Residents may be aware of some ongoing work with the APPG for Football to improve grassroots sports facilities across Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner. Bespoke Local Authority Football Plans have been created for each local authority in England to map out grassroots facilities needed, and I have been learning about investment plans and projects in the pipeline for Hillingdon and Harrow. 

One of these potential projects is at the Northwood Recreation Ground, where this morning I met with Cllr Henry Higgins to discuss plans for improvement. This fantastic open space hosts allotments, a variety of sports facilities, and children’s playgrounds in addition to being a pleasant park with well-maintained flowerbeds. Many users would benefit from some improvements to the parking and multi-use facilities for sports clubs, and along with local councillors and existing users, I am keen to see how we can work together to bring about improvements using funding from various sources. I look forward to being kept up to date with plans.