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 →
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 →
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 →
As this Thursday’s #whampgather is Whampgather X (still can’t quite believe I’m on the tenth edition), I thought I’d do something a little different in the build-up to keep you all excited. So, X marks the spot for the inaugural … Continue reading →
Next week is #whampgather X at The Alliance- the tenth edition of the local party to end all local parties. It’s sold out, there’s already a lengthy waiting list, and local breweries have been put on high alert. As many … Continue reading →
Three years ago, I walked, somewhat nervously, up West End Lane to the first whampgather. The turnout was better than I’d expected. Maybe, I thought, just maybe, I’d do a second one. This November, you are all invited to the … Continue reading →
