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email: [email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk & RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Upminster Station Revamp Havering Council With the outcome of the local election Upminster Station is set for a £800,000 revamp as part of a £17m plan giving no one group an overall majority, to refurbish and update all stations on the route. Work on the the opportunity for a Residents’ three-month scheme began last month and will see the refurbishment Association led Administration had become a real possibility for the first time of the Ticket Office by Platform 1 and the since the formation of Havering Council entrance from the station car park. During in 1965. the works, access to Platform 1 from the As reported in the last issue, the car park will be open during the morning Leadership election involved myself, Cllr Tucker (Ind) and Cllr White peak times along with disability aided (Conservative). The proceedings got off access. The Station opened on 1st May 1885 to a dismal start when my request that and was subsequently expanded in 1932 each candidate be allowed five minutes with footbridges replacing the connecting subways to other platforms, to address the assembled councillors and guests in support of their candidature was however much of the original Victorian building structures remain by refused by the conservative members. Platform 1. Sadly, of the 24 RA/Independent councillors elected, the outcome was swayed by three RA councillors who Council Tax Lottery decided to support the conservative nomination for leader while an It is interesting to see Australia heading towards a flat income tax ‘independent’ councillor actually joined the conservative party! However, may I structure, where everyone will end up being on the same income tax take this opportunity to sincerely thank band. Perhaps the concept could be extended to Council Tax which the 20 members who voted in favour of throws up huge variations for more or less the same service. For my nomination, and in particular to Cllr example, a Band D property in Westminster will pay £710 pa while a Jeff Tucker who withdrew his candidature to ensure the RA/Independent vote was Band D property in Havering will pay £1,658 pa! The whole of local unified. government is in desperate need of a funding overhaul and a good start Going forward, residents can be assured would be to rebase all regional councils with a standard council tax that the Residents’ Association will work level. There would have to be balancing arrangements to mutually, constructively and diligently in holding this Administration to account fund variations, but once in place it could be increased, while building up a greater network or even decreased, on an annual basis according to local across the borough to give the thousands circumstances. That way paying Council Tax would be of residents who voted for us what they deserve – a Residents’ Association led based on transparency and service delivery rather than a local council, dealing with local issues by postcode lottery. local people. Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT

Upminster and Cranham Edition the nation’s £1.8 trillion debt by They have made a very slight day and even then we might see Childrens making voluntary donations through adjustment to Bell Corner, occasions where all of a sudden the UK Debt Management Office. but against the backdrop of the traffic queues grow – when we Holiday Club Last year members of the public rising traffic volumes it’s really last met on site, we stayed a while donated £180,393 through 15 not going to show much of a longer and saw this happening. ‘On your marks...’ Holiday Club at donations and bequests. Since 2000 difference for very long. The What we are seeing with Cranham Baptist Church, Severn the largest donation was £600,000 SCOOT system has allowed data Bell Corner (and this is being Drive. 13th - 17th August 2018. and the smallest 4p. Big or small, one to be collected over time and TFL supported by the data) is a We meet each morning from wonders if the money might be better has run some analysis for the junction which has for all intents 10am - 12:45pm. Come and join spent supporting the NHS? junction and I’m afraid the results and purposes reached capacity in the fun, invite your friends too! are pretty stark. In essence, we are for a greater part of the day. Peak Anyone aged 5-11 years old is Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT seeing that at peak times, demand times will often see long queues welcome. The cost for the week is at the junction is running at 200% and during the day, long queues £32 per child. If you want to know of the available capacity which is can appear seemingly without more and to receive a registration Bell Corner recorded by the SCOOT system as reason (because the junction is form, please call: 01708 224851. the queues backing past the traffic highly sensitive). We have run Places are limited so book early! We have received several sensors and so on site, it’s where out of options to improve the complaints over difficulty we’re seeing long queues forming situation within the existing way in crossing at Bell Corner. very quickly. in which the junction is controlled Bulletin Help Councillor Linda Hawthorn and This is all based on average flows (which already maximises traffic I met Council Officers and they and average conditions and so flow) and within the footprint of If you can deliver the Bulletin in have been looking into this. at peak times we still might get the highway network. Upminster please get in touch. Please see below latest news. someone travelling through and it In many ways, once a junction Please phone Cllr Chris Wilkins has been all flows well and yet on another gets to this state, there will be on 07960 059195. working away in the background day, nothing seems to be moving. a point where people get fed looking closely at the junction There is a clear morning peak up with sitting in traffic and so and especially the problem we which occurs over a relatively they change their route (which Letter to The have seen on that pedestrian short period and an evening would show up as “rat-running” crossing. As I may have explained peak which has lower flows than elsewhere) and so we get to the Times before, the junction runs on a the morning, but over a longer situation where despite long system called “SCOOT” which length of time. For Saturdays and queues they don’t get any worse – The following is my letter published essentially adapts to conditions Sundays there are also peaks, but in other words we get some sort of in The Times on 29th May - While (between preset limits) and forms these occur later in the morning equilibrium. As you will probably politicians grapple over the future part of a wider traffic control without anything in particular appreciate, the answer to this of a £400 million legacy fund to “area” which seeks to optimise for the afternoon. The data is problem is not in any way simple. reduce the nations debts, benevolent capacity through several linked also showing that the junction citizens can still make a dent into sets of signals. remains very busy during the Cllr RON OWER

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2 causes supported by Veterans of grateful to ICOL for fitting CCTV Plant Sale Our Mayor War. Murray will take part in the on the premises for FREE and for wheelchair race and indoor rowing. Natasha Wyatt for assisting with this. Sunday 8 July. Havering East Linda The Centre is always busy and Rotary Club plant sale between Please come and say hello we are at The Mayor, Linda Van den Hende, 21-23 Quadrant Arcade, off popular with local residents but we 11.00am -2.00pm at 88 Bridge are always looking to improve our receiving a cheque for £3000 from Market place, the Arcade leads up to Avenue Upminster. facilities and offer more activities for Councillors Ron Ower, Linda the Primark Store in Romford. Hawthorn and Chris Wilkins people of all ages. If you want to start up a new group Springfield please give us a call! We hire rooms for all occasions. Playgroup – If you have not been down to the 50th Birthday Community Centre come on in and see all the classes we run or give us a Celebrations call on 01708 220941.

Springfield Playgroup, based at Upminster Baptist Church in Parking Springfield Gardens is celebrating its Problems 50th birthday this year. To celebrate we will be holding an This was for when Linda walked the famous Dick Whittington walk from Please note the following Council Open Day on Saturday 14 July from telephone numbers if you are 11am-4pm and a celebration service Highgate Hill to the . The cash will go to Linda’s local experiencing any parking problems. on Sunday 15 July at 10.30am. charities. Well done Linda. During office hours 01708 432787.Out On Saturday there will be a playgroup of hours number 07855 468307. session set up, which we hope will We can also give you a leaflet with bring back many happy memories of Invictus Games advice on. your time here, craft activities, games Please get in touch contact details on for the whole family to take part in, an In case you haven’t seen our charity page 22 old fashioned sweet shop and plenty shop window, Veterans of War of tea and cake, as well as a display of are delighted to announce that Cranham photographs and memories. Murray Hambro has been selected for the 2018 Games in Sydney. Community Centre Caroline Kinder Murray, as you know is part of True Heroes Racing Team, one of the The Community centre are most

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4 one-of-a-kind shops and an and avoid the crowds. It’s a great Councillor Hornchurch abundance of pubs, restaurants & place to relax, chat and enjoy Allowances and Upminster cafes and you’ll have a reasonable the flying displays. Excellent, idea of the treats in-store in uninterrupted views across the & Leadership Rotary Club Windsor. You also have the option flying display line. Come and go of an afternoon (2 hour) ‘Cream as you please knowing you will Election As a member of The Rotary Club Tea Cruise’ departing from have your seat to come back to. of Hornchurch and Upminster, Windsor, Cruising upstream going (limited availability) Further to last month’s article I thought I would bring to through Boveney Lock, passing Coach and seating £29.00 on the leadership election of your attention the Business Sutherland Grange, The Willows, Coach only £17.50 the Council, readers may be Networking Meetings the club Oakley Court, Bray Film Studios, COTSWOLD TOUR interested to learn that, of the hold. The club provide a free half Queens Eyot and Monkey Island Saturday 8th September 29 councillors who voted for a hour meeting once a month in and classic views of Windsor Visiting Bourton-on-the-Water, conservative leader, 27 [93%] the Railway Hotel Hornchurch castle on the return journey. Burford and Stow on the Wold were subsequently elected into 12:30 to 1pm, with a welcome to Coach & Cream Tea Cruise £38.50 £19.00 positions where they receive an join them for the Rotary meeting Coach only £17.50 CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR additional ‘Special Responsibility lunch of £13.00 and a guest EASTBOURNE AIRSHOW Friday 23rd November Allowance’. Of the 20 councillors speaker from 1pm to 2:30pm. With optional exclusive seating The most popular classical music who voted for myself as the RA/ The next Business Networking Saturday 18th August show in the UK returns to the Independent leader, just three Meeting takes place on 19th ‘Airbourne’ celebrates 26 Royal Albert Hall in November. [15%] would receive a ‘Special July, with speaker Ian Mercer years of airshow excellence in Book early to avoid Responsibility Allowance’ - talking about ‘Hornchurch on 2018. Attracting huge crowds, disappointment!!!! however the conservatives then Thames when the River flowed Eastbourne’s International Choir seating and return coach voted that all three of these across Hornchurch”. You can Airshow boasts a 2 mile flying £39.00 ‘opposition’ allowances should find further information and display line along Eastbourne be reduced in half while all theirs registration details on the club seafront and regularly features the Please call Joan Carroll on 01708 remain the same! The reduction website: www.hornchurchrotary. very best in military and civilian 937579 or 07789 956399 was not accompanied by any org alternatively email aviation display teams including OR Gina Savill-Turner sensible reasoning, giving the webmaster@hornchurchrotary. the Red Arrows, Typhoon and the 01708 228270 / mobile 07958 impression it was more to do org Battle of Britain display. 006503 with vindictiveness than any Exclusive seating on the [email protected] kind of rational judgement. All Cllr GILLIAN FORD Bandstand Promenade Deck through the election campaign allows you to reserve your place we heard the clarion call ‘Keep continued on page 7 Havering Special’, it was never U.C.R.A Coach really clear what ‘special’ meant but, of course, it is now clear that Outing News it meant ‘Keep Havering Special Allowances’! WINDSOR It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes With optional Cream Tea Cruise to work out a correlation between !! extra allowances and favourable Saturday 14th July voting - no wonder turn-outs for You can’t say the word Windsor local elections is so low! without conjuring up images of the worlds oldest and largest Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT inhabited castle, add to this Eaton College, the , quaint

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The foundation stone was laid name the bear, lollipop game, and Crazy in September 1958 and this is guess the weight of the cake. All Plastic Waste Summertime Golf! the focus for the celebrations. cash raised goes to charities. This It is also intended to arrange promises to be a great afternoon, We have been made aware by The Summer holidays are upon another event in April 2019 Berther Road is a minutes walk media expose of the issues of us and what better way to relax which will commemorate the from the station plastic waste and the effect it is and get some gentle exercise official opening by the Naturalist and of course the buses in Butts having on our oceans. than play a round of mini-golf Peter Scott (Robert Scott’s son I Green Rd. – David Godwin I notice that the number of plastic at the Upminster, Hall Lane, believe). single-use drink bottles in our 18-hole course. In addition, Were you or someone you know roadside has increased quite the refurbished 9-hole crazy part of the 3rd Squirrels Heath Rotary Village significantly, unless these are golf is now open and is perfect Boy Scout unit as it was then or removed they will eventually be anytime in the intervening 60 Fete entertainment for budding damaged by vehicles and end up golfers! The course is open years? Did you get involved with Hornchurch and Upminster in the drainage system. throughout the holidays (10am this group either through the Rotary Club would like to invite to 5pm). Adults £5, Students & scouts or through the Methodist It seems reasonable to assume over 65s £3 and Crazy Golf just £1. church at the Drill where they had you to join them at the Rotary that the majority of these bottles, Clubs, golf balls and scorecards outgrown their premises? Village Fete in aid of local together with cans and food and pencils provided. Snacks and If so please contact the Group charities on Saturday 7th July 2018 wrappers have been thrown out cold drinks are also available and Secretary Mrs Theresa Lamkin from 12.30 to 4.30pm. It is being of cars by those people who show there is a picnic table and chairs on 01708 479054 for more details. held on the Village Green, next to scant regard to our local or wider for general use. The group would be delighted to the Queens Theatre with fun for environment. Sadly I hesitate to hear from you. all the family. suggest that this situation may not Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT With free entrance and over 40 change. Time for Tea in stalls including face painting, To help counter this antisocial leather handbags, handicrafts, behaviour we could all help by 60th Anniversary Berther Road world perfume, jewellery, bird removing any such litter from the boxes, charity stalls and toys, kerbside outside our own homes The 3rd Squirrels Heath Scout Note for your diary, The Havering come along and support local Group are holding an event this East Rotary invite you to “Time and placing it where appropriate September to celebrate the 60th for Tea “ at 2B Berther Road, charities. If you would like further in the orange recycling bags. Anniversary of their meeting Hornchurch on Saturday 11th information contact webmaster@ Peter place - The Robert Falcon Scout August 1pm to 4 pm. There will be hornchurchrotary.org tea and cakes, tombola, plant sale, Lodge in Upper Brentwood Road. continued on page 9

7 8 Sunday 2 September 2018 to Dementia Friends raise funds for The Saint Francis Fun Day & Dog Stewart Avenue Hospices & First Step. Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Starting and finishing at Show Allotments Friends Programme is the biggest “Gwillcoo” 1st Upminster Scout St. Andrews Park Fun Day & Dog Open Day ever initiative to change people’s Group HQ, Brookdale Avenue perceptions of dementia. It aims Show will be held on Saturday 14th Upminster, RM14 2LT. July, 12.00 - 16.00. The Stewart Avenue Allotments Open to transform the way the nation Between 9.00 and 9.30A.M. There will be various Stalls, Havering Day is on Saturday 21st July from 11-3 thinks, acts and talks about the Drinks at Halfway Point. Adults Classic Car Club, Children’s (entry free). As well as enjoying our condition. Dementia Friends and children are invited to take Amusements as well as a Dog Show. usual Gate Sale home made fare and is about learning more about part, children under 12 to be The registration for the Dog Show is refreshments, you can vote for your dementia and the small ways you accompanied by an adult. from 12.00 with judging starting at favourite scarecrow, see the winning can help. From telling friends The 6 mile walk will take place 13.00. £1.50 per class. entries in our allotment show, enter about the Dementia Friends from “Gwillcoo: and passing continued on page 11 Programme to visiting someone through Hornchurch Country you know living with dementia. Park , over Rainham Hill and As a Dementia Champion I am returning over public footpaths. delighted to have delivered It is not a race just a pleasant walk sessions creating over 350 through the country Park and Dementia Friends to groups open countryside. For details and including Probus, Scouts, Boys sponsorship forms please phone Brigade, Rotary, Councillors and Rtn. Brian Taffs on 01708 250855 businesses. If you would like to become a Dementia Friend or you www.hornchurchrotary.org would like a session run for your group or organisation or would like further information, please Summer Party contact me on 01708 641317. Dance to 50s,60s,and 70s music Cllr GILLIAN FORD with local band Ziatika. Doors open at 7pm on the 20th July. Tickets £4. Conservative Club, Sponsored North Street, Hornchurch. All proceeds donated to St.Francis Walk Hospice. Tickets on sale from Barry on The Rotary Club of Hornchurch 01708 501910 or 07879 697 597. & Upminster will be holding their Annual Sponsored Walk on

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