Havering Council have announced that they will be holding public consultations on new proposals to introduce School Streets in 14 of the borough’s schools, including Hall Mead Academy, Engayne Primary and James Ogelthorpe Primary in Cranham and Upminster. The schemes propose to close roads in the areas
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We are proud to have the newly refurbished Upminster Windmill in our area and are delighted that their visitor centre garden has won the Best Communal Garden prize in the Havering in Bloom 2021 competition. Our congratulations go out to all those who have worked so hard
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Hornchurch Photographic Society are looking for new members to join their club at Ardleigh House Community Association (next to New City College), Ardleigh Green Road, Gidea Park. They meet every Monday between 7.45pm and 10.00pm in the main hall. If you have an interest in photography and
Read more →We have previously warned of scam e-mails. To help prevent these, any suspect e-mails can be forwarded to the National Cyber Security Centre via report@phishing.gov.uk . However, we have recently been told about a similar way of reporting scam texts, which are becoming more frequent. If you
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is once again able to have volunteers return to their hospitals. They are currently seeking Patient Partners, to help them understand what matters most to their patients, ensuring patients voices are heard and learning from this to help
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The Police Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) in Emerson Park have issued the following advice, which we thought would be useful for Upminster and Cranham residents as well. ‘Hello residents. This month I will be focusing on how to light up your home. As the days get shorter
Read more →We have been contacted by a local resident, who received a call from someone saying they were representing an energy company, but, when challenged, the person would not provide his name and company details etc. In the current climate, where there are problems with energy suppliers going
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With reference to our previous message concerning the ‘urban meadows’ Havering Council introduced this summer, Upminster Ward councillors have the following update regarding the one in Westbury Terrace and Litchfield Terrace – ‘When a wild-flower meadow was planted at the windmill field, it looked stunning, with a
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Recently, we have been informed of a number of times in Upminster and Cranham where vehicles have been seen to have their number plates covered up when parking on yellow lines etc., in an attempt to avoid getting a parking ticket. This particularly appears to be the
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This morning (Saturday 18 September 2021), Cranham Ward RA councillors Gillian Ford and John Tyler, were joined by Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association team member, Oscar Ford, and John’s daughter, Jessica, as we went litter picking in the woods in Cranham Brickfields. We were pleased to find
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