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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.