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Cllr Eddie Lavery
Hillingdon Council
Civic Centre
Uxbridge
UB8 1UW
Dated:
Re: Closure of Rural Activities Garden Centre
Dear Cllr Lavery,
At a meeting on 30th May 2025, staff, volunteers and their families were told that the Rural Activities Garden Centre will be closing pending a decision at the Cabinet meeting on 26th June 2025. This was confirmed in a press release by the council on the same day.
For over 40 years, vulnerable young adults with autism and other learning disabilities from all over Hillingdon have attended this award-winning centre for social support and to benefit from the satisfaction of working as volunteers with the brilliant staff on gardening activities. These activities produce plants for sale to the public, substantially subsidising the centre. RAGC is described by the council on its web site as its “hidden gem”.
Rural Activities Garden Centre is a community space that has helped many families within our borough whether it has been as a pathway to employment, independent living, less dependency on the NHS and so much more. We cannot lose this space.
I am writing this letter to formally object to the potential closure of the Rural Activities Garden Centre on the grounds that a proper formal consultation with an equalities impact assessment and feasibility assessment on alternative options has not taken place.
Yours sincerely,
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