Free compost workshop at myplace

Havering Council is running free composting workshops for Havering residents to get advice and discover the benefits of composting on the following date:

Thursday 1 October, 5.30pm - 7.30pm​ ​myplace, 343 Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, RM3 9EN

Book your place here.

Emergency First Aid at Work

Havering Adult College is offering this one day course to enable learners to achieve this Level 2 qualification. The next course will be held on Wednesday 28 October, 9:15am – 5pm at the Bower Park Centre. The cost of the course is £62. Enquire about enrolment here.

More information on professional development  

On the beat with Harold Hill Police

Each police Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) holds meetings where the public can attend and ask questions and get crime prevention advice.

In Harold Hill there are two SNTs - Gooshays and Heaton - and their next meetings are:

Tuesday 29 September - drop in surgery

Wednesday 30 September - drop in surgery

Thursday 8 October - drop in surgery

Thursday 15 October - drop in surgery

The Gooshays SNT also hold regular coffee mornings (pictured) at St George's Church.

More information available here about Gooshays SNT and Heaton SNT available here.

If you see something that needs improving in Harold Hill please report it using the Council’s online forms.

The forms cover a wide range of issues from fly-tipping to potholes.

Completing the correct form sends it direct to the right people to deal with that issue.

Top marks for Harold Hill parks

Harold Hill flower power has helped Havering win the top award in the London in Bloom 2015 competition with four awards being won in the town.

Local areas which gained awards were:

Central Park,which won gold in the Large Park of the Year category

Dagnam Park, which won silver gilt in the Country Park of the Year category

Bedfords Park,which won gold in both the Large Conservation Area and Country Park of the Year categories.

Havering won 47 of the 193 awards available across London and will now represent the capital in the Britain in Bloom 2016 competition.

Events in Harold Hill

If you are running a community event in Harold Hill get free publicity by completing the online form here.

Harold Hill Foodbank will benefit when Romford Salvation Army holds a Charity Concert at The Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch from 2pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday 14 October.

Major James Williams is compering the event with guest artistes Joni Talks and William Byrne.

Tickets cost £10, from the Queens Theatre Box Office, with profits supporting the Harold Hill Foodbank.

Drop in for advice

Citizens Advice Havering is running a drop in advice service at Harold Hill Llibrary every Monday,10am to 2pm.

What's on at Harold Hill library?

Young at Heart Group

Tuesday  September 29, 11am - 12noon,  £1 including refreshments

Local author Dot May Dunn is the guest speaker at this month’s meeting for over 50s.  Dot has written books about her time as a midwife and her childhood growing up in Derbyshire during the Second World War.

More information available here.

Need a helping hand?

Family Mosaic runs monthly drop in sessions at Harold Hill Early Children’s Centre.  The next one is from 12noon – 4pm on Wednesday 21 October.

Looking for work?

The London - Harold Hill Job Club is free to attend and is facilitated by Christians Against Poverty (CAP).

It is run in association with the local food bank working in partnership with St Georges Church and operates out of St Georges Church Centre each Wednesday between 10am and 2pm.