Congratulations to Malcolm Penny, an ERA Committee Member, on his silver Helping Communities Award. Malcolm has been an Eastcote resident for more than 40 years. The award recognises his contributions to the community in chairing the Executive Committee of the 4th Eastcote Scouts for 30 years and also helping maintain Eastcote House Gardens and organising litter picks in Eastcote. Well done!
Category: Democracy & Council
Hillingdon Youth Offer Consultation
Young people, families, carers, partner agencies and community organisations are invited to have their say on new proposals for the youth offer for Hillingdon.
The borough’s current offer is mainly a static, single-use buildings-based model. Attendance rates have dropped, and young people have told the council that they would prefer services to be closer to home and in different formats.
The proposed new youth offer sets out the council’s commitment to creating a wider programme of more modern, relevant, flexible and digital services for young people to receive the support they need, in their communities, to help them reach their potential.
To view the strategy and have your say, visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/youth-offer-strategy before Monday 5 June.
Kind regards,
Rehman Anwer
Stronger Communities Coordinator
Resident Services
London Borough of Hillingdon
Email(secure): ranwer@hillingdon.gov.uk
Consultation on Youth Offer Strategy (Closing 5th June 2023)
Young people, families, carers, partner agencies and community organisations are invited to have their say on new proposals for the youth offer for Hillingdon.
The borough’s current offer is mainly a static, single-use buildings-based model. Attendance rates have dropped, and young people have told the council that they would prefer services to be closer to home and in different formats.
The proposed new youth offer sets out the council’s commitment to creating a wider programme of more modern, relevant, flexible and digital services for young people to receive the support they need, in their communities, to help them reach their potential.
To view the strategy and have your say, visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/youth-offer-strategy before Monday 5 June.
Mayor’s final Charity event
The Mayor’s final Charity event is a Fun Run 5K 2 £5k Your Way (run or walk) to raise funds for the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr Becky Haggar-Kaikitis, Charity Appeal supporting The Daniella Logun Foundation and Magically Marvellous Picture House.
Date: Saturday, 29th April 2023
Time: 9.00 am
Please click on the link below to take part!
https://forms.office.com/e/XGTRud9qMA
Mayor’s Office
London Borough of Hillingdon
Tel: 01895 250763
email: mayor@hillingdon.gov.uk
Mayor of Hillingdon’s Charitable Trust (Registered Charity Number: 1164375)
This year supporting: The Daniella Logun Foundation and The Magically Marvellous Picture House
TO DONATE: Text: MAYORHILL and the amount to 70085
Texts cost your donation plus one standard rate message. Donations are limited to £20 per text and £30 per day
Library strategy consultation
The draft strategy for Hillingdon library service focuses on 5 ambitions, based primarily on the council strategy, the universal offer from Libraries Connected and other local strategies, including Digital Connectivity and Climate.
The library service has also reflected on its strong track record in supporting residents of all ages to access culture and literature, reliable information and opportunities to learn and participate. We want to hear from a broad range of people, including residents, community groups and businesses to ensure nothing has been missed.
The library service has been operating on a temporary set of opening hours since emerging from the pandemic restrictions and, as part of the strategy, is also consulting on a new permanent set of opening hours.
All Hillingdon libraries are grouped into 4 tiers based on their size, location and usage, so that we can direct resources according to how branches are accessed by those who live, work or study in the borough.
This questionnaire will also seek your views on the hours proposals.
We will continue to meet our statutory duty to deliver a comprehensive and efficient library service and will look at ways of ensuring library service delivery continues to be sustainable and a large network of libraries across the borough is retained.
Draft library service strategy (PDF) [2MB]
The closing date to have your say is Sunday 16 April.
Have your say in library strategy consultation
If you know of anyone who would like to complete the survey and does not have access to the internet, please call the Customer Engagement team on 01895 277038 and they will arrange for a paper copy to be sent out.
warm welcome centres and cost of living support
Here is the link to the council web page for information on warm welcome centres and cost of living support:
Adult learning in Hillingdon
Hillingdon Council’s adult education service has released its new programme of courses for the spring 2023 term which adults aged 19 and over can enrol on now to boost their professional or personal development.
The wide selection of more than 500 sessions on offer from January include cyber security and a six-week employability course that helps learners into work or a career change by identifying transferable skills and mastering CV writing and interviews. There are new courses for adults interested in careers in childcare, which include support teaching and understanding specific learning difficulties, for classroom-based roles; along with courses suitable for wider school support roles, such as safeguarding and mental health awareness.
The new term also brings three new family focused learning courses — manage your money, healthy eating on a budget and how to emotionally support your child — which are free to residents and aimed particularly at parents with children attending Hillingdon schools.
Learn Hillingdon’s range of sustainable living courses have been enhanced for the spring term, with new sessions to help learners repurpose, reuse, recycle and save money in 2023. Among the short courses on offer are being kitchen savvy with leftovers and ways to conserve heat and save money. The service also offers several courses for adults who want to improve their basic maths, English, or digital skills, which are completely free.
For more information about courses on offer at Learn Hillingdon, visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/adultlearning
refuse collection over Christmas and New Year
Revised refuse collection dates for Christmas and New Year can be found at https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/bank-holiday-collections
Rubbish collection day change
Please see the attached from Hillingdon Council:
Review of Hillingdon Council Gambling policy
The Council is required to review its Statement of Gambling Policy at regular intervals to ensure that it is carrying out licensing functions in accordance with current legislation. During this review, consideration has been given to how changes might improve the way in which services are being delivered, to make them more efficient and customer friendly.
The Council are now seeking your views on the draft proposed Statement of Gambling Policy 2022-2025.
To read the draft Statement and to formally submit your comments, please find, below, the link to the relevant page of the Council’s website.
https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/9862/Review-of-our-Statement-of-Gambling-Policy
The consultation period is between 12th September 2022 and midnight on Monday 24th October 2022
The Gambling Act 2005 sets out how gambling in Great Britain is regulated. It came fully into force in September 2007, and covers arcades, betting shops, bingo premises, casinos, gaming machines, society lotteries, and remote gambling (including online gambling). The Council is required to review the Statement of Gambling Policy every three years. The current policy was last formally reviewed in 2019 and therefore requires updating.
The regular review and adoption of the Statement of Gambling Policy ensures that the licensing framework are up to date and effective in ensuring a safe and regulated environment for users of licensed premises.
Kind regards,
Daniel Ferrer
Licensing Team Manager