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Hello East London! We have some exciting news: We've teamed up with East London Radio! Our joint venture now reaches East London in every possible way: on air, in print, on social media and on the web, and we've launched a new, online calender and business directory at myeastlondon.online with free events listings that you can upload yourself. Businesses can also get listed in the directory for a small fee, so check it out. And, we're having a party! See page 11 to find out more. I've also joined the ELR Morning Show - we're live on Saturday mornings from 10 to 12, so tune in to start your weekends! Aside from that, it's been a cracking good summer, in spite of the weather, and we've covered loads of exciting things. First up, a behind-the-scenes peek at All Points East with Emily Bigg of The Outside Organisation and an interview with Bow's hottest musical duo, HONNE. We catch up with Hackney artist Martin Richman, whose light installations are exquisitely beautiful, and discover Hilarity Academy at St Margaret's House in Bethnal Green. We also have an interview with Hackney Probation Officer Rosemary Godwin-Ese and visit the new co-working space, Launch22, based in Poplar, which is nothing short of inspiring, as is our feature on the East London Community Land Trust. And, as always, our growing number of regular contributors have lots to share as well. Lastly, a Big Thank You to all of our advertisers, without whom LoveEast would not be possible, and to copy editor Yolanda Powell for her eagle eye. As The Kinks' Ray Davies once sang, 'Before you know it, summer's gone...' and here we are in September. We're raring to go this Autumn though, with lots of exciting things to come. After all, we're never short of things to do, places to go and people to meet. Viva East London and bring out the jumpers. Cheers, Kaz karen@chomp.me.uk 07590 609 557 @LoveEastMag @loveeastmag loveeast.london COVER IMAGE: All Points East by Tod Kavonic THIS PAGE: Tod Kavonic Welcome to your local magazine I N S I D E East life 4 8 12 Community 17 22 Art 18 Culture 10 Et Cetera 20 The Gentle Author 6 Mark Wincott 14 Little Green Duckie 24 What to do with the kids 27 Wine guide 28 Eating in - and out 29 WalkHackney 30 Roger Love 32 What's on Behind the scenes at All Points East Getting to know local Bow boys HONNE A day in the life of a Probation Officer London Community Land Trust Launch22's new Coworking space in Bow Martin Richman's light installations The Hilarity Academy at St Margaret's House Member of the East End Trades Guild Media partner with East London Radio To advertise in LoveEast Magazine, please call 07590 609 557 or email karen@chomp.me.uk for further information. PLEASE NOTE: booking deadline for the next edition is 2 nd October. LoveEast Magazine is produced and published by Chomp Creative Limited. Chomp Creative Limited cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions, nor endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine. © LoveEast Magazine 2019, all rights reserved. No reproduction can be made without permission. Be kind to the planet; please recycle. LOVEEAST Sept/Oct 2019 3