Brain Injury Unit appeal granted With reference to our previous posts concerning the planning application P0054.25 for the ‘Erection of Acquired Brain Injury Unit with associated access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and infrastructure’, on land next to Coopers Coborn School’s playing field in St. Mary’s Lane, Upminster, an appeal against the Local Planning Authority's refusal of planning permission... Read More Road resurfacing in Dart Close and Fleet Avenue Havering Council have announced that road resurfacing works will take place in Dart Close on Thursday 26 February and Fleet Avenue on Friday 27 February 2026, between 8am and 5pm on both days. During these times, both roads will be closed to traffic. Affected properties will be receiving a letter from the council, detailing the... Read More Feathered Friends craft workshop at Thames Chase Thames Chase Forest Centre will be hosting a Feathered Friends craft workshop on Tuesday 17 February 2026. Children will dive into a world of hands-on fun as they build wooden bird planes, design vibrant bird wings, and create delightful rocking birds. This engaging session is perfect for inspiring imagination while developing creativity and fine motor... Read More Electrical Fire Safety Week 2026 According to government statistics, smoke alarms were absent in more than one-third of fire-related fatalities in the past year. Also, 43% of Britons admit to not checking their smoke alarms with the recommended frequency - Not because they don’t care, but because danger doesn’t feel real when everything looks normal. That tiny sound you keep meaning... Read More The Arts Society, Havering February 2026 talk The Arts Society, Havering will be holding their next talk from 10.15am on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at the New Windmill Hall, Upminster The subject of the talk is Architecture + Photography = Art by Brian Stater. According to one leading architect, “the modern architectural drawing is interesting, the photograph is magnificent, the building is an... Read More Planning applications in Havering (27 January - 02 February 2026) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 27 January - 02 February 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Planning appeals - Avon House, Avon Road, Cranham We have been informed that the national Planning Inspectorate has received appeals against two refusals of planning permission by Havering Council, at Avon House, 172 Avon Road, Cranham. The first was a normal planning application and the second, an application for prior approval of development. Both applications were for essentially the same proposal, for an addition... Read More Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association A History of the Ratepayers' Association in Upminster and Cranham Did you know that the present day Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association's (UCRA) origins can be traced back to at least 1905? Or that the originally separate Upminster Association, had representatives on the local Parish Council from before the start of the Second World War? A History of the Ratepayers' Association in Upminster and Cranham was... Read More Cranham Police Ward Panel meeting The Cranham Police Ward Panel met on 21 January 2026, and panel members discussed crime trends and other local police related issues with our local Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) officers. In the two and half months from the start of November 2025 there were the following crimes highlighted - Seven Residential burglaries, spread across the... Read More Cranham Police drop-in surgery 31 January 2026 Our local Cranham Police Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) will be holding a drop-in surgery from 4-5pm on Saturday 31 January 2026 in the Cranham Community Centre, Marlborough Gardens, Cranham. Come and see them to speak about local police related issues and for crime prevention advice. Read More Planning applications in Havering (20 - 26 January 2026) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 20 - 26 January 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Planning applications in Havering (13 - 19 January 2026) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 13 - 19 January 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association Online Bulletin subscription payments now available The Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association (UCRA) are pleased to announce that residents can now pay their £2.00 annual membership subscription (for The Bulletin) direct to us via an online bank payment. For those that don’t have access to online banking, the option of paying your £2.00 subscription through one of our collectors will still... Read More Coffee pod roadside collection ending Havering Council have released the following statement regarding the end of the collection of coffee pods as part of Havering's refuse collection service. Podback has decided to end the collection of coffee pods which have been part of Havering’s weekly collection service. The decision is by Podback and not Havering Council or FCC, the Council’s waste... Read More Road resurfacing in Stour Way and Dee Close Havering Council have informed Cranham Ward Councillors that road resurfacing will take place in Stour Way and Dee Close, Cranham from 8am - 5pm on Wednesday 04 and Thursday 05 February 2026. Residents of those and adjacent affected roads, will shortly receive a letter from Havering Council, detailing access arrangements during the works, including rubbish... Read More Council statement re Housing Allocations Scheme Cllr Natasha Summers, Cabinet Lead for Housing Need and Climate Change at Havering Council, has released a statement regarding the new Housing Allocations Scheme. "The Council’s new Housing Allocations Scheme launched in September 2025 to ensure available homes go to those who need them most. This updated policy introduced a points-based system to ensure that Havering’s... Read More Planning applications in Havering (06 - 12 January 2026) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 06 - 12 January 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Green Belt - Grey Area? Havering's Green Belt is one of the key features of the area, providing green aspects, open spaces and an important sense of connection with the natural world on our doorstep. The Upminster & Cranham Residents' Association has always taken a strong line in seeking to protect the Green Belt from inappropriate development, and to... Read More The Arts Society, Havering January 2026 talk The Arts Society, Havering will be holding their next talk on Tuesday 13 January 2026 in The New Windmill Hall, Upminster RM14 2QH, starting at 10:15 am. This event is open to visitors for a fee of £8. The Century of Deception: The Birth of Hoax in the Eighteenth Century by Ian Keable The 1700s was... Read More Planning applications in Havering (30 December 2025 - 05 January 2026) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 30 December 2025 - 05 January 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Railway 200 exhibition train visiting Upminster Station Did you know that on 27 September 1825, the world’s first passenger train, hauled by George Stephenson’s Locomotion No.1, carried more than 400 people along the Stockton and Darlington Railway? The landmark event drew crowds of up to 40,000 people and marked the birth of modern passenger train travel. Network Rail's Railway 200, the national... Read More Saint Francis Hospice Christmas tree recycling Once again, Saint Francis Hospice are providing a Christmas tree recycling service this year. Between Thursday 08 and Sunday 11 January 2026, volunteers will collect and recycle your real Christmas tree for a donation. You must book the collection in advance via sfh.org.uk/recycle-your-christmas-tree .The closing date to register is midday on Monday 05 January 2026. All... Read More Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association January 2026 Bulletin now online The online version of the January 2026 edition of the Bulletin is now available via the January 2026 Bulletin link.   Read More Planning applications in Havering (23 - 29 December 2025) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 23 - 29 December 2025 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Rubbish and recycling collection dates New Year 2026 The rubbish and recycling collection dates will continue to be altered for the first two collections in 2026. For those of us who normally have collections on a Thursday, they will instead be on Saturday 03 January and then Friday 09 January, before returning to normal the following week. Garden waste collections resume from Monday... Read More Govani Chemists Christmas and New Year opening times 2025-26 Govani Chemists in Cranham and Upminster have let us know that they will once again provide a service every day over the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 period, with varying times at their Cranham and Upminster chemists. 87 Front Lane, Cranham RM14 1XN - They will operate normal opening hours, except for Christmas Day... Read More No Liberty Line train service Boxing Day 2025 Transport for London (TfL) have announced that as well as the usual reduction in services over the Christmas period, the Liberty Line (Upminster to Romford) train service will not be running on Friday 26 December 2025 (Boxing Day). This is due to to track work being undertaken by Network Rail. For up-to-date information on all... Read More Planning application at former Old White Horse pub in North Ockendon A planning application (P1505.25) that may be of interest, has been made for the site of the former Old White Horse Public House, Ockendon Road, North Ockendon (opposite the junction with Fen Lane). The application is for 'Outline application with all matters reserved for the conversion of existing public house to two residential units and... Read More Planning applications in Havering (16 - 22 December 2025) Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 06 - 22 December 2025 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link. Read More Havering Council opening times over Christmas 2025 Havering Council have produced the following information regarding the opening times of their services over Christmas 2025 and the start of the New Year. Read More

Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association Recent News

  • Brain Injury Unit appeal granted
    Brain Injury Unit appeal granted
    With reference to our previous posts concerning the planning application P0054.25 for the ‘Erection of Acquired Brain Injury Unit with associated access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and infrastructure’, on land next to Coopers Coborn School’s playing field in St. Mary’s Lane, Upminster, an appeal against the...
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  • Road resurfacing in Dart Close and Fleet Avenue
    Road resurfacing in Dart Close and Fleet Avenue
    Havering Council have announced that road resurfacing works will take place in Dart Close on Thursday 26 February and Fleet Avenue on Friday 27 February 2026, between 8am and 5pm on both days. During these times, both roads will be closed to traffic. Affected properties will be...
    Read more →
  • Feathered Friends craft workshop at Thames Chase
    Feathered Friends craft workshop at Thames Chase
    Thames Chase Forest Centre will be hosting a Feathered Friends craft workshop on Tuesday 17 February 2026. Children will dive into a world of hands-on fun as they build wooden bird planes, design vibrant bird wings, and create delightful rocking birds. This engaging session is perfect for...
    Read more →
  • Electrical Fire Safety Week 2026
    Electrical Fire Safety Week 2026
    According to government statistics, smoke alarms were absent in more than one-third of fire-related fatalities in the past year. Also, 43% of Britons admit to not checking their smoke alarms with the recommended frequency – Not because they don’t care, but because danger doesn’t feel real when...
    Read more →