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News for Havering residents, Thursday 27 June 2019.
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 The Royal British Legion in Romford will celebrate national Armed Forces Day this Saturday 29 June.
A parade will take place, starting at 10.30am at South Street’s junction with Arcade Place, Romford.
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.
Local residents are being handed the keys to their new Havering Council-built homes.
Deputy Leader of the Council, Cllr Robert Benham, was on hand last week to welcome tenants to the new development at Tayberry Court on Briar Road, Harold Hill.
The Briar Road scheme started in Spring 2017 and included the demolition of a small parade of shops, the flats above and some nearby properties, which have made way for ten shared ownership houses. In addition there are 36 flats with five benefitting from wheelchair access and two retail units, which will shortly be available for lease.
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Havering Council has launched two consultations asking residents to share their views on the way the borough’s libraries and children’s centres services should be delivered in the future.
Havering Council's Leader, Damian White, has vowed that although the consultations will look at how the services are delivered, no services or activities currently available at libraries or children’s centres will be lost to the communities they serve today.
The consultation is open until Wednesday, 18 September.
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The line-up for the Fairkytes Live stage at this year's Havering Show has been announced.
Ten bands and perfomers will be on stage over the two days of the Show. They include Mille Mae Johnson from Hornchurch, the winner of Havering's Voice 2018 in the 11-14 year age category, and The Echoes (pictured) an indie rock band also from Hornchurch.
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 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, licensed bars, street food and children's attractions.
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 More than 2,000 school children across Havering have signed up to learn life skills to protect themselves against knife crime and to remain safe in the community.
As part of the Junior Citizens Project, year six pupils from 32 primary schools are spending two weeks learning how to travel safely on public transport, to be more aware of drugs and knife crime, and what to do if there is a fire.
The project is run by Havering Council and the police.
 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.
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 this Sunday, 30 June.
 Noak Hill Sports Complex is holding an Open Day on Saturday 20 July from 10am - 4pm.
It's free to attend and you can sample mixed junior football for 5 - 11 year-olds from 10 - 11am and tennis coaching between 10am and 4pm.
You can sign up on the day for four weeks of free tennis coaching sessions. Limited spaces available, age limits apply.
 Every Friday Havering Council issues a travel update giving details of road closures, highways improvement work, and issues affecting local public transport.
Sign up to receive this weekly update.
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If you have ever wanted to turn your household waste into nutritious plant food for your garden then Havering Council has a workshop for you.
Free compost workshops will be held on Saturday 6 July, 10am – 12 noon at The Forest Centre,Thames Chase, Pike Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3NS, and on Wednesday 17 July at Rainham Hall, Broadway, Rainham, RM13 9YN.
Sessions are suitable for total beginners as well as those who would like to improve the quality of the compost they are producing.
Booking is essential and spaces will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.
 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.
 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.
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