by Joanna | Apr 3, 2015 | Chingford, Guided walks, Ivor Novello
I always include a reference to composer and actor Ivor Novello on my Royals, Rogues and Retreats Chingford walk – from a fact gleaned from Chingford Past by Barbara Ray. Novello was stationed at Chingford Aerodrome (now under the William Girling Reservoir) and... by Joanna | Jun 26, 2013 | Chingford, Chris Moncrieff, talks
This is an update of a post I wrote last year.Some followers may know that my Dad is Chris Moncrieff who has been a journalist for the Press Association for over 50 years and even has a bar in the House of Commons named after him – Moncrieff’s.He does of... by Joanna | Jun 18, 2013 | Chingford, Epping Forest, Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, The View
Since creating my two local walks (in Walthamstow and in Chingford) as part of the Appetite Festival (on until the end of June) I have become much more focused on local events hence the recent flurry of locally based blog posts.Last Thursday I attended one in a series... by Joanna | May 20, 2013 | Appetite Festival, childhood, Chingford
Having lived in Waltham Forest most of my life (Highams Park whilst growing up, Walthamstow for a couple of years and North Chingford for the past 15 odd years) I thought I knew this area pretty well. However researching for my local walks for the Appetite Festival in... by Joanna | Apr 16, 2013 | Appetite Festival, Chingford
I’ve just started working on two local walks that I will be doing as part of the Appetite Festival in June. The theme will of course be food & drink but not having done walks in either Chingford or Walthamstow before I’ve been reading a lot to get... by Joanna | Mar 12, 2013 | Chingford, Epping Forest, markets, Walthamstow
Although I love living where I do and wrote a blog post a while ago saying it was the best place to live in London – mainly because of the nearness of the Forest and good transport links into town – I sometimes feel the high street is a bit of a...
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