Gardening at Christmas will be the theme for a local National Trust talk on 12 December

There’ll be plenty of festive cheer in and around Wanstead this December, with a number of events on offer for all the community to enjoy. Kris Kringle reports

Nearly 450 people took part in Redbridge Council’s recent community planting days, making it one of the largest planting events on record for the borough

In the 34th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces local community choir Modality, who will perform a seasonal concert in Wanstead this month

A Christmas market will take place on Wanstead High Street next month

A date for the second Wanstead Beer Festival has been set

Redbridge Council launched a consultation earlier this month over plans to upgrade the current advisory cycle lane on Cambridge Park

Two local historians have published a new book about the history of Wanstead Flats

A decision on the planning application to build a four-storey block of flats on Evergreen Field has been delayed

Wanstead will welcome Santa early this month as he embarks on a pre-Christmas tour of local streets on 20 December

The Wanstead Village Directory has launched Village Vouchers, a new initiative to help residents save money whilst supporting the local economy and good causes

Thomas Finnis died 140 years ago this month. He was the last Lord Mayor to have a procession on the Thames. Melissa Ford from the East of London Family History Society explains the Wanstead connection