At the time of writing, Redbridge has just one confirmed case of coronavirus. There are only a handful of boroughs in England where that is true. But we thought we should nevertheless kick-off a round-up of things that are going on, for the diversion and delectation of people spending more time at home than they might have expected.
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A couple of hedgehogs – perhaps venturing out of hibernation by the milder weather – spotted in a garden on Ashbourne Avenue, giving an air of Groundhog Day.
In nearby Roding Valley Park, spring has definitely sprung.
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Spring cleaning of some High Street signs (we’re sign obsessives, in case you didn’t know) reveal the ghost of a former shop – Nicky’s News – a relic of an era when there was more than one newsagent on the High Street. Memories of this shop, anyone who was around in those days? Via Comments below, please.
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Peter Hucker, proprietor of the Nightingale Lane second hand shop most likely to have a carved wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker, displays some of the waspish humour that made him famous.
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And finally we just don’t know what to make of these, outside Wanstead House.
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Nicky’s News must be old. The number seems from a very long time ago!
I think the 7 prefix was added to all mobiles in 1997 so I would guess early to mid nineties when mobiles became popular.