In recent years, summer brings chaos at the Lido: we’ve all heard of parking and traffic nightmares, litter strewn all over, irresponsible barbecues, antisocial behaviour, people endangering themselves by going into the water, and comically ill-informed features in newspapers and on social media about ‘London’s secret beach’… but what is it actually like to live […]
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A resident living near Ruislip Lido asked Cllr Lavery to consider charging non-Hillingdon residents an entry fee for Ruislip Lido
In a public question at this month’s full Council meeting, Cllr Eddie Lavery – Cabinet Member for Community & Environment, was asked: “Please consider charging an entrance fee for visitors (to the Ruislip Lido) from outside the Borough of Hillingdon. The attached article means that the Ruislip Lido will be visited by thousands of visitors, […]
LB Hillingdon does not charge visitors to Breakspear Crematorium to park
Ruislip ward councillor Cllr Peter Smallwood asked “Can the Cabinet member confirm that Hillingdon Council is not levying parking charges on those visiting Breakspear Crematorium to pay their respects to deceased relatives?” at the full Council meeting on Thursday 11th July 2025. That was a question asked to the Cabinet Member for Community & Environment, […]
Rural Activities Garden Centre – “as seen on TV” – on ITV News this evening
Following last night’s impressive display of support from the Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre and hundreds of residents from across the borough, two of our three MPs (Danny Beales and John McDonnell), our London Assembly Member Bassam Mahfouz and a dozen or so supportive councillors, ITV News have today visited the RAGC. Tonight’s […]
Campaign to save RAGC continues, gaining momentum with the front page of this week’s Uxbridge Gazette – join the demonstration on Thursday evening
London Borough of Hillingdon’s Cabinet will meet at 19:00 on Thursday evening with plans to decide on the closure of the Rural Activities Garden Centre. Before then, from 17:45 in the square in front of the Civic Centre, the Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre will hold a demonstration – and they call for […]
