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Cranham Ward councillors, Gillian Ford, John Tyler and Linda Van den Hende have come together with local residents to form a new friends group for Hall Lane Playing Fields (also known as Upminster Hall Playing Fields). The aim is to preserve and improve the facilities at the

Just after the turn of the millennium, Havering Council published a guide to the place names of Havering. Now, two decades later, this has been updated with new information by Simon Donoghue, the London Borough of Havering’s Local History Librarian. To view the guide, see the Place

As its name suggests, the London Loop is a 150 mile (242km) long signed walking route around the edge of outer London and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Broken up into 24 manageable sections, with transport links, the walking is mainly flat and passes through a

As previously detailed, Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association councillors, supported by RA councillors from other parts of the borough, recently requisitioned (called-in) Havering Council’s Executive Decision to extend the current Planned Maintenance and Construction Improvement Schemes Contract by two years from 2022. This was done because of

Over the last year we have highlighted the ongoing review of ward boundaries in Havering by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE). This has not been an easy process, caused not only by the pandemic but also the attempts of the Leader of the Council

UK SAYS NO MORE is a national campaign to raise awareness to end domestic abuse and sexual violence across the UK. Launched in 2016, it has a network of over 1000 partners, ambassadors and parliamentarian champions across the United Kingdom. As part of the campaign, they have

Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association councillors, supported by RA councillors from other parts of the borough, have requisitioned (called-in) Havering Council’s Executive Decision (ED) to extend the current Planned Maintenance and Construction Improvement Schemes Contract by two years from 2022. The ED stated that ‘….the Contractor has

Catalytic converter thefts are increasingly a problem for motorists, being lucrative for thieves and extremely disruptive to vehicle owners.  Below are some tips on reducing the risk of your vehicle suffering such a theft – 1) Park to prevent access underneath – If you can, park somewhere

With reference to our previous post, regarding the delay in tackling parking problems in Chelmer Road, Cranham, we have received news that Havering Council will finally be starting to look into the issue in May. This is likely to initially include a formal residents consultation and proposals,