In the 15th of a series of articles, Revd James Gilder of Wanstead Parish reflects on the beauty of impermanence, the value of the real and why genuine human creativity still matters in an artificial age

A community centre in Wanstead will be holding an open day this month

The Friends of Wanstead Parklands has extended an open invitation to its Annual General Meeting in April

The River Roding Trust has completed its biggest river restoration project to date, bringing 280 metres of river back to life on the Alders Brook. Paul Powlesland reports

Scaffolding has been removed from the Grotto in Wanstead Park following the installation of a steel frame

Following the recent death of hairdresser John Worsley, who worked in Wanstead for over 40 years, his friend and colleague Danielle Tomlin pays respect to a man who had a contagious love for life

Epping Forest staff and volunteers from the Wren Wildlife Group have installed a rope fence around two areas of Wanstead Flats ahead of the Skylark breeding season

A quiz night has raised over £2,000 for the Wanstead War Memorial restoration fund

The Wanstead and Woodford Marie Curie fundraising group will be hosting a quiz night at Wanstead House on 25 April

In the fifth of a series of articles featuring images by Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram takes a look at Arnie Göbel’s long‑running Windows and Doors of the World project

New public toilet facilities have been installed on Christ Church Green

One writer, one Interrail pass and a wildly over-ambitious, 37-stop journey to test railway accessibility in Europe. Wanstead-based travel writer Carole Edrich presents the third instalment of her Big Rail Story