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News from your council July/August 2018 Love your park New and upgraded facilities open Events on the way Culture Bite and Open House return Adult learning Hundreds of courses on offer Protecting consumers Behind the scenes with trading standards HELP TO RECYCLE WW1 CENTENARY VOLUNTEER advertisements people Contents July 2018 ▸ Cover stories ▸ 12 Behind the scenes with trading standards elcome to this summer edition of Hillingdon People, Hillingdon People spends a day with the team at which I find hard to believe sees me starting my Heathrow Airport as they inspect cargo. W19th year as Leader of Hillingdon Council. ▸ 14 View some of our historic sites As usual in Hillingdon the summer months see the return Council-owned venues to provide unique access as of much loved community events for residents of all ages part of Open House London Weekend. to enjoy. I hope that many of you enjoyed our new Hayes ▸ 16 Arts and Literature festival returns Carnival Family Fun Day on Saturday 7 July. There’s even more Culture Bite will once again offer exciting events and to come, including our Family Fishing Fun Days on Sundays the opportunity to meet bestselling authors. 29 July and 12 August, free art sessions in parks across the ▸ 18 Enjoy your local park this summer borough, Playday on Wednesday 1 August and the Summer A variety of new and upgraded outdoor facilities are Reading Challenge in all 17 of our libraries. As we move now open. into the autumn you will be able to visit some of our historic sites in September as part of Open House London Weekend, ▸ 20 Hundreds of adult learning courses to choose from experience special Heritage Open Days at Manor Farm, Enrol today to learn a new skill or gain a professional Ruislip and learn about Battle of Britain Day at the Battle of qualification. Britain Bunker and Exhibition and Visitor Centre. The Culture Bite arts and literature festival will also return for a fourth ▸ 22 Commemorating the centenary of the end year (see page 16 for some of the event highlights on offer). of World War One Our parks and open spaces (47 of which have gained Young people across the borough help to plant Green Flag Awards) are fantastic places for leisure time, ribbon of remembrance. whether that’s taking part in sport, having picnics, walking, Regulars exploring or discovering the flora and fauna. As you will 4 Hillingdon News 27 and 29 Volunteers be able to read on page 18, we’re continuing to invest in leisure facilities at our parks, and a range of playgrounds, 31 What’s on? 35 Contacts outdoor gyms and a skate park have recently opened, with COVER PHOTO: JAMES MCINTYRE FROM HAYES ENJOYING THE NEW another skate park and more outdoor gyms on the way. OUTDOOR GYM AT COWLEY RECREATION GROUND As we approach the new academic year, you may be currently considering learning a new skill or gaining a qualification. Our adult learning programme for 2018/19 is great value for money and offers a range of courses for you to enrol on. Whilst local authorities across the country, due to reduction in government funding and a growing population, are struggling with budget management, in Hillingdon our 11 14 accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018 showed a budget surplus of £2.5 million. Once again a remarkable achievement in the current economic climate and I am grateful to my councillor colleagues and council officers for the part that they played in delivering this result. With over £40 million in balances and our ability to 16 20 manage our financial affairs, Hillingdon Council remains well placed to both deal with the financial challenges Advertising deadline for next edition: Friday 3 August. ahead and continue to put our residents first. Editorial and advertising enquiries Emma Gilbertson 01895 250828 [email protected] www.hillingdon.gov.uk/hillingdonpeople After reading, please recycle this magazine Cllr Ray Puddifoot MBE Published by London Borough of Hillingdon © 2018 Hillingdon People, 3S/05 Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW. LEADER OF THE COUNCIL Design Corporate Communications Printed by Paragon Service Point Products and services advertised in this magazine are not necessarily endorsed by the council. For a copy in large print or as an audio version call 01895 250828 2 July/August 2018 July/August 2018 3 news news Dennis, Gnasher and friends Ryefield Avenue parade challenge children to keep benefits from improvements reading this summer The council has completed a Cllr Douglas Mills, pilot improvement scheme in Cabinet Member for Children are being writing competitions and Ryefield Avenue, Hillingdon. Community, Commerce inspired to unleash their drama workshops. And Following a number of and Regeneration, said: inner mischief maker for the first time, four of successful town centre “The council is proud this summer, when the the borough’s libraries, regeneration projects, the to support local small annual Summer Reading Uxbridge, Ruislip Manor, decision was made to trial an businesses by offering shop Challenge Botwell Green and Oak extension to the programme front grants to improve returns to the Farm, will be hosting to see if improvements to their appearance and Innovative new coffee cup borough’s a show by children’s local shopping parades carrying out public realm recycling scheme launched libraries on comedian Mark could boost trade for improvements in order to Saturday 7 July. Jones. Booking independent businesses and support the local economy.” In May, innovative bins for the Civic Centre and all The popular for events will enhance areas for residents. The second phase of recycling takeaway coffee libraries (except Manor Dogs get new cosy bedding initiative has a open on 7 July A range of work has been town improvements in cups were installed at a Farm). Residents and In June, the council's waste worked on this scheme Beano theme and details can completed, including the Uxbridge and Eastcote range of council venues. visitors can dispose of their and recycling team picked for several years and think for 2018 and be found on www. installation of new pavements, are being designed ready We are working in takeaway coffee cups there up 800 duvets, which were it's an invaluable project. Hillingdon hillingdon.gov.uk/ private shop forecourts, bins, for implementation from partnership with Simply by simply separating the no longer needed by Adding home comforts libraries are summerreading. benches and cycle stands; the September. Preparation Cups, a service dedicated to lids, cups and any leftover students at Brunel University to the kennels until the encouraging children The Summer Reading transformation of seven shop is also underway to roll recycling paper and plastic liquid to allow them to at the end of the academic dogs leave us for their new aged four to eleven to Challenge, which runs until fronts and upper frontages; out the popular shop cups into new products, be recycled efficiently. year, and delivered them to forever homes helps them visit a library six times mid September, is free new ‘stop and shop’ parking front grant scheme in to reduce the amount of Cllr Keith Burrows, the Dogs Trust, Harefield to feel more relaxed and and borrow at least one to join at any Hillingdon allowing residents to park Kingshill Avenue and drinks waste being sent Cabinet Member to recycle as bedding. reduces their stress levels.” book in return for prizes. library. The nationwide for free for 30 minutes New Parade, Hayes End, to landfill and protect for Planning, The council, Brunel Cllr Keith Burrows, Libraries will also initiative is aimed at and the introduction of along with a second phase the local environment. Transportation University and the Dogs Cabinet Member be running a range of supporting children’s a central median strip to from Eastcote Station to Recent research shows that and Recycling, said: Trust has worked in for Planning, free Summer Reading reading throughout the deter double parking. Woodlands Avenue. 2.5 billion disposable coffee “The damage to our partnership for a number of Transportation and Challenge themed free summer holidays, ensuring cups are thrown away in the environment caused by years to divert these items Recycling, said: “If you events, including fancy they do not fall behind UK every year but less than plastics and non-recyclable from going to landfill and have duvets that you don’t dress parties, comic- when they return to school. ©DC THOMSON(2018) LTD one per cent are recycled. coffee cups is a major ensure that they’re instead need, you can help us The new scheme was concern and if we can try recycled to give dogs a to reduce the amount of launched at the Civic to alleviate this problem cosy bed to sleep in. waste being sent to landfill Centre on Friday 25 May at a local level, and others Jo Lloyd, Assistant by giving them to animal by the Leader of the do the same, it will go Manager at Dogs Trust charities who are often Council, Cllr Ray Puddifoot some way to making a West London based in looking for duvets and and Boris Johnson, MP for positive difference.” Harefield, said: “I have pillows to use as bedding.” Uxbridge and South Ruislip. For more information The bins are located at on recycling visit www. Bunker centre named London's the Battle of Britain Bunker, hillingdon.gov.uk/recycling. best public service building Council funding supports vital club refurbishment works In May, the council scheme, ensuring it met the Two Ruislip social clubs, Eastcote, so they could celebrated a win at the Local relevant regulations, and which are used by older continue to have lunch Authority Building Control for working alongside the geometry.