March 2022

Bell-ringers at St Mary’s Church in South Woodford are keen to welcome more volunteers to join them in the ringing chamber.

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist, commentator and observer of all things local

Redbridge Museum will open a new permanent exhibition later this year exploring 200,000 years of local history. In the first of a series of articles, Museum Officer Nishat Alam looks at some of

Derek Inkpin from local solicitors Wiseman Lee explains why a new law is a step in the right direction to ending the ground rent scandal in the world of leasehold property

The Friends of Wanstead Parklands has created a YouTube channel to present a new series of online talks about the park’s history

Iconic Routemaster busses will return to Wanstead on 26 March for the London Bus Museum’s Route 101 running day

Elaine Atkins and Rena Pathak of the South Woodford Business Forum welcome the launch of new virtual high street service Click It Local, which they hope will be embraced by shops here

As the pandemic wanes, will high streets return to their previous state, or will temporary changes to street space become part of the ‘new normal’? Dr Emilia Smeds from the University of Westminster introduces the

Local resident Dr Mark Hayden is the Redbridge Climate Safe Streets Champion for the London Cycling Campaign and believes urgent action is needed to make our streets safe for active travel

The first in a three-part series of seasonal walks along the Roding Valley took place in February

Local mum Lydia Fraser-Ward is celebrating after successfully securing a free air quality monitor for Elmhurst Gardens. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson

Healthwatch Redbridge is calling for better NHS dental services in the borough

Residents seeking to improve community facilities in Elmhurst Gardens are continuing discussions with Vision RCL

The Thames21 project is making improvements to the River Roding adjacent to Wanstead Park. Catchment Partnership Development Officer Will Oliver provides an update in the second of a series of articles

Redbridge Council will be hosting a women’s safety walk around Woodford on 14 March

A rescue package of works to restore Wanstead Park’s historic Grotto will begin in March.

A leading exponent of the bandoneon will be performing at St Gabriel’s Church on 19 March

Woodford Historical Society has returned to in-person events

A new shooting range at the South Woodford Scout Hut is just one of many activities members of the 52nd Epping Forest South Scout Group can look forward to, says Stephanie Woodley in

Two Woodford residents who attended Woodbridge High School during the 1940s have been brought together by the South Woodford Village Gazette

Woodford Arts Group member Darren Evans tells the story behind his painting of Limehouse Reach, which was pre-selected for this year’s Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours annual exhibition

Redbridge Council has secured £557,610 from the Office for Zero-Emission Vehicles to install 310 electric vehicle charge points

The North East London Local Group of the RSPB is returning to in-person events in South Woodford

Residents gathered in February to protest against City Plumbing Ltd’s plans to build 18 apartments adjacent to Crescent Road in South Woodford