A dam built by vandals was removed from a stretch of the River Roding between Wanstead Park and Royston Meadows earlier this month
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Five homes across Wanstead welcomed over 150 visitors into their gardens
A new strand of the Wanstead Fringe will launch this September
©Geoff WilkinsonThe three English Longhorn cows currently grazing in Wanstead Park have been relocated from the dried-out lakebed of Ornamental Water
This year’s Wanstead Festival will take place on 13 September
Calvin Bailey achieved the rank of Wing Commander in the RAFCalvin Bailey, MP for Leyton and Wanstead, has been appointed Minister for Veterans and People at the Ministry of Defence
Left to right: Frederick Bywaters with Edith and Percy Thompson. ©René WeisA controversial murder case will be the focus of the East of London Family History Society’s meeting on 24 June
Two community jumble trails will take place this summer, with residents selling pre-loved items and crafts from their front gardens
The planters on the railings outside The Cuckfield on Wanstead High Street have been given a new lease of life by a concerned local resident
The Wren Wildlife Group’s annual Wanstead Wildlife Weekend will take place on 20 and 21 June. “This year, in honour of our patron Sir David Attenborough, our events will focus on young people. To quote Sir David: ‘If children don’t grow up knowing about nature and appreciating it, they will not understand it. And if they don’t understand it, they won’t protect it.’ There will be pond dipping, a moth reveal, dragonfly and butterfly walks and many other events in Wanstead Park and Flats,” said a spokesperson. Visit wnstd.com/wren...
Local volunteers have begun the annual task of removing Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the River Roding
©Geoff WilkinsonThe vice-chair of the Woodford and District Centre of the National Trust will give a talk about the history of war memorials on 10 June.