Party for Queen's Birthday
On
Sunday 12 June 2016, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 90th
birthday.
Communities across Havering can be part of
this national celebration by organising a neighbourhood street party.
Street parties are a great part of British life and an opportunity for
communities to come together and celebrate national occasions.
Find out more about street parties in Havering here.
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Do you know
somewhere in Romford you can
Clean for the Queen takes place from Friday 4
to Sunday 6 March and is a campaign to clear up Britain in time for Her Majesty
the Queen’s 90th birthday, which will be officially celebrated in June 2016.
When she came to the throne litter was not
the problem it is today so during that weekend the aim is for community groups,
businesses, schools and individuals to spend an hour or two clearing litter
from part of their neighbourhood.
We all know a local place where litter
gathers, so register your interest in a Havering Clean for the Queen event here and
let’s get it cleared up.
Stairs out of action at Angel Way car park
Decorating works in the stairwells at Angel Way car park
is taking place during the next four weeks, which means people will have to use
the ‘signposted’ alternative routes.
Work has started on the stairwell that is situated by the
entrance (odd floor numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9), which will take around two weeks to
complete.
The stairwell that is situated by the exit (even numbers
2, 4, 6, 8, 10) will be decorated from Monday 22 February for two weeks.
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£100 fines to make school parking safer
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, in Dorset Avenue, Romford, is
among six primary schools in Havering piloting a new initiative to tackle the
problem of dangerous parking outside schools.
A key part of the scheme is introducing a Public
Space Protection Order under the Crime and Policing Act 2014, enforced by fixed
CCTV cameras, with offending motorists fined £100 for each offence, with the
threat of criminal prosecution for repeat offences.
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Squirrels Heath Lane, Gidea Park
Havering Council is consulting on proposals to
install pedestrian refuges and reduce the size of junctions in Squirrels Heath
Lane, Gidea Park. Full details are available here and comments
should be emailed to Nicola Childs by Friday 12 February.
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Vehicle ban proposed
Havering Council is currently consulting on a
proposed ban on vehicles using the open space outside Romford Library. Cyclists
will still be able to use the area.
Full details of the proposals can be viewed here and comments should be sent by
email by the deadline of Friday 26 February 2016.
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 Works at Romford Station
Until April foundations will be installed for platforms two and five, which includes piling.
During these works a scaffold access from Exchange Street will be installed. While this temporary structure is in place road access to shops and car parking will be maintained at all times. Pedestrians and cyclists will be diverted around the the scaffolding and a temporary foot crossing will be installed.
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Tuesday 23 February, 10.30am – 2.30pm, Havering Carers Forum
at YMCA Thames Gateway, Rush Green Road, Romford,
RM7 0PH.
Squirrels Heath Gardening Club
Meets on the last Monday of each month, 8pm – 10pm at Gidea
Park Methodist Church, 398 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6DH.
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Tweed Modern Sequence Dance Club
Meets every Thursday, 7.30pm – 10pm at Tweedway Community Centre, Tweedway
Hall, Tweed Way, Rise Park, RM1 4AZ.
Pub Clubs
Tapestry organises a Pub Club on the first
Tuesday of each month, noon - 2pm at The Bull, 74 -76 Market Place, Romford, RM1 3ER. and on the first Thursday of each month, noon - 2pm at The Tollgate, High Road, Romford, RM6 6QT. Email for more details.
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Men’s walking football
Walking Football is a slower paced version of
the beautiful game, aimed at men who are keen to keep an active lifestyle
despite their age or ability.
Booking is required. For more information
email Stuart
Robinson.
Sessions cost £3 and are on Mondays
from noon at Romford YMCA, Rush Green Road, Romford, RM7 0PH.
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Four
weeks free dancing
Fun and Funky Dance is offering a
four-weeks free trial for the weekly sessions held each Saturday, 9am – 5.30pm,
at Tweed Way Hall, Tweed Way, Rise
Park, RM1 4AZ.
The offer also applies to the Fuzion Street Team classes, for six to 16-year-olds, each Tuesday, 5pm - 8pm.
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Charity
Yoga
Body and Soul Yoga will be holding a
charity event on the first Sunday of each month, 10.30am
– noon, at Raphael
Park Bandstand, Main Road, Gidea Park, RM2 5EB.
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New library opening hours
New
opening hours begin from Monday 21 March. The opening times for
Gidea Park: Monday and Tuesday closed; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am
– 4pm; Thursday 2pm - 8pm.
Romford: Monday and Thursday 10am –
8pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 10am – 4pm.
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 What's on at Gidea Park Library?
Saturday 13 February, 10am - 3pm, Indian Head and Back Massage plus Reflexology. Pre-booking
by email essential.
Thursday 18 February, 6pm – 7pm. Squirrells Heath Safer
Neighbourhoods Town (SNT) public
meeting.
Tuesday 23 February and Tuesday 15 March,
4pm – 5pm, Chatter Books
Regular Groups:
Every
weekday
Term
time only Reading Buddies, 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Every Tuesday
2.15pm - 2.45pm Read and Rhyme, term time
only
5pm - 6pm, Computer Classes
Every Wednesday
10am - 11am, Computer Classes
3.45pm - 4.45pm, term time only. Kids' Knits
for children aged 8 to 12 years. £2 per visit, wool and needles provided. Pre-booking
by email essential.
Every Thursday
10.30am - noon, Stitches adult craft group
5pm - 6pm, Computer Classes
Find
out more about Gidea Park Library here.
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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 Bower Park Centre in Romford including Art, Fashion
Dressmaking and Life Coaching. 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 Romford 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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