| 1 SCS Noise Barrier Testing near Breakspear Road South – completion on Sun 11/01 – Postponed The final Noise Barrier Test was due to be performed this Sun 11/01 within the HS2/SCS Site to the west of the entrance off Breakspear Road South. Update 09/01 – Please note that this has been postponed due to the weather forecasted for Sun 11/01 (Due to the sensitivity of the test it cannot be performed in less than favourable weather). I will update you once this final Test is rescheduled. The Acoustic Test will happen during the daytime (between 10am & 4pm) and will only last for a few minutes. It is unlikely to cause any noise disruption to residents 2 Breakspear Road South – 24/7 Road Closure over 5 Days – Sat 14/02 at 7am until Wed 18/02 at 7pm HS2/SCS have agreed a Road Closure of Breakspear Road South that will take place 24 Hours a Day over a 5 Day Period from Sat 14/02 at 7am until Wed 18/02 at 7pm. These works have been scheduled to take place during the Feb 2026 School Half-Term to cause as little disruption as possible but we are aware there is never a good time to close this road. Previously LBH had been informed by HS2 that all Road Closures on Breakspear Road South would be completed in 2025 but the following works are now required and unfortunately due to the methodology of the works they will require Full Road Closures to complete them: Rip-Rap Works – to install permanent paving and bollards to make safe the run-off area around a Drainage Swale To carry out a Trial Hole across the whole carriageway for a Sewer Connection that was previously removed during HS2 Enabling Works (this is a new instruction from HS2 not previously known about by SCS or LBH) Please note – once the Trial Hole data is received, HS2/SCS will need to complete the Sewer Connection which will require a further Road Closure that they would look to request for the May School Half-Term or the School Summer Holidays. |
Category Archives: Advice
Can you support the Rural Activities Garden Centre?
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP!
For over 40 years people with learning disabilities and autism from all over
Hillingdon have attended the award-winning Rural Activities Garden Centre
(R.A.G.C.) in Yiewsley where they have benefited from horticultural therapy
and social support. In a hastily arranged meeting on Friday, 30th May 2025,
those with learning disabilities and autism who use the R.A.G.C. and their
families were told by the London Borough of Hillingdon that it had decided to
close the R.A.G.C.
Hillingdon Council’s press release provided immediately after the meeting
stated that it wanted to close the R.A.G.C.’s retail operations and re-locate
the R.A.G.C.’s horticultural therapy to the Civic Centre grounds. On Thursday,
26th June 2025 it was decided at the Council’s Cabinet meeting to close the
R.A.G.C.’s retail operation.
In order to protect the R.A.G.C. in June 2025 the Friends of R.A.G.C.
submitted two nominations to Hillingdon Council to register the R.A.G.C. and
its adjacent land as an Asset of Community Value (A.C.V.). However, the
Council failed to meet its statutory obligations under the Localism Act 2011 to
process the Friends of R.A.G.C.’s nominations within the eight-week legal
deadline.
Visit the Rural Activity Activity Centre Action Group Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/652974616588336/ to find out more.
Road Closures coming up
| Two road closures starting next week: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/media/17782/Edinburgh-Drive-Ickenham-road-closure/pdf/jhEdinburgh_Drive__Ickenham_road_closure.pdf?m=1765967954373 temporary restriction will be in operation between 08:00hrs on the 10th January 2026 to 17:00hrs, on the 11th January 2026 LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON TEMPORARY RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC (EDINBURGH DRIVE, ICKENHAM) ORDER 2026 ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) 1. Hillingdon Council gives notice that to enable utility works to be carried out by Affinity Water and to prevent the likelihood of danger to the public it made this Order, which will temporarily close Edinburgh Drive, from the junction of ThePaddock to the junction of Glebe Road. 2. Diversion route will be in place via Glebe Avenue, Long Lane and vice versa. Nothing in the Order shall apply to prevent vehicular access to premises on or adjacent to the prohibited length of road insofar as access is reasonably practicable without interference with the said works. 3. The temporary restriction will be in operation between 08:00hrs on the 10th January 2026 to 17:00hrs, on the 11th January 2026 and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Road users should assume that the closure has been put into effect only if traffic signs have been erected stating that the road has been closed and the diversion route, if necessary is in place. 4. The Order, which is proposed will come into operation on 10th January 2026, will continue in force for eighteen months or until work to which it relates is completed. However, it is anticipated that the works will be completed within 2 Days. Dated this 3 day of December 2025 Daniel Kennedy Corporate Director of Residents Services http://file:///C:/Users/jreyn/Downloads/Wallasey_Crescent__Ickenham__road_closure-1.pdf The temporary restriction will be in operation between 08:00hrs on the 5th January 2026 to 17:00hrs, on the 27th March 2026 LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON TEMPORARY RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC (WALLASEY CRESCENT, ICKENHAM) ORDER 2026 ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) 1. Hillingdon Council gives notice that to enable utility works to be carried out by Affinity Water and to prevent the likelihood of danger to the public it made this Order, which will temporarily close Wallasey Crescent from the junction of Copthall Road East to the junction of Swakeleys Road. 2. Diversion route will be in place via Copthall Road East, Swakeleys Road. Nothing in the Order shall apply to prevent vehicular access to premises on or adjacent to the prohibited length of road insofar as access is reasonably practicable without interference with the said works. 3. The temporary restriction will be in operation between 08:00hrs on the 5th January 2026 to 17:00hrs, on the 27th March 2026 and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Road users should assume that the closure has been put into effect only if traffic signs have been erected stating that the road has been closed and the diversion route, if necessary is in place. 4. The Order, which is proposed will come into operation on 5th January 2026, will continue in force for eighteen months or until work to which it relates is completed. However, it is anticipated that the works will be completed within 12 Weeks. Dated this 5 day of November 2025 Daniel Kennedy Corporate Director of Residents Services |
Christmas Tree Collections
| Details here . Between Monday 5 and Friday 16 January, you can recycle real Christmas trees for free through the Council, providing all decorations and pots are removed. Trees taller than 6 foot need to be cut in half. Collections from houses: If you live in a house, place your tree at the edge of your property boundary (and visible to collectors) by 6am on your collection day. (It seems that 13th January is central Ickenham’s collection day) The Council’s information page (linked at the start of this post) makes no mention of whether this requires membership of the garden waste collection scheme. Given that the trees are placed separately to the tagged bags, maybe this is a free-of-obligation service. |
Met, Picc and Chiltern upcoming closures
| There will be no Piccadilly .line service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge from 24th Dec to 5th Jan there will be no service from Cockfosters to wood green on 4th Jan and none from cockfosters to Kings cross / st pancras on 3rd there will be no Met line Aldgate to Baker st on 1st Jan and on 26th dec METROPOLITAN LINE: Boxing Day, 26 December, no service between Rickmansworth and Amersham / Chesham. There will also be no CHILTERN RAILWAYS services between Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway. Replacement bus service ML6 operates between Rickmansworth and Chesham via Chorleywood, Chalfont & Latimer and Amersham. no service anywhere on 25th dec |
Christmas and New Year Refuse Collections
| Bank holiday rubbish and recycling collection days Collection days for households and businesses during the bank holiday periods. To minimise disruption to waste and recycling collections during the Christmas and New Year period, our crews will be working on Saturdays 20 and 27 December and Saturday 3 January. Christmas collection days Normal collection day > Revised collection day Monday 22 December > Saturday 20 December Tuesday 23 December > Monday 22 December Wednesday 24 December > Tuesday 23 December Thursday 25 December > Wednesday 24 December Friday 26 December > Saturday 27 December New Year holiday collection days Normal collection day > Revised collection day Monday 29 December > No change Tuesday 30 December > No change Wednesday 31 December No change Thursday 1 January > Friday 2 January Friday 2 January > Saturday 3 January Please leave your rubbish out for collection by 6am, near your front gate, but not on the pavement. Separate arrangements are in place for flats and business premises. |
West Ruislip HS2 works from Jan 5
from HS2
What we are doing
From 5 January 2026, we will be continuing our work on the construction of the porous portal and the headhouse for our West Ruislip Portal site.
We will carry out the following activities:
- Hydroscabbling: high-pressure water jets will scratch concrete surfaces to help new layers stick (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm and Saturday, 8am to 1pm)
- Formwork and steel fixing (Monday to Saturday, 24 hours a day)
HS2 is undergoing a comprehensive reset to ensure it can be built efficiently and for the lowest reasonable cost. This work is being carried out in stages and will be completed in 2026. We will provide you with updates on the reset and what this means for our plans to build the railway in your area.
Download information relating to these works
https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/headhouse-works-at-west-ruislip-portal/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=41c5bfb6-880b-48b1-9c3c-53daa4430300
or
https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AWN-Hydroscabbling-Jan-2026.pdf
HS2/Align/SCS Christmas working hours
| Christmas Working Hours for HS2 Contractors Align & SCS HS2 Main Contractor Align, who have built the Colne Valley Viaduct in LBH, have provided details of their Christmas 2025 Working Hours: All Align Sites will close at midday on Tuesday 23/12/25 and will re-open on Monday 05/01/26 Security & some daily maintenance activities will be in place at Sites during these times HS2 Main Contractor SCS, who operate the Sites in Hillingdon from the East Side of Harvil Road towards London, have provided details of their Christmas 2025 Working Hours: All SCS Sites will close on Wednesday 24/12/25 and Sites will re-open on Monday 05/01/26 SCS Offices will reopen on Fri 02/01/26 Security & some daily maintenance activities will be in place at Sites during these times The HS2 Helpdesk is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year by: Freephone: 08081 434 434 | Minicom: 08081 456 472 | Email: hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk |
Met and Picc this weekend
| METROPOLITAN LINE: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December, no service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. There will also be no PICCADILLY LINE service between Acton Town and Uxbridge. Replacement bus service ML1 operates between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge via West Harrow (Treve Avenue), South Harrow, Rayners Lane, Eastcote, Ruislip, West Ruislip (for Central line and Chiltern Railways), Ickenham and Hillingdon. Replacement bus service PL4 operates between Acton Town and Rayners Lane via Ealing Common, North Ealing, Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal), Alperton, Sudbury Town (Whitton Avenue East), Sudbury Hill and South Harrow. |
Garden waste collections
Garden waste collections become fortnightly from 1st December 2025 to 28th February 2026
whether there will be a collection on Dec 2nd is unclear from the council’s website
Ickenham Residents' Association 