queen-of-heartsThe Queen of my Heart greetings card design by Karina Laymen
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Illustrating a point

Karina Laymen believes illustration is a servant of the creators of art. In the first of a series of articles, the Wanstead House tutor presents a piece of work from her Valentine’s Day greetings card range

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Listen and learn

In the 24th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces tenor Michael Gibson and pianist Lucy Colquhoun, who will perform in Wanstead this month

Cray-AfterRiver Cray (after)
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Restoring the Roding

The Thames21 project is making improvements to the River Roding adjacent to Wanstead Park. Catchment Partnership Development Officer Will Oliver provides an update in the second of a series of articles

Image-3Fragments of Roman pottery found at the site of Wanstead’s Roman villa. ©Redbridge Museum
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History comes home

Redbridge Museum will open a new permanent exhibition later this year exploring 200,000 years of local history. In the first of a series of articles, Museum Officer Nishat Alam looks at some of the items on show

IMG_0319January’s meeting of the Redbridge and Waltham Forest branch of the NHS Retirement Fellowship
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Healthy retirement

Margot Cooper is a former catering officer for the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and is keen to welcome more retired health care professionals to the local branch of the NHS Retirement Fellowship

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East End Atmosphere

Geoff Wilkinson will be reopening his photography gallery in Wanstead this month, with new images added to his exhibition depicting the atmosphere of London’s East End, an area which resonates with many residents here

Aldersbrook-Farm-CoL-cemeteryAldersbrook Farm on the edge of Wanstead Flats, now the site of the City of London Cemetery
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Turf wars

At this month’s meeting of the Wanstead Historical Society, historians Mark Gorman and Peter Williams will be explaining the various ways Wanstead Flats has been used for agriculture over the years

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Doodle too

Art Group Wanstead member Blandine Martin explains why doodling on empty food packets became an additional artistic outlet for her during the pandemic