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The Christmas Tree Festival returns to Upminster Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Upminster on Saturday 29 November 2025, and runs for a week longer than usual, until Sunday 14 December! Their theme this year is ‘It is a small world’. Come along and see how various organisations and

Stewart Avenue Allotments will once again be holding it’s Christmas Fair on the Saturday 29 November 2025 from 10a.m to 2p.m. Come along and enjoy a drink and a selection of home bakes in the cabin, whilst listening to the brownies singing carols. Father Christmas will be

Cranham Baptist Church in Severn Drive, Cranham is holding a series of Christmas events in the lead-up to Christmas 2025, with everyone invited. 30 November 2025 3-5pm – Messy Christmas church 07 December 10.30am – Their kids perform their much anticipated Christmas production 21 December 6pm –

On Friday 21 November 2025, the Upminster & Cranham Residents Association (UCRA) were proud to host our annual Christmas Event. We were pleased to have the Mayor, Cllr Sue Ospreay, in attendance. Despite being quite cold, we were pleased to see plenty of young people enjoying the

St Luke’s Church, 201 Front Lane, Cranham, RM14 1LD will be presenting their Christmas 2025 production of Amos and the Grumpy Owl at 4pm on Saturday 29 November 2025. Amos and the Grumpy Owl is an hour long heart-warming and captivating original stage production, that tells the

In the six months to September 2025, Action Fraud received nearly 3,000 crime reports relating to Winter Fuel Payment scams. Winter Fuel Payments are made automatically, you do not need to do anything. If you receive any text messages about Winter Fuel Payments, it’s a scam. Not sure

Transport for London (TfL) have advised that the Liberty Line train service between Upminster and Romford will not be running on Sunday 23 November 2025. For further details visit the TfL Status Update webpage.  

Havering Council have informed Cranham Ward councillors that they will be undertaking work on some street trees in the ward over the next few weeks. Works will include the felling of selected trees, due to either a safety issue, or the tree being dead or dying and

Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 11 – 17 November 2025 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link.