 If in
doubt, keep them out
If
someone calls claiming to be from Havering Council, or to be a contractor
working for the Council, ask to see their ID card. You can then call 01708
432170 to make sure the card is genuine.
Don’t
let anyone into your home until you have checked their identity. Genuine
callers don’t mind you checking on them and will wait outside until you have
made the call.
More information is available
here.
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 Housing in Bloom launched
The Housing in Bloom competition has
launched, and this year it’s even more important people take part as every
flower will help brighten our borough.
Havering is representing London in the
national competition and is looking to win gold for the capital.
Closing date for Housing in Bloom is Wednesday
31 August and full
details can be found here.
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Come along for Family Fun
Come along and join in with fun activities, including Bouncy Castles,
Sports games, Craft Workshops, Face Painting, Smoothie Bike, Arts and
Crafts, Hoola-hoop Competition and the Youth Bus. Don’t forget to bring your
own picnic!
Don’t
miss out on the Family Fun Days being held
between 11am – 2pm on:
Wednesday 17 August, Petersfield Avenue, Harold
Hill, RM3 9PB
Wednesday 24 August, Chudleigh Road,
Harold Hill, RM3 9DD
For
more information contact The Housing Services Community Engagement Team
getinvolved@havering.gov.uk
Food and fun workshops
 Dog days
Since Wednesday 6 April your dog MUST be microchipped to comply with the law.
The
Dogs Trust will provide free advice and micro-chipping for dogs, on:
Wednesday 17 August at Camforth House,
Petersfield Avenue, Harold Hill.
More details are available here.
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Repairs and maintenance
Do it in a day means our contractor, Breyer Group, will be carrying out
all the repairs at a specific location on the same day.
Tenants
should still report repairs in the normal way, so Breyer Group knows how many
staff, and what equipment, may be needed
to do the repairs. But
if you see the contractor is working in your street and you have a non-urgent
repair, you can report it directly to them and they will try to get it fixed for
you on that day.
Breyer
Group will be in the following areas on these Wednesdays:
17 August: Carnforth House, Marsden House, Bracknell House, Brackley House,
Bedford House, Arnside House, Heathfield House, Hungerford House, Lodden
House, Marsden House.
24 August: Morecambe House, Minefield House, Macclesfield House, Lynmouth, House,
Luton House, Thrapston House, Haslingdon House, Halifax House, Glossop
House, Epsom House, Gillingham House, Camelford House, Wilmslow House,
Wolverton House, Newmarket House, Portmadoc House, Northampton House,
Nelson House.
31 August: St Helens Court
7 September: Napier House, New Plymouth House, Dunedin Road, Gisborne Gardens,
Queenstown Gardens, New Zealand Way, Christchurch Avenue, Auckland
Avenue
Get details of the scheme here.
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 Find out about Universal Credit
Universal Credit will replace six existing benefits and is now being rolled out in Havering.
Havering Council has produced a special information booklet that you can read online here.
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Is it up to me?
Tenants and leaseholders are responsible for many basic
repairs to their properties, so before logging a report please check if it is up
to you to do the repair or whether the Council is responsible. Find out
full details of your responsibilities here.
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Like us on Facebook
Facebook is an ideal way to keep in touch with family and
friends, and now it can be used to keep informed about what’s happening with
Havering Council Housing Services.
If you ‘like’ us you will then get alerts when we add news
to our page, including details of job opportunities, training courses, events
and useful information. Like us on Facebook.
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Help
at hand
Family Mosaic provides a free support service to Havering residents aged 16 years and over,
to help individuals develop and improve their ability to live independently in their own
home, or help them to explore their housing options if they are homeless. More information is available here.
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 If you want to check what we’ve
said before, back copies of At
the Heart online can be found here.
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 Havering Council's Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Damian White, is holding
housing surgeries for tenants and leaseholders on:
Friday 19 August, 4pm – 6pm, Havering Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB.
Friday
26 August, 4pm -
6pm, Will
Perrin Court, Guysfield Drive, Rainham, RM13 7BH.
Details of future housing surgeries can be found here.
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Regeneration
proposals to build 1,500 new homes for local people
Consultations are currently taking
place regarding proposals to regenerate 12 estates throughout the Borough and
to build upto 1,500 much needed new Council homes. The land, which will remain
in Council ownership, will provide additional new quality homes for local
residents.
Meetings are being held to inform
residents about plans for these possible future developments.
Details of future events for each area
can be found at:
Chippenham Road, Farnham Road and Hilldene
Avenue,
Harold Hill
Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane, Hornchurch
Napier House and New
Plymouth House,
Rainham
Oldchurch Gardens, Romford
Waterloo Estate, Romford
Your comments taken at these meetings,
or sent to us using the Ask
Housing form,
are to be included in a report which will be presented at the Council's Cabinet meeting
this autumn 2016.
A final decision will be made shortly after regarding
the development proposals.
If the Cabinet decides to
approve the proposals, it will seek a suitable development partner to help
deliver each scheme. This will happen with the full participation and
consultation of all residents.
Should
the schemes be approved. It is unlikely that any work would begin until early
2018.
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Homes
for older people
A
review of provision of accommodation for elderly people in Havering has been
prepared, identifying what will be needed for the next 30 years, including extra
care housing for the elderly and housing with specialist dementia care
provision.
Part
of the review includes proposals for investment in 12 sheltered housing schemes
in Havering to improve the facilities so they can become community hubs for
elderly people living nearby as well as within each scheme.
It
is proposed that the:
1. Royal Jubilee Court site
and the Serena, Solar and Sunrise
scheme could each become an older persons’ village
2. Delderfield House, Dell Court, Maygreen Crescent and Park Lane, and Queen Street schemes would
close with the land being used to provide Council housing for Havering people.
3. Brunswick
Court scheme would be redeveloped as an extra care sheltered housing scheme.
More information is
available here, including proposals for each individual scheme.
There are a number of Job Clubs in Havering which offer help and support including:
Every Monday, 9am until 12noon
Mardyke Community Centre,
South Street, Rainham, RM13 8PJ.
Every Wednesday, 10am until 1pm
Betty Strathern Centre, 41 Myrtle Road, Harold Hill, RM3 8XS
Every Thursday, 9.30am until 12.30pm
Highfield Towers Community Hall, Hillrise Road, Collier Row, RM5 3DQ
Every Friday, 10am until 1pm
Havering Citizens Advice, 9 Victoria Road, Romford, RM1 2JT
All job clubs are
open to any Havering resident wanting help to find work.
For more information complete the request form here.
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Sign up to the My Havering service and you
can then access a wide range of services 24 hours a day, seven days a week
through the web site.
Council tenants and leaseholders can get secure access to all their housing
information online through SeeMyData.
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Got a question?
If you have a question about any aspect of housing, there is
now just one form to complete, which will then reach the right people to answer
your question.
Just
complete the online form here.
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