Following on from the announcement by Transport for London that the Ardleigh Green Bridge Replacement Project would over-run by 15 months, the Upminster & Cranham Residents’ Association wrote to the Mayor of London expressing the deep concerns of the community while setting out eight key questions. Below is the
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Non residents being given homes in Cranham, an additional bus for children to travel to school, a battleship to transport the body of James Oglethorpe to America and an advert for the Upminster Mini-Golf course – all reported back in 1930 in the Romford Recorder! Thanks to
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We have a number of greens around the borough that are hidden gems and a welcome asset to residents. We have one such green in Severn Drive that can also be accessed from Fleet Close and Dee Close. There are a few pieces of play equipment on the
Read more →The long standing challenge of turning right out of the Front Lane Car Park has been improved as a result of the Community Payback Team who spent two days cutting back the foliage, ivy and overgrowth from the boundary fence which was restricting the view of traffic coming
Read more →Further to the recent revelation from TfL that completion of the Ardleigh Green Road Bridge Replacement works has slipped a mere 15 months to the Spring of 2019, the Upminster & Cranham Residents’ Association have written to the Mayor of London to express a deep sense of unhappiness
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The pond at Pond Walk, just off Front Lane, is a unique piece of local history. It appears on early maps and belonged to the previous Cranham Rectory, demolished in the 1920’s, which stood opposite the pond on the other side of Front Lane. It was in fact
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Local Cranham Councillor, Clarence Barrett, is set to take on the London 10,000 metres on July 9th to raise funds for St Francis Hospice. Cllr Barrett said: “I have seen how the Hospice care not only for those with life-limiting conditions, but also for the families and
Read more →Pollution is a key concern for most people, and one area which is often overlooked is that of motorists who park up outside schools or residential areas and leave their engines running for lengthy periods of time causing an unnecessary source of air pollution. It is actually an offence
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Upminster Councillor, Linda Van den Hende, was last night unanimously elected as the new Mayor of Havering for 2017/18. Cllr Van den Hende was first elected to the Council in 2006 and has served on numerous committees, including Crime & Disorder, Governance and Licensing as well as being the borough champion
Read more →…..A remarkable and touching story stretching back to the First World War involving an acquired bottle of Whisky from an Upminster Off-Licence and a promise to one day return the bottle, has seen that pledge fulfilled 100 years later. On Thursday 13th April 2017, members of the local Upminster Ward Police
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