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Welcome to your local magazine 

Dear neighbour 

I'm delighted to feature Bablu Miah, director of 

unique arts collective, Trapped in Zone One as 

well as four up-and-coming talents who recently 

took part in the #Artskickers 2018 Awards launch. 

There's so much creativity in East London! We 

catch up with fitness gurus Cassius Powell and 

Ross Askell, recently back from a year away in Ibiza 

and get the skinny from The Film Office regarding 

the recent filming of Mission Impossible in Tower 

Hamlets. 

Flow Architecture shares a really interesting 

project in conjunction with the London Festival of 

Architecture and Springfield Youth Club celebrates 

their annual awards evening. They are doing 

wonderful things in the East London community. 

We discover Holiday Queen beach bags just in 

time for summer, and get a history injection from 

WalkHackney. 

Summer is officially here and there's no shortage 

of things to do in East London so be sure to check 

out our What's On pages, along with regular 

contributors Bell from Bow, Roger Love, Vinarius 

and Diana Warrings. 

It's great to be a platform for promoting local 

people and businesses, and a Huge Thank You 

goes to each of the fab contributors and all of the 

businesses that advertise with us. They enable 

the magazine to stay relevant and interesting, 

encourage us to shop local and remind us that East 

London is a great place to live. 

Cheers, 

Kaz 

karen@chomp.me.uk 

07590 609 557 

@LoveEastMag 

@loveeastmag 

loveeast.london 

Cover image: © Benjamin Wainwright-Pearce, courtesy of Trapped in Zone One 

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East life 

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Retail therapy 

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Community 

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Trapped in Zone One 

with Bablu Miah 

Street Orchestra Live 

launches this year's 

#Artskickers Awards 

Mission Possible: Tower 

Hamlets Film Office 

The many ways to fitness 

with Cassius Powell and 

Ross Askell 

Discover Holiday Queen 

beach bags 

Celebrating Springfield 

Youth Club's 2018 Awards 

Flow Architecture's 

HeartBit Walk 

Exploring East London 

30 

Regular features 

15 Bell from Bow 

18 What's on - June & July 

22 What to do with the kids 

26 Eating in - and out 

29 Wine guide 

33 Roger Love 

Walking Hackney with 

Sean Gubbins 

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East life 

Arts collective Trapped in Zone One, the brainchild 

of Bablu Miah, brings together a variety of artists, 

showcasing their talent and enriching the cultural 

landscape along the way... 

Trapped in Zone One founder 

Bablu Miah, along with creative 

director Natalia Suvorova 

and an ever increasing team 

of artists, has realised several 

ambitious projects, including a 

series of large-scale graphics 

installed across a blank exterior 

wall at Westfield Stratford 

City, featuring the work of 

Bournemouth based artist, ALSO. 

The philosophy behind the 

name of this collective is to look 

beyond your inner comfort zone 

to fulfil your potential, and by 

building strong partnerships 

and supporting artists, whether 

emerging or established, the 

initiative creates and offers a 

myriad of opportunities for artists 

to stretch themselves and grow 

their art practice. 

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Many of their projects are 

community-focused, including 

work with Tower Hamlets 

Cemetery Park and creating and 

selling a series of limited edition 

t-shirts with Planet Rock Graphics 

for Hackney Winter Nights 

Shelter, which raised £500 for 

the shelter. And, as the official 

ambassador for GreatArt, the 

collective regularly collaborates 

by hosting events engaging 

with communities through art 

workshops and exhibitions. The 

team have also worked with 

Tower Hamlets Council and 

Lower Regents Coalition in 

creating a new public mural at 

the newly built kingfisher nesting 

Images courtesy of Trapped in Zone One

East life 

bank beside the Regent’s Canal and with Amnesty 

UK's Against Hate awareness campaign, where they 

engaged the community by staging a series of live 

painting events. 

Running such large scale and diverse projects is 

not for the feint-hearted. It begins with an idea, 

of course, and as is said, 'the devil is in the detail', 

including choosing and supporting the artists, 

planning and logistics, controlling the budget and 

generating media attention. Bablu and his team 

seem to do this effortlessly, and always with a smile 

and a positive attitude. 

Trapped in Zone One is currently hosting the 

exhibition, Just Type, at Hanbury Hall in Shoreditch, 

which is on through the 9 th of June (it's a cracking 

great show so go see it if you haven't already). The 

typography-based exhibition features new letterbased 

works ranging from graffiti hand-style to 

type illustration from some of the world’s brightest 

talents, including Boogie, Mr Cenz, Aches, Millsnic, 

Tarwane and Mr Christa. They have also launched a 

new range of limited edition, type-themed t-shirts 

in collaboration with Hackney-based Everpress and 

five of the artists from the show. 

Bablu is passionate about the arts and a fervent 

believer in the power of art to create opportunities 

for young people so it was no surprise to find 

him supporting the recent #Artskickers launch, 

collecting a plethora of comments from the 

audience in response to a lovely hand-lettered sign 

asking 'How did we make you feel today?' That 

community-minded spirit, along with a team who 

are just as passionate and committed as Bablu is 

inspiring; we can't wait to see what Trapped in Zone 

One does next! 

TO FIND OUT MORE 

@TrappedZoneOne 

trappedinzoneone 

trappedinzoneone.com 

hello@trappedinzoneone. 

com 

The JustType exhibition 

runs through 9 th June at 

Hanbury Hall, 22 Hanbury 

Street, E1 6QR 

Limited edition 

t-shirts are available online 

throughout the duration of the 

exhibition from everpress. 

com/trappedinzoneone. 


East Life 

Emerging talent and Street Orchestra Live toured six 

East London boroughs - all in a day, mind - to launch 

the 2018 #Artskickers Awards 

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Renell Shaw, Musical Director 

Renell has built an exceptional resume 

of work in a myriad of musical fields, 

collaborating, recording and touring 

alongside artists such as Rudimental, 

Jess Glynne, Skepta, Maverick Sabre, 

Aloe Blacc, Nitin Sawhney and Speech 

Debelle amongst many others. 

From the age of 13, he’s had stints as 

a consultant on the creative teams 

at the Hackney Empire Theatre and 

London Philharmonic Orchestra and is 

a passionate believer in the importance 

of the creative arts for young people. He 

is a regular and highly respected music 

mentor for young artists on the Hackney 

Empire Artist Development Programme 

and musical director of Alter Ego. 

Kat Boyce, MC 

Truly a creative force, Kat is the 

embodiment of the word, 'entertainer'. 

His talent and experience spans DJ'ing 

on Choice FM, Presenting for MTV, stand 

up comedy, MC stints, Panto, acting, 

dancing and choreography. 

The whirlwind tour, named the #Artskickers Urban 

Symphony, brought together some of London’s finest 

emerging young musicians, grime artists, singers and 

dancers to collaborate with acclaimed professional 

musician, Renell Shaw, and Street Orchestra Live, 

conducted by renowned Dutch musician, Gijs Kramers. 

Comedian Kat Boyce, who roused the crowds at 

Barking Town Centre, Westfield Stratford City, Mile End 

Ecology Pavilion, Dalston Square & Dalston Eastern 

Curve Garden, Walthamstow Town Centre and Wood 

Green, accompanied them. The gods must have been 

smiling because the weather was glorious and the day 

could not have been better. 

As regular readers will know, the #Artskickers Awards 

is the brainchild of Angie Gough, AKA The Arts 

Crusader, and was launched in 2017. Angie has now 

teamed up with Space Embrace Community Interest 

Company's director, Kay Richardson, who is also 

involved with the Well Street Common Festival. With 

these two forces of nature at the helm, #Artskickers will 

surely go from strength to strength. 

#Artskickers 2018 Launch Day Superheroes 

Gijs Kramers, Orchestra Conductor / 

Musical Director 

Gijs (pronounced KHY-SSS) is the leader 

of Street Orchestra Live (SOL) and has 

been artistic director and conductor of 

the Ricciotti Ensemble, Amsterdam. He 

participated in master classes by Peter 

Stark in London and conducted in the 

final of the International Conducting 

Master class in Pitest, Romania in 

2010. He is also principal conductor of 

string orchestra Metamorphosen and 

conducted the Nederlands Strijkers 

Gilde in 2014 and 2015. 

Street Orchestra Live 

Street Orchestra Live (SOL) plays 

concerts of flexible duration in public 

and private spaces, specifically to 

audiences that would otherwise be 

unlikely to experience live symphonic 

music. Performances are free of charge 

and held in public spaces as well as 

locations such as hospitals, prisons, 

schools, transport hubs, libraries or 

community halls. 

Images courtesy of Ash Knotek. © Ash Knotek except where noted

East Life 

Shining the spotlight on four Rising Stars 

Spoken word artist Chifa Khelfaoui, 19 lives in Hackney 

and was last year’s first prize winner for the Alter Ego 

talent show. An aspiring actress and filmmaker, she 

has taken part in the Artist Development Programme 

(ADP) at the Hackney Empire, and her spoken word 

piece, Decorated Walls was performed at Hackney 

Live Lounge, a live stream project by Rising Tide and 

Hackney Live. In addition to her creative pursuits, Chifa 

enjoys reading, socialising, and sports of all kinds and 

is a keen Real Madrid fan. Chifa is currently studying 

Performing Arts (BTEC) at City and Islington College. 

Follow Chifa on Instagram: @chifa.k 

Singer Princess Olowogboye, 19, lives in Barking 

and won second place in last year’s Alter Ego talent 

show with Vocal Collective Urban Flames. She says a 

highlight of the experience was that all the contestants 

were so supportive of one another. A natural performer, 

she began singing in a choir while in primary school 

and later featured in her secondary school's production 

of We Will Rock You as well as performing with Urban 

Flames at The Royal Albert Hall. Currently studying 

Drama at Kingston University, Princess enjoys song 

writing, singing, performing and cooking and is 

considering becoming a drama teacher in future. 

Spoken Word Artist Di-Andre Ebanks-Silvera, 18, lives 

in Hackney and is the CEO of 1st Verse Music. Di-Andre 

won first prize in the Alter Ego talent show at the 

age of 13 for his spoken word performance, Dear You 

Recognising his innate talent for communication, a 

(very smart) primary school teacher put him on the 

debating team, planting the seed for an interest in a 

law career. Di-Andre is currently studying Sociology, 

History and Politics at Wanstead High and recently 

produced and performed Making of a King to a sold out 

audience at Islington's Platform Theatre. 

Follow Di-Andre on Instagram: @1stvrsmusic 

Image: Tod Kavonic 

Rapper Will Jones, 16, lives in Haringey and is currently 

preparing for his GCSEs. He has earned a place at 

Bodens College of Performing Arts for the coming year 

where he will be studying Performing Arts (BTEC). 

Future plans include an aspiration to attend RADA. 

Will has taken part in productions at the Royal Court 

Theatre and the Haringey Shed and counts his Mum as 

his greatest inspiration. He's been an ambassador for 

youth theatre, as well as volunteering with SEN children 

and he's also a member of the Navy Sea Cadets and 

has taken part in the NCS Challenge. 

Follow Will on Instagram: @chuckystar_ 


What's on at the V&A 

Museum of Childhood 

Come and Play with Montessori on Sunday 3 

June. An opportunity to spend time playing 

with your children and exploring Montessori 

activities and creative ideas. Free (age 0-4). 

Enjoy a rare opportunity 

to step into the Museum’s 

behind-the-scene spaces 

on Sunday 9 June. Join the 

Museum Archivist for a tour of 

the store and archive, and find 

out about the fascinating 

history of the building. 

£3 per person (age 

8+). 

Don’t miss the 

Museum’s annual summer 

festival on Sunday 22 

July enjoy live music, 

dance walkabout acts, 

rickshaw rides, 

children’s 

activities and 

more. Free 

(all ages). 

Searching for childcare for your creative 

children aged 8-11 from 30 July-3 August? 

Look no further than the Museum’s Summer 

Art Camp. Prices from £70 per day. See 

website for further details. 

Looking ahead to August 

There will be free drop-in activities on 

Thursdays inspired by the exhibition Century 

of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 

to Today which is open until 2 September. 

Free (all ages) 

Visit our website for full details of all 

exhibitions and events: vam.ac.uk/moc/ 

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V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge 

Heath Road, London E2 9PA 

Image: Kay Bojesen, Monkey, 1951. 

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Retail therapy 

Hackney resident 

Tinks Reding Moore's 

Holiday Queen Beach 

Bags are perfect for 

summer outings 

Holiday Queen originally started 

out as a personal travel blog about 

seven years ago. I love traveling 

but having been freelance for 

years, work always got in the way. 

I realised that the only way to get 

out there again was to bite the 

bullet and just go, so the 

holidays began again and 

as frequently as I could 

manage them. 

A photographer friend kept seeing my 

photos on Facebook and said ‘why don’t 

you write a blog?’ I like a challenge so I set 

up Holiday Queen, travels with my flip flops. 

The Holiday Queen name came from a colleague who 

said I was always on holiday. The blog has been going 

well and to date has had over 40,000 views. 

The beach bags came about by a simple need to 

find a bag that would suit my needs. About a year 

ago I decided to have a look online and buy myself 

a new one as I had a beach holiday coming up. I’ve 

had all sorts before; canvas, leather, baskets, etc. 

and they were all lovely but if you’re on a beach that 

has wet sand, or by a pool, the bags can quickly get 

wet (including the contents) and baskets tended to 

damage fabric if it rubbed against it. Somehow the 

idea of neoprene stuck in my head and, try as I might, 

I could not find anything I liked. They were either 

cheap and shabbily made or prohibitively expensive 

and over the top. 

A light bulb went on and I decided 

I could make one myself. I texted a 

friend and told her, ‘I’m going to 

make beach bags in neoprene’. I had 

no idea how I was going to do it, or 

even where to get neoprene. She told 

me there was a local supplier - what 

a coincidence - so I bought a metre of 

fabric and took it back to her house to put 

one together. We spent the afternoon testing 

stitches, working out how the fabric would look 

and then I took the plunge, cut one out and put it 

together. I was so happy with the result that the next 

day I went back to the fabric supplier and bought 

more fabric. 

Images courtesy of Tinks Reding Moore 

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East London Entrepreneur 

I then invested in 

my own machine 

and threw a few 

bags together. 

A quick trip to 

Camber Sands 

for a photo 

shoot and I put 

the images onto 

Instagram and on my Facebook page, Holiday Queen. 

A local boutique, Sublime, bought some and I sold 

the rest of the stock I had. I also made some bags 

to order in the colour combinations chosen by the 

buyers, both men and women. 

Neoprene is the perfect fabric for the beach. 

Wetsuits are made from it as are a multitude of other 

products. It's lightweight, sand-resistant, keeps all 

your belongings dry and the colours are bright and 

summery. The straps are very soft and comfortable 

on your shoulder, even on bare skin. Each bag comes 

with a pouch for your suntan lotions, or your iPad, 

kindle etc. The bag holds everything you need for the 

pool or beach - towel, water bottle, lotions, kindle/ 

book, iPad and camera. You can also purchase an 

extra pouch, which can be quite useful. Personally, I 

like a small pouch for lotions etc. and a slightly larger 

one for wallet, iPad and keys. I leave the bag on the 

lounger by the pool and take the pouch with my 

valuables to lunch. It works a treat. This year I have 

added another item - a swim bag - that can be used 

for your wet swimsuit and beach shoes. I also make a 

slightly deeper bag. 

WHERE CAN I GET ONE? 

HQ Bags are available at Sublime, 225 Victoria Park 

Road, E9 7HD and 128 St Johns Street, Clerkenwell, EC1V 

4JS; also online via the Facebook page. 

HOW MUCH ARE THEY? 

Medium bags with pouch: £65 Deeper bags: £70 

With extra pouch: + £10 

With swim bag: + £20 

SOCIAL MEDIA 

@holidayqueenuk 

@TravelsWithMyFlipFlops 

travelswithmyflipflops.blogspot.com 

ABOUT TINKS 

Tinks Reding Moore is a make up artist for Sky tv and has 

lived in Hackney for more than half her life. She makes 

the beach bags herself in her spare time as well as 

writing a blog about her travels, London life and beauty 

tips on the go. 


Community 

Guests of honour Amanda Holden, and former England footballer 

Jermaine Jenas celebrate Springfield Youth Club’s 56th year at their 

Annual Presentation Night 

The presentation evening, held this past March at Clapton’s Anthony Marsh Building, was 

an opportunity to recognise young members and adult volunteers alike, as well as those 

organisations and individuals that have supported the club over the past twelve months. 

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Hackney’s very own Springfield Soul opened 

the ceremony with a fantastic performance of 

music and dance and the evening progressed 

with the introductions of Paul Stewart, Executive 

Chairman; Michael Keogh, Deputy Chairman; 

Said Hersi, Director; and Steve Herbert, 

Club Manager. A video, created by the club, 

highlighted the past year of trips, performances 

and competitions, and members and volunteers 

alike were presented with awards to honour their 

efforts. 

As a singer, actress, and judge on Britain’s Got 

Talent, Amanda has a real appreciation for what 

Springfield does. “I was desperate to be an 

actress and had no kind of way of doing it back 

then. Amazingly, this woman started a theatre 

club and everybody went down there. For me 

that is where this all started.” 

No stranger to understanding the value of youth 

clubs and organized activities himself, Jermaine 

commented: “I have to say, having walked into 

the building for the first 

time you can’t help but just 

be massively impressed. 

These are people who 

sacrifice their own time and are spending time away from their families 

to make sure that the youth can grow and shine. Everyone here today 

should really appreciate that.” 

Established in 1961 and located in Upper Clapton, Springfield Youth Club 

began as a boy’s club, expanding their membership to girls in 1999. 

Since that time, the club has run a variety of programmes for Hackney 

youth including Football, Dance, Roller Skating, Drama, Art & Crafts, 

Basketball, Fencing, Singing and Technology based activities. Through 

these activities, members develop social, team building, leadership and 

communication skills, which are vital in today’s society. 

With a current, thriving membership of over three hundred young 

people ranging in age from 8 – 17, the club is a safe haven for them to 

meet, discover and develop their interests, forge relationships and, of 

course, have fun in the process. Founder Anthony Marsh’s aim was 

to “help each child or young person find interests, and to help each 

individual to develop, as far as they can, towards being a useful citizen 

of tomorrow”. That ethos carries on today as the club continues to 

provide support and improve the quality of the educational and social 

activities on offer. 

TO FIND OUT MORE 

By 

developing 

their physical, 

mental and 

spiritual 

capacities, 

they will grow 

to full maturity 

as responsible 

individual 

members of 

our society. 

@YClub14 

Springfield Youth Club 

springfieldclub.co.uk 

info@springfieldclub.co.uk 

020 8806 1168 

Springfield Youth Club For Young People 

The Anthony Marsh Building 

Big Hill, Upper Clapton, E5 9HH 

Patron: HRH Prince Michael of Kent 

GCVO 

President: Sir Jackie Stewart, Formula 

One World Champion 

If you are 8-17 years of age and would 

like to become a member please call 

020 8806 1168 (evenings only) or 

email club manager Steve Herbert: 

steveh@springfieldclub.co.uk 

Images courtesy of Springfield Youth Club

Bell from Bow 

Celine Bell explores Summer in the City 

We parents have spent months cladding our 

offspring in macs, hats, woolly scarves and 

waterproof onesies. Walks in the park have 

become a puddle-jumping obstacle course, and 

I’ve comforted frozen tiny toddlers with sodden 

socks and blue fingers. Anyone who says there 

is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong 

clothes, hasn’t realised just how wet a young child 

can get, even through layers of waterproofing. 

And then, all of a sudden, the sun came out. We 

scrabbled to squeeze our children into shorts 

they’d outgrown at the end of last summer, and we 

dug out the - no doubt - out-of-date sun cream 

that was last used on a balmy September day. The 

bells of the ice cream vans drew us back to the 

park, and we kicked balls around on the hottest 

bank holiday in years. 

Then it got cooler again. It’s hard to keep on top of 

the weather when it changes so fast. And it’s such 

a pleasure to be outside that it’s worth the odd 

goose-pimpled day when the spring sunshine isn’t 

quite as warm as it looks. 

It’s got me thinking of summer in the city. Those 

blissful three weeks in August when so many 

frazzled families join the queues at Stanstead and 

enjoy a well-deserved escape from the school 

run, the Central line and the damp squib that is so 

often our Great British Summer. But that’s not for 

me. That’s the time I like to rule London, enjoying 

the empty roads, the tables in restaurants I usually 

queue for, the fact that my kids can be the first in 

the water area in Vicky Park. 

And this summer I want to rediscover the parts 

of East London that get forgotten in the summer 

months. I’ll go back to the damp, shady woodland 

in the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. I love 

when it's decorated with yellow daffodil heads, 

but haven’t ventured in without my wellies. What 

secrets does it harbour in the summer months for 

little ones to discover and enjoy? 

I last saw Hackney Marshes on a rain-lashed day 

where I had to take the kids out or they’d climb the 

walls – how wonderful to return with a picnic, a 

football (and sneakily, a bottle of cold white wine). 

All too often I use the excuse of the sunshine to 

take the easy option of an ice cream in the park. 

But this year, when school’s out, I’m finding the 

lidos, the parks, the sunspots and the pub gardens 

and all the other delights that our brilliant East 

London boroughs have been harbouring patiently 

throughout the winter months. 

Find @LoveEastMag on Twitter and let us know 

your secret summer haunts. 

ABOUT CELINE 

Mum from bow, gin addict, perma-knackered, fan of food, 

coffee and cheese. Follow Celine for more adventures in 

parenting: 

@bell_from_bow 

@bell_from_bow 

bellfrombow.com 

Image: Tod Kavonic 


East life 

Residents of Tower 

Hamlets saw lots 

of action with the 

filming of Mission: 

Impossible - Fallout 

right on their doorstep 

Tower Hamlets, now one 

of the most popular film 

locations in London, recently 

welcomed film crews for 

Mission: Impossible 6 - Fallout. 

With Tom Cruise at the helm 

and Christopher McQuarrie 

directing his second Mission: 

Impossible film, several iconic 

characters reprise their roles, 

along with some new faces. 

The result is a stellar cast, 

including Rebecca Ferguson, 

Vanessa Kirby, Henry Cavill, 

Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin, 

Michelle Monaghan and Ving 

Rhames to name a few. 

The Tower Hamlets Film Office 

connection 

The Film Office is an 

organisation exclusively 

contracted to provide film 

liaison and management 

services for local authorities, 

registered social landlords, 

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property developers and 

private location owners. 

They manage filming and 

photographic shoots for the 

London Boroughs of Newham 

& Tower Hamlets (the most 

film friendly boroughs in the 

Capital) along with many 

private locations. 

In the case of Mission: 

Impossible – Fallout, the 

filming in Tower Hamlets was 

months in the making, and 

to say it was 'an involved 

shoot' is an understatement, 

Among the usual challenges 

of such a large-scale project, 

Tom Cruise breaking his ankle 

while performing a stunt in 

the capital resulted in several 

schedule changes. Despite 

that, filming was successfully 

completed to the satisfaction 

of everyone concerned. 

The Tower Hamlets Film 

Office's proactive approach, 

in-depth knowledge of the 

borough and close working 

relationships with local 

residents and businesses 

ensured that the interests 

of all stakeholders were 

factored in along the way. 

Additionally, strong and 

positive relationships 

developed with the film 

location and production crews 

meant that the Tower Hamlets 

community itself gained 

tangible benefits from playing 

host. 

Dominic Reeve-Tucker, 

Director at The Film Office, 

says "Hollywood studios 

are increasingly choosing to 

shoot big-budget films in the 

UK, attracted by significant 

government tax breaks, as 

well as access to top-class 

on- and off-screen talent and 

studio facilities.” 

Tower Hamlets itself is the 

second most filmed borough 

in the capital (Westminster is 

the first) and has maintained 

that status since 2014. This 

is in no small part due to the 

The Film Office’s service 

management, which provides 

maximum benefit at minimal 

inconvenience at all times.

East life 

Location Manager, David 

Campbell-Bell says: "The 

Film Office has offered 

tremendous support 

facilitating and welcoming 

Mission: Impossible 6 to 

Tower Hamlets. Their team 

has met every challenge 

with enthusiasm and 

professionalism that has 

enabled practical solutions 

to ensure a successful shoot 

for all parties. It's been a 

highly ambitious shoot with a 

relentless schedule involving 

multiple locations/scenes, 

including the opening night 

sequence of the film.” 

Newham & Tower 

Hamlets are the most 

film friendly boroughs 

in the Capital 

Both The Film Office and 

Locations Team have worked 

incredibly hard alongside each 

other to balance the interests 

of the production and local 

residents & businesses - 

together we have been able 

to provide additional benefits 

including employment, 

on-set work experience, set 

visits and donations to local 

associations to support their 

community work. 

Creating opportunities 

The production facilitated 

work experience from 4 

Corners - a local learning, 

production and exhibition 

centre for film and 

photography, which supports 

new talent to establish 

practitioners. Local resident 

Mark Jones got in touch with 

the production after receiving 

a letter though his door as 

part of their consultation for 

filming in Shoreditch: 

"I live in Shoreditch and have 

a genuine interest in the film 

industry, recently completing 

a degree in Film Practise 

at the London College of 

Communication - part of UAL. 

After approaching the 

production, I was invited 

down for a set visit and two 

weeks later I was working 

on that film set as a Location 

Marshall in the Location 

Department Team - it provided 

a fantastic foundation and 

understanding of what a 

location department manages 

in film production.” 

The Location Department 

then hired Mark as a 

Location Marshall for the 

duration of the shoot, 

resulting in employment for 

approximately. three months. 

Local Associations also 

welcomed the filming and 

its benefits to the area. Film 

Liaison Officer, Jeannie Taylor- 

Lowen of Norton Folgate 

says "It can be exiting to 

have film crews turning your 

neighbourhood into a film set 

- it can also be challenging. 

Being able to easily liaise with 

The Film Office has proven 

extremely useful. 

The whole 

neighbourhood was 

buzzing with the news 

that Tom Cruise was 

'in the hood' 

Our neighbourhood residents 

group - the Norton Folgate 

Community Group are 

committed to improving 

the day-to-day lives of our 

members in a direct and 

tangible way, including raising 

funds to secure off street 

bicycle racks, enabling the 

removal of dumped rubbish 

and arranging a window 

cleaning service for our 

residents' homes. We very 

much appreciated the funding 

raised by Tower Hamlets 

Film Office; it contributes to 

improving the quality of life for 

our local communities" 

Rebecca Collings, Chair of 

JAGO says "Jago Actions 

Group's neighbourhood area, 

south of Arnold Circus and 

facing the Goodsyard, is very 

popular with film crews and 

photographers. While it can 

be a distraction for residents 

trying to get to work or get 

their kids to school, it's great 

to see the area put to creative 

use, especially the longderelict 

Goodsyard site. 

Mission: Impossible - Fallout 

is due for release on 26 th July. 

info@filmoffice.co.uk 

020 7247 1244 

@TheFilmOffice 

Facebook.com/filmoffice 

filmoffice.co.uk 


What's on 

Recurring 

MONDAY 

Straight Up Yoga at The Yard, 

7pm, all welcome, £6 /pay what 

you can, regular Yard-goers check 

out their Yard Card discount 

card, The Yard Theatre, Unit 2A, 

Queen’s Yard, White Post Lane, 

E9 5EN; the-yard.co.uk 

TUESDAY 

Roman Road Market, street 

market selling mostly affordable 

or discounted women’s fashion 

and homewares incl French 

Connection & TopShop, 10am - 

4pm, Roman Road, E3 5ES; info: 

romanroadlondon.com 

Pub Quiz at Star by Hackney 

Downs, 7:30pm. £2/PP, prizes: 

1st: £50 cash 2nd: £25 bar 

tab 3rd: £15 food voucher, 

35 Queensdown Rd, E5 8NN, 

starbyhackneydowns.co.uk/ 

whats-on/ 

Drawing the Star life drawing, 

upstairs at the Star by Hackney 

Downs, 7.30 - 9pm, £7 includes 

paper & use of drawing 

materials, all welcome, drop in, 

35 Queensdown Rd, E5 8NN; 

facebook.com/drawingthestar 

THURSDAY 

Roman Road Market same as 

Tuesday 

FRIDAY 

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden 

are running Family Fridays 

all summer with live music 

and activities, Dalston E8; 

dalstongarden.org 

SATURDAY 

Roman Road Market, as the 

others but 9am - 5pm 

Broadway Vegan Market, 

10 - 6pm, London Fields 

Primary School, Westgate 

Street, London, E8 3RL; 

broadwayveganmarket.com 

SUNDAY 

Walthamstow Farmers Market, 

10am - 2pm, Town Square 

by Selbourne Walk Shopping 

Centre, E17 7JN 

June 

FRI 1 June 

All Points East Festival, from 

1pm at Victoria Park, this runs 

on Sat & Sun too; tickets: 

allpointseastfestival.com 

The Mindful Living Show, 

over 70 free seminars and 

practice sessions from 10am, 

The Business Design Centre, 

Islington; mindfullivingshow.com 

SAT 2 June 

Heart-Bit Walk, 11am - 5pm, 

meet at UCL/Here East, QE 

Olympic Park, open to all & free; 

booking info: flowarchitecture. 

co.uk/heartbit-walks/ 

The Wanstead Vintage Fashion 

& Brocante Fair, 11am – 5pm, 

Wanstead United Reformed 

Church, Nightingale Lane E11 

2HD, entry: £2.50 / £1.50 conc 

(accompanied children under 14 

free) early bird entry at 9.30am 

£4.00; info: 07860 214 009, 

lovevintage.co.uk 

E17 Designers Summer Market, 

art, crafts & food, 12-4pm, 

Mirth,186 Hoe Street, E17 4QH; 

E17designers.co.uk 

SUN 3 June 

Heart-Bit Walk, 11am - 5pm, 

meet at UCL/Here East, QE 

Olympic Park, open to all & free; 

booking info: flowarchitecture. 

co.uk/heartbit-walks/ 

TUE 5 June 

Knit & Natter at Signorelli's, 

Bakery, East Village, E20, all 

abilities welcome; info on their 

FB page: @E20Knit&Natter 

WED 6 June 

Business and Networking 

Growth London (BNGL), BME 

networking opportunity, 6 - 9pm, 

WeWork, Aldgate Towers, E1 

8FA; more info: Ebonyonline.net 

FRI 8 June 

Get your photography portfolio 

reviewed at The Offspring Photo 

Meet, Space Studios. 129 - 31 

Mare St, E8 3RH, from 9:30am/ 

reviews start at 10am, also runs 

Saturday 9 June; photomeet. 

org 

SAT 9 June 

Stoke Newington History Walk, 

Walking through a “misty looking 

village of England,” discover 

Stoke Newington’s story from 

before 1066, 11am-1.30pm, meet 

at Manor House Tube Station, 

£10/£8 conc., details & booking: 

walkhackney.co.uk/stokenewington-walk-2/ 

SUN 10 June 

Well Street Common Festival, 

12 - 6pm, live music, stalls, 

etc. full listing & info on their 

Facebook page: Well Street 

Common User Group 

East London Bubble Rush, QE 

Olympic Park, raise funds for St 

Joseph's Hospice, reg fee £15/ 

child £25/adult, family friendly; 

stjh.org.uk 

THURS 14 June 

National Opera Studio at Hoxton 

Hall, doors: 2.00pm (Mat) & 

7.30pm (Eve), event start: 2.30pm 

(Mat) & 8.00pm (Eve); tickets: 

hoxtonhall.co.uk 

SAT 16 June 

Bee ID Walk at Tower Hamlets 

Cemetery Park, learn how to 

identify bees in the field & 

submit sightings to contribute to 

scientific understanding of bees 

in London, 1-4pm; fothcp.org/ 

learning-events 

Summertime Bunting Family 

Workshop, Create Place, Old 

Ford Rd, E2 9PJ, 1.20-2.20pm 

& 2.30-3.30pm, £11/child + £9/ 

sibs; to book: littleartistslondon. 

com/workshops 

SUN 17 June 

Father's Day 

WED 20 June 

WICK Wednesday, a day and 

evening of special offers, 

exhibitions, events, performance 

in Hackney Wick every third 

Wednesday of the month; 

creativewick.com/ blog/wickwednesday 

Barts and Queen Mary Science 

Festival, Family friendly science 

festival with events, displays 

and activities celebrating 

science, FREE, 10:30am - 3pm, 

The Octagon, Queens' Building, 

Queen Mary University of 

London, E1 4NS; check the 

website for more info: qmul.ac.uk 

Late Lunch Concert with the 

Mulberry Musicians - 'Around 

the World in 60 minutes', 

1.45pm, The Community Hub 

at St Joseph's Hospice, Mare 

Street, E8 4SA, FREE; stjh.org.uk 

THURS 21 June 

From the Forest Theatre & Arts 

Festival, Walthamstow, runs 

through 1st July; venues & info: 

ftffestival.com 

SAT 30 June 

Summer Fair at Tower Hamlets 

Cemetery Park, FREE,12 noon 

- 5pm; fothcp.org/festivalsand-arts 

Homerton History Walk, home 

to dissenters and paupers, 

once Hackney’s wealthiest 

neighbourhood,11am-1.30pm, 

meet at Homerton Station, 

£10/£8 conc., details/booking: 

walkhackney.co.uk/homerton/ 

Ms Paolini’s Phantasmagoria 

Cabaret, traditional music hall 

with a contemporary twist, 

8pm, Hoxton Hall, tkts £9.50; 

hoxtonhall.co.uk 

18 LOVEEAST

What's on 

July 

SUN 1 July 

Last day of From the Forest 

Theatre & Arts Festival, 

Walthamstow, runs through 1st 

July; info: ftffestival.com 

TUE 3 July 

Knit & Natter at Signorelli's, 

Bakery, East Village, E20, all 

abilities welcome; info on their 

FB page: @E20Knit&Natter 

SAT 7 July 

Femmetopia: The SCUM Ball, 

live performances, bands, DJ’s, 

dancing and snogging from 8pm 

at Hoxton Hall, tickets £16; 

hoxtonhall.org.uk 

TUE 10 July 

RAF100 FLYPAST, upwards of 100 

military aircraft will do a flypast 

over central London; easily seen 

from pretty much anywhere in 

East London so LOOK UP 

from noon on the day. 

THURS 12 July 

Central School of Ballet End 

of Year Performance, 7.30pm, 

Stratford Circus Arts Centre, 

tkts £20-25, also matinee Friday 

1.30pm & final performance Fri 

7.30 pm, to book: stratfordcircus.com 

SAT 14 July 

Celebrate the Summer Jumble 

Sale, 10am - 3pm, St Joseph's 

Hospice, Mare Street, E8 4SA; 

stjh.org.uk 

Rare Birds Festival Market, 

stalls, food & music, 11am-6pm, 

Feet East (Courtyard), 150 Brick 

Lane, Shoreditch E1 6QL; 

FB: events/2072921089620215/ 

Hackney Downs History Walk, 

'A brook and an island', meet at 

Hackney Downs Station, 11am- 

2pm, £10 (£8 conc.), details/ 

booking: walkhackney.co.uk/ 

hackney-downs-walk/ 

Walthamstow Garden Party, 

12-6pm (tbc) Lloyd Park, Forest 

Road, Walthamstow, E17 5JW; 


Ballet Central, see the rising 

stars in dance theatre, 7.30pm, 

Stratford Circus Arts Centre, tkts 

£18.50 - £22, to book: stratfordcircus.com 

SUN 15 July 

Walthamstow Garden Party, 

12-6pm (tbc) Lloyd Park, Forest 

Road, Walthamstow, E17 5JW; 


Botanical Survey, improve your 

wildflower ID skills & help create 

a wildflower guide, 2 - 4pm at 

Waterside Café, Stonebridge 

Lock, Watermead Way N17 0XD, 

FREE; visitleevalley.org.uk 

FIFA World Cup Final 

TUE 17 July 

Alternative Maps of London talk 

and wine reception, Guildhall 

Library, Aldermanbury, London 

EC2V 7HH, 6:00 - 8:pm, tickets 

£8.14; book on Eventbrite 

WED 18 July 

WICK Wednesday, a day and 

evening of special offers, 

exhibitions, events, performance 

in Hackney Wick every third 

Wednesday of the month; 

creativewick.com/ blog/wickwednesday 

THURS 19 July 

Lecture - Affordable Education 

for All with Prof Rosemary 

Ashton, 6.30pm, St. Margaret's 

House, 21 Old Ford Rd, E2 9PL 

FREE but booking space advised; 

stmargaretshouse.org.uk 

FRI 20 July 

Holding the Baby, travelling oral 

history exhibition, runs through 

22 Aug, Canning Town Library; 

holdingthebaby.org 

Müller Anniversary Games, 

Olympic Stadium, booking 

essential: britishathletics.org.uk 

SAT 21 July 

London Fields History Walk, 

'Where pig-swinging was 

once a sport', meet at Hackney 

Downs Station, 11am-2pm, 

£10/£8 conc., details & booking: 

walkhackney.co.uk/hackneydowns-walk 

Vitality Hockey Women's World 

Cup, Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis 

Centre, Eton Manor, Leadmill 

Lane, QE Olympic Park, E20 3AD, 

from 11am & runs thru 5 August, 

adults from £10, kids from £1; 

visitleevalley.org.uk 

SUN 22 July 

Museum of Childhood Summer 

Festival, FREE, V&A Museum 

of Childhood, Cambridge Heath 

Road, E2 9PA; vam.ac.uk/moc/ 

whatson 

WED 25 July 

Wild Wednesdays, wonderful 

water wildlife, 1-3pm, Waltham 

Abbey Gardens, Abbey View, 

Waltham Abbey EN9 1XQ, £4.50 

adv/ £5 on day; visitleevalley. 

org.uk 

FRI 27 July 

Müller Anniversary Games, 

Olympic Stadium, booking 

essential: britishathletics.org.uk 

SUN 22 July 

Guided history and heritage 

walks through Grade 1 listed 

The City of London Cemetery 

and Crematorium, FREE but 

need to book: 020 8530 2151 or 

cemetery@cityoflondon.gov.uk 

SAT 28 July 

EXO, an outdoor spectacle 

with dancers and JCB diggers, 

FREE, 1-4pm, Theatre Square, 

Stratford, E15 1BX 


East life 

Cassius Powell with 

Ross Askell on mindful 

fitness, tennis and Ibiza 

Let’s face it; the world has gone fitness crazy. Protein is 

top of the nutrient pile and fat percentages outweigh IQs. 

But, we’re adamant that fitness should still be fun. Taking 

yourself too seriously as part of any workout is just, well, too 

serious. And with so many people suffering from stressrelated 

illnesses there’s no better time to take stock of 

keeping fit and staying mindful at the same time. 

I’m a personal trainer and dancer, and my partner Ross 

Askell is a tennis coach. We’ve been living in Hackney 

for over ten years and we can’t get enough of what the 

Borough has to offer fitness-wise. In fact, we’ve recently 

returned to Victoria Park after a year away in Ibiza because 

we were missing it so much. 

Ross discovered his love of tennis at the age of 11. His 

enthusiasm impressed his local club so much that they 

sponsored him to earn his coaching qualification at 18. He 

then spent over ten years coaching in and around Hackney, 

Tennis is a hobby that 

brings a lot of joy and 

can prove mentally 

transformational 

with both schools and private 

clients, and also taught at an 

exclusive boarding school 

in New York. His experience 

and outgoing personality 

eventually landed him the 

role of Tennis Development 

Officer at The Olympic Park, 

where The Tennis Foundation 

trained him to coach children 

and adults with physical and 

mental disabilities, including 

blind tennis and wheelchair 

tennis. 

Ross's unrivalled passion for 

the game has seen him coach 

players from the age of 3 to a 

knee buckling 80 - a couple 

with tennis lessons on their 

bucket list - and has transformed novices into accomplished 

players. Tennis is physically demanding and combines 

mental strength with technical ability. ‘Social interaction is 

so important at all ages but especially as you get older, says 

Ross. ‘It’s a hobby that brings a lot of joy and if you stick 

with it can prove mentally transformational as well as being 

a lot of fun.’ 

I also started at an early age, when I was (thankfully) forcibly 

dragged to a tap dancing class by my mum at the age of 

three. I was classically trained in jazz, tap and modern 

dance but it was my love of music videos that really inspired 

me to dance. I would video 

tape Top Of The Pops 

and learn the routines to 

MJ, Madonna and Janet 

Jackson - a talent that 

has led me to run regular 

Beyoncé/Diva dance 

workshops and earned me 

a recent front-page feature 

in The Guardian. 

My confidence as a 

dancer and teacher has 

taken time to develop as I 

suffered with anorexia as 

a teenager and I stopped 

dancing for several years. 

It was debilitating but 

that experience made me 

the strong person that I 

am today. I’m currently working on a book that details my 

experiences with an eating disorder, and also explores male 

body image and masculinity in modern society. 

Part of the reason I now work as a personal trainer is that 

I want to assist others who suffer from low self-esteem to 

improve their confidence through fitness. I truly think that 

exercise, when coupled with an understanding of habits 

and self-belief, can transform your life to help you achieve 

your aspirations. 

Whilst in Ibiza we worked for The Body Camp, a holistic, 

transformational retreat. We learnt a great deal about 

limiting attitudes and self-criticisms that are present in even 

the most positive of personalities. It was an eye-opening 

experience and has informed the way we approach our 

own coaching and teaching. 

We believe that fitness should first and foremost be fun 

and cathartic, and as teachers, Ross and I endeavour to 

bring out the best in our clients. Whether it’s living out 

the fantasy of being Beyoncé for two hours, nailing a 

topspin or increasing fitness levels, we’ve got a lifetime of 

knowledge and experience between us. Here’s to a summer 

of sweating, burning calories and enjoying life. 

TO BOOK A SESSION 

Ross Askell - Tennis 

07974 801 439 

raskell48@hotmail.com 

Cassius Powell - Personal Training 

07841 023 799 

cassiuspowell@live.co.uk 

@cassiuspowell 

I want to assist others 

who suffer from low 

self-esteem to improve 

their confidence 

through fitness 

Quote 

LoveEast 

to receive 

£10 off 

your first 

session 

with either 

Ross or 

Cassius 

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Parks and Outdoors 

Bow Creek Ecology Park in Docklands wildlife haven 

in the urban environment with a variety of wildlife 

from newts and water scorpions to flocks of wading 

birds: visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/nature/ 

nature-reserve/bow-creek/ 

Clissold Park has a paddling pool, fountains, tennis 

court and skate-park plus an aviary and animal 

enclosures, multi-use games area and dog-free play 

area: hackney.gov.uk/clissold-park 

Homerton Grove Adventure Playground is a free, 

open access playground and youth service for 

children 6+ providing space to run, jump, make noise 

and have fun. Once registered and settled, they 

can be left to play. Under 6's welcome but must be 

supervised by an accompanying adult at all times: 

hackneyplay.org/homerton-grove/ 

Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground in Stoke 

Newington is a free, open access playground offering 

a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities 

including cooking, jumping, swinging, climbing, 

den building etc. Once registered and settled, they 

can be left to play. Under 6's welcome but must be 

supervised by an accompanying adult at all times: 

wapa.org.uk/about.html 

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park runs a variety of clubs 

and events including the Bow Beasties Wildlife Club 

and the Forest School: fothcp.org/learning-events 

The Tumbling Bay Playground in the north of the 

Olympic Park has rock pools, tree houses, wobbly 

bridge etc.: queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/thepark/things-to-do 

Victoria Park has pretty much everything one could 

want in a park and it's worth a reminder that during 

the summer months there is tons of fun to be had in 

the V&A Adventure Playground for kids of all ages. 

Wild Kingdom at Three Mills Green encourages 

natural play where children can climb over (purposely 

placed) fallen trees and build their own dens. Also has 

a traditional maypole swing and trampolines: 

visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/nature/naturereserve/three-mills-island/#wild-kingdom 

Inclusive Adventure Playgrounds 

Designed for young people with disabilities/additional 

needs and supervised by trained, CRB checked staff, 

these playgrounds offer a variety of activities that provide 

stimulating and inclusive play in a setting that supports the 

child's requirements and also gives support to their families. 

Hackney Adventure Playground, Clapton 

FB page: @KIDSAdventurePlayHackney 

Terence Brown Ark, Canning Town 

theaaazone.com/terence-brown-arc.html 

22 LOVEEAST 

City Farms in East London 

Fun filled animal activities to keep the kids busy. Many have 

arts n' crafts activities and clubs as well. 

Hackney City Farm: hackneyyoungarts@gmail.com 

Mudchute City Farm: mudchute.org 

Newham City Farm: FB: @NewhamCityFarm 

Spitafields City Farm: spitalfieldscityfarm.org 

Stepney City Farm: stepneycityfarm.org

Splish Splash 

We all know about the Pool of Champions at The 

Aquatics Centre and the London Fields Lido but 

we’ve also discovered a handy way to find a pool near 

you: swimming.org/poolfinder/ - just put in your post 

code and voilà! 

Laburnum Boat Club offers kayaking and canoe 

lessons for all abilities plus narrow boat trips along 

the Regent’s Canal: laburnumboatclub.com 

Vicky Park Boating Lake has regattas and sailing 

with model boats on Sundays and you can also 

hire a little dinghy to row around the lake from 

regalboathire.co.uk 

Tennis 

Tennis lessons for children aged 4+ with Ross Askell 

(and a tenner off your first session if you mention 

LoveEast!) Ring Ross on 07974 801 439 or email 

raskell48@hotmail.com for info. 

Horse Riding 

Lee Valley Riding Centre: leevalleypark.org.uk/go/ 

horseriding/ 

Aldersbrook Riding: aldersbrookriding.co.uk 

Docklands Equestrian Centre: 

docklandsequestriancentre.com 

Arts 'n Crafts 

The Geffrye Museum is running free art, design, craft 

and baking workshops throughout the summer for 

children of all ages: geffrye-museum.org.uk 

The Makers Guild at The Yard is a weekly adventure 

into the visual arts. Activities are project based and 

suitable for children who like to experiment and 

explore. Fridays, 4 - 5.30pm. FREE: the-yard.co.uk 

Summertime Bunting Family Workshop at Create 

Place, Old Ford Rd, E2 9PJ, 1.20 - 2.20pm or 2.30- 

3.30pm, £11/child, £9/sibling; Info, more workshops & to 

book: littleartistslondon.com/workshops 

Drama 

Yardlings Big offers free theatre making for 4-6 yr 

olds and Yardlings Bigger for 7-11 yr olds at The Yard: 

the-yard.co.uk Also, check out their Yard Card for 

discounts and offers. 

Yoga for babies 

Baby-focused classes using massage, classical 

yoga postures, stretches and balances adapted to 

their stage of growth. Check here for days/times: 

iaimbabymassage.co.uk/karenjames or contact Karen: 

first-touchmassage@hotmail.co.uk or 07902 227 669 

And for those inevitable rainy days... 

From storytelling to writing to checking out a book, our libraries 

offer a load of rainy day options and you can find your local 

library using these links: 

Barking & Dagenham: lbbd.gov.uk/residents/leisurelibraries-and-museums/libraries/find-a-library/ 

libraries-in-barking-and-dagenham/ 

Hackney: hackney.gov.uk/libraries 

Haringey: haringey.gov.uk/libraries-sport-and-leisure/ 

libraries/find-library 

Newham: newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Librariesin-Newham-information.aspx 

Redbridge: redbridge.gov.uk/libraries/ 

Tower Hamlets: ideastore.co.uk/whats-on 

Waltham Forest: walthamforest.gov.uk/servicecategories/libraries 

Further Afield - Great Days Out 

Epping Forest also encompasses Wanstead Flats 

and Wanstead Park and has lots to see and do, 

from walking in the woodlands to visiting the 

Queen's Hunting Lodge. A great day out for all 

the family: Google 'Epping Forest' for a myriad of 

choices and information. 

Epping Onger Railway is perfect for young train 

enthusiasts who can ride on full size steam and 

diesel trains. They also have an interconnecting 

heritage bus service and a miniature railway: 

eorailway.co.uk 

Moby Crazy Golf in Chadwell Heath is the largest 

adventure golf course in the UK, is reasonably 

priced and a great day out for families with kids 

aged 5+: golfkingdom.net/moby-golf/prices 

Be sure to check times/availability via the 

websites or contact details provided. 


Community 

When: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd June, 11.00 

AM – 5.00 PM 

Where: UCL at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic 

Park London, 51° 32' 50. 8"N 

0°01' 22. 9"W 

Flow Architecture is very pleased to invite the 

residents of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham 

to join the HeartBit Walks. The event, part of the 

London Festival of Architecture 2018, has been 

developed in partnership with the UCL Bartlett 

BPro Master in Urban Design to explore the use 

the HeartBit emotional sensing kit to map the 

participants’ affective reactions to the adjacencies 

of Here East. 

While walking along the local branches of the River 

Lee and the Hertford Union Canal, the team will 

collect biometric information and map the emotional 

response of the participants to the environment. The 

detailed emotional insights will be visualised for 

discussions with the participants and the extended 

event’s public and progressively uploaded in an 

online archive that will remain live and searchable 

after the conclusion of the Festival. 

The event is free for all and no advance registration 

is necessary. Tickets will be allocated on the day on 

a first time first basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

flowarchitecture.co.uk/heartbitwalks 

info@flowarchitecture.co.uk 

Join Flow Architecture's 

HeartBit Walks for a unique 

opportunity to take part in 

creating a sensory map of the 

areas around Here East 

The section of the River Lee that borders the east side of 

Hackney Wick, branching to the west into the Hertford 

Union Canal, houses a culturally diverse community 

of active users, ranging from cycling and pedestrian 

commuters, to residential boats owners, runners, passersby 

and to less fortunate rough sleepers. 

The HeartBit Walks project, initiated by Flow Architecture 

in conjunction UCL Bartlett BPro Master in Urban Design, 

intends to collect detailed emotional insights on the current 

use of the canal walk, ultimately 

aiming to raise the awareness of risk 

perception in the area. 

By mapping the affective reaction 

of selected participants to the canal 

walks and with the publication of 

the resulting emotional maps in an 

online archive, the project intends to 

offer a platform for the exploration 

of the diverse identities in the area 

Building an 

empowering 

diary of the 

community's 

collective 

voice. 

and an opportunity for the local community to build an 

empowering diary of its collective voice. 

The project is articulated in two parts. A workshop open 

to UCL Bartlett BPro Urban Design students took place at 

the Bartlett School of Architecture in May. The two-day 

workshop focused on the construction of wearable sensing 

devices that, drawing on methods pioneered by artist 

Christian Nold in 2007, will be used to collect combined 

biometric (galvanic-skin response) and GPS information. 

The project continues as a two-day 

event, part of the London Festival 

of Architecture 2018 which is 

where you can join it. The event will 

take place at UCL Here East and 

along the nearby canal walks, where 

selected participants will be invited 

to test the sensing devices during explorative local walks. 

The collected data will be published in an online archive to 

constitute a searchable sensory map of the area. 

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Eating In 

Food blogger and natural chef Diana 

Warrings ushers in the summer with Raw 

coconut & vanilla crème brûlée 

We are finally in June, the time of strawberries and other summer fruit. Although not locally grown, 

coconuts tastes best during the summer months too, and makes a delicious combination with 

strawberries. This raw crème brûlée is a fantastic and refreshing, fibre and antioxidant-rich post barbecue 

dessert or afternoon snack. It’s quick and easy to make, and you can, of course, choose other fresh 

summer fruit like blueberries, raspberries or apricots as a topping. 

Method 

1. Start with soaking the desiccated coconut in the rice milk or if using 

fresh coconut, peel and cut into smaller pieces for an easier blend. 

2. Then put all ingredients, apart from the psyllium husk, in a blender, 

blend until smooth. 

3. Last add the psyllium husk, blend again until you get a nice smooth 

texture. The mix will turn out quite thick; this is due to the psyllium 

husk. Please add a little more milk if you feel it's too thick. 

4. Fill into dessert bowls and leave to set in the fridge for a couple of 

hours or over night. 

5. Serve with a generous drizzle of maple syrup and fresh strawberries 

or summer fruit. 

Enjoy! 

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Ingredients 

1 cup of coconut cream (fresh or 

canned), 

1 cup of rice milk 

1 small vanilla pod (scraped out 

content, keep pod and add to 

coffee, salt, or coconut sugar to 

flavour it) 

1 cup of fresh or desiccated 

coconut (soak desiccated 

coconut in the rice milk for 2 

hours or, better, overnight) 

1 tbsp of ground almonds 

1 tbsp of maple syrup 

1 tbsp psyllium husk 

Organic maple syrup and 

strawberries or summer berries 

to garnish 

Serves 3 - 4 

ABOUT DIANA 

Diana Warrings is a qualified BANT 

registered nutritional therapist & 

well-being chef. She lives between 

London and Berlin where she works 

as a nutrition consultant, health 

writer, recipe developer and personal 

chef to international private and 

corporate clients. 

Check out Diana's healthy food 

blog, IrmaGreen.com for recipes, 

resources and inspiration. 

Image: Diana Warrings

Eating Out 

Kaz discovers new kid on E13's Green Street 

block, The Erstwhile Parrot 

Those familiar with Upton Park's famous (and, it has to be said, infamous) Green Street, know it's 

not overflowing with places for a Damn Fine Cup of Coffee. Instead, it sparkles 

with Asian wedding shops (in fact, future brides from across Europe - and 

beyond - travel to East Shopping Centre to shop for the Big Day), and 

was the former home to West Ham United FC until the ground's 

demolition in 2017. So, Green Street wouldn't 

be on your Cool Places to Have a Coffee 

radar - until now. 

Enter the recently opened Erstwhile Parrot, 

where you can wile away some time over a 

coffee and delicious, freshly prepared food in 

a warm and friendly atmosphere. It's an oasis 

for coffee lovers and foodies alike, so it's hardly 

surprising that it's made quite an impression with 

the locals. The menu includes speciality coffee, looseleaf 

teas (I can personally recommend the Lemon, Orange, Ginger & Thyme 

tea, a house specialty that is tasty, refreshing and healthy), cakes and pastries, 

light lunches and a changing menu of brunches at the weekend. 

Charm and service with a smile 

Three things set this place apart from anything else in the vicinity: the 

atmosphere, the food and the staff. The cafe is furnished with cosy sofas 

and easy chairs, along with owner Anthony Attah's keen eye for detail - the 

cups and plates are as far from stark, generic white stoneware as you can 

imagine - creating a warm, comfortable vibe. An eclectic choice of background 

music is relaxing rather than overpowering so it's the perfect place to have a 

natter, meet friends (the cafe is child and dog friendly, and there's even a toy 

cupboard filled with books, puzzles and assorted kid-friendly things). 

The food is delicious, freshly prepared and beautifully presented, with a 

changing menu in addition to staples such as avocado on sourdough toast, 

cakes and freshly baked breads. I had a Mediterranean Platter (pictured) that 

was reasonably priced at £7.50, generous in portion, and absolutely delicious. 

Lest we forget that this is a coffee 

house, the coffee is also very good, and 

in the summer months, iced coffees and 

fruit smoothies are on offer. 

Lastly, the staff always have a friendly smile, are only too happy to 

help and are truly engaged with the community. As Anthony says, 

“this is just the beginning of a long-term project and we hope to 

be an integral part of the community for a long time to come." 

This is a great place for a weekend brunch or to enjoy a cuppa 

while watching the world pass by. 

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The wine guide 

Orsolya Ajvazov from Vinarius 

explains about Vegan Wines 

As interest in vegan 

and vegetarian 

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First of all we need to make clear that wine can 

only be obtained from the fermentation of fresh 

grape juice (also called must) and no animal 

product is present (or should be present) in any 

bottle. 

After fermentation the new wine is a hazy mixture 

of different things, including small solid particles 

such as yeasts, proteins and tannins. Although 

all these compounds are natural and harmless 

for humans, they may cause imbalances and 

sediments in the bottle, especially for wines that 

need to be consumed relatively young. That’s why 

most winemakers choose to clarify their wine. 

process. But the use of these products is not 

always acceptable to vegetarians and vegans. 

Nowadays, many producers, especially organic 

and biodynamic winemakers, are choosing not 

to clarify or filter their wine or they use veganfriendly 

agents such as bentonite (a clay-based 

product) or pea flour. 

However, not all vegan wines are certified as such 

because the certification is a further cost with lots 

of extra paperwork for the producers, usually with 

minimal marketing benefits. At Vinarius we work 

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It's Good to Walk... 

Hackney resident of 32 years and history enthusiast Sean Gubbins tells us 

why he set up WalkHackney and the history walks you can follow with him 

One way to get to know the community you live in 

is to walk its streets. Noticing the street names, the 

shapes of the roads, the different styles of buildings, 

they all draw out questions. What was here before 

the streets? Why are they named as they are? Who 

lived here? What were their lives like? Answers to 

these questions start to give you a knowledge and 

understanding of how your neighbourhood was 

formed: a connection that lets 

you feel a part of the community, 

giving a sense of belonging. 

That is what I want my walks to 

give people. Though, sadly, the 

murders on Hackney’s streets 

have not stopped, the borough 

has changed immensely in the 

last ten years. It has become a 

cool, much sought after, place to 

move to. That was not the case 

16 years ago when I first offered 

local history walks in Hackney. 

Clapton’s ‘Murder Mile’ was 

notorious; many felt scared to 

walk through the streets on their 

own. A walk with others provided 

safety in numbers. 

Regularly scheduled walks 

A few local and other London 

organisations occasionally put on 

a history walk in Hackney. Unlike 

neighbouring boroughs, though, there was no one 

organisation in Hackney offering a regular schedule 

of local history walks. Having trained and led walks 

as a history guide with the Clerkenwell and Islington 

Guides Association (CIGA), I felt that Hackney had 

as interesting, if not a more fascinating, history to be 

told. In 2002, I convinced local historian and heritage 

campaigner, the late Mike Gray, to join me in offering 

three Hackney history walks on a monthly basis. Our 

intention was that local people, as well as visitors to 

our borough, should have available a regular offering 

of walks telling them about Hackney’s history. 

Since 2002, having retired as a History teacher and 

with an MA in Historical Research under my belt, 

I have devised and researched, using a variety of 

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Each area of Hackney 

has its own stories to tell, 

of places long changed, 

surviving buildings, events 

and people 

sources, 16 walks which I lead in different parts of 

what makes up today’s Hackney. They range from 

Stamford Hill in the north to Shoreditch in the south; 

De Beauvoir in the west to Homerton in the east, 

with Stoke Newington, Shacklewell, Upper Clapton, 

Kingsland, Hackney Downs, Lower Clapton, Dalston, 

Heart of Hackney, London Fields, Rhodes Town, 

Haggerston and Hoxton in between. I shall devise 

a few more until all of Hackney 

is covered with a network of 

interconnecting history walks. 

Hackney, then and now 

Each area of Hackney has its 

own stories to tell, of places long 

changed, surviving buildings, 

events and people, some more 

recent than others. I have no 

favourite; for me each area is as 

intriguing as the next and each is 

continually changing. While some, 

in one way or another, are quite 

distinct, it is fascinating to trace 

the same themes running through 

the history of different parts, 

whether it be non-conformism, 

horticulture, radicalism, 

immigration or efforts to tackle 

poverty and social deprivation. 

The walk schedule runs all twelve 

months of the year, offering two 

walks per month. If just one person turns up, rain, 

snow or shine, the walk will happen. Each walk lasts 

between two and three hours. Many include a visit 

inside an historical building en route: medieval tower, 

Tudor hall, Elizabethan church, dissident chapel, a 

church of strange rites or to see impressive Victorian 

and mid-20th century murals. Others pass through 

some of the open spaces that make up 15% of 

Hackney. 

Each walk costs £10, £8 for concessions. Every walker 

is given a modern and an historic map with the route 

marked out. Photos are passed around at stops along 

the way to illustrate how places have changed. The 

walks attract a range of people: people who have 

lived in Hackney all their lives and can add their own


bit of local colour as we stroll along; the Hackney-born 

who have returned to walk down memory lane; others, 

both British and foreign born, recently moved into the 

area; visitors from other parts of London who want 

to find out about a different area of our city as well as 

tourists moving off the typical London tourist trail. 60% 

of people on the walks return for another. Not only 

is getting out and about good exercise, walking with 

others is sociable. Friendships have been formed on my 

walks, including at least one leading to marriage! 

So, looking for something to do one 

weekend? Intrigued to find out more 

about Hackney? 

Look up walkhackney.co.uk and pick a 

walk that takes your fancy. The next four 

are in this edition's What's On section. I 

look forward to welcoming you on one 

of my walks. 

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Wellness 

Roger Love talks to Nigel, one of Urban Escrima's 

senior instructors, who teaches a thoroughly modern 

martial art under the railway arches at London Fields 

What is your class and where does it take place? 

We run Urban Escrima - a martial art for self-defence - at London Fields Fitness Studio. We started our training 

sessions and workshops around six years ago. Some of our work is with sticks, but everything has an unarmed 

version, too. 

What makes your class different from others? 

We have a friendly, approachable club. Often people 

that want to start self-defence training feel intimidated 

to attend their first lesson. We pride ourselves in 

making people feel safe and comfortable right from the 

start, to minimise their nerves. 

Who are your teachers? 

Our main instructors are Charlie and me, Nigel, who 

both have around 20 years experience training 

in Escrima. We also have the following assistant 

instructors: Nacho, Cat, Abid, Ed, Andrew, Matt and 

Kris. 

What happens in your classes? 

Training involves learning skills to defend yourself, 

awareness to avoid confrontations and an 

understanding the law in relation to self-defence. 

Through training, people get fitter, stronger and gain 

confidence. We teach Escrima Concepts which is a 

martial art. Escrima originates from the Philippines and 

has gained popularity from films such as The Bourne 

Identity and the Bond film Quantum of Solace. 

Describe your classes in three words. 

Fitness, confidence, fun 

What kind of person would like your classes? 

We attract men and women of all age ranges and fitness levels. Some have 

previous martial art training; some are complete beginners. So, all decent 

people are welcome, and due to our friendly approach, people who may be 

lacking in confidence but want to learn skills to protect themselves and their 

loved ones will find our training sessions very beneficial. 

Who would hate them? 

People with a closed mindset, who don’t make an effort to learn. 

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London Fields Fitness Studio, 

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What makes you most proud of your classes? 

It’s always an amazing feeling watching someone grow their skill set and confidence. We sometimes reminisce 

with members on their first training session and feel a sense of pride watching their development. 

What's the most memorable moment from your classes? 

There are so many memories but one always comes to mind. After running a women’s self-defence workshop, one 

of the attendees was a victim of a mugging. She told us that prior to the workshop she would have panicked and 

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