Noticeboard (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)

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4:10pm Thursday 22nd January 2009 in Bulletin By Gail Hébert

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.

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.

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

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 23: 7.52am, 4.32pm. January 30: 7.42am, 4.46pm.

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 19: Night alternation period 09L(27R); 6am-3pm 27R; 3pm until last departure 27L.

Week commencing Monday January 26: 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 east sheen The Sheen Lane Centre, Thursday January 29, 2pm-4.30pm and 5.30pm-7.45pm.

Twickenham: York House, Richmond Road. 9:45am-12.30pm and 2pm-4.30pm: Friday January 30. 1.45pm-4.15pm and 5pm-7.30pm: SURGERIES Tony Arbour, Greater London Assembly Member for Richmond upon Thames and local councillor, will be holding his regular advice surgery at 90 York Road, (corner of Elm Tree Road) Teddington on the last Friday of the month, January 30, 5pm-6.30pm. No appointment necessary.

COUNCIL MEETINGS Meetings held in the Municipal Offices, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham 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. Tuesday 27: Council; Health, Housing and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Wednesday 28: Barnes CPZs Review. Thursday 29 Standards Assessment Sub-Committee.

COMPUTER SESSIONS Free taster sessions. Please call and book your place. Tuesday 27: Kew Library, 106 North Road , 10am-1pm. 020 8876 8654. By arrangement, Hampton Library, Rosehill, 2pm-4pm. 020 8979 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.

BUSINESS ADVICE Mr Site and PayPal have created free briefing packs to advise Richmond residents how to earn extra cash during the credit crunch. Papers are available on various topics and can be obtained by emailing Richmondevent2@mrsite.co.uk They say any resident who requests a paper will automatically be entered into a prize draw: 1st prize is £100 and a Professional website;five runners-up prizes of £20 and a standard website. Mr Site and PayPal will be running a How To Maximise Online Sales event on February 2, 2009. If you would like to attend, email richmondevent2@mrsite.co.uk or just call 0870 803 1495 during office hours.

BUSINESS LUNCH Chiswick Business Lunch at the Moran Hotel, 626 Chiswick High Road, W4 5RY on Wednesday January 28 from 12.45pm. Informal gathering of likeminded business people meeting over a buffet. The lunches regularly attract 40-50 people. Hounslow Chamber 020 8326 6416, info@hounslow chamber.org.uk, sallysmith@ hounslowchamber org.uk, www.hounslow chamber.org.uk RECYCLING CHRISTMAS TREES During January place your real Christmas tree out on your normal garden waste collection day by 7am. There is no need to tie a garden waste sack around your tree. Please remove any pots and decorations before placing your tree out. Christmas trees can be taken to Space Waye any time 8am-4.45pm. Please note that trees cannot be dropped at Chisiwck House Grounds this year. Information 020 8583 5555, email: recycling@hounslow.gov.uk.

THEATRE COMPANY Stop Gap Theatre Company is presenting a production at Isleworth Public Hall in February and need new members. Find out more about one stage and backstage opportunities from 020 8995 9725.

SIGN LANGUAGE Mission Hall, Haverfield Estate, Off Pottery and Netley Roads every Monday, 3.15pm-4.30pm. Opportunity for children and their parents to learn a rare skill. Free: 020 8400 5594.

PENSIONERS’ FORUM Hounslow Pensioners’ Forum meets in the Montague Hall, Montague Road on the last Friday of every other month, starting in January each year, 10.30am-12.30pm. This is a charitable organisation that aims to make known the needs of pensioners in the borough. New members welcome. Free, 020 8560 3444. 020 8892 2929.

ECOLOGY Volunteer Scheme at Hounslow Heath Nature Reserve, 450 Staines Road, 9am-12 noon each Sunday. Help maintain and improve valuable wildlife habitats on Hounslow Heath and along the river Crane. Stout footwear, appropriate clothing and bags of enthusiasm required. 020 8577 3664.

Lottery RESULTS SHOOTING STAR HOSPICE 0870 300 1200 or call Charlotte Mocatta 020 8481 8180 web: www.shooting star.org.uk Winners for Week 289, January 16. £1,000 prizewinner is 039163 West Molesey. Winners of other prizes: 083066 Hounslow; 089253 New Malden; 005729 Hampton; 042185 Hampton; 083366 Richmond upon Thames; 062776 Sutton; 036396 Staines; 074677 Chessington; 057917 Teddington; 092957 Sunbury on Thames; 033278 Richmond upon Thames; 014735 Twickenham; 046168 Hampton; 102591 Rickmansworth; 029723 Hampton; 042200 Ashford, Middlesex; 013692 Egham; 000555 Richmond upon Thames.

PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE www.pah.org.uk, 01372 461 808 or email: clarepetrie@pah.org.uk Winners for week 602, January 16. Winner of £1,000 prize: D Webber - Chessington. Winners of other prizes: W Alden - Addlestone; D Mundy - Esher; J Bennett - Esher; C McLagan - Epsom; D Hall - Hersham; Weybridge Hospice Shop; A Leahy - Weybridge; F Mathieson - Esher; D Rudge - Sunbury on Thames; M Chegwin - Chessington; Y Tillier - Staines; M Nightingale - Heathfield; Teddington Hospice Shop, Epsom Hospice Shop, R Sewell, O Lay, B Boreham, J Keith, B Kilsby, J Snoad, C Turner, G Laslett, E Maxwell.

Blood donor clinics The National Blood Service 0845 7 711 711 (24 hours); Ceefax BBC2 page 465 and www.blood.co.uk Isleworth St John’s Community Centre, 80 St John’s Road, Friday January 23: 1.4pm-4.15pm and 5pm-7.30pm.

Council meetings Tuesday 27: 6.30pm Revenues Appeal Panel; Borough Council. Wednesday 28: 1pm Postponed from January 7: Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership (C&YPSP) Committee; 4pm West London Waste Authority; 7pm Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Thursday 29: 5pm Standards Committee; West Area Committee (Monitoring) Public Meeting Room 1, Feltham Library, Feltham High Street; Heston and Cranford Area Committee (Monitoring) Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow.

Hounslow Council meetings are held at the Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow and start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.

Area committee meetings are held locally. For details contact Committee Services on 8583 2063. Full council meetings are open to the public but please check for others.

Agendas and all council contact service points are available on the internet at www.hounslow.gov.uk which is available in libraries. 8583 2063. Enquiries - numbers are prefixed by code 8583 General 2000; emergencies 2222; council housing repairs, all areas 4000; other housing enquiries 4382; Civic Centre 8382; street management such as litter, refuse collection and leaf clearance: 5000; trading standards, pollution control, fly tipping: 5555. Visit www.hounslow.gov.uk for a list of all council contact service points. Offices at St Catherine’s House, Feltham 4043; High Street, Brentford 4220 and Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace 4267.

These offices are open Monday-Thursday 8.45am-5pm and Fridays till 4.45pm.

The buildings are fully accessible and open for help with tenancy queries, maintenance, caretaking and harassment. Also translation and interpreting facilities. HOUNSLOW SENIORS TRUST To find out more about Hounslow Seniors Trust and future projects, please contact Satish Dutt, the chairman on 07813 695957.

SAFER TRANSPORT TRUST to report an antisocial problem on public transport contact the STT 020 8721 2257.

SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS Hanworth Safer Neighbourhoods Team, 020 8721 2534, Hanworth.SNT@met.police.uk If you have concerns about day-to-day crime and disorder issues, please contact a member of your local team. Police Sergeant Lindsay Chapman (PS 99TX); Police Constable Lee Honey (PC 194TX); Police Constable Clive Atkinson (PC 283TX); Police Community Support Officer Matthew Beauchamp (PCSO 7162TX), 020 8721 2534, Mobile 07781 832 585, fax: 020 8247 6329, email: HanworthSNT@met.police.uk. Please remember, in case of emergency dial 999. Feltham Police Station, 34 Hanworth Road, Feltham. TW13 5BD. www.met.police.uk/saferneighbourhoods