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Cabinet approves library proposals

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Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet agrees Uxbridge Library relocation plans Thursday 15 February, 2024: The recommendation to relocate Uxbridge Library to the borough’s Civic Centre was approved by Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet tonight (Thursday 15 February) subject to planning approval being granted. https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/12365/Hillingdon-Councils-Cabinet-agrees-Uxbridge-Library-relocation-plans

Ickenham ward surgery

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from Cllr Lavery

The Ickenham Library ward surgery has now been running for several months. We are still seeing a very low attendance.
We have therefore decided to revert to our previous practice of seeing residents face to face (if required )by appointment. The majority of queries we receive are via email or telephone.
If there are any queries please contact me.01895 250659

Uxbridge Library proposals

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From Ickenham Residents.

the council has deferred taking the Uxbridge library move proposal to cabinet to allow for a period of public engagement. This consists of email feedback to: librarycontact@hillingdon.gov.uk i.e. we have a chance to register objections, or it will be assumed we have none. The more emails the council receives will make the residents position clearer. So can I ask you to share this with all those that are likely to take an interest in Uxbridge library?

The council project leader for the library has said he is not aware of any other mechanism such as a public consultation. So. to register an opinion, an email needs to be sent to the above address. This should include reasons, which the council can consider. I’m suggesting emails go to both the library contact and to your local ward councillor, because at the full council meeting voting on the library was split along party lines, with the  Conservatives for the proposed move and Labour against. Our councillors’ emails are available at https://modgov.hillingdon.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx?XXR=0&AC=WARD&WID=13412& search on ickenham and South Harefield ward The council officer leading this project and has made it clear that the information they have provided is all they have at the moment. So there is no proposed home for the history and archive section. This information from the contractors plan be found at: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/uxbridge-library-relocation Our assumption is that emails need to be in by the end of December for them to be assessed, a report written and for this to be digested by the councillors, prior to cabinet.

Ward Meetings PS

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Further to the email sent on 6th Sept see below  we now have a confirmed contact number
the number is 01895 250659.


The three trial ward surgeries have now been held. These generated a low level of attendance and few matters that required follow up.We are going to continue with ward surgeries for a further period but on the basis of booked appointments only. This can be booked via our group office.The surgeries will be from 2.15 on the last Tuesday of the month for a maximum of two hours. The surgery will only run if there are booked appointments and will conclude when the last booked appointment has been seen.

Meetings with councillors – change of approach

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From our Ward Cllrs

The three trial ward surgeries have now been held. These generated a low level of attendance and few matters that required follow up.

We are going to continue with ward surgeries for a further period but on the basis of booked appointments only. This can be booked via our group office.

The surgeries will be from 2.15 on the last Tuesday of the month for a maximum of two hours. The surgery will only run if there are booked appointments and will conclude when the last booked appointment has been seen.

Government to text you April 23rd 3pm

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The test alert, which will take place at 3pm on Sunday 23 April, will see people receive a message on the home screen of their mobile phone, along with a sound and vibration for up to ten seconds. The message will say:

This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.

In a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe.

https://www.gov.uk/alerts for more information

Ickenham library downgrade: Act now!

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The consultation link has already been posted on the best village Facebook  https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/library-strategy but it’s only when you get almost through the survey – which is very top level – that you find that Ickenham is going to be a tier 3 library with reduced opening*.

Please:

a) complete the survey and

b) query why Ickenham is a tier 3

c) please start to use our library more to improve its figures

d) as the Cabinet member for residents services is one of our Ward Cllrs, Eddie Lavery, please write and defend our library ELavery@hillingdon.gov.uk

You have until April 16th

Thanks.

Notes:

*Tier 1 / Flagship Libraries (3 libraries – Botwell Green, Ruislip Manor, Uxbridge): Mon 9-7, Tues 9-7, Weds 9-5, Thurs 9-7, Fri 9-5, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-1 (Ruislip Manor closed on Sun)

Tier 2 (5 libraries – Manor Farm, Northwood, Oak Farm, Yeading, Yiewsley): Mon 10-7, Tues 10-5, Weds 10-5, Thurs 10-7, Fri 10-5, Sat 10-4

Tier 3** (5 libraries – Eastcote, Harlington, Ickenham, Northwood Hills, South Ruislip): Closed either Mon or Weds; open 3 weekdays 10-1 and 2-5pm; 1 weekday 10am-1pm and 2pm-7pm; Sat 10-4

Tier 4 (4 libraries – Charville, Harefield, Hayes End, West Drayton): Closed either Mon or Weds; open 4 weekdays 10am-1pm and 2-5pm, Sat 10am-2pm

**Tier 3 includes Harlington library, subject to consultation about its future/decommissioning of service. Also includes Northwood Hills library, proposed to open throughout lunchtime pending rebuild