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News for everyone living or working in Havering. 18 April 2019.
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 Havering Council has launched a new campaign aimed at making the borough cleaner and tidier, together with the help of residents.
The Cleaner Havering campaign, launched last week, sees an extra £400,000 invested by the Council into street cleaning.
- To support the Great British Spring Clean this year, Havering Council has created five ‘Litter Picking Hubs’ where residents and community groups can borrow a litter picking kit to give their street, local area, or park a spring clean.
Nearly 90 per cent of Havering pupils have received their first choice of primary school.
Figures released by the Government show that Havering continues to outclass most other London boroughs offering just under 90 per cent of pupils their first choice of primary school place. This compares to a London average of 86 pre cent.
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There’s a double helping of entertainment for all the family at Romford Market.
Celebrate Easter this Saturday (20 April).
From 11am to 3.30pm children can enjoy an Easter egg hunt amongst the market stalls, free face painting and teacup fairground rides.
Children will also have the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny and Three Little Pigs characters. Music from Time 107.5 FM will keep everyone entertained. The Royal British Legion Band and Corps of Drums Romford will also be performing.
St George's Day celebrations including live music, a Punch and Judy show, face painting, and a kids' craft workshop will take place on Wednesday (24 April).
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Returning this August Bank Holiday Weekend, The Havering Show boasts a bigger and better line-up than ever before.
One of Britain's most successful reggae bands, Aswad will be headlining the main stage at the Havering Council event on Sunday 25 August. They'll be performing a number of their hits including 'Don't Turn Around' and 'Shine'.
On Bank Holiday Monday the headline act is iconic British alternative rock band Toploader. They will bring back the feel-good vibe of the noughties with their classic hits like ‘Dancing in the Moonlight’ and ‘Achilles Heel’.
Book your tickets now.
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 More than 53 governors from 34 schools gathered for the annual Havering Governors Conference earlier this month.
They discussed how governors can support pupils and staff wellbeing and helping to reduce workloads in schools.
Guest speakers included representatives from charity Havering Mind, Havering School Improvement Service and Integrity Coaching, along with Trevor Cook, Assistant Director of Education for Havering.
 If you need to see a doctor over the Easter holidays urgent, same day, bookable appointments are available at GP hubs.
Appointments are available between 8am and 8pm throughout the Easter weekend, including Good Friday and Easter Monday. To book an urgent same day appointment, call 020 3770 1888 or contact NHS 111.
You can also visit local Walk in centres without an appointment:
- Harold Wood polyclinic, The Drive (off Gubbins Lane), Harold Wood, RM3 0AR; tel: 01708 792000. It is open 8am - 8pm every day of the year (including weekends and all public holidays).
- South Hornchurch walk-in service, South End Road, Rainham, RM13 7XJ, tel: 01708 576 000. It is open 10am - 2pm and 3pm - 7pm Monday to Friday and 10am - 2pm Saturday and Sunday.
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 If you are an EU citizen living in Havering, a business that exports to the EU, or planning a holiday to an EU/EEA country this year, you may have questions about how the UK's planned exit from the EU will affect you.
Havering Council's website has a page of useful information and links.
A list of places that offer an ID document checking service is updated regularly on the UK Government's website.
If you want to avoid roadworks in Havering, or get advance warnings of travel problems on rail or road, sign up for our weekly email travel updates that are sent out every Friday.
 The latest edition of our sister publication, Living in Havering magazine, is out this week.
If you live in Havering, and haven't received a copy through your letterbox, you can pick up a copy free from any library in the borough or the Town Hall. Alternatively you can read it online.
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