by Joanna | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Over the past few months it has been a bit of a steep learning curve for many of us in order to keep in touch with friends virtually and to try to get some sense of normal into our daily lives. I have been on the committee of Chingford Historical Society since March... by Joanna | Apr 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
I started this blog post last September and for some reason it has languished in my drafts folder since then. In the past few weeks so many questions about this house have popped up on my Facebook timeline as a result of more than the usual amount of people stumbling... by Joanna | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
I have a confession to make. Before I started buying the Big Issue from the same person every week I was quite ignorant about homeless people. Shamefully I had never considered that there were many different reasons why people had ended up without a home because I had... by Joanna | Oct 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
There is one benefit to ending up (by slightly devious means*) on the Chingford Historical Society Committee in that amazing books keep being donated to the Society. I have already acquired several of them – giving the Society a donation of course. Strangely... by Joanna | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Update: A more up-to-date version of this post was published in the Waltham Forest Echo in May 2020 and can be read on the following link. However although it was correct in the version I sent to the paper an error crept in after editing: ‘cheap workmen’... by Joanna | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
I have a dilemma. Last night at London Historians’ excellent History in the Pub where 8 speakers talk for 8 minutes each on a pre-determined theme I gave my talk on rat killing matches in London pubs. This may appear to be a strange subject to talk about but as...
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