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Redbridge Council's Local Forum for residents in the west of the borough will take place this evening (28 July, from 7pm)

The first session will take place on 20 July

Students from Woodbridge High School’s Climate Crisis Committee have been helping to improve the local environment

A local football team will be raising money for Haven House this summer by hosting a match against Chigwell Football Club on Ashton Playing Fields

The event has since been postponed following the delay in lifting government restrictions

A petition has been launched calling for speeding controls and safer pavements on Hermon Hill

Woodford Green Library is due to reopen this summer having undergone refurbishment, including the installation of a new gym

Redbridge Council’s Community Crowdfunding programme will be hosting an online workshop on 14 July

A total of 18 new electric vehicle charging points have been installed across Wanstead and South Woodford

The future of the former bowls club in Elmhurst Gardens has been decided after the initial tender process was reopened

The South Woodford Society will be holding its AGM on 28 July

Redbridge Council’s School Streets scheme is to be introduced at five more schools across the borough

A consultation over plans to update the parliamentary constituency boundaries in England runs until 2 August

Litter pickers from the South Woodford Society collected over 30 bags of rubbish and recycling on 30 May

A new project empowering women in Redbridge is seeking a mentor from the Woodford area to offer support to young females

Electric Gallery – located at 12 High Road – has become the exclusive partner for Getty Images in east London and Essex

Redbridge in Bloom – the borough’s annual amateur gardening competition – returns this year with a rainbow theme.

A South Woodford child psychotherapist will be offering her top five self-care tips for parents in a post-pandemic world during a free virtual event on 10 May

Woodford Town FC has launched a membership scheme for the new season.

Organisers of the South Woodford Business Forum are reaching out to local business owners.

Abbotts Stationery at 135 George Lane – thought to be the longest trading shop in South Woodford – has closed down.

Pupils from Nightingale Primary School have raised £2,200 for the PTA’s Covid Response Fund by taking part in a team ‘marafun’ challenge

The Woodford and District National Trust Centre is planning for a return to in-person meetings this autumn.

A South Woodford resident is urging local drivers to take note of the Idling Action London campaign.

The City of London is consulting the public over the future of cycling in Wanstead Park.

Redbridge Council is seeking community input on how to improve high streets across the borough.

A new temporary Post Office has opened in The Galleria shopping arcade, replacing the George Lane branch which closed for good on 28 April.

The first seven trees – including cherry and apple trees – have been planted at the community orchard site