Seeking inspiration for his next novel, struggling writer, Peter Knight, hires a spooky old house where another writer died “in mysterious circumstances”. An electrical storm knocks out the electricity, and suddenly Peter can see, and interact, with the stock characters he has created, some of whom may
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The Friends of Harold wood parks would like to gain funding for a new water fountain in Harold Wood park, but we need your support / help. This drinking fountain would be dual use for people and their pets (mainly dogs). Benefits – encourage the drinking of
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Here is the latest update on school streets for Harold Wood. 1) The council are still analysing data from the consultation they undertook in June 2023 2) The council still need to decide whether to make the scheme permanent 3) Initial analysis of emails indicate that residentsRead more →
Havering Council has issued its budget consultation for 2024 and it is proposing to start introducing pay and display charges in all council run parks across the borough and this will include Sunday charging as well. In addition, the council are looking to increase the cost of
Read more →The Council has launched its budget consultation and some of the proposals are going to hit us all in the pocket! We urge Harold Wood residents to please respond to the consultation to give your views on! Some of the key proposals include: • 50% increase in
Read more →Adult services for the Havering autistic community face an uncertain future, with the Sycamore Trust Autism Hub in Romford facing closure as a result of the financial crisis facing Havering Council. Sycamore Trust UK is a charity that supports families and individuals for whom Autism is part
Read more →Havering Council is launching this public consultation on the draft 2025/26 home to school transport policy. This consultation is necessary due to the changes in the statutory guidance related to home to school transport as issued by the Department for Education. There has also been a significant
Read more →We have received a number of enquiries and concerns from our residents, regarding a planning application that has been submitted to Havering Council, relating to a change of use request from a dwelling house (use class C3) to a Mother and baby Residential (Use Class C3B). We have
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Exciting news – Guildonian Players are joining forces with the wonderful College Players for a special one-off production – the crazy French farce ‘A Flea in Her Ear’, written by the master Georges Feydeau and translated by John Mortimer (creator of Rumpole of the Bailey). And it’s at The
Read more →We sometimes get asked whether the council can provide wheelie bins rather than a sack collection. The Council have told us that there are currently no plans to introduce wheelie bins but it is an option they may have to consider. Havering’s new collection contract with Urbaser
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