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Road safety starts with our choices. 🚗🚶

This National #RoadSafetyWeek, let’s keep #Hounslow safe!

👉 Slow down.
👉 Stay alert.
👉 Take care getting there.

Watch Cllr @katherinedunne.bsky.social launch our campaign.
#RoadSafety #TakeCareGettingThere
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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This week's theme in Five Ways to Wellbeing is Be Active. Lampton Leisure is offering a free three-day guest pass to residents aged 18 years and over.

Just go to one of their six leisure centres and mention Five Ways to Wellbeing to get your free pass!
https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/5ways2wellbeing
Poster outlining the themes of the give weeks of five ways to wellbeing. Head to www.hounslow.gov.uk/5ways2wellbeing to find out more.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The latest edition of our #Hounslow Matters e-newsletter has just been sent to subscribers featuring how to get a FREE Lampton Leisure pass, where to get your #flu and #covid vaccinations and much more.

Read and subscribe here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHOUNSLOW/bulletins/3fb0c94
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November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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To mark #CarersRightsDay, there's a range of support to access in the atrium of West Middlesex Hospital on Thursday 20 November between 10am and 3pm.

For carers and senior residents alike: https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/our-campaigns/carers-rights-day/
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November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Our weekly Thrive email newsletter, focused on supporting your physical, mental & financial wellbeing, was sent out on Tuesday.

Interested in getting it in YOUR inbox every week?

Then read the latest edition & subscribe here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHOUNSLOW/bulletins/3faef99
Illustration of diverse people, including a person in a wheelchair, promoting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing support in Hounslow.
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Services have taken place today marking #RemembranceDay.

Among those held locally, Cllr @katherinedunne.bsky.social
& Deputy Mayor Cllr Meah joined Isleworth & Syon School staff and pupils, while at Holy Trinity Church on #Hounslow High Street, veterans attended a service at the memorial.
Group of Isleworth and Syon students and staff standing with Cllr Dunne and Cllr Meah on a stage with a poppy wreath and a historical memorial backdrop in a school auditorium. 3 veterans standing in front of the memorial at Holy Trinity Church in Hounslow. The memorial outside Holy Trinity Church in Hounslow with poppy wreaths behind. Poppy wreaths at the war memorial at Holy Trinity Church in Hounslow.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Today, Hounslow honoured those who sacrificed their lives for us on #RemembranceSunday.

The Mayor, Councillors, and residents gathered for ceremonies in Chiswick and Feltham Green. We remember the courage of the Armed Forces.

@shansview.bsky.social #lestweforget #remembrancesunday
Crowd gathered around a war memorial with uniformed personnel and civilians paying respects on a cloudy autumn day. Hounslow Council Leader Shantanu Rajawat is facing the memorial. Close-up of red poppy wreaths laid on the ground with remembrance notes and a bouquet of white and red flowers nearby. Central wreath is from Council leader Shantanu Rajawat. Stone war memorial listing names of fallen soldiers, surrounded by red poppy wreaths and floral tributes on a cloudy day. Uniformed cadets march down a city street carrying British flags during a formal parade.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Families in Hounslow are invited to a free community health event, Let’s Get Healthier Together, taking place at Reach Academy on Friday 14 Nov from 3pm to 5pm).

Read more: https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article/10126/families-invited-to-lets-get-healthier-together-event-at-reach-academy-feltham
Exterior view of Reach Academy building with parked cars outside on a sunny day.
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Congratulations to Subin Sebastian from Atfield House Care in Isleworth, who has won the 2025 Barchester National Care Award for General Manager of the Year.

Subin and the home have been nominated for eight different external awards over the past three years.
Two men dressed in formal blue suits stand on a stage with large illuminated star decorations in pink and blue behind them. The man on the left is Subin Sebastian.
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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**Last SEND Surgeries of 2025**

Join us for our final SEND surgeries this year:

• 5 Nov, Feltham Library 11:30am-1:30pm
• 12 Dec, Lampton Family Hub 10am-12pm

Get expert advice on EHCPs, therapies, and more! https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/send-local-offer
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November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Today is the first day of Five Ways to Wellbeing, helping you to stay well as we head into winter. This week's theme is Connect and we have a range of great services in Hounslow to help you stay connected with others.
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Connect, 3 to 9 November. Spend time with your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues.
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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We're pleased to confirm that the pools at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre have reopened to the public following the completion of essential improvement works.
Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre pool reopens – London Borough of Hounslow
Hounslow Council is pleased to confirm that the pools at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre reopened to the public on Monday 27 October, following the completion of essential improvement works.
www.hounslow.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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At our recent #BlackHistoryMonth event in #Hounslow House, #Chiswick teacher and steel band leader Samuel Dubois shared his belief that #BHM is an opportunity to celebrate the positive contributions made by black people throughout history, including the invention of the steelpan!
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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At our recent #BlackHistoryMonth event at #Hounslow House, #Chiswick House and Gardens artist Ayesha Weekes explained the importance and impact of community project Black Chiswick Through History.

#bhm #bhm2025 #bhm25 @blackhistorymonth.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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We've updated our weekly #Hounslow Matters e-newsletter with a new look and feel including useful quick links to key pages on the Council website such as school dates, waste and recycling days and road closures.

Check it out and subscribe here: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKH...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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If you use WhatsApp don't forget to follow our channel to get the latest updates and information about upcoming events direct to your phone. Remember to allow notifications too so you don't miss a single message.

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October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Our Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport, Cllr @katherinedunne.bsky.social, caught up with the @lgiu-local-gov.bsky.social to discuss how we’re making #Hounslow a greener, cleaner place to live, work and visit.
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Ever wondered what navigating streets is like with sight loss? We joined London @slcouncils.bsky.social for a guided walk in Hounslow with sim specs. This will help create a safer, more inclusive borough.

Read more: www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article...
Two women walk arm in arm on a busy city sidewalk, one using a white cane for navigation amid pedestrians and storefronts. Group of people, some wearing high-visibility jackets, gathered on an urban street with buildings and a lamppost in the background. Cllr Dunne is sat in the middle.
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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This month, Trading Standards seized thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes from 16 premises across the borough, supported by detection dogs.

Read more: www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article...
Large clear plastic bags filled with assorted colourful cigarette packs stacked on a concrete floor against a rusty corrugated metal wall. Group of five people including Cllr Rajawat standing outdoors near a police van and informational banners, with a black and white detection dog sitting in front wearing a harness. Group of people, including Cllr Rajawat, standing in front of a London Fire Brigade truck with a black and white rescue dog lying on the ground in front of them. Person wearing black gloves inspects large clear bags filled with assorted packaged items inside a white cargo van.
October 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Hounslow Council Leader Cllr @shansview.bsky.social’s message for everyone celebrating #Diwali: "To our Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities in #Hounslow and across the world, I’d like to wish you all a very happy Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas!”

#Diwali2025 #Diwali25
Colourful lit oil lamps arranged on a red surface with marigold petals, celebrating Diwali with a festive greeting graphic. Council leader Councillor Shantanu Rajawat's headshot is on the right of the image.
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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The walls of Feltham's Emily’s Café have been brightened up with help from charity volunteers, artists and local school children.

Check out the end result and hear from some of those involved: www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article... @timegivers.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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At our recent Black History Month event in Hounslow House, we asked Author and Historian Colin Douglas to explain its importance.

#bhm #bhm25 #bhm2025 #bhmuk #blackhistory @blackhistorymonth.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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October 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Sadly, in 2023, 49 pedestrians were seriously injured or killed while crossing in Hounslow.

Don’t become a statistic.

Look out before you step out.

Your safety matters.

#PedestrianSafety #LookOutBeforeYouStepOut
Statistic showing 49 pedestrians were seriously injured or killed crossing streets in Hounslow in 2023, with a pedestrian crossing sign and zebra crossing illustration.
October 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Meadowbank Community Hub and Library opens to the public tomorrow!

Let's go on a virtual tour with Cabinet Member, Cllr Ajmer Grewal, to see what’s new at our Meadowbank hub…
October 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM