Our new map of the lucky PSBL area!

  Nearly 3500 people enjoyed our week-long Plaistow Festival last month, run by PSBL in partnership with Newham Council!  This was the first ever Plaistow Festival week. Over 700 attended weekday events ranging from a local heritage walk to NewVIc’s Arts and Media Showcase, with more than 2600 joining in the final event with stalls,…

Thank you to all those who have been part of our Gardening Club this year.  We had a great finish with the wreaths workshop and that delicious Christmas cake, baked by the group the previous month and aged at home! Here is the draft programme for January to March. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from…

Bring your family and friends to the PYM on Saturday 1st June.  We are expanding the market following your ideas that we’ve been gathering.  There will be 14 traders including food, refreshments & cakes, plus Dr Bike, board games, picnic area, and activities for children and young people including non contact boxing and self defence….

Wednesday, 18th April Gloriously sunny and warm this morning, hardly anyone passing the Orchard on the Greenway. I sit on the bench, preparing today’s session and sipping a cup of tea from the flask I brought. The birds are singing on the nearby apple tree, just showing its first tender blossom. Am I still in…

Come and enjoy a wintry workshop (in the warm!) working with beautiful, winter, evergreen,  local foliage to make a seasonal wreath. We are keen to harvest Plaistow foliage and plants, so do bring along any greenery you have or can find (Holly, Firs, Buxus, Bay, Ivy) and any dried flowers that would look good.  We…

The 2018 Awards Ceremony took place in the lovely NewVIc cafe on 12 July and was a gathering of gardeners and a celebration of beautiful front gardens.  It was followed by the launch of The Nurses Story booklet. We had food, conversation, ideas for more front garden growing, photos of all the entries and the…