Schools and Community groups within the UK are currently able to apply for grants of between £300 and £1,500 from the Tree Council’s Branching Out Fund, which is open from now until March 2021. The initiative is intended to get communities and young people (up to the age of 21) involved... read more →

The Local Government Association's (LGA) Independent Group, which is for all elected local councillors outside of the three main national political parties, recently held their annual conference. During the conference, several awards were given to councillors from across England and Wales, including their most prestigious, the Clarence Barrett Award, presented... read more →

Rotarians are renowned for their charity and community activities. However this year things have been very different. The Hornchurch and Upminster Rotary Club have not been able to hold the annual Fete on the Green, Big Band night, Sponsored Walk, the annual Christmas Float road collections, their static collection in... read more →

For the latest updates on new and planned roadworks in the Emerson Park area visit – www.havering.roadworks.org .

Over the next few months, Thames Chase will be one of ten Community Forests across England planting trees as part of the Government's Trees for Climate plan. They will benefit from a portion of the £12.1 million provided to help deliver the English portion of the commitment to increase tree... read more →

DIY store B&Q operates a community re-use scheme through all its branches across the UK. The scheme donates unsellable products and materials for re-use by local schools, other educational institutions and community groups, for the benefit of the local community and the environment. The types of material includes: Wood, including... read more →

Havering Council have announced that all council car parks in the borough will have free parking on every Saturday from tomorrow (05 December), up to and including 02 January 2021. Sunday parking is already free. This welcome news will help to support our local shops and businesses into the New... read more →

The November 2020 edition of The Bulletin is now available online via December 2020 Bulletin.

The Residents' Association of Emerson Park are pleased to support Small Business Saturday this weekend. Local residents associations re-launched their 'Shop Local, Hire Local' campaign at the end of lockdown and this national event, which takes place on the first Saturday in December each year, is especially important in a... read more →

It has been wonderful to see the cap and sails restored to Upminster Windmill this week, after four years of restoration work. The windmill, which the Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association adopted as their emblem many years ago, is now looking resplendent once again. For information on the history of... read more →

Havering Astronomical Society have published their online calendar of events for January 2021 (please note the slightly earlier start time from January). Thursday 07 January 7.15 for 7.30pm – Online talk by Prof. Marc Schumann, Professor of Experimental Astroparticle Physics at the University of Freiburg. His talk, entitled ‘Exploring the Dark... read more →