RECYCLING CHRISTMAS Richmond upon Thames residents can leave their tree out any time until January 30. The council’s Green Waste collection service will take them away for composting. Christmas trees can also be taken to the Reuse and Recycling Centre in Townmead Road, Kew, Squires Garden Centre in Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham, or to the Wickes car park in South Road, Twickenham. Wrapping paper and cardboard, including Christmas cards, should go in your blue recycling box - but no foil papers or decorations. Glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, cans, foil and aerosols can go in the black box – but no other plastics or cartons. For further information visit http://www .richmond.gov.uk /home/environment or call 08456 122 660. The green waste hotline is 020 8891 7027.

The Woodland Trust is collecting used Christmas cards. Take them to W H Smith, Tesco, TK Maxx and Marks & Spencer.
HELP FOR PARENTS Drop-in Information and Advice Surgery for parents and carers of children (0-19 years) with additional needs and disabilities. Whitton Children's Centre, Powder Mill Lane, 9.30am-12 noon on Monday 12. Free. 020 8831 6175.

TOWN SURGERY Whitton's town centre manager, Amanda Lyndon-Chappell, is in her surgery 10.30am-12 noon on Wednesdays, in Whitton Library. Drop in to discuss any problems or innovative ideas you might have for Whitton and its community.

PARK VOTE To vote for a £400,000 grant to improve Crane Park Nature Reserve visit www.london. gov.uk/parksvote, go to the South West section and click on Crane Park at the top of the list. Request a postal vote form by calling City Hall's Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100. Or text 'parks' and your postcode to short code 62967. This will automatically vote for the closest park to where you live in their borough. To ensure you vote for Crane Park, use a postcode near the park, such as the Civic Centre – TW1 3BZ Voting closes on Friday January 30.

CAREERS ADVICE Nextstep Careers Advice. Free information and advice for adults over 20, 10am-2pm. Please book an appointment. Thursday 29: East Sheen Library, Sheen Lane. Tuesday 13 and 27: Twickenham Library, Garfield Road. Thursday 15: Whitton Library, 141 Nelson Road. 07711 109 495.

LATE CHEMISTS Listed below are pharmacies which open until at least 9pm. Richmond and Twickenham PCT, Thames House, 180 High Street, Teddington. TW11 8HU. 020 8973 3000, fax: 020 8973 3001. www.richmondandtwickenham.nhs.uk Twickenham The Maple Leaf, 20 The Green. 8894 5034. 8255 9666. Monday-Friday 9am-9pm; Saturday till 5.30pm; Sundays and Bank Holidays 9am-5pm.

Feltham Night & Day Chemist, 186 Uxbridge Road. 8751 1220, open 9am-11pm, 365 days a year.

Isleworth: Riverside Pharmacy, 1 Shrewsbury Walk, South Street, 8560 2181, open 365 days a year, 8am-10.30pm daily.

Lottery RESULTS SHOOTING STAR HOSPICE 0870 300 1200 or call Charlotte Mocatta 020 8481 8180 web: www.shooting star.org.uk Winners for Week 287, January 2. £1,000 prizewinner is 055488 Feltham. Winners of other prizes: 041606 Ealing; 054332 London, SE3; 086269 Epsom; 079278 Hampton; 021495 Ashford; 020569 Esher; 066856 Twickenham; 057603 Kingston upon Thames; 01752 Staines; 002110 Feltham; 095351 Weymouth; 069385 Shepperton; 010647 Walton on Thames; 066687 Staines; 003520 Hampton; 069639 Chiswick; 072045 Surbiton; 038227 Hampton.

PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE www.pah.org.uk, 01372 461 808 or email: clarepetrie@pah.org.uk Winners for week 600, January 2. Winner of £1,000 prize: M Swain - Cobham. Winners of other prizes: M Bradsell - Hampton; A McNaughton - Esher; C Bird - Shepperton; E Brunsden - Twickenham; P Davies - Tadworth; G Townend - Esher; A Godfrey - West Molesey; C McSharry - Epsom; J Tallent - Ashford; S Gostlow - Leatherhead; S Murat - West Ewell; R Templemann - Kingston on Thames; S Liffen, B Willson, D Cox, J de Rennes, Duneevan, R Weller, M Runnalls, M Buntrock, S Oliver, C Gill, M Portway.

Park times Richmond Park traffic gates open at 7.30am in winter; 7am in the summer and closes at dusk all year round. www.royalparks.gov.uk, Park Office, Holly Lodge, Richmond Park. TW10 5HS. 020 8948 3209, email: richmond@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk Bushy Park is open from 5am to 10.30pm for pedestrians and from 6.30am to dusk for vehicles, 7pm in winter. Woodland Gardens 9am-dusk. Park office, White Lodge, The Stockyard, Bushy Park, Hampton Court Road, Hampton. TW12 2EJ. 020 8979 1586, fax 020 8941 8196.

Richmond upon Thames borough parks: all locked parks will be opened Monday-Saturday at 7.30am, Sundays and Bank Holidays at 9am. Closing time: 4.30pm. Locking commences 20 minutes before closing. Parks and Open Spaces 020 8831 6115.

SUNRISE/SUNSET January 9: 8.05am, 4.10pm. January 16: 8am, 4.21pm.

Aircraft noise For a full explanation see www.baa.com/main/airports/heathrow /about_ heathrow_ frame.html Flight Evaluation Office, freephone 0800 344 844, open 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday. Email noise_complaints@baa.com Postal address is: Flight Evaluation Office, BAA Heathrow, Ground Floor, Heathrow Point West, 234 Bath Road, Heathrow Airport, Hayes, Middlesex. UB3 5AP.

Richmond upon Thames Council’s Aircraft Noiseline 8891 7979.

Hacan ClearSkies (Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise). Telephone 8876 0455. PO Box 339, Twickenham. TW1 2XF. Chairman John Stewart.

There is no ban on night flights 27L = Southern Runway on westerly operations. 09R = Southern Runway on easterly operations. 27R = Northern Runway on westerly operations. 09L = Northern Runway on easterly operations.

Areas affected by the use of the southern runway (27L, 09R) for landings include south Barnes, East Sheen, Putney, Richmond, Twickenham, Hounslow Central, Feltham and Bedfont.

Areas affected by the use of the northern (27R, 09L) runway for landings include north Barnes, Chiswick, Kew, Isleworth, Osterley, Heston, Hounslow West and Cranford.

Schedule:The runway in brackets is used if the weather (including low visibility) and/or external factors preclude section of the preferred runway: Week commencing Monday January 5: Night alternation period 09L(27R); 6am-3pm 27R; 3pm until last departure 27L.

Week commencing Monday January 12: night alternation period 27L(09R), 6am-3pm 27L; 3pm until last departure 27R.

Blood donors The National Blood Service 0845 7 711 711 (24 hours); Ceefax BBC2 page 465 and www.blood.co.uk RICHMOND: Mini Bloodmobile, car park, Richmond Adult College, Parkshot. Monday January 12, 10am-12 noon and 2pm-4pm.

COUNCIL MEETINGS Meetings are held in the Municipal Offices, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham and commence at 7pm unless otherwise stated. The public may attend except those meetings which are held in private because of the subject matter under discussion. Details 8891 1411 x 4157. Main switchboard 8891 1411. Website: www.richmond. gov.uk Customer advice team 8891 7724.

Monday 12: 10.30am Appeals Sub-Committee. Wednesday 14: Environment and Sustainability Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Thursday 14: Co-ordination, Finance and Performance Commission.

COMPUTER SESSIONS Free taster sessions. Please call and book your place. Tuesday 13: Heathfield Library, Percy Road, Whitton, 10am-1pm. 020 8894 1017.

Wednesday 14: Richmond Lending Library, Little Green, 10am-1pm. 020 8940 0981; Twickenham Library, Garfield Road, 5pm-8pm. 020 8892 8091. Friday 16: Hampton Wick Library, Bennet Close, 2pm-5pm. 020 8977 1559.

SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS The number for non emergencies is 0300 123 1212. Terrorism 24 hour hotline: 0800 789 32.

The Community Police Partnership meeting on January 20 will be a Face the People Meeting. Members of the borough's Community Safety Partnership will be on hand to answer the public's questions on community safety and anti social behaviour issues. If you would like to attend this event, please can you kindly contact Juliette Taylor, Community Partnership Officer on j.taylor @richmond.gov.uk, 020 8891 7155.