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email: [email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk & RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Christmas In Upminster Happy New Year We hope you have all had a great Back in 2013 your Residents Councillors decided to have a proper event Christmas and wish you a very in Upminster for the Christmas. This event has grown every year in it’s Happy New Year. popularity... Firstly I would like to thank all our A record number of local residents attended the Christmas Lights event on volunteers, who have over the past year continued to help deliver the Thursday 21st November. Thanks to the Upminster Bell School for allowing Bulletin and collect subscriptions, the fun fair rides to use their car park in St. Marys Lane. The children enjoyed and who have also yet again exceeded our the free rides and we in the Residents Association expectations. The Association would also like to extend a very were pleased to sponsor these. warm welcome to all the new households that There was a variety of stalls along Station Road joined us in 2019. We are looking forward to including our friends from the Windmill together working with and representing you in 2020 Last year was another challenging and busy year with a nice selection of commercial stalls. Waitrose for the Residents’ Association. Sadly, in March were giving away some nice minced pies.. Councillor Clarence Barrett, our Group Leader, Great to have the choir from the local Churches passed away. He was one of the good guys, a truly Together and LMT Dance School. Gemstarz honourable man, and the Town Hall and our local community will not be the same without him. Dancers and The Decibellas Girl Band all Frustratingly, we also firmly believe that the performing. minority Conservative administration has not been Together with The Toy taking on board the views of our local residents in Upminster and Cranham. This is clear in the way Story Characters and they introduced the increased parking charges, singing from Elsa and as well as the withdrawal of the 30 minutes free Anna from Frozen. parking in Upminster. In addition, there has been a number of planning applications to build Thanks must also go to Havering Street watch, housing on both Upminster’s Pitch and Putt and local Radio Station Time FM and the Police. First the Cranham Brickfields site. Local opposition to Aid was provided by Primary Ambulance. these proposals to build on our public spaces and We were joined by our Cranham Councillor green belt has rightly been very strong. Your local Resident Association’s Councillors, in conjunction colleagues John Tyler and Linda Van den Hende with local residents and businesses will continue and Laurance Garrard, David Godwin and Paul Knight from the Emerson to strongly oppose these unpopular policies and Park Residents Association. planning proposals imposed on our community by the minority Conservative administration. Havering East Rotary also managed to get Santa to attend with the children To end on a positive note, this year’s Christmas’ enjoying meeting him. Lights event in Upminster was very well attended, Special thanks must go to Jacqui Best and Nicola Bowen from the Council’s and it was great to see so many local residents there, especially the children enjoying themselves. Communications Department for their huge input in putting the event As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch together. with ideas or issues you would like us to contest or celebrate on your behalf. Councillors LINDA HAWTHORN RON OWER & CHRIS WILKINS Here’s to another productive and fruitful New Year. Councillor CHRIS WILKINS Chairman, Upminster and Cranham Residents Association

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Upminster & Cranham Edition 07956 950711 The site is within the green belt more visibility in the Town Centre Outline Planning and the applicant suggests the in particular. There is some good Filati, Upminster news on motor vehicle crime with a Application on special circumstances justification We have received some nice reduction of thefts of vehicles from is through Havering’s lack of comments on how well the Christmas Green Belt delivery in housing quotas, in 31 to 15 for the same three months Window display at Filati, the Mens accordance with the Mayor of in 2018. The news on residential Clothes shop in Station Road, looks. Over 200 residents attended London’s, London Plan. The site burglary is not so good with an Well done. a public meeting held by the has seen natural growth over increase from 15 to 18 in the same Cranham Ward Councillors at the years and a number of trees period in 2018. Make sure doors the end of November to discuss on the site are protected with and windows are locked when the Subscriptions the outline planning application property is empty and with the dark Tree Preservation Orders. The We have tried to reach a record evenings, lights on a timer switch are to develop 98 properties to the out-line application proposes number of homes this year. rear of Kerry Drive. Details from the removal of at least 9 trees recommended. There has been an If we were unable to get to you and each of the submitted reports that have TPO’s, along with the increase to 12 from 4 in robbery in left an envelope please return it to us. were discussed starting with what loss of the natural environment the same period. Most victims and Subscriptions per household are still developer proposes to develop: 18 for our local wildlife. Cranham perpetrators are school children. only £2 per year. We need to raise – 2 bed houses, 30 - 3 bed houses, Councillors will be keeping a The message is, keep mobile phones funds to assist you our community. 12 4/5 bed houses, 21 – 2 bed close eye on the application and hidden as most of these crimes are A warm welcome to new members. flats and 17 – 1 bed flats, which will update residents as and when opportunist. There have been some would be in multiple blocks which information becomes available. successes in the joint operations would be 2 – 3 storey in height. with British Transport Police, where Windmill Quiz The proposal suggests there Cllr GILLIAN FORD drugs have been found and potential Night would be 160 parking spaces and perpetrators warned to keep away from the area. There will be some The windmill’s annual quiz night will that the residents would not be take place on Saturday 29th Feb, 2020, required to open their windows speed gun activity over the next few Upminster Police weeks. In the past most of those it’s a leap year, at St. Laurences Church due to the ventilation systems main hall in Corbets Tey Road. 7.30pm speeding have been local, which is they will introduce, mitigating Update start, tables of 8, bring your own food against the noise from the M25 always disappointing. It appears that and drink. Tickets are £6 each. This is the Corbets Tey office will remain as and air pollution. However the From 4th December the Upminster always a popular event, so please book the base for Cranham and Upminster increase in vehicular traffic SNT (Safer Neighbourhood Team) early. Contact Cllr Linda Hawthorn on officers for the foreseeable future, would compound the noise and will have its full complement of [email protected] or on This is being kept under review. impact on air quality for existing officers, 2 PCs and 2 PCSO’s, together 01708 225451. All profits to go to our restored windmill. residents, with no access to noise with our Sgt Bargus who we share. Cllr LINDA VAN DEN HENDE and air improvement options. This is good news and should mean Cllr LINDA HAWTHORN

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How better to spend a Monday Corporate Partnerships team at Celebration of musicals. to help build up local charging evening?. For more information [email protected] Friday 3rd April Story of The Beatles. infrastructure and increase access to call Jennifer on 07940828154, email Saturday 11th April The Bachelors, charge points for drivers. [email protected], or Good luck! this promises to be a fantastic evening The Government website giving visit our Facebook page. with Con and Dec original voices of details is available via maps.dft.gov. uk/ev-charging-map/ . 50+ Keep Fit the band. Saint Francis Further details on the Brookside Cllr JOHN TYLER 50+ Keep Fit restarts after the Theatre Web Site of the above and Hospice’s £50 Christmas break on Tuesday 7th Jan many other wonderful productions. 1.30pm at Cranham Social Centre, Box Office 01708 755 775. Challenge Vanilla Bake Front lane. 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16 includes tea/coffee and biscuits. LOCAL FUTURE Contact Secretary Joy Emerson EVENTS - JANUARY 01708 440297 . 14 Tuesday - The Arts Society, Hornchurch & Upminster Rotary Havering (formally NADFAS Club, every Thursday 12.30 for Havering) welcomes ‘A Workshop’ 1pm, The Railway Hotel, Station (bring your queries). Lecture Road Hornchurch Tel: 01708 10.45am. Coffee from 10.00am. 250855. Visitors welcome at £8. Meetings Havering East Rotary Club, every are held at The New Windmill Tuesday 7.00 for 7.30, Upminster Hall, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster Golf Club, Hall Lane, Upminster. RM14 2QH. Further details of Tel 01708 224607. forthcoming lectures and events can be found at www.tashavering. 8 Wednesday - The Front Lane org.uk Community Association Tea Dance at Cranham Social Hall, 14 Tuesday - Upminster Dementia Front Lane, Cranham, RM14 1XN Choir. All Saints Church Hall, on the 2nd Wednesday of each 10.30am-11.00am for tea and month. Doors open 2.15 p.m. coffee with the choir starting Come along and make new friends, from 11.00am-12.00. Every other whilst dancing to music by ‘John’. Tuesday. The session is £1.00 per £3.50 inc refreshments. Pay on the person. We would love you to join door. Further details contact Val us! If you would like any further on 01708 224166. details please contact gillian.ford@ havering.gov.uk or telephone: 8 Wednesday - Nelmes Women’s 01708 641317 Institute meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month and 14 Tuesday – Upminster Camera welcome new members of all Club. Monthly Projected Digital ages. Meetings are held at Nelmes Image. Every Tuesday at 7:45pm ( C.S. Motors ) United Reformed Church Hall for an 8:00pm start. Cranham (corner of Nelmes Road and Community Association, All Cars Wanted!!! Burntwood Avenue, Hornchurch, Marlborough Gardens, Cranham, RM11 3JA). Meetings start at 2 pm RM14 1SR. promptly. Please contact Ruth 14 Tuesday - Upminster & District Top Prices Paid Instantly McDougall on 01708 448431 or Horticultural Society, Darren [email protected] for Lerigo will looks at ways people 0208 5916691 further details. garden around the world and asks 07836692803 Monday – Diabetes UK – Havering if we can steal any ideas for our Group Meetings are held at North own patch at home. The lectures Street Halls ,24 North Street, are held in the New Windmill www.csmotors.co.uk Hornchurch – Opposite Iceland, Hall, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster. RM11 1QX . Normally on the third Beginning at 7.45pm with our AGM Monday of each month (except followed by Lecture until 9.45pm. for August and January) at 8PM. Entrance is free to members Contact our secretary, Ann on and is £2 for non-members. For 01708 935779, for more details. more information visit www. upminsterhorticulturalsociety. 10 Friday – Scottish Country co.uk Dancing, every Friday at St Laurence Church Minor Hall RM14 Wednesday – Havering U3A. No 2BB. 10.00 to 11.45 am. Beginners event Jan. Havering U3A meets at welcome. Further details from 2:30pm on the second Wednesday Fiona 07976 438950. of the month at St. Michael’s Church Hall, Main Road, Gidea 12 Sunday - OASIS - A ‘disability- Park, Romford. Interest groups friendly’ meeting FOR ALL AGES at run throughout the month. www. Cranham Baptist Church, Severn u3asites.org.uk/havering Drive. 3.00 to 4.30 pm . Oasis contact nos: 01708 223551 or 07714 15 Wednesday - Deyncourt Ladies 853545. Probus Lunch Club meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month ( 13 Monday - Havering branch Essex except August ) and welcome Wildlife Trust Illustrated talk :- new members who are retired. “The wonderful world of wildlife Meetings are held at the Masonic photography” - Peter Clayton, local Centre Deyncourt Gardens wildlife photographer shows some Upminster. Meetings commence of his wonderful wildlife photos. at 11.30 am lunch is 12.00pm and Meetings held on the 1st floor, we have a speaker to follow. Please Hornchurch Library, 44 North contact Julia Deverill for further Street, RM 11 1TB, Parking at rear, details on:- tel. 01708745788 Lift to 1st floor, 8.00 -9.45pm. A Email:- [email protected] donation of £3.00 towards hall hire, continued on page 19

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Fully Insured FREE Estimate www.arpropertymaintenance.co.uk 18 15 Wednesday - Upminster Floral or send an email secretary@ Art Society An entertaining upminsterprobus.com. evening watching expert floral 31 Friday - Single Over Sixty lunch, designers. Enter our raffle on last Friday of every month 12.30 for the night for a chance to take 1pm, All Saints Church, The Chase home a spectacular flower arrangement. Doors open at 7pm Upminster Tel: 01708 228308. and refreshments are available. FEBRUARY Held on the third Wednesday of every month (except December). 1 Saturday -The Havering Branch Windmill Hall, St Mary’s Lane, of the East of London Family Upminster. Cost: £7 visitors. Free History Society hold meetings on for members. Contact: Margaret the first Saturday of every month 01708 471977. at Trinity Church, Station Road, Upminster RM14 2SJ doors open 16 Thursday - Upminster Wine and at 1pm meeting starts at 2pm. Social Club meet on the third ‘Kings of Essex ’by Julian Whybra. Thursday of the month at 8 pm in The Internet & Technology Group the Cranham Social Hall, Front meet at the same venue 11am-1pm Lane, Cranham. We hold meetings where a Q&A session is followed every month with a variety of by a ‘A Workshop’ (bring your speakers and wine tasting. Contact queries). Teas and coffees can be John Robson on 01708 744023, purchased. Members and visitors Margaret Murray on 01708470240 welcome to either or both. or simply come along on the night. You will be most welcome. 1 Saturday - Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft Club. (not July or 17 Friday - Havering Antique August) at Royal British Legion, Collectors Club meet at the 205 High St, Hornchurch, RM11 Neighbourhood Centre, Gubbins 3XT. 1.30 to 4pm. A very friendly Lane, . 7.30 for 8.00 club and beginners are welcome. - Guests £5. Charlie Haylock - Cost £8 includes refreshments. History Of Spoken English - Part Details from Joy 01708 767145 . Two.. Chairman Mrs Chris Lovett 0794 7367258. Annual Membership 4 Tuesday - Oglethorpe W.I only £30. Jewellery Making with Sharon Gould. Visitors and new members 21 Tuesday - Cranham Engayne are always welcome to our W.I. welcomes new members and meetings which are held on the visitors. Meetings held on the 3rd first Tuesday of each month at Tuesday of each month at 2 pm to Cranham Social Hall, 103 Front 4 pm at the Cranham Community Lane, Cranham, RM14 1XN at 7.45 Centre, Marlborough Gardens. pm. Further information contact 21 Tuesday - Upminster U3A Ian Secretary Mrs. E. Bell on 01708 Davidson - Cyber Fraud and Home 251161. Security. New Windmill Hall in Upminster. Doors open at 12.30pm for a 1pm start. For further information about membership and current interest groups, come along to a meeting for free or check out our website www.u3asites.org. uk/upminster 22 Wednesday - Upminster Park Towns Womens Guild meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 2 pm to 4 pm in Derham Hall (behind Upminster Library), Upminster. Afternoon tea, talks and outings amongst a friendly group of ladies, all most welcome. For more information contact Deborah Pryor on 01708 226127 or Ann Monk on 01708 226305 or simply come along. 29 Wednesday - Upminster and District Probus Club meet at The Cranleigh, 84 Station Road, Hornchurch, RM12 6LX on the last Wednesday of the month. P Jones - How to do Everything and be Happy. Contact Barry on 01708 703783 and leave a message

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21 lessons on Friday lunchtimes at Qualified patient teacher. Friendly Cranham. This is the full English classes. For more details contact Bridge Union’s Course run over three Rosemary 07825 398501. terms taught by two EBU Accredited Bridge Teachers. The cost of the whole 30 week course is £275 which Rugby Youth includes Club and EBU Membership and course book. This can be paid in Section full or by term. Why not come along to the first free ’Taster Lesson’ (7th Old Cooperians R.F.C. Mini and Youth February) to see if Bridge is for you. Section officially start back at The You only sign up for the course if you Pavilion, Coopers Co. and Coburn wish to continue. Come alone (no School, Upminster on Sundays, 1015hrs partner required) or with a friend. for a 1030hrs start. Also running at the same time is the We are very keen to continue growing EBU Year 2 Improver’s Course for the club and saving children from a those wishing to improve on their life of Xbox and drudgery. We would game. Contact Tony French for appreciate your assistance in telling more information or to register your everyone how wonderful we are and attendance on 07957 406088. bringing along friends, family and neighbours especially U5’s (Reception), U6’s (Y1) and U7’s (Y2). Deliverers For further details contact the Old Cooperians R.F.C. Membership Needed Secretary - Margaret Persaud; 07745 133342, ocrfc.mnymembership@gmail. ASSOCIATION COUNCILLORS We need several volunteers in com Upminster Ward (South of Upminster The senior team are also on the Upminster Ward Cranham Ward railway station) to deliver Bulletins lookout for new members, if anyone each month around 40 copies. is feeling the urge to take to the field Linda Hawthorn 01708 225451 Gillian Ford 01708 641317 Sometimes we need help for when a and look as ‘buff’ and finely honed as regular deliverer is on holiday etc. our coaching staff! We also need a car owner that can drop off Bulletins to around 4/5 deliverers each month. Cranham Deliverers If you could assist please contact Chris [email protected] [email protected] on 07960 059195. We are always very grateful to the Many thanks. large number of people that help Ron Ower 07721 780372 Linda Van Den Hende 01708 223761 to deliver the Bulletin. At present we are looking for a couple of The Upminster people in the Cranham area to assist us as Area Controllers once & District a month, distributing Bulletins to our deliverers. If you have a vehicle [email protected] [email protected] Horticultural and are able to deliver a small box of Bulletins to six or seven addresses Chris Wilkins 07960 059195 John Tyler 07982 962925 Society within the same area please call John 14th January 2020 - What do I do Tyler on 07982 962 925 or e-mail with this Space? - Darren Lerigo [email protected] . Plus the Society’s AGM Thank you Darren is a topiary artist and gardener. You may have seen some [email protected] [email protected] of his topiary work on the TV, in Cranham Ward Country Life magazine and the Guardian. His talk tonight looks at Meeting Dates how to reduce maintenance in the Do you have an issue or concern you ASSOCIATION CONTACTS garden, how people garden in places would like to raise with a Cranham like Scandinavia, Japan and by the Editor Commercial Advertising Ward Councillor? Why not come along sea, and asks can we steal any of Bruce Nicholls 07505 289568 Martin Flower 07785 244212 to, Cafe4You, 99 Front Lane, Cranham these ideas for our own patch at [email protected] [email protected] (below the Cranham Social Centre) home. between 11am-12 noon on: Upminster Organiser Cranham Organiser & Residents’ We start with our AGM at 7.45pm Association Website 2020 - 16th Jan, 20th Feb, 19th Mar, Chris Wilkins 07960 059 195 followed by our lecture and finishing [email protected] John Tyler (07982 962925) 16th Apr & 21st May. www.ucra.co.uk at 9.45pm. There will be an interval for tea and biscuits. Entrance is free to members and is £2 for non-members. Upminster Ward You can find out more about our Meeting Dates society by visiting our website www. upminsterhorticulturalsociety. 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