Two fortunes to be found in Wanstead
An amazing photo of Wanstead from Adam Lewis (see more of his pictures here on Flickr), spotted after heavy rain earlier this month. A moment to treasure, but, as Adam points out, probably not as much as this fella, whose reaction is a bit more California than E11.
Scenes from the Wanstead Festival
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Reviews of Wanstead’s new steakhouse welcome
Queen’s British Steakhouse and Grill, in the former British Queen pub on New Wanstead, was due to open on Saturday. Expectations are high – so as is our tradition at Wansteadium, reviews are welcome. Please add comments below or e-mail at wansteadium[at]gmail.com.
PS. It looks like the first tenant is about to move in to the renovated Cuckfield Garage – a thoroughly smartened piece of Wanstead which has preserved some of the feeling of the original. But there will be disappointment for those hoping for an increase the diversity of Wanstead shops – first in will be a beautician.
Moment with the Pope
If you saw it you might be interested in knowing that the fella eloquently introducing the Pope on the steps of Westminster Cathedral following the mass on Saturday morning was Paschal Uche, 21, of Deynecourt Gardens, Wanstead.
Wanstead news roundup, 18.9.10; Festival time (with extra special added Art)
• The Wanstead Festival is taking place on Sunday from 11am until 5pm on Christchurch Green as usual. Attractions include classic cars, bands throughout the day, local stalls, children’s theatre, climbing wall. The weather forecast – at the time of writing – is fine. (BBC 5-day forecast for E11 is here.) And if you want to make a day of it, there’s the Open House weekend running, details of Wanstead attactions here.
• And the really big attraction is the launch of the Wanstead Art Trail week. Download a map here from the Wanstead Society.
• The Wanstead and Snaresbrook under 15s team – national champions for the fourth time – will be honoured on Friday at the Oval.
• Wanstead’s Gabrielle Collard is still going on her mammoth cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats. She’s reached Scotland. You can follow her on Twitter at @dollycreative, and sponsor her here.