February 2022
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Wanstead Village Directory<br />
Portrait of our High Street: photographer<br />
documents local shops and shopkeepers<br />
Documentary<br />
photographer Russell<br />
Boyce has produced<br />
a series of portraits<br />
of Wanstead’s<br />
shopkeepers. “The<br />
pictures are a historic<br />
visual document<br />
about the Wanstead<br />
community, for<br />
the community,”<br />
said Russell, who<br />
photographed each<br />
shop twice, once with<br />
all the staff outside and<br />
again with the owner inside. The shopkeepers<br />
were also interviewed about their thoughts<br />
on the future of the High Street. The portraits<br />
and shopkeeper quotes will be displayed<br />
outside the Temple in Wanstead Park in March<br />
(sponsored by The Stow Brothers), and will<br />
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also feature in the Wanstead Village Directory,<br />
beginning this month with Wanstead<br />
Domestic Appliances (see pages 20–21). “I<br />
hope people enjoy the exhibition and articles<br />
and feel closer to our community as they look<br />
at the pictures and read the quotes.”<br />
Phone mast<br />
refused<br />
An application<br />
to install an 18m<br />
phone mast within<br />
the grounds of the<br />
Esso petrol station<br />
in Aldersbrook has<br />
been refused. It<br />
follows a similar<br />
application for a<br />
20m mast that was<br />
rejected last summer.<br />
Over 60 objections<br />
were lodged by local<br />
residents, citing the<br />
adverse impact it<br />
would have on the<br />
character of the area.<br />
“We have successfully<br />
fended this off twice<br />
now, so hopefully<br />
that will be the end<br />
of the matter,” said an<br />
Aldersbrook resident.<br />
HMO licensing<br />
consultation<br />
Redbridge Council<br />
has launched a<br />
consultation on its<br />
proposals to renew<br />
the Additional<br />
Houses in Multiple<br />
Occupation licensing<br />
scheme. “From its<br />
introduction in 2017,<br />
property licensing<br />
has had a significant<br />
impact on improving<br />
standards in the<br />
private rented sector<br />
and continues to<br />
support a range of<br />
housing objectives,”<br />
said a spokesperson.<br />
The consultation<br />
is open to all<br />
residents and runs<br />
until 7 March. Visit<br />
wnstd.com/hmo<br />
©Russell Boyce<br />
To advertise, call 020 8819 6645 or visit wnstd.com
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