A rumoured unlicensed music event which was apparently due to take place in Wanstead this weekend has been targeted by a dispersal order.
Earlier this summer an unlicensed rave took place on Wanstead Flats – but following the event police commented that all the participants dispersed when asked and there had been no trouble.
The former Loon Ye restaurant at Snaresbrook – which has been empty for years and years – is going to be something new, as the terracotta facelift indicates. And though we’re read the notice in the window, below, we can’t quite imagine what it’s going to be like.
Buller And Rice have branches in Walthamstow and Stoke Newington. In a piece in the Evening Standard in 2019 founders Anita Rice and Stephen Buller spoke about being ‘the capital’s first sustainable hair salon’, saying:
“It’s not just targeted at consumers who want to be environmentally friendly,” explains Rice. “It was more like anybody could come, and we were working behind the scenes to keep it sustainable, make better choices and lower the impact. Of course, we get people coming in who are more conscious and most interested in what we’re doing but we have such a vast variety of clients, from art students to young professionals to retired folk up the road, for whom being ethical might not be at the forefront of their minds.
Good luck to them in their renovations. It’s all part of the renaissance of Snaresbrook, with vacant shops becoming occupied.
Occasional correspondent George C Parker writes:
“Congratulations to Mike and team on the successful soft opening of Must Wine bar on Thursday evening. Guests toasting the success of the new business included the proprietor of the former Coco Boutique, which occupied the site until recently.
“Renovations have been exacting and thorough, with the creation of a new garden space and exclusive private tasting room. Several interesting artefacts were uncovered during the work, including a Forest School photo from 1947 – these will be put on display shortly.
“Those fortunate enough to attend the launch were treated to elegant sharing platters of delicacies from around the British Isles accompanied by a tantalising flight of exciting wines from Uruguay, South Australia and Lebanon.
“As well as regular bookings in the wine bar, Mike and team are looking forward to hosting groups and events including a celebration of English wine on 17th September as part of the Wanstead Fringe. Other regular tastings will take place at 7:30 on every second Wednesday of the month. Welcome, Must!”
Hard to believe it but it was 10 years ago last week that the blow-up Stonehenge made by artist Jeremy Deller appeared on Christchurch Green. Here was how Wansteadium reported it at the time – it seems to have coincided with a period of unrelenting joy and goodwill to all.
In other news that week, a lion was on the loose in Essex, a new ice-cream parlour (Mario’s Shake Shack?) was due to open, and there was much debate about the future of the Evergreen Field following the sale of the site to a developer.
Sales of tickets for Wanstead Fringe events broke every first day record on Friday as the full line-up of events was published.
More than £1,000 in tickets for the tours, plays, book talks, Kinema and other events were bought by earlybird purchasers – dwarfing the first day sales in other years. This year’s programme includes more than 60 events.
The listings are available on the Wanstead Fringe site here.
Wanstead Park’s status as one of the nation’s barometers was reinforced this week as the Press Association photograph of a dried up lake was used across the nation’s media – one of the week’s defining images.
We suspect PA’s chief photographer, and Wanstead resident, Stefan Rousseau has been at work…
