The annual Wanstead Festival will return to Christ Church Green this September

Wanstead High School music teacher Ian Sweet has been named Secondary School Teacher of the Year

An estimated 20,000 people joined street parties and events across Redbridge

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A number of residents from the Aldersbrook and Lakehouse Estates are preparing to open their gardens again this summer for the annual Aldersbrook Open Garden Trail. Ruth Martin reports

The latest novel by Peter Chegwidden is a tale of love and tragedy which draws on memories of growing up in Wanstead and South Woodford in the 1950s and 1960s. Here, the author shares some of those memories

A variety of nature-themed events will take place in Wanstead Park and on Wanstead Flats next month

Wanstead Park has been a constant for the whole of my life, yet it’s a place of evolving change, reflects Paul Donovan, who believes humankind must take a step back to move forward

Redbridge Council is running a series of free composting workshops this week as part International Compost Awareness Week (7 to 13 May).

Wren Wildlife Group member Sybil Ritten needs help surveying Wanstead’s stag beetle population this summer

Since 2013, a seller is required to state whether Japanese knotweed is present on their property. Derek Inkpin from local solicitors Axiom DWFM looks at the legal implications of this invasive weed

Redbridge in Bloom – the borough’s annual amateur gardening competition – returns with a royal theme

Ann Holmes reflects on 100 years of lawn bowling at Wanstead Bowling Club, and invites residents to have a go at this historic sport at this month’s open day event

In the 32nd of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces Belgian harpist Lise Vandermissen, who will be performing in Wanstead this month

On 27 May, the St Mary’s Church organ will be 100 years old. A weekend festival of music will celebrate this centenary and Michael Blighton – who tunes the organ – will give a talk about the instrument

Shakespeare’s Macbeth will be performed at the open-air Greek Theatre

The annual RideLondon cycling event will pass through Redbridge on 28 May

With the skylark protective fencing on Wanstead Flats being vandalised, Wren Wildlife Group members Bob Vaughan and James Heal are keen to educate the community on the need for this temporary measure

Tinder Sticks will resume its Walk in the Woods programme this month. Here, lead instructor Alison O’Connor explains why she is keen for people to connect with Wanstead Park and Wanstead Flats

Redbridge Council is cracking down on irresponsible dog owners following an increase in public complaints about dog fouling and uncontrolled dogs. Council Officer Jo Smallman reports

Four open-air evening performances will take place in Wanstead Park this summer

Christ Church Green on 7 May from 11am to 6pm

Volunteering brings communities together, says Nurun Begum, Volunteer Centre Manager at Redbridge CVS, which provides information, training and support to organisations and residents

Ahead of the Wanstead Community Coronation Festival, James Paterson explains how residents can continue to support Tin in a Bin, and in the spirit of The Big Help Out, we hear from two of the organisation’s much-needed volunteers 

A Wanstead resident has told of her experience of sharing her home with a Ukrainian family