All our local schools are at the heart of the community and every one of them feels it is important to engage with its local residents. To help bring this about Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School has recently launched its new " Stay and Play" session. This is a Baby and Toddler Group group suitable for children up to four years of age…

In July, Hillingdon's Director of Community Safety & Enforcement, Richard Webb, told the Residents' Services Select Committee that Pay & Display machines were under review and that proposals would need to be developed. Those proposals have now been published. A report dated 22 September 2026 to the Cabinet Member for Residents' Services, Cllr Wayne Bridges, asks him to approve a public consultation on five…

Sign up, for free, on Eventbrite to hear from three of Brunel University's leading academics, on the topics of: Professor Akram Khan: Connecting Universities and Communities, Professor Trevor Hoey: Local Action to Combat Climate Change, and Professor Geoff Rodgers on the 60th anniversary of Brunel University London. Venue: Ruislip Manor library, Linden Avenue, Ruislip Manor, from 5.00pm on Tuesday 29th September, Tuesday 6th October, Tuesday 27th October. Duration: each event, 90 minutes. Link to the Eventbrite sign up page.

Ruislip Lido has had a difficult few weeks. First an oxygen crash killed a significant number of fish. Then, while the Council and the Environment Agency worked to put that right, one of the emergency pumps caught fire, and a Council officer was taken to hospital. Since then, the information coming from Hillingdon Council has gone from detailed to almost nothing, right at the point the questions became harder to answer.

A new potential proposal has appeared on the council website for land at Joel Street Farm, Northwood Hills - around 10.8 hectares of horse-grazing fields off Joel Street, close to Northwood Hills Underground station. This site sits within Northwood Hills, not Ruislip, so it's the Northwood Hills Residents' Association, and likely the neighbouring Northwood Residents Association and  Eastcote Residents' Association…

Residents of Broadwood Avenue and Park Avenue experienced flooding on the 23rd of June 2016, when a third cloudburst in a couple of days fell on Ruislip. It is estimated that some 45mm of rain fell in around 45 minutes onto already saturated ground, causing the Pinn to overflow its banks. There was widespread flooding along the Ruislip Pinn, to include Brook Drive and Evelyn Avenue.

Long-standing craft workers at the Manor Farm heritage site are facing the threat of closure following demands from Hillingdon Council for rent increases of almost 100%. Local artisans warn that applying a borough-wide, commercial approach to these specialized units could force them out, undermining the principles of the site's Heritage grant and destroying its cultural value to the community. Gifted to the community and rebuilt with £2m of public funds:

Long-standing craft workers at the Manor Farm heritage site are facing the threat of closure following demands from Hillingdon Council for rent increases of almost 100%. Local artisans warn that applying a borough-wide, commercial approach to these specialized units could force them out, undermining the principles of the site's Heritage grant and destroying its cultural value to the community. Gifted to the community and rebuilt with £2m of public funds:

Saturday the 19th of September, between 11am and 3pm, will see both St Margaret's Church, Uxbridge Town Centre, outside The Pavillions full of the Hillingdon Friends of the Earth Cleaner Greener Festival, with a bonus film showing at the Quaker Meeting Room further up Belmont Road. Find out how to save money on your heating bills. Hoping to get fitter?

More than sixteen months after residents were promised rapid work on the “obvious risks” at Ruislip Lido, Hillingdon Council has finally published its new Operational Safety Plan. It contains some welcome improvements to emergency access, traffic management and incident reporting – but the document says that the specialist water safety plan is still to be produced, while the hours of evening enforcement remain unclear and the latest specific water-body risk assessment still dates from 2021.

Welcome to the brand new 'Audiobook Town Crier' from the Ruislip Residents' Association! How the Idea Was Born The idea started with a simple chat down at the allotments. A neighbour mentioned he missed reading the magazine because his eyesight was no longer up to it – and we quickly realised he wouldn't be the only one. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best.

On 18 August, the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed that Hillingdon Council's Deputy Leader, Cllr Richard Mills, had spent months posting on Facebook under the name "DelightfulYuzu2877" - commenting on Council business and the conduct of residents as though he were an ordinary member of the public, while concealing that he was one of the people making the decisions being discussed.

The planning application for new housing at St Martin's Approach car park cannot be decided until an archaeological dig has taken place on site - and that dig hasn't started yet. The Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service (GLAAS), which advises the council on heritage matters, has made this a required step before any decision can be made, and because the trenches will sit within the working car park, residents should expect some parking spaces to be temporarily out of use once digging begins.

As the summer heat continues and the Affinity Water hosepipe ban takes effect across Ruislip, residents are making daily sacrifices to protect our local water supply. From letting our lawns turn brown to watering our gardens and allotments by hand, our community is stepping up. We are very pleased to report that Hillingdon Council is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with residents in this effort, taking proactive and responsible action at Ruislip Lido.

Hillingdon Council warns that the Mayor's Draft London Plan will "force" 24,030 new homes onto the borough over 10 years, with 61% on Green Belt land - the highest share of any London borough.  Both figures are accurate.  But the council's own explanation of how this system works doesn't match the alarm it's raising. Who actually decides where the homes go?

So alarming they renamed it: What the Independent Review really found Tonight, the government finally published its damning independent review into Hillingdon Council's finances. The report, written in May by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), is far blunter than anything on the Council's own news pages — and its findings led directly to the government issuing a formal…

Residents may have noticed a new planning reference appear on the council website for the former Master Brewer site - the derelict hotel and pub plot at the junction of Long Lane and Freezeland Way, close to Hillingdon Underground station. Here's what it means, and what to expect next. What is being proposed? Developer Jaysam Contractors Ltd is preparing to bring forward a major redevelopment of the 3.39-hectare site, which has stood vacant since the old Master Brewer motel and pub were demolished in 2012.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards has launched a public consultation on fireworks and pyrotechnics regulation across the UK, and it's a chance for Ruislip residents to make their views heard. The consultation opened this week and runs through August and September, looking at whether to: Restrict the noisiest fireworks to professional users, with several options on the table for lowering the current 120 decibel limit for consumer fireworks…

Ruslip Residents' Association have been asked to make their residents aware of two Further Education Colleges in Hayes that may be of interest to parents and young people of school leaving age. De Salis Studio College, Hewens Road and Parkside Studio College, Wood End Green Road, have open days that can be booked on the following websites. Unfortunately, we only received their request yesterday (July 13th.) with the dates and the last day to book is this Friday, July 17th.!

On Thursday, July 9th the Year Six pupils presented their traditional end of primary school show. The title, Pirates of the Curry Bean, indicated to the large audience of proud parents that this was a story that they would find amusing as well as entertaining. We learn that their ship is so named because the pirates' favourite meal is (yes, you've guessed it!) curry and beans.

Affinity Water is introducing a hosepipe ban affecting Ruislip and Ruislip Manor, as part of a wider ban across its Central region. The ban is a formal statutory notice under Section 76 of the Water Industry Act 1991, and comes into force from 00:01 on Friday 17 July 2026. Why the ban has been introduced Last month was the warmest June on record for England, with temperatures reaching as high as 37.7°C, and hot, dry weather has continued since.

The Future of Pay & Display Machines In January we suspected the £95,000 budgeted saving for "changes to parking payment options" would mean a reduction in the number of physical ticket machines, pointing to the council's phone-only parking trial at the Beck Theatre as a likely blueprint. Hillingdon Council has now confirmed that this is exactly the direction it is heading.

Support transparency and public accountability The Hillingdon Alliance of Residents’ Associations has launched a borough‑wide petition regarding proposed changes to the Council’s Residents’ Petition Scheme. The changes are scheduled to be voted on by all Councillors at the Full Council meeting on Thursday 9 July. The proposals would: Increase local and planning petition thresholds from 20 signatures to 50…

The London Borough of Hillingdon approved the revised planning application Ref: 11894/APP/2026/746 on 2nd July for the conversion of the rear and upper floors behind Tesco Express, 122–124 High Street, Ruislip. The ground-floor Tesco store remains unchanged. What has been approved The scheme allows the developer to: Convert the vacant rear and upper floors into six residential flats (Class C3).

Because many residents have asked if , or think the listed buildings are being demolished (they are not), it is worth briefly summarising the views of the two statutory heritage consultees: Historic England and the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service (GLAAS). Historic England: “A Considerable Improvement” and a Heritage‑Led Scheme Historic England has reviewed the revised proposals and is broadly supportive.