In the 53rd of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces Jelena Makarova and Sara Minelli, who will be performing in Wanstead this month

A new monthly litter picking event has been launched to help keep Jubilee Pond and the surrounding area on Wanstead Flats tidy

A series of bluebell information boards have been installed outside the Temple in Wanstead Park

Ahead of a talk for the Wanstead Historical Society about local women of note, Lynn Haseldine Jones reflects on the life of Margaret Meekings Johnson OBE (1875–1940)

Alan Coppin, caretaker at Hermitage Court in Snaresbrook, was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Aldersbrook resident Carol Curtis was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Age UK’s Wanstead Activity Centre was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Local police officer Harinder Sanghara was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

The Epping Forest Outdoor Group will be holding a quiz night in Snaresbrook this month

In the 15th of a series of articles, Revd James Gilder of Wanstead Parish reflects on the beauty of impermanence, the value of the real and why genuine human creativity still matters in an artificial age

A community centre in Wanstead will be holding an open day this month

The Friends of Wanstead Parklands has extended an open invitation to its Annual General Meeting in April