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email: [email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk & RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION • What arrangements for compensation will Think Local, Shop Local! be extended to our local businesses, particularly those on the A127, and Residents will have seen the turnover of shops in Upminster and residents who will have to endure a further Cranham, particularly our independent stores, and have 15 months of pollution, delay and expressed concern over the long-term future of our High Street inconvenience? and Shopping Parades. Businesses already face tough challenges with rents, rates, out-of-town and on-line competition, but most • This junction is a vital route through our of all they need custom. If each of the 18+ population in borough, carrying considerable amounts of Upminster and Cranham (20,600) spent just £5 per week in our traffic. The ongoing delays has created rat- local independent shops, that would generate some £5.4m for runs in nearby residential roads creating our local economy each year. Also, our independent shops are significant inconvenience, pollution and more likely to source supplies and services locally, such as increased traffic flow for residents to accountancy, fresh produce, building maintenance, etc, contend with. What measures will be put in therefore keeping the local pound circulating in the local economy. Strong local place to mitigate against this economies thrive on supporting independent shops with a local pound (or a fiver in inconvenience until the Spring of 2019? this case!). The Upminster Conservation Partnership, formerly The Central We shall update you with the response. Upminster Regeneration Group (CURE), supported by Cllr Linda Hawthorn, has been in place for many years to promote and sustain local shops and outlets. So, the Your Upminster & Cranham Councillors message is not to stop using the big chains such as Costa Coffee, Waitrose or Tesco Express, who provide choice and valuable local employment, but just to spare a fiver a week to support our local independent shops and help sustain the variety and Here to Help Your diversity of our High Street and Shopping Parades. Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT Organisation? With your generous support, we are pleased to be able to help numerous local organisations Celebrating Linda's 28th and voluntary groups this year with some To celebrate Councillor Linda Hawthorn's 28th year on the Council, The financial support. We are still very keen to Association donated £500 to Linda's choice of charity which is the PDSA. continue this practice and would be pleased to Pictured right are Linda with Derry, an Irish Red Setter belonging to hear from any community group, organisation Councillor Clarence Barrett. or individual whose work in the community could be enhanced through some additional Bridge Delay funding. At our AGM next year, we will be It is of the utmost concern that Transport for London (TfL) have advised dedicating the meeting to the many volunteers that the scheme to replace the Bridge at Ardleigh Green Road will not now and organisations who do such great work in be completed by at least the Spring of 2019 rather than the long-advertised the community of Upminster and Cranham. date of December 2017 – some fifteen months late! We have written to the Mayor of London to Should you wish to enquire about a funding express our deep sense of unhappiness and to seek specific explanations, which include the application, please contact any of your following points: • The explanation given that the delay is largely due to ‘complex demolition work that took councillors. longer than expected’ is completely inadequate and we ask for a much fuller explanation. Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT • The cost of the project was quoted as £32m, given the considerable delay what will be the eventual estimated cost of the project and how will this be funded?

Cranham and Upminster Edition Check the highway code for all starting in Abigail’s Column the other rules. You can get into July through Greenfingers trouble with the police for to next year; On your bike breaking the highway code. Gardening Club There has no end date To those insistent on riding has been given. We are a small friendly group who been a lot irresponsibly please stop putting They meet in the Cranham Community of talk yourself and others at risk. Centre in Marlborough Gardens about currently on the 1st Monday of the month – cyclists in plan to work if this happens to be a Bank the local Upminster 8am-6pm Holiday then we meet on the area on Monday to following Monday instead (no social Depot Upgrade Friday. Their meeting in January and August). media section 61 agreement with the Our meetings begin at 7.30pm and recently we have horticultural speakers, and mostly Update council allows for 24 hour working; however, the application plant swaps etc. Our next meeting in a negative way. There have Tfl London Underground have for 24hr working is only in place as is on 4th September and we would been a few inconsiderate cyclists advised us that they have installed a contingency to any delayed be delighted to see you. For more and young people that seem and commissioned a new Sand information please phone Sheila intent on causing problems, works. In the event of any planned Silo which will store sand used to on 01708 228752. riding all over the roads, riding 24hr working, they will notify keep the rails clear during autumn out in front of cars and people residents in advance; outlining the and winter periods in the Front type of thing. location and duration of the Lane train depot. The silo is Greedy Not all young people are bad activities taking place. Any noise capable of storing at least 3 cyclists but everyone (including from the works will be controlled adults) should be aware that there months of sand which reduces the Landlords by ‘Best Practicable Means’ in are certain legal regulations amount of sand deliveries to the Uppercut has been a successful accordance with the Control of involved with cycling: depot. They have also modified multi award winning hair group Pollution Act 1974. • Should wear a helmet which the train cleaning shed to having been established for over If you have any queries you can conforms to current regulations accommodate the new trains, 40 years. Unfortunately, their • Obey road marking and signals contact London Underground Corbets Tey Road salon in equipping the new building to the • Keep off pavements Community Relations: Upminster will soon become south-east corner of the depot • Have lighting if out at night • Phone: 0343 222 1234 (24 hours) another empty shop when their with a new training room, new • Have 2 hands on the bars • Online: tfl.gov.uk/contact lease runs out in September. boilers/pumps, electrical and except when indicating a turn • Write: Tfl Customer Services, Owner Trevor Vale told the mechanical equipment for • Not carry passengers 4th Floor, 14 Pier Walk, London, Bulletin “We have fought • Not cycle if taking drugs or maintain the trains. tirelessly in trying to negotiate a SE10 0ES drinking alcohol They have further works planned Cllr GILLIAN FORD continued on page 3

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2 Front Lane Car Upminster Park Building Company The long-standing challenge of turning right out of Front Lane Expands Car Park has been improved as a Gidley Building Contractors of result of the Community Payback Upminster has expanded. Team who spent two days cutting According to Director Richard back the foliage, ivy and Gidley, the opportunity to merge overgrowth from the boundary litter pick around the shopping with the already well-established new lease at a realistic rent, but fence which was restricting the area. This was followed a week Bathroom Boutique Ltd, Benfleet our Landlords have increased our view of traffic coming down the later by the 1st Cranham Girls was “too good to miss”. Along rent to such a high level that it is Brigade joining me to plant out with the current Bathroom just not achievable, and we have hill towards Cranham Village. Many thanks to the team for this the bollard planters in Avon Road. Boutique owner Edward Wheeler, no option than to leave when our also of Upminster, they have welcome piece of work. None of the helpers went away lease ends. It’s a shame as empty handed, as they each created Boutique Design & Build, Upminster used to attract some Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT Incorporating Kitchens, big names, but unrealistic rents received information about bees and the local area. Thank you to Bathrooms and Building. Their are moving businesses out of the comprehensive range of services area. Having another empty shop Cranham Is all, who have helped to make the include, Extensions, Loft in Upminster does nothing for the area colourful. Conversions, Space Creating and once busy High Street. Blooming Again! Cllr GILLIAN FORD refurbishments. The building Fortunately, we have other salons services are backed up by a nearby, and all our team will Isn’t it amazing how quickly the pristine bathroom showroom in continue to have jobs with us. summer planting season comes Family Fun Day Benfleet and Kitchen showroom in Mia the Manageress of the salon around? June saw a lot of activity both offering full design, along with senior Stylists from some of the boroughs young Havering Council has organised a supply and installation service Charlotte and Karen will be people, helping to make Cranham "Family Fun Day "on Wednesday from top manufacturers complete moving to our salon. bloom. The 2nd Cranham Cubs 23 August at Macon Way, with friendly, professional and Charis will be moving to our joined me on one of their group Cranham, RM14 1NZ. Youth Bus, award winning after care service. Brentwood salon, with Sophie nights to plant out the troughs in Sports Games, Bouncy Castle, For a full range of services or to and Joe moving to our Face Painting, Arts and Crafts, find out more, visit salon. the Village, they had a short talk from Michael Webb on bee Games and much more. 10 am to www.boutiquedesignandbuild.co www.uppercuthairgroup.co.uk m or call 01268 566065. keeping and then carried out a 1pm.

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4 Thursday activity will explore the special image on the theme of splendid pier, a lovely sandy Havering Local wider Broadfields site through Local Inspiration. On Saturday, beach and a pleasant whiff of drama, dance, craft and nature Sunday and Bank Holiday malt from the wonderful Adnams Plan – study. Monday some of the artists will Brewery. Southwold also boasts Wed 9th August - Cycling day be demonstrating their skills splendid art galleries, fine shops Consultation from 10am-4pm. Bring your own along with other craftsmen. Free and pubs. The Council are obliged to bike or hire one from the barn. admission. See page 22 for booking details. produce a Local Plan which Trialnet’s ‘Dr Bike’ will check Frid 25th August –Explore the covers all aspects of planning, your bike and carry out repairs Beam Valley and Eastbrookend housing, design, infrastructure and there will be planned rides, Country Park and discover a 346 & 347 Bus and Green Belt over the next 15 activities and games. hidden part of the Community years. The weighty document will Sun 13th August – afternoon Forest on a guided walk starting Routes be subject to full public Family Band Concert featuring at the Millennium Centre, About a year ago, TfL were consultation and we shall keep musicians from Eastbury Concert Dagenham Road, RM7 at 10am. considering radical changes to you advised and updated on this Band and Barking Concert Band. Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd September the 346 and 347 bus routes which important matter (see our Enjoy a lazy summer afternoon – Harvest Home celebrating the would have seen a reduced website at ucra.co.uk). Of listening to the popular sounds of history of our 17th century service. I am pleased to confirm band music within the threshing barn through drama, particular interest to us is the 72 that these changes have now applications by developers to surroundings of the Thames music and country crafts and take land out of the Green Belt to Chase Forest Centre. Tickets £5 traditions. Free admission. Enjoy been shelved and won’t be going build upon – readers can be per person or £15 for a family of a harvest supper in the barn on ahead. assured that we will be taking four including a complementary Saturday. Price to be arranged. Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT every step possible to protect our Pimms or cocktail fruit juice. For more details visit the website Green Belt from this unwelcome Tea, coffee and cake available in www.thameschase.org.uk intrusion. the interval for £3.50. Circus Animals Fri 18th August – our monthly Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT Musical cream tea 2.30-4.30pm. U.C.R.A Coach The RSPCA are currently running Also an evening of traditional jazz a campaign to stop the practice of Thames Chase in Jazz in the Barn with Dave Outing News having wild animals perform in Browning’s Jazz Band from 8- On Saturday 16th September to circuses. It is considered that the The children’s summer holiday 11pm. Tickets £12. Bring your SOUTHWOLD complex needs of wild animals programme will include a variety own food and drink. Famous for its highly valued can not be met in a circus of activities for all the family on Wed 23rd – Monday 28th August beach huts, Southwold offers environment, with the forced – Summer Art and Sculpture Tuesday, Wednesday and visitors the chance to enjoy an training, often at odds with their Thursday each week from 25th Exhibition 10am-4pm each day. English seaside resort as it used to natural needs, and their housing, July to 24th August between Enjoy work from local artists and be with an iconic lighthouse, a 10.30am and 12.30pm. The sculptors and maybe purchase a continued on page 7

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when actually travelling, and when London and is to be rolled out On Sunday 27th Kenny Thomas stationary. Havering Council among central London councils Essex and and the ska- reggae band The banned Circuses with wild with the help of a £127,000 grant Suffolk Water Dualers appear. On Monday 28th animals around 30 years ago. The from the Mayor of London. If The Blockheads and the only way to stop this unnatural successful, the scheme could be Kindly note the following legendary Drifters appear. There environment for the animals is to rolled out to outer London information I obtained from Essex will also be a Craft Market, Street and Suffolk Water “who generally boycott those which include wild boroughs. owns the pipes in the road or Food and Fun Fair. animals. Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT pavement. This includes the pipe Cllr LINDA HAWTHORN connecting the water main in the street to the stopcock or meter Ardleigh House Old Chapel, (which we also own) outside your An Idle Engine property. We maintain these pipes Trips St Mary’s Lane and pay for repairs. Wed 30 Aug 2017 “Day Trip to Pollution is a key concern for You (or your landlord) own all the Brighton with option to ride the most people, and one area which Victorian Family Day pipes on your property. This British Airways i360” Price £18.50. is often overlooked is that of Sunday 20 August 2pm-5pm. Free includes underground pipes as Our annual trip to the seaside motorists who park up outside Entrance. join our family day well as pipes inside the building. returns to Brighton for 2017, schools or residential areas and celebrating all things Victorian! We You (or your landlord), have to traditionally the favourite venue for leave their engines running for have lots of activities including pay for any repairs to pipes and a Day Trip. This year we are offering dressing up, Victorian themed crafts fittings inside the building, as well lengthy periods of time causing the option to join a group ride on and games as repairs to any pipes outside an unnecessary source of air the all new “British Airways i360” on Tea and Talks which are not covered by our free the seafront. Some will not like the pollution. It is actually an offence The Old Chapel hosts monthly Tea repair policy. height so this group ride is an under the Road Traffic (Vehicle and Talk Events. They are free to If you have a leak in your supply option. (The additional i360 price - Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) attend if you are a Friend of the Old pipe and require assistance please adults £14.40 seniors £12.15.) (England) Regulations 2002 to Chapel, otherwise £2 per person, contact 0345 782 0999, for more Sat 30 Sep 2017 “A Royal Thames idle your engine when stationary and refreshments are included. information." Cruise”. Price £40.00 (Price includes (except for vehicles moving slowly Wednesday 9 August , 10.30am – Cllr LINDA HAWTHORN boat ticket) A Royal cruise along the due to road works or congestion; Good Old Days of the East End, Thames because our boat is the when stopped at traffic lights; Ellen Owen. Walk down the frog and “Queen Elizabeth” and we will vehicles under test or repair; or toad, up the apples and pears and Havering Show cruise the stretch of the Thames defrosting a windscreen). A pilot hear how the east enders lived post On Sunday 27th and Monday often taken by Henry VIII! We arrive scheme to raise awareness and WWII. Booking is required. 28th August the Havering Show at Hampton Court Palace at 2.00pm To book a place please contact the enforcement of the practice was takes place from 11am to 7pm at where you will have free time to recently undertaken in the City of Heritage Officer on 01708 642919. , Hornchurch. continued on page 9

7 8 enjoy the river or the area. As an election. However, the Residents’ option, we are offering discounted Association are very committed to entry tickets for Hampton Court keeping a presence in the Palace. Ask the Office for these community all year round - and prices, when booking. not just at election time. Our Wed 1 Nov 2017 “A Grand Day at monthly Bulletin goes out to the Races” Price £67.50. Spend a day thousands of homes in the area at Kempton Park in the magnificent and our website (ucra.co.uk) often Pavilion Restaurant with its “Glass exceeds a thousand visits a day. If wall” giving panoramic views across residents have any questions, the whole racecourse. Starting with concerns or require assistance, a behind the scenes tour. Tables please contact any of your RA seat 4 or 6 so why not bring friends councillors (...at any time!), the and have your own table. We keep contact details are on page 22. the tables for the whole day so no trouble with finding a seat and the Cllr CLARENCE BARRETT bar remains open until racing finishes. Racing will finish under Ardleigh House floodlights and we will leave Kempton Park at 6.30pm for the Trains journey home. See the website: Romford Model Engineering Club www.ardleighhouse.org or run model miniature locomotive telephone 01708 440660. trains during the summer months. You are invited to go Here All Year along and enjoy a ride on a miniature steam or electric Round! powered train for a small fee With the General Election been which helps to boost the club and gone (for now!), funds. Rides are on the first electioneering and leaflets (for Saturday of the month from 2pm those who received them!) by the to 4pm at Ardleigh House in mainstream political parties will Ardleigh Green Road. also disappear - until the next Go along and enjoy a ride.

9 10 Theatre Hornchurch stage from 9 been working with the National Feathering – 12 August, including a Relaxed Scam Talks Trading Standards who launched Trees Performance on Thursday 10 It is a real concern that nearly half a ‘Friends Against Scams’ August at 11am. of all UK adults have been initiative and have been signed We have been chasing the Join Mouse on a daring adventure targeted by scammers. These up as a regional Ambassador (or Council to cut back the feathering through the deep dark wood in fraudsters often target the more SCAMbassador). I have now (branches etc. at the bottom of search of a nut, meeting the vulnerable members of our given about a dozen trees) in the following roads: cunning Fox, the eccentric old community, but everyone is at presentations to the community, Springfield Gardens, Gaynes Park Owl and the party mad Snake on risk as they adopt ever more big groups and small, with the Road, Corbets Tey Road, Little the way. Will the story of the sophisticated ways of stealing aim of highlighting the scale of Gaynes Lane, Elm Grove and your money and identity. I have Sylvan Avenue, Fox Hall Curtis Gruffalo save Mouse from ending continued on page 13 Road. Often the branches can be up as dinner for these crafty dangerous especially for residents woodland creatures? Armed with with prams. If you are aware of only a nut map and a little any area needing attention...get in courage, Mouse must outwit touch please. Contact details on them all. After all, there's no such page 22. thing as a Gruffalo - is there? The Relaxed Performance welcomes people of all ages who The Gruffalo at will benefit from a relaxed, quieter and supportive the Queen’s environment including people Theatre with an Autism Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders or learning disabilities. Tickets are £12.50 (£10 for groups of 10+) and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01708 443333, in person at the theatre or online at queens-theatre.co.uk. Bookings for the Relaxed There’s fun to be had by ALL Performance can only be made by families this summer as calling the Box Office, please everyone’s favourite furry discuss any specific requirements monster roars onto the Queen’s before booking.

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