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Eastcote War Memorial Gardens
This picture was taken on 25th March (during a permitted outdoor walk),
it is great pity that by the time this health emergency is over most of the radiant colours will have faded.
I have thanked LBH Green Spaces and FEHG for producing such an uplifting display.
Stay safe.
Jeff Duley
Eastcote Royal British Legion
Coronavirus
ERA does not presume to know enough about the current epidemic to be able to offer advice.
A corona virus webpage has been set up on the Council website, which will be regularly updated. https://hillingdon.gov.uk/article/3745/Latest-advice-on-coronavirus
Our local councillors have informed us that the Council are working with ‘Hillingdon for All’, to manage the volunteer effort that will be needed. www.h4all.org.uk.
If you have local information to share that would help other local residents please tell us about it so we can pass it on: https://www.eastcoteresidents.org.uk/news/news-quick-entry/
Shopfronts
From time to time, here is some planning content that provides a design and a critical appraisal framework.
The now archived document ‘Shopfronts’ from London Borough of Hillingdon has some good guidance on Shopfront Design.
In section 8.5 Advertisements Advertisements are defined as the fascia, lettering, any signage within the ‘signable area’ and above this in the upper floors of buildings, and posters and advertising materials affixed to windows.
Fig 1 Shows Acceptable Examples of corporate lettering
adapted to suit its position.
TfL announces planned services to support London’s critical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
- TfL to run a reduced service to enable London’s critical workers to make essential journeys
- From this Friday, there will be no Waterloo & City line.
- Until further notice, on Friday and Saturday nights there will be no all-night ‘Night Tube’ service or the all-night ‘Night Overground’ service that currently runs on the East London line. This is to ensure the resilience of the regular Tube and Overground services. Late services on both the Tube and Overground will continue to run for essential journeys.
- London buses will operate fewer services, but TfL’s extensive night bus network will continue to provide critical workers with a reliable night option on Friday and Saturday nights and throughout the week.
- Everyone urged not to use public transport for anything other than essential journeys
Following the Government’s advice to stop non-essential social contact, the Mayor of London has asked Transport for London (TfL) to make a number of changes to services to ensure a safe and reliable service to enable London’s critical workers who need to make essential journeys. The Mayor of London and TfL are urging all other customers to follow the Government’s advice and not make anything but essential journeys.
From tomorrow, up to 40 London Underground (LU) stations that do not interchange with other lines will be closed until further notice. Anyone who needs to make essential journeys should check http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ for live travel updates before they travel.
From this Friday morning (20 March), there will be no service on the Waterloo & City line. On Friday and Saturday nights there will be no all-night ‘Night Tube’ service or the all-night ‘Night Overground’ service that currently runs on the East London line. Available staff will be redeployed to ensure the resilience of the regular Tube and Overground services. Late services on the Tube and Overground will continue to run, with trains running late into the night on all days for essential travel only.
From Monday 23 March, TfL will gradually reduce the frequency of other services across the TfL network to provide a service for critical workers to get to where they need to – ensuring that remaining services are not overcrowded. TfL is aiming to run Tube trains every 4 minutes in Zone 1, with the possibility that this will reduce further.
Similarly, from next week until further notice, London Overground, TfL Rail, the DLR and London Trams will run fewer services.
On the bus network, from Monday 23 March until further notice, a service similar to a Saturday will run. TfL’s extensive night bus network will continue, to provide critical workers with a reliable night option.
Following the decision to close many schools completely, TfL will review which school buses should still run and which should be amended at a later date.
Although these are the services TfL plans to run, if fewer staff are available further measures may be needed. TfL is working closely with the Government and other agencies and keeping all services under review.
London’s Transport Commissioner, Mike Brown MVO, said: “The advice from Government is clear – people should now only be making journeys that are absolutely essential. We and our staff are doing everything we can to ensure that people who need to make essential journeys can continue to do so.
“To make sure we can do that there will be a number of changes to the services we provide, including suspending the Night Tube and Night Overground, suspending the Waterloo & City line and closing some stations to ensure we can staff key locations. Night bus services still continue to run so that people making critical journeys can get to where they need to at all times.
“Everyone should follow the advice of Public Health England to ensure they are doing everything they can to stay safe and limit the spread of the virus.”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “People should not be travelling, by any means, unless they really, really have to. Londoners should be avoiding social interaction unless absolutely necessary, and that means they should be avoiding using the transport network unless absolutely necessary.
“London will get through these extraordinarily challenging times, and ensuring the capital’s critical workers can move around the city will be crucial.
“Frontline staff across our health and care service – as well as those ensuring Londoners stay safe and can access food and other essentials – should be commended for their hard work. We owe it to them to do whatever we can to help them do their jobs effectively.
“I’m urging Londoners to only use public transport for essential journeys. Everyone should follow this and the other advice to help keep themselves and each other safe.”
Fewer Santander Cycle hubs will be open in central London. To see available Santander Cycle Hubs, visit https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles/find-a-docking-station?intcmp=2321or download the Santander Cycle app.
Cycle route maps can be found here: https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle?intcmp=40402
Walking times between Rail and Tube stations can be found here: www.tfl.gov.uk/walking.
Customers are asked to please check before they travel and allow more time, re-planning their journey if necessary if that journey is absolutely essential.
SCAM callers claiming to be from NHS and also Eastcote Residents Association
We have had reports of people phoning and knocking on doors of local residents claiming to be from the NHS or Eastcote Residents Association, conducting surveys or selling facemasks. Please report any such contacts to the police.
COVID-19 – Elderly Scam Alert – message from Met Police
Be aware that opportunists and criminals can take advantage of the elderly and vulnerable who are self-isolating. Anyone being offered “kindness” by cold callers by way of running errands, collecting prescriptions and doing shopping should not accept services from strangers who may ask for cash up front, a credit card and its PIN, or gain trust simply to execute a more elaborate scam e.g. to access savings.
Most people offering to help elderly people in their neighbourhood are genuinely kind, honest and caring. The elderly self-isolating will be stuck for food, supplies and someone to talk to if they don’t have friends, family or a nearby neighbour that they already know.
If everyone makes contact now with their nearest elderly neighbours who they already know and gives them their phone number and offer of help for when they need it, it will reduce the chances of them accepting help from a stranger who may turn out to be an opportunist, confidence trickster and thief.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: hillingdonnhw@gmail.com
Regards,
Dave Ludlow
Community Coordinator
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HS2 Works Notification: Single Lane Closures on Breakspear Road South, 29 February to 1 March and 7 March to 8 March
Following works last year to the road surface on Breakspear Road South near our compound entrance, a further set of 2 single lane closures are required to complete a permanent repair to two water valve covers in the road.
We understand these works will affect road users and the local community and we apologise for the late notice.
The lane closure will be in place over two consecutive weekends:
· Saturday 29 February to Sunday 1 March 2020, southbound lane
· Saturday 7 March to Sunday 8 March 2020, northbound lane
We will do our best to keep disruption to a minimum by lifting the traffic management as soon as the work is complete. The lane closures are being undertaken over two weekends when traffic is lighter. Traffic will be able to flow in both directions controlled by three-way traffic lights.
For more information, including a map of the work locations see here
Colne Valley Park newsletter
The latest Colne Valley Park newsletter is available here