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Remembering Jack

The Jack Petchey Foundation reflects on the life of the late entrepreneur from Manor Park whose philanthropy touched the lives of over a million young people

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Common mistake

Contrary to popular belief, Wanstead Flats is not common land, says local historian Mark Gorman, who explains the justification behind roping off sections of the Flats to protect the breeding Skylarks. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson

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New lease of life

Kavita Rana from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash takes a look at the long-awaited lease extension reforms, the implementation of which will be on the new government’s to-do list

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More than social

Get your walking shoes on for pleasure, community connections and health and wellbeing benefits, says Wanstead resident Liz Hickson, founder of Social Knitworks and now Social Walking

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Beyond Metro-land

Joshua Abbott has launched a crowdfunding campaign to publish Modernism Beyond Metro-land, a book documenting 20th-century architecture in London’s suburbs. In the first of a series of extracts, the spotlight is on Wanstead Station. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson