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Thames Chase events in December 2023

Thames Chase Visitors Centre in Pike Lane, Upminster have two prominent events in December 2023 which they have asked us to highlight. Heritage Walk They start the month with their December Guided Heritage Walk on 01 December 2023, which will begin and end at Thames Chase. The

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Thames Chase Built Heritage Talk

Thames Chase will be holding a Built Heritage Talk on Friday 24 November 2023 between 2-4pm. There will be speakers on three local historic buildings – Mary Wright speaking about the Essex Barn at Thames Chase Gordon Reed speaking about the Upminster Windmill The keynote speaker will

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Charity Carol Concert at Queen’s Theatre

Pinney Talfourd is delighted to announce the return of the annual ‘Christmas Carols at the Queen’s’ charity concert. This heartwarming event will spread joy amongst the community and raise vital funds for two very deserving charities – Parkinsons UK, Pinney Talfourd’s 2023/24 charity of the year, and

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Havering Budget Consultation 2024

Havering Council have launched a consultation on proposals for the 2024 budget for the borough. With council finances reaching a perilous state, some difficult decisions on cutbacks will have to be made and so it is important that members of the public give their views on what

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Havering’s financial constraints explained

Cllr Phil Ruck (Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association councillor for Cranham Ward) has written the following article highlighting the reasons why Havering is currently facing financial hardship. You may have seen many articles/social media posts about Havering Council potentially going bankrupt. What has actually happened is that

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