Along with its usual work of helping the residents of Ruislip, the RRA sometimes takes on more national issues, that nevertheless have an effect on Ruislip.
At present we are dealing with the proposals for High Speed 2 (HS2), which goes through Ruislip, partly in a tunnel and partly on the surface. We are working to reduce the impact of this major national infrastructure project on Ruislip and its community.
HS2 have announced planned road closures on Breakspear Road South from 17th to 24th October 2022, between 8pm and 5am. This is to facilitate the building of a new bridge across the road, next to the existing Chiltern Line bridge. Diversions will be signposted. The part of Breakspear Road South that will be inaccessible is […]
Anyone who has been past West Ruislip, Breakspear Road South or Harvil Road in the last few months will have seen the huge destruction of our countryside due to the construction of the HS2 railway. The next stage of the project will have started by the time you read this – the launch of the […]
Over the last couple of years we have seen the extensive destruction and disruption that HS2 has inflicted on our local neighbourhood, including huge amounts of the wildlife and tree loss. This is just the start of the programme, which will get very much worse over the next few years. Chris Packham has started a […]
A group of local residents have been continuing their activities in pressurising HS2 to minimise the damage that will be done to the local community in the coming years. The links below go to the monthly reports of activities. Activities in December 2020. Activities in November 2020. Activities in October 2020. Activities in September 2020. […]
The Woodland Trust is running a petition to ask the government to formally stop the destruction of trees and woods by the HS2 programme. Some of the woods are in our area. Do have a look at the link below, and if you feel able, sign the petition. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/hs2
Historically, Ruislip is in the hundred of Elthorne, in the county of Middlesex, but for modern administrative purposes it is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Answers to many questions about services in and around Ruislip can be found on Hillingdon’s website:
Areas surrounding Ruislip are covered by other Residents’ Associations, so here are links to them:
