.com for more info. This offer is valid until 1 April 2014.
Pet and Parker come to the Stow
Sundays Yoga Me Happy Aveling Park Bowls Club, Lloyd Park E17 Stretch and relax with yoga classes. 9.30am and 11.30am. £9/8. Booking required. www.yogamehappy.co.uk yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk 07710 621 268
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Mucky Pup released on hoe st. Chris Evans on how an independent record label ran from above a small record shop on Hoe Street earned itself a name check by The Clash in their song, Hitsville UK.
These days, Walthamstow residents must find it easy to imagine they are living akin to those Florence residents who lived during the Renaissance. Everybody you meet seems to be an artist, musician, vintage clothes restorer or artisan cupcake baker. No sooner has one cultural festival ended than another one begins. It was not always so, let me tell you… When I first moved here, just under twenty years ago, you were lucky to get the odd Wilko Johnson gig at the then ‘Royal’ Standard. More likely it was Suzi Quatro treading the boards. Digging deeper into Walthamstow’s musical history didn’t turn much up either. The Beatles played the old cinema, not once but twice, Ian Dury had been a student (under Peter Blake) at Walthamstow Arts College and The Sex Pistols had played the Assembly Hall. More recently, the bulk of Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica’ had been recorded near Blackhorse Road, psychedelic cult hero The Bevis Frond was running his Woronzow empire from a nice house on Melville Rd and some of John Peel faves Hefner had moved here. Hardly the stuff of legends. Ask most people what they knew about Walthamstow’s musical heritage and the answer would most likely be the dreaded response, East 17! Shortly after moving here, I started a small independent record label which, whilst not troubling the shareholders at EMI, did proudly carry an E17 postcode for the 6 or so years it was going. Whilst running the label, someone happened to mention to me that there had once been a punk label from Walthamstow in the seventies called Small Wonder. This rang a few bells somewhere in my head and sure enough…dragging out my copy of the classic ‘The Feeding of the 5000’ LP by tuneless anarcho Epping Forest commune dwellers Crass, revealed this was indeed released by Small Wonder records of Walthamstow…Gadzooks! (Incidentally, I was playing the Crass record whilst typing this and my partner complained that it made her feel physically sick.) Small Wonder records sprang up from the record shop of the same name that occupied 162 Hoe Street. Finding himself recently redundant from the record distribution business, the founder, Pete Stennett invested his £2000 pay off in the only thing he knew… selling music. The aforementioned Sex Pistols gig at the Assembly Hall was to be, like so many others who saw the band at the time, his Year Zero and soon the shop’s stock was less prog and heavy rock and more punk and reggae. Inspired further by the records that John Peel was playing by bands who were putting out their own records,
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he and his Saturday boy Colin Faver, decided to join the party. In 1977, the ‘Mucky Pup’ 7” by Puncture, described by Pete as, ‘all cheap Woolworth’s synthesisers and silly lyrics’, saw Small Wonder, the record label, enter the world. Soon like-minded punk fans were hitting the Victoria line up to Walthamstow to visit and get their vinyl fix. Closer to home, local band The Zeros dropped off their tape at the shop and later in 1977, their ‘Hungry’ 7” became Small Wonder’s second release. From 1977 to 1983, the label would release 36 records. These included a clutch of genuine punk classics like Menace’s ‘GLC’, Patrick Fitzgerald’s ‘Safety Pin Stuck in My Heart’, Angelic Upstart’s ‘Murder of Liddle Towers’ and the debut Cockney Rejects single. What’s even more impressive is that Small Wonder was a genuinely independent operation. When one looks back at the punk era, it’s surprising that for such a supposedly anti-everything movement, nearly all the most famous records were released by major labels. Small Wonder has ensured Walthamstow a place in Punk rock history. The story doesn’t stop there though…because The People of Walthamstow can make a genuine claim for it to also be the birthplace of another musical genre…Goth! Small Wonder’s catalogue includes the debuts from both The Cure and Bauhaus,
whose respective ‘Killing An Arab’ and ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ singles emerged blinking into the sunlight and wearing their mother’s mascara from this hotbed of North East London talent spotting. Both bands would soon go on to major label success across the globe. Sadly, Pete turned down the chance to release anything by another gang of shop regulars, now better known as Iron Maiden, as he considered Heavy Metal as being all over! As times changed, and after some threats and attacks by National Front idiots and a growing disillusionment with the way things were going, Pete and his wife packed up and moved to Suffolk and the label died a natural death. Pete apparently now lives a quiet life and works as a gardener. 162 Hoe Street is now Arbat Eastern European food. Next time you’re strolling along Hoe Street, take a moment to salute the music that a small corner of Walthamstow Chris Evans @traviscut brought into the world.
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JJ Adams: an exhibition Images in Frames 71 High Street. Wanstead E11 2AE 6 - 16 March 2014 Personal appearance by JJ Adams is on March 6, 2014 between 6-9 pm Be one of the first in the UK to view JJ Adams new Spring collection and meet the man himself. Contact Michele or Sarita on 0207 998 4729
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Fancy growing your own contribution to a Walthamstow Beer? It may be hard to believe in the midst of all this cold and rain that summer will ever come, but come it will. And when it does, imagine sitting in a patch of warm afternoon sunshine enjoying a beautifully brewed local beer. Now imagine that you helped make that beer. Wouldn’t it taste even better? Hops give beer much of its flavour and have been grown in England since at least 1524. Walthamstow Beer, a new community hop growing, beer brewing project wants to get the people of Walthamstow together to grow dwarf hops in any suitable growing space they can find. From patios to gardens, allotments to balconies and community spaces, the project is looking for local residents to sign-up and get growing. Here’s how it works: members buy a growing kit that includes a hop rhizome (an underground plant stem from which a new plant grows) for £20 from Walthamstow Beer. They plant the rhizomes at the end of March, nurture and love them – which mostly means keeping them free from pests like sawfly larvae – and all being well harvest them in early September. Walthamstow Beer coordinates the hop collection and a brewing day with a local brewer. When the
beer is ready, everyone comes back together for a celebration where they get to sample their handiwork. You don’t need loads of experience growing things, just a healthy dash of enthusiasm and patience! Members support one another throughout the process sharing the ups and downs of nurturing their hops to maturity. The important bit is that everyone is on the journey together. The project is based on a model started by Brixton Beer, which has been running for three years and has been taken up in Crystal Palace, Cardiff, Hackney and now Walthamstow. Walthamstow Beer will provide information on growing and advice as well as how to videos throughout the year. So back to that summer sun and local beer, the feeling of satisfaction may not be as far off as you might have thought.
To become a member sign-up by 11 March. Send an email to Walthamstow.beer@gmail.com, follow @WalthamstowBeer on Twitter or like the facebook.com/WalthamstowBeer page.
The Forest Painters New work by local artists inspired by The William Morris Gallery and its grounds Thursday 6 – Saturday 15 March Private View Thursday 6 March 6-8pm
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6-10 Church Hill, Stainforth Road entrance, Walthamstow E17 3RY Monday-Friday 10am-6am, Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm www.e17arthouse.com
Architectural historian, Karen Averby uncovers curiosities and stories from Walthamstow’s rich and varied past
Map: Victoria County History Series (A History of the County of Essex Vol 6, 1973.
The Village People A mention of Walthamstow’s village nowadays often brings to mind Orford Road and the surrounding streets. But this is a misnomer ‘Walthamstow village’ is historically located at Church End, beside St Mary’s Church, and for most of its existence, was populated by just a few buildings. Most people living in the ancient parish of Walthamstow lived elsewhere; larger clusters of houses were located in streets or detached hamlets, including Wood Street, Hoe Street, Clay Street (now Forest Road) and Marsh Street (now High Street), and in the village settlements at Hale End, Higham Hill and Chapel End. People of ‘The Hale’, which was the north eastern part of the parish of Walthamstow, lived at Hale End or Woodend, which is known to have been settled from at least Saxon times, while Higham Hill was a hamlet which developed close to Higham Bensted manor house. Incidentally, this is Walthamstow’s last remaining Manor House, and is now home to Woodford County High School for Girls. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, wealthy city merchants were attracted to the forest and proximity to London and built large houses with extensive grounds in this northern part of the parish. It was later a popular destination for daytrippers, who came to Epping Forest and the lake by train. Chapel End was also attractive to the wealthy. In 1513 George Monoux, the renowned Walthamstow benefactor, bought a large moated house near Chapel End, where Monoux Grove is today. It was later named Moons after him and was rebuilt in the seventeenth century as a timber farmhouse, surviving until 1927 when it was demolished. Church End was in existence by the twelfth century and has some interesting historic buildings, the oldest, aside from St Mary’s Church, being the fifteenth century Ancient House and the sixteenth century Sir George Monoux Almshouses.
By the eighteenth century, most buildings south of Chapel End were in Clay Street, Church End, Shernhall Street, Hoe Street and Marsh Street, and increasingly more so along the latter. The population of Higham Hill on the other hand had declined, and by the early nineteenth century, most people in the north of the parish lived at Chapel End, while to the south, most lived along Marsh Street, Church End, Shernhall Street, and Wood Street. From the mid-nineteenth century, as Walthamstow developed into an urban area, with street after street being built across the parish, these once isolated settlements eventually became absorbed. Despite Church
End being the only village settlement still recognisable as a village nucleus, the other early settlements have developed into areas with their own distinct characters and fascinating histories. A map drawn by John Coe in 1822 allows an excellent visualisation of a pre-developed Walthamstow, showing the village settlements of the Parish of Walthamstowthis can be seen hanging in glorious colour on one of the walls at the Vestry House Museum, Church End. Well worth a look! www.archangelheritage.co.uk
Walthamstow c 1840
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LOCAL HERO
Penny Fielding
What are your early memories of growing up in London? My childhood was spent in Paddington, with both bombsites and Kensington Gardens on my doorstep. W2 in those days was a real mix of social classes. I was in and out of children’s homes until I was 7, then my dad brought me up. I went to a fantastic school in Bayswater, which I loved. You developed a passion for design early on... I always loved art and drama. It saved me. (This is why I get so annoyed with people who assume art is a middle class pursuit). I grew up in an era where going to university was a possibility if you worked hard and wanted to enough. Even though I was a real teenage tearaway, I was lucky enough to be accepted by The Ruskin School of Art at Oxford University and studied painting. Although I did really well in my final exams, I never really had the ‘lone’ temperament for being an artist; I preferred to work in a team. My first work after college was theatre design for small productions. This developed into producing sets for the pop video industry. For a period I ran an all-female bespoke decorating company, which was the most lucrative job I’ve ever had and huge fun. Then I worked as an interior designer for about 10 years. You were married to Anton Furst, Oscarwinning art director of Tim Burton’s Batman and production designer on Full Metal Jacket. I met Anton when I was in my early 30’s. He had a huge influence on me as a person and as an artist. I greatly admired not only his talent, but also his ability to galvanize a team of (sometimes hundreds) of people into doing their best work. He bought out the talent in people, and he was very generous with his. He always said that I saw ‘the big picture’, and he certainly did. (No pun intended). I felt he was the first person I had met that truly acknowledged me. I was devastated when he died, as were many people who knew and loved him. You and Anton moved to the US. What was your life like in New York and Hollywood? Life in the US was the whole nine yards of limos and glamour. We had a pink house in the Hollywood Hills and a huge 16
apartment in NYC. Anton was an A-lister, so we went to parties alongside Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Martin Scorsese. It was a very memorable time. The night Anton won the Oscar for Batman was one of the most stressful days of my life. I kept thinking, “what if he doesn’t win”. On the night, he was so nervous, he went missing, got really drunk and had to be bullied into his tux. When you returned to London, you moved around before settling in Walthamstow. I had always kept my own flat in King’s Cross. Every time I came out I would see someone malfunction. Then one day I saw a young girl overdose in a phone box on my street and though I was very distressed, enough was enough, my initial response was aggressive. I called an ambulance for her and thought, “I’ve got to find a community where people are functional and look out for each other” and so I pitched up in Walthamstow. What was Orford Road like when you first opened the shop? I took the shop on in 2004. Although the street was very shabby then, it had a great sense of ‘place’. I’d gravitate to the village for a coffee and want to stay for more (like shopping). So when I saw the shop to let, well I just dived in…. What are your plans for the shop this year? Hassan Vawda and Joss Rossiter are
exhibiting for this year’s E17 Art Trail. I’d like to show not only their paintings (in Hassan’s case film and poetry as well) but also to show what drives and informs them - like a map of the artist’s process. There have always been lovely surprises to be found at the back of the shop. Yes the shop is always reinventing itself! Last year’s E17 Summer Show was one of my favourite moments. Presently on site are: Andy The Chair Man, who mends, renovates and sells small furniture items; Walthamstow Wines with good value, delicious wine and Aura Rosa’s scrummy cakes. In the summer all three will collaborate to make the garden cafe under the famous fig tree. Have you a Walthamstow hidden gem? A rather obvious one, but the cinema on Hoe Street. The interior is absolutely stunning and was designed by Theodore Komisarjevsky who was a very celebrated theatre designer and director of the 1930s. Finally what would you like see for the town in the next couple of years? Walthamstow’s full of feisty, hardworking creative people, and I’d like them to stay here and enjoy the ‘gentrification’ of the area. I really hope that the council develops a policy to encourage small businesses to flourish and keep Walthamstow the very individual and special place that it is.
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Penny uses her shop on Orford Road to champion of the work of local artists, designers and creative businesses. Here she discusses future plans but also reveals a life less ordinary to Paul Lindt.
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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 If you can’t get a seat on the tube or there’s a long line of people waiting to get in to the house down the road that’s for sale, you can probably blame the Evening Standard. On the 24th January they published an article called Walthamstow is Awesomestow: E17’s best bars, restaurants and culture. According to the article, Dalston is all a bit last year and the real action is now to be found right here in Walthamstow. By all accounts the Hipsters are in the process of migrating from Hackney and setting up home in E17, sort of like a trendy (do people still say trendy?) herd of buffalo heading to Walthamstow across the marsh. And frankly who can blame them, with a cafe on the High Street that sells Aphrodisiac Sausages, who wouldn’t want to live here? OK, so I admit it, I don’t really know what a hipster is, I think they might wear turn ups and I’ve heard the male ones have beards and like real ale. Having said that I like real ale and have a fuzzy face, I don’t own red trousers though so I don’t think I have hipsterfied yet. Being really honest, who cares? As long as people are spending their money locally and supporting local businesses does it really matter where we are from or what we wear? The article listed some of the usual suspects that always crop up when people write about Walthamstow; Manze’s Pie & Mash Shop, Eat 17 and the William Morris Gallery all get a mention, and so they should. It was nice that a few newer ventures were also included, Mothers Ruin at Wood Street Market, 56 St James Street, and the recent pop-up book café All You Read is Love which had a successful 3 week run at at Hoe Street Central. As always there were two main schools of thought circulating on the Walthamstow social media feeds. The first concentrated on how great it is that new things are opening and new people are
starting to see E17 for the great place it is. The second saw the article as yet another sign that the good old ‘Stow has changed beyond recognition, worried that it is losing its identity and becoming a carbon copy of other areas of London. So is change a bad thing? Or is it just an unavoidable part of life? I grew up in small village, most people worked in either the mines, farms or local factorys. These days most of its residents work in the nearby cities of Nottingham and Derby. The once dark and terrifying locals-only pub now welcomes all, and the old hairdressers in business for years is now a flower shop. Sure it’s different, but that doesn’t make it bad. Walthamstow is much the same, it has a long history of change. Starting as a rural village it wasn’t long before wealthy families built their estates here, lured by E17’s closeness to London. Then the railway came and the estates were sold off for cheap housing to be built and a town grew where once was marsh, forest and farm. Perhaps this recent increase in pop ups, trendy cafes and old pubs being renovated is just the next step in Walthamstow’s evolution? What the article in the Standard couldn’t do was show the variety we have, you can probably only appreciate that if you live here. I started today with a run on the ancient and beautiful marsh. Went for breakfast in Jesse’s cafe, a place that has remained unchanged for years. Enjoyed a massive pot of tea and bought a book in the most excellent All You Read is Love, then went shopping on the market. I enjoyed old and new Walthamstow in equal measure. Old doesn’t necessarily mean grotty and new doesn’t necessarily mean bad. Call me a hipster if you like, although I think I’m too old and buy too many clothes from BHS to qualify. I just happen to think there is enough room in Walthamstow for everything, the trendy and the not so trendy rubbing along perfectly happily side by side. www.walthamstowdiary.com
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Spotted Walthamstow Wish you’d said something at the time but now it’s too late?? Message thanks, rants and questions to the Spotted Walthamstow Facebook page and we’ll repost. 100% anonymous. Here are some edited highlights from the past few weeks. ‘Thanks to the bus driver of the W12 towards Coppermill Lane, who I see at 7.38am when I board outside S. Woodford cinema. He is ace and gives his ‘regulars’ copies of the metro when they board and always shouts ‘are you ready?’ before driving off (to ensure my buggy is parked and I’m sat down). What a lege!’ 193 23 Jennie: Mohammed is the best W12 bus driver. I lived down Coppermill Lane for a long time. He always brightened up my morning and my kids loved him. Sor: The Asian guy with a beard? He’s been going out of his way to be nice since I moved here in 2006 - He deserves an award for the way he makes his passengers feel x Sara: Yes, that’s him. This was my post originally. He literally made my mornings so switched my route (from the 123 to the W12) even though it takes double the time. Mussarat: I took this route for just a week a few years back when I had jury duty at Snaresbrook - I still remember this driver though, pleasant journey guaranteed! Fouzia: He’s a great guy. Always happy.
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‘It’s been there for a while, but for those who haven’t seen it - the Cockney cash point! Just by the Windmill restaurant on the High Street.’ 143 16 Trisha: THIS HAS MADE MY DAY Daniella: Love this cashpoint. It’s mental. But did surprise me a bit first time. Rachael: Ha ha, brilliant. How did I not know about this?!
‘Meanwhile in Chingford, The Queen’s Charcoal Grill has recently opened…!’ 209 59 Stuart: Oh my God, poor old Chingford! Emily: This changed all of a sudden and it scared the s*** out of me the other day. LOL! Cheryl: This is by my house. Bloody hilarious! Deb: One must make money somehow if one is to pay the heating bills! Joe: “When you’re finished with the corgi’s, ma’am” Kim: I think she should grace it with a visit. Laura: I drove past this the other day and nearly crashed whilst gaping at it! Jade: No comment… This is just going too far! Yasemin: I was driving home and almost hit a bus looking at it #attentionseekers Muhammed: Might have to pay some major ‘royalties’ to use that branding! ‘A huge thank you to the lovely blonde lady who made sure I got on to one of the packed trains into Liverpool Street this morning from Walthamstow Central. She’d had to let four trains go past but as I’m six months pregnant, made sure the men in front of us let me on first (she didn’t manage it - I felt so mean!). She was so kind, a huge thank you!’ Stirling: Tube strikes really bring out the utter animals in people. Hate that attitude. Ailsa: But it looks like it brought the best out in one or two also! Stirling: True! There’s hope yet! Gem: Awwww lovely lady
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‘Did you know Waltham Forest Pool and Track is having a total rebuild from August 2014 and they aren’t keeping the 5m platform (‘the top board’) if you know that pool. What kind of Olympic ‘legacy’ is that for the WF divers of now and tomorrow? Please write to the leader of the council, Cllr. Chris.Robbins@walthamforest.gov.uk if you care. Thank you.’ 18 15 Anna: I remember this board going back at least to the early 80s. It’s one of the few in London. A proper challenge and the ONLY way for an Olympic legacy to include potential future elite of Waltham Forest divers. To not reinstate it is as lunatic as leaving the plug out to save water. Faye: London has only two 10m platforms and about seven 5m platforms. Now they want to lose yet another! What about the divers training in Waltham Forest? Peter Waterford who competed with Tom Daley in 2012 also trained with WF diving club. Michael: I was banned from the pool some years ago for peeing in the water, I thought it a little harsh as everyone does it, but I was informed apparently not from the top board.
‘The Walthamstow dog stadium barriers? Now in a scrap yard in Canning Town #gonetothedogs.’ (@wallyrider on Twitter) 25 30 Caroline: Sad state of affairs :–( Emily: Big sad face Rachael: Sad sad day… thanks Boris!! Sally: WF should have fought the closure. Jeanette: Nooooooooo 19
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Brookfield Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price: £500,000 - £550,000 A Charming Victorian Home In A Great Location. This delightful property has been tastefully decorated throughout and benefits from a modern new kitchen and bathroom. Situated close to Wood Street Station and the highly regarded Henry Maynard School. On the ground floor, the lounge has plenty of space and a bay window that floods the room with light. The large dining room leads through to a newly fitted kitchen that has access to the lovely back garden. The first floor has two double bedrooms and one single, along with an immaculate bathroom with its white retro-brick wall tiles. This great home would make any family proud.
Eden Road, London, E17 3 bedroom detached house for sale Guide Price £650,000 - £700,000 (sold stc) Full of character and colour, this superb home is located on a much sought after road, open plan lounge/diner has a wonderfully rich stripped floor and raised platform.
Milton Road, London, E17 4 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £650,000 - £700,000 Partial open plan living with doors that can close the lounge when needed. The stunning kitchen/conservatory has a wonderful skylight and island.
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Grove Road, London, E17 4 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £600,000 - £650,000 Refurbished to an exceptionally high standard. Bright, spacious lounge and well appointed modern kitchen/diner .
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Orford Road, London, E17 1 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £240,000 - £250,000 Top floor flat is chain free and situated on Orford Road in Walthamstow Village.
Beulah Road, London, E17 2 bedroom terraced house for sale Guide Price £525,000 - £550,000 Decorated and styled to a very high standard throughout, retaining many original features, high ceilings and stripped floors.
Brooke Road, London, E17 3 bedroom detached house for sale Guide Price £550,000 - £600,000 With the advantage of three double bedrooms this delightful home has been tastefully decorated throughout.
Clarendon Road, London, E17 1 bedroom ground floor flat for sale Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000 An enormous one bedroom flat, restored to perfection. The large lounge area has more than enough space to include a dining table.
Wellesley Road, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000 End of terrace two bedroom first floor flat situated on a popular road offers excellent access to Walthamstow and the High Street.
Shrubland Road, London, E17 2 bedroom end of terrace house for sale Guide Price £400,000 - £450,000 This splendid property perfectly replicates the Victorian style of its neighbours with the advantages of a new interior and build quality.
Borwick Road, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £300,000 - £325,000 First floor Victorian conversion, modernised with a contemporary bathroom and a combined lounge/kitchen.
Stable Court, London, E17 3 bedroom ground floor flat to rent £1,500 pcm Three double bedrooms, a modern bathroom, and a spacious through lounge/kitchen with double doors on to a private garden.
Penrhyn Avenue, London, E17 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale Guide Price £450,000 - £500,000 Two large reception rooms, a large kitchen dining area, three large bedrooms, with a good size garden.
Church Lane, London, E17 1 bedroom ground floor flat for sale Guide Price £260,000 A well laid out one bedroom ground floor flat boasting a large private garden and long lease.
Blyth Road, London, E17 2 bedroom ground floor flat to rent £1,250 pcm Wood flooring throughout, a spacious fully fitted kitchen, modern bathroom, lounge with working fire place and a rear garden.
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Brookdale Road, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house to rent £1,750 pcm Three good size bedrooms, a large lounge, a modern kitchen/dining area and a well presented private rear garden.
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