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How Tiny Tigers is providing play and co ee on South Quay
by Laura En eld
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minutes – the length of each session, which allows time for swapping over and thoroughly disinfecting the equipment
An indoor play area filled with things to climb, slide down and play with sounds like every little kid’s fantasy. And three-year-old Nico Reckers-Ng is lucky enough to have parents who have made that dream come true by opening Tiny Tigers Cafe.
Set in South Quay Plaza, the soft play fun zone is inspired by their son’s favourite things and the principles of Montessori, which encourage less noisy gadgets and more open-ended play.
The bright, spacious unit is filled with padded structures to climb and slide down, but also a host of mostly wooden toys and puzzles chosen to foster independent and imaginative play.
“There might be the occasional electronic toy but most of what we put in is supposed to try to create this environment where we switch o from electronics and move towards this organic, natural heuristic play that children learn and develop from,” said mum Elaine Ng.
“There is a sensory mirror and balls, trains, instruments, some books and I play piano for the children, so we have impromptu sing-a-longs.”
Nico gets to run amok in the play area when it is not in use and joins his mum for sessions, which has helped her stick to limited screen time during the pandemic.
Following Montessori ideals, TV is a rare treat and even during lockdown she avoided working in front of him, instead logging on after he went to bed and working until 1am to catch up on various tasks and cafe logistics.
“If I’m on my computer he just wants to climb on my lap and see what I’m doing,” said the former coder, who now works in wealth management for an American bank “I try not to show him stu on my phone either, so he doesn’t think it’s this amazing YouTube box.
“It’s tough because sometimes you would love to just throw them in front of the TV but, what I have found is, it’s quite addictive and they will ask for more and, if you try to engage with them, they are not interested.
“Whereas, when I’m playing with my son, he’s making things up and there’s a much more natural type of development that happens.
“I completely understand why people use TV and there’s no judgement at all, but we didn’t have TV for thousands of years and now when I’m on the tube and everyone is on their screens, I wonder what that means for social interaction and behaviour.
Elaine Ng, Tiny Tigers founder
Finance workers Elaine Ng and Thomas Reckers were inspired by son Nico to create the soft play space but want it to bene t families across the area
“Social media will have a lot of responsibility for the mental health of our children, things like filters and how quickly they grow up, scare me.”
Elaine wants Tiny Tigers to help children become interested in the world around them. Classes in baby massage, baby sensory and Frog Prince music sessions have just launched and she is planning special events to celebrate the area’s multiculturalism, such as marking Eid and
Black History Month.
Elaine is Malaysian Chinese, her husband, Thomas Reckers, is Czech
German and the couple would love to bring their cultures to the cafe through language classes.
“I love London because it is so multicultural,” said Elaine, who grew up between the capital and Malaysia.
“If you move to France you become
French whereas in the UK you grow up being British but being aware of your own culture because we celebrate Ramadan,
Eid, Diwali, Chinese New Year all these things. When I’m in London it doesn’t matter that I’m not white and I think that’s important for my son. I don’t want him to feel like an outsider.”
She and Thomas both work full time in finance and run the cafe in their spare time. And there have been more than the usual fun-filled ups and downs at the play area. The business was two years in the planning and finally opened last ctober, only to close again for five months when the second lockdown arrived.
It reopened again on May 17 with sessions limited to eight children and 45 minutes so sta are able to clean the play equipment thoroughly between each use.
“Nothing ever happens overnight is my long lesson after this,” said Elaine. “It’s been a huge learning curve and very hands-on, which we can do because we only wanted to open one place. If we were a big chain we would have just thrown money at it.”
The couple are running the cafe as a passion project rather than a money maker and Elaine said: “We would like it to break
What is Montessori?
Developed by Dr Maria Montessori in the early 1900s the education method is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play.
Elaine said:” I like Montessori because it’s about treating your children like adults in terms of respecting their opinions and giving them choices and making them responsible for consequences.
“If a session is full, I don’t bend the rules for my son, I tell him we have to share with other children and we talk about why sharing is nice. Of course there are tantrums but it’s creating boundaries that are consistent and giving them room to make decisions.
even at least, because we have put a lot of money and time into it. But, for us, it was more something that fitted into our philosophy of how we would like to bring up our son.”
Elaine said they wanted to keep costs down to make it as accessible as possible and help address the lack of facilities for the growing number of families on the Isle Of Dogs.
“Pre-maternity leave, I thought I would travel all over London with the baby, because that’s what I did before,” she said. “ ctually, about minutes from the flat was my maximum journey time. I was really disappointed by the lack of options on the island.
“In Canary Wharf the businesses
play make time to
Elaine bakes cakes for Tiny Tigers herself while pastries come from Paul Rhodes Bakery
are geared towards o ce workers and there’s not much space for prams, which I understand because they have to make their rent I think people underestimate the number of families that are in the area and the infrastructure for them isn’t as strong here inding a suitable unit was a big challenge as the couple wanted to open something locally
“ rior to ovid, I used to take ico to central ondon for the oyal pera ouse ballet class and its opera class and we would go to museums, art appreciation sessions and they were brilliant but just so much work, said laine “It was three hours of planning for a -minute session We just wanted something more local
“We wanted it to be financially viable, but also for the uality not to be compromised that’s very important to me
“ very time we do something I think: Would I be comfortable doing this with my son ’ If the answer is no, then I don’t want it in my unit laine spent two years visiting play areas with ico Tiny Tigers encompasses all the elements he enjoys but also thoughtful facilities for adults imed at kids aged up to five, it includes dedicated buggy parking, adult and toddler toilets and a separate changing room with a waist-level counter that has walls on three sides so babies can’t roll o dult and child tickets cost , with non-crawling siblings allowed in for free If children are old enough to play independently, parents are encouraged to sit in the cafe area and have a drink and rela
It serves onmouth co ee, pastries from aul hodes akery in reenwich and food cooked fresh daily by the venue’s chef laine bakes the cakes including a sugar-free option for kids and o ers a toddler lunchbo for
The volunteer with island-based charity ommunity arents remembers struggling to play with her son when he was a baby and hopes the cafe can o er new parents the support she lacked
“I didn’t know how much interaction to give him, she said “I went to ymboree and just repeated what they did and I used to push him in the pram, talking to him about the weather I felt like that cra y mum
“I’m lucky to have a lot of support now, so that does take the pressure o me but I think it’s great when you can really interact with your children and I hope that’s what this place can o er
She also hopes it will fulfill their initial dream to give ico a place to flourish
“It’s a whole balancing act, she said “I don’t want my son to grow up thinking his parents were distracted by this
“We built this for him and we go there as much as we can because we love to be involved and I really enjoy talking to the parents It’s so important to me that he feels loved and knows I’m there for him Go to tinytigers.club for more information or to make a booking
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how toddler Nico inspired his parents to create soft play cafe Tiny Tigers for Canary Wharf families, all while juggling their jobs and the pandemic
Nico tries out some of the equipment which includes soft play, wooden toys such as a toddler-sized kitchen, puzzles, musical instruments and books
getting greener
by Martin Gettings
Earlier this year, we put out a survey to ask people what they think are the most important sustainability issues of today. We want to thank everyone who took the time to complete that survey, and, especially, the people who took extra time to provide suggestions and comments. It all helps us continue to shape our sustainability strategy as it evolves.
I also want to take this opportunity to share some of the feedback we received. There were four areas that were overwhelmingly selected as the most important sustainability issues – climate change, health and wellbeing, nature and waste.
We were pleased to see these matched the four focus areas of the
Canary Wharf Group sustainability strategy, meaning our priorities are aligned with those of our local residents, tenants, and sta .
Climate change was the most selected option and it’s easy to see why – it’s di cult to imagine a more pressing challenge than the current crisis.
Last year, CWG published its Net
Zero Carbon Pathway, detailing our plans for reaching net zero carbon by continuing to procure 100% renewable electricity while reducing energy usage and working with our tenants and suppliers to do the same.
If you’re interested in reading more about our journey to net zero, you can read our full Net Zero Carbon
Pathway on our website
Health and wellbeing and nature were also identi ed as being extremely important to our community. These are areas we’ve been passionate about since the very rst buildings went up at Canary Wharf.
We were one of the rst developers in the UK to publish a biodiversity action plan and we have since updated that plan as we continue to produce more green space and support more species of wildlife at
Canary Wharf than ever before.
And nally, we come to waste. We have sent zero waste to land ll from our managed areas since 2009, but we want to go even further than that. We recently updated our waste management strategy, taking all operations in-house, so giving us greater control over what happens to the waste produced at Canary Wharf.
We’ve designed our new strategy to reduce the emissions associated with waste management and continue our journey to creating a fully circular economy at Canary Wharf, where materials stay in circulation and nothing is wasted.
We are also working on some new initiatives, which I’ll be excited to
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Canary Wharf Group continues to develop its sustainability strategy with the help of participants in its recent survey
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Months since Wilton’s Music Hall last welcomed a live audience through its doors
Harry says people from all over gathering together for a show without interruption is the thing he’s missed most during Wilton’s closure
by Jon Massey
The doors of Wilton’s usic all in Wapping, shut to the public for more than a year, are set to reopen on May 28 and the team cannot wait to welcome people back to its forthcoming programme of shows and to its bars ead of development and communications at the venue, arry ickmore said: “We closed the building to the public as instructed on arch , The memory of that day is uite vivid because, like all arts organisations, we’re not used to closing our doors especially not for an uncertain period of time
“We haven’t been completely uiet over the past months we’ve had a lot of e citing things going on in the building, which was often used as a set for film or T productions
“We’ve had the recording in here, as well as ma on rime and new isney and etfli films
“So we’ve been using the building creatively there have also been rehearsals in the building for streamed performances, but in terms of having real human beings enjoying culture together, ay will see us return to live performances
With restrictions constantly changing and une pected lockdowns, the reopening means shows that have long been planned can finally go ahead
“It’s been really rough for the artists, said arry “ veryone who works in theatre, music or anything to do with industries that work with freelance creatives, knows it’s been really rocky, because people have not known when they’d be able to perform again or all artists, it’s more than a job, it’s their livelihood, their lifestyle and their life
“We’ve got so many who were meant to be performing in arch Wilton’s Music Hall will reopen its doors to the public on May 28 for comedy EastEndless
or April last year that we moved to September or October in the first instance and, when that didn’t happen, rescheduled for anuary or ebruary
“ ow we can actually say to artists with complete confidence that, in terms of being able to do socially-distanced shows initially, they will be performing to audiences who cannot wait to hear them We’ve got a lot of frustrated performers and now they’re thrilled
“We’re delighted that audiences and artists are coming back together in our venue that’s what makes these buildings really sing it’s very e citing t first Wilton’s capacity will be cut from to to ensure audi-
Harry Hickmore, Wilton’s Music Hall
Waiting for the public – Wilton’s foyer stands ready for visitors
forward looking
why Wilton’s Music Hall is eagerly awaiting the return of live audiences – a key ingredient in the magic of the shows it hosts
ence members can remain socially distanced and Harry said the venue could adapt its operation at short notice should government guidance change.
“Something very strange would have to happen for shows not to go ahead,” he said. “The only thing that would stop us is a full lockdown. If needs be, we can have a socially distanced auditorium for a bit longer in June.
“The other thing is that audiences will be returning to a venue that’s really comfy and sounds great.
“Wilton’s was built to have more than 1,000 people in the hall for performances in the 19th century so it could be a bit boomy. We’ve just completed a £500,000 project to install acoustic pannelling on the walls of the balcony to enable a range of shows from one person speaking on stage to a full opera.
“We’ve also had new seats put in, which will be an extra bonus for audiences. We have a lot of generous donors who support us and we’ve relied on them this year when ticket sales and other income have fallen by the wayside.”
Harry, who oversees fundraising e orts for the venue, is also looking forward to the return of weddings at Wilton’s.
“By the time this article comes out we’ll have just done our fi rst wedding since lockdown,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of people approach us in 2020 who are planning to get married and really want to do it here so I hope there will be more in July and August when people can have a full ceremony and celebration.
“We’ll also be reopening the Mahogany Bar and we have a lot of regulars and locals who just visit us for a drink.”
Harry, who is a trained musician and previously worked as a fundraiser for English National Opera, said he was especially looking forward to Scaramouche Jones Or The Seven White Masks later in June.
“It’s going to be brilliant – starring Justin Butcher in the lead role, it’s 20 years since it was made famous by the late Pete Postlethwaite,” he said.
“In general though, the thing I’ve really missed over the last 14 months is that feeling that people are coming from all di erent areas, di erent day-jobs, into one space, to enjoy one thing together – an experience of about 90 minutes without any interruption from the outside world.
“There’s the brilliant magic where there are two or three artists on stage with an audience and they’re all enjoying it together.
“There’s a reason why, since humans lived in the caves, we’ve been taking part in live performance.
“We love being in a group – it’s something really simple – and we haven’t always been able to do that during the pandemic.
“There have been great things that have come from the proliferation of live streaming, which will really improve the whole theatre sector, but nothing can beat that bustle before 7.30pm, where loads of people who don’t know each other are about to share quite an intimate experience, side by side.
“It’s a really beautiful thing and it’s something we do brilliantly well in London.” With strong demand for tickets reported, don’t delay booking if you’re planning an evening out at Wilton’s or another venue in the coming months.
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what’s on at Wilton’s
EastEndless
May 28-29 £19-£22 An obsessed EastEnders fan lands a bit part on the show in this blackly comic look at the soap
Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
Jun 1 £19-£22 Mark Farrelly takes on the part of the naked civil servant in this resurrection
Scaramouche Jones
Jun 15-26 £22.50-£25 A centenarian clown breaks 50 years of silence on Millennium Eve to tell the story of his life
The auditorium has received acoustic upgrades during lockdown
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COMEDY | Cutting Room Floor East
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Regions of Italy that La Nina will celebrate with its rolling monthly programme
It would be amazing – if we could have the right support from Tower Hamlets Council, we could make the Isle Of Dogs a real food district,” said Monica Olivieri. The exuberant owner and creator of La ina a e ercato is abu with ideas, when we meet to talk about its recent opening.
Located in Pepper Street on the western side of Glengall Bridge,
Monica’s shop and cafe is decked out in white furniture and natural wood, completely packed with Italian produce, ready-to-cook meals and savoury and sweet treats to consume on the premises or take elsewhere.
Like the cheery looking sausage dog-shaped draft excluder that holds open La Nina’s door, it’s playful – with art on the walls and an ebullience that matches its owner.
“It was born during the fi rst lockdown, said Monica. “I’m a marketing and events expert, mainly working in food but with the pandemic
I was completely closed. I couldn’t do anything, because
I usually work with chefs and restaurants, and they were shut and and they were shut and events were banned.
“So I said: ‘Let’s do something’.
I moved to the Isle Of Dogs four years ago and, at home, I have art, good food and good music and I just wanted to take it out and put it along the street for the community.
“I grew up in my grandmother’s shop in the province of Lecce in Italy and I’d always had these feelings to create something similar here on the
Island – something authentic, familiar but with my spirit in it.”
With branding drawn from an old family photo of Monica on her grandmother’s hip, the celebration of family is clear, but the logo is also an expression of deeper roots.
“My grandmother Joanna opened her fi rst shop in my home town a very tiny village in Lecce – just after the Second World War, so I consider her an entrepreneur,” said Monica.
“In Italy you have Joanna, then
Joannina and the nickname is Nina, so that’s where the name of my shop comes from.
“My grandmother was a businessLa Nina’s owner, Monica Olivieri developed the branding for her cafe and market from a photo of her grandmother
how La Nina Ca e & Mercato is bringing the avours, sights and sounds of Italy to Pepper Street as its owner looks to the Island’s future sounds of Italy to Pepper Street as its owner looks to the Island’s future
mission monica’s
Monica Olivieri, La Nina Ca e & Mercato
La Nina stocks a wide range of produce from all over Italy
woman She started selling paper and pencils, because she was living in front of a school and understood the demand
“Then, after that, she started to sell pasta, vegetables, clothes, everything I grew up inside that shop and for me it was like a funfair because I could eat everything
“ y grandma was probably the fi rst to have a T in the village and, every time we were watching, there was advertising going on often for biscuits or chocolate or whatever
“She’d ask me and my sisters which we wanted to eat and then she’d buy them so we could try and decide whether to stock them I think that’s where my interest in marketing came from
Monica’s career has seen her working with numerous chefs and restaurants as well as for big brands such as Hard Rock afe, Starbucks and ucati Islanders may also be familiar with arbonara ay In ondon carbonaradayin london co uk , which saw more than , people come to udchute ark nd arm to enjoy the classic Italian dish in and is set for a second physical edition this year or now, however, her focus is on establishing a ina with an energetic programme of events and a monthly roving spotlight on di erent Italian regions
“In the shop, customers will fi nd cheese, salami, pasta, tomatoes and olive oil, said onica “We pick some products where we know the producers, have visited them, and stock others recommended by friends of friends
“We want people to try gourmet food and to understand that it is not always e pensive for customers to take advice from us because, for e ample, you can buy good uality olive oil without spending a fortune
“ ventually we want people to visit the farms and companies that produce these products so we can say to people: If you like this, here’s a business card, go and stay there and eat there This is how people gain a proper knowledge of food
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Music at La Nina
● June 4 E&E Acoustic Duo Guitar and piano ● June 11 Mackerel Skies Guitar and percussion ● June 18 Mariska Martina Guitar and piano ● June 25 Cinelli Brothers Guitar and percussion Go to laninaca emercato.co.uk
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Tasting events are set to take place at La Nina in June
Monica furnished La Nina by recycling unwanted pieces found locally
“Italian food is, of course, some thing that comes naturally to me because I eat it every day When I speak with nglish people they often say they love Italian cuisine, but this doesn’t mean anything because our food is so varied
“Italy has regions, so it’s wrong to say the food is just pasta and pi a We are rich in vegetables and there are so many varieties of fi sh and di erent ways of eating meat
“ s a cuisine, it’s very diverse and very di erent, so my goal is to tell our customers about food from di erent parts of Italy, changing the focus each month
“We’ve already looked at uglia, Sardinia and ampana and in une we ll have Tuscany, with olive oil, wines and some special dishes available at the shop and online
“We’ll also be launching our ran o on pera a set lunch menu available to pre-book on Saturdays and Sundays with a performer from the Trinity aban onservatoire f usic nd ance
“In uly we’ll move on to eneto with a selection of products as well as launching peritivo ene iano, serving sprit cocktails urnished in part with unwanted chairs and tables found on ondon’s streets by onica, the space’s other key function is as a cafe, having opened for outdoor guests in pril as lockdown restrictions eased
“Mercato, of course means market and ca e, because a ina is a co ee shop, said onica “We serve Italian co ee and only one si e with no syrups or anything like that
“If people want to make their co ee sweeter, they can use sugar It’s been going fantastically we’ve had ueues outside and we really love to invite people in
La ina has also become a venue for live music, as onica works to attract more people to a part of epper Street that has su ered mi ed fortunes in recent years, with a busy programme of events
“It should be more active, she said
“I want it to be vivid an honest food district like rick ane or orough I want it to come alive
“In ngland attention has completely shifted onto food eople really know about the uality and authenticity of Italian food and I’m very happy about that
“To complement that we have a very rich calendar in une including wine tastings on and and olive oil tastings on and
“The space also acts as an art gallery and we have artist Stefano allara ernissage introducing his e hibition on une We’re also set to have a jewellery making workshop with glasses of wine for participants, hosted by Isle f ogs-based designer ago on une s well as working on the second edition of arbonara ay In ondon, onica’s ambition is to open a second venue Tavola, which will have a kitchen to serve Italian food ntil then, watch this space, there’s bound to be something going on a ina also operates as an online shop with free delivery on the Isle f ogs for orders over Ticket in uiries should be made in person at the shop or via its website
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London City Island Leamouth
CELEBRATE | The Islander Festival
Set to mark the further easing of lockdown restrictions, this programme of events includes musical performances, markets and lm screenings. Jun 27-Jul 18, times and prices vary, londoncityisland.com
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The Space Isle Of Dogs
STAGE | Foreword Festival
These four new plays – Labyrinth Diet, Look Who’s All Grown Up, Refuge and Mis ts – are drawn from the theatre’s ScriptSpace development programme. Jun 8-Jul 3, times vary, £15, space.org.uk
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why Cece’s Speakeasy is the perfect place to sip on a hot chocolate or an Espresso Martini and think about the world
Cece’s Speakeasy turns the spotlight on climate change and how it threatens the world we’ve grown used to
indulge with a little guilt
by Jon Massey
We felt, in celebration of a return to live performances in venues across the capital, that this blend of beans, live music and poetry at The Albany in Deptford, deserved a signifi cant plug
Cece’s Speakeasy is set in 2031 against a backdrop of global temperature rises and the resulting degradation of co ee and chocolate crops threatening the whole future of both indulgences Imagine no chocolate by
Into that world, audience members attending the “immersive poetic experience” – which runs from June 30-July 3 – can expect an evening of entertainment from storytellers, poets and musicians as they share new work exploring hope and action during the climate emergency
Billed as a place for truthseekers, chocolate lovers and co ee drinkers, Cece’s promises the ideal Imagine a world without chocolate
conditions for those with a story to tell and who want to listen while sampling the forbidden delights of Espresso Martini and hot chocolate while kicking back and rela ing
The shows, which start at pm, feature performers an Blake, Anthony Joseph, The Repeat eat oet, Safi ya amaria inshasa and Amyra Leon as well as music from Eric Appapoulay, Isobella Burnham, Renato Paris, Jermaine missah and Westley oseph
The production has been commissioned as part of Season For Change, a nationwide programme of artistic and cultural events celebrating the environment and aimed at inspiring urgent climate action
The cheapest tickets available are for tables of four at Tables of three as well as groups of two and three seats and singles are also on o er
Book before the end of May with code I and get o a limited number of seats at each performance Go to thealbany.org.uk for more informationor to make a booking
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STAGE | The Rotherhithe Gospels
See a powerful staging of these Medieval passion plays adapted from The Medieval Mystery Plays by Phil Willmott and The Rotherhithe Players. Jun 24-Jul 18, 7pm, pay what you can, freetheatreuk.com
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GIG | Seckou Keita
The Nest Collective hosts an outdoor concert with arguably the most in uential Kora player of his generation. Expect charisma, tradition and heritage. Jul 2, 7pm, £18, ents24.com
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Canada Water Theatre Rotherhithe
STAGE | Words By The Water
Poet Tyrone Lewis takes his audience on a journey providing an introduction to spoken word via eight artists. Also available to stream live. Jun 10, 8pm, pay what you like, thealbany.org.uk
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Make a pilgrimage to The Ship in Rotherhithe, now taking bookings for parties of up to six indoors and plenty of space outdoors. It’s everything you could want in a local, an oasis just o the beaten track rampubcompany.co.uk
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take a breath
by David Lefebvre Sell
David suggests writing down your worries
Have you ever noticed that the word “worry” is both a noun and a verb? It can be something one has and also something one does. Worry and anxiety are closely related – the feeling of anxiety can drive the behaviour of worrying because when we are worrying it may feel like we are actually doing something productive.
It can be a profound shift for people when they realise their worrying is not problem solving and isn’t doing them any good. There can be many reasons why someone has deeply entrenched anxiety and worry, and I’m not suggesting that there is necessarily an easy x. But if a feeling of anxiety is driving the behaviour of worry, which is then amplifying the feeling of anxiety, that’s a behaviour loop that is feeding itself.
We can begin to break that loop with simple curiosity. When there is a feeling of anxiety, just be curious about it. What does it actually feel like? If you’re worried about something you What is happening in your body or to your cannot control, then breathing? all you can do is deal Most importantly, what does that feeling with the symptoms make you want to of that anxietydo? Eat, drink alcohol, smoke, over-plan David Lefebvre Sell things? If your anxiety is possibly related to personal trauma, you may want to go through this process with a professional – we all need a little help sometimes.
Keeping a journal is also very useful. If you are worried about something speci c, write it down. Ask yourself what you’re doing about that problem because, if you can do something but you’re not actually doing it, that’s why you’re worried.
If you’re worried about something you cannot control, then all you can do is deal with the symptoms of that anxiety. Spend time in nature, breathe well for 10 minutes (there are plenty of resources for that – Google ’em), exercise, visit someone who makes you laugh.
In the words of Mark Twain: “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
David Lefebvre Sell is a Greenwich-based psychotherapist and Yoga instructor who teaches at Third Space in Canary Wharf
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brought what the tide to the Thames
how Flow Market is bringing fresh produce to the Peninsula
by Jon Massey
Aclutch of food traders are plying their wares on the banks of the Thames as Greenwich Peninsula hosts Flow Market every other Sunday. With the next one set to take place on May 30 – and with dates running throughout the summer until September 19 – we caught up with the organiser and stallholders to discover what residents and visitors can fi nd on the strip of land between the end of The Tide and the river.
“We really wanted to expand the artisan food element that is part of our urban design market Sample to create a regular farmers’ market,” said Kaia Charles, cultural projects manager for Greenwich Peninsula at property developer Knight Dragon.
“So we worked with creative food fi rm ompass nd arr to develop an idea about what that could be for the Peninsula – to bring a range of fresh produce, organic meats and cheeses here. Flow is inspired by the river itself, its location and, as it grows we really want to feature local producers.
“We want it very much to be for the residents here so it’s about what they want and need – that’s what will drive what we have here.
The idea is the selection of traders we have at the moment goes really well together with organic bread, cheeses, olives and meats.
“It’s gone down really well with residents so far and the stalls are also near two of our retail tenants – Choy ouse and rdoa so people can visit them too. We want to enliven the river and celebrate the resilience of our community after the pandemic.”
Flow Market takes place every other Sunday from 10am-3pm. Here we talk to some of the traders taking part.
OH MY SUGAR
ohmysugar.co.uk cookies - brownies - sweets
Oh My Sugar owner Aysar Kalkanel said: “I started the business in 2020. I’d been travelling and I wanted to come home and open a brunch bar, but I arrived back just as we went into the rst lockdown, so I had to think of an alternative.
“I’d never baked before, but it blew up completely. Originally it was going to be more about sweets, but everyone kept ordering the brownies and cookies. We started doing just online and then a couple of people suggested markets and it’s been the best thing I’ve done.
OLIVETO BAR
@oliveto.bar on Insat olives - garlic - sundried tomatoes
Oliveto’s Samaneh Khazaei said: “The business has been established for almost 12 years now. We marinade everything ourselves and source our olives from Italy, Greece and Spain.
“All of our products are homemade and sold freshly at markets, whether it’s the olives or the hummus.
“Our avours include olives avoured with mixed fresh herbs and chilli. We are also selling Persian garlic and artichokes. We don’t use vinegar or salt in our marinades, just extra virgin olive oil. We also do vegetarian stu ed vine leaves.
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Traders – the size organisers want Flow Market to grow to as it continues to develop
PICK’S ORGANIC FARM
picksorganic.co.uk vegetables - meat - bacon rolls
Pick’s Organic Farm’s Hannah Patterson said: “The farm is based near Leicester in Barkby Thorpe and we come down every Saturday and Sunday to trade at farmers’ markets in London.
“We do a range of hot food – cooking sausages and bacon at our stall – as well as selling meat, fresh eggs from our chickens and fruit and vegetables too, although not at every market.
“All the meat we sell is produced from our own animals. We have a variety of sausages including Welsh Dragon, avoured with chilli, a good selection of beef, lamb and chicken as well as burgers – a bit of everything you could want, really. We sell burgers, hot dogs, bacon rolls and egg rolls or any combination customers want.”
THE BIG WHEEL
bigwheelcheese.co.uk cheese - crackers - condiments
The Big Wheel’s Hazel Cross said: “We specialise in artisan British cheeses, which come from up and down the UK. For example we stock Lancashire Bomber, Colston Basset Stilton and Keens and Montgomery’s cheddars plus Lincolnshire Poachers and Cornish Yarg.
“We also have an international classics section because there are certain things that no cheese board should be without. Our customers come and they want a Parmesan or a Langres, which comes from the Champagne region of France and has a lovely orange colour. My personal favourite is the Ribblesdale Goatesan, a hard cheese from Yorkshire.
RODGIS
rodgis.com sourdough - sausage rolls - pastries sourdough - sausage rolls - pastries Flow Market is operated by Urban Food Fest on behalf of Greenwich Peninsula on alternate Sundays
Rodgis’ Kudciea Khan said: “We o er a range of sourdough bread with loaves for £4 or, if someone wants two, it’s £6.
“There’s rosemary, olive bread, rye and multiseed on o er. The products are all freshly made at a central kitchen and and we have savoury food and pastries as well, including chocolate cheesecake and pasteis de nata.
“We’ve been really busy at Flow, with people queuing despite the rain and we hope to add even more products to our stall here.
The business also produces a range of charcuterie, pastas and olives available to purchase online, shipped from its base near Peckham
while you’re there
visit Now Gallery on the Peninsula
VIEW | Return To Slygo
See this immersive exhibition by fashion designer Nicholas Daley that invites visitors to slow down and dwell. Ticketed slots. Until Jul 4, times vary, free, nowgallery.co.uk
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Where?
Greenwich Greenwich and Peninsula
TRAVEL | Uber Boat By Thames Clippers
While not exclusive to Greenwich, the network’s local piers o er multiple attractions and make for a great day out with a family river roamer pass for ve. Open daily, £36.70, thamesclippers.com
Where?
Greenwich Theatre Greenwich
STAGE | Bad Nights And Odd Days
Paul McGann stars in three short plays by Caryl Churchill – Abortive, Seagulls and Three More Sleepless Nights. Socially distanced seats. Jun 23-Jul 10, times vary, £26, greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Where?
The Royal Observatory Greenwich
TALK | Storms From The Sun
Pretend you’re still in lockdown with this online lecture by the University of Reading’s Prof. Chris Scott on space weather and how it a ects Earth. Jun 18, 6pm, £5 per device, rmg.co.uk
open for business
With restrictions receding, Icon Outlet At The O2 is welcoming back shoppers alongside those keen to eat in its range of restaurants and bars – expect up to 70% o in stores and some new openings to check out iconattheo2.co.uk
Scan this code to nd out all about Icon Outlet At The O2 and its selection of shops and attractions
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Where?
Online Richard House Children’s Hospice
DONATE | Webinars
Consider donating £200 or more and get access to one or more mental health webinars created by Beckton charity Richard House Children’s Hospice. Ongoing, email corporates@richardhouse.org.uk
Where?
RAW Studios Royal Albert Wharf
ART | Inaugural Event
Art In The Docks is set to open its doors for its very rst public show celebrating work created and allowing people to get to know the artists. Jun 3-27, times vary, free, artinthedocks.com
Where?
Beckton Globe Library Beckton
KIDS | Hannah Lee: My Hair
Author Hannah Lee reads from her illustrated picture book My Hair about how a young girl chooses to style her hair for her birthday. Jun 26, 11am, free (ticketed), royaldocks.london
industrial inspiration
Michael Stuart-Daly and Calvin Mlilo have created all-inclusive photography space Silverspace Studios at The Silver Building in Silvertown by snappers, for snappers and they’re justly proud of it silverspacestudios.com
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how Expressway aims to give its tenants exactly what they need – no more, no less – at a price they are able to afford
by Jon Massey
For drivers cruising down into the southern slice of Royal Docks via the long, graceful curve of the Silvertown Way fl yover it would be entirely possible to miss something extraordinary taking place beneath the smooth asphalt caressed by the rubber of their tyres.
But, turn right at the bottom onto the switchback of North
Woolwich Road, and the hive of activity beneath the arc of the carriageways becomes increasingly apparent, a crescendo as the height of the units rises, culminating in a main entrance.
This is Expressway, a comprehensive revitalisation of the old
Waterfront Studios Business
Centre. General Projects, the company that bought the space in 2018, hasn’t so much updated the existing real estate as reinvented it, punching a fresh entrance through the wall to Royal Victoria Dock and installing a co ee shop serving
Perky Blenders’ products to open it up to the public and fuel occupants of its studios and industrial units.
Outside, dark grey paint has refreshed the structure, while indoors, whites, greens and stencilled lettering alongside a profusion of plywood and real plants lend its communal spaces and corridors a light, airy feel.
There’s no plastic foliage nonsense here, just a friendly welcoming atmosphere replete with community notice board and plenty of puns around the word ‘way’.
It’s a visual expression of the light-touch authenticity that’s at the core of General Projects’ scheme.
Expressway principal Jacob
Sandelson said: “When the company was founded, the serviced o ce market was popping up all over central
London, but what became apparent to us was that when you got further out, to areas such as Acton in the west, Croydon in the south, Haringey in the north and Royal Docks in the east, there wasn’t that same provision of space.
“There were lots of blue carpet, white light o ces but not much in the way of amenities or service for what we call steady growth innovators – hard working small businesses such as craft brewers, accountants, recruitment consultants and fashion designers.
“These aren’t the kinds of companies that are looking to raise £50million from venture capitalists. They’re looking to hire a couple of people who they trust, who will feel ownership of that business and will like going to work. Hypertalented one-man-bands growing to fi ve person fi rms
“So when we were looking for locations as a company, we were hunting an incumbent sense of community.
“I’m not the fi gurehead of Expressway – it’s made up of the people who have worked here There’s plenty going on under the Silvertown Way yover
Spaces can be leased furnished or unfurnished to a tenant’s speci cation
7,000
Square footage of the largest serviced industrial units available at Expressway
The co-working space is located in the main communal area
the longest. As a company, we’re just here to provide nice space for people and exactly the things that they want and not more than that because we know value is the most important part of our product.”
In addition to private o ce studios, typically 350sq ft, the facility boasts communal showers, cycle spaces, meeting rooms and a co-working space as well as industrial units of between 1,000sq ft and 7,000sq ft.
“We think this is ondon’s first truly serviced industrial space,” said Jacob. “We can provide spaces fully furnished or fitted at a basic level with services connected and wireless and wired internet connections included. It’s really up to the business. It’s also about supporting local people – around 50% of the people who work here live within 15 minutes’ walk.”
Key to pressway’s o er is the importance it places on developing its community of businesses, whether that’s assisting firms in navigating through the choppy economic waters of Covid-19 or helping support the next generation of entrepreneurs.
“I’m incredibly proud of how we acted through the pandemic,” said
Jacob. “It was a time when there was fear in every email.
“As soon as it was clear
Covid-19 was becoming a problem we set up the Expressway Genius ar for our tenants, sta ed fulltime by a colleague of mine.
“His job was to understand and be the guy to go to on everything from VAT deferment to furlough, the Coronavirus Interruption Business Loan Scheme, grant funding and the bounce back loans.
“The aim was to communicate with all of our tenants and stand between them and the complexity of accessing assistance and money.
“We helped more than 60 businesses get more than £600,000 of grant funding and that really helped. We’re currently at 92% occupancy and I hope people here would talk about us favourably as an owner-operator.”
General Projects is also working to create a circular model where Expressway, in partnership with the council-run Newham Workplace and the Royal Docks Team, hosts the Youth Incubator programme.
“Fostering small and local businesses is at the core of everything we do,” said Jacob. “We have a number of initiatives but this programme in particular o ers 17 people aged 18-30 free membership of Expressway. Newham has very high levels of youth unemployment but, when you have that, you can also have very high levels of entrepreneurship.
“Our incubees get skills seminars, development support, social media marketing advice, guidance on accounting for small businesses and on how to raise funds.
“They also get free, relevant mentoring – we’re not experts in any of those areas but we have an on-site network of 162 small and medium-size businesses that have all been down those roads, have trodden those paths and completely understand and empathise with the challenges.
“Expressway acts as a social brokerage to match businesses with young people on the programme and we welcomed our second cohort at the end of March.
“What I would really like to see is someone go round the full circle, coming to the incubator, growing from a single person business and taking space from us and then in turn becoming a mentor.
“I want as large a number as possible of our existing tenants to remain with us and for Expressway to be a place that feels lived in as well as worked in, for it to continue to be a space where genuine experiences happen.”
Scan this code for more info about Expressway Jacob joined General Projects after a career in the residential property market and believes Expressway o ers the rst ‘truly serviced’ industrial units in London
Fostering small and local businesses is at the core of everything we do. I want Expressway to continue to be a space where genuine experiences happen
Jacob Sandelson, General Projects
how Jackie Christian went from chef to entrepreneur with the help of her family
by Jon Massey
It would probably take something the length of a novel to do justice to Jackie Christian’s story. The Stratford resident, working with her sister Natalie Walker, is the driving force behind Doreen’s Jamaican
Homemade Rum Cakes, which have been delivering sweetness and generous levels of Wray And
Nephew overproof spirit to the mouths of Londoners for the past six years.
“Our mum, Doreen, always cooked these amazing dinners for family and friends,” said Jackie.
“She’d also make rum cake and banana bread and, because I was the second eldest, she’d get me to help out doing bits and pieces around the kitchen when I was a teenager.
“Because of that, I wanted to become a chef so I went on a catering course – you did six months in college and six months working in the industry.
“So when I was , my fi rst job was working at the Mayfair Hotel with Gordon Ramsay – he was my boss and that was the start of my career. After my training, I was called into the o ce I was wondering what I’d done because
Gordon was in there. But they said:
‘We love the way you work and we’re going to save you a job here’.
“I was amazed, so I went back to college, fi nished my course and started at the Mayfair, working as an a la carte chef. From there
I went to L’Escargot in Soho – I loved it so much – and then to
Fred’s Club, which was on three fl oors and for the rich and famous
We had Boy George, Neneh Cherry – all the celebrities.”
After years working long hours at the top of the London restaurant scene, Jackie and her husband decided to start a family and she stepped away from the industry.
“I have to be proud of myself because I’ve had a tough time,” said Jackie. “I lost my husband to a heart attack out of the blue when my son was fi ve We lost our mum and, just recently, our sister but I know that they’re watching – they are our angels.”
It was inspiration while thinking about her mother that led Jackie’s life to change direction again.
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Jackie’s age when she rst embarked on a career as a chef, working for Gordon Ramsay
Jackie has spent decades working in the food industry and has now moved into a commercial kitchen in Woolwich to grow her rum cake business
Having forged a successful career in contract catering, Jackie had hit an impasse. She was happy to be cooking, but bored by the repetitive nature of the work.
“Someone asked to buy a cake from me and I was looking at Ma’s picture. That was the time I decided to continue her work. She used to make rum cakes with me and then give them away to neighbours and friends. If you got one it meant you were a bit special because of the love that goes into baking one. So I resigned from my job and decided to go for it, just working from my home in Stratford.”
Born in London after her mother emigrated from Jamaica, Jackie uses a recipe passed down through at least three generations for her signature product, soaking fruit in overproof 63% ABV Wray
And Nephew white rum before partially blending it and adding more rum as the other ingredients are folded in by hand.
“By using this spirit I’m preserving the theme as well as sticking to the original recipe,” said Jackie. “Before the pandemic,
I would go to Jamaica once a year, buy the rum and bring back the sunshine to England to bake into the cakes.
“It’s about telling the story of our mother to our customers and letting them try the cake. I had no idea if this would work as a business in the beginning but it has. It’s not a cheap cake to make.
“You need to soak the fruit for ever in the rum – I have a big barrel for that. Mummy didn’t like it whole so we blend it until it’s like a chunky puree, add the other ingredients and bake the cake.
“Each one takes about three or four hours in the oven and then we put more rum on it and leave it to soak and infuse.”
Having started with a regular stall at Greenwich Market, oreen’s has built up a signifi cant following in the borough allowing
Jackie and Natalie to expand the business to Bohemia Place Market in Hackney.
Lockdown saw online sales start up too and Jackie got the keys to a commercial kitchen in Woolwich, which will allow her to grow production and take on sta to assist.
“We got the unit at Thames-Side
Studios in October last year,” said
Jackie. “Now I can get a team in because it’s just been Natalie and me. I’ve always had management roles when working in contract catering, so I know how to lead a team. You have to treat people with so much respect. No job defi nes a person
“When I employ someone to wash up, I wash up with them. If they’re the last one to leave, I’ll stop whatever I’m doing and help – we’ll grab the brooms and mops and clean together.
“Lots of people have asked me to take on work in the past and now I can accept more. People need to know what real rum cake tastes like – hand crafted as a labour of love.
“What feels good is when a customer tells me that my cake reminds me of their mother’s – it makes me cry and then they cry too.
“It’s happiness – because that means I’ve smashed it with my mother’s generation and now we’re starting to capture the younger people too.
“They say they’ve never had it, then after a sample, they’re hooked. It is tough – we get so busy that I don’t get a rest. Sometimes it’s an eight-day-aweek business.
“But when you see reactions and responses from the customers you feel so good. That’s when I know I’m doing this right. That love feels amazing.
“My mum gave me the inspiration to become a chef and to start this business, and this is giving that love back to our customers.”
As well as o ering Doreen’s classic rum cake in a variety of sizes and shapes – all of which should last a long time on the shelf thanks to the high levels of rum within, the business also sells a vegan version.
Also available are Jamaican rum tru e brownies, stem ginger and chocolate brownies, lemon and coconut mu ns and ppleton Estate rum sponge cakes made with a darker, spiced spirit. Orders can be placed online at doreensjamaicanhomemade rumcakes.co.uk or the various products can be found and (frequently) tasted at Greenwich and Bohemia Place markets.
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in the pudding
Secret process: Jackie’s rum cakes are made by hand using her mother’s recipe and generous quantities of spirit
Jackie Christian, Doreen’s Scan this code to visit Doreen’s website for more information
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London Stadium Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
EXERCISE | Chase The Sun 5k And 10k
Possibly a rather optimistic title, given recent weather, this running event o ers di erent distances to appeal to a range of athletes. Jun 9, £22, 7pm, runthrough.co.uk
where? Adagio Stratford
OPENING | Aparthotel Adagio London Stratford
Whether you’re looking for somewhere socially distanced to put up employees, visitors or family, there’s a new hotel in the centre of Stratford. Daily, from about £80 per night, adagio-city.com
where?
Theatre Royal Stratford East Stratford
STAGE | Extinct
April De Angelis takes on the climate emergency in this tapestry of testimonials from environmental activists – discover their stories, their rebellion. Jun 30-Jul 17, times vary, from £10, stratfordeast.com
bites for all
Suitable for humans and dogs, check out the delicious treats available from Hackney Wick-based Lick&Mix, made using entirely plant-based ingredients and nding a home for spent grain from beer brewing lickandmix.com
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