Ideal conditions this year for the Wanstead Yuletide constitutional. Once again, the place to be seen, complete with new items of outerwear. And thankfully the wildfowl were there too to share the occasion.
We omitted to mention this before Christmas, but much kudos to Daisy’s the florist which once again provided a slap-up Christmas lunch for users of the Alan Burgess Centre. Our correspondent Sue writes:
The kindness of Daisy’s Florist is overwhelming. This lovely couple again paid for Christmas lunch and gifts this week, for around forty over 55’s, at the Allan Burgess Centre (Age Concern).
As we all know, this is a very tough time for many of us, and the High Street businesses are also suffering. So a very big “Thank You!” to Daisy’s, whose kind and community spirited gesture was very much appreciated!
This year’s Christmas quiz has three questions. Send your answers by filling in the form below. The winner will win enormous amounts of street cred. No Googling. Answers will come on New Year’s Eve.
The traditional lineup of Christmas services in Wanstead churches will be a bit different this year with the absence of any services at Wanstead United Reformed Church. It has had to cancel all its services because its heating has broken.
There are still plenty of services to choose from, though, which are detailed in the listing below.
You have to admire the optimism of the folk behind Wanstead High Street’s soon-to-be newest coffee shop.
The Wagon Wanstead is getting ready to open in the former clothes shop Le Voyage – in what must be, by any standards, a crowded market. It’s just two doors down from the much admired Bare Brew and with 5SP not far in the other direction it’s surely going to be a challenge to bring something new. But at any time, and at this season especially, we wish them good luck in their new venture.
The sound of crunching ice is music to Carl Marsh’s ears. His Wanstead company is helping people all over the country stay vertical on ice and deal with the challenges of winter weather.
Carl, of Seagry Road, set up Icegripper.co.uk after having lived in the Alps. It has now become one of the biggest websites specialising in winter footwear and has grown a dedicated audience all over the UK – and even some in places such as Finland. Snow boots, overshoes, special gripping attachments for shoes – they’re all its domain, and Carl has now started offering IceGripper’s own branded walking boots and ice grips.
He said: “I know it’s not only kids who love the snow – the number of people I’ve seen out walking in Wanstead over the past couple of days shows that. But nobody wants to be falling over – that’s where I can help.”
The company offers free delivery to anyone with and E11 postcode. Customers can also click and collect (free of postage charges) from Carl’s E11 base where he keeps a small amount of stock.
