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
HS2 Works Notification: Thames Water works on Ickenham High Road
Thames Water are nearing the completion of their work at the Ickenham Green allotments and the surrounding area. They are now in the process of reinstating work areas.
Between 17 April and 19 May Thames Water will remove the bell mouth of the temporary road off High Road leading to the allotment site.
Traffic management and footpaths
The road will remain open at all times, but there will be traffic management in place to keep the traffic flowing, as some parts of the road will be narrowed. The footpath by the old pub will be closed but footpath on the other side of the road will remain open at all times. Access to the Ickenham Trail and allotments will also be maintained at all times.
Please see details of the works here. https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/thames-water-works-near-ickenham-high-road/
From Hillingdon hospitals NHS Foundation trust
The proposal to bring together most routine inpatient orthopaedic surgery in north-west London in a new centre of excellence at Central Middlesex Hospital was approved today (Tuesday 21 March) by NHS North West London, the sector’s integrated care board.
The proposal incorporates feedback from a 13-week public consultation that closed earlier this year involving almost 2,000 people.
The North-West London Acute Provider Collaborative, made up of the sector’s four acute NHS trusts, developed the proposal to improve quality and reduce long waiting times, primarily for hip and knee replacements.
As well as feedback from the public consultation, the proposal reflects feedback and guidance from the London Clinical Senate, the North-West London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Mayor of London (who commissioned the Nuffield Trust to assess the proposal against his six tests for major NHS service change). The proposal is set out in a ‘decision making business case’ that has been published on the Collaborative website, www.nwl-acute-provider-collaborative.nhs.uk/publications. see https://thh.nhs.uk/news-events/centre-of-excellence-for-inpatient-orthopaedic-surgery-in-nwl-gets-the-goahead-705 for the full report
HS2 will be installing ANPR cameras in Ickenham, Harefield and Ruislip late March and early April.
We should be getting a list of all the locations.
They will be signed as HS2 cameras but there is some nervousness that they will be seen as ULEZ. which they are not.
The reason for the cameras is that HS2 want to ensure the HGVs are not using unauthorised routes.
They commit that no records will be kept of any vehicles other than HS2.
HS2 Works Notification: Thames Water works on The Greenway, 27 to 29 March
Thames Water need to return to the manhole on The Greenway to carry out their final piece of work outside no 43.
We will be pouring more concrete into the manhole, the same as we did earlier this month. We will be using a pump on Monday 27 March. The vehicle carrying concrete will again need to reverse up part of the road and will have two banksmen directing it at all times, it will give way to other vehicles.
The road will remain open at all times, but will be reduced to one lane for a short distance. Give way signs will be in place. On road parking will be restricted in the immediate area. Thames Water will reinstate the road on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 March.
Please see details of the works https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/thamews-water-works-on-the-greenway-27-to-29-march/
HS2 Works Notification: Breakspear Road South closure, 1 to 16 April
From 1 to 16 April 2023, we will be carrying out works along Breakspear Road South, north and south of the Network Rail bridge. For safety reasons, a road closure will be in place for the duration of these works.
These works include:
Access will be maintained for residents.
Please see details of the works here https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/breakspear-road-south-closure-1-16-april/
Our work is subject to change – for live traffic information go-to one.network https://one.network/ and please check on-the-road signs
Hillingdon 20 Mile Race – Sunday 26/03
A 20 Mile Running Race (the longest of its kind in the UK) will take place on Sunday 26/03 in the Ruislip Area between 9am and 1pm. Please expect disruption to traffic in this area during these times:
Further information is available at https://www.hillingdonac.co.uk/hillingdon-20
Breakspear Road South Night Time Road Closures Wed 15/03 to Sun 19/03
HS2/SCS have been carrying out Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South from Wed 15/03 to Sun 19/03. The Road will be Closed from 10pm to 5am Wed 15/03 & Thur 16/03, and 10pm to 6am Fri 17/03, Sat 18/03 & Sun 19/03.
Work on behalf of HS2 Ltd – National Grid overhead earthwire works
National Grid has re-routed and raised the height of a line of electricity pylons in Colne Valley to achieve safety clearance for HS2 Ltd. This month, as part of the final package of our work, we’ll replace the earthwire (the wire at the top of the pylons) over three spans. This upgrade work will keep the transmission network in first-class working order and help to meet future electricity demands.. Breakspear Road North closure and diversion: From Monday 20 March until Monday 27 March the road will be closed from Breakspear Road/South up to Rickmansworth Road, Harefield.
Breakspear Road South – Easter School Holidays Road Closure Sat 01/04 AM to Sun 16/04 PM
Network Rail have approached LBH about closing Breakspear Road South while they undertake essential repairs to the Chiltern Bridge. LBH Officers have consented to collaborative works that will involve Network Rail and HS2/SCS carrying out multiple activities during this road closure:
o Network Rail:
o HS2/SCS:
This is a reminder of the HS2/SCS event taking place in Ickenham Village Hall on Thursday March 16th.
This is a ‘sit down’ meeting where HS2/SCS will present what steps are being taken to prevent problems such as water leakage and soil slippage whilst tunnel spoil is being dumped in the fields between Breakspear Road South and Harvil Road and later when HS2/SCS leave the site.
The meeting will start at 5.30 pm and close by 7 pm.
The proposed agenda is :
Representatives from London Borough of Hillingdon will be attending.
All residents are welcome to attend.
Please join us for a community event on Tuesday 21 March 2023 between 4pm and 7pm at the Ickenham United Reformed Church, Swakeleys Rd, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8BE.
The SCS Railways project team will be on hand to update you and answer your questions on the following areas:
• West Ruislip Portal activities – including tunnelling progress and the new rail siding
• Conveyor works – how we will be moving material taken out of the tunnels to reduce lorries on local roads
• Harvil Road – progress on changes and next steps Aerial drone video of the working areas between West Ruislip and Harvil Road will be shown at the event.
From HS2 BRS Night Time Road Closures Wed 15/03 to Sun 19/03
LBH have agreed to allow HS2/SCS to carry out Night Time Road Closures of Breakspear Road South from Wed 15/03 to Sun 19/03. The Road will be Closed from 10pm to 5am Wed 15/03 & Thur 16/03, and 10pm to 6am Fri 17/03, Sat 18/03 & Sun 19/03. There is also a Contingency Plan in place for following weekend (Night Time Closures 25/03 & 26/03) should this work not be completed.
March 16 Ickenham Village Hall ……..start 5:30 pm……finish by 7 pm
This is a ‘sit down’ meeting where HS2/SCS will present what steps are being taken to prevent problems such as water leakage and soil slippage whilst tunnel spoil is being dumped in the fields between Breakspear Road South and Harvil Road and later when HS2/SCS leave the site.
The meeting will include time for residents to question the HS2/SCS representatives.
HS2 call this site the Southern Sustainable Placement Area (SSPA). Spoil which is primarily London Clay is conveyed from the tunnel boring machines at West Ruislip and will be dumped in the fields up to a height of 6 metres. At completion the mounds will be landscaped.
HS2/SCS has been preparing the fields by removing top spoil and creating attenuation ponds. However there has been significant water leakage causing flooding and mud on the road and power outage and residents of Breakspear Road South have been very concerned about future activities in the fields.
This meeting has been organised after campaigning by residents and is open to all affected residents and all other residents who are concerned about HS2 activities in Ickenham.
(Please note HS2 has also organised a ‘drop in’ event at URC on March 21 covering all their activities in the area but it will not be an organised sit down meeting.)
Ickenham Residents' Association 