Three more (Including the Mayor) desert the Romford Mafia
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Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Friday, 4 April 2014
Friday, 21 March 2014
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Monday, 10 February 2014
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Monday, 3 February 2014
Monday, 26 August 2013
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Havering Council: Stop plans to build on Upminster Park...
Upminster park is in the center of the town, it is a well used green space and has been awarded Green Flag status. It also has a small car park which is essential to users of the park and to shoppers of the town and ideally it would be better if the site, where the Old Windmill Hall used to stand, was used to increase the size of the car park.
You do not have to live near this park to sign this petition. If these plans go ahead it is inevitable that other parks and green spaces in Havering will suffer the same fate... The leader of Havering Council Cllr Micheal White has stated that he would not take any notice of any petitions or views from residents regarding these proposals.
WHAT A HYPOCRITE!
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Dycourts School, Harold Hill, The One Opposite The School Her Majesty Visited
Back in October 2012, the Queen came to Havering and visited Drapers Academy. This is a brand new state of the art school which was formally known as Kingswood. I remember back in 2008 when my eldest son was given a place at Kingswood. I was devastated and there was no way that I was going to let him go there. The school had a terrible record. I have to say that it is wonderful how thie school has turned around and the new building is very impressive.
In Settle Road Harold Hill there are two other schools, Pyrgo primary school and Dycourts School for children with moderate learning difficulties which caters for children from ages 4 to 16.
Both of these schools were due to be part of the learning village and were due to have new builds just like Drapers Academy. The plans were passed but sadly the funding was withdrawn.
I visited Dycourts school on Tuesday. It is at the very bottom of Settle Road and opposite Drapers Academy. As I approached the school if it had not been for the fact that there were cars in the car park I would have thought that this building had been abandoned and empty for years. I was shown around by the Head Teacher Mr Wroe and a member of the teaching staff. I have to say that I was so impressed with all the members of staff that I spoke to. They are doing such a wonderful job helping children with special needs to prepare for the outside world. I must stress that the school is clean and there are no safety concerns. However the conditions in the school can only be described as abysmal. Some of the buildings are crumbling away. The school kitchen looks like something that you would see in a history lesson. There is so much work that needs to be done and the children and staff deserve a much better conditions to learn and teach in.
I raised this issue with the Leader of the council Cllr Michael White at the Havering community questions meeting, please see below,
Havering Community Questions
The 26 October 2012 was a very special day for the residents of Havering. Her Majesty the Queen came to visit Drapers Academy, the jewel in Havering's crown. The turnaround of the once failing Kingswood secondary school is something that I am sure that this administration is very proud of and quite rightly to. In the very same road as Drapers Academy is Dycourts School. This is a school for children with moderate learning difficulties from ages 4 to 16. It was described by in a ECM mark assessment in 2011 as being a "remarkably child centered school".
Back in 2010 it was announced that Dycourts school was going to be part of the "learning village" under the Harold Hill Ambitions programme. This would have meant a brand new building for this school and nearby Pyrgo primary school. Unfortunately, since these plans were passed the funding has now been withdrawn.
This school was built in the 1950's and is now in an extremely poor state. I visited the school today and was shown around by the Headmaster Mr Wroe and a member of the teaching staff. This school is doing such a wonderful job supporting and teaching children with special needs. It was so sad to witness the condition of the actual school. A school that is situated so close to the lovely new state of the art Drapers Academy and now seems to have been forgotten by this administration.
Cllr White, may I suggest that you visit this school in order that you are able to witness firsthand the wonderful work that they do. I would also like you to take a close look at the state of the building. It may even be worth your while asking the local MP Angela Watkinson to join you.
The school urgently need repair to the structure of the building, the school car park needs re tarmacing and improvements and repairs are required to the school kitchen.
What will you be doing as Leader of Havering Council to ensure that funds are made available to provide a rebuild for this school, or if this is not possible at the very least that essential repairs are carried out?
Cllr Micheal White has agreed to visit this school and will ask MP Angela Warkinson to accompany him. Let's hope and pray that some action is taken to improve the conditions of this school.
Lorraine Moss
In Settle Road Harold Hill there are two other schools, Pyrgo primary school and Dycourts School for children with moderate learning difficulties which caters for children from ages 4 to 16.
Both of these schools were due to be part of the learning village and were due to have new builds just like Drapers Academy. The plans were passed but sadly the funding was withdrawn.
I visited Dycourts school on Tuesday. It is at the very bottom of Settle Road and opposite Drapers Academy. As I approached the school if it had not been for the fact that there were cars in the car park I would have thought that this building had been abandoned and empty for years. I was shown around by the Head Teacher Mr Wroe and a member of the teaching staff. I have to say that I was so impressed with all the members of staff that I spoke to. They are doing such a wonderful job helping children with special needs to prepare for the outside world. I must stress that the school is clean and there are no safety concerns. However the conditions in the school can only be described as abysmal. Some of the buildings are crumbling away. The school kitchen looks like something that you would see in a history lesson. There is so much work that needs to be done and the children and staff deserve a much better conditions to learn and teach in.
I raised this issue with the Leader of the council Cllr Michael White at the Havering community questions meeting, please see below,
Havering Community Questions
The 26 October 2012 was a very special day for the residents of Havering. Her Majesty the Queen came to visit Drapers Academy, the jewel in Havering's crown. The turnaround of the once failing Kingswood secondary school is something that I am sure that this administration is very proud of and quite rightly to. In the very same road as Drapers Academy is Dycourts School. This is a school for children with moderate learning difficulties from ages 4 to 16. It was described by in a ECM mark assessment in 2011 as being a "remarkably child centered school".
Back in 2010 it was announced that Dycourts school was going to be part of the "learning village" under the Harold Hill Ambitions programme. This would have meant a brand new building for this school and nearby Pyrgo primary school. Unfortunately, since these plans were passed the funding has now been withdrawn.
This school was built in the 1950's and is now in an extremely poor state. I visited the school today and was shown around by the Headmaster Mr Wroe and a member of the teaching staff. This school is doing such a wonderful job supporting and teaching children with special needs. It was so sad to witness the condition of the actual school. A school that is situated so close to the lovely new state of the art Drapers Academy and now seems to have been forgotten by this administration.
Cllr White, may I suggest that you visit this school in order that you are able to witness firsthand the wonderful work that they do. I would also like you to take a close look at the state of the building. It may even be worth your while asking the local MP Angela Watkinson to join you.
The school urgently need repair to the structure of the building, the school car park needs re tarmacing and improvements and repairs are required to the school kitchen.
What will you be doing as Leader of Havering Council to ensure that funds are made available to provide a rebuild for this school, or if this is not possible at the very least that essential repairs are carried out?
Cllr Micheal White has agreed to visit this school and will ask MP Angela Warkinson to accompany him. Let's hope and pray that some action is taken to improve the conditions of this school.
Lorraine Moss
Thursday, 28 March 2013
See Your Elected Representatives
In Action
There were two meetings this week, Havering Community Questions on Tuesday 26 March and Full Council on Wednesday 27 March.
Both of these meetings can be viewed via webcast on http://www.havering.public-i.tv/core/. Please feel free to add any comments that you may have on to our forum.
Friday, 22 March 2013
Lawrence Webb Of UKIP Wins Gooshays
By Election
| Election Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lawrence James Webb | UKIP Local Residents | 831 | 39% | Elected |
| Christine Anne McGeary | Labour Party | 569 | 27% | Not elected |
| Marcus Christian Sebastian Llewellyn-Rothschild | Conservative Party | 280 | 13% | Not elected |
| Darren Christopher Wise | Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association | 227 | 11% | Not elected |
| Mick Braun | British National Party | 202 | 9% | Not elected |
| Malvin Paul Brown | Residents' Association of London | 24 | 1% | Not elected |
| Details | Number |
|---|---|
| Seats | 1 |
| Total votes | 2133 |
| Electorate | 10401 |
| Number of ballot papers rejected | 12 |
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
"Musical Chair's"A Special Production From The Havering Conservatives
It would seem that local Tory Cllr's are changing places over a year before the next local elections.
Cllr Barry Tebbutt - A Cllr in Brooklands ward is now appearing on leaflets and is described as part of "The Bulldog Team" and a candidate on the Elm Park Conservative Facebook page.
Cllr Rebbeca Bennett - A Cllr in South Hornchurch who is also now appearing on the Elm Park Facebook page and is also described as a candidate.
Cllr Roger Evans - Is an Elm Park Cllr who is now appearing as part of the Brooklands Action Team on their Facebook page.
Cllr Georgina Galpin - A Cllr in Hylands ward who is now appearing in leaflets for the Conservatives in St Andrew's ward.
The sad part about the game of musical chairs is that many people lose their seat !
Also if any of the above are your ward Cllr, how can they be looking after two wards when they have been elected to serve one?
It would seem that there is a lot of unrest with this current Administration and with so much infighting are they really capable of acting in the best interest of the residents of Havering?
HAVERING
COMMUNITY QUESTIONS
Tuesday 26
March At Langtons, 7 to 9pm
Once again
residents have the chance to raise questions and issues with the Leader of the
council – Cllr Michael White – and representatives from the Police and Health
Service.
This meeting
is scheduled to be web cast and you can watch the meeting live by clicking the
link above…
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Have a look at the above postcard from the 1980's. As you can see it features the lake at Raphael's Park, The Dolphin, Romford Ice Rink and Romford Market.
The Dolphin closed in the 90's and we were promised a new leisure centre. In 2012 it was announced by the leader of Havering Council Cllr Michael White that a new leisure centre with a swimming pool and Ice Rink would be opened in 2015. However, in order to fund this facility Romford Ice Arena would have to be sold to Morrisons and that would leave over 500 people that use the ice rink without any facility to use for over two years !! Havering Council have told the users of the Ice Rink that they cannot provide a temporary ice rink for the interim period !!
Let's have a look at the final photo, Romford Market, have any of you been there lately?This market is a shadow of it's former self.
No wonder people in Havering are angry !!
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