Putting our residents first in Improving your local area Town improvements equipment, sports court seating and running track. Townfield • Work is drawing to an end on the major £6 million Hayes town improvements, Roads funded by the council and Transport for • Conifer Way was resurfaced. to make the town centre more attractive for shoppers and visitors, allow Keeping green traffic to flow freely and improve access • Barra Hall , , to public transport. Norman Leddy Memorial Gardens and • Coldharbour Lane, Station Road and Hitherbroom Park retained their Green Crown Close road and pavement works Flags in 2016 and 2017. will make the area more accessible. • won Gold in both of the Station Road now has two-way traffic Britain in Bloom and London in Bloom and a new roundabout configuration, competitions last year. and safer crossings were also introduced at Botwell Lane/Station Road junction. • Wildflower planting took place in Minet Work also included the introduction Country Park and Hitherbroom Park in 2017. of cycle lanes, new parking spaces, • The pond at Norman Leddy Gardens 30-minute free stop and shop parking, was restored to refresh the overall look countdown timers on pedestrian of the area and enhance animal and plant ROAD SAFETY crossings, central bus stops, brighter biodiversity. First CCTV camera installed outside Dr Triplett’s street lights, new furniture and trees. CE Primary School and road safety demonstration • A new arched ornamental height restriction • Botwell Bridge has benefitted from a barrier was put up at . thorough jet wash. Supporting the local community • • The council will install a boardwalk 29 new trees were planted in Townfield. • Christmas lights were installed on street the library held a children’s author extension for Botwell Bridge to improve • Townfield has 21 Street Champions, lamp columns in Station Road, Botwell and origami workshops, an African the connection between the station and who volunteer for the council, creating Lane, Pump Lane and Coldharbour storytelling performance, culture day the town centre. neighbourhoods we can all feel proud Lane. There was lighting in two trees, and young people’s open mic night. • The council replaced the former of. To find out more or sign up visit a Christmas tree, and a switch-on • Hillingdon Adult and Community bandstand with a modern gold disc- www.hillingdon.gov.uk/streetchampions. event in the town centre. In the run- Learning works in partnership with West shaped canopy, which will act as a up to Christmas, ‘Christmas Belles’ and Keeping you safe London Somaliland Community, Barra Hall recreational area with seating, reflecting acrobatic ice elves delighted families in Children’s Centre, Minet Junior School, the heritage of Hayes and the Old Vinyl • CCTV cameras were installed outside the town centre and leisure centre. Comfort Care Services, the Austin Road Factory site (pictured). all schools in Hillingdon in summer 2016 Estate, River Indus Navnat Centre and to improve road safety for children and • In 2016 and 2017 the annual Hayes • Public realm enhancements to the Carnival made its way to Barra Hall Park, Hillingdon Somali Women’s Group. ensure that people don’t illegally stop station area will include improved or park on school keep clear lines. The featuring a variety of dazzling costumes pedestrian and transport access, first camera was switched on outside Dr (pictured). The park held a range of fun Your local councillors gave ward funding to: landscaping, new lighting, signage and Triplett’s CE Primary School (pictured). activities. street furniture. • Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation • Trading standards made regular visits to • Art in the Park sessions were held at to implement a drug education Housing off-licences, resulting in counterfeit and Barra Hall for artists of all ages to use the programme in local secondary schools. smuggled tobacco and alcohol being park as inspiration. • The Silverdale (Brickfields) development • Inland Waterways Association first phase will include 125 water-fronted seized and a premise having its licence • The Hillingdon Cycle Circuit at Minet (Middlesex branch) on behalf of properties and is part of a wider revoked. Country Park was expanded to allow the Hillingdon Canal Partnership for scheme of 500 homes. Shackles Dock • Mobile CCTV units were installed in more than one group of cyclists to use it Hayes Canal education days. will be regenerated to link into the Townfield to prevent and deter crime, at a time. • Avondale Drive playground for canal and will include a piazza, cafe, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour. • The council funded handrails at the shrubbery to be planted around the community facilities and training centre play area. for the local canoe club. • The council and police carried out to help those with limited a day of action last year to tackle • Funding for a mosquito anti-loitering mobility get to their seats. Chrysalis environmental crime. They identified device for the cycle club in Minet and took action with regard to illegal • Botwell Green Library hosts a range of Country Park. • College Hayes Community community sessions, including monthly Park, now Golden Park, was improved street trading and commercial waste • Triscott House sheltered housing for reading groups, adult colouring and and includes an open air performance mismanagement, fly-tipping, unlicensed arts and crafts equipment. IT taster sessions. For Culture Bite 2017 space, fitness trail, children’s play nail bars, street drinking and drug-use.

Supporting older residents • Council tax has been frozen for over-65s until 2019. • Over-65s can also benefit from free swimming and swimming lessons, free allotments, tea dances, a winter heater loan scheme, priority parking with Brown Badges and dining clubs. 69 over-80s in Townfield have received the TeleCareLine service free of charge. • 247 Townfield residents have received a free burglar alarm since the programme began in 2008. • The council is creating a new contemporary housing development, with 88 extra-care flats for older people on Grange Road, called Grassy Meadow Court (pictured). A new HAYES TOWN IMPROVEMENTS New canopy recreation area purpose built dementia resource centre is also being built. • Weekly chairobics sessions are held at Botwell Green HAYES CARNIVAL Library for over-65s. Health and wellbeing Our annual parade on its • The council’s Leader’s Initiative for Older People funded way to Barra Hall Park • A fortnightly free Norman Leddy Gardens healthy walk lunches for Age UK for the Queen’s 90th birthday and runs throughout the year on Tuesdays and a dementia a Christmas lunch for members of South Hillingdon U3A. friendly monthly walk around the gardens started in Supporting young people 2017. There are also monthly Hayes and gardens and families and Minet Country Park walks. • Dr Triplett’s CE Primary School and Minet Infant and • Some of our family guided cycling rides started at Nursery achieved a Healthy Schools London Bronze award. Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre. • Hillingdon libraries and children’s centres offered free • Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre offers a gym, Summer Reading Challenge themed family orienteering sports hall, swimming pool, gymnastics hall, fitness sessions in Barra Hall and Minet Country Parks. classes and children’s activities.