Christmas Tree Festival 2023 Upminster Methodist Church in Hall Lane, Upminster will once again be holding its popular Christmas Tree Festival, with a large number of individually decorated trees on view. The festival will run from Saturday 02 December to Sunday 10 December 2023 and is open from 2-6pm on weekdays, 10am-4pm on Saturdays and 12-4pm on Sundays. Entry is... Read More Stewart Avenue Allotments open day Stewart Avenue Allotments in Stewart Avenue, Upminster, will hold their Christmas Fair on Saturday 02 December 2023 from 11am-2pm, raising funds for Little Havens Hospice. Home made jams, chutneys, pickles and bakes will be available, plus crafts, plants and produce. Enjoy a hot drink, slice of cake, mince pie or sausage roll in their log... Read More New Dimension Choir Christmas concerts The New Dimension Choir will once again be holding a series of concerts in the lead-up to Christmas. There will be a lovely mix Christmas music, plus audience participation carols. Friday 01 December 2023 - Harold Wood Methodist Church, 1 The Drive, Harold Wood RM3 0DU Sunday 03 December 2023 - 80 Ardleigh Green... Read More Upminster SNT community contact session Upminster Police Safer Neighbourhood Team will be holding their next community contact session on Monday 27 November 2023 from 3-4pm in Upminster Library. Please come and see them if you have anything to discuss or would like crime prevention advice. Read More Vaccination session at Upminster Library Saturday 25 November 2023 A series of “pop up” vaccination clinics are being held across the borough as part of the winter health campaign. From 10am - 2pm on Saturday 25 November 2023, Covid and Flu jabs will be available to eligible individuals at Upminster Library, Corbets Tey Road, Upminster RM14 2AU. No appointments are necessary For further information visit... Read More Havering Green Streets crowdfunding appeal Havering Green Streets is a community volunteer group who try to clean up and green up as much of Havering as possible. They have asked us to publicise a crowdfunding appeal that they are currently undertaking -  Some of you will know my group Havering Green Streets and what we do around the Borough -... Read More Thames Chase events in December 2023 Thames Chase Visitors Centre in Pike Lane, Upminster have two prominent events in December 2023 which they have asked us to highlight. Heritage Walk They start the month with their December Guided Heritage Walk on 01 December 2023, which will begin and end at Thames Chase. The walk will be from the Visitor’s Centre to St... Read More Planning applications in Havering (14 - 20 November 2023) Every week, Havering Council publishes a list of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 14 - 20 November 2023 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Dorrington Gardens, Hornchurch development consultation Havering Council, through their own development company, Mercury Land Holdings, have outlined proposals to develop the council car park in Dorrington Gardens into 39 houses and flats. The proposal is in its early stages and has not yet been submitted as a planning application. They have a project website at dorringtongardens.communityuk.site/ and are holding consultation events... Read More Thames Chase Built Heritage Talk Thames Chase will be holding a Built Heritage Talk on Friday 24 November 2023 between 2-4pm. There will be speakers on three local historic buildings - Mary Wright speaking about the Essex Barn at Thames Chase Gordon Reed speaking about the Upminster Windmill The keynote speaker will be Leeanne Westwood who will give the history... Read More Charity Carol Concert at Queen's Theatre Pinney Talfourd is delighted to announce the return of the annual ‘Christmas Carols at the Queen’s’ charity concert. This heartwarming event will spread joy amongst the community and raise vital funds for two very deserving charities – Parkinsons UK, Pinney Talfourd’s 2023/24 charity of the year, and the Queen’s Theatre Charitable Trust. The concert will take... Read More Planning applications in Havering (07 - 13 November 2023) Every week, Havering Council publishes a list of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 07 - 13 November 2023 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Regeneration of land in Brunswick Avenue complete Following our previous post highlighting the regeneration of a small piece of council owned land in Brunswick Avenue, Cranham, we are pleased to confirm that the work, undertaken by Mears as part of their Social Value Projects, is now complete. Please see the before and after photos below.             Read More Hi Mum/Hey Mum scam - police advice Our local police Safer Neighbourhood Teams have sent out a warning about a scam that is very common at the moment. The “Hi Mum”or “Hey Mum” Scam has become a significant issue in the UK over the past year. If you haven’t received a text with a message like: “Hi Mum, smashed my phone, please contact me... Read More Havering Budget Consultation 2024 Havering Council have launched a consultation on proposals for the 2024 budget for the borough. With council finances reaching a perilous state, some difficult decisions on cutbacks will have to be made and so it is important that members of the public give their views on what they feel are the most important things to... Read More Havering's financial constraints explained Cllr Phil Ruck (Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association councillor for Cranham Ward) has written the following article highlighting the reasons why Havering is currently facing financial hardship. You may have seen many articles/social media posts about Havering Council potentially going bankrupt. What has actually happened is that the Council may not be able to meet... Read More Deyncourt Gardens J/W Hall Lane closed for four weeks Havering Council have informed us that Deyncourt Gardens will be closed at its junction with Hall Lane from 8am to 5pm each day from Friday 10 November to Friday 08 December 2023. This is for gas main repair work. For the latest updates on new and planned roadworks in the Upminster and Cranham area visit... Read More Planning applications in Havering (31 October - 06 November 2023) Every week, Havering Council publishes a list of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 31 October - 06 November 2023 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association November 23 Bulletin now online The online version of the November 2023 edition of the Bulletin is now available via the November 2023 Bulletin link. Read More Part of B186 Ockendon Road closed 11-12 November 2023 Havering Council have informed us that part of the B186 Ockendon Road will be closed for the laying of fibre optic cables on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November 2023, from 9am to 6pm. Confusingly, B186 Ockendon Road will be closed from its junction with B1421 Ockendon Road (opposite White Post Farm) to the junction... Read More Market and Artisan Fair at St. Laurence church hall A Market and Artisan Craft Fair will be held from 10am - 4pm on Saturday 11 November 2023 in St. Laurence Church Hall, Corbets Tey Road, Upminster. This is an event for all the family. Come along and support your local crafts people, with over 20 stalls both inside and out, selling a wide variety of... Read More Havering Cabinet meeting - Update on 2024-25 budget Havering Council's Cabinet will be holding their next meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday 08 November 2023. One of the main items under discussion is a report on proposals for the 2024-25 budget in our borough. With the council's finances so badly stretched, they are likely to have to make difficult (and probably unpopular) decisions and... Read More Tithe barn National Highways funding application Havering Council have asked the Leader of the council, Cllr Ray Morgan, to agree to apply for £650,000 of funding from National Highways, to make repairs and improvements to Upminster's historic tithe barn. The funding is part of money allocated by the Department of Transport for projects in the vicinity of the proposed Lower Thames... Read More Met Police Christmas Tree Appeal 2023 The Metropolitan Police's Christmas Tree Appeal enables people to donate presents online for children in the care system across London. All 32 boroughs in London take part in the appeal. To donate to this worthy appeal go to www.metchristmastreeappeal.org/donate . Read More Planning applications in Havering (24 - 30 October 2023) Every week, Havering Council publishes a list of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 24 - 30 October 2023 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Hall Mead School retains 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating Congratulations go to Hall Mead School, who have retained their Outstanding rating, following a recent Ofsted inspection. Headteacher, Miss Ducker, says "As I am sure you can appreciate, after a long ten years’ wait, there has been an incredible amount of hard work behind the scenes invested into maintaining this ‘outstanding’ judgement, and we are... Read More Public funding for defibrillators The Department for Health and Social Care has launched a fund to help fund public accessible defibrillators. Applications are now open for the £1 million Defibrillator Community Automated External Defibrillators (AED) fund. This will provide 2,000 new public access defibrillators for communities across England. Anyone can apply and 1900 applications will receive match funding of... Read More Arts Society, Havering November 2023 talk The Arts Society, Havering's November 2023 Talk will be - Walter Sickert: an artist of modern life, by Matthew Sturgis Walter Sickert (1860-1942) holds a special position in British Art as the creative link between two different ages. The pupil of both Whistler and Degas, Sickert went on to influence (at one remove) many of the... Read More Planning applications in Havering (17 - 23 October 2023) Every week, Havering Council publishes a list of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 17 - 23 October 2023 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Havering & District National Trust Association Havering & District National Trust Association meet at Ardleigh House, Hornchurch RM11 2LG on the 4th Saturday of each month at 2.30pm. The programme of forthcoming events for the next two months is below – they hope it will encourage you to come along and maybe join them. You do not have to be a... Read More

Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association Recent News

  • Christmas Tree Festival 2023
    Christmas Tree Festival 2023
    Upminster Methodist Church in Hall Lane, Upminster will once again be holding its popular Christmas Tree Festival, with a large number of individually decorated trees on view. The festival will run from Saturday 02 December to Sunday 10 December 2023 and is open from 2-6pm on weekdays,...
    Read more →
  • Stewart Avenue Allotments open day
    Stewart Avenue Allotments open day
    Stewart Avenue Allotments in Stewart Avenue, Upminster, will hold their Christmas Fair on Saturday 02 December 2023 from 11am-2pm, raising funds for Little Havens Hospice. Home made jams, chutneys, pickles and bakes will be available, plus crafts, plants and produce. Enjoy a hot drink, slice of cake,...
    Read more →
  • New Dimension Choir Christmas concerts
    New Dimension Choir Christmas concerts
    The New Dimension Choir will once again be holding a series of concerts in the lead-up to Christmas. There will be a lovely mix Christmas music, plus audience participation carols. Friday 01 December 2023 – Harold Wood Methodist Church, 1 The Drive, Harold Wood RM3 0DU Sunday...
    Read more →
  • Upminster SNT community contact session
    Upminster SNT community contact session
    Upminster Police Safer Neighbourhood Team will be holding their next community contact session on Monday 27 November 2023 from 3-4pm in Upminster Library. Please come and see them if you have anything to discuss or would like crime prevention advice....
    Read more →