September 2009 Archives

THE village's successful academy is to hold its open evening on Tuesday, and the evening is expected to be busier than ever.

Harefield Academy, in Northwood Way, Harefield, is seen as the flagship model of the new-style secondary schools brought in under the Labour government.

A COUPLE toasting their pearl wedding anniversary had an unforgettable present- the birth of their first grandchild.

Malcolm and Lesley Brown, of Newdigate Road, Harefield, saw their special day take on extra significance last Tuesday when they heard the joyous news.

CREATURES all sizes great and small are to be included in a special church service this weekend.

A STREET which was knocked off its winning perch at last week's Hillingdon in Bloom horticultural awards has vowed to come back stronger next year.

Sanctuary Close, in Harefield, was the winner of best residential street for three years in a row at the annual contest, but this year it was beaten by Havens Close, in Hayes.

A COFFEE morning held at a church raise money for a charity collected a superb £551.

The event, last Tuesday, at St Mary's Church in High Street, Harefield was the first of many MacMillan Coffee Morning events to take place around Hillingdon.

THE dispute over an alleged lack of consultation over a new boarding block at Harefield Academy is still running.

Last Wednesday, Peter Levy, of Roundwood House, Harefield, met with Councillor Keith Burrows, cabinet member for planning and transformation, to put his arguments across at a petition meeting.

A CAMPAIGN group which saved the village's hospital is to disband after nine years of fighting for the cause.

Harefield Hospital came close to closure in the earlier part of this decade, when NHS chiefs announced Harefield Hospital, in Hill End Road, would be moving to Paddington.

A VICIOUS rumour which spread round the village like wildfire resulted in schools having to make a special announcement to calm children and parents.

Panic was caused when rumours of a rape and a horrific hammer attack in Sanctuary Close, Harefield, became common knowledge.

Would-be protestors were left stunned last night (Thursday) when it was announced Hillingdon Council would not be pressing ahead with their plans to merge the two Harefield primary schools.

Since March this year, governors at Harefield Infant School, in High Street, Harefield, and Harefield Junior School, in Park Lane, Harefield, have been fighting with the backing of the community against possible amalgamation.

PROTESTORS who campaigned for renovations to their golf club to be refused are celebrating after the plans were withdrawn.

The plans for Uxbridge Golf Club, in Harvil Road, Ickenham, caused uproar among members, and the communities of Ickenham and Harefield, at both ends of the road.