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FESTIVAL 

Sunday 18 September 2022 

11am to 6pm 

Christchurch Green, 

High Street Wanstead, 

E11 2RQ 

Please walk, cycle or use public transport 

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INSIDE: Evergreen Field history • Wanstead Fringe 2022 • Local theatre • Allotment update 

Community groups • Local events • Useful numbers • Directory of local businesses 

Independent directory of businesses, news and events in Wanstead, Snaresbrook and Aldersbrook

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Contents 

Features 

Forever green? 14–15 

Cheers to meatspace 18 

History comes home22 

Members are key 26 

The art of lessons30–31 

Luvvie Wanstead34 

Tired of fatigue? 38 

It’s bin good 44 

The sky’s limit52 

Great home? 56 

A portrait of our High Street64–65 

Knock, knock the lawyers68 

A lot to lose72 

The Big Walk76 

Puzzles & competitions 

Sudoku24 

Wanstead anagram40 

Crossword competition48 

Mind-bender puzzles 58 

Every month 

Local news6–10 

Wanstead map60–61 

Community events83–86, 88 & 90 

Community groups94 

Useful numbers96 

Index of advertisers98 

Contact Us 

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Welcome... 

I’m writing this issue’s welcome address 

much earlier than I usually do. Several 

weeks before my deadline, in fact. I would 

normally leave it to the last minute (I hope that 

never shows), not out of idleness, but a desire to 

have other content in place before I decide on how to bring it 

all together with a succinct welcome (I hope that always shows). 

But sometimes – and this is one of those times – there are 

overwhelming events which prompt an early composition. 

We’re a local magazine, and we stick to that ethos in all 

our content, but every now and then I find it hard not to 

acknowledge things happening in the wider world on this 

page. Mother’s Day, Christmas, Brexit, terrorism, football and the 

death of Stephen Hawking have all had my 300-word analysis. 

And now, one of those subjects gets another airing. It may be 

premature to embark on another festive-themed rambling, but 

Christmas has come early this year. Or perhaps it’s 56 years late? 

Either way, there is much to celebrate, football fan or not. 

By writing this so early, it means it will be almost a full month 

before anyone reads it, but I’m sure people will still be talking 

about Sarina Wiegman’s team. In the pubs, at the office and 

in the playgrounds, Leah Williamson and Co have done far 

more than just set a new course for women’s football; they’ve 

inspired a nation and multiple generations. On its own, victory 

in a football match will not equalise pay or make women feel 

safer on the streets, but the Lionesses have demonstrated that 

negativity can be challenged – and defeated – and that has the 

potential to impact society for the better. 

This may not be a typically locally focused 

introduction, but football has come 

home. And it doesn’t get more 

local than that. 

Lee Marquis, Editor 

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A collection of photos by local 

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Are you a local 

business owner? 

Do you find running your own business 

can feel a bit lonely sometimes? 

We are a friendly community run group of local business leaders who meet 

weekly at Wanstead Golf Club to support and help each other grow. 

Come along and meet us – it’s free to visit, includes a fabulous breakfast 

and you’ll get the opportunity to tell us about your business too. 

To arrange your free visit or to just have a chat to find out more, call Rachel 

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Come and meet us at the Wanstead Festival, 

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High Street to be closed to traffic for this 

month’s Wanstead Festival 

High Street Wanstead 

will be closed to traffic 

between Grove Park 

and Wanstead Place 

on 18 September (from 

8am to 8pm) to create 

a car-free Wanstead 

Festival. “We’re really 

looking forward to 

this year’s Wanstead 

Festival and Fringe. 

These events go from 

strength to strength, 

with more visitors 

each year. The road 

closure means more people can explore the 

High Street, and children can play and try out 

bikes in the cycle fun zone. There will also be 

information stands about electric vehicles, 

active travel and recycling,” said Councillor 

Jo Blackman. The annual festival takes place 

The High Street was first closed 

for the Wanstead Festival last year 

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on Christ Church Green from 11am to 6pm, 

featuring two entertainment stages, a classic 

car display, children’s rides, a petting zoo, craft 

hub, dog competition, holistic zone, sporting 

activities and local business and community 

group stalls. Visit wnstd.com/festival22 

Community 

Crowdfunding 

Redbridge Council 

has announced 

£180,000 of funding 

for the autumn 

2022 round of 

its Community 

Crowdfunding 

programme. Groups 

can receive up to 

£10,000 from the 

fund to support their 

community projects. 

“Alongside our 

partners Spacehive, 

the council will 

provide you with 

support to develop 

your initial idea, right 

the way through 

to launching your 

project,” said a 

spokesperson. Visit 

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Hidden Histories 

archive survey 

Eastside Community 

Heritage is seeking 

feedback as it works 

to make its social 

history archives 

available online. 

“We are digitising 

our Hidden Histories 

archive so everyone 

will be able to 

access our amazing 

oral histories, 

photographs 

and memorabilia 

wherever they are. 

Please complete our 

two-minute survey 

to help us include 

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to you and your 

community,” said a 

spokesperson. Visit 

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Local artists to offer colourful show 

and ‘Hands On’ workshop for festival 

The soundtrack to the opening of 

the Wanstead Festival 

© Alison Stenhouse 

Visitors to this month’s Wanstead Festival 

will be able to view art and get creative, 

courtesy of Art Group Wanstead. “Feast your 

eyes and try your own hand at artwork at 

our festival stand. There will be a varied 

visual display by members who previously 

took part in the local art trail. Now, the 

group is looking for suitable venues to show 

members’ work together. Children and adults 

are invited to drop by for our ‘Hands On’ 

workshop throughout the day,” said a group 

spokesperson. Visit artgroupwanstead.com 

Developers analyse feedback from 

Evergreen Field consultation 

Wanstead band Tall Poppies will be providing 

the soundtrack to the opening of this year’s 

Wanstead Festival. “The twin sister-fronted 

alternative pop act will bring their unique live 

set to Christ Church Green with some new 

material and old favourites,” said the band’s 

manager. Originating from Australia, Susan 

and Catherine Hay are joined by Diarmuid 

Nugent on violin and Doug Fink on drums. The 

group have recorded three albums, and their 

new single, Big Shake, has enjoyed national 

radio play. Visit wnstd.com/tp 

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How the development would 

look from the High Street 

The developers behind plans to build a 

four-storey block containing a nursery and 

24 homes on Wanstead’s Evergreen Field are 

analysing the feedback from their recent 

consultation. “Over 850 residents have visited 

the website in addition to almost 100 faceto-face 

interviews. It was a fantastic level 

of response from residents and interested 

parties. The feedback given by the community 

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Gardeners’ World presenter to attend 

Aldersbrook Horticultural Society 

Redbridge Council pledges £830,000 

to boost resilience to flooding 

Arit Anderson 

Flooding on the A406 

at the Charlie Brown’s 

Roundabout in July 2021 

A presenter from BBC Two’s Gardeners’ World 

will be the guest speaker at this month’s 

meeting of the Aldersbrook Horticultural 

Society. “We are pleased to welcome garden 

designer, writer and presenter Arit Anderson 

to give the first talk in our new season 

of events. Arit has a wealth of gardening 

knowledge and will be giving a presentation 

about growing greener,” said a spokesperson. 

The event will take place at Aldersbrook Bowls 

Club on 13 September from 7pm (visitors: £5). 

Visit wnstd.com/ahs 

Redbridge Council has ringfenced £830,000 

of funding to support a package of flood 

defence measures across the borough over 

the next few years. “The money will be used to 

introduce flood alleviation schemes in areas 

previously seriously affected by flooding, and 

ensure the borough’s risk management and 

surface water management plans remain 

up to date. A range of sustainable drainage 

systems are also being designed for areas 

affected by the flash floods in July 2021,” said 

a spokesperson. 

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New eco-friendly road asphalt 

trialled in Wanstead 

Drought conditions delay the return 

of cattle grazing in Wanstead Park 

© Geoff Wilkinson 

Quinny, Nina and Naru 

were the first cows to return 

to Wanstead Park in 2020 

Redbridge Council has trialled the use of ecofriendly 

road asphalt in South Woodford and 

Wanstead. “Containing 15% recycled content, 

the new asphalt mix is produced at a lower 

temperature leading to reduced emissions 

during the manufacturing process and less 

virgin material used, leaving behind a lower 

carbon footprint,” said a spokesperson. The 

road resurfacing programme – delivered in 

partnership with Kenson Highways – included 

Ashbourne Avenue, Cadogan Gardens, 

Charnwood Drive and Colvin Gardens. 

Cattle grazing has not returned to Wanstead 

Park this year because of the drought 

conditions. It follows an assessment by the 

City of London Corporation’s Grazing and 

Landscape Project Officer, who determined 

there simply wasn’t sufficient vegetation 

to support the cows. The situation is to be 

monitored in the coming months, and if 

sufficient moisture enables vegetation growth 

in the autumn, the cows will return later in the 

year. English longhorn cows first returned to 

the park in 2020. 


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Wren Wildlife and Conservation 

Group’s 50th-anniversary celebration 

Gayle Chong Kwan 

Jumble trail will return to the streets 

of Wanstead this month 

© 2022 Google 

The Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group 

will be holding a 50th-anniversary celebration 

at Wanstead Golf Club on 8 October (4pm to 

10pm; tickets: £10). “The event will be a chance 

to meet our new patron, Gayle Chong Kwan, 

an award-winning artist who lives locally 

and whose work addresses our relationship 

with waste, nature and diverse ecologies. The 

event will also showcase the winners of our 

photography competition, and we’ll have a 

‘fireside’ chat with our founding members,” 

said a spokesperson. Visit wnstd.com/wren 

Your local Carpet Fitter 

in Wanstead 

The popular Wanstead Fringe jumble trail will 

return this month. “This is a great opportunity 

to clear out your wardrobe and free up some 

space in the toy cupboard – assuming you 

dare to open it! It also provides a great excuse 

to get out there and meet the neighbours, 

steal ideas for your garden and just have a 

general wander around the area. Who knows 

who you might meet or what you might find?” 

said a spokesperson. The event runs from 11am 

to 2pm on 17 September (£5 per house with 

goods to sell). Visit wnstd.com/jt22 

Community climate picnic on 

Christ Church Green 

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Email: gramlick@hotmail.com 

Residents are invited to join a climate picnic 

on Christ Church Green this month. “Bring a 

picnic and a blanket, and show your support 

for climate action while finding out more 

about what you can do to help. Organised by 

The School of Simple Swaps in partnership 

with Wanstead Climate Action, the event 

will include talks by Wanstead Community 

Gardeners, Redbridge Cycling Campaign and 

the organisers of the Urban Orchard,” said a 

spokesperson. The picnic will start at 1pm on 

11 September. Visit wnstd.com/picnic22 



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For those who don’t know, the 

Evergreen Field is that square patch 

of fenced-off land on Wanstead High 

Street beside Christ Church Green. The 

site has not been inhabited since 1944, 

when two homes which stood there were 

bombed and then demolished in 1967. 

Some 25 years ago, the field was owned by 

the Metropolitan Police and was intended 

to serve as the location of a new Wanstead 

Police Station to replace the smaller, iconic 

Spratt Hall Road building. Unfortunately, 

before any plans could be drawn up, a new 

directive was issued by the Met which said any 

undeveloped land owned by the Met must be 

sold, so the site was put up for auction. 

A group of local Wanstead residents clubbed 

together to crowdfund a bid to purchase the 

site. They were unsuccessful. However, not all 

the sponsors wanted their money back and 

the residents were left with approximately 

£10,000. It was decided to give half the money 

to a local charity and then, in May 1997, the 

remainder was used to form the Wanstead 

Society. 

A committee was formed and their first 

task was to try to look after the site that 

had eluded their bid. When the successful 

developer submitted a planning application, 

the Wanstead Society lodged an objection. 

Redbridge Council agreed the proposal was 

not in keeping with the area and refused the 

application. The developer took the matter to 

the Planning Inspectorate in Bristol on appeal. 

After a site visit, the inspector dismissed the 

appeal (the planning inspector decided the 

view of the spire and the east end of Christ 

Church – a Grade II* listed building – from the 

High Street was of paramount importance). 

At this point, Redbridge Council issued a CR1 

protection order for the site, declaring it to be 

an “important open urban space” that should 

not be developed. 

In 2012, a local businessman purchased the site 

saying he could overturn the protection order. 

He met with the Wanstead Society saying he 

would ‘donate’ half the site to public use if 

the Society would lobby the council to have 

the protection order lifted. We responded by 

saying we would get our solicitors to meet 

with his and agree the terms of the transfer. 

This was not what he wanted. He would retain 

ownership of the entire plot. The society was 

not prepared to spend money maintaining 

a plot they did not own and which could 

therefore be reclaimed at any moment, so the 

‘deal’ fell through. 

A couple of months ago, some 10 years after 

that meeting in 2012, a very similar proposal 

emerged from Caerus Developments, this 

time being put to local residents with a 

quasi consultation. The plans now are for a 

four-storey building containing 24 homes 

(nine one-bed, 11 two-bed and four threebed 

apartments) and a ground-floor nursery, 

again with half the site being ‘donated to the 

community’. 

There is insufficient detail in the glossy 

brochure that has been issued which, frankly, 

raises more questions than answers. For 

example, we need to know exactly what is 

meant by the word ‘donate’ used in the 

brochure to whet the appetite of 

some land for public use. Who 

will own the ‘donated’ land? 

Presumably, it should be 

Redbridge – especially if it is 

an adjunct to Christ Church 

Green. Has the council been 

approached to determine 

the viability of this proposal? 

Who will pay to make the land 

safe for public use? Who will 

maintain the land over time? 

These are just some of the questions 

raised by this proposal and a recent meeting 

with the developers did little to enlighten us. 

Without all the answers, the consultation is 

meaningless. So, just as we did in 1997 and 

2012, we’ll be watching this space very closely 

indeed. 

For more information on the Wanstead 

Society, visit wnstd.com/ws 

To view the Evergreen Field development 

proposals, visit wnstd.com/field 



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FOREVER 

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With a planning application for the 

development of Evergreen Field 

expected to be submitted this autumn, 

Geoff Horsnell of the Wanstead Society 

provides a potted history of this patch 

of land, which has lain unused since 

1944. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson 

G R E E N? 

GREEN? 


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CHEERS TO MEATSPACE 

As the Wanstead Fringe limbers up for its ninth annual showcase – with 

a range of real-world events running from 9 to 25 September – founder 

Giles Wilson has one eye on the 10th anniversary next year 

It’s not a pretty word, but it is powerful: 

meatspace. It’s the opposite of 

cyberspace. While for two years we 

conducted all sorts of social interactions 

online, we are now back, fully, in the world 

of meatspace, where real people actually 

meet other real people, in real life. 

When we started the Fringe in 2013 it was a 

bit of a joke at our own expense. We loved 

Wanstead, yes, but we knew that cultural 

activities were a bit thin on the ground 

here, and we had a limited choice of venues. 

So, we decided to improvise with what we 

had – the open-air Kinema being the prime 

example. 

We didn’t have any money either, so again, 

we improvised with some sponsorship – from 

its earliest days (as now) with Petty Son and 

Prestwich being the first to put a hand in 

their pocket. 

Things seem to be working. Starting on Friday 

9 September, there will be a wider range of 

Wanstead Fringe events than ever before. 

Three different plays; some 10 book events in 

the inaugural Wanstead Book Festival; pottery 

classes; live music; comedy; more open-air 

cinema; quizzes; talks; spoken word artists and 

the return of the jumble trail. 

The number of venues has grown. For the 

first time this year, we’ll be in the excellent 

Wanstead High Theatre, something of a 

hidden gem. 

And more sponsors have joined too. Along 

with Petty’s, we now have Edwards Duthie 

Shamash, THP Chartered Accountants, The 

Wanstead Society, Eton Manor RFC and The 

Duke – names I never tire of reciting because, 

without them, there wouldn’t be a Fringe. 

Wine tasting is one of 

many events taking place 

as part of the Fringe 

So, as we head into a 10th anniversary year, 

where do we go from here? How do we 

embed the Wanstead Fringe as a cultural 

anchor? What do we need to do now to make 

sure it’s around for a 20th anniversary? 

Part of it is having the right people involved. 

Part of it is having the right ambitions. Part 

of it is growing as Wanstead grows. But I’d be 

a fool if I didn’t say a large part of it too will 

come down to having enough money. 

So, we’re coming up with some ideas for how 

people can join in this homegrown venture, 

either with their time, their ideas, or if they 

prefer, with their money. Thousands of people 

will be taking part in Fringe events this month. 

If you’re one of them, and you want the 

Fringe to be around for future generations of 

Wanstead people, please take a look at the 

website to see how you can help. 

But for now, it’s back to the meatspace. I love 

the internet as much as anyone, but I can’t 

wait for this Fringe to begin, in real life. 

For more information and to book 

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HISTORY COMES HOME 

Redbridge Museum will open a new permanent exhibition later this 

year exploring 200,000 years of local history. In the eighth of a series of 

articles, Museum Officer Nishat Alam looks at some of the items on show 

The Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum 

opened in Snaresbrook in 1843. The 

building is now known as Snaresbrook 

Crown Court, but for over a century it was a 

boarding school. In this article, I look at the 

history of the asylum, later called the Royal 

Wanstead School, which will be explored in 

a new display about the borough’s historic 

institutions when Redbridge Museum reopens 

in the next few months. 

We usually understand ‘orphan’ as someone 

who has lost both their parents, but the pupils 

of the Infant Orphan Asylum were children 

whose fathers had died and whose mothers 

could not afford to take care of them. The 

asylum only took in children from respectable, 

middle-class families, who could often buy 

the vote of the private donors who funded the 

asylum, ensuring their child’s admittance. 

In this way, the asylum was not a traditional 

orphanage. The building itself is not the kind 

of place we tend to picture when we think of 

homes of its kind. Now Grade II listed, it was 

designed by two prominent architects and 

its foundation stone laid by Prince Albert, 

consort of Queen Victoria, who was the 

institution’s first royal patron. But despite 

its status amongst royals, the Infant Orphan 

Asylum was, after all, a boarding school where 

children were sent away from their families, 

often as infants. Pupils had a strict, disciplined 

schooling by the teachers and nurses who 

took care of them and, as with many in similar 

schools at the time, may have been quite 

miserable. 

Donald Grist, who was there from 1903 to 1919, 

wrote in his memoir, A Victorian Charity: “Meals 

were simple and sparse: mince or stew with 

one vegetable… Drinks were cocoa, water and 

watered milk.” Meals were served on plates 

like the one pictured above, which will feature 

in the new museum display among other 

material, having been donated to us by a 

local resident who, in 1990, recovered various 

pieces of crockery used by the asylum from 

the shores of Eagle Pond. They paint a picture 

of a rather grim experience hidden behind a 

grand façade. 

The asylum’s slightly ominous Victorian name 

was abandoned for the more inviting Royal 

Wanstead School in 1938. At this point, it 

began to operate as a school rather than an 

orphanage as social attitudes on education 

and care changed. Pupils attending at this 

time probably looked back at their time more 

fondly than their Victorian counterparts. 

As welfare provision improved in the 1950s, 

more children began to attend local schools 

and the Royal Wanstead School saw a decline 

in income and attendance until it could no 

longer afford to stay open. It finally closed in 

1971. The building opened as a Crown Court on 

26 November 1974. 

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MEMBERS ARE KEY 

The East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard Club is in desperate 

need of more members if its 40-year history of providing music for the 

Wanstead community is to continue. Club secretary Derek Farr reports 

The East London and Essex Electronic 

Keyboard Club (formerly known as the 

East London and Essex Organ Society) 

is 40 years old. Founded by budding organ 

players and encouraged by their organ 

teacher, Martyn Rice, and David Thomas 

(our club president), the club was started in 

July 1982. 

Our first meeting venue, like so many organ 

clubs, was a public house. For us, it was the 

Maypole in Barkingside. In those early days, 

the members entertained themselves, playing 

organs brought along by our president from 

the local music shop. Members would also 

bring along food they had made and a good 

time was had by all. The society started with a 

membership of 53 and this number soon rose 

to 74 – not bad for a new club. The pub soon 

became unsuitable, so a search was made to 

find a new meeting place. Wanstead Library, 

having a hall called the Churchill Room, 

looked promising. That was back in 1983 and it 

has proved very successful; we have remained 

there ever since. 

Our first artistes were unknown players at 

that time. To name a few, they included David 

Thomas, Danny O’Sullivan and a young man 

called Mark Brown. Some of the first real 

professionals we booked were artistes you 

may know: Steve Lowdell, Byron Jones, Robert 

Beadle and Harry Jackson. The committee 

today still endeavours to engage the very best 

artistes, including some up-and-coming new 

faces. It is our aim to encourage new talent, as 

well as supporting established organists. 

But with a dwindling membership following 

the pandemic, keeping the club going has 

been tough. And last month, at our AGM, 

we had to vote on the worst decision of the 

club’s existence: do we close or do we strive 

to find new members? I am glad to report 

the members voted to keep going. So, we are 

now making a plea to Wanstead residents and 

those from the surrounding area. If you enjoy 

listening to music, please come and visit us! 

We have provided excellent music for the 

community these past 40 years. The music 

is varied, from classical to big band and 

up-to-date tunes, and we are now hopefully 

adding jazz to the shows. Artistes come from 

all over the country to play for two hours, with 

a 25-minute break when you can enjoy some 

refreshments and socialise. 

East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard 

Club is well known on the keyboard circuit 

and, I might add, respected for enjoying the 

music and a social evening. This is why we 

have gone on as long as we have. But we need 

more people to come and enjoy a couple of 

hours away from their TVs and smartphones, 

and belong to something special. 

The club meets at Wanstead Library on the 

second Wednesday of the month (doors 

open at 7.15pm; concert starts at 7.50pm). 

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THE 

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It all started by assisting Bill Porter with 

his watercolour classes, which were 

so popular, he needed an extra tutor. 

Bill was a member of Essex Art Club, and 

many of its members were in the class. 

When Bill retired, I took over his classes at 

Wanstead House and continued to teach 

watercolours, adding acrylics, pastels 

and pen and ink to the mix. There is still a 

thriving art community there after 20 years. 

Recently, I also took over the portrait art class 

from Eamon Everall, who taught at Wanstead 

House for many years. He said the class was 

originally established by renowned local 

artist Haydn Mackey. Mackey’s great friend 

and student, Walter Spradbery, helped set 

up Bedford House Community Association 

in Buckhurst Hill after the Second World War. 

Both artists were involved with Essex Art Club, 

which based many of its activities at Wanstead 

House and still does. I feel privileged to run 

classes at both Wanstead House and Bedford 

House and to be part of their shared history. 

Originally, I studied at Bath Academy of Art 

in Corsham, Wiltshire, where I was taught by 

contemporary artists, including Peter Kinley. 

I followed the traditional path in learning to 

paint. Then, unconventionally, I worked in a 

foundry, my family’s business, before taking 

an MA at the University of East London. 

Figurehead for Docklands, my sculpture made 

out of steel scrap, was placed at Poplar Dock in 

1998. I also created a large-scale 3D Peace Dove 

for Wanstead in 2014 to mark the centenary of 

the First World War with Art Group Wanstead. 

After my MA, I started teaching (I have worked 

for Redbridge Institute of Adult Education for 

25 years) and then developed painting and 

drawing with a series of exhibitions in Suffolk. 

I showed my landscapes and seascapes 

alongside the work of photographer Paul 

Tucker – now my husband – and silversmiths 

Plenderleith. Collaborating with other artists, 

be they my contemporaries or my students, 

has become a recurring feature. I enjoy the 

energy that is created in a group and it gives a 

focus for all to work towards. 

I continue to take part in exhibitions with 

ex-Corsham students, which is a great way of 

keeping in touch and continuing to support 

each other’s development as artists. In 2021, 

the Corsham Studio group came together for 

the E17 Art Trail, and I produced a silk-screen 

print, Rule of Six, for the event. 

Combining the roles of artist and teacher 

sometimes creates opportunities for my 

students outside the classroom, such as at 

Loughton’s Lopping Art exhibition a few 

months ago. In 2010, we displayed students’ 

work at Christ Church in Wanstead when the 

pipe organ was renewed. In 2011, we had a 

display at The Corner House showing images 

depicting the renovation of the building. 

I have shown students’ work at St Mary’s 

Church on Overton Drive several times, 

visiting the church to draw with the class. 

Taking part helps to extend students’ 

skills. Vitally, the support and 

encouragement given by other 

students, as well as by the 

tutor, helps students to 

progress and enjoy their art. 

Meet Anna at the Wanstead Festival, when 

Art Group Wanstead will be displaying its 

work. Visit artgroupwanstead.com 

To view more of Anna’s work, visit 

annabisset.co.uk. For more information 

on Anna’s art classes at Wanstead House, 

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Mixed media artist 

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a tutor at Wanstead 

House Community 

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years. Here, she 

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productions, Fiona Gordon explains why Wanstead should be proud to 

be turning ‘luvvie’ 

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‘luvvie’ of late. We first smelt the 

greasepaint and heard the roar of 

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Wanstead this month as part of the annual 

Wanstead Fringe. 

There is something for everyone. Black 

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to capture an audience in a venue on or just 

off the High Street. What a delight to have 

quality theatre on our doorstep! What makes 

it even more delightful is that all three theatre 

companies have their roots in our village. 

Wanstead resident, Marissa Landy, brings her 

self-penned show fresh from the (slightly) 

cooler climes of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

A Non-Emergency is a contemporary comedy 

based on Marissa’s real-life experiences of 

working in the ambulance service. Upstairs at 

The Bull, join a couple of crewmates and the 

patients they meet on a day at work. It should 

have you in stitches of the right kind! 

Born and bred Wanstead stalwart, Jon 

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nights, both at the Fringe and throughout 

the year, brings his directional debut to his 

old comprehensive school, Wanstead High. 

DNA by Dennis Kelly is a modern-day black 

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group of adolescents, this explosive play calls 

into question society’s response to cruelty, 

bullying, peer pressure and pack mentality. 

Are these behaviours societal and learned or 

are they inherent in us all? 

And finally, after a sell-out debut of Bazaar 

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production of Bazaar & Rummage 

are back with their second show. TWO by 

Jim Cartwright (The Rise and Fall of Little 

Voice, Road) is a tale of love, laughs and loss in 

your friendly local. Come meet the landlady 

and the landlord of this busy boozer and 

let them introduce you to the regulars. The 

production is, once again, site-specific. Set in a 

pub, and so, performed in The Bull. 

It is a testament to our Wanstead community 

that so many local theatre practitioners want 

to be part of the ninth Wanstead Fringe. Yes, 

we are an arty lot who love to be entertained, 

but we also love to get involved. From the 

support of businesses, schools and churches 

willingly providing venues or financial support 

or creating window displays, to individuals 

offering their time and talents to promote 

the shows or to residents sourcing or loaning 

a much-needed prop or set piece, we are 

shaping up into a proper theatre community. 

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After activity more strenuous than a short 

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Then, in 2020, she caught COVID. 

This worsened her existing problems and 

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As a family with two teenagers, we’ve adapted. 

She and I used to be a partnership, splitting 

household jobs equally, but now most things 

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many things that’s changed. 

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communal compost bin trial, and invites residents to local composting 

workshops as part of The Great Big Green Week 

At the end of June, Cleaner Greener 

Wanstead and Redbridge Council 

installed a compost bin on Christ 

Church Green. It was placed on the grass 

verge near the entrance of the church. 

Open to everyone, this compost bin is 

an invitation to reduce our waste and 

greenhouse gas emissions. The only thing you 

have to do is throw your fruit and veggie food 

waste into the bin. And people have been 

using the bin with success. Tea bags, coffee 

grounds and appropriate cardboard boxes 

and packaging have also been recycled in the 

compost. 

Every year, London Local Authorities collect 

more than 3.6 million tons of waste, and 

generating more rubbish for waste collection 

day means more lorries using more fuel and 

causing more air pollution and greenhouse 

gases to be released. Composting significantly 

reduces waste and greenhouse gas emissions. 

It doesn’t take up much space and produces 

a soil improver that’s great for the garden and 

perfect for growing your own plants. 

We regularly check the Christ Church Green 

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once a week, which is crucial as it is an 

aerobic process (with oxygen). In order to 

maintain optimal moisture in the system, 

it is recommended to add around 50% of 

soft green material (grass clippings, weeds, 

uncooked vegetables) with 50% woody brown 

material (prunings, wood chippings, shredded 

paper, cardboard or dead leaves). The 

composting process takes six to nine months. 

No bad smells or major misuses were 

observed after more than a month of use, and 

we would like to thank all users for respecting 

the few rules to make this trial a success. 

If you are interested in this process, come and 

have a look at the bin and start composting. 

You will see it is very simple and your general 

waste bin will be much lighter. 

The Great Big Green Week will take place from 

24 September to 2 October. This is the UK’s 

biggest ever celebration of community action 

to tackle climate change and protect nature. 

During this week, two interactive workshops 

will take place here in Wanstead. This will be 

the perfect opportunity to share with us any 

questions you may have about composting. 

Support, advice and tips will be provided to 

teach you what food waste can be thrown in. 

We will also discuss how you can store your 

kitchen waste for a few days in your home 

before dropping it in the communal bin. We 

look forward to seeing you all during this 

week, but do not hesitate to contact us right 

now if you want more information about 

composting or if you are ready to try it! 

Composting workshops will take place 

by the bin on 29 September (5.15pm to 

6.15pm) and on 1 October (10.15am to 

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B O L D T R I P L E T S 

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THE SKY’S LIMIT 

More planes will be flying over Wanstead if London City Airport’s latest 

proposals for expansion are approved, says John Stewart of campaign 

group HACAN East 

Wanstead will be hit with more 

London City planes on Saturdays 

and in the early morning and late 

evening if the airport’s expansion plans are 

approved. 

London City Airport wants to: 

• Get rid of the current curfew on flights 

(12.30pm Saturday to 12.30pm Sunday) to 

allow flying on Saturday afternoons and 

evenings. 

• Double the number of flights permitted 

between 6.30am and 7am. 

• Have ‘more flexibility’ for delayed 

departures and arrivals in the last half hour 

of operations each day (10pm to 10.30pm). 

The measures are to accommodate an 

annual increase in passengers from 6.5m 

to 9m. It will mean that, by 2031, the airport 

will be just short of the annual cap on flight 

numbers of 111,000. That is more than double 

the flights expected this year and up from 

the 80,000 that flew in 2019, the last full year 

before COVID. 

The reason behind the proposals is 

London City’s desire to attract more leisure 

passengers. For many years, City was seen 

as a business airport but the proportion of 

business passengers fell before COVID and, 

post-COVID, the growth is in leisure. 

London City is claiming that ‘quieter, cleaner’ 

planes will be used. But the aircraft will only 

be noticeably quieter in areas fairly close to 

the airport, and only on departure. Wanstead 

can expect, at best, a two- to three-decibel 

reduction in noise from each plane, barely 

perceptible to the human ear. 

The proposals will also result in an increase in 

climate emissions. 

The big problem for Wanstead is that since 

2016, when London City concentrated its 

flight paths, the area gets no relief from the 

noise. On days when the prevailing west wind 

blows, all departures come over Wanstead, at 

a height of around 3,000 feet. London City is 

looking again at its flight paths with a view 

to alternating them to give communities like 

Wanstead some relief. The airport is also being 

urged to work with Heathrow to separate 

the two airport’s flight paths. At present, City 

flights over Wanstead are lower than they 

need be as they are held down by Heathrow 

flights above them. 

I welcome those moves, but the new flight 

paths are unlikely to be in place before 

2027, three years after City’s current growth 

proposals would come into operation. 

The current consultation is open until 

9 September. Whatever plans London City 

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Newham Council, the planning authority. 

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JUST SAY NO! 

Your response to London City Airport’s growth 

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NO! to scrapping the Saturday 

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NO! to even more daily early 

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NO! to continuous expansion 

The airport wants to shrink the weekend ban on flights to allow flying 

on a Saturday up to 10.30pm at night 

They want even more planes to fly between 6.30am–7am 

and 10pm–10.30pm each day 

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Wanstead Climate Action is spreading the word about The Great 

Homes Upgrade campaign, which can rapidly cut bills and emissions 

from home heating, says Kathy Taylor 

It’s a no-brainer. As Professor Katharine 

Hayhoe says in her book about climate 

change: “The cheapest form of energy 

is the energy that you don’t use.” Why not 

cut bills, reduce reliance on Russian oil and 

gas, help those most at risk of fuel poverty 

and save the planet by reducing carbon 

emissions, all at the same time? It could be 

a win-win. 

Why then does the government seem so 

reluctant to invest substantially in insulating 

Britain’s energy-leaky homes? An investment 

of £11.7bn, the same amount that it is costing 

to refurbish Parliament, could upgrade 

over four million homes to higher energy 

standards. It would also kick-start an industry 

that has faltered, owing to short-term grant 

schemes that have come and then been 

withdrawn before their time is up, owing to 

poor management. No industry can flourish in 

this uncertain environment. 

At the time of writing, the UK government has 

committed £37bn to help households with 

energy bills, but there has been nothing to 

upgrade energy efficiency. As homes account 

for 20% of UK carbon emissions, we will not 

get to net zero without a mass insulation 

strategy. The best way of doing this would be 

a concerted effort to upgrade homes street 

by street, starting with retrofits to social 

housing. 

Wanstead Climate Action has joined forces 

with the New Economics Foundation 

campaign ‘The Great Homes Upgrade’, Fuel 

Poverty Action and many other organisations 

to call on the government to put this right. 

And following a successful stall at the South 

Woodford Jubilee Market in June and several 

in Wanstead High Street over the summer, we 

will be hosting another information stall at the 

Wanstead Climate Action 

information stall 

Wanstead Festival on 18 September, so look 

out for us there. 

Reducing your heating bill now is also 

probably one of the most effective actions 

for a climate-safe future. Major works can 

daunt even committed people and there is 

a lack of practical support and information 

for local residents to reduce their emissions 

and bills long term. Wanstead Climate Action 

aren’t experts in energy efficiency, but we’ve 

seen what can be achieved, even in Victorian 

terraces, and have started a resource list on 

our website, including grant information (such 

as the Redbridge Go Green grant) and advice. 

You can also use our website to find example 

letters to send to your local MP. 

For those who can fund the work 

themselves, there is also a list of local 

insulation contractors. This may be for 

internal or external solid wall insulation, 

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A portrait of our 

High Street 

Last year, local photographer Russell Boyce used a vintage film camera 

to create a visual record of Wanstead High Street’s shopkeepers. In the 

seventh of a series of reproductions, The Art Shop steps into the frame 

It’s been less than a year since I completed 

my photo story, and yet so many small 

but significant changes have already 

taken place along the High Street. 

Le Voyage has closed down and gone online, 

Mas Beg from Heads ‘N’ tails has retired, selling 

his business, City Place Café has doubled 

the size of their premises, and wine bar Must 

has opened in place of Coco. The impact of 

COVID has meant staffing has changed in 

many stores, and saddest of all is the passing 

of Jamil Sheikh from Wanstead Domestic 

Appliances. My condolences to his family. 

It’s the capturing of a seemingly ordinary 

moment in time which once lost, is gone 

forever, that I am most interested in. Time has 

moved on and many people’s concerns about 

COVID and Brexit are being replaced with 

worries about inflation, fuel prices, staffing, 

climate change, water shortages and Putin’s 

plans. Change is happening quicker than we 

think or may like. 

I am now working on a new project about 

Lea Bridge Road whilst also busy shooting 

more privately commissioned black and white 

portraits on my vintage Rolleiflex film camera. 

This time, I am photographing some of 

Wanstead’s proud homeowners in the style of 

formal Edwardian environmental portraiture. 

So, if you’d like to capture a moment in time 

of your own family outside your home, do get 

in touch. 

Dill and Jessy Puneet (opposite), owners of The 

Art Shop located at 117C Wanstead High Street, 

with their team (above) Jane West, Jane Knight, 

Melanie Bernor and Sue Summers. 

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knock, knock the lawyers 

From a Shakespeare line to a Churchill jibe, Derek Inkpin from local 

solicitors Wiseman Lee has no objection to a few good lawyer jokes. 

Does he have a good sense of humour? You can be the judge of that 

Shakespeare’s plays, as we know, are 

full of phrases which over 400 years 

later are still used in common speech. 

One of the memorable lines from Henry VI, 

Part 2 is from the mouth of Dick ‘The 

Butcher’, who suggests one of the ways 

to improve the prospects of pretenders 

achieving the throne: “The first thing we 

do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” 

Perhaps he was thinking that lawyers maintain 

the privilege of the wealthy and powerful 

when, in the face of a violent mob, lawyers 

stand in their way seeking to protect the 

rule of law. 

Jokes or insults about lawyers seem to have 

been with us for as long as the law has 

existed. I would be struggling to think of 

anything funny to say about accountants or 

architects, but for solicitors and barristers, 

the world is awash. How many lawyers does 

it take to change a light bulb? How many can 

you afford? 

Or from yesteryear: after the freshly acquitted 

horse thief pleaded with the judge for an 

arrest warrant “for that dirty lawyer of mine,” 

the explanation was: “Your Honour, you see 

I didn’t have the money to pay his fee, so he 

went and took the horse I stole.” 

Then there are the old ones. What is the 

difference between a catfish and a lawyer? 

One is a scum-sucking-bottom-feeding 

scavenger. The other is a fish. And, why 

don’t sharks eat lawyers? Professional 

courtesy. 

Or from the USA: Lawyer: “I have some good 

news for you.” Client: “What good news? You 

lost my case, I was convicted of a murder I did 

not commit and was sentenced to die in the 

electric chair?” Lawyer: “That’s all true, but I 

got the voltage lowered.” 

And so it goes on. Someone mistakenly left 

the cages of the reptile house open in the zoo 

and there were snakes slithering everywhere. 

The keeper tried frantically to get them back 

in their cages. Finally, he yelled: “Quick, call a 

lawyer. We need someone who speaks their 

language.” 

What’s the difference between a good lawyer 

and a bad lawyer? A bad lawyer might let a 

case drag on for several years. A good lawyer 

knows how to make it last even longer. 

There are hundreds of these humorous (?) 

contributions, but I think in my next life, 

I will choose another job and avoid being 

the butt of everybody’s jokes and even 

Winston Churchill’s jibe: “Lawyers occasionally 

stumble over the truth, but most of them pick 

themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had 

happened.” 

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A LOT TO LOSE 

In the 14th of a series of articles by plot holders at Redbridge Lane West 

allotments – which are under threat from the adjacent gas works – 

Sally Parker takes a look at Cadent’s planning application 

Those of you who have been following 

the story of our 18-month battle with 

global gas giant Cadent will know we 

have been successful in preventing them 

from taking over the whole site while they 

carry out upgrade work on their adjacent 

gas station. They are, nevertheless, 

planning to use nearly a quarter of the 

allotment site for the duration of their 

works, with a slice of allotment land along 

the current boundary being permanently 

added to the Cadent site. 

Cadent submitted their planning application 

to the council in early August, with a deadline 

at the end of that month for comments. The 

application is for ‘Installation of new fencing 

upgrades at the existing Gas Transmission 

Station facility off Redbridge Lane’, but 

additional works, which are not part of the 

planning application, include upgrading 

pipework and ladders in an inspection pit 

on the allotment. The new fence will be 

much higher than the current one and 

will be electrified with CCTV. It will require 

the removal of all trees, bushes and other 

greenery, as well as the seven allotment plots 

along the boundary. Two other plots will also 

be taken out of commission for the two-year 

duration of the works, currently scheduled to 

start between April and June 2023. 

The nine plot holders who will be losing their 

land have negotiated individual agreements 

with Cadent. Upon completion of the work, 

we had been told that four of these plots will 

be permanently reduced in size. However, the 

planning application appears to show that 

six plots will be affected and we have queried 

this, among a number of other details. 

Fortunately, four of the plot holders whose 

plots will be smaller after the work has 

finished are being moved to other vacant 

plots on the site. This is at a time when 

allotment plots are in very short supply. 

Waiting lists for local authority allotments are 

at an all-time high and many sites have been 

closed. A total of 41 have shut for good in 

London since 2013, according to a 2020 study 

by Imperial College. Allotments remain in such 

short supply that, in many cases, people are 

having to wait years to get one. 

Cadent has told us they will leave our 

allotment site as a whole in a better condition 

than before. We don’t yet have any specific 

details about what this will mean in practice 

and hope our environmental concerns will be 

fully addressed. 

From the outset, none of us plot holders have 

been opposed to necessary upgrade works. 

We are just very sad that Cadent hasn’t been 

able to find a less intrusive way of carrying 

out their plans. We are not looking forward 

to the next two years of inevitable noise and 

disruption while the work is being done, and 

wish we had all been left to enjoy our plots in 

peace – with everything that means. 

For more information on the planning 

application, visit wnstd.com/cadentplan 

©Stephen Lines 



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The big walk 

The Epping Forest Big Walk returns this month, inviting residents to 

walk the entire length of the Forest in one day. Amy Liu from the Epping 

Forest Heritage Trust reports 

We look forward to welcoming 

walkers of all ages and from all 

walks of life to join us and walk 

the whole length or part of Epping Forest 

in a day, as the Epping Forest Big Walk 

returns for its first full-scale event since the 

pandemic. 

The walk was previously known as the 

Centenary Walk, as it was established in 1978 

for the 100th anniversary of the passing of 

the Epping Forest Act 1878. The route covers 

the whole length of the Forest, starting from 

Manor Park in Newham, skirting Wanstead 

and Woodford towards Highams Park, passing 

Chingford Plain, High Beach and going all the 

way to Epping in Essex. 

Organised with support from the West Essex 

Ramblers and the City of London Corporation, 

the event provides the opportunity to walk 

the entire length of Epping Forest, about 

14.1 miles, in a day. It is now one of the biggest 

annual events celebrating Epping Forest and 

its irreplaceable biodiversity, culture and 

heritage. The walk will take us through some 

of the most iconic locations and ancient 

monuments, as well as provide the chance to 

experience the mosaic of habitats the Forest 

encompasses, from grass plains, heathlands 

and ponds to ancient woodlands. 

The route will be guided by volunteers from 

Epping Forest Heritage Trust and West Essex 

Ramblers, and it will be nicely paced with 

three main stops along the way – at Highams 

Park Lake, Chingford Visitor Centre (Queen 

Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge) and High Beach 

Visitor Centre – for breaks and refreshments. 

There will also be short informative talks along 

the route, from which you will learn more 

about the wildlife, conservation, history and 

management of Epping Forest. 

Everyone is welcome! It is an event for 

communities to come together, celebrate and 

get inspired by this wonderful ancient forest. 

You do not need to be a professional hiker to 

join us. Depending on your preference, you 

can choose to walk the full route or take part 

in one of the smaller local sections. Here is the 

timetable for the full route: 

• 9am: start at the junction of Forest Drive 

and Capel Road, near Manor Park Station. 

• 10am: depart Green Man roundabout. 

• 11.25am: depart from Michael Mallinson 

Scout Centre, Highams Park Lake. 

• 12.40pm: arrive at Queen Elizabeth’s 

Hunting Lodge; 1.30pm: depart Queen 

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• 2.30pm: depart High Beach Visitor Centre. 

• 4.30pm: arrive at Bell Common, Epping. 

The Epping Forest Big Walk 2022 

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WANSTEAD 

FESTIVAL 

Sunday 18 September 11am to 6pm 

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MAIN STAGE 

Rock Choir 

Tall Poppies 

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Little Rock 

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King Toadfish 

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Delicious Street Food 

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Dog Competition 

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Community events 

ESSEX ART CLUB 

AUTUMN EXHIBITION 

A display of work by members of this historic 

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Date: Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September 

Time: 10am–5pm (4.30pm on Sunday) 

Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, E11 2NT 

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VINTAGE FAIR 

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Date: Saturday 3 September Time: 11am–4.30pm 

Venue: Christ Church Hall, E11 2SW 

Cost: free entry Enquiries: wnstd.com/makers 

SEP 

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WANSTEAD 

COMMUNITY MARKET 

Date: Sunday 4 September Time: 10am–3pm 

Venue: Wanstead High Street 

Cost: free Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk 

SEP 

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What’s happening, 

what’s on and where... 

Are you organising an event? 

Let us know... events@wnstd.com 

Please note: all events are 

subject to change. Please 

check with the relevant 

organisers to confirm details. 

Booking may be required. 

THE THAMES 

ESTUARY 

Join Nick Dobson for a virtual cruise along the 

Thames. A Wanstead Historical Society event. 

Date: Monday 5 September Time: 8pm 

Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road 

Cost: £3 Enquiries: 07949 026 212 

SEP 

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A WALK IN THE WOODS: 

WANSTEAD PARK 

A walk to Bushwood and back looking for 

signs of autumn. Hosted by Tinder Sticks. 

Booking required. 

Date: Tuesday 6 September Time: 10am–12pm 

Venue: Wanstead Park, E11 2LT 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/tindersticks 

SEP 

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BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ 

AFTERNOON SESSION 

For people struggling with feelings of loss. 

Date: Tuesday 6 September Time: 2–3pm 

Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford 

Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8505 3000 

SEP 

6 

POLICE POP-UP HUB 

IN WANSTEAD 

Discuss any concerns with police officers from 

the Wanstead Safer Neighbourhoods Team. 

Repeated on 14 and 19 September. 

Date: Wednesday 7 September Time: 4–7pm 


Enquiries: SNTJI-Wanstead-Village@met.police.uk 

SEP 

7 

WANSTEAD FRINGE: 

A NON-EMERGENCY 

A play written by Wanstead local Marissa 

Landy and based on her real-life experiences 

of working in the ambulance service. 

Date: Wednesday 7 to Tuesday 13 September 

Time: 8–9pm 

Venue: The Bull, 129 High Street, E11 2RL 

Cost: £12 Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

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NEW HALL, ESSEX: AN 

UNKNOWN ROYAL PALACE 

A talk by Tony Tuckwell for the Woodford 

Historical Society. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Thursday 8 September Time: 2.30pm 

Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Green 

Cost: £3 Enquiries: woodfordhistoricalsociety.org 

SEP 

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Featuring local musicians-turned-lockdown 

‘buskers’ Lucy Crowe and Joe Walters. 

Date: Friday 9 September Time: 7–9pm 

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Wanstead, E11 2LN 


SEP 

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WANSTEAD FRINGE: THE 

STARS FROM WANSTEAD 

An introduction to telescopes and astronomy. 

Children can make their own rockets. 

Date: Friday 9 September Time: 7.30–9pm 

Venue: Wanstead Cricket Club, Overton Drive 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

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WANSTEAD FLATS 

PARKRUN 

Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 9am 

Venue: Wanstead Flats, Harrow Road, E11 3QA 

Cost: free Enquiries: parkrun.org.uk 

SEP 

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ILFORD HOSPITAL CHAPEL 

OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND 

Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 10am–4pm 

Venue: Hospital Chapel, Ilford Hill, IG1 2AT 

Cost: free Enquiries: ilfordhospitalchapel.com 

SEP 

10 


CHILDREN’S BOOK EVENT 



Cost: TBC Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

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WELL-BEING WALKS: 

CHRIST CHURCH GREEN 

Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 10.30–11.30am 

Venue: meet next to Christ Church 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/walking 

SEP 

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SUN AT 1PM 

MON AT 1PM & 6PM 

WED AT 1PM 

FRI AT 1PM 

TICKETS: £20 

MEET 15 MINS BEFORE START AT 

LE PARISIEN CAFE 

LEYTONSTONE, E11 1HE 

To book a tour or talk on the early life 

of Hitch with a local historian, contact 

Gary Lewis on 07793 817 759 or email 

hitchcocktalksandtours@gmail.com or visit our 

website: hitchcock-talks-and-tours.com 



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WANSTEAD VILLAGE WARD 

COUNCILLOR SURGERY 

Discuss local issues with your councillors. 


Venue: Allan Burgess Centre, High Street, E11 2AE 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/councillors 

SEP 

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POTTERY TASTER 

Discover the basics of pottery with local 

resident Julia Dreher. Family event. 

Date: Saturday 10 September 

Time: 10.30am–12.30pm 

Venue: Wanstead Pottery, 61 Nightingale Lane 


SEP 

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OPEN WEEKEND AT THE 

TEMPLE IN WANSTEAD PARK 

Discover the history of the park. 

Date: Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 September 

Time: 12–5pm 

Venue: the Temple, Wanstead Park, E11 2LT 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/temple 

SEP 

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Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 12–10pm 

Venue: The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane, E11 2EY 


SEP 

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EAST LONDON ME/CFS 

SUPPORT GROUP 

Support group for those suffering from ME or 

Long COVID. 

Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 2.30–5pm 

Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, E11 2NT 

Cost: by donation Enquiries: 07957 152 566 

SEP 

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WANSTEAD KINEMA 

Wanstead’s most atmospheric night of the 

year returns with a screening of Sing 2. There 

will be a bar, hot drinks and some sweet treats 

available to buy. 

Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 6.30–9.30pm 

Venue: Christ Church Green, Wanstead 

Cost: £8; under-18s: £4 Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe 

SEP 

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Yoga classes 

St Marys Church South 

Woodford 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

7 - 7.55 pm 

9.30 - 10.25 am 

7 - 7.55 pm 

Vinyasa Flow 

single class: £12 

Value Class Pass: 6 classes for £60 

Also available at 

The Yoga Shala: 

Hypnobirthing courses 

Baby massage 

Pregnancy yoga 

Mum and baby yoga 

@my_yoga_shala_ 

Visit www.theyogashala.co or 

email 

hello.myyogashala@gmail.com 

for more information. 

Download the app or visit the 

website to book. 

Special offer: first class £8 with code MYFIRSTCLASS or bring a 

friend & both get your first class free with code FUNWITHFRIENDS 


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LONDON GALA ORCHESTRA: 

CONCERTO DE ARANJUEZ 

Featuring Turkish guitarist Emre Gokalp. 

Date: Saturday 10 September Time: 7.30pm 

Venue: St John’s Church, Leytonstone, E11 1HH 

Cost: £15 Enquiries: wnstd.com/lgo 

SEP 

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CLIMATE PICNIC 

Includes informal talks about climate action. 

Date: Sunday 11 September Time: 1–4pm 



SEP 

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WANSTEAD BOOK FESTIVAL 

PRESENTS MARGARET GEE 

Author Margaret Gee will be talking about the 

remarkable life of Shirley Chapman, who lived 

in a remote Amazon village for many years. 

Date: Monday 12 September Time: 6.30–8pm 

Venue: Oxfam Bookshop, High Street, Wanstead 


SEP 

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FROM BLAIR TO BORIS 

Photojournalists Geoff Wilkinson and Stefan 

Rousseau will be showing their pictures taken 

around the world. 


Venue: Wanstead Cricket Club, Overton Drive 


SEP 

13 

ALDERSBROOK 

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

A talk by BBC Gardeners’ World presenter 

Arit Anderson. 

Date: Tuesday 13 September Time: 7.30pm 

Venue: Aldersbrook Bowls Club, E12 5DY 

Cost: £5 Enquiries: wnstd.com/ahs 

SEP 

13 

ON THE TRAIL OF 

THE CRANE 

A talk for the North East London Local Group 

of the RSPB by Ralph and Brenda Todd. 

Date: Tuesday 13 September Time: 8pm 

Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford 

Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: wnstd.com/rspb 

SEP 

13 

ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD 

CONCERT 

An East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard 

Club event featuring Jamyma Hanson. 

Date: Wednesday 14 September Time: 7.15pm 


Cost: £12; under-16s: £2 Enquiries: 020 8530 3717 

SEP 

14 

THE BLUE PLAQUES 

OF LEYTONSTONE 

Local historian Gary Lewis launches a new tour 

of Leytonstone. Five tours a week. 

Date: Tuesday 13 September Time: 12pm and 6pm 

Venue: meet at Le Parisien Cafe, Leytonstone 


SEP 

14 


90S FOOTBALL QUIZ 

Presented by Chris Scull, host of West Ham TV. 



Cost: £8 per person Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

14 


PRESENTS HANNAH LOWE 

Date: Thursday 15 September Time: 7.30–9pm 



SEP 

15 


PRESENTS OTTO ENGLISH 

Otto English, aka journalist Andrew Scott, is on 

a mission to set our historical stories straight. 




SEP 

16 

WANSTEAD COMMUNITY 

LITTER PICK 


Venue: meet at the Woodbine Place bus stop 

SEP 

17 


JUMBLE TRAIL 2022 

Join the hunt for pre-loved bargains. 


Cost: £5 per house Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

17 



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‘GARDEN CLOSING’ PARTY 




SEP 

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ENGLISH WINE TASTING 

Enjoy three glasses of English wine. 

Date: Saturday 17 September Time: 4–6pm 

Venue: Must Wine, 125 High Street, Wanstead 


SEP 

17 

SOUTH WOODFORD 

COMMUNITY MARKET 


Venue: George Lane, South Woodford 

Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk 

SEP 

18 

WANSTEAD 

FESTIVAL 2022 

Featuring two stages of entertainment, stalls, 

children’s rides and family activities. 



Cost: free entry Enquiries: wnstd.com/festival22 

SEP 

18 

CIRCULAR RIDE: WANSTEAD 

PARK TO ROYAL DOCKS 

Hosted by Redbridge Cycling Campaign. 


Venue: meet at Wanstead Park Tea Hut, E12 5HA 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/ride18sep 

SEP 

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MUSIC FROM AMERICA 

A Redbridge Brass Band concert. 

Date: Sunday 18 September Time: 7.30–9.30pm 

Venue: St Gabriel’s Church, Aldersbrook, E12 5HH 

Cost: £12; kids: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

18 


COMEDY NIGHT 

Jeff Innocent returns to the Wanstead Fringe. 


Venue: Eton Manor RFC, Nutter Lane, E11 2JA 


SEP 

18 

FLOWER ARRANGING 

DEMONSTRATION 

Angela Woodley presents to the Woodford 

and District Floral Arrangement Group. 

Date: Monday 19 September Time: 7.30pm 



SEP 

19 


THE POWER OF FILM 

Documentary filmmaker Dan Endelstyn will 

be speaking about the role of art and film in 

social change. 

Date: Monday 19 September Time: 7.30–9pm 

Venue: The Larder, 39 High Street, Wanstead 


SEP 

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BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ 

MORNING SESSION 

Date: Tuesday 20 September Time: 10.30–11.30am 

Venue: Christ Church, Wanstead Place, E11 2SW 

Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8505 3000 

SEP 

20 


PRESENTS TED KESSLER 

Wanstead journalist Ted Kessler talks about 

the death of the music press and what he is 

doing to reinvent it. 




SEP 

20 


TWO 

Wanstead Theatre Co presents a tale of love, 

laughs and loss in your friendly local. 

Date: Tuesday 20 to Sunday 25 September 

Time: 8–10pm Venue: The Bull, 129 High Street 


SEP 

20 

THE CROCUS KING AND 

MYDDLETON HOUSE 

A talk by Brian Hewitt for the Woodford and 

District Centre of the National Trust. 


Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Green 


SEP 

21 



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Both our beautiful churches, St Mary’s Overton Drive and Christ 

Church, are holding special events over two weeks in September 

Both our historic 10/11 September churches Open will House be Festival open. 

city exploration across London 

Timed entry by pre booked tickets from: 

At St Mary’s, as well as the church, the crypt will be open for 

tours of its mysteries. 

https://www.wansteadparish.org/event/open-house-weekend-2-2/ 

Christ Church will be displaying work by local artists, and 

holding an organ recital each afternoon. 

17/18 September Wanstead Festival 

on Christ Church Green 

Christ Church will be open on 17/18 September. The Friends 

of Wanstead Churches are running the Parish Fayre on 18th 

September in the Parish Hall and Christ Church garden. 

Christ Church will be full of flowers, artworks and music – is 

your taste a saxophone quartet or an organ recital? 

Then join us at 6pm for Jazz Vespers, a quiet end to the day. 


Christ Church 

E11 2SW 

Saturday 19th 

10.00 –4pm 

Sunday 20th 

12noon—4pm 

12–25 September Wanstead Fringe crypt tours St Mary’s 

The parish will be taking part in Wanstead Fringe, with further crypt tours at 

St Mary’s to be booked during the weeks of 12th – 16th and 19th – 25th September. 

For detailed listings of events, and how to book a crypt tour, visit 

Overton Drive 

Saturday 19th 

openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk or wansteadfringe.org 11am –4pm 

Sunday 20th 

1pm –4pm

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MANDALA DRAWING 

Workshops for children and adults. 



Cost: £5; kids: £2 Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

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WANSTEAD BOOK FESTIVAL: 

HANNAH ARMSTRONG 




SEP 

21 


DNA 

A modern-day black comedy. 

Date: Thursday 22 to Friday 23 September 

Time: 7.30–9.30pm Venue: Wanstead High School 

Cost: £17.50 Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

22 


PRESENTS JUSTIN WEBB 

A conversation with Justin Webb, a presenter 

on the BBC’s Today programme. 

Date: Thursday 22 September Time: 7.30–9pm 



SEP 

22 


CAN BEEF SAVE THE PLANET? 

A talk about the impact of farming. 

Date: Thursday 22 September Time: 7.30–9.30pm 



SEP 

22 


PRESENTS JOHN ROGERS 

Author of This Other London. 




SEP 

23 

WANSTEAD 

STAMP FAIR 


Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes, E11 2PR 

Cost: free entry Enquiries: 07534 496 845 

SEP 

24 


CREATIVE WRITING 

Children of all ages are invited to participate in 

this creative writing event. 



Cost: TBC Enquiries: wnstd.com/fringe22 

SEP 

24 

WANSTEAD VILLAGE WARD 

COUNCILLOR SURGERY 


Venue: Allan Burgess Centre, High Street, E11 2AE 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/councillors 

SEP 

24 

OPEN WEEKEND AT THE 

TEMPLE IN WANSTEAD PARK 

Date: Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 September 

Venue: the Temple, Wanstead Park, E11 2LT 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/temple 

SEP 

24 

EPPING FOREST 

BIG WALK 


Venue: various sections of Epping Forest 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/bigwalk22 

SEP 

25 


COMEDY NIGHT 

Mark Simmons headlines the Fringe finale. 


Venue: Eton Manor RFC, Nutter Lane, E11 2JA 


SEP 

25 

LONDON’S LABYRINTHS: 

TRACING YOUR ANCESTRY 

A talk by Kathy Chater for The East of London 

Family History Society. 



Cost: £3 visitors Enquiries: 07762 514 238 

SEP 

28 

ALDERSBROOK COMMUNITY 

CHOIR: THE LOST PALACE 

The story of Wanstead House in music. 

Date: Wednesday 28 September Time: 8pm 

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Wanstead, E11 2LN 

Cost: TBC Enquiries: stanleywheeler@ntlworld.com 

SEP 

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Our Lady of Lourdes 

RC Primary School 

Year on year 

consistently higher outcomes 

than the national average 

Maths, Reading, Writing and Science 

Come and visit us to find out what everyone 

is talking about! 

Chestnut Drive, Wanstead, E11 2TA 

Email: admin@ourladyoflourdes.redbridge.sch.uk 

Tel: 020 8989 9521 www.ourladyoflourdesrcprimary.org 





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LUCY CROWE AND JOE WALTERS WILL BE PERFORMING A MIX OF 

OLD AND NEW, RAISING FUNDS FOR HAVEN HOUSE. CATCH JOE AND 

LUCY ON THE CHURCH STEPS, WITH TACOS AND FROZEN MARGS 

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FRINGE FESTIVAL WITH MUSIC 

STAGE, FOOD TRUCKS, TACO 

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DISCO VOLANTE DJS 


A NIGHT OF JAZZ AND 

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RAY AND HIS BAND TAKES US 

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TACO TUESDAYS 6PM–9.30PM 

TACO TAKEOVER WITH JALISCO 

SOCIAL CLUB. 5 TACOS FOR £13 

WED 14TH SEPTEMBER 

90’S FOOTBALL QUIZ 8PM–11PM 

PRESENTED BY CHRIS SCULL! 

£8 PER PERSON // 2–6 PER TEAM 


GARDEN ‘CLOSING PARTY’ 

1PM–6PM 

DISCO VOLANTE DJ’S TAKE YOU 

ON A TRIP TO THE BALEARIC 90’S 

AND EARLY 2000’S CLASSIC 

HOUSE, CHICAGO HOUSE 


WANSTEAD FESTIVAL 

12PM–6PM 

DUKEBOX BAND STAND 

DUKE BAR – JALISCO SOCIAL 

CLUB – TACO’S AND FROZEN 

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BOOK CLUB WITH TED KESSLER 

8PM–10PM 

WANSTEAD JOURNALIST TED 

KESSLER WAS THE LAST EDITOR 

OF THE GREAT Q MAGAZINE - IN 

‘PAPER CUTS’ HE COVERS THE DE- 

MISE OF THE MUSIC PRESS. 

WED 21ST SEPTEMBER 

MANDELA DRAWING CLASS 

5PM–7PM 

WANSTEAD RESIDENT KATHER- 

INE MCKNIGHT WILL BE LEADING 

TWO WORKSHOPS, THE FIRST FOR 

PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, 

THE SECOND FOR ADULTS. 

THUR 22ND SEPTEMBER 

WILL BEEF SAVE THE PLANET? 

WHAT IS REGENERATIVE 

FARMING? GARDEN BBQ WITH 

ETHICAL BUTCHER 


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Local community groups 

ART GROUP WANSTEAD 

For local professional and amateur artists. 

Organises the annual Art Trail Wanstead 

Membership is free. Visit wnstd.com/art 

FRIDAY SOCIAL CLUB 

Games, quizzes and socialising every Friday 

from 8pm to 10pm at Wanstead House (£3 per 

meeting). Call 020 8556 1585 

FRIENDS OF WANSTEAD PARKLANDS 

Researching and promoting Wanstead Park. 

Visit wansteadpark.org.uk 

NE LONDON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 

Meets on the third Sunday of each month in 

Wanstead House. Visit wnstd.com/nelas 

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 

Sharing photography tips and advice. 

Visit wnstd.com/photo 

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ROTARY CLUB 

The Rotary Club of Leytonstone and 

Woodford. Call 020 3597 2921 

STRIDES BADMINTON CLUB 

Every Sunday from 3.30pm at Wanstead 

Leisure Centre (over-18s). Call 020 8598 8435 

WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD BLIND CLUB 

Social club for people with sight problems 

meeting Thursday afternoons (2pm to 4pm) in 

South Woodford. Call 07840 850 838 

WANSTEAD BOWLS CLUB 

Located on Overton Drive, E11 2LW (next to 

Wanstead Golf Club). Visit wnstd.com/bowls 

WANSTEAD CENTRAL BOWLS CLUB 

Located on Nutter Lane, E11 2JA and open daily 

from 2pm. Call 020 8505 7806 

WANSTEAD CLIMATE ACTION 

A local group sharing concerns about the 

climate emergency. Visit wnstd.com/climate 

WANSTEAD COMMUNITY GARDENERS 

Tending to and improving the flower beds 

across Wanstead. Visit wnstd.com/wcg 

WANSTEAD COMMUNITY HUB 

A Facebook group for all who live in Wanstead. 

Visit wnstd.com/wch 

WANSTEAD COMMUNITY FORUM 

A Facebook group for discussing any issues 

affecting the local area. Visit wnstd.com/wcf 

WANSTEAD SOCIETY 

Making Wanstead a better place to live and 

work. Visit wansteadsociety.org.uk 

WILD WANSTEAD 

A project to create a multi-garden nature 

reserve across Wanstead. Visit wnstd.com/ww 

WREN WILDLIFE GROUP 

Promoting learning and conservation of local 

wildlife. Visit wrengroup.org.uk 



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Useful numbers in and around Wanstead 

ADVICE & SUPPORT 

Samaritans116 123 

Citizens Advice Redbridge 0300 330 9063 

Community Legal Advice 0845 345 4 345 

National Debtline 0808 808 4000 

HEALTH 

NHS 111 111 

Whipps Cross Hospital 020 8539 5522 

Wanstead Pharmacy 020 8989 0597 

The Evergreen Surgery 020 8518 8746 

Wanstead Place Clinic 020 8926 1450 

Wanstead Village 

Dental & Health Centre 020 8530 2126 

Out of hours GP 020 3770 1888 

LEISURE & LIBRARIES 

Wanstead Leisure Centre 020 8989 1172 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre 020 8509 6526 

Wanstead Library 020 8708 7400 

Aldersbrook Library 020 8496 0006 

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LOCAL COUNCILLORS Wanstead Village ward 

Jo Blackman (Lab) 07435 258 060 

jo.blackman@redbridge.gov.uk 

Paul Donovan (Lab) 07741 197 406 

paul.donovan@redbridge.gov.uk 

Daniel Morgan-Thomas (Lab) 07741 194 993 

daniel.morgan-thomas@redbridge.gov.uk 

LOCAL COUNCILLORS Wanstead Park ward 

Sheila Bain (Lab) 07741 904 843 

sheila.bain@redbridge.gov.uk 

Bayo Alaba (Lab) 07918 273 096 

bayo.alaba@redbridge.gov.uk 

LOCAL MP Leyton and Wanstead 

John Cryer MP (Lab) 020 8989 5249 

johncryermp.co.uk 

LOCAL MP Chingford and Woodford Green 

Iain Duncan Smith MP (Con) 020 7219 3000 

iainduncansmith.org.uk 

POLICE & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH 

Emergency 999 

Non-emergency 101 

Crimestoppers0800 555 111 

Anti-terrorist Hotline0800 789 321 


10am on 3rd Saturday of the month Neighbourhood Watch redbridgenhw.info 

Meeting at at bus Meeting at 10am stop bus stop on 3rd on Woodbine Place 

on Woodbine Saturday Place of Place the monthWanstead Village SNT 020 8345 3616 


Contact: Meeting Jo.blackman@redbridge.gov.uk 

at bus stop on Woodbine Place 


Wanstead Park SNT 020 8345 3616 


REDBRIDGE COUNCIL 

Customer contact centre 020 8554 5000 

Council Tax enquiries 020 8708 5670 

Housing 020 8708 4002 

Benefits 020 8708 5690 

Adult Social Service 020 8708 7333 

Children’s Services 020 8708 3885 

Report antisocial behaviour 020 8478 4679 

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Electricity (power cut) 105 

Electricity emergency 0800 40 40 90 

Gas emergency0800 111 999 

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Millbrook Build42 

BUSINESS SUPPORT 

Wanstead Business Network5 

CARPENTRY & JOINERY 

K&D Joinery 23 

CARPET CLEANING 

Safeclean Chigwell 36 

CARPET FITTER 

Geoffrey Gramlick10 

CHARITIES 

Barnardo’s61 

British Heart Foundation60 

Oxfam61 

Saint Francis Hospice60 

Tin in a Bin 78 

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 



Tumble Tots 9 

Wanstead Festival 1 & 82 

COMMUNITY & GROUPS 

HACAN East 53 

Leytonstone Wanstead Synagogue7 

Wanstead & Woodford Blind Club62 

Wanstead House 16 & 61 

Wanstead Litter Pick96 

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 

Computer Solutions12 & 94 

Problem Computers 36 

DANCE LESSONS 



DECORATORS 

Jason’s Decorating12 

MG Décor54 

DENTIST 

Smile in London61 & 97 

Woodford House33 


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DOG TRAINING 

Colin’s K9 Training Services 58 

DOORS 

Garolla 78 

K&D Joinery 23 

ELDERLY CARE 

Homesdale37 & 60 

ELECTRICIAN 

SW Radley Electrical Contractors40 

ESTATE AGENTS 

Churchill Estates70–71 

Martin & Co41 

Petty Son & Prestwich21 

The Stow Brothers49 

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 

Hitchcock Talks and Tours84 

The Blue Plaques of Leytonstone 11 

The Duke92–93 & 100 

Wanstead Book Festival48 

Wanstead Festival 1 & 82 

Wanstead Fringe92–93 


Wanstead Parish Events89 

Wanstead Theatre Co 35 

FISHMONGER 

Wanstead Fish46 & 60 

FLORIST 

Lillies of Wanstead4 & 61 

FOOT HEALTHCARE 

FAB Footcare12 

GARAGE DOORS 

Garolla 78 

GARDENS & LANDSCAPING 

Growing Gardens54 

Weald Hall Landscapes45 

GIFTS 

Creative Giftware66 

Keating Jewellers 8 & 60 

Scentsy 78 

HANDYMAN 

E18 Handyman40 

Stuart Green Property Solutions 74 

JEWELLERS 

Keating Jewellers 8 & 60 

LOCKSMITH 

Barry & Sons 24 

LOFTS 

Access4Lofts66 

North London Loft Rooms 28–29 

Trim Loft Conversions 95 

MORTGAGES 

Connect Mortgages 32 

NATURE CONSERVATION 

Allotment Survey73 

OSTEOPATH 

Wanstead Osteopaths61 

PAINTERS & DECORATORS 

Jason’s Decorating12 

MG Décor54 

PHARMACY 

Wanstead Pharmacy60 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Geoff Wilkinson 4 & 60 

PLASTERING 

Heritage Plaster Services81 

PLUMBING & HEATING 

Heating Plus75 

Ray Stephens 36 

Wanstead Group 39 

POLITICS 

John Cryer MP 24 

PUBLIC HOUSE 

The Duke92–93 & 100 

REFILL STATION 

SoWo Refill57 

RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS 

The Bungalow Café 2 & 61 

The Duke92–93 & 100 

ROOFING 

Cox and Sons Roofing 32 

SCHOOLS & NURSERIES 

Avon House Prep School20 

Kids In Charge 87 

Our Lady of Lourdes School91 

St Aubyn’s School 43 

Woodford Green Prep School27 

SINGING LESSONS 


SOLICITORS 

Edwards Duthie Shamash19 

Wiseman Lee LLP61 & 69 

SPORT & LEISURE 

Mossford Table Tennis Club13 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre99 

TREE SERVICES 

Scott Whitehead Trees 74 

TUITION & COURSES 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre99 

Tutor Doctor 12 & 17 


WASTE DISPOSAL 

Arbis Waste Disposal20 

WEDDINGS 

Valentines Mansion 47 

WINDOW RESTORATION 

McCarty & Smith 59 

WINDOW SHUTTERS 

Woodthorpe Joinery 50–51 

YOGA 

The Yoga Shala 85 

Yoga for Everyone 6 



99 

This qualification is most widely recognised lifeguard qualification in the UK. On 

success completion of this course you will be a fully qualified to work as a pool 

Lifeguard. 

Course: Monday 24th October - Friday 28th October 2022 

Times: 9:00am to 5:30pm 

Cost: £280.00 (inc non refundable £50.00 when booking) 

Venue: Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Forest School, College Place, E17 3PY 

We are also including a FREE Automated External Defibrillator (AED) bolt on 

which will be a separate certificate . 

Interested? 

enquiries@sylvestrian-leisure.co.uk 


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