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HS2 event May 15

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We would like to invite you to a community drop in event.

• Date: Thursday 15 May 2025
• Time: 4pm to 7.30pm
• Venue: Ickenham Village Hall, 33 Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8DG

Our engagement team and technical specialists will be available to update you and answer your questions on the following areas:
• Construction of Headhouse at West Ruislip
• Update on Tunnelling progress
We will use drone footage of HS2 sites in the area to show how construction is progressing.

For further details please follow this link. https://www.hs2.org.uk/events/hs2-scs-community-event-ickenham-village-hall/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=bac77dec-f629-4c9c-9ed8-9a9554bb0000

Forecourt sale at the URC

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Yes folks, we’re holding the first of our 2025 forecourt sales on Saturday 3rd May, from 10am to 12 noon, ADMISSION FREE.  There will be the usual exciting variety of goods available, including our famous plant stall, quality bric-a-brac, hundreds of books from 50p to £5, toys and games, and anything else you give us – except clothes and shoes – PLUS for the first time, a table of quality crafts!  It will as usual be accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes in the Oasis, plus tables of curios and quirky items.  
Proceeds will be shared with our two external charities for 2025, which are The Brain Tumour Charity and Sight Savers, so please come and support. 
If you have items to donate, please bring them to the church on Friday 2nd May between 2pm and 5pm, or phone Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection.  This is also the number for enquiries and offers of help.
 

Yet more on Harvil Road night-time closures

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planned works that we will be carrying out on Harvil Road Bridge.

Between 17 February and 17 March 2025, the manufacturer of welded parts of the new Harvil Road Bridge, carried out some planned surveys. They now require additional time to continue the activity on the bridge.

To ensure the safety of both the operatives and rail users, the work will take place when no trains are operating on the Chiltern Line. Due to the need for this rail possession, these works can only be done at nighttime.

From 28 April to 17 May 2025, Harvil Road will be closed overnight north and south of the new Harvil Road bridge over the Chiltern Line as per schedule below

  • Sunday to Thursday from 11.59pm to 5am
  • Friday and Saturday, from 9.30pm to 6am

For safety reasons, temporary traffic management will be in place. However, this will be removed at the end of each shift. During the road closure, local access to residential and commercial properties (including the Dogs Trust) will be maintained, however, there will be no through access for emergency services.

These activities are non-intrusive, with a minimal noise level expected ensuring that any disruption is kept to a minimum.

More on Harvil Road night-time closures

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New HROC Bridge Inspections on Harvil Road – 3 Weeks of Night Time Road Closures – Mon 28/04 to Mon 19/05

HS2/SCS recently closed Harvil Road for 6 Nights per week (excluding Friday Nights) between midnight to 5am from 17/02 to 17/03 to carry out 170 Inspections of the Butt Welds on the underneath of the new Bridge (HROC) that carries traffic across the Chiltern Railway Line on Harvil Road. HS2/SCS have confirmed to LBH that only about 50% of the total number of Inspections were completed during the recent Road Closures and they have requested a further 3 Weeks of Night Time Road Closures on Harvil Road to complete these works.
 
This time there will be Road Closures 7 Nights of the week, with extended hours on a Friday and Saturday Night Shift in order to allow completion of snagging repairs to the carriageway area along the realigned section of Harvil Road before maintenance responsibility for this new section of road is passed from HS2 to LBH in May 2025. 
 
I have detailed the dates and times of the Road Closures below, and it has been made clear to HS2/SCS that they cannot commence these works until the Road Closure on Breakspear Road South has been removed (scheduled for Sun 27/04 evening time):

Mon 28/04 at 11.59pm – Tue 29/04 at 5am        
Tue 29/04 at 11.59pm – Wed 30/04 at 5am        T
Wed 30/04 at 11.59pm – Thur 01/05 at 5am        W
Thur 01/05 at 11.59pm – Fri 02/05 at 5am       
Fri 02/05 at 9.30pm – Sat 03/05 at 6am      
Sat 03/05 at 9.30pm – Sun 04/05 at 6am        
Sun 04/05 at 11.59pm – Mon 05/05 at 5am        

 Mon 05/05 at 11.59pm – Tue 06/05 at 5am        Mon 12/05 at 11.59pm – Tue 13/05 at 5am
Tue 06/05 at 11.59pm – Wed 07/05 at 5am        Tue 13/05 at 11.59pm – Wed 14/05 at 5am
Wed 07/05 at 11.59pm – Thur 08/05 at 5am        Wed 14/05 at 11.59pm – Thur 15/05 at 5am
 Fri 09/05 at 9.30pm – Sat 10/05 at 6am        Fri 16/05 at 9.30pm – Sat 17/05 at 6am
Sat 10/05 at 9.30pm – Sun 11/05 at 6am        Sat 17/05 at 9.30pm – Sun 18/05 at 6am
Sun 11/05 at 11.59pm – Mon 12/05 at 5am        Sun 18/05 at 11.59pm – Mon 19/05 at 5am

 
The Road will be Closed from Skip Lane junction to The Dogs Trust