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As guy who writes for a living, I've got to say that Notting Hill's Redemption Bar have some pretty splendid strap lines. The first? 'Spoil yourself without spoiling yourself.' The second? 'A night off, not a night in'. So, if you hadn't gathered - Redemption's 'thing' is restaurant/bar type indulgence, but without the accompanying physical damage that comes with consuming shitloads of alcohol or the 'wrong' kind of foods ('wrong' from a health perspective). The menu is made up of vegan, sugar free, gluten free, alcohol free type reinterpretations of familiar dishes/drinks. For an example, instead of 'conventional' pasta, think "raw courgette spaghetti, tossed in walnet and pumpkin seed pesto, topped with a rocket and tomato salad and brazil nut âparmesan" - which is actually very delicious (verified and confirmed). And mocktails that donât suck (because, letâs be honest - a lot of the time cocktails are just fruit juice with a little pimping)
Anyway, Redemption is the brainchild of one Catherine Salway - who, amongst other things, spent 17 years working a 6 figure, power/high stress job at Virgin (describing her background as "brand, marketing, innovation and business"). With the idea for Redemption, Catherine must have picked up some of Branson's "screw it, let's do it" spirit. She summed it up herself best in one of her blog posts: "I wanted to break into the restaurant market which has high failure rates, without the single biggest profit driver (alcohol) in the most white hot property market in the world (London)". Hard graft and some good decisions seem to be paying off however - they've developed something of a cult following and write-ups in the like of The Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald and Time Out. I believe theyâre calling this style of place a âdry barâ, and that thereâs more on the way (good news for everybodyâs livers!)
Catherine herself doesn't actually know how to cook, so the menu and 'creative direction' can be attributed to the equally lovely Andrea Waters, the other half of Redemotion. Andrea's a kiwi with a background in nutrition, raw and vegan foods. We had a chat with her and can verify that she is super chill and 'on the level'. As for a food recommendation? Probably my favourite of the things I tired was the aforementioned pasta .The ethos/approach Redemption takes is pretty cool, they're offering an alternative but they're not preaching. They've also got a zero waste policy and take the whole sustainability issue very seriously. It's a fine thing to see people who do things, reaping good things. They've come a long way since their first three residencies in Hackney, Portobello and Holborn - and it looks like their future is promising. I hope they go further still. Well done Andrea and Catherine :)
She pulled
once then twice
and thin layers of skin
came away from his eyes
her heart beat quickened
she probed him
without his reflective surface
she basked in his
humanity
his soul waters
saw the creatures that live there
sleek and eel like
pulling in and out
of their silver rope world
she removed her shears and cut
slip snip
the twitching began
silver turned grey
then nothing was there
she sighed, placed her shears
once more in the flesh pocket
found in the small of her back
she never got tired
she amused her self with the vision
of the soul in its final throes
of severing the lines of true life
a wonderful sight to behold
Lucy Maxwell - Trustee
Write On!’ – a night of comedy presented by Women in Journalism in support of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. Hosted by Susan Calman and featuring Jackie Clune, Suzy Bennett and Lara A King – plus many more.
There are various formats available and students get confused among them as they all are very closely related and there are very minute differences among them...
Bernie O’Malley writes:
The Monument on the Octagon in Westport was erected in the memory of George Clendining in 1843. George was born in Westport in 1770, son of the Church of Ireland Vicar of Westport. He went to school in Westport and continued his studies in Trinity College. Following the 1798 rebellion Lord Sligo's agent John Gibbons, a prominent United Irish man, was forced to flee the country and George was appointed the new agent. He later became involved in banking and in 1826 was appointed agent for the Bank of Ireland and ran one of the earliest branches of a bank outside Dublin. The bank operated from his newly built mansion ‘Grove House’ on Millstreet. He became a very wealthy man, a result of his own hard work and financial expertise. His entrepreneurial skills were a huge asset in the rapid development of Westport during the early 1800’s. The monument was erected in his memory and is testament to the regard in which he was held locally.
George died at 73 years of age, 1843, and immediately following his funeral his friends formed a committee and raised the funds to erect the monument. The sculptor is unknown. Originally the full-size figure of George Clendining was placed on top of the fluted doric columns on an octagonal podium, which had two female figures representing benevolence and philanthropy. The sides facing Market Square and Shop Street were decorated by the Clendining Coat of Arms, the inscription "to the memory of George Clendining" faced James Street and Peter Street. The other four sides bore the inscription "born Westport 1770, died in Westport 1843".
During the Civil War, Irish Free State Troops were housed in the town hall. The statue was used for target practice and the head was shot off. In 1943 the Union District Council removed the statue, crests and inscription from the monument.
In 1990 Clendining was replaced by a statue of St Patrick, made of Portland stone by the sculptor Ken Thompson. Matching panels were inserted depicting scenes from the saint's life.
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Gioya McRae (second from right), a writer and editor, led a workshop for the Write Group of Montclair, New Jersey on how to craft a better article. It was held in the Montclair Free Public Library.
Gioya McRae holds creative writing and self-publishing seminars and owns her own editorial company, Mocha Mind Communications, which she founded in 2005.
Go here for more about her, and go to this link for more information on the Write Group.
There's this really cool movement that I was thinking of on the beach that day.
To quote Zambooie Clothing catalog thing...
"TWLOHA (To Write Love On Her Arms) is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery."
Check out their site: www.twloha.com.