Wanstead news, events and tickets
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Free to take part but please register before you first come along.
Free walks organised by Redbridge Vision. This walk is Grade 2 - described as "a steady pace, some gentle slopes and uneven terrain". Meet on Christchurch Green, by the church.
Welcome to Wanstead Pottery. A calm and inviting space for you to explore the marvellous medium of clay. Have fun experimenting with form, texture and decorative techniques and create something you will cherish with this natural, tactile and versatile material. Taster sessions are a fun way to introduce yourself to pottery In this introductory class … Continue reading "Wanstead Pottery: Hand-building taster (family)"
Hosted by Wanstead's residents: young author Riku Fryderyk, bestselling author Joseph Elliot and English teacher Shameem Aziz, this Creative Writing Event is aimed at children who love reading, writing and using their imaginations to create supercalifragilistic stories! Children of all ages are invited to join us to take part in competitions and activities involving writing literature … Continue reading "Wanstead Book Festival presents: Children’s creative writing workshop"
The Temple explores the history of Wanstead Park through the Roman, Regency and Victorian periods to the present day. The Temple has: a history of the Park's Roman Villa, told through mosaics and other items from our museum collection a tale of Regency romance gone wrong, fit to rival the best period drama statues which … Continue reading "Open weekend at the Temple"
Welcome to Wanstead Pottery. A calm and inviting space for you to explore the marvellous medium of clay. Have fun experimenting with form, texture and decorative techniques and create something you will cherish with this natural, tactile and versatile material. Taster sessions are a fun way to introduce yourself to clay. In this introductory class … Continue reading "Wanstead Pottery: Throwing on the Wheel (adult)"
Wanstead Theatre Co proudly presents TWO by Jim Cartwright (author of Road, The Rise & Fall of Little Voice). A tale of love, laughs and loss in your friendly local as told through the lives of its regulars. This is a site-specific production which is set in a pub, so will be performed upstairs in … Continue reading "TWO by Jim Cartwright (24 Sept 2pm)"
Four chances to take a tour of the crypt beneath St Mary’s church including some of the last resting places of key figures in Wanstead’s history. Access to the crypt is difficult with steep stairs and a constricted access tunnel. It’s nevertheless a unique experience. Proceeds are going towards the improvement of the crypt access. … Continue reading "Tours of the crypt (24 Sept)"