Previous editions of Stow-Ho House have seen Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, and Arctic Monkeys producer James Ford behind the decks
The charity club night Stow-Ho House returned to Walthamstow Trades Hall for a fifth time last night (6th March), thrilling 250 people.
Stow-Ho House is the brainchild of music minded Juliet Cromwell and Sam Potts who met while queuing to pick up their kids at nursery, and quickly decided to create a party that they could walk to and that finished at a reasonable time.
A play on the private members club Soho House, Juliet and Sam have managed to sell out consecutive events through securing big name DJs thanks to their contacts in the music industry. A key aim of the club night is to raise as much money for local causes as possible amid the cost of living crisis.
To date, the duo has raised nearly £20,000 for local charities, including Eat or Heat, Success charity and Waltham Forest Hub.
Previous editions of Stow-Ho House have seen Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, and Arctic Monkeys producer James Ford behind the decks.
This time around Underground dance DJ Secretsundaze (James Priestley) helmed the turntables. Priestley, who originally cut his teeth as a drum n’ bass DJ and warehouse rave promoter, was later joined by 90s house connoisseur and ex Radio 1 DJ Lottie for a party that thrilled sweat-drenched revellers until the early hours.
Sam told the Echo: “Once again the Walthamstow community were out dancing and raising money for a Sound and Music charity. We were overwhelmed with demand for tickets and so grateful for Secretsundaze and Lottie playing outstanding sets at our local club.”
The event, which sold out in about 30 seconds, was in aid of charity Sound and Music, which has worked with thousands of music creators and hundreds of organisations to boost musical creativity, careers, cultures, and communities.
Find out more about Stow-Ho House here
Photography by Sade Mia Sangar
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