Rainham and South Hornchurch Libraries are looking for volunteers to work alongside
staff.
Volunteers can help with everything from
creating exciting book displays to shelf stacking, to helping with baby-bounce
events or teaching people how to use computers and iPads right through to
fundraising or helping libraries reach more people.
See what we are looking for here and sign up here to register your interest.
Act fast to make your views known on Council's budget plans
 Rainham and Wennington residents and business people are encouraged to comment on proposals to increase Council Tax to fund care for elderly and vulnerable adults before
the deadline of Tuesday 2 February. The current consultation is separate to the budget consultation which closed in December last year.
This new consultation has been launched after a £10.8 million cut in government grant to Havering for next year..
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Get Up and Running
Aimed at beginners or those looking to get back
into jogging and running, Up and Running offers you free support and advice to
get you on your way. All you need is a pair of trainers. Register to
receive information about free running groups and learn to run
sessions, the free 'couch to 5K running app' and more.
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Competition for winning leftovers
Here’s your chance to win either a Kenwood 3-in-1 Blender, Mill
& Smoothie Maker or a Cookworks handheld blender, to help you create all
those yummy Love
Food Hate Waste soups and smoothies with your ripe or excess fruit and
vegetables.
All you have to do is post a picture of a dish that you create
with your lovely festive leftovers, along with the recipe, on to Havering
Love Food Hate Waste Facebook page so that they can be shared. The winning
dish will be judged on creativity, variety of leftover items, and ease of
cooking.
Photos and recipes to be posted on to the site by 5pm on Friday 29
January 2016.
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New prospectus
Havering Adult College’s new mid-year prospectus is now
available and includes a range of courses from the Brittons Centre in Rainham
including Interior Design, Family Turkish and Award in Education and Training.
Copies are available from all Havering Libraries and courses can be viewed here.
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 If you see something that needs improving in Rainham 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.
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Gold for healthy
eating
Scargill Infant School in Rainham has
become the first school in Havering to achieve the Healthy
Schools London Gold Award.
To achieve the
award, staff and pupils developed and carried out two health action plans. The
first focused on healthy eating and resulted in increases in the number of
children eating school meals and eating all their vegetables.
The second
introduced yoga techniques throughout the school day and found this to be an
effective way of calming children and improving their ability to deal with
stress.
Courses
at Mardyke Community Centre
To book
places on these courses email Monica
Paul.
January
for five weeks, Basic IT course
January,
free floristry course
January
for five weeks, beauty course
January
for 12 weeks, Nail Art Level One accredited 12 week course.
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Mardyke Community Centre
Check out
details of the programme of activities at Mardyke Community Centre.
 Job Club offers help
Just pop in for help in finding work.
Every Monday, 9am until 12noon at Mardyke Community Centre,
South Street, Rainham, RM13 8PJ.
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 What's on at Rainham Library?
You can hire rooms at Rainham Library as well as attend community events, workshops and meetings that take place there.
In
January author, John Connolly, will be the subject of a
Reading Challenge at Rainham Library. Find
out more by email.
Regular Groups:
Each month Rainham Library has an Author Focus.
Every Monday from 11 January
10.30am, Wiggle and Giggle
Every Tuesday
2pm - 4pm, Knit and Natter
Every Thursday
10.30am, Baby Bounce
11am, Computer Classes - free four week
course, booking essential by email
Last Monday of each month
6.30pm - 8pm, Reading Group
First Tuesday of each month
10am, Listening Group
2pm - 4pm, Young at Heart Group
Find out more about Rainham Library here.
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