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Residents’ Association councillors have been informed of the local roads where street parties will be held to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Cranham Ward Friday 03 June – Fleet Avenue, Marlborough Gardens Saturday 04 June – Acacia Gardens, Benets Road, Pentire Close, River Drive, Stour Way, Tabrums Way,

The Upminster South District Guides have contacted us, as they are currently short of leaders in all sections but in particular for their last remaining Guide Unit at St Laurence Church, Upminster, which meets on Wednesday’s from 7.30 – 9pm. There has been a Guide unit at

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) are running a citizen science project along the River Ingrebourne this year. It is called the Outfall Safari and it is a systematic way to identify and quantify surface water outfalls that are suffering from pollution as a result of misconnections

Everyone is feeling the effects of the increases in household bills at the moment, particularly heating and vehicle fuel. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has a personal inflation calculator, that allows people to estimate how much their monthly spending has increased in the last twelve months,

Ofcom have recently highlighted that ‘The broadband and mobile markets offer customers a wide range of choice, with different deals available to suit different needs. Some providers offer social tariffs which are only available to customers who receive certain government benefits…’ Major firms who do this include

Grants of between £250 and £2,000 are available to registered Allotment Associations and committees across the UK, for the improvement and development of facilities on registered and permitted sites. The funding is being made available by the National Allotment Gardens Trust, which aims to advance and improve

Speak the World Language School, who are based in Upminster, have asked us to highlight their current work in providing language services for Ukrainian refugees. Speak the World Language School provides English tuition to Ukrainian refugees. There are already many refugees that have arrived locally and we

The Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association (UCRA) are members of the Havering Residents Association (H.R.A), an umbrella organisation of many of the Residents’ Associations in Havering. Our own Phil Ruck gives an explanation of the H.R.A’s views on housing targets in Havering. The housing position in Havering