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Conversation and Curry

Apr
11

So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.





I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.





I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.

I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.





I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.

I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.





I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.

I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.





I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.

I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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So how did your Easter go? Was it egg-citing? (Oh yes, you read right!). I don’t live in London, so every year I go home to spend Easter with my family in Wales. This means that I have spent the last few days stuffing myself with roast lamb, indulging in Easter Eggs and watching “Ben Hur”. Life doesn’t get much better than that - unless I’m tucking into turkey, chocolate and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

I find that this time of year the meaning of Easter can be lost, and we forget the people who work hard for others during this (originally Christian) holiday.

Part of my role here at charity car removal experts extraordinaire Giveacar, is to visit the charities we fundraise for, to get to know them a bit better. And as this is Easter, and I have only just come back from visiting them, I shall be writing about the lovely people at London City Mission, which is listed in our religious charities section if you're interested! On Thursday 5th I popped over to Departure in Limehouse, which is a café, gallery, studio, and library - a space for the community to hang out in. We met with Andrew Down, talked and ate an amazing curry. It’s also a super cool space.

I talked to Lynne Hornett, the assistant manager at Departure, which offers sculpture classes, drawing, painting and poetry to the local community. Anyone can join in, and the centre strives to offer the best coffee, food and cultural experiences, all for next to nothing. Departure is proud to have an artist’s studio which any aspiring local artists can use for a project. Needlecraft, board games, free Friday night pies, book clubs – Departure’s mission is to offer an amazing, inclusive experience in a contemporary atmosphere while always being open to discussion about Christianity.

A special event at Departure is always the ‘Makers Market’ on the first Saturday of each month, from 10am – 5pm which offers a selection of the best crafts, textiles, illustration, woodwork, ceramics and knot the local community has to offer.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Departure whether Christian or otherwise. The people are lovely and the facilities are amazing. It’s a place that strives to bring the whole community together and what could be more worthwhile than that?

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