‘Tis the season to be merry… but be merry sensibly, says Abi Day of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash, who takes a look at the real costs of drink- and drug-driving wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14709

Paul Canal asks if you can make up an extra plate on Christmas Day to continue the Wanstead tradition of sharing and kindness wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14706

Santa will embark on his sixth annual tour of Wanstead this month aboard Elf Steve Hayden’s Parker Dairies milk float wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14662

AN ADHD support group for men will launch in Wanstead this month. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/2025/12/09/a...

In the second of a series of articles featuring images by the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society, Anuraj Theivendram reflects on the history of the group’s women members and presents the work of outgoing chair Sue Rosner wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14691

The Parish of Wanstead and The Duke will jointly host a free Christmas dinner for anyone who will be on their own on Christmas Day wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14647

Chris Gannaway was Redbridge’s representative for the London Wildlife Trust for over 25 years. With concerns over habitat connectivity, he is now petitioning Redbridge Council to declare a nature emergency wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14700

Nominations for the Mayor of Redbridge’s annual community awards are open until 6 January wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14639

Snaresbrook resident Katriye Ibrahim was named the best porridge maker in Waltham Forest last month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14682

Having found a new co-chair, Carole Edrich invites local residents involved in arts and culture to participate in the recently relaunched What Next? East London wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14712

Caroline Haines, Chair of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee, provides an update on the work taking place in Wanstead Park following the clearance of the Ornamental Water’s dried-out lakebed wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14721

Volunteers took it upon themselves to clear up a section of the Alders Brook wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14679

Markets, music and magical moments will make Wanstead merry this festive season. It’s time to celebrate with the community. Kris Kringle reports wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14697

The hall belonging to St Gabriel’s Church in Aldersbrook has had a big renovation this year. It’s all part of a refurbishment project ahead of celebrations to mark the venue’s centenary in 2027, says Georgina Brewis wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14703

A Christmas market will take place on Wanstead High Street this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14659

Redbridge Council has published a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) priority action plan wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14642

A local photographer will give a talk on street photography at a Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society meeting this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14671

With a 20mph zone due to be implemented across the Wanstead Park ward and a consultation for a Wanstead Village 20mph zone underway, Councillor Jo Blackman explains why 20 really is plenty wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14724

In the 49th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces local choir Modality Voices, who will perform a seasonal concert in Wanstead this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14718

Wanstead resident Frank Charles BEM is collecting gifts for his annual appeal wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14644

Residents have written to Redbridge Council to object to the proposed installation of four new electric vehicle charging points on their street wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14656

Redbridge Council is to install 35 new electric vehicle charging points on lampposts across Wanstead wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14653

Redbridge Council has launched a consultation on plans for a 20mph road safety zone across Wanstead Village ward wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14636

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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is running a multi-trade training initiative in Wanstead wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14688

The Wanstead Village Directory is one of 100 businesses to reach the finals of the Ilford and Redbridge Business Awards wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14674

Aldersbrook resident Grace Sparks has celebrated her 100th birthday wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14650

October’s Wanstead Beer Festival – which was attended by a record 950 people – raised £4,203 for local charities wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14677

Over 250 flowers were planted outside Wanstead Station as part of a two-day community planting event in October wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14685

In the first of a series of articles presenting the work of Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram delves into the group’s archives wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14497

If you are a first-time buyer and wondering what you need to buy a house or flat, here are some handy tips from Daveena Seepaul of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14507

With scones, stories and plenty of tea, local volunteers keep loneliness at bay for older residents by hosting monthly tea parties. Here, a local volunteer explains what makes those afternoons so special wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14489

Applications are open for residents to adopt the tree pits on their streets and plant them with wildflowers in 2026 wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14477

Computer experts will be on hand at this month’s Wanstead Repair Café to assist residents with Windows 10 laptops wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14460

Donations are invited for this year’s Wanstead Community Christmas Gift Appeal wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14451

Cakes and Carols – a Christmas event for the over-65s – will return to Wanstead United Reformed Church this year. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14448

Councillor Paul Donovan – who will not be seeking re-election for Labour in May – reflects on what has been good, bad or indifferent over the past eight years of serving as a Wanstead Village councillor wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14495

Discover the creativity and community behind floral art with national demonstrator and Wanstead House manager Kathryn Stangaard, who will be presenting to the Woodford and District Floral Arrangement Group this festive season wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14486

In the fourth of a series of articles documenting the development of Wanstead’s Evergreen Field, Geoff Horsnell revisits the entire development cycle, from initial application to the halting of work and design amendments wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14483

Award-winning composer and local resident Simone Spagnolo will bring his part-concert, part-theatre show Mr Baldocci to Wanstead this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14457

In the 48th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces David Silkoff and Margaret Macham, who will be giving a piano duo recital in Wanstead this month wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14480

Redbridge Council’s new street trading policy has caused controversy in Wanstead, but aims to boost local enterprise, improve standards and keep the High Street vibrant, says Councillor Khayer Chowdhury wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14513

Following a public meeting in September to discuss the matter of market stalls on Wanstead High Street, very little has happened other than growing frustration amongst us residents, says Colin Cronin wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14510

Local artists will be adding colour to Wanstead Library’s entrance display case this month with an exhibition entitled ‘Colour Me Happy’ wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14474

Snaresbrook is among 17 London Underground stations that will be assessed for step-free access upgrades. wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14441

This month’s Remembrance Sunday service in Wanstead will be more inclusive wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14432

Aldersbrook’s very own dancing queen, Grace Sparks, celebrates her 100th birthday – still smiling, still graceful and surrounded by friends and fond memories. Here, a neighbour shares her story wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14492

After a year, Whipps Cross Interchange now has a proper W14 bus stop at the start of its route outside the area’s main hospital wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14454

Redbridge Council will roll out a new weekly food waste collection service this month, with a number of roads in Wanstead to be included in the first phase of the scheme wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14425

Local resident Shreena Patel reflects on a lifetime of witnessing racism evolve in East London, and explains why she’s now helping to lead the Wanstead and South Woodford Against Racism campaign wansteadvillagedirectory.com/?p=14501