The Queen in Harold Hill

Romford Recorder

The Queen is due to arrive in Harold Hill at any minute!

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Well-wishers are gathering to welcome the Queen to Harold Hill - and they’re not being put off by the weather!

Show your support for our troops!

Come and show your support when over 200 soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, march through Romford with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed.

To mark The Royal Anglian Regiment's homecoming from their final tour in Afghanistan, 1st Battalion (The Vikings) will parade along South Street and Market Place, on Tuesday, November 6, starting at 12.30pm.

They will pass in front of Havering's enormous Union Flag flying proudly over the Market Place. There, there will be some short speeches before the soldiers are inspected by the Mayor of Havering, Cllr Lynden Thorpe.

Meanwhile, services commemorating Remembrance Sunday will be held throughout Havering on Sunday, November 11.

Remembrance Sunday will be marked across the borough, with all services observing the two minutes at 11am.

In Romford, the service in Coronation Gardens, Main Road, will start at 10:55amand will be attended by the Mayor of Havering.

Before this service, there will be a parade at 10.30am starting in Western Road and finishing at Coronation Gardens.

The Deputy Mayor of Havering, Cllr Eric Munday, will be attending the service in Hornchurch.

Councillors representing the Mayor will attend services in Rainham, Harold Hill and Upminster.

LICENSING APPLICATIONS
We objected to an application for extended hours at Wacky Bagels, 2-4 Eastern Road, and to an application for extended hours at Missoula Bar in South Street. Tesco have appealed against the condition that their alcohol bottles be marked to identify where they are sold from, applied by the local authority to their new shop in South Street recently. this condition would enable the police to identify where alcohol was purchased from if drunk on the street or associated with anti-social behaviour, so it seems regrettable that Tesco has appealed against the condition. An application for an alcohol licence at "Smart", 8 North Street, has been rejected by the Council

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LIBRARY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL
Last year there were over 3,000 events and activities for all to enjoy in Havering’s 10 public libraries. For information about events for all ages young and old to enjoy either enquire in your local branch or visit Havering Libraries on anywhere.me/havering.
CHILDREN GO FOR FREE AT HAVERING MUSEUM
Havering Museum in Romford High Street offers excellent chances for children and young people to learn more about the long history of where we live. Children under 16 have free entry if accompanied by an adult. The museum is run by the local charity Havering Museum Ltd. Entry charges for adults are £2 each for senior citizens, £2.50 for others.

Romford Town Ward dinner

L to r.....Cllr Andrew Curtin, Marina Yannadoukakis MEP, Cllr Wendy Brice-Thompson and Cllr. Frederick Thompson

SOUTH STREET
Residents contacted us to report some environmental health issues in an alley way behind some of the shops outside of the Ring Road. The Council’s Public Protection and Streetcare Enforcement Officers have visited and action is being taken to rectify the situation.
LODGE AVENUE
The summer "rainy season" has resulted in a profusion of weeds coming through pavements and gullies here and in other roads. We are grateful to residents for reporting the issues and highlighted them to the Council as areas of particular concern to residents.
BRUNEL CLOSE/ DICKENS WAY/ CAXTON WAY/ ROEDEAN DRIVE.
We continue to work jointly with residents of all the above roads on ongoing road issues on the estate.
MAIN ROAD
The Council is to repair damage to the coping stones on Black’s Bridge between Raphael Park and Lodge Farm Park.
OLYMPICS/ PARALYMPICS
Official estimates are that 150,000 people came out to see the Olympic Torch pass through Havering on 22nd July. Celebrations to greet the Paralympic Torch were central to this year’s Havering Show. The Council has produced information about where in Havering children and young people can take part in all of the sports in the Olympic Games (or, in the case of a few more esoteric sports, where they can be pursued near here). The list is available on http://www.haveringactive.co.uk/news.html.
ART IN ROMFORD
St. Edward’s Music Society will hold a Diamond Jubilee Concert on Sunday 21st October at 6.30pm in St. Edward’s Church in the Market. The programme will include Handel, Vivaldi and Albinoni. More information can be found on the notice board outside the church or on http://www.stedwardsboxoffice.org. Romford Contemporary Arts and Romford Artists Cooperative a a group of outstanding visual artists who make work in places throughout the town. For more information please see http://www.romfordarts.com or the Facebook page - Romford Contemporary Arts Programme. Romford Summer Theatre, who perform Shakespeare in Raphael Park every summer, have established a "Friends" group. Membership enables us to support the excellent work of the group and receive benefits. For more information please contact enquire@romfordsummertheatre.com. Brentwood Road Gallery will have a Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday 10th November. For more information please see http://www.fbsarts.co.uk
CENTRAL ROMFORD ENVIRONMENT
We have sought clarification about the visual impact of proposed new shop fronts at 17-19 South Street and 49-51 South Street and would like to be sure that the new fronts will be smarter than the previous ones. We have objected to a retrospective application to permit what seems to us a wholly inappropriate shop front at 8 North Street in Romford Conservation Area, and have sought clarification of the street scene impact of applications for outdoor seating in front of The Bull public house and Yates Wine Bar.

WOODFIELD DRIVE
We have passed on concerns raised with us by residents about a dip in the pavement caused poor back-filling of a trench.
COTLEIGH ROAD
Residents have raised environmental concerns with us. We have sought progress on these from the relevant authorities.
HAYSOMS CLOSE
Homes in Havering hope to replace soffits and do external painting and refurbishing at the properties in this close.