IMG_2392Sandy and Gemma working on their allotment in 2011
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A lot to lose

In the ninth of a series of articles by those connected to Redbridge Lane West allotments – which are under threat from the adjacent gas works – we hear from former plot holder Gemma Sanderson

IMG_7318The Friends of St Gabriel’s launch event, September 2021
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Eco-friendly Friends

The recently formed Friends of St Gabriel’s will be hosting an eco-festival at the Aldersbrook church this month. It’s all part of future-proofing the venue, explains Georgina Brewis and Jane Skelding

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Another step forward

Last year, April Mehmet founded Walk It Out, a project dedicated to empowering women in Redbridge. With organised walks in Wanstead now part of the initiative, more female mentors are needed

67023203_mVilla d’Este in Tivoli, near Rome
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A Potted History

Ruth Martin of the Aldersbrook Horticultural Society has compiled a potted history of the garden. In the second of a series of articles, she guides us from Renaissance to Regency landscapes