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Beefy Tea @ Winterville

06/12/15: After a few false starts, ‘tis finally the season to be jolly.

All around London, Wonderlands of fun and lights are springing. One such place (and in true Hackney style it is “alternative”) is Winterville in Victoria Park.

On a damp and windy late Sunday afternoon, the wonders on offer looked a little forlorn, I must admit, but, luckily, it was easy to spot the Spiegeltent amid the ice-rink, market stalls, and other attractions ablaze with multi-coloured lights.

This Bear’s Winter Wonderland was most definitely the seat of jolliness that night as urban bears, blokes, cubs and hunks had gathered in a one-off Beefy Tea special for a relaxed drink and a boogie with friends or as a gentle warm up before being shuttled off to Horsemeat Disco to while away the dregs of the week-end.

The furry festive feel was enhanced, among others, by the Meat Boys with a mix of funky old favourites that led to much fun silliness on the dance floor.

If the various statues of polar bears sprinkled around the darkened park could have been granted a wish, there is little doubt they would have wanted to join in the merriment of this most joyful of lairs.

Victoria Park, Victoria Park Rd, E3 5SN

Words by Nicolas Chinardet

Photos by zefrographica

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