Residents’ Association of Emerson Park – News
May 2021
The London Outer Orbital Path (The London Loop)
As its name suggests, the London Loop is a 150 mile (242km) long signed walking route around the edge of outer London and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Broken up into 24 manageable sections, with transport links, the walking is mainly flat and passes through a diverse range of [...]
Small business cyber security guide
The National Cyber Security Centre have produced a Small Business Guide: Cyber Security, which gives affordable, practical advice for businesses. The guide has eight sections - Backing up your data Protecting your organisation from malware Keeping your smartphones (and tablets) safe Using passwords to protect your data Avoiding phishing attacks [...]
Council meeting regarding Highways Contract Requisition
As previously detailed, Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association councillors, supported by RA councillors from other parts of the borough, recently requisitioned (called-in) Havering Council’s Executive Decision to extend the current Planned Maintenance and Construction Improvement Schemes Contract by two years from 2022. This was done because of a number of [...]
Women’s Health Strategy: Call for Evidence
The Government has launched a call for evidence, to collect views on women’s health. As part of this, they are currently running a public survey covering several different themes - Health topics Women's voices Information and education on women's health Women's health through the life course Women's health in the [...]
Emerson Park Ward Boundary Changes
We have advised you before that the Local Government Boundary Commission for England has been looking in detail at ward boundaries in Havering. With so much building going on in the borough a number of wards have a significantly higher population than others. Here in Emerson Park, we were hoping [...]
Funding for tree planting projects
The government supported Urban Tree Challenge Fund has re-opened to applications from community and volunteer groups, town councils and individuals, for tree planting projects in cities and towns across England. The funding is open to applications from - Small organisations or community groups for between £10,000 and £30,000 for smaller, [...]
No Upminster to Romford trains again this weekend
Transport for London (TfL) have advised that the Upminster-Emerson Park-Romford ‘push and pull’ rail line will be closed again this weekend Saturday 08 and Sunday 09 May. This coincides with the closure of the Liverpool Street to Shenfield line over the same period. For details of services and planned closures [...]
‘The Big Ask’ survey for children
The Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachael de Souza, has launched a survey of children and young people, to find out what matters to them and what they think the government should be doing to help them in the future. Called The Big Ask, the survey is divided into four [...]
Refuse and recycling collections this week
Due to the recent Bank Holiday, rubbish and recycling collections (including green bin garden waste collections) will be a day late this week. From the start of next week (10 May 21) collections days are back to normal.
Havering Council Highways Contract Requisition
Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association councillors, supported by RA councillors from other parts of the borough, have requisitioned (called-in) Havering Council's Excecutive Decision (ED) to extend the current Planned Maintenance and Construction Improvement Schemes Contract by two years from 2022. The ED stated that '....the Contractor has met the expected [...]
April 2021
Lower Thames Crossing update
In a previous article on the Lower Thames Crossing planning application by Highways England, we highlighted that the application was rejected by the Planning Inspectorate as they had a number of serious concerns on a range of matters. Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association Councillors recently held a Zoom meeting with [...]
No Upminster to Romford trains over Bank Holiday weekend
Transport for London (TfL) have advised that the Upminster-Emerson Park-Romford ‘push and pull’ rail line will be closed on Saturday 01 to Monday 03 May. This coincides with the closure of the Liverpool Street to Shenfield line over the same period. For details of services and planned closures visit the TfL [...]