Putting our residents first in Eastcote and East Improving your local area Town improvements • The Park Woods Natural Flood • Eastcote has benefited from £1.3 million Management Project, run by the council, of improvements and 27 local businesses has installed a water level gauge in the on Field End Road have received new woods and Kings Cafe, and is trialling an shop fronts. Other works include new alert system to warn nearby residents of paving, street furniture, street lighting, a potential flood risks. 20 mile per hour zone and landscaping. • The council worked with the Friends Bronze name plaques have been installed of Pinn Meadows to hold its annual at shop parades with historic facts and scything festival. a ‘rain garden’ has been created on the high street to provide colourful plants and shrubs and help to prevent surface water flooding. An ‘Eastcote’ sign has also been erected at Eastcote Bridge, as well GREEN FLAGS Eastcote War Memorial received its first as improved fencing and lighting. Green Flag in 2018 and retained it in 2019 • An additional pay and display machine was installed at Devonshire Lodge Practice car park to assist residents with Supporting the local community limited mobility using the health centre. • Eastcote and Manor Farm libraries will concerts, an annual summer picnic and Roads and footpaths be refurbished to provide an improved volunteer gardening sessions. experience for customers, including new • • The council installed Christmas lights Hume Way, Laburnum Grove, Maybank seating, carpets and lighting, and more Gardens, The Link, Campbell Close, on street lamp columns, trees and a space for reading, activities and to use Courtlands Close and Oakfield Close were Christmas tree in Field End Road. computers. resurfaced. Crescent Gardens, Deane Way • The council continues to tackle • A pair of memorial statues called and Pinn Way footpaths were resurfaced. • Both libraries continue to offer a range environmental crime and has issued 35 Tommies were installed at Ruislip War of community sessions, such as knitting, Keeping green fines for littering in Eastcote and East Memorial to mark the centenary of the Scrabble, bridge, reading groups, adult Ruislip, and has installed 19 new litter bins. end of World War One. • Churchfield Gardens, Eastcote House colouring, Storytime and coffee mornings. Gardens, Manor Farm, Pinn Meadows • 1,904 Eastcote and East Ruislip residents • The Theatre and Your local councillors gave ward and Warrender Park retained their have used the council’s free bulky waste funding to: Green Flags in 2018 and 2019. collection service. To find out more visit Hall has a varied programme of theatre, www..gov.uk/bulkywaste. dance and community events throughout • Coteford Junior School towards the • In the 2019 London in Bloom competition, the year, including events for the Culture refurbishment of their ICT suite. Eastcote was awarded silver gilt and won • The council is installing ‘No Idling’ signage Bite Arts and Literature Festival and the the best ‘large London village’ category. • Eastcote Methodist Church to outside all schools and hotspots across the council’s Safe Drive Stay Alive initiative. Long Meadow was awarded gold in the borough to help improve local air quality. provide new kitchen facilities. • ‘large conservation’ category. The Friends • Eastcote and East Ruislip has 33 Street Manor Farm and the Great Barn has • Elm Park Lunch Club for replacement of received 2 Champions. To find out more or hosted a range of events for all ages, dining chairs. gold awards in the ‘our community’ and including the Autumn Show competition, sign up visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ • Eastcote Royal British Legion ‘walled garden’ categories, with Eastcote Open House weekend, Culture Bite, streetchampions. towards the cost of the Eastcote House Gardens receiving gold for ‘park of Animal Fun and History Weekend. the year.’ Keeping you safe Remembrance Parade and Service. • Eastcote House Gardens holds various • Floral displays, including hanging • The council has invested £2.75 million • Eastcote Hockey Club towards community events, such as a classic replacement windows and heaters. baskets, bloomed on Eastcote High in upgrading the borough’s CCTV. All car rally, exercise classes, open days, Road and Field End Road. Seasonal cameras are being upgraded in Eastcote displays were also created at Manor and East Ruislip. Farm and Eastcote House Gardens. • 84 per cent of premises in the ward that Supporting older residents • 78 new trees have been planted in had a food inspection rated 4 (good) or Eastcote and East Ruislip, 6 of which 5 (very good). • Council tax was frozen for a thirteenth • There are monthly tea dances at were supported by Eastcote Residents Housing year for over-65s for 2019/20. the Winston Churchill Hall, and free Association and interfaith funding swimming and swimming lessons at • A number of fines have been issued • 87 Eastcote and East Ruislip residents and one that was planted at Eastcote received a free burglar alarm. Highgrove Pool for over-65s. House Gardens to mark the 550th birth to rogue landlords for providing anniversary of Guru Nanak. We also substandard or unsafe accommodation. • 1,334 over-75s in the borough have • There are chair-based exercise sessions gave away 5,000 free tree saplings to • 5 properties have been adapted to received the TeleCareLine service free for over-65s twice a week at Manor residents, schools, community groups enable disabled residents to continue to of charge, including 109 in Eastcote and Farm Library as part of our MOVES and businesses in 2019. live independently in their homes. East Ruislip. initiative.

Supporting young people Health and wellbeing and families • A monthly free Manor Farm healthy walk starts at Manor Farm Library on a Monday at 2pm. For more • Warrender Primary School has been expanded to offer information visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/explore. 210 more places. New facilities include classrooms, a larger hall, kitchen, library, ICT suite, design and • Free outdoor gym instructor-led sessions were held at technology room, and a multi-use games area. Warrender Park. • The School Improvement Service works with • Jog it off sessions take place at Hillingdon Athletic Club council maintained schools, the Regional Schools on Sundays at 9.45am. Commissioner for Academy Schools and Ofsted to • 10 guided cycle rides have started from Highgrove deliver high quality standards in education. Coteford Pool and Fitness Centre and 9 Dr Bike sessions have Junior School was rated Good by Ofsted in June 2019. also taken place at the centre. • The council’s annual FIESTA programme offered young • Highgrove Pool and Fitness Centre offers fitness classes, a people a range of activities to participate in during the gym, swimming pool, cycle studio and children’s activities. summer holidays. • Manor Farm Library has a free weekly coffee morning • Local children’s centres encouraged families to get active on Fridays at 10am for people living with dementia and use their local parks and green spaces. Coteford and their carers. Children’s Centre organised a walk to Eastcote House CHRYSALIS Gardens where 60 attendees took part in various games. Warrender Park received new playground equipment