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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

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

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

We were pleased to hear that two of our local public spaces have won awards at the recent London in Bloom awards. Upminster Park won a gold award in the Large Park of the Year section and South Essex Crematorium/Upminster Cemetery a gold award in the Large

In response to the many concerns about ‘rogue traders’ and doorstep scammers, a partnership of Local Authority Trading Standards Services (including Havering) have devised a ‘Buy With Confidence’ Scheme. The scheme provides consumers with a list of local businesses which have given their commitment to trading fairly.

While the name of Havering goes back to the Domesday Book in 1086, mentioned as ‘Haueringas’, according to a recent letter in the Times the name takes on a different meaning north of the Border where to talk nonsense is ‘havering’!  Clearly the meaning must have been lost through interpretation, or is this

13th – 16th September at Roomes 130th Anniversary Event If you think you have been snapped by Upminster Camera Club (UCC) this year, then you may find yourself at the Roomes 130th Anniversary Event.  Roomes have been such a fundamental element of Upminster’s Town Centre and are the reason