The E List - January 2016

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Your cultural life in and around Walthamstow No.34 • January 2016

Fellowship is Life

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hich walthamstow produced film is more popular than star wars? If, like me you are in love with the 1950s telephone exchange building on Hoe Street near the junction of Grove Road, there’s another reason to cherish this particular spot. It was on this site in 1916 that the UK’s most successful film of all time was produced.

Yes bigger even than Star Wars in terms of bums on seats. Within 6 weeks of opening almost half of the then UK population had seen “The Battle of the Somme”, around 20 million people. It had taken about a year to get permission from the War Office to allow two cameramen access to film at the Western Front and they arrived just before the start of one of WWI’s most devastating battles. The valuable footage was shipped back to the British & Colonial Kinematograph Company studio at 317-319 Hoe Street where it became the world’s first feature length documentary. People flocked to it in their millions, thrilled by the intoxicating propaganda but also hoping for a chance to catch a glimpse of a loved one at the Front. The film went on to have such filmic and cultural significance that it will see a major re-release this year (watch this space for the Walthamstow showing) but it has also been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. It is worth remembering that B&C were just one of the many innovative film studios in and around Walthamstow at the beginning of the 20th Century. It is a shame that this film heritage, which includes the site of the UK’s first purpose built film studio on Wood Street aren’t marked in any way. An excuse for a collaboration with the Empire or the owners of the EMD perhaps?

The EMD gets a couple of further mentions this issue (pages 11 & 26), as December saw the reopening of the lobby as the pop up pub, Mirth, Marvel and Maud. Built in the 30s by the Bernstein family as a ‘super cinema’, this building was designed to offer both awe and escapism for the audience. Closed to the public for 13 years I’d forgotten just how stunning the entrance hall is, with something of New York’s Grand Central Station about it, so it is wonderful to see it filled with people. Hopefully some great plans will emerge soon for the spectacular auditorium from the owners and the Waltham Forest Cinema Trust.

Finally on page 16 there is an incredible photograph taken of a serene country lane. If you look very closely there is a little girl standing in the gate of a cottage, behind her a bed sheet hanging to dry in the clean counrty air, and in the distance a man up a ladder painting the sign of the village shop. A honey tinted scene from Larkrise to Candleford? No it’s Leyton Green, in one of the Vestry House Museum’s earliest photos in the first instalment of an E List collabration.

Paul Lindt, Editor editor@theelist.co.uk @TheEList_e17

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An Other A-Z of Walthamstow a poem by Other Theresa GOJY at WVWG The circus comes to town – Layla Rosa Turn back time –Vestry House Museum photo archive Illustrator Janet Cheeseman The Compassionate Gourmet Wilcumstowe Times: Country retreats to bustling streets Local Hero - Norman Coe Walthamstow Diary Magpie

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COVER STAR James Brown This month’s E List cover features the work of illustrator and printmaker James Brown. James originally trained as a textile designer at Middlesex University. It was a very broad course, he recalls, more about printing and image making than fashion or interiors, and so the seeds of his later work were sown. In 2007 he decided to switch careers to be an illustrator. “I was fed up with working in the clothing industry and probably not very good at it as I didn’t really believe in what I was doing. I took the risky decision to give it all up for something that I wanted to do.

Luckily it worked out. I realise I am very,

very lucky.” Since then James has gone on to produce work for big names like Cath Kidston and the V&A. However he really enjoys being able to work locally to his home in Leyton and his studio in Hackney.

“I did the logo for The East End Trades Guild which has led to work for many of its members who are mostly independent traders. www.eastendtradesguild.org.uk” Our January cover shows the letter ‘J’.

James says “It’s part of my A-Z series of prints. Each letter is engineered so as to only use one block to create each print.

The first colour is applied, then the lino block is rotated 180 or 90 degrees and the

second colour is over-layed. It took a long time to design and work out but I saved time in only having to cut one piece of lino per letter.”

James is currently working on a new venture with his wife, Malissa, to produce a range of greetings cards launching this month at the creative exhibition at Olympia, Top Drawer. Further reading www.topdrawer.co.uk www. pressedandfolded.com www.malissabrown.com

www.jamesbrown.info

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JANUARY

Exhibitions & weekly events Arts & Crafts Saturdays NEW Creative Youth Club Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS A weekly drop in session for 11-14 year olds with music, art, filmmaking, dance, games and more. Hang out with friends and make new ones. Refreshments provided. Regular participants will have the opportunity to take part in our Arts Award and Arts Ambassadors Schemes.

11.30am-3.30pm. FREE, just drop-in.

7-31 Jan NEW Mike Cox The Stone Space, 6 Church Lane Leytonstone E11 1HG Acrylic paintings of heads, nudes, figures, landscapes and religious or political subjects. Thurs & Fri 2-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm. FREE www.thestonespace.wordpress.com.

Until 10 Jan GOJY’s Christmas Window at WVWG Walthamstow Village Window Gallery, Village Square/47 Orford Road E17 9NJ Dedicated to the memory of the late Chris Bracey, God’s Own Junkyard will create a glowing Christmas window display for Walthamstow. It will contain a selection of his pieces in neon and bulb to shine the light that he loved, from a shop that he loved. FREE. gallery@wvwg.co.uk www.wvwg.co.uk www.godsownjunkyard.co.uk Until 27 Jan Enkauston: An Ink Show Artefacto Bespoke Tattoo and Art Space, 476 High Rd Leytonstone E11 3HN A varied group show surrounding the medium of ink. Artists explore various subject matter using ink as a vessel of creation. FREE. Artefacto 07412 099918 www.artefactotattoo.com Until 6 Feb Young Creatives The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA An exhibition of exuberant works by the Kids Art Club. Junior artists aged 3-11 years. An antidote to the winter blues.

Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am6pm, Sun 11am-2pm. FREE. www.themill­coppermill.org

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Until 31 January Art is Your Human Right: The Artistic campaigns of Bob and Roberta Smith William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP This exhibition follows the campaigns to fight back at the downgrading of art in schools by leading artist, Patrick Brill (Bob and Roberta Smith). Combining film, placards, sculpture, banners and even his slogan-covered campaigning van. The show includes a new film, Art is Your Human Right: why can’t politics be more fun? and presents the artist’s hopes and fears for the future. WedsSun 10am-5pm. FREE. 020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Until 31 January Young People’s Exhibition at The William Morris Gallery Discovery Lounge, William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Young people aged 16-22 exhibit original artwork inspired by artist/ activists William Morris and Bob & Roberta Smith.

Opening hours & contacts as above.

Thursdays Dare to Design – An Art and Craft Workshop for Parents!

The Paradox Community Centre, 3 Ching Way, Chingford E4 8YD Make friends, and get creative!

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

Learn new techniques each week with different materials through painting, recycling, embroidery, decopatch etc.

Kids welcome! 9.30-11.30am. FREE. Elizabeth Salazar Guerra elizasal83@gmail.com Saturdays (9 Jan-30 Jan) Kids Crochet Club Significant Seams, 131 Wood St E17 3LX For 8-12 year olds. In this beginners crochet class each child will aim to make their very own stuffed creature from a kit that includes two balls of super chunky yarn, a starter hook, and bits and bobs for styling one’s monster.

1-3pm. £36 for 4 weeks, plus £8 for the creature kit. www.significantseams.org.uk

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Shopping Until 31 Jan The Designer Studio Hoe Street Central, Unit 3 Central Parade, 137 Hoe Street E17 4RT The Designer Studio is back. Our team bring you the best unique pieces from our independent designers and a selection of the best independent local creative businesses too. Perfect gift ideas for that special loved one in your life. Open daily 10am-7pm. FREE. Ning 07961 848906 write2glow@gmail.com facebook.com/GLOW.LondonWomenwear

History Until 17 Jan The Workhouse: Life on the Edge in 18th Century Walthamstow Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Exhibition telling the fascinating story of how Vestry House Museum was once the Parish Workhouse. Revealing the building’s dark past and opening archives to uncover the everyday reality of life in Walthamstow’s Workhouse.

Weds-Sun 10-5pm. FREE. 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house

Theatre Sundays DRAG Out The Weekend The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Varied line-up of the very best and most debauch of London’s drag cabaret artists play this intimate venue on Sunday evenings. 6.30-10pm, bar until midnight. FREE. www.thenorthcotee11.com

Books Sundays until 17 Jan Sunday Serial: Oliver Twist Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH During the Museum’s Workhouse exhibition, bringing the novel alive in atmospheric surroundings of this former workhouse. Rediscover a Dickens’ classic read aloud by local actors in weekly parts, with a brief recap of the story so far. Suitable for adults and children aged 10+. 11.15am-12.

FREE just drop in.

Sharon Trotter 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house

Quizzes & Games Sundays General Knowledge Quiz Night The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Weekly quiz night, general knowledge and specialist rounds including an interval round. Cash Jackpot £50+.

8.30-11pm, £1.50 per person.

Karen at neilsbigquiz@gmail.com

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Mondays & Thursdays Waltham Forest Bridge Club Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Duplicate Bridge for those looking for a club or a social player wanting to try club bridge? Host available on Mondays. 7.30-10pm. £5, members £4 (annual subscription £10) 07919 401409 cathy.macnaughton@yahoo.co.uk www.bridgewebs.com/walthamforest Mondays Red Lion Quiz Night The Red Lion, 640 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AA Creative challenges, general knowledge, mystery & bonus rounds. £50 cash prize and super rolling jackpot! 7.3011.30pm. www.theredlionleytonstone.com Tuesdays Quiz On Your Face The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Original, fun and quirky quiz with cash jackpot and free round of shots for the best team name. 8-10.30pm. £1 per person www.thenorthcotee11.com Tuesdays Quiz Night The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Neil’s Big Quiz night. Can you beat the cards? Will you be lucky 7 or will you be taking home the spoon? Cash and wine to be won! 8.30-11pm. £1.50 per person www.village-walthamstow.com Wednesdays Leyton Technical Quiz Night 265B High Road, Leyton E10 5QN Weekly general knowledge pub quiz with music and picture rounds. £50 cash 1st prize, bottle of wine for 2nd and other spot prizes. 8-10.30pm. £2. www.leytontechnical.com Thursdays Neil’s Music Quiz The Flowerpot, 128 Wood Street E17 3HX Hosted by Neil’s Big Quiz this weekly music quiz includes picture and table rounds. How many bonus points will you get for the Connection? Cash jackpot! 9-11pm. £1 per person.

Karen at neilsbigquiz@gmail.com www.flowerpotlivemusic.com

Gardening & Environment Wednesdays Priory Court Gardening Club Priory Court Community Centre, 11 Priory Court E17 5NB We have a sustainable food growing garden and want to encourage people of all ages to enjoy the benefits of growing their own food. Get involved and join our volunteers! Beginners welcome. 2.30-4.30pm 020 8531 9990

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Tues, Weds & Thurs Conservation Volunteers: Biodiversity Action Team Meet at 1a Connaught Close, Leyton, E10 7QS (opposite Lee Valley Riding Centre) Help us manage some of East London’s most vibrant sites for nature conservation.

We have projects running weekly all year so plenty of opportunities to join in, meet people, learn skills and discover hidden places. 9am-5pm. FREE. Tom Nandi 07917 267573 t.nandi@tcv.org.uk Thursdays Young People’s Green Skills Sessions Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP For young people aged 18 to 24 who are looking to gain experience for a job in the environment sector or to get involved in your local green space and learn new skills come along and learn something different, something new.

12-3pm. FREE. Gareth Chalmers 0208 533 8022 gg-waltham-forest@tcv.org.uk Weds & Sats Open Garden Church Lane Community Garden, Harold Road, Leytonstone E11 4QX Transition Leytonstone’s award-winning community garden. Organic fruit and veg, plants to buy, gardening tools to borrow, growing tips, regular workshops.

Volunteering opportunities too. Open Weds 11am-4pm & Sat 9am-3pm.

FREE. Shannon 07450 474538 cg@transitionleytonstone.org.uk www.transitionleytonstone.org.uk Fridays WF Green Gym Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Green Gym’s experienced Conservation Volunteer leaders guide you through a range of practical projects tackling physical jobs in the outdoors, improving your strength and stamina, boosting your practical skills and confidence and benefiting your local green spaces.

11am-2pm Gareth 020 8533 8022 gg-waltham-forest@tcv.org.uk Thursdays Lloyd Park Volunteer Gardening Meet at Forest Road gate, William Morris Garden, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Help keep the William Morris Garden looking lovely with Lloyd Park’s Head Gardener. 10am-1pm 020 8496 3000 or email ellie.mortimer@walthamforest.gov.uk

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Family Tuesdays & Thursdays (termtime only) Magic Box: Interactive Storytelling Sessions for 2-ish to 5-year Olds Mothers’ Hub, 133 Wood Street E17 3LX 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.

10-11am. £5 each or £8 for 2 kids. magicboxe17@gmail.com www.magicboxstories.com Thursdays (term time only) Art Tots Walthamstow Toy Library, 46 Ravenswood Road (behind Comely Bank Surgery) E17 9LY A weekly session for under 5s to explore Art History through messy activities and original games to engage little ones with famous masterpieces! Booking online essential. 3.30-4.30pm. £10 per family, conc available.

Susana 07547 879922 scortes@lemonartlab.com www.lemonartlab.com Saturdays (term time only) Dads R Us Walthamstow West Children’s Centre, 215 Queens Road E17 8PJ Give Mum a break and enjoy quality fun time with your child/ren. Choice of structured and unstructured play, indoors and outdoors, including music, arts and crafts, woodwork and more.

10.30am-12.30pm. £2 per family. No need to book, just drop in. sabine.elkhoury@sybourncc.org 07794 758864 Monday-Friday, except Tuesdays (term-time only) Bongalong for under 5s St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Side Hall, Havant Road E17 3JF Fun, creative music, movement and make believe - a lively mix of singing, dancing, let’s pretend and fab percussion instruments. Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays 10am and 11am sessions plus 1.30pm on Mondays and 11am only on Wednesdays. £5.25 booked termly.

07811 460282 fiona.bongalong@gmail.com www.bongalong.co.uk Tuesdays Bongalong for under 5s Greenleaf Road Baptist Church, 4 Greenleaf Road E17 6QQ As above except different venue. 1.30pm.

Mon, Weds & Thurs Bongalong for under 1s St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Side Hall, Havant Road E17 3JF As above. Mondays 2.30pm, Wednesdays 10am and Thursdays 1.30 and 2.30pm.

Fridays (term time only) Acting Bugs Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise/Upper Walthamstow Road E17 3PW 10 week series of interactive story based drama sessions for pre school children and their grown ups. 9.15am-12pm.

First class FREE then £6.75 each. 25% discount for siblings.

Samantha Seager 07903 459497 info@actingbugs.co.uk www.actingbugs.co.uk Thursdays (until 11 Feb) Kids’ Art Club The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA 5 weekly sessions of themed creative activity for children 3 years and upwards. Must be accompanied. Can be messy! 3.30-5pm. £1 per child, per session magicboxe17@gmail.com www.magicboxstories.com

Social & LGBT Tuesdays (from Jan 5) Club Mellow Asylum Seeker and Refugee Support Group ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road E17 9BN Weekly Club Mellow group for LGBT* Asylum Seekers and Refugees with a varied programme of activities and offers opportunity for peer support and self-help. 2.30-4.30pm. FREE. 020 8509 3898 or www.elop.org Wednesdays (from Jan 6) Club Mellow Youth Group For LGBT* young people aged 13-21yrs who want to meet up with others in a friendly, supportive environment away from the scene. 6-9pm. £1.

Venue & contacts as above Thursdays (from Jan 7) Club Mellow LGBT Social Group An afternoon social support space for LGBT* people who want to meet up with others in a friendly, supportive environment. 2.30-4.30pm. £2.

Venue & contacts as above

(from Jan 26) Club Mellow LGBT Hate Crime Support Group An afternoon social support space for LGBT* people who want to meet up with others in a friendly, supportive environment. 6-9pm. £1.

Venue & contacts as above

Food Markets Saturdays Walthamstow Village Market Community Hub (former Asian Centre) Orford Road E17 9LN New, mostly indoor venue for this popular weekly food and produce market selling bread, fish, meat, seasonal vegetables, baked goods plus spanish and italian cuisine and other tasty hot food traders. Dogs welcome!

10.30am-3pm. www.walthamstowvillagemarket.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 Community Local Produce Market Stall with OrganicLea & Transition Leytonstone St John’s Church, Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG As above. 10am-3pm.

RoseMary 020 8556 3090 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.

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Music & Karaoke Wednesdays until June NEW Fuse It – Beatbox-Fusion Project The Soul Project, 245 Wood Street, Walthamstow E17 3NT #Fuse It – an exciting new youth music project at The Soul Project for 11-18 year olds. Get in touch to find out more!

Opportunities to do an Arts Award, and perform at a high profile venue as part of this Youth Music Funded project!

5-6.30pm. FREE. Vanessa 07958 523431 info@khyalarts.org.uk www.khyalarts.org.uk Tuesdays East Side Jazz Club Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Rd, Leytonstone E11 3DB 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. First floor venue.

8.30-11pm. £6 on the door only, no membership required.

Clive Fenner 020 8989 7523 eastsidejazzclub@gmail.com http://eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.co.uk

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Wednesdays Open Mic Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Talent wanted for Luna Lounge’s weekly open mic night. Take the stage or meet new people with the same love for live music, poetry or storytelling.

8-11.30pm. FREE. www.lunalounge.info Thursdays Acoustic Showcase at The Village The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Talented London-based musicians play acoustic sets of original music and covers in the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Village Pub. Interested in performing? Please email Gabriel. 8-11pm. FREE. gabriel4music@gmail.com www.village-walthamstow.com Fridays Ukelele Workshops The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Focussing on playing the ukulele and singing, these workshops will give participants the opportunity to come together and make music in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Instruments provided. All abilities welcome. 3-4pm. £3.

07811 796448 shaunstevensmusic@outlook.com

DANCE/FITNESS Fridays CNN Karaoke The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Old songs, new songs, rock n’ roll and blues songs. Something for everyone.

Join us, take the mic and become the star. 8.30pm-12. FREE. Karen at cnnkaraoke@gmail.com Saturdays CNN Karaoke The Dog and Duck, 222 Chingford Road E17 5AL Throw caution to the wind at the Dog & Duck’s karaoke night. Thousands of songs to choose from, something to suit all voices! 8.30pm-12. FREE. cnnkaraoke@gmail.com Sundays Sunday Sessions 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

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Calendar of events Saturday 2 The Fuzillis/Big Girls What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 In a word ‘instr-o-mentals’. Rowdy saxes, raunchy guitars, and a wallet full of wild, cool and swingin’ tunes. 8.3011.30pm. FREE with collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk DJ Night with DJ Pixie The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH DJ Pixie will be on the decks playing all your favourite 80s, 90s and current tracks. 8pm-1am. FREE. Pixie 07415 295176 pixiepresents@yahoo.co.uk Gerry & The Toys / G.L.A. The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Rock, pop and punk covers from ‘Stow stalwart Gerry with support from WO debutantes G.L.A. 9-11pm. FREE with a collection. www.the-wo.co.uk

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Mindfulness Meditation Leyton Yoga, First Floor (above USSR), 691 High Road, Leyton E10 6RA Explore this simple yet transformative practice in these friendly and casual monthly guided meditation sessions.

5-6.30pm. £15. leytonyoga@gmail.com www.leytonyoga.com

Stormy Monday Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA An evening of blues on first Monday of the month, hosted by the Battered Saucepan Blues Band plus guests. 8.4511pm. FREE.

BARA Bike Ride Meet outside Carlton House, behind Natwest, Aylmer Road off High Road Leytonstone E11 3AD Meet at 10.30am. FREE. World Music Jam Walthamstow St Barnabas Road E17 8JZ Let’s meet and play together, for sharing and listening, without barriers. All levels welcome. Bring your instrument, from kalimba to sarod, to frame drum too. No booking necessary. 3-6pm. FREE. Api and Manuel 07552 209496 apilarre@gmail.com The Sunday Cycle Meet at The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Meet at 11am, be back by 1pm. FREE. katjarosenberg@hotmail.com Events marked

Wednesday 6 Pixie Presents Cabaret with Candy Slagindrag The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Rd E17 4JD It’s cabaret time at the William Morris Bar with Candy Slagindrag. We also have a DJ playing all your favourite songs until midnight. 7pm-12am. £5.

Pixie 07415 295176 pixiepresents@yahoo.co.uk Stick in the Wheel / Gemma Khawaja / Nancy Wallace What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 Great new folk band who make Mumford & Sons sound like Roger Whittaker. 8.30pm-11am. FREE with collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk

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Under 5s Nature Explorers Christmas Party Meet in Community Room, Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP For under 5s and parents/carers, join us for our monthly ramble, craft and story session where this month we will be following a Christmassy theme.

10am-12.30pm. FREE but donations welcome.

Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk

Plug & Play Live Acoustic Night The Northcote Arms Pub, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Brinks Records presents seven original acts including folk, mod, rock and acoustic sounds. Followed by a friendly and inclusive jam session with pro musicians. Any level welcome to apply to play a short set. 7-11pm. FREE. 020 8518 7516 tuesday.northcotee11@yahoo.com www.thenorthcotee11.com

Red Imp Sick Squid Comedy Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Sick Squid Comedy featuring Sean Meo, Grainne Maguire, Phil Butler with MC Ninia Benjamin (3 non blondes).

9-11pm. £6 www.wegottickets.com/event/342565

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Thursday 7 Verbatim Monthly Comedy Club Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Guest comedians and lots of laughs, guaranteed. Free parking. 7-11pm. £5. www.lunalounge.info

Gingo! Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Back by popular demand after the runaway success of their first outing Original Army Cabaret bring you Gingo! at The Palace. Eyes down!

7.30pm-12.

07905 484711 www.mothersruin.net The Storm Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Classic 60s/70s folk/rock songs. The Storm is a duo whose repertoire ranges from Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Johnny Cash, The Beatles to Bowie, The Stranglers and many more. Plus guests. 8pm-12.

FREE. www.lunalounge.info

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Sleeping Beauty Welsh Church Hall, 879 High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HR All is not well in the Kingdom of Leytonstonia! Join the Woodhouse Players for our production of this traditional story, full of fun, laughs, songs and speed-dating! 8pm. £8/£5 conc in advance or £9/£6 conc on the door 020 8504 3872 www.woodhouseplayers.co.uk

Walthamstow Family Bike Club Meet outside Ancient House, Orford Road/Church Lane junction, Walthamstow E17 A relaxed and sociable ride around open spaces and cafes in and around Waltham Forest. 1-5pm. FREE. 0208 520 0648 paul.gasson@gmail.com

Saturday 9 Piano for Children Mission Grove School, Mission Grove Road E17 7EJ Introduction to piano and music for children aged 4 years upwards.

Half hour group classes taught by a professional musician and composer.

An ideal way to assess if attending more formal or private tuition will be of interest to your child. 10am-12.30pm. £7.50.

Rachel 07568 157028 rachelbettelley@hotmail.com Tinting Film Using Plant Dyes William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Drop-in activity, with Rosalind Fowler, artist in residence at the WMG and James Holcombe of No.w.here, using natural dyes to add colour to film.

11am-4pm. FREE. 020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Sleeping Beauty Welsh Church Hall, 879 High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HR As Fri 8, except performances at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Pamdemonium The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Pam Ford’s five handpicked pro standup comedians perform in this intimate venue. 7.30-10.30pm, cocktail bar open until 1am. FREE www.thenorthcotee11.com Gypsy Duo / Pamela Fom Duo Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Music for fun, love for sun. A bossa-latinpop repertoire, greatly performed by two artists, linked with a strong artistic passion. 8pm-12. FREE. www.lunalounge.info The Per$ecuted The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Exceptional country-rock outfit, marrying brilliant songwriting with their own dynamic energy - always exciting and entertaining. 9-11pm. FREE with collection. www.the-wo.co.uk Events marked

Family Activity: Walthamstow Wassail Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH Join Scribble ‘n’ Smudge for this popular New Year tradition. Craft and singing activities for families, culminating in a procession starting in the Museum garden at 3pm. 1.304pm. £1. Just drop in.

Sharon Trotter 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Walthamstow Folk: The Askew Sisters Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA From dark ballads to uplifting dance tunes, the sisters use fiddle, melodeon and concertina to breathtaking effect, creating cinematic arrangements that get to the very heart of each song.

Doors 7.30pm. £7, £5 unwaged. www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk

DANCE/FITNESS General Echo The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH A monthly night of dub, roots, rockers, dancehall and other bass transmissions, played on 2 turntables and a space echo. 8pm-12. FREE.

Thursday 14 Creative Kids: Playing with Sound William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Sing and play music together just like William Morris did with his children and experience the piano owned by his artist friend Ford Maddox Brown.

Organised for kids under 5. Two sessions: 10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm.

FREE, but booking essential.

020 8496 4390 wmg.bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Citizens Advice Waltham Forest AGM Voluntary Action WF, Waltham Forest Resource Hub, 1 Russell Road, Leyton E10 7ES Waltham Forest Citizens’ Advice Bureau invites local residents or people with a connection to the borough to join us for our Annual General Meeting. Please RSVP by email. 6.30-8pm. FREE. admin@walthamforestcab.org.uk

Stowtellers: The Walthamstow Storytelling Club The Welcome Centre, St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End E17 9RJ Join us tonight for a Storyround. Bring a story to tell or song or ballad to sing, or just come to listen! Find us on Facebook. 7.30-9.30pm £3. stowtellers@yahoo.co.uk

Britain’s Post-War Prefabs St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Large Hall, Havant Road E17 3JF Walthamstow Historical Society talk by historian and photographer Elisabeth Blanchet tells the story of these often much-loved ‘temporary’ homes erected to house families made homeless by bomb damage during WW2. Tea and coffee served from 7.15pm. 7.45-9pm. £1.50, FREE to Society members.

07792 750017 www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk

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Jack Sharp & Friends / MG Boulter & Samantha Whates What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Exservicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Jack is the guitarist/singer with highly acclaimed pscyh-rock band Wolf People who’s recently developed a keen sideinterest in discovering and interpreting old folk songs. 8.30-11pm. FREE with collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk

Blackhorse Market Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path E17 6BX Our monthly streetfood and makers market returns but for an evening event! 6.30-10.30pm. FREE. Mhairi 020 8531 1612 www.blackhorseworkshop.co.uk

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Leyton & Leytonstone Home Brew The Northcote Arms Pub, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL A monthly excuse for local homebrewers to discuss beer and brewing and exchange home grown samples.

Or just come to chat about beer and brewing! 6.30-9.30pm. FREE. www.thenorthcotee11.com

Leytonstone Green Drinks The Walnut Tree, 857-861 High Rd Leytonstone E11 1HH Come along on the 15th of any month and enjoy good company, green conversations and great beer. Look for the table with the green tablecloth and 3 Green Tankards sign. 8-11pm. FREE. www.transitionleytonstone.org.uk Sleeping Beauty Welsh Church Hall, 879 High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HR As Fri 8, except performance at 8pm

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Krix Panx & Ralph Tailor Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Krix Panx’ live looping ‘one man’s band’ and Ralph Tailor playing originals as well as well known pop/indie songs. 8pm-12.

FREE. www.lunalounge.info

Saturday 16 Rise Up Singing with Waltham Forest Voices The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH If you can shout, sing, pluck a string or bang a drum, come and learn songs to sing and shout in protest against the politics of greed, violence and division.

9.30-11am. FREE. 07801 756863 www.losotros.co.uk The Lucky Strikes + Guests What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Leytonstone Festival Fundraiser: Blues, garage, americana, spaghetti-western, fiddle powered, howlin’, heavin’ rock and roll! 8.30-11.30pm. FREE with collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk Sleeping Beauty Welsh Church Hall, 879 High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HR As Fri 8, except performance at 2.30pm and a BSL signed performance at 7.30pm CAOS Quiz Night Walthamstow Spiritualist Church, Vestry Road E17 9NH An enjoyable evening to show your local and universal knowledge. Refreshments included but supply your own drinks and glasses. 7.30-10pm. £7 each.

Doreen Harding 020 8539 9474 damedoreen@yahoo.co.uk www.collegeoperatic.co.uk Pixie’s Birthday Bash with The Drag with No Name The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH It’s cabaret time with the Drag with No Name live on stage at midnight and the promoter Pixie celebrates her birthday, DJ Jason Prince on the decks until 3am. 8pm-3am. FREE before 11pm, £5 after.

07415 295176 pixiepresents@yahoo.co.uk JC Quartet Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG A high energy funk-soul-jazz blues instrumental combo featuring some of the funkiest musicians. 8pm-12. FREE. www.lunalounge.info

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The Bluetone Groovers The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG The WO’s favourite blues band play classic blues and their ‘originals’ set.

An excellent evening of old and new material. 9-11pm. FREE with collection. www.the-wo.co.uk

Sunday 17 Walthamstow Folk: Tony Hall Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Norfolk-based Tony is a wonderfully eccentric performer and songwriter who just happens to be a melodeon legend.

Doors 7.30pm. £7, £5 unwaged. www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk

Wednesday 20 The Ugly Guys / Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Cosmic country rock from Ex-Kursaal Flyers, Paul Shuttleworth & Vic Collins.

8.30-11pm. FREE with collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 21 Pixie Presents Cabaret with Victoria Sponge The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP It’s cabaret time at Madam La Zongas (the upstairs bar) with the fantastic Victoria Sponge live on stage at 8.30pm. The night will have a classical feel. 7-10pm. £5. pixie 07415 295176 pixiepresents@yahoo.co.uk Los Otros The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Enjoy the mellow sounds of jazz standards or get up and dance to swing and Bossa Nova in the Victoria’s cosy upstairs bar. 9-11.30pm. FREE. www.losotros.co.uk

Saturday 23 Forage, Dig and Experiment with Film OrganicLea, 115 Hawkwood Crescent E4 7UH Drop-in activity with Rosalind Fowler (William Morris Gallery’s artist in residence) and James Holcombe of No.w.here. Takes place at Rosalind Fowler’s specially created organic film lab built inside a temporary yurt at OrganicLea. 11am-4pm. FREE, no need to book, just drop-in.

020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk www.organiclea.org.uk Kelly Wilde The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Kelly will be live on stage at midnight and a DJ until 3am. 8pm-3am. £5.

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WMG Late: Young People William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP The William Morris Gallery is transformed into a space exclusively for young people with music, art and performance organised by the Young Curators Group. For young people aged 16-22 only. 6.30-10.30pm. FREE, no need to book.

020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Graham Larkbey & The Escape Committee The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Maximum pub rock from local legend Graham Larkbey and the gang. If you haven’t seen them yet - where have you been? 9-11pm. FREE with collection. www.the-wo.co.uk

Sunday 24 DIY Natural Pain Relief in Labour Ashlins Natural Health, 181 Hoe Street E17 3AP Workshop for pregnant women and their birthing partners. Easy to learn acupressure points to promote a natural, straight-forward and efficient labour. For pregnant women and their birthing partners. 11am-1pm. £15 each, £25 for 2. Booking essential.

Sally Lancaster 07946 590691 sally@wellbeingeast.com www.wellbeingeast.com Walthamstow Folk: Wizz Jones Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A legendary fingerpicking guitarist. Wizz learned his craft in the Soho coffee bars of the 1950’s. Doors 7.30pm. £7, £5 unwaged. www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk

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Red Imp presents Jeremy Hardy Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Perrier Winner, Radio 4 News Quiz legend and all round left-wing grouch comes back to Walthamstow with a full length 2 hour show. 16s and over.

8.30pm. £15 + booking fee. www.wegottickets.com/event/342566 www.redimpcomedy.com WF Cycling Campaign Meetup The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Join us for a monthly discussion on cycling issues, opportunities, and upcoming events. Everyone is welcome and our meetings are a great opportunity to meet other cyclists in the borough. 8-9.15pm. FREE. wfcycling.wordpress.com E17 Large Jazz Ensemble Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Boasting over a dozen players, including five saxophonists, E17 Jazz’s flagship large ensemble guarantees a sensational evening of old favourites and new tunes. 8.30-11pm. £10, £8 conc. www.e17jazz.com/whatson

Wednesday 27 Evie Ladin & Keith Terry / The Twisty Turns What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemens Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Evie started playing banjo aged 8, and is fluid in the traditional Appalachian arts, even as she brings an urban edge and contemporary vision to her own stories and deep interpretations of old songs. 8.30-11pm. FREE with collection. www.whatscookin.co.uk

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Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association Adults with Dyslexia Meet-up The Quaker House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Monthly meet-up for those with dyslexia or interested to find out more about it. Come along to our friendly meetings. 6.30-8.30pm. FREE. www.wfda.org.uk

Baroque Music for a Winter’s Day St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End/ Church Hill E17 9RJ Music in the Village featuring Pamela Thorby, recorder. Music by Handel, Locatelli, Fasch, Telemann, Corelli and Vivaldi. 7.30-9.30pm. £13, £6.50 conc 020 8223 0772 villagemusic@walthamsoft.com

Club Mellow LGBT Hate Crime Support Group ELOP Centre, 56-60 Grove Road, London E17 9BN A monthly group offering LGBT* people an opportunity to share experiences, learn how to report hate crime incidents, learn about the process of investigation, prosecution and your rights, and gain peer support. 5-7pm.

FREE. 020 8509 3898 or www.elop.org

Friday 29 Sham’s Kitchen: Pop-Up Curry Night Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ The divine Sham returns to The Gin Palace with her delicious Pakistani street food. Hot and tasty and served until it runs out! Takeaway available.

6.30-11pm. www.mothersruin.net

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Walthamstow Gay Meetup The Bell, 617 Forest Road/Chingford Road E17 4NE Monthly, friendly, convivial evening of like-minded people having a great time around a drink or two with good conversations, fun and lots of laughter.

A no attitude, friendly meeting please bring your good humour, smile and laugh. 8-10pm. FREE but membership £5 per year.

Jean-Francois jf@gpn.one www.meetup.com/Walthamstow-GayMeetup Shuffle Brothers Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG The Shuffle Brothers are an established East End, 60s/70s, pop/rock covers band. 8pm-12. FREE. www.lunalounge.info

Saturday 30 Family Day: Artist in Residence William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Our artist in residence creates new work inspired by William Morris and the Gallery’s collection. Explore the themes and techniques of the residency through hands-on activities. 1-4pm.

FREE drop in event for families of all ages.

020 8496 4390 wmg.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk www.wmgallery.org.uk Oh So Funny Comedy Club O’Neills, 762 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AW Monthly comedy club, tonight featuring Gerry K, Canadian Comedy award nominee Dylan Gott and Nigel Lovell is your friendly, funny and fabulous host. £10 or £7.50 in advance info@ohsofunny.co.uk www.ohsofunny.co.uk Kitchen Sink Drama Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG A four piece indie-guitar country funk punk band who have been building a reputation as one of the best live bands.

8pm-12. £5. www.lunalounge.info Viper The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Entertaining blend of up-beat pop and lively originals. 9-11pm. FREE with collection. www.the-wo.co.uk

Sunday 31 RE:HAB Presents: Open Mic Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ London’s premier open mic night. Free entry and free drink per performer. For more info find us on Twitter @rehabpresents or Facebook: RE:HAB..

5.30-9.30pm. FREE. rehabpresents@gmail.com

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Cool Sunday Afternoon Jazz The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Rd E17 4JD Cool Blue Note era jazz from the Paul Kaufman quartet + guests. Enjoy great food, wines, ales and company while chilling out in this fabulous warm and stylish bar. 1.30-4.30pm. FREE.

Classes/Courses Arts & Crafts Alternate Sundays, 10, 17 & 31 Jan 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

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Sunday 31 continued Stow Kids’ Film Lounge: Song of the Sea (2015, cert PG) Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH An oscar-nominated animation in which Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saorsie, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world. Refreshments available. Doors open 11am, pre-film activity, Film 11.30, Close 1.30pm. £5.50 child (inc activity), £4 acc adult, £12 child (party package). Book online or in person at the Museum. www.stowfilmlounge.com Stow Film Lounge: Sunday Screen Mildred Pierce (1945, cert PG) Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A hard-working mother (Oscar-winning Joan Crawford) inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoilt daughter.

Refreshments available. Doors open 2pm, film 2.15pm, close 4.15pm. £5.50/£4.50 conc (senior citizens/ under 12s, unwaged, students). Book online or in person at the Museum. www.stowfilmlounge.com

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BeBop Baby The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street (entrance in Tower Hamlets Road) E17 4SB A funk and soul-fuelled family social.

A friendly, welcoming atmosphere, live music, DJs, buggy parking, babychanging, face painting and the all too important bar! Come and dance and have fun with family and friends. 1-4pm. £4, £3 booked in advance online.

07813156140 bebopbabydance@gmail.com www.bebop-baby.co.uk Human Cargo: Songs & Stories of Trafficking and Transportation Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA The world’s oceans have long teemed with ships bearing humans in distress.

Human Cargo traces paths through slavery, emigration, the highland clearances and convict transportation, blending first-hand accounts with traditional folk songs, shanties and a few modern songs. A dark but invigorating theatrical evening, with plenty of opportunities to join in the singing.

Doors 7.30pm. £7, £5 unwaged. www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk

Wednesdays Mending Club Significant Seams, 131 Wood St E17 3LX Need help with mending your socks, a seam or hem that’s come undone or a pair of jeans that need shortening?

Fancy some company while you stitch or just fancy an excuse to socialise?

1-3pm. £3 suggested donation outreach@significantseams.org.uk www.significantseams.org.uk Thursdays Neighbourly Knit & Stitch Significant Seams (as above) A befriending group like a book club, for people who make, want to make, or want to learn to make in the most informal of environments. Partner organisations refer people struggling with anxiety or depression and survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence but people’s backgrounds and personal challenges are their own business, for sharing only if they choose. 1-3pm. £3 suggested donation.

Thursdays (until 28 Jan) NEW Beginners and Advanced Crochet Class Significant Seams (as above) This class is for complete beginners to crochet or those who wish to learn a little more! A social, informal class, refreshments are provided. 7-8pm. £10 for one class, or £35 for all 3.

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Guitar Individual & group lessons All styles All ages

Music & Singing Sundays (term-time only) Junior & Senior Senior Youth Choirs The Games Room, Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR This is a fun, funky choir. No experience required. 10-11am for ages 5-9, 11am-12pm for ages 11-21. Drop-in £6, £5 if paid termly.

Lizzy 07950 204338 naturalvoices@hotmail.co.uk www.naturalvoices.co.uk/book Wednesdays (6 Jan-10 Feb) Mixed Choir for Men & Women Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR This fun, funky choir has sessions for adults of all abilities and all ages. Check website for more details. 7.30-9pm.

Six sessions £48.

Contacts as above Wednesdays (6 Jan-10 Feb) Leyton: Mixed Choir for Men & Women The Northcote Arms Pub, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Join our fun, funky pub choir. Beginners welcome. Grab a drink, make new friends and sing your heart out. 7.309pm. Six sessions £48.

Contacts as above Mondays Waltham Forest Community Choir St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End/ Church Hill E17 9RJ Open to all living or working in Waltham Forest. A friendly choir with a wideranging repertoire from Faure to Folk via Gospel, African and Pop Classics.

New members welcome anytime - no audition required. Actively recruiting tenors and basses. 7.30-9.30pm. £5 and termly subscription.

07954 740745 www.singwithus.net members@singwithus.net

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Thursdays The Singing Room Choir E17 Side Hall, St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Havant Road E17 3JF A community choir with no audition, everyone welcome. Singing four-part a capella including folk, world, pop, gospel and more. We perform locally and beyond supporting local charities and Water Aid. 7.30-9.15pm. £7, paid for in blocks of 10.

Anna Williams 07931 372996 annamusicmakers@gmail.com Mondays Sing@WO The Warrant Officer, 318 Higham Hill Road E17 5RG Join our community choir. Absolutely no auditions, all abilities welcome. Raise your voice and lift your spirits as part of an adult choir where you call the tunes.

7.30-9pm. £7, £6 in advance and taster session FREE. Laura 07813 686980 singattheWO@gmail.com

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Thursdays Daytime Choir for Parents & Childminders St Michael & All Angels Church Hall, Northcote Road E17 6PQ A great way to start the day, come and sing with this friendly group, and bring your little ones, we have toys to entertain them! All abilities welcome. 10-11am. £5. east17singers@gmail.com

Fitness, Dance & Yoga Sundays Easy like Sunday morning…

Yoga Me Happy Aveling Park Bowls Club, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 5EH Hatha yoga for all abilities. Wake up and stretch with a morning yoga session to re-energise your body and mind ready for the week ahead. Mats available. Booking essential. 9.4510.45am and 11am-12.15pm. £8.

Eliza Moore 07710 621268 yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk www.yogamehappy.co.uk Sundays NEW Circular Flow Yoga Leyton Jubilee Park, Seymour Road/Marsh Lane, Leyton E10 7BL The practice links asana/postures together through breath and movement, finding strength and flexibility not to mention stillness in the mind. 10-11am. FREE but please book online. sherene@circularflowyoga.co.uk www.ourparks.org.uk Sundays Rocket Yoga East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP A strong yoga practice, this vinyasa based class has its roots in Ashtanga yoga and fuses sequences from the Primary and Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with a few more complex postures. All mats and equipment provided. 12.30-1.45pm. £13, discounts available.

Abigail McLachlan info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk

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Mondays Monday Night Feel-Good Yoga Class Lloyd Park Centre/Nursery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Friendly, interesting and varied class for all-levels with Ros, a highly qualified and experienced teacher. Newcomers welcome. 8-9.30pm. £7. yogaros@hotmail.com www.yogaros.co.uk/ Mondays Yogi J Yoga St Michael and All Angels Church Hall, Northcote Road E17 6PQ An open level class offering options for beginners and those with a developed practice. Focus is on body, breath and relaxation. James is an experienced Yoga Alliance qualified teacher and welcomes everyone. Bring a mat or buy one (please email). 7-8pm. £9 or block of 6 for £45. jjcassidy123@aol.com www.theyogij.com Tuesdays Community Acupuncture Clinic The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Affordable and effective acupuncture treatments without compromising on quality in a relaxing multi-bed setting.

Patients receive treatments in small groups in comfortable reclining chairs or massage tables distributed in the same room. Bookings by appointment only. 4-7pm. First-time patients only price £15 Odette 07809 211013 facebook.com/daonuacupuncture Mondays Jivamukti Yoga East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP This is a dynamic vinyasa based yoga class that follows the Jivamukti method.

All mats and equipment provided. For full timetable and booking see website.

7.30-9pm. £14, discounts available.

Abigail McLachlan info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk/timetable-bookings

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Tuesdays Flow Yoga: Mixed Ability Foster Hall, St Barnabas Church, Wellesley Road E17 8JZ Circular Flow Yoga-combining asanas/ postures to create a sequence to flow in, to deepen the stretch and more importantly the internal awareness.

7.15-8.15pm. £10, discounts available. sherene@circularflowyoga.co.uk www.circularflowyoga.co.uk Mondays Donation Yoga Class Orford Road United Reformed Church, 58 Orford Road E17 9QL Join one of Walthamstow’s longest running classes! Inclusive community vinyasa Yoga in the heart of the Village, embodied movement, breath work and meditation with experienced teacher Hayley Johns. 7-8.15pm.

Donations only.

Hayley Johns 07842 149119 hayley@hayleyyoga.com www.hayleyyoga.com Tuesdays Teen Yoga East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP This class introduces teenagers to the benefits of yoga and the dynamics of the vinyasa flow style. 4.30-5.30pm. £7 Abigail 0203 583 7530 info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk Tuesdays Zumba Fitness with Chloe Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill E17 9RZ Wear low tread supportive trainers and bring a bottle of water to enjoy this exhilarating dance fitness class in a low pressure atmosphere. 7pm. £5 drop-in, discount for advance booking.

079036 29636 chloe@dancechloe.com www.dancechloe.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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Wednesdays Women Only: Iyengar Yoga St Andrew’s Church Hall, Church Road E17 6AR The practice of Iyengar Yoga is suitable for all, regardless of flexibility and age.

It helps gain good health and improve posture and sleep, increasing stamina and flexibility. A general class, beginners welcome. 7-8pm. £7.50.

07962 424 460 nicholetteyoga@gmail.com www.nicholetteyoga.com Tuesdays Circular Flow Yoga Walthamstow Library, High Street E17 7JN The practice links asana/postures together through breath and movement, finding strength and flexibility not to mention stillness in the mind. 7-8pm. FREE but please book online. sherene@circularflowyoga.co.uk www.ourparks.org.uk

Wednesdays NEW Tai Chi and Qi Gong The Welcome Centre, St Mary’s Church, 8 Church End E17 9RJ 13 week course for beginners, suitable for all students, in a relaxed and friendly environment. 7-8.45pm. £9 per class.

07909 856490 emiel@meiquan.co.uk www.taichinews.com Thursdays Tiny Tempo The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH A fun introduction to musical conceptsusing singing, instrument playing, listening and dancing! With guitars, ukuleles, and a lot of energy, fun is had by all. 9.30am start for babies under 18 months. 10.30am start for babies over 18 months. £5 each or £8 for 2. www.hornbeam.org.uk Fridays Flow Yoga Mixed Ability Leyton Yoga, First Floor (above USSR), 691 High Road, Leyton E10 6RA Circular Flow Yoga is a Flow/Vinyasa style Yoga where the physical practice combines postures to create a flowuniting the movement, the breath and the mind. 9.30-10.30am. £10 www.leytonyoga.com

Thursdays Walthamstow Wind Down Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU Hatha yoga for all abilities. This afterwork wind down will stretch and tone the muscles, working through the joints, so you’ll feel flexible and fantastic, before a deep relaxation to re-energise you for the weekend. Mats provided.

6.45-8pm. £9, 10th lesson free.

Eliza Moore 07710 621268 yogamehappy@yahoo.co.uk www.yogamehappy.co.uk Thursdays General Level Pilates Leyton Parish Church Hall, Lindley Road E10 5PY Improve strength, flexibility, balance, posture and relax in a class suitable for beginners to more advanced participants. Mats provided. Not for complete beginners. 7-8pm. £10.

07976 404783 www.abpilates.co.uk alison_bray@yaho.co.uk

Thursdays Post Natal Yoga & Baby Yoga Quaker Meeting House Wanstead, Bush Road E11 3AU A fun, happy class for both you and your baby to enjoy. The first half focusses on yoga for new mums and then the babies get involved. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. For babies 6 weeks-12 months. 10.45am12pm. £10.

07956 807675 www.helenyoga.co.uk Fridays Yoga for Seniors East of Eden, Studio 1, 14 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP Tailored towards the more mature student. Encouraging the maintenance of strength, mobility and flexibility.

Mats and all equipment provided.

2-3pm. £7 Abigail 0203 583 7530 info@edeneast.co.uk www.edeneast.co.uk

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An Other A-Z of Walthamstow a poem by Other Theresa

A begins with Art Trail (we won’t start with Awesomestow)

O for Orford Road where there’s an Or-ful lot to do –

Apparently, the Agents say it makes the houses go!

And out in open air, Our Parks: for workouts with a view!

B’s for beer and banter in the corner at the Bell;

P for proper Pop-up-Shops, for Poets in the Stow;

Blackhorse Workshop, Bremer car and Bygga Bo as well.

For Peppe’s Pizza with a pint, about to watch a show;

C clocks on at Coppermill en route to river Lea;

Queuing up for tickets at R for Rose and Crown;

Cider at The Chequers,

Rubbing lamps at Ruby Stables, like Aladdin’s come to town.

Then home in time for Tea.

S shakes it up at Stowfest with local rock and pop;

D is for the Dog Track (in loving memory)

S for Socialists - and for a site called Sell or Swap,

For delicacies at Délice drank down with minty tea.

The Spar that sets a standard - and the Sally Army Shop.

E is for Eat 17, the E-list (which is free)

T for Town Hall (Grade Two listed); T for Tourist Board –

And East of Eden elevates our souls in harmony,

(which is U for Unofficial and a little Untoward!).

With everyone in E One Seven’s common unity

And (of course) the V’s for Village with the Vestry House en route –

Gawping at our Empire. Well, it’s better than TV! There’s F in lots of Festivals to bump away the grind; Forest Philharmonic for a classical unwind; The Folk Club, Farmer’s Markets and fromage at Froth and Rind.

And V for the Victoria Line: the end of a commute.

What to do for W? There’s just so much to see: It’s wonderful within the William Morris Gallery; Let us wet our whistles at the Wildcard Brewery,

G for God’s Own Junkyard - for neon overglowed;

Then wander into Wood Street - shopping independently;

G for Garden Party and Gnome House on Blackhorse Road.

What’s on at the Warrant Officer? Will Warner houses woo?

H heads straight up Hoe Street to The Hornbeam for a Hug;

W’s in Walthamstow: so many more than two!

I’s for Inky Cuttlefish and an I ‘Heart’ Walthamstow mug -

If X expects a Xanadu, then no such place exists;

For imbibing in Indulgence on sourdough, with a glug.

Yes, the Stow is great - but occupied by realists.

J for jellied eels for jamming jazz from dawn til dark;

Y for a stay at the YMCA; to Yum Yums for a treat;

K for village Kitchens;

Zilch for the Zenith: zero zoo!

L for lazing in Lloyds Park –

This guide is incomplete.

And for l’Hirondelle for tarts that make the taste buds spark.

Mmmm for Manze’s pie and mash, The Mill, the mighty Mall; For gin at Mother’s Ruin - and for miles of Market stall; For Mirth, Marvel and Maud inside the former EMD: (Getting shots from optics – not cinematically) – And for Mini Amsterdam: no cars - emphatically!

Other Theresa has been sharing her performance poetry and song, much of it comic on the London scene for over 10 years and she has been resident in Walthamstow for nearly as long. She and musician Russ Chandler of Steve White and the Protest Family took their ‘A bit of The Other’ show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 after backing ‘Four Poofs and A Piano’ on the Leytonstone Festival Fringe. A lesser known (and closely guarded fact) is that in 1999, shortly after graduating from Brunel University, she survived a year long internship in Manchester as a trainee news reporter at The Daily Sport.

N for News from Nowhere (a tale that Morris wrote); For a nightcap at the Nag’s to set a song upon your throat.

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There is a light that never goes out Running until the 10 January, Walthamstow Village Window Gallery’s third exhibition, a neon installation on loan from a local family of world famous lighting designers, has been perfectly timed to bring a glow to the faces of passers-by during these dark winter days. Curator, Danny Coope describes how it all came about. drink, is writ large in bulb form. A den of iniquity appears to have taken over Frank Ison’s, but wait they’re promoting JOY and PEACE too, and draping LOVE HEARTS and baubles in ivy.

Bracey, who died in 2014 from prostate cancer, and his family firm, whose huge collection of neon and light artworks in Ravenswood Industrial Estate is known as God’s Own Junkyard.

This stunning, mesmerising schizophrenic array of lights and neon is the work of world-famous Walthamstow-born Chris

The final composition came almost as much as a surprise to the gallery organisers as to the public. The arrangement of lights,

Photo © Danny Coope www.dannycoope.co.uk

You don’t expect to see a neon sign promising GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! on Orford Road do you. Eden Road of yesteryear perhaps, or London’s Soho but not the Village. But then you notice it’s accompanied by a huge pair of illuminated lips and further along the words BOTTOMS UP!, the encouraging call to down your

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greenery and ‘junk’ had evolved and developed as Linda Bracey, Chris’s widow, and her small, tireless team climbed in and out of shop windows, pointing and mouthing instructions through the glass just 24 hours before the official switch-on.

A few months before, I’d tentatively invited Linda to create a small window display that would look festive for the village square’s carol service but was stunned and overjoyed when she accepted, and even agreed to take on the whole frontage.

Her reasoning for saying yes was to be a poignant one.

As the crowds mustered outside the gallery in anticipation of the switch-on on Friday evening 4 December Linda, accompanied by many of her family, took to the microphone to say a few words. She said she was amazed that so many people had come out to enjoy the switch-on and that she was “honoured to put a display in the window”, giving thanks to the gallery for giving God’s Own Junkyard such an opportunity, especially at Christmas since her late husband was born on Christmas Day. She explained to the crowd, with a little understatement,

that he had become quite well-known for his life’s work producing artworks in neon.

In fact he’d started his neon working life creating the sexy iconic signage for Soho (hence the Girls!Girls!Girls! on show) and then went on to work on big Hollywood movies. But, Linda continued, “he grew up in Walthamstow village, he spent all of his young years in the village, especially at this shop Frank Ison’s where as a little tot out with his mum shopping, he saw some bright orange cookware. It made a very big impression on him, his first inspiration to work in colour. So the fact that the shop itself inspired him means it’s a wonderful thing to be asked back, something Chris himself would’ve loved to have done.”

And so with camera phones poised, Tweeters and Instagrammers at the ready, we flicked the switch and the lights burst into life to a round of applause and oohs and aahs. Hundreds of smiling faces were lit up as everyone drew closer for a better look.

The exhibition continues until Sunday 10 January. @wvwg_e17

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Laurance, landlord of the Queens Arms who provided the bar, and whose father also died from prostate cancer raised almost £500 for a prostate cancer charity from the sales of drinks on the night.

My Generation – an exhibition of 3 generations of Bracey neon work at Lights of Soho Gallery, 35 Brewer St, London W1F 0RX Open 11am-6pm, 7 days a week until 23 Jan www.lightsofsoho.com God’s Own Junkyard – Chris Bracey’s permanent collection of neon, and cafe/bar. Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street, E17 9HQ . Open Fri & Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-6pm. Free entry. www.godsownjunkyard.co.uk

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Born in Suffolk, Layla, 44, moved to London at 18 years old to do a combined honours degree in Drama and English literature at Queen Mary and Westfield College. “It was a unique degree as it covered both the academic and creative aspects that I loved, I was particularly swayed by the campus being by Hampstead Heath,” she explains.

Layla soon discovered that she tended to interpret text in a very physical way.

“I was marked down by a tutor once, who wasn’t impressed with my choice to direct Ibsen’s, Dolls House using acrobatics.” Layla smiles. “I went to see Mamaloucos – a contemporary, human circus where I saw a piece performed on rope that was so powerful I just knew I wanted to explore this as a form of expression.”

It was around this time too that Layla discovered Circus Space (Now the National Centre for Circus Arts) and started attending classes in flying trapeze. Layla continued her studies attending a circus school in France, “Sadly, I had an existing knee injury that got worse so this dictated my performance choices, I had to opt for static trapeze and choreograph within my limits. It was positive though because it gave me definite boundaries to work within.” She produced her first performance piece at Candid Arts Trust Gallery in Islington with a group of Philippe Gaulier students.

The circus comes to town

Layla co-founded the Shunt collective in 1999 with a group of 10 diverse artists working across art forms ranging from fine art to sound design, through to dance, theatre and circus, all of whom had graduated from a Central School MA course.

They rented a space in Bethnal Green. “That

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space became essential to the company’s success. We worked on our own stuff but we also came together to collaborate as a company, it was fantastic,” she smiles.

Shunt’s first large scale site-specific performance piece ‘Dance Bear Dance’ launched Shunt beyond their community and they were noticed by the National Theatre who recognised that this was a company doing something no-one else was doing at the time. Shunt moved from their Bethnal Green studios to the underground arches ‘The Vaults’ within London Bridge Station; A huge space, with a network of tunnels.

“The Shunt Lounge centered around the bar, an essential money-making venture where live music or DJ’s would provide the sounds. We still worked individually, curating areas or whole evenings but we also continued our work as a collective which allowed us to produce some very successful large scale work.”

Layla in action. Photo ©Yorkshire Post

For anyone lucky enough to know the location of the small black door entrance in London Bridge Station, Shunt opened a world of performance, circus, comedy, music, fine art and film to a whole new audience. Visitors weaved their way through spectacularly lit and decorated tunnels expecting the unexpected. Sitting at the bar you could find yourself in the middle of a play or an acrobatics display.

Layla moved to Walthamstow in 2009.

“It feels like Suffolk to me, like it’s on a peninsula surrounded by water, with access only by crossing a bridge, I love it, it feels like home to me and like somewhere to make a thing like Shunt happen.” Layla is keen to find a local building in which to work.

Layla was commissioned by Waltham forest for the 2012 Olympic celebrations as part of the ‘artists taking part scheme.’ Working with young people and professional performers, training local children to stilt walk in the Godiva awakes parade. Professional performers, Kate Evans and Clare Barrett helped to train the children. “I think it’s vital to give people the opportunity to work with professionals, perform alongside them, it’s great for confidence and to bring new performers from the next generation into this art form that is growing in popularity.”

In 2013 Layla started running trapeze classes for children aged 7-16 years old, renting space at the Gravity Circus Centre

Strings on Strings, a piece created and directed by Layla. Photo ©Hannah Edy

in Leyton. In 2015, the Walthamstow Youth Circus was officially launched by children from her classes who performed at the Chingford Big Weekender in Ridgeway Park.

Layla also offered free try-out workshops for visitors at the event.

Layla is also part of a newly formed group - The Walthamstow Performing Arts Collective who are discussing possibilities for the area but like Shunt, a building is key to their development.

“Waltham forest has the right socioeconomic and artistic landscape”. Layla says. “Something great can happen here.”

And with just a few simple planning

decisions it will. “All we need to enable aerial performance is a Structural RSJ to be left exposed in the early planning stage of any building or performance space so that rigging is possible, it’s simple but essential. We need to create affordable spaces for emerging and established performing artists to come together and bring this to the community.” Layla smiles. “Physical arts transcend language and cultural barriers.”

www.laylarosa.co.uk layla@shunt.co.uk

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One of the earliest photographs in the Vestry House Museum’s photo archive. Leyton Green looking towards the Bakers Arms with Capworth Street on the left, c1846

Turn back time Vestry House Museum recently launched a unique online photo archive documenting the history of Waltham Forest. The site contains an amazing variety of images of the borough’s streets and buildings including landmarks, churches, shops and pubs as well as portraits of local personalities and community celebrations. Covering Walthamstow, Chingford, Leyton and Leytonstone it provides a rich resource for researchers, local historians and residents interested in exploring the borough’s past.

‘Vestry House Museum has one of the largest photographic archives of any London Borough’ explains curator Rowan Bain. ‘For the first time people will be able to browse

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a selection of these images from their own home. The Museum will continue to expand the selection available on the site, and we hope that users will share their knowledge with us via the ‘comment’ feature so we can find out more and enrich this special collection”.

One of the oldest photos (above) is from 1846 and shows Leyton Green when it was just a quiet lane. By the 1880s photography had become an affordable hobby and the technology sufficiently developed to be used by dedicated amateurs. One such photographer was local man Alfred Wire whose collection survives at Vestry House Museum. Wire was the headmaster of

Harrow Green School, his photographs show children in the playground as well as capturing local street life. Wire is the subject of a new free exhibition at Vestry House Museum, opening 13th February 2016.

The Waltham Forest photo archive is free to browse and search and all photos can also be purchased as high quality giclée prints in a variety of sizes. All proceeds from print sales will support Vestry House Museum’s programme of exhibitions, events and educational projects.

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Photos © Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest

In the first of a new E List series which will feature photographs from the Vestry House Museum’s extensive archive of images, curator Rowan Bain introduces the collection.

Markhouse Road, Walthamstow.The gate leading to Walthamstow Marshes known as ‘the common gate’, 1860. It gave its name to a pub now demolished, not too far from the site of the current Common Gate Hotel, a more recent building.

Buxton Club work’s outing on Buxton Road, Walthamstow, 1920s. After 130 years the club still thrives and is now on the High Street.

Hoe Street, Walthamstow by Alfred Wire, 1908. Looking from the railway bridge towards Church Hill with the Goose pub (then the Tower Hotel) on the left and the bottom of St Mary’s Road flanked by buildings now demolished on the right..

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When a Southender became an Eastender Janet Cheeseman’s illustrations usually give a delightfully quirky view of a child’s life including the perils of sibling rivalry. Recently she has focussed her attention on the grown-up world by taking some well known East London landmarks and populating them with her distinctive family of characters. Here she talks family, Walthamstow and Snoopy with Paul Lindt.

Where are you originally from?

I grew up in and around Southend & Leigh, but always loved London so at 21 I upped and moved here. I rented numerous flats in a clockwise direction before settling in Walthamstow in 2008 with my husband.

We have since been joined by our sparky 3 year old daughter .

What’s it like living here?

I already had a few friends in Walthamstow before moving in, but now it seems there’s a small clan of us Southenders, so it’s home from home. But we’ve made lovely new friends here too and bringing up my daughter around here has opened us up to meeting lots of other friendly families as well.

What did you make of the place when you first arrived?

We were lucky to move here just before the Olympics boom and also before the grand re-opening of Lloyd Park. It was a pleasant surprise just how lovely the park was on completion, and Walthamstow just seems to get better and better. I am particularly excited about the renovated cinema on Hoe street. It’s looking pretty fabulous inside now and there’s a real buzz about it.

What do you love about the area?

I really like the community feel around here, it comes with having so many families in the area and I love the diversity too.

Tell us about your work.

I mainly illustrate for children, but I recently joined a great freelance agency and have begun illustrating non fiction books. I hope to develop some of my own ideas into picture books in the new year. I love sketching up quirky characters and bringing the humour in characters to life.

You have recently produced a series of illustrations celebrating some well known Walthamstow icons.

The idea behind the ‘That There London’ posters came from a collaboration with my brother, graphic designer Doug Cheeseman.

He liked the look of posters and suggested the theme. I worked on the drawings and he helped me lay out and choose my

background colours. We both love the look of retro images and posters from the 60’s and both live in London so wanted to do the posters on a theme of the local gems that we all know and love. Walthamstow is the first part of town we focused on, but I have a few in the pipe line for my brothers’ part of town in South London.

Your illustrations have a certain vintage quality. Who are your influences?

Yes I love 60s designs and illustrations but I do try not to focus in on particular names too much in case I plagiarise . My brother-in-law, Sam Blunden, a graphic designer local to Walthamstow, introduced me to a beautiful artist of the 50s/60s period Hans Unger. His amazing poster work was recently exhibited in the Highgate Society, he also designed the fabulous Blackhorse mural on the underground station.

I do love the simplicity of 60s quirky artwork, cartoonists such as Charles Shulz and children’s book illustrators with a retro flair such as Jon Klassen. The retro look and simple lines is a current trend that just doesn’t seem to tire, not for me anyway.

Where can we see your work?

‘That, there, London ‘ posters are exclusively in the E17 Art House on Hoe Street. Illustration wise I have a few non fiction titles due to be in print with Oxford University Press.

What other projects are you working on currently?

I like to turn my hand to all sorts, sometimes painting murals for children’s bedrooms but I also do family portraits too.

I can be contacted for work on my tumblr site where people may also order prints .

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Two of Janet Cheeseman’s illustrations from her That, there, London series.

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there are a whole host of cafes, shops and bars ready and willing to keep you fed and watered whilst you’re out and about in Walthamstow and Leytonstone.

The Hornbeam, 458 Hoe Street A wonderful cooperatively run vegetarian cafe with a strong community element.

Not only can you grab yourself a delicious vegan brunch at the weekend, but all of the freshly prepared dishes use as much local, organic and fairly traded ingredients as possible. They always have a tasty offering of vegan cakes and a choice of almond or soya milk for your drinks. The Cafe hosts a number of community events and sells an array of crafts as well as chutneys and jams. Their Saturday veg market and veg box scheme give you the chance to bag your own local organic produce.

The Compassionate Gourmet Chrissie Dodkin is a local food writer whose Greedygob blog offers recipes, reviews and tips for anyone interested in becoming vegan. To celebrate Veganuary the E List asked her to suggest some local cafés where you can sample the wonders of vegan fare. Portrait of Chrissie by Simon Goodwin.

January is known for its fresh starts and chances to try something new. How about diving into a lifestyle that is full of compassion and great food? Trying vegan this New Year might mean the discovery of a culinary world that you never knew existed! As a diverse and compassionate 20

community, it is no wonder that there is a burgeoning vegan scene locally and businesses are catching on. With a growing number of cafes now offering vegan cakes, dishes and milks, it is only becoming easier to avoid consuming animals and their products. So if you want to give it a try,

All You Read Is Love, 877 High Road Leytonstone Beautifully adorned and heaven for any book worm, this cafe, bookshop and bar wants to include all in the experience.

Vegan friendly flapjack type cakes along with cute little coconut and chocolate truffles are always available. For a savoury snack, they have hummus, roast vegetables and freshly made bread. If it’s a cheeky cocktail you’re after, you can have that too!

Just to add to the cool factor, they even shares the space with East London Radio, whose studio is operated from the back of the shop.

Aura Rosa, 84 Hoe Street A classic patisserie and cake shop which provides a pretty space in which to stop for a hot drink. A vegan cake is usually available, like the exquisitely decorated vegan berry cake, and your tea and coffee can be served with soya milk. Personalised

Photo ©Simon Goodwin www.goodwinphotography.co.uk

Wynwood Art District, 2A Chingford Road Just a short walk from the William Morris gallery on Forest Road, this arty, vibey cafe makes vegan friendly food because they want to ensure that none of their customers go without. They offer falafel and hummus as well as roast vegetable and hummus rolls along with salads. Most importantly, for a sweet treat Wynwood has at least one, but often a selection of animal product-free goodies. These can include tahini cookies, chocolate chip cookies the size of your face, cinnamon swirl cookies and sometimes cakes. And really, it would be rude not to if you were grabbing one of their great coffees with soya milk!

and whole cakes orders can be made in advance, free from animal products!

Ryan & Westover, Wood Street Indoor market Combine gift shopping with scoffing. This sweet little shop at the front of the awesome Wood Street indoor market sells designer jewellery, art and gifts. Doubling as a mini cafe, they also keep a supply of soya milk handy for the tea and coffee. Every day a yummy stew made with fresh ingredients and packed with flavour is available. It’s usually vegan, such as squash and chickpea coconut curry, so it’s worth stopping by if you are shopping in Wood Street to see what is on offer.

Veganuary gives you the opportunity to try vegan this January, giving support, advice and practical tips on being and staying vegan, for the animals. So what are you waiting for? Go get those compassionate cookies! To pledge to go vegan visit veganuary.com If you’re interested in reading more from Chrissie then visit her blog chrissiesgreedygob. wordpress.com where you’ll discover just how positive and empowering becoming vegan is, She guides you into your new lifestyle change from the perspective of a greedy girl who loves stuffing her face.

5 of 12 seasonal recipes

ped ma kam 1 duck per person

crispy roast duck with tamarind sauce As January is normally the coldest month we felt one more rich and nourishing dish after christmas wouldn’t hurt. Sweet salty and tangy this dish is also a bit of a flavour sensation with the addition of hoisin and tamarind. Barbary ducks are not easily available in the local area however the E17 Sausage Company in the village can certainly order them in for you.

PER PERSON

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1 Barbary duck breast rubbed with salt and pepper on both sides 1 tablespoon of corn or vegetable oil 2 teaspoons of sesame seeds

FOR THE SAUCE

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3 teaspoons of tamarind paste 1teaspoon of hoisin sauce 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of caster sugar 125ml water

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220°/Gas Mark 7.

2 Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the duck for a minute on each side.

3. Transfer to the hot oven and roast on a rack in a roasting tin for ten minutes.

4. Remove from oven and leave to rest for 5 minutes.

Breakfast at The Hornbeam Café. Photo ©Chrissie Dodkin

5. Meanwhile in a saucepan mix together all the sauce ingredients and heat, stirring till it bubbles and the sugar starts to caramelise.

6. After a couple of minutes the sauce will have reduced down to a thick sauce.

7 Slice the duck into a half a dozen pieces and arrange on a plate keeping the slices neatly together.

8. Pour the sauce over and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

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

From country retreats to bustling streets Way back when powdered wigs and snuff were de rigeur amongst London’s high society, country retreats for London’s wealthy became increasingly popular. Leyton was amongst the desirable Essex rural idylls which caught the eye of merchants, bankers, and professionals as a ‘pretty retiring place from London.’

Large mansions were constructed in extensive grounds, most in the centre and north of the parish, especially around the village of Low Leyton; to the north-east the forest was also attractive. Some of the houses were the centre of large estates, including the manorial estate of Leyton Grange which had impressive expansive formal gardens (right). Other fine houses included Etloe House and Leyton House both at Church Lane, Suffolk House in Capworth Street, and Forest Edge to the northeast.

The area’s pleasant rural character was enhanced by acres of farmland and ordered market gardens, but this abruptly changed forever from the mid-nineteenth century with the advent of the railway. Stations at Lea Bridge (1840), Low Leyton (later Leyton) and Leytonstone (1856) heralded the age of the commuter.

Leyton Grange and Grounds

But this was the exception and although the district council attempted to redress the balance between 1909 and The age of the speculative builder was also at hand, 1911 by using the unemployed and as the wealthy classes moved away, the former to plant thousands of trees in grand estates were appropriated by Land Societies the new streets, ‘leafy Leyton’ and individual builders and divided into building plots. was now unrecognisable. Other Development began in and around Lea Bridge station, than protected forest land in the and the ensuing fifty years, especially accelerating extreme north east, by 1912 after 1870, saw rapid urban expansion, with streets only 250 acres of undeveloped and streets of terraced housing encroaching on former building land remained, at the open spaces. By the 1890s most remaining estates Barclay Park estate and Lea were sold and Bridge nursery ground, but these Etloe House, Church Road, Leyton. the land built upon. too were built over in the 1920s.

House Histories The last developments were The only open areas were council playing fields and one at the Have you ever wondered who in the early 1900s including Drapers Company school. used to live in your house, or the Warner estate west of how it has changed over time?

Twentieth century municipal redevelopment on vacant and cleared Markhouse Road. sites in the post-war years culminated in the tower blocks at Leyton In the 1880s a small antidote Grange Estate in the 1960s. to the march of speculative Although the rural idyll has vanished and the grand houses development had sprung obliterated, a glimpse of this bygone era can be seen in the up at Lea Bridge Gardens, Packages telling the story of your house available eighteenth century survivor, Etloe House, although this has to suit all budgets. west of Lea Bridge Station; a For a FREE consultation email Karen Averby subsequently been much altered. Looking at historic maps and bungalow town of 69 shacks info@archangelheritage.co.uk engravings may therefore be the only way to appreciate Leyton’s www.archangelheritage.co.uk/house-histories housed families who reared rural past…but it’s a very nice way to spend an afternoon. discount for EList readers ducks and grew vegetables.

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Norman Coe Last year’s Greatest Little Art Show was a huge success, raising funds for the Mill Community Centre and our local night shelter, or to give it its full title the Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter (FCENS). With winter upon us and with it the hardest time for our homeless, Paul Lindt meets Norman Coe, a man involved in the Shelter and also the area’s Christian Kitchen.

Are you local? Born in Brettenham Road, Walthamstow, grew up in Highams Park. Fond memories of being one of The Boys’ Brigade at a local Baptist Church.

church. I remember him saying ‘I want to know if God is real or not’ I

Where did you originally work? At a large stationary company in their Print Dept.

told him that God says in the bible ‘You will find me when you seek me with all your heart’ (Jeremiah 29.13)

But then you ran away to sea… I had heard of this Mercy Ship called the ‘Anastasis’and had gone to see it in dock at Canary Wharf during a lunch break. It was mainly a hospital ship bound for West Africa. I was taken by the whole idea, so signed up as a volunteer in the engineering dept for 3 months in Togo and Ghana. This proved just the beginning and in the end I spent nearly a year in total in various parts of Southern and Western Africa. It was a great experience seeing so many people benefit from free essential medical attention.

Pat found his answer and became an active, rather radical Christian.

He came up with many new ideas, one being that we should open our church hall to homeless rough sleepers during the winter. Initially I was horrified focusing on the many problems (I thought) this might bring, but I became convinced it was God’s will and so the right thing to do.

At the time you were a member of the Blackhorse Road Baptist Church. Tell us about Pat Holland. Yes the church gave me a lot of support and continues to. I later served as a Deacon and then Elder.

Around 20 years ago a new member joined the church called Pat Holland. Pat had experienced very difficult things in his life. He had become an alcoholic and became street homeless but by going through Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) sessions had given up drink.

Pat became curious as to whether God existed or not. During the AA sessions clients were urged to seek help from a ‘Higher Power’ which he had assumed must be God. He found it helped him and so came to 24

So how did the Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter (FCENS) come about? With the formation of the hostel, the original churches concluded that a rolling night shelter was still needed and so the FCENS was set up about 6 years ago.

How does it work? The idea is to take in anybody who’s on the streets especially those who did not have recourse to public funds for whatever reason. We target the most vulnerable. The shelter runs each year from November to end of March and is mainly run by volunteers but have three paid workers. One is our co-ordinator Tunde, who doubles as a support worker. The other two, Anthony and Shane cover the overnight supervision. FCENS works as a rolling shelter collaborating with churches to allow their premises to be used each night from 8pm through to 8am.

What’s the difference between a hostel and the night shelter?

The main difference is that the Night Shelter will take people off the street without undue process (although we do have an appraisal interview) while a hostel will generally be for longer term stay and residents will arrive via referral by the local authority. They will need

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And when you came home? Coming back was a real culture shock, the difference was so huge between what we saw in Africa and the relative comforts life here. I had become increasingly restless with work when I noticed an ad for the YMCA to help co-ordinate a soup van called Christian Kitchen. I got the job but also with it a big drop in salary. Luckily I was quickly made duty manager. My job was to oversee all the YMCA activities during the day and ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents and guests. I found the job rewarding because we had many single homeless people in the hostel.

We opened as a trial in January (1994 I think) for a month supported by six other churches who took the other nights in turn. After this the volunteers felt we should do it for longer, so the following year we did it for three months. This continued for several years and then the project became a charity run hostel for homeless people here in Walthamstow.

to have recourse to public funds or benefits whereas with the Night Shelter this is not so. We have the capacity for 30 guests a night but then we work to find accommodation for when they leave.

Where do your guests come from? Most come via the Fountain of Peace Day Centre in Leyton or the Christian Kitchen Soup van.

The Day Centre is the only place we know of in the borough where homeless people can get support, food, showers, laundry etc. It is used by 45-50 homeless people every day. Manager Audrey does a great job supported by Tunde (who also works at FCENS) and a team of volunteers.

What do your guests recieve at the FCENS? Things like an evening meal and breakfast, a place to sleep albeit a mat on the floor with a sleeping bag, the offer of free clothing and a place to wash. We seek to identify and act on medical needs. Some may have lost their passport or ID Card and if so we help them to apply for a new one. We also signpost our guests to agencies that will help.

Describe the guests Our guests are quite varied and come from all walks of life. Some, about 20%, will have alcohol or addiction problems. Others (10%) will have mental health issues and others just aren’t coping with life and have found themselves on the street.

Several are from Eastern Europe who have come looking for work but it maybe sporadic with long periods of not working. They will not have enough money to rent anywhere. The guests are nearly always men aged from early twenties into the fifties but we do get the odd older guest. We have one man who is seventy. Sadly some women too are street homeless and come to us.

Tell us about the ‘the hidden homeless’ I have often used this term meaning our guests not seen by the general public because they prefer to keep a low profile sleeping in sheds, derelict patches of land and unused alleyways. They often do this to avoid being harassed and moved on. We have many more homeless people on the streets in our borough than official statistics say. This is largely because all street homeless people have to be officially verified and that is not a simple job.

Do you have system when working with people? Guests who come are signed up for 28 days. In this time we expect them to engage with us in sorting out necessary things, like ID or engaging with alcohol agencies. If we consider our guest is making an effort then we will extend their stay for a further period. We intend to be pro-active rather than allow the status quo to remain. We don’t judge, we try to help everyone, we offer hospitality.

Do you have an example of where this approach has been especially successful? One 35 year old man Barry (not his real name) was a regular attender at the Christian Kitchen Soup Van every evening for a year or more. He was an alcoholic and didn’t have his own place to live. He was sofa-surfing mostly. Then he got a place in the local homeless hostel which was good for a while but was evicted because he didn’t pay his service charge. He would rather spend it on drink. Barry was back on the street sleeping rough. Together with a good colleague I know from Street Rescue we managed to get him into CRISIS at Christmas last year.

He was placed in the dependency unit which allows alcoholics to drink whilst offering help and counselling to stop or reduce drinking.

Amazingly, when he came out he had stopped drinking and remained with the Night Shelter up to end of March this year then into a Hostel for three months. Street Rescue (Thames Reach) secured a place for him to stay independently locally and he is doing well. When agencies join up and work together results will happen.

The FCENS operates with a merry band of volunteers and professionals. Yes we all work well together. The host church is vital.

Each evening they offer their premises, gather a group of volunteers to cook the food, set out the bedding, engage with the guests to chat or play games like cards or chess. Volunteers are all offered training. One person from the church needs to stay overnight with one of our paid workers. This is so we have a minimum of two people on duty to ensure safety for guests and premises.

Anyone can help out (not necessarily churchgoers). For example people see our work on Facebook. The volunteers really are the backbone of the project assisted by our professionals and trustees.

As well as being a Trustee of the FCENS you are also involved as a co-ordinator for the Christian Kitchen. The Kitchen supplies hot food every evening to homeless and marginalised people locally using our purpose built van. We get around 40-50 people each evening some of which may be street homeless or have no money. Again they may have mental health or alcohol problems. We treat everyone the same.

What’s your view on the current situation for those living on the streets in London? I believe not enough agencies, voluntary and professional are in place to deal with the numbers. There is clearly not enough affordable housing in London. Hostels are mostly full and will only take people on benefits and who have a local connection.

What can be done about it? On a local scale I believe that we need to have a single building which can be used permanently as an assessment centre. Alongside this, either in the building or close by, there needs to be an overnight shelter operating to the FCENS model.

Currently we have no single permanent location so it makes it difficult for people who need us. Let’s hope and pray one day it happens. www.forestnightshelter.org.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 Oh dear god, is it January already? I’ve spent the past month allowing my brain to turn in to mince pie, how the hell am I supposed to deal with January. January expects things of me, it expects me to not have an afternoon nap, it expects me to go to bed at a sensible time, and it pretty much demands that I don’t get tipsy at lunch time. Some will tell you that January is the month of new beginnings, don’t believe them, January is when the fun stops and we have to do all those things we put off because it was “nearly Christmas”, I hate January.

Mind you, I would rather deal with my January than that of the owners of the EMD cinema. After the glorious opening of the foyer pop up bar in December, they now have a monumental task ahead them, bringing the rest of the building back in to use. Before they get that far they have to negotiate the tangle of red tape and apply for and secure planning permission. All the time the eyes of Walthamstow will be on them, making sure they are kind to our beloved cinema. Even thinking about the work they have to do makes my mince pie filled head hurt.

Whilst I appreciate that the task ahead of them will take herculean effort, I can’t help but wish they would hurry along. Since I’ve been inside the EMD again, my ability to wait for something exciting to happen to it has vanished, I want a fantastic multi-purpose venue, and I want it right now! Yes, I know I’m being impatient but I can’t help myself. My cinema-related excitement has been unleashed and my mince pie brain is unable to reign it back in.

So yes, I hate January, but if this January is the start of a year that brings change to the old cinema, then I’ll put with it. Let’s hope that this year is indeed the start of a new beginning for the EMD. www.walthamstowdiary.com

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I have lots of different sorts of earplugs (unused) that I don’t need. Boyfriend used to snore, but then we had his face removed and it seems to have fixed it.

Swap for chocolate. Collect Highams Park.

ML: Intrigued about details of face-removal!

As I have a snorer myself!

LH: Turns out it’s illegal so instead he got himself a Mandibular Advancement Device.

Pushes the bottom jaw out. Haven’t had a peep out of him since.

VG: I’ve had dreams of being attacked by a chainsaw wielding psycho HM: I love being single.

JC: My ex snored so bad he woke the whole house up.

His new wife now has the ear plugs.

Walthamstow Sell or Swap Anyone know of a legitimate reason for a fluorescent green cross on the pavement outside a house? We’re worried it could be burglary targeting but seems a bit obvious. We are the only one marked in the street. Any advice appreciated.

AC: Plague?

MJ: Santa is missing out your house this year.

CY: They’re gonna nuke you from orbit.

PB: They’re marking out where the new Waitrose is going to go.

BM: What does it mean if someone’s drawn a spaffing cock on your wall? Asking for a friend.

TG: You will be visited by aliens...

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My bathroom door used to belong to Les Gray, lead singer of Mud. Just wondered if anyone else had any random pieces of pop memorabilia or claim to fame? (the door is in Walthamstow so it’s Walthamstow related!)

EF: My front door used to belong to Shakin’ Stevens. I repainted it red after complaints.

EF: I have a Brussels sprout that looks like Leonardo Di Caprio. Does that count?

TF: The man who banged the gong at the start of Rank films, visited my primary school.

TB: Bryan Adams gave me a banana that he ended up not wanting. I hate bananas.

DP: I have Madonna’s hand soap from one of her videos and Eddie’s bag from AbFab. FM: I once told Val Doonican to f*** off JR: I sold Ken Livingstone a cookie; Had a chat with Gloria Hunniford; Went to a party on the invitation of Rat Scabies of The Damned; Had something signed by Will Young by a friend who was told my name was Chiquita lol; Met and talked to Thierri Henry without knowing who he was.

ML: I made Prince laugh. I was at work (rehearsal studios) and he came over to ask me if there was a fan (it was hot) so I said “Yes, me!” I know I know, awful, but it made him laugh and I got given a pass to his show.

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Darth Vader in the Heathcote Arms lol poor bar staff lol thank you all that attended it’s was a good day xx Leytonstone Life

This always reminds me of a TV programme that used to be on Sunday lunchtimes before The Big Match in the late 70s/early 80s. Was it ‘Little House on the Prairie’?

TF: I’ve got it...Catweazle!

PG: Gentle Ben? RB: Follyfoot?

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