Never did get to the 'meet ups' in Hayes! Did intend to, but then I moved!

I lived in Hayes for many years and Hillingdon was never high on my list of visits. At 12 years old I was admitted to Hillingdon Hospital with appendicitis and peritonitis. They saved my life. Hillingdon faded in my appreciation when, after dance at Burtons in Uxbridge I missed the last bus home and had to walk. That Hillingdon Hill felt like Mount Everest to me. I changed my tune when I was married in the church at the top of the hill to a girl from Cowley. Many years later when I returned to the UK and found what a difference the local council had made to the approaches to the hill I was pleased no end. I have always found the people of Hillingdon polite and ready to help in anway, be it giving directions, or information on local sites. It always appeared a quiet, well looked after area, with likeable , knowledgable residents. It seems with your taking up residence you have "struck gold" and Hillingdon has gained a valuable resident. You could so easily have been "stranded" in one of the many potholes surrounding the area of West Middlesex where councils are not so interested in road work repairs. Welcome to the area. I live in Western Canada and still have warm memories of my childhood. Good Luck

I have very warm memories of growing up in Hayes too, and also later on with my children growing up in West Drayton. Even after moving 8yrs ago,I still miss the familiarity, but whenever we go there now, I'm so glad we moved.

I went to a 'get together social' meet up group last week and mention this website as there were a lot of people from hillingdon there, it would have been good to handout cards