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Dear Cabinet Member, I am writing on behalf of the Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC) in response to the cabinet report entitled Closure of Retail Operations and Review of Support Services from the Rural Activities Garden Centre. I wish to express several concerns about the report which I will group under the […]

Guest article by James Carson of  Hillingdon Vision News As a community and volunteer-run organisation, Hillingdon Vision stands shoulder to shoulder with you—fighting this devastating decision every step of the way. Never before have community groups and charities faced so many brutal cuts across the board. It begs the question: why is it always the […]

Last night, two petitions were presented in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre by supporters of the Rural Activities Garden Centre to Councillor Eddie Lavery, Cabinet Member for Community & Environment at London Borough of Hillingdon. With 5600 signatures on the Change.org petition and 680 on the LBH ePetition, the Council Chamber was filled with supporters of the Rural […]

Tonight at 18:00 there will be a petition hearing for The Rural Activities Garden Centre’s petition against its closure. The Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre is asking that as many people as possible attend the Civic Centre in person to give a big show of support. Petition Hearings are usually held in small committee […]