LLHS News
- 'Field of Dreams' exhibition comes to Leytonstone
- The Wanstead Flats Working Group of L&LHS and Eastside Community Heritage have collaborated to produce an exhibition that opened last year at Wanstead Library and has toured various locations in east London. The exhibition comes to Leytonstone during Festival week and will be on display in St. John's Church during the following times:- Saturday 5th July 2.00 - 4.30 pm; Monday 7th 10.00 am - 4.00 pm; Tuesday 8th 10.00 am - 4.00 pm and 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm; Thursday 10th 2.30 - 4.00 pm; Friday 11th 10.00 am - 4.00 pm.
- Save the Flats Debate
- As part of the Festival L&LHS and Eastside Community History are collaborating in staging a repeat of the public debate that took place at the time. This will be on Wednesday 9th July, 7.30 pm at St. John's church hall. Admission free. There will also be 1940s food and drink available. Details from L&LHS Bill and Maureen Measure email measure@btinternet.com tel. 020-8558-5491 or Eastside Community Heritage email richard@ech.org.uk tel. 020-7538-4545
- 'Field of Dreams' exhibition
- As part of the 'Field of Dreams' Wanstead Flats project, Eastside Community Heritage is launching an exhibition to celebrate Wanstead Flats as a valued open space.
- The event will be opened by Wendy Mead, Chairman of the Epping Forest & Commons Committee, and takes place on Saturday 10th May 2008, 3pm to 4pm at Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, London E11 2RQ.
- Eastside have produced a flier with additional information, available from their website [PDF 172kB]
- The exhibition itself can be seen at various local libraries over the summer. Further information can be seen on the Eastside website at http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk
- Woodford Festival
- A new Woodford Festival will be held Saturday October 4th to Sunday 12th October 2008. It will include a walk and talk organised by Woodford Historical Society, and other events of interest to those who delight in the heritage of this part of outer London. Watch the Festival grow at its website http://www.woodfordfestival.org.uk/
- (The events planned (with some details subject to confirmation at this stage) include :
- SUN 5 OCT
- Historical walk around Woodford by Peter Lawrence, Woodford Historical Society
- Sukkat Shalom Synagogue, Hermon Hill 3-5pm: Talk on the fascinating history of this listed building
- TUE 7 OCT
- St Barnabas Church, Snakes Lane E., time TBC 'Woodford Village to Suburb' lecture by Peter Lawrence, Woodford Historical Society
- THU 9 OCT
- Epping Forest Walk. Start Salway church. 10.30am (Ron Wortley-Millek)
- LLHS opens new oral history website
- LLHS member David Boote has created a new website called The Bottom Drawer: recollections, photos and memorabilia of Leyton and Leytonstone. The site can be seen at http://www.leytonpast.info/.
- If you have any memories of the area you would like to share with the world, then David would be glad to hear from you!