Inside Magazine (Chingford and Highams Park) - May/June 2016

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Inside Magazine, Chingford and Highams Park

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NB. Copy deadline date for our next issue (July/August issue) is June 10th.

CONTENTS P U Z Z L E S Sudoku 12 Crossword 14 Fun Quiz 18

H O M E & G A R D E N Garden Feature: The Grass Can Be Greener 6 Beauty Feature: Gently Does It 16 Cake and Bake: Chocolate Chip and Nut… 36

G E N E R A L Meazza 8 Travel Feature: Japan Iconic Cherry Blossom 26

C O M M U N I T Y Community Events 30 Local Useful Numbers 40

I N D E X O F A D V E R T I S E R S 42

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Printed on FSC accredited paper. For every tree felled significantly more are planted. Vegetable based inks are used throughout, which are far more environmentally friendly than oil based inks. Waste paper from the printing and binding process is recycled and goes back into providing pulp for recycled paper products.

Please recycle when you’ve

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prior written consent of the publisher.

Inside Magazine (Chingford and Highams Park) is published bi-monthly by E4 Publishing. Our distribution covers most of Chingford and Highams Park. We deliver to half of each area one month, and the other half of each area the following month (approximately 10,000 households per month, or around 20,000 households in a two month distribution). Copies are also available in the libraries in Station Road and in Highams Park.

Editor: David Young Features Editor: James McGowan Sales Manager: Lauren Ford Proprietor & Publisher: Peter Atkinson, E4 Publishing

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W elcome to the May/June edition of Inside Magazine, the local magazine for Chingford and Highams Park.

In or out? Stay or leave? It’s the question on the lips of everyone, from our world leaders to the person on the Clapham omnibus. There are arguments on both sides. Nobody can say for sure what are the ramifications for us on either side, and the press is full of the most alarming conjecture. The Eurovision Song Contest has us divided. Here at Inside Magazine, we always seek the truth. So here are the facts. If we’d never been in the Eurovision Song Contest, Brotherhood of Man might not have topped the charts in 1976. If we stay in Eurovision, they might even come back. If we leave, we may not ever have to listen to the entry from Azerbaijan. The choice before us is historic. We hope that we have helped with our succinct analysis. Before you decide, maybe just hum “Save Your Kisses for Me”. It helped me get things in perspective. PS A reminder that this years Chingford Village Festival will be held on June 11th, for more details see pages 10 & 11.

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T his is another story of the quite-goods. Of the runners-up, the also rans and the ones that just ran

away. Of the flames that never flared too fiercely, or flickered for a while and then faded. We’re not all immortals. Some of us are quite good, though. And some of the quite-goods have their moments, when they flicker and fade. Now for some reason an encyclopaedic knowledge of football isn’t recognised amongst the chattering classes in the way that is, say, an appreciation of French fin de siècle literature. At posh dinner parties, when snobby friends compare Rimbaud and Baudelaire, they look at me askance when I interrupt, shouting “Yeah, but who won the cup in 1932, eh?” When I say ‘askance’, it’s more like a sort of sneer, tempered with disgust, although this may have more to do with my table manners. But recently someone else shouted, whilst my friends were discussing Renaissance sculpture, “Yeah, but what’s the name of AC Milan’s stadium?”

I looked up with shock, a little askance, but not sneeringly. “Why,” I replied, “The answer of course is San Siro.” At this he made that noise that they make on quiz shows but which I can’t spell, a bit like nuh-urrrr. “Actually,” he said – and he was very askance and sneering – “Actually, it’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.” “Anyhow,” Melissa ploughed on. “I do feel that Donatello in many ways was the first to master bas-relief.”

I wasn’t listening - I never really had been - but was frantically googling Meazza. And guess what. He is a forgotten flame that flared and then faded.

Born in Milan in 1910, his father gave him a rifle when he was young, but Giuseppe cried. He’d wanted a football. Obsessed with the game, he played with a rolled up rag, with cloth around his feet until they bled. His Mum hid his shoes to try to end the kickabouts. His Dad died in the First World War.

In 1922, with his mother still averse to his dreams, Giuseppe Meazza went on hunger strike for three days. Mum gave in. Giuseppe joined a local side. Scouts for AC Milan failed to

spot him, but their rivals, Internazionale, saw potential. They fed up the scrawny lad.

In the 1927 season, Inter had to play two games in a day. Meazza, not expecting to play, ate a large breakfast. He was still considered underweight. Inter lost the first game of the day and opted for changes, including the somewhat full-up Meazza. He scored twice. The press were quick to spot a star in the making. Two years later,

STORY: DAVID YOUNG

GIUSEPPE MEAZZA or Dribbling, Donatello and Designer Suits

MEAZZA IN 1935

STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA


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Inter, then known as Ambrosiana, won the title and Meazza was the leading scorer, including a hat-trick inside the first four minutes.

He was renowned for his dribbling abilities. (If you don’t follow football, ask a friend what this means – it’s not as gross as it sounds.) He was picked for Italy in 1930. In 1931 he scored his greatest goal of all against the mighty Austria, dribbling from the halfway line and rounding the keeper with a flick.

His special trick was the foglia morta, or dead leaf, where his shot would drop at the last moment under the bar past the keeper. He was the greatest footballer of his era, an idol, a star. He wore designer suits and drank champagne. He was a womaniser. He smoked – which the rest of the team were not allowed to do. His bad

boy image clashed with Mussolini’s dreams of a clean and wholesome nation, but the dictator was happy enough for Meazza to represent Italy as their poster boy at the 1934 World Cup.

He retired from playing in 1946. In his honour, the San Siro stadium was renamed Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in 1980. It’s the home of AC Milan and Inter, for both of whom he’d played. After a long

career in management, he died in 1979.

He’s still revered in Italy. A solo goal is still called a Meazza. But I didn’t know that that particular stadium was named after him. And nor, incidentally, did Melissa, though I somehow doubt whether she cares.

And, for the real football anoraks amongst you, the 1932 FA Cup was won by Newcastle. That’s somewhere up North, Melissa darling.

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How to Play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! That's all there is to it. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up. It's fun. It's challenging. It's addictive!

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Solution on page 34 Across

1. Grown up incorrect (5) 4. Confront a watch dial (4) 6. Bird seen in the hibiscus

bush? (4) 10. A dose of mixed shellfish (7) 11. Cameron's kind of love story

(7) 12. Type of tree that's always

the same colour (9) 13. It's about to take a seat (3) 14. Powder found in a digital

camera (4) 16. Island Peter Carl Faberge

held back (5) 17. Little girl seen on the line (3) 19. Bird seen in the lowlands (3) 20. Airmen initially far back (3)

22. Mistaken belief held by terrorists (5)

24. Send round the outer points (4)

28. They're holding crop back (3) 29. Sweet plant a gnu cares

about (5,4) 31. A mature sort, lacking

professional skill (7) 32. Long and formal letter split

badly between two points (7)

33. Knotted when the tide turned (4)

34. Tows back to study (4) 35. Glide around, extremely

cold (5)

Down 1. Cleaned dishes deposited by

the tide (6-2)

2. Orange mutant wild ass (6)

3. Country girl? (7)

4. Chewy sweet to obscure or

cover up (5)

5. Story devised by Cecil Horn

(9)

7. Stair rail badly set in bar (8)

8. Afternoon nap in Rosie's

CROSSWORD

tavern (6)

9. Impure type of referee (6)

15. Irish county's side provid-

ing an opener (9)

18. Teenager making pro-

duce (8)

21. Flat expanse near tem-

ples (8)

23. Loud and disturbing

sports implement? (6)

25. Beloved girl Dan turned

to (7)

26. Barest part of the chest?

(6)

27. Colour of the palest form

(6)

30. Massive fireplace, we

hear (5)

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THE PRICE OF BEING A HOMEMAKER T he average stay-at-home wife or

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Advertisement Feature

C ook & Son are a small family business with

over 40 years experi-ence in the roofing trade. In 1964 Michael Cook started as a trainee roofer with the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Having learned the trade Mi-chael then in 1967 started his own business, gaining more knowledge over the years as new materials and techniques arrived. Michael’s son, Peter, joined him in the business in 1985 and he was able to teach Peter all aspects of the roofing trade. In 2002 they went into full partnership and formed the Ltd Company.

As a company they continue to keep up with latest developments in the roofing trade. Peter has gained a Level 2 NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in Roofing Occupations – Roof Slater and Tiler and has successfully completed an Assessed Training Module in Sheet Lead Boss-ing and Welding. In addition Peter passed a Construction Industry Training Board Health and Safety Test and attended and passed a St John Ambulance Emergency Aid in the Workplace course.

Cook & Son have concentrated on the domestic side of the roofing market with most of their work being within and around the London Borough of Waltham Forest. A high percentage of their work comes from recommendations and refer-ences. Michael’s wife, Elizabeth is responsible for the office work, answering the phone and dealing with the paperwork. Elizabeth keeps portfolios and files of letters and references from customers. These are available on request if you are considering having some roofing work done. On the opposite page are extracts from a small fraction of letters received from customers, as well as a selec-tion of photos from completed jobs. I think these

speak for themselves of customer’s satisfaction with the quality of work and service provided by Cook & Son.

All new work carried out complies with local au-thority building regulations. Cook & Son are regis-

tered with the Environment Agency and hold a licence as a carrier for the disposal of controlled waste. They are members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen and also hold full Public and Employee’s Liability insurance. It is important for homeowners planning to have work carried out on their roofs to be very careful over their choice of contractor. As a result of huge increases in insurance premiums and difficulty in securing cover some roofing contractors have gone out of business and illegal trad-ing contractors have started up. It is important for property owners to make sure they are using a reputable contractor who has adequate insur-ance. The National Federation of

Roofing Contractors advises that householders should insist on seeing evidence of the contractor’s Public Liability insurance. You can rest assured that Cook & Son meet all this criteria. They are a well-established local family firm with a good reputation for quality work and service.

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Peter Cook (left), with one of the team from M. Cook & Son


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Advertisement Feature

Colvin Gardens, London E4

March 2009 M. Cook & Son Ltd, We would like to express our appreciation of the work done by your firm re our new roof. Despite the wintry weather, your firm arrived every day when feasible & worked hard in a cheerful, professional way. We are very pleased with your firm’s work and would certainly recom-mend you to other people.

Colvin Gardens London E4

Oct 2008 Dear Mr Cook, Many thanks for your excellent work and also for leaving everything so clean and tidy. You’re a diamond! It’s great to be able to trust a local contractor and know that one is in safe hands. I have recommended you to others before and I will certainly do so again. Thank you.

Vincent Road, London E4 Sept 2008

Dear Mr Cook, My thanks to your son and his co-worker for a virtually stress free service and their unfailing courtesy & good humour.

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Dear Mr Cook, I am writing to tell you how pleased we are with our new roof and would mention that we have had favourable comments from some neighbours and passers-by. The work was carried out efficiently and cheerfully and also in accordance with dates and schedule which you gave us at the outset. The site was left clean and tidy at the end of each working day. We are pleased that we followed your advice regarding the choice of product used. We would recommend you to any potential customers.

Kitchener Road, London E17

Sept 2009

Dear Mr Cook, Having just painted the fascia boards on my extension, I

would like to thank your company regarding the re-felting

of the roof. Peter has done an excellent job. I was also

impressed with the pebble dashing. It is nice to see a

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Before (left), and after

Before (left), and after


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F O R T H C O M I N G

FUN DAY FOR ALL THE FAMILY 2nd May noon onwards. Chigwell Village Fete on the Green (opposite Brook Parade shops). Entrance FREE.Arena Displays- Games- Stalls, BBQ - Beer and Pimms tent. Bouncy castle and Slide, Tai Chi display and many surprises. Come and join us for a Fun Filled Day

BARN DANCE Chigwell Riding Trust for Special needs, With Roding Rotary Club are holding a Barn Dance. 7th May at Chigwell Riding Trust. Tickets £10 bring your own picnic/drinks. With a Group and Caller, a Reel Ho Down. Came and help raise much needed money for this worthy cause and have fun doing it. Tickets. Hilary. 07836 671 582

CHIGWELL FLORAL ART CLUB meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at Victory Hall, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QX @ 2pm (doors open @ 1pm). We would love to welcome new members to join this very friendly club. Visitors welcome - £5.00 per meeting including tea and biscuits. The next meeting 19th May with demonstrator Lionel Clark "In Touch". The 18th June meeting with Vijay Bhatia "A Night at the Movies" and 21st July is a Workshop with Susan Papathanasiou with

a cream tea to follow. For further information please contact Linda on 020 8504 3238.

CHORAL MUSIC Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Saturday May 21st 7.30pm. The Chingford Singers Present a programme of sacred and secular choral music. (Details to be announced) Directed by Jonathan Marten. Accompanist Michael Emerson. Tickets available at the door; £10.00; concessions £7.00; under 15s £2.00.

WALTHAMSTOW FLORAL ART SOCIETY We meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7.30pm at the Walthamstow Cricket & Tennis Club, 48A Greenway Avenue, Walthamstow, E17 3QN. Each month we have either a demonstration on Flower Arranging the Membership fee is £30.00 per year & £2.00 per visit or Visitors Fees £7.50 per evening. We are a very friendly club and look forward to welcoming people who wish to find out about flower arranging. For further details contact myself Ann Young - 07778 202871 or e-mail as above or Joan Norris 020 8521 1570 or Helen Gale 020 8923 6734 Programme 2016 25th May, Neil Bain, Colours of The World, Competition With A Twist & A Turn 22nd June, Lionel Clark, In Touch, Competition Box of Delights

27th July, Graham Harmer, All on a Summer’s Day, Competition A Piece of Jewellery 24th August, Diane Bloomfield, It’s a Bit of Fun, Competition Light & Shade 28th September, Elizabeth Wait, All the World’s A Stage, Competition Out of Space 26th October, Claire Perrin, Florally Inspired, Competition A Pinch of Spice 23rd November, Annette Parshotam, Christmas Magic, Competition Christmas Cracker

CHAPEL END SAVOY PLAYERS present THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Gilbert & Sullivan at the Deaton Theatre, FOREST SCHOOL London, E17 3PY from Thursday to Saturday 2nd - 4th June at 7.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 4th & 5th June at 2.30pm. Fully costumed, with orchetsra. Raked seating, Licensed bar (evenings) and refreshments. Tickets: Full price £14 /12; Concessions £12/10, Child £5. available from 020 8527 0215 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/cesp For further information: www.cesp.org.uk

CHINGFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Forthcoming Early Summer Show is on 4th June and the Summer Show is on 16th July. Both take place in Mornington Hall, opposite the Parish Church of S's Peter and Paul. Doors open to the public at 2pm after judging has taken place. Entry is by members ticket or

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50p on the door. Refreshments are available during the course of the afternoon. Donated plants will be available for sale and our plant/produce auction takes place at 4.30pm.

FREE CONCERTS Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Saturday June 11th, Chingford Village Festival. Short, free concerts in church throughout the afternoon, By a wide range of choral and instrumental ensembles as well as events on The Green and in the nearby halls.

THE LONDON FOREST CHOIR Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Saturday June 18th, 7.30pm. The London Forest Choir. Beethoven: MISSA SOLEMNIS. Jonathan Rathbone, conductor. Details and ticket prices to be announced. For more information go to www.londonforestchoir.org Or phone 020 8531 4837.

OPEN GARDEN A cottage style garden open to the public @ 5 Brodie Road, Chingford E4 7HF on Sunday 19th June, 2-5pm . All proceeds to Cancer nursing charities (Auspices of NGS) Refreshments. Admission £3, children free.

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SUMMER FLOWER SHOW Buckhurst Hill Horticultural Society – Saturday 9th July, 2.00 p.m. – 4.30 - p.m. The Centenary Hall, St. John’s Church, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RX. Includes: Floral art, Cookery section, and junior entries, Plants for sale, teas and delicious homemade cakes. Admission free for members (£1 for non-members) for more information contact Show Secretary, Jill Jones – email: [email protected] or ring 0208 257 8996

EPPING FOREST & DISTRICT STAMP CLUB All meetings are held at the Dining Hall, Roding Valley High School, Loughton. IG10 3JA. Use the car park entrance in Brook Road (off Alderton Hill) with parking in the Main Playground and not in the approach road. Tuesday evening meetings 7:45pm for 8pm start, meetings end about 9:45pm Saturday auctions viewing from 1:30pm, auction starts 2:45pm. Yearly membership £8 adults, £3 junior. For more information contact Eric Hutton 01992 654001, or web www.eppingforeststampclub.uk Tuesday 12th July Annual General Meeting and members evening, followed by Kimber Trophy - “T” is for... '

CONCERTS Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Wednesdays in Summer: More popular concerts of Lunchtime Organ Music. 1.10 - 1.50pm. July 27th – David M. Patrick (guest celebrity recitalist) August 3rd – Jonathan Marten August 10th – John Rippin August 17th – Michael Frith (guest celebrity recitalist) August 24th – Rory Thorndyke August 31st – Michael Emerson Admission free. Collection in aid of music funds.

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW Buckhurst Hill Horticultural Society – Saturday, 10th September, 2.00 p.m. – 4.30 - p.m. The Centenary Hall, St. John’s Church, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RX. Includes: Flower Arranging, Vegetables, Cookery section, junior entries, Plants for sale and garden sundries, teas and delicious homemade cakes. Admission free for members (£1 for non-members) for more information contact Show Secretary, Jill Jones – email: [email protected] or ring 0208 257 8996

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Every Sunday & Bank Holiday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30pm during the summer (April until October) train rides are avail-able at 50p or £1 depending on the track (1000 foot long 5" raised level track and a 3000 foot long 7¼" ground level track).

During late July and August (school holidays), rides are also available on Wednesday after-noons 2:00pm - 4:30pm. Private hire events can also be arranged. Bus: 179 from Ilford to Chingford then 215 or 97 to Ridgeway Park, ask for Green Man pub stop. or Buses 215 or 97 from Walthamstow Central station. Car: Entrance to car park via Peel Close off Old Church Road, Chingford. E4 6XU. SatNav: E4 6XU

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MEMORY CAFE On the second Friday in the month, the Rotary clubs of Roding, Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell hold a Memory Cafe. It is held at The Loughton Club, Station Road, Loughton. This is for people who have some form of memory problems and their carers, 10 am until 12 noon. Come along and enjoy the company, with tea/coffee cake,

a sing song, quiz and bingo. There is no charge for this, it's free. If anyone would like to join us please contact. Hilary Wrightman 07836 671 582.

PROBUS CLUB OF LOUGHTON meet at Gilwell Park, Chingford on the 4th Tuesday in each month for lunch, with interesting talks from a speaker. All retired and semi retired professional or business men are welcome. For further information please contact Derek Allen on 020 8504 3074 or [email protected]

WANSTEAD BRIDGE CLUB We are looking for new members to join our very friendly club that meets every Thursday 7.15 to 9.30 pm at Wanstead House Community Centre, 21 The Green, Wanstead, E11 2NT. This would not be suitable for beginners. You do not have to bring a Partner. If you are interested please contact me, Chris Smith, Tel: 07779 783 975 E. Mail: [email protected]

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