A guide to this month's cultural life of Walthamstow, North East London, including a listing section for local events. Featuring: cover artist Kirsten Schmidt; In Walthamstow Mall - a poem by Emma Hammond; Sir Matthew Bourne former pupil of Sir George Monoux; Transitional Experiences at the Pictorem Gallery; The fashion world of Anna Skodbo; Musical box restorer Alan Godier; We talk to STATIC; Renowned Thai chef, restaurateur and cookery writer Vatcherin Bhumitichr; A spotter's guide to local streetlife with Tom Gaul; Popin' down the shops with the Vestry House Archive; House doctor with Penny Fielding; Local Hero, Fitzroy Andrews of the Forest Recycling Project; and regulars Wilcumstowe Times with a Migrant's Tale and Walthamstow Diary takes Pie & Mash at Manze's.