This Saturday (2 July) Havering Council employees and elected councillors will be taking part, for the first time ever, in the Pride in London parade in central London.
To mark this event the Progress Pride flag will be raised in front of the Town Hall in Romford tomorrow (Friday 1 July) at 11am.
The Mayor of Havering will be among those giving a short speech.
If you are up in London on Saturday watching the parade, please cheer on the Havering team.
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Funding from the Household Support Fund, allows Havering Council to again offer a School Holiday Meal Scheme to support eligible families over the summer school break.
The scheme allows eligible families to receive £90 (£15 per week) per child, to buy food over the six week holiday period to replace the meals a child would have received during a school day.
This helps ensure no child in Havering goes hungry during the upcoming school holiday period.
Applications for the summer school holiday meal scheme are now open. You do not need to reapply if you have received money via the scheme previously. Parents and carers of eligible families can apply for funds until 5pm on Wednesday, 6 July.
The funds will be automatically paid into your nominated bank account during the week commencing Monday, 20 July.
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Havering Council’s licensing and trading standards teams have been out across the borough checking on whether local retailers are selling age-restricted goods to young people aged under 18.
In recent operations, the teams visited different premises with teenage volunteers. These volunteers assisted officers by going into the businesses to attempt to buy a product that can only be sold to someone over 18, like e-cigarettes and alcohol.
Out of the 18 premises visited, only one business sold an e-cigarette to the young volunteer. Officers will speak with the business as to what action will be taken next and give necessary advice and support.
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Havering's annual parade to mark Armed Forces Day was held in Romford last Saturday, 25 June.
Over 350 people marched through South Street (pictured) and Market Place.
They were cheered on by hundreds of spectators lining the route and greeted at the end of the parade by the Mayor of Havering, Cllr Trevor McKeever; the Leader of Havering Council, Cllr Ray Morgon; Deputy Lieutenant of London, Mike Brace CBE; and the MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, Julia Lopez.
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 The first results from the 2021 Census were released this week.
Well over 90 per cent of households in Havering supplied their information online to the Office for National Statistics in March 2021, and the overall number of households in Havering completing the Census questionnaire was among the highest proportions in the country at 98 per cent.
According to the new figures, Havering is the second least crowded borough in the whole of London with only Bromley having less residents per square kilometre of land.
Women outnumber men by more than 9,000 in Havering.
The infographic above provides some of the key initial findings.
Havering Council has released a commemorative film, highlighting many of the celebrations that took place across the borough, in honour of Her Majesty, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The film has been produced by the Havering Council and Wates Residential 12 Estates Joint Venture, with the help of young people from the borough and supported by Mediorite, an award-winning video production company.
The work on producing the video is part of the Joint Venture's social value commitment - bringing wider benefits to Havering residents beyond just bricks and mortar.
Young Havering residents were selected to take part in a paid work experience programme to help make the film possible – including a production training day, and filming experience over the Jubilee weekend.
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Havering Council's Cabinet meets at 7.30pm on Wednesday (6 July).
You can watch proceedings from the public gallery at the Town Hall in Main Road, Romford, or follow the meeting online with our webcast.
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Last Sunday night (26 June) Havering Council was part of the team responding to a serious road traffic accident on the A127 near its junction with Front Lane (pictured).
The accident caused a mains gas leak that meant a 200 metre cordon was put in place to keep people back from the incident. Residents within the cordon were evacuated, and road closures put in place around the area.
Havering Council always has a liaison officer on duty for incidents like this and our officer Paula went to the Golden Crane pub in nearby Avon Road where residents who had been evacuated from their homes gathered.
Fortunately Paula was not required to open up an overnight rest centre as soon after 11pm the emergency services said that people could go back to their homes.
Paula provided a contact point for local residents and the emergency services, and provided information and reassurance for people temporarily sheltering in the pub.
Paula then escorted residents back to the cordon and was able to remain with them and offer further reassurance as the “safe to return” message had not yet reached the police staffing the cordon. Together with colleague Zoe in the Havering Council Communications team, timely information on the incident, and subsequent road closures, could also be shared on social media.
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London Climate Action Week is an annual event bringing together world-leading climate expertise to help solve the climate challenge.
There are many events taking place this week that you can join online, or in person.
Nest week Havering Council will deliver a Green Business Event, which aims to support local businesses to become carbon neutral.
The event on Tuesday 5 July, from 6pm to 7.30pm will offer tips and advice about how you can move to a carbon-free future. You can attend in person or virtually through Microsoft Teams. Choose which option when you book your place.
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This week (27 June - 3 July) is National Breastfeeding week.
Breastfeeding in public may make you feel nervous, but you have a legal right to breastfeed anytime and anywhere.
No-one can ask you to leave a public place while you're breastfeeding.
Havering Children’s Centres, health visiting team, and community partners including LatchOn will be teaming up to support National Breastfeeding Celebration Week by hosting a stall in the Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford today (Thursday 30 June).
Visitors to the stall will be able to get help and advice about breastfeeding, and there will also be opportunities to find out about the support available in the community too, including infant feeding cafes at the children centres and breast feeding support groups.
Information on the Government's Healthy Start scheme - which provides help for eligible families and those who are pregnant to buy healthy food and milk in local shops - will also be available, including how to register. There's more information on this on Havering Council's website.
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North East London Clinical Commissioning Group (NEL CCG) has launched an online survey to seek feedback on its proposed new fertility policy. That policy will outline the NHS help available for people who are trying to get pregnant.
NEL CCG want to hear what you think about the proposed changes.
It is particularly interested in hearing from people who have experienced fertility problems. It also wants to hear from people from under-represented groups that are less likely to have their voices heard by decision-makers including Black and minority ethnic people, and the LGBTQ+ community.
You have until 22 August to complete the survey.
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 The New Dimension Choir have been singing together since January 2011 and currently has 42 members. It's based in the Ardleigh Green Family Centre in Ardleigh Green Road.
A variety of musical genres and styles is covered by the choir and it stages a summer concert and a Christmas concert.
The choir donates half of all ticket sales to the church that it perfoms in as part of fulfilling its community choir remit.
This year the choir is holding two summer concerts: at 7.30pm tomorrow (Friday, 1 July) at Harold Wood Methodist Church, The Drive in Harold Wood; and at 7.30pm on Sunday 3 July at All Saints Church, Ardleigh Green Road in Hornchurch.
Tickets are £7.50 and available at the door at both venues. Under 16s go free.
St Thomas Church in Noak Hill will be holding its flower festival this Saturday, 2 July, between 10.30am and 3.30pm.
Pop along to enjoy beautiful floral arrangements on display in the church. The theme of this year's event is ‘Our Queen’.
Refreshments, home-made cakes and hot dogs will be available in the church hall along with a variety of stalls, including a huge collection of photographs and information on Noak Hill and Harold Hill. There will also be a plant sale in the grounds of the church.
Towers Infants and Towers Junior schools in Windsor Road, Hornchurch, are holding their summer fete this Saturday, 2 July, from noon until 3pm.
There will be inflatables, a petting farm, a chance to soak a teacher, traditional games along with a DJ, bar and a gaming bus.
Food on offer will include hot waffles, burgers and pizza.
Entry is just £1 and children go free.
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Havering Concert Orchestra's Summer Concert will be held this Saturday (2 July) at Frances Bardsley Academy, Brentwood Road, Romford RM1 2RR.
It starts at 7.30pm and runs until 10pm.
Tickets in advance from the Orchestra's website are £10 (£5 for children or students). Tickets are £12 on the door.
The programme will include popular symphonies and songs performed by soprano Jennifer Tatnall.
Upminster Library provides weekly IT Help and advice sessions. You can get help and advice on laptops, mobiles, iPads and more every Thursday between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
If you attend one of the sessions, please bring your device along with a charging cable. Spaces are limited, so booking is essential.
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A musical, based on a popular 2001 film, comes to the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch in July.
Legally Blonde The Musical, presented by Havering Music Makers, follows the transformation of fashionable sorority queen, Elle Woods.
Elle's perfect life is turned upside down when her boyfriend dumps her and heads to Harvard Law School.
With a lot of determination and a couple of new friends, Elle tackles stereotypes, uncovers scandals, and proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
It plays from 14 to 16 July. More details and tickets online.
Havering Singers Summer Concert will be held at 7.30pm on Saturday 16 July at St Peter’s Church, Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood, RM3 0QA.
It's your chance to enjoy a selection of songs from the 60’s including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Cliff Richard, Sandie Shaw and many more.
See the Singers' website for more details and tickets.
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Lastly, in July the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch celebrates 30 years of nurturing young acting and performing talent.
To mark this achievement, a new show called Never Never was commissioned.
This will be the Theatre's biggest youth theatre production to date, and will feature 180 young people aged from six to eighteen, representing every part of Havering.
Never Never is on from 28 to 30 July for just four performances. For tickets call the Box Office on 01708 443333 or go online.
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On Havering Council's website you can see details of any applications to change a Premises Licence.
You have a right to object to an application for a new premises licence or club premises certificate, or if an application is made to vary the licence or certificate.
There are currently three applications open for consultation.
These applications come from Queen's Hospital in Rom Valley Way; Intelligent Trade Limited at 49 Essex Gardens, Hornchurch; and Aveley Leisure Ltd at Ingrebourne Links Golf and Country Club, New Road, Rainham.
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Our local NHS hospitals trust, BHRUT, is holding a recruitment open day for nurses at King George Hospital.
The Trust is looking to increase the number of nurses within its geriatrics and frailty wards.
The open day is on Saturday 9 July, from 10am to 4pm.
The hospital's Matron and senior nurses will be on hand to answer queries, as well as share details of the development and progression opportunities available within the division.
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On behalf of Havering Council, Marlborough Highways are resurfacing the stretch of Corbets Tey Road in Upminster from the junction with St Mary's Lane to number 130.
The overnight work should be complete by 5 July.
Havana Close in Romford will be closed between its junctions with South Street and Exchange Street between 8am and 5pm on Thursday 7 July for the use of a crane during building work.
Faircross Avenue in Collier Row will be resurfaced from 4 to 6 July, Kingsmead Avenue in Romford on 7 and 8 July, and Gloucester Road in Romford on 11 and 12 July.
Lastly, Shelley Avenue, Tennyson Way and Milton Avenue, all in Romford, will be resurfaced from 13 to 15 July. Work will be carried out between 8am and 5pm and during the work the roads will be closed to vehicles.
Public transport
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On c2c's Ockendon line, services on Sunday (3 July) between Grays and Pitsea via Tilbury will be closed due to engineering works.
Trains will start and terminate at Grays.
Rail replacement buses will be in operation between Grays and Pitsea.
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