Village Raw - ISSUE 9
Village Raw is a magazine that explores cultural stories from Crouch End, East Finchley, Highgate, Muswell Hill and the surrounding areas. The magazine is created by the community, for the community. If you like this issue you can support the project through a subscription or donation. See the links below. The ninth issue of Village Raw magazine includes: DOUBLE TAKE - Noma Bar - the illusionary storyteller. SOUNDS FROM THE CITY, SOUNDS FROM THE SEA - Singer-songwriter Austel on her musical journey. MR TOMMY HILL KNOWS - A new project from the artist previously known as WILLIAM. THE COLLODION WAY - John Hoare and his 19th century collodion photographic portraits. WITH. NOT FOR. - Wave Cafe – pushing boundaries and changing attitudes. BRIGHT ORANGE TILES - Revisiting Hornsey Town Hall to see how the restoration is progressing. WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY - Planting trees for the future. PLANT POWER - The healing power of plants with Handmade Apothecary. A GREAT WASTE OF TIME - Creating a compost lasagne. THE NORTH LONDON CHEESE HUNT - Meeting the local cheesemongers and producers. AND MORE…
Village Raw is a magazine that explores cultural stories from Crouch End, East Finchley, Highgate, Muswell Hill and the surrounding areas. The magazine is created by the community, for the community. If you like this issue you can support the project through a subscription or donation. See the links below. The ninth issue of Village Raw magazine includes:
DOUBLE TAKE - Noma Bar - the illusionary storyteller.
SOUNDS FROM THE CITY, SOUNDS FROM THE SEA - Singer-songwriter Austel on her musical journey.
MR TOMMY HILL KNOWS - A new project from the artist previously known as WILLIAM.
THE COLLODION WAY - John Hoare and his 19th century collodion photographic portraits.
WITH. NOT FOR. - Wave Cafe – pushing boundaries and changing attitudes.
BRIGHT ORANGE TILES - Revisiting Hornsey Town Hall to see how the restoration is progressing.
WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY - Planting trees for the future.
PLANT POWER - The healing power of plants with Handmade Apothecary.
A GREAT WASTE OF TIME - Creating a compost lasagne.
THE NORTH LONDON CHEESE HUNT - Meeting the local cheesemongers and producers.
AND MORE…
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CONTENTS<br />
VILLAGE NOTICEBOARD<br />
Things to do and community notices<br />
DOUBLE TAKE<br />
Noma Bar - the illusionary storyteller<br />
SOUNDS FROM THE CITY,<br />
SOUNDS FROM THE SEA<br />
Singer-songwriter Austel<br />
on her musical journey<br />
MR TOMMY HILL KNOWS<br />
A new project from the artist<br />
previously known as WILLIAM –<br />
I know I know<br />
THE COLLODION WAY<br />
John Hoare – reintroducing the<br />
19th century back to Crouch End<br />
with his photographic portraits<br />
WITH. NOT FOR.<br />
Wave Cafe – pushing boundaries<br />
and changing attitudes<br />
BRIGHT ORANGE TILES<br />
Revisiting Hornsey Town Hall to see<br />
how the restoration is progressing<br />
WHERE THERE’S A WILL,<br />
THERE’S A WAY<br />
Planting trees for the future<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
Welcome to the ninth issue of <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Raw</strong>. As the UK enters ever stranger times<br />
and prepares to go it alone, we have to reflect on what this means for us. There’s<br />
a cohesion to local community life that perhaps isn’t reflected in the wider populace<br />
– especially in these divisive times. But do we really have that much say in<br />
local decision making? Guardian columnist, George Monbiot recently wrote about<br />
the notion of political rewilding - arguing that communities could have more say,<br />
working out together “what their communities need and how to make it happen,<br />
refusing to let politicians frame the questions or determine the answers.” Do<br />
our local councils involve us, or do we feel estranged and disenfranchised? How<br />
can we engage with local government in a way that works better for the whole<br />
community? If anyone would like to explore this for the next issue of <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Raw</strong><br />
then please get in touch via: hello@villageraw.com.<br />
For this issue of the magazine Lito Apostolakou reflects on the life and work of<br />
Highgate Wood and negative space explorer, Noma Bar, who discusses losing his<br />
language and the need for diversity - his cover image somehow seems appropriate<br />
at the moment. John Hoare photographs locals using a 19th Century technique.<br />
Kate Wilson visits Muswell Hill’s Wave Cafe which provides a welcoming environment<br />
for people with and without learning disabilities to socialise and have fun<br />
together. We revisit Hornsey Town Hall to see how the restoration is proceeding,<br />
while Katrina Mirpuri goes on a slightly cheesy trail of the neighbourhood. Carla<br />
Parks considers the power of plants with Handmade Apothecary and also attends<br />
a composting workshop at OmVed Gardens. Emma Svanberg looks at how to break<br />
past parenting patterns and Chris King considers the urgent need for local tree<br />
planting. While Emma Ross takes a break with her new baby, we bring in a new regular<br />
seasonal recipe column, starting with one from Dominique Woolf. For the essay<br />
Miki Lentin engages with some creative non-fiction - which has inspired us to open<br />
up a new short story column for the next issue. The sound track for this issue is<br />
provided by multi-instrumentalists Tommy Hill and Austel.<br />
David and Luciane<br />
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PLANT POWER<br />
The healing power of plants<br />
with Handmade Apothecary<br />
A GREAT WASTE OF TIME<br />
Creating a compost lasagne<br />
THE NORTH LONDON<br />
CHEESE HUNT<br />
Meeting the local<br />
cheesemongers and producers<br />
VILLAGE RECIPE<br />
Korean-style cauliflower<br />
with Asian sprout slaw<br />
BREAKING PAST PATTERNS<br />
When we become parents<br />
we reconnect with our own<br />
memories of being parented<br />
ESSAY<br />
Reflections on Being Lost<br />
EDITORS<br />
Luciane Pisani<br />
David Reeve<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGN<br />
Luciane Pisani for Studio Moe<br />
COPY EDITOR<br />
Julie Tang-Evans<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
Emma Withey<br />
hello@villageraw.com<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Lito Apostolakou, Noma Bar, Dan Bridge, Thomas<br />
Broadhead, Sarah Deane, Alison Evans, Mischa<br />
Haller, John Hoare, Chris King, Kate Kuzminova,<br />
Miki Lentin, Lobster and Pearls, Becky Mathews,<br />
Jennifer McCord, Katrina Mirpuri, Carla Parks,<br />
Tevona Purcell-Matthews, Sindri Swan, Emma<br />
Svanberg, Francis Ware, Samantha J. Webb,<br />
Kate Wilson, Dominique Woolf.<br />
COVER IMAGE<br />
Pop Art by Noma Bar<br />
PRINTING<br />
Printed in East Finchley by JG Bryson on chlorine<br />
free paper produced by an EU Ecolabel certified<br />
mill from FSC and PEFC regulated forests.<br />
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<strong>Village</strong> <strong>Raw</strong> January to March 2020<br />
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THANKS TO:<br />
Dana Bar, Noma Bar, Seb Barre, Simon Bear, Julie<br />
Bland, Naomi Boxall, Claire Brady, Gillian Bull, Andrea<br />
Coaro, Vicky Chown, Meletios Evdokias, Christian<br />
Eldershaw, Diane Firth, Johanna Green, Tommy<br />
Hill, Augusta Hull, Regine Kandan, Doris Lam, Karen<br />
Leason, Caroline Macaskill, Andrew Major, Morgan<br />
McGlynn, Michael Moore, Rosha Nutt, Lucy Pilgrim,<br />
Joe Pitt, Joan Podel, Piers Read, Annie Rew Shaw,<br />
Freja Smith, Kelly and Andrew Shearer, Elisabetta<br />
Tonazzi, Kim Walker, Angela Walsh.<br />
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