September 2009 Archives

Lapsed church-goers are being urged to take a leap of faith and return to the fold for a one-off service on Sunday.

All Saints Church in Hanworth is holding a special 'Back to Church' service in a bid to lure former back former members of the congregation.

The Uxbridge Road church is joining a national campaign which church bosses hope will lead half a million people to a Sunday service with family or friends this week.

The funeral of John Phipps - who died earlier this month - will be held at All Saints Church in Hanworth tomorrow (Wednesday).

Mr Phipps, who lived in Butts Cottages, Hanworth, died at West Middlesex hospital aged 80. All are welcome at his funeral.

A public meeting about crime and disorder and the control drinking zone will take place at Feltham library on Thursday September 24 from 6pm-8pm.

This meeting will be the place where the Feltham community will have the opportunity to share information and develop a common understanding around serious issues of community safety and crime and disorder in the borough.

Anyone who lives and works in Feltham is encouraged to come along and use the meeting as a forum to question Feltham Sector Inspector Peter Rusby and community safety officers about any issues concerning them.

An information day for disabled adults will take place at Hounslow Council civic centre on Friday September 11 between 11am and 3pm.

The council and representatives from the voluntary sector will be on hand to give advice about service that are available and to find out what services the people of Hounslow would like introduced.

For more information visit www.hounslow.gov.uk, email disabilitymatters@hounslow.gov.uk or call 020 8583 3164.

The expense claims of Hounslow councillors and officers - which were expected to be published on Tuesday - are not going to be available until January.

In August the council announced that all expenses would be published online from September 1 following a campaign for transparency by the Chronicle.

However, an announcement on the local authority's website this week revealed that the information would be published quarterly, with the first quarter not available until January.

A blood donation session will be held at Feltham assembly hall on Monday September 7.

Anyone can give blood at the Hounslow Road hall between 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-4pm.