Happy Hedgehog recycling guide

The Happy Hedgehog Family Ltd, a local company who supply ethical cleaning products, have produced a free One-Stop Recycling Guide. Below, they explain how they came to produce the guide – At the Happy Hedgehog Family, it is our dream to be as waste-free as possible. We

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School Street consultations now open

With reference to our previous post concerning School Streets consultations for three schools in Cranham and Upminster, the consultations are now open until Sunday 07 November 2021. The following links will take you each individual consultation – Hall Mead Academy Engayne Primary School James Ogelthorpe Primary School

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Have your say on BHRUT services

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) recently undertook an online survey to understand how people access their care in their hospitals and in the community. They are now holding separate online events for each of the boroughs they cover, to help them understand how

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New School Street consultations announced

Havering Council have announced that they will be holding public consultations on new proposals to introduce School Streets in 14 of the borough’s schools, including Hall Mead Academy, Engayne Primary and James Ogelthorpe Primary in Cranham and Upminster. The schemes propose to close roads in the areas

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Local Havering in Bloom winner

We are proud to have the newly refurbished Upminster Windmill in our area and are delighted that their visitor centre garden has won the Best Communal Garden prize in the Havering in Bloom 2021 competition. Our congratulations go out to all those who have worked so hard

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Hornchurch Photographic Society

Hornchurch Photographic Society are looking for new members to join their club at Ardleigh House Community Association (next to New City College), Ardleigh Green Road, Gidea Park. They meet every Monday between 7.45pm and 10.00pm in the main hall. If you have an interest in photography and

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Reporting scam texts

We have previously warned of scam e-mails. To help prevent these, any suspect e-mails can be forwarded to the National Cyber Security Centre via report@phishing.gov.uk . However, we have recently been told about a similar way of reporting scam texts, which are becoming more frequent. If you

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BHRUT Patient Partners

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is once again able to have volunteers return to their hospitals. They are currently seeking Patient Partners, to help them understand what matters most to their patients, ensuring patients voices are heard and learning from this to help

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Beware of energy scams

We have been contacted by a local resident, who received a call from someone saying they were representing an energy company, but, when challenged, the person would not provide his name and company details etc. In the current climate, where there are problems with energy suppliers going

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