Join the River Roding Trust on a guided walk along the Debden to Wanstead section of London's third longest river.

Monthly market offering a wide range of food and craft products.

Providing hands-on access to nature items, story-gathering and singing for those living with dementia and their carers.

For retired NHS and social care staff.

Hear the stories behind the community garden patches and meet the gardeners who created them.

A presentation by Paul Barwick for the Wanstead & Woodford U3A about the many courageous acts Nancy Wake performed during WWII. Visitors welcome.

For people struggling with feelings of loss.

Hosted by local resident Lorna Paterson. Repeated on 18 June at 6.45pm.

Suitable for anyone interested in knowing more about Humanism, its perspectives and history. Presented by East London Humanists.

020 8989 6338

Haven House's annual charity walk through Wanstead, Woodford and South Woodford returns.

This walk features some gentle slopes and uneven terrain. Repeats every Saturday.

Fairground rides, games, stalls, food and drinks, music and raffle prizes.

Walking on mostly forest paths. Hosted by the West Essex Ramblers.

Hosted by the Friends of Wanstead Parklands.

Stallholders must register by 1 June (£5).

Hear the stories behind the community garden patches and meet the gardeners who created them.

An informal gathering for local business owners to socialise and network. Booking required.

A donation-based peer support space for ladies held at Wanstead Mental Health Clinic. Repeats weekly.

A talk for the North East London Local Group of the RSPB by Nick Martin.

An East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard Club event featuring David Ingley.

A monthly group for writing and sharing poetry and prose. No experience required.

An evening of entertainment as performers try out new material whilst adhering to a ‘dead funny’ theme.

Councillors Jo Blackman, Paul Donovan and Daniel Morgan-Thomas. Repeated on 28 June.

Give broken items a new lease of life at the Wanstead Repair Café.

Residents selling pre-loved items from their front gardens and raising funds for Aldersbrook Primary School.

A 30 mile ride into Central London completing a circuit of Hyde Park. Organised by the Redbridge Cycling Campaign.

Buy artwork directly from artists. Plus, a variety of art and craft materials, bead and jewellery stalls. In the event of bad weather, the event will be moved to 22 June.

Demonstration by Morag Bennett for the Woodford and District Floral Arrangement Group. Visitors welcome.

For people struggling with feelings of loss.

Join a community meal open to all. Main meal provided. Bring dessert to share or a contribution to Redbridge Foodbank. Children and families welcome. No alcohol. No need to book.

Find out how you can get involved in volunteering with Guide Dogs.

Fully accessible, affordable and award-winning comedy night.

A safe and confidential space to meet others and to share thoughts and feelings around the experience of grief and loss.

Join ecologist Connor Butler on a guided nature walk through Wanstead Flats. Queer ecology aims to challenge what we think of as being ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’ and celebrates diversity in all life.

Join renowned music manager Rikki Stein in conversation with Shain Shapiro about his memoir Moving Music.

Help keep Wanstead tidy.

A rejuvenating day with with Arlene Dunkley-Wood.

Vaughan Williams ~ In Windsor Forest A cantata adapted from Vaughan Williams’ opera Sir John in Love.  The libretto, by the composer himself, is based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and supplemented with texts by Philip Sidney, Thomas Middleton, Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher. The music deploys English folk tunes, including Greensleeves. […]