Attending court can be intimidating for witnesses, but volunteers at Snaresbrook Crown Court are there to help them every step of the way, says Catherine Redmond from the Citizens Advice Witness Service wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14103

Hidden along the edges of the M11 Link Road is a secret artwork, three miles long and invisible. Over the 22 years it has been there, it has become a secret layer of East London. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/09/18/l...

Redbridge Council has issued a statement following the recent change of local RingGo parking location codes wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/09/16/c...

In the seventh of a series of articles charting the experiences of a Wanstead-based travel writer, Carole Edrich discovers how widely read Wanstead Village Directory is… and that being an oddfellow pays off wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14106

Calvin Bailey MP will be holding a pop-up surgery in Wanstead on 18 September wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/09/16/m...

Haven House Christmas Cake appeal is seeking local volunteer bakers to take part in the festive fundraiser wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14077

Where there’s a will, there’s a way, unless there is a dispute underlying the estate and the will! Kavita Rana from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash explains wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14109

Joshua Abbott is preparing to publish Modernism Beyond Metro-land, a book documenting 20th-century architecture in London’s suburbs. In the third of a series of extracts, the spotlight is on Snaresbrook’s Hermitage Court. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14112

From healing spaces to Islamic gardens, the new programme of speakers for Aldersbrook Horticultural Society’s monthly meetings covers a wide range of topics. Ruth Martin reports wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14115

The Woodford and District branch of the National Trust has announced its new season of talks wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14092

A guided bird walk will take place on Wanstead Flats this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14083

Wanstead High Street will be closed to traffic to create a car-free Wanstead Festival wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14061

Chess has come a long way recently but there is still a missing piece, says 18-year-old Jay Demetriou, whose membership of Wanstead and Woodford Chess Club has helped him connect with the community wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14118

The Friends of Wanstead Parklands is seeking volunteers to help maintain and improve the park’s woodland play area wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14071

The Wanstead Book Festival, part of the Wanstead Fringe festivities, is once again hosting a wide range of talents and authors working in various styles, writes Giles Wilson wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14138

The music programme at Wanstead Fringe 2025 brings a rich mix of community and creativity, with events taking place at what are turning into some of the area’s most beloved Fringe venues. Giles Wilson reports wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14135

Local residents helped raise £8,750 for charity by opening their gardens to the public this year wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14089

Don’t only enjoy viewing the art achievements of others. Take delight in helping to produce some community artwork yourself, suggests Donna Mizzi, founder of Art Group Wanstead wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14124

A local gardener is urging residents to help prevent the spread of two problematic weeds wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14098

Woodford Pantomime received an award for the best production of a traditional pantomime at the NODA London Awards, held in June wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14049

Live theatre is one of the main pillars of any fringe festival, and Wanstead is no different. Camille Leadbeater runs through some of the plays she’s looking forward to this September wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14132

With real ale, real community spirit and really good causes, Wanstead Beer Festival returns this October with more brews, new names and a fundraising mission. Paul Donovan reports The third Wanstead Beer Festival is set to return on 4 October. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14121

The Parish of Wanstead’s Heritage Lottery Fund bid to save Christ Church’s tower will be decided this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14080

There’s a buzz in the air. Just like in the grand drawing rooms of Wanstead House in the early 19th century, word is spreading: something’s happening in Wanstead, writes Camille Leadbeater wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14127

The Wanstead Fringe returns this month, with 23 days of cultural activity in a range of local venues wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14044

A public meeting to discuss the plans for permanent market stalls in Wanstead will be held this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14055

Permission has been granted for a new development on Holy Trinity Church land, off Hermon Hill wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14074

The heavily criticised hourly W14 continues to lack a proper bus stop at the start of its route at Whipps Cross Interchange wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14095

The City of London Corporation has assessed the impact of recent grass fires on Wanstead Flats wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14101

The Parish of Wanstead has been granted permission to restore the Wanstead War Memorial wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14068

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Wanstead Village ward councillors have issued a statement about plans for the introduction of permanent market stalls in Wanstead wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14058

A floating reedbed installed earlier this year in Wanstead Park has grown into a thriving ecosystem wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/08/29/w...

Petition against Redbridge Council’s plans for the introduction of permanent market stalls in Wanstead wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/08/28/p...

Nominations are invited for the Redbridge People’s Plaque Scheme wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/08/28/p...

From Edinburgh to Lagos, fringe festivals are about community, creativity and celebration. And that applies to Wanstead as well, writes Camille Leadbeater ahead of 23 days of cultural activity on our doorstep wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13972

Essex Art Club will be holding its annual summer exhibition at Wanstead House this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13911

From unfair dismissal to zero-hour contracts, Mariam Zaadane from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash explains some of the key proposed reforms in the Employment Rights Bill wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13969

Wanstead Community Riding Stables will be hosting a free open day on 25 August to raise funds for the Riding for the Disabled Association. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13916

In the 13th of a series of articles looking at the redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital, Charlotte Monro explains why the Action4Whipps community campaign is needed now more than ever before wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13975

The Barrel Boulangerie on Wanstead High Street is now displaying a wide range of paintings by local adult students. Yet, art can do even more than create beautiful surroundings. Donna Mizzi reports wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13955

In the second of a series of articles documenting the development of Wanstead’s Evergreen Field, Geoff Horsnell looks at the contractors’ breach of conditions that caused work to be halted. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13940

Restoration work is underway in Wanstead Park, and the decision to add a supportive steel frame to the Grotto was not taken lightly, says Caroline Haines, Chair of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13965

Local resident Delia Ray reports on her visit to the recently refurbished Redbridge Museum, which offers an insight into the rich history of Wanstead, Woodford and the wider borough wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13937

From diving beetles to jumping spiders, James Heal from the Wren Wildlife Group reports on the highlights of this year’s Wanstead Wildlife Weekend, which revealed the diversity of life thriving on our doorstep wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13962

Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club president Len Enoch has been named one of 11 MCC Community Cricket Heroes for 2025 wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13925

Ofsted has highlighted widespread and systematic failings in provisions for children with special educational needs in Redbridge. Local neurodiversity consultant Jaya Narinesingh is not surprised wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13948

Wanstead’s Tin in a Bin foodbank collection network is seeking new volunteers to help with deliveries. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13905

Residents are invited to join the Wren Wildlife Group in documenting the butterflies in Wanstead Park wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13934

A local photographer’s four-year project documenting life on Lea Bridge Road will culminate in an exhibition this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=13919