If you receive scam mail through the post especially fraudulent items then please send them to FREEPOST SCAM MAIL.

For example people have received scam mail at this time of year before, asking for delivery fees to be sent in order to receive packages.

The means of reporting such attempts to Royal Mail was mentioned on Money Box  so I thought it worth passing on. On the program they suggested simply forwarding the item so I guess the covering letter is optional.

“If you have received items of mail you believe to be from fraudsters please send them to us [Royal Mail], with a covering letter to: FREEPOST SCAM MAIL”

MPS Havering The Beat November 2014

Free seminar on Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney

Pinney Talfourd would like to invite you to a free presentation on Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney on Saturday 22 November at our Upminster office.

Topics covered will include:

• Importance of having a Will
• Use of trusts in your Will to avoid paying care fees
• Importance of having a Lasting Power of Attorney

Registration and coffee at 10.30, presentation 11.00 to 12:00. A number of solicitors will then be available to speak to you one to one.

Details

Date: Saturday 22 November Venue: Pinney Talfourd Solicitors, 54 Station Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2TU.

Timings: – Registration/ coffee at 10.30am – Followed by presentation at 11am – Then an informal Q&A session over refreshments until 12.30pm

Book your place

To book a place please call Daniel King on 01708 255189 or email marketing@pinneytalfourd.co.uk

Find out how to prolong the life of your clothes whilst also learning a new skill so that you can mend, alter, customise or reconstruct your garments.

There will be a swishing stall set up where attendees can bring along clothes or shoes they no longer need and swap with other items they may find more useful, for free.

For more information and to book a place on one of these workshops complete our online booking form at www.havering.gov.uk/sewandswish.

Inspire your community to learn more about saving money and reducing food waste as a volunteer champion.

Havering Council is offering FREE training sessions on how to run Love Food, Hate Waste workshops.

If you work in a school or are a member of a community group, this could be particularly suited to you!

If you are interested and need further information and to sign up please visit www.havering.gov.uk/lovefood

Learn how to save money and reduce the amount of food you throw away with professional chefs!

Workshops include the demonstration and tasting of a 3 course meal.

Dates:

Mon 3rd November, 2.30pm – 5pm – Upminster Library

Tuesday 11th November, 5pm – 7:30pm – Harold Hill Library

Thursday 27th November, 5:30pm – 8:00pm – Hornchurch Library

Thursday 15th January, 10am – 12:30pm – Hornchurch Library

Monday 26th January, 2pm – 4.30pm – Collier Row Library

Saturday 7th February, 10am – 12.30am – Upminster Library

Monday 23rd February, 5:30 – 8:00pm – Hornchurch Library

To book a place on one of these workshops please complete our online booking form at www.havering.gov.uk/lovefood

We are please to welcome

Tony Lowe – Chief Executive of Age Concern Havering. Relaunch of the Charity and plans for the future.

Samantha Davis – Supporter Relations Officer, Dogs Trust Essex.

MPS Havering The Beat October2014

The Liberty Shopping Centre is embarking on an exciting one-week programme entitled ‘Learning Week’ to help up-skill members of the local community in everything from first aid to fitness.

Running from Monday 20^th – Sunday 26^th October, the communities’ first ever ‘Learning Week’ will offer free daily workshops designed to offer a series of engaging activities throughout the Havering community – including five ‘Techy Tea Parties’ and vital health screenings.

Centre Manager, Jonathan Poole, commented: “The community is the heart of The Liberty Shopping Centre and we’re really looking forward to giving the people of Romford a fun week of learning vital skills that they can then use daily.

“We’ve put together a busy, and exciting, schedule of free events with the help of a variety of local organisations and businesses including Havering College, Romford Fire Station, The London Ambulance Service and many more. We really hope our shoppers take full advantage of the services on offer.”

The Liberty’s mobile phone retailers will also be getting into the ‘Learning Week’ spirit by hosting daily ‘Techy Tea Parties’ to teach the community digital skills and answer all of those technical questions.

Anne-Marie Smith, Virgin Media Store Manager and ‘Techy Tea Parties’ host, added: “We’re very excited to be taking part in the  ‘Learning Week’ programme and to be opening our doors for our first ’Techy Tea Parties.’

“A lot of people have questions or queries about the technology that they’re using on a daily basis and we’re hoping to iron all these out with a drop in session. We’ll be bringing the knowledge, and of course the tea!”

All ages are invited to share knowledge, learn useful skills and meet new people.

‘Learning Week’ will draw to a close on Sunday 26^th October with a community tea party, from 12pm-3pm, including an exclusive quiz from Waterstones, a visit from local community groups and special performances from the Funky Voices Choir and CPA Studios.

Courses will be held in the main square of The Liberty Shopping Centre, Romford, between 9am-6pm. To view the full schedule please visit http://www.theliberty.co.uk/events/ or call 01708 746529.

Hi everyone, just a few photos from this mornings forum. If you’d like to read more about the Arc Theatre Company goto http://www.arctheatre.com/index.shtml