This Association represents the people living in Ruislip, a town with a long history. Ruislip was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and in its old church of St Martin of Tours and Manor Farm site it still has links with its Norman past. It is now in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
We hope that members and visitors will find this website useful. We will welcome your comments, please use the “Contact Us” page to get in touch with us.*
Ruislip High School held its Christmas Community Event on Thursday, December 11th. This annual event is organised by Mr. L Sills, Head of Sixth Form, and his students. It is just one example of the school’s close connection with the community which is an important part of its ethos. Local residents are invited to have […]
Hillingdon Council last week confirmed their planned sale of the former Uxbridge Library premises on Uxbridge High Street. After having failed to sell it during a twelve-month marketing period, the Council instead invited offers from interested buyers in October this year. Five bids were received. A decision notice published on Monday this week shows that […]
Hillingdon Council has failed to respond to a formal pre-action letter regarding the Rural Activities Garden Centre, marking the third missed deadline concerning the site’s future. With the Council now in breach of the Localism Act, the likelihood of a Judicial Review is escalating. Leigh Day Solicitors, acting for the Friends of RAGC (FRAGC), served […]
Local residents are shocked to learn that the application to demolish a family home at 32 Kingsend to build a block of 5 flats with a basement was allowed upon appeal this week. As the news is being absorbed, some people admit that in hindsight they were too complacent and should have made more of […]
On Thursday evening, Ruislip’s Councillor Peter Smallwood OBE was elected as the new Chair of the Residents’ Services Select Committee. He has been sitting on two of Hillingdon council’s scrutiny committees: both the Children, Families and Education Select Committee, and the Residents’ Services Select Committee, where he had until now, been the vice-chair. Hillingdon’s Select […]
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:
