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Home-Start Havering

Home-Start Havering is a local charity training volunteers to support struggling families with children under 5-years old in the borough, particularly those affected by bereavement or illness. Since the pandemic there has been a considerable rise in the number of children deemed ‘at risk’ in Havering. To

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Rainham Quarry proposal update

With reference to our previous post concerning a proposal to establish a quarry to the immediate south-west of the junction of Hacton Lane and Berwick Pond Road in Upminster, your local Residents’ Association Councillors attended a pre application consultation event held by the Canterbury based company, Brett,

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Would you be a volunteer poppy collector?

The Poppy Appeal total to 05 September 2022 stands at a magnificent £20,989.05. Collections begin again on 29 October 2022 and Upminster Royal British Legion are looking for more volunteer collectors. To volunteer, or if you are a business and would like to have a collection box

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Planning application in St. Mary’s Lane refused

Havering Council’s Planning Department have announced that the planning application for ‘Erection of Acquired Brain Injury Unit and 8 x Single Storey, 3-bed, and 1 x Single storey, 2-bed dwellings, with associated access, landscaping, parking and infrastructure.’ (P0928.22) at the former Ruskins site in St. Mary’s Lane,

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Proposal for Rainham Quarry

Upminster Ward councillors have recently been informed of a proposal by the Brett Group to establish a quarryto the immediate south-west of the junction of Hacton Lane and Berwick Pond Road. Letters have been sent by the company to residents local to the proposed site (see below).

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Council Parks Strategy Survey

Havering Council have launched an online Parks Strategy Survey to hear the views of the borough’s residents, communities and other groups, to make sure the parks continue to meet peoples’ needs. For further details and to complete the survey visit Havering’s Parks Strategy Survey webpage. The survey

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Theft from external post boxes

Upminster Ward Police Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) have advised that there have been two recent thefts from external post boxes outside of homes, where the thieves have then applied for credit cards in the name of the owner. They advise that owners of such post boxes should

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End of one-hour free on-street parking in Havering

Havering Council has announced that the one-hour free parking in on-street pay and display bays, that was introduced during the pandemic, is going to be removed. Motorists will once again be required to pay £1.50 for the first hour for on-street parking. The current 20% discount for

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