The Poppy Pantry – a cafe in the grounds of the City of London Cemetery – closed last month following the City of London Corporation’s decision to end its lease.
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Eight activists from Wanstead Climate Action are travelling to Glasgow this month
The Wren Wildlife Group’s practical work sessions have resumed in Wanstead Park (first Sunday of the month and most Thursdays, from 10am to 12.30pm).
©Geoff WilkinsonArmistice Day and Remembrance Sunday commemorations will take place in Wanstead this month.
The Wanstead Society has launched a series of videos on its Facebook page to help explain the work it does.
A message from Jim and Sue Carroll, organisers of the Poppy Appeal in Wanstead
©JC and DMFlamingo Fairs will return to Wanstead Library’s Churchill Hall on 30 October (11am to 4pm; free entry) for a vintage-and-more-themed event.
As a paediatrician, the School Streets initiative ticks several vital boxes for Mark’s patients’ healthWanstead resident Dr Mark Hayden will be part of a team of 30 paediatric healthcare providers cycling from London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow this month.
Frank’s car is no longer adequate for all the deliveries he makesWanstead resident Frank Charles is raising money to buy a van to support his charity work feeding the local community.
The project seeks to provide additional facilities at the Harrow Road football site on Wanstead Flats ©2021 GoogleThe City of London Corporation is exploring the feasibility of installing artificial grass pitches (AGPs) on Wanstead Flats.
An open-air screening of The Lorax took place at Wanstead Cricket Club as part of the FringeOrganisers of the Wanstead Fringe are ready to start planning next year’s events.
A crowdfunding page was set up last month to support Wanstead resident Kirstin Maguire, who needs life-saving spinal surgery not available in the UK.
©Natalie CleurTwo of the three longhorn cattle grazing in Wanstead Park are to remain in place until mid-October.
Applications are open for residents to adopt the tree pits on their streets and plant them with wild flowers.
Drivers are reminded that from 25 October, the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding.
As part of the festival, Marian Temple transported young listeners with imaginative stories of nightingalesA new voluntary gardening team will be set up to care for Nightingale Green following last month’s Mini Festival of Nightingales.
This month, Redbridge Brass Band will be celebrating a return to live music with a performance at St Gabriel’s Church in Aldersbrook.
Some large logs have been placed on the site behind the Temple in readiness for the projectA campaign has been launched to raise £20,000 to create a natural play area in Wanstead Park.
Wanstead resident Jean Medcalf passed away peacefully on 20 September.
A refugee donation drop-off centre opened at Redbridge Town Hall earlier this month.
Visualisation of the café kiosk on Christchurch GreenWanstead resident Paul Canal has raised concerns over the process by which plans for a café kiosk on Christchurch Green were approved.
Messages of hope decorated a sycamore tree on Christchurch Green earlier this month as part of the Spreading Kindness Through E11 initiative.
A dog show and family fun day will take place at Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club on 2 October.
Up to 10,000 people were estimated to have enjoyed the Wanstead Festival on Christchurch Green earlier this month
Redbridge Council is seeking feedback from local business owners to help shape a new Redbridge Business Forum.