Hi all, the next Havering Easygoing Skyride is on 6^th July at 10:00 a.m.

It is the “Romford ride through Raphael and Lodge Farm Parks”.

This is a fantastic easygoing ride through two of Haverings’ great parks.  This traffic free route is perfect for anybody wanting to get out on their bike in a safe environment.  At around two and a half miles long you will get the chance to stretch your legs without over doing it on a Sunday!

This is a ride particularly suited for families and beginners, even for bikes with stabilizers.

Please share this with the local schools and families you are involved with. It may be of particular interest for children and families currently undertaking rideability. Of course please come along yourselves.

It starts from the Car Park in Lodge Farm Park on Carlton Road RM2 5AA.

Registration is available at http://www.goskyride.com/Search/Details?eventid=37497

If you missed the programme but still want to watch it its available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b047h98w/the-trouble-with-mobility-scooters for the next week.

Or of course on iPlayer on most TV suppliers boxes.

Thanks to a member of the forum who sent in the following comment regarding the recycling of plastic.

“According to the council, we still can’t recycle plastic other than bottles in our orange sacks. There is a bin for mixed plastic in the corner of the Brewery car park near Sainsbury’s, Toby, etc and another inside the entrance of the swimming changing room at Harrow Lodge leisure centre. Also some other boroughs have bring bins for mixed plastic in the street eg Hackney.“

The following is an extract from the council website which clarifies what’s in and what’s out.

What can go in the orange sacks?

• Newspapers and magazines
• Junk mail and flyers
• Brochures, catalogues and directories (including Yellow Pages)
• Thin card such as cereal packets and similar boxes
• Food tins
• Drink cans
• Pet food tins
• Please rinse cans
• All plastic bottles, including:
  • Milk and other drinks
  • Detergent (including bleach) and shampoo bottles
  • Please remove lids and squash
  • Old Yellow Pages can now be put out for recycling in your orange sacks

Cardboard should be flattened and placed alongside your orange sacks.

What cannot go in the orange sacks?

• Plastics other than plastic bottles – Yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic trays or other packaging. These cannot currently be recycled in Havering
• Glass – Please take glass bottles/jars to bring banks or Gerpins Lane RRC
• Textiles – Please take textiles and shoes to bring banks, charity shops or Gerpins Lane RRC
• General household waste – Place household waste in black sacks or take to Gerpins Lane RRC
• Green waste – There are several options available for your green waste. It should either be home composted, placed in Havering green bins (as part of the Wheeled Bin Garden Waste Collection Service) or green sacks. Alternatively it can be taken to Gerpins Lane RRC
• Milk/juice cartons (‘Tetrapaks’) – The combination of foil, plastic and cardboard means they are problematic to recycle. Recycling Bring Banks for cartons now exist at five sites in the Borough. See the Carton Recycling Bank section for further information

More info at https://www.havering.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Recycling-bags-and-containers.aspx#Whatcangointheorangesacks

With around 330,000 mobility scooters on our roads and pavements, Britain has more mobility scooters than any other country in Europe – and the numbers are growing fast.

For owners, scooters are a lifeline offering freedom and independence, but for some road users they can cause chaos. The number of accidents with mobility scooter drivers is increasing and there’s very little regulation, as mobility scooter drivers don’t need to pass a proficiency test and insurance is not compulsory. Even being registered blind doesn’t legally stop you being allowed to drive one.

With access to South Yorkshire Police’s mobility scooter driving school, this warm hearted, engaging and informative documentary follows the lives of scooter users in South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and North Wales. We meet those living their twilight years to the full with the help of a four-wheeled friend and also hear the stories of those who have fallen foul of the mobility scooter phenomenon.

With ailing health a common theme, the documentary is as much about mortality as it is mobility.

Coach trip to Eastbourne, Sussex 24th July 2014

£20 per person

Departing Romford Town Hall 10.00am

Departing Eastbourne 5.00pm

Please contact Diane on 01708 348904 to book your seat

We are pleased to welcome Chief Inspector Taylor who is the lead for Neighbourhood Policing

Dear all, I talked last year about setting up a forum cycling club. Well summer seems to be here now so I thought I’d go for a ride next Wednesday morning.

I intend to start from Upminster Library and cycle down Ingrebourne valley and Hornchurch country park to Rainham and return.

I will stop for lunch at the Albion – Flaming grill Pub on Rainham Road before cycling back.

The route is off-road except for a very short stretch from the Park to Upminster Stadium and very flat. It is about 4 miles each way.

If people feel like it we can cycle onto RSPB Rainham which will make it about 10 miles each way, perhaps a bit far for our first ride. We can discuss if anyone wants different kinds of rides etc.

Lunch at the Albion will give people time to talk about cycling and whether we want to have more rides.

Email cycling@havo50forum.org to let me know if you’re coming or for more info.

Regards  Ray

SkyRide run professionally led cycle rides every weekend across London. There are rides for all abilities and all ages.

Why not join a ride, to register goto www.goskyride.com.

There is an easy ride being held at Thames Chase Visitor Centre this Sunday 8th June at 14:00. It is easygoing, flat and only 3 miles long (you can always do more). Perfect for new riders and families. Why not go along meet the Sky ride leaders and learn about what SkyRide have to offer.

Register for this particular ride at http://www.goskyride.com/Search/Details?eventid=37409

Other local rides for this season:

Easygoing

Sunday 8 June Follow the Leader Havering 2pm
Sunday 29 June Fairlop Waters Family Ride Redbridge 2pm
Sunday 6 July Romford ride through Raphael and Lodge Farm Parks Havering 10am
Sunday 6 July Dagenhams Green Spaces Barking and Dagenham 10am
Sunday 27 July Hainault Forest Family Ride Redbridge 10am
Sunday 3 August Barking Park Figure of 8 Barking and Dagenham 10am
Sunday 17 August Romford ride through Raphael and Lodge Farm Parks Havering 2pm
Sunday 24 August Fairlop Waters Family Ride Redbridge 2pm
Sunday 5 October Barking Park Figure of 8 Barking and Dagenham 2pm

Steady

Sunday 15 June Roding Valley Off-Road Tour Redbridge 10am
Sunday 13 July South Redbridge Parks Tour Redbridge 2pm
Sunday 20 July Historic Byeways and Greenways Havering 10am
Sunday 20 July Chadwell Heath and Dagenham Heathway Barking and Dagenham 2pm
Sunday 3 August Roding Valley Off-Road Tour Redbridge 2pm
Sunday 3 August The Essex Way Havering 10am
Sunday 10 August Goodmayes Tour of the Duck Ponds Redbridge 10am
Sunday 24 August Tour of the Parks Barking and Dagenham 10am
Sunday 31 August Havering’s Park to Park Havering 10am
Sunday 21 September Eastbury and Parks Tour Barking and Dagenham 10am

Challenging

Sunday 22 June South Havering Circular Havering 10am
Saturday 5 July Redbridge Cycling Centre to Blackmore Burner Redbridge 10am
Sunday 7 September Exploring Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham 10am
Sunday 19 October East London Marathon Ride Barking and Dagenham 10am

For a full list of London Skyrides see the following PDFs

London_SRL_A1_Poster_Cal_(Aug-Oct)

London_SRL_A1_Poster_Cal_(Apr-Jul)

If you’d like to find out more about the events please visit

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/ww1-centenary

The Legion is involved in a number of commemorative Centenary projects at national, county and branch level. A brief outline of some of these is including in our downloadable WW1 Centenary information booklet. Many are still in the planning stages so please revisit this section of our website for information as more projects are announced.