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<strong>Sep</strong>tember /<strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2023</strong> Issue No: 187<br />
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Contents<br />
Features<br />
Pathway to design 14<br />
DD’s 61st Woodford Diary18–19<br />
Wanstead Fringe section21–30<br />
Fringe invitation22<br />
Wanstead Fringe events23–29<br />
Police hub hopes 36<br />
Magical place 38–39<br />
What you eat42<br />
Park life 46–47<br />
The law, seriously 50<br />
Puzzles & competitions<br />
Sudoku 16<br />
Crossword competition32<br />
Woodford anagram40<br />
Every issue<br />
Local news6–10 & 12<br />
Community events 55–58 & 60<br />
Community groups 62<br />
Useful numbers64<br />
Index of advertisers66<br />
Contact Us<br />
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Welcome...<br />
It’s not what you know, it’s who<br />
you know.<br />
That’s not a proverb I‘m particularly keen on<br />
saying. It smacks of a defeatist attitude, convincing<br />
oneself that any capacity to progress is more dependent<br />
upon others than on our own abilities. But there is no<br />
denying the truth behind those words, with plenty of nepotistic<br />
examples in the world of politics and business to prove the point.<br />
On a more philosophical level, perhaps it’s a saying we should all<br />
embrace a bit more, if only to remind us that knowing people is<br />
important. After all, that’s how communities are built. Lockdown<br />
certainly taught us that. And I expect all of us know at least one<br />
person a little better today than we did before 23 March 2020.<br />
Furthermore, I expect many among us also acquired a new<br />
skill, learnt a new trade or mastered a new hobby during those<br />
lockdown days, so the ‘what you know’ is clearly still important,<br />
even if it plays second fiddle to the ‘who’.<br />
As a community magazine editor, knowing people is<br />
fundamental. It’s the difference between filling these pages<br />
with insights into the lives of those who live here and filling<br />
these pages with insights into the lives of those who don’t<br />
(celebrity gossip, anyone?). It’s the difference between a<br />
community magazine and a magazine that just happens to be<br />
distributed within a community. With that in mind, perhaps I<br />
need to become more at peace with the phrase ‘it’s not what you<br />
know, it’s who you know’. After all, it’s the very essence of this<br />
publication, albeit with a very location-specific requirement<br />
for the ‘who’. How best to encapsulate that in a<br />
snappy sentence?<br />
It’s not what you know, it’s where<br />
you know.<br />
Lee Marquis, Editor<br />
Calling local residents...<br />
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Community gardening day and rainwater<br />
harvesting plans for orchard<br />
The South Woodford<br />
Society will be hosting<br />
a community gardening<br />
day on 24 <strong>Sep</strong>tember.<br />
“In the last edition of<br />
the South Woodford<br />
Village Gazette, it was<br />
discussed how ‘green<br />
exercise’ is beneficial<br />
to both physical health<br />
and mental health. Our<br />
gardening day at the<br />
community orchard –<br />
which will start at 11am<br />
– will be an ideal opportunity to have a go,”<br />
said a spokesperson. Located on the corner of<br />
Primrose Road and Mulberry Way, the orchard<br />
was created by the South Woodford Society in<br />
February 2021. The group is now keen to install<br />
a rainwater harvesting system on the site.<br />
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Walled Garden, we have started to discuss a<br />
design, which could involve fixing guttering<br />
to the railings on the viaduct, allowing us to<br />
collect rainwater before it enters the drains.<br />
As usual with all our projects, we would<br />
value community input, so do not hesitate to<br />
contact us.” Email e18society@gmail.com<br />
Youth centre<br />
decision day<br />
A demonstration<br />
will be held outside<br />
Redbridge Town Hall<br />
on 14 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
as campaigners<br />
await the council’s<br />
decision on the<br />
future of Wanstead<br />
Youth Centre. The<br />
Elmcroft Avenue<br />
venue is under threat<br />
of closure following<br />
claims £2.4m of<br />
refurbishments are<br />
needed. “The cabinet<br />
meeting is when<br />
the decision will be<br />
made. We will gather<br />
from 6.30pm,” said a<br />
Save Our Wanstead<br />
Youth Centre<br />
spokesperson. Visit<br />
swvg.co.uk/wyc<br />
Changes at<br />
recycling centre<br />
Residents wishing<br />
to take any waste to<br />
Chigwell Road Reuse<br />
and Recycling Centre<br />
in a van or trailer<br />
must now book<br />
a slot in advance.<br />
“This system is<br />
aimed at relieving<br />
congestion and<br />
improving recycling<br />
performance. You<br />
can make up to<br />
12 bookings over<br />
the course of 12<br />
months and up to<br />
two bookings in<br />
any one month,”<br />
said a spokesperson<br />
for ELWA. Booking<br />
is not required<br />
for cars. Visit<br />
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<strong>Sep</strong>tember /<strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2023</strong> 7<br />
Foster a dog whilst it trains at<br />
local Guide Dogs school<br />
South Woodford Business Forum<br />
to host networking event<br />
A meeting of the South<br />
Woodford Business Forum<br />
The Guide Dogs’ Redbridge hub is seeking<br />
volunteers from the Woodford 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 />
Green Flag Award for South<br />
Woodford’s Elmhurst Gardens<br />
The South Woodford Business Forum will<br />
be hosting a networking event for local<br />
business owners this autumn. “Join us for an<br />
hour of fruitful conversations and engaging<br />
interactions as we aim to create a true<br />
business community in South Woodford…<br />
Local police officers will also be in attendance<br />
to listen to concerns of local business owners,”<br />
said a spokesperson for the group, which<br />
holds quarterly meetings to provide a voice<br />
for local businesses. Details of the event will<br />
be published online. Visit swvg.co.uk/swbf<br />
Elmhurst Gardens in South Woodford is one<br />
of nine parks across Redbridge to receive the<br />
Green Flag Award for <strong>2023</strong>. “Parks and gardens<br />
are an important part of our community, and<br />
we appreciate the continued support from<br />
all the volunteers and staff at Vision RCL in<br />
maintaining our sites to such a high standard,”<br />
said Chair of Vision Trustees, Martin Solder.<br />
The Green Flag Award scheme is managed by<br />
environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. This<br />
year, a total of 2,216 parks across the country<br />
received the award.<br />
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National Youth Brass Band visits<br />
Churchfields Junior School<br />
South Woodford business owners<br />
invited to meet at local gatherings<br />
Pupils at Churchfields Junior School enjoyed<br />
a concert by the National Youth Brass Band<br />
of Great Britain in July. “We were recently<br />
selected by the Department for Education<br />
to be a national case study for a new music<br />
curriculum, and we welcomed the band<br />
to encourage their young players. Hits<br />
including Sweet Caroline and Uptown Funk<br />
were played and have hopefully inspired a<br />
future generation of musicians. All pupils at<br />
Churchfields learn to play an instrument,” said<br />
Deputy Headteacher James Easter.<br />
Three local business owners have established<br />
a new monthly business meet-up to foster<br />
local support and networking opportunities.<br />
“Held on the second Tuesday of every month<br />
at 7pm, the free ‘Keeping it Local Wanstead’<br />
informal gatherings take place at various local<br />
pubs and eateries. The inaugural event took<br />
place in June at The Cuckfield with some 20<br />
participants. It is open to all business owners<br />
across E11 and E18,” said founders Anna<br />
Potts, Carlos Gonzalez and Clare Hughes.<br />
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School enterprise advisor seeks local<br />
businesses for careers programme<br />
Discussions continue over Post Office<br />
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The George Lane Post<br />
Office closed in 2021<br />
Woodbridge High School is looking for<br />
local businesses to help with their careers<br />
programme. “Much of this involves getting<br />
businesses into the school for a variety of<br />
interactions, from simply explaining their<br />
business, career prospects and apprenticeship<br />
schemes to mock interviews and workshops.<br />
It’s a real win-win opportunity and fulfils an<br />
important contribution to the community,”<br />
said Peter Hughes, who is part of the Mayor<br />
of London’s voluntary Enterprise Advisor<br />
Network. Call 020 8504 9618<br />
Local councillors are continuing to push for<br />
a new Post Office in South Woodford. “We<br />
remain in a positive dialogue. Matters are<br />
moving forward… I last had an update from<br />
the Post Office late in July, which advised<br />
they are talking to a couple of applicants<br />
and looking at various locations in South<br />
Woodford, and they would come back to me<br />
when they had some news,” said Councillor<br />
Joe Hehir. The George Lane Post Office closed<br />
in 2021, and the subsequent temporary Post<br />
Office in The Galleria closed the following year.<br />
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Local public speaking club to host<br />
virtual open house event<br />
Tickets available for the first-ever<br />
Wanstead Beer Festival<br />
Residents looking to enhance their<br />
communication skills or conquer their fear<br />
of public speaking are invited to join the<br />
Woodford Green Speakers’ virtual open house<br />
event on 26 <strong>Sep</strong>tember. “We recognise the<br />
profound impact public speaking skills can<br />
have on personal growth and professional<br />
success, so join us for an enlightening session<br />
and gain confidence,” said a spokesperson for<br />
the club, which is affiliated with Toastmasters<br />
International. The free online event runs from<br />
7pm to 9pm. Visit swvg.co.uk/speak<br />
Tickets are available for the first Wanstead<br />
Beer Festival, taking place in the halls of Christ<br />
Church on 14 <strong>Oct</strong>ober. “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 swvg.co.uk/beer<br />
New Essex Choir<br />
Open Rehearsal Friday 29 th <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong> 7:30pm<br />
If you enjoy singing, come and join us at our Open Rehearsal as<br />
we prepare for our Christmas concert. There’s no obligation to<br />
join and we are a non-audition choir open to everyone.<br />
We meet in Barkingside most Friday evenings during school<br />
terms with a concert at the end of each term.<br />
See www.newessexchoral.org.uk/join-us for more information,<br />
including sample recordings of previous concerts<br />
To let us know you are coming or ask any questions you can<br />
email info@newessexchoral.org.uk or call 07785 767 361.<br />
Sing for fun! Sing for health! Sing with friends!<br />
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Broadmead Road closure update:<br />
‘more robust inspection’ required<br />
Age UK invites over-55s to discover<br />
what’s on offer at local activity centre<br />
Redbridge Council has issued an update<br />
regarding the closure of a section of<br />
Broadmead Road: “Following agreement by<br />
TfL, we plan to conduct a survey of the bridge<br />
the week commencing 4 <strong>Sep</strong>tember. This will<br />
allow us to complete a more robust inspection<br />
and inform us if we need to do further work or<br />
if we can open the road at a reduced capacity<br />
and vehicular weight limit. In the meantime,<br />
for your safety, we kindly ask people not to<br />
move the cones and barriers to drive over the<br />
bridge until further inspections are complete.”<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 />
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Pathway to Design<br />
Pearl Arbenser-Simmonds reports on a busy year for the South Woodford<br />
Pathfinder Group as they begin to finalise their work producing a local<br />
design code. But your input is still needed<br />
It has been a hectic 12 months and a bit<br />
of a rollercoaster ride since we were<br />
selected as one of the Department for<br />
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities<br />
(DLUHC) Design Code Pathfinders in<br />
March 2022. We spent that time working<br />
in conjunction with JKA Architects, Azuko,<br />
DLUHC and Locality, with some support<br />
from Capita. The programme officially<br />
ended in May <strong>2023</strong> with the production<br />
of a draft design code. However, we are<br />
continuing to work on the code with the<br />
invaluable support of DLUHC, Redbridge<br />
officers and native north architects.<br />
The South Woodford Neighbourhood Forum<br />
was one of just four neighbourhood groups in<br />
England to have been selected to participate<br />
in this groundbreaking programme, to<br />
help us set our own standards for design<br />
locally. It’s all part of the government’s<br />
plans to level up across the country. The<br />
Design Code Pathfinder Programme aims to<br />
empower communities to have their say on<br />
the development of new homes, buildings<br />
and amenities in their area and help restore<br />
people’s pride in the places they live.<br />
Design codes are important because they<br />
provide a framework for creating healthy,<br />
safe, sustainable and distinctive places, with<br />
a consistent and high-quality standard of<br />
design. This can provide greater certainty<br />
for communities about the design of<br />
development and bring conversations about<br />
design to the start of the planning process<br />
rather than the end. The built environment<br />
has a significant impact on health and<br />
well-being. It needs to feel safe and secure<br />
for all, including those who could be more<br />
vulnerable. Creating beautiful places requires<br />
a greener approach that supports progress<br />
towards national environmental goals. This<br />
means more energy-efficient buildings, well<br />
designed public spaces, enhancing nature and<br />
delivering progress towards meeting the netzero<br />
carbon target by 2050.<br />
We have regular meetings with Redbridge<br />
Council officers as we work to refine various<br />
aspects of the code following meetings with<br />
TfL and various other stakeholders. We are<br />
also continuing to work on the website to<br />
allow us to host a fully digital code. We hope<br />
to have the design code draft completed<br />
in time to allow us to run an engagement<br />
campaign this <strong>Sep</strong>tember. For those of you<br />
who may have been involved in the previous<br />
engagement campaign, you will be invited to<br />
participate again, but the process is open to<br />
everyone living within the Neighbourhood<br />
Forum boundary area (see website).<br />
Now the design code work is almost<br />
complete, this has allowed us to pick up the<br />
Neighbourhood Plan again, with a view to<br />
completing both pieces of work within a<br />
year. Once again, we would ask if anyone<br />
has any skills they would be happy to<br />
share – particularly web design and content<br />
management – please do reach out to us.<br />
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visit swvg.co.uk/dc<br />
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of South<br />
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We’re transforming<br />
South Woodford:<br />
From… a neighbourhood with poor<br />
provision of parks, playgrounds<br />
and public space, which<br />
prioritises cars over people, and<br />
lacks key local amenities.<br />
To… a green and active<br />
neighbourhood, which inspires<br />
people to walk and cycle,<br />
filled with opportunities for the<br />
community to socialise.<br />
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GEOFF WILKINSON PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Quick<br />
Before it<br />
Goes!<br />
A collection of photos by local<br />
photographer Geoff Wilkinson<br />
depicting London’s East End<br />
Call 020 8530 1244 or visit<br />
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4 1<br />
7 3 6 1<br />
5 3 8 7<br />
1 2 9 3 4<br />
8 4 1 9<br />
3 4 9 5<br />
7 2<br />
2 8 5 4 6<br />
Solution on page 32<br />
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DD’s 61 st Woodford Diary<br />
Some South Woodford scribbles from DD,<br />
our resident diarist and observer of all things<br />
local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland<br />
My friend, Audrey, was 80 last<br />
week. Her son gave her a new<br />
wetsuit, ready for the start of<br />
the competitive kayaking season. This<br />
stunning information prompted me to<br />
wonder about the hobbies and pastimes<br />
of my fellow shoppers in E18. Are there any<br />
amateur tightrope walkers in the queue<br />
at Sainsbury’s? Or part-time taxidermists,<br />
perhaps? I set out to investigate today.<br />
Fred has been joyfully making and flying<br />
model aeroplanes for 15 years with no<br />
problems or accidents. “Of course, as you get<br />
older, you are limited by eyesight; you lose<br />
track of where the plane is!” Hassain loves a<br />
game of five-a-side, but with two very young<br />
sons, it can only be an occasional treat. Stefan<br />
didn’t hesitate: “Football is Life for me with a<br />
capital L, playing and watching.” Yes, he was a<br />
West Ham supporter.<br />
Elaine and Jill<br />
were enjoying<br />
a coffee in the<br />
sunshine. Soon,<br />
Elaine was sharing<br />
her passion for<br />
car-boot sales. “I get out<br />
at the crack of dawn<br />
to be sure of the best<br />
bargains. But it’s the<br />
socialising, the chatting,<br />
the open air and exercise,<br />
often lovely views to be had<br />
from a field out in the country.<br />
I was in Cambridge last week.<br />
Bought a beautiful new sofa.”<br />
“It was volunteering that helped<br />
me through COVID,” said Jill.<br />
“Fostering guide dogs. Normally,<br />
those that had failed their training and<br />
needed looking after till they were rehomed<br />
as pets. Some were ‘buddy dogs’, not reliable<br />
enough to guide adults safely, but with sweet<br />
temperaments, ideal for placement in a family<br />
that included a child with sight-loss. The child<br />
would learn to feel happy with a dog; good<br />
preparation for possibly relying on one later<br />
in life.”<br />
Sixth-former Matt was on his lunch break. “I<br />
used to love skateboarding. Got very skilled<br />
at it. Then I broke my arm and my wrist. That’s<br />
history now!” Phil has been into martial arts<br />
for 47 years. His job has gone on to be his<br />
hobby. He trains every morning, Chinese and<br />
Filipino exercise systems combined. “I don’t<br />
jump about and spin as I did in my younger<br />
days. Too dangerous. I’m just going to speak to<br />
a women’s coffee morning, advising them on<br />
fitness and self-defence. There is a circle round<br />
each of us. If you are arguing with someone<br />
across the road you can still feel safe. But if<br />
you are disagreeing with a tall, strong man<br />
standing close-up, you will have good reason<br />
to be scared.”<br />
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Young Sue was<br />
queueing at<br />
Barclays. “Oh! Travel!<br />
That’s my big thing!<br />
The more distant and<br />
the more exotic,<br />
the better. That’s<br />
where all my<br />
pocket money<br />
goes: Costa Rica, Fiji,<br />
Polynesia.” Peter<br />
stopped for a chat<br />
at my garden gate. “My hobbies and pastimes?<br />
Well, I play badminton twice a week. Lift<br />
weights every day. I’ve got a mini gym in the<br />
garage. I’ve had two hip replacements, one six<br />
months ago, the other six months before that.<br />
The surgeon said: ‘That’ll be the end of your<br />
badminton playing, won’t it?’ ‘What?’ I said, I’ve<br />
had the hip ops so that it won’t be!” Peter is 87.<br />
Elegant Jo is a collector: but it’s not stamps or<br />
book matches or coins. She collects random,<br />
single playing cards. (Honestly, I’m not<br />
making this up!) “I cover a lot of pavement. I<br />
love walking. I pick up cards from all over the<br />
world. About four a year. The Philippines, Bali,<br />
Rio, wherever. If I find a whole pack I choose<br />
one card only, but without looking first. That<br />
would be cheating. Some cards are muddy.<br />
That doesn’t disqualify them.<br />
Occasionally pornographic.<br />
Ditto. In some countries, the<br />
jokers are truly works of art.<br />
I started in 1986 and<br />
now I have only the<br />
10 of hearts left to<br />
find. The last of<br />
the 52. One of my<br />
friends asked me:<br />
‘If you do ever find<br />
the 10 of hearts and it has poo on<br />
it, what will you do?’ To be honest,<br />
deep down, I don’t really want to find<br />
it, mucky or not. I love the thrill of the<br />
chase.”<br />
Aylin is just 21 but admits she ‘prefers the older<br />
ways of doing things’. “My fiancé and I, we<br />
have challenged ourselves. Each year we take<br />
ourselves off to a different borough in Wales.<br />
We want to visit them all in turn. We shed<br />
our phones. We book a cottage for a week,<br />
completely<br />
remote. Noone<br />
around.<br />
Just greenery,<br />
maybe a few<br />
cows and sheep.<br />
All of us human<br />
beings need<br />
to experience<br />
this sort of<br />
lifestyle,<br />
right away from social media, the constant<br />
pull of the electronic world. Right away<br />
from everything. Really encountering each<br />
other. Genuinely recreative. We strongly<br />
recommend it.”<br />
Alex has ‘a really full-on hobby’. As he<br />
describes it, I get the impression it’s almost a<br />
kind of meditative process but sensuous and<br />
with indulgent, pleasure-filled refreshment<br />
thrown in. Smoking meat very slowly –<br />
maybe six hours – on the barbecue. “Sitting,<br />
lounging comfortably, probably a glass in<br />
hand, perhaps intermittent conversation with<br />
a friend. Infusing the meat with amazingly<br />
varied flavours according to the choice<br />
of woodchips. The sweet, smoky taste.<br />
Sometimes, a bowl of fruit juice adding its<br />
aroma. Endless possibilities.”<br />
Bob didn’t hesitate. “For me, it’s films. I go to<br />
the cinema at least three times a week. It’s the<br />
bigger picture. It’s escapism. No interruptions.<br />
It’s how I feel about reading a good book;<br />
you don’t want to put it down; you want<br />
to read it through in one sitting. I say to<br />
people, do what you love doing.<br />
I’ve no time for snobbery or<br />
elitism. Just because<br />
you love opera, it<br />
doesn’t mean you<br />
won’t thoroughly enjoy<br />
going to the dog tracks. I<br />
relish both. Yes, do what you<br />
love doing, I say. And if you are in a<br />
job that you love too, as I am, you are<br />
amongst the most fortunate of people.”<br />
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Wanstead Fringe<br />
21<br />
~ A special Wanstead Fringe section ~<br />
The Wanstead Fringe will be<br />
celebrating its 10th anniversary<br />
this <strong>Sep</strong>tember with its largestever<br />
mix of cultural events.<br />
Nothing would make us happier<br />
than to have our friends from<br />
South Woodford join us!<br />
For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org
22 Wanstead Fringe<br />
Fringe invitation<br />
It all began in 2013, and now, as the Wanstead Fringe gears up for its<br />
10th instalment of 100-plus cultural events, director Giles Wilson extends<br />
the invitation to South Woodford<br />
You may not have noticed, but<br />
something has been going on in<br />
Wanstead for the past few years. It<br />
started small but has grown into something<br />
to be reckoned with.<br />
It’s the Wanstead Fringe, an annual cultural<br />
arts festival, which this year is celebrating<br />
its 10th anniversary. It began as a handful of<br />
events back in 2013 – a bit of stand-up, an<br />
open-air cinema, a jumble trail and others –<br />
timed to coincide with the Wanstead Festival.<br />
But over the subsequent few years, things<br />
took off. People wanted to arrange their<br />
own contributions. And this year, we have<br />
more than 100 events taking place in various<br />
venues around Wanstead between 9 and<br />
30 <strong>Sep</strong>tember. We would love the people of<br />
South Woodford and Woodford, as our closest<br />
neighbours, to join us.<br />
As in previous years, there will be comedy, a<br />
street party at The Duke pub and the Fringe<br />
jumble trail. But now, theatre is a central<br />
part of our programme – there are four plays<br />
showing this year, three of them upstairs at<br />
The Bull pub, near Wanstead Station.<br />
There will be 11 talks from authors – some<br />
local, some national – including one of the<br />
greatest living English novelists. The amount<br />
of music included is hugely expanded<br />
this year, with eight events including<br />
recitals and works by local composers and<br />
performers. International opera star Lucy<br />
Crowe and husband Joe Walters will again be<br />
transforming St Mary’s Church on Overton<br />
Drive into a magical venue for music. There<br />
will be a recital, Low Strings Drama, led by local<br />
composer Simone Spagnolo, which promises<br />
to be a unique blend of chamber music and<br />
drama soundtracks. Redbridge Brass Band,<br />
local singer-songwriters, singer Lydia Gerrard<br />
and local guitar virtuoso Peter Black also<br />
feature.<br />
The event I’m looking forward to most is<br />
hearing from novelist Jonathan Coe, whose<br />
series of novels have told an authentic story<br />
about the changes in British life since the<br />
war. The event will have a vivid counterpart<br />
as Helen Day, historian of Ladybird Books,<br />
talks about the perceptions our society used<br />
to have of itself. Former BBC Arts editor Will<br />
Gompertz will tell us how we can adopt the<br />
ways artists look at the world to change our<br />
own ways of looking.<br />
It’s our sponsors who have underwritten this<br />
growth. Vision RCL is very supportive and<br />
generous with its buildings, but we have built<br />
the Fringe without any public money – it’s an<br />
excellent example of what can happen when<br />
people do things for themselves. Nothing<br />
would make us happier than to have the<br />
readers of the South Woodford Village Gazette<br />
join us.<br />
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events, visit swvg.co.uk/wf<br />
For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org
9 – 30 <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Friday 8 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Ghost Town Tales (£10)<br />
An eve-of-Fringe special. One newspaper this year said that after 5pm, Wanstead<br />
becomes a ghost town. The Fringe will be disproving it all throughout <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
– but for one night only we’re going to revel in it. Author and director Patrick<br />
Marlowe – an award-winning writer of ghost stories – will be testing your nerve as<br />
he tells stories designed to frighten. Patrick grew up in Wanstead and as a chorister<br />
he would often sing in St Mary’s, the location of the famed crypt, when he and his<br />
fellow choirboys would attempt to out-scare each other with spooky tales. Come<br />
along to the churchyard and see how strong your constitution is.<br />
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Overton Drive<br />
Saturday 9 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
10am<br />
Wanstead Book Festival presents: Andrew Weale (Free)<br />
Andrew Weale, author of Newt in a Suit and Nora, visits Wanstead to tell his stories<br />
and delight the under-fives.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library<br />
10am Pottery: Handbuilding Taster Session (£40)<br />
These sessions are a fun and very accessible introduction to clay. Suitable for<br />
adults and children from the age of six.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Pottery, Nightingale Lane<br />
from 12pm<br />
The Duke Street Party (Free)<br />
The infamous Duke Street Party will once again open the Fringe with a bang. With<br />
Little Dukes activities from 12 noon to 4pm.<br />
Venue: The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane<br />
3pm MUST Wine Bar Wanstead: Rosé Wine Speed Tasting (£20–£25)<br />
Four outstanding MUST Wine tastings with four great wines every Saturday<br />
throughout the Fringe. Today it’s Rosé from four different countries. Savings<br />
available when you attend different tastings. Tickets available in person at<br />
MUST Wine.<br />
Venue: MUST Wine, 125 High Street<br />
6.30pm Kinema <strong>2023</strong>: Matilda the Musical (conc: £5; adults: £10)<br />
Outdoor family cinema – reliably Wanstead’s favourite night out of the year. This<br />
year’s presentation is Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, starring Emma Thompson,<br />
with lyrics by Tim Minchin. Revolting children and their families are most welcome!<br />
Bring something to keep you warm and something to sit on.<br />
Venue: Christ Church Gardens, Wanstead<br />
Sunday 10 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
8pm Wanstead Comedy Night feat Glenn Moore (£15)<br />
Comedy for Wanstead Fringe <strong>2023</strong> kicks off with a fantastic evening of stand-up<br />
headlined by Mock the Week regular Glenn Moore. Recognised for his brilliant<br />
joke-writing ability, Glenn received superlative reviews for both his Edinburgh<br />
shows and his sell-out UK tour.<br />
Venue: Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane<br />
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Monday 11 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren (£10)<br />
Leading science journalists Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren bring us extraordinary<br />
stories and studies that open our eyes to the workings of the mind.<br />
Venue: City Place Coffee, 5 Clock House Parade<br />
8pm Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson (£18–£22)<br />
The Wanstead Theatre Co is back with a sparky and engaging comedy set on that<br />
glorious morning 20 years ago when England won the Rugby World Cup for the<br />
first and only time. Set in the fictional Greyhawks Rugby Club and performed in<br />
the very real Eton Manor RFC on non-match days of the Rugby World Cup <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Check website for additional dates.<br />
Venue: Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane<br />
Tuesday 12 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
6pm How we see ourselves: the Transcultural Self (£12)<br />
Victoria Baskerville, a Wanstead resident, transactional analyst, psychotherapist<br />
and community artist will invite us to account for and map all our identities.<br />
Venue: The Larder, 39 High Street<br />
7pm The Wheel Argentina – Wine Tasting (£25)<br />
“Every winery in Argentina on a bike. On my own. On forty quid. 4,500km uphill<br />
all the way. My name is Carole. I am the only person mad enough to have cycled<br />
every winery in Argentina. Sample some of the most emblematic wines of my<br />
experience while I take you through some of the most emblematic experiences in<br />
this travelogue with a difference.”<br />
Venue: Daygustation, 13a High Street<br />
7pm To a Skylark: Classical, folk and experimental music (£5–£10)<br />
Local musicians Joe Walters and Lucy Crowe curate an evening of music<br />
exploring themes associated with the skylark, our local Wanstead Flats resident<br />
struggling to survive in modern times. Joe and Lucy will perform with and<br />
alongside their friends, also locals of the area, and also musicians who feel the<br />
push and pull of urban life alongside their front garden that is Epping Forest.<br />
Expect classical song intertwined with folk, entangled with experimental indie<br />
and reimagined with free improvisation, all presented by leading exponents of<br />
these respective fields. Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chris Higginbottom (drums/<br />
vocals), Ali McQueen (vocals/guitar), Pete Smith (tuba/vocals), Benedict Taylor<br />
(viola/vocals), Anna Tilbrook (piano), Josh Warren (violin/vocals) and Joe Walters<br />
(piano/horn/trumpet/guitar/vocals).<br />
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Overton Drive<br />
Wednesday 13 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Catapult Cabaret: All Girl Band (£15)<br />
Catapult is back! Hot Girl Summer is here, and the cast of All Girl Band is feeling<br />
fun, flirty and fabulous. Join us for an evening of celebrating femme fatales, divas<br />
and gals just being gals via musical theatre hits from the last 50 years. Check<br />
website for additional dates.<br />
Venue: Upstairs at The Bull, 129 High Street<br />
For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org
9 – 30 <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong><br />
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7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Ian Dunt (£10)<br />
Outspoken journalist and commentator Ian Dunt knows something has gone<br />
terribly wrong with our society. It’s a feeling many of us have, but we struggle to<br />
articulate exactly why. Ian has no such problems. In his Sunday Times bestselling<br />
book How Westminster Works… and Why It Doesn’t, he lifts the lid on what<br />
has happened to politics, exposing aspects of the system in a way that can be<br />
understood and challenged.<br />
Venue: Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club, Overton Drive<br />
8pm<br />
Football quiz: West Ham – Champions of Europe (£8 per person)<br />
How well do you know the current Champions of Europe, West Ham United?<br />
Venue: The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane<br />
Thursday 14 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
from 5pm Crypt Tours at St Mary’s Parish Church (£10)<br />
Come and gaze into Wanstead’s past, and hear about the people who lived here in<br />
Georgian times in the many mansions that existed then. Tours leave on the hour.<br />
The church will also be open; visitors are advised to visit the church too before the<br />
tour. Note: access is restricted, there is no disabled access to the crypt. Tours at<br />
5pm, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm. Check website for additional dates.<br />
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Overton Drive<br />
7pm From Schumacher to Sunak (£10)<br />
Two press photographers – Geoff Wilkinson and Stefan Rousseau – talk about<br />
their careers spanning 50 years of history. From politicians to the rich and famous<br />
and everything in between, get a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes to<br />
achieve the photographs that appear in the papers.<br />
Venue: Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club, Overton Drive<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Will Gompertz (£10)<br />
Will Gompertz is familiar to audiences throughout the country from his years as<br />
the BBC’s Arts Editor. For years Will was a fixture on the Ten O’Clock News as he<br />
would introduce Turner or Booker Prize winners, or explain why a statue or painting<br />
had been sold for record prices. In his new book he explains how anyone can look<br />
at and experience the world with an artist’s heightened powers of perception.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Churchill Room<br />
Friday 15 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Jonathan Coe (£10)<br />
Jonathan Coe is one of Britain’s greatest living novelists whose books shine a light<br />
on how we as a society see ourselves. From his hit 1994 book What a Carve Up,<br />
through The Rotters Club, Number 11 and Middle England, he has found a moving,<br />
funny and true way to tell the story of Britain. His new novel Bournville continues<br />
the theme, following characters as they age from the Queen’s Coronation, through<br />
the 1966 World Cup, royal weddings and deaths, to Brexit and COVID. Through it<br />
all, Coe’s characters pose the question of whether the family – and the country<br />
– became closer together or further apart? He has created a social history of<br />
postwar Britain while it is still going on with a rare knack for spotting significant<br />
details and weaving them into hilariously well-observed plots. Do not miss this.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Churchill Room<br />
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Saturday 16 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm A Journey into the World of Guitar – with Peter Black (£8–£12)<br />
Be mesmerised by exquisite music from around the world from the Romantic<br />
Period to today. Performed by guitar virtuoso Peter Black, featuring duets with<br />
Father Martyn.<br />
Venue: St Gabriel’s Church, 12 Aldersbrook Road<br />
3pm<br />
Free relaxed Songhaven concert (Free)<br />
A free, relaxed, dementia-friendly concert. All welcome.<br />
Venue: Christ Church<br />
Sunday 17 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
6pm<br />
Jazz Vespers (Free)<br />
Wanstead Parish invites you to a unique candlelit service with jazz provided by the<br />
Nick Tomalin Quartet and Inge-Lise Nygaard on vocals.<br />
Venue: Christ Church<br />
8pm Wanstead Comedy Night feat Mick Miller (£15)<br />
Wanstead Comedy Night welcomes comedy legend Mick Miller to Wanstead.<br />
Venue: Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane<br />
Monday 18 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7pm The Room Upstairs (£12–£15)<br />
One ‘invisible illness’, lots of puppets, a self-deprecating actor, far too many<br />
biscuits and a sprinkle of absurdity all can be found in the room upstairs. But can<br />
you handle the journey up? This atmospheric show raises awareness of ME through<br />
the lens of a mother/daughter relationship. Based on true events, this play explores<br />
how this condition gradually penetrates every element of someone’s life and<br />
proves how sometimes laughter is not only the best medicine, but often the only<br />
one that’s available. Check website for additional dates.<br />
Venue: Upstairs at The Bull, 129 High Street<br />
8.15pm Robot Penguin (£12–£15)<br />
“A little less Attenborough, more cybernetic furry Louis Theroux.”<br />
Winner of the Baloney Award <strong>2023</strong>, Emperor Spy Cam A10N3 has returned from his<br />
Antarctic investigation for the BBC. In his performance review he’ll be covering<br />
his infiltration of a penguin colony, struggles to adapt to their complex and<br />
contradictory society, and his code-breaking feelings towards one of the subjects.<br />
A bizarre, irreverent comedy about depersonalisation and the neurodivergent<br />
experience through the ‘lens’ of an undercover robotic penguin. Check website for<br />
additional dates.<br />
Venue: Upstairs at The Bull, 129 High Street<br />
Tuesday 19 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7pm Photo talk: Where is East London going? (£10)<br />
Join Wanstead photographer Geoff Wilkinson as he discusses his pictures of a<br />
changing East London.<br />
Venue: Eightyfour Gallery, 84 Nightingale Lane<br />
For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org
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Wednesday 20 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Paterson Joseph (£10)<br />
It’s time everyone knew the story of Charles Ignatius Sancho. In the mid-1700s,<br />
a boy born on a slave ship found his way to Georgian London and miraculously<br />
survived. The boy grew and went on to tread the boards of London’s theatres,<br />
become a composer, led the fight to end slavery and become the first black person<br />
to vote in Britain. His diaries, dazzlingly made into a novel by Paterson Joseph,<br />
paint a portrait of English history that’s rarely if ever heard. The Secret Diaries of<br />
Charles Ignatius Sancho won the <strong>2023</strong> Christopher Bland Prize.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Churchill Room<br />
8pm Wanstead Comedy Night feat Paul Sinha (£15)<br />
Paul Sinha – voted the UK’s Best Club Comedian – takes a break from The Chase<br />
to headline Wanstead Comedy Night. Fresh from Edinburgh, with a brand new set,<br />
Paul will make this his fifth Wanstead Fringe appearance!<br />
Venue: Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane<br />
Thursday 21 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Natalie Lee (£10)<br />
Natalie Lee is familiar to thousands of people through her Instagram presence<br />
as @StyleMeSunday. Her book, Feeling Myself, is about how warped society’s<br />
approach to sex has become and how the shame that surrounds conversation<br />
about sex can hold women back. Taking us through her journey, from traumatic<br />
beginnings to marriage, motherhood and divorce, it’s a story of learning to be your<br />
true self in a society that doesn’t prioritise your pleasure.<br />
Venue: MUST Wine, 125 High Street<br />
Friday 22 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Quiz Night (£12)<br />
Wanstead High School is hosting a bumper quiz, with a great host, well-stocked<br />
bar and complementary nibbles to keep brain power up! It’s Wanstead High<br />
School’s PTA’s first time on the Fringe calendar and this event marks the start<br />
of a fundraising campaign for the school’s 100th year. A community event – all<br />
welcome! Teams of up to 8 – opportunity to join others on the night .Licensed bar,<br />
bagels and snacks inclusive of ticket price.<br />
Venue: Wanstead High School, Redbridge Lane West<br />
Saturday 23 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
11am Wanstead Fringe Jumble Trail (£5)<br />
The popular Wanstead Fringe Jumble trail is back! The original, biggest and best<br />
local trail returns, bringing jumble trail fans to Wanstead from all over East London.<br />
The Jumble Trail offers a brilliant opportunity to clear out your wardrobe and free<br />
up some space in the toy cupboard! It also provides a great excuse to get out there<br />
and meet the neighbours, steal ideas for your garden, and just have a general<br />
wander around the area. There will be a Central Hub behind the Corner House on<br />
Wanstead High Street, where you’ll also be able to pick up a Jumble Trail map and<br />
visit several stalls.<br />
Venue: All around Wanstead<br />
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Sunday 24 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
3pm Theatre classics and more, with Lydia Gerrard (£12.50–£15)<br />
Join Lydia Gerrard for a selection of musical theatre and classical favourites.<br />
Lydia has just returned from covering and playing Grizabella and Jellylorum/<br />
Griddlebone in CATS The Musical. In between performing contracts, Lydia<br />
often busks at Waterloo station or livestreams concerts from her living room<br />
to fulfil her love of sharing music. Check out youtube.com/lydiagerrard and<br />
facebook.com/lydiagerrardmusic for previous livestreams.<br />
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Overton Drive<br />
8pm Wanstead Comedy Night featuring Sajeela Kershi (£15)<br />
Returning from a recent tour of New Zealand, the brilliant Sajeela Kershi headlines<br />
the final comedy night of Wanstead Fringe <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Venue: Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane<br />
Monday 25 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
8pm<br />
In conversation: Victor Adebowale and Eddie Nestor (Free)<br />
Eddie (actor, radio broadcaster and comedian) and Victor (Lord Victor<br />
Adebowale CBE) will discuss their experiences on their respective career journeys,<br />
current affairs and local issues before taking questions from the audience.<br />
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Overton Drive<br />
Tuesday 26 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents Sohom Das (£10)<br />
Forensic psychiatrist Sohom Das has spent 15 years trying to understand, treat and<br />
rehabilitate dangerous people. His work takes him to high security prisons and<br />
securely locked hospital wards across the country, as well as to courtrooms where<br />
he gives evidence as an expert witness. In In Two Minds, a revealing, honest and<br />
– at times – humorous memoir, Dr Das shares stories from his work, and how he’s<br />
learned to live with mistakes when the worst happens.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Churchill Room<br />
Wednesday 27 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm An Evening of Spoken Word (£8)<br />
Back for its third year, the Fringe’s Evening of Spoken Word has become a ‘must do’<br />
on the schedule. City Place Coffee, at the heart of the High Street, transforms into<br />
a cabaret-style venue, including a bar, for an intimate evening of poetry, spoken<br />
word and music from eight diverse artists.<br />
Venue: City Place Coffee, 5 Clock House Parade<br />
7pm Documentary Photography – Why Bother? Who Cares? (£7.50)<br />
You may have seen Russell Boyce’s pictures of Wanstead High Street business<br />
owners last year. You might have seen his post-Covid exhibition ‘Overheard in<br />
Lockdown’ in Wanstead Park this year. We’re continuously bombarded with live<br />
colour images from every corner of the world so why bother to shoot pictures on<br />
the doorstep in black and white using a vintage camera? Who cares? Find out from<br />
Russell himself.<br />
Venue: La Bakerie, Wanstead High Street<br />
For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org
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Thursday 28 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Helen Day – Visions of our future (£10)<br />
Ladybird Books are instantly recognisable. As well as helping generations of<br />
children learn to read, they represented a vision of how people perceived their<br />
lives as things were changing around them. Helen Day is the unofficial historian<br />
of the role the books played in our lives. She will be celebrating the art, the books<br />
and the values which they represented. Wanstead’s Oxfam bookshop will be<br />
celebrating the books too by exhibiting as many Ladybird books as it has been able<br />
to collect – and this is your chance to buy a piece of all our history.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Churchill Room<br />
Friday 29 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
7.30pm Concert: Low Strings Drama (£10)<br />
Join award-winning composer – and Wanstead resident – Simone Spagnolo for a<br />
unique blend of chamber music and mystery drama soundtracks. This concert will<br />
present Low Strings Drama, a musical drama for viola and violoncello in eleven<br />
variations that alternates tense and turbid moments to frantic passages and<br />
dreamy melodies.<br />
Venue: Wanstead United Reformed Church, Nightingale Lane<br />
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Tim Burrows (£10)<br />
Until 1965, Wanstead was truly a part of Essex, and even now there are tell-tale<br />
signs all around us of a time before it became part of a London borough. In the<br />
1980s, though, Essex became the stuff of tabloid headlines, supposed stereotypes<br />
and populist politics. Author Tim Burrows, in his book The Invention of Essex, says<br />
it is still regarded as the heartland of Thatcherism and Brexit but nevertheless is<br />
the place where England is most itself. He will be in conversation with celebrated<br />
local historian and psychogeographer (and star of the Wanstead Fringe in 2022 and<br />
2014) John Rogers.<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Churchill Room<br />
Saturday 30 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
2pm and 3pm MUST Wine Bar Wanstead: Champagne Tasting (£20–£25)<br />
To finish the Fringe in style: Champagne Tasting (Rosé, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de<br />
Noirs, Demi Sec). See Saturday 9 <strong>Sep</strong>tember for more details.<br />
Venue: MUST Wine, 125 High Street<br />
7pm Dark Isle: a new musical (£12; conc: £10)<br />
Dark Isle is a new musical written by Wanstead-based actor and writer Katherine<br />
Tripp, alongside Matthew Hessey and composer Ralph Warman. The performance<br />
will be a concert version of the musical, with two acts and a short interval. The<br />
musical is based on the true story of the ‘Flannan Isles Mystery’. In 1900, three<br />
lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared from their posts on the Flannan<br />
Isles in the Outer Hebrides. The musical is a depiction of what ‘could’ have<br />
happened, and how it affected the women who were left behind. Though the show<br />
is suitable for all ages, the complex themes of death, grief and isolation may be<br />
best suited for those 16 and over. Some loud sound effects may be used during<br />
the performance.<br />
Venue: St. Mary’s church, Overton Drive<br />
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POLICE HUB HOPES<br />
With planning permission for the development of the former Woodford<br />
Police Station recently refused, Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP renews his call<br />
for a new permanent police hub in the Woodford area<br />
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,<br />
made the appalling decision to shut<br />
the police station in Woodford in 2020,<br />
dismissing our concerns here that there<br />
would be no local police base as a result.<br />
Since then, my constituents and I have<br />
been campaigning for a new police hub.<br />
The closure meant local Safer Neighbourhood<br />
Teams for Monkhams, Churchfields and South<br />
Woodford wards have been deprived of the<br />
police station they used as a base. Forced<br />
instead to travel every day from Barkingside<br />
Police Station by public transport.<br />
The ludicrous outcome is that our local police<br />
spend a significant amount of time travelling<br />
in and out of Woodford, rather than policing<br />
the area. A hub here, which we have been<br />
promised, would free up more resource hours<br />
to tackle local crime. Importantly, being seen<br />
in the area would reassure residents.<br />
I have been working hard to secure a<br />
permanent police hub in the Woodford area.<br />
I am pleased that the borough commander<br />
for Redbridge, Stuart Bell, following our<br />
campaign, has recognised the need for a<br />
police hub in Woodford to cover the wards<br />
of South Woodford, Churchfields and<br />
Monkhams. The campaign – which included<br />
a petition with over 2,000 signatures and a<br />
public meeting – made it clear residents want<br />
an increased police presence in the area.<br />
In the run-up to the local elections in 2022,<br />
Redbridge Council claimed they had secured<br />
a police hub; however, since then, no such<br />
hub has materialised. Peoples’ hopes were<br />
raised only to be dashed; they are now sick<br />
and tired of empty promises. I have lost count<br />
of the number of residents who have told me<br />
they want police who visit the local shops to<br />
be seen out and about deterring criminals,<br />
something they never see now. The public<br />
safety of those living in the area must be<br />
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Reducing local crime and antisocial behaviour<br />
has always been the priority for all of us. I am<br />
working closely with our local councillors and<br />
the police, and I welcome new Commissioner<br />
Sir Mark Rowley’s public commitment to<br />
neighbourhood policing. I welcome his<br />
confirmation of an extra 3,109 police for the<br />
Met, but repeat Woodford needs the police<br />
to have a proper patrol base to use their time<br />
efficiently for the benefit of my constituents.<br />
That’s why we need and want a police<br />
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If you’ve ever travelled down Roding<br />
Lane North and wondered what was<br />
behind the big green gates, then<br />
you may be surprised to learn<br />
that, as well as a five-acre<br />
woodland boasting an<br />
ancient orchard and nature<br />
reserve, it is home to the<br />
largest specialist adventure<br />
playground in the country.<br />
Since 1976, ELHAP (Every Life Has a Purpose)<br />
has been facilitating adventure and nature<br />
play opportunities for children and young<br />
people with disabilities and complex<br />
support needs. Each year, we host<br />
over 6,000 visits to our site and<br />
directly support 300 families. We<br />
believe it’s everyone’s birthright<br />
to be able to play freely and<br />
adventurously – but for many<br />
young people with disabilities,<br />
these opportunities are<br />
limited due to the numerous<br />
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At ELHAP, we remove the<br />
barriers. Our services are<br />
designed to give children and<br />
young people the freedom<br />
to ‘just be kids’, explore, be<br />
challenged and have fun! They can<br />
fly through the air on our zip wire, climb trees<br />
or our weird and wonderful wooden play<br />
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over an open fire or take part in craft, music<br />
and dance activities. Assisted by our amazing<br />
team of playworkers, each child’s support<br />
needs are met and the opportunities for<br />
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Parents describe ELHAP as a lifeline. “You<br />
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said one mum. Families can enjoy desperately<br />
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Like many frontline organisations, COVID-19<br />
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an all-time high. We’ve been working hard to<br />
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this summer’s playscheme was the busiest it’s<br />
been since before the pandemic.<br />
However, there is still a way to go. There<br />
are many families in Redbridge who are,<br />
unfortunately, without any support at<br />
all and waiting for a place at ELHAP. We<br />
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ELHAP is a specialist playground for children with disabilities nestled<br />
in a large woodland off Roding Lane North. Fundraising manager<br />
Sophie Blythe is working to keep the magic of play alive<br />
more capacity. Without the generosity of the<br />
local community, we simply won’t be able to<br />
provide our vital services to those who need<br />
us most.<br />
There are many ways you can support us<br />
directly, for example, by making a donation,<br />
taking on a challenge, volunteering or, if you<br />
shop at the Co-op, by choosing ELHAP as your<br />
local cause. Perhaps your workplace would be<br />
interested in becoming our corporate partner?<br />
And we are thrilled to have been selected<br />
for this year’s Redbridge Mayor’s Appeal,<br />
which will see a number of fundraising<br />
events and activities taking place throughout<br />
the borough.<br />
ELHAP is located at 119 Roding Lane North,<br />
Woodford Green, IG8 8NA. For more<br />
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Local resident and dietitian Nikki Ottonaro is keen to help reduce the<br />
high rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in our area, and will be<br />
running free workshops on healthy eating this autumn<br />
Are you concerned about the health of<br />
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In my years working as a specialist diabetes<br />
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particularly children and young people. I meet<br />
many patients who have complex medical<br />
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worsened by poor nutrition. It’s so important<br />
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In many cases, poor diet and lack of exercise<br />
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and awareness of a healthy diet in the home<br />
and providing parents and guardians with<br />
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meals. Children often develop eating habits<br />
based on those of their parents and take these<br />
forward into their adult life. I want to impart<br />
my knowledge and expertise to local parents<br />
and help to debunk some of the confusing<br />
healthy eating messages we are bombarded<br />
with.<br />
Current figures show there are 3.8 million<br />
people living with the diagnosis of diabetes<br />
in the UK and 90% of those have type 2. It is<br />
thought there are also another million people<br />
in the UK living with diabetes who don’t<br />
know they have it. By 2030, it is predicted<br />
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Redbridge has one of the highest rates of type<br />
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Obesity is the main driver for the condition,<br />
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With a background in fitness, I also understand<br />
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holistic approach to healthy living, looking at<br />
lifestyle and exercise, as well as food.<br />
Nikki’s free workshop will take place at<br />
Woodford Community Centre, Prospect<br />
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4.30pm. Email n.ottonaro@nhs.net<br />
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In the fourth of a series of articles featuring the images of local<br />
photographers who document the wildlife of Wanstead Park and the<br />
surrounding area, James Ball presents his close-up of a long-tailed tit<br />
I’m James, a local estate agent with a<br />
passion for photographing all types of<br />
wildlife and, in particular, birds. I find it<br />
amazing the variety of wildlife we can see<br />
almost on our doorsteps.<br />
Here’s an image I took earlier this year in<br />
Wanstead Park. It was an overcast day, which<br />
didn’t provide brilliant light but did mean the<br />
light was evenly spread with little shadow.<br />
This bird is a long-tailed tit, resembling a pink,<br />
white and black ball of fluff, with a long tail.<br />
Like candy floss with wings, they can be very<br />
photogenic. Gregarious and noisy residents,<br />
long-tailed tits are most usually noticed in<br />
small, excitable flocks of about 20 birds.<br />
Like most tits, they rove the woods and<br />
hedgerows but are also seen on heaths and<br />
commons with suitable bushes. They move<br />
quickly and rarely stop for longer than a<br />
second or two, so you have to try and get a<br />
step ahead. I positioned myself in front of<br />
the flock and took this image when the bird<br />
landed on an isolated branch with a clean<br />
foreground and background.<br />
Here are some of my top tips for taking better<br />
wildlife photographs.<br />
Patience<br />
You’ll be lucky to stumble across your target<br />
subject on the first attempt, even the second<br />
or third. Learning your subject’s habits will<br />
help you put yourself a step ahead.<br />
Eye-level<br />
Try to position yourself as close to the<br />
subject’s eye level as you can, even if it<br />
means lying on the ground! This connects<br />
your camera to the subject, creating a more<br />
emotive and often dramatic image.<br />
Fast shutter speed<br />
This will allow you to capture wildlife whilst<br />
it’s on the move. Birds all move at different<br />
speeds, depending on their size and how<br />
much of a rush they are in. So, you’ll need to<br />
adjust your settings accordingly. Gulls over a<br />
lake are a great entry subject for capturing<br />
birds in flight.<br />
Use ‘continuous shooting’ mode<br />
and ‘continuous focusing’ to take<br />
multiple bursts of photographs<br />
and to continually track the<br />
subject. These modes will have<br />
different names on different<br />
brands of camera.<br />
Sunlight<br />
In my opinion, the best<br />
lighting is at dusk and<br />
dawn during the ‘golden<br />
hour’. The sunrises over<br />
Wanstead Flats and the<br />
sunsets in Wanstead<br />
Park are beautiful, and<br />
when you can time<br />
this with passing birds,<br />
you can achieve great<br />
results; well worth the<br />
early alarm!<br />
Position yourself so the<br />
sun is behind you and<br />
you’re facing the bird<br />
you’re photographing<br />
for the best lighting<br />
setup. Shooting<br />
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lovely photographs,<br />
especially when the sun<br />
is low and the light is<br />
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conditions for artistic<br />
silhouettes.<br />
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visit swvg.co.uk/jamesball<br />
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The Law, Seriously<br />
Derek Inkpin from local solicitors Axiom DWFM takes the law seriously,<br />
but even he knows sometimes the law can be an ass… especially if<br />
you get a bit tipsy in a pub<br />
We are surrounded by laws and<br />
regulations every day of our lives,<br />
the dos and don’ts which regulate<br />
society and all of us in it. However, against<br />
the serious background of most rules, the<br />
following bizarre laws still exist.<br />
• The Licencing Act 1872 makes it clear you<br />
can’t be drunk in a pub, and since 2003, bar<br />
staff cannot legally serve drunk people.<br />
Time to practice your sober face.<br />
• The Madhouses Act 1774 restricts property<br />
owners to one “lunatic” per residence.<br />
• If you fire a cannon within 300 yards of<br />
residential properties, you will commit an<br />
offence under the Metropolitan Police Act<br />
1839. (So, measure out 301 yards to avoid an<br />
issue).<br />
• If you want to avoid a library fine,<br />
confirmation that you have cholera should<br />
do the trick under section 25 of the Public<br />
Health (Control of Disease) Act 1985.<br />
• If your alarm goes off at 3am, failing to stop<br />
it breaks the Clean Neighbourhoods and<br />
Environment Act 2005.<br />
• You can be annoying in public, unless you<br />
go to the library, in which case, irritating<br />
someone there would be contrary to the<br />
Library Offences Acts of 1888 and 2005.<br />
• Unless you don’t mind a £500 fine, don’t<br />
carry a plank or ladder on a pathway.<br />
That would be against section 54 of the<br />
Metropolitan Police Act 1839.<br />
• Knock down ginger (you remember,<br />
knocking and scarpering for fun) is illegal<br />
and could land you with a £500 fine.<br />
• Whatever you do, don’t beat your dusty rug<br />
in the street. Pollution is OK, but giving your<br />
neighbour a tickly throat is definitely out.<br />
• Singing obscene lyrics in the street is an<br />
offence; just hum the dodgy parts to avoid<br />
a fine. Yes, it’s that Metropolitan Police Act<br />
1839 again.<br />
• Everyone knows you cannot open someone<br />
else’s mail, but delaying the post contradicts<br />
the Postal Services Act 2000, so no chatting<br />
to the postie, please.<br />
• Looking guilty holding a salmon suggests<br />
you are a poacher and therefore liable for<br />
an offence under the Salmon Act 1986.<br />
• A bye-law passed by Daventry District<br />
Council in 2015 prescribes that failing<br />
to produce an empty poo bag when<br />
challenged could result in a £100 fine.<br />
So, now you’ve been told.<br />
Axiom DWFM is located at 9–13 Cambridge<br />
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ESSEX ART CLUB<br />
AUTUMN EXHIBITION<br />
A variety of works will be available for sale.<br />
Date: Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
Time: 10am–5pm (until 4.30pm on Sunday)<br />
Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, E11 2NT<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: essexartclub.co.uk<br />
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WANSTEAD<br />
COMMUNITY MARKET<br />
Date: Sunday 3 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 10am–3pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead High Street<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk<br />
SEP<br />
3<br />
POND DIP IN<br />
WANSTEAD PARK<br />
A Wren Wildlife Group event. Children must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Nets provided.<br />
Date: Sunday 3 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 2pm<br />
Venue: Shoulder of Mutton Pond, Wanstead Park<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: wrengroup.org.uk<br />
SEP<br />
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WANSTEAD & WOODFORD<br />
WEA FILM CLUB<br />
A screening of Hit the Road (2021).<br />
Date: Monday 4 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 12.30pm<br />
Venue: Odeon, South Woodford, E18 2QL<br />
Cost: 20p plus the cinema’s usual charges<br />
Enquiries: weafilmclub18@gmail.com<br />
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HITCHCOCK’S<br />
LEYTONSTONE<br />
A presentation by tour guide Gary Lewis for<br />
the Wanstead Historical Society.<br />
Date: Monday 4 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 8pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road<br />
Cost: £3 Enquiries: 07949 026 212<br />
SEP<br />
4<br />
BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ<br />
AFTERNOON SESSION<br />
For people struggling with feelings of loss.<br />
Date: Tuesday 5 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 2–3pm<br />
Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8505 3000<br />
SEP<br />
5<br />
DEATH CAFÉ<br />
AFTERNOON SESSION<br />
A safe and confidential space for discussion.<br />
Date: Friday 8 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 1–3pm<br />
Venue: Chestnut Manor Care Home, Wanstead<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/cmdc<br />
SEP<br />
8<br />
OPEN WEEKEND AT THE<br />
TEMPLE IN WANSTEAD PARK<br />
Date: Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
Time: 12–5pm<br />
Venue: the Temple, Wanstead Park, E11 2LT<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/temple<br />
SEP<br />
9<br />
EAST LONDON ME/CFS<br />
SUPPORT GROUP<br />
Date: Saturday 9 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 2.30–5pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, E11 2NT<br />
Cost: by donation Enquiries: 07957 152 566<br />
SEP<br />
9<br />
SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY<br />
LITTER PICK<br />
Repeated on 8 <strong>Oct</strong>ober.<br />
Date: Sunday 10 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 11am–1pm<br />
Venue: Community Orchard, South Woodford<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: e18society@gmail.com<br />
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VALENTINES MANSION<br />
WEDDING VENUE SHOWCASE<br />
Find out more about weddings at Valentines<br />
Mansion whilst sampling canapés and a glass<br />
of prosecco. Booking required.<br />
Date: Sunday 10 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 11am–5pm<br />
Venue: Valentines Mansion & Gardens, IG1 4XA<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8708 8105<br />
SEP<br />
10<br />
A WALK IN THE WOODS:<br />
WANSTEAD PARK<br />
A discovery walk around the park looking for<br />
signs of autumn. Hosted by Tinder Sticks.<br />
Date: Tuesday 12 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 1–3pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead Park, E11 2LT<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/tindersticks<br />
SEP<br />
12<br />
KEEPING IT LOCAL<br />
WANSTEAD<br />
A gathering for business owners in E11 and E18.<br />
Date: Tuesday 12 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 7pm<br />
Venue: Dama de Elche, Cambridge Park, E11 2PU<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/kilw<br />
SEP<br />
12<br />
Improve,<br />
Don’t Move!<br />
THE ART OF<br />
HIERONYMUS BOSCH<br />
A lecture by Dr Paula Nuttall for The Arts<br />
Society, Woodford Green. Visitors welcome.<br />
Date: Tuesday 12 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 8pm<br />
Venue: Bancroft’s School, High Road, IG8 0RF<br />
Cost: donation Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/artssociety<br />
SEP<br />
12<br />
RSPB TALK:<br />
ICELAND AND BACK<br />
A talk for the North East London Local Group<br />
of the RSPB by Brian Nobbs.<br />
Date: Tuesday 12 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 8pm<br />
Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford<br />
Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/rspb<br />
SEP<br />
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ELECTRONIC<br />
KEYBOARD CONCERT<br />
An East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard<br />
Club event featuring Chris Stanbury.<br />
Date: Wednesday 13 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 7.15pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road<br />
Cost: £12; under-16s: £2 Enquiries: 020 8530 3717<br />
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IODS PRESENTS<br />
TEN TIMES TABLE<br />
IODS presents Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy.<br />
Date: Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
Time: 7.30–9.30pm (Sunday matinee at 3pm)<br />
Venue: Redbridge Drama Centre, E18 2RB<br />
Cost: £16.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/10times<br />
SEP<br />
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ELMHURST GARDENS LITTER<br />
PICKING ACTION DAY<br />
Date: Saturday 16 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 10am–12pm<br />
Venue: Elmhurst Gardens, South Woodford<br />
SEP<br />
16<br />
ROOTS TO UNITY:<br />
FAMILY EYE OPENER<br />
Roots To Unity is a community-driven<br />
organisation bringing together members of<br />
the African diaspora that self-organise and<br />
discuss matters that affect the well-being of<br />
the community. Open to all.<br />
Date: Saturday 16 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 11am–4pm<br />
Venue: 75 Derby Road, South Woodford, E18 2PY<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/roots<br />
SEP<br />
16<br />
RAY PARK<br />
ACTION DAY<br />
Date: Saturday 16 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 1.30–4.30pm<br />
Venue: Ray Park, Woodford Green, IG8 7JF<br />
Enquiries: parks.enquiries@visionrcl.org.uk<br />
SEP<br />
16<br />
RELAXED CONCERT AT<br />
CHRIST CHURCH<br />
Three professional performers will sing<br />
popular tunes from stage and screen. This<br />
dementia-friendly and family-friendly event<br />
concludes with an audience singalong.<br />
Date: Saturday 16 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 3pm<br />
Venue: Christ Church, Wanstead Place, E11 2SW<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/songhaven<br />
SEP<br />
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17<br />
16<br />
RSPB WALK ON<br />
WANSTEAD FLATS<br />
Hosted by the North East London Local Group<br />
of the RSPB. Visitors welcome.<br />
Date: Sunday 17 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 9am<br />
Venue: Wanstead Flats, Center Road<br />
Cost: £3 Enquiries: 07582 996 315<br />
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WANSTEAD<br />
FESTIVAL <strong>2023</strong><br />
Live music, classic car display, craft fair hub,<br />
dog competition, land train and rides.<br />
Date: Sunday 17 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 11am–6pm<br />
Venue: Christ Church Green, Wanstead<br />
Cost: free entry Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/festival<br />
SEP<br />
17<br />
FLOWER ARRANGING<br />
DEMONSTRATION<br />
Kathy Stangaard presents to the Woodford<br />
and District Floral Arrangement Group.<br />
Date: Monday 18 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 7.30–9.45pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road<br />
Cost: £7 Enquiries: 020 8508 9765<br />
SEP<br />
18<br />
ESSEX WILDLIFE<br />
TRUST PRESENTATION<br />
A talk by Rich Yates for the Woodford and<br />
District Centre of the National Trust.<br />
Date: Wednesday 27 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 2.30pm<br />
Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Green<br />
Cost: £3 Enquiries: 07774 164 407<br />
SEP<br />
27<br />
A SCHOOLGIRL’S WAR:<br />
SCHOOL LIFE IN WWII<br />
A presentation by Mary Smith for the East of<br />
London Family History Society.<br />
Date: Wednesday 27 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 7.30pm<br />
Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road<br />
Cost: £3 Enquiries: 07762 514 238<br />
SEP<br />
2 OCT<br />
27<br />
BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ<br />
MORNING SESSION<br />
Date: Tuesday 19 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 10.30–11.30am<br />
Venue: Christ Church, Wanstead Place, E11 2SW<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8505 3000<br />
SEP<br />
19<br />
SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY<br />
GARDENING DAY<br />
Help improve the orchard. Tools provided, but<br />
gardeners are welcome to bring their own.<br />
Date: Sunday 10 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: from 11am<br />
Venue: Community Orchard, South Woodford<br />
Cost: free Enquiries: e18society@gmail.com<br />
SEP<br />
10<br />
SOUTH WOODFORD<br />
COMMUNITY MARKET<br />
The market is normally scheduled for the third<br />
Sunday of the month, but <strong>Sep</strong>tember’s event<br />
will take place a week later than usual to avoid<br />
a clash with the Wanstead Festival.<br />
Date: Sunday 24 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 11am–4pm<br />
Venue: George Lane, South Woodford<br />
Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk<br />
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WEA FILM CLUB<br />
A screening of Allelujah! (2022).<br />
Date: Monday 2 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 12.30pm<br />
Venue: Odeon, South Woodford, E18 2QL<br />
Cost: 20p plus the cinema’s usual charges<br />
Enquiries: weafilmclub18@gmail.com<br />
THE ARTS SOCIETY:<br />
WILDE ABOUT OSCAR<br />
A presentation by actor Simon Whitehouse for<br />
The Arts Society, Woodford Green.<br />
Date: Tuesday 10 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 8pm<br />
Venue: Bancroft’s School, High Road, IG8 0RF<br />
Cost: donation Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/artssociety<br />
OCT<br />
10<br />
SPRING AND SUMMER ON<br />
THE KENTISH DOWNS<br />
A talk for the North East London Local Group<br />
of the RSPB by Howard Vaughan.<br />
Date: Tuesday 10 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 8pm<br />
Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford<br />
Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/rspb<br />
OCT<br />
10<br />
SEP<br />
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LYNGO THEATRE PRESENTS<br />
EGG AND SPOON<br />
An interactive romp through the seasons<br />
suitable for one- to five-year-olds.<br />
Date: Monday 25 <strong>Sep</strong>tember Time: 10.30–11.15am<br />
Venue: Redbridge Drama Centre, E18 2RB<br />
Cost: £8.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/eggspoon<br />
SEP<br />
WANSTEAD BEER<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Real ales, craft ales, lagers, ciders, wine and<br />
prosecco. Raising money for local charities.<br />
Date: Saturday 14 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 1–10.30pm<br />
Venue: Christ Church Hall, Wanstead, E11 2SW<br />
Cost: £10 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/beer<br />
OCT<br />
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WANSTEAD<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Sunday 17 <strong>Sep</strong>tember 11am to 6pm<br />
EVENT GUIDE<br />
MAIN STAGE<br />
Rock Choir<br />
Nashoba Dreams<br />
Alistar Macqueen<br />
Steve Heath<br />
The London Academy<br />
of Irish Dance<br />
And much more!<br />
ATTRACTIONS<br />
Art Trail workshop<br />
Classic Car display<br />
Craft Fair Hub<br />
Delicious Street Food<br />
Pop up Pub<br />
Dog Competition<br />
Children’s Rides<br />
Sports demonstrations<br />
and displays<br />
Land Train<br />
Strolling Performers<br />
Holistic and Wellbeing Zone<br />
EVENTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE<br />
For more information contact Redbridge-events@visionrcl.org.uk<br />
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SOUTH WOODFORD<br />
COMMUNITY MARKET<br />
Monthly market offering a range of products.<br />
Date: Sunday 15 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 11am–4pm<br />
Venue: George Lane, South Woodford<br />
Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk<br />
OCT<br />
15<br />
NATIONAL TRUST TALK:<br />
LIVERY COMPANIES<br />
A talk by David Cole-Adams for the Woodford<br />
and District Centre of the National Trust.<br />
Visitors welcome.<br />
Date: Tuesday 17 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 10.30am<br />
Venue: Woodford Memorial Hall, E18 2PA<br />
Cost: £3 Enquiries: 07774 164 407<br />
OCT<br />
17<br />
WOODFORD<br />
MUM-TO-MUM MARKET<br />
Sell to or buy from other mums. A cash-only<br />
event hosted by Wells All Saints Pre-School.<br />
Date: Saturday 21 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 10am–12pm<br />
Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Green<br />
Cost: £2 (stalls: £25) Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/m2m<br />
OCT<br />
21<br />
ROALD DAHL AND THE<br />
IMAGINATION SEEKERS<br />
Suitable for ages five and up, this show<br />
explores Roald Dahl’s extraordinary stories.<br />
Date: Monday 23 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 11am–12pm<br />
Venue: Redbridge Drama Centre, E18 2RB<br />
Cost: £11.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/dahl<br />
OCT<br />
23<br />
HALLOWEEN KID’S FANCY<br />
DRESS DISCO<br />
Repeated at 2.30pm.<br />
Date: Thursday 26 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 11am–1.30pm<br />
Venue: Sir James Hawkey Hall, IG8 0BG<br />
Cost: £8 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/halloween23<br />
OCT<br />
26<br />
THE FOUNDATIONS OF<br />
CLASSICAL MUSIC<br />
A concert comparing the music of the two<br />
founders of classical music: Joseph Haydn and<br />
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.<br />
Date: Saturday 28 <strong>Oct</strong>ober Time: 7.30pm<br />
Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford<br />
Cost: £10 Enquiries: 020 8505 3000<br />
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Local community groups<br />
ALLAN BURGESS CENTRE<br />
Activities for the over-55s. Lunches available<br />
(£7; booking required). Located at 2 Grove<br />
Park, Wanstead. Call 020 8989 6338<br />
FRIENDS OF WANSTEAD PARKLANDS<br />
Researching and promoting Wanstead Park.<br />
Visit wansteadpark.org.uk<br />
NCT REDBRIDGE & DISTRICT<br />
Offering support and information to parents<br />
and parents-to-be. Call 0300 330 0700<br />
ROTARY CLUB OF LEYTONSTONE<br />
AND WOODFORD<br />
Meeting every Thursday at 6.30pm at The<br />
Royal Oak, Chingford. Call 020 3597 2921<br />
SCOTTISH DANCING FOR FUN<br />
Mondays from 8pm at St Barnabas Church.<br />
No partners needed. Call 020 8504 3376<br />
Creative<br />
Giftware<br />
A family business based in Wanstead, specialising in<br />
embroidered homeware and gifts for all occasions<br />
Call: 0208 530 1244<br />
84 Nightingale Lane, Wanstead, E11 2EZ<br />
SOUTH WOODFORD BUSINESS FORUM<br />
Quarterly meetings providing a voice for<br />
South Woodford’s businesses and networking<br />
opportunities. Visit swvg.co.uk/swbf<br />
SOUTH WOODFORD GARDENERS<br />
Tending to and improving the flower beds<br />
across the local area. Visit swvg.co.uk/swg<br />
SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY<br />
Making South Woodford a better place to live.<br />
Visit southwoodfordsociety.org<br />
ULTRASOUND CHOIR<br />
Female choir singing a wide repertoire every<br />
Tuesday at Derby Road Methodist Church<br />
from 7.30pm. Call 07799 196 241<br />
WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD BLIND CLUB<br />
Social club for people with sight problems<br />
meeting Thursday afternoons (2pm to 4pm) in<br />
South Woodford. Call 07840 850 838<br />
WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD<br />
CENTENARY FILM CLUB<br />
Meets on the first Monday of each month<br />
(except August), 12.30pm at the Odeon, South<br />
Woodford (the cinema’s usual charges apply).<br />
Email weafilmclub18@gmail.com<br />
WOODFORD AND WANSTEAD<br />
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY<br />
Meeting virtually or at Wanstead House every<br />
Monday. Visit swvg.co.uk/wwps<br />
WOODFORD ARTS GROUP<br />
All Woodford-based artists are welcome to<br />
apply to join. Visit swvg.co.uk/wag<br />
WOODFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY<br />
Stimulating interest in the history of the local<br />
area. Visit woodfordhistoricalsociety.org<br />
WOODFORD TOWN FC<br />
Support a local football. Visit swvg.co.uk/wtfc<br />
WREN WILDLIFE GROUP<br />
Wildlife conservation. Visit wrengroup.org.uk<br />
To advertise, call 020 8819 0595 or visit swvg.co.uk
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Catholic Independent<br />
Boys’ School<br />
Open Morning<br />
Thursday 28 th <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong>, 9.30am – 11.30am<br />
Come and spend the morning at<br />
our school, with a guided tour<br />
and the opportunity to meet our<br />
Head, staff and pupils.<br />
Ranking 39th in the Sunday<br />
Times Top 100 Prep Schools<br />
• Small classes • 11+ preparation<br />
• Pupils of all faiths welcome • High academic results<br />
Call the school office on 020 8504 7372 to arrange a tour<br />
www.loyola.essex.sch.uk<br />
Please mention the South Woodford Village Gazette when responding to adverts
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South Woodford Village Gazette<br />
Useful numbers<br />
ADVICE & SUPPORT<br />
Samaritans116 123<br />
Citizens Advice Redbridge 0300 330 9063<br />
Community Legal Advice 0845 345 4 345<br />
HEALTH<br />
NHS 111 111<br />
Whipps Cross Hospital 020 8539 5522<br />
Shrubberies Medical Centre 020 8530 4108<br />
Glebelands Practice 020 8989 6272<br />
South Woodford Health Centre 020 8491 3333<br />
Elmhurst Practice 020 8491 3310<br />
The Broadway Surgery 020 8505 3204<br />
Southdene Surgery 020 8530 3731<br />
Out of hours GP 020 3770 1888<br />
LEISURE & LIBRARIES<br />
South Woodford Library & Gym 020 8708 9067<br />
Woodford Green Library 020 8708 7444<br />
Wanstead Library 020 8708 7400<br />
Wanstead Leisure Centre 020 8989 1172<br />
in South Woodford<br />
LOCAL COUNCILLORS South Woodford ward<br />
Beverley Brewer (Lab) 020 8554 5000<br />
Joe Hehir (Lab) 07741 904 709<br />
Saiqa Qayum Hussain (Lab) 07918 277 502<br />
LOCAL COUNCILLORS Churchfields ward<br />
Lloyd Duddridge (Lab) 07799 579 763<br />
Rosa Gomez (Lab) 07799 057 030<br />
Guy Williams (Lab) 07918 278 865<br />
LOCAL MPs<br />
Iain Duncan Smith MP 020 7219 3000<br />
Wes Streeting MP 020 3475 7901<br />
John Cryer MP 020 8989 5249<br />
POLICE<br />
Safer Neighbourhoods Teams 020 8345 3616<br />
REDBRIDGE COUNCIL<br />
Customer contact centre 020 8554 5000<br />
Report antisocial behaviour 020 8478 4679<br />
Treat your home to our professional carpet & upholstery services<br />
• Carpets • Fabric Upholstery • Mattresses •Stain Removal<br />
Contact Manj at Safeclean Chigwell for a free, no obligation quote:<br />
Telephone: 07949 455 189 or 0808 143 1310<br />
Email: manj@safeclean.co.uk<br />
www.safeclean.co.uk/chigwell<br />
@Safeclean chigwell @Safeclean_chigwell<br />
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To advertise, call 020 8819 0595 or visit swvg.co.uk
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Independent Co-educational Day School For 3 - 11 Years<br />
Join us at our next<br />
Open Event<br />
16th <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong><br />
Register interest via<br />
www.wgprep.co.uk<br />
EXCELLENT<br />
IN ALL AREAS<br />
(Inspection June <strong>2023</strong>)<br />
Tel: 0208 504 5045<br />
Email: admissions@wgprep.co.uk www.wgprep.co.uk<br />
Please mention the South Woodford Village Gazette when responding to adverts
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ADULT EDUCATION<br />
Redbridge Institute20<br />
Wanstead House 4<br />
ART<br />
Wanstead House 4<br />
BARBERS<br />
Agy’s Barber Shop 8<br />
BATHROOMS<br />
Bathworks41<br />
The Bathroom Fitting Company44<br />
BEAUTY<br />
The Beauty Spot 43<br />
BLOOD TEST<br />
Meducate 9<br />
BOOKS<br />
Wanstead Bookshop 32<br />
BUILDERS<br />
North London Loft Rooms31<br />
CARPET CLEANING<br />
Safeclean Chigwell64<br />
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES<br />
Wanstead Festival 59<br />
Wanstead House 4<br />
Woodford Pantomime54<br />
COMMUNITY & GROUPS<br />
South Woodford Society15<br />
Wanstead House 4<br />
DECORATORS<br />
E18 Handyman16<br />
Stuart Green Property Solutions12<br />
DENTIST<br />
Smile in London17<br />
Woodford House68<br />
DOORS<br />
Garolla 56<br />
ELDERLY CARE<br />
Caremark Redbridge 6<br />
EMBROIDERY<br />
Creative Giftware62<br />
ESTATE AGENTS<br />
Churchill Estates34–35<br />
The Stow Brothers2<br />
Yellands40<br />
ESTATE PLANNING<br />
Brampton Wills & Estate Planning7<br />
South Woodford Village Gazette<br />
– Index of advertisers –<br />
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES<br />
Wanstead Beer Festival40<br />
Wanstead Festival 59<br />
Wanstead Fringe23–29<br />
Woodford Pantomime54<br />
FINANCE<br />
Charles Crown Financial45<br />
FITNESS<br />
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre48<br />
Vision RCL Leisure Centres5<br />
GARAGE DOORS<br />
Garolla56<br />
GARAGE SERVICES<br />
Belgrave Motor Services60<br />
Woodbridge Autos37<br />
GIFTS<br />
Creative Giftware62<br />
GUTTER CLEARING<br />
E18 Handyman16<br />
Stuart Green Property Solutions12<br />
GYM<br />
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre48<br />
Vision RCL Leisure Centres5<br />
HANDYMAN<br />
E18 Handyman16<br />
Stuart Green Property Solutions12<br />
HEALTH<br />
Meducate 9<br />
HEARING TEST<br />
Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists33<br />
HOMECARE<br />
Caremark Redbridge 6<br />
INSURANCE<br />
Charles Crown Insurance45<br />
KITCHENS<br />
London Kitchen Designer13<br />
LOFTS<br />
North London Loft Rooms31<br />
MORTGAGE ADVISOR<br />
Charles Crown Financial45<br />
MOT<br />
Belgrave Motor Services60<br />
Woodbridge Autos37<br />
NAILS<br />
The Beauty Spot 43<br />
OPTICIANS<br />
Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists33<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Geoff Wilkinson16<br />
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE<br />
E18 Handyman16<br />
North London Loft Rooms31<br />
Stuart Green Property Solutions12<br />
PROPERTY SERVICES<br />
Churchill Estates34–35<br />
The Stow Brothers2<br />
Yellands40<br />
SCHOOLS & NURSERIES<br />
Avon House Preparatory School 67<br />
Loyola Preparatory School 63<br />
Our Lady of Lourdes School49<br />
St Aubyn’s School 53<br />
Woodford Green Prep School 65<br />
SHOWERS<br />
Bathworks41<br />
The Bathroom Fitting Company44<br />
SINGING<br />
New Essex Choir10<br />
SOLICITORS<br />
Axiom DWFM51<br />
SPORT & LEISURE<br />
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre48<br />
Vision RCL Leisure Centres5<br />
THEATRE<br />
Woodford Pantomime54<br />
TUITION & COURSES<br />
MagiKats57<br />
Redbridge Institute20<br />
Wanstead House 4<br />
UPHOLSTERY CLEANING<br />
Safeclean Chigwell64<br />
WARDROBES<br />
Woodthorpe Joinery 1<br />
WEDDING VENUE<br />
Valentines Mansion61<br />
WILLS<br />
Brampton Wills & Estate Planning7<br />
WINDOW RESTORATION<br />
McCarty & Smith 11<br />
WINDOW SHUTTERS<br />
Woodthorpe Joinery 1<br />
To advertise, call 020 8819 0595 or visit swvg.co.uk
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AVON HOUSE<br />
PREPARATORY SCHOOL<br />
Independent Prep School For Children Aged 3-11 Years<br />
OPEN MORNING<br />
Friday 22 <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong>, 9am to 11am<br />
• 3+ Years Entry<br />
• 4+ Years Entry<br />
• 7+ Years Entry<br />
• Small Class Sizes<br />
• Specialist Subject Teachers<br />
• Extensive Sports Facilities<br />
• Co-Curricular Clubs<br />
• Qualified School Nurse<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2023</strong> fees from £3,800 per term / £11,400 annual<br />
To book your place, contact:<br />
admissions@ahsprep.co.uk / 020 8504 1749<br />
490-492 High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 0PN<br />
www.avonhouseschool.co.uk<br />
• SENCO Support<br />
• Wraparound Care<br />
• Holiday Clubs<br />
Please mention the South Woodford Village Gazette when responding to adverts
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