Resurfacing works will take place in Clay Tye Road, with road closures in place, from 9am – 3pm Mon 05 – Fri 09 and Mon 12 – Fri 16 February 2024. For the latest updates on new and planned roadworks in the Upminster and Cranham area visit

Havering Astronomical Society caters for Young Astronomers (as well as adults!). Young Astronomer meetings are held at Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster on the last Thursday of each month (except August) at 7pm. Ages 8-16 are welcome to join. If your children have ever wondered about the

Want to improve your table tennis skills or learn a new sport? Then why not come along to Maylands Green Table Tennis Club. They run junior coaching sessions (age 10-17) as follows: Saturday 8.45-10.10am Beginners Saturday 10.20-11.45am Interim/Advanced Tues & Thurs 4.45-6pm All levels (£10 on Saturdays

Cranham Community Centre (115a Marlborough Gardens, RM14 1SR) has informed us of some new classes that have started at the centre – Zumba with Kerrie – Monday 10.30 – 11.30 PAYG £5 Knit & Natter (Started 27th Feb) Tuesday 1.30 – 3.30 (Beginners and/or all abilities) £3

A great deal of local interest was raised at a Planning application for an 82-bedroom hotel at the former Time Tees Cars site in Station Road, Upminster (see our previous post in January 2023) . In support of residents’ concerns, Upminster Councillors called in the application citing

The older persons Freedom Pass allows free travel across London and on free local bus journeys nationally. The scheme is administered by London Councils on behalf of the London boroughs. Any older person whose sole or principal residence is in a London borough and who meets the

After several years of many of the pay and display parking machines in Havering being frequently inoperable, the council have started to install new machines across the borough. They hope to have installed all of the machines by 09 February 2024. Locally, we will have new machines

Don’t miss Forestry England’s new family trail celebrating 25 years of The Gruffalo launches in the woodland at Thames Chase, Pike Lane, Upminster RM14 3NS. You’ll find the Gruffalo panels and rubbing plaques as you explore the woodland paths. Access to the woodland is free, but you

From 8am to 6pm on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January 2024, Clay Tye Road will be closed from south of its junction with Ockendon Road to the bottom of the hill. For the latest updates on new and planned roadworks in the Upminster and Cranham area