Hayes Town Centre Canal Slum

Ann said:

It is a pity that the Hillingdon council and British Waterways are not fulfilling their promise about cleaning up the canal in Hayes Town and are shying away form the issue!! If there is any doubt about whose responsibility it is, they just have to consult with other areas and see how they did it and follow the same pattern!! I hope all the local people will get together and see that necessary actions are taken by the authorities to get the canal cleaned up!!
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December 14, 2010 at 17:45

John said:

Terry

Just to say both local people and I have undertaken litter picks along the canal and in our local parks regularly. We have another litter pick coming up in Hitherbroom Park on saturday 6th December at 10am. Local people can only do so much and we need the local council and BW to get serious about fulfilling their responsibilies. After years of promises we now need action. That is why after I got them all together yet again in Auguts to secure action. I hit the roof when I saw no results from them after another three months of waiting. Nevertheless I will persevere and continue to stand up for my town and secure action. I have been contacted by BW with another set of plans for improvements but I want to see plans turned into concrete actions before I feel confident about BW and the Council delivering.

Best wishes,

John McDonnell MP

November 05, 2008 at 9:29

Linda said:

Who else is there to blame for British Waterways and the council not delivering on promises made two months ago? You’re right, it isn’t them chucking rubbish but it is them wasting time debating who should clean it up and I don’t think it’s unreasonable to hold them to account for that. Otherwise you and any other volunteers are being taken advantage of.

I’d rather see MPs and councillors making sure that BW and the council sort out long term plans for the upkeep of the canal area than have them down there themselves with bin bags. As you said yourself, that doesn’t solve the problem in the long run.

For anyone who wants to know more about Thames21: http://www.thames21.org.uk/

November 03, 2008 at 13:03

Terry said:

As one of the volunteers who joined Thames 21 and British waterways earlier in the year to clean up the canal in Hayes I find the site of it all coming back really depressing.  In about 5 hours we filled a whole barge with sacks of beer cans and other rubbish and some idiots have just thrown it all back in again.

It isnt British Waterways or the council chucking rubbish in the canal.  Its local people and local businesses.  I didnt see any MP’s, councillors, or many othr local people muck in with us to clean up the towing path when we were their.
If you really want to sort it out, stop blaming the wrong people, volunteer with Thames 21, and encourage the council, British Wateways and local businesses all to pay for someone to clear up the canal every day.  Because that is what it will take

Terry

October 31, 2008 at 21:33