On Sunday 5th December 2021, our team of Big Local volunteers ventured out to clean up our local estates. We started with Redwood, moving to Harlech Gardens and finishing at the Brabazon Parade.

Taz Virdee, Project Manager said: “It was great to see the enthusiasm of our volunteers, together we filled over 12 bags of rubbish and luckily the weather held out during the clean-up. Big thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers, it was nice to see some familiar faces again but also welcome our new volunteers to the Big Local.”

​The clean-up was in partnership with Hounslow Highways. If you would like to get involved with our next clean-up or community event, please get in touch at t.virdee@berkeleyacademy.org.uk

You're invited to join us this Sunday 5th December from 11 to 1pm to our Big Local Socially Distanced Community Clean Up Day followed by our activities consultation at Cranford Community College. If you would like to get involved and join us, please sign up here. 

On Saturday 11th September 2021 we held our 5th Big Local Community Volunteer Awards ceremony celebrating our volunteers who supported our Covid-19 foodbank programme last year during the pandemic. Together they picked, packed and delivered over 2,500 meals serving our local community. Big thanks to all our incredible volunteers and community partners and also Mayor of Hounslow Bishnu Gurung for attending and giving out the awards. 

​We congratulated Nafeesa Nisar on winning our Mayor of Heston Award for her work on the Redwood Allotment and Foodbank, Sharanjit Kaur and Jane Coker on receiving our Brian Clark Community Leadership Awards for their terrific and outstanding voluntary contribution during the pandemic. Lois Oflaherty won our Big Local Newcomer Award and our Chair Alan Fraser received the Long Service Recognition Award. Tarek Mrad won the Big Local Community Project Award for the development of the Podcast Show, Serena Lola and Anjali Parmar was recognised for their contribution in creating the Maria Pedro documentary and David Thurman, Jit Likka and Harry Parmer were thanked for their excellent support in serving our Big Local board over the years. 

​We would like to give a massive thanks to all our supporters, volunteers and community partners for their brilliant effort and support during the pandemic including Cranford Community College, Heston Royal British Legion and Keep Britain Tidy. Thanks also to Hayes Trophy & Engraving Centre​ for supplying the awards, Bantu Arts for the live music performance, Rhys Jones for the photography and Blaise Singh and Arfhan Razak for filming. 

If you would like to get involved and volunteer please do get in touch or visit https://www.hestonwest.org/volunteer 

We look forward to inviting you all to our next Big Local Community Awards at the launch of our Big Local Community Garden and Café next summer so watch this space!

Are you between 10-19yrs? Do you have ideas on what the future needs to look like for young people? Need some help to make your ideas come to life? Heston West Big Local has teamed up with Ealing and Hounslow CVS, Spark! Charity, EACH Counselling and Hillingdon Autistic Care Support to deliver the GLA: My London Enabling Youth Social Action across Hillingdon and Ealing. 
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Visit http://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/youthsocialactionproject and have the opportunity to win a £100 gift voucher - so act quickly! Deadline for responses: Sunday 1st August 2021.