Broadband social tariffs

Ofcom have recently highlighted that ‘The broadband and mobile markets offer customers a wide range of choice, with different deals available to suit different needs. Some providers offer social tariffs which are only available to customers who receive certain government benefits…’ Major firms who do this include

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Grants to improve and develop allotments

Grants of between £250 and £2,000 are available to registered Allotment Associations and committees across the UK, for the improvement and development of facilities on registered and permitted sites. The funding is being made available by the National Allotment Gardens Trust, which aims to advance and improve

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GADABOUTS

GADABOUTS is a social/friendship club for single, widowed or divorced people aged 40 to 70 years old, which meets at 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Havering Bowls Club, Harrow Lodge Park. For more information contact gadabouts@live.co.uk  .    

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English tuition for Ukrainian refugees

Speak the World Language School, who are based in Upminster, have asked us to highlight their current work in providing language services for Ukrainian refugees. Speak the World Language School provides English tuition to Ukrainian refugees. There are already many refugees that have arrived locally and we

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Housing targets in Havering

The Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association (UCRA) are members of the Havering Residents Association (H.R.A), an umbrella organisation of many of the Residents’ Associations in Havering. Our own Phil Ruck gives an explanation of the H.R.A’s views on housing targets in Havering. The housing position in Havering

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Hoppy Hall Car Park barrier

For several months, Upminster Ward councillors have regularly been highlighting to Havering Council the need for a replacement vehicle barrier at the entrance to Hoppy Hall car park in Corbets Tey Road. Councillors were informed that a new one had been ordered but so far the barrier

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Havering Changing Events this weekend

We have just been informed about events taking place in Upminster this Saturday and Sunday (26 and 27 March 2022) from 12-4pm. Havering Changing has been awarded funding for the Creative High Streets project, which aims to encourage people back on to the high street in Romford,

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We Are FSTVL update

Residents’ Association councillors Linda Hawthorn (Upminster Ward), Gillian Ford and John Tyler (both Cranham Ward) attended a public meeting in the New Windmill Hall on 23 March 2022, held by the organisers of this year’s We Are FSTVL. Event organisers confirmed that the festival will be held

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