The E List - June 2017

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No.50. June 2017

Your cultural life in and around Walthamstow, Leytonstone, Leyton and Wanstead

Cover Star: Ian Dury and Be Magnificent The Walthamstow School of Art 1957-67 Matthew Bourne dunhill E17 Art Trail The Poster Workshop William Morris

Fellowship is Life

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Walthamstow School of Art 1957-67 This month sees the opening of a landmark exhibition at Walthamstow’s William Morris Gallery covering a significant time in the Art School’s history when it became a hotbed for some of the most influential creative talent of a generation. Rowan Bain from the Gallery tells the forgotten story.

This fascinating period saw teachers and students come together in a radical exchange of skills, creativity and ideas.

Painters who were to become established as leaders of Pop Art: Sir Peter Blake and Derek Boshier, Royal Academicians: Olwyn Bowey, Ken Howard and Bill Jacklin, musicians: Ian Dury and Terry Day, fashion designers: Foale and Tuffin and Celia Birtwell, and filmmakers: Ken Russell and Peter Greenaway, all taught or studied at the Walthamstow School of Art during this period. All point to their time at Walthamstow as instrumental in their creative development yet the new exhibition at the William Morris Gallery is amazingly the first time the story of the School has been told in detail.

The story of the Walthamstow School of Art consists of some remarkable artistic talents during an era, the late fifties and sixties, in which London’s cultural scene was exploding.

There was a wide social mix of students, many from working class backgrounds, who were encouraged in their creative development and, as a result, some went on to have a profound impact on the cultural landscape of Britain in the late 20th century.

The history of London’s art schools tends to focus on the better-known institutions such as the Slade School of Fine Art or the Royal College of Art (RCA). The absence of Walthamstow School of Art from the wider history is a fate shared by the hundreds of British art schools that closed down after major reforms to art education came into effect during the 1960s. Although Walthamstow School of Art did not officially close, the distinct identity of the School ceased after its merger into the North East London Polytechnic in the 1970s, later becoming the University of East London (UEL). The legacy of Walthamstow School of Art therefore remains in the personal memories of those who studied there Cover: Ian Dury: Please No Guns, 1963-65

Terry Day: Crushed Car

Courtesy Laurie Lewis ©Terry Day

and is vital and palpable in the art, music, fashion, architecture, films and literature they produced.

Walthamstow School of Art (as it was colloquially known) was officially part of South West Essex Technical College and School of Art (SWETC). Housed in a grand, purpose built, neo-classical building on Forest Road, Walthamstow SWETC first opened in September 1938. By 1947, over 9,000 students were enrolled in day and evening courses at SWETC, studying a variety of vocational and technical subjects, such as engineering, science, commerce, languages and domestic science. SWETC styled itself as a ‘People’s University’, promoting its emphasis on combining educational and recreational activity where both male and female students could meet and engage in self-expression. Despite the agenda of the wider college, the creative, rather than technical focus of the School of Art, set it apart from its institutional partner.

©The Ian Dury Estate

The School had its own Principal with the autonomy to select both staff and students.

In 1951 Stuart Ray became Principal of Walthamstow School of Art, overseeing a period in which it became one of the top art schools in the country. Although as an artist Ray was somewhat traditional, he was nonetheless instrumental in Walthamstow’s unparalleled success during his almost two decade as its Principal.

Most students at Walthamstow first encountered Ray during an initial face-toface interview, a nerve-wracking experience.

At Walthamstow, formal qualifications were not initially a prerequisite for entry. But from the mid-sixties, after recommendations made in the 1960 Coldstream Report into national art education, new admissions had to have five O-levels. This was at odds with Ray’s core belief that talent, however raw, should be the principal condition of admission.

South West Essex Technical College and School of Art c.1960 ©Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Walthamstow School of Art Poster 58-59 ©London Borough of Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library

The emphasis on practical skills such as objective drawing and printmaking was one of the most enduring aspects of the education provided at Walthamstow during the fifties and sixties. The artist Angela Gladwell, who studied there 1962-66, remembers there was little ‘explaining the method in a purely theoretical way, which would have meant little to beginners, but a practical and straightforward method of teaching the subject’. The rigour and discipline of drawing was further instilled through the many hours students spent in the life-room, where the famous raconteur Quentin Crisp sometimes modelled.

All the teaching staff at Walthamstow during this period were practicing artists.

Stuart Ray, as well as teachers Ken Howard, Fred Dubery, William Bowyer, Fred Cuming, Jack Millar and Margaret Green, were all members of the New English Club, a group of professional painters whose work is

Sir Peter Blake Portrait with Badges

©Peter Blake. All rights reserved, DACS 2017. Photo: ©Tate, London 2017

based principally upon direct observation of nature and the human figure. The avantgarde filmmaker, Peter Greenaway, who attended Walthamstow 1962-65, recalls a student mantra, ‘Sick, Sick, Sickert!’, his rebellious protest against some of the teacher’s reverence for Sickert, considered by many at that time to be the father of modern British painting. Yet arguably, it was the respect for, and emphasis on process and practical application that many of the teachers instilled in their lessons, that made

students at Walthamstow proficient in a range of skills and better equipped to test the boundaries of their chosen art form.

Despite some of the teaching staff’s stylistic traditionalism, there was a keen awareness of emerging art trends and a concern amongst Ray and senior staff that Walthamstow should be seen to be ‘keeping up’. And so, as the sixties began to swing, a new group of emerging Pop Artists joined the teaching staff. Peter

The rigour and discipline of drawing was further instilled in the life-room, where Quentin Crisp sometimes modelled.

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Blake, a former graduate of the RCA, started at Walthamstow in 1961. In 1963, Blake was joined by Derek Boshier, who, like Blake, had risen to prominence whilst a student at the RCA, where he had studied alongside David Hockney. Their respective stints at Walthamstow coincided with the new art movement, Pop Art’s entrance into the national consciousness. Their roles as pioneers of Pop Art was immortalised when they featured in filmmaker Ken Russell’s BBC Monitor documentary Pop Goes the Easel. Russell himself was a graduate of the Walthamstow School of Art. The influx of these young artists, alongside other teachers like Derek Hirst, Joe Tilson, John Smith and William Green, all practicing artists, was to have a major impact on the pupils at Walthamstow.

Not long out of Art School themselves, the relatively small age difference between the new influx of teaching staff and students opened up a dialogue. Blake and Boshier in particular captured the imagination of their students, teaching them to celebrate their own experiences in their art. The musicians Terry Day and Ian Dury, as well as the music photographer Laurie Lewis, all embraced the new style, producing prints of tattoo designs and drawing film stars informed by the Pop aesthetic.

Peter Blake’s 1962 painting, Self Portrait with Badges, (see previous page) mirrors the exciting and dynamic atmosphere experienced at Walthamstow School of Art. The painting perfectly captures how artistic skill and technique could combine with young, energetic creativity. The work is a conscious depiction of youth: Blake presents himself dressed in a Jenny Boyd modelling Double D dress, 1966 ©The Foale and Tuffin Archive

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denim jacket and jeans, wearing trainers and holding a magazine with Elvis on the front cover. Yet the expressive brush strokes and muted palette has much in common with a Post-War tradition of painting that, like the students at Walthamstow, Blake would also have experienced during his own art education.

Another work that helps us understand this period at Walthamstow was produced by the artist Bill Jacklin. Jacklin’s father, a First World War veteran, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. The disintegration of his father’s health was powerfully captured in Jacklin’s 1963 work The Invitation Card.

The ambitious three-dimensional piece resembles a large suitcase; housed inside are a series of six motorised soldiers in various stages of mechanical breakdown.

The size of the work prevented Jacklin from transporting it from his parent’s bedsit above Codgers’ flower shop on Forest Road to the Art School nearby, so teachers Peter Blake, Derek Boshier and Joe Tilson visited his house where they gave their critique.

Despite its bleak subject matter, the work speaks of youthful creativity and cathartic emotional exploration through making art, for which Jacklin acknowledges a debt of gratitude to Walthamstow for providing.

Another teacher to have made a name for himself before arriving at Walthamstow was William Green. Once again, it was Ken Russell that helped Green establish a reputation through his 1957 film The Makings of an Action Painter, in which Russell filmed Green dragging his bicycle over a canvas to spread black bitumen and liquid paraffin, a scene later spoofed by Tony Hancock in his film The Rebel (1961). Green was a maverick teacher and the stuff of legend.

He set unusual student projects such as painting on baseball boots and doors and even showed students how to set fire to their canvasses. On one such occasion, the smell of smoke during one of his lessons prompted the Principal Stuart Ray to pop his head out of his office to check where the fire was, upon seeing Green he warned, ‘just make sure you keep the flames to below 10ft, Green’.

This kind of free spirited teaching was seemingly at odds with Principal Stuart Ray’s own conservatism, yet was in fact encouraged by him. The photographer Euan Duff, who taught evening classes in Graphic Design in the 1960s, described Walthamstow as an ‘atelier’ system,

Tutor and celebrated action painter William Green even showed students how to set fire to their canvasses managed entirely by Ray, in which teachers were trusted to follow a logic of their own, based on expertise and curiosity.

Reforms brought about by the Coldstream Reports of 1960 and 1970 enforced an unprecedented level of control for British Art Schools. The existing four year Art and Design scheme was replaced by a one-year Pre-Diploma course (later known as Foundation course) and a three-year Diploma in Art and Design (known as the DipAD), equivalent to a degree.

Walthamstow School of Art’s application to teach the DipAD in Painting and Fashion was rejected, prompting an outcry from senior staff at the RCA, who, writing to The Times in 1965, presented statistics showing that Walthamstow had submitted more successful candidates to the RCA between 1962 and 1963 than any other art school in the country. At a time when the number of student admissions to the RCA was a mark of an art school’s success, this was truly impressive.

Derek Boshier Smile 1968, ink on paper ©The artist and Gazelli Art House

Walthamstow School of Art’s inability to award the DipAD qualification undermined their attempts to attract the most talented students. Moreover, the reforms brought about a new emphasis in art education that meant the type of teaching which Walthamstow had been so successful at, honing students’ craft and technical skill whilst exposing them to the varying teaching styles of practising artists, was replaced in favour

Bill Jacklin Invitation Card

©Bill Jacklin

Walthamstow submitted more successful candidates to the RCA between 1962 and 1963 than any other art school in the country. of a more standardised system, devoted to individual creative development. As the sixties progressed, students and teachers moved on, many to pursue highly successful careers in the creative industries.

Whilst the individuals that studied at Walthamstow School of Art between 1957-67 continued to benefit from the art education they received there, the radical era was over.

This article is an edited excerpt from Be Magnificent.

Walthamstow School of Art 1957-1967 (Hali Publications, 2017). Available from William Morris Gallery, Vestry House Museum and online: www.wmgallery.org.uk/shop/online-shop £12.95

Ian Dury and Terry Day in the Refrectory at WSA c.1962.

©Terry Day

Ian Dury I’m crazy for you, 1963 Courtesey Laurie Lewis © The Estate of Ian Dury

Be Magnificent. Walthamstow School of Art 1957–1967 9 June – 10 September 2017 William Morris Gallery Forest Road E17 4PP Wednesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm admission free

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Musician Ian Dury (a piece from his time at the School is featured on this month’s cover) is said to have found his spiritual home at Walthamstow under the tutelage of Sir Peter Blake who taught at the school between 1961 and 1964. Dury and Blake formed a life-long friendship, collaborating at several points in their careers. In 1979 Blake designed the promotional poster for the Ian Dury & The Blockheads single ‘Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3’ and in 1984 Dury immortalised Blake in The Blockheads

song ‘Peter the Painter’.

Blake said of his time at Walthamstow School of Art: “If I did anything of value as a teacher, it was opening a door to something”.

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Overheard on a bus: one old man enquired of his mate whether a much missed friend had passed away. “Oh no” came the reply “he hasn’t died, he’s just moved to Walthamstow.” In a similar vein there is a poster from the 60s in this month’s Magpie (pg 41) warning of the horror awaiting anyone who should fall asleep on the newly opened Victoria Line, yes you guessed it they’d end up in Walthamstow. For years friends from other more well known parts of London would look at me blankly when I told them where I lived, or worse would offer their condolences. In terms of press you would only find the area mentioned in the property section because it was ‘unbelievably cheap’ (sic), with journalists left pretty stumped for anything else to say about the place apart from it was once home to 90s boyband East17, and that the High Street was ‘lugubrious’.

Yes there was a Village apparently but no journalists had ever seen it, enabling them to make fantastical claims about the streets of Georgian or even Tudor houses.

I was mystified why my home town was being overlooked and with no disrespect to East17 no-one had anything else to say about it. Even though I’ve lived here since the late 80s I guess this must have affected me, because I wasn’t sure I could sustain a magazine on the area for more than three issues. Looking back the first few issues were glorified pamphlets, as I attempted to eke out stories on William Morris, the E17 Art Trail and the Dog Track. But then the stories starting coming, and the characters and creators starting appearing. So I am proud and somewhat amazed to say here we are 50 issues later still celebrating Walthamstow, and now embracing Leyton, Leytonstone and Wanstead, with I’m glad to say no prospect of the well of content drying up.

Anyone in doubt as to the rich and varied cultural life and history of our corner of North East London need only peruse these pages and as you will see from our cover story it’s been a place of creativity and radical thinking for a long time, way before its new found fashionable status.

Anyway a heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s supported, contributed to and read the E List over the past 50 issues. It wouldn’t be here without you.

Paul Lindt, Editor editor@theelist.co.uk

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Sir Matthew Bourne

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The Poster Workshop

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E17 Art Trail 2017

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Perculiar Times: Cleveland House, Hoe Street E17

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Choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne OBE

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Dooagh Beach a poem by Mike Sims

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James Bond favourite, dunhill in E17 since 1936

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No Master a poem by William Morris

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Chris Walker’s new book ABCDE17

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Walthamstow Diary

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The Poster Workshop and the E17 Art Trail

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The Magpie seeking out the shiniest, funniest remarks

E~DEN: The Home Directory

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from local social media

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House Doctor – Planning a new kitchen

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Red Imp’s 13 nights of comedy previews in July

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Local Heroes – Ted Barnes and Helen Maurer

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Tom Gaul’s A Spotter’s Guide to Local Streetlife

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E-VOLVE: Health and Fitness Directory

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Listings

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For the latest listings including a link to download the app, a digital version of the E List magazine and back issues

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The E List is available for FREE at approx 100 venues across E17, E11, E12, E10 and E4.

See theelist.co.uk for your nearest venue. As copies disappear quickly we aim to restock the most popular venues during the month so please keep trying.

If you would like your venue to be a distribution point email listings@theelist.co.uk

3-18 June 2017

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Special Preview Night: Thursday 1 June

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Stationed: A Mural for St James St James Street Station June 1st- June 18th 2017

Inspired by the Walthamstow marshes, local emerging artist Farah Ishaq is installing a bespoke linocut mural in the alcoves outside St James Street Station, launching on June 1st 2017.

Venue 62 on the E17 Art Trail Map, you can pick up a free programme guide from venues across Walthamstow. Mural for St James aims to bring a piece of peaceful nature to a previously neglected space, please enjoy.

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Holographic Principle 1 light sculpture by Haberdashery and Julian Abrams. Venue 34.

Let art light up your life This month the biennial E17 Art Trail returns to once again illuminate the area, re-enforcing E17’s legacy as a home for makers and creators. This free 16-day arts festival takes place all over Walthamstow from 3 – 18 June. Finnola D’Albert reveals just a little of what to expect.

In an area so proud of its artistic heritage, and one that openly encourages the diversity of talents within the community, the E17 Art Trail is the jewel in the crown.

This artist and community-led initiative has grown and grown since its inception.

And whether you embrace it, ignore it, or personally take part, no-one can deny that it’s a huge part of the character of the area.

Even in this years’ festival theme we see the added injection of beauty onto our everyday lives. The theme is STEAM, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths; just like the STEM subjects in education - but with added art!

Over 7,000 exhibitors and over 180 venues and workplaces in Walthamstow will be involved. While the painters, poets, sculptors, sketchers, choirs, photographers, designers, dancers, and ceramicists that are taking part make up an incredible one in fifteen of Walthamstow’s residents. Of the locations involved, 23 of them are

schools, colleges and under five’s centres - including several that have never taken part before. So, due to the democratic nature of the event, professional artists will exhibit alongside these blossoming amateur participants. For the Art Trail’s Creative Director, Laura Kerry, this is the core of the event; to encourage young people not just to be involved in the festival, but in the arts. She said specifically that this year’s theme was chosen with our local schools in mind.

This year artists have been collaborating with academics at Queen Mary University of London, University College London and Birkbeck University of London to add new technologies and an exciting talks programme to the line-up. Befittingly to the theme, local connections to coding early computers will be highlighted, as well as explorations in painting with light, and those now using the next generations of computing technology to search for the building blocks of life in space.

In a workshop setting (rather than talk or exhibition) the UCL visualisation experts will produce images with an experimental device. They describe the creations as “Visible to the eye yet indecipherable” as the images are revealed when viewed in long-exposure photographs.

Also in response to the theme is the work of MovE17, a group that will be creating a dance piece during the Art Trail to be performed at the Walthamstow Garden Party, based on the use of mathematics in choreography. They will perform Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s seminal work Rosas danst Rosas with the intention of revealing the maths within the dance. The Experimental Ceramics of Amanda Doidge are also a highlight of this year’s programme. Her playful but highly thought-provoking work draws inspiration from the periodic table and the human body.

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Photo by Clive Atkins Animal Ball Mask

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Venue 34.

Moireé Landscape

by Tony Blackmore.

Venue 159.

Another group taking part in the talks programme are the incredible Invisible Numbers. Their talk promises to reveal the hidden story of Pilot ACE, as well as examining the holographic principles in light sculpture, something called an infinity mask, geometric jewellery, the art of rope-spinning and, fascinating fibre-art that comments on a divided nation. One of the exhibitors in the group is Haberdashery, who just installed a lighting sculpture titled Origin of Wonder into the Wonder Room at Selfridges.

We’d also like to recommend Sacred Geometry. An exhibition that three artists, Tony Blackmore, Jason Hawkridge and Mark McClure, have created specifically for the location. The trio’s geometric art has been woven into the beautiful St. Peterin-the-Forest. In what will almost certainly be an awe-inspiring exhibition, visitors will be able to enjoy the art in the historic environment before heading out into the natural beauty of Epping Forest.

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I’ve not been a local to the area my entire life, but Walthamstow’s passion for its artistic alumni has been consistently inherent and infectious. More than ever, at this time of year, we’re reminded of a local lad’s words, “History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.” - William Morris.

E17 Art Trail Preview Night Thursday 1 June e17arttrail.co.uk/previews Exhibitions, Events, Walks & Talks Saturday 3 – 18 June e17arttrail.co.uk

Experimental Ceramics by Amanda Doidge Venue 114, 54 Church Hill, E17 9RY amandadoidge.co.uk How Do Choreographers Use Maths?

by MovE17 Venue 6, Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, E17 6DS Invisible Numbers: Group Exhibition Venue 34, Artists Talks Programme: 10 June, 2pm-4pm.

Winns Gallery, Lloyd Park, E17 5EQ invisiblenumbers.co.uk Sacred Geometry Venue 159, Preview event 4 June, 2-6pm.

St Peter-in-the-Forest, Woodford New Road, E17 3PP For more details including opening days and times pick up an Art Trail Guide or visit e17arttrail.co.uk

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Sir Matthew Bourne in rehearsals for The Car Man. Photo by Chris Mann.

“I was always putting on shows in our spare bedroom for the old ladies.

It was a great neighbourhood.”

Sir Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake with Chris Trenfield as The Swan. Photo by Helen Maybanks.

Walthamstow Bourne

and naming them one thing or another.

I’d put on Cinderella and other Disney favourites with fellow pupils as the cast.

Then I formed a dance group at Matthews Memorial Church on Penrhyn Crescent before much of the church was destroyed, It’s just the hall left now,” he explains.

Multiple award winning, innovative choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne OBE talks to Kirsty McNeil-O’Connor about his early years in Walthamstow.

Sir Matthew Bourne OBE is probably best known for his gloriously adventurous twists on ballet classics with his company New Adventures; the all male Swan Lake or the brave and witty Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray and the groundbreaking Lord of The Flies. Since speaking with him, he has picked up the Critics’ Circle Award for outstanding services to the arts. This really is a story of the local boy made good.

“I was born in The Mother’s Hospital on Lower Clapton Road, Hackney. It was a Salvation Army Hospital,” Matthew says.

“My grandparents lived in Walthamstow, a lot of my family are from here, they lived here through the Blitz, somehow

they weren’t evacuated. We moved to Walthamstow when I was 6 years old, to Douglas Avenue. I have some great memories of that street. I was always putting on shows in our spare bedroom for the old ladies. It was a great neighbourhood, I’d even put fetes on in the street sometimes. I went to Roger Ascham Primary School, then William Fitt Junior High (Aveling Park) and finally George Monoux School, when it was still a comprehensive, (now the sixth form college).”

Matthew had a passion for shows and performing from a very young age. “At Roger Ascham, they allowed me to put on shows, I was always forming companies To advertise your business contact ads@theelist.co.uk 9

thought I was a really good dancer. But Laban were very big on choreography too.

I think they thought ‘oh perhaps we have a dance writer here’ or something. But, there was much more space at Laban to use our imaginations and I was one of the last people at that time to receive a grant from Waltham Forest to study arts outside the borough, which was great.”

But it wasn’t just the theatre that set Matthew on his path, it was the big movie musicals too. “I loved going to the cinema, to the Granada on Hoe Street, to see the big musicals, so wonderful. I really loved that cinema, really special.” Matthew is pleased to hear it has been reopened and intends to visit.

So aged 22, Matthew Bourne left Walthamstow and journeyed over the river to begin the next chapter in his life.

“I think my life experience up until that point, really helped. It’s one thing to study but another to live life and I think I’ve brought that into my work, storytelling, identifying human truth.”

“When I was about 14 years old I went with my mum to see a show, Edith Evans and Friends, in the West End. It was opening night, but we hadn’t known it was going to be. There were famous people everywhere and I got some autographs. It was so exciting to realise that I could just go to the theatres and do this,” he says. “So me and my friend Simon started going up to town on the 38 bus from Walthamstow around 3 or 4 times a week, autograph hunting. We’d meet the stars of the day. To meet Fred Astaire face to face was incredible, he was my idol. There was Charlie Chaplin, Betty Davis and Liz Taylor, so many of the big movie stars.”

It is impossible to list all of his achievements here, but Matthew Bourne and his company New Adventures create work that has been both popular and groundbreaking, performed to sell out audiences the world over. Lord of the Flies united professional dancers and young men with no previous dancing experience.

The company overall tours more venues and gives more performances in the UK than any other company. You won’t have to go far to find out more about Sir Matthew Bourne and his ongoing and huge back catalogue of work!

At 18 years old, Matthew left school.

“When I left George Monoux it was with a huge relief, I had hated it there. My life and artistic pursuits were entirely outside school and I couldn’t wait to leave. I took jobs, I worked at the BBC and for Keith Prowse ticket and booking agents. But I was always around theatre, learning more all the time and I had got into dance more then, watching ballet and contemporary dance but I was floundering a bit, I was completely self taught. Then I wrote off for courses. In fact when I went to audition to study at the Laban Centre in Deptford, there was an audition dance class and that was the very first actual dance class I had ever attended. “ But the teachers luckily spotted Matthew’s potential. “I think they accepted me on the course at Laban because they could see I had serious passion and knowledge, more than my actual dancing ability,” he laughs. “I was naive until that audition class, I had 10

But Matthew hasn’t forgotten his roots.

“A couple of years ago Sir George Monoux College got in touch with me. It was a great experience going back, because I had hated it when I was a pupil there.

When I returned there was a welcoming party, they were even playing Swan Lake over the tannoy. There was singing and

Matthew with students at Sir George Monoux College

dancing, then they told me that they wanted to name their theatre after me, I was thrilled, here were all these talented and actually quite lucky people; I told them that, as we hadn’t had any of these opportunities when I studied at Monoux.

It was fantastic to be able to put the past to bed and renew my relationship with the school in such a positive way.”

And his relationship to George Monoux continues today through the Re:Bourne program, ‘launched in 2010 to support and encourage the next generation of dance-makers.’ It has become one of the most prestigious and sought-after choreography awards for new artists and biennially showcases the work of a young choreographer. Re:Bourne doesn’t stop there, it delivers a range of diverse projects to support health and wellbeing.

In partnership with Dementia Pathfinders they work in care homes leading dance workshops for people living with dementia.

Sir Matthew Bourne OBE was knighted last year for his Services to Dance.

Sir Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. Photo by Helen Maybanks.

“I was lucky really, because we lived in London. My parents loved the theatre so we would go fairly regularly. Always in the cheap seats though. To me, then, you had to be very rich to sit in the stalls. Even on Boxing day, when we’d go to the theatre as our Christmas outing, we would still be right up high, possibly in the first row of the upper - upper circle.”

World Class in Walthamstow Its entrance, hidden behind old sea containers, is down an anonymous alley on an E17 industrial estate.

At the end, where you might expect a breakers yard, is a neat, somewhat understated office frontage that would work as a 1970s period piece. In the unmistakable lowercase font of elongated verticals it declares itself to be the premises of dunhill, beloved of the likes of James Bond and Royalty for over a hundred years.

Amazingly this premium brand have had a workshop in Walthamstow since 1936. Jonathan Elliott reports.

On entering the surprisingly light and airy workshop, one’s olfactory senses are hit by a mix of rich, wonderful smells, of leather, oak and thick paint.

All images courtesy Alfred Dunhill Limited

I’d been invited to join a number of other craft enthusiasts on a tour of the workshop as part of the annual London Craft Week. Our guide is a genial and knowledgeable gentleman, a man devoted to his calling. Bulky machines do sudden things to bits of leather. But this is not a factory – there are no production lines here; this is a workshop. It is, to use dunhill’s phrase, the “antithesis of mass-produced fast fashion”, everything is crafted entirely by hand. It is a shrine to the authentic or, as the website calls it, a “leather accessories nerve centre”.

Our guide gathers us around a large table and we watch, agog, the design of a bespoke music bag. There is a lot

of leather around – and of every kind – French goat, lamb, even ostrich, all complete with their CITES certificate (a guarantee that the use of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival). Innumerable rolls of material lie along great metal shelves. Evocative labels dangle demurely: “Belgrave Blue”, “Bourdon Oxblood”, “Saffiano”, “Brights Turquoise”. We are bidden to fondle these wonderfully luxurious textures. The room falls quiet and there is only the sound of fingers on lizard skin. dunhill has been around for well over a century. Back in 1893, the 21-year-old Alfred Dunhill from Middlesex took over his father’s saddler business. Over the next few decades, he would singlehandedly establish a globally recognised brand that still today remains a byword for class and luxury items. The saddlery business back at the end of the nineteenth century was

doing well but young Alfred saw which way the horse was going and so invested his efforts in the mechanical version – the automobile. The business began producing motoring clothing and accessories for the car-loving Edwardian gentleman. There were the dunhill gloves, peaked caps, knee aprons (yes – knee aprons), and “foot muffs” – it was a collection of accessories called Motorities and it struck gold. They said that dunhill made “everything for the car but the motor”.

An advert in The Autocar magazine, dated August 1909, lists some of these wonderful Motorities – from the practical (tyre testers, spare tyre carriers and jacks) to the luxury, such as the ‘must-have’ flower holder, retailing for 12 shillings and sixpence or, for the very well-to-do, a luncheon basket costing anything from £4 to a whopping £14 (the equivalent roughly of £1,400 today). Even a leather

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Who buys these bags and accessories, I wonder? It used to be the denizens of clubland - the Bertie Woosters who needed new kit to impress at the next country house weekend. Before the Second World War, dunhill’s most prestigious customer was by royal warrant, Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII). And still today, dunhill’s owners, Richemont, sell lovely stuff to the global elites. Alfred Dunhill died a very rich man in 1959 but the business remained in the family, ensuring a continuation of craftsmanship and good, old-fashioned quality.

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And then there’s the bespoke arm of the workshop that will cater for the “wants and whims of the most discerning customer”.

So, if your desire is to have a monitor lizard-skin leather suitcase with a harpoon

holder, this is the place to get it made (as long as it’s a farmed monitor lizard). Or if you need a leather wallet emblazoned with the family crest, look no further than dunhill. Menswear, leather goods, natty wallets and briefcases – dunhill makes it all - the totes, the pochettes and the folios, here, in the secret bunker in E17. It’s not cheap, but you wouldn’t expect it to be – you’re paying for exceptional quality and craftsmanship much of it by local artisans.

So, unbeknownst to most of us, here, in an unassuming backwater of the Stow, a tradition of leather craft for the gentleman, now in its 123rd year, quietly continues unobserved. And long may it continue.

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cushion would set you back 30 shillings (£140). So, we’re talking high-end luxury here. And it’s been the same ever since.

Meanwhile, back in the present day, our guide lays out the hide of an alligator (farmed of course) – it is as black as coal and surprisingly soft. On a nearby bench, is a row of leather bags nearly finished – they are heavy with authenticity, you get the feeling they’ll outlive their owners.

Each, we are told, will be stamped with the name of the artisan who toiled over it – usually one person from start to finish working “with the delicacy of a surgeon”.

Each bag takes about 30 hours to make, pretty much entirely by hand; the stitching especially is only really doable by nimble fingers. “Nothing,” says dunhill, “is hurried; everything is considered”.

Alphabet Town His first book Yellow Man was inspired by the true story of a much loved toy, thought lost but then reunited with its young owner after a call out Walthamstow Sell or Swap. The beautifully ilustrated book was launched at the last E17 Art Trail in 2015, and now illustrator Chris Walker is back with another locally inspired masterpiece for this year’s trail. Here he talks to Paul Lindt.

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ABCDE17 is an ABC book but with a Walthamstow twist. I hope everyone who knows the ’Stow will find something familiar here. We all recognise M is for mattress! Even our greatest export, the band East17 makes an appearance. It’s suitable for children but grown-ups will definitely appreciate the humour.

The idea came to me while out walking through Walthamstow. I kept spotting little things that would be fun to illustrate, like the pound’a’bowls in the market and the Little Free Libraries. I thought it would be interesting to bring all those things together, originally as a poster, but soon the project grew and it became the book.

the Art Trail, hoping to sell maybe half of those. Instead, we completely sold out in two days. 60 people turned up at one point to get their signed copy. Parents tell me that their children really love having a book set in their own home town with places they recognise, and the fact it all came about from real events really struck a chord with people on the Walthamstow Sell or Swap Facebook group, where it all began. To date we’ve sold over 1,000 copies and raised over £200 for Whipps Cross children’s ward.

After the trail the book will go on sale exclusively at Debbie Bliss Home in Walthamstow Village. They’ve been a great supporter of me and my work over the past couple of years. Nell and Lottie in the shop have helped me out with getting this first edition of the book printed, so big thanks to them both.

Yellow Man will return. I’m already talking to Joe Pajarillaga who wrote the first story with me. We have a great idea for a new Walthamstory adventure, and hope to work on it later this year. Don’t worry Yellow Man makes a couple of cameos in ABCDE17 that are fun to spot.

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It’s been a lot of fun to make and I’ve learnt things along the way. My favourite page features the shields on the Central Parade clock tower. In all my years here I’d never noticed the plaque revealing the identity of each family crest. It’s a really interesting building.

We’re launching the book at the E17 Art Trail in June. On the first and last Saturday of the month we’re hosting a mini popup market in our back garden, Doodlebank & Friends, where I’ll be selling and signing the new book and Walthamstow inspired artwork. My partner and a few of our crafty friends will be setting up stalls too selling handmade jewellery, accessories, books and children’s clothing. It’s a very child friendly event, bring the family and come and say hello.

Poster Power In advance of her silk screen poster workshop as part of this year’s E17 Art Trail, Barry Bliss talks to Jo Robinson about her time with Camden’s legendary Poster Workshop of the late 60s and her work since then.

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At an impromptu meeting at the Unity Theatre, in response to the revolutionary events in France in May 1968, a non-political scenery painter was so inspired by the fiery rhetoric she heard that she volunteered to “paint a building red!” Jo Robinson never got to paint a building, but from that moment on she became an agit prop artist and with others founded the Poster Workshop. This group helped create campaigning political posters, giving a voice to those who had none. Although

relatively short-lived, the Workshop formed a lasting influence on the British radical scene and many contemporary artists such as Bansky et al must surely pay their due to these pioneers. After the demise of the Workshop Jo went into teaching but continued her political activity by becoming heavily involved in the developing feminist movement.

Fast forward a few years and Jo is now back with a “Silk screen poster workshop – see how its done” at St Barnabas Church (first three weekends in June)

for this year’s Art Trail. As Jo observes “we still need to give a voice to those who have none and indeed even more so today”. Of special concern is the fate of refugees and Jo hopes people attending will create posters voicing their support for their plight. Maybe, she hopes, this and the many other burning issues of the day will inspire people to further political engagement.

In keeping with the ethos of the original collective anyone can attend these new workshops. You just pop in.

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UNITY Under the wing of knitwear designer Debbie Bliss and inspired by his experience in the refugee camps of France - Youssef, a teenager fleeing the devastating war in his native Syria, has designed the Unity Beanie hat to raise money for others like him.

He tells Farah Ishaq how the unlikely pair met.

Hailing from Damascus, Youssef, fled Syria aged just 15, enduring a perilous journey which included surviving the capsizing of a refugee boat, making his way from Greece to Northern France often on foot and existing for seven months in the refugee camps in Calais.

The Poster Workshop was set up in the summer of 1968 in a two-roomed basement in Camden Road, Camden Town.

It was inspired by the Atelier Populaire from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, who at the height of the events of May 1968 gave a voice, through their posters, to the slogans, demands and anger of the revolutionary events as they unfolded on the streets outside.

Like their Parisian counterparts the Poster Workshop used the cheapest and most immediate methods available and printed by silkscreen. Decisions on posters were usually made by whoever was around at the time. Occasionally there were big meetings, but much that happened was on an ad hoc basis. All kinds of people came to them when they needed posters from tenants’ associations, protesting against steep rent rises to striking workers at the Dagenham Ford plant, anti-apartheid groups to CND, International Socialists (now Socialist Worker) and Young Communists. There were no fixed charges for posters. Groups paid what they felt they could afford toward the cost.

The Poster Workshop existed at an exceptional time, thriving on the belief that huge changes were possible - indeed, were already taking place around the world and the posters made there reflect this belief as well as the extraordinary diversity of those who came to the workshop.

The Poster Workshop however was short-lived and by the end of 1970, with the advent of cheap litho reproduction now available, it was gone.

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Envisioning it all in black with a cross, a Star of David, a peace symbol and a star and crescent to signify his own Islamic faith all in red, Youssef explains in his basic English that he was “inspired by the people who work in the camps. So many volunteers of different ideas, there are Christians, Muslims, Jews, all very kind and helpful to me in the place we live.”

When asked how he came up with it, he simply says, “the design comes from my mind, I don’t see it before.” Bliss explained further, “he was very, very specific about what he wanted. He drew it on a scrap of paper, black with cream stripes, and said the motifs are going to be red. We could help technically by translating his design into a knitting pattern in the studio, but it was all his idea.”

Having previously offered downloadable knitting patterns as a means to raise money for good causes, Bliss adds a bit about the thought process behind this new project. “Hats have become ways that people can symbolize something, like the recent Pussy hats, and that’s why we wanted to make the Unity hat. We also really wanted to raise money for Help Refugees and Phone Credit for Refugees (for whom Sloane was making a fundraising film when Bliss met Youssef). It is essential that people can stay in contact with their families.”

Having recently turned 18, studying English and maths is the first stage to Youssef’s dream career and he’ll also be attending a menswear summer school at the prestigious fashion school Central St. Martins, thanks to a meeting facilitated by Debbie.

Granted 5 years to remain in the UK, Youssef has lived through some traumatic events and misses his family at home terribly, but he is starting to forge a new path in London thanks to the power of design.

You can download the Unity Beanie knitting pattern for free and find details on how to donate to Youssef’s chosen charities at debbieblissonline.com/patterns/youssefs-unity-beanie

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It was in the camps that Youssef met filmmaker Natalie Sloane, who introduced him to Debbie Bliss, the MBE-awarded knitwear designer and Orford Road retailer, as he’d always had ambitions to be a fashion designer and wanted to learn to knit to turn his Unity hat design into a reality.

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How far is the fridge from the prep area? How much do you have to bend or reach to get your pans etc.

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The buyer’s funds arrived from abroad the day after expiry of the notice, and the buyer offered to pay the seller the balance of the purchase price plus interest and costs. The seller refused and later sold the property to a third party at a higher price, as the likelihood of obtaining planning permission had improved.

The buyer’s application to the court under the Law of Property Act 1925 for return of the deposit was rejected, and an appeal also failed.

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Ted Barnes and Helen Maurer As this year’s E17 Art Trail begins, this month we feature two artists whose work with children enthuses Art Trail organiser Laura Kerry ‘makes magic real’. Intrigued, Paul Lindt. set out to find out more.

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them through with the deputy head. Once we’ve settled on a theme, we make lots of samples, and the teachers decide what they’d like to make with their class. It’s the teachers who put the ideas into practice and make it happen, alongside other parents who help with the mammoth task of displaying it all. Helen: Ted usually does all the organizing, he’s like the driver and I am like a navigator with the map upside down coming up with some unusual routes!

One of the amazing things I’ve heard is that you manage to involve every single child in the school in each project. Ted: Yes, the exciting thing is having over 900 of something to work with. It’s all about working out what would look good on mass and what is possible to engage with all of the years throughout the school. We have made ‘The Largest Collection of Insects’, ‘The Winns Christmas Toyshop’ and ‘Our school’s been taken over by aliens’ which had 900 aliens staring through the windows and a spaceship landing on the roof! Seeing the children excited and trying to spot their work is the best bit. There is no other project that brings together all the pupils from each year group, and that feels special and appreciated.

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of London for over 25 years, the last six in Walthamstow. Before that we were living on a canal boat in Kings Cross but as our son got bigger, the boat got smaller, until eventually we had to move! We ended up here largely through having friends in the area and it being affordable at that time.

What do you love about the area? Helen: When we first came here my friend took me to the Salvation Army shop on Forest Road and I thought, ‘Yes I could live here’, I love Lloyd Park, particularly the bridge with the metal branches, Hollow Ponds, the haberdashers in the market, traders shouting “Biggie biggie bowls” and mainly the people we’ve got to know.

Helen, your work looks stunning on the cover of this year’s E17 Art Trail Guide. Can you tell us about this particular piece? Helen: Thank you. The installation was originally created for a twelfth century church in York. One of the guides pointed out a fragment high up within the

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Laura nominated you for your work with The Winns Primary School. Can you tell you tell us what’s in store for this year’s Art Trail? Helen: This year we are creating ‘a walk in imagination’ for the school reception area - a kind of Winns Mind Palace. There are about 900 pupils and they are each making a cell with something that they like to think about on it. Ted: The idea links in with the Art Trail and the connection between science and art. We liked the quote, “without imagination there would be no science”, which conveys how necessary the arts are no matter what subject you are studying.

How did you first get involved with the school? Helen: We started when our son was in reception, doing a one-off Christmas project, making a huge stained glass window. That led onto a second project and then at some point it changed from us asking the school if it would be possible to do something, to them asking us “What are you doing next?” Now we do two projects a year, one in the summer and one at Christmas.

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Ted: We start a couple of months before by coming up with some ideas and talking

stained glass with a garden painted on it, probably by someone restoring the windows.

I liked the idea of this secret glass garden, and that became the catalyst for the work.

In this particular piece, plants are placed on an overhead projector; light passes through them to create a large-scale version on the wall. I’ve since showed the piece in different locations; the image on the cover is part of the installation in a gallery space in South London.

People can see more of your work on your website. But for me you create little vignettes or windows into alternative worlds using props, projected light and sometimes motion. What is your starting point when creating an installation? Helen: If I’m working on a commission it will be visiting the place and researching the history.

I also experiment a lot, playing with glass and light to see what happens. For example, I had a light bulb on a long flex for something I was working on and as I wandered round I noticed that it did really interesting things to the shadows. I started swinging it and it completely destabilised the space. A friend of mine said that it would be interesting to see whether it would be possible to appear to stand still in the space so I got a dancer to come over and try that, which led to a whole other set of possibilities…

What’s your creative background? Helen: A degree in Brighton in Visual and Performing Arts, then I studied Fine Art Glass at Central Saint Martins and finally an MA in glass at the Royal College.

Obviously the finished piece exists in a particular space and time, how do you record your work? How does it feel that it’s transient? Helen: I try to get a photographer to document the piece as once it’s taken down, that’s all that’s left of the work. I don’t mind that it’s gone, it means that I can reuse the materials and it exists in the minds of the people who saw it, more like theatre. I’m not massively into creating more stuff in the world.

This month sees the 2017 E17 Art Trail.

What does the Art Trail mean to you both? Helen: I think The Art Trail provides something to work towards for a lot of people, and the theme inspires new ideas. I also like the way lots of unusual spaces get involved; I’ve seen shows in hairdressers, pubs, people’s living rooms… Ted: For me the Art Trail is about the projects at Winns School.

Helen, I know you’re part of the Barbican Arts Trust Open Studios. What have you got planned? Helen: There are 28 artists in our complex and a really wide range of work – some great painters, printmakers,

sculptors working with recycled materials…

We are having a group show based on the theme of Memory in the project space, so it’s an opportunity to see everyone’s work there and then to meet the artists in their studios and see their work in progress. There’s also a children’s quiz with prizes!

Ted, You’re a bit of a renaissance music man by all accounts, writing and performing, as well as collaborating for film and theatre. Your work with school kids seems to combine it all. Which of the schools projects are you most proud of?

Ted: That’s very nice of you to say so! I quite like that title.

Last year I got an opportunity to devise a play for the National Theatre Learning Department with two other performers. The brief was to make a play for year 1 children that was an introduction to the world of theatre. They have workshops in music, story telling and making at their schools and then a trip to the National Theatre to take part in the play. It really did combine all my loves and was a joy to work with so many kids in such a top theatre. It then went on to be open to the general public and it’s coming back this year.

Tell us about Mrs H and the Sing-along Band. Ted: When our son was born, somebody recommended a local singing drop in run by Harriette Ashcroft. We started to go, and I became hooked on her infectious sing-alongs that created such a great sense of well being among the audience. After a year or so, I asked her if she wanted to work with other musicians and she jumped at the chance. So together we have assembled an all star cast line up of musicians that play music for children that adults will love too! We get to play all over at festivals, schools and community centres, with the young and old.

We’ve done two albums and early this year released our first songbook “Mrs H Sings”.

I’ve heard some of the songs and they’re beautifully crafted and catchy. Some of them have become school standards.

You’veclearly written songs before. Tell us about your musical background. Ted: It’s quite varied. When I first came to London I was studying musical instrument making and was heavily entrenched in the traditional Irish scene. When I met Beth Orton I guess I became more interested in the art of songwriting. I co-wrote her first three albums with her and we toured extensively for about ten years, it was an exciting time. When we went our separate ways I went on to form the band Clayhill and continued with my solo material, which is more about my love of instrumental music.

Tell us about the soundtrack you produced with Gavin Clarke for Shane Meadow’s 2008 film, Somers Town. Ted: Gav and I had worked together a lot over the years and he asked me to record and produce his solo album Beautiful Skeletons in 2006. He was a long-term friend and musical collaborator of Shane Meadows and he asked if it could become the soundtrack to the film. The album was released before Gav sadly passed away.

Helen, bringing you back in, tell us about working together on projects. Helen: We’ve collaborated in quite a few ways, Ted has written music to accompany my installations and I’ve made puppets and props for Mrs H and the Sing-along Band.

Do you have a dream project you’d both like to produce one day? Helen: An artist’s retirement caravan park! Ted: I would love to see the coming together of schools in the E17 area in a town carnival of art and music.

What would you hope for art engagement in local schools for the future? Ted: Every teacher I have worked with seems to long to be able to do more making and creative learning/ playing with their students, I would love it if at some point in the future that the curriculum allowed for this to happen.

And for the E17 Art Trail? Helen: I would love to see more site-specific commissions.Ted: That we get to do that parade I talked about!

tedbarnes.info helenmaurer.co.uk Venue 37 We are connected Daylight hours, 3-18 June Winns Primary School, Fleeming Road Venue 4 Barbican Arts Trust Open Studios 12 – 6pm 18–19 June 114a Blackhorse Lane E17 6AA. “Mrs H Sings” is available from E17 Arthouse, 54-56 Hoe Street and are appearing at The High Tide Festival in E17 in October.

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E~VOLVE a Directory for a Healthy Mind & Body Saturdays Kids Squash (ages 3-6) Walthamstow Sports Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Mini-squash adapted for tiny kids.

Agility, balance, coordination, movement and racket skills. With qualified DBS England squash coaches.

9.30-10.30am, £5.

Vicky te Velde 07538 574058 walthamstowsquashacademy.co.uk Saturdays Kids Squash: All levels Walthamstow Sports Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Fun Active Squash Academy are looking for new local kids to learn to play squash at this friendly sports club off Wood Street. 10.30-11.30am, £5.

Vicky te Velde 07538 574058 walthamstowsquashacademy.co.uk Saturdays Parkrun Wanstead Flats Playing Fields, Harrow Road E11 3QD and Peter May Sports Ground, Wadham Road, Walthamstow E17 4HR Weekly 5km run against your own clock with an optional post-run coffee. 9am.

FREE, but first-timers please register to get your barcode. parkrun.org.uk/wansteadflats parkrun.org.uk/walthamstow

Sport & Fitness Wednesdays & Fridays HIIT E17 Quaker Meeting House, 1A Jewel Road E17 4QU High-Intensity Interval Training involves quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. Getting and keeping your heart rate up, burning more fat in less time. Weds 7.30-8.15pm, £10.

Fridays 10-10.45am, £8. hiite17.co.uk Mondays HIIT E17 Waltham Forest Community Hub, 18A Orford Road E17 9LN As above except different venue and time. 7.30-8.15pm. £10.

Thurs & Fri, 15 June-14 July NEW Cycling is My Goal (over 50s) Leyton Orient, SCORE Centre, 100 Oliver Road, Leyton E10 5JY Sessions will focus on the basics, riding on the road under instruction and bike maintenance workshops all followed by a 30min football session held at SCORE. Sessions will also include ‘Explore your area rides’ building on the new infrastructure improvements that MiniHolland is bringing to the Borough.

Thurs AND Fri 10-11am for 5 weeks.

FREE. Book via the website. leytonorienttrust.org.uk/cyclingismygoal

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Tuesdays Box & Core Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill E17 9RZ Combining technique drills and core strengthening exercises to appeal to both the novice looking for fun and a release of tension; as well as the amateur boxer wanting to improve their skills and stamina. Gloves provided but you’re welcome to bring your own. 8.15-9.15pm. £6 each or £55 for 10. dancechloe.com Tuesdays Sazzercise Leyton Youth Centre, Crawley Road E10 6PY Sazzercise covers dance aerobics and body conditioning and will improve your cardiovascular health, burn fat, as well as develop overall muscle strength, endurance, core stability and flexibility.

7-8pm. 5 classes £30, 10 for £50 and bring a friend and pay just £4 each. sazzercise.co.uk

Saturdays Legs, Bums & Tums Forest YMCA, 642 Forest Road E17 3EF A fantastic way to tone your entire body focussing on your legs, glutes and abdominal muscles. Combining conditioning and aerobic exercises to reduce fat whilst shaping and lifting your legs, bum and tum! Bring a bottle of water and wear clothes you’re comfortable to move in. 11.15am12.15pm. £6.

07903 629 636 dancechloe.com chloe@dancechloe.com

Yoga, Pilates & Tai Chi Saturdays Yoga for Everyone St. Emmanuel Church Hall, 149 Hitcham Rd E17 8HL Community yoga class for all levels. A well rounded class focusing on breath and movement, leaving you feeling released of tension and relaxed. Some mats provided. 10.30-11.30am.

Suggested donation £8.

Yolande 07730 986338 yolandeyogaandbirth.co.uk Fridays Pregnancy Yoga Leyton Yoga, First Floor (above USSR), 691 High Road, Leyton E10 6RA Join our community of local mums.

Prepare for a calm birth and ease discomfort in this pre-natal yoga class with former East of Eden director and local mum Naomi Costantino. No prebooking required. Ladies only. 2-3pm. £10, or £90 for 10. leytonyoga.com

Maternity Coaching

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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 Monday PM & Wednesday AM Vinyasa Flow with Louise Host of Leyton, 658 High Road Leyton E10 6JP In Vinyasa Flow, breath is synchronised to the movement of your body throughout the class, creating a moving meditation. Classes will include dynamic and fun sequences to build strength, balance, and flexibility. All levels are welcome. Wednesdays 7-8am or Mondays 7.15-8.15pm. £10. Book 10 get one free. louisejacksonyoga@gmail.com bookwhen.com/louisejacksonyoga Saturdays Yoga Glow God’s Own Junkyard, Unit 12 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ All levels Vinyasa Flow classes, surrounded by the neon lights. Expect fun teachers, uplifting playlists, creative and energising vinyasa flow, easy to follow instruction and good vibes.

Classes at 10-11am and 11.10am12.10pm. £10. kelly@goodyogalife.com goodyogalife.com/yoga-glow Mondays Monday Night Feel-Good Yoga Lloyd Park Centre (Nursery), Lloyd Park (Winns Ave entrance) E17 5JW Feel good about Monday nights again with this friendly all-levels drop-in yoga with Ros, who’s highly qualified and experienced. Newcomers welcome.

8-9.30pm. £8. yogaros@hotmail.com yogaros.co.uk Wednesdays Vespers St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow, 8 Church End/Church Hill E17 9RJ Find your calm. Forty minutes of mindfulness and reflection with a selection of prayer, poetry or music, as appropriate. 7.30-8.10pm. FREE. Parish Office 020 8520 1430 enquiries@walthamstowchurch.org.uk walthamstowchurch.org.uk

www.abpilates.co.uk ABPilatesleyton

The Championship Academy provides a coach qualification after four days of training.

For more information and an invitation to the FREE one day Breakthrough Session (worth £97)

Thursdays Walthamstow Wind Down with Yoga Me Happy Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road, E17 4QU Hatha yoga for all abilities. This post-work wind down will stretch and tone the muscles to open the body and mind, before a deep relaxation to re-energise you for the weekend.

7-8.15pm. £10 or £9 in advance. yogamehappy.co.uk

contact; pat.fitzsimons@lineone.net or text 07954 426088 providing an e-mail address.

Tuesdays Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation Quaker Meeting House Wanstead, Bush Road E11 3AU Join this lovely welcoming yoga class that’s been running for 6 years. Great venue and beginners welcome. Bring a yoga mat if you have one. 8-9.15pm. £12 or £60 for 12.

07956 807675 helenyoga.co.uk Tuesdays Tai Chi Principles & Mindfulness Training through Movement & Martial Arts St Stephen’s Church Hall, 1 Copeland Road E17 9DB Want to improve your health, develop better mental focus, and learn tools for self defence? Learn the art of I Liq Chuan and train your body/ mind to use this Zen philosophy, Tai Chi principles and martial arts. For beginners and advanced; please let us know you’re coming. 7.30-8.30pm. £10, first class FREE. Mark 07824 395814 iliqchuan.com

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Thursdays Gentle Yoga Health Works, 111a Hoe Street (entrance on Cairo Road) E17 4RX Sarah Rush is teaching a gentle yoga class suitable for elders or people with arthritis and other chronic complaints.

Only 4 per class so lots of individual attention, specifically for your condition.

3.45-4.45am. £66 for 6 classes.

020 8503 7794 thehealthworks.co.uk

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Definition: things that are strange; queer; odd; uncommon; unusual; distinctive in nature or character from others; characteristic of; belonging exclusively to an area. Architectural historian, Karen Averby seeks out such things from this corner of London’s rich and varied past

Cleveland House, Hoe Street E17 Walthamstow was once a rural idyll for prosperous City merchants and the gentry who built mansions set within spacious grounds throughout the area. Most of these 17th and 18th century grand residences are long gone, but a few remain, enclosed by streets and houses built in their former gardens.

No. 285 Hoe Street, Walthamstow known as Cleveland House, is one such survivor, a former grand 18th century mansion now converted into flats. The house was the largest of three houses situated near to what is now the Hoe Street/Orford Road junction, and its grounds stretched back as far as Pembroke Road.

Cleveland House was originally a narrow three-storey three-bedroomed building with a semi-basement used as the kitchen and an attic dormitory for the servants.

One-storey wings were later built at either side, including a large airy kitchen area.

In 1871 the south wing was extended upwards to make it the same height as the original house.

Former occupants included several wealthy and prosperous families. In 1776 the house was bought by John Conyers of Copped Hall in Essex, a Verderer of Epping Forest. The Conyers family were long-standing and prominent landowners in Walthamstow and were patrons of St

1777 Chapman and Andre map of Essex.

Mary’s Church. In 1782 banker, antiquary and Governor of the Royal Exchange Edward Forster and family became resident. He enjoyed his years at Cleveland House, where he sketched and wrote occasional verses, and enjoyed the rural surroundings. Also a keen botanist, he developed the gardens with his sons.

In 1853 the Cleveland Estate was acquired by developers Thomas Moreland and Conrad Wilkinson who sold it at auction and it became enfranchised to the Manor of Walthamstow Toney. Residents after this time included auctioneer John Wallen and his young family by 1864, and Justice of the Peace Eliot Howard by 1872. He was very active and influential in local church and philanthropic life and remained at Cleveland House until c.1897.

At this time the neighbourhood was rapidly transforming from a rural to an urban area, with swathes of land being bought and developed with rows of small identical houses. The Cleveland Estate was no exception and following its sale new streets were laid out in the former grounds. The house itself remained residential until 1913 when it was acquired by Clark’s College, an institution with several branches which taught practical office and commerce skills.

The building was used by the college until 1967, with a brief interlude in the Second World War when the students were evacuated and replaced by the Ministry of Labour between 1941 and 1944.

When Clark’s College closed for good in Walthamstow in 1967 the building was bought by the council who used it as a Health Centre. It was later acquired by a developer and converted into flats, and although the interior is much altered, the elevation visible from Hoe Street bears witness to its once-grand existence. archangelheritage.co.uk

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POSTSCRIPT

NO MASTER

by Mike Sims

by William Morris

Overnight, on a tide, after decades away, Dooagh Beach came back to Achill.

In one unlikely pass, the sand sucked out by a freakish wave stretches flat, pours soft across the low black rocks.

And you find yourself asking if sand weren’t political. Whether the old strand, bleak in prospect and callous underfoot, weren’t austerity enough. What with luck, weather and a tidal surge can be recovered.

How a beach on which as a kid you ran without a thought can repossess its radiant form. Remind you in a morning of what you’d lost: the free expanse where everyone sat, with dogs, beer, bread and nets, whichever boat you’d landed in.

It may take years but look, by day and night something we love recovers itself, repopulates the golden good. At screens, in our beds, we’ll be caught napping, the sands run back. Such shifts occur and then – who knows? – for fifty summers what’s best remain.

Saith man to man, We’ve heard and known That we no master need To live upon this earth, our own, In fair and manly deed.

The grief of slaves long passed away For us hath forged the chain, Till now each worker’s patient day Builds up the House of Pain.

The sand returned to Dooagh Beach, Achill, Ireland, this year, having been swept away by a storm in 1984.

This poem is taken from Chants for Socialist by William Morris (1834-96)

And we, shall we too, crouch and quail, Ashamed, afraid of strife, And lest our lives untimely fail Embrace the Death in Life?

Nay, cry aloud, and have no fear, We few against the world; Awake, arise! the hope we bear Against the curse is hurled.

It grows and grows--are we the same, The feeble band, the few?

Or what are these with eyes aflame, And hands to deal and do?

This is the host that bears the word, No MASTER HIGH OR LOW A lightning flame, a shearing sword, A storm to overthrow.

Mike Sims is a co-founder and longstanding member of Forest Poets, the local poetry collective. Find Forest Poets on Facebook and on Tbwitter @ForestPoets

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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 Is Walthamstow unsafe?

That question has been asked a lot recently. Actually, the question has been more localised than Walthamstow, it has focused on St James Street and the bottom of the High Street. The question was sparked by the senseless stabbing, and tragic death of a 17-yearold boy. He woke up on a Sunday morning with his entire life in front of him, and by midnight he was gone. A young man was robbed of the chance to live, and that is unbearably sad.

The days following his death had the Walthamstow social media scene in full flow. Tales of unsafe streets, unhindered drug dealers, and the failure of the police, council and MP, to do anything about the problems around the bottom of the High Street. The almost endless flow of comments made this part of Walthamstow seem like some kind of lawless Wild West Town.

WALTHAMSTOW VILLAGE WINDOW GALLERY 47 Orford Road London E17 9NJ @wvwg_e17 wvwg.co.uk

As someone who has always lived around the St James area, I didn’t recognise the problems that people were describing. Or at least, I didn’t recognise the extent of the issues that people were talking about. Maybe it’s because I’m a bloke, maybe I’m not out and about late enough, or maybe my rose-tinted glasses are much stronger than I thought they were. In reality, I think (I hope), that some of the extreme comments were an understandable knee jerk reaction to the loss of this young life.

Is Walthamstow safe, yes, I think that it is. But, there is no getting away from the fact that a young man was killed. The flowers at St James Street remind me of that every day. So what next? I don’t really know the answer to that question, but, I do know that this tragic loss should not be used to define all that is bad. It should instead be used as a turning point, a defining moment that brings us together in order to find solutions.

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The Magpie’s beady eyes are on the look-out for the shiniest, funniest remarks, witty retorts and bizarre sightings to share and retweet from the borough’s social media channels.

Photographs: John Field, Emily Hatzar, @fabsternation, @rebecca_bonnar, @robnitm, walthamstowdiary.com; Walthamstow (Unofficial) Tourist Board

Thanks this month to Twitter, Walthamstow Life, Walthamstow Residents NEWS and Walthamstow (unofficial) Tourist Board

Was anyone else lucky enough to see this very sad looking bin bag of dough on Lea Bridge Road?

DA: Is that not a climate change aubergine?

MC: “We’re gonna need a bigger bread bin” BP: It’s.... THE BLOB SD: They obviously didn’t knead it any more...

DS: You won’t get a rise out of me!

AM: I remember when finding a bag of dough used to be a good thing.

CC: They should be fined for leaven that lying around.

SD: They’ll never prove who did it!

JM: This was found in Walthamstow yeast 17?

Walthamstow Life This was an actual Victoria Line poster from 1969, the year it opened, warning of the terrible fate should you doze off on the train. @robnitm

Asked the guy in Ricco’s for some water for the dog.

His bowl came out served on a saucer. This will go right to the dog’s head @StowDiary

Walthamstow we are MADE for each other! #ontheboard #Walthamstow @TfL @Rebecca_Bonnar Spotted in the Ekcovision toilets DO: I thought Walthamstow welcomed all migrants?

GE: Welcomestow has finally had enough DO: Blame the night tube! (then mini-Holland for consistency) GC: I’d laugh at this if the perpetrator had got it right and put Brixton....as that’s where their other Bar is. Not Hackney.

SG: More Loughton than Hackney judging by last night’s crowd.

ML: One of the things I’ve enjoyed since moving to Spain is the scarcity of sourdough PB: My fave graffiti was “the cleaners work was all in vain - The shithouse poet strikes again” RE: My favourite bit of Walthamstow graffiti was “Cats hate you!” in the Nag’s Head loos savage! :D JB: When our Eckovision opens in Leytonstone will we get graffiti saying ‘Go back to Walthamstow’?

PB: Possibly, but it’ll be in crayon Walthamstow Life

CM: Is it one of those Toyota Hybed models?

JB: Soft top LF: Love the registration, mmm!

WUTB: It’s a VW (Very Walthamstow) Camper Walthamstow (unofficial) Tourist Board When you’re receiving endless text messages because your cctv is triggered by a sodding spider photo- bombing all night @fabsternation Anyone know what this is running across my bathroom floor?

FM: It’s an ant being eaten by a grape.....

FM: Lynx and a lighter would do the trick IP: I done that before and burnt the curtain so not the best advice FM: I did it once in my dad’s garage and burnt a car’s new MOT he was not impressed lol Walthamstow Residents NEWS 41

It’s a funny old summer Susan Murray practically is the comedy scene in E17. With an enviable CV and a comedians’ who’s who contact list she brings the cream of the UK and international comedy to East London for her July season of Previews. Sean Urquhart caught up with her at Red Imp HQ at The Rose and Crown. last year, he’s played it nearly as many times as I have. Mark Thomas is doing two nights this July because he enjoyed it so much last year – he got a standing ovation.’ Stewart Lee has said about the club “By feeding them only choicest comedy cuts available, Walthamstow’s up close and personal Red Imp Comedy club has hand-reared a discerning and imaginative audience as sassy and switched-on as the early alternative comedy crowds”. All the seasoned comics love it as it’s ‘old school’.

Susan’s career trajectory itself is impressive, from her early days working on the cult classic Channel 4 show Crapston Villas as a camera assistant, to taking a stand-up course in Highgate.

She finally took the plunge and set up Guffaw comedy club seven years ago at The Rose and Crown. She then split from her co-promoter (‘musical differences’) and launched Red Imp (‘it comes from a teenage nickname I had’), it has become one of the essential gigs in comedy. Asking Susan about

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the role of women in a traditionally male-dominated arena, she succinctly summed the situation up ‘women paved the way for women in comedy’.

When it comes to unwinding away from the pressure cooker environment of live standup, Susan immerses herself in Air Crash Investigations. ‘I’ve seen so many episodes, I could put a plane back together. It would be a death trap mind you. But let’s face it, they all are.’

Talking about comedy in general, particularly the idea of comedy as the new rock n’ roll (an ill-advised throwaway idea from the early 90s), Susan dismissed the idea; ‘music and comedy don’t mix at all.

I remember seeing Mark Lamarr opening for Transglobal Underground and really struggling and he was a master at comedy.

It was a lesson learnt’.

The abiding impression I have of Murray, is of a hyper-kinetic restless intelligence, throwing in one-liners throughout the course of our meeting, a renaissance

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Susan Murray embodies all that is healthy in the UK comedy circuit. Rude health you might say. Her engaging, effervescent and infectious persona made her an entertaining interviewee. Coming from a Glaswegian background, you might say comedy is in her DNA as she reflected ‘my parents went to see Stanley Baxter on their wedding night, they were too poor for a reception’. Currently setting up a series of pre-Edinburgh Fringe gigs at The Rose and Crown, she has curated an impressive line-up, ranging from Greg Davies and Robin Ince to Shappi Khorsandi and Sara Pascoe. ‘We have to have a strong line-up as we are starting to get competition in the area, but I think we bat it out of the park. I’ve worked really hard at this year’s line up and I’m proud of the fact that it’s very nearly a 50/50% split gender-wise.

There aren’t many clubs that can say that.

It’s the audience that make this gig so amazing. Every comic that comes here just adores it and they ask to come back. I even had to open it last August, when we’re usually closed, to accommodate Omid Djalili

A SPOTTER’s Guide to LOCAL streetLIFE for Waltham Forest’s people watchers.

Opposite: Far left top: Robert Ince, photo © Timothy Ginn; Bottom: Lucy Porter. Middle: Mark Thomas, photo © Steve Ullathorne. Right: Richard Herring.

This page: Top: Shappi Khorsandi.

Bottom: Mike Gunn.

woman who has cornered the East London comedy market with no sign of slowing down. I for one am glad we have her here in Walthamstow, as one of our cultural cornerstones.

From a series by Walthamstow resident, illustrator Tom Gaul. instagram account tomgaul_doodles

www.tomgaul.com

July Preview Season 3 July Andrew Maxwell & Mandy Knight

10 July Robin Ince & SallyAnne Hayward

4 July Paul Sinha & Bethany Black

11 July Lucy Porter & Simon Munnery

5 July Mark Thomas & Mike Gunn

12 July Tiffany Stevenson & Sam Gore

6 July Mark Thomas & Angela Barnes

13 July Greg Davies & Zoe Lyons

7 July Richard Herring & Eleanor Tiernan

14 July Stephen K Amos & Gordon Southern

8 July Shappi Khorsandi & Dominic Holland

16 July Matinée Sara Pascoe and Elliot Steel

9 July Matinée Kidz Show & Howard Read’s Yukfest

Tickets and further info www.redimpcomedy.com

Local Street Life

By Tom Gaul As featured in the E List magazine Instagram tomgaul_doodles

Saturday 3 June – Sunday 18 June Venue 143 Queen’s Arms Pub, 42 Orford Road E17 9NJ Website www.tomgaul.com

Email tomgaul101@gmail.com

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JUNE The E17 Art Trail 2017 runs from 3–18 June with 250+ events, exhibitions and open studios. We flag up just a handful in this issue but visit e17arttrail.co.uk for the full list and lots of other information.

Exhibitions & weekly events Arts & Crafts 9 June-10 September NEW Be Magnificent: Walthamstow School of Art 1957-1967 William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Walthamstow School of Art cultivated some of the most influential creative talent of the 1950s and 60s. Be Magnificent explores this radical era at the School, where these seminal artists explored their creative imagination.

Weds-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. See this month’s cover feature. wmgallery.org.uk/whats-on 1-25 June NEW Infoworks by Joanna Penso The Stone Space, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Infoworks is a new body of site specific work which looks at public access to information. Joanna is particularly interested in the Stone Space for both its non-for-profit structure, and the curatorial format of artist-collective-ascurator. Thurs-Fri 2-6pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm. FREE. thestonespace.wordpress.com Until 26 June Family Ties Wynwood Art District Cafe, 2A Chingford Road E17 4PJ Wynwood’s next curated group exhibition brings together local visual artists exploring the diverse theme of ‘family ties’. Don’t miss it! Open cafe hours 7am-6pm daily. FREE. wynwoodartdistrict.co.uk 3 June-1 July NEW Wonder The Mill , 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA What makes you wonder? Ferns?

Fractals? Snowflakes? Space flight? A group show at about the curious and the awe-inspiring. Bound to be full of surprises! Tues-Fri: 9.30am-6pm.

Sat-Sun: 10am-2pm. FREE. themill-coppermill.org Events marked 44

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2-5 June Venue 34a The Brother’s Fish: The Truth and The Truths Winns Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 5JW A retrospective show of sumptuous ‘fake’ oil paintings by the late Travis Perkins. Fri 12-6pm, Sat/Sun 10am6pm, Mon 10am-1pm. FREE. Weekends 1-18 June Venue 114 Experimental Ceramics

by Amanda Doidge 54 Church Hill E17 9RY Playful and thought-provoking ceramic art, drawing inspiration from the periodic table, with accompanying talks programme from Queen Mary University of London. Open Sats/Suns between 1-18 June, 1-7pm. FREE. amandadoidge.co.uk 3-18 June Venue 62 Mural for St James Under St James Street Station railway bridge, St James Street E17 7PJ Inspired by the urban landscape and the beauty of the Walthamstow Marshes, local artist and printmaker Farah Ishaq has created her first large scale public installation. 24 hours, outdoors. FREE farahishaq.com 1-30 June Venue 139 Leopardi’s Dream: The Engravings of Francis West Walthamstow Village Window Gallery, 47 Orford Road E17 9NJ Henry Miller Fine Art presents this show of engravings by Francis West (19362015). An extraordinary draughtsman, his work exudes an inimitable style of its own, full of wondrous people, mythical creatures and performing animals.

Part of the E17 Art Trail Preview Night, Thursday 1 June 6-9pm. Child, dog and cycle-friendly outdoor venue. Open daylight hours, lit until midnight. FREE wvwg.co.uk henrymillerfineart.co.uk

10, 11, 17 & 18 June Venue 159 Sacred Geometry St Peter-in-the-Forest, Woodford New Road, E17 3PP Tony Blackmore, Jason Hawkridge and Mark McClure have created their geometric art specifically for St. Peter’s.

Enjoy the art, with refreshments, in the historic environment before an amble in the beauty of Epping Forest. Saturdays 10am-6pm, Sundays 1pm-6pm. FREE e17churchintheforest.blogspot.co.uk 8-18 June Venue 34 Invisible Numbers: An Exhibition Winns Gallery, Lloyd Park, E17 5EQ Exhibition revealing the hidden story of Pilot Ace; holographic principles in light sculpture; an infinity mask; geometric jewellery; the art of rope-spinning; and fibre-art that comments upon a divided nation. Artists talks 10 June 2-4pm.

Mon-Wed 10am-5pm, Thurs-Sun 10am-6pm (18 June until 4pm). FREE. invisiblenumbers.co.uk 11, 12, 14, 16 & 17 June Venue 1 Closely 18 Lee Close, E17 5QG Open shared studio of Mick Mills and Jane Cunningham, featuring vibrant painted collages, drawings and figurative ceramics. Sat-Sun 12pm6pm, Mon/Wed/Fri 2pm-6pm. FREE. 3, 6, 10, 17, 18 June Venue 79 Belgrave Furniture Works 56-58 Boundary Road E17 8JU See the inner workings of a small contemporary craft workshop. With this year’s theme being STEAM we will be demonstrating our timber steam bending skills and exhibiting a small selection of our work. 10am-4pm. FREE. gavincoyle.co.uk 3, 4, 17, 18 June Venue 102 The Booth of Truth 42 Pearl Road, E17 4QZ We invite participants to make a vinyl record via the 1950s technology of a Recording Lathe. Drop by to record some words, a song or sound.1-5pm.

Suggested donation of £2 for materials. dominiquegolden.co.uk 3-18 June Venue 31 Fractions: Adventures in Printmaking Buhler and Co, 8 Chingford Road E17 4PJ Look Up online print gallery celebrates the creative potential of geometry, line, pattern and colour with new editions inspired by fragments, percentages, fractions. Meet the artists evening 8 June 7-9pm. Tue-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm, closed Mondays. FREE. lookupprints.com

16-18 June Venue 42 City Studios Open Studios Weekend Unit 2, 30A Borwick Avenue E17 6RA The members of City Studios open their working spaces to the public. The artists involved demonstrate a wide range of creative activity including painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing and printmaking. Fri 6-9pm, Sat 11am5.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm. FREE. citystudios1.wordpress.com 4 & 11 June Venue 104 Museum of Mundane Objects 121 Howard Road E17 4SG Penny Dampier and Mhairi Muncaster will collaboratively explore the meaning we imbue everyday objects with. Exhibits from E17 have been curated, drawn and photographed - creating a temporary museum. 12-5pm. FREE. pennydampier.blogspot.com 3 & 17 June Venue 169 Islamic Calligraphy & Design Workshops Fatimah Elizabeth Cates Academy, Frederick Bremer School, Siddely Road E17 4EU A wonderful opportunity for people of all ages to experiment with Islamic calligraphy on 3 June and geometric design on 17 June. Drop-in sessions organised with WF Stand Up to Racism.

10am-1pm. FREE. fatimahelizabethcates.co.uk 3-18 June Venue 8 Many Hands Willowfield Humanities College, 209 Blackhorse Road E17 6ND Through exploring how hand gestures are a way of ‘talking’, our students have created sculptures that explore the importance of the communicative language that connects us all. FREE. tori.edmonds@icloud.com 10, 11, 17, 18 June Venue 160 Sam Zealey & Patrick O’Sullivan 15 Upper Walthamstow Rd E17 3QG Guest artists show sculpture in the garden. Sam Zealey’s ‘Concord’ is a 2m high folded steel aeroplane and Patrick O’Sullivan’s ‘Spanish Steps’ is a construction that pushes the idea of painting as a structural object. 12-6pm. patrickosullivanart.com samuelzealey.com

Do you know of anyone who was involved in the Walthamstow film industry in any capacity? Or maybe you have some old photos, posters, contracts etc lurking in a drawer or an attic.

If so we’d love to hear from you.

Between 1910 and 1924 four film studios flourished in the Walthamstow area. Precision Films, British & Colonial, Cunard/Broadwest Films and I. B. Davidson were among the most important early film studios in the UK. But their stories have been neglected for many years and this has resulted in a loss of material related to these enterprises. With the Hollywood E17 project we hope to help the local community rediscover this important part of their history. But we need help in finding information and material related to the studios. Over 400 films were made and yet over 300 are lost to us. Posters, publicity material, photographs etc. - all of these and more are invaluable sources of research to help retell this important story.

All the studios recruited local people to work behind and in front of the camera. We seek their stories. If you have any material or information that you feel could help us build a picture of these studios please contact us.

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Music, theatre & singing 2, 3 & 9, 10 June NEW Allies in the Ardennes Welsh Church Hall, 881 High Rd Leytonstone E11 1H December, 1944. Germany stands on the brink of defeat and launches a desperate last attack through the Ardennes. Dave Flanagan’s new play explores themes of love, loss, war and companionship against the backdrop of wartime Europe. May not be suitable for children. 8-10.30pm and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. £8, £5 conc or £9, £6 conc on the door. woodhouseplayers.co.uk 21-24 June daily NEW A Midsummer Night’s Dream Open-Air Greek Theatre, Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill (entrance in Woodbury Road) E17 9RZ Could there possibly be a venue more suited to Shakespeare’s most magical play than this miniature Greek theatre hidden in the heart of Walthamstow Village? Don’t miss everyone’s favourite summer comedy performed on Midsummer’s Eve. Bring cushions and come early for refreshments. 7.30pm daily plus Saturday matinee 3pm, gates open 40 mins before. £9, £7 conc, £3 students. All tickets on the door. greektheatreplayers.co.uk 1, 2, 3 & 4 June NEW Gilbert and Sullivan’s Operetta Princess Ida Deaton Theatre, Forest School, Snaresbrook E17 3PY Chapel End Savoy Players perform this comic opera that satirizes feminism, women’s education and Darwinian evolution. £14, £12 matinees, u18s £5.

Box Office 020 8527 0215 cesp.org.uk Fridays Live Music at In Vino Veritas In Vino Veritas, 21 Orford Road E17 9NL Listen to great live jazz, blues and traditional standards while enjoying some fantastic wine and food. Who knows, there might even be a bit of a singalong. 7.30-10pm. FREE entry. ivveritas.com Fortnightly on Fridays 2, 16 & 30 June Nag’s Head presents…

Alternative Fridays The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP With Lemony F.K. spinning your fave tunes every other Friday. Over 18s only!

7-11pm. FREE. thenagsheade17.com Wednesdays Probably the Best Open Mic in Town Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Bring your talent to our stage: music lovers, singers, songwriters, poets. 8pmmidnight, registration from 7pm. FREE. lunalounge.info Events marked

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Mondays Waltham Forest Community Choir St Mary’s Church, Church Hill E17 9RJ A friendly choir with a wide-ranging repertoire. No audition required.

Open to all adults living or working in Waltham Forest but actively looking for tenors and basses. 7.30-9.30pm. £5 plus termly subscription.

07954 740745 singwithus.net Mondays Sing17 (formerly WO choir) Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Join our thriving, all ability choir.

Absolutely no auditions. Drop in and join in. Inclusive informal and fun.

7.30-9pm. £7, £6 in adv, FREE taster.

Laura 07813 686980 singatthewo@gmail.com Tuesdays East Side Jazz Club Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Weekly modern jazz club hosted by drummer Clive Fenner features the UK’s best jazz musicians in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. The Music Room has a bar with real ale. 8.30-11pm. £6 on the door, no membership required. eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.com Wednesdays WAVE Community Choir Harmony Hall, 10 Truro Road E17 7BY We’re funky, jazzy and recruiting! All welcome, no auditions. Fresh from our performance with Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth we’re raring to go.

7.30-9.30pm. First rehearsal FREE, then £10, £8 conc.

Virginia Firnberg 07813 116505 facebook.com/WAVECommunityChoir Wednesdays The Rose & Crown Singers Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Friendly community choir singing a musical mix of folk, drinking songs and more modern material. Try us out, no audition or experience needed. 7.309.30pm. £5. theroseandcrownsingers.org.uk Wednesdays (Term time only) Natural Voices: Walthamstow Mixed Choir for Men & Women Orford Road Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Taking the stuffiness out of choirs! It’s singing with a twist of fun. Beginners welcome, no auditions and no sightreading. We do glorious covers of pop, soul, rock, jazz and comedy songs. 7.309pm. Taster session FREE, £10 pay as you go, £8 when booked per term.

Lizzy Renihan 07950 204338 naturalvoices.co.uk

DANCE/FITNESS Sundays (term time only) Natural Voices – Youth choirs: Juniors & Seniors Orford Road Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR As above except for youth age group.

Juniors 10-11am & seniors 11am12pm. £6 pay as you go, £5 when booked per term. FREE taster session.

Tuesdays North East London Voices Waltham Forest Music Service, 12 Church Hill E17 3AG The NELV collective is seeking new singers, songwriters and performers aged 11-18yrs. We sing a variety of songs from Emeli Sande to Michael Jackson as well as writing our own. Join us! 6.30-7.30pm. £2.80 per session, £28 per 10 or £14 for low income families 020 8496 1582 music.service@walthamforest.gov.uk walthamforest.gov.uk/music-service

Film Tuesdays Free Cinema Night The Red Lion Ballroom, 640 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AA Come and watch some classic films on our big screen for no charge at all.

A different genre each week. Plus fully stocked bar and free popcorn too!

Doors 7.30pm, film 8pm. FREE. facebook.com/leytonstonelion twitter.com/RedLionE11

Quizzes & Games Saturdays Plonk Crazy Golf The Chequers, 145 High Street/Storey Road E17 7BX Plonked down at The Old Stable’s Yard at The Chequers, Plonk’s new 9-hole course wraps around the newly opened yard. 12 noon-11pm. £9. info@plonkgolf.co.uk plonkgolf.co.uk 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. neilsbigquiz@gmail.com flowerpotlivemusic.com Mondays The MMM Quiz Night Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Weekly quiz night in the Mirth foyer bar.

Includes £50 cash prize. From 8pm. £2 per person, no team size limit but penalties for teams over 6! mirthmarvelandmaud.com Sundays Friendly Pub Quiz Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF Free entry and top prize £50.

8.30-11pm. FREE. Nic 020 8520 3709

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Sundays General Knowledge Quiz Night The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Weekly quiz night, with general knowledge and specialist rounds including an interval round. Cash jackpot £50 plus and Play Your Cards Right.

8.30-11pm. £1.50. neilsbigquiz@gmail.com Tuesdays Quiz Night The Royal Oak Pub & Kitchen, 320 Hale End Road, Highams Park IG8 9LN A very enjoyable, fun-filled quiz night with prizes and more prizes. 8pm. royaloakhighamspark.co.uk Mondays Pop Quiz The Nags Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP An entertaining and fun evening, though prepare for the deadly earworm! Not the average music quiz. Food available courtesy of The Koop. Quiz starts 8pm. £2 each, max 8 per team. thenagsheade17.com Tuesdays General Knowledge Quiz The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL Can you beat the cards? Will you be lucky 7 or will you be taking home the spoon? Quiz night with cash and wine to be won with Neil’s Big Quiz. 8.30-11pm. £1.50. village-walthamstow.com Wednesdays Leyton Technical Quiz Night 265b High Road Leyton E10 5QN £50 cash prize for the winners, bottle of house wine for the runners up plus a cumulative bonus round rollover prize and spot prizes too. 8pm start. £2 per person. leytontechnical.com facebook.com/leytontechnical Sundays The Micro-Pub Quiz Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ Every single Sunday join us in our micro-brewery for a micro-pub quiz. Cash prizes, free drinks and a packet of crisps are up for grabs! 5-7pm. £1 per person.

Tash 07815 413942 tash.chambers@wildcardbrewery.co.uk

Gardening & Environment Thursdays NEW Hornbeam Thursday Nights: Amazing Workshops Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Hornbeam Thursday Nights are now educational, social and environmental workshops on all sorts of topics. Check website and Facebook for weekly details.

Drinks and snacks available. 7.30-11pm. hornbeam.org.uk

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1st, 2nd & 3rd Tuesday & last Saturday Chingford Green Gym Ridgeway Park, The Ridgeway, Old Church Road E4 6XU Conservation volunteering is a cure for many of life’s ills, they say. There’s no better cure than being in the great outdoors and it enables volunteers to get physically active. All tools and refreshments provided. 10am-1pm.

FREE. Gareth 0208 533 8022 tcv.org.uk gg-waltham-forest@tcv.org.uk Fridays Lloyd Park Green Gym Meet outside the Stables, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP As above except different day, time and location. 10.45am-2pm.

Thursdays William Morris Garden: Volunteer Gardening Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Help keep the garden looking beautiful by joining our welcoming group, no gardening experience necessary.

Improve your health and wellbeing, be part of your community, meet new people, gain skills and get outdoors.

Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes. Free tea and cake. 10am-1pm. FREE. 0208 496 2822 ellie.mortimer@walthamforest.gov.uk walthamforest.gov.uk/lloyd-park Saturdays & Wednesdays Open Garden Church Lane Community Garden, Harold Road, Leytonstone E11 4QX Visit Transition Leytonstone’s awardwinning community garden with its organic fruit and veg, plants to buy, gardening tools to borrow, growing tips, regular workshops and volunteering opportunities too. Sat 10am-4pm, Weds 11am-4pm. FREE. Shannon 07450474538 transitionleytonstone.org.uk

Family Saturdays Free Health and Social Walk Meet at Wanstead Place GP Surgery, 45 Wanstead Place E11 2SW Organised weekly walk visiting Leytonstone, Whipps Cross, Wanstead and South Woodford. No booking required, just turn up and enjoy the company! 10.30-11.30am. FREE. Michelle Wood 020 8708 0950 Thursdays until August The B.R.E.A.K. Project Paradox Centre, 3 Ching Way, Chingford E4 8YD Exciting new project funded by the Big Lottery for young women and girls aged 14+. During the programme, you will gain insight into topics that affect women on a daily basis. 5-7pm. FREE. Kasima 07535 280467 kw.breakthacycle@gmail.com breakthacycle.weebly.com Events marked

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Mondays (term-time only) NEW Woodcraft Folk: Woodside Elfins Venue varies, Epping Forest or Higham Hill Hub, E17 4BT Outdoorsy, crafty, cooperative, fun, parent-led group for children age 6-9 (younger siblings welcome). 6-7pm. £20 per term, £10 low income/unwaged. woodsideelfins@gmail.com facebook.com/woodsideelfins Until 6 July Walthamstow Bunnies 20 Penrhyn Avenue E17 5DA Hop along to Cottontails’ to see the bunnies! 8am-11pm. FREE. bunny.org.uk/art-rabbit Thursdays 15 June-13 July Junior Art Club: Wild Animals The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA For kids over 6 years; Five sessions on ‘wild animals’ with David working with paper, cardboard and clay. Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult. Can be messy. Limited places so please book and sign up for all sessions if possible.

4-5.30pm. £2.

David Hughes 020 8521 3211 themill-coppermill.org Mon-Fri exc Tues (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 bongalong.co.uk fiona.bongalong@gmail.com 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 Bongalong for under 5s The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA As above. 2.15-3pm.

Food, markets & shopping Saturdays NEW Hornbeam’s Saturday Supper Clubs The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Saturday night veggie pop-up supper club. Previous nights have included vegan Japanese ramen and vegan pie, mash and liquor. Check website for this week’s menu. 10.30am-3.30pm. hornbeam.org.uk facebook.com/HornbeamCafe Saturdays E17 Village Market Waltham Forest Community Hub, 18a Orford Road E17 9LN Indoor market brought to you by local residents and micro businesses, showcasing the best in artisan produce, international street food, homeware, clothing and gifts. 10.30am-3.30pm. e17villagemarket@gmail.com facebook.com/e17villagemarket 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. lfm.org.uk/markets/walthamstow Saturdays Community Local Produce Market Stall with OrganicLea & Transition Leytonstone St John’s Church, Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Delicious, locally grown organic fruit and vegetables, and other local produce for sale. A partnership between Organiclea and Transition Leytonstone.

10.30am-3pm. stall@transitionleytonstone.org.uk transitionleytonstone.org.uk

Saturdays OrganicLea Market Stall The Hornbeam Centre, 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. organiclea.org.uk/we-sell-food/ our-market-stall

Calendar of events Thursday 1 June London Tree Week Tree Trail Meet by stables beside tennis courts, Lloyd Park, Forest Rd E17 4PP Celebrate London Tree Week with a fun tour of Lloyd Park’s trees followed by the chance to create art inspired by our walk. 10am-1pm. FREE, but donations appreciated.

Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk Holiday Art Fun at The Mill The Mill , 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Print your own tote bag. For children aged 5+ but under 8s must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential. 2-4.30pm. FREE. Natasha 0208 521 3211 info@themill-coppermill.org Monaco Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Claptrap’s 2nd coming, featuring Monaco_Band001 Krauthouse, lush synthscapes and 707 beats. Plus Claptrap DJs spinning eclectic vinyl. £6 on the door. mirthmarvelandmaud.com/whatson Jazz Evening with Martin Speake & his Quartet: Thelonious Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Celebrating the music of Thelonious Monk. 7-9pm. FREE. lunalounge.info

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Thursday 1 continued Henry Miller Fine Art presents Leopardi’s Dream: The Engravings of Francis West Walthamstow Village Window Gallery, 47 Orford Road E17 9NJ Preview drinks for this show of Francis West’s engravings that are full of wondrous people, mythical creatures and performing animals. Continues daily until 30 June. Child, dog and cyclefriendly outdoor venue. 6-9pm. henrymillerfineart.co.uk & wvwg.co.uk E17 Art Trail Preview Night 36+ Art Trail venues across Walthamstow Giving you a head start on the festival, several venues open early for a special preview night. See website for details and preview map. All welcome! FREE. e17arttrail.co.uk/previews The Victoria’s Acoustic Moonshine The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH Open mic night. House instruments available. Live recordings. All music welcomed. Come and make some magic. 8.30-midnight. FREE. Sam or Pixie 020 8521 7611 Red Imp presents Ed Byrne Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Charming and hilarious Irishman Ed makes his E17 debut with support from Debra-Jane Appleby. 8.30-10.30pm. £12.

Book via redimpcomedy.com redimpcomedy@gmail.com

Friday 2 Hornbeam Monthly Film Night: Violent Borders: Mass Deportations, migration and detention The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH A provocative evening with 2 short films and discussion on the issue of mass deportation, detention, and the fightback against the racist policies of this government. Food by donation.

Doors 6.30pm, films 7-9.30pm. FREE. hornbeam.org.uk Walthamstow Gay Meetup Email Jean Francois for venue details, E17 A friendly, convivial evening of likeminded people having a great time with good conversations, fun and lots of laughter. 6.30-10pm. FREE, annual membership £5. jf@gpn.one meetup.com/GayWalthamstow Woodford & Warner Trini Pop-Up Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ The wonderful Mrs Moore returns with her delicious Trinibagoan hot supper ‘til she runs out. Child portions, take-away and veggy available. 6.30-10pm. mothersruin.net

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DJ Vadim: The Dubcatcher Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Vadim’s musical repertoire encompasses hip hop, trip hop, soul, funk, grime, reggae, dub and bass.

8pm. £8 or £5 earlybird + £1 fees. mirthmarvelandmaud.com/whatson The Nag’s Head presents…

Alternative Fridays The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP With Lemony FK spinning your fave tunes every other Friday. Over 18s only.

7-11pm. FREE. thenagsheade17.com Everything East Productions present The New Music Show Live Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG A night of new music featuring acts showcased on the Shoreditch radio show. This evening we’ve some of the best new hip hop, soul and pop artists around. 7.30-9.30pm. FREE. lunalounge.info Rush Job The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF Steve Rushton and John Garner are back with many more joining in and generally making it up as they go along.

Classic hits, a few original songs, lots of singing along! 8.30-11pm. FREE. coppermillpub.wordpress.com Cool Late Night Jazz The William Morris Bar, 807-811 Forest Rd E17 4JD Cool late night jazz from the Paul Kaufman quartet and guests. 8.3011.30pm. FREE. thewilliammorris.co.uk

Saturday 3 Monthly Car Boot Sale Staff car park (near A&E) Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road E11 1NR Car boot sale on the first Saturday of the month, presented by the Whipps Cross Hospital League of Friends. 7am12 noon. FREE. To book a space call Mrs. Fone on 020 8556 3492 between 5-9pm Mon-Fri. Cars £10, vans £14. No food or drink sellers please.

Venue 86 Heather’s House of Stories: Sara’s Dress Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH For ages 3-8 approx, an interactive, imaginative storytelling show with music and dancing. Join the fun with Heather and step inside a unique Walthamstow story. “Interactive, captivating and magical - a super performance” - E17 Art Trail 2015.

50 mins long. 2pm & 4pm, repeated Saturday 10 June. £6 via mirthmarvelandmaud.com facebook.com/Heathershouseofstories

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Saturday Stitching Club Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre, 90 Crownfield Road E15 2BG Our Club is open to beginners and more experienced sewers. We particularly welcome disabled sewers and sewers learning to cope with changes to their abilities. 11am-3pm. £6.

Peri 020 8534 1589 wfdrc.org p.stanley@wfdrc.org.uk

St Barnabas Sunday Concerts: True Colours St Barnabas Church, St Barnabas Road E17 8JZ A colourful concert of classical treats, opera, and popular songs from stage and screen! A musical melange exploring colours and celebrating diversity. 4-5pm.

FREE but donations please to charity Walthamstow Migrants Action Group. gilliankeithsoprano.com

Wanstead Vintage Fashion & Brocante Fair Wanstead United Reformed Church, Nightingale Lane E11 2HD “Everything for your home and wardrobe.” Two halls filled with genuine, affordable vintage fashions and accessories, furniture, homewares, collectables and brocante items. 11am5pm. £2.50, £1.50 conc, FREE parking. lovevintage.co.uk

Venue 90 Telling Tales to Let Off STEAM Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA BACKSTORY Ensemble present E17 writer Bren Gosling’s award-winning funny, sad and poignant flash stories.

3-4.30pm. FREE, but please book in advance.

020 8509 3880 jazzandtellingtales.eventbrite.co.uk

Joncan, Caffe Collective & Latin Ensemble Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Joncan’s solo funk/soul and latin guitar master. Caffe Collective’s funk/fusion and Latin Ensemble’s big band. 6pmmidnight. FREE. lunalounge.info

Sunday Sessions at The Bell The Bell, 617 Forest Road/Chingford Road E17 4NE On the first Sunday of the month, some of the very best unsigned acoustic acts in London perform. Hosted by Trevor Kaneswaran. 7.30-10.30pm. FREE. belle17.com

Disco 2000: Bumper Summer Special Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road E17 9QR Old-school indie night in with cheap beer, crackly old vinyl and babysitterfriendly hours. All proceeds go to Eat or Heat food bank. 8pm-midnight. £10 plus booking fee via billetto.co.uk facebook.com/disco2000e17

Stick In The Wheel at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA These local folk heroes play the music of our people with an unmatched intensity.

They sing in our own accents. They record in our kitchens and living rooms.

7.30-10.30pm. £10, £8 conc. walthamstowfolk.co.uk

Cross the Tracks: DJ Andy Smith The Red Lion, 640 High Road Leytonstone E11 3AA DJ Andy Smith’s adventure through the legend’s vault of 45s. On the first Saturday of the month. theredlionleytonstone.com

Jazzbox Vs. Groovebox / Raffael Scheiber AKA Drawnsword Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Jazzbox Vs. Groovebox is an electro-blues duo from Melbourne and Drawnsword’s Ghost EP is classic songwriting with a Hip Hop edge and electronic textures. 8pmmidnight. FREE. lunalounge.info

Sunday 4 Play House Disco Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ Need a pint but need to entertain the kids? At the monthly Play House Disco you can do both! Featuring thumping music, food, cheap bar, crafting, facepainting, baby area, massage and lots of crazy disco lighting! 1-4pm. £8, children £5, early bird discounts. playhousedisco.co.uk Venue 6 How Do Choreographers Use Maths? Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, E17 6DS MovE17 perform Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s seminal work ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ and reveal the maths in the dance. 2.30-3.15pm. FREE. facebook.com/MoveE17

Tuesday 6 Social Dances in Leyton The Score Centre, 100 Oliver Road E10 5JY Supported by Waltham Forest Culture and led by Akademi, these monthly dances celebrate many different dance styles. Hit the dance floor to Quadrille, Bollywood, Salsa, Lindy Hop and much more! 1-4pm. £5 cash on the door or online from our website, carers FREE. Giulia Ghinelli 020 7691 3210 akademi.co.uk/teadances Edinburgh Fringe Preview: John Pendal The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Before John became a comedian he spent 10 years as an amateur escape artist. His success rate was 5 out of 6.

Here are some of the things he learned as a result. 7.15-8.30pm. FREE, but donations appreciated. thenorthcotee11.com

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Red Imp presents Bridget Christie Shows 1 & 2 Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Multi award-winning stand-up, and star of her own Netflix special, Bridget Christie warms up some new material for the recording of her latest BBC Radio Four series. With support from Charmain Hughes. For Bridget’s shows 3 and 4 see 21 June. 8.30-10.30pm. £10.

Book via redimpcomedy.com redimpcomedy@gmail.com

In The Stone: Jazz/Funk/Fusion Jam Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG It’s free entry, so we want to see as many instrumentalists down as possible! Bring your horn, sticks, voice or whatever! Guildhall graduates, the house band and special guests. 8pmmidnight. FREE. lunalounge.info

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Venue 156 Sound Kitchen Scout Hall, 205 Wood Street E17 3NU For children 0-5yrs, their adults and siblings. Can you cook up a sound recipe? Sound collector, Del Taylor, invites young sound explorers to re-mix the music of the kitchen. 10am-12pm.

Please book via website. beansonbalconiessoundkitchen. eventbrite.co.uk

Under 5s, Lloyd Park Nature Explorers: Ramadan and Preparing for Summer Meet in the Community Room, Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP We’ll begin inside with a simple craft related to our monthly theme, with books and toys available, followed by a ramble in the park before stories and a healthy snack inside. 10am-12pm.

FREE, but donations welcome.

Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk Venue 55 WAVE Community Choir: The Elements Harmony Hall, The Melody Room, 10 Truro Rd E17 7BY An exciting, funky and innovative concert including songs about the chemical elements with vocal harmonics, jazzy rhythms and tea/coffee and snacks. Repeated Wednesday 14 June. 8-9.30pm. FREE. Roaring With Laughter The Red Lion Ballroom, 640 High Road Leytonstone E11 3AA Monthly night of stand-up comedy on the first Wednesday. Pierre Hollins and four new acts compete for the £200 Grand Final prize money. 8-10.30pm. £5 via billetto.co.uk facebook.com/leytonstonelion twitter.com/RedLionE11 Aullido Atomico / James Brute What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Exservicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Rd E11 3DB From Valencia, Aullido Atomico are a trash/punk/rock’n’roll power trio with a love of the Ronettes, Otis Redding, and The Clash. Plus acid blues, doo-wop and rock ‘n’roll from James Brute. 8.3011pm. FREE with collection. whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 8 Creative Kids: Mirror Mirror!

William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Investigate symmetrical patterns in designs by Morris’s friend William de Morgan, using cut-outs and printmaking. 10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm. FREE but booking essential. wmg.bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk 020 8496 4390 wmgallery.org.uk

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Sample Sale: Tidy Books Kid’s Bookcases & More Tidy Books Offices, 10 Hatherley Mews E17 4QP Grab a bargain on Tidy Books’ awardwinning kid’s bookcases and book boxes, bunk bed shelves and toy boxes.

Samples and seconds sale. Cash only.

First come, first served! 10am-noon. tidy-books.co.uk Little Boy Lost / SOS / Ewan Macintyre Band Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Little Boy Lost bring modern folk; S.O.S is an Anglo-Maltese acoustic pop/ electro singer-songwriter and the Ewan Macintyre Band is a combination of Scottish and Canadian musicians and an array of musical styles under Celtic soul/ Country swing. 7pm-midnight. FREE. lunalounge.info Charity Fundraiser Quiz Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre, 90 Crownfield Road (entrance in Amethyst Road) E15 2BG With Quizmasters Simon & Lesley, a quiz in aid of the Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre. Teas and coffees on sale or bring your own drinks and snacks.

7-10pm. £4.

Peri 020 8534 1589 Gingo! Does the Art Trail Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St E17 9HQ Buckle up and adopt the brace position as the Gingo! ladies are back with a post-election Art Trail special. Expect profanity, hilarity and a drop too much gin. Not for the faint hearted!

7-11.30pm. FREE entry. mothersruin.net The Higham Flyers The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF High energy rock, pop and soul with brass from SaS and a sprinkling of well-crafted originals and you have the makings of a fine night’s entertainment.

8.30-11pm. FREE. coppermillpub.wordpress.com

Jam Sandwich The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Monthly musical jamboree. No mics, no pressure. Just a flowing lovely musical space. Bring any instruments, voices or dancing feet. 7.30-11pm. FREE entry.

Happy hour until 8.30pm. hornbeamnights@gmail.com hornbeam.org.uk Binge Drinker / Rites of Hadda / County Hospital / Bone Zeno Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Horsemeat Sandwich present four great live bands playing noisy, frantic angular indie, pagan crust-punk and trash blues‘n’roll. 8-11.30pm. FREE entry. ploughe11.co.uk Venue 57 Painting with Light Church of St Michael & All Angels, Northcote Rd E17 6PQ Join UCL visualisation experts in a workshop to produce images with an experimental device. Visible to the eye yet indecipherable, the images are revealed when viewed in long-exposure photographs. 9-10pm. FREE. ucldhpaintingwithlight.eventbrite.co.uk

Saturday 10 Marshland Medicine: Herb Walk Meet at Coppermill Field Car Park, Coppermill Lane E17 7HG Monthly seasonal herb ramble with community herbalist Rasheeqa: exploring the bounty of local plant medicine and share knowledge of folklore, healthful uses of herbs and responsible identification, harvesting and preparation practices. 12-2pm. £10, £8 conc. hedgeherbs.org.uk Glenroy’s Jerk Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St E17 9HQ All the way from Tottenham, Glenroy’s present their modern take on jerk with homemade sauces and freshly baked buns. Oh yes. Back tomorrow. 12-9pm.

Price varies per dish. mothersruin.net

Cann Hall Bio-Diversity Fun Day Cann Hall Park, Cann Hall Road E11 3NN Join us to learn about what could live in your local park and help us improve the park for wildlife and ourselves! With mini-beast hunt, nature trail, bird box making and more. 11am-2pm. FREE, but donations welcome.

Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk Heather’s House of Stories presents Sara’s Dress Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH See Saturday 3 June for details.

E17 Designers’ Summer Market Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH Come and while away the afternoon: artists, makers, cocktails and more!

Take the opportunity to buy something individual, ranging from handmade bags, fashion, jewellery and illustrations.

Who knows what you will find as that perfect gift? 12-4pm. FREE entry. contact@e17designers.co.uk e17designers.co.uk Gypsy Duo / Dan Murr & the Band / Bad Days Blues Band Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Gypsy Jazz Duo present a toe-tapping twist to many jazz and pop classics. Dan Murr & the Band bring a mix of soul and some original grooves. Plus the Bad Day Blues Band. 6pm-midnight. FREE. lunalounge.info Sonic Rebellion: Rock & Metal Party with Slave Steel, Live Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU London’s finest DJs working together to keep the rock & metal scene alive - more classic rock & metal anthems than you can shake an air guitar at, plus two live bands every month! 8pm-midnight.

FREE entry. ploughe11.co.uk

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Sunday 11 Hoe St Market In the front car park of The Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street E17 4SD A new monthly outdoor market selling art, crafts, food, coffee, gifts and more.

Bring your pennies to support local artists, small caterers and independent businesses. 12-5pm. FREE entry. twitter.com/HoeStMarket Leyton&Stone Designers Market The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Local makers at the Northcote! Original handprinted cushions, prints, cards, clothing, bags and purses, baby stuff, jewellery, home-made jam and more!

12-5pm. FREE entry. leytonandstonedesigners.co.uk Board Games & Card Games on Sundays The Hoe Street Club, 11 Hoe Street E17 4SD Although we play all sorts of games, we prefer modern games to traditional ones, strategy games to party ones, and we favour competitive games over cooperative ones. Drinks available. Over 18s only. 12.30-7.30pm. FREE. meetup.com/east-london-tabletopgaming Roll Out The Barrel: Piano Singalong The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL A monthly, good old fashioned East End knees up. Talented and graceless singers most welcome. Songs include My Fair Lady classics and a dose of Abba. Family and pet friendly pub.

Bloody Marys to aid the worst of hangovers. 1-3pm. FREE. thenorthcotee11.com German Language Play & Activity Group Learning Lodge, Pimp Hall Nature Reserve, Kings Road E4 7HR Indoor and outdoor family activities for all those interested in the German language and culture. 2-4pm. FREE. Kids’ Print-a-Swift Workshop with Kirsten Schmidt E17 Art House, 54-56 Hoe Street E17 4PG For 5 years and over. Drop by to print a swift using an old fashioned roller printing press. Take your swift home to display or add to the flock in E17 Art House’s window. Weather permitting.

No booking needed. 2-4pm. FREE. Stoneydown Park Festival Stoneydown Park, Pretoria Avenue E17 6JY Join the Friends of Stoneydown for our annual Festival in the Park. We have a great line up of live music from local artists, tasty food, beer tent, bouncy castle and craft stalls. 2-6pm. FREE. group@friendsofstoneydownpark.org facebook.com/friendsofstoneydownpark

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Stow Film Lounge presents SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950, Cert PG) Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH Ready for your close up? Classic movie about an ageing silent-film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) who ensnares a young screenwriter in this poison-pen valentine to Hollywood.

A tremendously entertaining combination of noir, black comedy, and character study. Doors 2pm, film 2.30pm, close 4.45pm. £7/£5 conc.

Buy at the bar, on the door or online stowfilmlounge.com Sing-Song Club Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Sing and play some of the greatest songs ever written, whether you’re just singing along, playing your uke or shaking a marraca! Lyrics and chords will be projected. 7-10.30pm. FREE. lunalounge.info Rattle on the Stovepipe at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA This engaging trio perform with “sweetness, ease, subtlety and good humour; every song and tune so well understood, so deftly played and so perfectly paced.” Shirley Collins 7.3010.30pm. £8, £6 conc. walthamstowfolk.co.uk

Tuesday 13 Talk on Family History Spruce Hill Baptist Church Hall, Brookscroft Road E17 4JP Ten letters written 1830-49. What can they tell us about the family concerned? Come and hear how an intriguing Victorian family came to light. Wheelchair accessible. 8-9pm.

FREE. wffhs.org.uk Naughty: An Evening of Burlesque Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Uncaged present an evening of Burlesque, with lashings of Forbidden Pleasures. 8-11pm. £15, £10 early bird. behindburlesque.co.uk

Wednesday 14 Ceilidh with Jig17 The Northcote Arms Pub, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL Traditional Scottish and Irish ceilidh night. Jig17’s caller will guide you through the fun dances or you can sit back and let the band entertain you.

Plus pop-up burger restaurant at the pub! 7.30-10pm. FREE. jig17_walthamstow@outlook.com thenorthcotee11.com Venue 55 WAVE Community Choir: The Elements Harmony Hall, The Melody Room, 10 Truro Road E17 7BY Details as June 7.

DANCE/FITNESS Be Magnificent: A Cinematic Evening with John Smith Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Part of the forthcoming ‘Be Magnificent: Walthamstow School of Art 1957-67’ exhibition at the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum (in partnership with Create), Stow Film Lounge present the first of four film screenings relating to the creativity and influences generated from that time. John Smith will be partaking in a Q&A tonight as well showing some of his work. 8-11pm. £3 + booking fee via billetto.co.uk facebook.com/BeMagnificentWSA Gal Holiday & The Honky Tonk Revue / Christian Kjellvander What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue were at the vanguard of New Orleans’ now-thriving country scene when they formed 10 years ago, and they’ve remained in a league of their own ever since. 8.30-11pm. FREE with collection. whatscookin.co.uk

Thursday 15 Waltham Forest Clean Air Day Various schools, Borough-wide Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Cares For Clean Air are joining National Clean Air Day to raise awareness in schools on air quality and health in the borough. Get in touch to get your school involved. 8am-5pm. wfcfca@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/walthamstowcares Scribble St Peter’s in the Forest Church, Woodford New Road E17 3PP A play about Z who works in an office.

The office is her safe place, her happy place, there’s just one thing that’s getting in the way of this. Her work! No booking required. 7-8.30pm. FREE but any donations will be shared between the theatre group, Haven House Children’s Hospice and the Church.

Jazz Up Thursdays with Philip Antonia Quartet Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Enjoy Philip Antonia Quartet at the Luna every third Thursday of the month plus a special guest. 8-11pm. FREE. lunalounge.info Theatre in the Great War & Researching First War Plays Walthamstow Cricket, Tennis & Squash Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN Some plays written during the war about the war were performed; others were banned and only performed after 1918. Helen Brooks talks about these plays and their importance in understanding the war. 8-10pm. FREE but £3 donation appreciated.

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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. losotros.co.uk

Friday 16 E17 Baby Social Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ Grown up music, grown up chat. A monthly social for E17 parents/carers and their babies/toddlers. 2-4pm. £3. e17babysocial@gmail.com Lloyd Park: Open Studios Lloyd Park Artists’ Studios, Aveling Centre, Lloyd Park E17 5JW Evening opportunity to visit artists and see new work and work in progress.

Studio artists Pen Dalton, Linda Green, Raewyn Harrison, Lorraine Huddle, Andrea Humphries, Sue Royle and Jonathan O’Dea will show a range of work including paintings, ceramics and 3D. 6-8pm. FREE. Stow Film Lounge & The Walthamstow International Film Festival present ART IS... Plus Director’s Q&A (2013, cert 12) Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH A screening of an original musical feature about Lulu, an up and coming painter standing on the brink of fame.

Directed by locally based filmmaker Barry Bliss and starring Emily Beacham, Paul McGann and Gary Kemp. Doors 7.45pm, film 8.30pm, Q&A, close 11pm. £8/£6 conc.

Buy at the bar, on the door or online stowfilmlounge.com Legendary TJ Johnson Quartet Luna Lounge (downstairs), 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG One of the UK’s finest jazz and blues singers, playing an extraordinary blend of music that transcends the boundaries of jazz, blues, soul, country and gospel. 9.30-11pm. FREE. lunalounge.info Dial M for Music Alfred Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps Cross Rd E11 1NP Monthly music club hosted by The Persecuted featuring the finest local talent. With visuals and vintage items for sale. 7.45-11pm. FREE, with collection for the bands. bradwry@yahoo.co.uk The Platform The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF A night dedicated to providing a platform for local performers. Check the pub’s website or Facebook for details.

8.30-11pm. FREE. coppermillpub.wordpress.com

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Saturday 17 Pole Lathe Workshop for Adults Meet by stables beside tennis courts, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Join bush crafters from the Forest Knights in learning how to use a traditional pole lathe and shave horse to create small wooden decorations. No children please. 10am-12 noon. FREE, but donations welcome.

Vicky Peet 07870 678571 v.peet@tcv.org.uk Venue 92 Workshop with Wainwright Bookbinding 2A Greenleaf Road, E17 6QQ Drop in anytime to this fun bookbinding workshop. Choose from a wide selection of fabrics and book-cloths to create a simple, single-section notebook. Finish off by having a name foil-blocked in gold on the cover. 10am-6pm. £15 wainwrightbookbinding.com Anna Alcock: Artist’s Talk and Demonstration Inky Cuttlefish Studios, Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Anna Alcock talks about her latest work and reveals some of the techniques used to make it. 1.30-3.30pm. FREE. inkycuttlefish.com Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm / Sooski / POT Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG US acoustic duo Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm; Sooski, super modern music accompanied by great singing then POT (Parmesan On Top) with their disco/ funk/party. 5pm-midnight. FREE. lunalounge.info The Chicken Shack Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU A fun night of rock’n’roll & rockabilly DJs - so put your dancing shoes on and join us for an evening of great music from the original artists. 8pm-1am. FREE. facebook.com/TheChickenShackRnR Cowbell What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB Maximum r’n’b-garage-rock’n’rollsoul from guitar’n’drums duo Cowbell promoting their third album ‘Haunted Heart’ out now on Damaged Goods.

8.30-11.30pm. FREE with collection. whatscookin.co.uk

Sunday 18 Father’s Day Held At Hucks #014: Pandorasdiary / Thomas Peacock / Alan West Hucks, 81 Grove Road E17 9BU Folk supergroup Pandorasdiary join local singer songwriters Thomas Peacock and Alan West live at Hucks. 2-4.30pm. FREE. heldathucks@hotmail.com hucks.org.uk Events marked

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Mill Radio Recording Session The Mill , 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Monthly informal drop-in recording sessions. Join in the chat, read your poem, play your music or whatever you like. Segments are edited and uploaded to millradio.com where they remain permanently available. Completely free and very relaxed. 10am-1pm. FREE. sirat@davidgardiner.net millradio.com The Big Lunch St James Park, Essex Road E17 8AX Bring a picnic and yourself to St James Park to meet with neighbours, enjoy the park, fitness taster sessions plus Dr Bike and more. 11am-3pm. FREE. fosjp.co.uk Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter at Walthamstow Folk Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A superb songwriter with a voice that doesn’t back down, along with fine guitar backing. 7.30-10.30pm. £8, £6 conc. walthamstowfolk.co.uk Great Get Together Iftar for Jo Cox Foster Hall, St Barnabas Church, Wellesley Road E17 8JZ In memory of Jo Cox the Queen’s Boundary Community organisation is hosting an Iftar meal as part of the national Great Get Together. Talks from 8pm and food after 9pm. There is more that unites us! 8-10pm. FREE. Steven Saxby 020 8520 5323 queensboundary.wordpress.com

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Wednesday 21 The Ideas Kitchen Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Enjoy a hot meal while your neighbours pitch for funding to kick-start a creative project. Everyone gets to vote and the winner receives funding and support for their idea. 7-9pm. FREE, suggested donation £5. ideaskitchen.london@gmail.com ideaskitchen.org.uk Talk: The Russian Revolution 1917 St John’s Church Hall, High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HH Roger Huddle gives a talk to the Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society marking the 100th anniversary of this momentous event. All welcome.

7.45-9.45pm. £2, FREE to members. leytonhistorysociety.org.uk

Kids’ Kitchen The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Monthly session: preparing and eating fresh healthy food with under 5s while singing songs, playing and washing up. 10am-12pm. £3 to cover costs, includes child’s lunch. FREE for low income families. Booking essential. info@kidskitchen.org.uk kidskitchen.org.uk

Otis Gibbs / Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone E11 3DB Otis returns from his native USA with a suitcase of new songs from new album ‘Mount Renraw’ and some perennial back catalogue favourites.

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

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A “Son et Lumiére” for the Summer Solstice St Michael and All Angels Church Hall, Northcote Road E17 6PQ Wander in, enjoy a moment of peace or meditation, and soak up the atmosphere of this wonderful building, lit by over 500 candles, to the sound of Ensemble Organum’s recording of 18th century plainchant from the Cathédrale D’Auxerre. 9.10-10.20pm. FREE but donations to the building’s repair fund gratefully received.

Music in the Village 020 8223 0772

Red Imp presents Bridget Christie Shows 3 & 4 Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA Multi award-winning stand-up, and star of her own Netflix special, Bridget Christie warms up some new material for the recording of her latest BBC Radio Four series. With support from Ian Stone. 8.30-10.30pm. £10.

Book via redimpcomedy.com redimpcomedy@gmail.com Charity Fundraiser Beetle Drive Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre, 90 Crownfield Road (entrance in Amethyst Road) E15 2BG Fun beetle drive with high tea. In aid of Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre. 4.15-6.30pm. £4.

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Pastamind: Quiz and Italian Menu The Uffizzi Restaurant, 755 Lea Bridge Road E17 9DZ Two-course Italian menu and quiz hosted by Rowan, our local quizmaster.

Raising funds for the Samaritans of Waltham Forest. Please book via the website entering ‘Samaritans Menu’ in the message box. 7.30-10.30pm. £12. uffizzi.co.uk METRONOMY’s Anna Prior (DJ set) Wild Card Brewery, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street E17 9HQ As a member of the world beating Metronomy, one of Britain’s bestloved cult bands, Anna Prior brings a summery 2 hour DJ set. With support from Eastern Front. 8pm-midnight. £6. tinyurl.com/AnnaMetronomy Tafahum Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH E17-based contemporary-fusion ensemble Tafahum bring their critically acclaimed music-making home with their first appearance at Mirth Marvel & Maud featuring a selection of works from their debut album ‘Osmosis’ alongside brand new material. Tickets available on the door, in advance or reserve online. 8-9.30pm. £10. mirthmarvelandmaud.com/whatson tafahum.org

Friday 23 St Barnabas Arms Pop-Up Pub The Stafford Hall, St Barnabas Road E17 8JZ It’s back with local ales, Caribbean street-food, live music, DJ Andy and more! All in the charming iron-hut of Stafford Hall - raising funds to bring this space into more community use. 5.3011pm. Happy hour until 6.30pm. saintbarnabaswalthamstow.co.uk Lord Algae The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF Classic rock from ‘Mad’ Max Edwards and his gang. 8.30-11pm. FREE. coppermillpub.wordpress.com facebook.com/CoppermillPubE17

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Friday 23 continued Mystery Loves Company / Anna Aarons / The Gravy Train Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Rock duo from Houston, Texas Mystery Loves Company are followed by Anna Aarons an acoustic duo, silky and smooth voice accompanied by a great guitarist. The Gravy Train band end the night with soulful ballads through to dirty dance floor funk. 7.30pmmidnight. FREE. lunalounge.info Club Night: You Should Be Dancing! Walthamstow Trades Hall, 61-63 Tower Hamlets Road E17 4RQ Dolores Rocket’s popular club night for people who cut their dancing teeth in the 70s/80s. Expect soul, reggae, funk, pop and disco from the 60s to the mid90s. Younger friends always welcome and there’s BINGO too! 8pm-midnight. £7 or £5 in advance. doloresrocket.com/ysbd

Saturday 24 Family Day: Let’s Get Weaving William Morris Gallery, Forest Road E17 4PP Join award-winning Walthamstow textile artist Rezia Wahid to create woven pieces big and small from all sorts of materials. 1-4pm. FREE. wmgallery.org.uk/whats-on Great Mill-ish Bake Off The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Eat cake, play games or enter the cake competition. Categories are: sponge, fruit cake, chocolate cake, cooked by children, open choice. Cakes must be at least 8 inches, and entered by 1.30pm.

Children welcome too. 2-5pm. Raising money for The Mill.

Jean 020 8520 1591 jean.duggleby@talktalk.net Country Night with East Lonesome Drifters / J&D / That Blue Patch Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG Acoustic duo J&D are followed by That Blue Patch, two people, many instruments and a quirky take on songs old and new. East Lonesome Drifters close with country and western, the most authentic honky tonk bar room band. 5pm-midnight. FREE. lunalounge.info Cupid’s Got a Shotgun Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA A cabaret evening of musical theatre and popular music with all proceeds going to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Please email to purchase advance tickets. 7.30-10pm. £10 in adv or £15 on the door. Over 60s £5. orders4ekb@outlook.com

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The Nag’s Head Spin A Disc Revived The Nag’s Head, 9 Orford Road E17 9LP You bring the discs and our DJ will spin ‘em. Over 18s only. 8-11pm. FREE. thenagsheade17.com St Barnabas Arms Pop-Up Pub The Stafford Hall, St Barnabas Road E17 8JZ Details as Friday 23.

Miranda Lee Richards What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone Ex-servicemen’s Club, 2 Harvey Road E11 3DB “Glorious sun-dappled cosmic country and psychedelia from the one-time Brian Jonestown Massacre associate.

Like Mazzy Star blinking into the morning light” MOJO. 8.30-11.30pm.

FREE with collection. whatscookin.co.uk Whiskey Mick & Friends The Coppermill Pub, 205 Coppermill Lane E17 7HF Mick, Neil and Wayne return with their intoxicating and irresistible blend of gospel, folk and bluegrass. Not to be missed! 8.30-11pm. FREE. coppermillpub.wordpress.com facebook.com/CoppermillPubE17

Sunday 25 Sunday Afternoon Jazz William Morris Bar & Kitchen, 807 Forest Road E17 4JD Laid back Blue Note-era jazz from the Paul Kaufman Quartet plus guests. Enjoy great food and company while chilling out in this fabulous, warm and stylish bar. Last Sunday of each month. 1.304.30pm. FREE. thewilliammorris.co.uk Community Haystack Follow signs to lower field behind Lee Valley Ice Rink, Lea Bridge Rd E10 7QL A community hay harvest on the Walthamstow Marshes with haystack building and scything competition. Bring your own picnic. 12-4pm. FREE h-a-y-s-t-a-c-k-s.net The E17 Folk Street Party Ye Olde Rose & Crown, 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA We’ll be taking this opportunity to showcase some of the new friends we’ve made over the year, plus there will be ice cream and beer! Check website nearer the time for details. FREE. walthamstowfolk.co.uk Sunday Society The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL A friendly DJ and chill with no pretentions. We’ll be playing a broad range of our favourite folk, soul, disco, house and maybe a teensy bit of techno. With pizzas and Bloody Marys maximising your precious weekend.

1.30-6pm. FREE. thenorthcotee11.com

DANCE/FITNESS Walthamstow Community Video Workshop: Mini-Holland, A Discussion Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH A balanced short film discussing the pros and cons of Waltham Forest’s so-called Mini-Holland cycle schemes.

3pm. FREE. Stow Film Lounge presents CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958, Cert 15) Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, this intense, absorbing drama centres on a wealthy Southern family. Starring Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor and Burl Ives as Big Daddy. Doors 2pm, film 2.30pm, close 4.45pm. £7/£5 conc.

Buy at the bar, on the door or online stowfilmlounge.com

Monday 26 East London Humanists Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road E11 2RQ Thought-provoking monthly talks and discussions. Doors open at 7pm for light refreshments. Check website for this month’s topic. 7.30-9pm. FREE. eastlondon.humanist.org.uk

Tuesday 27 Infinitease: The Brightest New Burlesque Stars! Sinbin at The Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4JU Bringing the UK’s best new burlesque performers together in a quest for new stars! Now in its 4th fantastic season!

8-11pm. £15, £10 earlybird tickets. behindburlesque.co.uk

Wednesday 28 Chingford Tea Dance Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road E4 7EN Are you looking for leisure time with health benefits? Would you like to meet new people? Look no further – attend a local tea dance with music from DJ Mr Wonderful. 1-4pm. £6, cash only on the door, FREE entry for carers.

Giulia Ghinelli 020 7691 3210 giulia@akademi.co.uk Walthamstow Floral Art Society Walthamstow Sports Club, 48a Greenway Avenue E17 3QN A monthly meeting for flower arranging demos, fun and friendship. 7.30-10pm. £7.50, members £2.

Ann Young 020 8531 8178 Country in The Stow: Breast Cancer Support Fundraiser Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH Music gig in aid of Haven, Breast Cancer Support featuring The Croshaw Family, Sing 17 Community choir, The Ukes and more. A lot of fun in a good cause. Donations on the door. 7.309.30pm. FREE but donate on the door. mirthmarvelandmaud.com/whatson

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E17 Cook Book Club The Bell, 617 Forest Road/Chingford Road E17 4NE ‘South East Asian’ is the theme for this month’s foodie social evening where everyone brings their cook book inspiration and a dish to share with approx 10-15 people. All welcome, newbies, couples and singles. 8.3010.30pm. £3. walthamstowfooodies@hotmail.co.uk walthamstowfoodies.com

Thursday 29 Wonder: Meet the Artists The Mill , 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA What makes you wonder? Ferns?

Fractals? Snowflakes? Space flight?

Meet the artists evening for this group show at about the curious and the aweinspiring. Bound to be full of surprises!

7-8.30pm. FREE. themill-coppermill.org Highams Park Live The County Arms, 420 Hale End Road, Highams Park E4 9PB Presenting an acoustic evening of live performance with an eclectic programme of local songwriters, poets and storytellers. Performers please email us in advance. 7.30-11pm. FREE. info@highamsparklive.co.uk highamsparklive.co.uk

Friday 30 Sham’s Kitchen Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace, Unit 18 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St E17 9HQ The legendary Shams returns with her divine Pakistani street food pop-up.

Pure gorgeousness. Veggy options and takeaway available. 6.30-8.30pm. Dish prices vary. While stocks last. shamskitchen.co.uk Open Mic at King William IV King William the Fourth pub, 816 High Road Leyton E10 6AE Monthly open mic night. Call Jon to book a slot, or sign up on the night.

7.30pm-midnight. FREE. Jon Scott-Durrant 07940 437545 Hornbeam Nights’ presents Dusty Grooves The Hornbeam Cafe, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH Resident DJs Lounch & Noods will be providing your ears with super deluxe ambient down tempo grooves, dub, low-fi electronica and underground hiphop on the last Friday of every month.

7.30-11pm. FREE. hornbeam.org.uk/events/hornbeamactivities/hornbeam-nights Dashing Dave’s Karaoke The Plough and Harrow, 419 High Road Leytonstone E11 4JU Come and murder your favourite songs on the last Friday of the month! 8.3011pm. FREE. lunalounge.info

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Be Magnificent: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll / Q&A with Jemima Dury Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe St E17 4QH The second ‘Be Magnificent’ event features the BAFTA nominated Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: A biography of Ian Dury, who himself was a Walthamstow School of Art Alumni. Stricken with polio at a young age, he defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s. The film is followed by a Q&A with Ian’s daughter Jemima. 8-11pm. £3 + booking fee via billetto.co.uk facebook.com/BeMagnificentWSA

JULY Forest Philharmonic present A Sea Symphony Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford, E4 7EN South West Essex Choir with Forest Philharmonic Orchestra perform Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony, a masterpiece for choir, orchestra and soloists. 7.30-10pm. £14 or £16 on the door. Children £3. swessex-choir.org.uk 3-14 July Be Magnificent: Summer School William Morris Gallery, Forest Rd E17 4PP Led by Walthamstow School of Art alumni and leading contemporary artists, this programe of practical workshops, talks and debates celebrates Walthamstow Art School’s radical approach to art education. See website for the full programme and booking details. wmgallery.org.uk/whats-on

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Tell us about it! theelist.co.uk Classes/Courses Gardening & Environment Fridays until 14 July Sunken Garden Community Orchard: Workshops Sunken Garden in front of Attlee Terrace Estate, Prospect Hill E17 3EQ Free gardening, landscape design, food growing and air pollution-busting workshops. 1-5pm. FREE. thedrawingshed.community@gmail.com thedrawingshed.org Events marked

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Music Sundays from June 4 for 6 weeks Beat Makers Course Waltham Forest Music Service, 12 Church Hill E17 3AG Learn to incorporate rhythm/tempo, whilst working as a team to compose an ensemble piece of fun, foot-tapping drum beats leading to a showcase group performance as ‘Beat Makers’. 6.307.30pm. £72 for 6 week course.

Hannah Ledwidge 07932 693414 adlib-music.com/adlib-tuition Fridays, 10 week term Mini Musicians from birth to 4 yrs Waltham Forest Music Service, 12 Church Hill E17 3AG Music making sessions for babies and toddlers. Classes are taught by Early Years Music specialists and include singing, dancing and playing with an exciting range of instruments. 11.45am12.45pm. Babies £55, toddlers £62.50 for 10 weeks, discount for a second child. walthamforest.gov.uk/music-service Saturdays String Groups for Children Waltham Forest Music Service, 12 Church Hill E17 3AG Take your violin, cello or double bass playing to the next level by playing in a group with other string musicians.

Whether beginner, intermediate or advanced we have a group for you. See website for full timetable. 9.15-10.15am. £28, £14 conc for 10 week term. walthamforest.gov.uk/music-service Wednesdays until 12 July Ukulele Class Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road E17 4QU A mixed ability ukulele class centered on playing with others in an ensemble. Fun and relaxed classes run by a professional with over 25 years experience.

Instruments not provided! 7.30-8.30pm. £12.50.

Dick Smith 07903 419691 banjosmith.co.uk

Art & Crafts Wednesdays Sewing or Mosaic Making Workshops Cornerstone Church, 149 Canterbury Road (corner of Essex Road), Leyton E10 6EH Free event for all abilities. Make a bag, apron or dress by learning how to use a sewing machine in a fun and friendly environment or learn how to make mosaics; a piece of art or image made from the assemblage of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, shells, beads or other materials. 12-2.30pm. FREE. Sabbir 0203 826 9600 sabbir.ahmed@lifeline.org.uk

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Various dates/times until 18 June Art in Nature at the Learning Lodge Learning Lodge, Pimp Hall Nature Reserve, Kings Road E4 7HR Timed to coincide with the E17 Art Trail.

Photography workshop for kids, open air life drawing and pop-up Mexican cafe, all set in the beautiful nature reserve. See website for details. 11am-5pm. FREE. hornbeam.org.uk/events/learning-lodge Mondays until 17 July Tots Art & Rhythm Inky Cuttlefish Studios, Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Let your little ones explore their creativity in a professional art studio with two experienced professional artists. This relaxed family activity is a perfect way to spend your morning bonding with your pre-school kids.

10-11.30am. £55 for 10 sessions, £20 additional siblings.

Anna Alcock 07753 686331 inkycuttlefish.com

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Wednesdays (term-time only) Health & Wellbeing Through Art Inky Cuttlefish Studios, Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane E17 6DS Research has shown that the process of making and being creative promotes health and wellbeing so come along to this friendly, all-ability group and learn different printmaking techniques including screen printing and relief printing and get to take your artwork home. 10.30am-12.30pm. Drop-in £5, or 10 for £40. inkycuttlefish.com.

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