"A Friday night at Walthamstow Trades Hall involves spilt pints, 70-odd-year-olds teaming up with 30-somethings to sing karaoke, and a stacked line-up of bands we challenge you not to dance along to. It’s not fancy, and some of the seats and the jazzy carpet have more character than the punters, but this social club is all heart. Come on the weekend with a group who aren’t afraid to make new friends, order a Yard Sale pizza from across the road, and request (and subsequently murder) Bon Jovi’s Livin' On A Prayer." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna, daisy meager, heidi lauth beasley