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Virtually no tube service this Sat 11th till 15:00
The Circle, Jubilee, District and Hammersmith and City lines will not operate for a large part of Saturday 11 November due to work on a new signalling system . The Metropolitan line will also have a limited service, with no trains running between Harrow-on-the Hill and Aldgate.
This is all scheduled to be completed by 15:00
Please check TfL website for details of replacement buses
BT ‘going digital’ event – UPDATE
as per info received from Ickenham Library this event is now only 1 day
Digital Voice is coming to a town near you
Come and speak to us about our new home phone service, Digital Voice
Landlines in the UK are going digital by 2025.
Although the landline isn’t going away, we know that you might have questions or would like to know more about this industry-wide change.
Throughout November and early December, we’ll be heading to boroughs across Greater London, we’ll have a team on hand who can tell you what Digital Voice is, why the change is necessary and what it means for you.
You don’t have to pre-book, just turn up.
Where and when:
We’re holding a drop in on 17th November between 10:00am – 1:00pm and 2:00pm – 5:30pm at Ickenham Library, Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8RE
BT ‘going digital’ event
BT has announced that it is switching from its analogue to a digital phone service by Christmas 2025. This means new (free) connection equipment is needed and, unless it’s very old, you’ll be able to continue using your existing telephone equipment.
To answer your queries, a demonstration vehicle will be at Ickenham Library on 17th and 18th November 09:00-14:00. That’s in Community Close, UB10 8RE. No need to book, just turn up.
This is the only one in the whole borough.
More info here:
https://www.draytek.co.uk/information/blog/the-end-of-analogue-phone-lines-pt2
Follow this link to see how to set it up
https://www.bt.com/help/landline/digital-voice–how-do-i-set-up-my-service-
However if you do not have broadband, this change will be delayed for a while.
Do we want Uxbridge Library in the Civic Centre?
You may be aware of proposals to move the library to a smaller less convenient location in the Middlesex Suite in the Civic Centre.
Should you wish to add to the online petition here is the link:
https://www.change.org/p/save-our-central-library-in-uxbridge
Parking in the Pavilions
Sorry this is late
From LBH
From Tuesday 10 October 2023 you will have to pay for your parking in the Grainges and Cedars multi-storey car parks by using either our new digital platform PayByPhone via your mobile phone or smart device or by using a pay and display machine.
The current ‘pay on foot’ system, where you get a ticket from a barrier entry to the car park is being replaced in favour of a more flexible system that offers motorists the opportunity to pay ‘on the go’ with the PayByPhone app or use the more traditional pay and display machines for those who would prefer to continue to use cash or their bank card. You do need to pay for a specific length of time and return before that expires.
Signs for the new payment systems have been installed around the car parks to support visitors make the switchover and at both car parks the barriers will be removed as the new systems will not require them for entry and exit.
The change comes as the council has this summer provided an additional method to pay for parking by introducing PayByPhone across its car parks as part of its ambitions to adopt more digital technologies that reflect the modern way residents use council services.
Residents living in accommodation nearby and above the two car parks who may also use them occasionally will also need to switch to the new payment system.
Blue Badge holders will no longer need to register for an entry/exit card, but will need to display their badge on the dashboard as they would in other borough car parks.
Cllr Eddie Lavery, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “We’re committed to being a modern, digitally-enabled council and making this switch brings these car parks in line with the rest of the borough.
“We understand not all residents will want to use the PayByPhone system which is why we’ve ensured they still have an option to pay by cash or card too.
“Please look out for the signs once the switchover happens for how to pay and where the new machines will be, and remember to either purchase a ticket at a machine and display this in your vehicle or buy a session through the PayByPhone app on your mobile phone.”
If you are a regular user of these car parks and would like to obtain a virtual season ticket permit, please visit http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/parking-permits.
The council’s parking enforcement officers will be proactively patrolling the car parks following the switchover and both locations may be locked overnight.
Strike action change
| The planned strike action affecting Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October has been suspended and all services will operate as normal. The national rail strike is still expected to take place tomorrow, Wednesday 4 October. |
Upcoming strike action?
Due to planned strike action by station staff, severe disruption is expected across the London Underground network on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October. If the strikes go ahead, most Tube services will be severely impacted or will not run on either day, with disruption expected into the mornings of Thursday 5 and Saturday 7 October as the network recovers following the strike action. Any Tube services that we are able to run will start at 07:00 and stations will open as soon as they are safe to do so after that. These services will also finish early, with customers advised to complete their journeys by 17:30. The Night Tube will not operate on Friday 6 October. Elizabeth line, London Overground, DLR and London Tram services are expected to run as normal but may be subject to last minute changes, including non-stopping at stations shared with London Underground, and will be busier than usual. These services will be running to normal times. Night Overground services will run but will not stop at Whitechapel or Canada Water stations. Elizabeth line services will operate normally outside of central London but may be busier than usual. London buses are also expected to run as normal during this planned strike action but customers should leave more time for their journeys, as it is expected that many routes will be extremely busy. No strike action is planned on other TfL services. Customers who need to travel are advised that remaining services and roads will be extremely busy if this strike action goes ahead. If possible, customers should consider travelling outside of peak times. Plan ahead, check before you travel and leave more time for your journey. There is also a national rail strike planned on Wednesday 4 October, with severely reduced services running. Check the National Rail website for more information. For full details on strikes, visit our website. https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?cid=email_FINAL_TFL11268_Tube_strike-visit+our+website |
BRS now has a VAS sign
Following receipt of funding from the HS2 Road Safety Fund and following requests from residents, a Vehicle-Activated Sign (VAS) has now been installed on Breakspear Rd South near to the junction with Swakeleys Rd. If a vehicle approaches the Sign at a speed more than the 30mph Speed Limit on this road, the VAS Sign will illuminate and encourage the driver of the vehicle to ‘SLOW DOWN’.
This is in addition to a number of other VAS Signs that were installed in 2022 on roads in the north of Hillingdon to reinforce the reduction in Speed Limits on several roads in the area (a scheme also paid for from the HS2 Road Safety Fund).
BRS – This weekend
The HS2/SCS works which required Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South for the removal of the Bridge Deck Edge Protection attached to both sides of the newly built HS2 Bridge has now been rearranged and will take place this Saturday 02/09 & Sunday 03/09 with the Road Closed between 10pm to 5am on both nights from the Chiltern Bridge to the HS2 Bridge.
These works were postponed at short notice due to the late submission of the Environmental Consent from HS2/SCS to LBH, but LBH have now agreed to allow these programme critical works to take place this weekend so as not to further delay HS2 operations. The works were originally proposed to take 5 Nights to complete, but the works have now been condensed to be completed over 2 Nights, which is a positive for all parties concerned. Details below:
Traffic Management:
• Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South over 2 Nights – Sat 02/09 & Sun 03/09 (Road Closed 10pm to 5am)
• Road Closed from Chiltern Bridge to HS2 Bridge
• Diversion Route via Swakeleys Road, Ickenham Road, Ruislip High Street, Breakspear Road
Activities:
• Carry out the removal of the Bridge Deck Edge Protection attached to both sides of the newly built HS2 Bridge
• Once this piece of work is complete, the new Bridge over Breakspear Road South is complete from a construction perspective
Ickenham Residents' Association 