Anybody Everybody Tottenham

I am talking with Charlie Brown from 2TR (two touch rulz) Football who runs a variety of community activities around football in Haringey and other London boroughs, especially on inner city London estates. We talk about how they create work experience and work opportunities for some of the teenagers, what transferable skills they can acquire, flying out to Egypt to represent England in the SATUC W...

The collation of the top tips from the first 10 episodes of season 2, there are golden oldies (we all seem to be obsessed with the green spaces) but we have a few new food and drinking establishments. Remember I always list them on the website with relevant links: https://www.anybodyeverybodytottenham.com/blog/aet-directory .............................................................................

Really enjoyed this catch up with Jimmy to reflect about the studios now 17 years in Tottenham Hale. The studio really shows the community vibe that we often pride ourselves with here in Tottenham. Especially his answer to my question about their highlights ... If you play an instrument and you are not jamming there, why not? I will add his musician top tips on the website. Bally Studios website:...

Today is International Migrant Day - what a perfect release date for my conversation with Lara Parmiani from the theatre company Legal Aliens who are working right here in Tottenham with migrants and refugees. I really like the thinking behind the workshops for migrants to empower them to use their presence and voice. I also appreciate how self reflective and critical Lara is about their first eff...

Second episode in a row of women breaking the mould and working in male dominated fields. Karen is extra special as the only female owner of a motorcycle garage in the UK. She comes from a long lineage of Tottenham residents and like me loves everything about our neighbourhood. You know me, I love a story of the creation of a new business and the small triumphs and challenges. Hope as always you f...

Hanna is so much more than an artist - I was hoping she would give me a snappy term but it doesn't seem this easy. Hanna's passion and enthusiasm for her art and who can make and access art is really palpable. I have been a fan from afar for a little while, I hope I asked questions that you too will find interesting. Enjoy! Hanna's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HANNABENIHOUD Ha...

Today I am talking to another local author - Stephen, a veteran primary school teacher so obviously I couldn't resist a bit of teacher talk. His background in primary school education is obviously a bit different but it is interesting how he notices patterns that we then see in secondary schools. I used to always write as a teenager and throughout adulthood shifting through different genres s...

In today's episode I am talking to Amisha to find out what exactly is a birth worker or doula and how she got to start this interesting path. We talk about her specific focus on black and brown women in this context and also her advocacy for LGBTQ+ parents and their specific challenges. Amisha is fairly new to Tottenham but still has some great top tips for the local area. Amisha's Insta...

Quite early on when we moved to West Green Road, my housemate went to an author reading at the Big Green Bookshop (remember those days?) and brought back the first book of the Rex Tracey series and gave it to me after he finished. I was immediately enthralled to find all these local roads and places from Haringey and the neighbourhood boroughs jumping off the pages. Being an ardent fan of crime fi...

In today's episode I talk to Tallie, the founder of the first open access ceramic studio in the UK - Turning Earth. We talk about her passion for making pottery and art accessible to everyone and not just professional artists, her strategies to get the crowdfunding started and the ups and downs throughout the pandemic. Tallie is an incredibly inspiring and humble entrepreneur. Turning Earth w...

In this latest episode, I am talking to Will who is a long time resident of Tottenham and has lived such a creative inspiring life always guided by his love of music making. Will works with people / children around the world to make musical instruments from alternative resources. He is passionate about both bringing music making to everyone and the environment / upcycling. We even get to hear some...

In this episode, I speak to Rose Sinclair the co-curator of the Althea McNish exhibitions that is currently on in nearby Walthamstow. It is the first time, many of us get to appreciate what an influential designer Althea was - someone who lived 50 years among us on West Green Road. Althea, originally from Trinidad moved to London in the late 1950s and became an incredibly successful textile design...

Wrapping up the season with a collection of the top tips from episodes 12 to 20.  Remember I write up all the top tips with links on the website. Have a lovely summer, speak again in September! Link to the directory: https://www.anybodyeverybodytottenham.com/blog/aet-directory .............................................................................................................................

As a teacher having seen even just the tip of the iceberg of the trauma of looked after children, any organisation or individuals championing these young people get all my love. This is not an easy conversation and it touches on topics that make people feel uncomfortable but it is important. Okela is very thoughtful and this is a super edited version of a conversation of over an hour. We as a comm...

Not Tottenham specific but to raise awareness about a great app that is crowd sourcing accessibility information for disabled people to make it easier to go out and enjoy life in a variety of spaces. A great conversation with Matt about the need for an app like this, what have been barriers for disabled people so far, the pandemic and disabled people and his bold claim that disabled people have fa...

Had a wonderful chat with Mash whose enthusiasm for interfaith work is so inspiring and infectious. We did cover the main religions - Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism but also did a quick side trip to the Bahai. His love for the rituals in the different faith groups really wants to make you get involved and reach out to people around you. A different side of Haringey yet again!...

I am talking to Mafê and Nikos from MicrofarmN15 how they scaled up Nikos' side project during the pandemic into a full blown business. They are very open about the challenges that have come along. I think what comes across though throughout is how wonderfully involved with the local community they are in all they do. A lot of top tips in this episode, too covering a lot of different aspects....

Introducing you to a charity that has been active for over a decade and made the move over to Tottenham in 2019. Rosanna is the Volunteer Manager and tells us about the history of the Literacy Pirates and how you could get involved! It's not too late for 2022 resolutions. Sign up: http://literacypirates.org/volunteer-in-person/ Website: https://literacypirates.org/ Instagram; https://www.inst...

Hello 2022, we are coming out of this Omicron wave that put this precious podcast on hold for a little while. I am talking to Jenny, someone who is thriving in difficult circumstances - she lost her wig making jobs from one day to the next in 2020 and rediscovered her love for knitting and ended up starting her first adventure into retail. We talk about her steps into her start up, the Blue House...

My youngest guest! At the same time one of the deep thinking ones. Serious topics are being discussed and looking at these early articles, hopefully we get to follow Ollie's career for a long time. I for once learned so much (yet again!) The promised links: Bones article http://exposure.org.uk/2021/10/is-it-right-to-sell-human-bones/ History of Queer Africa article https://exposure.org.uk/202...

What a wonderful conversation with my former student who strangely enough did not choose German to pursuit at university but his other love: history. As we were reaching out to former A level students for a display, we heard from Nico and I remembered what a wonderful connection he has to Tottenham and it turns out that a few of his research interests overlapped with Tottenham, too. We had a great...

I had a wonderful conversation with Jac about her life in Tottenham and the changes she has observed. I was very much in awe of how she kept exploring new professional avenues from studying psychology to then teaching, becoming first and educational then clinical psychologist, working as a magistrate and finally doing an MA in creative writing and publishing her debut last year. A really interesti...

A man with a mission! How Luke's desire to green up the concrete jungle of Wood Green led to the foundation of GrowN22 and lots of exciting projects in Haringey getting the community involved in taking charge of their environment and making it more colourful, healthy and communal. If you want to find out more check out: their website https://grown22.com/ their instagram https://www.instagram....

A collection of all the top tips from the previous 10 episodes. If you want some inspiration of what to do, where to eat or explore, have a listen! Directory with links to all the top tips: https://anybodyeverybodytottenham.com/blog/aet-directory ............................................................................................................................................................

Avril has long been passionate about history, a chance encounter led to her really exploring Black History in particular. We talk about her path from stand up comedy, via history seminars to tour guiding. Avril is such a multi faceted person so we cover Barnardos, the Old Bailey, the boxer Jack Johnson and so  much more. Avril's website where you can buy the book but also read many interestin...