The Town Crier magazine is produced twice a year, and is delivered to individual houses by “Road Stewards” – residents who volunteer to put the magazine through fellow residents’ front doors. We’re always looking for new Road Stewards – so if you would like to volunteer about an hour, twice a year, to deliver some […]
Archive | 2025
The Orchard – Lidl public meeting
We arranged a special meeting to discuss Lidl’s plans for building a new supermarket on the site of The Orchard hotel and restaurant in detail. Lidl’s planners and specialists agreed to join us, and they gave an overview presentation on their plans, before answering residents’ questions. We collected dozens of questions from residents, and combined […]
Breakspear Road South road closure during Easter school holidays
From 5 to 27 April 2025, Breakspear Road South will be fully closed from south of the Network Rail bridge to the area north of the HS2 Bridge. A diversion route will be in place via Swakeleys Road B467/ High Road B466/ Ickenham Road/ High Street/ Bury Street A4180/ Breakspear Road. Local access to residential […]
What should we ask Lidl at the meeting? Which topics would you like us to cover?
Lidl have applied to build a new supermarket on the site of The Orchard hotel and restaurant. This application follows their public exhibition in November last year and, according to their application dated December 2024, they had previously sought advice from Hillingdon in July 2024. We have arranged a meeting with Lidl and their specialists, […]
What is the Pembroke Centre in Ruislip Manor all about?
Opposite the churches and Kwikfit on Pembroke Road is the mysterious sounding Confederation at the Pembroke Centre. The sign on the wall by the door explains only that it was opened by Roy Castle in 1992. It’s obviously something to do with Star Trek the NHS, but what exactly is it, and how can you […]
