January/February 2020

10 South Woodford Village Gazette
Improve your birdwatching skills in
Wanstead Park this January
Residents are invited to join the
Wren Wildlife Group for a bird
spotting walk through Wanstead
Park as part of this January’s
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
“We’ll be looking at a variety
of wintering ducks – including
gadwall, shoveler, pochard and
tufted ducks – on the park’s lakes.
And we’ll be searching through
the bare trees for fieldfares,
redwings and siskins. And there
may be the odd surprise as well!”
said Tim Harris. Participants
will meet at the park’s Temple
at 10am on 25 January (free;
call 07505 482 328). The Big
Garden Birdwatch started as an
event for children in 1979 when
the RSPB joined forces with BBC’s
Blue Peter and called on kids to
report what birds they saw in
their garden. The annual event
has since highlighted the decline
of house sparrows and starlings.
These birds have dropped by
56% and 80% respectively
since the event began. But
there have also been increases
in some species, such as great
tits, which are up by 68%.
Visit swvg.co.uk/birdwatch
Fieldfare
© Tim Harris
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Donations and entries for
young writers competition
Discussion on women’s
mental health
Thy English
Academy
Donations are being sought to
support a writing competition
for children. Organised by Thy
English Academy – which hosts
workshops at South Woodford
Library – the campaign is
seeking funds to go towards
prizes and to pay tutors to mark
entries and assist library staff.
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Mansoor. The competition,
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The east London branch of
Soroptimist International – which
meets at Woodford Memorial
Hall – will host an event about
women’s mental health in the
community and in the criminal
justice system on 21 January. The
talk will be led by Joyce Kallevik,
director of WISH, the only
national, user-led charity working
with women with mental health
needs in prisons, hospitals and
the community. “Joyce is a widely
recognised authority on the
reality of women’s mental health
provision. She’ll be sharing her
extensive experience working
as a mental health advocate and
the unique insights she’s gained
through her own experience of
mental illness,” said a Soroptimist
East London spokesperson.
The event, which starts at
7.15pm, is open to all (tickets: by
donation; booking required).
Visit swvg.co.uk/wish