That’s some review

A.K. Turner’s new crime novel, which is being was to have been launched in Wanstead on Wednesday, has had a major boost from the Sunday Times books review, with this glowing write-up:

There are still tickets available for the launch which is taking place upstairs at the Bull at 6.30 on Wednesday. (Tickets are £3 and will count towards a copy of the book.) UPDATE: The event has now been postponed and will be rescheduled for an evening during the Fringe, which is taking place between 10 and 25 September.

POSTPONED – Book launch for Life Sentence by A. K. Turner

Good boy Friday

Pic: @OLOLE11

A rather large dog, apparently stray, wandered in to Our Lady of Lourdes church on Friday as Wanstead churchgoers of all denominations joined together in their traditional Good Friday procession and service.

The dog took advantage of the open doors, boldly strolled in to the church, roamed around the altar and where the joined clergy were sitting, and sniffed a few of the worshippers – who were starting to look alarmed at the animal.

The dog didn’t appear to have a collar, and to some looked rather wolfish with the kind of blue-eyed stare you normally only see on TV or from behind a fence.

He took himself off in search of sustenance elsewhere and all was well.

And its name is…

The much-debated kiosk on Christchurch Green could, we gather, be open for business on Friday. A Redbridge children’s event, The Great Easter Egg Hunt, on Friday and Saturday is inviting participants to get refreshments from the kiosk which – we can reveal – they are calling The Green Café.

It’s a pretty good name for it, we think*. The container beneath the cladding is green, after all, and it is on the Green. It also promises to be plastic free, and because it has an electricity supply it also means the ice cream van will be able to run from the mains rather than a diesel generator, which will be welcomed by parents of playing children. Following a residents’ meeting last month, the council has also promised that there will be “enhanced” litter picking.

Fringe organisers will be looking to see how the facility for small events such as recitals, which was a central part of the plan, will develop.

Though it has been controversial, and will be watched closely by High Street cafes and nearby residents, we wish the venture well, as we traditionally do. Let’s hope it turns out to be a really good thing for Wanstead and that everyone benefits from it.

* Our choice was The Jas Café.