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UPDATES on THE ORCHARD (23/09/2025)

  The site is still for sale Rapleys confirm that Whitbread are still advertising the site for sale. The Premier Inn in the meantime continues to stay open. Condition of the land and building ENF/371/25 The LBH Planning Enforcement Team were made aware of concerns in relation to the condition of the land in June […]

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Orchard’s Spitfire Memorial update

Further to our concerns about The Orchard’s Locally Listed Spitfire Memorial, we have heard from The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee, who say that they took the memorial down – for refurbishment.   Just before Christmas, the PAFMC gave this update and accompanying photographs: The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee has taken on the restoration of […]

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Visit the Lidl exhibition this evening

As a reminder, this evening (Monday 25th November), Lidl are exhibiting their proposals for a new supermarket on the site of The Orchard hotel and restaurant.  Please attend their exhibition to learn more: it is at the Ruislip Conservative Club on Ickenham Road from 17:00 to 20:00. We are concerned about the plans in their […]

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History of The Orchard in Ruislip

History of The Orchard in Ruislip – 1905 to 2024 The Orchard in Ruislip is an attractive building on a prominent site within Ruislip Village Conservation Area.  It represents the transformation of Ruislip during the twentieth century from a rural village known as King’s End to part of Ruislip a modern London suburb today. Ruislip […]

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