As we settle into the ‘new normal’, Wanstead resident and lockdown hero Frank Charles reflects on how the pandemic has affected his charities, the Frank Charles Give a Gift Appeal and Feed the Streetz
Councillor Daniel Morgan-Thomas (Wanstead Village, Labour) looks back on his time in lockdown alone and highlights the importance of continuing to look after each other as ‘normality’ returns
An open-air cinema will be screening Disney classic Finding Nemo and horror-comedy The Lost Boys in Wanstead this month.
Amelie Tarr is raising funds for the Little Princess Trust
When lockdown was announced, the Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group had to come up with alternatives to replace their spring and summer plans. Enter Zoom. Tim Harris reports
Waltham Forest Save Our NHS held an online meeting last month to discuss the plans to rebuild Whipps Cross Hospital.
The annual Aldersbrook Jumble Trail is set to return on 8 August
A teenager from Wanstead is seeking support from local businesses having won a place in the finals of Miss Junior Teen GB 2020.
As a portrait photographer who became as famous as his celebrity subjects, David Bailey needs no introduction. As a ‘place of heaven in the East End’, Wanstead Park needs no introduction either. When Mr Bailey took his camera to the park during lockdown, the result was his 99th cover for British Vogue
A group of local cyclists are proposing a trial of three new shared-use routes in Wanstead Park.
What will Wanstead look like in a post-COVID-19 world? In the third of a series of articles, Chair of Wanstead Society Scott Wilding, who is exploring these issues as part of his job, offers his thoughts
In the second of two articles, Marian Temple of the Wanstead Community Gardeners keeps a watchful eye on a special space, now known as the Cherry Pye Bed. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson