For the latest updates on new and planned roadworks in the Upminster and Cranham area visit – www.havering.roadworks.org . Please note that, although not shown on the website, Front Lane is currently closed (as of 18 September 2020) at the junction with the A127 due to emergency gas works.

It has been announced by Havering Council that under Public Health Regulations, in force due to the current coronavirus pandemic, they have prohibited the remaining three weekends of the We Are 500 events at Damyns Hall Aerodrome. The reasons given for the decision are – That there

Hall Mead School in Marlborough Gardens, has been providing outstanding education for 12 students as part of their Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) but have at times faced challenges to get the necessary funding to support the increased demand to support pupils who have additional needs. Back in

Any of our readers who were children during the Second World War, or their relatives, may be interested to know of the British Evacuees Association, which was formed in 1996 with the support of the Imperial War Museum. The charity’s aim is to tell the story of

As part of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British September Clean, this morning (15 September), the three Cranham Ward Residents’ Association councillors, Gillian Ford, John Tyler and Linda Van den Hende undertook a litter pick in the main playing field and adjacent woods in Cranham Brickfields. Using equipment

Recently, someone asked whether the Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association’s constitution (known as our ‘Rules’) was publicly available to view. We realised that, due to an oversight, it was not on our website. We will shortly be creating a permanent link on the website but in the

With COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in Havering, the government and Havering Council have opened a walk-through coronavirus testing centre in the council car park on the corner of Cherry Tree Lane and Rainham Road in Rainham. The test centre is expected to be in place for up

We, your local Upminster Residents’ Association Councillors, have received complaints/queries regarding the WEAre 500 events and share the concerns raised by you. With this in mind we would like to update you with the following details.  The operators of the WeAre 500 in Upminster, applied for a

Living Streets, a UK charity created to encourage people to do more walking, are organising weekly walks for the over 65’s in many areas, including our own. Under the title of Streets Apart, they are looking for participants and volunteers. For further details contact Patricia Edeam on

Online magazine and community, Sixty and Me, have published advice on the most common types of fraud that target older people, such as investment, inheritance, identity, romance or even grandparent scams. A recent local example in Havering is where people have been receiving letters claiming to be