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WHARF GODDESS Haseena Wazir is a new face among the mall’s retailers.
The 21-year-old is a supervisor at A Gift from the Gods, a quirky fashion boutique that opened recently in Canada Square.
Haseena used to work in the store’s other branch in Bromley, and is slowly getting used to Canary Wharf life. She has been exploring the shops and bars down on West India Quay.
The Bromley resident said: “It’s crazy here, it gets so busy with the lunchtime rush. Which is a good thing.”
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
SAY hello to this week’s Face, Limehouse resident Richard Baker.
The 30-year-old grew up in Essex and scored a top degree in aircraft engineering before landing a job at an investment bank in the City.
He’s done a fair amount of travelling in his time and has just returned from a trip to Australia where he celebrated a friend’s wedding and sat around in hot tubs drinking beer.
Richard is a lifelong Tottenham Hotspur fan, who also plays football for his pub team, snowboards and enjoys eating out.
l Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
PILATES pro Karen Hall has been helping Wharfers get in shape and limber up for the last year.
Karen runs sessions at the Exceptional Health centre, off Marsh Wall, teaching pilates to anyone from pregnant women to serious golfers wanting to improve their swing.
She’s a familiar face at Sweaty Betty in Cabot Place, where she holds sessions every Wednesday.
She also writes for fitness magazines and is training to run a half marathon later this year.
Karen likes jazz music and even plays the trumpet in a friend’s band. She’s a fan of the great outdoors and spent the weekend digging at her family’s allotment.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by
emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
THIS week’s Face is no stranger to the wonders of the world wide web.
Lancashire native Sian Owen is spending two weeks learning the ropes from the Daily Mirror’s online team at One Canada Square.
Sian returned to her home county last year for an MA in online journalism at Preston’s University of Central Lancashire after seven years in London.
She’s a big fan of music, and has been spotted singing and playing the keyboard in alt-country and folk bands. Sian’s latest idea is Gig in a Flat, a series of secret acoustic gigs held in living rooms.
See the Gig in a Flat website for details.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
YOU’LL be bowled over by this week’s Face.
Ahmed Khan is currently working for Gourmet Burger Kitchen while he studies computing at London South Bank University.
Originally from Bangladesh, the 22-year-old is an all-round cricketer, and used to play in the top league at home.
Ahmed is a big fan of Bollywood cinema and when he’s not studying or dishing up burgers to hungry Wharfers he enjoys heading out to explore London.
He was nominated to be a Face of the Week by a very happy customer.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
MEET this week’s Face, Red Khamlichi.
But, chances are, you’ve met him already.
Red is co-owner of Bene Bene and Kruger and has been dishing out food and drinks to Wharfers for the last seven years.
Red is happily married to wife Violet – so it’s good to know those colours go well together. He has three children and likes to spend his spare time with them.
He often works seven days a week in Canary Wharf, serving up his bestsellers of full English breakfasts and steaks.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and
restaurant 1802.
THIS week’s face is blonde bombshell Natalie Pester, who gave a career in dancing the chop to become a hairdresser.
The 22-year-old is a stylist at Canada Place salon Toni and Guy, where she has been trimming and styling Wharf barnets since last October.
Natalie used to compete in modern dance and ballet competitions when she was younger.
But she now keeps fit in a completely different way, taking part in kickboxing classes at her gym.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
Our face of the week is shining star David Peralta, who is settling into married life.
David, who works for James Shoe Care in Canary Wharf, tied the knot with his girlfriend Anna Zieba just last Thursday.
The 29-year-old met her while visiting London for a concert – and is living proof that persistence pays off.
“I met her in a restaurant after going to the Royal Albert Hall. I put my email address on the bill, but she didn’t contact me when I got back to Mexico. But I kept the receipt from the meal with the restaurant details on it and called her instead and we kept in touch. I moved to London to be with her.”
David can be found working in Cabot Place, underneath the escalators, for James Shoe Care, which is celebrating operating in the Wharf for 10 years.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
SAY hello to the Museum in Docklands’ website wonderwoman.
Art and history journalist Sara Wajid manages the Untold London site, which works with London museums
to record the history of the city’s races, communities and faiths.
Ethical and gay issues are the two hot historical topics Sara is passionate about, and she recently collaborated with the West India Quay museum on its Sugar and Slavery exhibition and the Outside Edge display, which charts black gay culture.
Super-fit Sara recently completed a half marathon in Marrakesh and keeps in shape cycling around historic Docklands.
If you want to learn more about Sara’s site visit www.UntoldLondon.org.uk or www.museumindocklands.org.uk.
IT’S no wonder a co-worker nominated Richard James to be a Face of the Week – his smile “lights up” her day.
The self-confessed sun worshipper works for Tube Lines, and is hoping 2008 is a sunny one after our poor excuse for a summer last year.
Richard works in the Westferry Circus company’s projects department, but hopes to one day open his own restaurant.
WITH one week until Valentine’s Day, Charbonnel et Walker has been choc full of customers.
And greeting them at the counter is South American Caroline Martinez, who has been working at the Cabot Place East sweet shop for a year.
The 27-year-old is a broadcast journalist in her home of Colombia, and plans to return when her English is up to scratch.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
LOVELY Lucy Beckwith is in ship shape.
The 18-year-old fashion student is training to get her licence so she can drive boats down the Thames.
And she’ll be following in her parents’ footsteps, as her mum and dad are the pair behind City Cruises.
Lucy lives on the Isle of Dogs but she plans to escape soon and take a year off her studies to go travelling and see the world.
She loves dancing, socialising and shopping in Canary Wharf, especially the new Brilliant Inc jewellers.
Whatever floats your boat.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
THIS WEEK’S Face is more comfortable behind the lens, but managed to be coaxed out with the promise of beers at 1802.
Patrick Straube is a freelance photographer who has previously worked for CNN in London. The 26-year-old lives in New Cross, but the closure of the East London line isn’t getting him down, as he’s far happier on his fixed gear bike.
He enjoys cycling around Canary Wharf and Docklands, surfing and playing chess in Greenwich Park.
The dark winter days have been getting Patrick down, so he’s set to jet off to Morocco at the end of the week.
Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a Face of the Week by emailing kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk.
Each Face will receive a bottle of wine or two cocktails and snacks at wonderful West India Quay bar and restaurant 1802.
THINGS are shaping up nicely for high-flying businesswoman Susi Russell.
Susi is set to open The Power Studio on the ground floor of 41 Millharbour next month, packed with power plate machines that help shake you into shape.
The 31-year-old hopes to be joined by some celebrities from the world of sport for the opening night, stars she met while travelling the world working as a private flight attendant.
Susi, originally from the Wirral, said: “The power plates really worked for me – I love using them.
“It will mean people can give them a go without joining a gym. It’s going to be a high quality place and I can’t wait to open.”
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