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email: [email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk UPMINSTER & CRANHAM RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Happy New Year to The Windmill restored to its you all! glory We hope you have all had a great Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year. See page 17 for full story Firstly, I would like to thank all our volunteers, who over the past year have continued to help produce and deliver The Bulletin during these difficult and challenging times. The Association would also like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new households that joined us in 2020. We are looking forward to working with and representing you in 2021. Last year was a very difficult year for us all, but with the continued rollout of the vaccine programme this year, I’m sure we all hope that we can return back to some normality. The Bulletin will continue to support local organisations and provide our residents with ongoing community events. During 2020 your Residents’ Councillors were involved in a number of projects, which included re-launching the Shop Local, Hire Local initiative, which encouraged residents to support our local business community. In addition, we lobbied/pushed the Conservative Administration successfully to re-open Gerpins Lane recycling centre, continue to deliver orange sacks, as well as reinstating the green waste collection, during the lockdown. As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch with ideas or issues you would like us to contest or celebrate on your behalf. Please all keep safe and I hope you all have a productive and fruitful New Year. Councillor CHRIS WILKINS - Chairman Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association Boundary Commission proposals Further to the article in the area pointing out the Boundary part of Upminster. They shop in serious concern and hope that the November Bulletin, we were Commission proposals. the Upminster town centre and Boundary Commission see sense delighted to see that several A significant section of this area, their children attend local schools. and leave the area in Upminster. hundred residents sent objections ie Corbets Tey Village, is in one Many moved into the area to be a Their proposals are due out later to the Boundary Commission of the borough’s Conservation part of the established Upminster this month and we will keep you up against their proposal to move areas with a long association with community with its fantastic parks, to date on this. the Corbets Tey Village area and a open spaces and excellent public Upminster. Residents rightly Cllrs LINDA HAWTHORN, number of nearby farms and roads transport connections. pointed out that there is no direct RON OWER & CHRIS WILKINS to Rainham & Wennington Ward. public transport connection to On behalf of the Residents’ We wrote to all the homes in this Rainham and the area is an integral Association we have expressed our
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new woodlands, combined with on the budget and saving spending on, if necessary. e Thames Chase the increase in management of proposals for 2021/22. consultation is open from now Community existing woodlands, has already 1. To establish how residents have until 15 January 2021. To take made signi cant improvements been a ected by the COVID part, use the Council Budget Forest to in the recreational, amenity and pandemic; the particular Consultation link. If you would benefit from a biodiversity values of ames pressures and hardships people like to provide your local resident Chase Community Forest. may be experiencing, and to Councillors with any suggestions national £12.1 ames Chase Trust will be understand how the Council regarding the above, please send working with partners and can help and support people in them on to bulletinra@yahoo. million Trees landowners to plant up to 8.5 the Borough next year. co.uk. is will help us when formulating any future alternative hectares between December 2020 2. To learn which Council for Climate plan budgets. and March 2021. services are of most value and creating 500 Please visit www.thameschase. importance to enable us to Cllr CHRIS WILKINS hectares of new org.uk for opportunities to get present a budget that focuses involved in tree planting. on the real priorities for Local woodland by residents, while allowing us to 2021 Council finances continue to provide the right businesses support through the remainder We are always delighted to Over the next 4 months, ames update and of the pandemic. publicise new businesses in the Chase will be one of the10 2021/22 e budget has to be set in area. If you have a new venture England’s Community Forests February 2021 for the 2021/22 please let us know at bulletinra@ planting trees, to help deliver budget setting nancial year. Havering yahoo.co.uk the English portion of the Council has launched an online Over the years e Bulletin has Government’s commitment to Further to the December Bulletin, consultation, to enable residents increase tree planting to 30,000 the Council will be facing a budget assisted many new businesses and businesses to give their views and for commercial advertising, hectares per year, across the UK gap of £27million for 2021/22. on the Council’s budget saving by 2025. In order to achieve a balanced please contact Martin Flower - full proposals, for the nancial year contact details on page 22. Dave Bigden, Consultant Forest budget for the coming year, the 2021/22. It also gives people Director for ames Chase Council has identi ed £19million the chance to highlight what Trust, said: “ ames Chase Trust of savings and e ciencies to sections of the Council’s nancial is delighted to be part of this close the remaining gap. Havering responsibilities they value most national initiative. e creation of Council would like to seek the and what they would reduce views of residents and businesses continued on page 3
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16 Pinney Talfourd Christmas Card Competition Pinney Talfourd teamed up with Corbets Tey School again for their ‘Design a Christmas Card 2020’ competition. Children from all years designed cards judged by Pinney Talfourd and used to NHS create the Christmas card sent to clients and contacts. Retirement ere were two winners in 2020, Fellowship Yusuf of Kiwi class designed the snowman featured on the e NHS retirement fellowship is front page, and Kai of Palm class a national charity, set up in 1978 designed the robins featured on as a social, leisure, educational the back cover. Both received and welfare organisation for the winner’s prize at a special NHS sta. Today the Fellowship assembly in school. Sophie of comprises a much wider Mulberry class was the runner membership from the health up with her reindeer design and and social care sector, including she received the prize donated by partners. Membership can be e Bulletin. Pinney Talfourd also postal or branch. ere are 2 local provided runner up prizes for the branches: Barking Havering and children whose card was judged Brentwood and Basildon and to be best in each class so there urrock, and from now to the were lots of winners in the end. end of March 2021, retirees can join us, free of charge, as potential Client Services Partner, Catherine Fellowship members. Polli, said “ e children’s designs For further details of the charity, are always fantastic to see and please visit www.nhsrf.org.uk despite the challenges presented or contact Vic Gri ths National to us this year in light of the Vice President at victorgri ths@ ongoing pandemic, the designs btinternet.com or telephone Is now the time to we received were no exception. 01708 228911. ank you to everyone at the review your financial school for their time and eort in Restoration these di cult times – we are so planning arrangements ? grateful that we were able to keep of Upminster this tradition going. We were also delighted that e Bulletin was Windmill involved again this year to help e cap and sails of Upminster make it a real community project.” Windmill are turning again. eir re-installation at the top of the smock tower on 30 November was witnessed by many local residents and thousands more via a webcam, especially installed to ensure the spectacle could be viewed despite the national lockdown. e cap and sails had been Independent Financial Advisers LLP removed in 2016 as the rst stage of a restoration funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund and Veolia Havering Riverside Maintenance Trust. is followed a partnership agreement between the London Borough of Havering and the Friends of Upminster Windmill, who have jointly managed the project. A renowned Dutch millwright, Willem Dijkstra, was awarded the contract. e task was to repair the grade 2* listed building, which had been classi ed as at risk and in poor condition by Historic England, and to restore it to working order. e external repairs are now complete. e millwright is still to replace the concrete oor with a wooden one to the original design
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18 and work is also continuing on in the weeks around 26 June 2021. The Arts Society, Havering. the restoration of the internal Grants can cover up to half the Calling all art lovers. We would welcome your company machinery by volunteers. Further total cost of the event. Do you enjoy superb lectures on the arts in all genres both high and low? information is available at www. Funding could be used to: upminsterwindmill.org Are you available for meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 10.45? • Cover road closures required to We are offering three months membership free of charge. DENNIS COOMBS, FRIENDS OF hold an event UPMINSTER WINDMILL No commitment, we will not ask for any details other than requested below • Decorations The lectures use interactive Zoom technology. • Flags and banners To take advantage of this offer or obtain more information; send your Christmas email address and phone number to: • Newspaper and radio [email protected] 07765943921 Chairman Nativity Scene advertisements and Messages • Security and rst aid arrangements is wonderful Christmas nativity • Insurance, PA and Paul scene was made by the Men communications systems Shed and placed outside the church at e Upminster Baptist Applications can be made up Church, Spring eld Gardens and until 1 March 2021. To apply for Madden this grant, applicants must rst surrounded by solar powered lights. register their event on the Armed 07971 964377 Forces Day Registration web page. Residents were asked to do a Level 2 Goalkeeping Coach message to the world of no more www.armedforcesday.org.uk/ than 75 words and forward it to get-involved/register-your- the church. Each message was put event/ on a parcel label and attached to CLLR JOHN TYLER a lantern. ey then collect them this month. Public access Well done, it really looks great. defibrillators - thank you In the December Bulletin we published a thank you from the Barratt family to all those that donated for the de brillators in memory of the late Councillor Clarence Barratt. Please note the list of sites should have included “Cranham Baptist Church in Severn Drive.” Our apologies for this omission. Funding for Armed Forces Day events Grants of up to £10,000 are available to local councils, organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals, for Armed Forces Day events across the UK. e Ministry of Defence is providing funding for events such as tea parties, parades, big band concerts, civil war military re-enactments, and live and static demonstrations to be held on or
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20 Cllr Linda Van Group, a Regional Peer for the Village. AGM of the Local Government Association and is year we were delighted to den Hende – the Chair of the Patient Partnership join Upminster Methodist Church Upminster Council for BHRUT. She is also in their Christmas tree festival profile a trustee of both ‘First Step’ and with a di erence, celebrating the and Cranham ‘Havering Volunteer Centre’ Apart from a very short break, monumental work of our NHS, charities, with her fundraising Residents’ Linda has been a Residents’ especially during this challenging activities including abseiling and Association Councillor since year. Adorned in rainbow colour Association parachuting. baubles, the two trees were part 2006. Linda has served on various Given that the restrictions on large Council committees and was of the Christmas tree trail across Cranham and Upminster, bringing gatherings indoors are likely to Mayor of Havering for 2017/18. A Lighting up our be in place for some time, we will retired HR Director in both Local a bit of happiness at the end of a Community di cult year for many. not be able to hold our AGM this Government and the Metropolitan year. All o cers elected at the Police, she has also been a We received a number of Cllr GILLIAN FORD 2020 AGM have agreed to continue magistrate and is a member of comments on the many homes in their roles for a further year. the Upminster Police Ward Panel. that displayed Christmas lights. Upminster e Chairman’s and Treasurer’s Linda is a school governor, Vice Many local businesses also had Reports, which are normally Chair of Havering’s Stop and great displays … including Roomes Probus Club presented at the AGM will be Search Community Monitoring Stores and Filati men’s out tters e Upminster Probus Club placed on the Association’s website in Station Road to name just a few. meets on the last Wednesday of during February (details will be Osteria restaurant in Corbets Tey every month (COVID restrictions given in the February Bulletin). If Road had a huge tree wonderfully permitting) at e Cranleigh, you have any comments on this, decorated in its outside area. Well Station Lane, Hornchurch at or if there is anything you would done and thanks to all for making 11.30am for a 12 noon lunch. After like covered in the Chairman’s Upminster and Cranham look so lunch, they are entertained by an report, please email Chris Wilkins festive. outside guest speaker. ([email protected]) or phone him on 07960 059195. Christmas New member enquiries may be sent to their Secretary, Barry MIKE LONG, SECRETARY Tree with a Walsh via e-mail at secretary@ upminsterprobus.com, by Hornchurch difference telephone 01708 703783 or through e Cranham Friends Association the website www.upminsterprobus. Football Club would like to thank the Upminster com. On the website you will nd Please note the following home and Cranham Residents’ the lunch list and all the planned xtures this month at e Stadium, Association for their donation of speakers for the coming year. Bridge Avenue. Tuesday 12th two Christmas trees, one for Avon against Leatherhead, kick o Road and the other for Cranham continued on page 22
21 7.45pm. Tuesday 19th against • THURSFORD CHRISTMAS En eld Town, kick o 7.45pm. SPECTACULAR UPDATE - Saturday 23rd against Folkestone NEW DATE FOR 2021 ursday, Invicta, kick o 3pm. Saturday 16th December 6th February against Bowers and Pitsea, kick o 3pm. Please contact Gina Savill-Turner Please see their web site for further on 07958 006503 or 01708 228270 details. Email gina.savill-turner@email. com or The Upminster & Joan Carroll on 07789 956399 District Horticultural Email [email protected] Society ThisIsFitBox Wishing our members a Happy and ere are so many bene ts to Healthy New Year. managing the amount of protein We are looking forward to we consume in our diet and if you welcoming you back to this year’s are big on exercise and keeping t, series of lectures and coach you will be keen to maintain healthy outings. Our rst lecture will be protein levels to maximise your on Tuesday, 9th March 2021. Lois results. isIsFitBox provides the Amos will be telling us all about chance to purchase a protein box, Havering’s Horticultural History. lled with some fun protein products An excellent speaker for our rst that make great gifts or protein ASSOCIATION COUNCILLORS long awaited lecture. llers for the gym bag. is is a new Also we have our Spring Lunch venture, established by two young Upminster Ward Cranham Ward later in the month which replaces people from Cranham. Visit www. Linda Hawthorn 01708 225451 Gillian Ford 01708 641317 the cancelled lunch in December. thisis tbox.co.uk to place an order Until then keep safe and healthy. and support a local start-up business. For more information visit www. upminsterhorticulturalsociety. Local Cycling co.uk Whist the current cold weather [email protected] [email protected] UCRA Coach might make cycling a little less pleasant, there are still members Ron Ower 07721 780372 Linda Van den Hende 01708 223761 Trips 2021 of the Hornchurch Cycle Club out riding on a Saturday morning to Our proposed outings for 2021 are keep t and to socialise with other proving very popular, and with very keen cyclists. If you have an interest good reason! We have some new in cycling or would like to get t, destinations and old favourites so please come along on a Saturday [email protected] [email protected] secure your places and give yourself morning at 8.00am. We arrange time to get excited. Our card COVID safe (6 riders max) guided 07960 059195 07982 962925 Chris Wilkins John Tyler payment facility will allow quick rides for beginners, social and and easy payments (and trouble advanced riders over a variety of free refunds if the trip is cancelled), routes around our local area so pay and reserve your preferred seats with complete con dence. Havering [email protected] [email protected] • LONG MELFORD & BURY ST Astronomical EDMUNDS, Saturday 17th April - £17 Society ASSOCIATION CONTACTS • SNAPE MALTINGS & would like to wish you all a Happy Commercial Advertising SOUTHWOLD, New Year and invite you to join our Martin Flower 07785 244212 Saturday 15th May - £17.50 continuing online calendar of events. [email protected] • FAVERSHAM / WHITSTABLE, Wednesday 20 January, 7.15 for Upminster Organiser Cranham Organiser & Residents’ Saturday 12th June 7.30pm: the Havering Astronomical Chris Wilkins 07960 059 195 Association Website • COUNTRYFILE LIVE AT Society will host an online talk [email protected] John Tyler (07982 962925) WINDSOR GREAT PARK, by Prof Alan Fitzsimmons, www.ucra.co.uk Saturday 21st August Professor of Astronomy at Queen’s University Belfast. His talk, entitled • SALUTE TO THE 40s AT ‘Understanding Near-Earth Objects CHATHAM DOCK YARD, and Planetary Defence’, will focus Saturday 18th September on how we discover and track • BROADSTAIRS, October, date Near-Earth Objects (asteroids and TBC comets); impact probabilities with • CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR Earth and how we mitigate these AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, risks. Further details from Liz on 07706 885948; November, date TBC [email protected] John the Taxi Driver Be driven by an experienced London Taxi Driver • Modern 6-seater, COVID-safe taxi • Airports – London appointments – London stations • Wheel chair accessible • Partition for customer privacy - Fully air-conditioned • UBER price competitive – Free WiFi Please Call: John, 07971 346 450 (Hornchurch-based)
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