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Contents 

Features 

Officially SoWo 14 

Beyond Metro-land18–19 

Wanstead Fringe section21–30 

Fringe invitation22 

Wanstead Fringe events23–29 

Project Arclight 36 

DD’s 67th Woodford Diary40–41 

Purchase problems 44 

Fields of memories48 

Artistic connection52–53 

Puzzles & competitions 

Sudoku 16 

Crossword competition32 

Every issue 

Local news6–10 & 12 

Community events57–60 

Community groups 62 

Useful numbers64 

Index of advertisers66 

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Welcome... 

Community engagement. What does 

it mean? Asking your partner for their 

hand in marriage on a busy George Lane 

could be one interpretation, I suppose. But for the 

most part, it’s a simple phrase with complex definitions. 

An important concept for some (government employees, 

project managers, university researchers and community 

magazine publishers, to name a few), but an unnecessary word 

combination for others. It’s a concept that can mean different 

things depending on the context, from helping local authorities 

to make better decisions to assisting companies in gaining 

the trust of potential customers. Indeed, there may not be any 

need for a proposal, but community engagement is a lot like a 

marriage – if you’re not listening and participating, things can go 

wrong very quickly! 

It is no exaggeration to say that community engagement is 

the be-all and end-all of this magazine. Without an engaged 

community, this publication would be deprived of communitycontributed 

articles. Without community-contributed articles, 

we’d be lacking in advertiser support, who, in turn, benefit 

from the community engagement we promote. A wonderfully 

virtuous circle of community cohesion. If you agree, perhaps you 

would be so kind as to vote for this magazine in the Redbridge 

Social Value Awards, which recognises businesses that excel in 

community engagement (see page 7). 

As the author SJD Peterson said, marriage is not about finding a 

person you can live with, it’s about finding the person you can’t 

live without. Well, South Woodford would certainly exist 

without the South Woodford Village Gazette, 

but the South Woodford Village Gazette could 

not exist without South Woodford. So, 

from my point of view at least, it’s a 

match made in heaven. 

Lee Marquis, Editor 

Calling local residents... 

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businesses and we encourage you to do the same. Help us 

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a presence in the local community, we can help you get your 

message across to our readers. The deadline for inclusion in 

the November/December 2024 edition is 18 October 2024. 

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East London, 

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18 September, 7pm at Wanstead Cricket Club 

Join Wanstead photographer Geoff Wilkinson as 

he continues his journey through East London, 

including photographs not seen for fifty years. 

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Residents campaign against changes to 

W12, W13, W14 and 549 bus routes 

Local residents have 

launched a campaign in 

an attempt to persuade 

TfL not to go ahead with 

planned changes to 

local bus routes. Earlier 

this year, TfL confirmed 

adjustments will be made 

to the W12, W13, W14 and 

549 bus routes between 

the Walthamstow, 

Wanstead and Woodford 

areas. “The W12 and W14 

routes, in particular, are 

a lifeline for many, and if 

these proposals are imposed, many residents 

in Redbridge and Waltham Forest will be 

devastated and isolated,” said Liz Martins, 

who claims last year’s consultation process 

was unfair. The new routes – which include a 

longer journey time to Whipps Cross Hospital 

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on the W12 – are due to come into effect on 

7 September. “We demand a moratorium 

on the changes proposed until meaningful 

consultation, with a view to reaching 

agreement, takes place.” A petition has been 

launched. Visit swvg.co.uk/savebuses 

Funding for 

local projects 

Applications 

are open for 

Redbridge Council’s 

Neighbourhood 

Community 

Infrastructure Levy 

(NCIL) programme. 

This initiative 

supports local 

projects aimed at 

enhancing green 

spaces, community 

facilities and health 

and wellbeing. NCIL 

funding is part of 

the Community 

Infrastructure Levy 

collected from new 

developments. 

Projects that meet 

the criteria can apply 

for up to £20,000. 

Visit swvg.co.uk/ncil 

Epping Forest 

walks app 

Epping Forest 

Heritage Trust has 

launched an Epping 

Forest walks app. 

“Featuring detailed 

maps and points of 

interest, the GPXbased 

app ensures 

easy navigation, 

even offline,” said 

a spokesperson. 

With a mix of 

linear and circular 

routes, the featured 

walks include 10 

waymarked trails by 

the City of London 

Corporation and the 

entire 14-mile route 

of the Epping Forest 

Big Walk from Manor 

Park to Epping. Visit 

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© Geoff Wilkinson 



Oakdale School Streets scheme to 

go live in September 

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A School Streets scheme will come into force 

around Oakdale Infants and Junior Schools 

from 2 September. It means vehicular traffic 

will be prohibited from entering Oakdale 

Road and Granville Road – as well as parts of 

Woodville Road and Ashford Road – between 

8.15am and 9.10am and again between 2.35pm 

and 3.40pm on weekdays during term time. 

Penalty charge notices will be issued for any 

vehicle that unlawfully enters the School 

Streets zone (residents can apply for an 

exemption). Visit swvg.co.uk/schoolstreets 

Juror swears oath on River Roding 

at Snaresbrook Crown Court 

The South Woodford Village Gazette and 

Wanstead Village Directory have been 

put forward for an award that recognises 

businesses which excel in community 

engagement. “We aim to support the 

community in everything we publish, but 

we now need the community to support 

us by voting for our magazines,” said editor 

Lee Marquis. The Redbridge Social Value 

Award is a borough-wide category within the 

Ilford Business Awards. Voting is open until 

31 October. Visit swvg.co.uk/voteforus 

A fun physical play programme 

for babies, toddlers and preschool children! 

A juror has made history at Snaresbrook 

Crown Court by swearing an oath on a vile of 

water from the River Roding. “Since moving 

to a houseboat on the Roding seven years 

ago, my love for and connection to this river 

has grown. So, when I was called for jury 

service, I realised swearing on the river would 

be meaningful for me. It would also establish 

publicly the idea of the Roding as sacred, 

acting as a counterweight to those who would 

damage or destroy it,” said environmental 

activist and lawyer Paul Powlesland. 

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General Election results in 

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General Election results in 

Leyton and Wanstead 

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP 

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has been re-elected 

as the MP for Chingford & Woodford Green. 

Having held the seat since it was created 

in 1997, the former Tory leader increased 

his majority by 3,495 votes in July’s General 

Election. Second- and third-place candidates 

were Labour’s Shama Tatler and independent 

candidate Faiza Shaheen respectively, with 

just 79 votes separating them. The Liberal 

Democrats received just 2.6% of the vote, 

down from 5.7% in 2019, leaving them in last 

place behind Reform and the Greens. 

Calvin Bailey MP 

Calvin Bailey was elected as the MP for Leyton 

and Wanstead in July’s General Election. The 

former RAF officer won the seat with a 13,964 

majority, a reduction of 6,844 compared to 

his Labour predecessor, John Cryer. The Green 

Party increased its vote share to 15.5%, up from 

4.1% in 2019, pushing its candidate into second 

place. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal 

Democrats saw their vote share drop, finishing 

third and fifth respectively, with independent 

candidate Shanell Johnson winning 9.5% of 

the vote to take fourth place. 

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Redbridge Council leader resigns 

after General Election win 

Summer festival a great success; 

Christmas lights switch-on next 

Jas Athwal MP 

Councillor Kam Rai 

Councillor Jas Athwal has resigned as leader 

of Redbridge Council after a decade-long 

tenure, making him the longest-serving leader 

since the formation of Redbridge Council in 

1965. It follows his election as MP for Ilford 

South, where he won a 40.2% share of the 

vote. “It has been the honour of my life to 

serve the people of Redbridge as council 

leader, and I am immensely proud of our 

record,” said Jas Athwal MP. Former deputy 

leader Councillor Kam Rai was elected as his 

replacement at a meeting at the end of July. 

The third annual South Woodford Summer 

Festival took place in July. “What a success 

it was! The day was blessed with warm, 

dry weather, and there was a wonderful 

atmosphere as families and friends took 

their time to take in all the festival had to 

offer,” said a spokesperson for the South 

Woodford Society, which organised the day. 

The community group will now turn its focus 

to the Christmas lights switch-on event, which 

will take place on 6 December (volunteers 

welcome). Email e18society@gmail.com 


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Statement from council leader on 

Whipps Cross Hospital redevelopment 

Seventy blooming years: flower 

group to mark platinum anniversary 

The Leader of Redbridge Council has issued 

a statement in response to the government’s 

review of the New Hospitals Programme. “The 

redevelopment of Whipps Cross is essential 

for the provision of healthcare to people 

living in the west of Redbridge… We are 

seeking assurance from Whitehall that plans 

to redevelop Whipps Cross Hospital will go 

ahead. The pressing need for action is clear, 

as the proposed redevelopment will improve 

health outcomes for around 400,000 residents 

across Redbridge and Waltham Forest.” 

Networking and information event 

for local business owners 

The Woodford and District Flower Arranging 

Group will be celebrating its 70th anniversary 

on 13 September. “In 1954, a group of women 

started to meet weekly at Woodford County 

High School, inspired by the flower arranger 

Julia Clements to create beautiful designs. Our 

meetings are now held at Wanstead Library 

on the third Monday of the month,” said a 

spokesperson. A celebratory lunch will take 

place at Wanstead House (visitors welcome), 

featuring international floral designer Derek 

Armstrong. Visit swvg.co.uk/flowers 

Riverside path to connect 

Wanstead, Woodford and Ilford 

The South Woodford Business Network will 

host another networking and information 

event on 10 October. It follows a successful 

meeting held in July, which saw more than 40 

local business owners gather at Starbucks. “We 

strive to improve communication between 

businesses and provide support. If you would 

like to be involved in our next event, please 

get in touch. All businesses from the local 

area are welcome,” said a spokesperson. The 

evening meeting will take place at a local 

venue to be confirmed. Visit swvg.co.uk/10oct 

Redbridge Council has been awarded £3m 

to transform the walking route between 

Wanstead Park, Roding Valley and Ilford town 

centre. The funding – part of Greater London 

Authority’s Civic Partnership Programme – will 

be used to create a riverside path to connect 

existing footpaths into Roding Valley and 

open up access to green spaces. “By improving 

pedestrian routes, we’re connecting Wanstead, 

Woodford and Ilford, making sure people from 

all parts of the borough can access all we have 

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New police hub in Woodford expected 

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A new police hub on the Orchard Estate in 

Woodford is expected to open by the end of 

September. “The hub will house at least 20 

police officers, who will work in partnership 

with council staff to prevent antisocial 

behaviour and support people across the west 

of Redbridge,” said a council spokesperson. 

Safer Neighbourhoods Teams from Wanstead 

Park, Wanstead Village, South Woodford, 

Churchfields, Bridge and Monkhams will 

use the hub, reducing travel time from their 

current base in Barkingside. 

Redbridge Council is seeking feedback on 

leisure and culture offerings in the borough. 

“As we develop a new leisure and culture 

strategy, we want to ensure Redbridge 

continues to offer opportunities that meet the 

evolving needs of our residents and visitors… 

We would appreciate your participation in our 

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Officially SoWo 

As the South Woodford Society officially rebrands to the SoWo Society, 

Pearl Arbenser-Simmonds reports on a busy summer of Design Code work 

and a new, all-encompassing website 

It’s been an incredibly busy summer 

for us as we finalise work on the 

South Woodford digital Design Code, 

supported by the Ministry of Housing, 

Communities and Local Government 

(formerly the Department for Levelling Up). 

We have also revamped the Design Code 

and South Woodford Society websites to 

allow us to combine them as one. And we 

have taken the opportunity to rebrand the 

South Woodford Society as SoWo Society. 

We often shorten the name ourselves, so it 

made sense to make it official, and less of a 

mouthful! Alongside the usual offerings, the 

new website features detailed information on 

Neighbourhood Plan progress as well as the 

Design Code; listing the work done to date, 

a timeline as we move towards presenting 

our work to Redbridge Council, public 

consultation on a draft and eventually a public 

referendum on adopting the plan. 

The work on creating a digital Design Code 

has been exciting and we believe we have 

managed to strike the right balance between 

offering tangible information to relevant 

professionals and developers, whilst keeping 

it interesting and engaging for local residents. 

It includes interactive models of what our 

two main development sites (Station Estate 

and Station car park) could be, displaying 

the relevant code related to each area. It is 

very important to note the models and plans 

are quite simply illustrations of what those 

sites could achieve, taking into account local 

residents’ preferences and stated needs. The 

Design Code will ensure any development 

that takes place is sympathetic both to our 

local environment and residents’ needs by 

prioritising accessible green space, better 

public spaces, improved walking and cycling 

infrastructure and key amenities. 

We will also be creating QR codes to be 

displayed at various locations within South 

Woodford. This will allow anyone to directly 

access the website and view information 

specific to that location. 

In partnership with AzuKo, we have 

developed an interactive map documenting 

our community’s assets – everything from 

greenspaces and tree canopy cover to public 

seating and cycle parking. This will allow us 

to show changes over time and illustrate how 

close we are to achieving our targets for South 

Woodford becoming ‘London’s most liveable 

urban village’. We are also mapping kerb uses, 

kindly enabled by AppyWay. This data will 

allow us to understand just how sustainable 

our kerb spaces currently are and identify 

those which could be re-allocated for uses 

such as street trees, parklets and sustainable 

drainage systems. Over the coming year, 

we will explore ways of expanding this 

interactive map to include local walking and 

cycling routes. 

The new website launches in mid-September. 

We look forward to seeing you online! 

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The 1920s and 1930s saw hundreds of 

cinemas open around Britain, as the 

various cinema chains such as Odeon, 

Gaumont, ABC, Granada and Essoldo, 

competed for audiences in the growing 

suburbs. Each company sought to create 

a unique experience for its customers, 

producing cinemas with various exotic 

themes, such as Egyptian, Moorish and 

Oriental, a style that came to be known as 

‘Atmospheric’. Art deco was also arriving in 

Britain from Europe and the United States, 

allowing architects to produce spectacular 

designs with curved frontages, colourful 

decoration and spacious interiors. 

The Majestic Cinema opened on the High 

Road in South Woodford on 5 November 

1934. The Majestic chain was small compared 

to the aforementioned companies, with just 

five cinemas in the South East of England. 

It was designed by locally born architect 

Samuel JB Pritlove, who also designed 

cinemas in Staines, Mitcham and High 

Wycombe (all now demolished), as well as 

Holland Park synagogue. The cinema has a 

fairly straightforward art deco facade with a 

group of vertical windows with curtain-like 

faience tiling at the top. The cinema could 

seat nearly 1,750 patrons in a mixture of stalls 

and dress circle seats. They were entertained 

by a Compton theatre organ and the 

building was also home to a restaurant and 

ballroom. 

The cinema was officially opened by Winston 

Churchill, at the time in his “Wilderness Years” 

and the Member of Parliament for Epping 

(which included South Woodford at the time). 

The cinema was only part of the Majestic 

chain for nine months before it was taken over 

by Associated British Cinemas. The cinema 

was upgraded to three screens in 1973 and 

then taken over by the Cannon chain and 

had further screens added from 1986. Odeon 

later took over the cinema and, unlike many 

cinemas of its era, is still open and showing 

films, now with seven screens. Until recently, 

next door was a car showroom with a partially 

glazed staircase tower. It was home to the 

Harvey Hudson dealership for many years, 

followed by Land Rover, which vacated the 

site several months ago. 



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Wanstead Fringe 

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~ A special Wanstead Fringe section ~ 

The Wanstead Fringe returns this 

September with a wider range of 

cultural events than ever. 

Nothing would make us happier 

than to have our friends from 

South Woodford join us! 

For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org

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Fringe invitation 

Wanstead Fringe director Giles Wilson invites South Woodford to join the 

cultural revolution that has been going on in Wanstead for the past few 

years. And, like all of us, it looks like the Fringe is growing up 

The Wanstead Fringe, which started 

just after the 2012 London Olympics 

with comedy and open-air cinema, 

is now in its second decade and has 

blossomed into a full arts festival with 

theatre, music recitals, literary events and 

much more. As the years have gone by it 

has grown and its appeal has widened to 

supporters throughout South Woodford 

and beyond. 

This year’s theme takes a line from Picasso as 

its inspiration: “Once we grow up,” in which he 

wrestled with the tension between getting 

older without losing childlike freshness. That’s 

something of what we’ve been trying to do. 

This year will see a dozen different plays 

being performed at three sites, including for 

the first time Shakespeare, with a production 

of Richard II taking place at the Wanstead 

Curtain, a new theatre we have created in the 

hall of the Wanstead Methodist Church on 

Hermon Hill. Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads will 

be staged in a High Street cafe and several 

new works will be performed in the upstairs 

room at The Bull, including several plays 

which are coming to us directly after the 

Edinburgh Fringe. The Wanstead Curtain will 

also be the venue for three indoor Kinema 

screenings, ahead of the traditional favourite 

open-air Kinema in the grounds of Christ 

Church. This year’s family film is the hit musical 

Wonka, featuring the talents of one of the stars 

of last year’s Fringe, Paterson Joseph. 

There will be a range of musical styles being 

performed, from the Replacement Hipsters 

through the award-winning Redbridge 

Brass to top concert instrumentalists and 

performers. Opera star Lucy Crowe OBE and 

husband Joe Walters will again be bringing a 

beguiling mix of musical styles to their eveof-fringe 

Charivari in the stunning St Mary’s 

Church on Overton Drive. And that will also 

be the venue for two performances of All Rest, 

an opera written by local composer Simone 

Spagnolo which is set in the churchyard 

featuring some of the former Wanstead 

residents who are buried there. 

There will be 10 literary events during the 

Wanstead Book Festival, which is part of the 

Fringe. Among the attractions are fake historyslayer 

Otto English (in conversation with Lord 

Victor Adebowale), comedian Paul Sinha, who 

will be speaking about his autobiography, 

philosopher Julian Baggini and Daisy 

Goodwin, author of a heartbreaking history of 

the life of Maria Callas. 

We are lucky in this part of London to have 

such a range of events in easy reach. But with 

the Wanstead Fringe, we are trying to build 

something new and local, and we’re doing 

it for ourselves. Our neighbours in South 

Woodford are, as ever, our welcome partners 

in this and we look forward to seeing you at 

events once again this September. 

For more information on Wanstead Fringe 

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FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 

7pm 

Lucy and Joe’s Fringe Charivari (£7-£12) St Mary’s Church, Overton Drive 

An eve-of-Fringe special event featuring classical, folk and experimental music 

to get things started with local opera star Lucy Crowe OBE and husband Joe 

Walters. Expect wistful indie elegies, otherworldly sounds and classic songs. 

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 

10am 

Pottery Classes (£45) Wanstead Pottery, Nightingale Lane 

11am 

1pm & 4pm 

Coffin Weaving (£5) Compassionate Funerals, Hermon Hill 

Introduction to Wine (£25) MUST Wine Bar, 125 High Street 

12 noon The Duke Street Party (Free) The Duke, Nightingale Lane 

7.30pm 

7.30pm 

8pm 

8pm 

8.30pm 

Live stargazing (Free) Wanstead Cricket Club, Overton Drive 

Music from Latin America and Spain (£6-12) St Gabriel’s Church 

The Replacement Hipsters (£8) Wanstead Cricket Club, Overton Drive 

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads (£16-18) City Place Coffee, High Street 

Wanstead Theatre Co presents Alan Bennett’s universally acclaimed Talking 

Heads. Three women in a café. Each has a story. What secrets will you overhear? 

Repeating event, see website for more dates. 

The Strangelmans (£12-15) The Bull, 129 High Street 

The brainchild of Phil Sinnow, a comic strip following a fictional family and their 

misadventures. Repeating event, see website for more dates. 

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 

3.30pm Recital: Journey of the Heart (£10) Wanstead Methodist Church 

A unique blend of original instrumental, film and singer-songwriter music. 

6pm Indoor Kinema: The Personal History of David Copperfield (£6-£8) 

The Wanstead Curtain 

The start of a new era in the Kinema with the first of our INDOOR screenings. 

7.30pm 

Wanstead Comedy Night (£15) Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane 

Comedy for Wanstead Fringe 2024 kicks off with a fantastic evening of standup 

with headliner Ian Stone. Also on the bill are Kate Lucas, Richard Todd, Pat 

Smith and your host Russell Arathoon. 

MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 

6pm 

Backgammon tournament (£25) The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane 

The regular backgammon group which meets every Monday at The Duke will 

be hosting their annual tournament throughout the Fringe. Rounds will be held 

each Monday until there is a winner. Enter in advance via link on Fringe website. 


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TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 

5pm 

Tavern Taco Takeover (£10) The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane 

5.30pm How to be the Grown-Up: Martha Deiros Collado (£10) 

Wanstead Library Churchill Room, Spratt Hall Road 

Parents have plenty of worries to occupy their minds and their children face a 

whole load more problems. Local author Martha Deiros Collado has become a 

sage voice on social media for parents wanting a bit of guidance about how to 

do it well. Children of all ages will be welcome. 

6pm 

The Art of La Bakerie Sourdough (£25) La Bakerie, 119a High Street 

6.30pm The journey of finding self with Alexis Lee & Victoria Baskerville (£15-£40) 

Wanstead Works, 34-40 High Street 

7.30pm 

Indoor Kinema: 12 Years a Slave (£6-8) The Wanstead Curtain 

WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 

7pm 

Elections and Recollections (£10) Wanstead Cricket Club, Overton Drive 

Photographers Geoff Wilkinson and Stefan Rousseau will be showing their 

photographs and talking about the stories behind them. 

7pm 

8pm 

The Silk Road (kinda) (£12-15) The Bull, 129 High Street 

Yuji (Aimee Yue), Peking Opera’s ultimate self-sacrificial Concubine. Salome 

(Megan Winstanley), Oscar Wilde’s ultimate femme fatale protagonist. Two 

characters, separated by the West and East, find themselves in a liminal space 

that congratulates them on what is seemingly their only similarity – that their 

theatric deaths have been performed ten thousand times. And on this occasion, 

they are offered a once in a life (or death) time opportunity – to be freed from 

their roles, and to start over outside their existence in their respective plays. 


Woodrow Auditions Live (£12-£15) The Bull, 129 High Street 

Coming straight from the Edinburgh Fringe, Woodrow is ready to bring his 

absurd antics to Wanstead. Woodrow is finally getting a chance to pursue his 

dream… becoming an actor. He’s prepped his monologues, brushed his teeth 

and is ready to audition. And you will be the casting directors. Baloney Theatre 

Company is back in Wanstead Fringe for the third time with their wackiest show 

yet. Repeating event, see website for more dates. 

THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 

7pm 

Is Hipster Craft Beer Here To Stay? (£15) The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane 

7.30pm Death of a Bookseller: Wanstead Book Festival presents Alice Slater (£10) 


7.30pm 

Indoor Kinema: Romeo + Juliet (£6-£8) The Wanstead Curtain 

7.30pm MUST Wine Bar: Cigar Masterclass in the Courtyard (£35) 

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1.15pm Lunchtime Recital: Five Rooms (£12-£15) 

Wanstead United Reformed Church, Nightingale Lane 

The Music Rooms is a series of concerts offering a fresh listening experience 

in the heart of Wanstead, presenting eclectic musical programmes and 

extraordinary musicians. This first concert, titled Five Rooms, features 

internationally-renowned violinist Jan Regulski, a musician of vast experience 

and outstanding calibre. 

7.30pm 

The Angel, The Cad & The House: Geraldine Roberts & Hannah Armstrong 

(£10) Wanstead Library Churchill Room, Spratt Hall Road 


11am-3pm 

Family Book Day featuring Tola Okogwu Supertato and Joseph Elliott 

Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road 

11am-2pm 

1pm & 4pm 

3pm 

6.30pm 

LINKED: an audio trail (Free) Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road 

LINKED is a radio installation by Graeme Miller installed on lampposts across 

three miles of East London, including several in Wanstead. It is an artistic 

response to the creation of the M11 Link Road in East London in the 1990s, 

which involved the demolition of over 400 buildings, including Graeme’s 

own home, amid dramatic and passionate protest. In this, its 20th anniversary 

year, LINKED is being fully technically restored and made available again to 

the public as an audio trail. To join the trail, you can borrow a radio receiver, 

headphones and map from Wanstead Library. Please note, the walk is 

unaccompanied but guidance can be offered for shorter and longer routes at 

the pick-up point. No booking needed. Recommended age: 12+ 

MUST Wine Bar: Rosé Wine Tasting (£25) MUST Wine Bar, 125 High Street 

Family entertainment: Bam Bam (£10) Christchurch Hall, Wanstead Place 

Open-air Kinema: Wonka (£5-£10) Christ Church Gardens 

7pm 

Any Day Now (£10) Compassionate Funerals, Hermon Hill 

A poignant and comedic one-person show exploring thanatophobia (fear of 

dying) and how we treat people with terminal illnesses in society. 


11am-6pm Wanstead Festival 2024 (Free) Christ Church Green 

6pm 

7pm 

Jazz Vespers (Free) Christ Church, Wanstead Place 

Rossetti’s Stunners (£10) The Bull, 129 High Street 

In this one-woman drama written and performed by Elaine Britten, three 

women find their voices. From the back alleys of Oxford, to Water House in 

Walthamstow and on to mansions in Chelsea and Hammersmith, Rossetti’s 

Stunners leave the picture frame and walk among us. Influenced by Horrible 

Histories and Reduced Shakespeare, this show is part theatre, part lecture, part 

riff on beauty, gender and class. Repeating event, see website for more dates. 


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7pm 

7pm 

Pass The Mic, Fringe Hospo Social (Free entry) The Duke, Nightingale Lane 

The after-party for the Wanstead Festival. 

Richard II (£12) The Wanstead Curtain, Hermon Hill 

Far Between Theatre presents their imaginative production of Shakespeare’s 

Richard II. Set in a cutthroat corporate nexus, this modern reinterpretation 

depicts how traditional monarchy has been translated into capitalist 

dictatorship. Repeating event, see website for more dates. 


From 5pm St Mary’s Crypt Tours (£10) St Mary’s Church, Overton Drive 



4pm 

Creative Biscuit After-School Kids Club (£12) The Duke Wanstead 


7pm 

7.30pm 

Baggage Reclaim (£8-£12) The Bull, 129 High Street 

A piece of new writing which explores themes of identity, perception and 

hierarchy. Stuck in the miserable baggage reclaim department, with the 

ominous presence of HR looming just out of sight, the monotonous, mundane 

and slightly bizarre work-lives of two baggage reclaim workers get turned upside 

down when a new team member joins them. When personal attacks, heated 

arguments and GDPR regulations threaten to ruin the delicate balance the 

characters have created, will they be able to deal with the baggage, or will it be 

too much to handle? Repeating event, see website for more dates. 

MUST Wine Bar: Painting Class (with wine & cheese) (£30) 125 High Street 

7.30pm How The World Eats: Julian Baggini (£10) 

Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road 


6pm 

Macaron-making demonstration (£25) La Bakerie, 119a High Street 

6.30pm 

Flower arranging with Philipa Day (£65) The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane 

7pm 

East London, the journey continues (£10) Wanstead Cricket Club 

Join Wanstead photographer Geoff Wilkinson as he continues his journey 

through East London. From an archive thought long lost, Geoff will also be 

showing some of his East End photographs not seen for 50 years. 

7.30pm Fake Heroes: Otto English in conversation with Victor Adebowale (£10) 


Otto English, aka journalist Andrew Scott, has become one of the country’s 

most outspoken opponents of humbug on social media, where he always rises 

to the challenge. For Wanstead Book Festival, he will be in conversation with 

Wanstead’s own Victor Adebowale, whose pre-election appearance on BBC 

Question Time made him a national hero. 



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6pm 

Dinner With Michelin Star Chef Lee Westcott (£35) The Duke Wanstead 

7pm 

7pm 

7pm 

The London Mothers (£5-10) The Bull, 129 High Street 


Global Voices (£10-£15) The Wanstead Curtain, Hermon Hill 


Travelling Through The Thrill (£25) Compassionate Funerals, Hermon Hill 

An interactive night of tall tales, wine tasting and travel hacks. 

7.30pm Diva: The tragic story of Maria Callas, with Daisy Goodwin (£10) 



1.15pm Lunchtime recital: Harp Trip (£12-£15) Wanstead United Reformed Church 

7pm 

7.30pm 

Outside The Box: A live show about death (£20) Compassionate Funerals 

Yuki Negishi Piano Recital (£8-£12) Holy Trinity Church, 185 Hermon Hill 

7.30pm One Sinha Lifetime: The return of Paul Sinha (£10) 


Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happilymarried 

husband. But for much of his life, none of these seemed remotely 

imaginable. Having appeared several times at Fringe comedy nights, this year is 

different as Paul talks about himself and his new autobiography. 


11am 

Jumble Trail 2024 (£5) All over Wanstead 

1pm & 4pm 

MUST Wine Bar: Cheese and Wine Pairing Tasting (£25) 125 High Street 

2pm & 3.15pm Unknown Connections Magic Show (£20) Wanstead Works, High Street 

5pm & 6.30pm All Rest (£12-16) St Mary’s Church, Overton Drive, 

An original, immersive opera experience portraying a fictional dreamscape 

about the people dwelling in St Mary’s historic graveyard on Overton Drive. With 

music by local composer Simone Spagnolo and text by Serena Braida, All Rest 

features voices, a choir, portable instruments and St Mary’s historic organ. 

7.30pm 

Redbridge Brass in Concert (£15; Children free) St Gabriel’s Church 


3pm 

Recital: Lydia Gerrard (£12.50-£15) Wanstead Methodist Church 

Multi-talented singer Lydia Gerrard, who wowed the Fringe last year, returns 

with a recital of long songs drawn from opera, musicals, film and more. 


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7.30pm 

Miss Julie (£12-£16) The Wanstead Curtain, Hermon Hill 

Midsummer’s Eve, Sweden. A night when the sun doesn’t set. A night of drinking 

and dancing. A night to break the rules! When Miss Julie finds herself alone 

on her father’s estate, she throws caution to the wind and gate-crashes the 

servants’ party. Venturing into the kitchen, she finds Katrin, the estate’s cook, 

and Jean, her father’s footman. In the sultry heat of that long night, a dangerous 

game ensues as Miss Julie and Jean seek to break free from the constraints of 

their respective lives. A game of high stakes that turns into a shifting battle for 

survival. August Strindberg’s Miss Julie (1888) is a ground-breaking masterpiece 

that still shocks audiences today. Repeating event, see website for more dates. 


7pm 

Golden Sun & Silver Moon (£12-£15) The Bull, 129 High Street 

The strange tale of the creation of the celestial firmament. A surrealistic fairy 

tale that combines a vulgar performance and a chamber-style play, in which twin 

brothers try to get out of a fish bubble, girls look at a giant flying head, a prince 

in an airplane saves a village from a touchy tiger, and giant fish eat stars. It is 

a philosophical parable that illustrates how one zodiac sign replaces another, 

grey people realise they have lost to the dragon, and the sun and moon invite 

everyone to their rituals. Repeating event, see website for more dates. 

7.30pm Plotters: Wanstead Book Festival presents Lizzie Dearden (£10) 



10am 

Pottery Classes (£45) Wanstead Pottery, 61 Nightingale Lane 

7pm 

Why shoot black & white pictures on film in an era of easy digital colour? 

(£7.50-£10) La Bakerie, 119a High Street 

7.30pm Pariah Genius: Iain Sinclair in conversation with John Rogers (£10) 


One of East London’s most celebrated literary figures, Iain Sinclair has observed 

and chronicled the changing nature of London, as well as the people who live 

here. In conversation with John Rogers, Sinclair will discuss his new book, Pariah 

Genius, in which he followed in the footsteps of photographer John Deakin who 

himself charted the changing nature of Soho life. 


7.15pm 

Power-full: How to future-proof your home (and your life) (£5; £7 on door) 

Wanstead Methodist Church, Hermon Hill 

An evening looking at how to make your house as environmentally friendly 

as possible, featuring Dan Edelstyn, who will return to give an update on the 

scheme to get 16 solar panels crowdfunded and installed in Walthamstow. 


6pm How to make Madeleines and Q&A with Pastry Chef (£25) 

La Bakerie, 119a High Street 



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7pm 

7pm 

7.30pm 

Short Plays, Big Stories (£8-£10) The Bull, 129 High Street 

An exciting evening of original new writing. From the provocative to the 

nostalgic to the experimental, this collection of fresh theatrical voices promises 

to delight and challenge audiences in equal measure. Expect to be transported 

back in time, grapple with compelling quandaries and consider new ways of 

seeing the world. We’re asking big questions in innovative ways with our short 

plays – come join us! Repeating event, see website for more dates. 

Voicing Grief (£10) Compassionate Funerals, Hermon Hill 

Voicing Grief is an event bringing people together through poetry to normalise 

conversations around death and grief. Every day language often fails us in times 

of mourning, and poetry has long been used to capture, express and bring 

meaning to these difficult moments. Join us for a gentle evening of spoken 

word to reflect on the lows, highs and all the in-betweens of life and loss. 

MUST Wine Bar: Live Jazz and Gin in the Courtyard (£35) 125 High Street 


6pm 

Tequila Discovery (£15) The Duke, 79 Nightingale Lane 

7.30pm Crime Stories with Patrick Marlowe (£10) 


Last year, Patrick Marlowe told three ghost stories to an audience of the living 

and the dead in St Mary’s churchyard. This year, he’s back, and his thoughts have 

turned to crime. Join him to hear about three perfect crimes. Are they fact or 

fiction? You’ll never know. 


10am 

Pottery Classes (£40) Wanstead Pottery, 61 Nightingale Lane 

11am 

Needle Felting patterns (£5) Compassionate Funerals, Herman Hill 

1pm & 4pm MUST Wine Bar: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting (£30) 

MUST Wine Bar, 125 High Street 

7pm 

7.30pm 

Sketchy: Interactive Art & Alcohol (£40) Wanstead Works, High Street 

Three rooms of immersive art tutorials. 

Natural Voice Choir (£7-£10) St Mary’s Church, Overton Drive 

A golden hour of Natural Voices Choir, with their banging set. Stretch summer 

out that little bit longer with their uplifting sound. 


7.30pm Wanstead Comedy Night: The Finale with Terry Alderton (£15) 

Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane 

Wanstead Comedy Night wraps up the Fringe with a fantastic evening of 

stand-up with the unbeatable Terry Alderton making a very welcome return to 

Wanstead with his exuberant physical comedy, extraordinary caricatures and 

stunning impressions. 


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new community facilities 

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South Woodford for four and a half 

years and counting, I have come to 

love the local area and its people. SoWo 

is a special place! I loved the recent South 

Woodford Summer Festival and today was 

thinking ahead to the Christmas lights 

switch-on and the fun we will have. There 

seems to be a growing sense of community, 

brought about by many individuals and 

various groups. 

As a church, our vision is to grow in our depth 

of spiritual life as we become deeply rooted 

in our faith, and to be a source of blessing to 

those around us here in South Woodford. 

I am really excited about Project Arclight, 

the church’s mission-driven transformation 

project that will see the redevelopment of the 

church site and new resources provided for 

the church and community. The heart of the 

scheme is to provide: 

• A public playground, which is really needed 

in South Woodford. The trek to Christ 

Church Green in Wanstead is worth it, but 

a bit of a distance! There is a shortage of 

play spaces in South Woodford, reflecting a 

national shortage. We’re so looking forward 

to being able to invite local families and 

children to enjoy the open space we have. 

• A community café, which we are confident 

will be a great pairing with the playground, 

as well as being a friendly space for a cuppa 

with a friend or an hour with a laptop. 

• A new church hall adjoined to the church, 

providing toilets and facilities for church 

users, and being a resource that can serve 

both church and community, including our 

existing hirers and partners. 

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of the development 

• Housing, including family homes. The sale 

of housing is how we will fund the building 

of the church hall and related facilities, and 

we are also pleased to be able to provide 

good quality accommodation here. 

• Minor changes to the interior of the church, 

the most significant of which is creating 

a room in the corner of the church for a 

crèche. There will still be plenty of pews! 

We have received pre-planning advice from 

Redbridge Council and held two community 

drop-in sessions in July. We are now reviewing 

the feedback and consulting with specialists, 

which will result in further design iterations. 

We are aiming to submit our full planning 

application in October. 

Our heart is to worship God, honour those 

around us and love our community. What 

Arclight seeks to achieve is for the benefit of 

the whole community and is open to all, not 

only those who already have connections 

to Holy Trinity. I hope and pray that Arclight 

enables Holy Trinity to be a blessing to South 

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DD’s 67 th Woodford Diary 

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, 

our resident diarist and observer of all things 

local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland 

Uncles can be very good value. If an 

uncle, strictly speaking, is ‘a sibling 

of a parent’, I suppose I only had two. 

But I had a procession of other ‘uncles’ 

when it was quite acceptable to adopt 

various friends and neighbours and invest 

them with ‘uncledom’. 

Talking with Anousha and Haaris who were 

enjoying a spot of breakfast down George 

Lane, the definition expanded further. 

”Family members we greatly respected were 

all addressed as uncles,” Haaris explained. 

Anousha joined in: “I grew up in Pakistan. My 

mum’s youngest brother, Owais, took me for 

rides on the back of his motorbike when I was 

four. There weren’t the same safety rules as 

here. We had guava trees in the backyard and 

he would dangle me upside down to reach up 

and pick the fruit.” 

I couldn’t rival that! But I recalled fondly my 

‘adopted’ Uncle Eddie, with his lovely rambling 

bungalow, a huge walk-in pantry, muddy 

wellies outside the back door and geese at the 

bottom of the garden. Another adoptee, Uncle 

Cyril, lived opposite us in Hillside Avenue. 

He was the first in the road to own a telly. 

We all crammed into his front room to watch 

the Queen’s coronation on a 12-inch blackand-white 

screen. I thought I had never seen 

anything so romantic as Prince Philip kneeling 

at his wife’s feet and pledging allegiance. 

Several of those I chatted with in George Lane 

described uncles they loved and admired: 

Roy told me about his mum’s twin brother, 

Stephen. “He was a carpenter and decorator 

by trade. I was the youngest of six and Uncle 

Stephen was a real favourite of mine. He 

took me fishing, taught me to play darts and 

built me a fort with turrets and soldiers and a 

drawbridge.” 

Ken also reckoned 

he had been fortunate 

to have just the right sort of 

uncle. “We would go for a few drinks together 

in the pub, have a laugh, really talk and share 

our feelings. We built up our relationship over 

many years.” 

My own ‘uncles-in-law’ were Bert and Frank. 

The wedding photos of Bert and Audrey 

depict him in circular, wire-rimmed spectacles 

with thick lenses, looking taut and surprised 

after being required to stand stock still for 

20 seconds. In later life, he became completely 

blind and lived serenely alone in his firstfloor 

flat with his talking books and meals on 

wheels and everything in its place. Never once 

a hint of self-pity. 

Frank was a more dramatic, flamboyant 

character. He belonged to the local literary 

society and penned a colourful account 

of his lifetime experiences “just for the 

grandchildren, you know.” He surprised me 

once with a visit when I was briefly in hospital 

for the extraction of two wisdom teeth. In he 

marched. “Good God!” I said. “No, so sorry to 

disappoint you, dear! Only Uncle Frank.” 

Other local residents I met were proud of 

uncles who had been through traumatic 

wartime experiences. Kevin’s uncle had 

served as a stoker on The Belfast when it was 

on duty protecting Arctic convoys. “He was 

involved in the Battle of the North Cape in 

1943 and witnessed the sinking of the German 

battleship Scharnhorst. His task was to collect 

the autographs of the pitifully few German 



sailors the crew managed to 

rescue from the sea.” Fred’s uncle 

had fought in the Falklands War: “I would have 

liked to know more about his experiences, 

but he never wanted to talk about it.” Fiona 

had given a lot of thought to her Uncle Ken’s 

story. “He was amongst those troops who 

were dispatched to go in and liberate the 

occupants of the Belsen concentration camp. 

I may be wrong but I think he never recovered 

from it. What I do know is that his sisters and 

brothers all lived into their nineties but he 

died of stomach cancer when he was only 

63. Perhaps, if your duties involve seeing 

terrible things, you can never un-see them. 

They leave a legacy of pain and anguish.” 

Fortunately, Fiona also had a happier portrait 

to share: “My Uncle Stewart was very much an 

intellectual. Very kind and gentle. He lectured 

on mechanical engineering at Oxford. It was 

all about steam power and pedal power.” 

I suppose not all uncles inspire respect. Jules 

was pretty blunt about her uncle: “Frankly, I 

didn’t like him! He was born in India, the son 

of a colonel in the British army. He came home 

to England, got married and had two children, 

then just walked out 

and went back 

to India, ostensibly to 

collect his grandmother’s 

ashes. He never returned. My last memory of 

him? Sprawled in his armchair with a bottle 

of whisky in his hand.” I must have looked 

uncertain about including this story. But, “Of 

course, you must write about him as freely 

as you like!” she said. “All the people I’ve 

mentioned died years ago.” 

As had my only two ‘proper’ uncles, of blessed 

memory: Hugh and Peter. Hugh lived in 

heaven when we were growing up: he ran 

a sweet shop and occupied a flat over the 

business. He chuckled a lot. No wonder! 

Surrounded as he was with sherbet lemons 

and aniseed twists and chocolate bars and 

gobstoppers. He had been in hardware before 

confectionary (ironing boards and washing-up 

bowls, spanners and saucepans). Inevitably, 

his aura was less magical in those days. 

Peter smoked a pipe. We enjoyed watching 

the delicate preliminary rituals that 

accompany pipe-smoking, the careful 

insertion of fresh leaves, the neat proddingdown. 

He had a beautiful black cat called 

Maclean. One Easter weekend, when his 

grandchildren were visiting him, Maclean 

went missing for several days. Imagine their 

grief when a neighbour showed up carrying 

the lifeless black body she had discovered 

by the roadside. The burial service took 

place with tender tears. But the next day, the 

wanderer returned, through an open window. 

Goodness knows whose pet they had buried. 

“Of course,” said Peter, “I took the opportunity 

of explaining to them about the resurrection”. 

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Fields of Memories 

In the fourth of a series of articles to mark Churchfields Infants’ and 

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offers her thanks to the schools which shaped the person she is today 

I 

attended Churchfields (CFS) from the 

age of three to 11 (1982 to 1991). Charlie’s 

Fish Shop, as we lovingly called it, 

taught me about love, life and friendship. 

It helped me through some bad times (the 

death of my grandfather who lived with 

us) and was there for some great times. It 

started me on a journey of learning and 

discovery and encouraged a thirst for 

knowledge. 

Susan at a ballet 

recital during her 

time at Churchfields 

Mr Hill, Ms Law, Mrs Papworth, Mrs Hurst, 

Mrs Hayden and Mrs Hayes are just some of 

the names of great teachers who taught me 

at the school. I remember making salt dough 

fruit with Mrs Papworth and singing about 

fluffy cauliflowers and green cabbages in the 

school hall. 

I loved doing the annual shows, playing the 

mirror in Snow White. I was the narrator in 

another show about a fizzy pop maker who 

was being pushed out of business by the big 

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One year, whilst I was in the junior school, I 

remember there was a bomb scare and we 

were all evacuated to the field to play. Our 

minds playing tricks on us and telling us we 

could see smoke when it was just a figment of 

our imagination. 

I have two older brothers and a younger sister 

who also went to Churchfields. Mrs Ware (the 

dinner lady) was convinced I was one of my 

brothers at one time (to be fair we did look 

similar, with just three years between us) and 

told me off instead of him! He loved it; me, not 

so much! 

The school has completely changed now. It’s 

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in the final two years, our classroom was a 

portacabin out by the hall. I liked being out 

there. It was a bit chilly in the winter and a 

sweatbox in the summer but it was nice to be 

able to see the greenery outside and hear the 

rain on the roof. 

The food at lunch was quite nice but I did 

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made me ill for some reason. The puddings 

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I attended Churchfields nursery, infants and 

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I 

was born in Yerevan, Armenia, where I fell 

in love with drawing and painting during 

my secondary school years. Family life 

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my twenties and thirties, however, meant 

I did not have the opportunity or headspace 

to touch a pencil or a brush again for 

around 38 years. 

I eventually settled in England and now live 

in Woodford with my family. I fell in love with 

the local area the moment we walked down 

Snakes Lane East towards our new home 

17 years ago. My emotional connection to 

the area has only grown stronger over the 

years, having experienced the nature on our 

doorstep not only through my own eyes 

and heart but through those of my now late 

mother, my beloved husband, my daughter 

and my grandchildren. 

I began to paint again after my mother was 

diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The pain of 

watching her rapidly deteriorate was too 

strong and I needed to release it somehow, 

so I tentatively started to experiment with 

drawing and painting. 


The one silver lining of my mother’s disease 

was that she loved going for walks around 

the local area, and the one thing she did not 

rapidly lose was her love of nature. Those 

walks with my mother kept me relatively sane 

during those difficult times and also opened 

my eyes to the beauty of our local park – Ray 

Park – and the path that runs along the River 

Roding behind it. And since my grandchildren 

were born, the local parks and wilder pockets 

of Epping Forest, including Wanstead 

Park, have been like a second home to my 

whole family! 

Every flower, creature and scene in the 

local parks and along the river and forest 

paths – their vibrant colours and textures – 

have inspired me greatly and shaped me as 

an artist. 

At first, I was a lone wolf, but over time, as I 

slowly recovered from losing my mother to 

Alzheimer’s, I longed to join the local artistic 

and wider community. So, in 2023, I joined Art 

Group Wanstead and Essex Art Club and have 

since formed friendships with some wonderful 

artists. We have exhibited together and 

supported each other during exhibitions in 

Wanstead Park and Wanstead House, Hawkey 

Hall, Epping Forest Visitor Centre and, most 

recently, a fayre at Eton Manor RFC. I love the 

welcoming atmosphere of these events and 

getting to know the local community. 

It is a blessing and a privilege to live on 

the doorstep of Epping Forest and I love 

painting it! The beauty of it is everywhere; 

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Community events 

WANSTEAD & WOODFORD 

WEA FILM CLUB 

A screening of The Lesson (2023). 

Date: Monday 2 September Time: 12.30pm 

Venue: Odeon, South Woodford, E18 2QL 

Cost: 20p plus the cinema’s usual charges 

Enquiries: weafilmclub18@gmail.com 

SEP 

2 

HITCHCOCK: THE 

HOLLYWOOD YEARS 

A presentation by local tour guide and 

Hitchcock expert Gary Lewis for the Wanstead 

Historical Society. 

Date: Monday 2 September Time: 8pm 

Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road 

Cost: £4 Enquiries: 07949 026 212 

SEP 

2 

What’s happening, 

what’s on and where... 

Are you organising an event? 

Let us know... events@swvg.co.uk 

Please note: all events are 

subject to change. Please 

check with the relevant 

organisers to confirm details. 

Booking may be required. 

FOOD GROWING 

WORKSHOP 

Hosted by the Woodford Greeners. 

Date: Saturday 7 September 

Time: 10.30am–12.30pm 

Venue: Ray Park Community Garden, IG8 7JF 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/greeners 

SEP 

7 

LOCAL MAKERS 

MARKET 

Handmade products from local creators. 

Date: Saturday 7 September Time: 11am–4.30pm 

Venue: Christ Church Hall, E11 2SW 

Cost: free entry Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/makers 

SEP 

7 

FOREST MUSICAL THEATRE 

COMPANY CABARET CLUB 

Musical theatre cabaret. 

Date: Saturday 7 September Time: 7.30–9.30pm 

Venue: Redbridge Drama Centre, E18 2RB 

Cost: £11.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/visionevents 

SEP 

7 

THE REDBRIDGE PARKS 

CIRCULAR RIDE 

A Redbridge Cycling Campaign event. 

Date: Sunday 8 September Time: 10am 

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

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/rcc 

SEP 

8 

BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ 

AFTERNOON SESSION 

For people struggling with feelings of loss. 

Date: Tuesday 3 September Time: 2–3pm 

Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford 

Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8505 3000 

SEP 

3 

WANSTEAD LIBRARY 

GRIEF CAFE 

Date: Thursday 5 September Time: 6.30–8.30pm 


Cost: free Enquiries: creatingconversations.uk 

SEP 

5 

REDBRIDGE DRAMA CENTRE 

OPEN DAY 

Taster classes and workshops for all ages. 

Date: Sunday 8 September Time: 10am–2pm 


Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/visionevents 

SEP 

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SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY 

LITTER PICK 


Venue: Community Orchard, South Woodford 

Cost: free Enquiries: e18society@gmail.com 

SEP 

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URBAN NATURE RESERVE: 

GUNNERSBURY TRIANGLE 

A talk for the North East London Local Group 

of the RSPB by Ian Alexander. 

Date: Tuesday 10 September Time: 8pm 


Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/rspb 

SEP 

10 

ANCIENT AND MODERN 

MAYAN CULTURE 

A presentation by Chloe Sayer for The Arts 

Society Woodford Green. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Tuesday 10 September Time: 8pm 

Venue: Bancroft’s School, High Road, IG8 0RF 

Cost: donation Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/artssociety 

SEP 

10 

ELECTRONIC 

KEYBOARD CONCERT 

An East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard 

Club event featuring David Thomas. 

Date: Wednesday 11 September Time: 7–10pm 


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

SEP 

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A TRIP ALONG THE RIVER 

THAMES IN 1749 

A talk by Dr Peter Ross for the Woodford 

Historical Society. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Thursday 12 September Time: 2.30pm 

Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Green 

Cost: £5 Enquiries: woodfordhistoricalsociety.org 

SEP 

12 

FLORAL ARRANGEMENT 

GROUP ANNIVERSARY 

A celebratory lunch to mark the 70th 

anniversary of the Woodford and District Floral 

Arrangement Group. 

Date: Friday 13 September Time: 12.30pm 

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

Cost: £30 Enquiries: jan.law42@outlook.com 

SEP 

13 

ELMHURST GARDENS 

ACTION DAY 

Help with maintenance projects in the park. 

Date: Saturday 14 September Time: 11am–12pm 

Venue: Elmhurst Gardens, South Woodford 

Enquiries: parks.enquiries@visionrcl.org.uk 

SEP 

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OPEN WEEKEND AT THE 

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Wanstead Park’s visitor centre explores the 

history of the park from Roman times to the 

present day. 

Date: Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 September 

Time: 12–5pm 

Venue: the Temple, Wanstead Park, E11 2LT 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/temple 

SEP 

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WANSTEAD 

FESTIVAL 2024 


Venue: Christ Church Green, Wanstead 

Cost: free entry Enquiries: wnstd.com/festival 

BIKE RIDE TO 

RAY PARK 

A family-friendly ride to Ray Park organised by 

the Redbridge Cycling Campaign. 

Date: Sunday 15 September Time: 2pm 

Venue: meet outside Co-op, Wanstead 

Cost: free Enquiries: wnstd.com/rcc 

SEP 

15 

FLOWER ARRANGING 

DEMONSTRATION 

Elouise Haslerm Stott presents to the 

Woodford and District Floral Arrangement 

Group. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Monday 16 September Time: 7.30–9.45pm 



SEP 

16 

SHADE & WOODLAND 

PLANTING WORKSHOP 

Hosted by the Woodford Greeners. 

Date: Saturday 21 September Time: 10am–3pm 

Venue: Ray Park Community Garden, IG8 7JF 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/greeners 

SEP 

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COMMUNITY MARKET 

A week later than usual to avoid a clash with 

the Wanstead Festival. 


Venue: George Lane, South Woodford 

Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk 

SEP 

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2 HOUR 

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SUN AT 12 NOON 

MON AT 1PM & 6PM 

WED AT 1PM 

FRI AT 1PM 

TICKETS: £20 

MEET 15 MINS BEFORE START AT 

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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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THE VILLAGES OF EAST 

LONDON: A GRANDER PAST 

Exploring the ‘true East London’, west of the 

River Lea. A talk by Peter Lawrence for the 

Woodford and District Centre of the National 

Trust. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Wednesday 25 September Time: 2.30pm 



SEP 

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25 

MACMILLAN 

AFTERNOON TEA 

In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Date: Sunday 29 September Time: 2–5pm 

Venue: 83 Cowslip Road, South Woodford 

Cost: by donation 

SEP 

6 OCT 

WANSTEAD 


Date: Sunday 6 October Time: 10am–4pm 

Venue: Wanstead High Street 

THE BIKING BIRDER’S 

YEARS IN THE UK 

A talk for the North East London Local Group 

of the RSPB by Gary Prescott, the Biking Birder. 

Date: Tuesday 8 October Time: 8pm 


Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/rspb 

OCT 

8 

THE HISTORY OF 

ILFORD HOSPITAL CHAPEL 

A talk by Peter Haseldine for the Woodford 

Historical Society. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Thursday 10 October Time: 2.30pm 


Cost: £5 Enquiries: woodfordhistoricalsociety.org 

OCT 

10 

REDBRIDGE RHYMESTERS 

POETRY WORKSHOP 

Over-55s poetry group Redbridge Rhymesters 

will be joined by children from Snaresbrook 

Primary School for a creative writing session 

with the theme ‘Memories of Wanstead’. 

Date: Tuesday 15 October Time: 10am–12pm 

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

Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8989 6338 

OCT 

15 


REPAIR CAFÉ 

Give broken items a new lease of life. 

Date: Saturday 19 October Time: 10am–1pm 

Venue: Woodford Memorial Hall, E18 2PA 

Cost: free Enquiries: southwoodfordsociety.org 

OCT 

19 

NATIONAL APPLE DAY AT THE 

COMMUNITY ORCHARD 

Volunteer gardening session. 


Venue: Community Orchard, South Woodford 

Cost: free Enquiries: e18society@gmail.com 

OCT 

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Venue: George Lane, South Woodford 

OCT 

20 

THE SAVING OF 

COPPED HALL 

A talk by Alan Cox for the Woodford and 

District Centre of the National Trust. 

Date: Wednesday 23 October Time: 11pm 

Venue: Copped Hall, Epping, CM16 5HR 

Cost: £17 (including tour) Enquiries: 07774 164 407 

OCT 

23 

FRANKENSTEIN AT 

REDBRIDGE DRAMA CENTRE 

Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece is brought 

to life by Redbridge Creates Theatre Company. 

Date: Friday 25 October Time: 7.30–9.30pm 



OCT 

25 

HALLOWEEN QUIZ IN 


Date: Sunday 27 October Time: 3–6pm 


Cost: £10 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/visionevents 

OCT 

27 

THE WITCH 

AND THE EGG 

A show with shadow puppets for all ages. 

Date: Monday 28 October Time: 11am–12pm 



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Local community groups 

ALLAN BURGESS CENTRE 

Offering a wide range of activities for the 

over-55s. Located at 2 Grove Park, Wanstead. 

Call 020 8989 6338 

FRIENDS OF WANSTEAD PARKLANDS 

Researching and promoting Wanstead Park. 

Visit wansteadpark.org.uk 

NCT REDBRIDGE & DISTRICT 

Offering support and information to parents 

and parents-to-be. Call 0300 330 0700 

ROTARY CLUB OF LEYTONSTONE 

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Meeting every Thursday at 6.30pm at The 

Royal Oak, Chingford. Call 020 3597 2921 

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SOUTH WOODFORD BUSINESS NETWORK 

Providing a voice for South Woodford’s 

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SOUTH WOODFORD GARDENERS 

Tending to and improving the flower beds 

across the local area. Visit swvg.co.uk/swg 

SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY 

Making South Woodford a better place to live. 

Visit southwoodfordsociety.org 

ST BARNABAS CHURCH LUNCHEON CLUB 

Every Friday, 12 noon to 2pm at St Barnabas 

Church Hall, 127 Snakes Lane East. All over-55s 

welcome. Cost: £4. Call 020 8491 1134 

ULTRASOUND CHOIR 

Female choir singing a wide repertoire every 

Tuesday at Derby Road Methodist Church 

from 7.30pm. Call 07799 196 241 

WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD 

CENTENARY FILM CLUB 

Meets on the first Monday of each month 

(except August), 12.30pm at the Odeon, South 

Woodford (the cinema’s usual charges apply). 

Email weafilmclub18@gmail.com 

WEST ESSEX RAMBLERS 

Local walks every week. Visit swvg.co.uk/wer 

WOODFORD AND WANSTEAD 

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 

Meeting virtually or at Wanstead House every 

Monday. Visit swvg.co.uk/wwps 

WOODFORD ARTS GROUP 

All Woodford-based artists are welcome to 

apply to join. Visit swvg.co.uk/wag 

WOODFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

Stimulating interest in the history of the local 

area. Visit woodfordhistoricalsociety.org 

WREN WILDLIFE GROUP 

Wildlife conservation. Visit wrengroup.org.uk 

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ADVICE & SUPPORT 

Age UK 020 8220 6000 

Citizens Advice Redbridge 0808 278 7872 

Samaritans116 123 

HEALTH 

NHS 111 111 

Elmhurst Practice 020 8491 3310 

Glebelands Practice 020 8989 6272 

Out of hours GP 020 3770 1888 

Shrubberies Medical Centre 020 8530 4108 

South Woodford Health Centre 020 8491 3333 

Southdene Surgery 020 8530 3731 

The Broadway Surgery 020 8505 3204 

Whipps Cross Hospital 020 8539 5522 

LEISURE & LIBRARIES 

South Woodford Library 020 8708 9067 

Wanstead Leisure Centre 020 8989 1172 

Wanstead Library 020 8708 7400 

Woodford Green Library 020 8708 7444 

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LOCAL COUNCILLORS South Woodford ward 

Beverley Brewer (Lab) 020 8554 5000 

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Joe Hehir (Lab) 07741 904 709 

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Saiqa Qayum Hussain (Lab) 07918 277 502 

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Lloyd Duddridge (Lab) 07799 579 763 

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Rosa Gomez (Lab) 07799 057 030 

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Guy Williams (Lab) 07918 278 865 

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LOCAL MP Chingford and Woodford Green 

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP (Con) 020 7219 2667 

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LOCAL MP Leyton and Wanstead 

Calvin Bailey MP (Lab) 020 7219 4272 

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Emergency 999 

Non-emergency 101 

Crimestoppers0800 555 111 

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Adult Social Service 020 8708 7333 

Children’s Services 020 8708 3885 

Council Tax enquiries 020 8708 5670 

Customer contact centre 020 8554 5000 

Housing 020 8708 4002 

Report antisocial behaviour 020 8478 4679 

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Eve Wright School of Dancing51 

BATHROOMS 

Bathworks 43 

BEAUTY 

Dr Sabba49 

ESS Clinic17 

Skintap42 

BUILDERS 

North London Loft Rooms31 

CAR CARE 

Belgrave Motor Services54 

Woodbridge Autos 47 

CARE HOME 

Chestnut Manor Care Home16 

CARPENTRY & JOINERY 

K&D Joinery 63 

Woodthorpe Joinery 1 

CBD PRODUCTS 

Honey Heaven13 

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 

Rumble Wrestling 32 

Sleeping Beauty 56 

Tumble Tots7 

Wanstead Festival33 

COMMUNITY & GROUPS 

SoWo Society15 

COUNSELLING 

Counselling Helps46 

DANCE 


DECORATORS 

E18 Handyman 4 

Stuart Green Property Solutions 58 

DENTIST 

Smile in London20 

Woodford House Dental Practice68 

DOORS 


DRIVEWAYS 

Lancasters Gardencare37 

West Essex Landscapes 8 

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Chestnut Manor Care Home16 

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Talks & Tours 42 & 59 

Wanstead Festival33 

FASHION 

Brian Oak61 

FERTILITY SERVICES 

Apex Reproductive Healthcare 9 

FISHMONGER 

Wanstead Fish51 

FITNESS 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre65 

Yoga For Everyone 4 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

Compassionate Funerals 38 

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GARDENS & LANDSCAPING 

Lancasters Gardencare37 

West Essex Landscapes 8 

GIFTS 

Creative Giftware64 

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Churchill Estates34–35 

The Stow Brothers2 

Yellands50 

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Public Sector Recruitment16 

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Jones & Sons 11 

Robins Pie & Mash 39 

SCHOOLS & NURSERIES 

Avon House Preparatory School 67 

Woodford Green Prep School 55 

SHIRTS 

Brian Oak61 

SKIN CARE 

Dr Sabba49 

ESS Clinic17 

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SPORT & LEISURE 

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