South Ruislip Residents AssociationRAF Northolt Olympic Role
RAF Northolt have briefed us on their role during the Olympics. Linked is a word document which details the planes and the bases role at this time.
We also have a data sheet on the Typhoon's which will operate from Northolt over this period.
04/05/2012
Latest Updates on HS2 from Ruislip Against HS2 from their Newsletter #18
NEWS LETTER 18
Dear Supporters,
It has been just over a year since Ruislip Against HS2 formed and as we look back over the last (exhausting) year we are very proud of the achievements and progress we have made with our campaign. A year ago there were less than 15 people on this email list and today there are over 1,500. We are very glad to know that so many of you are still involved in the fight against HS2 but we have a long way to go yet.
Our recent information days were a huge success,hundreds of residents came to find out more details of how HS2 will affect our communities and it's clear that much more needs to be done to help people understand the impact of the proposed project.We will be working hard to ensure we keep you updated. We have recently added more information to our website, including up to date maps and tunnelling information which can be seen here http://ruislip-against-hs2.co.uk/hs2-tunnels/ We hope you will find this useful.
Our events also attracted lots of interest from local politicians and among those who attended were:John Randall MP ,Richard Barnes,Deputy Mayor of London,Lawrence Webb,UKIP Mayoral candidate,The Mayor of Hillingdon and 4 London Assembly candidates for Hillingdon and Ealing.There were also many local Councillors and Officers from Hillingdon Council who we are grateful to for lending their support and help. Thanks too must go to Days Inn Hotel,South Ruislip and St Giles Hall, Ickenham for hosting these events.
Ruislip Against HS2 along with Hillingdon Against HS2 have agreed to engage in some meetings with HS2 Ltd to discuss their plans for this area.We will of course be putting every objection forward but at the same time we will try and extract as much information from them as possible to share with you. These events are being billed as 'Community Forums' however these meetings have not been made open to the public by HS2 Ltd and we have had to register our interest in order to be invited.They have chosen and limited the attendees. Whilst we will participate on behalf of residents, we feel this is an unfair process considering the amount of local people who have a legitimate interest in HS2 Ltd's proposals for our area.
SO if you would like to show HS2 Ltd and The Department of Transport your objection to their project please help form a protest outside the venue of the first meeting on the evening of Tuesday 20th March. Ruislip Manor Sport and Social Club (Grosvenor Vale, off West End Rd, Ruislip HA4 6JQ) The meeting will start at 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm.We would really like to see some placard waving and shouting as HS2 Ltd staff arrive and leave, so if you can, come half an hour either side of these times and let them know just how unwelcome they are and how unhappy you are at not being invited!!
Please note that the sport/social club is merely a host for the event and we would like to uphold respect for the venue and owners. There will be more meetings in the coming months and we hope to put on the same display for them each time! We hope that these will be good opportunities to attract more media coverage.
PLEASE COME AND JOIN IN!!
MORE EVENTS
March is the month that HS2 was first announced and there are some local events coming up to mark the anniversary and to help raise awareness. We hope you will be able to come along and again show your support.
The first will be a walk in Perivale woods on March 18th http://stophs2.org/events?event_id=139
Followed by a walk through Denham and the Colne Valley on March 25th http://stophs2.org/events?event_id=133
For more events and useful insight into the National STOP HS2 campaign. www.stophs2.org
We are very grateful for your continued support.
Ruislip Against HS2 / Hillingdon Against HS2
16/03/2012
Latest Updates on HS2 from Ruislip Against HS2 from their Newsletter #17
NEWS LETTER 17
Dear Supporters,
Firstly an apology - our email address info@ruislip-against-hs2.co.uk has been experiencing some problems.If you have tried to contact us recently but have had no reply,please resend us your message as we are pleased to say it is now back up and running.
Since the announcement on HS2 by Justine Greening,there appears to be a lot of confusion and mixed reactions to the news. Many of you are still unclear about the implications for our local area and community.
The Government would like us to believe that HS2 is going ahead - it would suit them very well if protesters gave up and accepted their plans.Their announcement however is really only a statement to say they intend to continue with their plans for HS2. There are still many stages to the process of this project before any work can start and a great deal of opportunities for us to stop them in their tracks!
HS2 is not a done deal!
Part of the route is now planned to be tunnelled underneath Ruislip which should be a great relief to the people who's homes were set to be demolished and over 400 homes,businesses and schools that would have experienced noise and disruption. However this does not mean that the threat from HS2 has gone from our lives.In reality the problem has been moved around with different and new areas possibly affected. For instance,roads around West Ruislip and South Ruislip will be particularly at risk of major disruption from construction noise and major traffic upheaval.We have yet to fully understand the implications of the ' Vent Shaft ' near to Victoria Road.Ickenham still have many residents who's homes will be directly affected while Harefield face the ongoing problem of no mitigation at all.
Hillingdon Against HS2 are planning some 'Information Days' and public meetings to help residents understand what these impacts might mean .We would urge you to come along to any or all of the events below to learn more about the affects of HS2 on us all and what we can do to help STOP HS2 We will have information to cover all areas at each meeting.
We hope to be able to share up to date maps and plans with information and knowledge that we have gathered and researched for you.We also expect our local MPs John Randall and Nick Hurd to be attending along with some local Councillors.
ICKENHAM - WEDNESDAY 22ND FEBRUARY - ST.GILES CHURCH HALL - 3PM - 7PM (Advice and information, refreshments available)
HAREFIELD - SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY - STMARY'S CHURCH HALL - 10.30AM - 12.00 Noon. (Chaired public meeting Q&A with M.P Nick Hurd)
RUISLIP - FRIDAY 2ND MARCH - DAYS INN HOTEL - 2PM - 7PM (Advice and information,M.P John Randall present between 2pm -3pm, refreshments available.)
What Else Can You Do To Help?
Keep writing, Keep Fighting! - this really is the most effective step forward but we have a new set of people to write to!
As you may know the London Mayoral Elections are coming up and this year we are expecting quite a fierce fight between candidates. We need them all to know that HS2 is a serious London issue, whilst Hillingdon Against HS2 have no affiliation with any political party,our message to the vote seekers is
WE'LL VOTE FOR YOU IF YOU CAN STOP HS2. Simple!
Boris Johnson Conservative mayor@london.gov.uk
Ken Livingstone Labour http://www.kenlivingstone.com/tell
Brian Paddick Lib Dem http://www.brianpaddick.com/Contact
Jenny Jones Green Party jenny.jones@london.gov.uk
Lawrence Webb UKIP lawrencejwebb@btinternet.com
Hillingdon Against HS2 have already met with Boris Johnson,Ken Livingstone and Lawrence Webb to make our position on HS2 clear.We have plans to meet with Brian Paddick and hope Jenny Jones will be next!Please write to all or any of the candidates and let them know that stopping HS2 is major priority.
We always appreciate any offers of help with the campaign so if you are able to help us spread our message and would like to volunteer to deliver leaflets or have a Gibbs Gillespe sponsored board outside your property please contact us at our email address at the top of the newsletter.
Don't forget the on online e-petition if you haven't already signed it (send the link to others if you have!) http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/353
As usual the best way to keep up with the latest news, photos and links to articles is to click the links here for our Website , Facebook page and the Uxbridge Gazette.
Don't forget the latest blogs too http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/west-london-columnists/hs2-blogs/
We are very grateful for your continued support.
Ruislip Against HS2 / Hillingdon Against HS2
13/02/2012
Updates on HS2, RAF Northholt and RAF Northolt
There is a lot going on in our area at the moment. Much covered in the Gazette. Come to the next meeting on 25th April for SRRA's latest updates.
Dairy Site could be service tunnel for HS2
Future of RAF Northolt under review
Massive blow for campaigners as HS2 given go ahead
04/02/2012
Exercises RAF Northholt 08/02/2012
RAF Northolt advise the base will be holding one of its periodic military exercises on Wednesday 8 February. This will involve participation of the civilian emergency services and may include loud bangs and the use of smoke. It will all be during normal working hours.
04/02/2012
Date of Next Quarterly Meeting in 2012
The next quarterly meeting will be held at St Mary's Church on Wednesday 25th April, If you have any items to submit for consideration at the meeting please send to Secretary Jenny Hunt, or via the email address at this site. Best to do this a month in advance for the agenda, but otherwise send us an email at our contact email address.
Future meetings in 2012 will take place at St Mary's on 25th July and 24th October.
04/02/2012
How Can You Help Battle HS2?
We are keen to encourage you to write and support our stand against HS2. The contents of this update have been provided by the Ruislip Against HS2 campaign:
Dear Supporters,
As Autumn draws in on us,The Government's decision on HS2 is getting closer. We believe that there may be an announcement on December 14th - just one month away. Hillingdon Against HS2 and Ruislip Against HS2 have been working closely with Action Groups along the route putting pressure on MPs. We continue to represent the views of residents at meetings,raising awareness in the media and writing letters to everyone who has any influence.
We recently met with The Leader of Hillingdon Council who has assured us that Hillingdon, along with the 51M Group are continuing to fight the HS2 proposals at the highest level. In the next weeks we will be meeting Brian Paddick (Lib Dem mayoral candidate) our MPs; Nick Hurd and John Randall and also taking a Children's petition to Downing Street.
Last week the outcome of the long awaited Transport Select Committee report was published. Whilst the report recognised many of the flaws we have been highlighting for so long, the overall outcome was that Ministers still believe HS2 is a project that should go ahead.
We therefore still have a lot of work to do!
Justine Greening - The new Secretary of State for Transport has invited all MPs to meet with her on November 21st to discuss HS2.There will also be a Lobby Day,organised by anti HS2 groups, for MPs to attend on November 28th.
It is vital that as many MPs attend these dates as possible. We need to persuade John Randall and Nick Hurd that they must be there to represent us.We also need to make MPs off route aware of the project's flaws and put pressure on them to go to these meetings too.
The more letters MPs receive, the more obliged they will be to make HS2 their top priority and this will mean they are more likely to attend these dates. We understand that the Pro Lobby have been hard at work too and there are HS2 supporters who are being vociferous within Hillingdon so we need to make our voices louder.
WE NEED YOU TO WRITE AS MANY LETTERS AS YOU CAN .
www.highspeedrail.org.uk THIS WEBSITE WILL WRITE AND SEND LETTERS FOR YOU!!
You can of course write your own letters or edit the suggested ones on line but this website is the quickest and easiest way to get a message to your MP.Even if you have written before please write again.You can also use it to write to Justine Greening.
PLEASE SEND THIS LINK TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, BOTH LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Please add it to your email signature, post it on Facebook or even Tweet it - we need you to spread the message!!
Please don't underestimate the usefulness of doing this and please don't leave it up to others to do, we can only do so much on your behalf. As usual the best way to keep up with the latest news and links to articles is to click on the Ruislip Against HS2 link for access to our Website, Facebook page and the Uxbridge Gazette.
Don't forget the Blogs from Keri Brennan too. http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/west-london-columnists/hs2-blogs/
Once again, many thanks for your continued support and interest.
Best wishes
Ruislip Against HS2 / Hillingdon Against HS2
17/11/2011
High Speed Rail HS2
The SRRA are actively opposed to this proposal to develop a new high speed rail link from London to Birmingham. Whilst everyone is concerned about the adverse effect it will have on their communities there are more fundamental concerns:
1) The business case does not reflect reality and is uncommercial
2) The environmental case is not approved, it is not as green as quoted and the noise vibration is not completely dealth with.
3) It takes little or no account of the effect of construction on the affected areas
4) Where as a nation are we going to get the billions needed to fund the project?
As concerned citizens we need to continue to object to this ill thought-out plan that would be a blight on our childrens lives and all this to reduce the journey time from London to Birmingham by between 20 and 30 minutes with improvements that can be nearly achieved by improving the existing network at much lower cost.
There are a number of bodies working to oppose this project, some of them are:
1) www.ruislip-against-hs2.co.uk this is a local initiative being run on behalf of the local community.
2) www.hs2actionalliance.org this is made up of a joint action by a number of communities along the proposed line.
4) The taxpayers alliance is also strongly opposed to the project.
We do not have detailed plans of the final proposal with respect to the South Ruislip area but the line will be placed alongside the existing Chiltern line with proposals to either go over or under it in our area. We have requested more detailed information from the Transport Secretary but so far no reply.
28/04/2011
South Ruislip Dairy Site Redevelopment
The current site owners proposals for the redevelopment of the dairy site near Station Approach are detailed in this pdf here. If you have an interest in the redevelopment of the old Express Dairies site this document will provide you with the site owners current thoughts for change.
Updated 20/02/2011. The developers have created a website www.southruislipdairy.com. All the documents produced to date are available on the website, as well as a short commentary. There is also a comments page for interested residents to leave messages for the developers .
The committee believes that the site should be developed but as yet have not formed an opinion with respect to this proposal as we do not have sufficient information. Once we have more information we will share it with our residents. As always your input at the quarterly meetings or via email is welcomed.
Update 17/11/2011. No further updates on planning application being finalised at this time, due to implications of HS2.
16/12/2010 Updated 20/02/2011 & 17/11/2011
SRRA's Commitment
The SRRA is committed to representing all the residents of the South Ruislip community. We need more members to serve on the committee to make sure we represent all the residents of South Ruislip. There are eight committee meetings spread throughout the year on a Monday evening starting at 8pm. Please email us with your name, address, phone number and any areas of particular interest.
13/02/2009
Minutes of the October Quarterly Meeting
Have just been placed on the site and can be viewed here.
13/02/2009
