With winter in full swing, Forest Gate Women’s Institute are preparing for the joys of spring and summer with their own Gardeners’ Question time in February providing tips and advice for green-fingered locals.

The session will be held from 7pm-9pm at Woodgrange Infant School in Sebert Road E7 on Tuesday, 6 February. And the meeting is free to members and first time visitors.

The expert panel includes Janet Daniels, Lisa Eller and Elaine Fieldhouse.

No news is bad news

Independent news outlets like ours – reporting for the community without rich backers – are under threat of closure, turning British towns into news deserts.

The audiences they serve know less, understand less, and can do less.

If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, yearly or one-off donation.

Choose the news. Don’t lose the news.

Monthly direct debit

Annual direct debit

£5 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else, £10 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else and a print copy posted to them each month. £50 annual supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else.