DECEMBER 2015

Delivered by the Residents’ Association

THE BULLETINThe Voice of the Community

About Time Too!

What a waste of money when Transport forLondon (TFL) replaced the traffic signals inGubbins Lane, HaroldWood adjacent to OakRoad and installed them in the wrong positionover a year ago. Mums with pushchairs andsmall children and disabled people found itdifficult and dangerous tomanoeuvre throughthe small space left after the bad positioning ofthe traffic signal. I immediately reported themistake to TFL and I have repeatedly contactedthem since onmany occasions to get thisridiculous situation remedied. Well as most ofyou know it has taken just over a year but at lastthese traffic signals have been positionedcorrectly.

Cllr BRIAN EAGLING

Season's Greetings

AMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our residents, helpers anddeliverers of the Bulletin, as without your support we would not be able toachieve all that we do.

Budget UpdateSince the last round of budget savings, the government have announced further large scalereductions to our grant. This, together with a growing population, hugely increased costsassociated with social care for the elderly, housing, children’s services and wastemanagement has meant that the council’s projected budget shortfall over the next three yearsis £16.3 million.There are plans in place to balance the books, but it does mean making some difficultdecisions, however viable alternatives are few and far between. For example, if we can reducecosts associated with waste disposal (we pay £13m a year) by limiting how much we throwaway, look at sources of renewable energy, economise further on back office services,improve debt collection and innovate on customer care, we can, together, get through thisperiod of austerity. However, one chink of light on the horizon is that the Olympic Levy willlargely come to an end next year!Residents can be absolutely assured we will do our very best to minimise the impact on yourservices and maintain the standards of amenity you deserve. The budget proposals will be outfor consultation through the usual channels and on our website, but if any readers havequestions or would like to share ideas, please feel free to get in touch with me.

Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT

Happy Christmas to you all!

Cllr ALEX DONALDCllr DARRENWISECllr BRIAN EAGLING

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Lesley & Dick with spooky grimreaper and three ghosts

If you passed through ChurchRoad onHalloween, youmay havereceived quite a scare! Localresidents Lesley and Dick went allout this year with two impressiveinflatable displays: A terrifyinggrim reaper and three scared-yghosts greeted trick-or-treaters.Lesley and Dick are known in thelocal area for their extravaganthouse displays. As Halloweengainsmore popularity among theBritish public, the Bulletinwill beon the look out for the best displayin the area.

Cllr ALEXDONALD

Looking AfterOur WardAfter some complaints fromresidents we have had the area inSquirrels Heath Road by the miniroundabout tidied up andplanters sited. Winter pansieshave been planted and also redtulip bulbs which should lookbeautiful when they are in bloomin the spring.

Cllr BRIAN EAGLING &Cllr DARRENWISE

Harold WoodRemembersResidents, Councillors, veteranswearing medals and local groupswere out in force at the HaroldWood Memorial Hall onRemembrance Sunday whenwreaths were laid inremembrance of those servicepersonnel who lost their livesduring conflicts of the World War.Wreaths were laid by the RoyalBritish Legion, the MetropolitanPolice, the Trustees of theMemorial Hall and the Harold

Wood Residents Association anda short service was celebrated bylocal Vicar David Banting of StPeter’s Church.Harold Wood ward CouncillorsDarren Wise and Alex Donaldattended the service whilst CllrBrian Eagling was undertaking hisMayoral duties in Romford.

Maylands FieldsPlanning permission for acemetary on the Fields, south ofthe A12, was refused by theCouncil. As we go to press, wehave heard that the applicationhas been appealed to theGovernment's PlanningInspectorate. Your Harold Woodcouncillors have written to thePlanninig Inspectorate. Furtherdetails in next month's Bulletin.

Four StoreyMadnessA planning application to build a4 storey block of flats visible fromHarold Wood station wassupported by the ConservativeParty on the planning committee

to enable the application to bepassed. Residents of Wessex Laneand St Clements Avenue spoke atthe meeting arguing for a morereasonable and less intrusivedevelopment which will replacethe current marketing suite.While we are disappointed at thisdecision, we will continue to fightfor residents’ interests and againstinappropriate developments.

Cllr ALEX DONALD.

A Big ThankYouWell done to Nick Joseph whoorganised the Mayor's CharityRun which took place in HaroldWood Park and Pages Wood onthe 18th October, we could nothave done it without him. Thanksalso to my colleagues, localcouncillors Darren Wise and AlexDonald and all the helpers on theday and of course the runnerswho took part including theyoungsters who ran a shortercourse. I would also like to thank

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Tree UpdatesDue to excessive fruit fall on thepavement, a tree in GeoffreyAvenue is due to be removed andwill be due to be replaced betweennext November andMarch 2017.On Arundel Road, various treeshave been removed due to decayand fungal disease which created apotentially hazardous situationwhich could have resulted in thetrees falling. These are due to bereplaced some time between nowandMarch. If you are concernedabout a tree in your road, you canraise it directly with Streetcare byvisiting havering.gov.uk, clicking

‘Report’, and then selecting ‘Treeissue’. Alternatively, please get intouch.

Cllr ALEXDONALD

Report a Trolley,Save a TreeI’ve noticed quite a few trolleys lefton pavements around the area. Ifyou are not near the relevantsupermarket to wheel it back, didyou know you can get it removedby downloading an app on youriPhone or Android called“Trolleywise”? Simply take apicture, use your phone’s locationsettings to find where it is, and itwill be recovered within 24 hours.Every time you do this, Trolleywisewill donate to Trees for Cities, anindependent charity that inspirespeople to plant trees in citiesworldwide. For more information,visit www.trolleywise.co.uk andcompete to become a “top spotter”for Havering, London or even theUK!

Cllr ALEX DONALD

Police - no cutsplease!We hear in the news that theGovernment is planning onreducing the number (potentiallythousands) of Police Officers acrossthe country and this will inevitablyhave an impact on our SaferNeighbourhood Police Teams. Asyour Residents' Association, westrongly oppose this and we urgeour local MP to do the same andmake representations on thepublic's behalf to Government.With the rise of the HMO ( House ofMulitple Occupany) and increasedanti-social behaviour, it is time toincrease the numbers of Policerather than reduce them. OurPolice along with our otheremergency services do a very goodjob in what can be a very difficultrole and environment and theyprovide a valuable service to thepublic.Let's not dismantle our SaferNeighbourhood Teams, we want tokeep them!

Cllr DARRENWISE

New WalkwayThe new path and cycle lane fromThe Drive to Godwin Terrace (anew road on the Old Hospitalsite) is now open.

Cllr ALEX DONALD

Harold ParkCarolsYou are warmly invited to HaroldPark Baptist Church’s annualcarol service on Sunday 20thDecember at 2pm. For moreinformation, please contact thechurch secretary on 07713235611.

Harold ParkParking DelayFollowing popular demand back inFebruary, the Highways committeevoted to initiate the process ofintroducing parking schemes forGeoffrey Avenue, Halidon Rise,Thurso Close, Elgin Avenue, Harold

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Court Road and Church Road. Iwas given an explicit guarantee inwriting back in April the first letterswould be sent to residents “in thecoming weeks”. Fast-forward 8months and I am extremelydisappointed that the Council hasundergone “unavoidable delays” inschemes across the borough, and Iam told these will be delayed untilthe new year. I would like toapologise to residents for thisunacceptable delay and the falseexpectations given as a result. I willcontinue to keep chasing thedepartment to get the parkingschemes residents have asked for.

Cllr ALEXDONALD

TemporaryWater UtilitiesworkMany of you may have noticedthe water utilities work takingplace at Station Road and AvenueRoad Harold Wood junction. Wewere notified of the traffic issuesthere caused by a manual traffic

stop/go sign and we contactedthe council straight away andwithin 48 hours a temporarytraffic light was installed. Wewould like to thank the residentwho contacted us on this matter.

Cllr DARRENWISE

Thurso CloseHMOWe are aware of a small House ofMultiple Occupancy (HMO)being developed in Thurso Close.Due to the law as it stands,planning permission is notrequired. Earlier this year, yourlocal Residents’ Associationcouncillors voted unanimously torestrict permitted developmentrights for HMOs in Havering. Iam closely monitoring thesituation and will keep youupdated here and on ourFacebook group of any furtherdevelopments. If you have anyquestions, please do not hesitateto get in touch.

Cllr ALEX DONALD

‘Design a Christmas Card’Competition at Corbets TeySchool

Pinney Talfourd teamed up withlocal special needs schoolCorbets Tey School for their‘Design a Christmas Card 2015’Competition this month.Neel of Cherry class won firstprize with a colourful paintdesign of a penguin using hisfootprint. It will now be used forPinney Talfourd’s Christmascard and Neel will receive a toyof his choice. The Bulletin werealso delighted to offer a prize tothe runner up Rhys of Palmclass for his Santa and sleighcollage.Client Services Partner,Catherine Polli, said “Thank youto everyone at the school for

your time and effort. The children were an absolute delight to workwith. We are also thrilled that the Bulletin has donated a prize againthis year as there are always so many great entries it is hard to choosejust one winner.”Pinney Talfourd will also give a donation to the school for their help inorganising this annual event.

Shop LocalSaturday 5th December is ‘SmallBusiness Saturday’, a nationalcampaign based initiative whichpromotes and supports smalland independent businesses inour community whileencouraging consumers to ‘ShopLocal’. With the growth ofinternet shopping, giantshopping centres and multiplechain stores, it is encouraging tosee that we still have a widevariety of local independentshops and retailers. They notonly provide a welcome range ofchoice, quality and good value,but they also give our shoppingcentre and parades a uniqueidentity. What better way to startoff Christmas shopping than‘Shop Local’ Saturday!

Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT

Coach OutingsThe members of the U.C.R.ASocial Committee (coachoutings) would like to wish all

their patrons a very happyChristmas and peaceful NewYear. We are very grateful foryour ongoing support and hopeto run a full program of coachtrips in 2016 which will befeatured in the Bulletin next year.UCRA Social Committee wouldlike to express their warmestwishes to Mrs Fiona Cook andthank her for her valuablecontribution to the team. Herdedication greatly benefited theCommittee for over 25 years andwe would like to wish her well forthe future in her new home.

Phase 3 SchoolExpansionProgrammeOver recent months there havebeen a number of proposals thathave come forward with regardto school expansions in theborough due to increased birthrates and a small element ofmovement into the borough.For Upminster and Cranham the

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discussions were around Engayneand James Oglethorpe. On 4thNovember the Cabinet agreedoutline proposals to expandJames Oglethorpe Primary Schoolby half form of entry along withthe expansion of Parsonage Farm,Crownfield Infants & Juniors, St.Peter’s Catholic and BroadfordPrimary Schools. There is on-going work as there is need forfurther expansion and anadditional form of entry in theUpminster, Cranham andRomford areas.A long awaited SpecialEducational Needs strategy andnew 16-25’s SEN provision basedat Avelon Road by September2016, were also agreed. This willsupport those families who havehad to seek alternative provisionout side of the borough.The principle of expanding schoolnurseries as part of the EarlyEducation Entitlement, and theauthorisation of feasibility studiesto be carried out for Phase 4expansion of secondary schools,were both agreed.

Cllr GILLIAN FORD

News fromThames ChaseThe forest in winter has a charmof its own and Thames Chasecommunity Forest has plenty ofspace to walk off the Christmasexcesses or those winter blues. Atthe Forest Centre we will becelebrating the festive season with:Sunday 13th December 10am-4pm – Christmas Celebrationwith live music from localmusician and North Ockendonhand-bell ringers , Christmastreats from the Forest CentreCafe, that last minute presentfrom a range of craft stalls andending with carols with Cranham,North Ockendon and UpminsterChurches Together at 3.30pm.There will also be children’s craftsthroughout the day. Entrance-free.Sunday 20th December 11am-1pm – A Celebration ofChristmas in music and verse forall the family. Entrance –free.The Forest Centre will be closedon Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

WintertimeBluesWe are now well and truly intoAutumn and Wintertime and wewould ask you all to look out forour elderly and vulnerableneighbours and residents in ourcommunity in this cold, dark anddepressing time of year. If It onlytakes a few minutes of your timeto speak to them, it could indeedmake their day!

Cllr DARREN WISE

Residents missout on DartfordCrossingDiscountIt was recently reported thatThurrock and Dartford residentshave saved £1 million per yearthanks to the Dartford Crossinglocal resident discount schemewhich offers users, against astandard charge of £2.50 percrossing, unlimited crossings for£20 per year or £10 for 50 crossingwith additional journeys at 20p

each. While eligibility is restrictedto residents of those two councils,it appears unfair and somewhatbizarre that residents inCorringham, Thurrock (10 milesfrom crossing), should benefitwhile residents in Upminster (7miles) do not. Similarly, residentsof New Barn in Dartford areentitled to the discount at 6 milesdistance, but residents inRainham at a mere 4 miles arenot! A similar argument can bemade from near neighbours inCrayford, Bexley. The easiest wayto remove these oddities is toremove the toll entirely, whichwas promised back in 2002 whenthe cost of the crossing was fullyrepaid. In the meantime, I havewritten to the Department ofTransport asking for a review ofthe scheme to make it fairer. Ishall keep readers updated.

Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT

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friends?We are looking for new membersto join our long establishedfriendly group who meet onWednesday mornings 10 - 12 atCranham Community Centre inMarlborough Gardens. We willbe starting a beginners groupon January 6th and whether youare an absolute beginner or havesome experience you will bemade very welcome.For further details call Dot on01708 229 715

Please note the Old Chapel hasthe following events this monthWednesday 2nd December,3.00pm – 5.30pm – Creative CraftSession: Come along and makeChristmas themed treats.£3 per child, suitable for ages 4plus no need to book.Tuesday 8th December, 2.00pmonwards – Christmas CarolConcertThe Chamber Choir from SacredHeart of Mary Girls’ School will be

performing at this special CarolConcert for the local community.Festive refreshments will also beserved.Please call Gemma Smith on01708 222660 or emailgsmith@mary.havering.sch.uk toconfirm your attendance, freeentry (suggested donation of £2).

ChristmasServicesSpecial Christmas Services at StAndrew’s Church, HornchurchSunday 13th Dec will be ourParade/Nativity/Toy service at10.15am when we tell theChristmas Story and bringpresents to donate to needychildren.Sunday 20th Dec is ourChristingle Service at 10.15amwhen we receive a Christingleorange and support the work ofthe Children’s Society and at6.30pm you can come to our NineLessons and Carols by candlelightservice.Thursday 24th Dec will be ourtraditional candle-lit ChristmasEve Midnight Communion

starting at 11.30pm.Friday 25th Dec there is aChristmas Day FamilyCommunion service at 10.15am.Please come and celebrate Jesus’birthday at any of these services !

Abigail’sColumnHave a Caring Christmas

Often we hearabout howChristmas is ahappy timejust forchildren butin fact that iswrong,

Christmas is not always happy forchildren and adults can enjoy ittoo!Around this time reports of oldpeople being alone are commonbut we don’t hear very muchabout the young people who are ina similar position. Many youngpeople have exams just before orafter Christmas that they areworried about, they could bemissing important people from

their lives, they might not have ahappy home life, they could haveworries about money, problems atschool or with friends, etc.Generally we expect young peopleto be happy and excited so if yousee someone that isn’t maybe wecould offer them a bit of kindness.A shoulder to cry on, some of yourtime, or a little present could reallyhelp make someone’s Christmas alittle bit better.If you are one of those youngpeople and need someone to talkto remember there is always theChildLine helpline on 0800 1111.Wishing you all a happyChristmas.

Wesley GuildThe Wesley Guild's only meetingin December will take the form ofan "Antiques and MemorabiliaQuiz", conducted by AnnWillmore, on Thursday 10December at UpminsterMethodist Church, Minor Hall at2pm with refreshments availablefrom 1.30pm.

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SendingChristmas CardsThe decline in sending traditionalChristmas cards may well be dueto email and social media, buteven the cost of a 2nd class stamp(54p) often exceeds the price of acard. Why not have a seasonalpostage stamp at, say 30p, whichwould promise delivery in a weekinstead of a couple of days? Thatway charities would continue tobenefit from card sales and thetradition of sending Christmascards could be passed on tofuture generations.

Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT

WednesdayMusic EveningsWednesday 2nd - Make Way ForMusic: Remembering the BBCNorthern Dance OrchestraLocal musician Brian Luck fondlyremembers the sheerprofessionalism and enthusiasmof the NDO from their of the

regular broadcasts on BBC radiobetween 1956 and 1974. Brian willbe playing recordings ofhighlights from the band'srepertoire and is sure you willenjoy the evening.

Wednesday 16th - A Programmeof Seasonal Music & ReadingsAs always, this evening's yuletideprogramme contains a seasonalmix of items associated withChristmas from this and othercountries as chosen by several ofour regular presenters. Hot punchand mince pies will be served inthe interval.Meetings start at 7.30pm 1st FloorHornchurch Library .Admission isfree contribution towards intervaldrinks please.These are great nights

Charity BikeRide forProstate CancerFollowing being found to haveProstate Cancer and a year’streatment under Queens Hospital,

Oncology dept. (Who werebrilliant).Nicci Rolfe, my lovely stepdaughter decided to organise acharity bike ride for family andfriends for the prostate charity.Sunday 1st November the familyof thirty plus ranging from 5 to 65years took to their bikes for the 15mile round trip ride.Nicci arranged everything withbanners, balloons and flags fromProstate Cancer Charity.Refreshments and medals weregiven out and Paula Dunn took thefabulous photos.The target for the day was £250 butthe total has passed over athousand and still rising. Welldone to everyone that took partand a massive thanks from me.

John Dunn

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HornchurchFootball ClubPlease note the following homefixtures at the Stadium, BridgeAvenue. Saturday 5th v BuryTown; Tuesday 8th v Tilbury (Kick

Off 7.45pm). Saturday 19th vWaltham Abbey and on Saturday2nd January v Witham Town.Saturday kick off all at 3pm.Goalong and support your localteam.

ChristmasTreasureThe Christmas Store is now openat the S & A Wedding and PartyShop rear of High House GardenCentre, Corbets Tey Road Village.As their Advert reads on page 10it’s like an Aladdins Cave-theshop is full of wonderfulChristmas goodies.

Be safe andsecureWe have been asked by the localPolice Teams to remind residentsto be safe and secure in thesedark winter months.At night please:- Use timer switches to turn yourlights on when you are not at home;- lock your UPVC doors with a keyby shutting the door, lifting the

handle and keeping it raised andlock by turning key. Make sureyou remove the key and keep itaway from letterboxes and out ofsight of burglars;- fix extra locks where they areneeded; and- property mark valuable itemswith your postcode and housenumber.

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Capella SingersConcertThe Cappella Singers ofUpminster are presenting theirChristmas Concert on Friday 11thDecember 2015, at 8.00 p.m., atTrinity United Reformed Church,Station Road, Upminster. Theprogramme includes Carols forthe congregation.Tickets at £10 inclusive of lightrefreshments may be purchasedon the door or in advance fromMr. Ian Pirie (01708 641718).

BruggeChristmasMarketsArdleigh House CommunityAssociation, Hornchurch, haveplanned the following visit onSunday 13th December:In the heart of winter, the entirecity of Brugge sparkles and glowswith the festive spirit. Christmasstalls, Ice skating rink, Ferriswheel and Christmas atmospherea plenty, that’s Brugge atChristmas and all the shops will

be open. Christmas carols fill theair as the skaters glide around theice rink at the centre of theBrugge Christmas Market.We are offering, as an optionalextra, a visit to ‘The Choco Story.’We have booked a guide toexplain and guide us through thechocolate making process andexplain some of the historybehind Belgium chocolate overthe centuries. At the end of ourvisit you will be given a free500gms sample to take home.After ‘The Choco Story’ tour youwill have approx. 2.5 hrs of freetime.For further details please contactCharlotte Murphy on 01708 440 660.

One ChristmasPastUpminster resident and prolificIndie author Peter Larnerpublished his tenth novel inNovember. One Christmas Past isset in East Seaxe and Haeferingas– or Essex and Havering as theyare now known – in 999AD. Thework of fiction is based on

historical facts and containsreferences to several locallandmarksThe book contains a riddle for itsreaders to solve. Once you havesolved the puzzle, you are invitedto contact the author direct onTwitter. The prize is to become acharacter in Larner’s next book,which will be published next year.Peter Larner’s novels arerenowned for containing localpeople’s names in anagrammaticform. Indeed, a parishioner of St.Joseph’s church in Upminster isincluded in One Christmas Past,as one was in his earlier workCovenant of Retribution.One Christmas Past is anadventure story for all age groupsand makes a great gift forChristmas. It is available at SwanBooks in Upminster.

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sarcoma, a bone cancer affectingchildren and young people aged10 – 24.Sophie, a bright 18 year old,suffered pains in her foot,especially at night. Weeks passedwith intermittent pain but when alump appeared, we soughtmedical advice. Months latercame the devastating diagnosis.The cancer had already spreadfrom her bones to her lungs anddark days followed - survival ratesfor bone cancer have seen littleimprovement in 20 years.Gruelling treatment including abelow knee amputation ensuedand she has thankfully recovered.Earlier diagnosis would haveeased her journey but ignorance(ours included) prevented that.We desperately need to raiseawareness among young people,parents and GP’s who are unlikelyto see such cases in their careerand improve outcomes for thosewith bone cancer.That’s what I will be wishing forthis Christmas.For more information -Visit: bonecancerresearch.org.ukEmail: info@bcrt.org.uk Tel: 0113258 5934

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Havering SingersChristmas Concert- 19 December7.30pm. A concert of traditionaland contemporary music tocelebrate Christmas. St Michael'sChurch, Main Road, Gidea Park,RM2 5EL . Seasonal refreshmentsavailable in the hall afterwardsTicket Prices £10 Adults / £5

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Christmas at theQueen'sPinney Talfourd has once againteamed up with the Queen'sTheatre, Hornchurch, to host"Christmas at the Queen's" onFriday 11 December (11am-1pm).We are delighted that the DawnChorus will be singing a range ofupbeat Christmas songs including"Let it Snow" and "Jingle Bells".The Mayor of Havering, Cllr BrianEagling, will attend to join in thefun.Whilst free, there will be a raffle inaid of the Queen's TheatreCharitable Trust and PinneyTalfourd's own charity of the year"Bertie's Battle". Local businesseshave rallied to support the eventby donating some fabulous prizesfor the raffle.After all the excitement, you arewelcome to stay for a coffee andcupcakes courtesy of PinneyTalfourd.Booking is now open so call theQueen's Theatre Box Office on01708 443333 to reserve yourspace or visitwww.pinneytalfourd.co.uk formore details.PS Christmas jumpers and hatswelcome.

Calling SaabOwnersWhy not join the Saab OwnersClub and keep these great carsalive. Benefits include: Bi-monthlymagazine. National and localevents; club shop; network ofdealers and specialist suppliersand much more.Join us at www.saabclub.co.uk orphone 0113 257 7180.General enquiries: ContactAndrew Ballantyne. Member andEssex Group leader.07946 192 137 or email me atandrewballantyne234@gmail.comA perfect gift for Christmas.

Bass PlayerLocal pop group Ziatika areraising money again for St. FrancisHospice and need a bass guitarist.We are looking for someone whois retired and can rehearsegenerally once a week. contactBarry on 01708 501 910 or 078979697 597.

Drink DrivingWe urge you to be careful if youare having a drink over the festiveseason. Do not drink and drive.

LOCAL FUTURE EVENTSDECEMBER5 Saturday –TheUpminster Infant&

Junior School ChristmasBazaar from 11am – 2 pm. We will have games for thechildren, face painting and nail paintingas well as stalls for the adults. There willalso be a BBQ and mince pies and mulledwine available.

5 Saturday - Come and meet Santa andFrozen Characters. St.Josephs PrimarySchool Christmas Bazaar, 12 to 2 pm.Great selection of stalls. Big draw withlots of prizes.

5 Saturday –ChristmasMarket at TrinityChurch, Station Road, Upminster from10.00 am to 2.00 pm. Morning coffee andcakes from 10.00 am to 12 noon andploughman’s lunches from 12 noon to 2pm. All the usual stalls and beautifulhand-made gifts. Entry is free and foronly £1 children can visit Santa in hismagical grotto and receive a present. Allproceeds from the Christmas Market willbe divided qually between the churchand St. Francis Hospice.

5 Saturday -TheHaveringBranch of theEast of LondonFamilyHistory Societyhold meetings firstSaturday of every month at TrinityChurch, Station Road, Upminster RM142SJ doors open at 1pm meeting starts at2pm. This month the talk is ‘History ofStained Glass Windows’ with ChrisParkinson.The Computer Group meets at the samevenue 11am – 1pm. Teas and coffees canbe purchased. Members and visitorswelcome to either or both.

5 Saturday- Ravenscourt Nursing HomeChristmas Bazaar. 2pm to 4pm at theHome in Ravenscourt Grove,Hornchurch. Stalls. Lots of entertaiment.

6 Sunday - The Children's SocietyChristingle Service, 3.00 pm at StLaurence Church, Upminster. A candle-lit service suitable for all ages. Allwelcome.

8 Tuesday NADFAS Havering welcomeMrs Frances Hughes with a talk on “TheOld Vic: The Story of a Great Theatre”.Coffee and mince pies from 10.00 am.Lecture at 10.45 am. Visitors welcome at£6. Meetings held at The New WindmillHall, St. Mary’s Lane, Upminster, RM142QH. Further details of forthcominglectures, speakers and visits can be foundat www.haveringdfas.org.uk

8 Tuesday –UpminsterHorticulturalSociety have a Guest Lecture “on 60 yearsin Horticulture” by Jim Buttress. Jim is avery popular speaker in Havering. Heholds the highest award in the gardeningworld. The talk will take place in the NewWindmill Hall, St Mary’s Lane, Upminsterfrom 7.45 pm to 9.45 pm, doors open at7.15 pm. Entrance is free to members,non-members very welcome for a fee of£2.00. For further information onUpminster Horticultural Society see ourwebsitewww.upminsterhorticulturalsociety.co.ukorinfo@upminsterhorticulturalsociety.co.uk.

9 Wednesday –UpminsterTownswomen’s Guild have guestspeaker John Whitehead talking on“Laughter on theAir”. Come along andjoin us with Mince Pies and Sherry, at1.45 pm in St Laurence Church, DerhamHall, Upminster. For more details phoneShirley on 01708 224219 or Bertha on01708 222410.

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Count-Down toChristmaswith St Peter’s, Harold Wood(www.stpetersharoldwood.org)Start the Count-down toChristmas with St Peter’s andfriends on Friday, December 4that St Peter’s on Gubbins Lane.What used to be ‘Carols in theCommunity’ at the entrance toKings Park has had to move to thefrontage at the church sinceCountryside could not guaranteethe availability of ‘the green’because of potential buildingworks. So the event has moved,morphed and mushroomed!Meet outside St Peter’s at 6pmfor the usual mix of music andcarols (with a live band, we hope),hot food and drink, displays, anddecorations, with contributionsfrom our two local PrimarySchools and a special lighting upof the great Christmas Tree. The‘fun and games’ will climax with alantern-lit (bring your own)procession up to Station Roadwhere we hope there will befurther Christmas lights, and foodand music. The whole thing willhave an Advent Calendar feel to itas we launch the Count-down toChristmas 2015. Look out forfurther fliers, and come and swell

the party. We hope to have theMayor, a local celebrity and thepress all joining in, and maybeThe Camels will put in anappearance and be more ontime?!And Christmas at St Peter’s keepson coming:Tuesday, December 8, 7.30pm:Pantomime – a Christmas ‘Beauty& the Beast’Sunday, December 13, 6.30pm:Alternative Carol Service –Questions & AnswersSat Dec 19 & Sun Dec 20,6.30pm: CAROLS byCANDLELIGHTChristmas Eve: ChristingleServices, 3.30 & 5.30pm, andMidnight Communion, 11pmCHRISTMAS DAY: FamilyCelebration, 1030am, and GreatChristmas Day Lunch, 12 noonThe Twelve Days of Christmas –holidays, holy days! New Year’sEve: Watchnight Service, from10.30pmThe big theme is ‘God: on earth?’How on earth? Can that be real? Isit really for me?All details will be in CrossSection (coming round homes inthe parish from Nov 22) or from StPeter’s (Tel: 01708-342080, E:welcome.desk@stpetersharoldwood.org)

Friends’CorrectionLast month we published anarticle promoting the litter-picking events that take place atPainsbrook Park every firstSunday of the month at 11am. Wewould like to make it clear thatthe official group name is ‘Friendsof Harold Wood Parks’. We wouldlike to thank everyone in thegroup for championing our parksand maintaining them as a clean,green and safe place for everyoneto visit and enjoy.

‘O Come All Ye Faithful!’Yes, Christmas time is definitelyalmost upon us once again, andthat means a special St. Peter’sChurch ‘Men’s Lunch’ in HaroldWood is planned.The date for your diary is:TUESDAY, 1ST DECEMBERFROM 11.30AM.Please note this is the FIRST

Tuesday in Dec.All being well, our very goodfriends -Harold Court SchoolChoir will once again entertain uswith carols and Christmas songs.So, after our Christmas lunch wecan look forward to some festivemusic.Our Christmas lunch is alwayspopular, so please book your placea.s.a.p. by phoning St. Peter’sWelcome Desk on 01708 342080,or email:welcome.desk@stpetersharoldwood.org , or visit the website:www.stpetersharoldwood.org (justkey in the search box ‘Men’sLunch’).On behalf of all the ‘Men’s Lunch’Team, we send you Every Blessingfor this Christmas time; thebirthday of the ‘KING of kings’.Julian Harris, Chris Knowles andall the Men’s Lunch Team.

Hamilton DriveFly TipWe recently received a report of afly tip at the end of Hamilton Roadby the flats and we were verypleased by the quick response ofthe Council to get this removedafter we had reported this. Wethank the residents concerned forbringing this to our attention. Fly-

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Radio Harold HillRadio Harold Hill is thecommunity radio for Haveringbroadcasting from St George'sChurch & Centre, ChipenhamRoad, Harold Hill. We are a 24/7radio station that broadcastscustomised shows as well asmusic.How to Listen to usWe broadcast through our RadioHarold Hill App which can bedownloaded on mobile App stores,we also broadcast on the tune inradio App found on mostsmartphones and also through ourwebsitewww.radioharoldhill.co.uk.VolunteersOur staff is made up of volunteersfrom across Havering and theneighbouring boroughs. We havegot opportunities for newvolunteers to come on board. Wedo offer free training to ourvolunteers and we have beenfunded by the Big Lottery Fund tooffer Radio Production Trainingfor the community all through2016.

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11 Friday – RSPB Havering Local Groupwill hold a Christmas Social inHornchurch Library at 7.45 pm.Buffet and Quiz. For further informationring Janet Silver on 01708 452171.

12 Saturday – RSPB Havering Local Groupare holding a Christmas Ramble atRainham Marsh Reserve. Meet there at 10.00 am. For furtherinformation ring Janet Silver on 01708452171.

12 Saturday – Saturday Talks Club 2.15 pmat Roope Hall, United Reformed Church,Upminster have Guest Speaker AdrianWright on Scenery and Railways in NewZealand. Cost £4 including tea andbiscuits. Contact Mrs Bland on 01689858701 or Mrs Blake on 01708 227512.

14 Monday – Essex Wildlife Trust HaveringGroup will present a talk “Behind theGarden Wall” by Lois Amos. This isabout the walled garden in BedfordsPark. To be held in Hornchurch Libraryat 7.45 pm. Requested donation £2. Lightrefreshments and a raffle. Moreinformation from Joy Emerson on 01708

440297.

17 Thursday – Upminster Wine & SocialClub. We are a fun group with an interestin wine appreciation and enjoying manysocial events. We hold meetings everythird Thursday of the month with avariety of speakers and a wine tasting.Meetings are held in the Cranham SocialHall, Front Lane, Cranham; start 8 pm.For more information contact MaureenJasper on 01708 223956, or simply comealong on the night. You will be mostwelcome.

18 Friday – Havering Antique andCollectors Clubmeet at theNeighbourhood Centre, Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood, 7.30 pm for 8 pm start areholding their Christmas Party – withPeter King Singer / Comedian.(Members and Guest Only). For furtherdetails please call our Chairman Mrs JanHalsey on 01708 373574.

18 Friday – Kingsley Choral Group’sChristmas Concert held at TrinityChurch Upminster at 7.30 pm. Ticketsare still only £7.50 including seasonalrefreshments. Proceeds from Ticket salesand Raffle will be divided between thechurch and a children’s charity. Thenewly expanded choir will be presentingbeautiful Christmas music, both

traditional and new, So make this thestart of your Christmas Celebrations.

19 Saturday – Stewart Avenue Allotmentsoff Corbets Tey Road will be selling jams,chutneys, home-made cakes etc. Get your last little gifts forXmas. 11.00 am – 2.00 pm.

20 Tuesday- Grace Community Churchinvites you to our Christmas CarolService and Christmas Morning Service,both at 10am The Old Chapel, oppositeUpminster Windmill, St Marys' Lane.Visit us at www.gracecommunityc.co.uk.

JANUARYHAPPY NEW YEAR!2 Saturday - The Havering Branch of the

East of London Family History Societyhold meetings at Trinity Church, StationRoad, Upminster RM14 2SJ doors open at1pm; meeting starts at 2pm. This monththe talk is ‘What’s in a Will’ with MattPridham. The Internet & TechnologyGroup meet at the same venue 11am –1pm. Teas and coffees can be purchased.Members and visitors welcome to eitheror both.

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Institute are holding a Social Time withentertainment. Our meetings are held atCranham Social Hall, 103 Front Lane,RM14 1XL at 7.45 pm. Visitors arewelcome.

8 Friday – Coffee & Conversationmorningre-opens at 10.30 – 12.30 pm at CranhamSocial Hall, 103 Front Lane, RM14 1XL.Entrance £2, this includes refreshment.

ASSOCIATIONDIARYDECEMBER2 Wednesday Upminster WardMeeting at St Joseph’s SocialCentre at 8 pm10 Thursday Cranham WardMeeting at Cranham CommunityCentre, Marlborough Gardens at7.15 pmAll welcome. There are no Ward Meetings inJanuary.