Here is the link to the council web page for information on warm welcome centres and cost of living support:
Category: News
National Association of Residents Associations newsletter
Please see attached latest NORA newsletter: NORA January 2023
London Ambulance Service Survey
The London Ambulance Service are running a survey to capture residents views about the service to inform their 5-year strategy. You can participate in the survey here.
Eastcote SNT Newsletter
The January newsletter is now available here.
Adult learning in Hillingdon
Hillingdon Council’s adult education service has released its new programme of courses for the spring 2023 term which adults aged 19 and over can enrol on now to boost their professional or personal development.
The wide selection of more than 500 sessions on offer from January include cyber security and a six-week employability course that helps learners into work or a career change by identifying transferable skills and mastering CV writing and interviews. There are new courses for adults interested in careers in childcare, which include support teaching and understanding specific learning difficulties, for classroom-based roles; along with courses suitable for wider school support roles, such as safeguarding and mental health awareness.
The new term also brings three new family focused learning courses — manage your money, healthy eating on a budget and how to emotionally support your child — which are free to residents and aimed particularly at parents with children attending Hillingdon schools.
Learn Hillingdon’s range of sustainable living courses have been enhanced for the spring term, with new sessions to help learners repurpose, reuse, recycle and save money in 2023. Among the short courses on offer are being kitchen savvy with leftovers and ways to conserve heat and save money. The service also offers several courses for adults who want to improve their basic maths, English, or digital skills, which are completely free.
For more information about courses on offer at Learn Hillingdon, visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/adultlearning
refuse collection over Christmas and New Year
Revised refuse collection dates for Christmas and New Year can be found at https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/bank-holiday-collections
Latest HS2 works update 19 Dec – updated
Please see the works updates as follows:
Main site activities in the Breakspear Road area – https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/main-site-activities-in-the-breakspear-road-area/
Main site activities in the West Ruislip area – https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/main-site-activities-in-the-west-ruislip-area/
Main site activities in South Ruislip area – https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/main-site-activities-in-the-south-ruislip-area/
Main activities for utilities West End Road – https://www.hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/local-community-webpages/hs2-in-hillingdon/
Main site activities in the Colne Valley Viaduct area – https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/main-site-activities-in-the-colne-valley-viaduct-area/
Main site activities in the Harvil Road & Copthall area – https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/main-site-activities-in-the-harvil-road-area/
Please note that the TBM conveyor is due to come into operation by the end of February 2023. Until then, HS2 need to move more material away from the West Ruislip portal to allow the TBMs to continue their work. Some of this material will be temporarily stored on sites around the area. The material will be delivered to two locations:
– area north of the Chiltern Line, west of Breakspear Road South at site at Gate 2
– area south of the Copthall Covert at site at Gate 1 on Harvil Road
At present, the only way they can do this is by using lorries to transport the soil from the TBMs. As a result, there will be additional lorry movements on roads around West Ruislip. However, they will adhere to the total 550 movements per day in Hillingdon. The affected routes are Breakspear Road South crossing, Harvil Road, Swakeleys Road and Ickenham High Road. This means the route is from Swakeleys roundabout and Ickenham village to West Ruislip portal site, from there the material will be transported via the haul road at Breakspear Road South to gate 2 and 1 on Harvil Road.
H4All newsletter
The latest edition of the Hillingdon for All newsletter can be downloaded here: https://www.h4all.org.uk/_files/ugd/68f19f_edd166e323d84a76ae92cdd6fad65e06.pdf
Vehicle Thefts – update from Metropolitan Police
On Friday 2nd December at 0330hrs approx, three vehicles were stolen in a very short space of time on Ickenham and South Harefield Ward, all within a few hundred yards of each other – a timely reminder that vehicle theft continues to be a real problem right across London.
Immediate alerts of these thefts to the Police can be challenging – discovery of the theft can be the following morning when the vehicle has long since gone.
If you have a video doorbell or other detection mechanism that is triggered and you see suspicious activity around a vehicle then please call the Police on 999 if crime is in progress giving as much information as possible – time is of the essence; you should contact NHW only after you have done that please.
Crime Prevention:
For keyless vehicles, some manufacturers already have a feature that allows you to disable the “keyless” functionality yourself – visit your manufacturer’s website or consult your handbook to see if that’s a method that would work for you.
If that feature isn’t available, consider an electronic Fob Protector that turns key fobs for keyless vehicles off automatically after being put down for 20 seconds until moved again. There is currently a 20% discount code available to members of Hillingdon NHW. See website link above for technical details.
Alternatively use a Faraday Bag for keys (one for the main set, one for the spare) – these must still be kept away from vicinity of the front door – keep completely closed, and inspect for damage which could cause the signal to be leaked.
For any type of vehicle you can help to prevent theft using a Physical Locking Device for the steering wheel. This tells the thief that entry to the vehicle will result in another hurdle to tackle.
Products listed are Police Approved.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: hillingdonnhw@gmail.com
Regards,
Dave Ludlow
Community Coordinator
Notes from the latest London Green belt council Meeting
I am pleased to provide you with:
Minutes of the 31st October meeting
Chair’s slides relating to agenda items 4 and 5
Chair’s slides regarding the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (item 6)
Vice-Chair’s slides relating to LGBC Structure (agenda item 8)
Kind Regards
Andy Smith
Hon Secretary, London Green Belt Council