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Remembrance Sunday in Upminster is always a special event impeccably observed by residents as well as the Council, cadets, voluntary groups, local businesses, British Legion, military, scouts, cubs, local churches, and many other local groups and organisations. As we approach the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1, it is a

Have you ever wondered where place/road names in Upminster and Cranham come from? For example: Howard Road – named after Major Howard who lived at High House on Corbets Tey Road and was killed in the battle of Waterloo in 1815 St Lawrence Road – named after

On moving to the newly built Upminster Park Estate in 1956, I was invited to join the Residents Association Committee and then asked to write the Rules as none existed. Having been elected in 1958 as one of the original R.A. Councillors, ultimately serving as Chairman of

While the name of Havering goes back to the Domesday Book in 1086, mentioned as ‘Haueringas’, according to a recent letter in the Times the name takes on a different meaning north of the Border where to talk nonsense is ‘havering’!  Clearly the meaning must have been lost through interpretation, or is this

Last night (03 July) was supposed to be the long awaited hearing of the Cranham Parking review by the Council’s Highways Advisory Committee. Unfortunately, this was postponed at short notice by council officers to the next meeting on 31 July. We are aware that several Cranham residents

A pleasant feature of our area is the extent of grass verges alongside our roads and pavements. However, all too often these are being churned up by unauthorised vehicles, often causing extensive damage to our pavements at the same time. Repair and reinstatement is an expensive business

With the rise of Spring and the prospect of lighter evenings, we are lucky in Upminster and Cranham to be close enough to London but far away enough to enjoy beautiful countryside and nature walks. The Upminster Circular walk is a gently undulating terrain with mostly well-defined