~ www.heathrowvillager.co.uk ~ PLEASE NOTE OUR NEXT ISSUE THE HEATHROW IS ON: VILLAGER 9 January ’21 FIRST PUBLISHED APRIL 1983 We need your copy by Recipient of British Airways the Wednesday prior to Community Champion Award the above date to: BRING sales@heathrow www.facebook.com/HeathrowVillager BACK villager.co.uk SATURDAY 12th December 2020 ISSUE NO. 990 E: [email protected] or: [email protected] IT HAPPENED Heathrow proposal to charge vehicles ON THIS DAY.. DEC 12 1988: Up to 35 people accessing departures forecourts in die and 100 others are injured after three trains are involved in a colli- sion during morning rush hour in south Lon- response to COVID-19 impacts don. 1975: A six-day siege Heathrow has announced it is exploring a charge ends peacefully in Lon- for vehicle access to terminal departure forecourts don after four IRA gun- from Q4 2021 to prevent car led COVID-19 recovery men free their two hos- tages and give them- Pandemic impacts have forced airport to alter selves up to police. transport plans in wake of 80% drop in passengers 1969: Simultaneous and changed travel behaviours bomb explosions in Milan and Rome leave Revised surface access targets and Forecourt at least 27 people dead Access Charge revenue to help ensure environment and 100 injured. and business are protected during recovery 1967: Rolling Stones gui- tarist Brian Jones has a Heathrow has an- cess projects so that en- sustainable transport in- nine-month jail sentence nounced it is explor- vironmental impacts vestments, as well as overturned at the Court of ing a proposal to will continue to be re- lowering the charges for Appeal in London. implement a duced, whilst the busi- passengers. 1992: Princess Anne Forecourt Access ness and colleague jobs Consultation has be- becomes Mrs Timothy are protected during this gun with stakeholders Charge (FAC) for ve- Laurence after a small time with fewer passen- around the details of family wedding in Scot- hicles in late 2021 to gers. Heathrow’s new pro- land. prevent a car led air- Heathrow expects posal, including how the 2000 US Supreme Court port recovery from fewer cars on the road FAC will be adminis- releases its decision in the COVID-19 pan- due to reduced passen- tered, with details ex- Bush v. Gore, settling demic. ger demand, but con- pected to be finalised in the recount dispute in cerns around using 2021. Florida’s 2000 presiden- The charge, ex- public transport due to The Forecourt Ac- tial election in George pected to be around the pandemic present a cess Charge will apply W. Bush’s favor and £5, is part of several new challenge moving to all vehicles entering tions has yet to be free shuttle bus. industry with and save jobs in the thus handing him the revisions to the forward. Responding the forecourts of finalised. Heathrow Director of Heathrow passenger short term, whilst also presidency airport’s surface ac- to this, the FAC will Heathrow’s terminals, Passengers already Surface Access Tony numbers down over allowing us to stay on 2015 COP21 climate cess plan as a result of replace plans for a although some excep- have the alternative op- Caccavone said: 80% and the business track for our long-term change summit in Paris the near collapse in Heathrow Ultra Low tions will apply such as tion of being dropped “The impacts of the losing £5m a day. goals of providing safe, reaches a deal between Emissions Zone blue badge holders and passenger numbers off in our long stay car COVID-19 pandemic These changes will sustainable and afford- 195 countries to limit (HULEZ) announced emergency vehicles. parks today and travel- have been severe, es- help us to protect the able transport options and £1.5bn losses in- the rise in the global in May 2019, although The full list of exemp- ling to terminals via a pecially on the aviation business financially into the future.” average temperature to curred in 2020. future emissions reduc- less than 2˚C above pre- COVID-19 has sent tions schemes could be industrial levels shock waves through the considered. 2019 British General aviation sector. As a re- The revised plan en- Election won by Boris sult, Heathrow has re- sures Heathrow remains Johnson’s Conservative viewed all its planned able to meet its long- Leisure centres Party in landslide win investments which were term public transport with 80 seat majority. committed when over goals and, other mea- Scottish National Party 80m passengers were sures, including also wins 48 of 59 seats using the airport annu- HULEZ, can still be in Scotland. ally. implemented if needed. welcome back users This review has led Revenue raised BIRTHDAYS Spelthorne Borough on the Everyone Active at Sunbury Leisure Cen- Leisure, said: “We are a long way in helping to to changes which through the FAC will be 1940 Dionne Warwick, Council is pleased to pledge and safety mea- tre were closed earlier very pleased that we will keep people healthy and recalibrate the airport’s used to offset airport American singer (Solid announce that sures can be found on this year when a prob- now be able to appoint active in the community, spending on surface ac- costs, including future Gold, Way to San Jose), Spelthorne and Sunbury the website at https:// lem was identified with contractors to carry out so we’re delighted that born in East Orange, Leisure Centres have www.everyoneactive.com/ some of the pool tiles. the work that is required works to Sunbury Lei- New Jersey Licensed with Spelthorne B.C. reopened following the pledge/ The Council had to wait at Sunbury and can look sure Centre’s pools will 1945 Alan Ward, En- national lockdown and Customers are asked for the results of a full forward to reopening the soon commence. We glish rock musician, are welcoming back us- to book their activities structural report to iden- pools in the spring. I look forward to wel- born in Nottingham, ers. prior to visiting the cen- tify the cause of the prob- know this will be excel- coming our swimmers England Everyone Active, tres via the Everyone lem but is now in the lent news for many back next spring.” 1946 Emerson which operates the cen- Active app or on the process of appointing people who have missed For more details Fittipaldi, Brazilian tres on behalf of website and to contractors to carry out using the swimming fa- about the leisure cen- auto racer (World F1 Spelthorne Council, has familiarise themselves the necessary repairs. cilities and we will keep tres visit https:// Champion 1972, 74, committed to keeping with the Covid safety The work is expected to everyone updated on the www.everyoneactive.com/ Indy 500 1989, 93), born customers safe and en- measures which are in be completed in the progress.” centre/spelthorne-lei- in São Paulo, Brazil suring it exceeds Gov- place https:// spring of next year. Karl Miles, Area sure-centre/ or https:// 1969 Sophie Kinsella, Corporate Accounts Welcome ernment guidelines to www.everyoneactive.com/ Cllr Rose Chandler, Contract Manager at www.everyoneactive.com/ English author (Confes- prevent the spread of reopeningmeasures/ Spelthorne Council’s Everyone Active, centre/sunbury-leisure- Your Dependable Carriage Services sions of a Shopaholic), Covid-19. Full details The swimming pools Portfolio Holder for added: “Our facilities go centre/ [email protected] born in London. Page 2 THE HEATHROW VILLAGER 12th December 2020 ISSUE 990 E: [email protected] VILLAGER DIRECTORY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please include your full street address and daytime telephone number. DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIRS MIDDLETONS We are specialists in burglary emergencies/sealed Learning from units (broken or steamed), friction hinges and stays, Shop small MOANINGS 173 window and door handles, locks and lock replacement. Shoppers in the South East Area being urged to buy If it is anything to do with double glazing repair work, Dear Editor, Gatwick? from, and celebrate, their local and independent As usual complaints, like “The Archers” have Dear Editor, call us free of charge now. ABBEY REPAIRS 0800 businesses in a pre-Christmas campaign led by 838877. Mention this newspaper. A1309 become commonplace from yours truly. I would Could Heathrow learn from Gatwick – specifically Britain’s biggest business representation group. like to shine some personal light on the National from a new report “A Green New Deal for Gatwick” The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says Health Service. The last word is the prime concern, which has been proposed for the airport and its Leonardo Hotel that the unprecedented pressure on small busi- so I looked it up in the dictionary. Meaning: help or seven surrounding authorities? nesses throughout 2020 means they desperately assistance or to supply the needs of the public. Now As with Gatwick, people round here are natu- need a boost from their local communities in the here is the knub. I use a small surgery locally but the rally deeply concerned about the effect on jobs searching for a run-up to Christmas. problem I have (and I am sure it applies to other from the Covid related decline in air travel, both As a result, they have called on everyone includ- fellow citizens), is that I have tried for four weeks temporarily and in many cases permanently, and local Hero ing shoppers and retailers themselves to rally around now to get an appointment with a G.P. So far many have lost jobs already both at the airport and and provide some much-needed Christmas cheer unsuccessfully. Jurys Inn and Leonardo Hotels are running a com- increasingly in supply chains.