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Floor soundproofing in flat.

Hello does anyone have any experience of soundproofing a floor in a flat? Any info on vendors and work, advice, welcomed.

Basil Finnis ● 2158d14 Comments ● 2156d

Thank you Cllr Denniss

For an infornative, rant-free report.

David McLoughlin ● 2159d3 Comments ● 2157d

Thames road what’s the time frame for passing through

Anyone no what the time frame is for passing through once restrictions kick in. If I drive from grove park pick up someone possibly two mins max just of Thames road and continue to Kew bridge. I take two elderly folk to Brentford  twice a week. If I have to make a long detour may not be able to continue depriving them of transport and help.

Sean Wales ● 2162d84 Comments ● 2157d

Toys for Children - where to donate ?

Watching the morning news and apparently there will be 1,000's of children this year who will not have any Christmas presents ! Does anyone know if there are drop off points to donate presents to these disadvantaged youngsters  ?

Loraine Pemberton ● 2158d13 Comments ● 2157d

Knitting wool request for charity knitting....Please!

my bi-annual request  -  I’m still/again on the hunt for knitting wool ... double knit preferred but any quality/thickness/color received that can’t be used by my now 95 yr old Mum in Law will be passed to a knitting group who make twiddle muffs for Dementia patients. Absolutely none will be wasted. MIL still wades through bags of it and has very little left. Please have a root around to see if you’ve anything to donate. I can pick up (generally/relatively local) or, if more convenient, any donations can be dropped off where I work on King Street. Thank you to all who’ve been able to assist and to those who may be able to in the future - I look forward to hearing from you either by pm or my mobile 07984 802205 xx

Joy Griffiths ● 2166d11 Comments ● 2157d

Does anyone know an A. Pottle who lives in W12?

If so, could you please ask them to PM me as I have a Royal Mail ‘Something for you’ card here.I’ve also posted this in Nextdoor.Thank yougigix

Georgina Flint ● 2157d0 Comments ● 2157d

Local history question

I read in a biography of Admiral Nelson that he and Emma Hamilton looked at a couple of houses in 1801, one in Turnham Green and the other in "nearby Chiswick".  Does anybody on here know which houses they were and if they still exist?

Peter John ● 2158d4 Comments ● 2157d

Analysis Shows that LTNs, cause more pollution, more mileage and traffic and cost society more...

Interesting reading the attached analysis of LTNs in Ealing which basically says that they are worse for the environment.The main findings from the study are:1. Boundary road mileage up by 2.1 million miles2. Internal road mileage down 0.735 million miles annually3. Combined vehicle miles up by 1.3 million miles annually4. Petrol/Diesel up by 44,000 gallons annually5. Motoring hours up by 66,000 hours6. Boundary road CO2 emissions up by 730 tons annually7. Internal road CO2 emissions down by 280 tons annually8. Combined roads CO2 emissions up 450 tons annuallyThis analysis does not take into account congestion from the increased volume of vehicles on the perimeter roads.A link is here:https://oneealing.co.uk/co2-and-costs-analysis/

David Riley ● 2159d35 Comments ● 2157d

Is a Scotch egg a substantial meal?

According to a cabinet minister a Scotch egg certainly is. Environment Secretary George Eustice told LBC Radio that Scotch eggs would constitute such a meal "if there were table service". And then there’s sandwiches. Here there’s a legal precedent.“According to the Law Society, judges in the 1965 case of Timmis v Millman found that when two men were drinking in a hotel bar outside of legal hours (but within the supper time extension) their sandwiches ‘were so substantial, and assisted by the pickles and beetroot so as to justify that it was a table meal and not a mere snack from the bar’.And in the 1955 case of Solomon v Green sandwiches alongside sausages on sticks were also found to constitute a meal.”Wonder what else might qualify.

Russell Pearson ● 2158d4 Comments ● 2157d

CHIF802

One of these has been placed over the drainage gutter on the pavement here in Chiswick. Does anyone know why or when it will be removed?

James Petri ● 2158d5 Comments ● 2158d

Request for food and new toys donations for Hounslow Community Foodbox

Hi everyoneAs you can imagine, your generosity and kindness are even more welcome this year as we move into the Christmas period. I am collecting food (fresh and dried) and new toys and books (from young children to Teens) on behalf of Hounslow Community FoodBox to go into the Christmas hampers and regular food parcels for those in need of support in Hounslow. Please drop off your donations to me at 98 Wavendon Avenue, Chiswick, W4 4NS and I will organise from there.Any questions, please pm me and I am happy to answer. Thank you so much in advance for your thoughtfulness. Katie

Katie Lancaster ● 2158d0 Comments ● 2158d

Covid-19 infections increasing in LB Hounslow - see link

http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=community&link=http://neighbournet.com/server/common/ldrshouns024.htmLatest figures show 201.1 per 100,000, an increase from 177.1 on the previous week.  Therefore, is it wise, sensible and safe to allow the Flower Market on 6/12 and Antiques Market on 13/12 to go ahead ?

Loraine Pemberton ● 2161d23 Comments ● 2158d

A controversial cycle lane in west London is to removed after hundreds of protests.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/kensington-high-street-cycle-lane-vine-b100813.html

Mark Perry ● 2159d13 Comments ● 2158d

Phishing scam, beware

Phishing scam, beware. Just nearly caught by a scarily sophisticated scam. Saturday DPD email abut a missed delivery and invite to click and rearrange and pay for new delivery. Asked for my mobile number. Got suspicious and cancelled the pmt and rang my bank to cancel my card.  Today got text from bank advising fraudulent transaction and reply N if not me. Then a phone call showing callers number as my bank and advising suspicious transactions and that i need to re set my online banking. At this point got suspicious and said I'd call back, he said you can see the number I'm calling from. Rang bank and no record of having rung me. The guy was very convincing and I could see my banks number. Scary, need to be very careful.

Kathleen Healy ● 2158d5 Comments ● 2158d

Call Ins: Scrutiny Committee told of exclusion of evidence and investigation demanded

A very interesting Facebook post on OneChiswick today.  Significant questions arising as to governance of process and exclusion of evidence for the Call Ins tonight.  From the page:"It has been brought to our attention by many Residents, who having prepared and submitted extensive evidence in regard to the two Call Ins by Cllr Richard Eason and Cllr John Todd, have received notifications that the evidence has been excluded from your briefing packs.  No good reason has been offered.  Many have gone back to challenge and have decided to copy you all directly with that evidence.As you will appreciate, many residents diligently prepared evidence that would help members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee carefully consider whether the following applied when the Cabinet Members involved considered CEX 496 Streetspace Programme:1. Inadequate consultation with stakeholders prior to the decision;2. Inadequate evidence on which to base a decision;3. The action is not proportionate to the desired outcome;4. A potential human rights or equalities challenge;5. Insufficient consideration of legal and financial advice. It is evident that whoever has been involved at an Officer and Councillor level in reviewing the submissions has excluded much correspondence that addresses the 5 points above.  Do please look at all the evidence that has been sent to you directly by residents as it represents a picture of what is going on and why it was right for Cllrs Richard Eason and John Todd to call this decision in.Given the seriousness of this matter, we will be raising it with the Chief Executive and Head of Legal for LB Hounslow, and will be asking that a Complaint be formally registered and that an investigation started, post this Call In, into the procedures put in place for preparing material for your briefing pack.  Further you will, we are sure, be aware that this matter can be formally taken to the Local Government Ombudsman if the responses are unsatisfactory after the Council goes through its internal review processes."

Chris Soze ● 2159d23 Comments ● 2158d

Barclays Bank Chiswick High Road

Telling me in branch this Monday morning that all regular staff off today due to CovidJust saying

Bud Murry ● 2159d5 Comments ● 2158d

Staveley Road School Street

Part of email received from LBOH todayWith regards to the Staveley Road school street for Chiswick School, this will also not provide residential access. However, this is only in operation for two hours a day from Monday – Friday, at all other times residents are free to drive along this section of Staveley Road. Burlington Lane remains open to traffic at all times. More on this school street scheme can be found here: https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20053/transport/2181/south_chiswick_liveable_neighbourhood/8  Please note that these are trial schemes and therefore we are keen on receiving your feedback on these measures throughout the trial period, which will be reviewed before determining if they should continue beyond this time, or be changed or removed – therefore, should you wish to share any feedback/suggestion(s) that you believe could improve the scheme, please feel free to share them with us via the Streetspace Feedback page.  More information on the background to the projects can be found here, along with a list of FAQs; https://tinyurl.com/southchiswick  Chiswick School StreetThis School Street scheme will introduce A “No Motor Vehicle” access restriction on a section of Staveley Road between the A316 and Burlington Lane. Road users will be made aware of these restrictions by the placement of a “no motor vehicles” sign with the times these are in operation (8:00 – 9:00am and 2:45 – 3:45pm Monday to Friday). These restrictions will not apply to buses, delivery vehicles or school staff. Residential exemptions will not be issued as residential properties are not located within the scheme area. This closure of the road at school start and end times further supports the additional closure measures on Staveley Road, to remove a high proportion of through traffic that uses the road to connect between the A316 and A4.  Access will be retained to the street for those residents and students who are walking or cycling. A copy of a letter explaining the scheme in more detail can be viewed below, alongside a copy of the plan showing the extents of the scheme.Planhttps://www.hounslow.gov.uk/downloads/file/2817/chiswick_school    • Expected implementation date: November 2020     • Interim review: Feb/March 2021     • First formal review: May/June 2021

Bernard Allen ● 2170d41 Comments ● 2158d

Thames Tideway Tunnel

Does anyone know how long it’s going to take before the incessant roar all day and night finally gets to Acton pumping station?

Rima Jones ● 2159d4 Comments ● 2159d

Is this forum in its death throes?

What the devil is happening, or more to the point NOT happening to this site?   After managing to get the Forum page on my screen - another wait while the individual post I want to read comes up, then unable to scroll down to open it, finally it opens but then can't move any further to read next comment, long delay before I'm able to reply to a post, the screen seems to freeze between each action, slow doesn't begin to explain it.   It's beyond painful!   Is it my system or is this happening to everyone?

Jennifer Selig ● 2162d11 Comments ● 2159d

Submissions to Scrutiny Committee disallowed

On Monday night, there are two call ins being debated regarding the Streetspace/LTN scheme and the Hounslow Cabinet‘Plan to extend them dramatically not just in Chiswick but across the Borough. Cllr Todd is leading for the Conservatives Call in, and Cllr Richard Eason for Labour.  The support for the call ins have been growing cross party. On Wednesday morning, in time for the 5pm deadline, I wrote my comments citing local impacts and the fact that overwhelmingly those consulted did not support the changes. On Friday evening at about 4.30pm, I received an email from “Theresa” from the scrutiny Committee email saying my comments could not be included in the Committee bundle because they referred to the C9 Cycleway which was now subject to Judicial Review. I made not one mention of C9 nor even Chiswick High Road. It seems that several other submissions have also been rejected on the same grounds. Needless to say the submissions to the Committee now show a nice balance for the Cycling Fraternity and omit the more detailed substantive submissions against the Streetspace/LTN schemes.  That will help the Cabinet defend its conduct. Should we be surprised?  And what to do. Another issue for Scrutiny?

Jackie Elton ● 2161d31 Comments ● 2159d