 Buon appetito!
Shoppers will be able to get a taste of the Mediterranean on Sunday 28 February when an
Italian Market returns to Upminster. Stalls will be in Corbets Tey Road from 10am to 4pm.
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Tee off for new golf season
Hall Lane Mini Golf Course in Upminster
is now open at weekends and during school holidays, 10am – 5pm, at cost of £5
for adults and £3 for children and concessions. Group bookings are available at
other times.
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Smash Camps at
Stubbers
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 If you have children
in school years two to 11 there’s a range of Easter holiday activities
available at the Stubbers Smash Camps,
from Monday 28 March to Friday 8 April. The camps are available from 8.30am to
6pm.
Ancestry Help and Advice
Free help and advice on
tracing your family tree.
Wednesdays, 6.30 - 7.30pm
Thursdays, 2 - 4pm
Active Library card required.
No Booking needed
Wiggle and Giggle
Every Thursday during term time, 11.15am
Suitable for ages two - four
years
Free event
Techy Teas
First Thursday of each month, 10.30am - 12.30pm,
Techy Teas in partnership with Havering Citizens Advice Bureau. A free drop-in event where you can
learn how to use your mobile phone, laptop or tablet device to its full
potential. Bring along your own devices and our team will show you how to use
them. You will also require a current Havering Library card. Email
for more details.
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What's on at Thames Chase?
Thames Chase has a number of rooms and other facilities available for hire. Find out more here.
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 Plant a tree
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10.30am - 2pm. Starts on 23 February and ends on 10 March.
Find out more by email.
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Discovering Thames Chase coffee morning
Second Friday of each month, 10.30am - noon
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 On the beat with Cranham and Upminster Police
Each police Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) holds
meetings where the public can attend, ask questions and get crime prevention
advice.
The next meetings are:
Wednesday 2 March - public meeting
Thursday10 March - public meeting
More information is available here about Cranham SNT and Upminster SNT.
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 If you see something that needs improving in Cranham and Upminster 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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 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 Cranham or Upminster
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.
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.
Please register your interest in a Havering Clean for the Queen event here.
 Lower Thames Crossing consultation
Full details on the proposals, including how Upminster may be impacted by the scheme, can be seen here and views submitted here. Deadline for comments is Thursday 24 March.
Highways England has launched the next stage in the formal consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing project at a location east of Gravesend and Tilbury.
The Highways England proposed route would connect the A2/M2 in Kent with the M25 north of the river at a new junction between Junctions 29 and 30 (A127 and A13). The proposed route would join the M25 between north and south Ockendon close to Ockendon Road, Upminster.
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Members of Havering Council’s Parks
Protection Service recently gave a presentation at Upminster Junior School
about keeping safe in the Borough’s parks and open spaces as well as how to
use them responsibly so everyone can enjoy them.
Can you help at Upminster Library?
Upminster Library is 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.
 Pub Clubs
Tapestry organises a Pub Club on the last Wednesday of each month, noon - 2pm at The Golden Crane, 117 Avon Road, Cranham, RM14 1RQ.
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Perky Pensioners in Upminster
Tapestry, in partnership with Upminster Baptist Church, is holding a Perky Pensioners Club every fortnight.
The club is for people over the age of 60, hosts a wide range of activities including arts
and crafts, quizzes, games and outings to
garden and shopping centres, pub lunches and theatre trips. Find out more by email.
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Family history revealed
The Havering Branch of the East of London Family History Society
meets on the first Saturday of each month, 11am – 4pm, at Trinity Church Hall,
Station Road, Upminster, RM14 2SJ.
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Havering
Board Gamers
Havering Board Gamers meet on the first, third and
fifth Thursday of each month, 7.30pm - 10pm at Cranham
Community Centre. Email Fran Snook
for more details.
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Upminster Wine and Social Club
Upminster Wine and Social Club meets on the Third Thursday, 8pm - 10.30pm of each month at Cranham
Community Centre.
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