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.
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Graham, I have read your email on the above and I’m afraid it does demonstrate the divorce your association has on the realities of running Hillingdon Council, at a time when the local government settlement fails to reflect the statutory burdens imposed by national government. You are also wrong both in law and mathematics. I […]
Dear Councillors, I am writing to you on a matter of great concern to the people of Ruislip and Ruislip Manor. You will be aware that Ruislip Residents’ Association (RRA) is vehemently opposed to the closure of the Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC), which we believe to be a valuable resource for the residents of […]
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 […]
Our President, Brian Cowley, was for many years the association’s Chief Road Steward and as a meticulous record keeper and excellent archivist he has maintained a collection of decades of copies of the Town Crier, both at the borough’s archives at Uxbridge Library and in his own collection. This year we will be both replacing our […]
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 […]
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:
