Christmas Meal – Bull Pub, Market Place,  Thursday 12th December.

Choice of 3 starters, 3 main course with vegetarian option, 4 desserts,
1 drink with meal + tea or coffee

Cost £15.00, £5 deposit to reserve place

At next Forum 8th October, full menu will be given out to make choice to be returned at forum on November 12th when full payment will need to be made.

This is expected to be very popular so forum members will be given preference and its on a first come first served basis.

Photos of picnic in H.A.D garden on 15-8-2013.Weather was good that day.It was generally agreed to come again next year.

1. Helen Mundy – A retired headteacher and former Ofsted inspector,who wrote and delivered a training programme for Reading Buddies at Havering’s libraries.
These are adult volunteers who help children improve their reading skills.

2. Councillor Andrew Curtin – Cabinet Member for Culture, Towns &Communities will be speaking about culture and leisure activities planned for the Autumn.

Also discounted price tickets for MUSIC HALL at the Queens theatre ,16th Jan:2014.
Shirley has managed to reserve rows A,B, and C. Diane will be selling tickets.
This was enjoyed by many of our forum members

Did you know that Havering libraries provide free access to computers and computer training courses, plus others for a small fee. The following are some of the upcoming events.

Central Library

Laptop Course 21.08.13, 10am-12noon
Adults, Tickets £6 / £6.50
2 hour course for laptop owners wishing to get the best from their machine

5 Week Computer Beginners Course 06.09.13 – 04.10.13,
10am-12noon, Adults, FREE
Get online with our computer basics course. Booking essential as spaces are limited.

Gidea Park Library

EASY COMPUTER BASICS
Every Tues : 3pm-4pm & 5-6pm,
Every Thurs : 5pm-6pm
Every Sat : 10am-11am
Adults, FREE
A five week computer course ideal for beginners or if you want a refresh on computer basics.

Rainham Library

COMPUTER BASICS Tues & Thurs, 11am, Adults

FREE (by appointment only)
Beginners class, please ring the library to book a place for this popular course.

Havering Libraries also have an online resource Library

FREE 2 HOUR TASTER SESSIONS ON OUR ONLINE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
Contact your local library to book a place. The best way to access these resources is to login to www.anywhere.me/havering and select from the Virtual Library.
If you experience any difficulty please telephone 01708 432387.
You will need a library card to access the resources.

Dear all, since bringing cycling as an activity to the forum at least 10 have received personal bike training to a level where off-road cycling is now possible.

I am willing to set up a series of club rides aimed at getting people more experienced on their bikes. I can do this by arranging rides for people during the week or at weekends.I have a number of off-road, on-road and combination routes of various distances we can use, and we can slowly work up to longer rides over time.

Alternatively we can make block bookings for Skyrides. A suitable one is a ride from Upminster to Rainham along the Ingrebourne Valley due to take place on Sunday 18th August at 14:00.

Let me know if you are interested and I’ll start setting it up.

Regards  Ray Whitehouse

contact@havo50forum.org

New Running Club in Harold Wood.

Every day we pass numerous joggers and runners in the Harold Wood and Harold Hill area, sometimes alone and sometimes in small groups.

Good news! A new club has been formed, based at the Harold Wood Sports Club in the Harold Wood Park. Not only do we have access to the beautiful park and the surrounding areas, we also have access to the excellent facilities at the Harold Wood Sports Club which are surely the best in the region including change rooms, showers and a very social bar. The club is easily accessible through public transport, a ten minute walk from the Harold Wood Station and on bus routes.

The club caters for everyone from the beginner taking his or her first run, to experienced runners who want to share their enjoyment of the sport with fellow runners. Advice is available for training methods and programs, shoe selection, diet, health and injuries.

We also recognise that not everyone can run so we hope to extend the club to include walkers as well as runners.

The social aspect of sport is well catered for and runners and walkers will be welcome to stay at the club for something cool to quench their thirst after a good run!

The costs will be normal annual running club membership fees.

Meet every evening, Monday to Thursday at the Harold Wood Sports Club, 6.30 pm : Harold Wood Park, Harold View, Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0LX.

Contact Barry:

bwiseman46@gmail.com

Mobile: 07855447226.

Following our successful trip to Canterbury in April, we have now arranged a day trip to the charming town of Saint Albans.  The trip takes place on Wednesday 21st August, and will depart from Romford Town Hall at 10.00am.  There is plenty to do in Saint Albans, including a visit to the Abbey, bargains in the market, stroll down to the river and nice shops

The cost will be £15 per person.  Tickets will be available at our next Forum meeting on 13th August.  Tickets will also be available at out garden party at HADD on 15th August.

Please contact Diane Meid at the meeting or garden party, or email contact@havo50forum.org with your contact details if you can’t make either of these.