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Redbridge Council's Local Forum for residents in the west of the borough will take place this evening (28 July, from 7pm)

Training sessions will take place next month for those interested in helping to monitor the health of the River Roding

Vision RCL has submitted a new application to build a café kiosk on Christchurch Green

Redbridge Council has launched a Community Crime Commission to focus on local crime concerns

Redbridge Council has launched a consultation on proposals for 10km of new segregated cycle lanes in the local area

An induction meeting for those interested in helping is planned for 4 August

The Epping Forest and Commons Committee has approved a decision to allow cycling throughout Wanstead Park

The Temple – Wanstead Park’s visitor centre – will reopen next month for a series of drop-in activities and tours.

The first session will take place at Christ Church on 20 July

Four young golfers have completed a golfing marathon at Wanstead Golf Club in aid of charity

A review of the bluebell season took place at a meeting of the Wanstead Park Liaison Group last month

A total of 18 new electric vehicle charging points have been installed across Wanstead and South Woodford

Redbridge Council’s Community Crowdfunding programme will be hosting an online workshop on 14 July

A petition to ‘save the Poppy Pantry’ in the City of London Cemetery has received over 5,000 signatures

A consultation over plans to update the parliamentary constituency boundaries in England runs until 2 August

South Woodford’s Electric Gallery has become the exclusive partner for Getty Images in east London and Essex

A children’s playground is to be installed in a former storage and utility area behind the Temple in Wanstead Park

Local charities, businesses and artists are being invited to book their place at this year’s Wanstead Festival

A petition has been launched calling for speeding controls and safer pavements on Hermon Hill

With the Wanstead Festival set to return to Christchurch Green this September, organisers are looking for local bands to take part

Local historian Mark Gorman has published a book describing how a protest on Wanstead Flats 150 years ago helped preserve Epping Forest

Redbridge Council’s School Streets scheme is to be introduced at Wanstead Church School and Aldersbrook Primary School

Wanstead resident Frank Charles has been awarded the British Empire Medal for his ‘hands-on’ charity work during the pandemic

Wanstead resident Keith Fernett – former CEO of the charity Caritas Anchor House – has been awarded an MBE for his services to the homeless.

Wanstead resident Frank Charles' Give a Gift Appeal is in the running to receive funding from Asda's Green Token scheme.