Category Archives: Leisure

For wannabe citizen scientists

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From: let’s go outside and learn
We have teamed up with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to help you take your first steps to become a citizen scientist.
Find out what that means and have a go at some pond dipping in one of our workshops along the Crane
Catchment.
Saturday 20th July
3pm-5:30pm
Elephant Park (Hillingdon, UB10 9BA)
For more information or to register interest
please contact: gaby.docker@lgoal.org.uk
 
location just south of the A34 slip road google maps
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Elephant+Park/@51.5487727,-0.4442912,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x48766db0e372eddb:0x5ad75c11529b2550!8m2!3d51.5481056!4d-0.440343!16s%2Fg%2F11g9fmtnwx?entry=ttu

Colne Valley Park Festival Fortnight

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From Colne Valley Regional Park

Festival Fortnight 19th July – 2nd August 2024 The Colne Valley Festival Fortnight is a full programme of events and activities for everyone to enjoy across the whole Regional Park.

From Rickmansworth to Staines, Langley to Uxbridge, we are partnering with volunteer groups, organisations and charities to offer you a variety of Guided Walks, Talks, Activities for Children and Families, Open Days, Exhibitions and more.
Now is the perfect opportunity to explore somewhere new in the Colne Valley Regional Park. For full programme on what’s happening during those two weeks check our festival page. 
https://www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/festival-fortnight/

Ickenham Festival Summer Concert

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Ickenham Festival Summer Concert

Saturday 17th June 2023, 7:15pm – 11:00pm, Glebe School, Sussex Rd, UB10 8PH

A special Ickenham summer outdoor concert in the grounds of Glebe School. Featuring a musical programme featuring Covers Band “Buzz Lightweights” and support. The evening will finish with a large fireworks display.

Doors open 7:15 pm. Concert starts at 7:45 pm. Fireworks at 10:45 pm.

Please bring your own seats, rugs, and food and drink if you wish. Hot food will also be on sale.
All tickets are £10.00, under 5’s free. Tickets may be bought online from
http://https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ickenhamfestival and Ickenham shops – Sherry’s, Coopers, Bikewise or from the Festival Team.

This event is kindly supported by local business Coopers Residential, and our thanks to Glebe Primary School for their support.
Blue badge parking is available, please book with us in advance. Sorry, no refunds if wet and no dogs please, except guide dogs.

Colne Valley Park – greenbelt protection

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Protect your Greenbelt with Colne Valley Park      
Are you interested in the future of the Colne Valley Regional Park and its Green Belt? Then we have two forward thinking events coming up for you. For more details and to book your tickets check our events  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/colne-valley-regional-park-19844437444    page or see details below.    The Colne Valley Regional Park is holding a free interactive event focussing on how to respond to large planning applications, and the development threats facing our local Green Belt.

Are you…. Shocked at the large developments constantly proposed in the Colne Valley Regional Park? Feeling powerless to get your view across? Wishing you understood more about the planning process? Wondering what Green Belt protection means? We invite local residents, community groups and parish councils to come to our forward-thinking workshop and find out about how to respond to large planning applications and Local Authority Plans the development threats facing your local Green Belt a draft Planning Toolkit to help you Our planning workshop will be held on Thursday 9th March 17:15 – 19:15 in Iver Village Hall. Please see here   https://www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/engaging-with-planning-across-the-colne-valley-regional-park/?fbclid=IwAR1Qne8BkRsH1UzoysDWq2xuOzVeYGBvG9fWq9JzEEt-qy_uXJ0eCGiboU0 for further details and to reserve your place  

Conference: Improving how the Green Belt functions on London’s Fringe – Policy and practice, using the Colne Valley Regional Park as a case study.
Are you interested in the future of the Green Belt, how it should function on the edge of London and where should planning policy be going?  We are hosting a  forward thinking conference for Local Authorities, Politicians, National Organisations & Local Branches, Colne Valley Regional Park Member Orgs and other local organisations.
The conference will be held on 18th April 2023 in the fantastic conference facility at Brunel University, Uxbridge and is being made possible by the generous support of Brunel University and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Please click here    https://www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/events/improving-how-the-green-belt-functions-on-londons-fringe-conference/ for further details and to book your tickets.  
 

Autumn concert

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HILLINGDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
AUTUMN 
Saturday 15th October 2022
7.30 pm
All Saints Church
Ryefield Avenue, Hillingdon, UB10 9BT

A SCOTTISH PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE:
Mendelssohn – Overture “The Hebrides”
Bruch – Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Soloist: Yuriko Matsuda
Mendelssohn – Symphony N° 3 (Scottish) in A Minor

BOX OFFICE

Ticket prices for general concerts:
Adults £15, Concessions £12
Children FOC

Ticket booking:
HPO Box Office:  01895 674223

Colne Valley Park Festival 24/7 – 6/8

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from the organisers
The Colne Valley Park Festival Fortnight is just around the corner!
The festival starts on Sunday July 24th and runs to Saturday August 6th.
From Batchworth to Staines, Langley to Uxbridge, we are partnering with volunteer groups, organisations and charities to offer you a full programme including:
• 10 Guided walks
• Children and Family activities
• Open days at Iver Environment Centre, Hillingdon Narrowboats and Harmondsworth Great Barn
• And Two Save Our River Family Fun Eco Days in Denham Country Park

more info
https://www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/festival-fortnight/