~ www.heathrowvillager.co.uk ~ PLEASE NOTE OUR NEXT ISSUE THE HEATHROW IS ON: VILLAGER 29 MAY 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 15th May 2021 ISSUE NO. 1000 E: [email protected] or: [email protected] IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY.. thth MAY 15 THIS IS OUR 1000 ISSUE 1800: James Hatfield at- THIS IS OUR 1000 tempted to assassinate ISSUE King George III at Drury Lane Theatre in London. 1918: The world’s first regular air mail service Heathrow calls was launched between SHAPING Washington and New York. 1936: Amy Johnson ar- rived back in England for expansion of after a record-breaking flight from London to STAINES’ Cape Town and back. 1957: Britain’s first H- bomb was dropped on Christmas Island in the green countries Indian Ocean. 1972: George Wallace, FUTURE Heathrow lost 6.2 mil- Alabama governor pelthorne Bor deliver new homes, spond to the consulta- lion passengers in April, known for his racist poli- ough Council commercial activity tion: read and respond down 92.1%, compared cies, was fighting for his will soon launch and supporting infra- to the consultation to pre-pandemic 2019 life after being shot by a S young white man while a public consultation structure (healthcare, documents by visiting figures, following over a to ask residents for education, public fa- www.spelthorne. year of restrictions on campaigning for the Democratic Party’s their views on the fu- cilities etc). It will also inconsult.uk (online non-essential travel. presidential nomination ture of Staines-upon- address key issues such questionnaire avail- Whilst we welcome the lifting of the travel in Maryland. Thames. The consul- as managing traffic able from 9am Tues- 1990: Former brothel tation will begin on problems, improving day 18 May to 11.59pm ban from 17th May, the green list is overly cau- keeper Lindi St Clare lost Tuesday 18 May and public transport links, Tuesday 29 June) her long-running battle run for six weeks. and enhancing the email your comments tious, given the other controls in place on pas- flights are severely im- reconnect with key glo- United States, and re- with the Inland Revenue The ‘Objectives town’s public spaces to: localplan@spelth sengers travelling from pacting the UK’s supply bal networks and unlock move the need for fully over back taxes. and Options’ consul- and riverside setting. orne.gov.uk low risk countries. The chain and British export- billions of pounds worth vaccinated passengers to BIRTHDAYS … tation forms part of the This is the first write to: Strategic next review in 3 weeks’ ers, with only 116,000 of trade and exports. take two expensive PCR Frank Baum, 1856: Staines Development stage of consultation Planning, Spelthorne time should bring a sig- metric tonnes of cargo Heathrow CEO, John tests. Border Force’s Author of The Wonder- Framework (formerly on the Staines Devel- Borough Council, nificant expansion to the travelled through Holland-Kaye, said: claims that “long queues ful Wizard of Oz. known as Staines opment Framework Knowle Green, list of “green” countries, Heathrow last month, “The Government’s in immigration are in- Joseph Cotton, 1905: Masterplan) which, and the Council is ask- Staines-upon-Thames, including the United compared to over green list is very wel- evitable” smack of com- Hollywood actor who once adopted, will set ing people who live, TW18 1XB request a States, to increase trade, 132,000 in April 2019, come, but they need to placency – they are com- starred in Citizen Kane. a clear vision and strat- work, study, shop and printed copy of the reunite friends and fami- down 12%. Reopening expand it massively in pletely avoidable if Min- James Mason, 1909: egy for the transfor- spend leisure time in questionnaire to be lies with their loved ones. critical trading routes the next few weeks to isters ensure that all One of Britain’s great- mation and regenera- Staines to respond. posted to you - call Government should help such as the United States include other low risk desks are staffed at peak est screen stars who ap- tion of the centre of A leaflet is being 01784 444205 or email people plan ahead by will enable exporters to markets such as the times.” peared in over 80 films. Staines. sent to every home in your postal address to publishing a list of coun- The Staines Devel- the Borough to make l o c a l p l a n @ tries expected to be on opment Framework is residents aware of the spelthorne.gov.uk the green list for the sum- an important part of consultation. mer holidays so that pas- the new Local Plan and We welcome your The consultation sengers are not faced will set out the oppor- views - there are a closes on Tuesday 29 with high prices for last tunities for Staines to number of ways to re- June. minute bookings. The rapid progress on vaccination and in- Heathrow creased confidence in its effectiveness against Personnel variants of concern 01932 should allow a signifi- 0208 706 0016 01784 227999 cant simplification of the Option 1 240006 “traffic light” system at See page 9 See page 10 See page 10 the end of June, includ- ing allowing fully vacci- nated people to travel without restrictions. We welcome govern- COMPUTER ENGINEER ment plans to automate ALL COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED! border checks, but until they have been imple- • Computer lessons • Microsoft Trained mented, Ministers • Same Day Service • I’ll come to you! should ensure that every • No call out charge • All computers repaired desk is staffed at peak times to avoid unaccept- • All hardware repaired • Hard drive recovery able queue times in im- migration. Call Paul, directly on:- 07733 271697 Fewer passenger Page 2 THE HEATHROW VILLAGER 15th May 2021 ISSUE 1000 E: [email protected] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please include your full street address and daytime telephone number. Be careful what False claims SNAIL’S PACE! Job Support Dear Editor, you wish for! Dear Editor, The work to protect local people from repeated and Scheme is Dear Editor, In the last issue of this paper the man that lives serious flooding continues to go at a snail’s pace . The right wing press is in rapture over the suspen- opposite me made false claims Despite the apparent decision to build a length of sion of Mr Corbyn from the Labour party. Mr He says he hasn’t got anyone else to turn to for a flood relief channel Surrey’s Cllr Oliver tells us critical lifeline Corbyn merely expressed an opinion, but his treat- help as the local council won’t help him, firstly this he is not sure when ‘we’ll get a spade in the Dear Editor, ment is yet another nail into the coffin of free isn’t true, the council helped him take us to court ground’! With the Job Retention Scheme set to end on the 31 speech in the middle of the BLM ‘woke’ madness and cost us a lot of money, we got found not guilty This dilatory attitude by the authorities is de- October, its successor the Job Support Scheme will sweeping this country. of doing anything wrong, the council put in noise plorable. Their main responsibility of the council come into action on the 1 November. Commenting Ian Brown recording equipment and again we were doing is the protection of life and property. Yet the on this change and as mentioned in a BBC Radio Tachbrook Rd. Feltham, nothing wrong, you constantly call parking en- speedometer hardly registers. interview earlier, Federation of Small Businesses forcement as you stated we block you in, again this Maybe the newly elected county council will do (FSB) National Councillor Brian Woods said: is wrong. better than the last one . But Green Party County “The furlough scheme has been a resounding You constantly record us and take pics even of Cllr Jonathan Essex is absolutely right to say the success since March, and has inevitably saved Councillor Update my kids, I’ve asked you to delete and you’ve said national government should be leading on this. hundreds of thousands of jobs from being lost. The no. You watch our every move and report us to Particularly this is the case because David Cameron Government intervened, and rightly so, along with Dear Editor, (remember him?!) said after the 2014 floods ‘money I wish to sincerely thank you, the residents of someone, even calling the police on kids playing a series of comprehensive measures to safeguard outside. would be no object’ in sorting the flood problems jobs, businesses and the wider economy. But as the Staines South and Ashford West for electing me as here. your County Councillor. We have now had to get the police involved as second wave of the virus intensifies, the hard work the recording is getting out of hand but yet again It is also worth noting the related reported com- to continue this job doesn’t end here. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to ments by Cllr Bramhall to the effect that the Cabi- serve you and I will continue to listen, be available you put the phone down on them “The new Job Support Scheme will be yet We offers mediation to resolve whatever issue net is (hopefully?) ‘supplying accessible green another vital lifeline to saving jobs and keeping and accessible and will respond to your concerns, spaces for Spelthorne’ which as she so rightly says advise and support you and keep you informed of you may have with us but you refused businesses afloat, many of which remain hopeful My almost 18 year old daughter now don’t like is underserved by Surrey’s countryside estate.