Geoff Wilkinson writes on Wanstead Daily Photo: “I was just passing through Hermon Hill to Chigwell Road when I spotted this wooden fence with these lovely flowers and greenery growing through it.”
Leyton and Wanstead election result…
… is a HOLD for Labour’s John Cryer. The full result, as presented here by the BBC, is :
Leyton & Wanstead returns Lab John Cryer with Green's Ashley Gunstock in 3rd place Election 2015 http://t.co/HnVc2fZ82R @Wansteadium
— Mark Stephens (@MarksLarks) May 8, 2015
And here’s Ilford North (which includes part of the Wansteadium heartland) which sees Wes Streeting, the deputy leader of Redbridge Council, becoming an MP at the age of 32.
A word of thanks
Thank you to those Wansteadium readers who in the past month bought items from Amazon using the box on the side of this site. Each time anyone does that, Amazon gives us a few pence (though you don’t pay any extra), and these have added up to cover half our running costs for the month. So thank you for helping to keep Wansteadium going.
Election leaflets for Leyton and Wanstead
Just in case you’ve missed the election leaflets on your doormat, we’re pleased to bring you, in alphabetical order, scans of the leaflets from four of the five candidates standing in Leyton and Wanstead.* They have been collected by the excellent website ElectionLeaflets.org. You can get the images in greater detail by clicking that link.
Rosumund Beattie, UKIP
John Cryer, Labour
Ashley Gunstock, Green
Carl Quilliam, Lib Dem
Matthew Scott, Conservative
*If anyone has a copy of leaflet on behalf of independent candidate Mahtab Aziz, please get in touch with us via wansteadium@gmail.com.
Relax. Once again, it’s not THAT Wanstead
1.36 earthquake occured near Wanstead, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand at 15:05 UTC! #earthquake #Wanstead http://t.co/6e4fAC6hTU
— My Earthquake Alerts (@myearthquakeapp) May 5, 2015
The bluebell carnival 2015
It’s that time of year when the bluebells in Wanstead Park prove irresistible to all but the most parsimonious photographers. Instagram, Twitter, Flickr – all become a temporary home for some beautiful (but, let’s face it, pretty similar) photographs. Still, let’s indulge each other. Here are some of this weekend’s crop, and you can send links for any of yours, or email us directly at wansteadium@gmail.com, before the bluebells disappear.
Lovely bluebell walk in Wanstead Park today. Thanks for the recommendation @CoLEppingForest pic.twitter.com/tsTimEI3lT
— Phil (@Philternz) May 4, 2015
Last bluebell walk of 2015. Delighted to discover that Wanstead Park is just 5 tube stops from home. pic.twitter.com/N9guyrGNiQ
— Piali Das Gupta (@PialiDG) May 4, 2015
Plus some variations on a theme:
@BBCSpringwatch @CoLEppingForest some more Hawthorn Blossom Wanstead pic.twitter.com/OrgvxYW8ur
— Janet Hopper (@MustBeTheJanay) May 4, 2015