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email: [email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk & RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Pond Walk Restoration Police Station Closures Radical plans put forward by the Mayor of The residents of Pond Walk and adjacent houses in London to close and Rainham Front Lane have always taken a keen interest in the Police Stations, along with eight Safer welfare of the pond with hard work and financial Neighbourhood Police Offices, including our contributions. We are grateful to the Residents' Upminster, Corbets Tey branch, have been Association for their assistance with funding over published. Given the poor response times the years. But when the large willow tree fell down associated with the current tri-borough in late June we all felt that the work involved could policing scheme, the proposed closures well prove to be beyond us. signify a fundamental shift in policing Thankfully the Council came to our rescue by strategy and very much risk undermining the removing the fallen tree and others likely to come safety of our residents and businesses. I would urge residents to respond to the down. We would also wish to thank Councillor Ron consultation, either on-line or in writing to Ower for chasing the Council to repair the pipe lodge your concerns. The consultation can Photograph by John Robinson which feeds rainwater into the pond. be viewed at We look forward to seeing further work progress https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we- which we anticipate will include tidying up and painting the railings and some do/mayors-office-policing-and-crime- landscaping. mopac/mopac-consultations/share-your- Bob Orriss views-accessing-met or by email to [email protected]. The consultation concludes on October 6th. M25 Brentwood Junction Works We shall keep you advised on this important matter. The Highways Agency have announced the preferred route for the Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT proposed junction improvement works at junction 28 (Brentwood) of the M25. A public consultation ran from November 2016 to January 2017 and attracted 228 responses. Of the suggested schemes, option 5F was Wantz Bridge supported by 49% of respondents, with option 5B (17%) and option 5C The footpath under this (12%) some way behind. Option 5F effectively means a second lane on the bridge, at the junction of new loop road around the junction. A second consultation will take place Front Lane and St Mary's early in 2018, where stakeholders will be able to comment on the detailed Lane, is very narrow and weeds grow through the design of the scheme. A full copy of the Public Consultation Report can be fence from the railway viewed at www.highways.gov.uk/m25j28. I have checked and had Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT confirmation this is Council Land, and not the railway’s land which is a surprise. From time Christmas Lights to time I believe a local Delighted to inform you that Upminster’s Christmas Lights switch-on will be at 5.15pm on resident has cleared this. As it is Council land they should be clearing it - I will make Thursday 23rd November. The Christmas Event will be from 4pm to 6pm in the Town Centre certain that this is done. as usual. Father Christmas will be in attendance, Stalls etc. Please keep a note in your diary. Further details next month. Cllr LINDA HAWTHORN

Cranham and Upminster Edition be refreshments and a barbecue. All Saints Church Tickets will be on sale during the Tasty Bites Talk about the Titanic-Steve Lester week starting 30th October from To celebrate being open for will be giving a talk about the 3pm to 3.30pm in the school twenty years, Upminster's first sinking of the Titanic in The Vestry playground (outside both the Indian, Indonesian and Hall, All Saints Church on infant and junior school offices). Vegetarian take away Tasty Bites Tickets are priced at £6 for adults, Saturday 14th October at 7.30pm. in Corbets Tey Road gave away £4 for children (4 and over) and raffle tickets during July to Tickets are £6 and include soup free for children under 4 (though customers. Three tickets were and hot dogs. a ticket will need to be issued). chosen with the winners receiving Concert by CDOT (Churches Tickets are also on sale on Residents’ Association for the discount vouchers at Tasty Bites Drama and Opera in Thurrock Saturday 4 November outside the generous donation which enabled for £30, £20 and £15. Tasty Bites Choir) is giving a concert in All school entrance next to were one of the first local take us to have an enjoyable day out. Saints Church on Saturday 11th Superdrug or on the gate (subject away and first also to introduce a Many thanks from everyone at November at 7.30pm. Tickets are to availability) from 5pm. The delivery service. Please see their Oasis! Daisy Harrison 01708 223551. £8 and include light refreshments. ticket price on the day is £7 for ad on the front page for contact Contact Helene on 01708 225629. adults and £5 for children and details. free for children under 4 (though Upminster a ticket will need to be issued). With Thanks Firework Display Please do try and get your tickets Ceilidh early to avoid disappointment. Ceilidh with live band on Saturday Terry, Steve, Jeff and Clare would The Upminster Junior School PA like to thank friends, family and 14th October at St Laurence and Upminster Infant School PTA neighbours for their support and Church, Main Hall, Upminster. Annual Firework Display will be Oasis Thank You kindness at the passing of Phyllis. Doors open at 7 for 7.30 pm. taking place on their school field The immediate and continuing Oasis is a disability friendly group at Carriages at 10.30 pm. Drinks and on Saturday 4th November. The support is greatly appreciated and Cranham Baptist Church. In August, display starts at 6.30pm with the nibbles from a licensed bar. £10 a comfort to us all. the Oasis members had a coach gates opening at 5pm. Entry to per person. Contact the Parish The funeral collection of £619 was outing to Tropical Wings Zoo, South the event can be gained via the Office on 01708 220696 or donated to St Francis Hospice Woodham Ferrers. Thank you to school entrance at the side of the [email protected] and the family are grateful to all The Upminster and Cranham Crumpled Horn pub. There will who donated in her memory.

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2 Moor Lane Church Telephone Boxes show at Upminster Library for two weeks starting Monday 9th Swan Books is 80! Open Day There are only three of the old red October. Swan Books, situated in Corbets Tey Road opposite Upminster Saturday, 4th November, 10am – 4pm. telephone boxes left in Havering, Library, celebrates its 80th In July the groups that use the one in Rainham Village, one Green Plots Anniversary this year.When the building on week days stopped for actually inside shop first opened in 1937, it was their summer break. Sunday Station, and our own one, outside Enhance Area not only a bookseller and lending worship services had to be put on the Clockhouse Flats, St. Mary’s We are fortunate that Upminster library, but also held lessons in hold. The contractors moved in Lane. None of these are now used and Cranham is often defined by ‘office skills’ at the back of the and the building project began in very much due to the majority of its relative abundance of green shop. The unit changed hands in earnest. In September we all homes having a telephone and the space, and this is something we the early 50s and became just a moved back into a transformed vast majority of the population always strive to protect. Looking bookshop and lending library, the building. owning a mobile telephone. A around the area there are a latter ceasing when the outlet Anyone passing by during the new use would be good for them surprising number of small beds changed hands again in the early summer will have seen it so any ideas, please let me know. at corners of roads and lay-bys 60s. For the last 30 years, the changing on the outside. Now A number have been converted independent bookshop has been there is an opportunity for which add to the ‘green’ nature of for cash machines, a number are managed by Jeremy Scott. everyone to see the changes on our area. For example, a small in use for community use as mini According to the Booksellers the inside. You, your friends and plot at the junction of Association’s annual membership neighbours are invited to come in, libraries where residents leave Ingrebourne Gardens and figures, the number of enjoy some refreshments and and collect unwanted books and I Eversleigh Gardens which we independent book shops in the have a good look round. must say with very little recently arranged to be refreshed UK has almost halved in the last Everyone is very, very welcome. vandalism. My contact details are and now enhances the 11 years, from 1,535 in 2005 to 867 Moor Lane Church is the last on page 22. Drop me a line. appearance of the area. If there this year. Swan Books is a great building on the right hand side of are any areas you would like to see Cllr LINDA HAWTHORN example of how independent Moor Lane, Cranham, as you improved, please let any of your shops add to the diversity, travel up from the shops. The 346 Upminster or Cranham character and heritage of bus will stop outside. We look Art Exhibition councillors know. Upminster and we look forward to forward to seeing you. An Inspirational Art Exhibition by Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT the 90th Anniversary! Mrs Valerie Griffith will be on

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4 excellent time to treat someone dumped in can cause. It is an offence to get Thames Chase special. £9 - booking essential. the shopping rid of domestic waste in a way Autumn is a very busy time for Tues 24th, Weds, 25th and centre and likely to cause pollution or harm the Forest Centre. As we slip into Thurs 26th October - Children’s we have to human health, including October and we enjoy the many Half Term Activities 10:30am- continuously burning it. Burning plastic, rubber or painted materials ripening fruits in the woods and 12:30pm. Autumn and chased the hedgerows, we join the national Hallowe’en craft activities for all creates poisonous fumes and can the family to enjoy. £3 donation Council to have damaging health effects for annual celebration of ‘Apple take action. Day’. On 21st and 22nd October per child. people who have asthmatic or between 10am and 4pm the Friday 27th October - Guided With regards heart conditions. Most bonfires Centre will be full of an ‘apply’ Walk to (The to the black are relatively infrequent and aroma from the wide variety of Manor) from 10am. Enjoy a walk bags, the council are checking cause little concern. However, for English apples available to taste in an historic part of Havering contents and investigating links a bonfire to be considered a and buy. The celebration will also and learn about its history. Meet to addresses which have resulted nuisance, it needs to be a regular include traditional country crafts, in the car park to Central Park, off in a further prosecution. occurrence and to seriously local produce and children’s Petersfield Avenue. interfere with your well-being. If activities. Entrance free. To sustain all these activities and Chris Wilkins the bonfire is only occasional, eg On Saturday 28th October the continue our work in the Forest a couple of times a year, it’s month ends with our popular we need volunteers. If you would unlikely to be considered a annual Spooky Walks through the like to join one of our teams, A Guide to nuisance in law. If the Council Forest. Are you brave enough to please contact: considers a bonfire to be a step into the night and take a [email protected] Bonfires nuisance, it can issue an spine tingling walk through the or ring 01708 642970. Bonfires can be a bone of ‘abatement notice’. trees? Admission by ticket only. contention between residents as Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT More information on website. what is reasonable and what is www.thameschase.org.uk Fly tipping excessive. The government have Also at the Centre- Together with our Residents’ produced useful guidance on Local Plan Sunday 1st October from 10am– Councillors we have been bonfires, safety and the law join the Forest Centre reporting on a number of which provides helpful tips and Thoughts conservation group and help to seeks to clarify the legal position manage the grounds of our busy occasions where there has been [https://www.gov.uk/garden- One of the important points of Centre and the newly renovated fly tipping of lorry loads of waste bonfires-rules]. However, there the proposed Havering Local community tree nursery. around the area in the various aren’t any specific laws against Plan is surely how many of the Friday 13th October – enjoy an country lanes. The Council are having a bonfire nor at what time, new homes will be occupied by apply Cream tea whilst listening taking action. but there are several laws that people on Havering’s own to the sound of live music We have also reported sadly that deal with the nuisance bonfires continued on page 7 between 2.30 and 4.30pm. An black bags etc are regularly being

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housing waiting list. Unless a sided version. However, most friends and family have also commitment and effort of the large number of the dwellings are banks and Post Office counters pledged to join them for a boogie squad. ‘affordable’ and those acquired will continue to accept them from throughout the day, afternoon, Essex Boot Camps run regular by social housing providers are customers. The new coin has a evening, twilight and dawn hours. outdoor training sessions and designated for occupation by string of anti-counterfeiting The whole 24 hour event will be have hundreds of dedicated local people, all that is likely to details, including material inside streamed live via Facebook. If you followers who keep themselves fit happen is that the homes will be the coin itself which can be would like to get involved why not and healthy in body and mind, sold at high prices, detected when electronically add your favourite song to their using tried and tested exercise predominantly to people from scanned by coin-counting or playlist? For just £5 you are routines based on military outside the borough. This would payment machines. Other invited to choose a song for the origins. simply raise the local population security measures include an dancers to groove along to. Simply Upminster Camera Club is and leave us with the same image that works like a hologram donate via the link on recognised as one of the leading housing shortages. The Local and micro-sized lettering inside PinneyTalfourd.co.uk (and name groups of photographic Plan proposal is for larger both rims. Approximately 1.5 your song). You can also make a enthusiasts in the SE of England developments to include at least billion new £1 coins have entered text donation to 70070. Simply and although it has been around 35% affordable housing but most circulation – about 23 per person. type the unique code SNAP78 and for over 60 years, they keep developers will try to reduce this Old £1 coins will be melted down then the amount in pounds (e.g. themselves young and vibrant by as they make less profit on these. to make new ones. SNAP78 £5). Actual song requests always looking for new ways to However, I believe that the 35% can be tweeted to exercise their craft. They meet target should be something we Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT @PinneyTalfourd using every Tuesday evening in stick to rigidly. The London #PTdanceathon. Cranham and new members are Mayor is likely to pressure for always welcome. more and more homes in Dancing for PJ Harries Tel 07412 56994 boroughs like Havering. We Working www.essexbootcamp.co.uk & therefore need to make sure that Charity upminstercameraclub.org.uk we are not forced to build more The Pinney Talfourd Charity Together in the than our fair share and these Committee are organising a truly homes must meet our needs and unique fundraising event for their Local Havering Parks not just those of the rest of charity of the year SNAP (Special London. Needs and Parents). A group of Community Police John Tyler family lawyers have pledged to The Upminster Camera Club If you see any motorcycles or anti- dance for a full 24 hours starting at accepted an invitation from the social behaviour in Havering Parks 12 noon on Saturday 21st October Upminster group of Essex Boot please report it to the Havering Quids in and finishing at 12 noon on Camps to join them at one of Parks Police on 07904 805872 As from 15th October, the old £1 Sunday 22nd October at their their sessions in Upminster Park, email: on a Sunday morning, to capture coin ceases to be legal tender, Upminster office – not taking shifts [email protected] being replaced by the new 12- or nap breaks. Members of staff, the action and illustrate the

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16 eating with family". a beautifully restored 19th Century LOCAL FUTURE EVENTS 10.45am Coffee from 10.00am. Visitors welcome at £8. Meetings are held at The New Located in the heart of Upminster Barn has all of the above plus full OCTOBER Windmill Hall, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster on Corbets Tey Road, his family board, en suite bedrooms, 7 Saturday – Sugar Craft - Corseted Torso, RM14 2QH. Further details of forthcoming run restaurant will open all day swimming pool and sauna, demonstrated by Louise Wilson. Venue, lectures and events can be found at www.haveringdfas.org.uk serving authentic and modern optional massage/reflexology, Fairkytes Art Centre, Billit Lane Hornchurch,Time 1.30 – 3.30pm, Entry Price 11 Wednesday - Nelmes Women’s Institute meet Italian using only the finest private gardens and acres of now £7, includes Tea and Cake. on the 2nd Wednesday of every month and ingredients, in a relaxed and beautiful countryside. To book for 8 Sunday - OASIS - A ‘disability-friendly’ welcome new members of all ages. Meetings meeting for adults at Cranham Baptist Church, are held at Nelmes United Reformed Church unhurried atmosphere. For yourself or as a gift for a loved one, Severn Drive. A traditional Sunday Service is Hall (corner of Nelmes Road and Burntwood information and reservations please call Charlene on 07411 not for everyone! Oasis meetings are Avenue, Hornchurch, RM11 3JA). Meetings please call Edward on 01708 826721, or go to accessible, friendly and informal. We will be start at 2 pm promptly. Please contact Ruth having a Meal followed by a Harvest Service to McDougall on 01708 448431 or 700500. www.upminstersportsmassage.co.uk thank God for all His blessings. If you are [email protected] for further interested in coming please contact the Oasis details. 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For more Wellbeing Retreat in Westcliff-on- much junk mail comes from the meeting room in Hornchurch Library from 8.00 information please contact President Margaret Sea on Friday 10th November pm to 9.45 pm. Robert Adam a landscape Reynolds on 01708 471977. ‘open’ electoral register which lists 13 Friday – RSPB Havering Local Group Indoor 2017, and a Luxury Weekend gardener on "The Importance of Wildlife in our out personal details of individuals gardens". Donation of £2.50 to help cover hall Meeting – British Wildlife, Near and Far British Retreat in Arundel, West Sussex and can be bought by any hire, this includes tea, coffee and biscuits. For Wildlife, Near and Far, an illustrated talk presented by Liz Cutting. Featuring, a mix of 16th-18th March 2018. The One organisation for any purpose. more information contact the Secretary Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. local wildlife and wildlife from regions of Day Retreat includes Pilates Residents can choose to opt out of 10 Tuesday - Upminster and District Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. Doors open Classes for Beginners & the ‘open’ register by ticking a box, Horticultural Society - Are you interested in at 7:30pm, meeting commences at 7:45pm and Improver/Intermediate levels, a gardening? Whether you are a new or not so ends at 9:45pm Admission; £3.00 per person. but I would suggest that this is an new gardener why not come along to the All meetings take place upstairs in the Meeting fun Dance workout (optional), an example where the consent box lectures run by The Upminster and District Room at Hornchurch Library, Hornchurch. informative talk by an Osteopath, a Horticultural Society at the New Windmill Hall, 17 Tuesday - Upminster Camera Club – TOM should be automatically ticked so MASON “Owls of Serbia + Seals & Bears”. gentle Stretch & Mobilise class and St Mary’s Lane, Upminster. Lectures are from that exemption from the ‘open’ 7.45pm until 9.45pm. Horticulture at Corbets Cranham Community Association, 115a Guided Relaxation. Lunch, register is assumed unless Tey School –Sarah Young and Daffodils – Reg Marlborough Gardens, Upminster, RM14 1SR. 7.45pm. www.upminstercameraclub.org.uk refreshments, superfood otherwise indicated. Harris This is our charity evening the entrance fee is £3. Admission is normally free to 17 Tuesday - Upminster U3A Jo Livingstone, "Old smoothies/juices and healthy members and £2 to non-members. Corners of London". University of the Third Age snacks are all included. Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT 10 Tuesday - NADFAS (Havering) welcomes Ms - meets at 1pm on the third Tuesday monthly in The Weekend Retreat in March in Lydia Bauman with a talk entitled ‘Painting the the New Windmill Hall, St Mary's Lane, Modern Garden – Monet to Matisse’. Lecture Upminster. Doors open at 12.30pm. For further continued on page 19

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