Thank you all for your support, excellent work everyone! We have reached another target of 451 signatures in just over a week! We now outnumber the 450 Hounslow residents who opposed the restriction as respondents to the trial closure (Ealing News). In total, 749 residents opposed the restriction (including Ealing) and were still ignored, so 750 is our next target number, but we really need as many signatures as possible.

So please continue to share the link (https://www.change.org/TrafficPain) and consider adding comments on the petition page, as these will give us more varied viewpoints to take to Hounslow and Ealing councils when we approach them.

Also, if you can help us by taking photos of the induced traffic, that will enable us to build up proof and a map of badly affected areas. Please send them, along with the name of the road(s) they were taken on (and what the time and date were), to leaseholderworkinggroup@gmail.com with a subject line of “Traffic”.

Targets

451 signatures:  we outnumber the previous total number of Hounslow residents opposing the restriction

750 signatures:  we outnumber the previous total number of all residents opposing the restriction (Hounslow and Ealing together)

1000 signatures: a psychologically important number which councillors would find harder to ignore

8001 signatures: we outnumber Guy Lambert’s exaggerated number of emails requesting the restriction

Plan

We have reached out to Ruth Cadbury, MP for Hounslow, as well as the bus companies and emergency services. We are taking advice on when and how to approach Hounslow and Ealing councils. The larger the number of signatures, the faster this will be.

We will soon begin reaching out to local media. We are also considering various initiatives we can undertake to further publicise e.g. signage along affected routes and mail drops. If you can help with this, please join the WhatsApp group at WhatsApp Chat - Reopen Swyncombe Avenue or email leaseholderworkinggroup@gmail.com. Bear in mind that we started in a single road so without involvement from residents from all affected areas, we may not be able to extend signage and mail drops much further than Manor Vale and its surroundings in Brentford.

Finally, we have had offers of donations for costs for the initiatives. To date there have not been any costs beyond time, but we may set up a crowdfunding account if there are monetary costs for further initiatives.

Many thanks!