Co-op’s Local Community Fund has donated £4,134 to the South Woodford Society

Local gardeners have adopted a patch of neglected space in Snaresbrook Station car park

South Woodford’s inaugural Christmas lights switch-on was attended by over 200 people and will become an annual fixture in the community calendar

South Woodford resident Debbie Pearson is a tour guide for the City of London and the City of Westminster. During lockdown, she took the opportunity to learn more about the local area, including South Woodford’s cinema history

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

Elaine Atkins and Rena Pathak start the countdown for the South Woodford Society’s local festive plans

Geoffrey Williams from local solicitors Wiseman Lee talks about lease extensions and explains why a government proposal that would reduce the cost of extending shorter leases may not come to fruition

Streets Apart – run by the charity Living Streets – arranges weekly walks for the over-65s. Project coordinator Tricia Edeam introduces the tri-borough initiative and urges Woodford residents to get involved

Redbridge Council’s Work Redbridge service will be hosting a one-hour virtual interview workshop on 17 November from 10am.

Woodford resident Andy Newman provides a consultancy service to the licensed leisure trade. Here, the former police inspector offers his advice to those going out and those operating venues this festive season

Now is the time to find out what we can all do to help reverse climate change, says Louise Burgess of the South Woodford Society, which has launched its Greening South Woodford project

Amateur dramatics company Wanstead Players has relaunched itself as WP Drama, with a new home in South Woodford. Lindsey Sculfor explains the changes ahead of their first post-COVID performance