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Better Neighbour Programme Update Local Focus Forum 24 April 2018

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▪ Initial co-design workshop held in January with local residents and council representatives to discuss key local environmental issues and how best to tackle,

reduce and prevent these issues.

▪ Working Group was formed at this meeting with all attendees signing up and agreed to meet 6 times a year to progress.

▪ Litter, fly tipping and anti-social behaviour from drivers are the most pressing issues

▪ A range of pilot interventions have now been agreed in:

▪ Harmondsworth

▪ Harlington

▪ Colnbrook

▪ Richings Park

▪ Iver Village and Iver Heath

Better Neighbour Working Group - background

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• Working group members have agreed the ‘beautification’ elements they would like to see in their

area.

• Options include: Better signage, planters, hanging baskets, fairy lights and murals.

1. Community-led street beautification

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Dead tree to be

replaced

Fence to be repaired Posts to be straightened/ repaired

Garden bed to be replaced and bike racks to be repainted - outside Gable Stores

Example: Harmondsworth

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• Beautification of roadside areas can improve people’s perceptions of the area and make them

feel that more is being done to improve it, leading to less litter.

• Wildflowers, living willow fence/structure, tree stump/tree log planters, hedges/shrubs, trees,

stones/boulders/rockeries, natural sculptures.

2. Roadside beautification

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Fly-tipping and litter removalBath & Horton Rd

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3. Heathrow rangers

The Working Group is discussing the need and scope for some ‘Heathrow rangers’. Duties

might include:

• Landscaping and maintaining local gardens and planters across specified locations.

• Litter picking.

• Sweeping streets.

• Reporting fly tipping.

• Promoting AVA to PHV drivers.

• Emptying overflowing bins.

The locations of work include but are not limited to:

• Harmondsworth

• Harlington High Street

• Richings Park/Iver Village/Iver Heath

• Colnbrook

• Sipson

• Cranford

• Stanwell & Stanwell Moor

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A dedicated pot for members of Local Focus Forum to bid for small grants to support local projects.

Grant themes could include:

• Improve community wellbeing and cohesion – community organised events / meetings, societies, fates etc.

• Provide environmental improvements to the community – planting trees / flowers, litter picks, environmental trips etc. (note: this would be in addition and separate to the £200k ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ fund).

• Development and promotion of educational activities & projects – Historical groups /events, (note: support of STEM based learning will not usually be considered as there are already existing schemes that Heathrow provide), scout activities.

• Supporting & encouraging local volunteering within the community – action groups, litter picking groups, resident support groups etc.

• Events that promote or celebrate the Villages.

Heathrow Neighbouring Village Fund

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Colnbrook & Poyle – School history event

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Colnbrook & Poyle – School history event

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Barnes Wallis memorial Planting flowers

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Upcoming proposals

Potential future projects to support

• Providing public cricket nets (Cranford).

• Supplying litter picking equipment (Heston).

• Supporting feasibility study for Harlington swimming pool.

For discussion

• How often should awards be made?

• Who can they be made to (not individuals)?

• Who makes the decision?

• Is there a maximum bid?

Next steps

• Agree criteria.

• Circulate application form.

• Don’t stop sending us your ideas.