Author: Wansteadium

The delightful six-month-old poodle puppy which was found on Wellesley Road earlier in the week is back at home, safe and sound. After being found and taken to Goddard’s vets, it was located by the owner’s son, who had been trawling dogs’ homes to find it. (Hat tip to Petty Son & Prestwich’s John Wagstaff for turning doggy detective in trying to find out what happened.) Hopefully the puppy will make an appearance at the Wanstead Village Dog Show on Monday.

Two weeks ago we mused that what was really needed round here was a social secretary – a public-minded individual who would undertake to maintain a calendar of events for the Wanstead populace.

Ladies and gentlemen, Wansteadium is delighted to introduce that person to you. She is Stephanie Pettigrew, a woman who though being a native of the wonderful city of San Francisco in the state of California feels increasingly at home in Wanstead as each day passes. The diary she will maintain is here on this very website, at the bottom of this page. It is, as they say, a work in progress, and event organisers are invited to contribute information to make it more complete.

You can submit your event information using this page here.

But in the meantime, would all readers join with Wansteadium in welcoming Stephanie to her new position.

Wansteadium reader Lorna writes: “This puppy, or maybe tiny dog, was found yesterday, 19 May, in Wellesley Road. It was taken to Goddards in New Wanstead, from where it will be collected today by Redbridge Dog Wardens.”

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, celebrated the centenary of St Gabriel’s church in Aldersbrook on Sunday at which the pictured mosaic was unveiled. Thanks to St Gabriel’s for the pictures – they’re on Twitter @StGAldersbrook  and have more pictures on their Facebook page.

 

Every dog will have its day! The Parish of #Wanstead Village Dog Show is back Bank Holiday Monday 26th May 2-5pm. pic.twitter.com/cMNm2m4fbh

— ParishOfWanstead (@WansteadParish) May 19, 2014

Photos of last year’s show are here.

A Wansteadium reader who would rather remain nameless writes:

“Up until Saturday afternoon there was an air quality monitoring station on Kingfisher Avenue. Now there’s an empty plinth and a wall with a large hole punched out of it. I think I saw a car bumper trapped under the knocked over box. It must have been hit pretty hard, but I didn’t see it happen. Does anyone know what happened?