A series of bluebell information boards have been installed outside the Temple in Wanstead Park

Ahead of a talk for the Wanstead Historical Society about local women of note, Lynn Haseldine Jones reflects on the life of Margaret Meekings Johnson OBE (1875–1940)

Alan Coppin, caretaker at Hermitage Court in Snaresbrook, was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Aldersbrook resident Carol Curtis was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Age UK’s Wanstead Activity Centre was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Local police officer Harinder Sanghara was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

A carpet of native English bluebells will once again return to Chalet Wood in Wanstead Park this month

The Epping Forest Outdoor Group will be holding a quiz night in Snaresbrook this month

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