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National Highways (Lower Thames Crossing) have released a short time-lapse video of the restoration of Upminster’s historic tithe barn, to commemorate the project that they helped finance in partnership with Historic England and Havering Council. To view the video visit Tithe Barn time-lapse video.

Havering Council have announced that Aveley Road will be closed from its junction with Park Farm Road/Harwood Hall Lane to its junction with Gerpins Lane from 8am to 3pm on Monday 09 June to Wednesday 11 June 2025. The closure is to allow resurfacing works to take

On Monday 02 June 2025, National Highways and Historic England attended the Tithe Barn in Upminster, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement sets out how the two organisations will work together to conserve and enhance sites of heritage significance alongside motorways and major A roads,

Every Summer, the popular national Summer Reading Challenge takes place in libraries across Havering. To assist, all libraries (including Upminster) are looking for volunteers aged 13 or over, to help with running the scheme. This mainly involves listening to children talk about the books they have read.

The online version of the June 2025 edition of the Bulletin is now available via the June 2025 Bulletin link.

Every week, Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 27 May – 02 June 2025 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link.

Havering Council are to resurface Severn Drive in Cranham in June 2025, with parts of the road closed to through traffic at various times during the works. The planned dates are as below, with all works taking place between 9.30am – 3pm. Phase 1 – Wednesday 11

Further to our recent update on the forthcoming Summer 2025 closure of Gallows Corner Flyover, Havering Council have confirmed that officers are currently scrutinising Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Operational Readiness Plan, to ensure that disruption is reduced as far as possible, and that they will continue to

The Judy D’cruz Fund have informed us that, unfortunately, they have had to cancel their planned fundraising cricket match, which was due to be held on Sunday 29 June 2025 in Upminster Park. This is due to the pavilion at Upminster Cricket Club being redeveloped.