Ruislip Residents' Association

15/10/2026

Your local dog waste bin could be gone by late January. Hillingdon wants to remove all 700 and says it needn’t ask residents. We fear bags of poo tied to hedges like Christmas decorations.

The dog waste bin on your regular walk could be gone by the end of January. The Council wants to remove all 700 of them and hasn’t asked residents what they think. Dog owners would be told to put t…

13/10/2026

Hillingdon Council is selling Mad Bess Cottage in Ruislip Woods, and the land has grown from 0.3 acres to 4 acres of Green Belt and public open space. Reason given: “a larger garden space”. Objections close 22 October.

13/10/2026

We have asked Hillingdon Council twelve questions about the Mad Bess Cottage sale. Its reply: they will be considered after the consultation closes, which is after the deadline for objections.

Since the September notices appeared for the sale of four acres of Green Belt at Mad Bess Cottage, we have asked ward councillors, a Cabinet member and Council officers, including the Disposal Surv…

13/10/2026

Mad Bess Cottage backs onto Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve. The Ruislip Woods Trust’s Mark Morgan says the field is in the reserve’s buffer zone. The Council hasn’t said anything about it.

The land Hillingdon Council wants to sell at Mad Bess Cottage lies beside Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest. Mark Morgan of the Ruislip Woods Trust says …

13/10/2026

The only public right of way in the Mad Bess land the Council wants to sell is a byway open to all traffic, behind a locked Council gate. What happens to it, and to the badger hide, if the land is sold?

13/10/2026

In February Hillingdon advertised selling 0.3 acres at Mad Bess Cottage. In September it was 4 acres. We still don’t know what became of the first notice, or whether the Secretary of State has been asked for consent.

In February Hillingdon Council advertised the sale of about 0.3 acres at Mad Bess Cottage. We do not know what came of it. In September it advertised about 4 acres. Both notices say the Council is …

13/10/2026

Hillingdon’s Conservatives showed us before-and-after pictures of housing on Green Belt. We’ve decided to believe every one. So here’s one of Mad Bess.

https://www.ruislipresidents.org.uk/mad-bess-development-unstoppable/

25/09/2026

“Stay and Play”at Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School

All our local schools are at the heart of the community and every one of them feels it is important to engage with its local residents. To help bring this about Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School has recently launched its new " Stay and Play" session. This is a Baby and Toddler Group group suitable for children up to four years of age…...

All our local schools are at the heart of the community and every one of them feels it is important to engage with its local residents. To help bring this about Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primar…

22/09/2026

Hillingdon wants your free half hour to be Pay by Phone only, a number plate on every ticket, and fewer ticket machines. Here's what's proposed, and how to have your say.

In July, Hillingdon’s Director of Community Safety & Enforcement, Richard Webb, told the Residents’ Services Select Committee that Pay & Display machines were under review and t…

15/09/2026

Community Conversations: Brunel University outreach at Ruislip Manor Library

Sign up, for free, on Eventbrite to hear from three of Brunel University's leading academics, on the topics of: Professor Akram Khan: Connecting Universities and Communities, Professor Trevor Hoey: Local Action to Combat Climate Change, and Professor Geoff Rodgers on the 60th anniversary of Brunel University London. Venue: Ruislip Manor library, Linden Avenue, Ruislip Manor, from 5.00pm on Tuesday 29th September, Tuesday 6th October, Tuesday 27th October. Duration: each event, 90 minutes. Link to the Eventbrite sign up page.

Sign up, for free, on Eventbrite to hear from three of Brunel University’s leading academics, on the topics of: Connecting Universities and Communities, Local Action to Combat Climate Change,…