The 17th annual cake sale and garden party raised £10,166
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Work is now underway to improve the library in a school in Kenya following a fundraising campaign by Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club
A flypast over St Mary’s Church in 2018Wanstead residents are invited to watch the Trooping the Colour flypast from the grounds of St Mary’s Church
The annual Aldersbrook Jumble Trail will return on 17 June
A dog show will be held on the grounds of Christ Church this June
©David Monteith-HodgeMore than 350 people took part in Haven House’s annual Sparkle Walk last month
The first-ever Wanstead Beer Festival will take place later this year
Dates for this year’s Wanstead Fringe have been announced, with events spanning three weeks instead of the usual two
A statement from the Wren Wildlife Group about this year’s bluebell season in Wanstead Park
A monthly comedy night at Wanstead Library will include sign language interpreters at the event on 7 June
The annual Wanstead Festival will return to Christ Church Green this September
Wanstead High School teacher Ian Sweet Wanstead High School music teacher Ian Sweet has been named Secondary School Teacher of the Year
Street party on Hereford Road, Wanstead © Russell BoyceAn estimated 20,000 people joined street parties and events across Redbridge
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A variety of nature-themed events will take place in Wanstead Park and on Wanstead Flats next month
Redbridge Council is running a series of free composting workshops this week as part International Compost Awareness Week (7 to 13 May).
Redbridge in Bloom – the borough’s annual amateur gardening competition – returns with a royal theme
Shakespeare’s Macbeth will be performed at the open-air Greek Theatre
The annual RideLondon cycling event will pass through Redbridge on 28 May
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Yvette WoodhouseFour open-air evening performances will take place in Wanstead Park this summer
©PA ImagesChrist Church Green on 7 May from 11am to 6pm
A Wanstead resident has told of her experience of sharing her home with a Ukrainian family
The recently relaunched PTA at Wanstead High School has set up a uniform shop
A geophysical survey has been carried out on part of Wanstead Flats
Wanstead Park’s visitor centre – will be open on the second weekend of each month until September