March 2026

For a decade, the South Woodford Bereavement Café volunteers have offered tea, time, togetherness and a listening ear in a safe, welcoming space where people can share their grief

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist and observer of all things local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland

Residents are encouraged to ensure they are registered to vote in time for the local council elections taking place on 7 May

Ahead of a talk in April about Wanstead and Woodford’s women of note, Lynn Haseldine Jones reflects on the life and work of artist and writer Beatrice Playne (1908–2000)

In the third of a series of articles featuring images by the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society, Anuraj Theivendram explains his passion for canine portraits

Children are invited to take part in an Easter Egg hunt in Elmhurst Gardens on 28 March

Austin MacDonald – a 17-year-old student from Woodford Green – has launched a campaign calling for the introduction of law as an official GCSE subject in England and Wales

An embroidery workshop inspired by women who have sparked change will take place at Wanstead Library

Lynn Haseldine Jones will be presenting local postcards of the past at the April meeting of the Woodford Historical Society

Redbridge Council’s domestic abuse service Reach Out is seeking donations of toiletries

When local resident Paul Hollins started digitising his family’s video tapes just over a year ago, he didn’t realise it would turn into a business with a mission to help local residents protect

The Friends of the River Roding’s Wanstead and Woodford local group are on a mission to restore the river and its tributaries, one bag of rubbish and one forgotten stream at a time.