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Upminster Xmas Lights Switch On!

I am very pleased to announce that the Upminster Christmas lights will be switched on by the Mayor of Havering at 5.15pm on Thursday 22nd November. The festive celebrations will be from 4pm to 6pm, where there will be free fairground rides at the Bell School along with an appearance

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Upminster Remembers

Well over a 1,000 people turned out this morning for the Remembrance service in Upminster. The Essex Caledonian Pipe Band led a parade of 200 strong down St Mary’s Lane to the Upminster Memorial in Corbets Tey Road where the occasion was impeccably observed by the large

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Upminster War Memorial Decided by Referendum

Remembrance Sunday in Upminster is always a special event impeccably observed by residents as well as the Council, cadets, voluntary groups, local businesses, British Legion, military, scouts, cubs, local churches, and many other local groups and organisations. As we approach the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1, it is a

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What’s in a Name?

Have you ever wondered where place/road names in Upminster and Cranham come from? For example: Howard Road – named after Major Howard who lived at High House on Corbets Tey Road and was killed in the battle of Waterloo in 1815 St Lawrence Road – named after

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Why Havering is called Havering

On moving to the newly built Upminster Park Estate in 1956, I was invited to join the Residents Association Committee and then asked to write the Rules as none existed. Having been elected in 1958 as one of the original R.A. Councillors, ultimately serving as Chairman of

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