Features

When Bob Pickett joined Wanstead Bowling Club, it not only filled the void left by early retirement but also improved his health and provided a sense of community and new friends

In the 46th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces pianist John Paul Ekins, who will perform at Wanstead Library this month

Local artist Verity Watkins is fascinated by flowers – including Wanstead Park’s iconic bluebells – and celebrates their beauty through screen printing

Wanstead Theatre Co will mark the VE Day anniversary with an adaptation of a moving wartime play, and in a truly special moment, the playwright is flying in from New York to see it. Fiona Gordon reports

As part of VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations, local historian Davis Watson will give a talk about the impact World War Two had on Wanstead

In the 12th of a series of articles, Revd James Gilder of Wanstead Parish reflects on the unexpected connection he found between last month’s Easter celebrations and this month’s VE Day anniversary gatherings

Art Group Wanstead member Heidi Stutt enjoys exploring the beauty of insects and the changing seasons through watercolour paintings

Haydn Powell from the Redbridge Cycling Campaign encourages you to get on your bike and head down to Wanstead Park next month to take part in Redbridge’s festival of cycling. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson

Step into spring with a visit to a local open garden. With so many wonderful National Garden Scheme gardens to explore, there’s something for everyone, says local volunteer organiser Teresa Farnham

David Sleet is the non-clinical director of Wanstead Mental Health Clinic and is proud to have launched The Veterans’ RVP, a new level of support for veterans and their person of significance

On the move? Read this first, says Daveena Seepaul from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash, who offers an overview of the conveyancing process for buyers and sellers

As a clinical reflexologist, John Morecraft has witnessed first-hand how this holistic therapy can profoundly impact individuals seeking balance and wellbeing

Local resident Nina Stafford explains the background to ArtHouse Social, a new charity dedicated to providing therapeutic art sessions for young adults with additional needs

Wanstead boasts a thriving swan population and with nesting season underway, local Swan Sanctuary volunteer Louisa Green urges the public to respect the swans’ space

In the 45th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces harpists Oliver Wass and Lise Vandersmissen, who will be performing in Wanstead this month

A documentary about TfL’s recent ‘disastrous’ changes to local bus routes by 14-year-old Riku Fryderyk has received much praise. Here, the young filmmaker tells the story behind the story

Recent changes to local bus routes have impacted the lives of many residents. In the fourth of a series of articles, Save Our Local Bus Services campaign organiser Liz Martins reflects on six months of struggle

Religious misogyny and secularism’s role in achieving women’s equality will be the subject of the East London Humanists’ April event, led by Megan Manson from the National Secular Society. Paul Kaufman reports

From The Bill to Hamlet, local actor Ashley Gunstock has a theatrical career spanning 45 years. This month, he will be taking to the stage much closer to home for the launch of Theatre at The Bull

As the nation prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Redbridge Museum Officer Nishat Alam reflects on the wartime diary of former Aldersbrook resident Fred James

In the fifth of a series of articles charting the experiences of a Wanstead-based travel writer, Carole Edrich recalls how terror turned to euphoria during a trip to Colombia

Ahead of the Friends of Wanstead Parkland’s AGM in April, chairman Peter Brimson provides an overview of some of the improvement works that are likely to take place in the park in the near future

The Renters’ Rights Bill will make several significant changes to the private rented sector, explains James Harrison from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash

Local artist Leia Darla Davies had a connection with art from a very early age and is now looking to collaborate with other creatives in the local area as part of a new artistic hub she is launching

From the London Marathon in April to Warsaw Ironman in June, local runner Caroline Frith is taking on an incredible series of endurance challenges in aid of charity, and refusing to let cancer define her life