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Contents 

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Come in, we’re local12 

Relax and take control14 

Loving life16 

Hope and glory18 

A river runs through it19 

The Putt Project20 

Lost in the woods21 

Remarkable lives24 

Conveying professionalism 25 

DD’s 40th Woodford diary26 

Photo story28 

£100k and counting29 

Floating ideas30 

Secrets of Wanstead Park 32 

Puppy love 33 

Every issue 

Local news4, 6, 8 & 10 

Community events35–38 

Community groups 40–41 

Index of advertisers42 

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Welcome… 

Some of our advertisers won’t appreciate what 

I’m about to say, but Anna Jarvis (1864–1948), the 

founder of Mother’s Day, couldn’t stand the idea of 

people spending so much money on gifts for the person who 

brought them into this world. Having been established in the 

United States in 1908, by 1943, Anna had become so distraught 

over the fact she couldn’t seem to stop the commercialisation of 

the annual celebration, she decided to start a petition to rescind the 

whole thing, saying: “A printed card means nothing except that you 

are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you 

than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother 

– and then eat most of it yourself.” But instead of getting Mother’s 

Day removed from the calendar, Anna was placed in a Pennsylvanian 

sanitarium. And people connected with the floral and greeting card 

industries paid the bills to keep her there until her death. 

It’s an unexpected story to come across during a casual search for 

the origins of Mother’s Day, but it’s not the only example of the 

world of commerce taking control. Undeniably, commercialisation 

can be something of a dirty word, but it happens all around us, 

and in all honesty, I don’t think it’s always a bad thing. Indeed, this 

publication would not exist were it not for the paid-for adverts, 

which could be described as the (ahem) commercialisation of our 

community. But that’s a discussion for another day. 

Instead, I leave the last word to Anna and her explanation of 

why white carnations were the symbol for her Mother’s Day. ”Its 

whiteness is to symbolise the truth, purity and broad-charity of 

mother love; its fragrance, her memory… 

The carnation does not drop its petals, but hugs 

them to its heart as it dies, and so, too, 

mothers hug their children to their hearts, 

their mother love never dying.” 

A note to 

businesses... 

If you are a business based 

in South Woodford, or have 

a presence in the local area, 

we can help you get your 

message across to our readers. 

The deadline for inclusion in 

the May/June 2020 edition is 

17 April 2020. 

Calling local 

residents... 

The South Woodford Village 

Gazette proudly supports local 

businesses and we encourage 

our readers to do the same. 

Help us help these businesses 

by mentioning this publication 

when responding to any 

adverts found within. 

Distribution Area 

Useful numbers in and 

around South Woodford… 

LOCAL MPs 

Chingford and Woodford Green 

Iain Duncan Smith MP020 7219 3000 

iainduncansmith.org.uk 

Ilford North 

Wes Streeting MP 020 3475 7901 

wesstreeting.org 

Leyton and Wanstead 

John Cryer MP 020 8989 5249 

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LOCAL COUNCILLORS 

Churchfields Ward 

Stephen Adams (Con) 07741 330 461 

stephen.adams@redbridge.gov.uk 

Rosa Gomez (Lab)07741 194 517 

rosa.gomez@redbridge.gov.uk 

Clark Vasey (Con)07741 194 763 

clark.vasey@redbridge.gov.uk 

South Woodford Ward 

Beverley Brewer (Lab) 07741 329 779 

beverley.brewer@redbridge.gov.uk 

Michael Duffell (Con)07741 196 006 

michael.duffell@redbridge.gov.uk 

Suzanne Nolan (Con)020 8708 9609 

suzanne.nolan@redbridge.gov.uk 

REDBRIDGE COUNCIL 

Customer Contact Centre 020 8554 5000 

Council Tax enquiries020 8708 5670 

Anti-social behaviour020 8478 4679 

LEISURE & LIBRARIES 

South Woodford 

Library & Gym020 8708 9067 

Woodford Green Library020 8708 9055 

Wanstead Library020 8708 7400 

Odeon 0871 224 4007 

Wanstead Leisure Centre020 8989 1172 

POLICE 

Emergency 999 

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Crimestoppers0800 555 111 

Anti-terrorist Hotline 0800 789 321 

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South Woodford Society’s 

Neighbourhood Area and 

Forum approved by council 

© Geoff Wilkinson 

The Shrubberies, 


The South Woodford Society’s 

proposed Neighbourhood Area 

and Forum – a body to organise 

the creation of a Neighbourhood 

Plan, which puts the planning of 

new developments in the hands 

of the community – has been 

approved by Redbridge Council. 

During a consultation, comments 

from the public suggested 

changes, including removing the 

Maybank area and the Woodford 

Trading Estate from the region 

covered by the plan and adding 

in Empress Avenue and the 

Laings Estate. “The Maybank 

Community Association covers a 

sizable area and intends to work 

on its own Neighbourhood Plan 

application later this year,” said a 

spokesperson. Councillor Beverly 

Brewer added: “This is excellent 

news for South Woodford. Thanks 

to the hard work of the South 

Woodford Society, local people 

now have a great opportunity to 

influence the future of our local 

area.” The next steps in producing 

the Neighbourhood Plan will be 

discussed at the South Woodford 

Society’s AGM on 25 March. Email 

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South Woodford Society members 

take part in regular litter picks 

The South Woodford Society’s 

AGM – to be held on 25 March at 

the Salvation Army hall on Daisy 

Road, South Woodford from 7pm 

– will have an environmental 

theme. “We will be discussing 

the next steps to be taken 

regarding the Neighbourhood 

Plan and also ways we can help 

the environment and tackle 

the climate challenges that 

are becoming more and more 

prevalent. Please make sure you 

are a member of the Society (by 

sending an email) if you want 

to be involved in any of our 

initiatives and if you have any 

questions you would like to put 

forward to our local councillors,” 

said a Society spokesperson. 

The South Woodford Society 

was founded in 2015 to ‘protect 

the local character of the 

neighbourhood and to build 

a stronger community’. Email 


Council wins award 

from Keep Britain Tidy 

Redbridge Council’s Attractive 

Streets project won the 

Community Engagement 

category at this year’s Keep 

Britain Tidy Awards in February. 

“Under the project, more than 70 

community gardening groups 

were set up, leading to a range 

of gardening and cultivationinspired 

work around the 

borough, including community 

clean-ups, tree planting, 

starting community gardens 

and planting bulbs in public 

places,” said a spokesperson. 

Visit swvg.co.uk/streets 

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Increased grant to 

benefit rough sleepers 

Redbridge Council’s efforts 

to end rough sleeping in the 

borough have been given a 

boost, with an increase in its 

government grant for this work. 

The authority has been awarded 

£625,000 for this year, a 25% 

increase on last year’s grant. It 

is part of a government £112m 

fund to prevent people from 

rough sleeping, and to get those 

that already sleep rough off the 

streets and into accommodation. 

To get help for a rough sleeper, 

call Street Link on 0300 500 0914 

or visit streetlink.london 

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Fill a bag with kindness for 

International Women’s Day 

In celebration of International 

Women’s Day on 8 March, 

Redbridge Libraries will be 

working with local homeless 

organisations to supply their 

service users with some 

much-needed support. From 

2 to 7 March, South Woodford 

Library will join the rest of 

the borough in becoming a 

donation point for items needed 

by the homeless community. 

Residents are encouraged to 

‘fill a bag with kindness’ and 

bring in toothpaste, shower gel, 

soap, shampoo, conditioner, 

deodorant, sanitary towels or 

tampons. Additional items such 

as tissues, plasters, lip balm, 

hairbrushes, nail clippers and 

socks are also welcome. “Bring 

your unwanted women’s jacket 

or coat in any size and it will be 

donated to the homeless,” added 

a library spokesperson. Visit 

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An expert from the British 

Tinnitus Association (BTA) 

attended the February meeting 

of the Redbridge Tinnitus 

Support Group – which meets 

in Woodford Green – to answer 

questions and discuss the latest 

research into the condition. 

“Tinnitus can be an isolating 

condition, and we’re keen to 

spread the word that there are 

management techniques that 

can help a person lead the best 

life they can, and to reduce 

the burden of living with this 

problem,” said BTA volunteer 

Colette Bunker. Around one 

in eight people suffer from 

persistent tinnitus, which is 

defined as the experience of 

sounds with no external source, 

most commonly ringing or 

buzzing. The Redbridge Tinnitus 

Support Group meets on the 

last Monday of every month. 

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Merfolk to gather for 

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A South Woodford mum has 

launched a website to help 

other parents explore cultural 

and historical places in London 

and further afield. “I live in South 

Woodford with my husband, my 

dog Inca and my little girl Lily. I 

have worked in museums and 

the heritage industry for many 

years. When Lily came along, 

I wanted to find practical and 

comfortable ways to visit cultural 

places, taking baby Lily with me 

in a pram. So I set up a website 

to provide helpful and unbiased 

information about how to do 

this,” said Amy Wilson, whose 

blog includes reviews of venues, 

their facilities and advice on 

how best to travel there with a 

pram. Destinations covered so far 

include The Foundling Museum, 

Tower of London, British 

Museum, Warner Bros Studios 

Tour and York Castle Museum. 

Visit perambulation.co.uk 

South Woodford choir 

raises money for charity 

Mermaid lovers and members 

of the UK mer-community will 

gather at Sylvestrian Leisure 

Centre in Snaresbrook on 18 April 

for Merfolk UK’s fourth annual 

convention (11am to 5pm; tickets: 

from £20). “The event is the only 

one of its kind in the UK and was 

created to allow the growing 

community of mermaids and 

mermen from all over the 

country to get together,” said 

organiser Jessica Pennington. 

Attendees will be able to browse 

stalls of mer-related memorabilia 

before attaching a tail and taking 

to the pool, with swimming 

sessions for adults and children 

aged 10 and over. “This is an 

amazing opportunity to swim 

in a pool with mer-friends! 

Don’t worry if you don’t have 

your own mermaid tail, tail hire 

will be available… We happily 

welcome anyone and everyone!” 

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Ultrasound Choir has donated 

£1,369 to Breast Cancer Now, the 

UK’s largest breast cancer charity. 

The money was raised at the 

choir’s two Christmas cabaret 

shows last December. “We held a 

raffle on each night and are very 

grateful to local businesses for 

their generous donations that 

made the night such a success,” 

said a spokesperson. Breast 

Cancer Now local representative 

Denise Dorking visited the 

choir at Derby Road Methodist 

Church – where the singers meet 

every Tuesday at 7.30pm – to 

formally receive the donation. 

“Our Christmas cabaret shows 

were amazing evenings… We 

are now organising a vintage 

afternoon tea at All Saints’ 

Church on 30 May, and again we 

will be donating the proceeds 

to Breast Cancer Now,” said 

choir leader Lisa Tsindides. 

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• A broad and balanced education based on our Catholic Mercy Values 

• Children are well prepared to apply to a range of outstanding secondary 

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• A specialist-led Music Department provides additional tuition in a range 

of musical instruments ‘music is a strength of the extracurricular life of 

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• Excellent pastoral care - the strong development of pupils’ confidence and 

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Are you a #LitterHero? South Woodford Society urges 

residents to join local spring clean 

The Great British Spring Clean 

2020 runs from 20 March to 

13 April, and the South Woodford 

Society will be taking part in the 

initiative. “We ran our first litter 

pick of the year on a Sunday in 

February. Unfortunately, the 

eight hardy souls who turned out 

were rather hindered by Storm 

Ciara! We collected eight bags 

of rubbish and some recycling 

before we were beaten by the 

weather,” said a spokesperson. 

Last year, more than 560,000 

#LitterHeroes from across the 

nation took part in the Great 

British Spring Clean. “We will be 

planning another litter pick very 

soon, so make sure you are on 

our mailing list and check our 

social media for details. Together, 

we can make a difference. All 

our individual actions can help 

transform our country, creating 

cleaner streets, protecting 

wildlife and, ultimately, stopping 

the tide of plastic that is doing 

so much damage to our oceans. 

The Great British Spring Clean 

is about demonstrating that 

you love where you live.” 

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Registration now open for 

Haven House Sparkle Walk 

CAOS IS SEEKING 

NEW MUSICAL MEMBERS 

Too many toys? Sell them 

at NCT’s nearly new sale 

Registration is now open for 

the Haven House Children’s 

Hospice Sparkle Walk 2020. The 

10km route – which will start on 

Christchurch Green, Wanstead 

on 15 May at 7pm (entry fee: 

£16) – will encompass Epping 

Forest and South Woodford, 

with a halfway Sparkle Station 

at the Woodford Green hospice’s 

grounds. The charity walk will 

finish back in Wanstead at The 

Cuckfield pub. “In 2019, 300 local 

supporters turned the streets 

pink, and over £35,000 was raised 

towards our vital hospice care. 

We’re back for 2020 and bigger 

than ever before. Whether you 

want to remember someone 

special, have a great night 

out with friends, or get fit for 

your local children’s hospice, 

everyone is welcome to walk 

and #sparkleforhavenhouse,” 

said a spokesperson. Visit 

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Rehearse with us at Waltham Forest College on a Tuesday 

(Principals) and Thursday (Chorus) from 7.30pm – 10pm. 

Founded in 1938, CAOS is celebrating 80 years in 

musical theatre. 

It is our intention to continue to give pleasure to theatre 

audiences but we need your support. We are recruiting 

singers (all voices), actors and dancers in order to pursue 

our aims. We perform two shows per year. 

Want to know more? Then come along to the College 

(Main Hall) any Thursday from 7.30 pm. We guarantee a 

warm welcome. 

Or contact either of the members below: 

Doreen Harding tel: 020 8539 9474 

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Victoria Fowler tel: 07941 310562 

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Parents with too many children’s 

clothes and toys will have the 

chance to sell them to other 

local parents at NCT Redbridge’s 

nearly new sale at Christ Church 

hall in Wanstead on 25 April. 

Stallholders keep 70% of 

their sale prices, with the rest 

supporting the charity’s work. 

Seller registration opens to 

the general public on 9 March 

(cost: £5). “Keep an eye on our 

Facebook page so you don’t miss 

out when it goes live as seller 

spaces sold out within 24 hours 

for our November sale,” said 

a spokesperson. Doors open 

to buyers at 11am, although 

NCT members (with a valid 

membership card) get early 

entrance at 10.45am. “You will be 

supporting other local parents as 

well as the work of NCT. Finish off 

your shop with a stop in our café 

and treat yourself to a delicious 

cake.” Visit swvg.co.uk/nct25apr 

© Geoff Wilkinson 

Woodford War 

Memorial at St Mary’s 

Church, South Woodford 

Discover the history of South Woodford’s war 

memorial and other local monuments 

The history of local war 

memorials will be the subject 

of a presentation for the 

Woodford and District branch 

of the National Trust on 15 April. 

“My interest in war memorials 

focuses on two points… Firstly, 

this country is most certainly a 

better place than it might have 

been had we lost the major 

conflicts in the 20th century. Thus 

we do, in my view, owe a debt 

to those commemorated on the 

memorials… Secondly, I believe 

war memorials are very much 

part of our social and cultural 

heritage,” said Richard Speller, 

whose talk will take place at All 

Saints’ Church hall in Woodford 

Green from 2.30pm (visitors: £3). 

“Having been born in Wanstead 

and attending Forest School, I 

recollect local Remembrance 

Day services, at the Wanstead 

Memorial with its angel, St Mary’s 

in South Woodford and at 

my school. I then happened 

upon the War Memorials Trust, 

which does such good work in 

monitoring and providing grants 

for memorials in need of repair.” 

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Time to ‘get involved’ with Woodford Town FC as 

club prepare to move back to local area 

Woodford Town FC is keen to 

hear from more local people who 

would like to be involved with 

the club as they prepare to move 

from their current ground share 

with Harlow FC to Ashton Playing 

Fields in Woodford Bridge. At the 

forefront of creating a positive 

image behind the proposed 

move is their self-styled fan base 

known as The Cultras. “It’s not 

just singing and drumming that 

makes The Cultras stand out. 

They have a community ethos 

and proudly promote their local 

heritage… They have already 

designed and produced two kits 

inspired by local heroine Sylvia 

Pankhurst,” said a spokesperson. 

Following Redbridge Council’s 

approval of a £1.6m revamp 

of the club’s proposed new 

home, chairman Tony Scott has 

described a recent meeting 

with the authority as ‘positive’. 

“There is still plenty to do before 

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Redbridge’s Got Talent: 

last chance to enter 

Karan’s Bollywood Masterclass, 

overall winners of last year’s show 

There is still time to apply 

to compete in this year’s 

Redbridge’s Got Talent, which 

is being held to raise funds for 

the Redbridge Mayor’s Charity 

Appeal. “All ages and talents are 

welcome to apply. The show 

will be held at the Sir James 

Hawkey Hall in Woodford 

Green on 26 April from 5pm. All 

proceeds from the show will go 

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Join 241 (Wanstead and 

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becoming a Royal Air Force 

cadet are invited to join a new 

recruit course at 241 (Wanstead 

& Woodford) Squadron, starting 

on 4 March. “On the night there 

will be a presentation on the 

opportunities that the squadron 

provides for cadets, a separate 

briefing for parents… and a 

tour of the premises… The cost 

of the course is £30, which is 

refundable if you do not join 

at the end of the course, which 

is eight Wednesdays long, and 

gives you a chance to see if you 

like the squadron,” said Squadron 

Leader Jerry Godden. Cadets 

can expect to take part in a wide 

range of activities, including 

flying, gliding and shooting. The 

cadet centre is located at the rear 

of 85–87 Finchingfield Avenue in 

Woodford Green. All new recruits 

need to be in Year 8 or above. 

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LOCAL 

From Hermon Hill to the High Road, Terry Townsend 

outlines where he likes to spend his money and why, 

in the first of a series of articles offering a resident’s 

view of shopping in South Woodford. Photography 

by Geoff Wilkinson 

There’s a lot that gives 


its unique identity. 

Its people are diverse, 

community-minded and proud. 

There are good schools and 

always lots of kids around. 

Inside The Galleria, 

off George Lane 

Indeed, South Woodford is one 

of five recognised district town 

centres in Redbridge, alongside 

Wanstead High Street. One of our 

special features is the range of 

shopping and services available. 

All within walking distance. 

You can get your car repaired, 

drop off your dry cleaning, visit 

the post office and builders’ 

merchant and, of course, you can 

get your hair cut every 100 yards! 

With Westfield, Europe’s biggest 

shopping mall, a stone’s 

throw away, you might think a 

traditional high street the size of 

South Woodford has had its day. 

Not a bit of it. 

From Hermon Hill to the High 

Road and George Lane, there 

is a huge range of shops and 

services, with many of them 

being run as independent 

businesses. And in the heart 

of George Lane, we have The 

Galleria, which has a few hidden 

gems. The opening hours of 

some of the businesses seem 

a little odd (this visitor found 

almost nothing open at 4pm on 

a Tuesday), but Café on the Lane 

(180–182 George Lane) serves 

hearty food with a smile, and 

the cakes at Heron’s Nest (Unit 7, 

The Galleria) are delicious. Newly 

opened is BabyBints (Unit 2a, The 

Galleria), which also has a range 

of original, personalised gifts for 

babies and children. 

Children are also well provided 

for by Sid and Evie’s (174 George 

Lane), which has some original 

toys and gifts as well as highquality 

clothes. Room 22 

(22 Electric Parade) always 

has some interesting South 

Woodford themed gifts and 

All in all, we are spoilt for choice in terms of the 

services and shops available 

Allen’s Pharmacy (19 Electric 

Parade) nearby sells high-end 

beauty products, akin to the 

beauty floor in John Lewis. 

Crescendo (160 George Lane) has 

expanded its musical repertoire 

to vinyl. On my last visit, the 

crates were well stacked with 

a wide variety of high-quality 

second-hand records. A good 

30 minutes’ browsing was repaid 

by two long-sought purchases. 

In terms of cafes, we are 

well served: Tipi Coffee Co 

(117 George Lane), Kikirocs 

(90 George Lane), and the 

ever-popular Little Woodford 

Café (118 George Lane) have their 

own identity and atmosphere 

and compete well against the 

national coffee chains (of which 

we are, apparently, going to get 

another in the not too distant 

future). They all sit in the heart 

of George Lane, among the wellstocked 

charity shops and home 

furnishings at either end. 

Eating out remains easy. Too 

many nationalities of cuisine 

to name here, but the choice is 

extensive and covers all price 

brackets. South Woodford is the 

place to dine and there’s a mix 

of well-established and newer 

restaurants. Indian restaurants 

on the High Road range from 

the special treats of Grand 

Trunk Road (219 High Road) and 

the warmth and great value of 

the ‘BYOB’ Mohabir (148 High 

Road). The Gallery (159–161 High 

Road) is doing well and is a 

welcoming place to pop into for 

lobster or just a glass of wine. 

A number of chain restaurants 

help to create the necessary 

balance for a high street, such as 

Prezzo, Zizzi and Nando’s – the 

latter newly opened – and all are 

busy on a Friday and Saturday 

night. 

All in all, we are spoilt for choice 

in terms of the services and 

shops available – a great place 

to ‘shop local’. 

The South Woodford Village Gazette proudly supports local 

businesses and we encourage our readers to do the same.


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Relax and take control 

Before being diagnosed with cancer in 2016, 

Lucy Howe ran a wellness clinic in South Woodford. 

Now in remission, she is keen to help others again 

with her cancer support group and retreats 

Being told you have cancer 

is one of the scariest 

things you can ever hear. 

I know, because I’ve heard the 

words: “You have cancer.” That 

was the day the world fell out 

of my bottom! 

Being diagnosed with cancer 

four years ago shocked me to 

the core, but made me realise 

the environment of my body was 

out of balance and I was being 

warned something needed to 

be done. 

What can cause cancer? Is it the 

toxicity around us or is it stressrelated 

from a busy lifestyle? 

Who knows? Making choices to 

reduce the toxicity in your life, 

starting with the food you eat, 

targeted organic supplements 

and only using good quality 

organic skincare will help. As will 

keeping your stress levels down 

and being happy. 

The choices I made helped 

me beat cancer and I now live 

without the fear of it returning. 

I didn’t want cancer to beat me 

and there is no way I want it to 

come back. Hippocrates said: 

“Illnesses do not come upon 

us out of the blue. They are 

developed from small daily sins 

against nature. When enough 

sins have accumulated, illness 

will suddenly appear.” 

Three years into remission and 

I’m feeling stronger, healthier and 

more confident, having worked 

hard with various coaches to 

help me with techniques to stop 

feeling the fear of it returning. 

Now it’s my turn to give back, 

empowering people while they 

are going through treatment and 

beyond. Motivating, supporting 

and encouraging them on their 

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whether they’ve had cancer 

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• zLaughing every day. 

I want you to live a healthier, 

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life 

The BBC is wrong to think 

it is bringing life drawing 

to the masses in Life 

Drawing Live! Life drawing is 

inherent in art education for 

the simple reason that working 

from a live model is a unique, 

complex experience. 

A life study is a record of the 

relationship that exists between 

the artist and the sitter. To put 

out a programme of life drawing, 

even with expert tuition in the 

studio, ignores this relationship, 

looking at the image of the 

model on a flat screen as if it 

were a photograph. In drawing, 

the aim is to have no obstacles 

between the subject and the eye, 

the eye and hand, and the hand 

and paper. 

None of us knows what 

we look like 

Painting portraits expands 

this relationship between two 

individuals, one that unfolds as 

the two people involved get to 

know each other – through time. 

One of the strengths of a portrait 

is that all of us change all of the 

time – emotion, energy levels, 

responsiveness. This problem is 

felt by artist and sitter; we all feel 

different day to day. 

A good portrait wants to give you 

more than just a representation 

Woodford Arts Group 

member Ged Rumak explains 

his love of life drawing 

and why he thinks a good 

portrait is more than 

just a representation of 

the subject 

of someone. It wants to break the 

rules, to achieve the impossible 

by using such little means as 

a piece of carbon, charcoal or 

ground-up pigment to capture 

something of a living person, 

something hidden and unseen in 

a sitter, often giving the viewer 

the same jolt of recognition you 

get when spotting someone 

you know in the street. Nothing 

like photography, it still feels 

like the artist is presenting you 

with facts. 

None of us knows what we look 

like. Of course, we see ourselves 

in the mirror every day, but 

that is a deceptive form that 

presents us reversed with our 

features carefully arranged in a 

way that pleases us. But, in the 

end, you are what you look like. 

Painting from 

photographs is by far 

the most common 

form of figurative 

painting these days. 

In this time-short 

world, painting 

dogmatically from 

life is not always 

possible, and so, 

using photographs 

as an ‘aide memoir’ 

is a practical devise. 

But pure copying from a flat, 

two-dimensional image more 

than misses the point. 

Nothing comes close to 

painting and drawing the figure 

from life in a studio. 

Woodford Arts Group’s spring exhibition will take place at 

Packfords Hotel, 16 Snakes Lane West, Woodford Green, IG8 0BS 

from 29 to 31 May, open from 11.30am to 8pm daily. For more 

information on Woodford Arts Group and its members, visit 

woodfordartsgroup.org

March / April 2020 17


A project 

which has 

been bringing the 

community together 

by collating wartime 

memories of Redbridge will 

stage a theatre production in 

South Woodford this April. 

Alfie James reports 

Did you know that part 

of Beale High School 

used to be a prisoner 

of war camp and the local 

children used to swap coffee 

for teabags with the Italian 

prisoners through the fence? 

From stories of rationing and 

being evacuated to blackouts 

and bombings, the Hope and 

Glory community theatre project 

set out to explore what life was 

like living in Redbridge during 

the Second World War. We have 

set up two groups: a group of 

researchers meeting regularly 

at Redbridge Museum and a 

group of local performers using 

performance techniques to 

explore what life was like during 

the period. 

Theatre is a great way of 

sharing what we have 

learnt with others 

Thanks to the local press and the 

power of social media, as well 

as good old-fashioned word of 

mouth, the project has already 

generated a lot of interest. 

We’ve been overwhelmed by 

the amount of positive support 

received by the community and 

we couldn’t thank you enough. 

We’ve received emails and 

telephone calls from residents 

Hope & Glory 

wanting to share family stories of 

memories. The project has even 

reached the wider community 

too. We had one former resident 

now living in Canada call us with 

information and we’re sharing 

our research with a school in 

Scotland who are learning about 

London during the war. 

The project would not be 

the success it is without the 

enthusiasm of our members. 

Elizabeth McNally is one such 

member and believes the project 

is popular because people “love 

performing and there’s a real 

interest in local history of that 

era, and this is a great way of 

bringing the two together.” 

Local history has been at the 

heart of this project and it’s given 

us the opportunity to develop 

our research skills by learning 

how to use archives, artefacts 

and how to interview people. 

One resident told us how she 

remembers a plane crashing 

and how the pilot sadly wasn’t 

able to eject in time. Another 

remembers the first time she 

heard the air raid siren as a 

young child. What has become 

increasingly evident throughout 

the project is that there was a 

great sense of community and 

that people came together and 

looked after one another. 

The project could not have taken 

place without the support of 

The Heritage Lottery Fund and 

Redbridge Museum. The help 

given by the staff at the museum 

has been invaluable and it’s been 

fantastic to use the rich resources 

they have available. 

The project is working towards 

developing a small play to be 

performed at Redbridge Drama 

Centre in April. We’re all excited 

to be given the opportunity 

to share some of what we’ve 

learnt with the local community. 

Theatre is a great way of bringing 

to life and sharing what we 

have learnt with others. The 

performance, entitled The Spitfire 

Club, will bring to life what it 

was like growing up during the 

Second World War through the 

eyes of a group of children and 

residents. 

The performance will take place at Redbridge Drama Centre on 

24 April from 7.30pm (tickets: £5). For more information on the 

project, call 07858 625 622 or visit alfiejamesproductions.com 

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a River Runs Through It 

The Zoological Society of London is on the lookout 

for citizen scientists to help prevent river pollution, 

with a training event in Woodford Green this March. 

Conservation biologist Phoebe Shaw Stewart reports 

020 8989 9231 

72 George Lane, 

South Woodford, E18 1JJ 

Monday to Friday: 9am – 7pm (Closed Wednesday) 

Saturday: 8.30am – 5.30pm | Sunday: 10am – 2.30pm 

Throughout March, 

intrepid urban explorers 

will be making their 

way along the banks of the 

River Roding in search of 

some unusual sightings. 

Local citizen scientists will 

be trained to search, not for 

lions or elephants, but for 

the telltale signs of polluting 

outfalls as part of conservation 

charity Zoological Society of 

London’s (ZSL) Outfall Safari 

programme. 

It’s estimated that around 

3% of all properties suffer 

from misconnected pipes 

Despite the fact this doesn’t 

sound quite as exciting as 

searching for the African big five, 

heterogenous slime (sewage 

fungus), food waste, sanitary 

‘rag’ or discolouration of water 

and foam are the slightly less 

glamorous ‘big five’ of outfall 

safaris we look out for. 

Outfalls are discharge points 

for water systems into nearby 

rivers or seas, but all too often, 

pipes from washing machines 

and sewage systems carrying 

wastewater are misconnected. 

This results in untreated 

wastewater entering rivers 

through surface water outfalls. 

Surface water outfalls are 

typically only made up of things 

like excess rainwater that runs off 

your drive and into the drains, 

but largely doesn’t need to be 

treated. Herein lies the problem, 

with the crossover wreaking 

havoc with wildlife. 

In London alone, it’s estimated 

that around 3% of all properties 

suffer from misconnected pipes, 

with new kitchen extensions 

often being the main perpetrator 

with poorly connected washing 

machines, kitchen sinks and hand 

basins, according to Thames 

Water. The misconnections are 

one of the core reasons urban 

rivers are unable to reach ‘good 

ecological potential’ under the 

EU Water Framework Directive. 

Large pollution events can 

quickly deplete water of oxygen 

and lead to elevated phosphate 

and ammonia levels. This can 

cause local wildlife, such as the 

126 known fish species recorded 

in the Thames, and their habitats 

to become at risk. 

ZSL’s Outfall Safari helps to 

combat this issue by training 

citizen scientists across London 

to identify these misconnections. 

The data is then highlighted to 

Thames Water, who fund the 

project, and the Environment 

Agency through an app to help 

tackle the issue. They’re also 

illegal, so once identified, they 

must be rectified. The method 

was first used on the River Crane 

in west London, and since then, 

has been carried out on over 

250km of rivers within Greater 

London. So far, data shows 

an average of more than two 

pollution outfalls identified per 

kilometre of river surveyed. 

ZSL is always looking for new 

volunteers to help identify 

misconnections to protect local 

wildlife. So, please do sign up if 

you would like to be involved. 

An Outfall Safari training session will take place at the James Leal 

Centre in Ray Park, Woodford Green in partnership with Vision RCL 

on 4 March from 1.30pm to 3.30pm – visit swvg.co.uk/os. For more 

information about ZSL’s work in the Thames, visit swvg.co.uk/zsl


Robert Putt, who 

attended Woodbridge 

High School 80 years 

ago, is collaborating 

with the school’s 

History Department 

to document his 

memories of the area. 

In the second of a 

series of articles, Robert 

talks to Headteacher 

Steven Hogan about 

World War Two 

The History Department 

at Woodbridge High was 

delighted and extremely 

honoured to host an audience 

with Mr Putt for our Year 9 

students on Armistice Day 

last year. As an alumnus of 

the school, Mr Putt not only 

captured his young audience 

with tales of bombed-out 

homes, heartbreaking 

evacuation and chocolate 

gifts from none other than 

Clementine Churchill herself, 

but was able to bridge the 

gap between past and present 

students, showing them that 

as the years go by, and as 

important and life-changing 

events take place, the one 

constant is that education 

liberates us all. 

Mr Putt’s visit came, rather 

coincidentally, as the History 

Department began looking into 

the history of the school, and 

whilst there is not much to be 

found online, we did come across 

a rather surprising find: that in 

the summer of 1939, mere weeks 

before the Second World War 

began, a number of boys, along 

with their teachers, visited Nazi 

Germany and were hosted by the 

Hitler Youth. 

As a thank you, the 

teacher caned every single 

member of the class! 

The trip was very successful and 

good relations were seemingly 

formed with the boys from both 

countries as promises were 

made to host their German 

counterparts later in the year. 

But it wasn’t to be, the trip being 

abruptly ended five days early 

due to the growing hostilities 

between the German and British 

powers. Year 9 had been learning 

about this extraordinary school 

trip and of the Home Front of the 

Second World War, so a group 

of 30 were chosen to listen as 

Mr Putt spoke of his experiences 

of growing up against the 

backdrop of war, of the Blitz 

spirit, which bolstered so many 

to ‘keep calm and carry on’ and 

of the strain it inevitably took on 

peoples’ lives. 

Robert remembers walking 

home for lunch one day along 

St Barnabas Road when a plane 

flew over and he started to run. A 

lady came out of her house and 

called him and two girls into her 

home to take cover in a Morrison 

air raid shelter in her back room. 

He said: “We could hear the 

machine gun firing, then the first 

bomb dropped at the end of the 

garden and her French windows 

were shattered. Glass was flying 

everywhere, but thankfully, none 

of us was hurt.” 

Robert also has very fond 

memories of the time. He said 

the war really helped with his 

understanding of geography as 

every day he would sit with his 

grandfather and study the maps 

in the daily newspapers, showing 

where the Allied troops and the 

Germans were. He knew the 

names and locations of countries 

all over the world. He also has 

happy memories of the school 

dinners, especially the shepherd’s 

pie, which he really 

enjoyed. He said 

they were very good 

meals and there was 

plenty, despite it 

being wartime. 

Robert also has very 

vivid memories of 

some of the teaching 

staff, including 

Headmaster Colonel 

Bransden, Mr Harvey, 

the science teacher 

(who they called 

‘Stinks’, not 

because he smelt 

but because his 

classroom did due to 

all the experiments 

he undertook!), 

Mrs Vale (the only 

female teacher) for 

history and Mr Laurie 

Carr (lots of jokes 

were made about his 

name!) for geography. 

Robert remembered the class 

clubbing together to buy one 

of the teachers a gift for their 

birthday. They bought him 

an ashtray (he remembers all 

teachers smoking then) and they 

wrapped up a 

new cane for 

him. As a thank 

you, the teacher 

caned every 

single member 

of the class! 

Summing up, 

Robert said: 

“I enjoyed my 

schooldays more 

than anything. 

They were 

happy days, 

despite the war.” 

He advised our 

students that: “You should always 

treasure your schooldays as life 

after school becomes repetitive 

and is therefore harder to 

remember. But your schooldays 

are when lots of things are new 

and they stick in your memory 

forever.” 

Woodbridge High School is located on St Barnabas Road, Woodford 

Green. For more information, visit woodbridgehigh.co.uk. 

If you attended the school during this era and would like to share 

your story, email ContactComms@woodbridge.redbridge.sch.uk


In the fifth of a series of short stories by members 

of South Woodford’s Young Writers Club, Lost in the 

Dark Woods is a tale about Goldy, three bears and 

three bowls of curry, by seven-year-old Arjun Johal 

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Once upon a time there 

was a little girl called 

Goldy. She had golden 

hair as shiny as the sun. She 

wore a long sky-blue skirt. 

She was walking in the forest 

with her mother. She heard a 

tweeting noise coming from the 

thorny bushes. To her horror she 

found a bird tied to a tree. She 

quickly untied it. Goldy let the 

bird be free. She turned around 

to look for her mum but she had 

disappeared. 

She could feel something hard in 

her pocket, and she remembered 

she had been given a new mobile 

phone for Christmas. She used 

the navigation system to help her 

get home. The navigation kept 

guiding her deeper and deeper 

into the dark woods. Out of the 

corner of her eye she spotted 

a huge house. It looked like an 

enormous hotel. As soon as she 

stepped into the house the alarm 

sounded. She froze like a statue, 

paralysed in fear. She dialled 123 

into the alarm pad. It worked! 

The alarm stopped. She gave a 

big sigh of relief. 

She turned the lights on and 

looked around. Goldy saw a 

PlayStation with three different 

games. She tried the first game 

but it was too hard, she kept 

losing. She tried the second 

game, it was medium-hard. She 

kept getting stuck at the same 

place. Finally, she tried the last 

game. To her surprise she loved 

it and kept winning. It was just 

hard enough. 

Goldy heard her tummy rumble. 

She smelt something delicious. 

She followed the smell into 

the kitchen. There were three 

big bowls of prawn curry with 

rice. She slurped down one big 

spoonful of the big bowl of curry. 

It was too spicy. She guzzled 

down a big glass of ice cold 

water. After that she cautiously 

tried the medium-sized bowl. 

It was too sweet and too spicy. 

Finally she tried the baby bowl. 

It was delicious and she quickly 

gobbled it down. 

She found three modern 

sleeping pods. The first was too 

bumpy and uncomfortable. 

The second was too rough. 

Finally, the last one was just 

right. It was warm soft and 

cosy. She gave a big yawn and 

fell asleep at once. When she 

opened her eyes, there were 

three angry looking bears. She 

was startled. Just then the huge 

daddy bear picked Goldy up. He 

threw Goldy into a big jar and 

shut the lid! Goldy was trapped 

like a rat! She did not know 

what to do. It was impossible to 

get out. 

An idea flew into her head. She 

tried to shove the bottle off the 

shelf. She wanted to smash the 

bottle as it was so heavy. She 

pushed with all her might. It 

started to rock and then to her 

delight it toppled off the shelf 

and shattered. 

The bears heard a loud crash. 

They tried to capture Goldy but 

they did not succeed. She was 

too quick. She ran out of the 

house like a bolt of lightning and 

retraced her footsteps all the way 

home. She told her mother the 

whole story. 

For more information on the Young Writers Club, email 

youngwritersclub.southwoodford@gmail.com

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Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes: an afternoon with and the Diane desperate Atkinson lows, and 

the final collective victory 

Free | Just turn up | Wanstead Library: Saturday 7 March, 4pm to 6pm 

as gay people were finally 

Diane Atkinson’s detailed and authoritative Rise Up, Women! has become recognised, the definitive as Good history As of You. the suffragettes 

and is both moving and thrilling. Her talk charts women’s struggle for the Copies vote through of the book the lives will be of those who 

took part – and describes the vitriol they faced. Copies of Diane’s book will available be available for purchase for purchase at £10 – also 

includes book signing. 

and signing. 

Women’s History Month Play Reading Group Free | Just turn up 

South Woodford Library & Gym: Tuesday 24 March, 7pm to 9.30pm 

Ever wanted to act but not had the time to take part in a play? Then come 

Remarkable Lives 

Historian and author Diane Atkinson – whose latest 

By Paul Flynn 

Published by Ebury 

book has become the definitive Press history on 5 of the 

th July 2018 

suffragettes – will be discussing £9.99 some | Paperback ‘remarkable 

lives’ at Wanstead Library this March 

I’m really looking forward 

to coming to Wanstead 

Library to talk about my 

latest book, Rise Up Women! 

The Remarkable Lives of the 

Suffragettes. It is a collective 

along to this group which will read aloud a chosen play, each participant 

Brooks 020 8708 2409 or email 

reading a variety of characters. No need to prepare in advance. If you would rhonda.brooks@visionrcl.org.uk 

like further information about any of these events please contact 

biography of 200 women – Lady Constance Lytton, a close 

Rhonda Brooks on 020 8708 2409 or email rhonda.brooks@visionrcl.org.uk 

there were thousands more friend of Annie Kenney, a cotton 

visionrcl.org.uk/womenshistory www.redbridge.gov.uk/events – RedbridgeLibraries 

who worked so hard @RedbridgeLibs 

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sacrificed so much for women’s 

suffrage. 

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GIRLS AND BOYS 3-11 

Avon House is a small school where children 

are nurtured in a caring, happy environment, 

enabling them to realise their full potential. 

To arrange a visit please contact the Registrar. 

Thursday 7 February 

Good As You: from pride to prejudice 30 years of gay Britain with Paul Flynn 

Good As You is an important book that celebrates the seismic shift that turned gay men in Britain from enemies to 

friends of the state. It’s a story of how the power of pop culture can place real pressure on the government and the 

media, to make tangible steps towards change. From ‘Smalltown Boy’ to same sex marriage, Paul interviews the figures 

integral to his own personal 

journey and to so many 

young gay men who found 

their voices were finally 

being heard in the 1980s. 

This is the story of public 

outrage and personal loss, 

the (not always legal) highs 

Wanstead Library 

Virginia Woolf: Killing the Angel £10 full price; £8.50 concessions 6.30pm-8pm | 7 yrs+ | 020 8708 8803 

FREE, please book with the library on 020 8708 7400 or via Eventbrite 

Redbridge Drama Centre, Churchfields, South Woodford, E18 2RB: Sunday 8 March, 7pm 

‘Wonderful book...sensitively 

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written and well researched. I’m 

Virginia Woolf: Killing the Angel is the latest collaboration between professional actor and classical singer, Lucy 

Stevens and pianist Elizabeth Marcus, a Fellow and Professor of Harpsichord at Guildhall School of Music. 

honoured to be included’ 

Friday 8 February 

Tuesday 26 February 

The IT by Vivienne Franzmann £10 full price; £8.50 concessions Film | Screening 13 yrs+ | 020 and 8708 Panel 8803 Discussion Play Reading Group- David Furnish 

This special event hosted by Positive East will reflect on Have you ever wanted to act but not had the time to 

Redbridge Drama Centre: Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 and Friday the 20 progress March, 8pm made in terms of LGBT+ rights and the take part in a play? Then come along to this group which 

The IT is a play about a teenage girl who has something growing inside her. journey She doesn’t made in know relation what to it HIV, is, but along she with the journey will read aloud a chosen play, each participant reading 

knows it’s not a baby. It expands in her body. It starts in her stomach, but still quickly to be outgrows travelled. that, Positive eventually East will it also takes be screening a variety of characters and there’s no need to prepare in 

over the entirety of her insides. 

their film “30 years of living with HIV”. 

advance. The play for this session will have LGBT+ themes. 

Redbridge Central Library 

South Woodford Library & Gym 

Sharing Stories Growing Stronger Together Free | Book York with Room the Library on 020 8708 2414 

7pm-9.30pm ‘Lively, timely and lovingly 

Redbridge Central Library, Gloucester Room: Thursday 19 March, 6.30pm-8.30pm 

to 8.15pm 

FREE, just turn up researched: thoroughly gay, in 

FREE, just turn up 

Come and join us! Share a personal story or incident of how an amazing woman (or women) impacted your life, 

both the old and the new senses 

changing your actions, ambitions or attitude to life. Sharing stories is a powerful way of exchanging different 

of the word’ 

personal insights, inspiration and cultural wisdom so that we grow stronger together and build community. 

- The Sunday Times 

For more details on any of 

these events contact Rhonda 

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There is still much work 

to be done to improve 

women’s lives 

LGBT Feb2019 Flyer_4.indd 2 14/12/2018 16:19 

Women from all social class 

backgrounds, all ages, all parts 

of the United Kingdom and 

all life experiences ‘came out’ 

as suffragettes, many of them 

leaving their previous lives 

behind forever. 

For many years, the suffragettes 

were written out of the story 

of women getting the vote, or 

dismissed as self-interested, 

middle-class hobbyists, but 

nothing could be further from 

the truth. 

In 1907, a woollen weaver from 

Huddersfield, Dora Thewlis, 

aged 16, was called ‘The Baby 

Suffragette’ by the newspapers 

when she was arrested in 

Westminster by the police 

while trying to enter Parliament 

with other Women’s Social and 

Political Union women. Her 

mother had put her on the train 

to London, telling her to do her 

bit for ‘the cause.’ 

Kitty Marion, a music hall 

artiste, was one of several dozen 

Good As You is an important book that celebrates 

the seismic shift that turned gay men in Britain 

from enemies to friends of the state. It’s a story of 

how the power of pop culture can place real pressure 

on the government and the media, to make 

tangible steps towards change. 

From ‘Smalltown Boy’ to same sex marriage, Paul 

interviews the figures integral to his own 

personal journey and to so many young gay men 

who found their voices were finally being heard in 

the 1980s. Paul speaks to Holly Johnson about anthems, 

Kylie Minogue about icons, and Will Young 

and Davina McCall about the landmark of reality 

TV. He speaks to Gary Hailes about being half of 

the first gay couple on EastEnders, and to David 

Furnish about being in one of the first publically 

celebrated gay couples in the UK. 

But for Paul, Good As You is as much about 

celebrating the unsung heroes out of the limelight. 

Alison, a life-long friend talks about the 

individuals she met and helped undergoing 

treatment for HIV at The Lighthouse, while 

activist Rupert Whitaker, discusses his early 

encounters with an unknown disease, his own 

diagnosis and the impetus behind the Terrence 

Higgins Trust. 

This is the story of Britain’s brothers, cousins and 

sons. Sometimes it is the story of their fathers and 

husbands. It is one of public outrage and personal 

performers loss, the (not always legal) who highs and were the desperate part of the 

lows, and the final collective victory as gay people 

struggle: were final recognised, in as Kitty’s Good As You. case, her road 

to militancy came after years 

of enduring sexual harassment 

while trying to earn a living. 

worker from Oldham and 

senior figure in the movement, 

deliberately put her already frail 

health at risk by going on hunger 

strike and being force-fed in 

prison. 

I first became aware of the 

suffragettes when I worked at 

the Museum of London, which 

has the largest archive in the 

world devoted to the militant 

struggle. In 1992 I curated an 

exhibition, Purple, White and 

Green: Suffragettes in London 

1906–1914, which told the story 

of their brilliant marketing 

and merchandising skills in 

promoting their demand for 

votes for women, alongside their 

daring and dangerous struggle, 

imprisonment, hunger-striking 

and force-feeding. 

Sylvia Pankhurst – who lived in 

Woodford Green from 1924 to 

1956 – makes many appearances 

in the book, as do her east 

London comrades who gave her 

so much support. 

The centenary of the first 

instalment of women’s suffrage 

in 2018, which was an important 

moment to celebrate the work of 

the suffragettes of the Women’s 

Social and Political Union, 

also made clear that there is 

still much work to be done to 

improve women’s lives. 

Diane’s talk will take place at Wanstead Library on 7 March from 

4pm to 6pm (free). For more information, call 020 8708 7400. 

For more information on Diane and her books, visit swvg.co.uk/da


Conveying Professionalism 

Conveyancing is a vital part of the process of buying 

or selling a property. Here, Debra Rose from Wiseman 

Lee Solicitors explains the steps and why it is 

important to choose a professional to do the job 

Conveyancing refers to the 

legal work that is carried 

out when ownership of a 

property is transferred. Most 

conveyancing is carried out 

professionally, but sometimes, 

buyers and sellers ask 

whether it is possible to do it 

themselves. 

Conveyancing without the use of 

professional help is risky because 

you may not be protected in 

the event you miss something 

which could have been revealed 

by conveyancers, meaning 

your property is not worth the 

purchase price. The other party 

to the transaction may demand 

you use a professional for the 

transfer of funds to ensure the 

appropriate money laundering 

checks are carried out and they 

have the protection afforded by 

the Law Society’s Completion 

Code. Additionally, many 

mortgage lenders will require 

you use a conveyancer to protect 

their investment. 

Once you decide you want to buy 

or sell, you will need to instruct 

a conveyancer. The estate agent 

will prepare a memorandum 

confirming the terms of the sale, 

which will be sent to the person 

representing you. This includes 

the party’s details, the price and 

any special conditions, such as 

other items being included in 

the price. The sale is not legally 

binding until the contracts are 

formally exchanged. 

The seller’s representative sends 

the contract pack to the buyer. 

This contains copies of the title 

to the property, questionnaires 

completed by the sellers about 

the property and the contract 

itself. Upon receipt of the 

contract pack, your conveyancer 

will then undertake a series 

of searches with the local 

authority and other agencies to 

find out if there are any issues 

that could affect the property. 

Searches such as planning, 

environmental and drainage and 

water are carried out in almost 

all transactions. Depending on 

where your property is located, 

it may also be necessary to 

conduct other searches. If 

you are happy to proceed, 

contracts are exchanged and 

the completion date is fixed. 

At this stage, the sale is legally 

binding to complete on the 

agreed date. 

Your conveyancer undertakes 

the post-exchange work in 

anticipation of completion, 

which involves reporting to your 

lender to ensure mortgage funds 

are available for completion. 

Conveyancers on both sides 

produce completion statements 

which show all payments made 

and received and request any 

further monies required for 

the purchase to complete. The 

conveyancer will undertake 

final searches and on the day of 

completion sends the purchase 

money to the seller. 

Once the seller’s conveyancer 

receives the funds, they will 

confirm completion and the 

agent will release the keys to 

you. Your conveyancer will 

then deal with the registration 

formalities and you will be sent 

a copy of the Land Registry 

entries that confirm your 

ownership. 

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DD’s 40 th Woodford Diary 

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, 

our resident diarist, commentator and 

observer of all things local 

When my children were 

young, one of their 

favourite television 

programmes featured 

Mr Benn. He wore a black suit 

and a bowler hat. Each week, 

he left his home at 52 Festive 

Road to visit a fancy-dress 

shop. The shopkeeper had 

a moustache and wore a 

fez and invited Mr Benn 

to try on an outfit before 

leaving the shop through a 

magic door in the back of the 

changing room to find himself 

in another world, appropriate 

to his costume. A stone-age 

village perhaps, the court of 

a king and his pet dragon, 

a balloon race against the 

villainous Baron Burtrum. 

Mr Benn returned safely back 

to the shop and the magic door 

closed behind him before the 

programme ended. 

We can get to doors in E18 

shortly, but meanwhile, let’s think 

of doors further afield. The door 

through which Dorothy and her 

dog Toto emerged, from black 

and white into full technicolour, 

as she stepped onto the yellow 

brick road leading to the Emerald 

City and the Wizard of Oz. And 

Alice on her way to Wonderland 

via the rabbit hole. “She came 

upon a low curtain and behind it 

a little door about 15 inches high.” 

By crouching down, she could 

look through it at “the loveliest 

garden you ever saw.” But, of 

course, she “could not even get 

her head through it.” But she did 

when she swallowed the Drink 

Me potion and found herself 

shrinking to fit the door. She 

proceeded through it into the 

world of the Mad Hatter and the 

Queen of Hearts. 

It seemed more like a 

traditional craft, with no 

computers in sight 

There is something teasing about 

‘closed doors’. What lies behind 

them? After the last edition of 

the Gazette, I was delighted to 

receive from one of our readers 

a colourful insight into what 

has been known to go on in 

the library when the doors are 

closed. She had worked there 

for many years in the 70s. The 

‘bookmarks’ found in returned 

books included (can you believe 

it!) a complete skeleton from 

a cooked fish, a rasher of raw 

bacon, a banknote and a greasy 

hair comb. One branch librarian 

was a huge fan of opera. Before 

opening the doors to the public, 

he would play an entire aria at 

full blast, filling the space with 

sound as if to compensate for 

the hours of imposed silence 

that would follow. 

Several of our shops have a 

door marked “Staff Only”, even 

in such modest surroundings as 

the charity shops. You wonder 

what hidden treasures lurk out 

of sight amongst the jumble 

of goods yet to be sorted 

and priced. When you wait, 

powerless, in the post office 

queue, an insider glides past 

you through a door magically 

opened by someone unseen 

pressing the release button. 

At the back of the instrument 

shop, Crescendo, there is an 

insignificant, ordinary-looking 

door, but if you go through it, 

you find yourself in a music 

academy, a row of fully-equipped 

music studios. Only yards from 

the tomatoes and cos lettuces 

and spring onions spilling out 

from the International Store. (If 

the shop is shut, you are invited 

to “go round the side” and locate 

yet another door on your way 

to a music lesson.) A year or two 

ago I enrolled rather rashly at 

Curves, on the first floor opposite 

Posners. You needed a code to 

open the door and mount the 

stairs to the array of exercise 

machines that were going to 

strengthen every muscle in your 

body. But Curves has gone. Who 

is occupying that space now? I 

wondered. Annie at ground level 

in her Baan Spa salon tipped 

me off. “They’re called Konsus 

Accountants, I believe.” I pressed 

the buzzer, the door opened and 

I climbed the familiar stairs, more 

out of breath than I remembered 

in those fitter days. 

I confess I was 

expecting a row 

of desks with mathematicallyminded 

men in suits busy 

accounting. What a surprise 

when I hello-ed in through the 

door to be greeted by three 

smiling young faces belonging 

to Vestina, Ilona and Vilma. Doors 

can hide a surprise. 

And, of course, some doors need 

to be securely locked and can 

only be opened with a key. We 

have a wealth of key-cutters in 

South Woodford: Martin opposite 

the cinema, Omega opposite 

Tesco Express and Timpsons 

as you approach Sainsbury’s. I 

called in to see Daniel at James 

Shoe Care, next to the station 

in Lower George Lane. He’s a 

multitasker. During my visit, he 

confidently handled various 

requests: “Do you sell something 

to help you get your shoes on?” A 

shoe horn materialised. “My new 

leather shoes have got stained. 

Can you help?” “No problem!” “My 

watch strap is loose.” “Yes, bring 

it in and I’ll have it sorted.” He 

enjoyed serving his customers. 

Solving their problems. All this as 

© Evelyn Rowland 

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well as key-cutting. Soon, I was 

being given a demonstration. 

“Does it involve electronics?” I 

asked. “No way. Come and see. I’ll 

show you.” Hundreds of different 

groups of keys, different ‘profiles’. 

Finding the right keys for the job. 

Lining them up on the machine. 

Judgement, skill, experience. It 

seemed more like a traditional 

craft, with no computers in 

sight. “If it’s security keys, I send 

them up to Martin,” he said. 

Daniel has been cutting keys 

for 16 years, two years here. “It 

used to be Stan. He ran this shop 

for 40 years. It was his brother 

who trained me. At Timpsons, 

actually.” (Just like the tattooists 

I wrote about some months 

ago, they all seem to know 

each other.) 

I should mention that I have just 

been away. A long way away. 

Roughly 4,000 miles away where 

I enjoyed battered dolphin with 

fried plantain for lunch. Lime pie 

too, sometimes. Wonderful! But 

on my return, I was more than 

happy to unlock my front door 

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In the fourth of a series 

of articles by members 

of the Woodford 

and Wanstead 

Photographic 

Society, Anila Hussain 

tells the story 

behind this image 

of the Reichstag 

staircase 

Architecture was one 

of the first things 

I photographed. It 

opened another door called 

perspectives. Every angle, 

every viewpoint; the structure 

looked so different to me. 

I challenge myself to see how I 

can photograph one building but 

use every angle possible, giving 

it a completely different view. 

Great light also plays havoc with 

the shadows. I find it exciting. I 

never look at anything head-on. 

I still photograph everything, 

but for some unknown reason, 

architecture pulls me in more 

and more. 

In any city I visit, I will always look 

for architecture and perspectives. 

Apart from liking what Foster and 

Partners create abroad and in 

London, my other most favourite 

architect is the late, great Zaha 

Hadid. Her curvaceous structures, 

which bring a feminine flair to 

such a male-dominated area, 

are jaw-dropping. The results are 

just superb. I think my dream 

job would be to travel the world, 

photographing her superb 

creations with my own added 

flair. 

When visiting Berlin, it’s a must to 

pre-book a tour at the Reichstag. 

My advice: book it for an hour 

before sunset. That way, you can 

capture the glass spiral staircase 

in a wonderful light, and believe 

me, it’s stunning. A favourite by 

architects Foster and Partners, 

its innovative design shows 

one way up and another way 

down. The creative flair makes 

it mesmerising and leaves you 

wondering how. 

Sometimes, it’s good not to stick 

to one form of photography. I 

always aspire to try everything, 

then chose what I adore. At the 

moment, I’m photographing 

flowers and food. Tomorrow, it 

could be something else. Keep 

challenging your abilities. 

To find out more about the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic 

Society visit swvg.co.uk/wwps 

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all supporters and 

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raise the fantastic amount 

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years, paying for 5,000 Marie 

Curie nursing hours. 

We get wonderful support from 

our local communities with 

local businesses donating raffle 

prizes, Wanstead High School 

donating the proceeds from their 

annual charity cross country run, 

Wanstead House holding cake 

and coffee mornings to raise 

money and students from Forest 

School helping out at our Great 

Daffodil Appeal collections. 

The group was formed in June 

2013 with four members who had 

all been local supporters of the 

Marie Curie charity. The initial 

aim of the group was to raise 

awareness of the work of the 

charity in the local area as well as 

to fundraise. At that time, we did 

not set ourselves a target – this 

evolved as the amount of money 

raised increased each year. 

Group membership has changed 

over the years, and we always 

welcome new members, as they 

bring new ideas and energy to 

our group. Members commit as 

little or as much time as they can, 

and the larger the group, the 

more money can be raised each 

year. 

To raise money, the group 

now hosts about 20 street and 

store collections, runs two quiz 

evenings each year, has stalls 

at the Wanstead Festival and 

Disability Awareness day and 

Members of the Wanstead, 

Woodford and Barkingside 

Marie Curie Fundraising Group 

holds tea and coffee afternoons. 

Residents have quickly come 

to recognise the bright yellow 

uniforms – especially the hats – 

of our collectors and can be seen 

proudly wearing Marie Curie 

stickers and daffodil pins. 

The Marie Curie charity has, in 

recent years, widened its services 

to offer support to anyone with 

a life-threatening illness in the 

last few weeks of their life. A free 

support line (0800 090 2309) 

also offers help and advice to 

people with a terminal illness 

and to their families and friends. 

Marie Curie nurses and health 

care assistants work in the local 

area to provide free, overnight 

home nursing care, enabling 

people to make the choice to 

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they and their family will be 

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supported by the money raised 

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local families acknowledges 

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in giving the patient dignity in 

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have played their part too by 

volunteering as collectors or 

donating generously when 

they see our collectors at local 

venues. The street collections 

for the Great Daffodil Appeal 

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Rising at Molehill Green in Essex, the River Roding passes 

through the Wanstead and Woodford area en route to the 

Thames, bringing with it a very real flood risk to local homes. In 

the eighth of a series of articles, Nina Garner from the Environment 

Agency reports on the River Roding Project, which aims to 

reduce that risk. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson 

On Saturday 21 December 

2019, the Environment 

Agency issued flood 

alerts and warnings along the 

River Roding due to heavy 

rainfall. These informed local 

residents of a risk of flooding 

and covered areas including 

Woodford, Ilford, Barking, 

Loughton and East Ham. 

Floating 

IDEAS 

Although no properties were 

flooded in 2019, the river peaked 

at 7am on 21 December, reaching 

1.83m. This river level reached 

was the highest on record since 

the 2000 floods. The 2000 floods 

caused widespread disruption 

to major roads across Redbridge 

and approximately 400 

properties were affected. 

The recent flooding caused some 

disruption to local residents 

and the Roding Valley parkrun 

was cancelled as the route was 

flooded, leaving the local runners 

disappointed. 

Check the water level 

on the River Roding 

webcam 

Prepare, act, survive 

Whether you live on a hill, in a flat 

or in an area that’s never flooded 

before, flooding can still affect 

you. Flooding not only puts 

homes, possessions and families 

at risk but can cause serious 

disruption to commuting routes, 

whether that be to school, work 

or a place of worship. 

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over hundreds of years. It has 

been a royal retreat, a deer 

park, a landscaped garden 

and, since 1882, a public open 

space managed as part of 

Epping Forest. Many surviving 

features of its long history are 

still there if you know where to 

find them! 

If you enter Wanstead Park from 

its western end, through the 

Blake Hall entrance, you enter 

an area known as Reservoir 

Wood. Walk for perhaps 150 yards 

and you will come upon a 

magnificent oak to the right, 

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around it. It is believed to be a 

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fluted trunk. This was a practice 

associated with the late Georgian 

landscaper Humphry Repton, 

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Repton did produce proposals 

for Wanstead Park in 1813, in one 

of his last major projects, and the 

tree was probably planted not 

long after. 

Reservoir Wood was named 

after a lake which once occupied 

the area. In fact, it stretched 

from the golf course to beyond 

Woodlands Avenue, and from 

Blake Hall Road to a large 

embankment, which is now cut 

by the path a little way beyond 

the Repton Oak. The Reservoir 

was drained by 1818, probably 

because of problems with the 

water supply. Its site was planted 

with a wood, perhaps to block 

the open view of Wanstead 

House from the public road. 

…a long-term restoration 

and management 

programme… 

The path continues to the east, 

past the Heronry Pond and, as 

you pass the second of the two 

islands, the Temple comes into 

view. Built around 1760, it seems 

originally to have been planned 

as a small building with an earth 

mound to the front, making it 

look as though it was sitting on 

top of a small hill, and looking 

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features of its long 

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like a beautiful Roman temple 

you would expect to see in the 

romantic 17th-century paintings 

by Lorrain and Poussin. At a 

slightly later date, or perhaps 

even while construction was still 

in progress, two brick wings were 

added, making the structure sit 

heavier within the landscape. 

Perhaps these were intended 

to house the menagerie, which 

we know the building was later 

used for. 

Bearing around to the left of the 

Temple, taking the vehicle track 

to Warren Road, you will notice 

a huge evergreen yew tree. The 

path here leads past a big mound 

in the woods, which is covered 

in bluebells in the spring. This 

path leads out onto the Great 

Ride, and if you walk across the 

ride, you will find another, larger, 

mound. The two Mounts, as 

they were known, were roughly 

symmetrical features on either 

side of the Great Ride, designed 

to allow visitors to get above the 

highly formal garden to view the 

mazes and avenues. From above 

you could have made sense 

of the complex formal garden 

designs. The Mounts would have 

had a spiral path leading to their 

summits and the northern one 

seems to have been crowned 

by a little temple. Today, they 

are overgrown sentinels of a 

300-year-old landscape that 

once covered huge areas, with 

avenues radiating out across 

Wanstead Flats to Leytonstone 

and Forest Gate. 

The work of the Friends of 

Wanstead Parklands is to reveal 

these secrets in cooperation 

with the owners of the various 

parts of the park, the main 

owner being the Corporation 

of London. The landowners and 

other stakeholders, including 

the Friends, have jointly created 

a Parkland Plan, which sets out 

a long-term restoration and 

management programme that 

respects history, people and 

nature. 

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Community events 

WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD 

WEA CENTENARY FILM CLUB 

A screening of Vita and Virginia (2018). 

Date: Monday 2 March Time: 12.30pm 

Venue: Odeon, High Road, South Woodford 

Cost: 20p plus the cinema’s usual charges 

Enquiries: wea.filmclub@gmail.com 

MAR 

2 

WANSTEAD & WOODFORD 

BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ 

Date: Tuesday 3 March Time: 2–3.15pm 

Venue: St Mary’s Church, South Woodford 

Cost: free Enquiries: 020 8505 3000 

MAR 

3 

RIVER RODING 

OUTFALL SAFARI 

A training event for those interested in 

helping the Zoological Society of London 

monitor pollution levels in the River Roding. 

Date: Wednesday 4 March Time: 1.30–3.30pm 

Venue: James Leal Centre, Ray Park, IG8 7JQ 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/os 

MAR 

4 

ROYAL AIR FORCE CADETS 

NEW RECRUIT COURSE 

For those interested in joining the 

241 (Wanstead & Woodford) Squadron. 

Date: Wednesday 4 March Time: 7.15pm 

Venue: Finchingfield Avenue, IG8 7JR 

Cost: £30 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/241 

MAR 

4 

POLICE CONTACT POINT: 

CHURCHFIELDS TEAM 

Date: Thursday 5 March Time: 10–10.30am 

Venue: Orchard Estate, Broadmead Road 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

MAR 

5 

WORLD BOOK DAY 

CELEBRATIONS 

Make a puppet of your favourite book 

character. For children aged five and over. 

Date: Thursday 5 March Time: 4.30–5.30pm 

Venue: South Woodford Library, E18 2QS 


MAR 

5 

LONDON CHILDREN’S BOOK 

SWAP DAY CELEBRATIONS 

Swap your old book and pick up a different 

book from a selection to take home for free. 

Date: Saturday 7 March Time: 9am–5pm 



MAR 

7 

MARIE CURIE DAFFODIL DAY 

COLLECTIONS 

Date: Saturday 7 March Time: 10am–4pm 

Venue: George Lane, South Woodford 

MAR 

7 

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: 

DIANE ATKINSON 

Diane Atkinson’s detailed and authoritative 

Rise Up, Women! has become the definitive 

history of the suffragettes. 

Date: Saturday 7 March Time: 4–6pm 

Venue: Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road 


MAR 

7 

A MUSE OF 

ONE’S OWN 

A Meljon Singers performance. 

Date: Saturday 7 March Time: 7.30pm 


Cost: £15 Enquiries: 07892 939 126 

MAR 

7 

VIRGINIA WOOLF: 

KILLING THE ANGEL 

A new one-woman play with music that 

weaves the life of Virginia Woolf. 

Date: Sunday 8 March Time: 7pm 

Venue: Redbridge Drama Centre, E18 2RB 

Cost: £10 Enquiries: redbridgedramacentre.co.uk 

MAR 

8 

TEA AND TALK 

AT TOBY’S 

A life-limiting illness support group. 

Date: Monday 9 March Time: 10am–12pm 

Venue: Toby Carvery, Southend Road, IG8 8LG 


MAR 

9 

BANKSIDE’S ROSE 

PLAYHOUSE 

A West Essex Archaeological Group 

presentation by Harvey Sheldon. 

Date: Monday 9 March Time: 7.30–9.45pm 

Venue: Woodford County High School, IG8 9LA 

Cost: by donation Enquiries: weag.org.uk 

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Venue: outside Latchett Church, Lachett Road 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

MAR 

10 


SOUTH WOODFORD TEAM 


Venue: Waitrose, 92–96 High Road, E18 2NA 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

MAR 

10 

THE LUTE WITHIN OLD 

MASTER PAINTINGS 

A lecture and performance by National 

Gallery guide Adam Busiaklewicz for the local 

group of The Arts Society. 

Date: Tuesday 10 March Time: 8pm 

Venue: Bancroft’s School, Woodford Green 

Cost: by donation Enquiries: 020 8599 6281 

MAR 

10 

THE BIRDS OF 

SOUTHERN SRI LANKA 

A talk by Jonathan Forgham for the North 

East London Local Group of the RSPB. 

Date: Tuesday 10 March Time: 8pm 


Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: 020 8989 4746 

MAR 

10 

TEA DANCE WITH 

DJ MR WONDERFUL 

Repeated on 18 March. 

Date: Wednesday 11 March Time: 1.30–4pm 

Venue: Sir James Hawkey Hall, IG8 0BG 


MAR 

11 


THE CAPABLE 

MR BROWN 

A talk about the famous gardener Capability 

Brown for the Woodford and District branch 

of the National Trust by Russell Bowes. 


Venue: All Saints’ Church hall, Woodford Green 


MAR 

11 

FRIENDS OF WANSTEAD 

PARKLANDS AGM 

Open to anyone with an interest in the park. 


Venue: Wanstead Golf Club, Overton Drive 

Cost: free Enquiries: wansteadpark.org.uk 

MAR 

11 

ROMANTIC PASSION, 

CLASSICAL REASON 

The St Mary’s Chamber Music Ensemble. 




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14 

WOODFORD COUNTY HIGH 

SCHOOL INDOOR BOOT SALE 

Date: Sunday 15 March Time: 9.30am–12pm 


Cost: 50p Enquiries: pfwchs@yahoo.co.uk 

MAR 

15 

COPPED HALL 

GUIDED TOUR 

A three-hour tour of the Georgian mansion. 

Last entry at 11am. Repeated on 19 April. 

Date: Sunday 15 March Time: from 10am 

Venue: Copped Hall, Epping, CM16 5HR 

Cost: £10 Enquiries: coppedhalltrust.org.uk 

MAR 

15 

SOUTH WOODFORD 

FARMERS’ MARKET 

Date: Sunday 15 March Time: 10am–3pm 


Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk 

MAR 

15 

CIRCULAR WALK AROUND 

WANSTEAD PARK 

An Epping Forest HF Group event. 

Date: Sunday 15 March Time: 10.30am 

Venue: meet at Wanstead Station 

Cost: two free walks Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/efhf 

MAR 

15 

THIS POLICEMAN’S LOT: 

THE KRAYS TO THE CROWN 

A Woodford Historical Society presentation 

by Peter Lawrence. 

Date: Monday 16 March Time: 7.45pm 

Venue: Trinity High School, Woodford Green 

Cost: £3 Enquiries: woodfordhistoricalsociety.org 

MAR 

16 

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Please note: all events may be subject to change 

and whilst every effort is made to ensure the 

accuracy of the information provided, you are 

advised to check with the organisers in advance to 

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WOODFORD CREATIVE HUB: 

THE STITCHERY 

The stitchery is a Woodford Green sewing 

group. Bring along your latest project, 

whether it’s crochet, knitting, hand sewing 

or cross-stitch, and enjoy a friendly chat. 

Repeated on 31 March and 28 April. 

Date: Tuesday 17 March Time: 10–11am 

Venue: Woodford Green Library, IG8 0DX 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/wch 

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CHURCHFIELDS WARD 

COUNCILLOR SURGERY 

Surgery with the ward’s Labour councillor. 

Date: Tuesday 17 March Time: 12–1pm 


Enquiries: rosa.gomez@redbridge.gov.uk 

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CHATTERBOOKS SESSION 

AND CRAFTS 

Enquire at the library for this month’s book. 

For seven- to 11-year-olds. 

Date: Tuesday 17 March Time: 3.45–4.45pm 



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REDBRIDGE DRAMA CENTRE: 

THE IT 

The It is a play about a teenage girl who has 

something growing inside her. She doesn’t 

know what it is. A Redbridge Youth Theatre 

Workshop production. 

Date: Wednesday 18 March Time: 8pm 



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SHAKESPEARE WEEK 

CELEBRATIONS 

Celebrate Shakespeare Week by creating a 

pop-up book. For children aged five and over. 

Date: Thursday 19 March Time: 4.30–5.30pm 



CLUTCH BAG AND 

COCKTAILS WORKSHOP 

Get creative with friends and create a unique 

leather bag while sipping mimosas. You will 

choose from a wide selection of different 

coloured leather and different bag styles; 

you’ll design and paint your bag using 

specialist leather paint. You’ll attach hardware 

and stitch your bag together. Booking 

required. 

Date: Friday 20 March Time: 7–10pm 

Venue: Creative Biscuit, 61 George Lane 

Cost: £47.48 Enquiries: creativebiscuit.co.uk 

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SOUTH WOODFORD WARD 


Street surgery with Conservative councillors. 

Date: Saturday 21 March Time: 10.30–11.30am 

Venue: outside M&S, 121 George Lane, E18 1AY 

Enquiries: michael.duffell@redbridge.gov.uk 

SCHUBERT’S 

WINTERREISE 

Featuring Chris Wooll with Caroline Trevor. 




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BEETHOVEN 250TH 

ANNIVERSARY RECITAL 

Date: Monday 23 March Time: 1pm 


Cost: £5 on the door Enquiries: 020 8505 3000 

REDBRIDGE RHYMESTERS 

POETRY WORKSHOP 

A poetry session for the over-50s. The theme 

will be ‘The Four Seasons’. 

Date: Tuesday 24 March Time: 10.30am 

Venue: Allan Burgess Centre, 2 Grove Park 


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Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

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Drop-in session with Conservative councillors. 

Repeated on 28 April. 

Date: Tuesday 24 March Time: 6–8pm 


Enquiries: clark.vasey@redbridge.gov.uk 

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SOCIETY AGM 

Contribute to the South Woodford Society’s 

efforts to create a Neighbourhood Plan. 

Date: Wednesday 25 March Time: 7pm 

Venue: The Salvation Army, 26 Daisy Road 

Cost: free Enquiries: e18society@gmail.com 

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Book by RICHARD MORRIS 

and DICK SCANLAN 

GET YOUR SPARKLE ON AT OUR SPONSORED 10K WALK 

New Music by 

JEANINE TESORI 

New Lyrics by 

DICK SCANLAN 

30th April To 

2nd May 2020 

Original Story and Screenplay by 

RICHARD MORRIS 

for the Universal Pictures Film 

SPARKLE 

WALK 

FRIDAY 15 MAY 2020 

Starts at 7pm at Memorial Green, Wanstead 

10k route finishes at The Cuckfield, Wanstead 

£16 entry includes glass of fizz and t-shirt 

Book now: havenhouse.org.uk/sparkle10kwalk2020 

Location: 

The Kenneth More Theatre, 

Ilford, IG1 1BT 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7.30pm 

Saturday matinee: 3pm 

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music 

Theatre International (Europe) All authorised performance 

materials are also supplied by MTI Europe 

Full price: £18 

Concessions: £16 

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Eggs donated by local supermarkets. 

Date: Sunday 29 March Time: 11.30am–2.30pm 

Venue: Elmhurst Gardens, South Woodford 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/elmhurst 

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THE HIGHAMS PLAYERS: 

DEATH BY FATAL MURDER 

The amateur dramatics group present Peter 

Gordon’s spoof of the ‘whodunnit’ genre. 

Date: Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 March 

Time: 8pm (Saturday: 2.30pm and 7.30pm) 

Venue: Wanstead House, 21 The Green, E11 2NT 

Cost: £10 (matinée: £8) Enquiries: 020 8924 6987 

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ROTARY CLUB 

MEMORY CAFE 

A Leytonstone and Woodford Rotary 

Club event. 

Date: Friday 27 March Time: 10am–12pm 

Venue: Chigwell Convent, IG8 8AX 


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DSP PERFORMING: 

FREE TASTER SESSION 

Acting, dancing and singing for five- to 

16-year-olds. 

Date: Saturday 28 March Time: 9.30am 

Venue: Wanstead High School, E11 2JZ 

Cost: free Enquiries: dsp-performing.org 

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ROMEO AND JULIET 

Date: Sunday 29 March Time: 2pm 


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ART DEMONSTRATION: 

PASTEL LANDSCAPE 

An Essex Art Club event with artist Heather 

Brown. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Sunday 29 March Time: 2.30–4.30pm 


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Date: Saturday 4 April Time: 11–11.30am 

Venue: Cowslip Road, South Woodford 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

SALWAY SINGERS’ 

EASTER CONCERT 

A celebration of Easter through music, with a 

collection for charity. 

Date: Saturday 4 April Time: 3pm 

Venue: Salway Evangelical Church, IG8 9BW 



WEA CENTENARY FILM CLUB 

A screening of The Eagle Huntress (2016). 

Date: Monday 6 April Time: 12.30pm 


Cost: 20p plus the cinema’s usual charges 

Enquiries: wea.filmclub@gmail.com 

MEDIEVAL 

CHURCHES 

A West Essex Archaeological Group 

presentation by Lee Joyce. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Monday 6 April Time: 7.30–9.45pm 


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EASTER IN ART 

Shot on location in Jerusalem, the United 

States and throughout Europe, this film 

explores the different ways artists have 

depicted the Easter story through the ages. 

Date: Tuesday 7 April Time: 6.30pm 



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Date: Saturday 11 April Time: 4–4.30pm 

Venue: Winston Churchill Statue, IG8 9HF 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

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SIR JAMES HAWKEY HALL 

Booking required. 

Date: Monday 13 April Time: 10.30am–2pm 


Enquiries: 0300 123 23 23 or blood.co.uk 

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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING 

TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT 

Children in Year 1 to 11 will work with 

experienced directors, singers and 

choreographers on this five-day intensive 

course to make their very own version of the 

award-winning hit. 

Date: Tuesday 14 April Time: 10am–4pm 



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ILLUSTRATED TALK: 

KENYA, ‘PINEAPPLE PERIL’ 

Ann Scott describes the ‘pineapple peril’ for 

Palearctic migrants and African woodland 

species as Kenya’s coastal forest is fast 

disappearing to grow pineapples for western 

mouths. Hosted by the North East London 

Local Group of the RSPB. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Tuesday 14 April Time: 8pm 


Cost: £4.50 Enquiries: 020 8989 4746 

AN INTRODUCTION TO 

WAR MEMORIALS 

A talk for the Woodford and District branch 

of the National Trust by Richard Speller, a 

volunteer for the War Memorials Trust. 

Date: Wednesday 15 April Time: 2.30pm 

Venue: All Saints’ Church hall, Woodford Green 


DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 

LIVE Q&A 

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet is 

a first-hand account of humanity’s impact 

on nature and a message of hope for future 

generations. The film will be followed by a 

Q&A with David Attenborough live from the 

Royal Albert Hall. 

Date: Thursday 16 April Time: 7.15pm 



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ANNIVERSARY RECITAL 

Featuring local pianist Yuki Negishi. 

Date: Friday 17 April Time: 1pm 


Cost: £5 on the door Enquiries: 020 8505 3000 



Date: Friday 17 April Time: 5–5.30pm 


Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

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Date: Friday 17 April Time: 6–6.30pm 

Venue: South Woodford Station, E18 1JJ 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

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STAMP, POSTCARD, COIN 

AND CIGARETTE CARD FAIR 

A Leytonstone, Wanstead & District Philatelic 

Society event. 

Date: Saturday 18 April Time: 10am–4pm 

Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, E11 2PR 

Cost: free entry Enquiries: 020 8989 2885 

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SOUTH WOODFORD WARD 


Street surgery with Conservative councillors. 

Date: Saturday 18 April Time: 10.30–11.30am 

Venue: outside M&S, 121 George Lane, E18 1AY 

Enquiries: michael.duffell@redbridge.gov.uk 

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MERFOLK UK 

CONVENTION 2020 

Transform into a mythical being and swim 

with others in the UK ‘mer-community’ at the 

Merfolk UK Convention 2020. 

Date: Saturday 18 April Time: 11am–5pm 

Venue: Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, E17 3PY 

Cost: from £20 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/merfolk20 

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FARMERS’ MARKET 

Date: Sunday 19 April Time: 10am–3pm 


Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk 

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GERMAN SPIES IN THE 

FIRST WORLD WAR 

A Woodford Historical Society presentation 

by Barry Kitchener. 

Date: Monday 20 April Time: 7.45pm 

Venue: Trinity High School, Woodford Green 

Cost: £3 Enquiries: woodfordhistoricalsociety.org 

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Surgery with the ward’s Labour councillor. 

Date: Tuesday 21 April Time: 12–1pm 


Enquiries: rosa.gomez@redbridge.gov.uk 

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BRESSEY TOWNSWOMEN’S 

GUILD BIRTHDAY MEETING 

Includes a small buffet and entertainment 

from magician Paul Clancy. Booking required. 

Date: Tuesday 21 April Time: 7pm 



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ROTARY CLUB 

MEMORY CAFE 

A Leytonstone and Woodford Rotary 

Club event. 

Date: Friday 24 April Time: 10am–12pm 

Venue: Chigwell Convent, IG8 8AX 




Date: Friday 24 April Time: 11–11.30am 

Venue: Luna Bistro, 127 High Road, E18 2PA 

Enquiries: 020 8345 3616 

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COMMUNITY THEATRE: 

THE SPITFIRE CLUB 

The Hope and Glory project, which has been 

bringing the community together by collating 

wartime memories of Redbridge, will stage a 

theatre production to bring to life what it was 

like growing up during the Second World War. 

Date: Friday 24 April Time: 7.30pm 



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NCT REDBRIDGE 

NEARLY NEW SALE 

Baby and children’s clothes, toys and 

equipment at bargain prices, sold by other 

local parents. NCT members can enter 

from 10.45am. 

Date: Saturday 25 April Time: 11am–12.15pm 

Venue: Christ Church hall, Wanstead Place 

Cost: £1 Enquiries: nns.redbridge@nct.org.uk 

WOODFORD BOWLING 

CLUB OPEN DAY 

This open day welcomes anyone who would 

like to try their hand at lawn bowls – all that’s 

needed is a pair of flat shoes. 

Date: Sunday 26 April Time: 10am–3pm 

Venue: Woodford Bowling Club, IG8 0JA 


ART DEMONSTRATION: 

LANDSCAPE IN ACRYLIC 

An Essex Art Club event with artist Susan 

Clare. Visitors welcome. 

Date: Sunday 26 April Time: 2.30–4.30pm 


Cost: £5 Enquiries: essexartclub.co.uk 

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GOT TALENT 2020 

Presenting a range of talents from across the 

borough and raising funds for charity. 

Date: Sunday 26 April Time: from 5pm 



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Date: Tuesday 28 April Time: 12–12.30pm 


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Date: Wednesday 29 April Time: 1–1.30pm 

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Beethoven 250th 

Anniversary Lunchtime Recital Series 

by Juilliard and Royal College of Music graduate 

Yuki Negishi 

St Mary’s Church, 207 High Road, E18 2PA 

23 March & 17 April at 1pm 

Including Beethoven’s String Quartet Op.131 (23 Mar) 

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SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY 

Working to build a stronger community, 

support local businesses and make South 

Woodford a better place to live and work. 

Visit southwoodfordsociety.com 

ULTRASOUND FEMALE CHOIR 

The choir meets every Tuesday from 7.30pm 

at the Woodford Methodist Church, Derby 

Road, E18 2PU. New members welcome. 

Call 07799 196 241 

THE WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD 

ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND 

Weekly meetings with entertainment and 

refreshments from 2pm to 4pm every 

Thursday at the United Free Church, 

Woodford Green, IG8 0UP. Call 07840 850 838 

WOODFORD GREEN 

SPEAKERS CLUB 

Public speaking club affiliated to Toastmasters 

International meeting every second and 

fourth Tuesday of the month from 6.45pm to 

9pm at Wanstead Golf Club, Overton Drive. 

Visit wgs.toastmastersclubs.org 


CHESS CLUB 

Every Tuesday, 7.30pm to 10.30pm at 

Wanstead House. All standards of players 

welcomed. Call 07949 881 881 or visit 

wansteadandwoodfordchessclub.co.uk 

LEYTONSTONE, WANSTEAD & 

DISTRICT PHILATELIC SOCIETY 

Second Saturday afternoon and fourth 

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postal history. Call 020 8989 2885 

NCT REDBRIDGE 

Offering support and information to parents 

and parents-to-be. Call 0844 243 6247 

WOODFORD AND WANSTEAD 

ROCK CHOIR 

Every Monday at 7.30pm during term time at 

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REDBRIDGE RAMBLERS 

Three or more walks each week from five to 

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redbridgeramblers.org.uk 

HEALING HEARTS BEREAVEMENT 

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An informal group which aims to help 

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020 8500 4838 or visit healinghearts.co.uk 

WEST ESSEX RAMBLERS 

At least four walks a week, coach rambles 

between April and October, group holidays 

and social events. Call 020 8554 1665 or visit 

westessexramblers.org.uk 

WOODFORD AND WANSTEAD 

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 

Formal and informal weekly meetings at 

Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead. 

Visit woodfordandwansteadphotosoc.co.uk 

BRESSEY TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD 

Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month 

(7.30pm) at St Mary’s Church, South Woodford. 

Diverse speakers, discussions, social evenings 

and days out. Call 07768 106 777 


CENTENARY FILM CLUB 

Meets on the first Monday of each month 

(except August), 12.30pm at the Odeon, South 

Woodford (the cinema’s usual charges apply). 

Visit swvg.co.uk/wea 

WOODFORD GREEN LIBRARY 

READING GROUP 

Friendly, informal groups which meet to 

discuss the month’s chosen book. The 

evening group meets on the second Thursday 

of the month from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and the 

afternoon group on the third Thursday of the 

month from 2pm to 3pm. Call 020 8708 9055 

LEYTONSTONE & 

WOODFORD ROTARY CLUB 

Meeting every Thursday from 6pm at 

Chigwell Convent on Chigwell Road, IG8 8AX. 

Call 020 3597 2921 or visit swvg.co.uk/lwr 

WOODFORD AND DISTRICT 

FLORAL ARRANGEMENT GROUP 

A floral demonstration, raffle and 

refreshments every third Monday of the 

month, 7.30pm at Wanstead Library. Cost: £5. 

Call 020 8530 2427 

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SME Bureau ............................................... 27 

ACTING 

CAOS ..............................................................8 

DSP Performing ....................................... 37 

BABIES & TODDLERS 

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Monkey Music .......................................... 21 

BALLET 

Redbridge Classical Dance ................. 37 

BARBERS 

Agy’s Barber Shop................................... 19 

BATHROOMS 

Bathworks ................................................. 14 

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 

City of London Cemetery .....................11 

Forest Therapy Centre ........................... 10 

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North London Loft Rooms ...................17 

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City of London Cemetery .....................11 

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Haven House ............................................36 

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Monkey Music .......................................... 21 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre....................39 

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The Oven Wizard .................................... 33 

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Woodford House ......................................9 

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Utility Warehouse ...................................43 

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Colin’s K9 Training Services ................. 33 

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Churchill Estates ....................22–23 & 44 

Yellands ...................................................... 41 

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CAOS ..............................................................8 

Piano Recital ............................................39 

Sparkle Walk .............................................36 

Thoroughly Modern Millie ..................36 

Women’s History Month ......................24 

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Mind & Body Fitness In Mauritius .....15 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre....................39 

FLOORING 

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Woodbridge Autos................................ 40 

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Stuart Green Property Solutions ...... 10 

HEATING 

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HORSE RIDING 

Aldersbrook Riding School ................. 33 

HOSPITAL 

The Holly Private Hospital ..................... 2 

LEGAL SERVICES 

Thirsk Winton ...........................................34 

Wiseman Lee LLP ....................................25 

LOFTS 

North London Loft Rooms ...................17 

MOBILITY SCOOTERS 

Right Choice Mobility ........................... 41 

MUSIC 

Crescendo Music Academy .................13 

Monkey Music .......................................... 21 

Piano Recital ............................................39 

OSTEOPATHS 


OVEN CLEANING 

The Oven Wizard .................................... 33 

PAINTERS & DECORATORS 

A.L. Smith .....................................................4 

MG Décor ...................................................29 


PERFORMANCE ART 

CAOS ..............................................................8 



Variations Dance Studio ......................13 

PEST MANAGEMENT 


GJB Pest Management......................... 19 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Eightyfour ..................................................39 

PHYSIOTHERAPY 

Atkins Physiotherapy ..............................6 

PLASTERING 

A.L. Smith .....................................................4 

PLUMBING & HEATING 

Wanstead Group ...................................... 7 

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 

A.L. Smith .....................................................4 

E18 Handyman ........................................39 

MG Décor ...................................................29 


PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

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RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS 

Belgique ........................................................4 

SCHOOLS & NURSERIES 

Avon House Preparatory School ......24 

Park School ...............................................34 

St Aubyn’s School ...................................29 

St Joseph’s Convent School .................. 7 

Treehouse Nursery Schools .................. 5 

SERVICING & MOT 

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SINGING 

CAOS ..............................................................8 

SOLICITORS 

Thirsk Winton ...........................................34 

Wiseman Lee LLP ....................................25 

SPORT & LEISURE 

Aldersbrook Riding School ................. 33 

Sparkle Walk .............................................36 

STAIRLIFTS 

Right Choice Mobility ........................... 41 

STORAGE 

BWI Self Storage ......................................28 

TEXTILE GIFTS 

BabyBints ....................................................13 

TRAVEL 

Darrell James Travel ...............................15 

TUITION & COURSES 

Kumon ........................................................ 21 

UTILITIES 

Utility Warehouse ...................................43 

WASTE DISPOSAL 


WINDOW RESTORATION 

McCarty & Smith .................................... 18 

WINDOW SHUTTERS 

Woodthorpe Joinery ................................1 

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There are six workshops at Wanstead Library, held on Thursdays between 

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Good As You: from pride to prejudice 30 years of gay Britain with Paul Flynn 

Good As You is an important book that celebrates the seismic shif tha turned gay men in Britain from enemies to 

friends of the state. It’s a story of how the power of pop culture can place real pre sure on the government and the 

media, to make tangible steps towards change. From ‘Sma ltown Boy’ to same sex ma riage, Paul interviews the figures 

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being heard in the 1980s. 

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outrage and persona lo s, 

the (not always legal) highs 

and the desperate lows, and 

the final co lective victory 

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recognised, as Good As You. 

Copies of the book wi l be 

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Wanstead Library 

6.30pm-8pm 

FREE, please book with the library on 020 8708 7400 or via Eventbrite 

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Friday 8 February 

Film Screening and Panel Discussion 

This special event hosted by Positive East wi l reflect on 

the progre s made in terms of LGBT+ rights and the 

journey made in relation to HIV, along with the journey 

sti l to be trave led. Positive East wi l also be screening 

their film “30 years of living with HIV”. 

Redbridge Central Library 

York Room 

6.30pm-8.30pm 

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Tuesday 26 February 

Play Reading Group 

Have you ever wanted to act but not had the time to 

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wi l read aloud a chosen play, each participant reading 

a variety of characters and there’s no need to prepare in 

advance. The play for this se sion wi l have LGBT+ themes. 

South Woodford Library & Gym 

7pm-9.30pm 

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Good As You is an important book that celebrates 

the seismic shift tha turned gay men in Britain 

from enemies to friends of the state. It’s a story of 

how the power of pop culture can place real pressure 

on the government and the media, to make 

tangible steps towards change. 

From ‘Smalltown Boy’ to same sex ma riage, Paul 

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the 1980s. Paul speaks to Holly Johnson about anthems, 

Kylie Minogue about icons, and Will Young 

and Davina McCall abou the landmark of reality 

TV. He speaks to Gary Hailes about being half of 

the first gay couple on EastEnders, and to David 

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Alison, a life-long friend talks abou the 

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activist Rupert Whitaker, discusses his early 

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