MAYORAL CHARITY FUNDRAISER – WING WALKING – 8th September 2017

Dear Supporter,

I would like to warmly invite you to a Mayoral Fundraising event being held in aid of my three chosen charities.  I am attempting a Wing Walking flight on 8th September 2017 and it would be marvellous if you can attend and give me encouragement to be able to get on the plane and take to the skies! 

There will be sumptuous BBQ (with vegetarian options), music, entertainment, games and much more, there will be soft drinks available but please feel free to bring your own alcohol.  I might need one or two myself to steady my knees after the flight!

Please see the attached poster for more information and how you can purchase a ticket and sponsor me via www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wing-walking-havering-mayor   I really hope you are able to attend and see the Mayor of Havering Fly!

Please contact Havering Volunteer Centre – volunteering@haveringvc.org.uk 01708 922214 for more information and obtaining a ticket.  All cheques to be made payable to London Borough of Havering.

Warmest regards

Cllr Linda van den Hende

Mayor of Havering

Come an join us on the Forums Summer Bike ride, bring the whole family – Thursday 24th August at 10:30 a.m. Meet at Hornchurch Country Park Visitor Centre

For more information and to book a place on the ride, please visit
the Cycle Confident website at www.cycleconfident.com/sponsors/havering

or call Andrada Jichici on 0203 031 6730

Meeting point: Ingrebourne Valley Visitor Centre.

We will cycle together to Ingrebourne Hill, have a short break at
the lake for a wildlife talk then cycle back to the Visitor Centre.

Managing Diabetes Talk – Monday 18th September 20:00 p.m.

DIABETES UK HAVERING GROUP

DIABETES AWARENESS 

A Diabetes Dietician and a Specialist Nurse from the Local Diabetes Specialist Service will be speaking about managing diabetes.

Monday 18th September 2017 at 8pm

Large Hall,24 North Street, Hornchurch, RM11 1QX

 An opportunity to come along and find out more about living with Diabetes

 For Further details please contact the Group Secretary on 01708  572782

Join us for the Havo50s Forum Group Led Bike Ride – Hornchurch Country Park – Thursday August 24th 10:30 am

Come and join us for our bike ride on Thursday August 24th.

Our provisional plan for the day:

1030am           Assemble at Ingrebourne Valley Visitors Centre, Squadrons Approach – bike checks and warm up

11am               Depart visitors centre and head south (see map)

1130am           Arrive Ingrebourne Hills

1145am           Wildlife Talk on route back

1215 pm          Arrive back at visitors centre

We would like to get up to 16 people to take part (with two ride leaders), and we would love some of them to be trained by Cycle Confident in advance. This ride is entirely off road and Cycle Confident will be able to lend bikes for it.

Register now at Havering Over 50s Forum Group Led Bike Ride

If you’d like some cycle training before the ride or refresh your skills book at Cycle Confident Cycle Training

 

Children’s Charity Readathon at Pinney Talfourd – Wednesday 9th August 2017

We have decided to open our doors at our Upminster office for a fun-filled day of storytelling, dedicated to raising funds for SNAP (Special Needs and Parents). SNAP was formed in 1994 and helps Essex families with special needs and disabilities. The young people have a wide range of disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, sensory impairments, speech and language difficulties and learning disabilities.

Perfect for parents who are struggling to fill up the school holidays, we will be offering up a fantastic selection of age-appropriate animated stories throughout the course of the day; enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while your children sit down and are entertained by one of our team.

Each session lasts 30 minutes and is geared towards a specific age group – see below for timings throughout the day.

We will also be live-streaming the entire event on our Facebook page, with a dedicated area for children whose parents would prefer them not to be filmed during their chosen reading session.

All donations are gratefully received and will be given to SNAP – or if you’d like to donate online, please visit our Virgin Giving page.

Children’s Charity Readathon:

Date: Wednesday 9th August 2017

Time: 10am-4:30pm

Reading Timetable:

 10am – 0-3 years 10:30am – 3-5 years 
 11am – 5-8 years  11:30am – 8+ years
 12pm – 5-8 years  12:30pm – 3-5 years
 1pm – 0-3 years  1:30pm – 3-5 years
 2pm – 5-8 years  2:30pm – 8+ years
 3pm – 5-8 years  3:30pm – 3-5 years
 4pm – 0-3 years  4:30pm – Close

Venue: Pinney Talfourd LLP, 54 Station Road, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2TU

Pre-booked spaces are available, and drop ins are more than welcome on the day. For more information and to confirm your attendance, please email communications@pinneytalfourd.co.uk

Come and find out how dogs can help sniff out diabetes. – Diabetes UK, Havering Group 17 July at 8pm

Diabetes UK, Havering Group

Group Meeting – July

  • Event date: 17 July 2017
  • Location: Large Hall, 24 North Street, Hornchurch RM11 1QX (corner of Westland Avenue, opposite Iceland)

Ms. Claire Pearson – Medical Detection Dogs Speaking about dogs that are trained to detect low blood glucose in people

Speaker Claire Pearson
Plus PAL the dog
Medical Detection Dogs
Speaking about dogs trained to detect
Low blood glucose in people with diabetes.

More details Ann Prescott
01708 572782
All welcome

2017 Summer Garden Party – Thursday 10th August from 13:30 to 15:30 – 8 Tickets Left

2017 Summer Garden Party to be held at H.A.D. Whittaker Hall on Thursday 10th August from 13:30 to 15:30.

This years theme is the Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee, so come dressed in Sapphire Blue

This is a members only event.

Tickets are £5 each from Kay.

There are 8 tickets left please phone Kay on 01708 372992

Havering Bikewise Cycle Hub Training Sessions now available. – Book on-line – Dates available for July and August.

Why not book yourself a cycle training session during the summer.

Book Here on a first come first served basis

Dates available for Basic Bike skills/Learn to ride – Urban skills to get you out and about – Advanced skills to help you go anywhere are:

My Place, Harold Hill – Fri 28th July, Tue 8th August, Fri 11th Aug, Tue 22nd Aug, Fri 25th Aug.

Hornchurch Sports Centre – Sun 30th Jul, Sun 13th Aug, Sun 20th Aug, Sun 3rd Sep

Rainham Village Primary School – Thu 10 Aug, Thu 17th Aug, Thu 31st Aug

Thames Chase Forest Centre – Wed 9th Aug, Wed 16th Aug, Wed 23rd Aug

Training offered

  • Basic cycle skills – Learn to cycle with a free session tailored to you. You’ll practice in a safe, off-road environment with a fully qualified instructor. In a session you’ll learn the basics, build skills and gain confidence to navigate your local area.
  • Urban cycle skills – Improving your cycling skills and confidence with a free session tailored to you. You’ll start in a safe, off-road environment to refresh your cycling technique and develop new skills before moving on to practice on quiet roads. Your qualified instructor will support you throughout to help you cycle more confidently.
  • Advanced cycle skills – Perfect your cycling techniques with a free one-to-one session from a fully qualified trainer. Improve your performance when dealing with complex junctions, heavy traffic or cycling at night and receive assurance that you are cycling efficiently and effectively. Sessions are tailored to your needs and fully funded by TfL.
  • Family cycle skills – Gain confidence and learn skills to cycle as a family with a free family cycling session. In the session a qualified instructor will teach you how to cycle with children, using quiet routes and parks. These sessions offer the opportunity to build on, or prepare for Bikeability skills taught in schools.