MP supports campaign to restore RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre

The Hornchurch Aerodrome Historical Trust (HAHT) have launched a campaign to establish a permanent home to remember and commemorate RAF Hornchurch and the Hornchurch Aerodrome. RAF Hornchurch played a crucial role in the defence of London across two World Wars.

Bellway Homes, currently developing the site which encompasses the old St Georges Hospital have kindly gifted Sutton’s House to the HAHT which means that the organisation are one step closer to achieving their goal.

Habitat Creation Scheme Confirmed at Rainham Marshes

Land & Water (an environmental company, passionate about caring for The UK’s coastline and the nation’s network of rivers, streams, wetlands and waterways) gained consent this week, for developing a Habitat Creation Scheme on the River Thames at Rainham Marshes. This will be the largest habitat creation project ever constructed inside the M25.

The project will involve creating a significant area of new wetland habitat from re-engineered spoils, coupled with a strategic investment in riverside infrastructure to support along the Thames Corridor for decades to come.

Deep Clean Arranged for Wennington Village

Fay Hough, Havering Coordinator for Jon Cruddas MP, attended a meeting on Tuesday 4th December 2018 regarding ongoing issues in Wennington Village. One of the issues raised was the notorious fly tipping happening on a weekly basis down East Hall Lane that has caused huge amounts of stress to residents who use this lane daily. Alongside the issue of fly tipping, concerns were raised regarding the general cleanliness of Wennington. Less than twenty-four hours after the meeting a response was issued.

Barking and Dagenham International Day of Disabled People 2018

Every year, Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham and Rainham marks International Day of Disabled People (IDDP). It is an important day when people come together to celebrate people with disabilities and the organizations which champion them. This year there will be a celebration of the contributions made by disabled people to life in Barking and Dagenham. This event will take place on Monday 3rd December 2018, from 1.00pm to 8.30pm, at the Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club, on Victoria Road in Dagenham RM10 7XL.

Christmas Card Competiton 2018

Over the past few weeks Jon’s constituency office has been filling up with thousands of bright, creative and innovative Christmas cards designed by pupils from all over of the constituency. The standard of the cards has improved yet again this year and with such an outstanding array it has taken many days, and night’s deliberation for Jon to finally decide on a winner.

Campaign to Protect Rainham's Air

This week Cory Environmental Holdings Limited are submitting an application to the Planning Inspectorate to build a ‘Riverside Energy Park’ in Belvedere, Bexley. The facility will produce over 96 megawatts of electricity through the mass incineration of waste. Due to the scale of the proposal the final decision will be taken by the Secretary of State.

Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham and Rainham has launched a petition against the plans which will undoubtedly have a severe impact on air quality in his constituency, particularly Rainham and the Beam Park development area.

Jon Cruddas MP supports WASPI Women

Jon Cruddas MP has been contacted by numerous woman who are set to be affected by accelerated changes to women’s state pension age. Jon has supported the WASPI campaign from the beginning, and last year the local MP wrote out to thousands of women born in the 1950s who are s­­­et to be effected by the government’s shambolic handling of the ‘equalisation of state pension age’.  

Jon commented:“The decision to accelerate the transition period pulled the rug out from under thousands of women’s feet leaving them little time to plan for their new circumstances.” 

Jon Cruddas MP backs Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bil

Jon Cruddas MP showed their support for renters in Dagenham and Rainham on Friday 26th October 2018, when they attended the Report Stage & Third Reading of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill.

The Bill, which was been brought forward by MP Karen Buck, gives renters across the country the right to take their landlord to court over unsafe and poor housing conditions.

Proposal to Expand Brady Primary School

At the end of September 2018, Havering Council published a statutory notice setting out its formal proposal to expand Brady Primary school. The expansion introduces a 30-place maintained nursery provision thereby, lowering the age range of the school from 4 -11years to 2-11years to enable the school offer 3 &4-year-old early years places.

The publication of this statutory notice marks the beginning of the formal consultation (representation period) of four weeks which started on Friday 28 September 2018 and ends on Friday 26 October 2018.

Havering College Launch of Plumbing Centre of Excellence

On Tuesday 18th of September Havering College launched of their ‘Plumbing Centre of Excellence.’ The project is supported by SoPHE, The Society of Public Health Engineers, and its Contractors and Manufacturers Forums, CIPHE, Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers and JTL.

The aim is to create and develop professional and employable students with a strong desire to progress within this industry. Havering College is in a unique position by being the first FE College in London to bring to fruition the Centre of Excellence concept for plumbing.

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