South Woodford Village Gazette
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Local community magazine
Redbridge Council is seeking the views of residents to help shape the future of the borough
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Redbridge Council asks residents to help shape the borough’s future
Redbridge Council is seeking the views of residents to help shape the future of the borough
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December 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Redbridge Council is seeking the views of residents to help shape the future of the borough
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December 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Redbridge Council has published a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) priority action plan
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SEND priority action plan
Redbridge Council has published a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) priority action plan
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December 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Redbridge Council has published a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) priority action plan
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A supporter of Saint Francis Hospice is walking 5,000 miles from London to Ghana to raise funds for the charity
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5,000-mile walk to honour late fiancée and support local hospice
A supporter of Saint Francis Hospice is walking 5,000 miles from London to Ghana to raise funds for the charity
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December 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A supporter of Saint Francis Hospice is walking 5,000 miles from London to Ghana to raise funds for the charity
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Nominations for the Mayor of Redbridge’s annual community awards are open until 6 January. Do you know an unsung hero on your street or anywhere within your local community? Or a group or organisation that has made a positive contribution to the lives of local residents?
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Community awards
Nominations for the Mayor of Redbridge’s annual community awards are open until 6 January. Do you know an unsung hero on your street or anywhere within your local community? Or a group or organisation that has made a positive contribution to the lives of local residents? If the answer is yes, why not enter them...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Nominations for the Mayor of Redbridge’s annual community awards are open until 6 January. Do you know an unsung hero on your street or anywhere within your local community? Or a group or organisation that has made a positive contribution to the lives of local residents?
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Having reached the finals of the Ilford and Redbridge Business Awards in December, the South Woodford Village Gazette lost out to Colours of Redbridge in the Social Value Award category. “There was strong competition in our category and Colours of Redbridge are worthy winners.
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South Woodford Village Gazette loses out on award to Colours of Redbridge
Having reached the finals of the Ilford and Redbridge Business Awards in December, the South Woodford Village Gazette lost out to Colours of Redbridge in the Social Value Award category. “There was strong competition in our category and Colours of Redbridge are worthy winners. I’m grateful to all who took part in the public vote...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Having reached the finals of the Ilford and Redbridge Business Awards in December, the South Woodford Village Gazette lost out to Colours of Redbridge in the Social Value Award category. “There was strong competition in our category and Colours of Redbridge are worthy winners.
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A structural survey has revealed that more work is needed on the George Lane Viaduct
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Structural survey prompts new round of repairs on George Lane Viaduct
A structural survey has revealed that more work is needed on the George Lane Viaduct
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A structural survey has revealed that more work is needed on the George Lane Viaduct
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The Heartfelt Funeral Company will host ‘A Heartfelt Christmas’ event in aid of Haven House Children’s Hospice on 13 December.
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A Heartfelt Christmas
The Heartfelt Funeral Company will host 'A Heartfelt Christmas' event in aid of Haven House Children’s Hospice on 13 December.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Heartfelt Funeral Company will host ‘A Heartfelt Christmas’ event in aid of Haven House Children’s Hospice on 13 December.
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Markets, music and magical moments will make South Woodford merry this festive season. It’s time to celebrate with the community. Kris Kringle reports
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Your community Christmas
Markets, music and magical moments will make South Woodford merry this festive season. It’s time to celebrate with the community. Kris Kringle reports
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November 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Markets, music and magical moments will make South Woodford merry this festive season. It’s time to celebrate with the community. Kris Kringle reports
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In the first of a series of articles presenting the work of Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram delves into the group’s archives
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Photo & Story
In the first of a series of articles presenting the work of Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram delves into the group’s archives
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November 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
In the first of a series of articles presenting the work of Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram delves into the group’s archives
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If you are a first-time buyer and wondering what you need to buy a house or flat, here are some handy tips from Daveena Seepaul of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash
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Buyer’s Guide
If you are a first-time buyer and wondering what you need to buy a house or flat, here are some handy tips from Daveena Seepaul of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash
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November 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you are a first-time buyer and wondering what you need to buy a house or flat, here are some handy tips from Daveena Seepaul of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash
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The UK’s oldest competitive music and drama festival will be taking place locally in 2026.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The UK’s oldest competitive music and drama festival will be taking place locally in 2026.
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Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist and observer of all things local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland
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DD’s 74th Woodford Diary
Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist and observer of all things local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland
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November 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist and observer of all things local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland
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A double rainbow over Wanstead Park’s tea hut and a sunset over Hollow Ponds are among the images featured in a new Epping Forest calendar for 2026
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Wanstead Park features in charity Epping Forest 2026 calendar
A double rainbow over Wanstead Park’s tea hut and a sunset over Hollow Ponds are among the images featured in a new Epping Forest calendar for 2026
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November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A double rainbow over Wanstead Park’s tea hut and a sunset over Hollow Ponds are among the images featured in a new Epping Forest calendar for 2026
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Applications are open for residents to adopt the tree pits on their streets and plant them with wildflowers in 2026.
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Adopt a tree pit to help improve habitats for pollinators
Applications are open for residents to adopt the tree pits on their streets and plant them with wildflowers in 2026.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Applications are open for residents to adopt the tree pits on their streets and plant them with wildflowers in 2026.
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Local artist Mark Lewis has opened an exhibition of his work at the Epping Forest Visitor Centre in Chingford, featuring drawings inspired by the landscape of Epping Forest and surrounding areas.
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A Silent Frenzy: drawings of Epping Forest and its environs
Local artist Mark Lewis has opened an exhibition of his work at the Epping Forest Visitor Centre in Chingford, featuring drawings inspired by the landscape of Epping Forest and surrounding areas.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Local artist Mark Lewis has opened an exhibition of his work at the Epping Forest Visitor Centre in Chingford, featuring drawings inspired by the landscape of Epping Forest and surrounding areas.
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Discover the creativity and community behind floral art with national demonstrator and Wanstead House manager Kathryn Stangaard, who will be presenting to the Woodford and District Floral Arrangement Group this festive season
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Floral festivities
Discover the creativity and community behind floral art with national demonstrator and Wanstead House manager Kathryn Stangaard, who will be presenting to the Woodford and District Floral Arrangement Group this festive season
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November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Discover the creativity and community behind floral art with national demonstrator and Wanstead House manager Kathryn Stangaard, who will be presenting to the Woodford and District Floral Arrangement Group this festive season
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Snaresbrook is among 17 London Underground stations that will be assessed for step-free access upgrades.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Snaresbrook is among 17 London Underground stations that will be assessed for step-free access upgrades.
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A survey has shown people are unhappy with TfL’s reorganisation of local buses
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Local survey delivers dismal verdict on TfL’s bus route changes
A survey has shown people are unhappy with TfL’s reorganisation of local buses
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November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A survey has shown people are unhappy with TfL’s reorganisation of local buses
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Three Remembrance services will take place across Wanstead and South Woodford this November
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Services of Remembrance in Wanstead and South Woodford
Three Remembrance services will take place across Wanstead and South Woodford this November
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November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Three Remembrance services will take place across Wanstead and South Woodford this November
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Ahead of a talk for the Woodford Historical Society about the development of the local area, Dr Colin Runeckles explains his work digitising the details of local building plans from 1858 to 1965
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Building Woodford
Ahead of a talk for the Woodford Historical Society about the development of the local area, Dr Colin Runeckles explains his work digitising the details of local building plans from 1858 to 1965
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November 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ahead of a talk for the Woodford Historical Society about the development of the local area, Dr Colin Runeckles explains his work digitising the details of local building plans from 1858 to 1965
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Londoners are urged to help fill available blood donation appointments across the capital
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Give blood and save lives
Londoners are urged to help fill available blood donation appointments across the capital
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November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Londoners are urged to help fill available blood donation appointments across the capital
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November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Bengali Cultural Association has celebrated 50 years of Durga Puja in the UK with a five-day festival in Woodford
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Fifty years of Durga Puja in the UK celebrated in Woodford
The Bengali Cultural Association has celebrated 50 years of Durga Puja in the UK with a five-day festival in Woodford
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November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Bengali Cultural Association has celebrated 50 years of Durga Puja in the UK with a five-day festival in Woodford
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London met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for the first time ever in September. In the first of two articles, Lydia Fraser-Ward reflects on a five-year campaign to help us all breathe more easily
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Say NO2 pollution
London met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for the first time ever in September. In the first of two articles, Lydia Fraser-Ward reflects on a five-year campaign to help us all breathe more easily
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November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
London met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for the first time ever in September. In the first of two articles, Lydia Fraser-Ward reflects on a five-year campaign to help us all breathe more easily
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