Marlborough pledge £10,000 to Havering’s festive decorations

September 26, 2025

Marlborough pledge £10,000 to Havering’s festive decorations

  • By Marlborough Highways

Marlborough Highways is proud to support the London Borough of Havering’s festive traditions by donating £10,000 towards this year’s holiday celebrations.

At a time when local authorities are having to manage increasing financial pressures, our support will enable town centres across the community to buy festive trees, install Christmas lights and run themed events — ensuring residents and visitors can fully enjoy the magic of the giving season.

As Havering’s long-term Highways Maintenance contractor, we’ve proudly supported the borough’s festive celebrations for several years. Our continued sponsorship reflects a deep belief in the power of shared spaces — especially at Christmas, when town centres become hubs of connection, celebration and community spirit.

Nick Reading, Operations Director at Marlborough Highways, said:

“Marlborough Highways has a longstanding history working alongside Havering Council to serve and support this vibrant borough.”

“This year, we are once again thrilled to contribute towards the Council’s festive celebrations, helping bring holiday cheer to residents and visitors alike.”

“We understand how shared spaces can unite communities, particularly during the season of giving, and are proud to help keep Havering’s much-loved traditions alive.”

Councillor Ray Morgon, Leader of Havering Council, added:

“It is great news that we have managed to secure the sponsorship needed to support Christmas in our town centres.”

“My sincere thanks to Marlborough Highways and the two other local businesses who have also stepped in.”

“Along with additional money from our Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL), together we have ensured Havering can still celebrate Christmas.”

“One of the things I value most is their very collaborative and transparent team culture. It makes a big difference to have a contractor that wants to work closely with us and is supportive and responsive. With Marlborough, I get a team who are attentive, work collaboratively and honestly with me and don’t lose focus on delivering first class communications and compliance.”
Carly Norris, Project Manager Operations, Hackney Council
“From the design stage, Marlborough has been fundamental in delivering the Broad Lane Square improvements scheme. During the works, not only did the team manage to keep to the programme, but they went the extra mile to ensure attention to detail and came up with innovative solutions to address issues encountered on site. My thanks on behalf of Haringey goes out to Marlborough for their dedication to deliver.”
Dana Rasheed, Project Manager, Haringey Council
“Working alongside our Term Service Contractor Marlborough Highways, we successfully completed renovations to the Crowstone Footbridge. The designs were provided by Marlborough, and the work was unique. The scheme was completed to budget and ahead of its programme duration.”
Neil Handley, Senior Engineer, Southend-on-Sea City Council
“I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts, the Marlborough crews were professional, courteous, and hard working all day and ensured the event went without a hitch. You and the team were a credit to the company, demonstrating commitment and support to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.”
Nick Davies, Specialist Services Manager, Barking and Dagenham Council
“I just wanted to say what a pleasure it has been to work with Marlborough Highways over the last six months. The quality of work is superb, and there has been some excellent collaboration between Milestone and Marlborough to complete, what at times, has been quite a challenging scheme. I hope to work with Marlborough on another project in the near future.”
Colin Hill, Schemes Manager, Milestone Infrastructure
“Marlborough worked with us in constructing a 1.3km cycle track. There were a number of technical difficulties to overcome, and their gifted foreman worked to propose some innovative solutions to the challenges we faced. The result is a facility that the locals are proud of, providing walkers and cyclists with alternative access to the hospital and nearby school. The scheme was a lot of hard work, but well worth it.”
Rob Venables, NEC Project Manager, Essex County Council
“Marlborough attracts people who take care and have pride in their work. Several gangs of Operatives worked tirelessly for six months to reconstruct drainage networks, lay more than 3km of high quality bespoke granite kerbs and granite channels blocks to ensure positive drainage. The technical compliance, attention to detail and level of quality finish along the entire carriageway was exceptional”.
Mark Chiverrell, Technical Director, Project Centre
“We saw huge benefits in appointing Marlborough as our full service contractor and we’re impressed – they’ve delivered consistent high quality service and superior quality control across every project. Marlborough, provide us with a ‘one-stop’ shop solution – we get the same quality of service and better control across all aspects of the project.”
Darren Bryant, Principal Engineer, Enfield Council

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