Havering marks Armed Forces Day, has its crowns back, and thanks its volunteers.

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News for Havering residents, Thursday 20 June 2019.


Supporting the Services

Armed Forces day parade

The Royal British Legion in Romford will celebrate national Armed Forces Day on Saturday 29 June.

A parade will take place, starting at 10.30am at South Street’s junction with Arcade Place, Romford.

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The Royal British Legion in Hornchurch are also honouring our veterans on Armed Forces Day at a service to be held at the War Graves in St Andrews Church on Saturday 29 June from 12 noon.

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Working together to tackle crime

Leader with Police Chief June 2019

Havering Council leader Damian White has met Havering’s new police commander Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman to talk about their ambitions and priorities to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in the borough.

Mr Clayman started in the borough last month and is responsible for the Met Police’s East Area, which covers Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge

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Girls from Oz

The line-up for the Community Performance Stage at this year's Havering Show has been announced.

It will feature Rebecca Grace who appeared on X Factor in 2017, street dance group JSD, Rapunzel and her friends, Jordan's Irish Dancers, favourite children’s characters, and the Girls From Oz.

The Girls from Oz are three sassy singing Sheila's from Australia (based in London). Armed with killer harmonies, these ladies are a force to be reckoned with. They can sing, they can joke, and put a unique three-part harmony spin on songs by Aussie legends Kylie, Men At Work, and John Farnham.

The Havering Show returns to Harrow Lodge Park, in Hornchurch, on the August Bank Holiday Weekend, Sunday 25 and Monday 26 August 2019.

Tickets are available now at a discounted rate of just £3 per day for the show, which also features performances from Aswad and Toploader on the main stage sponsored by London City Airport and hosted by Time FM. There will also be a Sports Zone sponsored by Everyone Active, the Fairkytes Live stage, licensed bars, street food and children's attractions.

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Crowning glory

Floral Crown in Romford June 2019

The popular floral crowns have returned to a number of locations across the borough.

Council Leader, Damian White, and Cabinet Member, Jason Frost, met the Grounds Maintenance team after they installed the crown outside the Town Hall in Romford yesterday (Wednesday 19 June).

Other crowns are located in Rainham, Elm Park, Collier Row and at Langtons in Hornchurch.


Thanks to our volunteers

Volunteers lunch June 2019

Earlier this month, during Volunteers' week, Havering Council's Housing Community Engagement Team welcomed volunteers from across the borough to a lunch at the Town Hall.

The event, attended by the Mayor of Havering, Cllr Michael Deon Burton, was to say "thank you" to people that give their time to improving the Council's services for local residents.

Attendees included Resident Participation Panel members, community representatives, Leaseholders Forum members, activity and event helpers, and Buddy scheme members.


Protecting children at risk

Children at risk image

Havering Council is to invest additional funding into its children’s services to tackle serious youth violence and the exploitation of young of people in the borough.

The last Cabinet meeting agreed to spend an extra three-quarters of a million pounds on more resources to ensure earlier intervention across departments to safeguard children at risk of criminal exploitation.

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Accessible transport in Havering

Accessible transport June 2019

Come and talk to your local transport
providers and London City airport about
what is available to help you make more
journeys around London and further afield.

Drop in at the YMCA, Rush Green Road, RM7 0PH this Friday (21 June) between 10am and 2pm.

At the event you can talk to Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for
Transport as well as TfL, Stagecoach, Greater Anglia and TfL River Services.


Help shape the future

Romford Masterplan consultation 2019

Over the last five months there have been a number of opportunities for anyone who lives, shops, works, or visits Romford to have their say and help shape a new Masterplan for Romford, which will guide future development in the town.

Exhibitions have been held recently in the Liberty Shopping Centre and Romford Library, but don't worry, if you didn't catch them you can see the information and post comments online until 30 June.

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Avoid the queues

Road sign cars queing

Help avoid any jams on the roads around Havering by signing up for our weekly Travel Update.

Sent out every Friday, it provides information on local roadworks and any planned disruption to local public transport.

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Care worker commended

Joanne Case award June 2019

A Havering Council adult social care worker has been awarded a police commendation for going above and beyond the call of duty to help a vulnerable resident with dementia.

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Volunteers wanted

Summer reading challenge 2019

Havering Library Service needs volunteers aged 13+ to listen to children talk about books they have read for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

You will be volunteering for two hour sessions. You can do as many sessions as you wish.

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Join the merry men and women

Robin Hood Dec 2019

The Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch, is holding open auditions on Saturday 22 June giving youngsters aged 9 –15 the chance to appear in this year’s Christmas pantomime Robin Hood.

Candidates must be able to sing and dance to a high standard, and preferably have some dance training. Successful auditionees will join the team of chorus members, sharing 60 performances of Robin Hood during its run from 28 November – 5 January.

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EU Exit advice

Home Office EU settlement scheme imagery March 2019

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.

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A list of places that offer an ID document checking service is updated regularly on the UK Government's website.

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