Work starts on Romford Leisure Development
 The Council has completed its land-swap deal with Morrisons foodstore
and is gearing-up to start building the long-awaited leisure development
in the heart of Romford town centre.
The £25 million scheme will make the development one of the Council’s
most ambitious to date, with the investment aimed at regenerating the
area and providing competition-level sporting facilities for the entire
borough.
Willmott Dixon, will begin surveying and preparing the land on Western
Road this week, with building work on the leisure development expected
to start in the early part of May.
More details available here.
 New housing zone boost for Romford
A
new Housing Zone for Romford will speed up the delivery of over 3,300
new homes. The scheme forms a major part of the Mayor of London’s
announcement on housing across the capital.
The new homes are split across a number of sites in the town and will
help improve access routes to Romford station from the west of the town
centre. The exact number of units built will depend on the level of
funding, which City Hall has yet to announce.
More details available here.
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Let's make Gidea Park and Romford blooming lovely
Following
outstanding success in winning 47 prizes at last year's London in Bloom awards, the borough now
goes forward as one of London's representatives to compete at national
level in the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Britain in Bloom competition 2016.
Britain
in Bloom is an opportunity for everyone in Gidea Park and Romford to get involved either
by joining or starting community projects or simply by making your own home as
beautiful as possible. Find out how
you can help here.
Keep up to date with all the different ways to
get involved by visiting and liking our Facebook page, Britain in Bloom Havering, and Britain in
Bloom Havering on Instagram.
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Two meetings to discuss new safer parking at St Peter's School
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.
Residents
can find out more at two meetings being held at the school on:
Thursday 21 April,
4pm - 6pm, Residents’ Drop In Session.
Friday 22 April,
4pm - 6pm, Parents Drop In Session,
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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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. The deadline for street party applications is Friday 29 April.
Find out more about street parties in Havering here.
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Romford retailer's under-age sale
costs him £619
On
Friday 18 March 2016 at Barkingside Magistrates Court, Mr Janak Patel was
ordered to pay a total of £619 for selling alcohol to a 15-year-old female
volunteer.
Mr
Patel, who was the premises license holder and Designated Premises Supervisor at
Mcintosh News, 19 Mcintosh Road, Romford, RM1 4JU, pleaded guilty to the
offence under section 146 of the LIcensing Act 2003 for an underage sale of alcohol to a minor.
He was fined £290 for the offence, ordered to
pay £300 costs and a victim surcharge of £29, a total of £619.
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 Fouling park costs dog walker £548
On Friday 1 April 2016 at Barkingside Magistrates Court, Michelle Nash, age 40 of Carlisle Road, Romford, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a Dog Control Order by allowing a dog to foul in Hornchurch Country Park.
Ms Nash is a professional dog walker and owner of The Only Way is Dogs. In March 2015 she was issued with an £80 Fixed Penalty Notice for a similar offence.
Magistrates ordered her to pay a £330 fine, £185 in costs and a £33 victim surcharge, a total of £548.
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Stairs out of action at Angel Way car park
Decorating works in the stairwells at Angel Way car park
is taking place during April, 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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 Main Road works
Until Friday 22 July work will take place on Main
Road, Gidea Park to install a cycle lane. Changes are also being made
to pedestrian crossings and parking arrangements in Brentwood Road, Gidea Park.
Temporary traffic lights and lane closures will be used while this work is
underway.
Keep up top date with road works and other travel news by signing up for the weekly Travel Update email here.
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 Crime prevention advice
Havering Police will be providing crime prevention advice on:
Thursday 7 April, 10am - noon at Lloyds Bank, Romford
Monday 11 April, 1pm - 3pm,at PASC Centre, Romford
Thursday 14 April, noon - 2pm at Santander Bank, Romford
Friday 15 April, 12.30pm - 2.30pm at Halifax Bank, Romford
Thursday 21 April, 10am - noon at Nationwide Bank, Romford.
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Gidea Park Station
A
temporary ticket office has been positioned outside the main station ticket
hall.
Until
June 2016 two lift shafts are being built which involves driving steel piles
into the ground.
Romford Station work
Until
April 2016 work will take place, between 11.30pm each Friday and 5am each
Monday, to build the new platforms, which will include some pile driving.
Click for further details of Crossrail's work and how it
may impact on your journey.
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 Sunday 10 April, 11am - 4pm, adventure and farm open day, Lambourne End Centre, Manor Road, Lambourne End, RM4 1NB.
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 Saturday 23 April, Romford Market Place.
Flying the flag for St George's Day. Marching bands and St George will
be there with his Dragon plus entertainment and bargains for all the
family.
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HUBB meetings
The HUBB (Helping Us Bounce Back) support group for people experiencing mental health problems meets
on the first Thursday of each month, 5pm – 7pm at The Baptist Church Hall, Main Road, Romford,
RM1 3BL.
Email
for more information.
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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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
The opening times are:
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?
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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History of Cockney London
Havering Adult College is offering this
four-week course discovering the fascinating history of the quirky Cockney traditions.
This Havering Adult College course starts on Monday 11 April, 1pm – 3pm at the
Bower Park Centre, and costs £42. Enquire about enrolment here.
More information on classes at Havering Adult
College 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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