From 01 January 2024 anyone wishing to dispose of DIY or renovation waste at Gerpins Lane re-use and recycling centre will have to book with East London Waste Authority (ELWA) via their website . The same applies for any other ELWA centres in Barking and Dagenham, Newham

The NHS website shows the following pharmacies in Havering open over the Christmas 2023 and New Year period – Mim Phamacy, 118 North Street, Romford RM1 1DL 01708 743 341 (Dec 25 – Christmas Day) 10:00-18:00, (Dec 26 – Boxing Day) 11:00-15:00, (01 Jan – New Year’s

Please find attached details of changes in dates for refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas 2023 and New Year period.

Come and tour Upminster Windmill or visit their Christmas Market from 10am – 3pm on Saturday 23 December 2023 (free to enter) and fill your stockings with homemade crafts and gift ideas, plus grab some refreshments from their café. Sorry, no parking on-site due to ground conditions.

Havering Singers will be holding their Christmas 2023 concert in St Peter’s Church, Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood RM3 0QA at 7.30pm on Thursday 21 December. Tickets are £15 for adults and £6 for children under 11 years old. To purchase tickets visit haveringsingers.org.uk or ring 07342 883

The c2c line between Upminster and Barking will be closed on Sunday 17 December 2023 for engineering work. For further details, including alternative provisions, see the c2c website.

With reference to our previous posts concerning a proposal by Brett Aggregates to establish a quarry at the junction of Hacton Lane and Berwick Pond Road, Upminster Councillors attended Havering Council’s Strategic Planning Committee meeting on the 07 December 2023, to hear the developing proposals from the

A Christmas market and craft fair will be held in St Laurence Church Hall, Corbets Tey Road, Upminster (next to the library) from 10am-3pm on Saturday 16 December 2023. The event will be supporting The Brain Tumour Charity.