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

The recently relaunched PTA at Wanstead High School has set up a uniform shop

A geophysical survey has been carried out on part of Wanstead Flats

Wanstead Park’s visitor centre – will be open on the second weekend of each month until September

Wanstead Park’s bluebells have emerged and should remain on show into early May

An open table initiative at Holy Trinity Church on Hermon Hill offers a free hot meal to anyone in the community