Wanstead Village Directory

15/11/2024

We’ve heard the expression ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, but as someone who has had a beloved pet go missing, I know all too well that it takes a village to find them, says Wanstead resident Liz Hickson

13/11/2024

Local photographers have produced a 2025 calendar featuring locations across Epping Forest

12/11/2024

Redbridge Council has launched a budget survey to gather views on what matters most to local residents

12/11/2024

Redbridge Council will host an online meeting to explain the condition of Broadmead Road Bridge.

12/11/2024

The December 2024 issue of the Wanstead Village Directory will be published from 30 November and there are just a few days left to book your ad slot and get your (Christmas) message out to our readers.

Deadline to book is 15 November, with artwork needed by 20 November.

As usual, this issue will go out to a total of 7,000 local homes.

Interested? Let’s finalise your spot today! We can help with advert design, just let us know the ad size you'd like: quarter, half or full page. Here's the media pack so you can see the options: www.wnstd.com/mp

Local advertising works best when it's consistent, so we are also offering 2025 package deals to raise your profile throughout the year - let me know if you'd like a bespoke quote.

Woodthorpe Joinery has advertised with us in every issue since October 2011: “We have used WVD for about 13 years, and it has been a consistent source of good-quality leads that has helped us grow and put us on the map with our local community.”

Email any questions to [email protected]

10/11/2024

People in Wanstead and South Woodford have been getting a free coffee, free dessert, money off their lunch, £10 off an MOT, £10 off a bottle of wine, money off takeaways and lots of other savings by shopping local. How? By using their copy of Village Vouchers. Order your copy today with free pick up (postage also available):

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09/11/2024

As the holiday season approaches, a group of passionate volunteer bakers led by Paul Canal and Sarah-Jane Hogg are gearing up to make a difference

09/11/2024

Wanstead’s Christmas tree lights will be switched on this month

08/11/2024

Jo Cullen from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash explores employee rights in a redundancy situation, when you need to protect yourself from unfair treatment, discrimination and victimisation

06/11/2024

Benjamin Murphy, Chair of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee, has published an update on work taking place in Wanstead Park. In the first of a series of extracts, the focus is on the Ornamental Water

05/11/2024

Tin in a Bin will host a drag queen bingo night in Wanstead on 23 November to raise funds for Redbridge Foodbank’s warehouse renovation project. James Nunn reports on the charity’s recent work

05/11/2024

In the 13th of a series of articles featuring wildlife images from Wanstead Park and Wanstead Flats, Dr Tony Madgwick presents a shot of a Migrant Spreadwing damselfly, a species not previously seen in the area

04/11/2024

A local community gardening group won Best Community Display in this year’s Redbridge in Bloom competition

04/11/2024

Three Remembrance services will take place across Wanstead and South Woodford this month

03/11/2024

TfL has created a bus fiasco in Wanstead and South Woodford with its incompetent changes to the W12, W13 and W14 routes, say Save Our Local Bus Services campaigners. Member Donna Mizzi explains

03/11/2024

Wanstead’s first-ever repair café took place last month

02/11/2024

The George closed its doors as a Wetherspoons pub on 13 October – the day after a successful second Wanstead Beer Festival. The appetite for reasonably priced food and drink remains strong, says Paul Donovan

02/11/2024

The Wanstead Charity is appealing for donations and sponsorship