Putting our residents first in Improving your local area Roads and footpaths • 2,259 Yiewsley residents have used the • Falling Lane, Bramble Close, Horton council’s free bulky waste collection Yiewsley Road, Lavender Road and Rosemary service. To find out more visit Close were resurfaced and Iron Bridge www.hillingdon.gov.uk/bulkywaste. Road North, Laburnum Avenue, • The council is installing ‘No Idling’ signage Providence Road and Stone Close are outside all schools and hotspots across the programmed to be resurfaced. borough to help improve local air quality. • Albert Road and Violet Avenue footpaths • Yiewsley has 20 Street Champions. To were resurfaced. find out more or sign up visit • Improvements were made to the Grand www.hillingdon.gov.uk/streetchampions. Union Canal towpath. Keeping you safe Keeping green • The council has invested £2.75 million • Philpots Farm, Yiewsley Recreation in upgrading the borough’s CCTV. All Ground and the RAGC retained their cameras are being upgraded in Yiewsley. Green Flags in 2018 and 2019. • Signage was installed in Albert Road • The RAGC was awarded gold in the with Better Neighbourhood funding to ‘small park of the year’ category in the prevent pedestrians from trying to access 2019 London in Bloom competition. the high street where new alley gates had CHRYSALIS been installed. An outdoor gym opened at • The council took ownership of Hale Field Yiewsley Recreation Ground Park. The site was regenerated by Prologis • Traffic calming measures were installed in UK as part of a planning agreement. Violet Avenue to improve road safety in the area and support those travelling to • Supporting the local community The RAGC also achieved a Gold award at and from Colham Manor Primary School. the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton • Christmas lights were installed on street • Yiewsley Library offers a range of Court Palace Garden Festival. • The council’s community safety team ran lamp columns in Yiewsley High Street. groups and sessions for all ages, a ward safety event with the police Safer • The RAGC is open 7 days a week including Storytime, Rhymetime, a Neighbourhood Team to provide crime • A variety of horticulture and gardening selling quality produce while offering conversation class, crafty coffee and a prevention advice to Yiewsley residents. courses are run by Hillingdon Adult and employment and training opportunities Book Bunch children’s reading group. Community Learning at the Rural Activities for residents with additional needs. • The council held a targeted problem solving event at Iceland, Yiewsley Garden Centre (RAGC), including a Royal • 19 new trees have been planted in High Street in partnership with the Horticultural Society qualification. Yiewsley, including one at Yiewsley Recreation Ground to mark the 550th Metropolitan Police. Your local councillors gave ward funding to: birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. We • 70 per cent of premises in the ward that • Yiewsley Library for the hire of a • Hillingdon DADs towards the support also gave away 5,000 free tree saplings had a food inspection rated 4 (good) or storyteller for the annual Yiewsley and running of the monthly SEN to residents, schools, community groups 5 (very good). Summer Picnic in 2018 and 2019. Saturday Drop-in Centre for children and businesses in 2019. Housing • Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support for with disabilities and educational needs, • A water fountain was installed in • The council secured nomination rights a Christmas weekend event at the RAGC. their families and carers. Yiewsley Recreation Ground. to 47 new-build homes (30 rented and • Floral displays bloomed in Yiewsley 17 shared ownership) provided by • Al Jannah Academy towards a parents • Freestyle School of Martial Arts High Street. Richmond Housing Partnership. day/award ceremony event and a towards new equipment such as break lunch for volunteers boards/holders and mats. • 4 new litter bins have been installed in • 26 properties have been adapted to Yiewsley. enable disabled residents to continue to • St Matthew’s Church to fund teaching • Domestic Abuse Survivors Charity live independently in their homes. English training for a member of staff towards the general running of the • Waste Weekends are now held each and for a Forget Me Not Cafe lunch service, such as the purchase of essential weekend between 9am and 4pm at the • A patio, benches and a gate will be for clients and staff at the RAGC. items for victims fleeing abuse. pop-up civic amenity site on the Old installed at Nickleby Close garden with Coal Yard off Tavistock Road. Better Neighbourhood funding.

Supporting young people Supporting older residents and families • Council tax was frozen for a thirteenth year for over- 65s for 2019/20. • The School Improvement Service works with council maintained schools, the Regional Schools • Over-65s can also benefit from free swimming and Commissioner for Academy Schools and Ofsted swimming lessons, free allotments, tea dances, a winter to deliver high quality standards in education. The heater loan scheme, priority parking with Brown Badges Skills Hub was rated Good by Ofsted in July 2018. and dining clubs. 34 Yiewsley residents received a free Moorcroft School was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in burglar alarm. June 2019. Colham Manor Primary School was rated • 1,334 over-75s in the borough have received the Good by Ofsted in July 2019. TeleCareLine service free of charge, including 50 in • Yiewsley and Colham Manor Children’s Centres ran the Yiewsley. Change for Life ‘Summer Shake-up Campaign’ to help • The council opened the second of 2 new extra-care CHRYSALIS keep children active, and inspire parents and children housing developments to help older residents to The playground at Chestnut to achieve the 60 minutes of recommended activity continue living independently. Park View Court in Avenue was refurbished per day. Farrier Close has 60 self-contained flats and a range of • The RAGC ran a range of activity sessions for young communal facilities. Health and wellbeing people for National Children’s Gardening Week. • Scooter storage, new paving and additional storage was installed at Barr Lodge with Better Neighbourhood funding. • The council is planning to build a new sports and leisure centre in nearby West Drayton at Harmondsworth • Yiewsley Methodist Luncheon Club received a grant to Road/Rowlheys Place. provide weekly lunches. • A fortnightly free Little Britain healthy walk on a The Leader’s Initiative for Older People Thursday starts at Yiewsley Library at 11am. provided funding to: • A monthly Stockley Park healthy walk is held on a Monday • Barr Lodge and Yiewsley Court for day trips and at 11am. For more details of walks visit www.hillingdon. Christmas parties. gov.uk/explore. • Roberts Close for a Christmas party. • A monthly dementia coffee morning for people living with dementia and their carers is held at Yiewsley Library • Yiewsley and West Drayton Community Centre for every first Monday at 10.30am. day trips. • A Mens Shed initiative started at the RAGC for men • Forget Me Not Cafe for a trip to the Beck Theatre to take part in free creative activities and to socialise at pantomime. the site’s workshop.

PARK VIEW COURT • Rabbsfarm Primary School achieved a Healthy Schools The new extra-care development London Bronze award. has 60 self-contained flats