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JC Decaux to carry Chiswick hopes at Hounslow Awards

Congratulation to JC Decaux for being shortlisted for the Hounslow Community Awards - a much deserved accolade. As I understand it, this is for their work in Chiswick in encouraging active travel by making it impossible to walk down our pavements with their huge great monoliths so that more people will be forced to cycle.Local organisations such as the Chiswick Flower market, Abundance London and the parents at St. Mary's and William Hogarth school who campaigned for a green wall will just have to try harder next year and aim to reach the standards of this company which categorically does not enjoy an overclose relationship with the council.

Francis Rowe ● 1850d25 Comments

ReallyCan we have the name of the peron who put them on the list.Did they once work for them,did they come from another council after failure but had a good relationship with them. How does J C DECAUX come under community award Answers on a post card please. Have they short listed the GVMT for its  emergency active travel fund Strange one

Julian Pavey ● 1850d

Hah Francis, nicely done :)

Basil Finnis ● 1850d

Other than Shelagh Allsop and Rachel Tanner from Refugees Welcome is there anyone else from Chiswick on this list?

Diane Brown ● 1849d

When you consider all the voluntary groups across the borough who have worked their backsides off over the last eighteen months, you have to ask how on earth JC Decaux - a large multi national company made it anywhere near this list, it is gobsmacking to say the least! Friends in high places?

Vanessa Smith ● 1849d

It's a 'sign' of the times.I'll get my hat.

Adrian Irving ● 1849d

Could it have anything to do with MIPIM, that annual 4-day junket. sorry, international conference that takes place in Cannes, and which several of our industrious leaders, with a heavy heart, feel obliged to attend, no doubt staying in a seedy boarding-house in the unfashionable part of town? As they gloomily pick over their plates of escargots or moules marinières, they must wish they were back in Fortress Hounslow planning how to help the people of Chiswick negotiate the narrow streets of their crowded neighbourhoods more efficiently.

Colin Jordan ● 1849d

One person who makes an important contribution to Chiswick life has been nominated - Michael Kwentoh. Although he works at a school in Hounslow he founded the Chiswick Gators basketball team which deserves all the support it can get and every success.

Francis Rowe ● 1849d

Back slapping and glad handing going on here.

Keith Iddon ● 1849d

Is anyone surprised? who ever got it would probably have been “connected” . Its how things work these days, it’s who you know, wink wink and what club you belong to 👍😂

Maggie Dodge ● 1848d

The sad thing is that this sort of thing devalues the awards for anyone who does get one deservedly. One thing that the pandemic has proved is that there are a huge number of people prepared to give up their time for nothing and do amazing things. The corporate giving arm of a large company is a tax right off with associated PR benefits, the notion that it should be recognised ahead of amazing work done by people motivated by pure altruism is a disgrace.

Mark Evans ● 1848d

So many do gooders who get a reputation as altruistic aren’t really, they just convince people they are. Truly good people are few and far between. In fact take Sir Jimmy Saville knighted for services to charity I imagine,  but in reality, evil to the core

Maggie Dodge ● 1848d

What a miserable view of human nature. It is also inaccurate. There are huge number of people out there doing amazing things but you don't hear about them because they are not interested in recognition or awards.

Anita Blake ● 1846d

Goodness me.What a horrible way to look at the world. You should really lighten-up Maggie.

Sonia Beddington ● 1846d

Sorry ladies this is my experience, not just my view. Look at what is going on around us right now.  The people who are supposed to look after our interests are looking after their own. How anyone can lighten up in our present circumstances is beyond me.  Maybe you live in one of the cosy LTN's and your life isn't blighted right now. Count your blessings.

Maggie Dodge ● 1846d

"How anyone can lighten up in our present circumstances is beyond me.  Maybe you live in one of the cosy LTN's and your life isn't blighted right now. Count your blessings" I think that is the problem,you have LTN's running your life

Julian Pavey ● 1846d

7 LTNs being removed in Ealing today. That doesn’t happen by sitting back and trusting the Council to do the right thing. It happens by caring enough for the people whose lives have been blighted and doing something about it.

Maggie Dodge ● 1845d

By your earlier logic not all the people lobbying to get rid of LTNs were altruistic and some of them were just doing it to appear good with some of them being evil to the core.

Anita Blake ● 1844d

I can't stand the tension any longer. Who were the lucky winners?

Jeremy Parkinson ● 1843d

https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/OneHounslow-Awards

Michael Robinson ● 1843d

Hounslow Council Councillors or officers are exempt from nominating or being nominated. The Council will be holding a separate staff awards to recognise the work of its staff.

Maggie Dodge ● 1843d

Sounds like there ought to be a Razzies version to provide some balance.

Richard Greenhough ● 1843d

I think that might attract more votes

Maggie Dodge ● 1843d

The award was won by two women from Chiswick who thoroughly deserved it.

Felicity Caborn ● 1842d

Were there nine categories and therefore 9 winners ?

Maggie Dodge ● 1842d

There was an overall award which was won by Shelagh Allsop and Rachel Tanner as well as nine categories.Delighted they won and pleased not to see JC Decaux on the list of winners.

Francis Rowe ● 1841d