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Elm Park in Spring

I saw the decorated post box in Mungo Park Road, saw all the daffodils in bloom and thought I would share some photos.  

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Birds eye view of the new Sports Centre

Peter Barrett of digitalcanvas.org.uk has been busy with his drone and taken some great shots of the Harrow Lodge Sports Centre.   All pictures by permission…

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Garden for the Blind 1961
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Garden for the Blind 1961

Havering Libraries have dug out some old pictures of The Garden for the Blind from 1961/62 We have volunteered over there for the last 6…

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Hornchurch, a good name (1952)

Havering Libraries have a great film on their Youtube channel, which showcases some fantastic footage of Hornchurch and some spiffing voices! See if you can…

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Another one bites the dust!

Following the high winds this year, another 90+ year old Poplar tree has fallen! This was swiftly dealt with by the Parks Department within hours…

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Hylands Park aerial B&W
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A history of Hylands Park

Havering Local Study Library were kind enough to allow me to post their article on the history of Hylands Park, which was shared on facebook….

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Fear not, they shall return!

For all of those who (ahem) occasionally put deposits in the bottle bank at Sainsbury’s in Hornchurch, you may have been surprised to find they…

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Apparent Dognapping!

We have heard on social media that there was a dog-napping incident in Park Lane by the shops. However, we have since received this from…

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More mud slinging

Residents of St. Leonard’s Estate Hornchurch were shocked and dismayed to hear that a further application for more mounds in Harrow Lodge Park has been…

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Bretons Farm Allotments and Harrow Lodge Park – Waterlogged

The continuous rain we experienced last month caused lots of flooding in our area.  As you can see from the pictures on Bretons Farm Allotments…

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