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 […]
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The first ever Town Crier magazine – from September 1955 (originally sixpence, or free to members!)
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 […]
“Shame on Hillingdon Council”: Outrage as Beloved Garden Centre for Vulnerable Adults Faces Closure
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 […]
Lidl’s next local planning application – by Hillingdon station
Lidl have filed a new application for a new supermarket nearby. Not in Ruislip, and outside of our area, but we watch with interest. This one is for the derelict ex-Ruston Bucyrus land near Hillingdon station – we merged the first draft of Lidl’s plan onto a Google Maps screenshot to give an idea of […]
Lidl’s application at The Orchard was refused at the Planning Committee
The London Borough of Hillingdon Planning Committee REFUSED Lidl’s planning application for a supermarket and carpark to replace The Orchard in Ruislip on the evening of 11 June 2025. This follows extensive work from not just LB Hillingdon, but the meeting with Lidl that Ruislip Residents’ Association organised, with social media posts, hundreds of flyers […]
