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Your cultural life in Walthamstow No.8 • September 2013
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COVER STAR Michelle Reader
Clockwise from left to right: 1. Clowns at Basingstoke Festival created from waste sourced at Festival Place shopping centre. 2. ‘Boat’, a small mechanical sculpture made from scrap metal. 3. ‘Peter Mugridge’ one of four portrait sculptures of the Mugridge family, created from a month’s worth of household waste collected by the family. 4 and cover. Michelle and her jaguar sculpture made from satellite dishes, remote controls and electrical cables. 6. LCRNaward: Oscar-style recycled award created for London Community Resource Network. 5. ‘Seven Wasted Men’, a series of seven portrait sculptures created for Cambridgeshire County Council to promote recycling.
Michelle Reader is one of the 26 professional artists based in the Barbican Arts Group Trust Blackhorse Lane Studios. She will be showing new work next month as part of the Behind Closed Doors exhibition. The exhibition will feature eclectic pieces by Barbican Arts Group Trust artists, selected to explore notions of privacy, intimacy and exclusion – privacy of space, intimacy of scale, feelings of voyeurism. Behind Closed Doors,11–13 October 2013 at the Artworks Project Space, 114 Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London E17 6AA.
Based at the Barbican Arts Group Trust Blackhorse Lane Studios, Michelle Reader reuses waste materials to create unique figurative recycled sculptures. Her creations sometimes have mechanical elements, using the working parts of old toys, clocks or other objects. This summer she has run a project called ‘Wildlife REworked’ working with local familes to create sculptures inspired by local wildlife. The resulting beasties have already been exhibited at The Mill and can now be seen at the Vestry House Museum until 8 September. www.michelle-reader.co.uk m@michelle-reader.co.uk @michelle3duk
A UGUST
seemed to be the month when many people I know, admittedly mainly with families, escaped on their holidays. As a consequence the organisers of many of our regular events took a well deserved break too. Now September’s here, pretty much everyone’s back, refreshed, and now I’ve been inundated with the most listings I’ve ever received, hopefully meaning there’s something for everyone in this issue. Unfortunately with the exception of fitness classes it would take a whole other magazine to feature all the regular team sports that go around Walthamstow. But as the E List likes to celebrate all things community, I must mention that Walthamstow’s very own football club, Waltham Forest F.C., is returning to the town after 6 years exile in Ilford (due to a lack of a ground). It’s a real community club who are looking to involve local youngsters by fielding an Under 21s team next season in a Reserve League. The adult team play in the Ryman League Division 1 North and this month will take up residence at Wadham Lodge in Kitchener Road. Support our local team by popping along to one of their coming games, see www.walthamforest-fc.co.uk for details. Sometimes like me, you might find yourself occasionally straying to the pages of Facebook for a much deserved distraction from work. Its pages are full of Walthamstow themed groups focusing on various aspects of the town both good and bad. One of my favourites this year has been Spotted Walthamstow which with some canny editing has managed to give voice to what irks, gladdens or merely perplexes Walthamstow residents in equal measure. The editing means it doesn’t get taken over by any one agenda and also ensures the topics are constantly fast moving and entertaining. Already a fan I’m delighted Spotted has agreed to produce a column of their greatest bits each month for the E List. So this month if you’re interested in what became of the giant inflatable banana that went AWOL on Hoe Street turn to page 11. Finally there has been much often heated discussion recently about the positive and negative aspects of gentrification. At least some comfort can be found in the fact that London’s Evening Standard is remaining steadfastly immune to Walthamstow’s charms. This week in a spread on how to get on to the property ladder it said that once all other areas had been explored then one might consider Walthamstow as ‘bargains’ [sic] could be had if you were prepared to “look for a place where no one else wants to live”. With press like this London’s best kept secret, where so many people actually love living, will hopefully remain secret a while longer. Paul Lindt, Editor
In This Issue Clockwise from left to right: 1. Girlie 1 by Pauline Evans. 2. Eyes for glittering objects (detail) by Denise Hickey. 3. Laughing legend with stratocaster by Tam Joseph. 4. Tender hearted (detail) by Julie Caves. 5. Jonathan O’Dea. 6. Back of seated figure by Duncan Evans. 7. Build on sand by Jean-Pierre Mas.
Local Hero: Mo Gallaccio Walthamstow Diary Spotted Walthamstow
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Elmsdale Village Fete Elmsdale Road E17 To raise funds for Eat or Heat E17. Teas, cake, paella, face painting, bouncy castle, games and much else besides. End of summer fun. 2-5pm. Admission by donations. Everybody welcome.
May Morris: DesignerCraftswoman & Daughter-Editor William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Biographer Jan Marsh discusses the life of May Morris, a leading figure in the Arts & Crafts movement who shared her father’s socialist convictions and edited his writings. 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm). £7 (£5 Friends). Booking essential as places are limited. Email: roger.huddle@ntlworld.com www.wmgallery.org.uk
Sale of Gardening Books in aid of Plant Heritage 20 Elmsdale Road, E17 6PW 100s of good quality reasonably priced 2nd-hand gardening books for sale. All horticultural topics covered. Refreshments available. 2-4pm. Free entry. Melanie Watson 07940 517504 www.plantheritage.com Linda Green - Open Studio 48a Pembroke Road E17 9PB Missing the Art Trail? Forest paintings and photographs as well as ceramics. FREE. 10am - 6pm. info@lindagreenarts.co.uk Catboy’s Travelling Circus Blackduke & Cashman, 83 Grove Road E17 9BU. FINAL DAY. A collection of drawings and paintings continuing the visual narrative of the boy with the cat shadow, created by artist Carl Harris. FREE. 11am - 6pm. www.catboy.co.uk
Monday 2 E17 Jam Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48A Greenway Avenue E17 3QN With the Nick Tomalin Trio. Open to all instrumentalists and singers, relaxed friendly atmosphere. Regular trio features Nick Tomalin piano, Dominic Howles bass and Matt Fishwick drums. 8pm start. £2 for performers £5 non-performers
Tuesday 3 Walthamstow Knitting Circle Rose and Crown, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA A relaxing evening for the girls (...but boys are welcome too!!!) with a passion for knitting & crocheting. A great way to meet new friends and stay in touch with the old ones. Just bring your needles or your hooks. Teas & beers are available at the bar. FREE. 8-11pm. alessandrarigillo@googlemail.com GB&T Men’s Social Network ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN GBT Men’s group. A space to meet each other, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene. 7.30-9pm. £2. Events marked friendly 0208 509 3898 orkid e-mail info@elop.org
Guffaw Comedy Club proudly present Eat or Heat Benefit Gig Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Steve Gribben brilliant Scouser with a guitar but don’t let that put you off! Brendan Dempsy easy Oirish charm, Angie McEvoy her sweet delivery masks acerbic brilliance, Rob Heeney cheeky chappie, went down a storm last time he gigged for us. All held together by a very special guest MC Ninia Benjamin. Doors 8.30pm, show 9pm £15. All proceeds to Eat or Heat. Tickets £15 on the door or from gary@eatorheat.org Stay for the Rain, recent work by David Hollington Penny Fielding, 34 Orford Road, E17 9NJ An exhibition of the most recent work by artist David Hollington, which proves to be some of his most emotive, expressive and soul-taking work to date. FREE. Private View 6.30-9pm. www.pennyfielding.com
Friday 6 New Paintings by Shirley Pountney 3 Church End E17 9RJ This year Shirley will be celebrating 25 years of Open House exhibitions. She will be showing new paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media - larger abstracts on canvas and smaller mixed media paintings of enchanted landscapes and gardens. Free. Preview day 12-7.30pm
Saturday 7 Buskers’ Brunch at The Stow Festival The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Enjoy Hornbeam’s famously tasty veggie brunch to the sounds of Walthamstow’s finest ‘unsung’ singers and strummers at our 2nd Stow Festival event. No need to book. 12noon-3pm. www.hornbeam.org.uk
Waltham Forest Rising Meeting Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN All women welcome to help plan and deliver future actions, including women’s safety audit and a march and fundraiser for International End Violence Against Women Day in November. 11am-12.30pm. FREE. www.walthamforestrising.wordpress.com ELOP Mini Family Fete Walthamstow Toy Library, Comely Bank Community Clinic, 46 Ravenswood Road, E17 9LY All families welcome. Face painting, lucky dip, crafts, raffle, cake sale, retro games and more for the young ones! Come along and bring your family, friends, and neighbours! 11am-1pm. Entry 50p, children free. 020 8509 3898 info@elop.org Mural on the Marsh launch event Walthamstow Marsh under the rail track tunnel. Come and meet the artists and hear a short talk about the inspiration behind the mural on the marsh, as well as see the new mural project for the first time up close and personal. 1-3pm. FREE. MuralOnTheMarsh@yahoo.co.uk The Wood St.ART Experience Wood Street Indoor Market 98-100 Wood Street E17 3HX Opening P.art.y. Celebrity Artist Guest Opening. Open to all artists, creatives, performers, photographers, designers to P.art.cipate in 9 days of exhibits, workshops, and art entertainment centred around The Peoples’ TATE Modern (Wood St.Indoor Market E!17) curated and organised By Revolutionary Art Organiser Blue Zen Dave. Go on and get involved, and help the event evolve organically over 9 days. 12-5pm. FREE. david@creativityparty.org The Great Village Plant, Pot, Seed and Produce Swap Square by meadow by the Ancient House, Church End, E17 9RJ Come along with your surplus seeds, plants, pots and garden/allotment produce and swap them! Gardening experts will be on hand to give advice and identify plants. A great way to restock your garden, local flowerbed/ green space - it’s all free! 10.30am1.30pm. FREE. Helen Lerner 0781 404 2499 or helen@walthamstowvillage.net
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WVRA Monthly Gardening Day Meadow by the Ancient House, Church End, E17 9RJ Cutting the Diamond Jubilee Meadow next to the Ancient House. Please bring gloves and shears and wear sturdy shoes/boots. All other equipment will be provided. 10.30am1.30pm. FREE. Helen Lerner 0781 404 2499 or helen@walthamstowvillage.net Glenbuck CherryPickers The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH The Glenbuck CherryPickers returning for 3rd year to kick up another locally sourced footstompin’ hoedown with special guests. Optional hearty meal served from 6.30pm, with organic ales, cider & wine flowing all evening. Music starts at 8.30pm. 6.30-11.30pm. Tickets £5 in advance (£6 on the night); Tickets & meal £11 in advance (£12 on the night). Online booking: www.wegottickets.com/ thehornbeamcafe McGuffins Film and TV Quiz Night Ye Olde Rose Theatre, Hoe Street E17 4SA Test your knowledge of the film and TV greats at this popular monthly quiz night in aid of the campaign to save Walthamstow’s EMD Cinema. Doors open 8.30pm. £1.50 per person. www.mcguffin.info
Sunday 8 Tea Party Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH The last chance to see the recycled wildlife sculptures made by local families with Michelle Reader. Refreshments, art activities, poetry and live music. 1.30-4pm. Free. Drop-in event for families of all ages. 020 8496 4391, vhm.enquiries@ walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house
Monday 9 E17popup presents Vietnamese Dinner Rose and Crown Pub, 53 Hoe Street, E17 4SA Classic delicious summer vietnamese flavours. Light, healthy prawn summer rolls, beef pho, (vegetarians and vegans also catered for). 6pm-10pm. More details and bookings please visit www.e17popup.co.uk
Wednesday 11 Blackhorse and Standard Morris Dancing Beginners Evening St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF A fun and friendly way of keeping fit whilst learning traditional Women’s Morris dancing. No experience necessary. Musicians (male or female) also welcome. 8-10pm. First term free, then £25/term. www.blackhorseandstandard.org.uk
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Thursday 12 Creative Kids: Clay Beasts William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Unleash your wild side and make clay animals. For children under 5 and their carers. 10-11.30am, repeated at 1-2.30pm. FREE. Booking essential. Tel 020 8496 4390 or email wmg. bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk WAITING The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA The launch event for Waiting. Admire Esther Neslen’s 6 sculpted figures plus her drawings. Listen to some of the poems, monologues and songs they have inspired. FREE. 6-9pm. info@themill-coppermill.org
Friday 13 Stow Baby Film Lounge presents The Place beyond the Pines (2012, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR The film explores the consequences of motorcycle rider Luke’s (Ryan Gosling) fateful decision to commit a crime to support his child. He is then targeted by policeman Avery (Bradley Cooper), with a devastating impact on both of their families in the years following. Doors open 11.15am, Film 11.45am, Close 2.15pm. Tickets: £6.50/£5 conc, Babies up to 1yr only - Free. Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door. 07910 643987 Marvellous Medicine, Fantastic Foxes and Great Glass Elevators: The World of Roald Dahl Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN Higham Hill Library, North Countess Road E17 5HS Wood Street Library, Forest Road E17 4AA Great Gobblefunk, it’s Roald Dahl Day! Celebrate the birthday of the man himself with stories, quizzes and crafts. 4-5pm. FREE. Bookings www.wflibraries.eventbrite. com, visit the library or 020 8496 3000 Stow Film Lounge presents Django Unchained (2012, Cert 18) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR The latest film from Quentin Tarantino follows Django (Jamie Foxx), a freed slave who with the help of a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). Doors open 7.45pm, Film 8.30pm, Late Bar, close midnight. Tickets: £8/£6 conc, Ticket & Pizza from £13.50. Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door. 07910 643987 Events marked
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17Blues Club Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48A Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Welsh guitar hero Deke Leonard of the Man band and Iceberg giving one of his rare conversation evenings regaling us with tales of the wild and whacky world of rock n roll. Deke will talk and play his way through his 3rd book The Twang Dynasty! So expect some great tales of encounters with the guitar players that inspired him in his musical journey through the late fifties to the present day! Musical support will be provided by The Green Ray. £10, payable on the door. Doors open 7.45pm - 8.15pm sharp start. 0794 657 4129
Saturday 14 Stow Kids’ Film Lounge presents Wreck-It Ralph (1976, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfil his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. Equally entertaining for both kids and parents old enough to catch the references, Wreck-It Ralph is a clever, colourful adventure built on familiar themes and joyful nostalgia. Doors open 10.30am, Activity session, Film 11am, Close 1pm. £5.50 child, £4 acc adult, under 2’s free from www.stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door. 07910 643987 Chapel End Arts and Crafts Association and Vintage Clothing Sale Wadham Lodge Bowling Club (off Kitchener Road) E17 4JP All handmade products are created by local artists including tray bakes, hand crafted greeting cards, jewellery, ceramic mosaics, photography, fabric cushion and pyjama cases and much much more with special guests. In the evening there will also be face painting, delicious pizzas, music, entertainment, etc. 12-9pm. FREE. www.facebook.com/ ChapelEndArtsandCraftsAssociation Sham’s Kitchen Pop-up The College Arms, 807-811 Forest Rd E17 4JD As the pub is transformed into the The William Morris, Sham’s Kitchen is cooking three delicious curries, served with pilau rice. 7.30pm to eat at 8pm. £10 Booking essential. Book via www.shamskitchen.co.uk
Sunday 15 A stroll down Walthamstow High Street Meet in the Town Square outside Central Library Join this walk to discover the history of Walthamstow High Street and hear how it has changed from desirable residential road to our High Street. 2pm. FREE, no booking required. www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk
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Walk - LETS Forage - Harvest Time Meet at Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lea Bridge Road. A repeat of our springtime plant ID walk on the Marshes, with Transition Walthamstow & Waltham Forest LETS. Come and learn about the haws and berries with forager Phil Mason (Urban Harvest) & herbalist Rasheeqa Ahmad (Hedge Herbs). 2-4pm. FREE.
Jive & Lindy Hop Course for Beginners The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) This six week course, will teach you the basic moves to dance six count Jive to music of the 40’s and 50’s. You don’t need a partner, just bring your dancing shoes! 7.30-8.30pm. £48 for six weeks. More info www.jeromelanderson.com
Chapel End Arts and Crafts Association and Vintage Clothing Sale Details as Saturday 14 but different hours – 11am-4pm.
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The Wood St.ART Experience Details as Saturday 7. Closing Vintage P.art.y FREE. 11am-4pm. david@creativityparty.org Jazz At The Bell The Bell, 617 Forest Rd E17 4NE Live Jazz and Grooves featuring some of London’s finest Jazz musicians. A relaxed atmosphere with excellent music perfect for a Sunday evening. 8pm. twitter@JazzatTheBell or on Facebook - search for Jazz at the Bell e17
Monday 16 A stroll down Walthamstow High Street Details as Sunday 15 except for start time – 11am.
GB&T Men’s Social Network Details as Tuesday 3. Eat or Heat Pop up supper club Rose and Crown Pub, 53 Hoe Street, E17 4SA Middle eastern vegetarian supper club. A communal dining experience for 20 people, a delicious 3 course meal cooked and served by volunteers. All profits go to help feed those in need in E17. 8pm start. £15 book in advance we sell out fast. www.eatorheat.org twitter @eatorheat
Wednesday 18 Walthamstow Knitting Circle The Bell, 617 Forest Rd E17 4NE See Tuesday 3 for details, but note different venue.
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Thursday 19 The rise and fall of London’s pleasure gardens Trinity United Reformed Church, 58 Orford Road, E17 9QU (entrance in West Avenue) In this talk organised by the Walthamstow Historical Society, Marianne Zierau will chart the history of London’s Pleasure Gardens of the 18th and 19th centuries. 7.30 pm £1.50 but free to members of the Walthamstow Historical Society. No booking required. www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk Opening Doors at ELOP ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN Monthly social group for LGB&T community members aged 50+. 3-5pm. £2. 02085093898 or e-mail info@elop.org The Long Table William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP An alternative dining experience inspired by Morris’s ideas of fellowship. Includes main course, dessert and a bottle of artisan beer. 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm). £22 Booking essential. Email: alisonlloyd@justhospitality. co.uk or contact Tea Room at www. edibleexperiences.com Charleston Workshop The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) This fun workshop will run through basic Charleston moves, such as the Black Bottom, Granny’s Kneecaps and On The Spot Charleston. You don’t need a partner to attend, just bring your dancing shoes! 7.30-8.30pm. £10 per person. More info www.jeromelanderson.com
Friday 20 The Hart of Rodgers and Hammerstein St John’s Church, Chingford Road E17 5AL Autumn Concert by Chapel End Savoy Players featuring a selection of songs from a variety of shows including ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Oklahoma’, and ‘The King and I’. 7.45pm. £9 (concessions £7) To book call 020 8529 3143 Tickets also available on the door
Saturday 21 LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: St. Mary’s Church St Mary’s Church, Church Hill E17 9RJ Come and look around the oldest building in E17, founded in the 11th century. Weather permitting the tower will be open for tours and ringing demonstrations. The tower provides one of the finest views in London. 10am 5pm. Children under 8 not permitted for safety reasons. A small fee will be charged to help us raise funds to restore the bells to make them last for another 100 years. walthamstowbells.stmary@ntlworld.com
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LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: Water House and its owners William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Tour: Explore the Gallery, once a luxurious Georgian villa, through the lives of the people who lived there. 11am. Free drop-in, no booking necessary but places will be allocated on first come first served basis. www.wmgallery.org.uk LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: Vestry House Museum Tour Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A guided tour of the Museum exploring the building’s origins as the village Workhouse. 11am. FREE but pre-booking is essential. Tel: 020 8496 4391 www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Fungi Foray Meet at the Community Room in the Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park An introduction into the weird and wonderful world of fungi and what fungi Lloyd Park has to offer. 2-4pm. FREE. Bookings/info Rachel on 07787193981 or e-mail r.hoyes@tcv.org.uk Sham’s Kitchen Pop-up Details as Saturday 14. Saturday Social with Jerome Anderson The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Beginners Jive & Lindy Hop class 1212.45pm (no partner required), then social dancing to swing, rock’n’roll and RnB until 3pm. Class & Social £8, Social only £5. More info www.jeromelanderson.com Jive & Lindy Hop Course for Beginners Details as Monday 16 The Hart of Rodgers and Hammerstein For details see Friday 20
Sunday 22 LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: Building the new William Morris Gallery William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Tour: Discover the transformation of this Grade II* listed building into a popular visitor attraction. 11am. Free drop-in, no booking necessary but places will be allocated on first come first served basis. www.wmgallery.org.uk Pop Up Shop: Natural Health Products Penny Fielding Gallery & Interiors, 34 Orford Road E17 9NJ A range of high quality, cruelty free skincare products and supplements based on the health and medicinal properties of organically grown Aloe Vera. Includes products suitable for babies and tots. 11am-6pm. denysewhillier@gmail.com 07853 285669 http://myflpbiz.com/ esuite/home/denysewhillier/
DANCE/FITNESS Open Studio & Art Sale Mitre Studios, 4 Mitre Avenue (behind 2 Greenleaf Road) E17 6QG Come and meet artists Della Rees, Alke Schmidt, Martin Adams, Esther Neslen and Kirsten Schmidt in one of E17’s most beautiful studios. FREE. 12-6pm. Paekakariki Press Open Day 4 Mitre Avenue (behind 2 Greenleaf Road) E17 6QG Letterpress Printing Studio, come and see how books were printed in the 15th Century. Hand made books for sale. FREE. 12-6pm. paekakarikipress.com OPEN HOUSE: St. Mary’s Church Details as Saturday 22 but different opening hours - 1-5pm. Rainbow Families ELOP centre, 5660 Grove Road E17 9BN Monthly LGB&T family activity taking place at various venues and locations. 2.30-4.30pm. 020 8509 3898 info@elop.org
Monday 23 More than beginners course – six count partner dancing The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SB (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) Do you have some six count partner dancing experience? This four week course will consolidate the six count moves you already know, and introduce some basic eight count. 8.30-9.30pm. £40 for four weeks. More info www.jeromelanderson.com E17popup presents Burmese Dinner Rose and Crown Pub, 53 Hoe Street, E17 4SA Our Burmese chefs return after the massive popularity of the first dinner. The menu is yet to be confirmed but join our mailing list and grab a place! 6pm-10pm. More details and bookings please visit www.e17popup.co.uk
Wednesday 25 E17 Jazz Orford Road Social Club, Orford Road E17 Josh Kemp’s Jazz Prophets. Josh is a saxophonist and composer based in Walthamstow. Featuring material from Josh’s new album ‘Tone Poetry’ which will be released in early 2014. Wellknown for his melodic inventiveness, warm tone and heartfelt and lyrical approach to improvisation. ‘Wonderfully rich toned tenorist Josh Kemp with a laconic, subtle, highly nuanced and original sound’ Time Out 8.30pm. £10 (concessions £7). e17jazz.com/whatson/
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Thursday 26 Music in the dark Blackhorse Lane Studios, 114 Blackhorse Lane E17 6AA Unique and intimate acoustic guitar performance by local artist and musician Jean-Pierre Mas takes the audience on a journey in the dark through Oriental, Spanish, Gypsy and Celtic soundscapes. 8pm. £8. Only 25 seats for each performance so tickets must be booked online in advance. To book: jpartworks.com/events (if concessions, please call 079 6850 4888 or email jp@jpartworks.com)
Friday 27 Stow Film Lounge presents Side Effects (2013, Cert 15) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR A provocative thriller about Emily and Martin (Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum), a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily’s psychiatrist (Jude Law), intended to treat anxiety, has unexpected side effects. Doors open 7.45pm, Film 8.30pm, Late Bar, close midnight. Tickets: £8/£6 conc, Ticket & Pizza from £13.50. Tickets: www.stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door. 07910 643987 Music in the dark Details as Thursday 26.
Saturday 28 Stow Kids’ Film Lounge presents Frankenweenie (2012, Cert PG) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR When young Victor’s pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor’s home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked “monster” wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor’s neighbours, he has to convince them, and his parents, that despite his appearance, Sparky’s still the good loyal friend he’s always been. Doors open 10.30am, Activity session, Film 11am, Close 1pm. £5.50 child, £4 acc adult, under 2’s free from www.stowfilmlounge.com with any remaining tickets on the door. 07910 643987 Macmillan Biggest Coffee Morning Central Baptist Church, 101 Orford Road E17 9QR Come and enjoy delicious home made cakes, tea and coffee in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 10.30am12.30pm. Free entry, all welcome.
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Family Day: Pattern and Play William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP William Morris designed amazing patterns. Join artist David Barnett of See’n’Make to play and create your own games with pattern. 1-4pm. FREE. Drop-in event for families of all ages Tel: 020 8496 4390 www.wmgallery.org.uk Walthamstowfoodies supperclub Venue address confirmed on booking but in central E17 Our cooking style is seasonal British with Mediterranean influences, with a sprinkling of Stow. You won’t go home hungry but you may leave having made new friends. 7pm-10.30pm. £25 for 7 courses. Places go fast as only take 6-10 people each month. Book in advance (£10 deposit per person required) - email walthamstowfoodies@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.walthamstowfoodies.com Music in the dark Details as Thursday 26.
Sunday 29 Music in the dark Details as Thursday 26 apart from start time which is 5pm.
Every week/Whole month 2-29 September The Warner Exhibition Walthamstow Library, High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7JN An award winning exhibition including images and plans of the original 19th century Warner Estate, the first and largest social housing estate in the UK. FREE. Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Until 8 September “Wildlife REworked” Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, E17 9NH Recycled wildlife sculptures inspired by urban creatures around E17 and displayed in the garden. Made by local families in workshops with artist Michelle Reader. Wed-Sun 10am - 5pm vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Until 15 September The Wood St.ART Experience Wood Street Indoor Market 98-100 Wood Street E17 3HX Open to all artists, creatives, performers, photographers, designers to P.art.cipate in 9 days of exhibits, workshops, and art entertainment centred around The Peoples’ TATE Modern (Wood St.Indoor Market E!17) curated and organised By Revolutionary Art Organiser Blue Zen Dave. Go own and get involved, and help the event evolve organically evolve over 9 days. FREE. 10am-5.30pm, MonSat. 11am-4pm, Sun. david@creativityparty.org Events marked
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5 September - 27 October Stay for the Rain, recent work by David Hollington Penny Fieldings, 34 Orford Road, E17 9NJ See Thursday 5 September for details. FREE. Mon/Tues closed, Weds/Thurs 11am-7pm, Fri/Sat 10am -6pm, Sun 11am-6pm www.pennyfielding.com 7 September - 13 October London After Dark: A collection of photographs by Nick Tucker Blackduke & Cashman, 83 Grove Road E17 9BU. A look at the seamier side of London, from cabaret to fetish. If Eve Arnold had explored the underworld it would be something like this. FREE. Fri 12-9pm; Sat and Sun 11am-6pm Contact: blackdukeandcashman.com, nicktuckerphotography.com Until 7 September Waltham Forest Arts Club Summer Exhibition The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA The State of the Arts in Waltham Forest. FREE. Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm. Fri-Sat 10am-6pm. Sun 11am-2pm www.themill-coppermill.org info@themill-coppermill.org 12 September - 6 October Waiting The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Artist Esther Neslen’s 6 waiting people converge on the Living Room. What are they thinking? Drawings and sculptures by Esther Neslen. FREE. Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm. Fri-Sat 10am-6pm. Sun 11am-2pm www.themill-coppermill.org info@themill-coppermill.org 12 September - 5 October Book Marks Art Exhibition E17 Art House, 6-10 Church Hill, Stainforth Road entrance, E17 3RY E17 Art House’s big autumn show features work by over 20 artists, photographers and sculptors - inspired by books, plus showcase of books written and illustrated by local creatives. FREE. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. www.e17arthouse.com 7-15 September New Paintings by Shirley Pountney 3 Church End E17 9RJ This year Shirley will be celebrating 25 years of Open House exhibitions. She will be showing new paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media - larger abstracts on canvas and smaller mixed media paintings of enchanted landscapes and gardens. 12-6pm. Free. Sundays Neil’s big quiz The Victoria Pub, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Money, chocolate and wine to be won. 8.30pm start. £1.50 per person
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12-28 September N Pavliv-Tokarska / Contemporary Cityscapes of London Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE A mix of new and earlier works. In her work, Nadiya sees London as an expressive essence that takes on different dimensions and identities, delivered through a subtle balance of intensity, vibrancy and dynamics of the images. FREE. Thurs-Sat, 12-7pm. www.tokarskagallery.co.uk
Until 22 September Person as Patient William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Explores depersonalisation in medicine. Notes, scans and surgeon’s drawings are superimposed onto patient portraits. Collaborative project with Whipps Cross artist-in-residence Emma Barnard and surgeon Michael Papesch. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk
Until 29 September A Tourist in Other People’s Reality Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Using archives and memories, this new art exhibition both attempts and wilfully fails to represent the ‘true’ history of Vestry House. Weds-Sun, 10am-5pm. Free. vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house
Tuesdays Spinning class/group Chewton Road, E17 Spindle and wheel hand spinning group. Beginners welcome. Tuition is FREE. 11am-1pm Please e-mail or telephone for details 020 8521 -6963 Walthamstowspinners@yahoo.co.uk
Until 22 September The Art of Embroidery: Nicola Jarvis and May Morris William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Embroidery specialist Nicola exhibits new work created in dialogue with the ideas of William Morris’s daughter May. Rarely seen archive materials also on show. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. www.wmgallery.org.uk Until 30 December Waltham Forest in Pictures Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A display of oils, watercolours and drawings from the Museum’s collection, showing some familiar places in a new light, and a few surprises too. Weds-Sun, 10am-5pm. Free. vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Mondays Walthamstow & District Photographic Society Greenleaf Baptist Church Hall, Greenleaf Road E17 6QQ For those new to photography and those wishing to improve their skills. 2 visits free then membership £65 inc Summer Course. For more info email: info@wdps.org www.wdps.org Mondays Five string banjo for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Bluegrass style three-finger picking classes. Mondays, 6.30-7.30 p.m. Absolute beginners. Mondays, 7.30-8.30 p.m. Improvers/intermediate. Mondays, 8.30-9.30 p.m. Improving beginners. Wednesdays, 6.30-7.30 p.m. Intermediate. For further info call Dick Smith 07903 419 691 or email dickbanjosmith@ gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk
Mondays Club Mellow Women / LB&T Women’s Social Network ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN LGBT women’s group. A space to meet each other, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene. 7-9pm. £2. 02085093898 or e-mail info@elop.org Wednesdays Youth Out East ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN LGB&T social group for people aged 13-21 who are LGBT or questioning their sexuality. A space for you to be yourself, meet new people and share experiences in a supportive environment. 6-9pm. £1. 02085093898 or e-mail youth@elop.org Thursday LGBT Social support group ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road Walthamstow E17 9BN LGBT Social Support group for people aged 18 and over. A space to meet each other, share experiences and socialise in a safe and welcoming environment away from the scene. 2.30-4.30pm. £2. 02085093898 or e-mail info@elop.org Tuesdays from 10 September Life Drawing Class with Frank Gambino Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE (Note no under 16s ) Drawing from a live model. Beginners and accomplished artists are all welcome. Materials are provided and refreshments served during the class break. £12. Materials provided. To book email: info@tokarskagallery. co.uk ref: Life Drawing Class www.tokarskagallery.co.uk
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Tuesdays Life Drawing with Esther Neslen Walden Studios, 95a Lynmouth Road, E17 8AG Relaxed drawing session in a creative space on the West Side. Everyone is welcome, and materials will be available at cost price. £7. 7.30-10pm. Every Tues. es.nes@which.net 07773 769 379 Tuesdays Chapel End Savoy Players St John’s Church, Chingford Road, E17 5AL. New members always welcome. We are a friendly Amateur Operatic and Dramatic group specialising in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. 8-10pm Contact Marjorie on 020 8529 3143 or email secretary@cesp.org.uk for more information. Tuesdays or Thursdays Strung Out violin group for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Got a violin in your attic you want to dust down? Fancy learning a new skill? Our motto is “it’s never too late!” Strung Out is a fun violin group for adult enthusiasts. Absolute beginners – Tues 7.30-8.30pm Elemental easy – Tues 6.30-7.30pm Intermediary – Thurs 7-8pm Places should be booked in advance and the classes are payable in advance by the term. Info to book a place contact Alison 07740 622 428 strungout@shapeshifter-productions.com Wednesdays and Saturdays Ukulele classes for adults Studio Office, Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Learn the ukulele or improve your skills with an experienced, professional musician in a fun and relaxed environment. Instruments not provided! Easy/improvers – Weds 7.30-8.30pm Easy/improvers – Sat 10.30-11.30am Basic/beginners – Sat 11.30-12.30am For further info call Dick Smith 07903 419 691 or email dickbanjosmith@ gmail.com www.banjosmith.co.uk Thursdays The Singing Room Community Choir E17 Small side hall, St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Rd E17 3JF If you enjoy singing and would like to sing/perform with a friendly group of people, come along! Pop, folk, gospel, world and more. No audition. No experience necessary. £7. 7.30-9.15pm. Contact Anna on 07931372996 or annamusicmakers@gmail.com for further details or just turn up!
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Now with Sunday opening, 11am to 4pm. Wood Street Indoor Market 98-100 Wood Street E17 3HX There’s nothing like finding something new and unique in a great market. From gifts to music, art to food, retro and vintage there’s plenty of bargain hunting to be found at Wood Street Indoor Market. Come on over and discover it all for yourself! 10am-5.30pm, Mon-Sat Sundays Walthamstow Farmers’ Market Top of the High St by town square Fresh vegetables & salads, fruit in season, unpasteurised milk, cheese & dairy, artisan bread & cakes, juice, free range eggs, meat & poultry, herbs, locally made preserves & honey, plants and lots more. 10am-2pm www.lfm.org.uk Sundays Open Church St Peter’s in the Forest, Woodford New Road E17 3PP Enjoy tea/coffee and cake and the tranquility of St Peter’s in the Forest Church. All welcome. FREE. Donations appreciated. 2-5pm Wednesdays mornings (term time) Atty’s Musical Steps Toddler Troupe and Baby Band Salvation Army, 434 Forest Road E17 4PY Fun-packed, educational and inspirational music classes for little ones - pick up some great ideas for songs, rhymes and activities to make music at home. £4.00 per class - enrol termly or book a trial class. Please contact Atty on 07950 526662 or atty.cronin@ musicalsteps.co.uk to book a place and for more information. Ages 4 months-3 years. Friday afternoons (term time) Atty’s Musical Steps - Baby Band Walthamstow Toy Library, Comely Bank, 46 Ravenswood Road E17 9LY Fun-packed, educational and inspirational music classes for little ones - pick up some great ideas for songs, rhymes and activities to make music at home. £4.00 per class for Baby Band (4m-2y) - enrol termly or book a trial class. Please contact Atty on 07950 526662 or atty.cronin@ musicalsteps.co.uk to book a place and for more information. Saturdays starting 14 September Toddler Spanish Class Mission Grove School, Buxton Road E17 7EJ Half hour fun class with native Spanish Speaker. A fun introduction with games, songs, cooking and craft activities. Suitable from 4 years old. £70 11 week term from 14 September. Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays Children Art Class Tokarska Gallery, 163 Forest Road E17 6HE The classes are conducted in the safe environment of the gallery with each lesson focusing on different materials: painting, drawing, use of pastels and charcoals. Suitable for youngsters 8-15. £6. Materials provided. Thursday 4.15-5.45pm, Friday 5-6.30pm, Saturday 1-2.30pm. To book email: info@tokarskagallery. co.uk ref: Children Art Lessons www.tokarskagallery.co.uk Saturdays starting 14 September French for Children Mission Grove School, Buxton Road E17 7EJ 45 minutes class, with native French Speaker. A fun introduction with games, songs, cooking and craft activities. Suitable for 5 years up. £77 11 week term from 14 September. Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Saturdays starting 14 September Spanish for Children Mission Grove School, Buxton Road E17 7EJ One hour class, with native Spanish Speaker. A fun introduction with games, songs, cooking and craft activities. Suitable for 6 years up. £80 11 week term from 14 September. Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Term time – Saturdays Bongalong, Early Risers St Mary’s Welcome Centre, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Fun, creative music sessions for you and your under 5s with singing, dancing and make believe, using props and beautiful percussion instruments. Older siblings may attend (up to age 8). Breakfast snacks included. 8.309.15am. £6 per child, £10 for siblings 6 months-5 years, £3 for over 5s www.bongalong.co.uk twitter.com/bongalongfiona Thursdays and Saturdays KAPAP self-defence & fitness Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 55 Hoe Street E17 4SA Fun & social class for reality based and practical self defence within UK law. Suitable for all fitness levels. £5. Thurs 6pm women only, 7pm mixed, 8pm advanced. Sat 12.30pm mixed beginners, 1.30pm advanced. Rhèal 07739319337 Mondays A Tribe Called Fit St Michaels Church Hall, Northcote Rd, E17 6PQ Fast paced and fun exercise class to burn off love handles, flatten stomachs and leave you energised for the rest of your week. 7-8pm. First session is free, then £8 from then on. Niall and Androulla at atribecalledfit@ gmail.com to book.
Sundays Yoga Classes in Lloyd Park Aveling Park Bowling Pavilion, Lloyd Park E17 4PP. (Opposite Park office). Get a Sunday morning boost with hatha yoga classes in the beautiful Lloyd Park’s Bowling Pavilion. Suitable for first timers, beginners and intermediate levels. 9.30am & 11am. £8 per class. Please book your mat by email yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk. Find out more at yogamehappy.co.uk Sundays Forest Fitness Meet outside the Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise, Upper Walthamstow E17 3PW A fun, varied & challenging fitness session suitable for all abilities, in the beautiful surroundings of Epping Forest. 10 am. £8 per session. www.forestfitnessuk.com 07813 104384 Mondays Women’s KAPAP self-defence & fitness Warrant Officer Pub, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Fun & social class for reality based and practical self defence within UK law. Suitable for all fitness levels. £5. 6pm women only, 7pm mixed. Rhèal 07739319337 Saturdays Pilates Classes Studio 1, Church Hill Studios, Stainforth Rd, E17 3RY We learn precise movement combined with specific breathing to improve posture, strength and muscular balance, helping to prevent injury in sport as well as everyday life. Saturdays 9-10am. £10 per class, or £45 for 5 classes (valid 8 weeks). adele.craciun@gmail.com Saturdays Saturday Morning Yoga The Walthamstow Yoga Studio, Vestry School of Dance, Church Hill Studios on Stainforth Rd E17 3RY Start your weekend with this 75 minute Hatha Flow class with Adele Craciun. It will leave you feeling energised, brighter and more focused. 10-11.15am. £10 drop in. Discounts for block bookings. goodtoknowyoga@gmail.com or call 07853 285669. Saturdays Iyengar yoga class St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew’s Road E17 6AR The practice of Iyengar yoga is suitable for all, regardless of flexibility and age. Iyengar yoga helps to gain good health, bring greater peace of mind, improve posture, relieve tension, promote sleep, increase stamina and flexibility and reduce aches and pains. £7.50. 9-10am. Beginners welcome. Nicholette on 07962 424-460.
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Mo Gallaccio Visit The Mill on Coppermill Lane at any time of day and you will more than likely bump into Mo. Like the Mill itself she is a bundle of energy, endlessly keen to encourage and nurture all aspects of the arts for everyone in Walthamstow.
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Mo at the Mill, surrounded by creatures created by local families as part of a project run by this month’s cover star Michelle Reader.
You have been involved in The Mill since it opened in 2011. Tell us about it. We are an independent community space, proud of being welcoming and inclusive. We rely on the time, experience and passion of local people - to make things happen! There are numerous activities and opportunities - or start your own. Drop in for a cuppa, or bring your knitting; use the children’s room - or borrow a book from the honesty library. People say they now feel more connected to the neighbourhood. I’m the Arts organiser and encourage people to take part in exhibitions and creative activities generally. How is the Mill funded and how can local people support it? We rent out the top floor rooms to local social interest businesses and we get room rent from some activities downstairs. People make small but regular donations. We are developing a consultancy arm - to promote the ideals of The Mill and support other community groups. Later this year we will be launching a Friends scheme and the council will match the first 100/150 friends. As we need to be constantly on the look out for longterm funding streams we would welcome any one with expertise in this field ! We have 3 paid staff and everyone else, myself included, is a volunteer.
We have just been awarded a certificate “To all the Volunteers for achieving the Impossible!” - this is for every single person who has given time and skill since April 2011. Big thanks to all of you - without you the Mill wouldn’t be the vibrant place it is today. If you would like to get involved please fill in the on-line form from www.themill-coppermill.org We’ll be covering Words over Walthamstow in detail next month, but what we can expect from the borough’s first literary festival? Well some literary legends are appearing but my lips are sealed! The Mill is launching an anthology of work by adults and children - “Joined up writing” and you have till September 22nd to submit poems on the theme “Waiting” - more info from mo@themill-coppermill.org or from www.themill-coppermill.org What are your dreams for Walthamstow in the next few years? More of the same! - Even more lovely independent cafes and businesses, yet more inventive social enterprises and loads more amazing, creative individuals. And oh yes - an independent cinema would be lovely.
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Where are you originally from, and briefly describe your journey to E17? I’m a Scot, born in Glasgow. I spent my early childhood in Derbyshire and Cheshire, moving back to Glasgow to go to grammar school. Later I could have gone to art school but instead went to drama college, the RSAMD (a decision I occasionally regret!). Then south to Richmond in the mid 60’s, then Dalston in 1986 before settling in Walthamstow in 2007. I’m bi-lingual and have used a Scots accent in many roles. Yes, I was nurse on a bike (Morse). Yes, I was Mrs McReedy (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Yes, I was one of many barmaids at The Rovers Return and Yes - I am The Great One, the Biggest Spider in The Universe (Dr Who). My kids were mortified... “our mum is going to KILL the Doctor!” Well not quite - I just changed him from Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker. I did tons of radio but my first love was theatre - I toured with many small scale, left wing companies. Hull Truck and Monstrous Regiment, as well as lots of rep. I worked with some terrific people, it was hard but loads of fun. I fell out of love in the late 90’s, and when I was offered a 3 month temp job with an antique restoring business, I stayed 12 years! I don’t believe in saying never - so if some ancient, almost silent part turns up who knows? Once I had a normal job I started a creative writing course and began writing poetry. I now belong to the very lively and supportive Forest Poets and I’m able to indulge myself as a “performer” doing readings with them. You have been part of several local community groups. Do you think the sense of community is strong? I think a common cause often brings people together. I joined the William Morris Gallery campaign and the Save St James St Library Campaign straightaway because I was very committed - but it was also a way of integrating and meeting like minded people. I think there is a very strong sense of community here - look at the success of Stella’s 7days4Stow and all the amazing things that have come out of that.
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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 Last month I wrote about a chance meeting with a young man from Sri Lanka, he was in E17 to visit his brother and I helped him out with some directions. Not long after the E list was printed, I received an email from someone who told me “You are off your head mate, he was probably illegal. You lot that spout about how great it is here should take your blinkers off and see Walthamstow for the hole it really is”. OK, I confess, this isn’t exactly what the email said, but if I quoted it word for word I don’t think this article would get published. A few days after I got the message I was out in the garden drinking a cup of tea, it was first thing on a Sunday morning and I was listening to the bells of St Saviours ring. There was a very gentle heat in the morning sun and I was feeling pretty relaxed. I was so relaxed that when a car flew down Markhouse Road with its stereo booming so loud that the car was shaking; I nearly jumped out of my skin. As the sound of the church bells and music from the car started to fight for airspace, I said to myself “This is Walthamstow” a place that can be quiet and peaceful, and loud and urban all at the same time, and I love it because of this variety. So am I wearing blinkers? I don’t think so. Walthamstow, like everywhere, has its problems, and if you live in E17 those problems are plain to see. Sometimes terrible things happen here, and sometimes amazing things happen here.
Feeling passionate about the place you live doesn’t mean you are wearing blinkers, it just means you celebrate the good, and do what you can to fix the not so good. I for one will continue to spout about how much I like Walthamsow because at the end of the day, if those of us that live here don’t care about E17, who will? www.walthamstowdiary.com
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Spotted Walthamstow Wish you said something at the time but now it’s too late? Want to get something off your chest? Or, do you have a question for your fellow Stowaways? Message in your thanks, rants, love notes and questions to Spotted Walthamstow Facebook page and we’ll repost. 100% anonymous. Here are some edited highlights of the things people have been talking about on Spotted Walthamstow in the last few months… ‘When did it become acceptable for nice pubs in Walthamstow to turn into middle class crèches at the weekend for the Guardian reading population?!’ Claire: There are plenty of pubs that aren’t child-friendly; you could always go there :-) Carolyn: Pubs are for adults, not children, in my opinion. If parents want to go somewhere with their children/toddlers, they should go to a cafe. Siouxie: Kids should not be allowed in pubs - end of. Christopher: I don’t personally hate kids but don’t appreciate parents who seem to be oblivious to the fact that other people are not as fond of their offspring as they are, and don’t seem to care that their children might be annoying other people. Grace: What are people who have kids supposed to do? Live on another planet? Move to Muswell Hill? We need to drink too. 26 50 View the full thread: ow.ly/nWQLs ‘Every so often something happens that reminds you, if needed, how basically good most people are. Walking past the coffee stall at my local station (Walthamstow Central) the guy who works there chased after me and said that I dropped a tenner some weeks ago and he just saw me so wanted to give it back. How good is that? It almost brought a tear to my eye.’ Tina: Wow, how lovely!!! Sara: I love it when things like that happen! Jane: That’s amazing 170 23 View the full thread: fb.me/2HcNVcvCg ‘The wait and debate of what the new shop on Wood St by the station is over. Will it be a new groovy cafe, maybe a nice restaurant, maybe an artisan baker??? No,
no it’s yet another fried chicken shop!!!! COME ON! Please! Pathetic.’ Marcia: Good grief, how many do we need in E17, pathetic indeed Duncan: I moved here recently and have never in my life been surrounded by so many under par eateries. Seriously what is the fascination with chicken here? The only half decent place to eat at seems to be the Windmill. Eugene: Excellent! Just what we really didn’t need! Woo-hoo! Now we won’t have to undergo the gruelling 12-second walk to the next crap Killarney Fried Chicken or whatever crap name they give it... Matt: Come on people, get a grip. How busy is a cocking artisan bakery going to be selling five pound loaves in the middle of a recession on Wood Street? The fascination with chicken is that it’s cheap, easy and filling food for the masses. Ric: To all those moaning about this, go and live on Broadway f**king Market. This is one of the few surviving real working class bits of London still on the tube map, that’s why I moved here. If I want posh grub I’ll get on a train to Liverpool Street or the tube into town. Jesus! If all your gonna do is moan about the shops why the f**k did you move here? 48 27 View the full thread: fb.me/1A2qiMLDQ ‘To the children who do the chalk drawings on the pavement on Badliss Avenue, I love them, they put a smile on my face every morning on my way to work so cheers!’ 59 3 View the full thread: fb.me/2upYPPces ‘Has anyone seen a giant banana in Walthamstow? I dropped my son’s toy somewhere around Hoe Street after leaving the tube station and I wondered if anyone has seen it. He’s really upset
it’s his favourite toy. It’s a yellow cuddly toy banana. I’ve attached a picture of it. Please help.’ Laura: Is this for real? If so that’s very hilarious. X Claire: Seen this on the Walthamstow Tourist Board page!!! Gillian: Thank you so Walthamstow! I saw the pic on the tourist board and have my son’s banana back! Jane: This is the funniest thing I have read in a while. It still begs the question about how you managed to drop something like that and not notice?
Jennifer: This would make a brilliant short film. Gillian: I had lots of shopping and I guess I didn’t notice him fall from under my arm. So glad to have him. My son will be overjoyed!! Peter: Has anyone found my 8ft carrot!? I misplaced it when I was tying my shoelace. Walthamstow (unofficial) Tourist Board: So glad this has a happy ending. 38 30 Full thread: fb.me/2mmza7mmi ‘Overheard on the W16 bus, an elderly lady telling her friend, “Oh, when his wife dies, I’ll definitely be getting in there!” Worth the bus fare alone.’ 98 View the full thread: fb.me/2XoT8jxXn
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Barclay Road, London, E17 2 bedroom cottage for sale Guide Price £425,000 - £475,000 An amazing mid terraced brick fronted Victorian cottage restored to perfection. An eclectic mix of old and new.
Winns Avenue, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house for sale (sold STC) Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000 Three bedroom mid terraced home situated close to Lloyd Park. Good size family living accommodation.
Essex Road, Leyton, London, E10 2 bedroom ground floor flat for sale Guide Price £250,000 - £260,000 Tastefully decorated lounge, a contemporary fitted kitchen and bathroom, and a large private garden.
Stanhope Road, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000 Two bedroom first floor Victorian converted flat located in this beautiful cul de sac located off Orford Road in Walthamstow Village.
Chester Road, London, E17 2 bedroom end-terrace house for sale (sold STC) Guide Price £375,000 - £400,000 Light and airy lounge, contemporary kitchen. Two double bedrooms and a large stylish bathroom.
Carr Road, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £300,000 - £325,000 Great living space, a good size lounge, a large contemporary fitted kitchen/diner, a shared garden, and a modern bathroom.
Penrhyn Avenue, London, E17 3 bedroom terraced house for sale Offers in Region of £400,000 Warner home with lounge, enormous kitchen diner, first floor bathroom, dormer loft bedroom with wet room.
Woodstock Road, London, E17 3 bedroom detached house for sale Guide Price £549,995 1960’s built, set over three levels the amount of space in this house is incredible.
Somers Road, London, E17 1 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £220,000 - £230,000 One bedroom first floor Victorian Conversion on this popular road offering excellent access to Walthamstow Central Station and Lloyd Park.
Orford Road, London, E17 2 bedroom ground floor flat for sale Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000 Two double bedroom ground floor Victorian Conversion, in excellent condition. Features a contemporary kitchen and bathroom.
Falmouth Way, London, E17 2 bedroom flat for sale Offers in Region of £280,000 Large lounge, a kitchen/diner, two double bedrooms, a modern bathroom and a well presented communal garden.
Cannock Court, 3 Hawker Place, London, E17 1 bedroom flat for sale Guide Price £200,000 - £220,000 The interior is in excellent order featuring a contemporary combined lounge/ kitchen, a modern bathroom and a Juliet balcony.
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‘Skilfully crafted and confidently told – this personable stand-up already feels like the finished article.’
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BOURGEOIS & MAURICE: SUGARTITS
Fresh from a UK tour, neocabaret wunderkinds Bourgeois & Maurice make a welcome return to Soho with their Edinburgh hit Sugartits. ‘Talented to within an inch of their lives.’
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THERE HAS POSSIBLY BEEN AN INCIDENT
RONNY CHIENG: THE RON WAY
WINNER: BEST NEWCOMER MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2012 ‘Witheringly condescending… bluntly funny… impressive.’
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When life offers you a choice between heroism and compromise – what happens? ‘From electrifying writing and performances to serious ethical confrontation in one hour... Profoundly satisfying.’
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