The new café kiosk on Christ Church Green is set to open this month
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Rainbow scrubs made by Sew Solid CrewA community sewing group that made scrubs for hospitals during the pandemic is looking for more volunteers
Applications to hold a street party for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee must be submitted by 14 April
Organisers of Wanstead’s Tin in a Bin network were overwhelmed by local support for their Ukraine appeal
An election hustings with an environmental focus will be held at Wanstead Library this month
Wanstead-based knitting group Social Knitworks has created a new range of poppies to show support for Ukraine
Whipps Cross Hospital Preliminary Training school, September 1945. ©Barts Health NHS Trust ArchivesResidents are invited to take part in Whipps Cross Voices, a community history project about Whipps Cross Hospital
Redbridge Council launched a new microsite dedicated to identifying culprits caught on camera dumping trash on the borough’s streets
Wellness Festival 2022 has launched and runs until 8 May
The Wanstead Village Directory and South Woodford Village Gazette have become the first publications selected by Redbridge Libraries to be made available on PressReader
The performances in Wanstead Park are always popular. ©City of London Corporation/Yvette WoodhouseOpen-air theatre company Illyria will return to Wanstead Park this summer with three performances
Local author Christina Morris has created a self-care book for mothers
A leading exponent of the bandoneon will be performing at St Gabriel’s Church on 19 March
Left to right: Mark Pincham, Tilly O’Leary, Margaret Fielding and Paul SigginsThe annual captains’ drive-in at Wanstead Golf Club has raised £2,125 for Leukaemia UK
A research project led by the University of Westminster is seeking feedback from local people about the streets of Wanstead
Work to create new cycle lanes – and expand existing ones – in the local area began last month
A book launch for Wanstead House: East London’s Lost Palace by Dr Hannah Armstrong will take place at Wanstead Library this month
The first in a three-part series of seasonal walks along the Roding Valley took place in February
A rescue package of works to restore Wanstead Park’s historic Grotto will begin this month
©Stanley Bragg ArchitectsA statement from the Leader of Redbridge Council on the delayed construction of Wanstead’s swimming pool
Routemasters on show in Wanstead in 2011. ©Peter OsbornIconic Routemaster busses will return to Wanstead on 26 March
A public meeting to discuss the various uses of Christ Church Green has been rescheduled and will now take place on 12 March
©Stephen LinesRedbridge Lane West allotment plot holders held a meeting in January
Members of Youth Parliament take part in an annual debate in the House of CommonsVoting will take place this month to elect Redbridge’s two Members of Youth Parliament
Local filmmaker Marc Coleman premiered his debut comedy-horror feature film ManFish at the Horror-On-Sea Festival