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The Havering and District National Trust Association meet at Ardleigh House, Hornchurch. RM11 2LG on the 4th Saturday of the month at 2.30 pm. You do not have to be a member of the National Trust to attend. The visitor charge is £3, with refreshments £1. 26

One of our local Guides groups is looking for a wonderful person who can help enhance the lives of their group of girls. You only need to give one hour a week on a Wednesday evening (term time only) to come and support their group in an

The 3rd Upminster Scout Group currently have a few vacancies at their Wesley Beaver Colony for boys or girls aged 6-8. They meet on Thursdays 6-7pm at Upminster Methodist Church, Hall Lane RM14 1AE. Beavers enjoy a whole range of indoor and outdoor activities, craftwork, games and

With reference to our previous posts concerning a planning application for the former Time Tees Cars site at 11 Station Road, Upminster, which won approval from the Government’s Planning Inspectorate on appeal, it has now been confirmed that the 82-bed hotel will be run by the hotel

Havering Council has in the past received criticism of its customer services, particularly by people trying to contact council departments. They have committed to raising standards and as part of this, have joined the Institute of Customer Services. In the near future, they will be publishing an

Havering Council works with some of their contractors to provide funds for Social Value projects, providing social, economic and environmental benefits for our local communities. They are currently seeking residents views on how they spend the money that is available to them. To do this, they are

The Upminster and Cranham Royal British Legion have announced that their Poppy Appeal Total for 2023/24 was £21,569.74. They give thanks to all who have helped them achieve this. They now launch the 2024/25 Poppy Appeal for Upminster and Cranham with their annual Poppy Dance, which takes

Both Upminster Park and South Essex Crematorium won Gold awards at the recent London in Bloom Awards, with the London Borough of Havering winning the overall Borough award for London. Congratulations to all those involved in maintaining both Upminster locations!  

With reference to our previous posts concerning the restoration of Upminster’s historic Tithe Barn, fencing has now been erected around the site to allow for the work to commence. This will mean that there will be a reduction in the number if parking spaces available in the