The Small Charity for Wanstead, Snaresbrook and Aldersbrook
A big thank you to all who came to our Summer Social in the Nightingale on Wednesday 3rd July.
It was great to see so many of you there, and we would like to thank the staff at the Nightingale Pub for looking after us. Congratulations to the many winners of prizes, we hope you enjoy the wine and beauty treatments
Our next social event will be in autumn so please look out for details
All members are welcome to come and join us for our summer social from 7:30pm in the Nightingale Pub in Wanstead for a free drink and catch up. The summer social aims to be an informal do with a chance to meet with new and old members, ask us what we are doing – and should be doing – for Wanstead. This is your society, so take the chance to enjoy it.
On 8th June a group of local volunteers along with the City of London helped give Snaresbrook Pond and its surrounding area a spring clean and litter pick. It was a great success with over 20 people contributing to the day. A massive thank you to the City of London who provided the waders and
boats, and to the Council who along with us and local residents lobbied long and hard for this.
We are planning another clean up day in the autumn to remove yet more plastics and dangerous waste which is a hazard to wildlife. However, this is just a sticking plaster and what really needs to happen is mass behaviour change by all of us. The top tips are:
Small things make a massive difference, and we can all make a small changes to help our environment.
After pressure from the Wanstead Society, local residents and the Council the City of London has agreed to a “clean up day” from 09:30 on Saturday 8th June at Snaresbrook Ponds, in Snaresbrook Road.
Boats, waders etc will be provided by the City, but there is a call for volunteers. If you can help – just turn up on the day. This is a real community effort and we hope you can join us
The next Wanstead litter pick will be from 09:30 on Saturday 18th May on George Green. Please come along and help if you can. These litter picks help remove rubbish that is harmful to the environment and to local wildlife. Any help is greatly appreciated, but please bring gloves, black bags and litter pickers with you.