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Eastcote community resilience

As a committee, Eastcote Residents Association has started initiating some work around community resilience, and as a first step, we are inviting residents to complete the following survey on flooding and hot & cold weather:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQFvtN80fwrWuO5CV2ik0s-9cugm_DT4H661bOtbFJC50k3g/viewform?usp=dialog

This survey will be open until the 4th January 2026, is anonymous and should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. We welcome your responses.

We would also like to invite organisations to register their details to the cool spaces map produced by the Office of the Mayor of London, and for individuals to start circulating it for awareness and utility.’

https://apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

The Hillingdon Cleaner Greener Festival

The Hillingdon Cleaner Greener Festival
Save money – save the planet

• Can I save with home renewables?
• Which bird falls asleep as it flies?*
• What’s the range of a small electric car?

All these questions were answered at the Hillingdon Cleaner Greener Festival on
Saturday 20th September. The event was officially opened by The Worshipful the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr Philip Corthorne, of Ruislip.

‘The stalls are amazing’, said one visitor, ‘Do it more
frequently,’ said another. ‘A fantastic event,’ said MP Danny Beales. Eastcote residents Hardip and Jess, who are members of Hillingdon Friends of the Earth, were amongst the people who rolled up their sleeves to make this happen.

In a first for Hillingdon, traders in home renewables sat alongside conservation and
climate campaigners. There was a series of expert talks and plenty of fun and
games for all ages. Mayor Cllr Philip Corthorne opened the festival, which took place at
St Margaret’s Church in the heart of Uxbridge. Its goal? A healthier sustainable future for
everyone in the borough.

Energy-saving and renewables experts covered everything from affordable DIY projects
to installation of solar panels, heat pumps and insulation. Residents could join
Hillingdon nature groups and sign up to Friends of the Earth actions, while children took
up the challenge of a treasure hunt around the stalls.

Flight Free UK had great tips on holidaying by train in Europe. Hillingdon London Wildlife
Trust celebrated our natural hotspots and recruited volunteers. Recycle-A-Bike showed
affordable reconditioned bikes for sale. Ruislip Woods Management Trust made insect
hotels from old logs to boost bio-diversity. Recycling is high up the order list for
Hillingdon Council, who were promoting their kitchen waste service.
Planet Over Profit, which campaigns for businesses to budget for ethical supply chains,
was promoted by Hillingdon Friends of the Earth. HFOE also ran a Restart stall with
examples of how fettlers fix broken household appliances for free. The kids even got the
chance to assemble and take home a toy solar car!
Other children’s activities included an art workshop for little ones and wooden table-top
games for older children.

* It’s the swift that falls asleep as it flies – Hillingdon London Wildlife Trust

EXHIBITORS AND TALKS
**Clean Energy Traders
Octopus Energy – Energy supplier and installer of low carbon solutions,
Infinity Energy and Daikin Heat Pumps – renewable energy surveyors and fitters
Solarbility – solar panels and battery storage
NRG Consultants – renewable energy surveyors and coordinators
EcoTiffin – expert eco builders and retrofitters
Rebel Design Studio – crafting energy efficient buildings
Unity Lime – natural insulation for homeowners and builders
Leap – free advice to stay warm and save on bills at home
Wallrock – cheap insulation to save heat and £££
Recycle-a-bike – Affordable reconditioned bikes and fixes (Fassnidge Park, Uxbridge)
Flight Free UK – take a year flight-free year and discover great new ways to travel
Hillingdon London Wildlife Trust – conserving one of London’s greenest boroughs
Hillingdon Friends of the Earth – Campaigning for Planet over Profit, Clean water in the
Colne, Restart repairs, No Third Runway, Drink tap water

The Talks
Heat Pumps – a £7500 free lunch?
Hack You Bills – quick money savers
Electric Cars – time to switch?
Waste and Recycling – in Hillingdon
Nature Gardening – for bio-diversity across London
Flight Free Holidays – looking at Europe
Solar – what to know

DRONE WATCH AND REPORT

ALL Ward Residents and The local Aviation Enthusiast Community is encouraged to report anything unusual, specifically drone activity, to their local RAF Station or Police.

THE DRONE CODE:
Don’t fly near airports or airfields
Remember to stay below 400ft (120m)
Observe your drone at all times – stay 150ft (50m) away from people and property
Never fly near aircraft
Enjoy responsibility

IF YOU SEE A DRONE PICK UP THE PHONE, DIAL 999

Eastcote Residents Open Forum

Many thanks to all who attended the open forum; we hope you found it useful and enjoyed meeting your neighbors.  Please email us with any questions or thoughts arising from the meeting

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