From R Connors
I have received confirmation that there is an incident happening with a Thames Water Sewer on the Uxbridge Golf Course that is requiring Tankers to remove sewage via Harvil Road.
At present there are Emergency 2-Way Traffic Lights on Harvil Road to facilitate this, in place between Harvil Farm and HS2 Gate 1 (2 lots of works shown on One Network but LBH Streetworks tell me that contained within 1 set of Traffic Management):
Our esteemed General Secretary reports “I’ve just been up to the tip and there is single file traffic with traffic lights in Harvil Road. It starts just beyond the Ickenham signs going north – I am unable to find any more details on LBH or TFL.”
| If you are already subscribed you should have received the following: Please note the new tag colour Dear garden waste recycler, It’s time to renew your subscription We’re contacting you to let you know that your current garden waste subscription will expire on Tuesday 31 March For 2026/27, subscribers will continue to receive weekly household collections in spring, summer and autumn (fortnightly in winter), for a £77 annual fee. You can renew your subscription now using the button below. Once signed up, you’ll be sent orange tags to attach to the handles of your current canvas bags to confirm your subscription. If you’ve subscribed but not yet received your tags when collections are due to start, please present your garden waste as normal – our crews use in-cab technology to check which properties are subscribed. You can review the updated garden waste service terms and conditions at www.hillingdon.gov.uk/garden-waste/terms. https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/recycling/garden-waste-subscription-service/9?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery |
| With grateful thanks to Ruislip Residents for the info: The Garden Waste collection service ends on 31 March for people who paid last year. If you intend to renew for the upcoming year, DO IT TODAY. cost is £77 The terms and conditions say that if you renew after TOMORROW then your first collection will four weeks after you pay. The only way you can be sure of continuous collections through April is if you pay today or tomorrow. Rather short notice, for an announcement made this morning! Registration is via https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/…/Subscribe-to-our-garden… https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/14619/Subscribe-to-our-garden-waste-collection-service?fbclid=IwY2xjawQmDShleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeu4LL4sdhtrxOFLDr1RSTEzUU7QXGpgIOnk92F4vMs6eaoLj3yqnuwZGQBUw_aem_CGQUa98U3PZe62Nz9eUe0w |
| Published in today’s Gazette A short selection of those which will affect us most: Increased car parking charges from 6th April for Hillingdon First card holders On street parking first 30 mins still free Up to 60 mins is £1.10 will be £1.50 Up to 90 mins is £1.50 will be £2.40 Up to 2 hrs is £2.00 will be £3.30 Thereafter 80p per 20 mins to maximum stay Car parks Grainges and Cedars current fee of £1.40 for 2 hours will be £2.00 Long lane behind medical centre up to 1 hr increases from 0.80p to £1.30 Community Close up to 90 mins increases from £1.10 to £2.10 |
The Council made out the meeting was for ‘everyone’ and ‘residents’. IWe’ve been told it’s intended for gardeners only.
Take Action: Make Your Voice Heard
Now, for the first time, everyone in Hillingdon has a chance to show their support for RAGC staying at its uniquely safe and secure site in Yiewsley by coming to a residents’ meeting at RAGC. The meeting has just been announced by the Council and will take place on Friday 27th February starting at 10.30 am.
This is not a consultation as the Council has already made its decision, but with the local elections just over 2 months away, it would be a great time to show how much support RAGC has from across the borough.
PLEASE COME TO RAGC TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT ON 27th FEBRUARY AND LET THE COUNCIL KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AT THEIR MEETING.
more info: https://fragc.uk/2026/02/21/ragc-meeting-for-residents/
| Affinity Water is repairing a burst water main on Swakeleys Road (near to the junction with Breakspear Road South) under 3-Way Traffic Lights These are emergency works and would not have been allowed on the Network at the same time as the HS2 Road Closure of Breakspear Road South if they were not an Emergency. we have been advised that these works are expected to be completed within 48 hours so the Traffic Lights should be removed before Friday morning. LBH says “can only apologise for any delays experienced but would reiterate that these are outside of our control.” also Austin’s Lane is currently closed due to a burst water main |
We have been notified of a a delay to the Road Closure currently in place on Breakspear Road South that will require a 48 hour extension to the works. This will mean that the Road Closure will now be in place until Friday 20/02 at 7pm (it was due to be completed by Wed 18/02 at 7pm).
The reasons for the delay are shown below (please note this information has been updated on the LBH Website and will be communicated to residents by HS2 asap).
Breakspear Road South – 24/7 Road Closure over 5 Days – Sat 14/02 at 7am until Fri 20//02 at 7pm
HS2/SCS have agreed a Road Closure of Breakspear Road South that will take place 24 Hours a Day over a 7 Day Period from Sat 14/02 at 7am until Fri 20//02 at 7pm.
Update 17/02 – HS2/SCS are advising that the Trial Hole element of these works will not be completed in time for the originally planned reopening of the road on Wed 18/02 at 7pm and requested a further 48 hours on the Road Closure to complete the works (now reopening Fri 20/02 at 7pm).
The reasons behind the delay are detailed as being in part the ongoing wet weather conditions slowing things down, and the depth of the Sewer Connection that they have found to be at 3.3 metres. This was deeper than expected and thus required more time to locate in the footway and now HS2/SCS have to dig a trench across the width of the carriageway at this depth to make sure there are no unknown Services in the way for when the Sewer Connection is carried out.
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.
| From Ickenham Residents’ Association |
| METROPOLITAN LINE : Thursday 19, Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, no service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham / Chesham / Watford. There will also be no CHILTERN RAILWAYS services between Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway (via Amersham). Replacement buses operate. Replacement buses operate:Service ML2: (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday): Harrow-on-the-Hill – Watford via North Harrow, Pinner, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Rickmansworth and Croxley;Service ML3: (Thursday and Friday only): Harrow-on-the-Hill – Chesham via North Harrow, Pinner, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Chalfont & Latimer and AmershamService ML5: (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday): Northwood – Moor Park;Service ML6: (Saturday and Sunday only): Rickmansworth – Chesham via Chorleywood, Chalfont & Latimer and Amersham |
Ickenham Residents' Association 