The E List - May 2015

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YEARS AGO Laura Kelly and Cris Thompson started something that has made a huge impression on a lot of people’s lives in Walthamstow. It was 2005 when they both organised the first E17 Art Trail, and also opted to make it fully inclusive, open to all. This masterstroke meant anyone from complete novices with a good idea; to weekend dabblers; to lapsed art students like me in need of motivation now had a reason to get creative and have fun. The Art Trail also revealed the talents of many of the area’s professional creatives like this month’s cover star Carne Griffiths.

We were all showing together, we were all one community. This is one of the reasons the E17 Art Trail continues to be a masterpiece. I am therefore delighted to have one champion of E17’s artistic talent Penny Fielding interview another, the Art Trail’s Laura Kelly on page 18. Also see this month’s listings for a small selection from this year’s Trail. For the complete list hunt down the printed Trail guide or visit the website www.e17arttrail.co.uk This month sees the full introduction of the Mini Holland Scheme in Walthamstow Village. All eyes are now on the area to see how it will turn out as similar schemes will be rolled out across the borough in the coming months. Like residents Village businesses are divided in what they see as possible outcomes for the scheme, but April saw the traders on Orford Road form a united group to move things forward in a positive way. One of the first challenges the group faced was to say that the Village will be still be very much accessible to visitors and I began working on a new map. The resulting “Open for Business” can be seen on the back cover of this month’s E List, and hopefully makes the whole question of getting to and from local businesses a lot clearer. Next the group wants to move beyond Mini Holland and look at branding and promoting the area as a destination for quality shopping, eating and drinking, all provided by independent local traders.

One of the highlights of the year so far in terms of social media has been the occasional posts of spoof news by Walthamstow Toss on Facebook. Whoever it is has pilloried everyone from the Council, local estate agents and of course Mini Holland, by using expertly crafted pastiches of BBC News, the Evening Standard and I’m proud to say the E List. When official-looking sources suggested that Labour MP Stella Creasy had decided to join UKIP because “she wanted to repel immigration by Stokies” and more importantly she “looked good in purple” some folks were up in arms! It wasn’t true of course and Stella took it in good humour. Anyway the mysterious Tosser has kindly submitted a special comic strip to our very own person (or bird) of mystery The Magpie for inclusion on this month’s page. Whether we will ever hear from Toss again who can say, but E List sends its thanks.

Paul Lindt, Editor editor@theelist.co.uk

My lover leaves me lemon juice so bitter - a poem by Tiffany Anne Tondut Muslim Voices at Vestry House

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The E17 Art Trail with Laura Kelly A Walthamstory – Yellow Man

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Be Inspired at The Mall

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Wilcumstowe Times – On the Art Trail

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Local Hero - Stephen Ferguson of What’s Cookin Walthamstow Diary

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The Magpie

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COVER STAR

Carne Griffiths years in the industry”. Thanks to Ken Carne went on to spend 12 years developing a career as an embroidery designer. He produced designs for the coronation of the king of Tonga and embroidery for films such as Phantom of the Opera, Valkyrie, and the Last King of Scotland. However by 2010 he was looking for another change, “I was keen to follow my own vision and see where a career in fine art would lead…”

From then on he began to define his distinctive style which uses some unusual media, “I was always interested in the techniques pioneered by the surrealists, such as automatic drawing and calligraphy, so there was a lot of experimenting before I found my style. The involvement of tea and alcohol came about when I accidentally dipped my paintbrush in a glass of brandy instead of water while painting. I discovered the alcohol affected the ink differently, and the slight introduction of colour albeit in a very subtle way was new to my work. I then emulated the brandy colour using weak tea leading to experiments with other naturally coloured liquids. This made sense as my work focuses on nature and natural forms. I really like the idea of painting with a material that derives some of its colour from leaves.”

Carne’s career as an painter has gone from strength to strength, and the idea that he is now making a living as an artist constantly surprises him.

“It’s something that I always wanted as a child but as I got older I never really considered it to be a possibility. It was only after working for 12 years as an embroidery designer that I had the confidence to make the change.”

Carne’s unique style of work will be a familiar sight to many through previous E17 Art Trails.

Normally working on paper, this year he is going large scale with plans for a mural to be painted on the corner of Hoe Street and Jewel Road.

Always one for a challenge Carne says “I will be painting live throughout the first weekend of the trail but hopefully the piece will be there for people to see long after the trail has finished.”

Originally from Liverpool, Carne studied illustration at college but following his move to London he found himself moving into the textile industry, initially at Emerson Nelmes, a trimmings firm in Leyton. He was then approached by a hand embroidery firm in Soho offering him a position as a draughtsman. “I worked a 2 year apprenticeship under the watchful eye of a wonderfully talented gentleman, Ken Miles, who was preparing to retire after nearly 60

Career highlights so far for Carne have been a collaboration with photographer Rankin for Hunger Magazine and also his solo exhibition in Hong Kong with Coates and Scarry.

Interview by Paul Lindt

To see more of Carne’s work visit www.carnegriffiths.com and also look out for Carne and his mural on the Art Trail.

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BOOKS

CRAFTS

DANCE/FITNESS

FAMILY

FILM

GARDENING

HISTORY

MUSIC

FOOD

SHOPPING

THEATRE/COMEDY

This month in town

MAY Friday 1

Creative Writing Group The Epicentre, Harrow Green Community Library, 41 West Street E11 4LJ Get expert help to develop creative writing skills at this monthly group. At May’s meeting we invite you to bring an idea or draft of a story for our locally-produced publication.

Newcomers welcome. 12-2pm. FREE. Deborah on 020 8257 1144 or hgcl.groups@outlook.com www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com Gay Meet-up The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Rd E17 4JD 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 La Banda De Trapo & Nine Before Noon Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Blues from Spain and a Canadian rock-blues duo featuring heavy riffs and dynamic drumming. 8.30pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info Jazz, Soul & Motown Night The Function Room, 3 The Avenue, Highams Park E4 9LB Nag’s Head band Shelley & the MPGs play classic live jazz, soul and Motown.

8.30-11pm. £5 Shelley 07903271877 shelley@alphabeck.co.uk

Saturday 2 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 The Stones Throw Market St John’s Church Hall, High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HH An eclectic new market offering artisanal, handmade creations, design and retro goods, vintage treasures and even locally-produced award-winning honey. New stalls every month. 2-6pm.

FREE entry. stonesthrowmarket@yahoo.co.uk Events marked

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WVRA Monthly Gardening Day Meet at Village Square on corner of Orford and Eden Roads E17 9NJ Sweeping up leaves, cutting back bushes and flowerbeds around the Village. 10.30am-1.30pm. FREE. Helen Lerner 07814 042499 helen@walthamstowvillage.net Absofab Vintage and More Lister Hall, Leytonstone Methodist Church, High Road/Lister Road, Leytonstone E11 3DA Fab stalls offering you nearly all your vintage, retro, kitsch, home gear, fashion, crafted, collectables and more including charity stall and homemade refreshments. All in a musical atmosphere. 11am-5pm. £1, children FREE with adult.

Sandra 07956 221710 sandrahome@ntlworld.com www.facebook.com/ absofabvintageandmore

Northcote Karaoke The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Come and sing your woes away with a cocktail & our fun karaoke crowd.

8pm-12am. FREE. 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com Violeta Valskyte SKY-live music show Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Acoustic pop and soul with guitar playbacks and live percussionist Marco and Violeta on vocals. 8.30pm. FREE. www.violetasky.com http://lunalounge.info DJ Jerome Anderson Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Join Jerome for an eclectic mix of tunes, from Swing to Ska and everything in between! 9pm-1am. FREE. Jerome 07931 507760 jerome@jeromelanderson.com www.jeromelanderson.com

The Gnome House Launch Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Celebrate the opening of this new community creative space. There will be food, drink & children’s activities in the afternoon with ribbon cutting at 6pm. Bands, DJs and a bar in the evening! 2-11pm. FREE 020 8496 4390 becreative@gnomehouse.org.uk www.gnomehouse.org.uk

The Higham Flyers The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG The Flyers will be playing a mixture of covers and originals in their inimitable keyboard and harmony driven soul/ blues groove. 9-11pm. FREE with collection. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

Archive & Local Studies Library Open Afternoon Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Discover gems from our archive collection in a relaxed friendly environment and find out more about how to research local history. Drop-in.

No need to book. 2-4pm. FREE Carien 020 8496 4391 carien.kremer@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house

Stow-a-Thon Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA 24-hours of free live music, this glorious bank holiday benefit features Tina T’s Soul & Funk jam, Higham Flyers, Waltham Forest Voices, Graham Larkbey and many more performing in aid of The Limes community centre, a Walthamstow charity providing opportunities for disabled children to play alongside their able-bodied peers.

From 12 noon until Mon 12 noon. FREE.

MFC Chicken / The Mobbs What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB One of London’s hottest garage rock’n’roll acts, poultry-loving MFC Chicken play raw, sax-fuelled rock’n’roll tunes about fast food and broken hearts. 8.30-11.30pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk http://whatscookin.co.uk 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. 8pm12am. FREE. londonrockcity@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/MixtapeE17

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Eastern Front Soundsystem The Chequers, 145 High Street/Storey Road E17 7BX Bank holiday special with the eastern front DJs playing leftfield, balearic & disco sounds from late afternoon into the night. 4-11pm. FREE https://twitter.com/easternfrontdjs Afternoon with the Lost Songs of Jazz Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Quality classical jazz live. 4pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info DRAG Out the Weekend The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Rd E11 4EL Doctor Beverly Ball Crusher graces us with her presence for a bank holiday special. A truly fabulous, feisty & delicious show. 6.30pm-1am. FREE. Tuesday Roberts 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com

Monday 4 - Bank Hol Stow-a-Thon Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Until 12 noon. See Sun 3 for details..

May Fair & Dog Show Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Marvellous May Fair with maypole dancing, food and drink, craft stalls, bouncy castles and popular dog show. Prizes for best Star Wars outfits in honour of ‘May the fourth be with you’ day. See website for dog show categories. 12-5pm. FREE Friends of Lloyd Park folpeventse17@gmail.com www.friendsoflloydpark.org.uk

Tuesday 5 Friends’ Talk: Philip Webb William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Morris described architect Philip Webb as “the best man he ever knew”. Tessa Wild, National Trust curator of Webb’s Red House and Standen, examines his work and explores his deep friendship with Morris. 7.30-10.30pm. £8 (£5 for Friends of William Morris). roger.huddle@ntlworld.com www.wmgallery.org.uk Jazz & Soul Night Upstairs at The County Arms, 420 Hale End Road, Highams Park E4 9PB Nag’s Head band Shelley & the MPGs play classic live jazz, soul and Motown. 8.30-10.30pm. £5 suggested donation £5.

Shelley 07903 271877 shelley@alphabeck.co.uk http://soul-screamers.webs.com

Wednesday 6 Creative Writing Group See Fri 1 for address and contact details..

Monthly group helping you develop your skills with expert help and grow in confidence. 6.30-8.30pm. FREE. The War Hospital: Stories from Whipps Cross – The Exhibition Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Get an insight into the legends and local stories behind the current exhibition with visual presentations and a Q&A. 6.30-8pm. FREE Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Mirror presents Open Mic Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Come and 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! 7.3011.30pm. FREE. Andy Mirror 07940260558 andy@mirror-mic.com

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E17 Art Trail The inside story

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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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Wednesday 6 continued Wes McGhee / Benjamin Folke Thomas What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB If you really do judge a man by the company he keeps, you have to take Wes McGhee very seriously indeed.

Ask around in Austin, Texas and they’ll tell you he’s the real thing. 8.3011pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk http://whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 7 Red Imp proudly presents Marcus Brigstocke heading the Election Special Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A night of topical and political stand up from Steve Gribbin, Joe Wells and the fantastic Marcus Brigstocke. Resident MC Susan Murray. Late license and TV screen for election results after the show. Doors 8.30pm, show 9-1am. £13.

Bun 020 8509 3880 redimpcomedy@gmail.com www.wegottickets.com/event/315659

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CRAFTS

Mike Sands Quartet Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Peaceful and contemplative jazz compositions influenced by friends and animals. Sometimes a combination of the two. 8pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info

Friday 8 David Barette: You Are Not Here Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP Preview of new photographic exhibition that explores the strange, surreal and mysterious in the everyday.

6.30-8.30pm. FREE. Stow Film Lounge presents Flim: The Movie (2014, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Exclusive screening of this low budget RAINDANCE hit, one week before its official release. British comedy in the tradition of Spinal Tap sees Ravi, a simple man on the outer fringes of Bollywood, who dreams of becoming an A List Hollywood flm director.

Packed with cameos, surreal situations and witty dialogue. Followed by Q&A. 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

DANCE/FITNESS

Scarlett Rae & the Cherry Reds Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A dynamic trio from Kent play a mixture of original material and covers in their unique style; a fusion of blues, rockabilly and jazz. “Style and glamour collide” Canterbury Festival. 9-11.30pm. FREE. Bun 020 8509 3880 Email landlord@yeolderoseandcrown theatrepub.co.uk or visit www. yeolderoseandcrowntheatrepub.co.uk Acoustic Night with Paul Whitton / Calum White Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Paul is the alter-ego of a 70’s glam-rock band. Guest Calum White is a singersongwriter from the Scottish Borders.

8pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info

Saturday 9 Walthamstow Muslim History Walk Kelmscott School, 245 Markhouse Road E17 8DN Trace the history of Walthamstow’s Muslim communities with Abdul Maalik Tailor. Starts at Kelmscott School, ends at Vestry House Museum. 10.3012.30am. £8, £6 children. Pay on the day.

Carien Kremer 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house

FAMILY

FILM

Stow Kids Film Lounge presents The Incredibles (2004, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Animated hit movie following a family of undercover superheroes trying to live the quiet suburban life but forced into action to save the world. 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 The Poetry Room: with guest poet Frances Kruk Leyton Library, High Road, Leyton E10 5QH The Poetry Room is a new space for those with an interest in poetry - a haven for writers to meet and share ideas. Come and make this a room of your own! 3-4.15pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Folk Night The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH New monthly folk night. Sing, play or just listen to lovely acoustic folk music. Free and open to all. Cafe open with tasty snacks, cakes and drinks.

7-11pm. www.hornbeam.org.uk

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FOOD & DRINK

GARDENING

Rock’n’Roll Extravaganza Waltham Forest Sports & Social Club, Just behind the Town Hall, 703 Forest Road E17 4JF Featuring Spencer J as Buddy Holly & John Simon Rawlings as The Big Bopper. 7pm-12.30am. £8, £10 nonmembers Ray Spalding 020 8527 3944 www.wfsocialclub.org.uk Three Many Chunes The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Road E17 4JD Jonty plays reggae, dub and ska from his collection of original vinyl. 7-11pm.

FREE. Gyspy Ska & Voodoo Rock ‘n’ Roll Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls (Gypsy acoustic Ska) with Das Fenster and the Alibis (Johnny Cash meets Rock and Roll Voodoo). 7.30-11pm. £7.

Jo 07748 075512 jocarley.ods@gmail.com www.jocarleyandtheolddryskulls.com Wide World Music Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Bringing a WOMAD spirit for a few short hours of live world music and DJ. Includes fabulous kora music from young Guinean griot Mosi Conde. 7.3011.45pm. £7.50, conc £6, children £3.

Liz_Fenton@hotmail.com www.wideworldmusic.co.uk Trident Waters The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Classic rock covers band featuring one of the stalwarts of our blues jams, talented bass and vocalist ‘Mad’ Max. 9-11pm. FREE but with collection. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

HISTORY

History Walk: Walthamstow’s Gem of a Village Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH The Medieval heart of Walthamstow is preserved in its street pattern and some of its buildings. Join this walk organised by the Walthamstow Historical Society to explore one of London’s ‘hidden gems’. 2-3.30pm. FREE. WHS 07792 750017 walthamstowwalks@mz48.myzen.co.uk www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk E17 Designers’ Spring Market The Asian Centre, 18a Orford Road E17 9LN Shopping local? Buy well-made products from local artists and makers: plus Suzie’s Cakes in the kitchen. Entry includes a free drink and Folky acoustics from The Coypus. 2.30-6pm. £2, Under 16s FREE. Carolyn 07904 546294 contact@e17designers.co.uk www.e17designers.co.uk VE Day Celebrations – Tony Tunes Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Tony Tunes will be bringing us some wonderful sounds from the 1940s to celebrate VE Day. 7-10pm. FREE. Bun 020 8509 3880 Email landlord@yeolderoseandcrown theatrepub.co.uk or visit www. yeolderoseandcrowntheatrepub.co.uk

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Dad & Baby Massage and Yoga Health Works, 111a Hoe Street E17 4RX Dad and baby bonding with some great stretches and songs. Learn how to calm your baby and so other any colicky problems, bowel issues, teething etc.

10.30am-11.30pm. £10 includes free baby massage oil for new dads.

Jo 07587 638154 joredmonde17@gmail.com www.thehealthworks.co.uk

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

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Owed: A Murder-History in Verse Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A girl is found murdered in Walthamstow Library. Her death links 300 years of characters and crime and an ode to John Keats. 7-8pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Porchlight Smoker What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Folk, bluegrass, country and Celtic right through to American Roots. ‘Footstomping, whooping, mind-blowing wonderfulness’. 8.30-11pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk http://whatscookin.co.uk

Friday 15 Jessica Irvine’s Guitar & Cello Trio Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Acoustic guitars and cello, woven with vocal harmonies. ‘Jessica’s voice is really special (think female Jeff Buckley) and her songs are different, quirky and full of infectious hooks.’ Spot magazine.

8pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info

COMEDY/THEATRE

Saturday 16 Waltham Forest Green Open Homes Weekend Various venues Visit homes around the borough and find inspiration to make your home more energy efficient, warmer and cheaper to run. Check the website for details about homes taking part. http://walthamforest.greenopenhomes.net 0208 558 6880 or email greenhomes@hornbeam.org.uk Church Lane Market Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG A new monthly street market featuring original handmade arts and crafts, delicious homemade foods, novelty goods and more from this creative community! 11am-4pm. FREE entry.

Stallholders £10 per table.

Jacqueline 07930 694005 facebook.com/churchlanemarketE11 http://churchlanemarket.weebly.com Acid Drops Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Inspired by 60s Blue Note and Atlantic soul-jazz, the Acid Drops give it a new spin, referencing cinema and TV themes and filtering more contemporary tunes. 8pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info

Lester Simpson at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA One third of legendary trio Coope Boyes & Simpson, Lester is a world class songwriter and singer in his own right.

This is a rare opportunity to see him as a solo performer. 7.30-10.30pm. £7, £5 conc.

07740 612607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/

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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

MUSIC

Stowtellers – The Walthamstow Storytelling Club St Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Visiting storyteller Alice Salvoldi will be telling stories of danger and darkness, lightness and courage based on folktales from northern Italy. 7.309.30pm. £3, £2 conc Mike or Jumana stowtellers@yahoo.co.uk

Wednesday 13 History Walk: Walthamstow’s Gem of a Village See Sunday 10 except 11am-12.30pm. FREE.

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FOOD

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THEATRE/COMEDY

orford saloon tapas ‘a little piece of

Spain in the heart of Walthamstow’ Time Out

Special sherry and tapas pairing evening with Sean Pines Wednesday 20 May £35 in advance 020 8503 6542 www.orfordtapas.co.uk

Saturday 16 continued Museums at Night Family Sleepover: Expedition to Iceland William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Camp out at the gallery and go on an imaginary journey through Iceland.

Take part in art and craft activities and watch a new puppet show performed by the E17 Puppet Project. Booking essential. For children aged 8–12 years old. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 7pm-9am Sunday. £15 includes breakfast, hands on activities, prizes, torch tour and puppet show.

020 8496 4390 wmg.bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Miaow: A Play with Music Harmony Hall, 10 Truro Road E17 7BY London 1888, where the poor and the ‘Cats’ (prostitutes) survive adversity!

Rose arrives with her baby, pursued by the baby’s father. The ‘Cats’ help her, until her luck runs out! Raising money for charity Crest. 7.30-10pm. £10, seniors £7, under 16s £5 Kath Wood 020 8923 5416 starlighters12@gmail.com www.starlighters.webeden.co.uk Quiz Night for College Amateur Operatic Society Walthamstow Spiritualist Church, Vestry Road E17 9NH Tables of 8 maximum please. 7.3010pm. £7, includes light supper.

Please supply own drinks and glasses.

Jean Howard 07941 050 336 damedoreen@yahoo.co.uk www.collegeoperatic.co.uk The Versatiles The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG A very welcome return for soul funk jazz outfit featuring stellar bassist Edd Bateman and the superb voice of Georgia Van Etten. 9-11pm. FREE. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk Events marked

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Sunday 17 Waltham Forest Green Open Homes Weekend Various venues See Saturday 16 Black Sea Harmonies: Georgian & Bulgarian Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Two singing workshops. In the morning Lucy Gibson teaches songs from Georgia, in the afternoon Dessi Stefanova teaches songs from Bulgaria.

No experience needed. All songs will be taught by ear. Adults and children who can behave like adults are welcome.

Morning session 10.30am-12.45pm, afternoon session 1.45-4.30pm. £15 each session or a full day ticket for £30 that includes buffet lunch Julia Clarke 07801756863 juliajubilada@gmail.com www.singawaye17.weebly.com The Art of the Pen Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Use calligraphy pens to create Islamic patterns around Arabic words. With artist Amber Khokhar. 1.30-4pm. FREE, just drop in.

Sharon Trotter 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Club Mellow Rainbow Families ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN Opportunity for LGBT parents and carers with children of all ages to socialise and build support networks.

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

020 8509 3898 info@elop.org www.elop.org Jackie Pert & Gabriel Keen Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Jazz classics for a Sunday afternoon.

4pm. FREE. http://lunalounge.info Jeff Davis & Brian Peters at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA One of the finest English folkies teams up with one of the finest US folkies!

To Brian’s multi-instrumental skills are added Jeff’s mighty talents while their voices blend in harmony. 7.3010.30pm. £7, £5 conc.

07740 612607 info@walthamstowfolk.co.uk www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/

Monday 18 Club Mellow Women ELOP 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

Eat, Drink & Speak Spanish Orford Saloon, 32 Orford Road E17 9NJ Enjoy an introductory taster session in Spanish conversation over Orford Saloon tapas with Golden Goose Languages.

Introductory Spanish Classes 7-8pm, Refresher Spanish 8.30-9.30pm. £15 in advance.

Jane or Alberto 0208 503 6542 info@orfordtapas.co.uk www.orfordtapas.co.uk

Wednesday 20 The War Hospital: Stories from Whipps Cross – The Exhibition Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN View the exhibition with drinks in hand and a backdrop of music from the era.

Talk to the project participants and Eastside Community Heritage about this uncovered part of local history.

7-8.15pm. FREE Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Morton Valence / Dusty Stray What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Country is about the spirit, not the trappings, something understood by Londoners Morton Valence in their harrowing, cinematic urban country.

Murder ballads from Dusty Stray. 8.3011pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk http://whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 21 Los Otros at The Vic The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Enjoy the mellow sounds of jazz standards or get up and dance to the Bossa Nova beats with the everchanging line-up of lovely musicians who comprise “Los Otros” (The Others).

9-11.30pm. FREE. Julia Clarke 07801 756863 juliajubilada@gmail.com

Friday 22 Stow Film Lounge presents Selma (2015, Cert 12A) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Chronicling the tumultuous period in 1965, when Dr Martin Luther King Jr (David Oyelowo) led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. 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

Katy Jade Dobson Exhibition Images in Frames, 59 Wood Street E17 3JX Meet the artist who creates these opulent oil paintings of nature and animals, depicting intricate details with vivid colour. 6-9pm. FREE. Images in Frames 020 7998 4729 art@imagesinframes.com www.imagesinframes.com All Hands To The Pumps: 4 Day Beer & Music Festival The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Day 1: Friday night has a country theme and The Per$ecuted will be headlining with their unique urban country-rock sound. See the website for up to date festival programme. 7-11pm. FREE, with collection. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk Acoustic Night with Liam Smithy and Mark Mathews Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Liam offers indie folk and Mark (voted one of the best new artists in London by readers of the Metro) has a London Underground Busker’s license that takes him around the Circle Line, literally! 8pm. FREE. www.liamsmithofficial.com http://lunalounge.info The D’Ukes Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA D’Ukes are quickly becoming one of the country’s top ukulele bands specialising in loud, electric, danceable music.

Whether you like pop, rock, reggae or country – expect the unexpected!

9-11.30pm. £7, £5 conc.

Email landlord@yeolderoseandcrown theatrepub.co.uk or visit www. yeolderoseandcrowntheatrepub.co.uk

Saturday 23 Stow Kids Film Lounge presents The Lego Movie (2014, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR 3D computer animated story follows Emmet a perfectly average LEGO minifigure mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. 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 Katy Jade Dobson Exhibition As Fri 22 except from 10am.

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Saturday 23 continued All Hands To The Pumps Beer & Music Festival See Friday 22 or www. the-wo.co.uk for up-to-date line-up.

Day 2: The Jam Junkies and Graham Larkbey & The Escape Committee will bring the day to a rousing conclusion.

3-11pm. FREE, with collection..

Celebrate Africa! Past Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Participate in the creation of a dramatized story based on a period of Africa’s history and complete a largescale timeline of key African historical events. Ages 5-8. 1-2pm. FREE Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Celebrate Africa! Present See above for venue and booking details.

Learn about the amazing geography and landscapes of Africa and create a scene with origami animals. You can have your face painted too! All ages.

2.30-3.30pm. FREE Celebrate Africa! Potential See above for venue and booking details.

Discover well known and obscure people who have shaped the development of Africa in both rural and urban areas, and design a future selfportrait. Ages 9-11. 4-5pm. FREE Northcote Crufts The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Fun dog show with categories including Glamour & Charm along with Best Trick, Uniqueness and of course an obstacle course. Limited places available. 1.30-3pm. FREE, £3 entry per dog.

Tuesday Roberts 02085187516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com www.thenorthcotee11.com

Sunday 24 Pond Dipping for Adults!

Invertebrate Survey Lloyd Park, Community Bowls Pavilion, Forest Road E17 4PP You’re never too old to explore the wonder of ponds. Join us for a fun introduction to pond dipping and see what lies beneath Lloyd Park’s waters. Adults only, no children please!

1-3pm. FREE. Vicky Peet 07870 678571 r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk www.tcv.org.uk/london All Hands To The Pumps Beer & Music Festival See Friday 22 or www. the-wo.co.uk for up-to-date line-up.

Day 3: Headliners Explosive Nzakomba make a welcome return after their electrifying debut. Many more bands in the pipeline. 3-11pm. FREE, with collection.

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BeBop Baby The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street, E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) A daytime BeBop dance party for all the family. Live music, face painting & more.

Buggy parking, baby changing, friendly people. 1-4pm. £4 or early bird family tickets online.

Hannah, Mandy, Ben 07813 156140 bebopbabydance@gmail.com www.bebop-baby.co.uk Club Mellow 50+ LGBT Afternoon Tea ELOP 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 DRAG Out The Weekend The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Rd E11 4EL Bambi Boo brings her debauch cabaret show to Leytonstone this bank holiday weekend. Cabaret 6.30-8.30pm followed by glitter disco. FREE. Tuesday Roberts 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com www.thenorthcotee11.com

Monday 25 - Spring Bank Holiday Half term activities Brooks Farm, Skeltons Lane Park, Leyton E10 5BS A range of seasonal activities for children and young people during half term, such as animal handling, planting and cooking. 10am-4pm. £2. No need to book, just turn up.

Alison Andrews 020 8509 4636 brooksfarm@forestymca.org.uk http://forestymca.org.uk/brooksfarm Little Diggers – Under 8s Gardening Sessions Brooks Farm, Skeltons Lane Park, Leyton E10 5BS Calling all green-fingered families, enjoy and explore the world of gardening.

3-4pm. £4 per family of 2 adults and 2 children, additional children £2. No need to book, just turn up.

Alison Andrews 020 8509 4636 brooksfarm@forestymca.org.uk http://forestymca.org.uk/brooksfarm All Hands To The Pumps Beer & Music Festival See Friday 22 or www. the-wo.co.uk for up-to-date line-up.

Day 4: More great music to wrap up at 7.30pm after 4 days, followed by afterfestival party & jam session into the night. 3-11pm. FREE, with collection.

Tuesday 26 Violin & Piano Duo Recital St. Mary’s Church, Church End E17 9RJ Mardyah Tucker and Michael Round play a programme including Beethoven’s Spring Sonata and Franck’s Violin Sonata. 7.30pm. £5 on the door includes glass of wine.

DANCE/FITNESS Quest for Kings, Queens & Castles Lea Bridge Library, 382 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7HU For ages 7-11. Lower the drawbridge, cross the moat and join the Knight of Knowledge on a medieval quest to discover life inside a castle, singing regal rhymes and encountering famous kings and queens. 2-3pm. FREE, but please book in advance .

Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Half term activities Brooks Farm See Monday 25 Edward Lloyd: Book Making Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP To mark the centenary of publisher Edward Lloyd, of Lloyd Park fame, come and learn about him and make your own book or even a “penny dreadful”.

11am-2pm. FREE. Vicky Peet 07870 678 571 r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk www.tcv.org.uk/london

Wednesday 27 Half term activities Brooks Farm See Monday 25 Holiday Fun for Everyone Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A lively range of arts and crafts activities linked to the Museum displays. 10.30am-3pm. FREE, just drop-in.

Sharon Trotter 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Happy Birthday Waltham Forest: Great Big Pass the Parcel Leyton Library, High Road, Leyton E10 5QH A giant, shiny parcel with a big bow makes its way through the streets but what’s inside?!? Starts outside Leyton Library. 12-2pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Imagine…John Lennon Hale End Library, Castle Avenue, Highams Park E4 9QD ‘John’ recreates the 1960s through drama activities and music as he tells you about his family and travels, love of music and years with The Beatles, Believe in yesterday! For ages 7-11.

2-3pm. FREE, but please book in advance .

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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 E17 Jazz presents Mark Lockheart with the Nick Tomalin Trio Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Mark is a consummate saxophonist and an original and versatile composer.

He creates musical landscapes that are irresistible and “With a huge stylistic and emotional range” MOJO. 8.3010.30pm. £8, £5 conc www.e17jazz.com

Thursday 28 Half term activities Brooks Farm See Monday 25 Mini Beasts of Lloyd Park Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Come and explore the tiny wonders of Lloyd Park. Search for mini beasts and have a go at pond dipping. 11am2pm. FREE. Vicky Peet 07870 678 571 r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk www.tcv.org.uk/london The Rainbow Fish & Where the Wild Things Are: Stories & Drama Leyton Library, High Road, Leyton E10 5QH For ages 5-7. Mixing storytelling and drama with these two classic childrens’ books! 2-3pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Celebrating Heritage: Poetry Workshop North Chingford Library, The Green, Station Road E4 7EN For all ages. Join local artist and poet, Hassan Vawda, for a series of captivating cut-up poetry workshops exploring heritage. Create your own collage of words and memories.

2-3pm. FREE, but book in advance.

Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers The Deaton Theatre, Forest School, Oakhurst Gardens, Snaresbrook E17 3PY Fully costumed and accompanied by an orchestra Chapel End Savoy Players present this delightful comic opera of murder, love and intrigue in Venice!

7.30pm, £14, £12 conc.

Box Office 020 8527 0215 or boxoffice@cesp.org.uk www.ticketsource.co.uk/cesp (with booking fee) or on the door. www.cesp.org.uk

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Every Picture Tells A Story: Meet the Artists The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Celebratory evening with nibbles and Mill punch to open this bonanza group exhibition for the 2015 Art Trail. A mix of professionals, first timers and everyone in between. 6-8.30pm. FREE. Mo Gallaccio 020 8521 3211 info@themillcoppermill.org www.themillcoppermill.org Wine Tasting The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Tasting wines from around the world, with Sean Pines. 7-9pm. £12-14 seanpic@aol.com Timothy Williams: Honest Folk of Guadeloupe and more Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Novelist Timothy Williams comes home to Walthamstow. Join him to discuss his novels and their themes of colonialism, racial conflict and gender issues. 7-8pm. FREE. Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house PUNdamental Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 Leytonstone High Road E11 4JU Bringing Top Club Comedy to your door step with top comedy names! 7.4510.30pm, £7.

Neil Black ennarrbee@hotmail.com facebook.com/PUNdamentalComedy

Friday 29 Half term activities Brooks Farm See Monday 25 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 Celebrating Heritage: Poetry Workshop North Chingford Library, The Green, Station Road E4 7EN See Thurs 28. 2-3.30pm.

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The Gruffalo: Stories & Drama Higham Hill Library, North Countess Road E17 5HS For ages 5-7. Mixing storytelling and drama with this classic childrens’ book.

3-4pm. FREE, book in advance.

Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library Waltham Forest Flames Basketball Pastures Youth Centre, 15 Davies Lane E11 3DR For children of all ages and abilities this is an additional session for half-term. In partnership with EverBetter Sport this is fun orientated with lots of games and new skills to be learnt. 4-6pm £3.

Michael 07875 018011 michael.gainsborough-adam@ accesssport.co.uk http://jmywehner.wix.com/everbetter

Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers See Thurs 28 for details.

7.30pm £14, £12 conc, £5 under 18s.

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

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Saturday 30 The E17 Art Trail 2015 begins today with 250 events, exhibitions and open studios. Visit the website for more info or to download the guide. www.e17arttrail.co.uk

Family Day: African Wax Fabric William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP A make and take event. Create a funky new pencil case based on the colourful patterns in Yinka Shonibare’s exhibition and learn to create batik.

Free drop-in event for families of all ages. 1-4pm. FREE 020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.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.

FREE. www.m2kmas.com

Weaving Demonstration Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Live weaving demonstration with master weaver Rezia Wahid. Suitable for adults and children aged 6+.

2-4pm. FREE, drop-in.

Anna Mason 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house

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

The East Lonesome Drifters The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Proper country and western - both styles played with a forensic knowledge of the background and history of the songs, the ELD entertain & educate. 9-11pm. FREE. events@the-wo.co.uk www.the-wo.co.uk

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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

The Per$ecuted Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG An intoxicating blend of Americana, country and rock n roll, mixed with a distinctively British sensibility. 8pm.

FREE. http://lunalounge.info

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Scarlet Realm + The Blazing Zoos + The C’r’Bs The Plough & Harrow, 419 Leytonstone High Road E11 4JU Live New Wave pop-punk, alt-country and rock in the Sinbin tonight.

8-11.30pm. £4, or £3 before 8pm. info@ploughE11.co.uk http://ploughE11.co.uk

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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Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers See Thurs 28 for details.

7.30pm £14, £12 conc. Also matinee 2.30pm £12, £10 conc, £5 under 18s.

The Night Of The Headless Horseman Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX Special exhibition launch will bring to life the tale of The Headless Horseman in full force. Expect music and spectacle and all-round revelry as we await the return of the headless rider. 7pm-late.

FREE www.blackhorseworkshop.co.uk The Hanging Stars / Twin Dials What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Mix of lush harmonies, cosmic americana and tuneful folk creating something halfway between the Mississippi and the Mersey, the desert’s beating sun and the dark skies of London. 8.30-11.30pm. FREE with a collection.

Stephen Ferguson 07904 210218 ramblinsteve@whatscookin.co.uk http://whatscookin.co.uk DJ Jerome Anderson Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Join Jerome for an eclectic mix of tunes, from Swing to Ska and everything in between! 10pm-1am. FREE. Jerome 07931 507760 jerome@jeromelanderson.com www.jeromelanderson.com

Sunday 31 Jumble Sale – Samaritans of Waltham Forest Fundraiser Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR New stuff, old stuff, vintage stuff and CAKES! Grab yourself some amazing bargains while raising money for Waltham Forest Samaritans. 11am1pm. Entry 50p.

Weaving Demonstration See Sat 30 for details.

We Love LEGO 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. 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. 10am-1pm. FREE. 020 8509 3029 lindahughes1@gmail.com

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The Musical Aquarium The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Jerome and Lindsay play some eclectic music for your Sunday lunchtime listening pleasure! 1-4pm. FREE. Jerome 07931 507760 jerome@jeromelanderson.com www.jeromelanderson.com Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers See Thurs 28 for details.

7.30pm £14, £12 conc. Also matinee 2.30pm £12, £10 conc, £5 under 18s.

Maz O’Connor at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Nominated for the BBC Folk Awards’ Horizon Award in 2013 Maz is a gifted singer of traditional folk and self-penned songs. 7.30-10.30pm. £7, £5 conc.

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

Book ahead 4 June Red Imp 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. Doors 8.30pm, show 9-11am. £6.

Bun 020 8509 3880 redimpcomedy@gmail.com www.wegottickets.com/event/315659

Every week/Whole month Until 23 May NEW David Barette: You Are Not Here Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP Photographic exhibition that explores the strange, surreal and mysterious in the everyday. Tues-Sat 9am-5.30pm.

FREE. 28 May-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 http:// roomso4own.wordpress.com 28 May-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 Events marked

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30 May-14 June NEW K 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 30 May-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 30 May-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 30 May-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 Saturdays & Sundays only30 May-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 Fri, Sat & Sun 30 May-14 June Belgrave Furniture Works 56-58 Boundary Road E17 8JU Come see the inner workings of a small contemporary craft workshop.

10-5pm, FREE. 07903 025788 www.gavincoyle.co.uk

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30 May-14 June NEW 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 shape Waltham Forest into what it is today. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE frompoland@share-uk.org http://frompoland.org 30 May-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 30 May-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 Until 28 May NEW The War Hospital: Stories from Whipps Cross – The Exhibition Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Discover the history, the hospital’s role in helping wounded soldiers from across the Empire during the war, and local experiences of the conflict.

Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

FREE Book via www.wfculture.eventbrite.com or call 020 8496 3000 or visit your nearest library 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 Sat & Sun only, until 17 May Timeless Blackduke Vintage, 83 Grove Road E17 9BU Exhibition of paintings and ceramics

by Linda Green and textiles, paintings and small sculptures by Saskia Huning.

11am-6pm. FREE.

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Until17 May We Weren’t Supposed to Stay & Other Stories Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH An exhibition by Everyday Muslim, a community heritage project creating an archive of British Muslim life. It explores the shared experiences of everyday life, with a special focus on Waltham Forest. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE Carien 020 8496 4391 carien.kremer@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house 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 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 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 Don’t let Sunday’s DRAG The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Rd E11 4EL Feisty comedy and music in this weekly drag cabaret. 6.30-8.30pm. FREE. Tuesday Roberts 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com Until 30 May NEW Katy Jade Dobson Exhibition Images in Frames, 59 Wood Street E17 3JX Katy Jade Dobs’s opulent oil paintings of nature and animals depicting intricate details with vivid colour. MonSat 9.30am-5.30pm. FREE. Images in Frames 020 7998 4729 art@imagesinframes.com www.imagesinframes.com Events marked

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Until 23 May If Not Now The Mill, 7 - 11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Portraits of older people by photographer Michael Whelan, working with the charity Contact The Elderly to raise awareness of the isolation and loneliness which can occur. Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-2pm. FREE. 020 8521 3211 info@themillcoppermill.org www.themillcoppermill.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 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 Saturdays North Star Velo Meet at corner of Browning Road & Bushwood Road, Leytonstone E11 3AY Typical rides are 40-50 miles including a coffee stop. See website for more information. 8.30am-1.30pm. FREE. www.northstarvelo.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. 8.30-10.30pm. £1 each.

Paul 07891 739454 p.harringtonmoore@btinternet.com

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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 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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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 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 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 away from the scene. 6-9pm. £1.

Claire 020 8509 3898 or info@elop.org Thursdays Club Mellow LGBT Social ELOP 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. 2.304.30pm. £2. info@elop.org www.elop.org

For regular events that will fall on a bank holiday, please check with the venue before setting out Mondays NEW 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 Wednesdays NEW 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 Events marked

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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/ 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 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 07757924648 leece@ntlworld.com http://bigchoir.co.uk

DANCE/FITNESS 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 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 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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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

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

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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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 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 NEW 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 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 Events marked

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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 07813686980 singattheWO@gmail.com Tuesdays East Side Jazz Club Tommy Flynn’s, Upstairs at 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

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 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

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Did you use the Walthamstow Toy Library in the 1970s?

As they celebrate the library’s 40th anniversary this year, the Walthamstow charity are keen to hear from any original members.

Since opening in 1975 the library has provided play sessions and the loan of toys to the borough’s children. Current members are keen to find out more about those early days and are looking for people to share their photos and memories. If you or someone you know was a child, parent or carer who visited the Toy Library in the 70s please get in touch by emailing toylibrary40@gmail.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

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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 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 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

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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

For regular events that will fall on a bank holiday, please check with the venue before setting out Mondays Life drawing The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP Come and join this lovely life drawing class. Easels and boards available. 7.3010pm. £8.50, no booking needed. walthamstowlifedrawing@googlemail. com Alternate Sundays 10 & 24 May Life drawing Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Create original art in front of a life model. All materials provided. Advance booking essential. 3-5pm. jonathan.ellis@mac.com or text 07980 713819 Thursdays 14 & 21 May Kids Art Club The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Fun art club with five themed sessions for 3-8 year olds. 3.30-5pm. £1.

020 8521 3211 info@themill-coppermill.org www.themill-coppermill.org Tues & Thurs evenings Strung Out: Violin groups for Adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Fun violin group for adult enthusiasts of all levels, with a professional musician.

Please book in advance. All styles of music welcomed from classical to traditional. Fun is the key ingredient!

Classes available for early stages, easy and intermediates. Please book in advance. Daytime classes and private lessons available.

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

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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 Thursdays Community Choir for Parents & Childminders St Michael & All Angels Church Hall, Northcote Road E17 6PQ Easy to learn, powerful, uplifting harmonies and songs from all around the world. Bring your baby & toddler along and a will to sing. No experience necessary. 10-11am. £6.

Stephanie 07805 429570 east17singers@gmail.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. 12noon, £10 for 30 mins, then pay half termly.

Chris@E17Guitar.com 07958 471083 www.e17guitar.com 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 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 until 29 May NEW Over 8s Woodwork Course Brooks Farm, Skeltons Lane Park, Leyton E10 5BS Course where over the 5 weeks each child/young person will work on crafting an item from wood. Need to book.

4-5pm. £6 per session.

Alison Andrews 020 8509 4636 brooksfarm@forestymca.org.uk http://forestymca.org.uk/brooksfarm

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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 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 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 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 dropin 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

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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 Mondays NEW 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-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 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 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. Events marked

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Tuesdays & Wednesdays NEW 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 6.45-7.45pm. £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

Medical Herbalist

‘A practical approach to healthcare’ Gail Farrow

BSc MNIMH

• Personal consultations • Individually tailored herbal prescriptions • Guidance on self management, where appropriate 07815 168410 lindens@btinternet.com www.herbaltouch.co.uk Appreciate the power of natural herbal medicines through workshops, walks and talks

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 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 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

my lover leaves me lemon juice so bitter a poem by Tiffany Anne Tondut my eyes become wasps, stings for each eye! just to spy his glass of sour light; his remedy. and still, i swallow it – bite with gratitude, knowing he carved and pressed and poured my health, like every morning spent, absent, when i’ve been half at sleep still holding onto a dream, unaware of his hands, sharp, already in the kitchen.

Tiffany Anne Tondut is a poet, editor and writer living in Walthamstow and is a member of Forest Poets. She is guest poetry editor of Silkworms Ink (silkwormsink.com) and her digital residence is tiffanyannetondut.com.

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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

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 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

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

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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.

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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 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.

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Muslim Voices at Vestry House Visiting We Weren’t Expecting to Stay and Other Stories, a new exhibition about Muslim life in east London, feels like looking through someone’s family photograph album as they share their experiences and memories with you.

The exhibition is part of Khizra Foundation’s Everyday Muslim project. The project includes building an archive of Muslim life in Britain and increasing understanding of how Britain’s Muslim communities were established and have changed over time. So far the archive includes 30 oral history interviews and over 300 donated photographs.

Exhibition organiser Sadiya Ahmed, of Khizra Foundation, says ‘The inspiration for the exhibition came from the realisation that our community wasn’t represented in museums or history books. The premise of not being able to know our own story and risk losing our heritage seemed a shame for future generations and local historians alike.’

There’s a wonderful intimacy to the photographs and stories on display and the ‘everyday’ nature of the activities that are explored make them easy to relate to.

The images on show are both striking and poignant and stayed with me long after I’d left the exhibition. A pair of photographs – one of a group of people waving off family members at Nairobi Airport in Kenya, and one taken shortly after in Departures – show the contrast between the excitement and optimism of starting a new life and the emotional costs of leaving friends and family for an uncertain future.

The exhibition focuses on the stories of Muslims who migrated from South Asia to London from the 1950s onwards. The reasons for migration are explored, along with some of the challenges and emotional implications. Direct quotes in speech bubbles

give an insight into what life was like for early migrants. Interviewees talk about subjects including work, finding suitable places to worship, establishing a new life in London and encountering and fighting racism.

Most interviewees said their stay in Britain was intended to be short-lived but some, like Aga Rais Mirza who was born in Jaipur, India, in 1930 and arrived in London in 1960, decided to stay. He says: ‘In the end I gave up the idea of going back, and settled mentally and physically in this country. So I started buying a house…to look after my family because my wife was living here and you can’t live in a rented house. So this is how I started out.’

For me, one of the best aspects of the exhibition is that it brings history to life, linking the past to the present. As I left the museum and stood in the afternoon sunshine, I saw men making their way down Vestry Road to Friday prayers. I followed in their footsteps with the voices from the exhibition still echoing in my ears.

Catherine Osborn

We Weren’t Expecting to Stay and Other Stories is at Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow, until 17 May and entrance is free. For more information, visit www.walthamforest. gov.uk/Pages/vestry-house. To find out more about the Everyday Muslim project or to share your own story, go to www. everdaymuslim.org.

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The E17 Art Trail is an open arts event that takes place each year throughout E17.

This year’s theme is Storytelling.

Laura Kerry co-founder of the E17 Art Trail talks to Penny Fielding. Portrait by Leone Morse.

The first Art Trail was in 2005.

What inspired you to start it?

At the time Cris Thompson and I were artists living here in Walthamstow and were trying to find ways of showcasing our own work. We became involved with the Walthamstow Festival and having researched other art trails we thought there was a real need to provide a similar platform for the visual arts in E17.

What inspired you to carry on?

We live, breathe and love it! Every Trail there is a least one person who makes it all worth it. From the man walking home whose journey is filled with art to the excited child who marks in the guide all her favorite events. The creative joy is making art happen as opposed to making art.

So this is the eleventh year of the Trail. How has it grown and changed over the years?

It started with a very respectable 50 events and has grown about a third again every year! Our colleague Morag McGuire has developed opportunities for community groups and schools to take part. Events like the walks and the cycle rides have emerged as a way of people getting around the venues. The organizations dealing with mental health or addictions have found it a really useful opportunity to open their doors and show the artwork of their users, but also to demystify their service. I love the residents of a street who get together, have a street party and celebrate their collective creativity. As the Trail has got bigger groups have formed within it. This year there is a play street and The Poets Corner, which consists of five streets, who will display collaborative stories.

I find it fascinating that someone will value something that doesn’t appeal to others. Who’s to judge? As we don’t have a selection process, the Trail has grown and grown. That’s its strength, but also why it’s hard to manage!

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E17 Art Trail co-founder, Laura Kelly (left) and Linda Hughes, creator of this year’s Art Trail Guide cover and poster, in Linda’s studio. The studio will be open on Sunday 31 May (details on page 10) as part of this year’s Art Trail.

The £50 venue fee for businesses is fantastic value in terms of advertising.

What would you say to encourage more businesses to get involved?

We really need the support of businesses because the public purse is a lot tighter.

The Trail attracts audiences from further afield more and more. We know from experience that the Trail greatly increases footfall. This year the Old Station Yard café behind Wood Street will be hosting story telling by The Stowtellers. Their involvement with the Trail will get customers to discover their café. There are many ways that businesses can benefit from the Trail.

What are the hidden gems of the Trail that people often miss?

Some of the far-flung houses have really special work, offering a personalized experience. You can talk to the artist and see how the work is made. I urge people not to be shy about knocking on the door of a stranger’s house. You can buy work for affordable prices directly from the artist and make a new friend or connection in the process.

our Trail is not just art on walls but also art everywhere. What’s your favourite “off the wall” element?

I love the fact that it literally spills into the streets sometimes. The knitted installations in the front garden on Howard Road are wonderful. I really enjoy events when things are unexpected. Wendy McMillan completely covered her car in pennies and drove it around E17. The work was called Crash as a comment on the recession.

The Trail is very community driven. How would you like to see it evolve in future years?

We would like to take elements of the Trail out to other places and develop specific projects. Also work with artists and curators in a more involved way. There are residents’ groups that are so receptive to things happening in their communal areas with key people that can really make things happen. We have been putting together proposals for new projects, which will be ongoing and can become part of the Art Trail. The Trail took a break in 2013 which meant that other things were possible such as the literature and food festivals. We are

considering possibly going biennially. When we started there was a complete vacuum, but now there are so many groups that are linked in to the arts community with things happening all year round.

What has the art Trail achieved?

It gives me goose bumps realizing that behind the listings there are about 4000 people involved in delivering the festival. I think that’s phenomenal!

What makes where we live so special is that people have this motivation and energy for making things happen for themselves.

What people do on the Art Trail has an impact somewhere else and something else comes of it and it’s all done in the most amazing spirit of generosity.

This year’s Art Trail runs from 30th May until 14th June. www.e17arttrail.co.uk

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Toy Story When a little boy lost his favourite toy a plea for help on Facebook led to a thread of (local) legend. Now the story is being turned into a children’s book in time for the E17 Art Trail by illustrator Chris Walker… Words by Karen Dunn Facebook pages in Walthamstow are the place you go if you want to swap a wardrobe for a bunch of bananas or have a lively debate about Mini Holland. However, it seems they can also be a force for good.

When two-year-old Raffi lost his favourite toy – a little yellow man – a call for his safe return on Walthamstow Sell Or Swap turned into an online thread that has inspired a children’s book by the man who reunited them, local illustrator Chris Walker…

Can you tell us the story of the little yellow Man? I was working from home, looking at Facebook, and I saw a plea from a man called Joe asking if anyone had seen his son’s favourite toy - a little yellow man – that he had dropped earlier that day.

When I went out later, to my surprise, he was lying in the road near my house. I took him home and took a picture of him having a cup of tea, so I could post it to let Raffi know he was safe. The picture got a few nice comments so I took a few more – him having a biscuit, meeting Batman and making friends with a Russian Doll.

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Why did you decide to write the book?

What can we expect on the day?

When I got so many nice comments, I joked I should turn it into a book. Suddenly, loads of people were telling me to do it!

I became a freelance illustrator last year and had been looking for an idea for a children’s book, so I asked Raffi’s dad if he minded. He said he was a writer, so we started working on the story together.

We’re going to open up our garden and do readings, plus my sister is going to do signing for the deaf. Me and Joe also agreed we’d give £1 from the sale of each book to Whipps Cross children’s ward.

Does the little yellow Man stay true to his Walthamstow roots?

Definitely. The story starts at the Lighthouse on Markhouse Road and ends in the Village, with him meeting lots of different animals on his way.

Why did you launch the book at the art Trail?

I’d been thinking about doing something for the Art Trail since I visited it last year and this seemed to fit perfectly. Although I didn’t realise that it’s earlier this year, which meant my deadline was much shorter than expected!

Do you still use Walthamstow Sell or Swap?

Of course! I’ve got a new baby due in days, so it’s great for baby stuff. I like how funny it is too. I couldn’t believe it when I saw women were getting their husbands to pose naked to sell things! There was even talk of a naked calendar – if the Little Yellow Man can be turned into a book, then anything can happen!

Join illustrator, Chris Walker, for a very special book launch at the E17 art Trail. Pick up a copy of the book for £5 and take a look at Chris’ Illustrations at 33 Harris Street, E17 8EG on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June between 2pm and 6pm.

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Be Inspired at The Mall Love Walthamstow and its art?

Then come along to The Mall Walthamstow’s InterpARTation event from 4th May, to discover local artistic talent, celebrating Walthamstow’s past, present and future.

Words Amy Wevill Artist portraits Simon Warren Simon’s portrait Barry Bliss

Giving kudos to Walthamstow’s thriving creative community and in order to encourage the next generation, the InterpARTation event has been put together

by The Mall’s Marketing Manager Rebecca Marjoram. Over the week commencing 4th May the work of five local artists will be installed at The Mall as well as work by competition winning residents with a good photographic eye.

Rebecca enthuses, “Here at The Mall Walthamstow we are passionate about promoting local creativity…we wanted to celebrate and showcase some of the unique talent here”.

The InterpARTation event adopts the theme of Walthamstow’s past, present and future and the Mall in 25 years. This was the brief given to the five local artists who were each commissioned to produce a unique art installation. Voices from the

past already adorn the walls of The Mall in the form of quotes from famous figures with a connection to the area including William Morris and David Bailey. Each of the artists, the “Five stars of Waltham Forest” work in a different medium, ranging from fashion design to photography to textile installation. As well as all this, The Mall’s Hidden Gems Photographic Competition has meant the whole community can get involved (no experience necessary) and the results will be on display alongside the other art installations.

A launch event on the 7th May will kick off the two week exhibition and celebrate those who have helped make it happen as well as future talent in the area. This event is free and all are welcome, but you will need to register (see details below). There will also be an online charity auction of pieces to help raise money for charity, a good excuse to start your own E17 art collection.

Walthamstow Mural from The Climbing Frame Founded by Walthamstow resident, Kate Westbrook, The Climbing Frame runs creative activities for kids in East London. In an empty shop in The Mall, Kate and illustrator Monique Jivram ran a series of children’s workshops where they taught collage, printing, painting and drawing. A Walthamstow mural has resulted and will be on display by the food hall for the duration of the InterpARTation event.

Made by the future artists of Walthamstow, the piece references the area’s historic buildings and how it looks today.

Fashion design from Hollie Tarrier Walthamstow born and bred fashion designer, Hollie Tarrier (University of East London 2014 graduate) will present her latest dress design.

The piece considers the strong influence William Morris continues to have upon the art community in the area. She has produced a highly structured, futuristic shirt dress made using William Morris-inspired tapestry with embroidery and a floral design. Through this juxtaposition of styles she shows how the past can be updated and driven forward rather than being fixed. As well as admiring the garment, visitors will also be able to browse her portfolio and see photographs of the dress being worn. This dress itself will be just one of the pieces on sale at the online auction. Check The Mall website for details of how to place your bid.

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Vanessa Brightwell’s Giant Frog You may have noticed Vanessa Brightwell’s decorated elephant in the window of The Mill after last year’s Fun Palace event. Now look out for the giant frog greeting you at the rear entrance to The Mall. It is a reminder of the Walthamstow Wetlands project in development by the marshes. Work has started on making the area, which contains an abundance of wildlife including rare species of bird, more accessible. It will include an education centre, which will allow for a much better understanding of the nature there and why it is such a special place. Vanessa runs workshops for children alongside Scribble & Smudge’s Lesley Palmer, so knows all about inspiring the next generation.

Contemplative Textile Installation by Sba Shaikh A textile installation piece consisting of three layers has been produced by local textile artist, Sba Shaikh, who runs Mehraj art and design. There is one layer for the past, present and future. She has captured the present by running a workshop at The Mall where residents coloured in prints, which she then worked into the final piece. The devoré technique she uses on another layer produces contrasting opaque and transparent elements in the fabric. Sba sees this as expressing the unknowable nature of the future.

The Hidden Gems Photography Competition For his ‘I Love Walthamstow’ series, Simon Warren took an array of photographs capturing the details of the area. A dragon in the village or a ceramic beehive are just some of the surprises that can be spotted if you look closely enough. The Hidden Gems photography competition called for local residents to think again about the streets they travel every day or those that surround them yet are rarely ventured along. The top ten winning entries will be displayed, along with some of Simon’s own images, on a large screen at The Mall for the InterpARTation event.

Daily installation (different piece each day) over 5 day 4th – 8th May Launch event: Thursday May 7th 6-8pm

“We are delighted to have on-board our chosen commissioned artists and look forward to revealing their unique pieces to shoppers and the Walthamstow community. We would urge everyone to come along and see the finished pieces which will be on display here at The Mall Walthamstow in May”. Rebecca Marjoram

All artists will be on-site at the launch to introduce their installations.

Tickets are limited but free, register here; https://eventbrite.co.uk/ event/16394522458/

So why not, explore parts of The Mall you may not have ventured into, be inspired, take your own photographs and think about how you see the future of Walthamstow.

Installations to be on show for two weeks 8th – 22nd May

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

ON THE ART TRAIL Today’s Walthamstow is home to an impressive array of artistic types, as shown by the incredible extent of E17 Art Trail happenings. This modern-day multi-faceted artistic tradition has echoes dating from at least the nineteenth century, with many artists having since passed through. Grayson Perry had his studio here for a while, and the renowned Walthamstow College of Art has produced many prodigious names including fashion designers Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin who launched one of Carnaby Street’s trendiest boutiques in 1961, while former teaching staff includes artist Peter Blake, designer of many famous album covers including The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper.

Arguably the most eminent name associated with Walthamstow is designer, poet and socialist William Morris, born in Elm House, Clay Street (now Forest Road). His artistic legacy is represented in part at the William Morris Gallery, Forest Road, his childhood home; the Gallery itself was helped into being by another Walthamstow-raised artist, Walter Ernest Spradbery (1889-1969).

Known as a watercolourist, linocut artist and poster designer, Spradbery was a former student and teacher at the Walthamstow School of Art, in existence between 1883 and 1915. Although born

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in East Dulwich his family had moved to Hackney by the time he was two, before relocating to Walthamstow firstly at 74 Acacia Road, and later 36 Turner Road.

A lifelong pacifist, Spradbery served in the First World War as an official war artist, but he is best known for his London Transport poster designs produced between 1912 and 1940. He married opera singer Dorothy Horsey, known professionally as Dorothy d’Orsay, and they settled in Epping Forest.

Spradbery was a dynamic supporter of the arts in and around Walthamstow.

He taught for many years at the Society of Friends Educational Settlement in Greenleaf Road, campaigned for local causes including that to save the Vestry House Museum, presented musical, dance and drama performances in his garden and was also Chairman, then President of the Essex Arts Club, a society of artists and art lovers which grew from the Art School’s sketch club. He also helped found the Walthamstow Antiquarian Society (now Walthamstow Historical Society) which had long-envisaged a gallery in Morris’ former home.

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The Gallery opened in 1950, enabled by patronage and campaigns of social reformers Frank Brangwyn, an artist who donated most of his works and collections to galleries in depressed areas, and architect and designer Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, a friend of Spradbery’s.

When the Gallery was threatened with closure in 2007 Spradbery’s celebrated lighting designer son John was amongst those avidly campaigning for its rescue. The campaign was a success and the Gallery reopened in 2012.

Spradbery’s passionate support of the arts in Walthamstow is paralleled by that of Laura Kerry and her Art Trail colleagues as well as all participants, ensuring a continued tradition of artistic development and inspiration. As William Morris said: “History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.” www.archangelheritage.co.uk To find out more about Spradbery and to see examples of his work see November 2014’s E List www.theelist.co.uk

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Stephen Ferguson Ever since Stephen started sending the E List details of gigs at his What’s Cookin night Paul Lindt has been taken by the quality of the acts. Fans of Mark Lamarr’s much missed Radio 2 show ‘God’s Jukebox’ will not be surprised to discover that Lamarr is also a fan of this Leytonstone gem. Here Paul talks to Stephen about how he and his partner Alison manage to attract world class performers like the Jim Jones Revue, Wilko Johnson and Talvin Singh, and incredibly all at a price each punter decides.

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2011 we took on the management of our own place, The Birkbeck Tavern in Leyton.

That was great because we ran it as a music pub and put gigs on whenever we wanted, and saved a failing bar. We improved the real ale, made it welcoming, looked after the Leyton Orient crowd (and away supporters), put on a stack of music, and turned it into a great local boozer. Long may it stay open!

So you’d recommend poeple having a go?

Absolutely! Its a right laugh, but it also takes a lot of hard work. I like to think we’re quite professional, but we have a lot of fun with it as well, and try not to take it too seriously (even though we do!) We’ve been doing it successfully for over 10 years. That hasn’t been by chance. You have to have respect for the musicians and your audience, and it has to be inclusive.

How did you discover music and who are your musical heroes? Johnny Cash and a lot of bad Irish country & western from my Mum & Dad. Then POW! Punk rock give me a musical identity in 1977. No looking back after that. Musical heroes? No! I did have one, and then I met him. After that, no more musical heroes…

How would you describe the music you book at What’s Cookin? Basically anything that’s rock’n’roll and has a tune. We started

off as a kinda country night but it’s much more diversified now, though still quite ‘roots’ based stuff. We like old time country, bluegrass, Southern rock, 70s boogie jams, and 60s styled garage rock’n’roll. Stand out acts over the years? Way too many...

Jim Jones Revue, Broken Family Band, Wilko Johnson, Urban Voodoo Machine, Jackie Leven, Pete Molinari, Wolf People, Black Diamond Heavies, Bobby Bare Jnr, Billy Childish, Talvin Singh...could go on and on!

The club’s had some good reviews from the music press. Yeah, we’ve had some nice mentions in a lot of London press.

We’ve also released a series of compilation albums on our record label Stove Pony Records, called ‘What’s Kickin’ of acts who have played at What’s Cookin’. When Mark Lamarr was doing his excellent ‘God’s Jukebox’ show on Radio 2 he would regularly pick them as Album of the Week.

He said they could be the soundtrack to his show. If you ever heard the show that is saying something. After the late John Peel it was the best show on the radio. Mark Kermode also came along to film a segment for BBC2’s Review Show. A lot of Marks’ seem to like us...

Who would be your dream booking for What’s Cookin? Sorry, no dream booking.

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Ok let’s get it out of the way, you live in East Ham. Are you a Londoner born and bred? Nope, not a Londoner born and bred.

But maybe anyone who has lived in London for a period of time, from wherever in the world, can call themselves a Londoner? I’m Irish, and originally from Belfast and came to London, for one reason and another, in 1980. I spent my first night in a dodgy hotel in King’s Cross. From there it was Hornsey, Finsbury Park, Tufnell Park, Peckham, Forest Hill and then eventually East Ham where I’ve been for 17 years. Alison, my partner in the club and all things, is from Dewsbury in Yorkshire, and has lived in east London since the late 80s.

You run regular free live music nights at the Servicemen’s Club in Leytonstone.

What’s the place like? The Ex-services Club is a really great place. The audience and the bands all seem to really like it. It has an olde workingmen’s club kinda vibe. A bit like being stuck in a time-warp, especially the bar prices! We have our venue upstairs in their function room. It’s a nice sized room and the bands all think the sound is pretty decent. It may be obvious but having a space with good acoustics is dead important. They do a couple of real ales, we get treated well by the guv’nor, and we like being there.

You’ve organised live music before at various celebrated Waltham Forest pubs including sadly departed The Plough.

Without getting too depressing how has the experience been? Yeah, Alison and me started the nights in the Plough in 2004, then moved to the Sheep Walk in Leytonstone for a long time, then the North Star, also in Leytonstone. We also had an earlier short spell at the Ex-services Club. In

The folk who play are dreamy enough.

Though, would love to get a guy called Paul Burch back again. He’s from Nashville and plays with Lampchop and has his own band, the WPA BallClub. He played for us a few years back. Stunning! Love his stuff and it was a dream to have him at What’s Cookin’.

Check him out www.paulburch.com The gigs are free, which is amazing considering some of the names you attract. Without giving any trade secrets how on earth do you achieve this? No secret. Great bands, great music, a warm welcome, and a crowd who know a good band when they see them. We also like a plastic flower or two! People come in for free, put money in the big glass, that all goes to the bands, the venue take the bar, everyone’s happy! We have a lot of unknown acts play, and when it’s free folk will take a punt. Then they really enjoy the band and are really generous when the glass comes round. We do the very odd ticket/pay on door show now and again, and could do a lot more with the quality of acts we get, but it just feels right to do them free with the collection. I think it creates a relationship between the bands and the audience.

How do you feel about the general provision of live music in this part of East London?

Funnily enough when we first started over 10 years ago we wanted to do it in East Ham or somewhere in Newham. Could we find a venue up for it...could we ’eck as like. In the last few years since we started there seems to be a bit more live music cropping up in the area, things like Forest Gap down the road in Forest Gate.

And of course you have the great Eastside Jazz Club, who have been around for ages.

Any hopes and aspirations for the area?

More real ale pubs, some nice grub places, a record shop…and for Tescos and McDonalds to mysteriously disappear.

And finally what plans do you have for the future for What’s Cookin? We also do a monthly show at the lovely Union Chapel in Islington. They’re ticketed/pay on the door shows. And of course we have our 8th annual Leytonstone Festival What’s Cookin’ Sunday Picnic on Sunday 19th July. This is at Henry Reynolds Gardens on Bush Road E11. Eight hours of live music, nice food, local arts & crafts, and of course, real ale. I’m normally quite modest, but I reckon it’s one of the best days out in London all year!

For more info check out www.whatscookin.co.uk

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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 I joined the Walthamstow dog owning community in 2014 when Morris the dog moved in. One of his early public outings was at the Lloyd Park dog show. We entered him in the cutest little dog category, but told him, and ourselves, that winning didn’t matter. Of course that all changed as soon as we got to the park, we started checking out any other small dogs we could see, trying to decide where our dog ranked on the cute factor. When it was his turn in the show ring all composure was lost, me and my friends cheered as my other half proudly walked the dog around. The first indication that things may not be going as we planned came as the judges walked over to look at our dog. Instead of sitting there with his head tilted in an enquiring yet cute way, he took the opportunity to go the toilet. The dog was mightily pleased with himself, but I’m not sure the judges felt the same.

We got third prize though, which we thought was pretty good for his first jaunt in to the modelling world.

This year, the dog show is back on 4th May. There are the usual categories such as Best Paw Shake and Best Trick, and there is another that is not to be missed, Best Dressed Dog (Star Wars Theme). Picture the scene, four legged Princess Leah, Storm Troopers and Ewoks may all be gracing the park. I can’t tell you how much fun I’ve had looking at Star Wars dog costumes online, there are some absolute crackers.

Sadly, hopes of even entering our dog into this category are already dashed. He simply doesn’t tolerate any kind of costume, you can get him in them, but then he just refuses to move and looks very angry. We managed to get him in a crocodile suit once, he looked like he was going to commit murder. So for this year I think we’ll just have to look on with awe and amazement as the Star Wars dogs take to the floor. 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.

Thanks this month to www.facebook.com/WalthamstowTouristBoard and www.facebook.com/Walthamstow Life and https://twitter.com/e17facts

William Morris was born today in 1834 at Whipps Cross Hospital. He complained that the labour ward was neither useful or beautiful.

Walthamstow Facts My husband has just run into a python on his way to work... has anyone lost a snake in the Walthamstow village?

ML: They don’t bite as far as I know, they just squeeze you instead.

SM: of all the possible london deaths I never thought I’d have to consider being squeezed to death by a python.

ML: I wouldn’t mind a squeeze off Michael Palin!

AM: Is it still free?!

RF : He knows how to handle snakes so he put it on a tree to avoid harm to the snake and mass panic on the streets.

AM: So beware of falling snakes?

SE: Send Samuel L Jackson in....

RF : My husband went back after work and found the snake. It was a boa. And it was a bush, not a tree.

AM: So it sat on a bush all day? How funny!

PC: If it was in the village it probably was a Feather Boa .... };{I} DS: Here’s a photo of the li’l guy.

ML: That’s a worm not a snake lol PC: Yeh! A real killing machine!

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My Mum and Dad are bookbinders, and this week they’ve been repairing a London sightseeing guide from 1774! Here’s what it says about Walthamstow:

RA: Wonderful, thanks for sharing. I always find the ‘f’ for ‘s’ amufing. This year marks 50 years since Walthamstow left the fine shire of Effex.

LR: Now we just drop the Ts in Effex.

SA: Historical note: It’s not an effing f! It’s known as a “long s” & never pronounced “eff”.

MM: “....hardly any traces of its [Higham Hill’s] ancient grandeur remaining.” oh, I don’t know..

TC: amazingly, it’s all been scanned by google books! [Go to https://books.google.co.uk and search ‘ambulatory tour round london’] Walthamstow Life

According to a recent FOI request, Waltham Forest Council’s zombie apocalypse plan is rubbish.

Walthamstow Facts The Mattrix..

W(U)TB: I fear he’s not taking his role seriously with those sunnies” GT: “Do not try and bend the springs.

That’s impossible.

Instead... only try to realize the truth...”

Walthamstow (unofficial) Tourist Board The Met Office decide when it’s spring when the dog turds on Cairo Road curl up at the ends.

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Monday 30th March is a Bank Holiday for Walthamstow residents only in celebration of the 1,000,000th mattress being dumped in the borough.

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