Hillingdon Council is facing a severe financial crisis. Its latest financial report forecasts the 2025/26 budget to be £31.6 million overspent as of the end of August.. (Note: The council’s headline figure is £30.2m, but £31.6m is the figure required to make its own sums add up). This overspend will wipe out the council’s entire General Fund reserve, which […]
There is fresh hope that the Rural Activities Garden Centre could yet be saved – the Friends of RAGC are continuing their campaign and have announced their intention to issue Hillingdon Council a pre-action letter for Judicial Review to prevent the centre’s closure. The Friends of RAGC argue that the council breached the Localism Act […]
Ruislip Residents’ Association is firmly against the closure of the RAGC and believes it is essential for it to remain open. We continue to support the Friends of RAGC and urge the council to reconsider its position. Consultation on the future of the Rural Activities Garden Centre The RAGC has been closed to the public […]
As the Rural Activities Garden Centre in the London Borough of Hillingdon faces closure, this short film by Megan Williams looks at what the RAGC means to some of the people involved with it. The Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC) in Hillingdon is a unique and vital resource for our community. More than just […]
Last month LB Hillingdon ran a public consultation for planned changes over the way that motorcycles can park along Ruislip High Street. Essentially, until now they’ve been able to park in any pay-and-display bay – without charge – and the changes will mean that they can only park in the two bays marked “SOLO M/Cs […]
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:
