No word yet on what was the result of the repairs of the massive Churchill portrait which formerly was hanging in the George (as we reported last month). Wetherspoons told us it had not been removed, as was the gossip, but was simply being repaired following water damage. Nothing more yet, but the artist behind the work, Carole Edrich, who made it for the first Art Trail, has sent us this photograph for anyone not familiar with the picture. Each photograph which makes up the mosaic was taken within quarter of a mile of the Churchill bust outside Manor House.
First up for the Fringe…
The fourth Wanstead Fringe is fast approaching and in the next few days we’ll be featuring some of the events taking place.
First up is Wanstead’s favourite crime-writer, Anya Lipska, whose books have delightfully featured areas familiar to Wanstead residents. The BBC is currently developing her Kershaw and Kiska characters into a possible TV series. Anyone who loves the world of crime-writing and fancies having a go will be interested in a two-hour workshop at which she will be giving pointers on finding great ideas, creating plot, structure and character, offering tips of the crime writer’s trade, and advice on how to get published. No previous fiction-writing experience is necessary but places are very limited.
Another prang
Another late-night collision at the junction of Wanstead High Street with New Wanstead, with one car on the crossroads and one in bushes nearby. There wasn’t any sign of casualties. Spotted by trusty snapper Marcus Tylor some time after 3am.
Wanstead’s Michelangelo
Or possibly Donatello.
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Top bananas
Two things to think about the new sign at the soon-to-reopen greengrocers: one is the respect for a bit of history in keeping the name Harvey’s, even though it’s got new owners. Two is the sheer classiness of the shopfront.
And though this risks becoming a theme, how exactly do you get a mahoosive cabinet into a shop? Like this…
Third time lucky
The end of Wellesley Road at its junction with Hermon Hill has been a bit of a disaster zone for the past year, with flood after flood, roadworks after roadworks. And for what we think is the third time in 12 months, the road is now again closed as a deep hole is dug in the road. It’s being looked into. (Thanks to monitor, Wansteadium reader Jo Sarafin, who says she’s told the work should last a week.)