The Wicked One: Gordon Fryer
How long have you lived here? I was born in Woodford Green and went to school there. Then I joined the Navy for 10 years, came back and got married, and my first wife was from Hackney so we ended up here. We’ve moved around a couple of times, not away from the area, but […]
Wellbeing in the Wick
Kevin Hempsted is a born and bred Eastender, and runs White Post Lane therapy and counselling centre A Balanced Life. He talks about how the pandemic has impacted health, and why the local community is so essential to all our wellbeing. We’re still processing the trauma of the past year… Lockdown has taken away part of community we all need – that contact with […]
Life Goals: Bobby Kasanga
In his early years, Bobby Kasanga was a talented footballer who had represented his county and played at a high level of the semi-professional game. His future looked promising, but football wasn’t the only big influence on him during this time. He was also greatly affected by his older brother, who was “part of the […]