I am delighted that we have been able to set up a Dementia Choir in Upminster. We held our first session on the 18th June where we had tea, coffee, biscuits and cakes, followed by a bit of a warm up and then the choir. One couple who
Read more →Why is it that we have groups of young people having to go around picking up other people’s rubbish (see previous article)? Why do people throw their chewing gum on the floor? Why do smokers through their butts on the floor? And why do we have dog
Read more →The 2nd Cranham cubs carried out a litter pick in Cranham earlier this week. They set off from their Scout hut, picking up rubbish along the way, until they reached the rugby club in Hall Lane playing fields. In total they collected an incredible three and a
Read more →The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have a website that shows air pollution forecast maps for the whole of the UK, giving a score from 1 (low) to 10 (very high). The website can be accessed here. Using the arrows above the map you can
Read more →It is a sad but real fact that one in five adults will witness someone collapse in front of them at some point in their lives. To give ordinary people the skills that may save someone’s life, Virtual College, an online training provider, are offering a free ‘Prepared
Read more →We have been informed that residents whose homes back onto the Romford to Upminster rail line have received letters notifying them that Network Rail will be undertaking tree felling and vegetation removal work on weekday nights for the first three weeks in July. This is to reduce
Read more →To update you on the We Are FSTVL, following the widely reported incident at the entry point yesterday (Saturday), the Council and Police undertook a review with the organiser, focusing on the processes of entry and security. At the time of the incident, Council Officers were present
Read more →The Council has now received an incredible 1074 letters of objection to the planning application to develop the Pitch & Putt in Hall Lane into 48 houses and flats. This is a substantial amount of letters for the Planning Department to process and there are apparently also
Read more →The proposed new Havering Local Plan is currently undergoing an independent Examination in Public (EIP) following its submission to the Government in March 2018. The initial examination hearings ran between 9th and 18th October 2018. At the end of the October sessions, the inspector concluded she wished
Read more →The Residents’ Association have been campaigning to retain the Police Safer Neighbourhood Office in Upminster since plans were announced in September 2017 to close it (see original report) and over the last few months have made a number of representations to the Borough Commander, insisting that the
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