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Contents 

Features 

The [insert name] orchard 14 

A new Regency era 18–19 

Miss you, Miss! 22 

Zooming in 26 

DD’s 45th Woodford Diary 30–31 

Hope for 2021 36 

Trust in your trustees 38 

Winter hues 40–41 

Home of history 44 

Restoring Wanstead Park 48–49 

Good neighbours 52 

Puzzles & competitions 

Woodford anagram 16 

Sudoku 20 

Crossword competition 32 

Mind-bender puzzles 50 

Every month 

Local news 6–12 

Community events 57–59 

Community groups 62 

Useful numbers 64 

Index of advertisers 66 

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Welcome... 

January has a lot to answer for. It makes us feel we 

need to start something new, and it impresses upon 

us the need to stop something old. Whether it’s 

taking up running while putting down the 

cigarettes, or starting a novel while stopping alcohol 

consumption, it’s a month when we feel obliged to change. It 

naturally follows the excesses of December, but equally precedes 

the realities of February to November. 

Making changes to your life because it’s the start of a new year 

may be to miss the point of why change is needed. It’s change 

for change’s sake. Change for your sake is likely not to align with 

the Gregorian calendar. But 2021 feels different. 

We start the year in a pandemic. A pandemic with the makings 

of an end in sight, but in a pandemic, nonetheless. Clearly not 

a desirable backdrop for New Year celebrations, but it’s the 

backdrop we have and we can’t change things out of our control. 

Yes, we all have a moral obligation to play our part in getting 

to the end, but as far as resolutions go, there’s no better month 

than January and no better year than 2021 to focus on your 

influence and take control of that which is within your control. 

Exercise and smoking aside, there is much to be said for those 

who expand their resolution horizons to encompass the 

wider community. And what better barometer of community 

involvement than the public garden patches that grow around 

us? Lockdown(s) brought new community gardeners to the 

streets, joining those who have long been weeding among 

us. Though instigated mid-2020, their resolve to sow while on 

furlough is worthy of 2021 New Year resolution 

credit. But unlike a Topshop voucher, that 

credit is fully redeemable by the 

community, indefinitely. A very 

rich community indeed. 

Lee Marquis, Editor 

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Woodford Town FC’s return delayed after 

FA inspection of Ashton Playing Fields 

Woodford Town FC’s 

long-awaited return 

to the borough has 

been delayed until 

the new year after an 

FA inspection of the 

new ground at Ashton 

Playing Fields found 

a number of issues to 

be dealt with in order 

to gain the necessary 

grading for senior 

football. The club is 

confident the work 

will be completed by 

early January, after twice having to reschedule 

‘welcome home’ matches. “Although 

frustrating, this is normal practice for facilities 

new to senior football, and will be worth 

the wait as a new grandstand, clubhouse, 

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club spokesman Neil Day. Visit swvg.co.uk/wt 

Redbridge 

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Improving George Lane’s tree pits, a 

new project for community gardeners 

New art gallery in South Woodford 

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South Woodford’s Community Gardeners have 

started a new project improving the tree pits 

along George Lane. “One of the gardeners 

counted up to 80 sad-looking tree pits along 

George Lane, including both sides of South 

Woodford Station. So we decided to start 

on South Woodford’s tree pits as our next 

challenge! Recent weather has been kind to 

us gardeners, as the soil is soft. So, we are 

digging and planting, and already it looks 

more cheerful! Thank you for all your plants 

and encouragement,” said Judy Noble. 

Woodford Green student’s speech on 

the generation gap wins competition 

The final line 

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speech was “Don’t 

just mind the gap, 

be the person 

who closes it.” 

A 15-year-old student from Woodford County 

High School was victorious in Jack Petchey’s 

“Speak Out” Challenge in December – the 

largest youth speaking competition in the 

world, with nearly 20,000 people taking part. 

Maddeline Balogun spoke about generational 

differences. “I’ve noticed a gap, and it’s 

made of generational differences paved 

with judgement and filled with 100 different 

shades of ignorance,” said Maddeline, who 

won £2,000, plus £3,000 for her school. Watch 

Maddeline’s speech at swvg.co.uk/gap 

The owner of a new art gallery in South 

Woodford has explained the reason behind 

its Electric Gallery name. “Just a minute’s walk 

away is a row of shops which were the first 

in east London to be powered by electricity, 

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Woodford and District branch of the 

National Trust plan virtual meeting 

Consultation on making Oakdale area 

a Low Emission Neighbourhood 

Danbury Common in Chelmsford is a 

National Trust site that has remained open 

The Woodford and District branch of the 

National Trust is planning to host a virtual 

meeting in January. “Let us all welcome this 

new year with the hope that in 2021 we can all 

get back to our normal lives and do the things 

we all have been used to, including running 

our meetings locally, enjoying our days out 

together and visiting the great National Trust 

properties… We hope to run a Zoom meeting 

in January with an interesting talk, so do get 

in touch for details,” said a spokesperson for 

the group. Call 07774 164 407 

Redbridge Council has approved the creation 

of two Low Emission Neighbourhoods, 

covering Wanstead and the Oakdale area of 

South Woodford. The initiative will involve 

measures to reduce vehicle emissions and 

promote sustainable living, including the 

implementation of segregated cycle lanes, 

lighting upgrades and enhanced green 

landscaping. Traffic is also set to be banned 

from travelling past a number of schools at 

certain times. Consultations will launch in 

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The Friends of Wanstead Parklands and 

Heritage of London Trust have announced 

some good news in relation to the park’s 

historic boathouse Grotto. The Trust has 

offered a grant of £10,000 to restore the iconic 

building’s landing stage, with work planned 

to start later this year. “We are thrilled to have 

this support from the Heritage of London Trust 

and also pleased to report the City of London 

has adopted a Conservation Management 

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Haven House Children’s Hospice in Woodford 

Green is joining hospices up and down the 

country to take part in a Christmas tree 

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TfL to restore Woodford Bridge Green 

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South Woodford is home to London’s 

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Ruts left on the green have 

caused problems with mud 

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Transport for London is due to carry out repair 

work on Woodford Bridge Green following 

damage made in September 2019, when 

toilet facilities for bus drivers were installed 

nearby. “We apologise to local residents for 

any disruption and are working closely with 

Redbridge Council to prevent rainwater 

collecting on the green. We will be levelling 

out small dips in the ground and planting new 

grass to resolve the issue,” said a spokesperson 

for TfL. The work is set to take place ‘at some 

point’ in the new year. 

South Woodford Indian restaurant Grand 

Trunk Road has been named London’s ‘best 

fine dining Indian restaurant’ for 2020 in the 

Asian Curry Awards. Now in its 10th year, the 

award ceremony – organised by the Asian 

Catering Federation – was broadcast live 

from Edinburgh in December. “We are so 

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When Santa came to town: local 

PTAs invited the big man on local tour 

Whipps Cross Hospital: 

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A concept of the new hospital from 

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Santa visited local streets 

aboard Steve Hayden’s milk float 

A number of local school PTAs joined forces in 

December to organise a visit from Santa and 

his elves, who followed a trail across Wanstead 

and South Woodford. “We all pulled together 

to sprinkle some Christmas magic into 

children’s lives during a time when we had to 

cancel a lot of our usual Christmas activities. 

Huge thanks to Parker Dairies, North London 

Loft Rooms and Terry Tew Sound and Light 

for supporting this event,” said organiser Amy 

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The ‘things that make for human wellbeing 

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campaign meeting about the plans for the 

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The [Insert name] orchard 

South Woodford Society member Louise Burgess invites you to help 

plant – and name – the community orchard, and advises how we can 

all support the group’s work in 2021 

We are pleased to 

announce that we 

will be planting out 

the first fruit trees in the 

South Woodford Community 

Orchard (at the corner of 

Primrose Road and Mulberry 

Way) in January or February, so 

please look out for news of the 

date if you want to help. Apple and 

cherry trees have been ordered and a 

black mulberry tree will be planted later in 

the year. 

We also have cardoons, lilies, herbs, a grape 

vine and soft fruits to plant. The existing 

greenery will be cut back to make space for 

the new planting and paths are also planned. 

A suggested design for the orchard is shown 

here, with the paths and possible new 

entrances, created by native north architects. 

If you’d like to join us on planting day, please 

get in touch. The South Woodford Community 

Orchard is a rather unwieldy name, however, 

and we are keen to hear suggestions for better 

monikers. What about Mulberry Gardens? Let 

us know your ideas for our new forest garden. 

The yet-to-be named orchard is one of the 

Grow Zones (areas where grass is left to grow 

long over summer and naturalise with wild 

flowers) identified by Redbridge Council to 

increase the wildlife and biodiversity of the 

area. These Grow Zones can help to create 

wildlife corridors, and the orchard will add 

to the original zones already established in 

Wanstead. Redbridge Council is also working 

on a policy to create a plan for managing and 

improving greenery across the borough. 

Our plans for a recycled container storage on 

the site, and even more ambitious plans for 

the regreening of South Woodford (including 

THE VIADUCT 

PRIMROSE ROAD 

a green wall beside the bridge over the 

A406), are other proposals for which we are 

continuing to raise funds. 

One way you can help us raise some funds 

is to make sure you are a member of the Coop, 

and ensure you select South Woodford 

Society as your local cause – 2p out of every 

£1 spent now goes into our funding pot, at no 

cost to shoppers. 

You can also help us raise funds by signing up 

for the new Redbridge Local Lottery. Once you 

register, you can purchase a monthly amount 

(or one-off payments from a minimum of five 

weeks upwards). The Society will receive 60p 

from every £1 spent, and you are in with a 

chance of winning £25,000 every month! 

Finally, we’ve recently changed our website 

address, and it now appears as ‘.org’, along 

with a new design and updated pages. Please 

have a look and let us know what you think. 

For more information on any of these 

projects and to get involved in future 

work, contact the South Woodford Society. 

Email e18society@gmail.com or visit 

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A new 

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Who said your community gardeners 

would be defeated by a long, hot 

summer, the dreaded COVID or by 

the current soaking downpours? 

No, we’ve been out in force again, and plan 

to go on through the winter. It’s easy to 

keep apart, and working the gardens cheers 

us all up. Going by your comments, when 

we’re at it, it cheers you up too! We love it 

when you come up and tell us how much 

pleasure you get from these gardens, their 

shapes and colours changing through the 

seasons. 

Through the hot summer, the soil in the beds 

we care for in George Lane and on the bridge 

over the North Circular was often too hard, 

but by the end of lockdown they needed care, 

and we needed company! You will see a lovely 

flowering of bulbs come the spring. 

Once these were tidied, ready for winter, we 

looked around. 

The Regency beds running along the High 

Road opposite the top of George Lane have 

long been neglected. Neither the developers 

nor the council agree who has responsibility 

for their maintenance. 

Originally well planted, now there were 

bushes pushing over on to the quite narrow 

pavement. You could see people with 

children and prams or those in wheelchairs 

struggling to pass. So, we decided to give 



Our community gardeners have been at it again, this time 

applying their magic to the beds in front of Regency Court 

on the High Road. And the work will continue throughout 

winter, says Judy Noble. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson 

it a haircut, clear out the weeds that blow 

thousands of seeds over other gardens and 

plant it. 

We wanted to create a strip of garden 

that gladdens your eye as you pass, and 

encourages insect life. Insects play a key 

role in the plant and animal environment, 

providing food for birds and pollinating 

flowers and fruit. 

We hope, too, seeing the garden cared for 

will reduce rubbish, though we know this has 

often blown in from somewhere else. Still, we 

ask you to help keep an eye on that. 

We’ve given you the pavement back. We’ve 

cleared the very weedy areas, planting bright 

marigolds, bulbs and a mix of wild seed and 

other plants, begged, borrowed and given. 

Every year Redbridge Council gives us some 

bulbs, and our friends from the Wanstead 

Community Gardeners have given us many 

small plants for ground cover. These will put 

down good roots over the winter and we hope 

you’ll see a bright showing soon. 

We’re always open to being given plants you 

don’t want. There’s plenty of space. Plants 

that thrive through long periods of heat and 

drought do best. Or just come and say hello! 

We’re always glad of a break. 

So, throughout the winter, we’ll be out there, 

and hope to see you there, too. 

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South Woodford Gardeners, email 

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A collection of photos by local photographer Geoff Wilkinson 

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Miss you, Miss! 

Julie Anderson, headteacher at Churchfields Infants’ School, reflects on 

the 44-year career of much-loved nursery nurse Jenny Brown, who 

retired from the school last term 

Jenny Brown, a local nursery nurse, 

known to generations of children as 

Miss Brown, retired from Churchfields 

Nursery at the end of the autumn term 

after a staggering 44 years in the job. 

Jenny, from Chingford, first started working 

in the nursery at Churchfields Infants’ 

School in the spring of 1976 and has seen six 

headteachers come and go during her time 

at the school, not to mention generations 

of children. Indeed, parents of new children 

at the nursery often tell staff they too 

were taught by Miss Brown and have fond 

memories of their time in nursery with her. 

At work in 1998 

Miss Brown 

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have made 

it impossible to hold a large-scale retirement 

party, colleagues from throughout her 

career have expressed their best wishes and 

recalled memories of working with Jenny in 

nursery and her caring attitude towards the 

children, not to mention her enthusiasm and 

willingness to try new things. 

Staff presented Jenny with a special book 

detailing lots of memories from staff, children 

and families – past and present. One former 

student, Poppy, who is currently studying 

Natural Sciences at Bath University, said: “I 

have lots of fond memories of Churchfields 

Nursery and I know the reason I enjoy my 

studies so much is because Miss Brown helped 

to develop my love of learning. Thank you for 

being my first teacher!” 

Another parent wrote: “Thank you so much 

for being a kind and caring teacher, and for 

looking after our girls. You really helped shape 

them into who they are today.” 

While Jenny will be sorely missed at the 

nursery, she is not expecting to be idle. She is 

the carer for her 95-year-old mother as well as 

being an active member of North Chingford 

Methodist Church. She likes walking, 

gardening, theatre and travelling, and has 

often volunteered for different projects – 

including being a Games Maker during the 

2012 Olympic Games in London and installing 

the ceramic poppies for the Tower of London 

art installation in 2014. 

I would like to thank Jenny for her hard work, 

dedication and support during her time 

here at Churchfields Infants’ School. Jenny 

is an experienced, caring and much-valued 

member of our team and we will miss her very 

much. 

I wish her lots of happiness for her welldeserved 

retirement. Forty-four years working 

in education is a huge achievement to be 

proud of. Keep in touch, Jenny! 

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Having embraced Zoom for their fortnightly meetings, Woodford & 

Wanstead Photographic Society member Alan Simpson gives a snapshot 

of what the historic club offers to the community 

Founded in 1893 in the Coffee 

Tavern beside George Lane (South 

Woodford) railway station, Woodford 

Photographic Society added Wanstead to 

its name in 2005 because that is where, in 

more normal times, we now meet. As one 

of the oldest photographic societies in the 

East Anglian Federation, we celebrated our 

125th anniversary in 2018. 

Our fortnightly programme of events includes 

talks, competitions, exhibitions and outings. 

We also run informal masterclasses to teach 

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom basics. 

We have a wide variety of photographic skill 

levels and everyone is willing to share his 

or her knowledge and learn from others. 

Social nights are held on the second and 

fourth Monday of each month. These 

informal meetings take place in the bar 

area at Wanstead House and give members 

opportunities to network. The club is also 

active on Facebook and Instagram, where 

members and non-members can share images 

and comments. Visitors and potential new 

members can attend their first three club 

meetings free of charge. 

Our programme includes talks and 

demonstrations by guest speakers, some from 

the local area, and others from further afield. 

Our competitions are judged by qualified 

external judges. Under COVID-19 restrictions, 

we made good use of Zoom and had judges 

and presenters from across the country. 

Our current membership total is approaching 

40, and through Zoom, we even recruited a 

new member in the USA! Several members 

have gained Royal Photographic Society 

LRPS and ARPS distinctions. One member has 

recently gained his FRPS, the club’s first for 

several years. 

Most genres are represented by our members. 

Our annual print and projected image 

competitions can attract more than 200 

entries. The subjects include landscapes, 

portraits, sport, street photography, nature 

and wildlife, with many particularly creative 

images amongst them. 

When the club was formed back in 1893, 

its aims included ‘the discussion of the 

subjects connected with photography in a 

social manner, and the encouragement of 

photographic research practice among the 

members by mutual and friendly assistance’, 

and ‘a desire to do something of value to 

the community’. Today, we are a friendly 

club and welcome everyone with a passion 

for photography, amateur or professional, 

acknowledged artist or enthusiastic novice. 

We hope to continue our mutual and friendly 

assistance, and to carry on serving the 

photographic community well into the future. 

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third Monday of each month from 7.45pm 

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DD’s 45 th Woodford Diary 

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, 

our resident diarist, commentator and 

observer of all things local 

I 

wonder who invented porches. Was it 

the Romans? According to Wikipedia, 

the word comes from the Latin porticus, 

‘a colonnade’. Nothing posh like that round 

here. Porches are so sensible. Places to 

pause before entering, out of the wind 

and rain. Places of greeting and welcome. 

Places offering clues about the residents of 

the house. Walk along your road and enjoy 

their infinite variety. Some are heaped up 

randomly with cast-off boots and shoes. 

Relaxed and endearing. (You can almost 

hear the voices of schoolkids arriving 

home: “Hi Mum, what’s for tea?”) Some 

are home to exotic plants in elegant pots. 

Others contain a small picture gallery. In 

my porch, I’ve got one of those curvy hat 

racks. I saw it in a charity shop and loved 

the sculptural shape. A bit like 

the horns of a regal deer. But 

the hats are far from regal: 

one is a crimson, cardboard 

fez and another is a child’s 

straw hat with pink 

ribbons. 

Now, I guess you are 

wondering why we are talking 

about porches at all. Look: just this 

week we had the best news for months, 

a hint of a light at the end of the lockdown 

tunnel. Encouraging results about vaccines. 

There is reason at last for cautious hope that 

before too long I may be able to resume my 

scribbles out there rather than in here. So, I 

thought it seemed permissible to chat a bit 

about “in here” before that happens. And the 

porch was the obvious place to start. 

I grew up in this house from the age of 13. My 

older brother had the room over the garage. 

I envied him because it had windows at both 

ends. But I don’t remember ever questioning 

his right to it. The 

oldest child, and a 

boy. I still regard him 

as ‘the head of the family’. 

How old-fashioned is that. 

The twins came six years after 

me. A red letter day! Now, when they visit, 

they are quite likely to stroll through to the 

fridge and help themselves to a glass of wine, 

so strong is the sense of returning to their 

family home. That garage room now houses 

four bunk beds I assembled – with some help 

– for my grandchildren. Only one (grandchild) 

had arrived at that point. But I was hoping for 

four and was not disappointed. 

There’s a large bathroom off the kitchen, with 

plenty of room for the ironing board and the 

clothes rack and shelves where my biography 

section lives. You can linger on the loo in 

the company of Richard Branson or Felicity 

Kendal. Ronnie O’Sullivan is there too, or you 

can dip into Jeffrey Archer’s extraordinary 

prison diaries. It’s on the west side of the 

house and floods with pink when there’s a 

spectacular sunset. 

From my back bedroom, you can see Canary 

Wharf and the mushrooming cluster of 

buildings all around. In the seven years before 

he died, when my husband was paralysed and 

in a wheelchair and needed all-night care, I 

used to say goodnight and leave him with his 

carer downstairs and go upstairs and stand at 

the window and gaze at the mass of lights in 

Docklands. It was reassuring to observe the 

signs of the hurly-burly of ‘normal’ life that 

we had left behind. Clearly, it still existed. This 

room is crammed with family photographs. 

Recently, one of my young granddaughters 

commented – over the phone – “I suppose 

you just have to chat to our pictures when you 

go to bed during lockdown.” 



The living room is where my fiction 

occupies a floor-to-ceiling bookcase. I 

can’t think why it’s called ‘fiction’ when 

there is often more truth about the 

human race in novels than in ‘factual’ 

histories. Yes, Dickens is there and 

Austen, Bronte and Trollope. Intriguing 

crime stories and whodunnits too. 

Rankin and Rendell and James (P.D.) 

and Simenon; writers old and new 

daring to delve into the depths and 

heights of what makes us human. 

Picoult, Tremain, McEwan, Greene. A 

reading-list for your next trip to the 

library? But before that, you can enjoy 

dialling up quotations on the web. 

“When an idea comes, spend silent 

time with it,” (Tremain). “I think to be 

driven to want to kill must be such 

a terrible burden,” ( Rendell). “There 

is always one moment in childhood 

when the door opens and lets the 

future in,” (Greene). 

I was standing in a long, sociallydistancing 

queue outside the 

bank yesterday in brass-monkey 

temperatures. (A brief ‘permitted’ 

outing). Ashamed of myself for 

feeling annoyed when the person 

in front of me invited a new arrival 

to take a slot ahead of her. Even 

more ashamed when it crossed my 

mind that I, too, could try turning up with 

a walking stick. Are you shocked? My mind 

wandered away (far, far away from masks 

and viruses and quarantine) to another bank: 

a bank of memories of some very special 

holidays recorded in earlier diaries and stored 

in a cupboard in the dining room: Breakfast 

in a small pavement café in Seville. Flamenco 

demonstration this evening… The highlight 

of the day: our visit to the Amber Fort, east of 

Jaipur… Today it’s a polo match, at Holders 

House near Bridgetown; Barbados v. the US… 

Our first evening in Oslo. A ‘reserved’ table 

immediately offered to us, overlooking the city, 

in the heated arcade around the Cathedral 

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Café… Time to relax on the Una Watuna beach 

after the long, clattering bus ride from Colombo 

down to Galle. 

Next, please – I’d reached the head of 

the queue. 

What a wonderful world ‘out there’! But I 

think those wheelchair years, confined at 

home, may have unknowingly prepared me 

for the situation we are all sharing now. My 

admiration for NHS staff in particular has 

soared sky high. They really are ‘out there’ and 

if my contribution is simply to stay ‘in here’, I 

say THANK YOU with all my heart. 


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HOPE FOR 2021 

2020 was hard. It’s important to lament all that was lost – livelihoods, 

lives, opportunities – but as we begin a new year, we can look forward 

with hope, says Rev Abi Todd of Holy Trinity Church, South Woodford 

As we begin a new year, the losses 

won’t disappear, but we do have the 

chance to look forward with hope, 

spotting goodness and beauty where 

we can. Here are some reasons for hope 

in 2021. 

1. The days are getting longer. It might still be 

cold and grey, but there is a little more light 

every day to wake up to. 

2. South Woodford is brilliant. We live in a 

wonderfully diverse area, with great shops, 

cafés, schools and community spirit. Let’s 

continue to build that sense of community 

this year, and not lose sight of the 

neighbourliness that marked 2020. 

3. Vaccines are here. While it will take some 

time for all of us to be vaccinated, it’s 

wonderful news that those who have been 

shielding for many months, and those who 

have been separated from loved ones in 

care homes, will be helped first. 

4. Coffee is good for you! Everything in 

moderation, but for most people, coffee 

has wide-ranging health benefits. Why not 

make this the excuse you need for a trip to a 

SoWo café? Pour me another cup! 

5. We can start afresh every day. Each morning 

is a new chance to stay hopeful, to live in 

love and to practise kindness. If you feel 

like you’re failing with your New Year’s 

resolutions already (I can relate!), pare them 

back and start again. As Dory says: “Just 

keep swimming!” 

6. Tree planting is happening. Planting trees 

is a simple yet effective way of improving 

the environment for everyone, and I’m 

really excited about the community orchard 

that is planned locally. Contact the South 

Woodford Society to get involved. 

7. There is beauty in the everyday. Young 

children are great at enjoying the small 

things. Beauty can be found in a spider’s 

web, the curve on concrete, the smile of a 

stranger. Let’s cultivate a childlike wonder 

and celebrate beauty wherever we see it. 

8. There are a lot of good people around 

us. 2020 was the year Mutual Aid groups 

started, foodbanks helped more people 

than ever, and charities continued their 

important work. While we can pray for a day 

when they are not needed, let’s rejoice that 

so many care and are making a difference. 

9. You are valuable. The world wouldn’t be 

the same without you! You are special and 

unique. Your contribution to life is needed. 

The Bible says that our hope can be an “anchor 

for the soul, sure and steadfast”. Even when life 

is stormy, if we are anchored in hope, we won’t 

drift too far. Have a happy, hopeful New Year 

and all best wishes for 2021. 

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Trust in your Trustees 

A trust allows you to place assets under the control of chosen 

trustees, either during your lifetime (by deed) or on your death (by will). 

Hollie Skipper from local solicitors Wiseman Lee explains 

A 

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leave a portion of your assets under 

the control of your trustees. These 

should be people that you trust implicitly, 

such as friends, family or professional 

advisers, who may also be the executors of 

your will. 

You will choose exactly who the beneficiaries 

of the trust are and exactly how much the 

fund will be. You can create a trust over a 

percentage of your assets, over a specific 

sum of money or over your entire estate. The 

fund can be held in a simple bank account or 

invested. 

Your beneficiaries are not entitled to any 

part of the fund until your trustees decide. 

Their decision will likely be based on the 

needs of the beneficiary. Your trustees will 

have the discretion to decide how much your 

beneficiaries receive and when, and payments 

can be small and regular or in lump sums. You 

are able to leave some written guidance to 

your trustees, although they are not bound to 

follow this. 

Why create a trust? 

• Future flexibility: you may be unsure how 

you would like your assets to be distributed 

in years to come, so leaving this to your 

trustees to consider in the future may be 

more practical. 

• Beneficiary receiving benefits: if your 

beneficiary receives an inheritance, this 

could be considered when they are 

financially assessed and mean they lose 

some, or all, of their state benefits. Your 

trustees can pay your beneficiaries just 

enough money to ensure their benefits are 

not affected. 

• A beneficiary unable to manage their own 

affairs: your trustees could use the trust 

fund to ensure your beneficiary is cared for 

during their lifetime. If your beneficiary has 

lost capacity and does not have an attorney 

or deputy appointed, then the trust 

arrangement could prove beneficial. 

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large sum of money: whether it is a young 

or irresponsible beneficiary, a beneficiary 

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entitled to the money. 

• Protecting the money from creditors: as 

your beneficiary will not be absolutely 

entitled to the funds until your trustees 

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Winter is often considered by 

artists as the most difficult 

season to depict. This is 

possibly true for those artists who 

prefer to work en plein air, but you do 

not need to have your feet buried in 

snow to convey the spirit of a place. 

For me, it’s the forest and woods 

surrounding us. The atmosphere and 

beauty are revealed through trees and 

branches stripped of their leaves. 

The winter scene shows itself at its 

most dramatic. The soft greens of 

summer foliage and the golden cloak 

of autumn leaves are all gone, revealing 

each tree’s individual characteristics. Of 

course, ideally, drawing these trees and 

the landscape provides great source 

material, but cameras are also invaluable 

as aide memoirs. The reality is, at this 

time of the year, most artists are working 

in warm studios or cosy dens. 

Blue is often the colour most associated 

with winter, which many artists convey 

through snow scenes. There is a scientific 

explanation for why snow appears to 



WINTER 

HUES 

be blue, but suffice to say, snow, 

like the sky, is not white but clear, 

and generally reflects the colours 

around it. Two of the most famous 

works of art which illustrate this are 

Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow and Kandinsky’s 

very colourful Winter Landscape. 

My own work from the forest ranges from 

Winter Glade in watercolour (top inset), 

Knighton Birches in oils (main image) to 

Forest Shadows in acrylic (bottom inset). The 

former two works show the contrast in the 

depiction of snow, whilst Forest Shadows was 

actually painted in snow but left open to 

interpretation. 

Winter, with all its difficulties, is still 

a very beautiful season – if desolate 

at times – and especially at this 

juncture, perhaps we are all looking 

for something to give us some optimism. 

That is very true for many artists at present 

who are lacking in creative motivation. 

But now may be the perfect time for us all to 

look for that beauty which we often ignore 

but is right here on our doorstep. 

Woodford Arts 

Group founder 

Julia Brett reflects 

on the winter blues 

and the seasonal 

ups and downs of 

creative motivation 

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Woodford and District National Trust Chairman Richard Speller explains 

why – in normal times – Copped Hall is well worth a visit. It tells a story 

of history, restoration and engagement 

Copped Hall is one of the very few 

mansions in our local area. It is an 

18th-century estate near Epping, 

situated on high ground at the end of 

a ridge surrounded by 1,000 acres of 

landscaped parkland. The overall estate 

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The abbots of Waltham Abbey held the 

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confiscated the estate and later, Elizabeth I 

gave it to Sir Thomas Heneage, who built a 

substantial mansion in 1567. Almost all of this 

structure was demolished in 1748 before the 

present house was built by Sir John Conyers 

in 1753. In the late-19th century, ownership 

passed to the Wythes family who made their 

fortune in the railways, and they greatly 

extended the buildings and grounds. 

In 1917, a disastrous fire gutted the main 

part of the mansion. Although the gardens 

continued to be maintained, the mansion was 

not restored. By 1950, practically everything 

of value was stripped from the site or 

demolished. It was then used as a mushroom 

farm and pigsty. 

With the coming of the M25, Copped Hall 

became visible and accessible, especially as it 

was relatively close to London and Stansted 

Airport. In 1986, three aggressive development 

proposals, which would have destroyed the 

concept of Copped Hall, came before the 

planning authorities. In order to combat 

this application, representatives of the local 

conservation societies formed a committee 

called the Friends of Copped Hall. 

Two further development proposals were 

put forward in 1988 and 1990; both involved 

building hotels and the latter a golf course as 

well. Two things happened, however, in 1992. 

The Conservators of Epping Forest (City of 

London Corporation) purchased the parkland, 

thus extinguishing the golf course proposal. 

And the other developer went bankrupt. 

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is run by over 100 volunteers, dedicated to 

the restoration and future of the project. 

Much work has been carried out clearing 

the gardens of non-original vegetation. 

Replacement trees have been planted and 

lawns reseeded. Internally, the mansion is 

to be restored to its 1750s form, and since 

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have been reinstated and essential structural 

repairs carried out. 

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Wanstead 

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As plans for restoring Wanstead Park develop, 

Richard Arnopp of the Friends of Wanstead Parklands 

explains the latest spanner in the lake restoration 

works. Photo of Perch Pond by Luciano Ocesca 

The Wanstead Park restoration project 

has always been something of a 

rollercoaster: nothing much happens 

for a while, and then developments come 

thick and fast. There’s quite a lot of news at 

the moment – some good, some less so. 

The single issue that preoccupies the Friends 

of Wanstead Parklands – and everyone who 

cares about the park – is the state of the lakes. 

Created in the first half of the 18th century, 

the lakes were intended to create vistas of 

water around three sides of Wanstead House. 

Originally nine in number, the five survivors 

(the Basin, Shoulder of Mutton Pond, Heronry 

Pond, Perch Pond and Ornamental Water) still 

form one of London’s finest waterscapes and 

are the park’s defining feature. 



Sadly, the lakes are not in good condition. 

Only one – the Basin, owned by Wanstead 

Golf Club – seems to have no serious 

problems. As for the others, the water level 

in the Shoulder of Mutton Pond fluctuates 

seasonally, and it would benefit from some 

de-silting, but it is otherwise fairly stable. 

However, the other three lakes are in a bad 

way. The concrete lining of Heronry Pond 

is completely compromised, and even with 

constant replenishment via pumping from a 

borehole, it is impossible to keep it anywhere 

near full. The neighbouring Perch Pond looks 

healthy but appears to be heavily dependent 

on leakage from its western neighbour. Worst 

of all is the Ornamental Water, which has 

taken a turn for the worse in recent years for 

reasons which are not yet fully understood. 

Water levels have remained persistently low, 

and even when the lake was flooded by the 

River Roding in December 2019, immediately 

began to fall by about 7cm per week until, 

within a few months, it was back to where it 

had been before. 

Addressing the state of the lake system is 

one of the central themes of the Parkland 

Plan (covering restoration and management), 

which was adopted by the City of London 

in 2020. 

Making plans is all very well but they also 

need to be paid for. There we have run into a 

problem. The key to funding the Parkland Plan 

was that radical works were assumed to be 

required to the lakes to bring them into line 

with the Flood and Water Management Act 

2010. It was anticipated these modifications 

could cost up to £10 million, based on what 

had been spent on a similar project on 

Hampstead Heath. 

This presented an opportunity for Wanstead 

Park, as the spending would come from 

central, rather than Epping Forest, budgets, 

and it would make sense to carry out other 

improvements and repairs to the lakes at 

the same time. Any non-statutory element 

of the work could potentially have been 

used as match funding for a parallel bid 

to the National Lottery Heritage Fund to 

pay for a whole range of improvements to 

the park. 

Unfortunately, the recently published 

engineer’s recommendations have rather 

thrown a spanner in the works. He concluded 

that the works required were far less extensive 

than had been assumed. Provisionally costed 

at around £500,000, this is only 5% of the 

ballpark figure we were working on before. 

This means the complex funding package for 

the Parkland Plan will need to be rebuilt from 

scratch. 

We know that Epping Forest is working 

on new funding options. However, in the 

meantime, we will be pressing for early 

implementation of those aspects of its 

Water Management Strategy that might 

make an appreciable difference. In our view, 

the change in funding assumptions for 

the Wanstead Park project, as well as the 

worsening state of the lakes, has created a 

new situation. Most of these options would 

not be unduly expensive. In our view, they 

now need to be explicitly decoupled from the 

main project and expedited as a project in 

their own right. 

Over the last decade, the Friends have been 

patient and supportive as Epping Forest 

officials raised awareness within the City of 

London of the plight of Wanstead Park. Our 

interventions (notably a 2017 ‘summit’ of 

stakeholders at the Palace of Westminster) 

have helped to build a ‘coalition of the 

willing’ and identify practical ways of doing 

something about it. Now, we are exploring 

ways in which we can unlock new sources 

of grant aid for the park as the requesting 

charity. We already have some good news 

where we have been able to do just that for 

the park’s Grotto (see page 9). However, as 

far as the lakes are concerned, the ball is in 

the City of London’s court. Wanstead Park’s 

custodian needs to put the current setback 

behind it and come up with a new funding 

strategy. The present situation is too dire for 

action to be delayed much longer. 

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In the second of two articles, Sadayeen Khan, secretary of Redbridge 

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community. Anyone living, working 

or studying in Redbridge is welcome to 

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We treat the Redbridge borough as a whole 

and facilitate coordinators of all wards to work 

within their areas. Watch coordinators can 

work on their roads with their related issues, 

including antisocial behaviour, drug dealing, 

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locks to watching and checking houses to 

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political boundaries, of course, they simply 

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metals. Vehicle thieves will steal small change, 

expensive sunglasses, branded items, or take 

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We encourage members to report anything 

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this information is never communicated to 

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members. 

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members to do the same. 

NHW no longer advertises and we rely on 

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guidance, which states organised outdoor 

physical activity is exempt from the ‘rule of six’. 

Date: Friday 1 January Time: 10.30am–12.30pm 

Venue: Broadstrood Car Park, Goldings Hill 

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

JAN 

1 

PANTOMIME: SNOW WHITE 

AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 

Join the panto cast by live stream for the party 

of the year as they celebrate Snow White’s 

birthday. It promises to be the who’s who of 

Redbridge, and with Matron Markle and her 

son Muddles in charge of the entertainment, 

who knows what will be in store? 

Date: until 10 January Time: various 

Venue: Kenneth Moore Theatre, Ilford, IG1 1BT 

Cost: £17.50 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/snowwhite 

JAN 

1 

WANSTEAD 

COMMUNITY MARKET 

Date: Sunday 3 January Time: 10am–3pm 

Venue: Wanstead High Street 

Enquiries: aceeventsltd.co.uk 

JAN 

3 

What’s happening, 

what’s on and where... 

Are you organising an event? 

Let us know... events@swvg.co.uk 

Please note: all events are 

subject to change. Please 

check with the relevant 

organisers to confirm details. 

FOSTER FOR REDBRIDGE 

INFORMATION SESSION 

Join this virtual information session to find 

out more about what fostering is, the different 

types of fostering, what the process entails 

and ask any questions you have. 

Date: Tuesday 5 January Time: 6–7pm 

Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/foster21 

JAN 

5 

HAVEN HOUSE CHRISTMAS 

TREE RECYCLING 

Recycle your real Christmas tree with Haven 

House. Register for your tree to be collected 

on either 9 or 10 January from the following 

postcodes: E4, E18, IG7, IG8, IG9 and IG10. 

Volunteers also needed. 

Date: Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 

Cost: donation Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/recycletree 

JAN 

9 

STAY-IN-SCIENCE ONLINE 

FOUR-WEEK CLUB 

Join Sciencedipity live for a fun and interactive 

science club. Suitable for ages five to 11. 

Choose your day and time and book your slot 

to start making science engaging, educational 

and fun. 

Date: from Monday 11 January Time: various 

Cost: £38 Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/stayinscience 

JAN 

JAN 

13 

11 

HAVE YOUR SAY ON CRIME: 

FORUM FOR WEST WARDS 

Talk to community safety officers about 

any concerns in your ward and what has 

been done well over the last 12 months. 

Sessions have been localised in the same 

format as the local forums, so residents can 

discuss issues with a particular focus on 

their neighbourhood, as well as their views 

on the borough in its entirety, where this is 

appropriate. Booking required. 

Date: Wednesday 13 January 

Time: 12.30–1.15pm and 5.30–6.15pm 

Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/crimeforum 


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HELPING CHILDREN THRIVE 

INTO THE NEW NORMAL 

Join six one-hour sessions to explore and build 

your resilience and get learning materials for 

your children. Supported by Thrive LDN. 

Date: Thursday 14 January Time: 5–6pm 

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

JAN 

14 



Monthly market offering a range of products. 

As with all events, subject to change. 

Date: Sunday 17 January Time: 10am–3pm 

Venue: George Lane, South Woodford 


JAN 

17 

NORTH EAST LONDON 

ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 

An online astronomical-themed presentation. 

Visitors welcome. The group normally meet at 

Wanstead House. 

Date: Sunday 17 January Time: 3pm 

Cost: free Enquiries: stevek1951@hotmail.com 

JAN 

17 

BENJAMIN DISRAELI 

REVISITED 

Hear Professor Jon Parry discuss Benjamin 

Disraeli. Have there been any new insights 

into his political goals and achievements? In 

what ways did his Jewishness matter to his 

outlook or to his popularity? How should we 

interpret his association with ‘One Nation 

Conservatism’? A Jewish Historical Society of 

England event. 

Date: Thursday 21 January Time: 8pm 

Cost: free Enquiries: jhse.org/events 

JAN 

JAN 

22 

21 

FOSTER FOR REDBRIDGE 

COFFEE MORNING 

A virtual coffee morning. 

Date: Friday 22 January Time: 10–11am 

Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/foster21a 



Date: Friday 22 January Time: 10.30–11.30am 

Cost: free Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/resilience22 

JAN 

22 

DRIVING LESSONS 

ALL AGES and ALL ABILITIES 

We can offer a choice between BMW 1 Series, Range Rover Evoque or VW Golf tuition vehicles 

Please call on 07434 651033 

email safegapdt@gmail.com 



ST PETER-IN-THE-FOREST 

HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR 

Join guide Joanna Moncrieff as she takes you 

on a walk through time, learning about the 

people buried at St Peter-in-the-Forest. 

Date: Sunday 24 January Time: 1pm and 3pm 

Venue: St Peter-in-the-Forest, E17 3PP 

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

JAN 

JAN 

27 

24 

HOLOCAUST 

MEMORIAL DAY 

Vision RCL and Redbridge Council are making 

plans to prepare a special virtual Holocaust 

Memorial Day service. 

Date: Wednesday 27 January Time: 11–11.30am 

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

HAVE YOUR SAY ON CRIME: 

FORUM FOR WEST WARDS 

Talk to community safety officers about crime 

in South Woodford or Churchfields wards. 

Date: Wednesday 27 January Time: 12.30–1.15pm 

Enquiries: swvg.co.uk/crimeforum 

JAN 

27 



Monthly market offering a range of products. 

As with all events, subject to change. 

Date: Sunday 21 February Time: 10am–3pm 

Venue: George Lane, South Woodford 


FEB 

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Date: Monday 22 February Time: 10.30–11.30am 

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

FEB 

22 

THE STORY OF 

HARRY HEINZ SCHWARZ 

Hear the extraordinary story of the late Harry 

Schwarz – a refugee from Nazism who became 

one of South Africa’s leading anti-apartheid 

figures and top diplomats – as told by his 

grandson, Adam. For the Jewish Historical 

Society of England. 

Date: Tuesday 23 February Time: 7.45pm 

Cost: free Enquiries: jhse.org/events 

FEB 

23 

Redbridge 

Community Radio 

Launching 

4 January 2021 

redbridgecommunityradio.blogspot.com 

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 


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Redbridge 

Volunteer with us 

We will train, mentor and 

support you all the way. 

To find out more and apply, visit 

samaritans.org/volunteer 

Email redbridgesamsrecruitment@gmail.com 

Samaritans of Redbridge is part of Samaritans, a registered charity. 

Chris O’Donovan Photography/Samaritans 



Online Private GP 

Video Consultations 

now available 

• Fast access to appointments 

• Male and female GPs 

• Full range of GP services 

• Over 200 consultants 

available for onward 

treatment 

• Experienced and 

friendly team 

• All patients are 

welcome whether 

they are registered 

with us or not 

• Face to face 

appointments 

also available 

Speak to 

a GP from 

ONLY 

£90 

To book an appointment call us on 020 3925 1016 

or email info@theholly.com 

The Holly Private Hospital, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5HX theholly.com 

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Local community online 

CO-OP’S CO-OPERATE 

A large listing of activities and groups for all 

ages. Visit co-operate.coop.co.uk 

ELMHURST PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION 

Fundraising for a natural woodland play 

area in Elmhurst Garden in South Woodford. 

Visit swvg.co.uk/epa 

FRIENDS OF THE RIVER RODING 

A Facebook group for those who want to help 

bring the river back to life. Visit swvg.co.uk/rr 

FRIENDS OF WANSTEAD PARKLANDS 

Researching and promoting Wanstead 

Park and the historic parklands. Visit 

wansteadpark.org.uk 

NATURE CONSERVATION IN REDBRIDGE 

A Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure Facebook 

group. Visit swvg.co.uk/nature 

Specialising In Home 

Computer Problems 

Virus and Spyware removal 

Software/Hardware upgrades 

Wireless Networking 

Home visits or free delivery 

and collection. Locally Based 

Cost effective rates 

No Fix - No Fee 

M - 07704 346612 

E - tech@problemcomputers.co.uk 

W - www.problemcomputers.co.uk 

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 

Sharing photography tips and advice. 

Visit swvg.co.uk/photo 

REDBRIDGE COMMUNITY RADIO 

A new local radio station featuring news, 

events and interviews. Visit swvg.co.uk/radio 

ROTARY CLUB 

The Rotary Club of Leytonstone and Woodford 

are meeting online. Call 020 3597 2921 

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL 

Women volunteers committed to women’s 

empowerment. Visit swvg.co.uk/siel 

SOUTH WOODFORD & SURROUNDS 

A Facebook group for news and discussions 

about our community. A place to share ideas 

and ask advice. Visit swvg.co.uk/life 

SOUTH WOODFORD GARDENERS 

Tending to and improving the flower beds 

across the local area. Visit swvg.co.uk/swg 

SOUTH WOODFORD SOCIETY 

Making South Woodford a better place to live. 

Visit southwoodfordsociety.org 

WOODFORD AND WANSTEAD PARENTS 

A Facebook group to share thoughts and help 

each other. Visit swvg.co.uk/parents 

WOODFORD GREEN SPEAKERS 

Improve your public speaking skills. 

Email woodfordgreenspeakers@gmail.com 

WOODFORD TOWN FC 

Support a local football team as they return to 

the Woodford area. Visit swvg.co.uk/wtfc 

WREN WILDLIFE GROUP 

Online Sunday morning free talks on local 

wildlife. Visit wrengroup.org 

YOUNG WRITERS CLUB 

A club for children who aspire to become 

authors. Visit swvg.co.uk/youngwriters 



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Useful numbers 

in South Woodford 

ADVICE & SUPPORT 

Samaritans116 123 

Citizens Advice Redbridge0300 330 9063 

Community Legal Advice0845 345 4 345 

HEALTH 

NHS 111111 

Whipps Cross Hospital020 8539 5522 

The Shrubberies Medical Centre020 8530 4108 

Glebelands Practice020 8989 6272 

South Woodford Health Centre 020 8491 3333 

Elmhurst Practice020 8491 3310 

The Broadway Surgery 020 8505 3204 

Southdene Surgery020 8530 3731 

Out of hours GP020 3770 1888 

LEISURE & LIBRARIES 

South Woodford Library & Gym020 8708 9067 

Woodford Green Library020 8708 9055 

Wanstead Library 020 8708 7400 

Wanstead Leisure Centre020 8989 1172 

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LOCAL COUNCILLORS 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 

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 

LOCAL MP Chingford and Woodford Green 

Iain Duncan Smith MP020 7219 3000 

iainduncansmith.org.uk 

LOCAL MP Ilford North 

Wes Streeting MP020 3475 7901 

wesstreeting.org 

LOCAL MP Leyton and Wanstead 

John Cryer MP020 8989 5249 

johncryermp.co.uk 

POLICE & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH 

Emergency 999 

Non-emergency101 

Crimestoppers0800 555 111 

Neighbourhood Watch redbridgenhw.info 

Safer Neighbourhoods Teams020 8345 3616 

REDBRIDGE COUNCIL 

Customer contact centre020 8554 5000 

Report anti-social behaviour020 8478 4679 

UTILITIES 

Electricity (power cut)105 

Electricity emergency 0800 40 40 90 

Gas emergency0800 111 999 

Thames Water (report a leak) 0800 714 614 



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ACTING 

DSP Performing 23 

BALLET 

Redbridge Classical Dance42 

BARBERS 

Agy’s Barber Shop50 

BATHROOMS 

Bathworks 25 

BEAUTY 

Woodford House17 

BOILER INSTALLATION 

Wanstead Group33 

BUILDERS 

North London Loft Rooms 46–47 

CARPET CLEANING 

Safeclean Chigwell 32 

CEMETERY 

City of London Cemetery 28–29 

CHARITIES 

Haven House Children’s Hospice 24 

Redbridge Samaritans60 

St Francis Hospice 63 

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 



CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE 

Haven House Children’s Hospice 24 

CLEANING 

Dyson Repair Man7 


The Oven Wizard20 

COMMUNITY & GROUPS 

Redbridge Community Radio 59 

Redbridge Samaritans60 

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 

Problem Computers62 

COUNSELLING 

Counselling Helps 8 

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DECORATORS 

AL Smith50 

Woodford & Wells10 

DENTIST 

Woodford House17 

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR 

Safe GAP 58 


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DYSON REPAIR 


EATING COACH 

Eat Sense37 

ESTATE AGENTS 

Churchill Estates 1 & 34–35 

Yellands 53 

EXTRA INCOME 

UW4 & 56 

FINANCIAL SERVICES 

Charles Crown Financial5 

FITNESS 

Sylvestrian Leisure Centre2 

GARAGE SERVICES 

Woodbridge Autos65 

GIFTS 

Creative Giftware 9 

Scentsy 64 & 67 

GP CONSULTATION 

The Holly Private Hospital 55 & 61 

HANDYMAN 


E18 Handyman 6 

Stuart Green Property Solutions 53 

HOLISTIC HEALTH 

Eat Sense37 

HOSPITAL 

The Holly Private Hospital 55 & 61 

HYPNOTHERAPY 

Hypnotherapy DeBono12 

INSURANCE 


LOFTS 


MINDSET COACH 

Nicky Kentisbeer16 

MORTGAGES 


NUTRITION 

Eat Sense37 

OFFICE CLEANING 


OVEN CLEANING 

The Oven Wizard20 

PERFORMANCE ART 



PERSONAL TRAINER 


PEST MANAGEMENT 

GJB Pest Management21 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Geoff Wilkinson20 

PLANNING & DESIGN 


PLASTERING 

AL Smith50 

PLUMBING & HEATING 

Wanstead Group33 

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 

AL Smith50 

E18 Handyman 6 

Stuart Green Property Solutions 53 

Woodford & Wells10 

RADIO 

Redbridge Community Radio 59 

RESTAURANTS 

Grand Trunk Road 11 

SCHOOLS 

Avon House Preparatory School16 

St Aubyn’s School 43 

Woodford Green Prep School45 

SOLICITORS 

Wiseman Lee LLP 39 

SPORT & LEISURE 


STAINED GLASS 

McCarty & Smith13 

STORAGE 

BWI Self Storage42 

TAKEAWAY 

Grand Trunk Road 11 

TUITION & COURSES 

GCSE Masterclass15 

MagiKats37 

Redbridge Institute27 

WARMERS & SCENTED WAX 

Scentsy 64 & 67 

WILL WRITING 

St Francis Hospice 63 

Wiseman Lee LLP 39 

WINDOW RESTORATION 

McCarty & Smith13 

WINDOW SHUTTERS 

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