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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.

A petition to 'save Redbridge Lane West Allotments from Cadent' has received over 4,000 signatures. 

The Epping Forest Heritage Trust will host a free guided walk around Snaresbrook on 27 June.

The appointment of Redbridge Council’s first Humanist ‘chaplain’ marks an important milestone, says Wanstead resident Paul Kaufman, who was invited to take up the role by the newly elected Mayor

The Woodford and District National Trust Centre is planning for a return to in-person meetings on 22 September

The Corner House Project – a Wanstead-based initiative that supports the homeless in east London – has become a registered UK charity

Redbridge Council is consulting residents on the introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order for parks across the borough.