Area forums

There are seven area forums in Hounslow, meeting four times a year.

They provide an opportunity to meet people, find out what's going on in your area and talk to your community leaders. You can read more information about area forums in the terms of reference.

The forum you should attend depends on the ward you live in. If you don't know the ward you live in, you can look it up.

You can then look at the list below to find your ward and area forum.

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Bedfont and Feltham area forum

Comprising nine councillors from the following wards:

  • Bedfont
  • Feltham North
  • Feltham West

Bedfont and Feltham area forum information and schedule

Brentford and Syon area forum

Comprising seven councillors from the following wards:

  • Brentford East
  • Brentford West
  • Syon & Brentford Lock

Brentford and Syon area forum information and schedule

Central Hounslow area forum

Comprising 11 councillors from the following wards:

  • Hounslow Central
  • Hounslow East
  • Hounslow Heath
  • Hounslow West

Central Hounslow area forum information and schedule

Chiswick area forum

Comprising nine councillors from the following wards:

  • Chiswick Gunnersbury
  • Chiswick Homefields
  • Chiswick Riverside

Chiswick area forum information and schedule

Hanworth area forum

Comprising five councillors from the following wards:

  • Hanworth Park
  • Hanworth Village

Hanworth area forum information and schedule

Heston and Cranford area forum

Comprising 12 councillors from the following wards:

  • Cranford
  • Heston Central
  • Heston East
  • Heston West

Heston and Cranford area forum information and schedule

Hounslow South, Isleworth, Osterley and Spring Grove area forum

Comprising nine councillors from the following wards:

  • Hounslow South
  • Isleworth
  • Osterley and Spring Grove

Hounslow South, Isleworth, Osterley and Spring Grove area forum information and schedule

Terms of reference

The primary roles of an area forum are to:

  • promote the representative and advocacy role of local councillors
  • provide a ‘sounding board’ for community opinion
  • help keep the council accountable to local residents

An area forum provides an opportunity for residents to input into neighbourhood issues and empowers local councillors to better represent their views.

Responsibilities of area forums

  1. To organise walkabouts, street or service inspections and ‘reality checks’ with residents and relevant local agencies, to identify problems and issues.
  2. To consider petitions received by the council on matters of local significance.
  3. To monitor local services provided by the council and external agencies.
  4. To coordinate the work of community environment champions, street captains and other volunteers.
  5. To provide an opportunity for public discussion of topical local issues, subject to the protocol for speakers at meetings adopted by the area forums.
  6. To call for people and papers as necessary to better involve residents and communities in the decision-making of the council and to monitor and improve the provision of local services.
  7. To develop links with other local agencies (for example, local safer neighbourhood panel, Neighbourhood Watch) and improve partnership working.
  8. To identify area-based environmental improvements, establish priorities and seek funding for such schemes.
  9. To be consulted in relation to traffic, transport and parking schemes, which specifically relate to or affect the forum area.

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