Residents’ Association of Emerson Park – News
April 2020
Payment to adult social care providers, personal assistants and the voluntary sector
Havering Council have announced a £500,000 package of support for adult social care providers, personal assistants and the voluntary sector to alleviate COVID-19 related financial pressures. The Council tendered for voluntary sector services to meet three outcomes (carers supported, social inclusion, peer support to build resilience). As a result the [...]
Government Business Support website
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government have set up a new Business Support website, which provides support and advice for businesses and employees. The site helps businesses find out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how [...]
Orange recycling sacks
Residents’ Association councillors have been receiving messages asking what people can do if they run out of orange recycling sacks. Havering Council have advised that they are arranging an extra delivery of sacks, starting from next week. However, it takes ten weeks to cover the whole of the borough. They [...]
March 2020
April 2020 Bulletin online – Spread the word!
For anyone who did not see our article last weekend, due to the current coronavirus outbreak the April 2020 edition of The Bulletin has been published as an online version only. To access it, click on this link. Please circulate the link to anyone you know who normally receives a [...]
Havering Council contact numbers
With most, if not all, of the normal council building being closed to the public at present, Havering Council have published the following phone numbers to access council services. This does not stop people contacting them via their website in the normal way. Adult Social Services: 01708 432 000 Children’s [...]
Competition and Markets Authority – Raising concerns about unfair trading
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set up a taskforce to help tackle firms suspected of exploiting the current coronavirus pandemic and people’s vulnerability, through unjustifiably high prices or misleading claims. The CMA have set up a dedicated online public form through which consumers and businesses can notify the [...]
Havering Council – Grass cutting and maintenance
Havering Council have announced that their grounds maintenance service has suspended routine functions, such as grass cutting, so that staff normally carrying out this work can be available to support other essential services, including waste collection and street cleansing. However they will still be able to respond to any emergencies, [...]
Langtons House and death registrations
Havering Council have issued the following statement with regard to Langtons House - Langtons House will be closed from this Tuesday, 31 March. Please email registration@havering.gov.uk or call 01708 433 481 on weekdays if you have an urgent query. If you have an appointment for death registration at Langtons House on Monday [...]
April 2020 Bulletin online – Statement from the Residents’ Association of Emerson Park
It is with regret that the Residents’ Association of Emerson Park have decided not to produce a paper copy of April’s edition of The Bulletin. Instead, we have published it as an online version only - April 2020 Bulletin . We realise that this is far from ideal, particularly as [...]
Council Helpline for those in urgent need
Havering Council has launched a helpline (0800 368 5201) for residents with urgent needs because of coronavirus. The helpline is open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm. You can also e-mail: covid19support@havering.gov.uk . The helpline is for urgent issues only, around care, health and [...]
Being considerate to our neighbours
Havering Council's Environment Department have circulated advice on being considerate to neighbours by avoiding making excessive noise. Below is a summary of their advice - To help everyone cope with the present difficult circumstances please be aware as to how your actions, or those of your family, could give rise [...]
Councillors tele-conference news
On Wednesday 25 March Havering Council's elected councillors and some of the Senior Leadership Team held the first of what will be weekly Covid-19 tele-conference briefings. Below is a summary of some of the main points raised - The Councils focus must be on the delivery of critical services and [...]