To minimise disruption to waste and recycling collections during the August bank holiday, we will be working on Saturday 31 August.
Normal collection day
Revised collection day
Monday 26 August (bank holiday)
Tuesday 27 August
Tuesday 27 August
Wednesday 28 August
Wednesday 28 August
Thursday 29 August
Thursday 29 August
Friday 30 August
Friday 30 August
Saturday 31 August
Please leave your rubbish out for collection by 6am, near your front gate, but not on the pavement. Separate arrangements are in place for flats and business premises.
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
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/
Thank you to all of you who came to our exhibition on Satturday and thank you for all the positive feedback we received. Our special thanks go to Barbara Buckle for all her hard work putting it all together, to Kasia (Kasia Bakes Best) for the delicious cake. and to our deputy mayor Philip Corthorne for coming along and for his kind words. We will have a stand in Milton Court on Saturday 15th. So, for those of you who would still like a copy of our centenary booklet, these will be available then. Hoping to see lots of you on the 15th.
Early May bank holiday collection days Normal collection day/Revised collection day Monday 6 May (bank holiday)/Tuesday 7 May Tuesday 7 May/Wednesday 8 May Wednesday 8 May/Thursday 9 May Thursday 9 May/Friday 10 May Friday 10 May/Saturday 11 May
Late May bank holiday collection days Normal collection day/Revised collection day Monday 27 May (Bank holiday)/Tuesday 28 May Tuesday 28 May/Wednesday 29 May Wednesday 29 May/Thursday 30 May Thursday 30 May/Friday 31 May Friday 31 May/Saturday 1 June
On Tuesday 2 April, we’re relaunching our automatic recycling bag delivery scheme. If you currently have recycling bags or food waste caddy liners delivered, you’ll need to re-register your account. Or, if you’re new to the scheme, you’ll be able to sign up online. https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/automatic-bag-deliveries
New and improved recycling bag deliveries On Tuesday 2 April, we will relaunch our automatic recycling bag delivery scheme for both clear dry mixed recycling bags and food waste caddy liners.
Existing users will need to re-register for the scheme and newcomers will need to sign up, which is quick and easy. You will be asked how many people live in your property and how many bags of recycling you produce in a typical week so your subscription can be tailored to the number of bags you need.
You will receive your bags in one delivery for the year as part of the new scheme, with the first deliveries beginning in June. Re-register or sign up at least one month ahead of your scheduled delivery month.
Easter collection changes To minimise disruption to waste and recycling collections during the Easter period, we will be working on Saturday 30 March and Saturday 6 April.
All other collections will be one day later than normal. Normal collection day Revised collection day Friday 29 March (Good Friday) Saturday 30 March Monday 1 April (Easter Monday) Tuesday 2 April Tuesday 2 April Wednesday 3 April Wednesday 3 April Thursday 4 April Thursday 4 April Friday 5 April Friday 5 April Saturday 6 April
Repair and Reuse Day Our next Repair and Reuse Day takes place on Saturday 23 March at The Great Barn, Manor Farm, Ruislip from 10am to 2pm.
Learn tips and tricks for how to reduce your household waste by fixing or reusing items you might otherwise have thrown away. Our recycling team will be on hand to offer advice, along with the council’s usual partner organisations, TRAID, The Restart Party, Dr Bike, Learn Hillingdon and Freegle.
Are you recycling right? We’re working hard to improve the borough’s recycling rates and a key element of this is reducing contamination.
Contamination happens when an item which can’t be recycled is placed in with your recycling. This applies not only to items we don’t recycle, but items we can’t recycle like wet cardboard, or dirty food containers. Just one wrong item can prevent an entire bag of waste from being recycled, so check out our helpful online guide to see what you can and can’t place in your dry mixed recycling.
Don’t forget to remove your batteries We’ve extended our recycling facilities for small electricals to all of our libraries and they’re being well used, thank you.
Take unwanted small electricals, such as hair-dryers, mobile phones, cables, toasters and radios and pop them in the bright pink wheelie bins you’ll find in each branch.
Please ensure you remove any internal batteries before dropping them off and please don’t put loose batteries in either. Any batteries that go into the recycling process risk causing fires in our facilities.
This is a reminder to all those interested that the Council’s Local Flood Risk Management strategy is out for public consultation. The strategy is a key document in how the Council will work with residents, communities and partners (i.e. Thames Water and Environment Agency) to manage flood risk. We are very keen to hear from residents on the current flood risk within communities, where has flooded before and where there are concerns. We are also keen to understand if the strategy is missing any information or advice. The Strategy will be a ‘living document’ and will be subject to an annual review but we would like to hear from you now so that we can shape the strategy to best suit our residents.
There is a structured questionnaire which will help guide the kind of input we are seeking but if you would prefer to provide a free response, please do not hesitate to send that to me.
The consultation ends on Sunday 3 March.
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me in the first instance. Best wishes Ian Thynne Head of Environmental Specialists Planning, Regeneration and Environment Corporate Resources T 01895 55 8326 E ithynne@hillingdon.gov.uk
Ickenham Residents' Association 