River Roding flooding at the Charlie Brown’s Roundabout in 2000. Photo kindly supplied by the Woodford & Wanstead Photographic SocietyThe Environment Agency has announced a day of community engagement in Woodford in connection with the River Roding Project, which aims to improve local river defences. “Heavy rain has caused the River Roding...
Mama G of Petite Pantos, which produces ‘pantomimes with a social conscience’, championing LGBTQ+ issues, feminism and positive representation of race and genderThe magic of panto and storytelling will come to local libraries this autumn with a series of performances by drag queen Mama G. “Created by popular panto dame Robert Pearce, Mama G tells...
Wanstead House, by Richard Westall ©Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionThe Friends of Wanstead Parklands has commissioned Dr Hannah Armstrong – an expert in 18th-century architecture and landscape design – to write the first-ever large-scale history of Wanstead House. “In existence for just...
A community health day will be held at the South Woodford Health Centre (114 High Road) on 24 October from 1pm to 4.30pm, bringing together representatives from a range of service providers, who...
The producers of The Railway Children – to be performed at Forest School in Snaresbrook as part of the Wanstead Fringe festival – are searching for a local actor to play the role...
A monthly farmer’s market is set to become a regular addition to South Woodford, bringing a range of produce and gifts to George Lane. Run by Essex Farmers’ Markets – which also organises...
