This sub-committee seeks to put pressure on LBH to uphold respectable
standards of maintenance and repair of roads and pavements within
Northwood along with street trees and shrubs. We also deal with refuse
and recycling collections, dumping and fly-tipping, graffiti, traffic,
parking and speed limits.
Ongoing environment issues:
The sub-committee has campaigned towards
improving street trees, including regular maintenance of overhanging
branches and trimming back of suckers at the base of trees. A joint
project between NRA and LBH has seen the regeneration of the Eastbury
Road area through monies from the Chrysalis fund.
We are in regular contact with LBH
requesting both removal of rubbish dumped in the Green Lane area and
improved communication with residents as to when rubbish/recycling
collections are suspended over the Christmas/Winter period.
We endeavour to reflect the overall wishes
of residents and businesses in respect of parking. We are currently
lobbying LBH for some speed activated signs in areas where there are
problems with speeding.
The NRA will continue to take photographs
of the state of Northwood’s streets and campaign for better general
maintenance in an attempt to divert more funds back to the northern part
of the borough where a good proportion of tax is raised.
If any resident wishes to report any problems, e.g. bad pavements,
overgrown street trees, potholes, dumped cars etc. use
the small yellow cards in Northwood library or report via email to:
contactcentre1@hillingdon.gov.uk.
You can also report concerns about road safety at a particular site
to the council. Download a form to print and fill in
here
- post it to the address on the bottom of the form.
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The aims of the Health sub-committee
are to keep Northwood residents informed about local developments in the
field of health and to endeavour to maintain good quality comprehensive
NHS health care in the locality.
Members of the sub-committee regularly
attend meetings of:
- Community Voice.
An umbrella organisation of over 50 groups concerned with
the provision of health care locally. Meetings are at 19:45 on
the 1st Thursday of the month at the Postgraduate Centre, Mount
Vernon Hospital.
For information, telephone: 01895 636095.
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals
NHS Trust. This body meets
at 09.30 - 14.00 on the 3rd or 4th Thursday of each month at various hospital venues
in the W. Herts Trust.
For information, telephone: 01442 287684.
- East & North Herts NHS Trust. Meetings usually held on
4th Wednesday of the month, 14.00-20.00 at various venues. Telephone
01438 781594 for information.
In addition, meetings are held of:
- The Hillingdon Hospital NHS
Trust (14.30 on 4th
Wednesday of the month at Hillingdon Hospital or Mount Vernon
Hospital. Tel: 01895 279356 for information. Not all meetings are
open to the public.)
- The Royal Brompton & Harefield
NHS Trust (4th Wednesday at 10.30 or 14.00
at either Hospital. Tel: 0207 351 8571 for information)
- The North West London NHS Trust
(09.00 at various locations on 4th Wednesday. Tel: 0208 869
5289 for
information)
- Hillingdon Primary Care Trust
(4th Tuesday at Kirk House 14.00. Tel: 01895
452047 for information)
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Northwood Residents’ Association feels
that whilst Northwood is a much sought-after area for schooling, both
state and private, it is otherwise at risk of losing its attractiveness,
and that in a number of identifiable areas standards of council
maintenance have fallen within the town environs generally and the
shopping precincts specifically. We believe that Northwood needs a town
plan that describes a range of basic standards that will maintain good
conditions in the town, and that also provides for the town’s
development in order to maintain its attractiveness to residents and
businesses as compared with neighbouring towns.
The purpose of the Improving Northwood sub-committee is to develop the plan
and to work with Hillingdon Council and others to see it implemented.
The draft plan’s main themes were outlined at the
Association’s AGM in 2006, and the plan is now viewable on this
website by clicking the following link
Discussion Document - Draft
If you wish to comment on the plan please do so by either sending an
email
to the sub-committee or writing to the sub-committee’s
chair, Dr Keith Baker, 18a Murray Road, Northwood, HA6 2YJ.
Hillingdon Council has agreed to provide officer time to develop the
proposals within the Council to produce an internal plan of action for a
number of departments within the Council. The Council has agreed to
involve NRA members in the development of the Council plan. We will be
working to ensure that the Council develops and adopts a comprehensive
plan and includes it in its annual cycles of works.
We were delighted to hear our local councillors confirm at the 2007
NRA AGM that they have obtained 'seed corn' funds to initiate various of
the works that are agreed within the Council's plan for Northwood.
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The
Membership sub-committee is a partnership of the Chief Road Steward and
the Treasurer. The Chief Road Steward co-ordinates the work of the Area
Road Stewards who in turn look after the Road Stewards in their areas.
The
Treasurer receives subscriptions, keeps the accounts and maintains the membership list.
Pre-printed envelopes for collecting
subscriptions are now available for all road stewards to use
if they wish. Many road stewards still prefer to collect subscriptions
in person as this keeps them in touch with residents’ concerns, but for
those with limited time the envelopes have proved to be a boon.
If you are
not already a member, why not visit our Application Form page?
Remember,
the greater our membership, the stronger our voice in local affairs.
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We have now opened our
membership to allow “Business” members which encourages the residents
and traders to work together to maintain, and where necessary, improve
Northwood as a pleasant place to live.
We are keen to increase the
business membership so if you know someone in business in Northwood,
please do point them in our direction.
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The Parks and Woodland
sub-committee monitors the management of Hillingdon's open spaces in the
Northwood area. Through the Association's nominated member on the
Ruislip Woods Management Advisory Group and its nominated trustee for
the Ruislip Woods Trust, it influences the management of Ruislip Woods,
London's first National Nature Reserve.
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The
purpose of this sub-committee is:
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To review all planning applications logged with the council relevant to
Northwood and its surrounding area.
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To ensure that all applications conform to the requirements laid down
in the borough Unitary Development Plan (UDP).
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To ensure that no incursion is made into the green belt.
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Where planning applications fail to meet the UDP, to ensure that adequate
written formal objection is placed with the relevant section of the
borough planning department.
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To attend the relevant borough planning meetings.
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To provide advice and support where necessary to local groups
organising to fight planning appeals.
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The police sub-committee meets representatives of the local police
every three months at the Northwood Safer Neighbourhoods Panel. This committee is itself a wider grouping with members drawn
from organisations in Northwood. The committee is a
two way channel between the police and the community where both parties
can raise matters of local concern.
The committee is always on
the lookout for new members as we genuinely want to be responsive to
public interest. Our meetings are open to the public and are held at
Holy Trinity Church meeting room.
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