It’s Whampgather XIII tonight, celebrating the fifth anniversary of @WHampstead on twitter and thus the start of the whole #whamp community project. As always at whampgather, we’re raising money for The Winch. The Winch is a long-standing youth charity based … Continue reading →
Last Wednesday, around 30 people crammed into Frida’s, the downstairs bar at Mamacita, for the first of a new regular meetup event: Whampsocial. A specially-created menu of delicious cocktails (only £5!) and filled tacos served in glazed roof tiles (amazing) … Continue reading →
If you’ve been super organised and got your 2014 diary already then here’s a date for it: NW6 Film Club on Sunday 5th Jan. We’re kicking off the New Year with what should be a great start: the biopic Mandela: … Continue reading →
If you’re coming to #whampgather this Thursday, you’re in for a treat. It promises to be the biggest and best yet. [if you have a ticket and realise you can’t make it, do please let me know]. Regular whampgatherers know … Continue reading →
Update Oct 16th: 3.30pm: Whampgather has sold out. There is no waiting list, but depending on cancellations nearer the time I hope to be able to release a few more tickets. So keep your eyes peeled on Twitter. It’s been … Continue reading →
You all know that we raise money for The Winch. At the last Whampgather all the money we raised from the raffle – which was just shy of £600 – went to support the youth charity’s drama group this term. … Continue reading →
Whampreview is changing. I’ve decided to split our dinner evenings into two. Whampreviews will now be smaller affairs and will focus solely on new restaurants or places with new menus. They will be sporadic and attendance will be by invitation … Continue reading →
Tonight’s whampgather (The Alliance, Mill Lane, 7.15pm, ticketholders only I’m afraid) will once again be raising money for The Winch. Specifically, its drama programme Drama Massive. Each term a slightly different group of 8-14 year-olds attend the weekly workshops, and … Continue reading →
Whampgather XI (Whamp’s Eleven) March 28th, The Alliance, Mill Lane 7.15pm ’til late In mid-November, 160 people managed to persuade Freddie on the door that their names really were on the list and they could come in. There was drinking, … Continue reading →
The trouble with taking over ever larger spaces is that it takes ever so slightly longer for you to feel confident that you’ll fill them. As I rattled around The Alliance with a few early arrivals and a couple of … Continue reading →
