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ContentsFeaturesPromoting, planningand protecting ............................ 12-13

Step up for the art trail ...................18

William Morris .............................. 26-27

Water works .................................. 34-35

Cooking with kids .............................40

Theatre fun in the park ...................52

puzzles & CompetitionsMind benders.......................................28

Sudoku .....................................................36

Crossword ..............................................48

Lateral thinking ...................................50

every MonthLocal news ...........................................6-7

Wanstead map ............................ 44-45

Community events ................... 56-57

Community groups .................. 60-61

Useful numbers ..................................61

Index of advertisers ..........................62

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A successful and popular Redbridge Book and Media Festival came to a close last month following a six-week programme of events. As one arts celebration fi nishes, so another one prepares to get underway and our attention now turns to the impending return of Wanstead’s art trail. Following the success of last year’s trail, organisers have extended the event from one to two weeks, giving residents and visitors more time to appreciate the work of local artists, which will be displayed in shops and other venues throughout Wanstead. The trail will launch on Sunday 11 September, the same day as the Wanstead Festival, and local businesses are being urged to get involved (see page 18).

As well as the benefi ts the art trail brings to the local economy, by increasing footfall on the High Street, it should also be congratulated for the positive contribution it makes to the community as a whole and the opportunity it gives people to produce, discover and enjoy local art.

Another local artist you may like to discover is William Morris. Although he died in 1896 he was, amongst other skills, a designer and poet of great infl uence. He is also the subject of a presentation at Wanstead Library this month, by the Wanstead & Woodford WEA. Turn to pages 26-27 for an overview of his historical links to the local area.

The Friends of Wanstead Parklands are inviting you to learn about local history as well this month, as they host an educational walk around Wanstead Park to explain its unique water system (see pages 34-35).

Protecting, preserving and improving our local area is something the The Wanstead Society have been working at for over 14 years andthey are to be applauded for the contributionsthey have made to the area. Turn to pages 12-13 to fi nd out more about what they have done, what thefuture holds and how you can bepart of it.

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The City of London Corporation have announced that they will not be proceeding at this time with a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore various features of Wanstead Park, despite extensive consultation and the recent production of a Conservation Statement.

A spokesperson for the City of London – which manages the Park as part of Epping Forest – said: “Further work needs to be undertaken to forecast the costs of restoring the lakes and

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Grant for initiativeThe Wanstead Transition Initiative – which promotes sustainable ways of living and a culture that is less dependent on oil for survival – has been awarded a £3,170 grant by the Redbridge Strategic Partnership Community Chest. “The money will be used to publicise our initiative as widely as possible within Wanstead. It will enable us to hold regular public meetings with films and advertise our activities more widely,” said Paul Donovan of the Wanstead Transition Initiative. For more information visit www.bit.ly/wansteadti

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The Wanstead Society has been involved in a number of projects over the years, and was originally established to protect the

Evergreen field next to Christ Church Green. Politically neutral since its inception, the Society has fought hard to improve Wanstead by securing its cultural heritage through working with developers and the Council to ensure that any new buildings, or alterations to existing ones, preserve or enhance the character of the area. Wanstead is a very desirable place to live and many developers would like to build here for that reason. One of the aims of the Society is to ensure that our cultural heritage is not lost in the march towards progress.

“The Wanstead Society wants to work with developers to guide them towards better planning applications that enhance our unique history. One example of this was our work with the Counties Residents Association and Chepstow Developers to ensure that the development of a large site in Leicester Road is much more in keeping with the surrounding homes” explains founding member Peter Arben. However, we don’t just keep an eye on major planning decisions, the Society has also been instrumental in promoting cultural and community events within the area.

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Promoting, Planning and Protecting For over 14 years a group of dedicated volunteers have been tirelessly campaigning as the community voice for Wanstead, Snaresbrook and Aldersbrook, with the aim of enhancing and protecting the character of the area whilst promoting what it has to offer. Scott Wilding, Chair of The Wanstead Society, looks back at some of their achievements


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is litter free and in fi ne bloom, and last year the Society organized a community clean up day at Nightingale Green which brought over 50 neighbours, society members and families together to restore the Green to its former glory. Plants were donated by the City of London, and continue to be maintained by the Society

In fact, 2010 was the Society’s busiest year as it co-founded Wanstead’s fi rst art trail, which saw local shops display hundreds of pieces of art by local artists.

“ The Art Trail brought together local artists with local businesses for a hugely successful event which increased footfall in the high street, the profi le of Wanstead as an area and, very importantly, the profi ts of local businesses” says Katriye Ibrahim, co-founder of the trail.

In addition we organised a political question time for candidates in the local and national elections standing in our constituency so that they could set out their policies for Wanstead and be quizzed by the general public on anything from foreign policy to planning laws. It proved an enormous success, and is something we plan to replicate for the 2012 Mayoral election campaign.

What does the future hold? One of the projects taking off , which the Society sponsors, is the Smarter High Street Campaign.

“Wanstead High Street is a vital part of our lives and I want to see it doing a better job than it does now, serving the local community well into the future. I see this future as facing a range of potential threats such as local authority cutbacks, unsympathetic development and competition from the largest retail development in the UK – the Westfi eld Stratford City shopping centre, which opens later this year. The campaign aims to create a unique, characterful High Street that is an alternative to the clones and the soulless shopping centres. This involves promoting conservation area values and helping businesses develop ideas that really add value to the lives of local people” says Gabrielle Collard, Wanstead Society member and founder of the Smarter High Street Campaign.

However, the next few years are going to be tough ones for Wanstead. The Council, like most of the country, is facing huge and diffi cult cuts. That’s why Wanstead has never needed its Society as much as it does now.

The Society has been instrumental in campaigning for the restoration of the play park on Christ Church

Green, the introduction of Conservation Area signage along the High Street, supporting local events like the Wanstead Festival and leading the fi ght to keep Wanstead and King George Hospitals from closing.

Resources are short and money will be tight over the coming years, but with the Wanstead Society campaigning for our area we hope to be able to preserve our heritage, whilst continuing to promote Wanstead through a variety of campaigns and events that bring the whole community together.”

Finally, the Society aims to raise its profi le and the scope of its projects by investigating registered charity status, but it can only do it with your help. We rely on local residents to guide and inform us, so please support us by becoming a member.

Become a member – joining has never been easier…If you would like to join, get involved or fi nd out more, visit The Wanstead Society website at www.wansteadsociety.org.uk. You can also fi nd The Wanstead Society on Facebook and Twitter.

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Artists will be asking local shops and businesses to display their work for the second Wanstead art trail – a major

community event, being launched alongside the Wanstead Festival.

Last year ceramic cats curled up in baskets at the pet shop, the goddess Venus adorned a high street beauty shop, while cows grazed on paint-green pastures behind the butcher shop window. About 60 shops and businesses were among the venues that took part. Now there’s the chance for even more to join the trail, organised by Art Group Wanstead, which was formed by artists who took part last year.

Shops and businesses – which aren’t being charged to take part in the trail – will be asked to display paintings, drawings, mosaic, sculpture, photography and other visual art works. Art Trail Wanstead will run from Sunday 11 September until the end of Sunday 25 September – a week longer than last year when some visitors travelled from miles around to see the 200 artists at almost 70 venues. The organisers are optimistic that a larger number of businesses and local venues will want to participate this time after seeing the success of the last event.

All participating shops are being asked to give artists some space in their windows – which also draws more attention to their businesses – raising footfall in the High Street and boosting trade. Trevor Spicer, manager of Heads ‘n’ Tails pet shop, encourages his fellow shopkeepers to take part. “It’s about taking part in the community and it does bring new people into the shops. Last time some people said they didn’t realise Wanstead had a pet shop until the trail.”

Art Group Wanstead chairperson Donna Mizzi said: “Some businesses were a bit nervous about taking part at first. But when they met the participants and saw the work, some opened their doors to even more art and artists. It was a wonderful

response. A good number of business people even asked if it was OK to keep the work on display when the trail had finished.”

Win Jones, a spokesperson for the group, said: “An enormous amount has been achieved within a year after the first trail. The George is allowing us to have an ongoing gallery upstairs plus art, design and craft fairs to make the area more of a magnet for creative people.” The next art fair is on Saturday 11 June (see page 56 for details).

Shopkeepers and managers are asked to be receptive and encouraging to local artists, who will include amateurs and professionals. The organisers say the shops that show work by less experienced artists will be appreciated by the community as much as those businesses who accept very professional works. A map showing participants and details of the businesses and the art they are showing will be covered in 10,000 free booklets as a guide for the event. Members of the public will not be charged to follow the trail.

Last year a large number of shops and local businesses took part in Wanstead’s first art trail, and even more are urged to participate this September. Report by Donna Mizzi

Any businesses interested in sponsoring the trail are asked to email the AGW chairperson: [email protected]. For up-to-date information about taking part in the trail, visit www.artgroupwanstead.com.

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He was born in Walthamstow, the third child and eldest son of William Morris, a partner in a firm of bill brokers in the City

of London. His maternal grandfather taught music in Worcester. His health was considered delicate, and so, confined indoors, he learned to read at an early age and by the age of four he was familiar with the ‘Waverley’ novels. When he was six, the family moved to Woodford Hall. This impressive mansion within a park was close to St Mary’s Church, Woodford. The surrounding lands of Epping Forest presented young William with new opportunities for an outdoor life, bringing him health and vigour. He rode in the Forest, sometimes in a toy suit of armour, where he became a close observer of nature and soon he was able to recognise any bird on the wing. It seems that the ‘Spirit of the Forest’ was his first and arguably his most loyal muse.

Initially he studied with his elder sisters’ governess until he was nine, when he was sent to school in

Walthamstow. Three years later his father died, leaving the family quite well-to-do, but Woodford Hall was considered unnecessarily large and they relocated to Water House, Walthamstow, in Forest Road – which today we know as the William Morris Gallery.

In 1848, Morris entered Marlborough School. He gained little from his three years there, beyond a taste for architecture, fostered by the school library and an attraction towards the Anglo-Catholic movement. At Christmas 1851, he was removed, due to his slow progress with school work. He was sent to live as a private pupil with the Reverend F.B. Guy, Assistant Master at Forest School, Snaresbrook (and later Canon of St Albans), for a year to prepare him for university.

Forest School archives still contain many items of correspondence from Morris, and the school boasts a Morris stained glass window in the chapel. This period renewed his love of the Forest glades, which he had so enjoyed in his childhood.

William MorrisWilliam Morris (24 March 1834 - 3 October 1896) eventually developed into a designer, poet and idealistic socialist of enormous influence. But how many residents realise that he drew his earliest inspiration from our locality? Ahead of a Wanstead & Woodford WEA presentation at Wanstead Library this month, Christine Fairfax, a local art history enthusiast, investigates his life and times in the area

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In June 1852, Morris entered Exeter College, Oxford, where he met Edward Burne-Jones who became his lifelong friend. They joined a Birmingham group at Pembroke College known among themselves as the ‘Brotherhood’. Together they read theology, ecclesiastical history, medieval poetry and studied art. During the long vacations they visited English churches and Continental cathedrals. They became strongly infl uenced by the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites, John Ruskin’s essays and books, Thomas Malory’s ‘Morte d’Arthur’ and the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Both Morris and Burne-Jones had come to Oxford with the intention of taking holy orders, but later decided their energies should be spent in social reform.

Following his life at Oxford, including his marriage and wider infl uences such as his travels to Iceland, Morris did not return to the Woodford or Walthamstow area. His later homes included the Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, and from 1869, Morris, his family and Dante Gabriel Rossetti rented the country house of Kelmscott Manor, which was an important retreat and symbol of country living for him.

In 1861, the decorative arts fi rm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co was founded with Morris, Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Philip Webb as partners along with Charles Faulkner and Peter Paul Marshall. Their fi rst headquarters were at 8 Red Lion Square, Holborn. In 1865, following the fi rm’s move to Queen’s Square, Bloomsbury, Morris established his living quarters under the same roof as his workshops.

Abiding infl uences on his life and creative visual designs for both homes and churches were his memories of Forest scenes. A common motif is intertwined branches, and one can imagine Morris as a young lad looking up into the tree canopy, with birds darting in and out of the foliage and blossoms. Such designs also relate to early English medieval interests. Woodford Hall was close to ancient St Mary’s Church and churchyard. The fi rst stone building on the site was constructed from 1177 to 1198, and rebuilt in brick with stone dressings 1396-7. As the population locally increased and prospered thanks to links with the East India Company, the building was enlarged with the addition of the north and south aisles. In 1817, the tower was restored to add more bells, and a gallery and stained glass windows were added in the church. Sadly this church was destroyed by fi re in the last century.

The Morris family of Woodford/Walthamstow had strong links with the Anglican Church. Morris’s

younger sister, Isabella (born 1842) became the churchwoman who oversaw the revival of the Deaconess order. The family would have been well acquainted with the Ingleby family of Valentines Mansion, Ilford. Sarah Ingleby (born 1824) was well known and loved for her devotion and generosity. Her son, Arthur Ingleby, was ordained and later appointed chaplain of the ancient Hospital Chapel on Ilford Hill. Following the death of his father, Clement Ingleby, Arthur commissioned memorial windows from Morris & Co in 1886. The beautiful designs were prepared by Burne-Jones and depict St Clement and St Valentine. Another higher west window shows delightful angel faces. The visual impact of such lovely Morris & Co designs may well rival the infl uence for posterity of a good sermon!

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Too many people in Wanstead have little idea of their historic neighbour – the Park. One reason for this is that Wanstead Park

lacks a clear or obvious entrance. You have to know the Park lurks off Warren Road, Blake Hall Road or Northumberland Avenue. Once in the Park, however, its sheer size and hidden secrets can make full exploration a joy for days.

Wanstead Park is a superb place to play or relax. Just to walk and spend time outside can heal the body and soothe the soul. Invest time and discover that we have a virtually unique listed grade II* treasure hidden right on our doorstep along with a landscape of history and wildlife.

The Park and its surrounds have a stunning and diverse wildlife population – especially for an area so close to London’s residential sprawl. The varied habitats include lakes and ponds, woodlands, open rough grassland and mown playing fi elds. These attract over a hundred bird species, of which more than fi fty regularly breed here. There is an abundant variety of plant, animal and other natural life.

England’s 1,450 parks and gardens of special historic interest are graded in a similar fashion to listed buildings – based on their landscape architecture or historic interest. Grade I parks and

gardens are of international importance; grade II* sites, such as Wanstead Park, are particularly important parks and gardens of exceptional interest; while grade II parks and gardens are of a suffi ciently high level of interest to merit a national designation.

Established through the extravagance of arguably one of the richest families in eighteenth century England, Sir Josiah Child and his descendants invested their untold wealth here, gained from India. Wanstead Park has been hailed as East London’s ‘Hampton Court’ and is undoubtedly one of the capital’s foremost designed landscapes.

This enclosed area of Epping Forest began life as a Tudor Deer Park in 1545, before developing as a country estate during the Stuart Period. The structure of the gardens, the initial large-scale use of water and the pattern of rides and avenues, were fi rst put in place from the 1660s by the then owner, Sir Josiah Child. The original Tudor House was replaced in 1720 by a Palladian Mansion, surrounded by one of the fi nest and earliest examples of the English Landscape Movement.

Sadly, the great house itself was demolished in 1824 to pay off debts, but most of the great Park remains and has an extraordinary history: a site

Ahead of an educational walk this month entitled ‘How The Water Works’, Alan Cornish, Chairman of Friends of Wanstead Parklands, introduces the history of Wanstead Park and its system of lakes

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occupied since pre-Roman times; a royal court of James I and Charles I; and briefl y a centre of England’s government. The world’s largest telescope of its time was also built here in 1717, leading to great discoveries at Wanstead like the aberration of light and the oscillation of the earth.

The backbone of the Park is its lake system: fi ve great lakes – The Basin, Shoulder of Mutton Pond, Heronry Pond, Perch Pond and Ornamental Water – which most visitors simply don’t realise are linked like a chain, through a hidden system of pipelines, spillways and ditches. Two other lakes have been lost over the years. The Reservoir was abandoned in 1815, to be planted out as Reservoir Wood and The Great Lake was drained in 1908 to become the Lakehouse estate. Both remain linked to the overall system and still contribute fl ows.

The Park is a product mainly of the eighteenth century: no tractors, no bulldozers, no heavy machinery. The only ‘earth movers’ were men with wickerwork baskets, shovels and donkeys – plus years of time and lots of sweat. Keep that in mind when next you admire a view, or just take a leisurely stroll, in Wanstead Park.

Join the Friends of Wanstead Parklands on Sunday 12 June, 10.30am at the Blake Hall Road entrance for a guided walk entitled ‘How The Water Works’. Nearest parking is in Blake Hall Crescent, behind the sunken tennis courts. For more information about Wanstead Park and to fi nd your nearest entrance visitwww.wansteadpark.org.uk

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Kids’ tea time. What do those words mean to you? Do they bring up images of rosy-cheeked, cheerful children tucking into

delicious home-cooked fi sh pie and lightly steamed organic broccoli, or does your brain fl inch in memory of the battle zone which is the dining table, with sullen faces and huge plates of cold, congealed food heading for the dustbin? Do they suggest meals full of wholesome nutrients or the ping of the microwave as the ready meal reaches the prescribed temperature? Probably all of the above, at some point or other.

When it comes to children and food, there is a whole world of mixed messages. On one hand, there is the popularity of cooking programmes such as Annabel’s Kitchen on CITV, which demonstrate to children how to cook healthy, fun food. And yet adverts on the same channel are for McDonald’s and chocolate coin makers. Similarly, there is a big push from the government about healthy eating, with free fruit snacks distributed at primary schools, but mothers tell us that their children will only eat school dinners if pizza and chips are on the menu, or that they have to include crisps in their child’s lunch box, otherwise the child will be ravenous by the 3.30pm pick up.

Lots of parents tell us that their children eat the same food over and over again. By creating their own dishes children are far more likely to actually eat them and try new foods.

However, many parents struggle to fi nd the time at home to cook with their children, or indeed to cook for themselves, every night. The pressures of juggling work and raising children mean that it’s

very easy to serve up quick food such as fi shfi ngers and chicken nuggets, especially when these dishes are eaten without the fuss that can be created when a child is presented with, say, caulifl ower cheese. While the idea of encouraging your child to be the next Junior Masterchef champion is a lovely one, it’s hard to start showing him or her how to mash potatoes when you’ve only just got in from work and all you want to do is get everyone fed and in bed as soon as possible.

As with most things in life, a balance is the answer. Of course, have a packet of sausages in the freezer and a fast-food dinner of burger and chips can sometimes be exactly what is needed. On the fl ip side, try making large batches of food when you do cook, and serve some and freeze the rest. Loads of dishes like lasagne, chilli and aubergine bake freeze and reheat brilliantly, and you can serve a great home-made meal without having to do any more than shove the frozen portion into the oven. Or serve pasta and a jar of sauce but steam some broccoli and add it at the last minute. It takes minimal eff ort but ensures your child gets one of those portions of ‘fi ve-a-day’ we’ve all heard so much about.

And as for cooking with your child, again, be realistic. Put aside twenty minutes at the weekend rather than trying to cook during the week after a long day at school. Keep recipes simple – there are thousands on the internet to choose from. Try a new, savoury recipe, but also let your child bake chocolate brownies or jam tarts to keep them enthusiastic. Don’t fl inch at the mess on the fl oor as your budding Jamie Oliver gaily sieves fl our absolutely everywhere – clearing up together can be part of the exercise.

We all try to provide healthy and balanced meals for our children, but they are not always appreciated by the young food critics. Janet Oliver, from local children’s cookery school Scrumptious Pumpkin, off ers advice for kids’ tea time

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Once again, the City of London Corporation are proud to present an exciting programme of outdoor theatre

performances in The Temple enclosure, Wanstead Park. This year renowned outdoor theatre production company, Illyria, will perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox and, for the first time ever, the rousing tunes of Gilbert and Sullivan and The Pirates of Penzance.

Local audiences have been enjoying Illyria’s rumbustious performances for the last five years in Wanstead Park, but such jollities are just the modern manifestation of a long tradition of Wanstead entertainments.

Back in Tudor times, Wanstead House was owned by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth’s favourite and possibly the love of her life. Dudley had his own ‘company of players’ as well as a company of musicians and Wanstead no doubt saw many a Tudor masque and revel. A couple of centuries on when Wanstead was in its heyday as an ostentatious and highly fashionable mansion and pleasure garden, there’s a marvellous description of a theatrical entertainment held in front of the Boathouse Grotto in the 1760s. In keeping with the Gothic extravagances of the day, there arose from the water ‘a ghastly coffin covered with slime and other things’ from which extended ‘a terrible apparition with outstretched hand screeching in a hollow voice’. The excitement was such that ‘some of the company fell into the water and had to be saved’. As well as the shell encrusted Grotto, the gardens boasted not one but two amphitheatres and the ‘fortifications’, a small castle built upon a cluster of islands. This was used as the backdrop for mock naval battles with no doubt lots of smoke and the excitement of gunpowder, cannon and fireworks.

Illyria are themselves well known for their fun special effects with smoke, bangs and last year, a huge inflatable peach that the crowd played with like a giant beach ball. We can guarantee lots of action, a witty take on each of the three plays and a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon or evening. Don’t

forget your picnic and blanket or folding chair and enjoy the tranquil view, the historic ambience and a hint of aristocratic pleasures of days gone by.

Superintendent of Epping Forest, Paul Thomson, adds: “We are very excited about the return of Illyria with their eclectic mix of productions. Without the local community turning out to attend and support these events we will be unable to continue this historic tradition of outdoor theatre in Wanstead Park, which is one of Epping Forest’s unique and heritage locations.”

Theatre fun in the parkAs the ever popular outdoor theatre season returns to Wanstead Park, Yvette Woodhouse from the City of London – the corporation which manages the park – looks at Wanstead‘s tradition of entertainment

The season starts with Twelfth Night on Saturday 11 June at 6pm. Ticket prices for all shows are: adults £10.95, under 16’s £5.95, under 3’s £1.95 or a family ticket (2+2) is available for £29.95. Call 020 8508 0028 or visit www.illyria.uk.com to book.


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Open Air Theatre in Wanstead Park

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Twelfth Night, Saturday 11 June at 6.00pm

Fantastic Mr Fox, Wednesday 10 August at 3.00pm

The Pirates of Penzance, Sunday 21 August at 3.00pm

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WAnStEAD VIntAGE FAShIon & BroCAntE FAIr

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WAnStEAD FArMErS’ MArkEt

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An exploratory walk with Tricia Moxey & the Wren Conservation Group in the area close to Bushwood.

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A screening of Leaving (2009).

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Leyton and Wanstead Flower Club’s monthly meeting with a chance to win flowers in the raffle.

Date: Tuesday 7 June Time: 7.15pm Venue: Wanstead Quaker Meeting Hall, Bush Road Cost: £4 Enquiries: 020 8524 6526

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An East London & Essex Organ Society event.

Date: Wednesday 8 June Time: 7.50pm to 10.15pm Venue: Wanstead Library Cost: Members: £4, guests: £6, under 16’s: £1 Enquiries: 020 8530 3717

Art, DESIGn AnD CrAFt FAIr

Always featuring new artists and stalls. New art trail 2011 participants are welcome to pop in if they have any questions, and to meet some of the other artists in the group.

Date: Saturday 11 June Time: 11am to 5pm Venue: Upstairs at The George pub, Wanstead Enquiries: [email protected]

outDoor thEAtrE: tWElFth nIGht

Enjoy an outdoor performance in the park. Bring a picnic. Booking essential.

Date: Saturday 11 June Time: 6pm to 9pm Venue: The Temple enclosure, Wanstead Park Cost: Adults: £10.95, under 16’s: £5.95, under 3’s: £1.95, family ticket: £29.95 Enquiries: 0208 508 0028 or www.illyria.uk.com

FloWEr ArrAnGInG DEMonStrAtIon

Leyton and Wanstead Flower Club member Bob Plaistow is giving a charity flower arranging demonstration in aid of The Leprosy Mission.

Date: Saturday 11 June Time: 7pm Venue: Newport School, Leyton, E10 6PJ Cost: £6 Enquiries: 020 8524 6526


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WAnStEAD hIGh SChool QuIz AnD Curry nIGht

Date: Saturday 11 June Time: 7pm Venue: Dining Hall, Wanstead High School Cost: Adult: £10, child: £5 Enquiries: 07947 139614

CollEGE AMAtEur oPErAtIC SoCIEty QuIz nIGht

Tickets include a supper of sandwiches and snacks.

Date: Saturday 11 June Time: 7.30pm for 7.45pm Venue: Walthamstow Spiritualist Church, E17 9NH Cost: £6.50 Enquiries: 020 8989 4529

GuIDED WAlk: ‘hoW thE WAtEr WorkS’

An educational walk around Wanstead Park organised by Friends of Wanstead Parklands. Learn about the Park’s unique water system and its five major lakes.

Date: Sunday 12 June Time: 10.30am Venue: Wanstead Park, Blake Hall Road entrance Enquiries: 020 8989 8534

lAnDSCAPES & WIlDlIFE oF thE ArCtIC

An RSPB illustrated talk by Barry Kaufmann-Wright.

Date: Tuesday 14 June Time: 7.30pm Venue: Snaresbrook Primary School, E18 2EN Cost: £2.50 (RSPB members: £2), children: Free Enquiries: 020 8989 4746

rEDBrIDGE BIkE WEEk: Dr BIkE & SoCIAl

Get your bike in tip-top condition with Dr Bike Jim Dalton before meeting London Cycling Campaign Chief Executive Ashok Sinha.

Date: Friday 17 June Time: 6pm onwards Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, E11 2NT Cost: Free Enquiries: 020 8989 4898

WIllIAM MorrIS: DESIGnEr, CoMMunISt & InnoVAtor

A Wanstead & Woodford WEA presentation by popular art historian and lecturer, Graham Slimming. Pay at the door. Entrance fee includes tea, coffee and homemade cakes.

Date: Saturday 18 June Time: 2.30pm to 4.30pm Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road Cost: £3 Enquiries: www.wealondon.org

This month in 1985...On 2nd June 1985, UEFA banned all English clubs from playing in Europe indefinitely, following a riot at Brussels’ Heysel stadium in which 39 people died. Liverpool fans were blamed for the tragedy. Supporters charged at a wall separating them from Juventus fans, causing it to collapse. English clubs were eventually excluded for five years.

lookInG For ButtErFlIES AnD PhotoGrAPhy hIntS

With Norman Olley of the Wren Conservation Group. Bring a camera if you wish.

Date: Sunday 19 June Time: 2pm to 4pm Venue: The Temple, Wanstead Park Cost: Free Enquiries: 020 8989 0568

thE EASt oF lonDon FAMIly hIStory SoCIEty

John Hayward, local writer, will be speaking about his latest book, My Early Years, growing up in Wanstead and Woodford during ‘the difficult 30s and the grim and monumental 40s’.

Date: Wednesday 22 June Time: 7pm Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road Cost: Free Enquiries: 020 8530 4514

GuIDED WIlDlIFE AnD hIStorICAl WAlk

Join Epping Forest Keeper, Ian Greer, on a Wildlife and Historical Walk in the south of the Forest. Please bring refreshments.

Date: Saturday 25 June Time: 10am to 2pm Venue: Meet at Snaresbrook Road car park Cost: Free Enquiries: 020 8508 0028

PASt & PrESEnt AntIQuES & CrAFtS FAIr

Two halls of collectables, antiques, vintage jewellery, clothes, perfumes, handbags, household items, curios, home made preserves, plants, greeting cards and lots more. Homemade hot and cold refreshments available.

Date: Saturday 25 June Time: 10am to 4pm Venue: Christ Church Hall, Wanstead Place Cost: £1 Enquiries: [email protected]

To request a media pack please call 020 8819 6645or email [email protected]

We now deliver to even more homes in Wanstead, Snaresbrook & AldersbrookPrices start from just £29 per month

BUTCHER, BAKER,

CANDLESTICK MAKER...

If you have a business, a trade or particular skill.

We would love you to join us.

A business networking group that nests every other

Wednesday at The George Pub in Wanstead.

Make friends

and Forge

Business Links.

All walks of life welcome even Candlestick Makers!

For more details contact Sharon on

07956 208 313

acaciabusinessforum.co.uk

Our next

meetings are

on Wednesday

11th & 25th May

7.30pm

B U S I N E S S N E T WO

R K I N G

3 April, 1 May, 5 June, 3 July,

7 August, 4 September, 2 October,

6 November, 4 December

17 April, 15 May, 19 June, 17 July,

21 August, 18 September, 16 October,

20 November, 18 December

Wanstead

1st Sunday of the month

High Street, 10am to 3pm

South Woodford

3rd Sunday of the month

George Lane, 10am to 3pm

Essex Farmers’ Marketslocal produce for local people

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BUTCHER, BAKER,

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B U S I N E S S N E T WO

R K I N G

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MONDAYEsporta Repton Park

Health Club & Spa

Repton Park, Manor Rd,

Woodford Green, IG8 8GN

1:15 - 2:30 pmFullwood Primary School

Burford Close, (Off Hatley Ave),

Near Tescos, Cranbrook Rd, Bark-

ingside, IG6 1ER

6:30 - 8:00 pmTUESDAYHainault Forest

Community Centre

Manford Way, Next To Hainault

Library, Chigwell, IG7 4DF

10:00 - 11:30 am

6:30 - 8:00 pm

WEDNESDAYThe Bridge Community Venue

208 Maybank Road,

South Woodford, E18 1ET

09:45 - 11:00 amGlade Primary School

Harewood Drive,

Clayhall, IG5 0PF

6:30 - 7:45 pmTHURSDAYWoodford County High School

High Road, Junction With

Chingford Lane, Woodford Green,

IG8 9LA7:00 - 8:30 pmSATURDAYGlade Primary School

Harewood Drive,

Clayhall, IG5 0PF

09:45 - 10:45 am

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208 Maybank Road,



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Based at Wanstead High School

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Regular Shows and Events

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Free membership to our agency

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The Orange Tree- creating beautiful interiors unique to you

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Park School For GirlsThe Nightingale

Supporting the Wanstead Art Trail

The Nightingale, which

overlooks Nightingale

Green, is a beautiful old

pub and probably one of

east London’s best kept

secrets. The Mob’s Hole area

– as Nightingale Green was

formerly known – dates back

to the 1700’s.

Run by Lucy & Noel McMahon

and a first class team of

staff, The Nightingale is

famous for its extensive and

constantly rotating range of

cask-conditioned ales from

all over the UK (CAMRA Good

Beer & Good Food Guide, Cask

Marque and Beautiful Beers

accreditations).

There is an extensive range of

homemade food available 7

days a week including our big

all day breakfast, a quiz night

every Tuesday at 8.30pm and a

traditional Irish music session

every Wednesday at 8.30pm

(no admission fees, just come

along and enjoy the gig).

An extensive wine list is

available by the glass, bottle

or smaller one server bottles

and up to 50 malt whiskies

are available at any one time.

The Nightingale also serves

as a meeting venue for the

Wanstead Society, Friends of

the Earth, Wanstead Writers

Association, Rotary Club,

Wanstead Rugby Club and

Eton Manor Rugby Club.

51 Nightingale Lane, Wanstead

Tel: 020 8530 4540

London Music Academy

Tel: 07541 274611 www.londonmusicacademy.co.uk [email protected]

The London Music Academy is a brand new Music School which opened in September 2010, offering the highest quality music teaching to children and adults. Based at Sir George Monoux College, we offer a range of tuition, from traditional instrumental teaching to popular singing and performance skills.

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HOME & GARDEN

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Garden Design | Garden Landscaping | Garden Maintenance | Garden Clearance

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Music in Wanstead Park

Saturday 9th July 2011, 2pm to 10pm

Featuring the Latin dance band

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Music Theory and tutoring in Edexcel GCSE or A Level Music

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CNNAMONcontemporary eatery

147 HigH Street, WANSteAd e11 2rL

take away & reservation

020 8989 6302

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Open 5.30pm to Midnight

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including bank holidays

knitting

YOGA“COME AND EXPERIENCE THE

WONDERFUL BENEFITS OF YOGA”

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•WELL-BEING •CALM MIND

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BABELIA

Spanish lessons

for children

Please contact Amaia Salegi

Tel: 07957 133 176


Pre-school: 3-5 yr olds

Primary: 5-7 / 7-9 / 9-11 yr olds

Lessons start on 9th May

at Wanstead House

Languages for All

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Spanish lessons Spanish lessons

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Tel: 07957 133 176Please contact Amaia Salegi


Pre-school: 3-5 yr olds

Primary: 5-7 / 7-9 / 9-11 yr olds

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at Wanstead HouseLessons start on 9

at Wanstead HouseLessons start on 9

FIRST LESSON

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Hello my name is Gina Bianchi. I offer a dynamic approach to assessing and alleviating health conditions through the use of diet and/or supplements. how can nutrition help you? I can help with many medical conditions

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LANCASTER’SHOME & GARDENGARDEN ACCESSORIES & GIFTWARE

Garden Design | Garden Landscaping | Garden Maintenance | Garden Clearance

TEL: 020 8520 1088FREE CAR PARK

www.lancastershomeandgarden.co.uk

GARDENING SERVICERailway Goods Yard, Wood St, Walthamstow, E17

(opposite Wood St Station)

TRADITIONAL & UNUSUAL GIFTS



Art GrouP WAnStEAD For local professional and amateur artists and craft designers. Promotes local art classes, groups and events, and will organise this year’s Art Trail Wanstead. Membership is free. For details of meetings and fairs upstairs at The George, Wanstead visit www.artgroupwanstead.com

WAnStEAD trAnSItIon InItIAtIVE A group of people who are passionate about creating a more connected and self-reliant community and who are actively addressing the twin challenges of climate change and the end of cheap oil. Visit www.transitionwanstead.org.uk

ACACIA BuSInESS ForuMA local and independent business networking group with evening meetings once a fortnight at The George, Wanstead. £15 per meeting which includes drinks and food for the evening. No joining fee. Visit www.acaciabusinessforum.co.uk

DruMMonD lAWn tEnnIS CluBFamily oriented club providing tennis for all ages and abilities at the Nutter Field, Nutter Lane. Visit www.drummondltc.co.uk

nCt rEDBrIDGERun by local parents offering support, information and friendship to new parents and parents-to-be. Email [email protected] or call 0844 243 6247

WAnStEAD WEAThe Workers’ Educational Association is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult learning. The Wanstead branch run a wide range of courses at Wanstead House. For more information visit www.london.wea.org.uk/wanstead

WAnStEAD & WooDForD CEntEnAry FIlM CluBFormed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the WEA. Meets on the first Monday of each month (except August), 12.30pm at the Odeon Cinema, South Woodford (the cinema’s usual charges apply). Download the programme at www.london.wea.org.uk/wanstead

WAnStEAD houSEActivities for all ages. Call 020 8989 3693 or visit www.wansteadhouse.co.uk

WAnStEAD BrIDGE CluBEvery Thursday, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Wanstead House. New members with a knowledge of Acol are welcome. Call 020 8530 2974

AlDErSBrook tEnnIS CluBAll year round social tennis sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.30pm. New members welcome. Visit www.aldersbrooktennisclub.com

FrIDAy SoCIAl CluBEvery Friday, 8pm to 10.30pm at Wanstead House. A varied programme including table games, quizzes, horse racing nights and local theatre trips. New members welcome. Call 020 8500 7507

WAnStEAD WoMEn’S InStItutETalks and workshops on the third Thursday of every month, 8pm at Christ Church Hall, Wanstead Place. All women over the age of 18 are welcome (fees apply). Visit www.wansteadwi.weebly.com

north EASt lonDon AStronoMICAl SoCIEtyThird Sunday of every month (except August), 3pm to 6pm at Wanstead House. Regular guest speakers. Call 020 8550 6549

WAnStEAD AnD WooDForD FrIEnDS oF thE EArthThird Thursday of every month (except August), 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Nightingale pub, Nightingale Lane, Wanstead. A local group campaigning on green and environmental issues. Visit www.foe.co.uk/groups/wanstead

WAnStEAD CEntrAl BoWlS CluBRoll-ups from 2pm daily (April to September) at Wanstead Central Bowls Club, Nutter Lane, Wanstead. Call 020 8989 0136

lEyton & WAnStEAD FloWEr CluBMonthly flower arranging demonstrations on the first Tuesday of every month, 7.45pm at Wanstead Quaker Meeting House, Bush Road. Cost: £4. Call 020 8524 6526

WooDForD AnD DIStrICt FlorAl ArrAnGEMEnt GrouPA guest floral demonstrator, raffle and refreshments every third Monday of the month, 7.30pm at Wanstead Library. Cost: £4. Call 020 8530 2427

Community Groups


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CountIES rESIDEntS’ ASSoCIAtIonThe CRA is a non-party-politcal and non-sectarian organisation, founded in 2006, which represents the interests of the residents of the Counties Estate and neighbouring roads in Wanstead. www.countiesresidentsassociation.org.uk

AlDErSBrook VoICEA tenants’ committee aiming to give the Aldersbrook Estate a voice in the decisions that are made by both Redbridge and Newham council. Visit www.aldersbrookvoice.com

ChAPEl EnD SAVoy PlAyErSOperatic and dramatic group specialising in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan – especially the Savoy Operas. New members welcome (all voices and levels of expertise) – subject to a short audition. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 8pm to 10pm at St. John’s Church, Walthamstow. Call Jackie on 0785 2928287 or visit www.cesp.org.uk

WAnStEAD AnD SnArESBrook rotAry CluB Every Thursday at the County Hotel, Oak Hill, Woodford Green. Ladies & gentlemen are welcome. For meeting times, call 020 8989 2701

WAnStEAD SoCIEtyAn independent, non-political organisation that works to protect and improve the local area. The committee meet the first Wednesday of every month, in Wanstead House from 7.45pm onwards. Visit www.wansteadsociety.org.uk

WAnStEAD & WooDForD ChESS CluBEvery Tuesday, 7.30pm to 10.30pm at Wanstead House. All standards of players welcomed. Call 020 8530 2118

AlDErSBrook FAMIlIES ASSoCIAtIonA non-political group which arranges events to encourage the social life of the local community in Aldersbrook. Visit www.aldersbrook.info

thE AllAn BurGESS CEntrEOffers a wide range of activities for people aged 50+. Freshly cooked meals also available. Located at 2 Grove Park, Wanstead. Call 020 8989 6338

WAnStEAD hIStorICAl SoCIEtyEvery third Thursday of the month from September to May, 8pm at Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead. Cost: £3. Call 07949 026212

Useful NumbersHealtHNHS Direct ��0845 4647Whipps Cross Hospital��020 8539 5522Emergency Dentist ��020 8554 9865Wanstead Pharmacy ��020 8989 0597Wanstead Place Clinic ��020 8926 1450Wanstead Village Dental & Health Centre ��020 8530 2126

utilitiesElectricity - Power Loss ��0800 028 0247Gas - Emergency ��0800 111 999Thames Water ��0845 9200 800

policeWanstead Police Station ��0300 123 1212Wanstead Safer Neighbourhoods Team ��020 8721 2796Snaresbrook Safer Neighbourhoods Team ��020 8721 2561

council & local mpRedbridge Council ��020 8554 5000Leyton and Wanstead Labour Party ��020 8989 5249

leisure & librariesWanstead Leisure Centre ��020 8989 1172Sylvestrian Leisure Centre ��020 8509 6526Schools Plus (Hall Hire) ��07850 048 218Wanstead Library ��020 8708 7400Aldersbrook Library ��020 8496 0006

advice & supportSamaritans ��08457 90 90 90Citizens Advice Bureau ��020 8988 9620Community Legal Advice ��0845 345 4 345Alcoholics Anonymous ��0845 769 7555National Debtline ��0808 808 4000

veterinaryGoddard Veterinary Group ��020 8989 7744RSPCA ��0300 1234 555



AErIAlSAerials Direct ...............................................50

ArChItECtSPlanning & Projects Ltd ...........................38T-Space ...................................................46-47

BABy DEVEloPMEntBaby Sensory ...............................................41

BEAutyThe Body Clinic ............................................. 5Virginia Williams .......................................16

BICyClE rEPAIrSBike Works ....................................................30

BuIlDErSSapphire Construction .......................... 2-3

CArPEntErHinson & Co .................................................28

ChArItIESBarnardo’s Charity Shop .........................45British Heart Foundation .......................45Dial-A-Dream .............................................44Oxfam Book Shop .....................................45

ChurChESGrace Church ..............................................28

ClEAnInGBenefax ..........................................................16Time For You ................................................15

CoMMunIty & ClASSESCraft Courses ...............................................42John Cryer MP .............................................14Music in Wanstead Park ........................... 8The Wanstead Society .............................44Wanstead House .......................................45

CoMPutEr MAIntEnAnCEComputer Solutions .................................48Problem Computers .................................37Rent-A-Geek.................................................31

CurtAIn MAkErZoe Browne .................................................... 7

DAnCERedbridge Classical Dance ..........10 & 43

DECorAtorSCraft Decor Ltd ...........................................22MG Décor ......................................................20

DEntIStSmile in London ...............................45 & 49

DrESS MAkErZoe Browne .................................................... 7

ElECtrICIAnGB Electrical .................................................22

EntErtAInMEntAldersbrook Riding School ...................... 6CAOS: Bugsy Malone ...............................17Music in Wanstead Park ........................... 8Outdoor Theatre ........................................53

EStAtE AGEntSDaBora Conway ..............................44 & 64Petty & Son Prestwich ..............................19

FItnESSHealth Walks In Wanstead ....................23Love London Fitness .................................54Nordic Walking ............................................ 8

FloorInGWoodford Flooring ...................................24

FlorIStLillies of Wanstead ..........................30 & 44

FooD & nutrItIonFirst Nutrition ..............................................22Scrumptious Pumpkin ............................41

FoStErInGRyancare Fostering .........................29 & 44

FurnIturEHinson & Co .................................................28The Chair Doctor .......................................42

GArAGEStevens Motors .................................36 & 44

GArDEn SErVICESGrowing Gardens ......................................38Lancaster’s Home & Garden .................59Trafalgar Plumbing .................................... 8

hAnDyMAnHinson & Co .................................................28

hEAtInGHeating Plus ................................................25

JEWEllErSKeating Jewellers .............................37 & 44

kItChEnSMy Dream Kitchen ....................................51Sapphire Construction .......................... 2-3

loFtSSapphire Construction .......................... 2-3Trim Loft Conversions ..............................55

MASSAGEOne Addison ................................................45Virginia Williams .......................................16

MEDItAtIonFISU .................................................................16

oStEoPAthSOne Addison ................................................45Wanstead Osteopaths ..................11 & 45

PErForMAnCE ArtLIPA 4:19 ........................................................14Summer Workshop ..................................63

PEt SErVICESK9 & Felines ..................................................10

PhArMACyWanstead Pharmacy ...............................44

PlAnnInG ConSultAntSPlanning & Projects Ltd ...........................38

PluMBInG SErVICESIgnite Plumbing & Heating ...................30Trafalgar Plumbing ..................................20

PolItICSJohn Cryer MP .............................................14

rEStAurAntSBelgique ........................................................... 1Queens British Steak House ...........32-33

rooFInGAlbany Brent Ltd ........................................54

SChoolS & nurSErIESPark School For Girls.................................42

SolAr PV SyStEMSSoGoSolar.....................................................21

SWIMMInG PoolSSapphire Construction .......................... 2-3

thEAtrECAOS: Bugsy Malone ...............................17Outdoor Theatre ........................................53Summer Workshop ..................................63

tuItIonCraft Courses ...............................................42Kip McGrath.................................................41

uPholStEryFS Design ......................................................39

WAStE DISPoSAlArbis ................................................................50

WInDoW ClEAnInGTheydon ........................................................20

WInDoW rEStorAtIon McCarty & Smith ......................................... 9

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