June/July 2007 - London Borough of Hillingdon

Council magazine of the year 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk 

News from your council 

June/July 2007 

Hillingdon’s 

Summer Fiesta 

Events and activities 

for all the family 

Hillingdon goes 

smokefree 

Could you be 

a volunteer? 

Extra help 

for pensioners 

World 

Environment Day 

Council 

question time

organised by Hillingdon Council’s children’s information 

service and Sunshine Magazine (Hillingdon’s free local 

community magazine for families) 

Saturday 30 June 

1.30pm – 4.30pm 

Fassnidge Park 

Uxbridge 

Please use public transport 

or town centre car parks 

Free community event 

for families with young children 

all children must be 

accompanied by and adult 

Come along and join in the fun 

For more details call the council’s children’s 

information service on 0800 073 4800 

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June/July 2007

June/July 2007 

6 Council question time 

Your chance to have your say 

7 Extra help for pensioners 

The council announces council tax discounts 

for the over 65s and its priorities for the next 

three years 

9 World Environment Day 

Hillingdon’s Green Roadshow 

12 Hillingdon goes smokefree 

From 1 July the whole of the UK 

will be smokefree 

16 Hillingdon’s summer Fiesta 

A summer full of fun activities 

for young people 

27 Could you be a volunteer? 

Volunteer opportunities in Hillingdon for 

you to choose from 

Regulars 

4 News 

7 Your council 

29 Useful information 

31 What’s on? 

In the last few weeks, 

you will have read 

many stories in the 

national newspapers and 

seen news reports about 

rubbish, recycling and 

waste collection. The 

focus of that attention has 

largely been on the arguments for and against 

fortnightly waste collections. In Hillingdon we 

have no plans to introduce fortnightly collections. 

We have been quite clear - we listened to our 

residents and what you have told us is that you 

want a simple to use, weekly collection service. 

That is why we introduced the mixed collection 

service, so we do all the sorting for you. This 

means that you don’t have to worry about which 

bag to use for which type of rubbish and should 

help us all to increase the amount we recycle. 

This will help to improve Hillingdon’s 

environment, not just for us but also for our 

children and future generations. 

Delivering value for money services is also 

important to us. We have put in place a programme 

of efficiencies, known as the Hillingdon 

Improvement Programme, which is helping us to 

improve our services and reduce costs. Last year, 

this helped us to save nearly £15m in the costs of 

running the council, and we have similar targets for 

the next two years. We have been able to reinvest 

this money in the areas that are a priority for our 

residents. As well as investing more in the 

environment, we are also putting more money 

into community safety, education and services for 

young people. These are all things that you told 

us will contribute to making Hillingdon a better 

place to live, work and study in and to visit. 

Inside this edition of Hillingdon People, there are 

many examples of how we are providing value for 

money and improving the services we deliver, as 

well as news and information about a range of 

activities of interest to people who live in Hillingdon. 

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June/July 2007 • 3

news 

inbrief 

Log on for housing 

information 

A new DVD recently 

launched by the West 

London Housing 

Partnership’s 

homelessness group can 

now be watched online 

by logging on to a new 

broadband TV service 

called ITV Local London. 

The DVD covers the 

full range of housing 

options available including 

renting in the private 

sector, renting social 

housing through Locata, 

hostel accommodation 

for young people, low 

cost home ownership, 

and housing options for 

older people. 

You can watch the 

DVD at 

www.itvlocal.com/london 

by clicking on ‘London 

Life’. Free copies of the 

DVD are already available 

from the council’s 

reception at the Civic 

Centre, libraries, voluntary 

agencies and community 

partners or by calling the 

council’s contact centre 

on 01895 250147. 

Council clamps 

down on tax 

evaders 

Hillingdon Council is 

confronting persistent 

council tax dodgers in a 

pilot exercise aimed at 

recovering around 

£81,000 in unpaid council 

tax bills. Initial work will 

target the most prolific tax 

evaders in the borough 

and, if successful, will be 

extended to other cases 

on the council’s records. 

BIG Charter 

Mark Award 

Following a rigorous 

independent evaluation 

and assessment, Barnhill 

Independence Group 

(BIG), a Hillingdon 

Council day service for 

people with physical 

and/or sensory 

disabilities, has been 

awarded the Charter 

Mark. 

The Charter Mark is 

the government’s national 

standard for customer 

service in the public 

sector and recognises 

high quality services. 

Cllr Philip Corthorne, 

cabinet member for 

adult social care, health 

and housing said: “We’ve 

been working hard to 

More eyes 

and ears for 

Hillingdon 

Hayes and Harlington is 

the latest ward to benefit 

from extra eyes and ears 

to help tackle 

environmental problems 

in Hillingdon, following 

the launch of the latest 

street champions group 

early this month. 

Street champions act as 

the ‘eyes and ears’ of the 

public and are recruited 

to report residents’ 

concerns and 

environmental problems 

to the council.These 

include things such as 

graffiti, abandoned cars, 

noise, damaged 

pavements, litter and 

other anti social 

behaviour. 

The volunteers can 

report problems they 

find using the council 

website, by email, phone, 

fax, text message and 

through paid check cards 

provided by the council. 

make sure that our 

services meet the needs 

of Hillingdon’s 

community. We’re 

especially proud of BIG, 

which has engaged 

effectively with service 

users in developing its 

service, resulting in 

customer service 

standards which reach 

Charter Mark standard.” 

Cllr Sandra Jenkins, 


environment, said: “Street 

champions play an 

important role in our 

community and I am 

delighted that residents 

are taking pride in their 

local environment. We’d 

like to carry on the good 

work we have already 

undertaken in other areas 

and hope that people will 

continue to take part to 

help make Hillingdon 

cleaner and greener.” 

If you live in Hayes and 

Harlington and are 

interested in becoming a 

street champion, or don’t 

live in the area but want 

your details to be held 

on our pre-register 

database, then please call 

01895 556247 or email 

streetchampions@hillingd 

on.gov.uk 

Stop means 

stop 

The council launched 

‘Stop Means Stop’ last 

month, a campaign to 

warn drivers that it is 

against the law if they fail 

to stop when ordered to 

do so by school crossing 

patrols (SCP). 

The London-wide 

campaign is supported by 

Transport for London 

(TfL), working in 

partnership with the 

police to ensure that 

drivers who fail to stop 

are prosecuted. 

Cllr Keith Burrows, 


planning and 

transportation, said: 

“School crossing patrols 

play an integral role in 

the community and are 

vital in ensuring children 

cross safely when they 

travel to and from school. 

Those who don’t stop 

are putting the lives of 

children, parents and our 

patrols in danger. We 

hope that this campaign 

will help to remind 

drivers in our borough, 

that stop really does 

mean stop.” 

Drivers who fail to stop 

face a £1,000 fine, three 

penalty points on their 

licence or disqualification. 

For further information 

about the Stop Means 

Stop campaign, or if you 

are interested in joining 

the school cross patrol 

please call 01895 250003 

or email 

ibrown@hillingdon.gov.uk 

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Help up the ladder 

More than 1,000 Hillingdon 

residents interested in 

getting their first step on 

the property ladder 

attended the council’s low 

cost home ownership day 

last month. Residents on 

low incomes or who are 

key workers were able to 

get a wealth of information 

and advice from a variety 

of housing experts and 

financial advisors. 

Cllr Philip Corthorne, 

cabinet member for adult 

social care, health and 

housing said “Large 

numbers of Hillingdon 

residents have told us that 

they would most like to 

own their own homes, 

rather than rent privately 

Wild times 

Hillingdon’s libraries will 

be encouraging children 

to take up a reading 

challenge with a difference 

this summer.The Big Wild 

Read, which is taking place 

The future 

borough plan 

Hillingdon residents will 

get another chance to 

have their say on the 

future development of 

the borough in a six 

week consultation, 

starting at the end of July. 

The council wants your 

views to help shape a 

development plan known 

as the Local 

Development 

Framework (LDF) – a 

document that will guide 

development in the 

borough over the next 

ten years. 

or from a social landlord. 

As a result, the council has 

made this a priority and is 

looking at ways to 

maximise the 

opportunities that are 

available for getting people 

into their own homes. 

“Low cost home 

ownership day has been 

between 16 June and 21 

September, challenges 

children to pick up a 

book and help change 

the world for the better. 

Call 01895 250703 for 

more information and 

event details. 

In past consultation 

about the introduction of 

the LDF, residents 

commented on a range of 

issues including community 

cohesion and Hillingdon’s 

natural environment.These 

representations have now 

been used to shape the 

final LDF documents that 

will be sent to the 

Secretary of State. 

Copies of the 

consultation documents 

will be available from 

libraries, the council’s 

planning reception at the 

Civic Centre and on the 

council’s website; 


a huge success and we 

will be looking for other 

opportunities to tell 

people about our work 

in this area in the future.” 

Missed it? For further 

information, please 

contact Jody Hawley on 

01895 277446, or email: 

jhawley@hillingdon.gov.uk 

Bright future 

for the Beck 

The council has awarded a 

new contract for the 

management of the Beck 

Theatre. From July 2, H&Q 

Theatres will take over 

from the current operator 

Live Nation, who has 

come to the end of their 

contract with the council. 

Cllr Henry Higgins, 


culture, sport and leisure 

said:“This is an exciting 

time for the arts in 

Hillingdon and the Beck 

Theatre is crucial to our 

aim of making arts 

accessible for everyone 

and contributing to the 

thriving cultural 

opportunities in Hillingdon. 

We look forward to 

working with H&Q 

Theatres who not only 

share our vision for the 

future but who will bring 

necessary investment.”The 

contract is for a fifteenyear 

period, under which 

the Beck will operate 

under the subsidiary name 

of Beck Theatre Ltd. 

inbrief 

Benefit fraud 

– no excuse 

An investigation by 

officers from Hillingdon 

Council’s benefit fraud 

investigation team in 

partnership with the 

Department for Work 

and Pensions, has led to a 

successful prosecution 

after a Hillingdon resident 

was sentenced for 

obtaining benefits 

by deception. 

At the sentencing, the 

Judge said “Every week 

you had received the 

benefits over the period 

of four years. You knew 

you were receiving these 

by deception.You have 

taken the benefits with 

no regards to misuse of 

public funds. There is no 

excuse for it.” 

The Judge also 

confirmed 31 August 

2007 as the date for 

hearing a confiscation 

order application against 

the resident. The order 

is being sought for the 

recovery of benefits paid 

amounting to 

£47,212.19 of which 

£32,075.46 is housing 

and council tax benefit. 

Painless planning 

online 

Hillingdon residents are 

being encouraged to 

take the pain out of 

planning and log on to 

the council’s online 

planning pages. 

Planning applications 

can be made online and 

a range of searches are 

available to enable you to 

locate planning 

information and see 

drawings. More 

information on 

e-planning services will 

be in the next edition of 

Hillingdon People. 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ 

environment/planning 

news 


news 

inbrief 

ParkMarks 

ParkMark inspectors have 

been so impressed by 

some of Hillingdon’s car 

parks that they have 

renewed the council’s 15 

ParkMark awards for two 

years, instead of the 

normal one. 

The ParkMark scheme 

is run by the Association 

of Chief Police Officers 

and managed by the 

British Parking 

Association.The scheme 

aims to provide secure 

and safe places for 

people to park and 

awards car parks that 

meet these standards. 

Cllr Douglas Mills, 


community safety, said: 

“Providing safe places to 

park in Hillingdon is 

important to us all. As a 

result of the work we 

have been doing, 

Hillingdon car parks are 

getting safer. Last year 

saw a reduction in crime 

in the Cedars and 

Grainges car parks by 

more than a third.” 

New Mayor 

of Hillingdon 

Hillingdon has welcomed 

a new Mayor to the 

borough, Cllr Catherine 

Dann (cons). Cllr Dann 

has taken over the 

position from Cllr 

Routledge, to become 

Mayor for the second 

time. She will be 

supported in her role by 

Cllr Brian Crowe (cons) 

as Deputy Mayor. 

Council question time 

Hillingdon is set to get its 

very own version of 

Question Time as the 

council launches a series 

of council question time 

events to enable residents 

to have their say on 

concerns in their area. 

As part of these events, 

residents will be able to 

find out the latest 

information from the 

council and hear about 

the council’s priorities for 

delivering excellent local 

services. Local people can 

put their questions to 

council decision makers, 

including council leader 

Cllr Ray Puddifoot. 

The first event will take 

place on Thursday 12 July 

at Ruislip High School, 

Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip 

Manor. A further two will 

take place in September 

and October in Hayes 

and Uxbridge. 

Before Question Time 

begins, residents will have 

the opportunity to visit 

the information fayre to 

find out more about local 

services and how to 

access them. Information 

from the council, police, 

Pupil power 

bags a path 

A new cycle path will be 

introduced in Eastcote 

after pupils from Field 

End School presented a 

petition to the council 

asking for the path to be 

introduced so that they 

could cycle to school. 

Council officers and the 


planning and 

transportation Cllr Keith 

Burrows, met with the 

pupils at their school to 

hold the first ever junior 

petition hearing after 

pupils had collected 

signatures in support of 

the path. 

Cllr Burrows said: “The 

pupils presented a very 

health and voluntary 

services will be available, 

as well as the chance to 

get your problems solved 

by reporting issues directly 

to the council’s customer 

contact centre. 

Community safety will also 

be high on the agenda 

with a presentation from 

the borough commander 

and the opportunity to 

meet your Police Safer 

Neighbourhood teams to 

find out what they are 

doing to tackle crime and 

anti-social behaviour in 

your area. 

Invitations to attend 

Question Time will be 

sent to residents selected 

at random and they will 

be available at your local 

library. Leader of the 

council Cllr Ray Puddifoot 

strong and worthwhile 

case for the path, which 

will help them to travel to 

school safely. As a result of 

their actions, we are 

supporting their 

suggestions and will be 

making a bid for funding 

from Transport for 

London (TfL) to install the 

path as soon as possible. 

commented:“The council 

question time events 

provide an opportunity 

for local residents to 

engage with the council 

and get answers to the 

questions that matter to 

them.We hope that local 

people will take the 

opportunity to come 

along to a session near 

them and get involved 

with helping to shape the 

services we provide.” 

If you require further 

information about the 

events contact the 

council on 01895 250612 

or email 

questiontime@hillingdon. 

gov.uk. Further 

information is also 

available via the council’s 

website at 


“It was great to see 

young people using their 

democratic rights to get 

involved in their 

communities and make a 

difference to their 

borough and we are 

pleased to have 

supported them through 

this process.” 

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As part of the launch of the 

Council Plan, Hillingdon’s priorities 

for the next three years, Cllr Ray 

Puddifoot, Leader of the Council 

announced that for the next three 

years, the council will not increase 

Hillingdon’s council tax at all for 

residents over 65 years of age. 

This long-term commitment to 

not increasing council tax for the 

borough’s older people is believed 

to be the first in the UK and 

follows the announcement last 

December when Hillingdon 

became the first London council 

to announce a council tax 

discount for older residents. 

WWW.THIRD-AVENUE.CO.UK 

your council 

Leader announces more 

help for pensioners 

Leader of the Council, Cllr Ray 

Puddifoot said: “As the council’s 

older people’s champion I am 

making these moves to make sure 

we do what we can to ensure that 

pensioners have sufficient means to 

keep up with the rising costs of 

living. Ultimately, this is the 

responsibility of central government 

but we are addressing these issues 

at a local level as far as we can.” 

Delivering 

your priorities 

The council plan sets out the 

council’s priorities and includes: 

• Make Hillingdon a cleaner, 

greener borough 

• Increase our recycling rate to 

40% by 2010 

• Reduce anti–social behaviour 

• Create a safe environment, 

making Hillingdon amongst the 

safest boroughs in London 

• Reduce burglary, vehicle crime, 

assault and hate crime 

• Continue our programme of road 

safety initiatives, pedestrian 

crossings and school travel plans 

• Ensure Hillingdon is a place 

where people enjoy living, by 

balancing the need for jobs, 

homes and the environment 

• Develop and improve education 

in our schools 

• Support adult and community 

learning 

• Expand cultural and sports activities 

• Maintain our local heritage 

• Provide modern libraries and 

encourage people to use them 

• Provide three more youth 

centres for youth activities 

• Support our children to be healthy 

• Provide 11 new children’s 

centres, which will provide 

services for the under 5s 

• Provide three new extended school 

hubs, which will join up a range of 

services across schools and 

neighbourhoods in the borough 

• Improve road safety by ensuring 

all of the borough’s 91 schools 

have school travel plans in place 

by March 2009 

• Protect local health services 

• Improve quality of life, 

independence, choice and access 

to good quality health, housing 

and social care 

• Deliver the decent homes targets 

• Reduce the number of people in 

temporary accommodation by 

50% by 2010 

• Maintain excellent benefit and 

housing services, demonstrating 

value for money, increase benefit 

take up, and improve the speed 

and accuracy of applications 

• Deliver excellent value for money 

adult social services 

• Improve and promote the health 

and well being of adults 

• Make it easier for small local 

companies to provide services to 

the council, so that where it is 

financially expedient, we buy 

services from them 

• Improve skills training for local 

people 

• Increase the number of adults 

with disabilities accessing 

education, employment and 

training opportunities 

• Increase the number of lone 

parents supported into 

employment 

• Explore the possibility of Hillingdon 

becoming a ‘wireless’ authority 

• Improve access to services and 

employment for the elderly 

disabled and minority groups 

• Encourage community 

development, engagement and 

social cohesion in the knowledge 

that services are provided fairly 

and based solely on need 

• Continue the Leader’s Initiative to 

support our older residents 

• Support partner organisations to 

extend opportunities for staff to 

engage in volunteering activities. 

Hillingdon’s Council Plan is 

published on 30 June.To get 

your copy telephone Tracey 

Waters on 01895 277694. 


environment 

Don’t miss the chance to 

have your say on Heathrow 

The council and NoTRAG, the group 

supported by the council which was set up 

to oppose the third runway at Heathrow, 

are urging residents to have their say in the 

government’s consultation later this year. 

The consultation, which is likely to 

be published in the autumn, will ask 

for views on four main issues: 

• the third runway and sixth 

terminal 

• the abolition of westerly 

preference 

• the abolition of runway 

alternation 

• the abolition of the Cranford 

agreement (this protects 

Cranford during easterly winds 

because Cranford is just yards 

from the eastern end of the 

northern runway.) 

It is likely to only give residents 12 

weeks to respond. 

Christine Shilling, Press 

Secretary for NoTRAG said: 

“NoTRAG is very concerned that 

this consultation does not include 

the road system, as any changes to 

local roads will mean that more 

people will be affected.” 

She added: “These plans will 

mean that the constraints which 

protect people living around the 

airport will be removed so it is vital 

that residents and anyone else with 

an interest in the environment and 

in protecting the villages around the 

airport have their say during the 

consultation. As we don’t know 

exactly when the consultation will 

be published, I would urge 

everyone with an interest in the 

future of the environment around 

Heathrow to look out for 

information on websites and in the 

local papers.” 

Once the consultation dates are 

announced, NoTRAG will arrange 

public meetings to discuss the 

consultation and give more advice to 

residents on how they can respond. 

Cllr Ray Puddifoot, Leader of the 

Council, said: “The council has 

already expressed grave concerns 

about the length of time that 

people will have to respond to the 

consultation. For something that 

will have such a major impact on 

the local environment and on 

people’s lives, 12 weeks is nowhere 

near enough time.” 

Councillor Puddifoot has 

announced further support for 

NoTRAG by providing an extra 

£10,000 to help during the 

consultation process. 

The NoTRAG annual AGM is to 

be held on 21 June at 7.30pm at 

Heathrow Primary School. 

The council is also part of the 2M 

Group, a coalition of local 

authorities that represents more 

than 2 million people in areas 

affected by aircraft noise.The group 

has also 

recently 

highlighted 

concerns 

about the 

length of the 

Heathrow 

consultation. 

Contacts 

For more information about 

NoTRAG go to www.notrag.org 

For more information about the 

2M Group go to 

www.2MGroup.org.uk 

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Council celebrates World 

Environment day in style 

environment 

The borough’s first ever Green 

Roadshow was held last month. 

Organised by the council as part 

of World Environment Day 

celebrations, the event was aimed 

at inspiring Hillingdon residents to 

‘do their bit’ for the environment. 

The fun packed two day event 

took place at Manor Farm, Ruislip 

over the May bank holiday and 

attracted thousands of visitors.The 

event showcased an exciting range 

of environmentally friendly 

entertainment and awarenessraising 

activities from green-themed 

clown shows, circus workshops, 

recycling exhibitions, solar and wind 

powered rides to displays of 

Top tips to be green 

• Switch off all electrical appliances when not in use, 

don’t leave them on standby. 

• Swap at least two light bulbs in your home for energy 

efficient ones. 

• Have a shower instead of a bath. 

• Walk, cycle or use public transport instead of taking 

the car. 

• Recycle and reuse as much you can and buy products 

with little or no packaging. 

• Turn down your central heating by 1°C in winter, and 

wear a jumper if you’re cold. 

• Set your washing machine to 30 degrees instead of 

40 degrees. 

• Use re-chargeable batteries. 

electric cars and a scrapstore made 

up of incredible creations of junk. 

Those who attended didn’t go 

away emptied handed either.There 

was a fantastic children’s bike 

competition, free garden compost 

giveaways and the opportunity to 

buy subsidised compost bins for 

your home. 

Cllr Sandra Jenkins, cabinet 

member for environment, said: “As 

well as being a great day out for all 

the family, the Green Roadshow 

was a really fun way of showing 

people how easy it is to make 

small, positive changes to their lives 

Did you know? 

that will benefit the environment. 

Each one of us should be thinking 

about adjusting the way we live our 

lives, even if we start by changing 

the smallest things.” 

World Environment Day is 

celebrated worldwide on 5 June to 

raise awareness of the 

environment and this year’s focus 

was on the effects of climate 

change on polar ecosystems.To 

mark the day, the Leader of the 

Council, Cllr Ray Puddifoot, signed 

the Nottingham Declaration, a 

pledge to take steps to tackle 

climate change. 

• The northern polar ice cap is expected to completely 

melt within 50 years. 

• 1998 was the hottest year on record, followed by 

2002, 2003 and 2004. 

• 100 million more people will be flooded by the end 

of the century. 

• The economic costs of global warming are doubling 

every decade. 

• Up to a third of land-based species could face 

extinction by the middle of the century. 

• 30 million more people may be hungry because of 

climate change by 2050. 

• Lighting an average office overnight wastes enough 

energy to heat water for 1,000 cups of tea. 

• Two photocopiers and three printers switched off 

saves around five tones of CO 2 per year. 


safer hillingdon 

Helping to resolve disputes 

What happens when 

you think someone 

is behaving 

unreasonably by 

parking outside your 

house? What do 

you do if your 

neighbour plays 

loud music and 

ignores you when 

you ask them to turn 

the volume down? 

The Hillingdon Community 

Mediation service can help you in 

such situations and maybe 

transform your day-to-day life. 

Mediation supports people and 

can help to resolve conflicts or 

disputes before they get to a more 

serious stage, such as having to take 

legal action. In extreme cases, it 

can even help to reduce crime by 

stopping people taking the law into 

their own hands. 

Dealing with disputes through 

mediation people work together to 

find a resolution to their problem. It 

does this by taking into account 

people’s fears and anger towards 

each other and gives them a ‘safe 

space’ to work out their differences. 

Cllr Douglas Mills, cabinet 

member for improvement, 

partnerships and community safety 

said: “This is an important and 

valuable service as conflict affects a 

person’s quality of life. In some 

cases, this can also impact on the 

wider community so anything that 

helps to resolve disputes is valuable 

in helping to improve the quality of 

life for our residents.” 

Mr Hill* and Mr Allen*, both 

Hillingdon residents, were always 

arguing about parking and a hedge. 

The disputes had gone on for three 

years.They had even called the 

police about the parking problem, 

but no one was breaking the law as 

they were parking on the public 

highway so the police or the council 

had no powers to take action. 

Mr Allen had threatened legal 

action over the hedge, but apart 

from a couple of solicitors letters, 

not much had happened. Mr Hill 

was now thinking of setting up a 

CCTV camera to monitor Mr 

Allen’s activities, while Mr Allen had 

been advised to keep a diary of any 

activities by Mr Hill that disturbed 

him. Instead of enjoying their 

homes and their families, the 

dispute was taking over their lives. 

Hillingdon Council suggested 

mediation which, although they 

accepted, they were dubious about 

what it could do for them. 

Two mediators from Hillingdon 

Community Mediation visited both 

men. In this case, Mr Hill and Mr 

Allen decided not to meet face-toface, 

but the visit helped them to 

see how much the dispute was 

affecting their lives and how they’d 

like to stop things getting worse. Mr 

Hill decided to speak to Mr Allen 

about the parking.The mediators 

had helped him think about how he 

would approach Mr Allen in a way 

that might lead to a resolution. Mr 

Allen was sceptical at first but 

eventually was relieved that they 

were doing something together to 

improve the situation.They agreed 

to stop arguing over the parking 

outside their homes and try to 

share the space as equally as 

possible. Mr Hill also agreed to 

have his hedge cut back. 

This is just one example of how 

mediation can help to resolve 

disputes. Both men were able to 

get back to their own lives and save 

themselves money by not having to 

pay expensive legal bills. 

If this sounds familiar, mediation 

may be able to help you. We don’t 

solve the problem for you - we 

help you solve it for yourself. 

Community Mediation can help 

with conflicts over a range of things 

such as noise, rubbish, high hedges, 

parking, verbal abuse, boundaries 

and much more. 

*Names have been changed 

Contacts 


Hillingdon Community Mediation, 

call 01895 446611 or visit 

www.hcmediation.co.uk 


10 • 


Make your 

home ‘safe 

as houses’ 


The sunny weather and rising 

temperatures are great for 

getting out in the garden and 

opening up doors and windows. 

However, it can also give 

criminals an easy route into 

your home. 

Summertime often sees an increase in burglary with 

many burglars entering homes through doors and 

windows that have been left open to get a “breeze”. 

As many as a quarter of all burglaries happen as a 

result of someone leaving a window open and 



sometimes, burglaries even take place when the 

householder is at home. 

Taking a few simple precautions can help reduce the 

chances of you becoming a summer victim: 

• if you do not have locks on your windows, consider 

investing in some - locks are quite cheap and these 

days, they are available at a wide range of DIY shops. 

You should also make sure you have good locks on 

your main and patio doors. Always secure the most 

vulnerable windows first, particularly ground floor 

windows, windows that cannot be seen from the 

street and those that can be reached from drainpipes 

or a flat roof. 

• when you go out - even if it’s only for a few minutes - 

make sure ALL doors and windows are securely 

closed and locked. 

• even when you are at home, close and lock all 

accessible windows - unless you are in the same 

room 

• if you need a cooling breeze, consider buying a fan 

instead. 

Contacts 


securing your home contact the 

Hillingdon crime prevention office 

on 020 8246 1778 


environment 

Stub out or get out! 

Very soon, England will step into line with its neighbours and the 

whole of the UK will be smokefree. Non-smokers may be looking 

forward to 1 July, but what will the move mean for smokers? 

Offence Who is liable? Fixed penalty 

notice (if paid 

in 15 days) 

Smoking in a smokefree place 

Failing to display required no 

smoking signs 

Failing to prevent smoking in a 

smokefree place 

Anyone who smokes in a 

smokefree place 

Anyone who manages or 

occupies the smokefree 

premises or vehicle 

Anyone who manages or 

controls the smokefree 

premises or vehicle 

The changes 

From 1 July 2007, it will be against 

the law to smoke in virtually all 

enclosed public places and 

workplaces, as well as public and 

work vehicles. Indoor smoking 

rooms will also become a thing of 

the past. It is estimated that 

thousands of lives will be saved 

over the next decade as a result. 

The law applies to anything that 

can be smoked – so pipes, cigars 

and herbal cigarettes will be out 

too. Failure to abide by the new 

laws will be a criminal offence. 

Local councils will enforce the law 

and anyone caught will be given a 

fixed penalty notice. 

Make it your 

business! 

There are certain things managers 

of businesses need to do to 

prevent people from smoking in 

enclosed (or substantially enclosed) 

areas.These include ensuring staff 

know the law, removing ashtrays 

and displaying correct no-smoking 

signs. If you had a smoking room, 

you’ll obviously need to think of a 

new use for it! 

Businesses are welcome to build 

outdoor shelters for staff and 

customers, although planning 

permission will usually need to be 

sought. Martine Baxter-Parsons is 

the landlady of the Abrook Arms in 

Fixed penalty 

notice (if paid 

in 29 days) 

Signs 

Court 

awarded fine 

£30 £50 Up to £200 

£150 £200 Up to £1,000 

N/A N/A Up to £2,500 

Uxbridge. She has been preparing 

for 1 July for some time and has 

erected outdoor shelters for 

customers who smoke. “I’m both 

pleased and concerned about the 

impact of England going 

smokefree”, she says. “My child lives 

above the pub, so it will obviously 

benefit her health when smoke is 

no longer wafting up the stairs. 

However, I am concerned it will 

affect business, as many of my 

regulars are smokers.” 

If you run a local business, we 

have advice to help you meet your 

legal obligations, as well as 

information on stop-smoking 

services in the borough. Please call 

01895 556000. Alternatively, for 

more detailed guidance visit 

www.smokefreehillingdon.co.uk 

All smokefree 

premises, 

including vehicles, 

should display a 

no-smoking sign 

showing the 

international nosmoking 

symbol of a cigarette, in a 

red circle with a red line through it, 

and should have the words, ‘No 

smoking. It is against the law to 

smoke in these premises.’ (Posters 

can be downloaded for free from 

www.smokefreehillingdon.co.uk) 

12 • 


transport 


The council is urging Hillingdon 

residents to take care when parking 

in the borough to ensure they 

don’t fall foul of the new parking 

law coming into force from 1 July. 

The new scheme will mean 

drivers will face different fines based 

on the seriousness of the parking 

offence.The initiative is being rolled 

out by the government in an effort 

to improve road safety and keep 

London moving by reducing traffic 

congestion and cutting the number 

of illegal parking acts. 

The two tier system will mean 

motorists in Hillingdon will now 

be fined up to £100 for more 

serious parking contraventions, 

such as parking in places like bus 

stops, pedestrian crossings, safety 

zones outside schools or where 

loading is prohibited, compared to 

lower fines of £60 for overstaying 

at a parking meter or failing to 

display a valid ticket. Penalties for 

moving traffic contraventions, such 

as being in a bus lane, entering a 

yellow box junction and ignoring 

no entry signs will also increase 

to £120. 

There will still be a 50% discount 

for all fines which are paid within 

14 days. 

Cllr Keith Burrows, cabinet 

member for planning and 

transportation, says: “We 

understand that no one likes to 

receive a parking ticket and want to 

ensure that as few people as 

possible get them. However, the 

new laws will enable more safe and 

efficient journeys in Hillingdon.” 

How to avoid getting a 

parking ticket: 

• always observe road markings 

and read the signs 

• make sure you park within the 

parking bays 

• display your parking pay and 

display ticket, residents permit or 

visitor’s voucher clearly. 

If you do get a ticket whilst in 

Hillingdon you can now pay quickly 

and easily online by visiting the 

online services section of the 

council website 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/services-online 

Contacts 

For more information on parking 

related services in Hillingdon visit 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/parking 


young people 

Caring 

for our 

carers 

© PRINCESS ROYAL TRUST FOR CARERS. 

For most, 

childhood is a 

carefree time 

when someone 

is there to feed 

us, take care 

of us and 

nurse us back 

to health 

when we’re 

poorly. 

Around 700 young people in Hillingdon care for a family member, 

but 500 of these have never come forward for support. 

Sadly this is not the case for around 

700 young people in Hillingdon, 

who are the primary carers of 

family members struck down by 

serious health problems. 

A Young Carers’ Strategy, just 

launched by the council with the 

support of The Children’s Society, 

addresses the fact that sadly, a huge 

number of these exceptional 

youngsters don’t realise they are 

entitled to support. The 

organisation, Hillingdon Carers, 

helps around 200 young people 

aged under 18, but from the 2001 

census it is clear there are up to 

500 others yet to be identified. 

Young carers face the challenge 

of achieving in education, as school 

or college work can often take a 

backseat when there are such huge 

obligations at home. But as Cllr 

David Simmonds, cabinet member 

for education and children’s 

services explains, the strategy aims 

to address problems such as these. 

“Young people shouldn’t be 

expected to carry out the same 

caring responsibilities as adults”, he 

says. “We are working to support 

them in minimising the impact of 

these responsibilities, so that they 

have the same opportunities in life 

as other young people.” 

From now on, young carers will be 

included in developing new services. 

Since the plan brings together all 

existing organisations on hand to 

14 year-old Sam 

and 16 year-old 

Louisa Baker from 

West Drayton 

share the 

responsibility of 

caring for their 

mother,Terri, 

along with two 

younger siblings. 

Terri is now a 

wheelchair user, 

having suffered 

a serious illness 

last September. 

Sam and Louisa’s time is divided between 

help young carers and their families, 

their support will be vastly improved 

and crucially, should lead to an 

increase in referrals to the service. 

schoolwork and looking after Mum, and they admit it can be a struggle. But 

Louisa is keen to go to college in September, and Hillingdon Carers are 

supporting the whole family to help make sure this happens, and that her 

brother and sisters fulfil their potentials too. 

Contacts 

Left to right, Jo Brill, project manager at Young Carers, 

Sarah Reese, Sam Baker, Louisa Baker and Joanne 

Venn, who are all young carers themselves, and Paul 

Coventry, project leader at Hillingdon Carers. 

If you are a young carer or know someone that is please call Hillingdon 

Young Carers on 01895 811206, or email office@hillingdoncarers.org.uk 

Alternatively visit www.hillingdoncarers.org.uk 

14 • 


Ryan Harding 

Vikki Millar, Cllr David Simmonds, 

Darren Davies and Amy Morgan 

Laura Turner and Tom Murphy, head of 

the council’s youth and connexions service 

Young people from Hillingdon were 

awarded for their achievements in May at 

the annual Young Achievers Awards, 

organised by the council’s youth and 

connexions service. 

In all 255 young people aged 

between 11 and 25 received 

awards at a ceremony held at the 

Beck Theatre, Hayes. 

Any young person living or 

attending school in the borough 

was eligible to be nominated by a 

member of Hillingdon’s education 

and children’s services or by 

organisations working in 

partnership with them. 

This year young people were 

nominated for, amongst other 

things, volunteering, commitment to 

education, overcoming difficulties in 

their lives, sporting achievements 

and for achieving gold, silver or 

bronze standards in the Duke of 

Edinburgh Award. All nominees 

received an award. 

Cllr David Simmonds, cabinet 

member for education and 

children’s services commented: 

“The young achievers awards are a 

real celebration of the talent, 

determination and commitment of 

young people from the borough of 

Hillingdon.Their achievements 

should inspire others to work hard 

to attain their goals and to 

overcome any obstacles that they 

come up against.” 

The awards also featured live 

music and entertainment by young 

people from the borough and a 

young 

special guest speaker, Laura Turner, 

Commonwealth Games silver 

medallist and UK 60m indoor 

champion, who studied at Brunel 

University. She spoke passionately 

about the young people's 

achievements and their dedication 

to overcoming the obstacles they 

had been faced with in their lives. 

young people 

achievers 

awarded 


young people 

A summ 

FIESTA is back by popular demand, replacing the long lazy days 

of summer with opportunities to burn some energy, let creative 

juices flow or simply stop you getting bored! 

Dettie Quirke is FIESTA 07 

programme manager, and 

personally chose many of the 

courses herself – so Hillingdon 

People met with her to find out 

more… 

HP: In a nutshell, what exactly is 

FIESTA, Dettie? 

Dettie: It’s a programme of 

informal learning and personal 

development opportunities for 

young people living or in education 

within Hillingdon, aged 11-19… 

HP: That sounds very much like 

council jargon… 

Dettie: Yes I suppose it is, but its 

also true! FIESTA 07 is all about 

unleashing young peoples’ potential 

– its about them having fun, whilst 

also learning.The choice is vast as 

always – so whether they would 

rather put on their trainers, overalls 

or DJ headphones, we should have 

something to satisfy everybody. 

Programmes take place all over the 

borough; in colleges, young people’s 

centres and sports grounds. 

HP: So what’s new for 2007? 

Dettie: Aqua Extreme is in the 

mix, as well as a week-long cycling 

course that includes a chance to try 

out Hawks BMX track. Something 

I’m particularly excited about is the 

football camp – Queens Park 

Rangers coaches will be teaching 

the Brazilian philosophy of football, 

so there could be a chance to pick 

up some of Pele and Ronaldo’s 

legendary tricks. 

HP: Sounds like you’ll be having a 

go yourself?! 

Dettie: I’d love to but as you can 

imagine with so many programmes 

going on it’s a really busy time for 

me. We’ll have all the old 

favourites too - like Summer 

Action, where for just £30 young 

people can spend an entire week 

trying their hands at things like 

dance, urban arts and music 

production, and not only that but 

the cost includes a trip to either 

Thorpe Park or Chessington on 

the last day. All FIESTA 07 courses 

are affordable in fact - and none 

more than £30.The council has 

subsidised everything. 

HP: So did you say something 

about career-based courses? 

Dettie: Yes – call them tasters of 

what’s to come if you like! But it 

won’t be like real work at all. 

Young people can have a go at car 

maintenance, web design, cookery 

or food hygiene and there’s also 

something called Stage Combat – 

a brilliant workshop revealing the 

secrets of special effects and 

stunts used in filmmaking.There’s 

much more as well, as you will see 

in the brochure… 

HP: What brochure? How 

can people get one? And 

how do they book? 

Dettie: It’s simple – by 

phoning 01895 250453 

for a brochure or 

downloading one from 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk. 

Everything they need to 

know is contained in it. 

Oh, and there’s a 20% 

discount if more than 

one family member living 

at the same address 

attends FIESTA. 

HP: Cheers then, I’m off 

to get one… see you 

there! 

16 • 


er Fiesta 

young people 

Don’t just take 

Dettie’s word for it 

– look what FIESTA 

2006 participants 

had to say: 

“Staff were helpful, friendly and 

funny!” 

“If I hadn’t have done it, I would 

have been bored stiff at home!” 

“I’ve learnt kayaking and rock 

climbing – plus how to 

communicate better” 

“Thank you for the additional 

support for the Chessington visit, 

without it my son would have 

missed out.” 

Fiesta 07 runs from 23rd July to 31st August 2007 


environment 

More recycling 

services for Hillingdon 

Hillingdon council is committed to extending its recycling services to suit 

our residents’ needs. In December last year the council introduced glass 

recycling and in January free recycling for charity and non-profit 

organisations was rolled out across the borough. 

The council is now taking another step forward by introducing street litter 

recycling bins.This means you will now be able to recycle rubbish such as 

paper, cardboard, cartons, newspapers, tins, glass bottles and jars that would 

have once been thrown away. 

Where does 

your can go? 

6. The liquid 

metal is then put 

into moulds and 

cooled and turned into 

blocks of aluminium 

which are then re-used 

to make new cans. 

1. Once you place your 

cans in a clear plastic 

recycling bag ready to be 

collected by Hillingdon 

council refuse collectors, 

the 8.5 tonne fully 

loaded lorry is 

transported to a 

recycling plant in 

Colnbrook owned 

by Grundons. 

Did you know? 

Thanks to our residents’ efforts, in 

Hillingdon we have reduced the 

amount of household waste going to 

landfill by 5,900 tonnes, that is the 

equivalent of 23kgs per person per year. 

5. The flattened cans 

are then melted in a 

750 degrees celsius 

furnace. 

It is estimated that 

every household in the 

UK throws away 

around 200 aluminium 

drink cans every year. 

2. All the materials 

are then sorted and 

separated here and 

sent to various 

locations across 

the country. 

4. Once at the recycling 

plant, mechanical hammers 

flattened the cans into 

small pieces, about the 

size of a 50p piece. 

3. Aluminium cans are 

recycled in the UK by 

Alcan, Europe’s 

dedicated aluminium 

can recycling plant. 

Contacts 

If you require more information 

on recycling email 

dmjones@hillingdon.gov.uk or visit 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/recycling 

18 • 


Hillingdon is... 

environment 

Following a successful pilot in 

Townfield, over 193 people and 56 

teams of council workers and local 

partners descended onto the 

streets of Yiewsley last month, to 

launch the start of a twelve month 

programme called ‘Streets Ahead’. 

The new scheme, which is being 

led by the council, focuses on 

engagement, education and 

enforcement and aims to improve 

local areas, ensuring closer 

community working with 

Hillingdon residents. 

Streets Ahead coming to you soon: 

Barnhill Thursday 24 May 2007 

Northwood Hills Thursday 28 June 2007 

Brunel Thursday 26 July 2007 

Botwell Thursday 23 August 2007 

Manor Thursday 27 September 2007 

West Drayton Thursday 25 October 2007 

Pinkwell Thursday 22 November 2007 

South Ruislip Thursday 20 December 2007 

Uxbridge North Thursday 24 January 2008 

Heathrow Villages Thursday 28 February 2008 

Cavendish Thursday 27 March 2008 

Contacts 

For more information on Streets 

Ahead visit 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/streetsahead 

or email 

streetsahead@hillingdon.gov.uk 

Alternatively telephone: 

01895 556247 or 01895 556792 

Adopt an allotment 

Unlike other parts of London where 

there is a shortage of allotments, in 

Hillingdon we have a number of 

available plots across the borough. 

There’s no cheaper, healthier, more 

satisfying way to make sure you get 

your five a day than by growing 

them on your very own allotment. 

The exercise and fresh air will do 

you the world of good and if you 

have children, get them involved in 

the whole enjoyable experience too. 

From easy peasy sweet peas to more 

challenging vegetables like asparagus 

and celery, an allotment can be 

kept by gardeners of all abilities. 

Prices for plots range from only 

£16.00 to £62.20 per year and all 

new allotment holders will be given 

a pack to get started. 

Allotment 

competition 

If you already have an allotment and 

are interested in winning a cash 

prize, get digging now, the annual 

allotments competition is on its way. 

Cash prizes will be awarded to 

the top three allotment holders of 

the best quality plots, with three 

trophies also awarded for the best 

kept allotment sites. 

Contacts 

If you or a friend is interested in 

renting an allotment or to find out 

about the competition please call 

01895 277 765 or email 

nporter@hillingdon.gov.uk 


older people 

Lady Craig Court 

new homes for older people 

Hillingdon People meets one of the 

new residents of Lady Craig Court, 

Hillingdon’s new, high quality 

council homes for older people. 

Lady Craig Court provides 

housing that Hillingdon’s older 

people told us they want – well 

located, high quality homes like 

those more often found in private 

developments. Lady Craig Court’s 

new residents started to move in 

to the £4.8 million council-funded 

development in May. 

Lady Craig Court adds to the 

community of older people in 

Harlington, with Michael Shersby 

House (a sheltered unit for older 

people) and Hooper Drive’s 

independent retirement homes 

nearby. This has advantages for 

residents in terms of social 

networks, safety and security. All 

Lady Craig Court’s new residents 

are leaving larger family size homes, 

which are in heavy demand 

throughout Hillingdon. 

Cllr Philip Corthorne, cabinet 

member for adult social care, 

health and housing said: “Lady 

Craig Court works on so many 

levels. It offers older people the 

homes they want in sustainable 

communities, while freeing up larger 

council homes for families who 

need them.” 

Meet Donald Pascoe 

“Ilived in Glebe Avenue, Ickenham 

for 38 years. My wife and Ibrought 

up our three children there and the 

house was a great family home. I’m a 

widower now and my children have 

long since flown the nest so the 

house got too big for me – a family 

home needs a family to live in it. 

“I’m no spring chicken. I’m 73 

years old now, and the garden was 

getting too much for me too. I 

didn’t have the interest or 

enthusiasm for it any more. 

“I’m looking forward to having a 

nice new home in a community of 

older people. It’s hard to move 

though, so many of my memories 

happened in the old house and it’s 

been really hard to make the 

decision to leave that behind.” 

Hillingdon Council is seeking to 

add-on to Mr Pascoe’s former 

three-bedroom home, making it a 

six-bedroom home, to increase the 

number of council homes available 

for larger families. 

Hillingdon – 

building 

better communities 

Hillingdon has an ongoing 

redevelopment programme for 

sites that are under-utilised or 

outdated. We also support housing 

associations and community 

partners to develop more modern 

facilities using central government 

funding. 

The council aims to maximise 

opportunities for building new 

developments such as Lady Craig 

Court in locations that are 

attractive to older people, as well 

as new low cost homes for sale to 

first time buyers. 

We recently redeveloped four 

former garage sites to provide 19 

new council homes, which received 

hundreds of bids each when 

advertised for letting. We are 

looking for new opportunities to 

redevelop under-utilised council 

land, including garage sites, parking 

and public amenity areas, 

particularly where they attract antisocial 

behaviour like graffiti, fly 

tipping or vandalism. 

Contacts 

For more information contact 

Julie Marshall on 01895 277593 

20 • 


Adult abuse 

it happens, 


it hurts 

The council remains serious about tackling 

adult abuse, so during June and July we’re 

campaigning to keep ‘no secrets’ about this 

serious issue. 


Daisy’s story 

Daisy (not her real name) is 

85 years old and lives alone. 

She receives support from her 

neighbours and a care worker 

employed through an agency 

visits daily. One day she told 

her neighbours that money 

was going missing from her 

purse.The neighbours, through 

a process of elimination, 

thought the most likely 

suspect was the care worker 

but couldn’t prove it. One of 

the neighbours worked for 

the BBC and borrowed a mini 

camera, which he put into 

Daisy’s video recorder with 

her handbag in front of the 

camera. One particular day 

the carer’s visit was cancelled 

yet mid-morning the carer still 

called saying he needed to call 

his agency about another 

vulnerable adult who was not 

answering the door. 

While Daisy was in the 

kitchen, the worker was filmed 

pretending to make a phone 

call and then bending over and 

stealing money from Daisy’s 

handbag.The evidence was 

handed to the police.The care 

worker was convicted of theft. 

Daisy’s story is just one of many 

investigated each year by Hillingdon 

Council, working with the 

Metropolitan Police, private and 

voluntary service providers, and 

health trusts. Last year we 

investigated 128 allegations of adult 

abuse. Adult abuse doesn’t only 

happen to older people. Adult 

abuse can happen to any vulnerable 

adult, such as people with mental 

illness, learning disability and 

physical disability. 

No secrets about 

adult abuse 

Adult abuse can be physical, 

psychological, sexual or financial. It 

can include violent or threatening 

behaviour, verbal abuse, neglect, 

unwanted touching or kissing, theft 

or being pressured into giving 

things away. 

During June and July, we will be 

joining with organisations in the UK 

and worldwide to raise awareness 

about adult abuse, to coincide with 

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 

on 15 June. As well as taking part in 

a number of local events, we will be 

running a ‘no secrets’ campaign so 

watch out for information 

throughout the borough including 

billboards, leaflets and posters. 

It is important that people in 

Hillingdon know that vulnerable 

adults may be abused, so they can 

report it. We can then investigate 

the allegations and better protect 

people unable to protect 

themselves.The abuse that Daisy 

suffered was stopped by the 

prompt action of her good 

neighbours.Vulnerable adults need 

your help to protect them from 

harm and abuse. 

Report it 

If you suspect that somebody you 

know with a physical disability, 

learning disability, mental health 

problem, or aged over age 65 is 

being abused, please contact the 

council. If the matter is criminal, call 

the police straight away. 

Cllr Philip Corthorne, cabinet 

member for adult social care, 

health and housing, said:“We owe it 

to people who can’t look out for 

themselves to report any signs of 

adult abuse. We believe that adult 

abuse often remains hidden, so it’s 

important that we bring it in to the 

light and keep ‘no secrets’. 

With your help 

vulnerable adults will 

be safer. 

Contacts 

Hillingdon Council Contact 

Centre 01895 250111 

Metropolitan Police (Uxbridge 

Police Station) 01895 251212 


Advertisements 

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We need people like you to help make 

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person’s life. 

Hillingdon Council’s fostering and adoption 

service would love to hear from you if you feel 

you have time in your life to give a child or 

young person real hope for the future. 

Currently we are looking for: 

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foster carers 

to provide safe homes for children of all ages 

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First Aid at Work and 

Paediatric First Aid 

courses for 2007 

+Hillingdon Council’s safety services 

now offer First Aid at Work courses 

one day a week, on Saturdays or in 

the evenings. 

We also offer evening and weekend 

courses in Paediatric First Aid. 

Information and booking details for 

these or our other courses, can be 

found at: www.hillingdon.gov.uk 

(under Business/health & safety). 

For times and dates 

please contact 

the training team 

on 01895 250866 

22 • 


A popular local tourist attraction 

celebrated its one-millionth 

customer in May. Ruislip Lido 

Railway, based at the council run 

Ruislip Lido, in Reservoir Road has 

been running since it first opened 

to the public in 1945. 

Barbara and Ed Zammit, visiting 

the railway with their grandson, 

Jamie were identified as the one 

millionth customers and were 

given a year-long family pass to 

mark the occasion. 

Mrs Zammit said: “We were 

delighted, it’s a wonderful local 

resource and I just think we are so 

lucky having a grandson of three to 

have as many rides as he wants.” 

The family had been walking in 

the woods near Northwood and 

had happened upon the railway by 

chance, just as a train was 

approaching. 

The Zammits, from Harrow, were 

given the prize ticket by Brian 

Boreham, president of the 

railway, and Matthew Streeton, 

the director. 

Other passengers on the 

railway were treated to glasses of 

champagne or orange juice after 

the family were presented with 

the tickets. 

Contacts 

Ruislip Lido Railway is operated by 

the Ruislip Lido Railway Society. For 

more information and opening times 

visit www.ruisliplidorailway.org 

community 

A growing 

concern 

A garden centre is seeking volunteers 

to continue its excellent work helping 

people with learning difficulties.The 

Rural Activities Garden Centre on 

the West Drayton Road is run by 

Hillingdon Council and has been a 

flourishing success since it was set up 

nearly 20 years ago. 

The plant nursery provides 

essential alternative day care for 

adults with learning difficulties 

within the borough. Not only does 

the centre offer plants for sale to 

the public but it also allows the 

adults using the centre to learn 

specific horticultural techniques 

such as seed sowing, pricking out, 

potting up and watering. 

Sue Williams, centre manager 

commented:“Learning in a work 

related commercial environment 

offers stability, friendship and a great 

sense of achievement.The centre 

also offers a framework for 

developing interpersonal skills 

through working together and 

serving the general public.The Rural 

Activities Garden Centre is a truly 

unique place to work and support. 

“Volunteers with horticultural 

experience are always welcome to 

come and join the team, although 

applicants need not necessarily have 

gardening experience as some tasks 

on the site simply only require 

commitment to enjoy working with 

this dedicated group.” 

The centre is open from 9am to 

4pm, Monday to Friday and offers a 

varied display of annuals, perennials, 

herbs and shrubs, many of which 

are ideal for the drought conditions 

expected with another long, hot, 

dry summer forecast. 

To visit the site 

The Rural Activities Centre, 

West Drayton Road, 

Hillingdon UB8 3JZ 

Opening Times 

Week days 9am-4pm all year 

Commencing mid-May and until the 

end of the bedding season 

Saturdays 9 – 1pm 

Geraniums from 90p each, 

Petunias from £1 each and shrubs 

from £4 each. 

Contacts 

To contact the site: 

Tel: 01895 443445 

Fax 01895 448204 


community 

Refugees have made 

a massive cultural, 

social and economic 

contribution to life 

in the UK in the 

last 450 years. 

Refugee week 

This year Refugee Week, which 

runs from 18 – 24 June, will be 

celebrating the significant role that 

people who flee to the UK to 

escape persecution have made to 

Hillingdon. 

The British tradition of welcoming 

genuine refugees to this country is 

a great one, through a culture of 

open-mindedness, mutual respect 

and appreciation of shared learning. 

Since it began in 1998, the 

national Refugee Week multiagency 

project has developed into 

a high profile event that challenges 

negative stereotypes of refugees 

and asylum seekers and brings 

people together on a national scale. 

Hillingdon has participated with 

the national celebrations of Refugee 

Week since 2002. 

This year the focus is on 

‘Celebrating Cultures in Hillingdon.’ 

The celebration day will show the 

positive contribution that our 

communities bring to Hillingdon 

through culture, music and art. 

Many events are being held 

throughout Hillingdon including 

displays and events in all of 

Hillingdon’s 17 libraries. Events and 

activities are also taking place at the 

Hayes town centre bandstand and 

in the Hayes Methodist Church on 

23 June from 11am until 3pm. 

PHOTOGRAPH BY TOBIAS MADDEN 

Contacts 


Refugee Week please log on to 

www.refugeeweek.org.uk or 

contact Priscilla Simpson, Healthy 

Hillingdon on 01895 277140 or 

psimpson@hillingdon.gov.uk 

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBIN HAMMOND 

PHOTOGRAPH BY TOBIAS MADDEN 

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Fun for all the family 

Across the borough this summer, you will find all sorts 

activities and events to keep the whole family occupied. 

events 

Party in the 

Park 

This years annual 

‘Party in the Park’, 

organised by 

Hillingdon Council’s 

children’s information 

service and local community magazine, Sunshine, is 

being held on Saturday 30 June between 1.30pm and 

4.30pm. 

Taking place in Fassnidge Park, Uxbridge, this popular 

community event is full of free activities to keep you 

busy all afternoon. Geared towards children, the event 

offers something for all ages especially the under 5s 

with free activities from local groups, such as Hillingdon 

Council’s libraries and leisure services, National 

Childbirth Trust and Hillingdon Home Start. Older 

children can enjoy activities, such as the free hands-on 

crafts, tours of the local fire engine and a go on the 

giant Scalextric. 

To keep you going, there will be free drinking water 

and pieces of fruit on offer, thanks to the 2nd West 

Drayton Scouts as well as goody bags and balloons, 

sponsored by the council’s children’s information service. 

For more details call the council’s children’s 

information service on 0800 073 4800. 

When: Saturday 30 June, 1.30pm – 4.30pm 

Where: Fassnidge Park, Uxbridge 

Information: A free community event for local families 

Celebrating 

cultures 

Hillingdon is 

celebrating refugee 

week with a day 

packed full of 

activities and events, 

including traditional 

Albanian,Tamil and 

Afghani dances, 

poetry readings, 

displays and 

presentations, Hayes 

Methodist Choir 

and much more... 

When: Saturday 23 June, 11am – 3pm 

Where: Hayes town centre bandstand and Hayes 

Methodist Church 

Information: A free event, open to everyone 

Tour de Hillingdon 

As part of the Minet Country 

Park Festival, Hillingdon Council’s 

sports development’s ‘Tour de 

Hillingdon’ will involve a huge 

range of activities and events for 

all the family. 

These include some spectacular 

mountain bike stunts performed 

by Rich Johnson; Extreme Wheels 

and Hawks BMX coaching and 

racing, the Family and Leisure 

Cycling Roadshow offering you a 

range of bikes to try (conventional and less 

conventional), go-ride coaching for beginners with 

British Cycling and spinning ‘taster sessions’ with the 

London Borough of Hillingdon leisure service. Alongside 

this there is a full programme of fun and competitive 

races on Hillingdon Cycle Circuit. 

Everyone is welcome to join in. Bikes will be available 

for those who do not have one to bring along. 

When: Saturday 16 June, 12noon – 5pm 

Where: Minet Country Park, Springfield Way, Hayes 

Information: An afternoon of free activities 

Fun days 

As part of a 

month long 

celebration of 

childcare, both 

of Hillingdon’s 

children’s 

centres will be 

holding fun days. 

Come along 

and meet the team, find out more about children 

centres and let the children enjoy the entertainment. 

For more information on both fun days call the 

council’s children’s information service on 0800 073 

4800. 

When: Friday 22 June, 10am – 3pm 

Where: McMillan Early Childhood Centre, Judge Heath 

Lane, Hayes 

Information: Free to local families with children under 5 

When: Tuesday 26 June, 10am – 12noon 

Where: Nestles Avenue Children’s Centre, Nestles 

Avenue, Hayes 

Information: Free to local families with children under 5 


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or alternatively call Hillingdon Council’s youth service on 

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Time on your hands? 

volunteers 

Treasurer 

SAMS (Social Activities 

for Multiple Sclerosis) 

enable people with 

Multiple Sclerosis, their 

carers and partners to 

have access to recreation, 

leisure and social 

activities, educational 

pastimes and other 

activities that able bodied 

persons take for granted. 

A volunteer treasurer, 

who can work from 

home, is needed to 

monitor the accounts and 

give a treasurers report 

to the committee on a 

six weekly basis. 

Beauty therapist 

Harlington Hospice 

Association enhance the 

quality of life of those 

who use the hospice in 

Harlington and aim to 

provide the highest 

standards of professional 

individual care within a 

compassionate, safe, 

welcoming and 

supportive environment. 

The association need 

volunteer hairdressers, 

beauticians and 

manicurists to offer 

services to all patients. 

You will be required to 

work within the area and 

daycare areas while taking 

account of advice on 

health from nursing staff. 

For more information 

on these appeals call the 

Volunteer Centre 

Hillingdon on 

01895 442730 

Visitor centre 

assistant 

The Colne Valley Visitors 

Centre in Denham helps 

to protect and improve 

40 square miles of 

countryside to the west 

of London.The visitors 

centre, whose role is to 

provide information about 

the many walks, parks and 

events in their area, 

requires a volunteer to 

assist the manager in the 

information centre and 

café in a variety of tasks. 

Support for 

young people 

Hillingdon youth 

offending service works 

in a supportive way with 

young people aged 10 – 

17 years old, who have 

offended or are at risk of 

offending.The service 

requires a number of 

volunteers, including: 

• mentors to provide 

positive, nonjudgemental 

support 

and encouragement and 

assist the young person 

through the important 

transitions in their lives 

• appropriate adults to 

safeguard a young 

person’s rights, interest 

and welfare in the 

absence of their parent, 

guardian or social 

worker at the police 

station, to enable the 

police interviewing 

process to continue 

without delay 

• youth offender panel 

members to help deal 

with young people who 

commit crime by 

exploring the 

circumstances and the 

cause of their offending 

behaviours. 

Ruislip Police Station 

5 years of successful volunteering 

1 – 7 June is Volunteer 

Week, a fantastic 

opportunity to celebrate 

the contribution of 

volunteers and to 

acknowledge the 

contribution they make. 

Did you know that 

Ruislip Police Station is 

successfully supported by 

volunteers and has been 

for five years now? The 

85 volunteers, who run 

the front counter and 

offer other support at 

the station from 10am to 

5pm Monday to Saturday, 

are aged from 18 to 85 

years old. Most are older 

people who have retired 

but still want to make a 

positive contribution to 

the community. 

Volunteers support the 

police station completely 

- answering phones, 

taking minor crime 

reports, dealing with 

minor traffic incidents, 

dealing with lost and 

found and providing 

excellent customer 

service. More major 

incidents are dealt with 

by police officers from 

Uxbridge, who visit the 

Ruislip station often, or at 

the larger police stations. 

Ruislip Police Station’s 

volunteer support saves 

many people a trip to 

Uxbridge and saves 

sworn officer time, leaving 

Volunteers, Roger Maxwell and 

Moira Punton cut the cake 

more police available to 

protect the community. 

Two Safer 

Neighbourhood Teams 

operating out of Ruislip 

Police Station are very 

supportive of the 

volunteers and the work 

they do. 

Roger Maxwell, who 

has been volunteering at 

Ruislip Police Station 

since the beginning, said “I 

have found volunteering 

interesting, satisfying and 

an enjoyable way of 

putting something back 

into society. I get more 

out of it than I could 

possibly put in. The 

comradeship and the 

feeling of belonging to a 

great organisation were 

the things I missed when 

I retired from my full 

time occupation. I now 

have all these and it is a 

good feeling knowing that 

I am helping the police in 

their difficult job”. 

Fact file 

• Ruislip Police Station has 85 

volunteers, 26 of whom serve the 

front counter. 

• Over 38,000 people in Hillingdon 

say they regularly volunteer for at 

least two hours a week. 

• If that work were paid at £10 per 

hour, that would be a staggering 

£39.52million per year. 

volunteers 


Hillingdon Primary Care Trust Board Meetings 

Hillingdon Primary Care 

Trust Board Meetings 

Kirk House, 97-109 High Street, 

West Drayton UB7 7HJ. 

All PCT board meetings start at 2pm 

and end at 4pm and are held in public 

19 June, 17 July and 21 August 

2007 at Kirk House 

18 September 2007 Annual 

General Meeting at the Civic 

Centre, High Street, Uxbridge 


Solo 

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(Single Opportunity Lodgings scheme) 

run by Frays Charitable Housing Association Ltd 

Accommodation wanted 

Do you have a spare room in your house? 

Would you like to earn up to £81.73 per week, tax free? 

We need lodgings NOW for our list of clients 

We offer personal advice, care and support - FREE! 

All clients are interviewed and matched to your 

requirements. 

For further information contact Teresa Simmonds 

on 01895 678026 

Have you made a will? 

The Will Group 

(established 1991) 

offer a comprehensive service 

Single will £55 (inc VAT) 

Pair of wills £70 (inc VAT) 

Home visits at any time 

included in the fee. 

We also offer: 

• Will storage with free updating 

• Inheritance tax planning 

• Tenancy in common 

• Enduring Powers of Attorney 

Telephone for a free 

brochure or appointment 

01895 635490 

WillGroupMiddx@aol.com 

To advertise in 

this magazine 

telephone 

Lynette Jones on 

01895 250575. 

Please mention 

Hillingdon People 

when responding 

to adverts 

ALP Health and Beauty 

Bioskinlas skin re-surfacing technology 

for men and women 

• Acne lesions and scars formation 

• Acne rosacea and couperose 

• Wrinkles • Open pores 

• Ageing skin • Stretch marks 

• Pigmentation • Oily skin & acne 

• Other treatments available are: electrolysis, 

waxing, threading, manicure and pedicures 

For more information, 

call Neeta on 01895 464140 

Bioskinlas clinical cases 

Casual 

Cycle trainers 

wanted 

Keen on cycling? 

Earn good money at hours 

to suit you 

Make a contribution to the 

community and become a 

cycle trainer 

Trainers are needed for: 

- Term time 

- School holidays 

- On Saturdays 

- Weekdays and twilight sessions 

You should have your own bike 

and plenty of enthusiasm. 

To apply call the council’s road safety 

officer on 01895 250950 or email 

afulton@hillingdon.gov.uk 

C 

an you 

ycle Safely? 

Your local road 

safety team 

offers free 

cycle training 

to all children living or 

attending school in the 

borough. 

For more information, visit 


(type in ‘cycling’ in the A-Z 

section) 

Telephone 01895 250950 

tretch your child’s imagination 

in three directions at once 

Here’s a way to spend weekends that’ll have 4-16 year olds buzzing. 

Enrol them in your local Stagecoach theatre arts school where they 

learn to act, sing and dance. The skills they learn aren’t just for the 

stage. They grow in confidence and self-esteem. Stagecoach training is 

a training for life. There’s no audition. Enthusiasm is all they need. 

Call Principal Rebecca Henry 

for a Prospectus on: 

www.stagecoach.co.uk 

Summer Workshop 

30th July to 3rd August at Stagecoach Harrow 

A week of learning stage craft with a show at the end! 

Call Stagecoach Harrow now on 020 8366 8519 

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Useful information 

Contacting the council 


Civic Centre switchboard & out of hours 01895 250111 

Library information desk 01895 250600 

To report problems 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/services_online 

Advice and support 

To report housing benefit fraud and other frauduent 

claims including the unauthorised occupation of 

council housing 0800 389 8313 

Anti-social behaviour 01895 556611 

Children’s Information Service 0800 073 4800 

Citizens’ advice 0870 126 4021 

Hayes One Stop Shop 01895 556004 

hayesonestop@hillingdon.gov.uk 

Industrial or commercial noise 01895 250155 

Racial harassment 0800 694 0240 

Care services 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/care 

To request social services for people aged over 65 years 

or for younger people who have physical or sensory 

disabilities. 01895 556633 

Careline 01895 250380 

Adoption and fostering 01895 277850 

Drugs or sexual health for 

young people up to 21 years 01895 257285 

Community information 

Hillingdon Age Concern 01895 431331 

Hillingdon Racial Equality Council 020 8848 1380 

London Fire Brigade (Hillingdon team) 020 7587 4402 

NoTrag 020 8759 1677 

Samaritans 01895 253355 

Social Security (Benefits Agency) 020 8426 3000 

Three Valley Water 0800 376 5325 

Council tax 

General enquiries & payments 01895 250000 

Council tax benefits 01895 556666 

Environment and street scene 

To report abandoned cars, flytipping, graffiti, flooding, 

grass cutting, parks and open spaces, potholes and 

pavements, recycling, refuse collection, trees, street 

lighting, parking appeals and request special collections. 

01895 556000 

Housing 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/housing 

housingadvice&options@hillingdon.gov.uk 

For enquiries for people facing homelessness, those who 

need advice on housing rights and options, benefits, 

Locata, temporary accommodation, energy grants and 

private sector housing and to report domestic violence. 

01895 556666 

Empty properties helpline 01895 277438 

Noise 01895 556666 

Pest control 01895 250184 / 2772 

Learning 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/learning 

Advice and guidance (young people) 01895 257855 

Enquiries about free school meals, travel, 

uniform grants and school admission 01895 556644 

Truancy hotline 01895 250858 

Leisure 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/leisure 

General leisure enquiries 01895 250453 

sportsdev@hillingdon.gov.uk 

Hayes Pool 020 8573 2785 

Hayes Stadium 020 8573 0093 

Highgrove Pool, Ruislip 01895 630753 

Queensmead Sports Centre, Sth Ruislip 020 8845 6010 

Local democracy 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/central/democracy 

Councillors’ names, addresses and advice surgeries 

01895 250600 

Council meeting dates and agendas 01895 250636 

Conservative group office 01895 250316/250728 

Electoral registration 01895 250251 

electoralservices@hillingdon.gov.uk 

Labour group office 01895 250780/250271 

Liberal Democrats group office 01895 277821 

Mayor’s Parlour 01895 250764 

Planning applications 

www.hillingdon.gov.uk/environment/planning 

Aviation applications 01895 277580 

Building control enquiries, inspection 

requests and dangerous structures 01895 250804 

/05/06/07/08 

Dangerous structures (out of hours) 01895 250111 

Domestic planning applications 01895 250400/250401 

Land charges enquiries 01895 250689 

Major applications 01895 250404 

Planning enforcement 01895 250604 

Planning policy and environmental assessment 01895 250844 

Planning reception 01895 250574/250834 

Registration and fee enquiries 01895 250568 

Telecoms applications 01895 250610 

Transportation policy and projects 01895 277206 

Hospitals 

Harefield Hospital 01895 823737 

Hillingdon Hospital 01895 238282 

Mount Vernon Hospital 01923 826111 

Northwick Park Hospital 020 8864 3232 

Watford General Hospital 01923 244366 

NHS Direct advice line 0845 4647 

Police 

Hayes 020 8569 1212 

Ruislip 01895 251212 

Uxbridge 01895 251212 

West Drayton 01895 437212 

hillingdon.enquiries@met.police.uk 

Hillingdon Police Community Advice Line (for non urgent 

matters), 10am to 5pm, Mon to Sat 020 8246 1860 

section useful information 


Hillingdon Warm Zone Scheme 

Putting in 8 to 10 inches (20-25cm) of 

loft insulation can save up to 25% on 

your heating bills! 

Unfilled cavity walls can be losing up 

to 33% of the heat you pay for! 

(Houses built after the mid 1930s are likely to have 

cavity walls). 

For a free no obligation survey for home insulation, 

please call: Freephone 0800 587 2251 

Or complete your details on the slip below and you will 

be contacted. 

Example cost: 

3 bed semi- Loft insulation Cavity wall insulation 

detached house 

Approx cost from £105 - £210 from £94.50 - £189.00 

If you receive income related benefits, you may be 

entitled to free insulation measures. 

✁ 

Please complete and return slip to: 

London Borough of Hillingdon, PSH 2E/07, Civic Centre, 

Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1UW. 


It's back for ‘07 

Fiesta is the London Borough of 

Hillingdon’s summer activity 

programme and 

provides informal 

learning and 

personal 

development 

opportunities 

across the 

borough for 

young people 

aged 11-19 yrs 

old who live or are educated in 

the London Borough of 

Hillingdon. 

There is absolutely no way you 

will be bored this summer 

unless of course you don’t 

call the Fiesta hotline on 

01895 250453 

to request the brochure. 

Name_________________________________________ 

Address________________________________________ 

Post code_______________Tel____________________ 

Please tick box if you receive benefits 

Miss it 

Miss out! 

23rd July - 30th August 2007 

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arts events in Hillingdon 

children’s events 

Nature Explorers 

Organised by A Rocha UK 

Sat 9 June, 10am 

Sat 14 July, 10am 

A nature-oriented fun outing 

for families who love nature. 

Activities to include wild animal 

films, exploring, animal stories, 

crafts etc. For children aged 5- 

11 with accompanying adult. 

More details: 020 8573 0761 

Free event 

Minet Country Park 

Art in the Park 


Sat 9 June, 1pm 

Sat 14 July, 1pm 

Join in with art and craft activities. 

More details: 020 8573 0761 

Free event 


Life cycles 

Pre-school nature play 

with Jill Nicholas 

Wed 27 June, 10.30am and 1pm 

Bubble painted caterpillars and 

big tissue paper butterflies. Frogs 

spawn, tadpoles and frogs to 

make. Learn about nature’s life 

cycles. Suitable for 3 – 4 year 

olds accompanied by an adult. 

£4 per child 

More details: 01895 270730 

Iver Nature study Centre 

Sensory Adventure 

Pre-school nature play 

with Jill Nicholas 

Wed 18 July, 10.30am and 1pm 

Explore nature using your 

senses. A nature walk with lots 

of activities: prickly tickly, paint 

boxes, treasure sacks, feely 

bags. Suitable for 3 – 4 year 

olds accompanied by an adult. 

£4 per child 



The Big Wild Read 

Organised by A Rocha UK and 

Hillingdon Council library service 

Tues 24 July, 2pm 

Storytime fun, crafts and the 

chance to join the summer 

reading challenge,The Big Wild 

Read.There are stickers and 

free gifts to collect. 

More details: Liz McMillan on 

01895 250703 

Free event 


crafts 

Flower arranging 

Ruislip – Northwood Flower 

Arrangement Society 

Tues 5 June, 7pm 

A night at the movies by 

Audrey,Vera and Geoff. 

£3 for visitors 


St John’s Church Hall 

Life drawing class 

Wed 6 June, 3pm – 6pm 

As part of Hillingdon Arts 

Week, learn to draw, improve 

on your drawing skills, or just 

practice your drawing with a 

life model. Equipment will be 

provided! 

Ticket: £7.50 


Winston Churchill Hall 

Art classes 

By Chris Hale 

Thurs 28 June and Thurs 26 

July, 10am 

Try your hand at water colour 

painting or hone existing skills 

in a calm and therapeutic 

atmosphere.To suit all levels. 

Materials provided. 

£12 



music 

Something Sixties 

Presented by the Ruislip 

Operatic Society 

Sat 21 July, 2:30pm and 7:30pm 

A mixture of music , including 

hits from the Beatles and 

numbers preformed by the 

society during the 10 shows 

preformed in the sixties. St 

Albans Brass, five professional 

musicians, will also be making a 

guest appearance. 

Tickets: £8 

Box office:07905 932366 


Words and Music 

Every Wednesday, 12noon 

A varied hour of live, recorded 

music, poems and drama. 

Refreshments available. 

More details: 020 8581 0264 

or 01895 231202 

St John the Baptist Church 

talks 

Pearls before Swine 

National Trust talk given by 

Mrs Jane Kelsal 

Mon 18 June 

Non members £2 



theatre 

Accidental Death 

of an Anarchist 

Presented by Proscenium 

Wed 6 – Sat 9 June, 7.45pm 

A modern classic comedy 

based on the true story of a 

political anarchist who “fell” to 

his death from a 4th floor 

window in Italy during police 

interrogation. 

Tickets: £8.50 

Proscenium box office: 

020 8866 7075 

Compass box office: 

01895 673 200 

Compass Theatre 

outdoor events 

A Bird in the Hand 


Thur 21 June, 7.30am 

Find out about bird ringing; 

birds are collected in a special 

net, measured, and released 

unharmed.The data is used to 

see how well birds are doing 

nationally. Subject to the 

weather, please call 07989 

307461 the day before to 

check. 

More details: 020 8573 0761 

Free event 


Green Team 

Make hay while the sun shines 


Sat 28 July, 10am and 2pm 

Take part in the annual 

summer hay cut and help 

encourage the wildflower 

meadows for next year. 

More details: 020 8573 0761 

Free event 


venues 

Compass Theatre 

Glebe Avenue, Ickenham 

Box office: 01895 273200 

Connaught recreation ground 

Opposite Hayes Area Housing 

Office, off Uxbridge Road 


Rockingham Parade, Uxbridge 

Iver Nature Study Centre 

Slough Road, Iver Heath, Bucks 

01895 270730 

Martin Baker 

Sports & Social club 

Martinsfield, 

Tilehouse Lane, Denham 

family days 


Community Festival and Tour 

de Hillingdon 

Sat 16 June, 12noon 

Come and spend the day 

trying out free activities like 

environmental art, wildlife 

activities for children, see The 

Big Bug Show and take part in 

Tour de Hillingdon events. With 

live music and refreshments. 

More details: 020 8573 0761 

Free event 


St John’s Festival 

Sat 16 – 24 June 

A dizzying array of local talent 

will be on show in June as St 

John’s Church (on Hillingdon 

Hill) holds a nine day festival. 

The festival is made up of over 

40 individual events for all the 

community. 

More details: www.stjohnsfest.org 

St Johns Church 

Summer Funday 

Sat 28 July, 12pm – 3pm 

Hillingdon Cherubs, the Parent 

Support and Fundraising branch 

of the Hillingdon Special Care 

Baby Unit are holding their 

annual summer funday to raise 

money for the unit. 

For more details visit: 

www.hillingdoncherubs.co.uk 

Martin Baker Sports 

and Social Club 

Party in the Park 

Sat 30 June, 1.30pm – 4.30pm 

Come along to this free local 

community event for families all 

over Hillingdon.There will be 

non-stop fun and 

entertainment for children 

under 11. 

Free event 


Hillingdon Homes Fun Day 

Sat 8 Sept, 11am - 3pm 

Come and be part of the fun 

with free goodies, giveaways 

and plenty of activities. All ages 

welcome, picnic area available. 

Free admission 

Connaught recreation ground 


Springfield Road, Hayes 

020 8573 0761 

www.arocha.org 

St John’s Church Hall 

Hallowell Road 

Northwood 

St John the Baptist Church 

Royal Lane, Hillingdon 


Pinn Way, Ruislip 

01895 678800 

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