The sun shone brightly for our annual outing to the Wanstead Festival which helped pull in record crowds too! The festival has been going, in one form or another, since 2003 and this was our chance to meet lots of new members and experience a great community get together. We must be one of only … Read more
This summer is proving to be long, and very hot. But while we should all be able to enjoy the summer sadly, Eagle Ponds is suffering from litter overload. The Society is seeking to work with Redbridge Council and the City of London to tidy the site and make it safe for both visitors and … 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
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