Is a Cranham or Upminster business a winner?
If you know a Cranham or Upminster business that gives
good customer service or if you have a favourite local retailer why not
nominate them for the Havering Business Awards 2016.
It’s free to enter and the business will
benefit from a higher profile and if it wins there is a package of PR and
marketing for it too.
There are 11 categories to enter and full details can be found here.
Are you good at IT?
If
you know your way round a computer and could spare an hour or two to help
someone who doesn’t we’d like to hear from you.
Upminster Library is looking for volunteers to run some IT support sessions each
month at the library.
Help needed can range from setting up an email
account through to helping access Council services online. Please complete the form here if you are able to help.
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Waste
collection in Upminster
We
have received some concerns regarding the collection of waste on Corbets Tey
Road, Upminster. Our crews are instructed not to collect any bags left
on top of walls or bins so that correct manual handling techniques are used to
avoid back injuries (each waste collection operative has to lift approximately
2,000 bags per day).
This also protects the crews from sharp objects in the bag, or the contents
of the waste bags spilling onto them.
We
understand residents leave their bags in this way because of pests such as
foxes. Please only put your waste out on the morning of collection, prior
to 7am. Please ensure all bags are on the floor.
Should
you experience any problems with your waste collection, please
report it here, so it goes direct to the correct team.
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 Upminster help needed for Summer Reading Challenge
This summer more than 3,000 Havering children are expected to get involved in the Summer Reading Challenge and we need volunteers, age 13 years or over, who are willing to spend some time at Upminster library listening to children talk about the books they have read. Find out more about what’s involved here and apply to volunteer here.
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New library opening hours
The opening times for Upminster Library are
Monday and Thursday 10am – 8pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am – 5pm,
Saturday 10am – 4pm.
Regular Events
Mondays:
1.30pm, (term time only), Baby Bounce for babies under two-years-old.
Wednesdays:
10am - noon, Sewing Group
Thursdays:
10.30am -12.30pm, free help and advice with IT issues. Booking essential here.
11.15am - 11.45am, (term time only) Wiggle and Giggle for two to four-year-olds
2pm - 4pm, Family history help and advice
First Thursday of the month, 10.30am - 12.30pm, Techy Teas free help and advice with IT issues, no booking necessary.
Saturdays:
11.30am (term time only) Story Time for three to five-year-olds
General:
1:2:1 IT help - arrange your own dates and times by booking a slot with our team.
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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 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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 Wednesday 15 June, 10.30am - noon, Tea and Talk on Lost Upminster with Tony Benton at The Old Chapel, Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School, St Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QR.
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 Wednesday 13 July, 10.30am - noon, Tea and Talk on Suffolk Coast Walks with Peter Caton at The Old Chapel, Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School, St Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QR.
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Heartfelt Yoga
Heartfelt Yoga at The Old Chapel, St Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QR every Tuesday, 8pm - 9.30pm
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 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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 Cranham Engayne
Women's Institute
Cranham Engayne
Women's Institute meets on the third Thursday of each month, 2pm - 4pm at
Cranham
Community Centre. New members are welcome.
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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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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:
Thursday 16 June - Cranham Ward Panel meeting
Wednesday 6 July - public meeting
Thursday 14 July - public meeting
More information is available here about Cranham SNT and Upminster SNT.
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