Author: Wansteadium

The squawking club of parakeets which have made Wanstead their home have featured a number of times in Wansteadium. We’ve had them on video, but we’ve never had pictures of them as up close as these, taken by
Brian Kavanagh.

Spotted a Parakeet over Wanstead Flats today.#WansteadFlats #manorpark pic.twitter.com/BtKIfxm0Hn

— Brian Kavanagh (@terrvision42) February 29, 2016

UPDATE WEDNESDAY
Jennifer Schenck offers these additional pics:

• In other nature news, it’s been a while since we indulged our affection for hedgehogs. But stories in the press on Monday indicate that the long-term bleak outlook for hedgehogs has not improved. Boxer Tyson Fury said this weekend that he has eaten hedgehogs, which doesn’t help.

Dear #rodneyrd problem drinker

A: get help
B: stop littering. #Wanstead #e11 @Wansteadium @RedbridgeLive pic.twitter.com/2fSkbQzwGf

— jenpot (@jenpot) February 29, 2016

A cornucopia of photos this week, including this black and white beauty from Peter Hall. If you’re looking on a desktop, it’s worth clicking the photo to see a bigger version. Thanks to him, Mick Terry and Cinzia for this week’s shots. You can send yours for next week to info@wansteadium.com.

Our new weekly e-mail listing Wanstead events which we sent for the first time on Saturday seems to have been a hit, and led to a rush of new subscribers.

Great idea! I’m all signed up to the boxing exercise class, courtesy of this email, wrote reader Cheryl.

Others approved on Twitter, including Lisa:

@Wansteadium Really like the #wanstead social calendar newsletter. Very useful. Please keep that going!

— Lisa Agasee (@1womanworkforce) February 27, 2016

Regular reader Maya found a novel way of sharing it , by linking to this page.

So we’ll keep it going, with the help as ever from Wanstead Social Secretary Stephanie Pettigrew. If you are involved with an event you would like listed send the details via this page.

And if you would like to sign up while you still can (places are limited), fill in this form below to get our updates by e-mail.

Ever wondered what happened to the old Mastermind chair? Turns out it is in Chalet Wood in Wanstead Park pic.twitter.com/aiwsqMce7U

— James Heal (@JWFHeal) February 28, 2016

Tom Hardy’s appearance in Wanstead last month for the filming of his new BBC series Taboo was a pretty exciting event for many. And now a trailer for the series has been released by its US broadcaster FX. In it you can clearly see Hardy walking down the aisle of St Mary’s.

Despite the quick work with the trailer, it’s thought the series won’t be broadcast until 2017.

UPDATE, FRIDAY 8PM It appears that the video is now no longer available in the UK. Still, it was good while it lasted.

(iPhone users will need to tap here to watch the video.)