Wansteadium

The new regime on Nightingale Lane, which makes the ancient road one-way from the High Street to Wellesley Road, is now in force. Not everyone seems to have noticed yet, with reports of drivers apparently not noticing the new rules.

The reason for the rule is understandable – it’s long been too congested for two-way traffic. But we can’t help wondering if there might be some unintended consequences coming up in the next few weeks and months.

For instance, with no fear of oncoming traffic, drivers may well feel more free to speed down the first part of the road, which is usually busy with pedestrians. Watch this space.

This moment from the BBC’s Test Match Special was when Wanstead Cricket Club’s 20-year-old batsman Robin Das (pictured below) had his England debut, playing as a substitute in the Lord’s Test against New Zealand. Congratulations to him and the Das family.

Some useful details for this weekend’s activities. More events too in the Wanstead Events Calendar.

Do send any photos you might take to info@wansteadium.com.

Flypast

As usual Wanstead will get a ringside seat for the flypast on Thursday morning as the aircraft come low to fly over central London. They are expected after 12.50, and St Mary’s church is holding a viewing party.

Beacon

The highest point in Redbridge is at the Redbridge Cycling Centre, so that is where our corporate beacon will be lit. We don’t think it will be visible from Wanstead, though we may be wrong, and beacons may be visible towards the south for anyone with views in that direction. The beacon will be lit at 9.45pm.

Street parties

These are the days and times of Wanstead street parties over the next few days. Hopefully the weather forecast will improve for the weekend.

Street to be closed and Street Numbers/Junctions Affected	Party Date	Time
Pulteney Road, from Foxdene Close to 62	03/06/2022	9am-9pm
Empress Avenue, from Woodford New Road to A1199 Woodford Green	03/06/2022	9pm-10pm
Addison Road, from Cambridge Park to Chaucer Road	04/06/2022	9am-10pm
Dover Road, from Margaretting Road to Wanstead Park Avenue	04/06/2022	9am-9pm
Preston Drive, from 10 to 62	04/06/2022	10pm-6pm
Clavering Road, from Northumberland Avenue to Empress Avenue	04/06/2022	11am-11pm
Gloucester Road, From Buckingham Road to Leicester Road	04/06/2022	10am-10pm
Cowley Road, from junction of Wellesley Road to Nightingale Lane	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Mansfield Road, Harrier Avenue to Redbridge Lane West	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Cheyne Avenue,  from 1 to 52	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Broxbourne Avenue, from Cranbourne Avenue to Charnwood Drive	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Tavistock Road, from No 3 to Cleveland Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Rutland Road, from Leicester Road to Buckingham Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Gordon Road, from Cambridge Park to Chaucer Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Windsor Road, from Lakehouse Road to Belgrave Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Spratt Hall Road, from Woodbine Place to Chaucer Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Alexandra Road, from Hermon Hill to Burton Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Voluntary Place, from 20 Voluntary Place to end and to end of Greenstone Mews	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Warren Road, from Redbridge Lane West to Langley Crescent	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Colebooke Drive, From Langley Drive up to and including 32 and 48 Warren Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Orford Road, From No. 22 to Pulteney Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
South View Drive, From Monmouth to Hurstwood Avenue	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Crescent Road, from Waverley Road to End of Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Langley Drive, From Langley Crescent to Colebrooke Drive	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Cranbourne Avenue, from Rodney Road to Ashbourne Avenue	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Warwick Road, From Buckingham Road to Leicester Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Chester Road, from Oak Hall Road to Drummond Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Cadogan Gardens, from No. 45 to No. 101	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Dangan Road, from Cambridge Park to Chaucer Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Deynecourt Gardens, From Eaton Rise to Elmcroft Avenue	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Wellington Road, From High Street to Nelson Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Elmhurst Drive, from No. 1 to No. 15	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Richmond Way, from Belgrave Road to Lakehouse Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm
Grosvenor Road, From Stanstead Road to Leicester Road	05/06/2022	9am-9pm

And lastly, congratulations to Wanstead Church School for restaging this photo from 1977. Any Wansteadium readers who were in the original photo are welcome to share their kudos below.

https://twitter.com/WansteadChurch/status/1530189528228585472

The council’s plan to install a raised platform at the Zebra crossing on Wanstead High Street outside the Corner House has become a bit clearer.

The plans were published earlier this year, but now there are markings on the road which indicate that the road is going to be substantially narrowed at the crossing, with a ramp which will bring the road level up to pavement height. This will bring it into line with the modern style for crossings – and we imagine will make the crossing somewhat safer. Vehicles will be slowed by the raised platform, and pedestrians will be on the road for less time.

Earlier this year there was a collision at the crossing in which a pedestrian was injured. In 2016, 91-year-old Basant Lal Sharma was killed on the crossing.

Is Wanstead zebra crossing unsafe?

We’ve been convinced for some time that Wes Streeting (MP for a part of the Greater Wansteadium area) will be the next leader of the Labour party. The Evening Standard agrees, apparently, according to this article by Emily Sheffield published on Friday.