John Rocque’s London 10 Miles Round Map (1746). Courtesy of the British Library and MOLA via layersoflondon.org
John Rocque’s London 10 Miles Round Map (1746). Courtesy of the British Library and MOLA via layersoflondon.org
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©Jennifer Baptist
Jill Stock (22 May 1947 – 25 May 2019)
Redbridge Council is seeking feedback to help shape its Green Urban Landscape policy
Covid-19 brought a dormant Lake House Estate WhatsApp group to life. Then, group chat helped organise a jumble trail, a Halloween trail and an Advent trail. Now, Frances Hills hopes the chat will continue
Santa visited local streets aboard Steve Hayden’s milk floatA number of local school PTAs joined forces in December to organise a visit from Santa and his elves
A concept of the new hospital from a presentation by lead architect Paul Bell of Ryder ArchitectureThe ‘things that make for human wellbeing in building design’ was the focus of a recent campaign meeting about the plans for the new Whipps Cross Hospital.
Jill Stock’s daughters have launched a website to enable residents to continue to buy the Wanstead-themed jigsaw puzzle their late mother created.
A drive-through for donations took place at Wanstead Cricket Club earlier this monthOrganisers of the Wanstead CARES initiative have praised the community for their generous response.
Grace showing off her new bracesWanstead teenager Grace Wolstenholme invites you to watch her YouTube channel for an insight into life with cerebral palsy. In the fifth of a series of articles, Grace uses more f-words than we’ve ever published before
©Luciano OcescaIn the 10th of a series of articles looking at the developing plans for restoring Wanstead Park, Richard Arnopp of the Friends of Wanstead Parklands explains the latest spanner in the lake restoration works. Photo of Perch Pond by Luciano Ocesca
Hollie Skipper from local solicitors Wiseman Lee takes a look at the issues surrounding property co-ownership and explains why some property owners may want to consider making a Declaration of Trust
Wanstead resident Jean Medcalf has published her first poetry book at the age of 89. To Everything There is a Season is a collection of lyrical, spiritual poems about nature. In the second of a series of articles, Jean introduces Network, a poem with an apt Christmas message