September 2023
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<strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
7<br />
Age UK invites over-55s to discover<br />
what’s on offer at local activity centre<br />
Tickets available for next month’s<br />
Wanstead Beer Festival<br />
Age UK is keen to raise awareness of its<br />
activity centre in Wanstead (also known as<br />
the Allan Burgess Centre). “The centre has<br />
struggled to replenish visitor numbers since<br />
reopening after COVID. We run daily exercise,<br />
games and craft classes, and our fabulous new<br />
chefs, Teresa and Julie, prepare freshly cooked<br />
meals Monday to Friday,” said centre manager<br />
Jackie Balman. Located at 2 Grove Park<br />
(opposite the Co-op), the centre’s two-course<br />
lunches (£7) are available to any Redbridge<br />
resident aged 55 and over. Call 020 8989 6338<br />
Foster a dog whilst it trains at<br />
local Guide Dogs school<br />
Tickets are available for the first Wanstead<br />
Beer Festival, taking place in the halls of Christ<br />
Church on 14 October. “The festival will include<br />
a number of real ales from the local area and<br />
beyond. There will also be craft ales, lagers<br />
and cider, and some carefully chosen wine and<br />
prosecco for non-beer drinkers,” said organiser<br />
Paul Donovan. Proceeds from the event –<br />
which runs from 1pm to 10.30pm – will be<br />
donated to local charities. The £12 ticket price<br />
(£10 in advance) includes a commemorative<br />
pint glass. Visit wnstd.com/beer<br />
The Guide Dogs’ Redbridge hub is seeking<br />
volunteers from the Wanstead area to foster<br />
a dog. “Our fosterers provide loving homes<br />
for our dogs to relax in while they are in<br />
training. It can be a great way to add a dog to<br />
your home without long-term commitment,”<br />
said Volunteer Coordinator Phoebe Coles.<br />
Volunteer fosterers drop off their dog at the<br />
Woodford Green centre on weekdays between<br />
7am and 9am and pick them up between 4pm<br />
and 6pm. All costs are covered and training is<br />
provided. Call 07795 106 874<br />
WANSTEAD<br />
BEER<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
The first year of the Wanstead<br />
Beer Festival will take place in<br />
the halls of Christ Church on<br />
Saturday 14 th October<br />
REAL ALES / CRAFT BEERS<br />
CIDERS / LAGER / WINES / FOOD<br />
BOOK YOUR TICKETS AT<br />
wansteadbeerfestival.co.uk<br />
Please mention the Wanstead Village Directory when responding to adverts
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