The Council made out the meeting was for ‘everyone’ and ‘residents’. IWe’ve been told it’s intended for gardeners only.

Take Action: Make Your Voice Heard

Now, for the first time, everyone in Hillingdon has a chance to show their support for RAGC staying at its uniquely safe and secure site in Yiewsley by coming to a residents’ meeting at RAGC. The meeting has just been announced by the Council and will take place on Friday 27th February starting at 10.30 am.

This is not a consultation as the Council has already made its decision, but with the local elections just over 2 months away, it would be a great time to show how much support RAGC has from across the borough.

PLEASE COME TO RAGC TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT ON 27th FEBRUARY AND LET THE COUNCIL KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AT THEIR MEETING.

more info: https://fragc.uk/2026/02/21/ragc-meeting-for-residents/

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP!

For over 40 years people with learning disabilities and autism from all over

Hillingdon have attended the award-winning Rural Activities Garden Centre

(R.A.G.C.) in Yiewsley where they have benefited from horticultural therapy

and social support. In a hastily arranged meeting on Friday, 30th May 2025,

those with learning disabilities and autism who use the R.A.G.C. and their

families were told by the London Borough of Hillingdon that it had decided to

close the R.A.G.C.

Hillingdon Council’s press release provided immediately after the meeting

stated that it wanted to close the R.A.G.C.’s retail operations and re-locate

the R.A.G.C.’s horticultural therapy to the Civic Centre grounds. On Thursday,

26th June 2025 it was decided at the Council’s Cabinet meeting to close the

R.A.G.C.’s retail operation.

In order to protect the R.A.G.C. in June 2025 the Friends of R.A.G.C.

submitted two nominations to Hillingdon Council to register the R.A.G.C. and

its adjacent land as an Asset of Community Value (A.C.V.). However, the

Council failed to meet its statutory obligations under the Localism Act 2011 to

process the Friends of R.A.G.C.’s nominations within the eight-week legal

deadline.

Visit the Rural Activity Activity Centre Action Group Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/652974616588336/ to find out more.

we have recently been sent this and thought you might find it of interest
https://www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Edition-12-Autumn-25-A4.pdf

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

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/