EVENTS will be held next weekend to mark the 70th anniversary of a church.

St Edmund's Church, in Chingford Mount Road, will hold a flower festival next Saturday (11), from 10am to 4pm.

The theme of the show will be Changing Scenes of Life, and there will be a display for each decade from the 1910s to 2000s.

There will also be an exhibition about the history of the church, a bouncy castle, dog training demonstartions and children's activies.

In the evening there will be a music concert performed by Waltham Forest Brass Band, tickets are £2.

Next Sunday (12) there will be a special service given by the Bishop of Barking at 10am.