February 2021

Contents
Features
Welcome 14
For the trees18–19
Number eight22
Power to help 26
Working with pride 30
Why can’t you see me?34
Future for Whipps42
Walk this way46
Streets apart? 50
Walks past Wanstead54–55
Adjoin the party 58
Deep roots 62–63
Puzzles & competitions
Sudoku32
Crossword competition 38
Wanstead anagram 56
Mind-bender puzzles64
Every month
Local news6–12
Wanstead map60–61
Community events 69–71
Community groups74
Useful numbers76
Index of advertisers78
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أهال بكل من يزور وُنستاد ألول مرة،‏ املدينة التي نفضل اعتبارها مثل القرية التي
تذكرنا بالشعور املجتمعي الذي نفتخر به هنا.‏ لقد أتيتم يف أفضل وقت ويف أسوأ
وقت كذلك حيث تواصل الجائحة إظهار كل الجوانب الطيبة يف البرش مثل سامت
الصداقة والتعاون والتآزر التي أتيتم من أجلها.‏ أمتنى أن تتمتعوا بالسعادة واألمان
هنا،‏ فعائلتكم هي عائلتنا ومجتمعنا أصبح اليوم مجتمعكم.‏
Five years and two months ago I felt compelled to open this
publication with a few lines of text in a foreign language. It was
the December 2015 issue, and the language in question was
French. The reason? To join the world in showing solidarity with
France following the Paris terrorist attack the month before. It
was the first time this magazine had deviated from its mother
tongue (barring the odd Latin phrase, just as you would expect
in any, ahem, highbrow publication). But in compiling this issue, I
once again found myself employing the services of a translator.
This is the February 2021 issue, and the language in question
this time is Arabic. The reason? To honour the true meaning of
this column’s ‘welcome’ heading. It sits there, at the top of page
three, in the same place, month after month. When you say a
word over and over, it starts to lose all meaning, but this month,
our welcome meaning is more… well, more meaningful than
ever. The above script is a welcome-to-Wanstead message for
an as yet unknown Syrian refugee family, who will be arriving
here any day now to start a new life (see page 14). My own way of
demonstrating the power of the community they will be joining.
Back in 2015, I included the English translation
of the French text. The message then was
one for all to read. This time, the message
is more powerful in Arabic alone… it
adds a certain je ne sais quoi.
If you are a business based in Wanstead, or if you have a
presence in the local community, we can help you get your
message across to our readers. The deadline for inclusion in
the March 2021 edition is 12 February 2021.
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