Wanstead will have a little more foliage come summer thanks to the 10 new trees that have just been planted on Christchurch Green. We received matched funding from Redbridge Council to plant the new trees which brings the total number of trees donated by the Wanstead Society to 45 since 2000. You may have already … Read more
How many talented artists are hidden away in their homes around Wanstead? We hope to find out this year with Wanstead's very own Art Trail which is to be organised in conjunction with the Wanstead Society. The trail will be launched to coincide with the Wanstead Festival on Sunday 19th September and will run until the … Read more
The council have been kind enough to re-plant the High Street flower beds but it will take some time for the new shrubs to fill out which leaves quite a lot of bare soil in the meantime. So the Wanstead Society guerrilla gardeners have got on the case once again; in the spring, the beds outside Wanstead … Read more
To get us in the mood for the forthcoming winter festivities and to celebrate the switching on of the High Street christmas lights, Living Streets, The Wanstead Business Partnership and Redbridge Council will be hosting a treasure hunt this Friday 27th November. The hunt will run from 3.30pm to 6pm and all are welcome to … Read more
You may have noticed these two raised flower beds outside the Allied Irish Bank, they've been looking rather sad for some time and were due for a refit by the council in October. But they won't be looking sad for much longer. An eagle-eyed Wanstead Society member noticed some beautifully planted raised flower beds in Orford … Read more