JULY 2017 Harold Wood, Hill, Park Residents’ Association
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JULY 2017 Harold Wood, Hill, Park Residents’ Association THE BULLETIN The Voice of the Community email: [email protected] Delivered by the Residents’ Association www.hwhpra.org.uk Harold Wood Station Help, please I have made enquiries with Crossrail in respect of ongoing works at Due to an increased volume of Bulletins Harold Wood Station. we require a volunteer who could deliver 50 Bulletins a month in the Harold Hill Previously Crossrail advised the expected completion timescale put area, If you are interested please contact the step free access and ticket office at Harold Wood as being Cllr Brian Eagling on 01708 373027 or completed in spring 2017 but this has unfortunately had to be revised. email on [email protected] or contact The construction team has had to undertake some revisions to the Cllr Darren Wise on 01708 342369 or designs for the ticket office which has impacted on the programme email [email protected]. Thanks and the construction of the lift shafts took slightly longer than in advance for considering this. expected however the lift shaft structures and lift machine rooms have been built and the lift cars have been installed. There will be a period of testing and commissioning which will take place over the Please Keep Parks summer and Crossrail expect the lifts to be opening for public use in the autumn. The Free of Litter ticket office is also expected to re-open in the autumn following completion of the internal refurbishment and the platform extensions should be completed by the end of Whilst using Painsbrook and Harold Wood August. Crossrail pass on their apologies for the additional delay. Parks may I ask that you bin your litter or take Cllr DARREN WISE it home with you. This small request will keep our parks looking tidy this summer. Our New Mayor Cllr BRIAN EAGLING Upminster Residents’ Councillor Linda Van den Hende was elected unanimously at the Council Annual Meeting as the new Ardleigh Green Bridge Mayor. Linda's Consort will be her husband Laurie and she has Update already announced that one of her charities will be First Step. We have been asking Transport for London We will be keeping you in touch with Linda's activities as we go (TfL) for a timescale for the new bridge to press she has already, with Laurie, attended numerous element to be ‘fitted’ to replace the events. Best wishes to Linda and Laurie for the next year. demolished eastern bound carriageway/bridge structure. TfL has advised us that it is in the process of constructing the bridge deck and installing the necessary “nose” and “tail”. This will take Only too pleased to help approx. 8-12 weeks. TfL has a provisional rail ‘possession’ at the A resident from Briars Walk contacted me when the road and properties end of August for the purposes of what TfL were being covered with a cotton wool like substance from the nearby refers to as ‘launching the new bridge into trees. Knowing how concerned the resident was I made a visit to the road the ‘vacant’ carriageway. This date is subject and could not believe my eyes. I immediately contacted the appropriate to further discussion / agreement with council department and the issue was quickly resolved. Network Rail. We will keep you informed of any future updates. Cllr BRIAN EAGLING Cllr DARREN WISE into this and undertaking their With a chunk of Harold Wood Harold Wood own investigations to get Outdoor really being part of the Harold clarification that they are finally Hill area, this change will Charity Run moving. AGP had also put letters Bowling Club probably facilitate better A 5 mile Charity run through the through residents doors to Liberty of Havering Outdoor coordination in dealing with beautiful parks in Harold Wood is confirm they are moving and we Bowling Club are welcoming new issues north of the A12 which being organised by the Harold sincerely hope that this is members-sociable, good for your cross into Heaton and Gooshays Wood Running Club. The race will genuine on this occasion. We health, enjoyable and most though we have been reassured take place on 1st October. The have had meetings with Officers importantly friendly. that the Police won't be course is on gravel paths expressing the issues and Contact Anne 01708 or Richard neglecting the bulk of the Harold beginning and ending in Harold inconvenience this business has 01708 449245. Green is at the rear Wood ward south of the A12. Wood Park. Last year’s race was a brought to residents over the of Havering Sports Centre, big success and this year we are years and that it is unacceptable Cllrs DARREN WISE and Harrow Lodge Park. Only flat BRIAN EAGLING aiming to raise money for two when they work outside their soled shoes/trainers required to local charities: Rainbow Trust & licensed hours. We shall keep start. Come and give it a try. Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps. you informed of matters. http://haroldwoodrunning.club/c Ardleigh House Cllr DARREN WISE harity-run-2017/ New Sergeant for Trips Harold Wood AGP Steel Update! Summer at St. Wed 30 July 2017 “Day Trip to Police Whipsnade Zoo” Price £42.50 Goodbye Peter’s Child (3-15) £37.50 (Price We have been advised that includes entry to zoo). Our price Sun July 16th. Bishop Stephen Harold Wood SNT now has a For years, residents on the includes your entry ticket into Galleon Park Estate have had to (Chelmsford) will be our guest different Sergeant. endure excessive noise, paint preacher. 9.15am & 11am The previous Sgt Ron McKenna the zoo. (Hire of Adult/Child fumes and breaches of planning Tue 25th July. Parish BBQ – has been replaced by Sgt Jenny wheelchairs free but subject to conditions (they have been fined Welcome to all, Vicarage Garden Moore. The decision was made £25.00 refundable deposit on the twice in recent years!) from AGP (15 Althelstan Road). for logistical reasons, due to Sgt day). Part of London Zoo, steel however all of this may be £2 Adults, £1 Children. 6pm – 8pm McKenna being responsible for Whipsnade Zoo is the largest zoo about to come to an end. We Sat 15th July 7.30pm. Havering wards in the south of the in the UK and concerned with have been informed that AGP is Singers Summer Concert borough, and Sgt Moore being the welfare of animals all over looking to move premises at the For more information visit their based in the north. Sgt Moore the World. website: end of July and are in the midst now supervises Gooshays SNT, Wed 30 Aug 2017 “Day Trip to of relocating their works to Grays www.haveringsingers.org.uk Heaton SNT, and of course, in Essex. The council are looking Harold Wood SNT. continued on page 3 Tel: 01708 229857 Mobile: 07415 096551 / 07860 801377 2 Brighton with option to ride the occasionally condescend to play that people will start having British Airways i360” Price Cat-Alepsy with its owner. What has it got to more consideration for our £18.50. Our annual trip to the I was delivering the Bulletins and be depressed about? I guess it’d neighbourhood. seaside returns to Brighton for one of my regulars kindly asked be a problem committing David Godwin 2017, traditionally the favourite me in for coffee. Her companions suicide, having nine lives. But as with humans, so with cats, the venue for a Day Trip. This year are a couple of elderly cats. On balance I’m a dog person, ability to cope with trouble varies Street Lights we are offering the option to join enormously and the lucky ones a group ride on the all new consequently, cats make a beeline for my lap, resisting any handle it and some don’t. I Havering has over 20,000 street “British Airways i360” on the attempt to dislodge them by prattled on in this vein and just lights to maintain in our seafront. Some will not like the digging in with their claws. as I was leaving, she threw me, borough, and on average 99 per height so this group ride is an However, this one was acting by telling me her other cat has cent are working - in fact there's option. (The additional i360 price strangely, it ignored me and been diagnosed with dementia! I a special officer who travels - adults £14.40 seniors £12.15.) stared fixedly at the wall. While couldn’t handle this, made my down all our roads after the excuses and left. My frivolity was For full details my hostess was making the hours of darkness, just checking Sat 30 Sep 2017 “A Royal coffee, I tried to attract its misplaced and I hope I hadn’t upset her. I was going to buy her that they are working - this Thames Cruise”. Price £40.00 attention by making a “Here service does not cover lights Puss” kind of noise, with no a couple of those brand new (Price includes boat ticket) A knitted scarves for cats only £14 which do not go out during the Royal cruise along the Thames effect. I shoved the stool it was seemingly glued to, in case it was each, until today’s post revealed day, as we rely on the public because our boat is the “Queen a stuffed cat. It might well have my annual pension increase to informing us on them . All Elizabeth” and we will cruise the been, as it didn’t budge. Over the be only £3.50 a week. Now I feel repairs are aimed to be done stretch of the Thames often taken coffee, I tactfully asked if it was depressed.