News

French farce in Harold Wood 18-21 October!

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

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Refuse Wheelie Bins

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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Parking Meters

Havering Council is currently replacing all of its Pay and Display machines across the borough and this will be completed by the end of the year. New machines will no longer accept coins, however people will have the ability to pay contactless with debit and credit cards,

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Adults with Disabilities Topic Group

Adults with Disabilities Following on from a topic group that I chaired on this subject earlier in the year, I have presented a number of recommendations that the group are now asking the Cabinet to implement. The group’s initial focus was to consider employment opportunities for adults

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Tennis Courts Harold Wood Park

The council has informed us they are working with the Lawn Tennis Association (“LTA”) on a borough wide tennis court improvement programme.   LTA are providing grant funding to improve several courts including the ones at Harold Wood Park.  This will involve resurfacing, marking and installing new gates.

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New Council Waste Contract

Havering Council are introducing a new Waste Contract in October 2023. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions for residents to read up on. More are likely to follow soon ……………..   New Waste Contract FAQs Updated July 2023

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ULEZ and Pay Per Mile

Residents sometimes ask whether we support the extension of the ULEZ zone by the Mayor of London or whether we support the concept of pay per mile. The answer to the above is that we do not support either scheme as we believe it is just a

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Array Update

We have received the latest update and frequently asked questions from the council in respect of the Array. These can be found here – Array FAQ 14 July 2023 v4   Update 15/08/2023 Please see Array revised licence – Array Licence 28 July 2023

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Havering against ULEZ

If you, like many residents in our borough are against ULEZ then we urge you to write in with your views. There is a lot of information on this leaflet that you can utilise and there are contact emails. The introduction of this daily £12.50 charge is

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