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Oct - Nov 2018 ISSUE 46<br />
Taking a line for a walk ...<br />
Adam Dant<br />
Hannah Rummery<br />
Samantha Watson<br />
Forest Gate Learning Zone<br />
plus<br />
Doors of Walthamstow<br />
#Artskickers<br />
and more!<br />
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Welcome to your local magazine<br />
Dear neighbour<br />
Autumn is breathing down our necks, summer is<br />
a distant memory and the winter holidays are fast<br />
approaching. In the meantime, we have Halloween,<br />
Bonfire Night and a host of other things to look<br />
forward to, and with that, lots of good things to read<br />
as you pull on that jumper.<br />
The Gentle Author has kindly provided an interview<br />
with the fabulous artist extraordinaire, Adam Dant;<br />
we feel so fortunate to feature this - a cracking good<br />
read and, if you love maps, Dant's book is total eye<br />
candy.<br />
We also discover the multi-talented Hannah<br />
Rummery and some lovely doors in Walthamstow<br />
via Lorena Perez's instagram feed and celebrate<br />
artistic diversity with Forest Gate Learning Zone's<br />
fine art students.<br />
We visit The Old Church in Stoke Newington and find<br />
out about their new Artist in Residence programme,<br />
which is sure to go from strength to strength, and<br />
feature a beautiful illustration of the Greenway by<br />
Samantha Watson.<br />
We are also privileged to announce the 2018<br />
#Artskickers Awards winners and runners up - we<br />
were sworn to secrecy as we went to press before<br />
the event - it's an honour to be able to showcase<br />
these amazing Artskicking people and organisations.<br />
Lastly, a review of Andrew Kershman's new book,<br />
London's Markets; this should be every Londoner's<br />
bible and it's no accident that East London features<br />
heavily. Well, of course!<br />
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, I<br />
hope you enjoy this edition.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Kaz<br />
karen@chomp.me.uk<br />
07590 609 557<br />
@LoveEastMag<br />
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It's Art, baby, Art!<br />
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Retail therapy<br />
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The Gentle Author interviews<br />
the Maptastic artist Adam Dant<br />
Taking a line for a walk with<br />
illustrator Hannah Rummery<br />
Discovering the Doors of<br />
Walthamstow<br />
Regular features<br />
15 Bell from Bow<br />
22 What to do with the kids<br />
27 Roger Love<br />
29 Wine guide<br />
30 Eating in - and out<br />
33 WalkHackney<br />
34 What's on - October & November<br />
The Greenway through the eyes<br />
of Samantha Watson<br />
Artist Residency at The Old<br />
Church in Stoke Newington<br />
And the winners are...<br />
#Artskickers Awards 2018<br />
Forest Gate Learning Zone's<br />
second annual exhibition<br />
A handy guide to London's<br />
Markets<br />
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East life<br />
The Gentle Author visited Adam Dant in his studio in Club Row<br />
off Redchurch Street to learn of the origin of his fascination with<br />
drawing maps and the pursuit of creative cartography<br />
Detail from A Shoreditch-centric view of the world; Image Courtesy of Adam Dant / TAG Fine Arts<br />
What brought you to the East End of London?<br />
I came here in 1993, directly from Rome where I<br />
spent a year as the Rome Scholar in Printmaking<br />
at the British School. I had often visited Brick<br />
Lane and Petticoat Lane markets in the past and,<br />
growing up in Cambridge, always entered London<br />
via Liverpool Street Station. The badly-lit, derelict<br />
streets surrounding Spitalfields Market where meths<br />
drinkers gathered around bonfires of orange boxes<br />
seemed very dark and dodgy - quite the antithesis of<br />
Cambridge with its culture of Reason, savoir faire and<br />
sandstone gothic pinnacles. On the evening<br />
I returned from Rome, the artists Tracey<br />
Emin and Sarah Lucas were hosting<br />
the closing party for their shop<br />
in the Bethnal Green Road and<br />
I bought bottles of brown ale<br />
from The Dolphin pub on what<br />
seemed to be a very gloomy<br />
Redchurch Street, unaware<br />
that I would be moving to this<br />
neighbourhood within a few<br />
weeks.<br />
Tell me about your studio.<br />
Before I moved in, this building was<br />
a mini cab office but it was forced<br />
to close because the massive aerial on<br />
the roof was interfering with neighbours’<br />
television signals. I used to take cabs from here, and I<br />
have a vague memory of walking past one evening and<br />
seeing it being attacked by a mob of angry scaffoldpole-wielding<br />
rival mini cab drivers. Inside it was a<br />
mess, a filthy grey carpet with haphazardly-trimmed<br />
edges and a couple of Space Invaders games in the<br />
corner. I lived here in my studio on Club Row for several<br />
years when I was a bachelor. When I moved in, I found<br />
I had the benefit of half a dozen phone lines and a<br />
stack of business cards with a blue car graphic and<br />
the words Tower Cars, Fully Insuranced. These 'fully<br />
insuranced' owners had sawn all the bannisters off the<br />
staircase which had a length of carpet nailed to it in a<br />
random fashion. Upstairs, an ancient water heater held<br />
together with dried-out masking tape was dripping in<br />
the corner and chicken wire covered the windows.<br />
Was the whole street like that in the nineties?<br />
Almost everything in the neighbourhood had become<br />
a crumbling wreck while under the dubious charge of<br />
landlords who were too parsimonious to spend any<br />
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money on buildings that seemed to them no more<br />
than burdensome elderly relatives, even if they were in<br />
possession of bountiful legacies.<br />
In one attic, an entire wall wobbled dangerously when<br />
I lent against it. 'Don't worry, there's a few more years<br />
left in that,’ the landlord told me reassuringly, meaning,<br />
'If you think I'll be spending any money on this place,<br />
dream on.’ Once I stood with a neighbour and his<br />
landlord in an ex-sweat shop, watching flames from a<br />
pre-war ceiling mounted gas heater singe a mildewed<br />
flap of wallpaper. 'Yes, I think the burner seems to<br />
be working fine,' he reassured us, before<br />
stepping over a missing floorboard and<br />
walking downstairs to his waiting<br />
Bentley .<br />
The building adjoining my mini<br />
cab office was left derelict and<br />
empty for eight or nine years<br />
after my arrival. Every few<br />
weeks, the owner would appear<br />
in a van and throw bundles of<br />
leather trimmings through the<br />
doorway. Rats lived amongst<br />
the crumbling bin bags and<br />
moulding strips of leather inside.<br />
During dinner at my neighbours, one<br />
of the rats pushed a loose brick from<br />
the wall and stuck his furry face through<br />
the gap, which rather spoiled the cheese course. Yet<br />
despite regular enquiries, none of these people either<br />
wanted to sell or restore their collapsing assets and,<br />
even today, some of these buildings have received no<br />
attention since the blitz.<br />
At the time I was working at Agnews, the old master<br />
picture gallery on Old Bond Street. Some Irish<br />
labourers came into the gallery one afternoon and<br />
asked if anyone wanted to buy some oak floorboards.<br />
They had been using them as ramps for their<br />
wheelbarrows while gutting the old Barclays Bank<br />
which was to become a handbag shop. I persuaded<br />
them to deliver these concrete-splattered planks to my<br />
studio the next day for a hundred pounds in cash, and<br />
I planed and sanded the hefty wide boards and fitted<br />
them upstairs. Downstairs served as The Gallerette for<br />
a year. I laid a smart parquet floor there to improve<br />
the acoustic for an audio exhibition which sounded<br />
muffled without it and I painted the ceiling in the style<br />
of the Palazzo Altieri one rainy Bank Holiday.
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Did you find yourself part of a community?<br />
Yes, the community I had entered and which coalesced<br />
around me was quite tight, due in part I think to the<br />
geography of the neighbourhood which felt like<br />
a walled enclave. It was called The Boundary. The<br />
Bengali people who lived on the Boundary Estate<br />
worshipped at two mosques on Redchurch Street<br />
and ran the butcher’s shops, grocers and garment<br />
factories, sometimes socialising at St Hilda’s, our local<br />
community centre - where I went to play badminton<br />
and run off pamphlets on the ancient Gestetner<br />
printing machine.<br />
Here on Redchurch Street, my neighbours worked<br />
mostly in creative fields. There were furniture<br />
designers, a stained glass artist, a saxophonist, a gang<br />
of Italian lesbian anarchists who drove round in a fiat<br />
cinquecento painted in pink leopardskin, a playwright,<br />
a documentary filmmaker, a rubber garment maker<br />
and many more. They lived in the curious collection<br />
of abandoned warehouses, shops and offices, and<br />
were to be found every night in The Owl & Pussycat,<br />
an ex-dog-fighting pub, where the area’s history was<br />
a frequent subject of discussion. Everyone had read<br />
Arthur Morrison's A Child of the Jago and knew the<br />
exact location of Shakespeare's original Theatre. They<br />
spoke about the arcane origins of the street names,<br />
claimed that a 'ley line' ran directly through the nicest<br />
house and on towards the bandstand at Arnold Circus.<br />
I painted a map which was an aerial view of the area<br />
for my friend James Goff who had pioneered this<br />
neglected neighbourhood even before the artists<br />
arrived in Shoreditch,<br />
How did your map-making evolve?<br />
The second map I made of my neighbourhood was an<br />
attempt to encapsulate the history and the lore of the<br />
place as a world unto itself. The area had quite distinct<br />
edges, so I depicted Shoreditch as literally a distinct<br />
world, wrapping the streets around an imagined globe<br />
- a reference to Shakespeare - with his theatre and<br />
characters populating my map.<br />
After this, I wanted to create a map of the area in the<br />
present day. The idea of creating a map of Shoreditch<br />
as it appeared in the dreams of residents came from<br />
hearing friends in The Owl & Pussycat describe how,<br />
in their nocturnal reveries, they had all shared visions<br />
of Shakespeare’s theatre at New Inn Yard. Pursuing<br />
Carl Jung’s concept of collective dreaming, I visited<br />
the Jungian Institute for a symposium on this notion. It<br />
was hilarious. A young German woman with a severe<br />
haircut and a clipboard took notes as the assembled<br />
ragbag of North London Jungians, unaware of just how<br />
much they were revealing, described incidents from<br />
their dreams.<br />
The Character Of A Coffee House:<br />
Image Courtesy of Adam Dant / TAG Fine Arts<br />
'Suddenly my mother appeared and snapped my<br />
spectacles in two,’ was a gem offered to the group<br />
by a confused-looking, frail, elderly man in a tweed<br />
jacket. A gushy young woman with a dense mass<br />
of black wavy hair spoke of 'a huge wave which keeps<br />
rushing on and on but never seems to break.' Despite<br />
offering gold dust for the novelist, this was not what I<br />
was seeking for my map. So I asked local cafe owners<br />
to distribute pamphlets I had produced among their<br />
customers, inviting residents to recall any dreams<br />
that took place in Shoreditch. Over a few months,<br />
I collected descriptions of around sixty dreams set<br />
in the neighbourhood and my Dream Cartography<br />
of Shoreditch employed the streets and buildings<br />
as the landscape for entirely personal subconscious<br />
encounters.<br />
What attracts you to draw maps?<br />
I think my Map of Shoreditch in Dreams illustrates<br />
why cartography as a visual form appeals to me.<br />
The familiar, the quotidian and the eternal elements<br />
of a place can all be captured on a map, with the<br />
streets, the topography and the features providing the<br />
language to manifest a precise vision of a subjective<br />
reality, which might otherwise be overlooked in favour<br />
of a more mundane perspective.<br />
In producing my maps, I seek to depart from<br />
the obvious and superficially useful qualities of<br />
cartography. Instead, by pursuing unexpected, unlikely<br />
or challenging methods of structuring or rendering the<br />
landscape of a place on paper, I hope the outcome is a<br />
work of art rather than just a means to get from A to B.<br />
A map can be a puzzle or a game - a pictorial space<br />
where a viewer can travel through time and project<br />
themselves into history. Unlike a photograph or<br />
a topographic view, which records a location in a<br />
moment in time, a map is a representation of a place<br />
where we continue to extend the threads of physical<br />
history even if these are no longer visible due to being<br />
buried or trodden underfoot.<br />
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East life<br />
Even when the buildings remain, the sites of our<br />
daily engagements and our cherished urban nooks<br />
and crannies are constantly being refashioned and<br />
repurposed until they disappear. The layout of our<br />
streets are dug up, rationalised and reordered.<br />
Consequently, our cities get transformed beyond<br />
recognition. Yet even when they are razed to the<br />
ground, all the places where we walk are essentially<br />
constant. In the widest and most profound sense, they<br />
part of a cosmic cartography<br />
that is eternal, infinite and<br />
immutable. As long as we live,<br />
they live in whatever form we<br />
care to imagine them .<br />
Do you have a favourite<br />
cartographer?<br />
John Ogilby, the seventeenth<br />
century Scottish cartographer,<br />
designed his road maps as<br />
trompe l'oeil scrolls, depicting<br />
solely what the traveller needed<br />
to know, cartographically<br />
speaking, in order to get from<br />
one place to another. The<br />
exclusive nature of such maps<br />
embodies the familiar notion<br />
that what the artist leaves out<br />
is as important as what they<br />
include. In creating my maps,<br />
subdivision and organisation<br />
of the source material takes<br />
place in a manner comparable<br />
to an artist laying out colours<br />
on a palette in preparation for<br />
a painting. This categorisation<br />
inevitably ends up as lists,<br />
which means that - unlike a<br />
painter - a cartographer always<br />
knows the moment when the<br />
work is finished, once the last item on the list has been<br />
ticked off.<br />
Of course, there will always be something missing<br />
even from the best maps ,otherwise there would be no<br />
need for explorers. In 2002, during the World Cup in<br />
Japan, I produced a map which could be folded up and<br />
hidden in the heel of a shoe. In the style of John Ogilby,<br />
it showed the most direct route from London to Japan,<br />
identified borders, features of topography and the<br />
major cities. I provided useful phrases in the languages<br />
of all the countries traversed and suggested items<br />
which might be collected and used for barter en-route,<br />
as well as predicting climate and weather conditions to<br />
be anticipated along the way, and even offering panels<br />
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London Enraged<br />
Image Courtesy of Adam Dant / TAG Fine Arts<br />
Map of Spitalfields Life<br />
Image Courtesy of Adam Dant / TAG Fine Arts<br />
where fans could record the progress of their teams<br />
towards the final when they arrived.<br />
How is it possible to draw more than one map of the<br />
same place?<br />
Many of my maps depict the immediate locale of my<br />
home and studio. Although my original intention in<br />
making a different map of Shoreditch every year was<br />
to familiarise myself with the area where I had chosen<br />
to live and work, I soon realised these maps were also<br />
a means of establishing my<br />
presence and identity in this<br />
place.<br />
Just as different artists will<br />
each the see same scene<br />
from their own perspectives,<br />
similarly one person can<br />
recreate the topography of<br />
a place in diverse ways on<br />
diverse occasions. There are<br />
so many contingencies when<br />
we look at a map, and we can<br />
chose to interpret these or we<br />
can choose to take it at face<br />
value. An obvious example of<br />
this is my invention of the art<br />
historical orthodoxy known as<br />
Underneathism, depicting the<br />
world as viewed from beneath.<br />
When the familiar ‘God's eye’<br />
view of the earth is inverted, the<br />
resultant perspective appears<br />
strangely malevolent. Yet<br />
Underneathism also exposes<br />
the familiar reality of isometric<br />
views -utilised by Google street<br />
mapping and video games - as<br />
equally artificial. Their use of<br />
this perspective only appears<br />
to us to be the natural order<br />
because of our exposure to it through years of constant<br />
use.<br />
After a day spent in my studio creating Underneathean<br />
views, I found that stepping out into the street was<br />
as disorientating for me as it must have been for a<br />
Londoner of the eighteenth century to have been<br />
lifted up from the beer garden of a Hackney pub in a<br />
hot air balloon.<br />
What is the future for maps?<br />
In the past, a globe in your pocket, fashioned from<br />
intricately-engraved and hand-painted gores pasted to<br />
a lacquered plaster sphere and housed in a handsome<br />
leather pouch, might represent the apogee of
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geographic knowledge. I imagine it elicited the same<br />
kind of thrill and sense of conquest delivered today by<br />
the smartphone app. As new ways of imagining maps<br />
constantly supplant the old, the qualities that we find<br />
beguiling, artistic, quaint, unfamiliar and perverse in<br />
the antique will inevitably be inherited by the app map.<br />
One day, we will laugh at how difficult it was to find<br />
London Underground stations on an iPhone map.<br />
Are some maps better than others?<br />
Like the canon of painting or sculpture, the canon of<br />
cartography - particularly maps of London - is defined<br />
by historic moments embodied in innovative fashion<br />
and new discoveries described with prescient and<br />
appropriate perfection. The resulting maps are often<br />
born of unusual imperatives<br />
and spring from a particular<br />
circumstance. Just such<br />
an example is Harry Beck’s<br />
1931 map of the London<br />
Underground. Despite millions<br />
of Londoners seeing it, using<br />
it and touching it everyday, it<br />
continues to reveal itself as a<br />
cartographic wonder.<br />
Unlike a famous painting<br />
or sculpture, a map can be<br />
altered, annotated, improved<br />
and fiddled with many<br />
times without impugning its<br />
integrity or compromising<br />
its innate expression. In the<br />
creation of my maps, I often<br />
start with a basic template to<br />
which I pin and glue a bunch<br />
of stuff. My work in progress<br />
often looks like those huge table maps you see in war<br />
films, with models of boats and submarines pushed<br />
across them by smart young members of the Women’s<br />
Auxiliary Air Force wielding roulette rakes.<br />
A Journey to the Heart of East London<br />
Image Courtesy of Adam Dant / TAG Fine Arts<br />
The map becomes fascinating to me when everything<br />
is in place, like the frozen moment of theatrical<br />
denouement in the tableau for a history painting. The<br />
pleasure of casting your eyes over a completed map<br />
is contingent on pinning down such a moment in its<br />
evolution, while the subject is at its most interesting -<br />
such as when the engraver Wencelas Hollar depicted<br />
the City of London viewed from the South Bank<br />
immediately preceding the Great Fire of 1666 and,<br />
shortly afterwards, during the conflagration.<br />
What do you look for in a map?<br />
There are so many different kinds of map! There<br />
are maps that fill entire corridors, like those of my<br />
supposed ancestor, Ignazio Danti, at the Vatican Palace<br />
and then there are maps with covers designed by<br />
artists and proffered by London Underground, that you<br />
can slip in your top pocket. Although we need maps to<br />
show us how to get from here to there, once the map<br />
is in our hands we want to feel like the pirate who has<br />
the only existing means of finding where the treasure<br />
is buried .<br />
Do you use maps in your daily life?<br />
While on trains, I often spot an odd landmark or an<br />
interesting rural scene. Nowadays, smartphones allow<br />
me to identify the location of any fleetingly-glimpsed<br />
idyll immediately and learn the history of the place,<br />
and - with the benefit of a long journey - no doubt also<br />
the names and addresses of its shops and inhabitants,<br />
stretching back for as many<br />
years as digitised historical<br />
records exist. The research I<br />
used to do prior to Texan road<br />
trips, regarding the history<br />
of the remote boondocks<br />
‘population 45 souls’ en<br />
route, has been more than<br />
adequately replaced by<br />
consulting local historical<br />
society webpages on my<br />
smartphone.<br />
Yet, despite such convenience<br />
and thoroughness, I still<br />
scribble maps in notebooks<br />
and on scraps of paper to<br />
enable me to arrive at the<br />
correct location for a meeting.<br />
These sketches are more than<br />
a practical device, they are<br />
also an exercise in breaking<br />
free of the tyranny of the compass, since North is not<br />
always at the top of the page. Someone once told<br />
me that dogs evacuate themselves while orientated<br />
towards magnetic North but - having a dog myself -<br />
and, observing its cartographic impulses, I can scotch<br />
this theory. Why should not a map be orientated<br />
according to the direction of travel? Or be rendered<br />
according to any other imperative you please?<br />
What do you say to people who complain they get<br />
lost following your maps?<br />
You are holding it upside down!<br />
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East life<br />
Q&A with the versatile and multi-talented<br />
illustrator, typographer and graphic designer<br />
Hannah Rummery<br />
Incorporating a wide range of typographic styles in her design work, from bold, graphic<br />
statements to delicate and playful lettering, Hannah commands her space. The same versatility<br />
can be found in her illustrative work - delicate, stylistic and incredibly detailed nature drawings are<br />
contrasted with gestural, free-flowing watercolours. We find out who's behind all this talent.<br />
Image right: courtesy of Dalziel and Pow; all others courtesy of the artist<br />
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Did you train as a graphic designer or an illustrator -<br />
or both?<br />
My BA was in Graphic Design at Sheffield Hallam<br />
University, but we were encouraged to explore so many<br />
different processes and approaches to our work which<br />
lead me to explore illustration as part of my work. That<br />
was where it started really.<br />
What inspires your drawings?<br />
Natural forms are what really interest me, and the patterns<br />
that can be found in plants and nature. It blows my mind!<br />
Have you ever looked up close at the legs of a bumblebee<br />
and all of those little hairs....it's incredible!<br />
Your pen and ink illustrations are incredibly detailed; how<br />
long does it take to create them?<br />
It can vary really, something like the A4 bumblebee could<br />
take me anywhere from a day to 3 days depending on the<br />
level of detail I'm exploring and size of the piece<br />
Typography plays a significant role in your design work<br />
- I love how you intermingle bold, large typography with<br />
playful, hand-drawn lettering; if you were a font, what<br />
would you be?<br />
If I was a typeface, I would be one called 'History'. It's got<br />
so many flourishes and elements that you can build to<br />
create something unique every time. I take that approach<br />
to all of my work really, start with something simple<br />
and work into it.<br />
Your layering of the laser cut typography against nature<br />
in the 'Visit Wales' project is so interesting; how did you<br />
come about that idea?<br />
The idea behind the Wales map was to find a way<br />
for people who didn't know much about the place and<br />
help show them how much it had to offer. The research<br />
for that project was so interesting, there were so many<br />
things that I had no idea Wales housed in relatively small<br />
area. That's where the combination of the map and<br />
typography idea came from. I used a sheet of acrylic so<br />
that the reflection was what you'd think of when you<br />
imagine Wales, but the map told another layer of the
East life<br />
story. I love digging deep<br />
into a brief or idea to find<br />
the little nuggets that help<br />
give my work a story or<br />
narrative.<br />
You’ve worked for award<br />
winning agencies on some<br />
very large-scale projects<br />
with big brands in retail<br />
and fashion, and now you have<br />
struck out on your own; how has<br />
that transition been and do<br />
you miss the agency buzz?<br />
It's been really exciting! I've<br />
been working at lots of different creative agencies<br />
on some really exciting briefs since going it alone,<br />
a lot of which have been an opportunity to use<br />
my illustration. I love meeting and working with<br />
new people so that was something that influenced my decision to make<br />
the change. I wanted to try lots of different things and have the time<br />
and headspace when I needed it to be able to work on my own personal<br />
projects too. I've also become a member of some great organisations<br />
which make you feel like you're part of a wider community of creatives<br />
and people trying to do the same thing; the AOI, E17 Designers and East<br />
London Trades Guild namely.<br />
What's the proudest moment in your career so far?<br />
Taking the leap of faith and going out on my own, trusting in my ability and<br />
believing in myself. It was, and still is a really hard mindset to adjust to!<br />
Describe your ideal client or brief.<br />
Someone brave that wants to make a change for the better, and work with<br />
me to find the answer. I love my clients to be as involved as they want to<br />
be. It helps them to be more invested in the idea and the outcome.<br />
Best part of the job?<br />
I'm lucky, I love pretty much everything about my job! Starting a new<br />
project and working out the story that I want to tell is up there, but you<br />
can't beat a day of getting messy, drawing, creating and trying new things<br />
out. My job is also my hobby so you can usually find me drawing, crafting<br />
or at a class learning new skills and approaches to help enhance my work.<br />
And the worst?<br />
Wondering where my next job is going to come from!! Fortunately, I'm yet<br />
to be in a position where I don't have work or projects on the go, but I'm<br />
sure there will be a time when that will happen and that's a moment<br />
I dread!<br />
Any advice for aspiring designers or illustrators?<br />
Be brave, be original, don't give up....you're going to come up against a few<br />
road blocks in the start of your career but as you gain experience and meet<br />
people that will change. Get out there and go for it!!<br />
To see more of Hannah's work: hannahrummery.com<br />
Follow Hannah on Instagram: @hannah_rummery_ltd<br />
Any advice<br />
for aspiring<br />
designers or<br />
illustrators?<br />
“Be brave, be<br />
original, don't<br />
give up”<br />
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Retail therapy<br />
We've discovered<br />
the ultimate guide<br />
to London’s street<br />
markets<br />
I was recently approached by Andrew<br />
Kershman of Metro Publications, who asked<br />
if I’d be interested in reviewing his latest<br />
book, London’s Markets, and, being a fan<br />
of our many street markets, the idea<br />
immediately piqued my interest.<br />
Small but perfectly formed<br />
Coming in at just under 400 pages and<br />
at a compact, A6 size, this little book<br />
is a treasure trove for anyone who<br />
likes to meander through a London street<br />
market. It covers London generally, and breaks down<br />
areas in a clear, colour-coded system for easy reference.<br />
In addition to London's internationally known street markets such as<br />
Berwick Street, Covent Garden, Portobello Road and Petticoat Lane, the book also<br />
covers the lesser known and is extensive, including car boot sales, farmers markets, pop ups and vintage<br />
fairs. Unsurprisingly, East London commands the largest section of the book. We rock!<br />
Between the covers<br />
The guide is written in a friendly, honest and easy-going style, making it<br />
both useful and a pleasure to read. It's well researched and buttressed<br />
with great images and includes simple, yet beautifully illustrated, maps for<br />
each market. It also provides web and social media links as well as opening<br />
times and transport links, making it easy to plan your foraging excursions.<br />
The inside back cover also folds out with a colour coded map of London<br />
and an easy-to-follow index on the left hand page so that you can get your<br />
bearings, and - this is a real bonus - it has a Week at a Glance section at<br />
the back, enabling you to plan your visits according to days of the week,<br />
location and types of market.<br />
Unsurprisingly,<br />
East London<br />
commands the<br />
largest section<br />
of the book<br />
Clearly, Andrew put a lot of thought into how someone would want to use the guide and it's a musthave<br />
for any fan of street markets. It will also make a great stocking stuffer or Secret Santa gift come<br />
Christmas time.<br />
A word to the wise - Andrew explains in the introduction that the book is but a snapshot because, by<br />
their very nature, street markets can often be a moveable feast. In other words, use it as a guide but<br />
check before you travel.<br />
London's Markets can be purchased for £9.99 directly from the publisher: metropublications.com<br />
Image courtesy of and © Metro Publications<br />
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Bell from Bow<br />
Winter is coming - the good and the bad about the changing<br />
of seasons when you're a parent<br />
It’s colder. It’s damp. There are soggy leaves in the park to skip through, but lots of<br />
them conceal aged dog turds that the toddler cuts in half with his scooter. There are<br />
so many reasons to dread winter.<br />
1. Getting out of the house with kids<br />
is hardcore even on a summer’s<br />
day. Getting them dressed<br />
in winter is like dressing a<br />
squid on acid. Lip balm<br />
on chapped mouths, two<br />
gloves, ideally matching,<br />
per child. Layers for them.<br />
Layers for you. You are<br />
boiling before you walk out<br />
of the front door, and as soon<br />
as you get out you freeze.<br />
2. Killing long sunny days in<br />
the park works well in June.<br />
In November you spend a fortune<br />
warming up in the café, one or the other will<br />
fall in a puddle, and it gets dark at 3pm anyway.<br />
You spend long afternoons indoors looking at<br />
the condensation building on the window as<br />
you watch Moana for the eleventy-billionth time.<br />
At bedtime, everyone is irritable because they<br />
haven’t run off the day’s energy. You have to eat<br />
chocolate biscuits hiding in the loo so the kids<br />
don’t eat them too.<br />
3. Having to get up for night-wakings. when the<br />
house is icy cold, the tiled floors make your toes<br />
curl, and your wee babies still need you, is grim.<br />
4. Being snotty. Because the nursery lurgy will last<br />
until April, as will the runny noses, and piles of<br />
snotty tissues.<br />
5. The clocks change. And that hour’s difference<br />
screws your well-honed routine for at least a week.<br />
Not even the Gro-Clock can save you.<br />
6. Winter-loving, Christmas obsessed people,<br />
screaming about red cups, festive cheer and<br />
snowflakes are hugely irritating. Sod off. I miss the<br />
summer. I miss rosé.<br />
But it’s not all bad.<br />
1. The colours. The leaves are amazing. You can<br />
teach your kids copper and auburn, rather than<br />
ABOUT CELINE<br />
orange and yellow. Stick leaves onto bits<br />
of paper, catch them as they fall, and<br />
jump into the massive piles of them<br />
blown into a corner of a park<br />
(ignore my comments about<br />
dog turds.)<br />
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coffee and cheese. Follow Celine for more adventures in<br />
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2. The pub afternoons. Take<br />
an iPad and ignore the judgy<br />
looks as you order pints for the<br />
grown-ups and crisps for the<br />
kids. Stay warm by the fire and<br />
hunker down.<br />
3. The food. A huge roast, spilling<br />
off the plate. Bonfire Night hotdogs.<br />
Halloween chocolate binges. Eating the<br />
advent calendar before December starts. Because<br />
you can keep your bikini body under wraps til at<br />
least June.<br />
4. The clothes. Cover that jacket-potato-lard with<br />
a fluffy cardigan, thermal leggings, woolly socks<br />
and ideally have a cat on your lap at all times. A<br />
cuddly toddler will do.<br />
5. September is behind us. That new-schoolyear-new-pencil-case<br />
feeling is over. No more<br />
headlines screaming at you to have a fresh start<br />
(at least til January, when "NEW YEAR, NEW<br />
YOU" makes you want to jump out of a window).<br />
You can be selfish, and hunker down. You can say<br />
in ominous tones, “Winter is coming.”<br />
6. Cuddling for warmth. Beware. This got me<br />
knocked up. Maybe not so wise after all.<br />
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It's Art, baby, Art!<br />
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It's Art, baby, Art!<br />
Alongside her work<br />
as a content designer,<br />
Samantha Watson<br />
is an illustrator and<br />
community art<br />
facilitator in her spare<br />
time. She is intrigued<br />
by people, places and<br />
social movements. As<br />
a member of the urban<br />
sketcher community<br />
she uses a variety of<br />
art mediums, primarily<br />
ink and water colour, to<br />
interpret what she sees<br />
in everyday life.<br />
Samantha's work can be viewed online and<br />
commissions are welcome.<br />
@samxwatson<br />
samxwatson.co.uk<br />
The Greenway, 2017 © Samantha Watson<br />
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East life<br />
Have you noticed the doors<br />
It's true to say that we often don't see the wood for the trees. We<br />
walk, bus or cycle past the same things each day as we go about<br />
our business and barely remember how we got from A to B, never<br />
mind taking much notice of our surroundings. After all, we see it<br />
every day, so what's to really 'see'? Well, a lot actually, and in this<br />
case, doors.<br />
We recently discovered Lorena Perez, who has made a point of 'noticing the<br />
everyday' - in particular, the doors of Walthamstow, which she photographs and<br />
collects in her popular instagram feed. Far from mundane, there are some real<br />
beauties to behold, and it's interesting to note that something so common to us all<br />
can be incredibly self-expressive.<br />
Lorena hails from Spain originally and has been living in the UK for the past 4 years.<br />
She's also lived in The Netherlands, Italy and Greece - a well-travelled European who,<br />
no doubt, has seen a fair few doors along the way.<br />
Lorena used to model when she was younger, which is how she got<br />
introduced to photography. She began by taking pictures of buildings,<br />
monuments and general architecture, mostly in black and white, to create<br />
Images courtesy of and © Lorena Perez<br />
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East life<br />
of Walthamstow lately?<br />
a melancholic mood. Soon after beginning her travels, she found other subjects of<br />
interest; things that were more colourful and more “alive”.<br />
When she moved to Walthamstow she often walked or cycled around the area, which is<br />
how the houses and doors caught her attention.<br />
Lorena says: The doors are colourful and some of them have beautiful stained glass<br />
panels and pretty hanging baskets full of flowers. It’s easy to overlook the beauty of<br />
things you see on a daily basis so I thought I should take pictures of the most eyecatching<br />
ones and get them all together on instagram."<br />
Looking at the positive feedback and comments from her followers, it seems to be<br />
working.<br />
It's fun to be a connoisseur of the street - or, to use Baudelaire's phrase, "a botanist of<br />
the sidewalk". It's part of the urban experience, and here in East London we are spoilt<br />
for choice in terms of urban eye candy, particularly in the form of street art, murals and<br />
humourous artist interventions. But the everyday also brings beauty and often a smile<br />
if we but take the time to notice and really look. You may be surprised at what little<br />
gems you come across.<br />
Follow Lorena's instagram feed as she searches out and discovers the beautiful, unique<br />
and sometimes quirky doors of Walthamstow: @doors_of_walthamstow To view her<br />
other photographic works check out her website: lorenaperezphotography.com<br />
If you'd like to commission Lorena, contact her via email: lorenacb.perez@gmail.com<br />
It's easy to<br />
overlook the<br />
beauty of<br />
things you<br />
see on a daily<br />
basis.<br />
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Exhibitions<br />
A Pirate’s Life for Me exhibition at the Museum of<br />
Childhood opens 20 Oct. The exhibition’s immersive<br />
and playful set design takes its young visitors into<br />
an imaginary swashbuckling world of adventure and<br />
exploration info: vam.ac.uk/moc/exhibitions/a-pirateslife-for-me/<br />
Arts 'n Crafts<br />
Little Artists London is holding a Memory Journal Workshop<br />
on 20 October and a Printing by Hand Workshop on 10<br />
November. Both run from 1.20 - 2.40pm at Create Place,<br />
Old Ford Road, E2 9PJ. Cost: £11/child, £9/sibling; Info, more<br />
workshops & to book: littelartistslondon.com/workshops<br />
Cinema<br />
RichMix Shoreditch: richmix.org.uk/events/type/film Also<br />
check out their discounted family ticket offer: richmix.org.<br />
uk/offer/family-ticket<br />
Picturehouse Hackney: picturehouses.com/cinema/<br />
Hackney_Picturehouse<br />
Picturehouse Stratford: picturehouses.com/cinema/<br />
Stratford_London<br />
Genesis Stepney: genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.<br />
dll/Home<br />
Dance, Drama & Music<br />
Dance Company for 14-19 yr olds, all welcome. Mondays<br />
6 - 8pm at Hoxton Hall and FREE1. Info: hoxtonhall.co.uk/<br />
event/dance-company-14-19-yrs/2018-10-01/<br />
Drama Company for 14-19 yr olds, all welcome. Thursdays<br />
6 - 9PM at Hoxton Hall and FREE. Info: hoxtonhall.co.uk/<br />
event/drama-company-14-19-yrs/2018-08-09/<br />
Music with Maddy: singing, dancing, instruments,<br />
puppets and creative fun for babies & under 5's and<br />
their parents, guardians or carers. £5 per child/£2 for<br />
sibs. Fridays, 10 -11am excluding school holidays. Info:<br />
maddyclarke@mac.com<br />
Yardlings Big offers free theatre making for 4-6 yr olds<br />
and Yardlings Bigger for 7-11 yr olds at The Yard: theyard.co.uk<br />
Also, check out their Yard Card for discounts<br />
and offers.<br />
Parks and Outdoors<br />
Bow Creek Ecology Park in Docklands wildlife haven<br />
in the urban environment with a variety of wildlife from<br />
newts and water scorpions to flocks of wading birds:<br />
visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/nature/naturereserve/bow-creek/<br />
Clissold Park has a paddling pool, fountains, tennis court<br />
and skate-park plus an aviary and animal enclosures,<br />
multi-use games area and dog-free play area: hackney.<br />
gov.uk/clissold-park<br />
Homerton Grove Adventure Playground is a free, open<br />
access playground and youth service for children 6+ to<br />
run, jump, make noise & have fun. Once registered and<br />
settled, they can be left to play. Under 6's welcome if<br />
supervised: hackneyplay.org/homerton-grove/<br />
Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground in Stoke<br />
Newington is a free, open access playground offering<br />
a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities. Once<br />
registered and settled, they can be left to play. Under 6's<br />
welcome if supervised: wapa.org.uk/about.html<br />
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park runs a variety of clubs<br />
and events including Bow Beasties Wildlife Club and the<br />
Forest School. Info: fothcp.org/kids and also check out<br />
our Spotlight on FoTHCP in the What's on section.<br />
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The Tumbling Bay Playground in the north of the<br />
Olympic Park has rock pools, tree houses, wobbly bridge<br />
etc.: queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/the-park/thingsto-do<br />
Victoria Park is ready for Autumn with all kinds of<br />
activities. Look for their PDF guide to Autumn/Winter<br />
events for details, dates, times etc. on the Tower Hamlets<br />
website: towerhamlets.gov.uk and check out their facebook<br />
page: @victoriaparklondon<br />
Inclusive Adventure Playgrounds<br />
Designed for young people with disabilities/additional<br />
needs and supervised by trained, CRB checked staff, &<br />
offer a variety of activities for stimulating & inclusive play<br />
in a setting that supports the child's requirements and<br />
also gives support to their families.<br />
Hackney Adventure Playground, Clapton<br />
FB page: @KIDSAdventurePlayHackney<br />
Terence Brown Ark, Canning Town<br />
theaaazone.com/terence-brown-arc.html<br />
Sports<br />
Tennis lessons for children aged 4+ with Ross Askell (and<br />
a tenner off your first session if you mention LoveEast!)<br />
Ring Ross on 07974 801 439 or email raskell48@hotmail.<br />
com for info.<br />
Try Time Kids Rugby, Victoria Park opposite the Victoria<br />
Band Stand, Saturdays at 10am & 11.15am from 8th Sept to<br />
15th Oct; info: trytimekidsrugby.com/victoria-park T: 01252<br />
794 150 / danielled@trytimekidsrugby.com<br />
Hackney Wick FC offers a variety of football opportunities<br />
for children of varying ages and abilities. Contact Bobby<br />
Kasanga for info: Niaman.hackneywickfc@gmail.com<br />
Horse Riding<br />
Aldersbrook Riding:<br />
aldersbrookriding.co.uk<br />
Lee Valley Riding Centre:<br />
leevalleypark.org.uk/go/horseriding/<br />
Docklands Equestrian Centre:<br />
docklandsequestriancentre.com<br />
Splish Splash<br />
Swimming - not just for summer! Use this handy site to<br />
find an indoor pool near you: swimming.org/poolfinder/<br />
Just put in your post code and voilà.<br />
Be sure to check times/availability via the<br />
websites or contact details provided.<br />
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It's Art, baby, Art!<br />
Meet the artists<br />
Claire Gaydon is a theatre-maker and performer<br />
blending live art, storytelling and multimedia. Recurring<br />
themes are social media, sex, nostalgia and vulnerability.<br />
Her part documentary, part live performance See-<br />
Through, examines identity, validation and narcissism<br />
through the journey of a wannabe YouTuber and was<br />
performed in July at The Old Church before heading to<br />
the /Edinburgh Fringe.<br />
OperaUpClose is a touring opera company that<br />
produces innovative, unintimidating and affordable<br />
English chamber re-imaginings of well-known works as<br />
well as new operas. Their mission is to show opera as<br />
a vibrant, living art-form for everyone to enjoy and be<br />
inspired by. They will premiere a new English version<br />
of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda in 2019 at The Old Church<br />
before taking it on tour throughout the UK.<br />
Esmerealda Conde Ruiz is a choral conductor and<br />
composer with an array of film, theatre, art and<br />
architecture experience. She has collaborated with Yoko<br />
Ono, Nils Frahm and CocoRosie to name but a few, and<br />
her specialty is voice ensembles. She will be producing<br />
a massed performance of over 100 female singers in<br />
The Old Church cemetery in May 2019 and women are<br />
welcome join the project by emailing 00femalevoices@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Gobbledegook creates interactive experiences for<br />
family audiences and are interested in creating spaces<br />
for individual discovery. Their strategy is to enquire,<br />
give freedom to express and empower the participants<br />
to make up their own stories, adventures and journeys.<br />
Gobbledegook will be creating an interactive installation<br />
exploring the world of Victorian travelling menageries<br />
through the eyes of menagerie owner Frank C. Bostock.<br />
24 LOVEEAST<br />
The Associate Artist Residency<br />
Programme at The Old Church<br />
Regular readers will know that as well as being the only surviving<br />
Elizabethan church in London, The Old Church in Stoke Newington is also<br />
a vibrant arts and performance venue, hosting a variety of music, art, dance,<br />
and performance events. Kaz recently had the pleasure of meeting artistic<br />
director Deborah Coughlin, who talked with her about their new Associate<br />
Artist Residency Programme and how it came about.<br />
When Deborah took on the role of artistic director, one of the first things<br />
she did was to conduct an audit of the organisation in order to solidify<br />
its vision and purpose going forward. In looking at The Old Church’s<br />
long history of community engagement, as well as its engagement with<br />
the arts, it was clear that those two features were its heartbeat, and this<br />
sparked an idea. Why not create an artist residency programme that would<br />
support artists as well as enrich the community? And thus, the Associate<br />
Artist Residency Programme was brought into existence and will host and<br />
support six resident artists over the coming year.<br />
As part of the band, Lone Taxidermist, Natalie<br />
Sharpe’s malicious metier lurks somewhere between<br />
the eldritch diva manifestations of Diamanda Galas and<br />
the wry reflections of Victoria Wood, yet equally driven<br />
by a magpie spirit and conceptual chutzpah. Lone<br />
Taxidermist will debut BodyVice at The Old Church, a<br />
multi-sensory, ever expanding live performance art &<br />
audio visual project, based around the body as a device.<br />
Tej Adeleye is a writer, researcher, facilitator and<br />
programmer and is currently doing research with the<br />
Stuart Hall Foundation and working at the George<br />
Padmore Institute, exploring 50 years of Black and<br />
Asian British cultural activism. She also hosts the radio<br />
show, Floating Roofs, every Sunday morning at 10 on<br />
NTS Radio. Tej will be using The Old Church space to<br />
devise a sound installation showing in Summer 2019.<br />
The installation will use music and storytelling to build<br />
on some of the research she currently working on.<br />
TO FIND OUT MORE<br />
theoldchurch.org.uk<br />
info@theoldchurch.org.uk<br />
@theoldchurchN16<br />
@theoldchurchn16<br />
@theoldchurchn16<br />
The Old Church<br />
Stoke Newington Church Street<br />
Hackney, N16 9ES
#Artskickers<br />
Winners and runners up<br />
- we salute you all!<br />
We went to press before the ceremony (and were sworn to secrecy as to the winners!) so no pictures from the<br />
night BUT we'll have some in the Dec/Jan edition so keep your eyes peeled!<br />
Jade Hackett<br />
Studio 3 Arts, Barking & Dagenham<br />
Ashley J Francis<br />
Studio 3 Arts - Barking & Dagenham<br />
Kerri Sellens<br />
Lansbury Lawrence Primary, Tower Hamlets<br />
Omar Ansah-Awuah<br />
IMD Legion, Tower Hamlets<br />
Tyrone Lowe<br />
Song4London - Haringey<br />
INDIVIDUAL<br />
John Akinde<br />
Studio 3 Arts - Barking & Dagenham<br />
Omar Ansah-Awuah<br />
IMD Legion, Tower Hamlets<br />
Sue Garner<br />
Sue Garner Dance, Barking & Dagenham<br />
Isabel Hume<br />
WORLD bytes, Hackney<br />
Pembe Tolukan<br />
Generation Uncovered, Hackney<br />
ORGANISATION<br />
Act Up! Newham<br />
Newham<br />
Haringey Shed<br />
Haringey<br />
Rosetta Arts<br />
Newham<br />
Studio 3 Arts<br />
Barking & Dagenham<br />
Submit to Love Studios<br />
Headway East London, Hackney<br />
Arts Emergency<br />
Hackney<br />
Hoxton Hall<br />
Hackney<br />
Joelle Mae David<br />
Bluebird Pictures, Barking & Dagenham<br />
Neil Philimore<br />
BIRD, Hackney<br />
Spotlight Sounds Record Label<br />
Tower Hamlets<br />
Little inventors<br />
Hackney<br />
Jimmy Lee<br />
Jimmy Lee Photography, Barking & Dagenham<br />
The London Loom<br />
Hackney<br />
S+K Project<br />
Haringey<br />
Sophie Thompson<br />
Hackney Arts, Hackney<br />
Hackney Music Development Trust (HMDT)<br />
Hackney<br />
Lamide Olusegun<br />
Superlam, Hackney<br />
Stephanie Thomas<br />
elav8 World, Hackney<br />
Submit to Love Studios,<br />
Headway East London, Hackney<br />
Dream of Life London<br />
Spotlight, Tower Hamlets<br />
Bec Martin-Wiliams<br />
Arcola Women's Company, Hackney<br />
Gwyn Hood & Yared Markos<br />
#GillettForGrenfell, Hackney<br />
Optimistic Foundation<br />
The Bank Job, Waltham Forest<br />
Tracy Barbe<br />
"Dramatic Discoveries" at Rich Mix, Hackney<br />
AGE 5-12<br />
Lansbury Lawrence Future Artists<br />
Tower Hamlets<br />
Mandeville Primary School, Reception, Yrs 1&2<br />
Hackney<br />
Thomas Buxton Primary School, Year 5<br />
Tower Hamlets<br />
AGE 13-18<br />
Koby Turner<br />
Barking & Dagenham<br />
Di-Andre Ebanks Silvera<br />
AnonymousPoetree, Hackney<br />
Hackney Shed Youth Theatre<br />
Hackney<br />
Sue Garner<br />
Sue Garner Dance, Barking & Dagenham<br />
Act Up! Newham<br />
Newham<br />
Applecart Arts<br />
Newham<br />
Lemon Art Lab<br />
Tower Hamlets & Hackney<br />
Rhiannon Mosson<br />
Anna Fiorentini School, Hackney<br />
Chief Artskicker<br />
Omar Ansah-Awuah<br />
IMD Legion, Tower Hamlets<br />
LOVEEAST OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2018 25
It's Art, baby, Art!<br />
Celebrating Artistic Diversity in Forest Gate<br />
October sees<br />
The Gate Library<br />
hosting a large,<br />
salon style<br />
exhibition of<br />
paintings and<br />
drawings by a<br />
diverse group of<br />
local Newham<br />
artists.<br />
Building on the success of last year’s exhibition, hosted by Forest<br />
Gate Arts in what was their temporary space in Upton Lane, the<br />
artists secured a grant from Newham Council to host this year's<br />
exhibition.<br />
The artists created their work in the Fine Art Classes at Forest<br />
Gate Learning Zone, under the guidance of tutor Jonathan Waller,<br />
himself a professional artist. The variety of art on display reflects the<br />
diversity of artists and most of the artworks are for sale.<br />
There will also be artist-led art workshops on Tuesday and Thursday<br />
afternoons throughout October, and some of the artists will be<br />
available throughout the exhibition to chat about their work.<br />
The exhibition will culminate in a closing event where prizes of art<br />
materials will be awarded to adults and children who have produced<br />
their own art pieces in response to the exhibition during the<br />
workshops.<br />
Scores of people signed the visitors book at their 2017 exhibition and<br />
here are a few of their comments:<br />
“What a great vibrant exhibition of works from talented enthusiastic<br />
Newham based folk. Keep it up!”<br />
“An enriching activity which opens up doors in diversity.”<br />
“I was so surprised to see such an array of great Artwork. I feel this is<br />
so important for the area.”<br />
“I’m from Sudan. I think this exhibition is something special for the<br />
area where many people come from abroad to live in UK.”<br />
“Wonderful paintings. Makes me want to start art school. I love the<br />
variety. Fab for community”<br />
The exhibition runs from the 3 rd to the 27 th of October, with<br />
workshops every Tuesday and Thursday.<br />
TO FIND OUT MORE<br />
For more information about<br />
the exhibition and workshops<br />
contact:<br />
Richard Meyer<br />
richardpmeyer@hotmail.com<br />
0208 503 5982<br />
Emma Davies<br />
daviesemma204@gmail.com<br />
07944 853796<br />
The Gate Community Centre<br />
and Library<br />
2-6 Woodgrange Road<br />
Forest Gate E7 0QH.<br />
26 LOVEEAST
Wellness<br />
Personal trainer Roger Love offers you some<br />
practical advice to get your autumn fitness<br />
regime started<br />
As the shorts and swimwear days of summer become<br />
distant memories, thoughts often turn to exercise.<br />
Whether it is to maintain how great you felt on holiday<br />
or to make sure you feel even better next year, now is<br />
the time to get yourself on mission.<br />
Getting fit has three pillars: exercise, food and<br />
activity - and you need address each one.<br />
EXERCISE This is the intense work to improve your<br />
fitness, whether it is your living-room or park workout,<br />
a gym class, a run, or a<br />
personal training session.<br />
Here are three principles<br />
- adapted from Rich<br />
Roll, a fiftysomething<br />
corporate lawyer turned<br />
vegan ultra-runner (yes,<br />
I can’t believe he doesn’t<br />
live in Hackney, either),<br />
that may help you burst<br />
into action.<br />
Mood follows action If<br />
you are not feeling ‘it’ in<br />
term of exercise, just do<br />
something - anything - to get started, say 10 press-ups<br />
a day or a minute of jumping jacks thrice a week. The<br />
rest will follow.<br />
Don’t let perfection be the enemy of progress Don’t<br />
feel that you have to do the perfect routine to begin.<br />
Start simple. As you begin to feel a change - which you<br />
will - you can move on.<br />
Don’t be afraid to set a goal that scares you If you feel<br />
a goal helps to drive you, make it meaty. If you know<br />
you can achieve it, then all you are doing is checking<br />
off a list. Be ambitious.<br />
FOOD Whether you want to lose weight, have more<br />
energy or perform better, you need to get your food<br />
right.<br />
Start with a personal audit of what you are eating and<br />
drinking. Be honest with yourself and write it down. Are<br />
you drinking too much alcohol, eating excessive sugary<br />
snacks, or missing out on green vegetables?<br />
After that, everyone needs a healthy eating plan. There<br />
are plenty out there to choose from (and you can<br />
make up your own), but the guiding principle is that<br />
you are going to eat normal food in the right amounts<br />
and ratios. You could start your planning by looking at<br />
books, websites and apps by writers such as Michael<br />
Mosley, the BBC doctor who wrote the Fast Diet;<br />
Madeleine Shaw; and Joe Wickes. They all encourage<br />
normal, healthy eating.<br />
If you want the personal<br />
touch, there is highly<br />
regarded nutritionist<br />
in Hackney called Matt<br />
Lovell (just Google him).<br />
ACTIVITY This is the<br />
day-to-day movement<br />
in your life, the walking,<br />
gardening, dancing<br />
and physical work. This<br />
is often under-rated,<br />
but is important for<br />
heart, head and waist.<br />
If you are desk-bound,<br />
you need to get moving - walking to work, and at<br />
weekends or - as a last resort - round the office like the<br />
presidential staff in TV’s The West Wing who conducted<br />
business while on the move.<br />
If you are looking for a meaty walking event, Action<br />
Challenge run a 20km walk around London in January.<br />
It can be harder than you think, but you do get snacks<br />
and a medal if you finish. See www.londonwinterwalk.<br />
com<br />
If that whets your appetite, they organise a 100k<br />
London to Brighton walk in May. I did it last year in 28<br />
hours. Now, that is a meaty challenge.<br />
Roger Love Is a personal trainer based<br />
in Netil House E8.<br />
rogerlovept.com<br />
LOVEEAST OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2018 27
TUESDAY 2 OCT<br />
Art Themen, Henry<br />
Lowthwer & band<br />
£8<br />
TUESDAY 9 SEPT<br />
Chris Garrick - violin,<br />
Alec Danworth - bass<br />
& band<br />
£7<br />
TUESDAY 16 OCT<br />
Tony Kofi - sax & band<br />
£7<br />
TUESDAY 23 & 30 OCT<br />
TBC - check our<br />
website<br />
TUESDAY 6 Nov<br />
Ben Clattworthy -<br />
tenor sax & band<br />
£7<br />
See our website for all other dates<br />
Tuesdays, 8.30pm - 11pm<br />
Leytonstone & District Ex-Servicemen’s Club<br />
2 Harvey Road, Leytonstone, E11 3DB<br />
(behind the Red Lion)<br />
eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.co.uk<br />
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Jan edition - an ideal place to showcase a particular product<br />
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Don't miss out - book your space by 2 nd<br />
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karen@chomp.me.uk<br />
28 LOVEEAST
The wine guide<br />
Tempranillo, the<br />
heart and soul of<br />
Spanish wines<br />
Although Britain seems to have an enduring love<br />
with Rioja, as almost half of the Spanish wines<br />
imported here come from this region, not everyone<br />
knows that Tempranillo is the most important red<br />
grape variety responsible for the production of the<br />
Rioja wines.<br />
The name comes from the word temprano which in Spanish means ‘early’, because of its propensity to ripen<br />
earlier than the other local grapes.<br />
Tempranillo really is the heart and soul of the Iberian wines. Virtually planted all over Spain and with over<br />
thirty synonyms (including Tinto Fino, Tinta Madrid, Verdiell and Tinta de Toro) the thick-skinned, dark<br />
coloured grapes of Tempranillo are very versatile and able to produce different styles of wine from many<br />
regions.<br />
From the vino joven (young wine), destined for an early consumption, to the more mature style of Crianza<br />
and Reserva in Rioja; from the very concentrated and full bodied red<br />
from Toro appellation to the more complex wines from Ribera del<br />
Duero. Also and because of its innate aromatic neutrality, Tempranillo<br />
combines very well with other grape varieties (especially Garnacha, to<br />
make the classic Rioja blend) and it’s ideal for long barrel ageing and a<br />
great companion wine of many foods and dishes. The best examples<br />
of Tempranillo come from vineyards located at a relatively high<br />
altitude where they can express a better balance and freshness.<br />
In Vinarius we always have numerous Tempranillo based<br />
wines in stock covering all the main styles and appellation<br />
but we have a striking preference for Horten Tempranillo, a<br />
wine we import from Encomienda de Cervera.<br />
The estate is located in the National Park of the Campo<br />
de Calatrava with vineyards between 750 and 850 mt<br />
of altitude and blessed by a very fertile soil from the<br />
extinct volcano. The award winning wine is named after<br />
the beautiful owner of the estate, Horten Espinosa, and<br />
for good reason, as it can be considered their signature<br />
wine. This Tempranillo is very elegant and easy to drink<br />
and shows a very seductive fruitiness with blueberry, red<br />
plum and a touch of vanilla pod. Medium-to-full-bodied<br />
on the palate with a nice crunchiness, a firm but well<br />
levigated tannins and a very neat finish.<br />
If you want to discover more about Tempranillo wines please<br />
check our website and book a place for our October Wine<br />
Tasting and Supper Club about Spain.<br />
VISIT US<br />
536 Roman Road, Bow E3 5ES<br />
OPENING HOURS<br />
Mon: 12pm - 7pm<br />
Tues - Fri: 12pm - 11pm<br />
Sat: 10am - 11pm<br />
Sun: 10am - 10pm<br />
Food is served Tuesday to<br />
Sunday from 6:00 pm.<br />
We take reservations for private<br />
and corporate parties and wine<br />
tastings<br />
GET IN TOUCH<br />
store@vinarius.london<br />
020 3302 0123<br />
SOCIAL MEDIA<br />
@VinariusLondon<br />
@vinarius_on_the_roman<br />
vinarius.london<br />
LOVEEAST OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2018 29
Eating In<br />
Vinarius Resident chef Sophie Hill shares<br />
a recipe for Spiced Vegetables.<br />
“This is a really yummy, healthy and easy to<br />
make dish. I’ve cooked it in restaurants, for<br />
parties and for my family at home, and<br />
every last bit is mopped up with tasty<br />
bread. You can use any vegetables<br />
you like; root veg work particularly<br />
well. I’ve suggested a few here that I<br />
use myself.”<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 butternut squash, peeled and seeded<br />
500g beetroot<br />
1 head cauliflower<br />
5 whole cloves garlic (don’t bother peeling)<br />
3 large carrots<br />
1 teaspoon of cumin seeds(crushed)<br />
1 teaspoon coriander seeds (crushed)<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
Mint leaves and pomegranate seeds<br />
Spiced Yoghurt<br />
200ml Greek or natural yoghurt<br />
½ tsp Sumac<br />
Zest and juice of 1 lemon<br />
1 tablespoon olive oil<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
Serves 4<br />
Method<br />
To begin, I boil the beetroot first (in salted water),<br />
as their cooking time is much longer than the rest<br />
of the vegetables, then cut them along with all the<br />
other veg into nice large bite-size pieces, and toss<br />
them in a roasting tray with 1 teaspoon of crushed<br />
cumin seeds and 1 teaspoon of crushed coriander<br />
seeds, a good glug of olive oil and season to taste<br />
with sea salt and pepper.<br />
I roast in a hot (approx.200’c) oven, tossing<br />
occasionally, till tender and golden brown<br />
Serve with roughly chopped mint leaves and<br />
pomegranate seeds , and an extra glug of good<br />
olive oil as well as dollops of lovely spiced yoghurt.<br />
This is a great side dish to grilled meat too, I love it<br />
with lamb especially.<br />
Tip: For those with infants, reserve a<br />
handful of the vegetables to steam together<br />
and mash for a hearty meal.<br />
PHOTO: Sophie Hill<br />
ABOUT SOPHIE<br />
Sophie is an accomplished chef, having worked with Theo Randall at The Intercontinental and at the iconic River<br />
Cafe. Her food is made with love and completely from scratch using beautiful, fresh ingredients. Follow Sophie on<br />
Instagram: @Sophie_downerhill.<br />
30 LOVEEAST
Five East London food<br />
places for a Sunday<br />
family revive<br />
Eating Out<br />
Sue Whitehead shares some places to take the family<br />
for an impromptu Sunday brunch or early lunch. Go on.<br />
The homework and DIY chores will still be there when<br />
you get back and parking restrictions often don’t apply<br />
on a Sunday.<br />
Arch Rivals, Forest Gate<br />
Been here a few times and the food is consistently good. Relaxed<br />
décor under the rail arches with touches of retro. Friendly service and<br />
a very good music playlist. The owners are clearly passionate about<br />
what they do and we lucky visitors get to enjoy all their efforts. You will<br />
return.<br />
Rehab, Well Street<br />
Describes itself as a ‘medicinal’ vegan café and the food is excellent<br />
and all made fresh and in-house. I love the Nacho bowl and the banana<br />
pancakes with organic date caramel ice-cream. My teenager has been<br />
back since our last visit, on her own, with friends. High praise indeed!<br />
Café Route, Dalston<br />
This Mediterranean gem next to the water fountains of Dalston Square<br />
is one to check out. I went for a coffee and pastry on my way to a<br />
meeting and plan to return to try its lunch menu. Extensive breakfast<br />
choices cater for both meat-eaters and vegetarians. Lunch menu<br />
looks fantastic too - 3 salads for £9.50 or four for £10.45 along with<br />
a selection of main meals (vegetarian and non-vegetarian) and meat<br />
burgers. Remember towels if taking little ones who will doubtless want<br />
to play in the water fountains in the car-free square it overlooks.<br />
The Bach, Broadway Market<br />
Great range of smoothies and juices to ensure you get your 5 a day.<br />
Tried the Freddie Vegetarian Special breakfast though found myself<br />
eyeing my neighbour’s French Toast. Relaxed vibe, dog-friendly. Check<br />
out the nearby Artwords bookshop for a good Sunday read to take<br />
home.<br />
The Albion, Shoreditch<br />
The Whitehead ‘fam’ liked the food, décor and location and have asked<br />
to go again. Selection of the healthy (salads for lunch or quiona for<br />
breakfast) and the not-so-healthy (burgers, pies and fish and chips).<br />
Outside tables in summer, cosy in winter.<br />
Arch Rivals<br />
361 Winchelsea Road<br />
Forest Gate E7 OAQ<br />
Sunday hours: 12-4pm<br />
@archrivals_e7<br />
@archrivalse7<br />
Rehab<br />
271 Well Street<br />
Hackney E9 6RG<br />
Sunday hours: 10am - 8pm<br />
rehabhackney.com<br />
Café Route<br />
Unit A Gaumont Tower<br />
Dalston Square E8 3BQ<br />
Sunday hours: 8am - 9pm<br />
caferoute.co.uk<br />
The Bach<br />
12 Broadway Market<br />
London Fields E8 4QJ<br />
Sunday hours: 8am - 5pm<br />
wearethebach.com<br />
The Albion<br />
2-4 Boundary Street<br />
Shoreditch E2 7DD<br />
Sunday hours: 8am - 10pm<br />
boundary.london/albion/<br />
LOVEEAST OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2018 31
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32 LOVEEAST
History<br />
Mr Handel Comes To Hackney<br />
One Sunday, so it was said, the great composer George Handel visited St John at<br />
Hackney. He wanted to play the church’s organ, which he had heard was very good.<br />
Mr Handel approached the organist to ask if he could play. The organist quickly formed<br />
the opinion that this man, whom he did not know from Adam, was rather an inquisitive and<br />
troublesome fellow. Rather than ask him<br />
to play during the service, the organist<br />
grudgingly agreed that, if he liked, Mr<br />
Handel could play at the end of the<br />
service, as the congregation was leaving.<br />
After the Rector had dismissed the<br />
congregation, Mr Handel, having waited<br />
patiently, had his chance to try the<br />
organ he had travelled to Hackney to<br />
play. Instead of filing out, as they usually<br />
did during their organist’s voluntaries,<br />
Mr Handel’s playing stopped the<br />
congregation in their tracks. They turned<br />
to listen.<br />
The organist, though, was not<br />
impressed. “Mr Handel,” he said, “if it<br />
be you, pray do not give yourself any<br />
further trouble, for the people will not<br />
go as long as you sit here.” Upon which<br />
the organist replaced Mr Handel at the<br />
keyboard and, in a trace, the people<br />
cleared the church.<br />
This anecdote comes from one of the<br />
many documents held by Hackney<br />
Achieves (hackney.gov.uk/archives). In<br />
this case, it is ‘Notes and cuttings on the<br />
history of Shacklewell and Kingsland‘<br />
(HAD/M3230) compiled by A.J. Hooper,<br />
who moved to Shacklewll Green at the<br />
end of the 19th century and recorded<br />
stories he heard about Hackney’s past.<br />
Mr Hooper gives no date as to when<br />
George Handel came to Hackney. It must<br />
have been between 1712, when Handel<br />
settled in London, and his death in 1759.<br />
Of course, the church he played<br />
in was not today’s building off Lower<br />
Clapton Road, but the old church whose<br />
medieval tower still stands opposite<br />
McDonalds’s on Mare Street.<br />
Looking for something to do one weekend? Intrigued to<br />
find out more about Hackney?<br />
Look up walkhackney.co.uk and pick a walk that takes<br />
your fancy. The next four are in this edition's What's On<br />
section. I look forward to welcoming you on one of my<br />
walks.<br />
Photo credits: Handel: Shutterstock.com; Church of St John at Hackney: pictures supplied courtesy of Hackney Archives Department.<br />
LOVEEAST OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2018 33
What's on<br />
Spotlight on<br />
Tower Hamlets<br />
Cemetery Park<br />
With more than 170 events a<br />
year, there's always lots going on<br />
and something for everyone.<br />
REGULAR EVENTS INCLUDE:<br />
Conservation Volunteering<br />
every Tuesday 9.30am - 4pm, and<br />
every first Sunday of the month<br />
10am - 4pm.<br />
Heritage volunteering every<br />
second Sunday of the month<br />
2pm - 4pm.<br />
A free guided walk every<br />
third Sunday of the month 2pm<br />
- 4pm.<br />
Bow Beastie's Wildlife<br />
Club for children every third<br />
Saturday of the month 10am -<br />
12.30pm.<br />
Woodland Activity Leader<br />
Training with Wild things is<br />
an accredited course jam-packed<br />
with everything you need to<br />
know to lead outdoor learning<br />
lessons and be an inspiring and<br />
confident educator of activities<br />
in the woodland environment.<br />
Accredited as an NCFE Level 2<br />
Award, it offers a less academic,<br />
more practical, and hands-on<br />
alternative to forest school<br />
training.<br />
The course covers a range of<br />
activities and topics, including<br />
the legal roles and requirements<br />
of safely leading groups in the<br />
woodlands and practical bushcraft<br />
skills, including fire lighting, knife<br />
craft, knots and shelters<br />
Friends Gathering - On the<br />
first Thursday of every month at<br />
7pm and a chance for locals and<br />
neighbours to come together and<br />
enjoy good company and lively<br />
discussions over some tea and<br />
biscuits.<br />
Learn about what the charity has<br />
been up to over the last month,<br />
share your ideas, and find out how<br />
you can help. It's free - so just pop<br />
along - everyone welcome.<br />
For more information:<br />
fothcp.org/events<br />
Oct<br />
MON 1 Oct<br />
London Cocktail Week<br />
at venues incl Flight Club,<br />
Spitalfields, noon-11pm daily<br />
thru the 7 th , pre-festival parties,<br />
masterclasses etc. Digital pass:<br />
drinkup.london/cocktailweek/<br />
Photomonth East London<br />
photography festival opens with<br />
Photo-Open at theprintspace<br />
& runs thru 30 th Nov & features<br />
exhibitions, events & the<br />
Photo Book & Print Fair. Info:<br />
photomonth.org<br />
TUES 2 Oct<br />
Arabian Nights, storytelling with<br />
music, magic & dance at Hoxton<br />
Hall, 7.30pm. To book: hoxtonhall.<br />
co.uk/whats-on/<br />
Knit & Natter, 7 - 9pm at<br />
Signorelli's Bread Shop, West<br />
Park Walk, East Village, E20; all<br />
welcome. Info on Insta:<br />
@E20knitandnatter<br />
WED 3 Oct<br />
Life Drawing sessions every<br />
Wednesday, 7.30pm at Stour<br />
Space, Green Gates, 10 Stour Rd,<br />
E3 2NT, all materials incl, £10.<br />
Info: hackneywicklifedrawing@<br />
hotmail.com<br />
THURS 4 Oct<br />
The Moniker Art Fair at the<br />
Old Truman Brewery & runs<br />
thru the 7 th . Info and tickets:<br />
monikerartfair.com/about/<br />
FRI 5 Oct<br />
Coworking Fridays every<br />
Friday at Create Place, St<br />
Margaret's House - two time slots<br />
(10am-1pm or 1pm-4pm) lowcost,<br />
flexible coworking space.<br />
Info: stmargaretshouse.org.uk/<br />
coworking-fridays/<br />
The Cake and Bake Show at<br />
Excel London with GBBO stars,<br />
demos etc., runs thru the 7 th .<br />
Booking: thecakeandbakeshow.<br />
co.uk<br />
Vitor Pereira Quintet -<br />
8pm at the Gallery Cafe, St<br />
Margaret's House, 21 Old Ford<br />
Rd, Bethnal Green, E2 9PL Info:<br />
stmargaretshouse.org.uk/whatson-backend-1/vitor-pereiraquintet-1<br />
SAT 6 Oct<br />
Dalston History Walk, 11am-<br />
1.15pm, meet at Dalston Lane<br />
entr, Dalston Junction Station,<br />
£10 (£8 conc.) Info: walkhackney.<br />
co.uk/dalston-walk-3/<br />
Urban Makers at Old<br />
Spitafields Market, also Sunday<br />
6 th . Check website for details:<br />
urbanmakerseast.co.uk<br />
e17 Autumn Market noon - 4pm<br />
at Mirth, 186 Hoe Street, E17<br />
4QH. Info: e17designers.co.uk<br />
SUN 7 Oct<br />
Pink Octoberfest - colourful,<br />
camp & lots of beer at Queen<br />
Elizabeth Olympic Park, 4 - 11pm.<br />
Info: erdinger-oktoberfest.co.uk/<br />
special-events/<br />
THURS 11 Oct<br />
Ladies who Latte, relaxed, free<br />
networking, 10.30am-12.30pm,<br />
Bumpkin Westfield. Info: rachel@<br />
rachelkmiller.com<br />
FRI 12 Oct<br />
Dance the night away with Cut a<br />
Rug at St Margaret's House, 21<br />
Old Ford Rd, Bethnal Green, E2<br />
9PL. Doors: 6.30pm. Info:<br />
stmargaretshouse.org.uk/whatson-backend-1/cut-a-rug-2<br />
Dial M for Music, monthly<br />
music night at the Sir Alfred<br />
Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps<br />
Cross Rd, Leytonstone, E11 1NP.<br />
Free (with a collection for the<br />
2 acts). Contact Brad for info:<br />
bradwry@yahoo.co.uk<br />
SUN 14 Oct<br />
Mid-century East Vintage<br />
Interiors Show, 10am-4pm,<br />
Goldfinger's Haggerston School,<br />
Weymouth Terrace E2 8LS. Info:<br />
modernshows.com/shows/<br />
haggerston/<br />
THURS 18 Oct<br />
London Bierfest at Old<br />
Billingsgate Market runs thru<br />
the 19 th . Info: eatdrinkseek.co.uk/<br />
event/london-bierfest/<br />
FRI 19 Oct<br />
Black History Month Comedy<br />
Show with Eddie Nestor &<br />
Robbie Gee at Walthamstow<br />
Assembly Hall, Forest Rd, E17<br />
4JF, tkts £18/£13 conc. Info:<br />
walthamforest.gov.uk/content/<br />
black-history-month-comedyshow-2018<br />
SAT 20 OCT<br />
Skills of the Huguenot Day<br />
in the Crypt of Christ Church<br />
and Hanbury Hall Spitalfields,<br />
11am - 4pm. Info: info@<br />
huguenotsofspitalfields.org or<br />
020 7247 0367<br />
WED 24 Oct<br />
Queen's Market Festival<br />
next to Upton Park station. Info:<br />
clarissa@applecartarts.com<br />
SAT 27 Oct<br />
Upper Clapton History Walk,<br />
11am-1.30pm, meet at Abney<br />
Park Cemetery Gates, Stoke<br />
Newington High St., £10 (£8<br />
conc.) Info: walkhackney.co.uk/<br />
upper-clapton-walk/<br />
Trading Roots featuring Grand<br />
Union Orchestra at Poplar<br />
Union, 7.30pm, £8 / £5 as part<br />
of Black History month. Info:<br />
poplarunion.com/event/grandunion-orchestra-trading-roots/<br />
SUN 28 Oct<br />
Raise funds for St Joseph's<br />
Hospice in the Big Fun Run<br />
at Viccy Park. Info: stjh.org.uk/<br />
challenge-event/big-fun-runvictoria-park<br />
MON 29 Oct<br />
MOOT MOOT - Barry & Barry,<br />
on for 2 wks at The Yard Theatre,<br />
Unit 2A Queen’s Yard, White<br />
Post Lane E9 5EN; to book:<br />
theyardtheatre.co.uk<br />
WED 31 Oct<br />
Halloween<br />
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Nov<br />
THURS 1 Nov<br />
If you enjoy singing why not<br />
try out Sing Tower Hamlets<br />
community choir at St Paul’s<br />
Shadwell, Thursdays during term<br />
time, 7.30-9.30pm; first time is<br />
free and term fees and info here:<br />
singtowerhamlets.com/cost/<br />
FRI 2 Nov<br />
Coworking Fridays every<br />
Friday at Create Place, St<br />
Margaret's House offer two time<br />
slots (10am-1pm or 1pm-4pm)<br />
low-cost, flexible coworking<br />
space. Info: stmargaretshouse.<br />
org.uk/coworking-fridays/<br />
SAT 3 Nov<br />
The Funny Women Showcase<br />
at Hoxton Hall, Info & to book:<br />
hoxtonhall.co.uk/whats-on/<br />
MON 5 Nov<br />
Guy Fawkes Night<br />
TUES 6 Nov<br />
Knit & Natter 7 - 9pm at<br />
Signorelli's Bread Shop, West<br />
Park Walk, East Village, E20; all<br />
welcome. Info on their instagram<br />
page: @E20knitandnatter<br />
Voila! Europe Festival runs<br />
over the next two weeks at The<br />
Cockpit Theatre, the Etcetera<br />
Theatre and Applecart Arts.<br />
Tkts: voilaeuropefestival.<br />
comTicketsPreliminary<br />
Performance<br />
WED 7 Nov<br />
Life Drawing sessions every<br />
Wednesday, 7.30pm at Stour<br />
Space, Green Gates, 10 Stour Rd,<br />
E3 2NT, all materials included,<br />
£10; hackneywicklifedrawing.<br />
bigcartel.com or<br />
hackneywicklifedrawing@<br />
hotmail.com<br />
THURS 8 Nov<br />
Ladies who Latte, relaxed, free<br />
networking, 10.30am-12.30pm,<br />
Bumpkin Westfield; info:<br />
rachel@rachelkmiller.com<br />
FRI 9 Nov<br />
Music by Telamure and Andy<br />
Cutting, 6.30pm at St John's<br />
Music Hall, E11 1HB. Info & tkts:<br />
musichalls.org/events/2018-11-<br />
09-telamure-and-andy-cutting-stjohns-music-hall<br />
SAT 10 Nov<br />
The Lord Mayor's Show<br />
parade & RAF flypast from<br />
11am - 2.30pm with a fireworks<br />
finale at 5.15pm. Mansion<br />
House, EC4N 8BH. Info:<br />
lordmayorsshow.london<br />
e17 Designers Winter Market,<br />
10.30-3.30pm at Waltham Forest<br />
Community Hub, 18a Orford Road<br />
Walthamstow Village, E17 9LN.<br />
Info: e17designers.co.uk/<br />
Stoke Newington History<br />
Walk, 11am-1.30pm, meet at<br />
Finsbury Park Gates by Manor<br />
House Tube, £10 (£8 conc.)<br />
Info: walkhackney.co.uk/stokenewington-walk/<br />
SUN 11 Nov<br />
Remembrance Sunday<br />
MON 12 Nov<br />
Nitto ATP Mens Tennis Finals<br />
returns to The O2 and runs thru<br />
the 18 th . Bookings: nittoatpfinals.<br />
com<br />
TUES 13 Nov<br />
Made in China's Super Dooper<br />
Close Up, thru 24 th Nov, at The<br />
Yard Theatre, Unit 2A Queen’s<br />
Yard, White Post Lane E9 5EN; to<br />
book: theyardtheatre.co.uk<br />
FRI 16 Nov<br />
Dial M for Music, monthly<br />
music night at the Sir Alfred<br />
Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps<br />
Cross Rd, Leytonstone, E11 1NP.<br />
Free (with a collection for the<br />
2 acts). Contact Brad for info:<br />
bradwry@yahoo.co.uk<br />
E15 Jazz Sessions featuring<br />
Denys Baptiste at Stratford<br />
Circus Art Centre, £10/advance<br />
£12/door. More info on the<br />
website: stratford-circus.com or<br />
email info@stratford-circus.com<br />
SAT 17 Nov<br />
Shoreditch History Walk,<br />
11am-1.30pm, meet on steps of<br />
St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch<br />
High Street, E1 6JN, £10 (£8<br />
conc.) Info: walkhackney.co.uk/<br />
shoreditch-walk-2/<br />
Vocalist and songwriter<br />
Deva Mahal, 6.30pm at St<br />
Mary's Church, 8 Church End,<br />
Walthamstow, E17 9RH Info<br />
& tkts: tmarysmusichall.co.uk/<br />
calendar/2018/11/17/devamahal<br />
FRI 23 Nov<br />
e17 Designers William Morris<br />
Gallery Night Market 6.30 -<br />
10pm at the gallery, Lloyd Park,<br />
Forest Road, Walthamstow E17<br />
4PP. Info: e17designers.co.uk/<br />
Where to watch the Fireworks<br />
What's on<br />
Ahh, the problem with ultra-forward planning. Nothing had<br />
been confirmed at the time of going to press but fear not -<br />
below is a list of the usual East London places to see a bit of<br />
sparkle, enjoy some food and music and oohh and ahhh with<br />
friends and family.<br />
Displays are often themed and some charge an entry fee<br />
so be sure to check the websites or do some Googling to<br />
confirm dates, what's on, gate opening and display times,<br />
entry fee (if any) and food & beverage provision. Don't forget<br />
to give yourself plenty of time to reach the viewing areas.<br />
VICTORIA PARK<br />
towerhamletsarts.org.uk/<br />
CLISSOLD PARK<br />
hackney.gov.uk or email parks@hackney.gov.uk<br />
WANSTEAD FLATS<br />
newham.gov.uk/<br />
ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS<br />
royalgunpowdermills.com<br />
Get your Hygge on at the<br />
Scandinavian Christmas<br />
Market, Albion St between the<br />
Finnish & Norwegian Churches in<br />
Rotherhithe, runs thru the 25 th .<br />
Info: scandimarket.co.uk<br />
FRI 30 Nov<br />
Jazz Verse Jukebox at Hoxton<br />
Hall, Doors: 7pm, starts: 7.30pm.<br />
To book: hoxtonhall.co.uk/event/<br />
jazz-verse-jukebox-6/<br />
In November you<br />
begin to know how<br />
long the winter<br />
will be.<br />
- Martha Gellhorn<br />
ARCELORMITTAL ORBIT<br />
arcelormittalorbit.com/whats-on/whats-on-page/<br />
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