The Editor

The summer meant there were less people around, less parking and perhaps a little less litter.  There have been concerns about street cleaning schedules, or lack of them.  Fly tipping still piles up around litter bins, and the Snaresbrook Station, Woodbine Place (Wanstead Library), and Herman Hill Recycling sites.    The latter site is ‘cared for’ by the Wanstead … Read more

On Saturday, 6 May, a number of residents met on George Green to litter pick.  This event is now in the calendar and will take place every other month. Apart from the clear up, residents do chat and we hope this will raise awareness of our environment and how we need to protect it. The … Read more

In March Redbridge commissioned a Streets Focus Group. There were 4 meetings in the Borough and some members of the Wanstead Society and the Wanstead CON Group met at Wanstead Library. It was a professional and well organized occasion with the expectations that residents and the Council could work together to make improvements in our … Read more

The Great British Spring Clean up took place in March.  A number of residents met up on George Green to litter pick.  There is clearly a rise in the awareness of increased litter and dumping around Wanstead.  The litter pick was initiated by Dan Slipper and with the CON group there will hopefully be litter … Read more

There has been growing concern in the Borough about fly tipping, dumping of black bags and general little. Early in the year Redbridge initiated a campaign to encourage local groups to Adopt a Recycling Site.  A small group of volunteers have joined together to form The Wanstead Society CON Group (Wanstead Society Cleanup our Neighbourhood … Read more