Harold Hill Town Centre Consultation report, January 2022 This note is a record of feedback gathered during the public drop-in consultation events held in November/ December 2021 to provide an update on the regeneration of Harold Hill Town Centre covering three sites - Chippenham Road, Farnham & Hilldene Estate, and Abercrombie Hostel.
A total of 50 people attended the exhibitions, including businesses and commercial tenants from the town centre, local residents, a Gooshays ward councillor, and members of St. George’s church.
Information on display included project overviews for Chippenham Road and Farnham & Hilldene, and more detailed design proposals for the redevelopment of the Abercrombie Hostel as a new Family Welcome Centre and Medical Centre.
The events were staffed by representatives of the architects Hawkins\Brown, Havering Borough Council regeneration team and Iceni Projects. Information about the consultation was advertised via:
The primary focus of these sessions was to understand the improvements needed in the area as a whole and gather feedback on the Welcome Centre and Medical Centre proposals.
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• A4 newsletter delivered to 1,755 addresses in the immediate and surrounding area • Posters displayed in the Harold Hill Community Hub • Broadcast online via the Harold Hill Unleashed Facebook page and the Living in Havering mailing list, which totals 60k+ email addresses.
Event overview
A drop-in exhibition was held between 12 and 6:30pm on Tuesday 30 November and Thursday 2 December at the Harold Hill Community Hub.
• Emailed directly to residents who have been moved off the estate and have a right to return • 30x newsletter samples handed out to people attending other events at the community hub that coincided with the drop-in consultations.
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