Search and you will find life changing opportunities
 DFN Project SEARCH is a life changing opportunity helping young people with learning disabilities and/or autism move from education into full-time employment.
The partnership between London Borough of Hounslow, West Thames College and Kaleidoscope offers DFN Project SEARCH programmes at businesses including the Council, Thorpe Park, and the London Twickenham Stadium Hotel.
If you’re a parent/carer of a young person aged 17-24 with an open Education, Health and Care Plan and think they may be suitable, click on our supported internship hub below to find out more and apply. You can also check out DFN Project SEARCH graduate Chris’s story about how his career is now flourishing: Snakes and Ladders DFN Project Search Article | London Borough of Hounslow
Mayor of Hounslow unveils English National Mural in Feltham Town Centre
 The Mayor of Hounslow, Councillor Karen Smith (pictured, centre), recently unveiled a one-of-a-kind mosaic on the walkway at Feltham station in July.
The mural has almost 1,300 tiles painted by people and groups connected to England, and was unveiled as part of the Feltham Town Centre Regeneration.
To read more about the story, please click the button below.
HAY awarded lottery grant for heritage project
Hounslow Action for Youth (HAY) has been awarded a £74,970 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for a Botanical Black & Asian Women of Hounslow project, where local young women create artistic interpretations from the archives of Black and Asian women who were enslaved and brought to Hounslow in the 18th century.
Established in 1987, Hounslow Action for Youth provides vocational, arts, education, emotional support, and enterprise services for 600 disadvantaged and vulnerable young people annually. Read more about HAY by clicking the button below.
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Come along for free, family friendly, summer fun
Hounslow Heath host Paralympics themed Mini-Olympics
As we look forward to next month’s Paralympics in Paris, Hounslow Heath School got in the mood with their annual “Mini-Olympics” to raise money for the Martindale Fund – a local charity that supports Hounslow pupils with physical and sensory needs.
Together with Hounslow’s Advisory Teachers for Physical Disabilities and Complex Medical Needs, the school welcomed 45 pupils from across the borough to participate in an exciting range of inclusive sporting activities. This included Boccia, Curling, and the opportunity to race against our guest of honour – Paralympian and T54 400m world record holder – Richard Chiassaro.
The day was a huge success, despite the weather, with pupils greatly enjoying the chance to try out so many new activities and to meet such an inspiring role model.
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Volunteer in Parks programme to launch in Feltham
 The Council's Volunteering in Parks (VIP) programme is starting soon with a launch event in Feltham Park on Saturday, 27 July, from 1-4pm.
Six sites across the borough will be hosting volunteering sessions as part of the programme: Bridge House Pond, Jersey Gardens, Lampton Park, Northcote Nature Reserve, Feltham Arenas, and Hanworth Air Park.
The programme is a great way to improve your local green spaces, stay active, and meet likeminded people.
New guided culture tours
 The Council has launched a new outdoor initiative, ‘Tours & Trails’, whereby residents and visitors of all ages can access free, self-guided tours of Hounslow, Brentford, Feltham and Chiswick online. Participants can listen to recordings, see historic pictures and read more about a place by using the QR codes to access culture stories of each destination.
Have you say on travel issues to help shape our Transport Strategy
 How do you travel around Hounslow? Would you like more opportunities to walk, cycle and use public transport? And what do you think the borough’s transport priorities should be for the future?
These are the big questions Hounslow Council is asking as part of a plan to create a new Transport Strategy for the borough. Council planners want to update the borough’s existing Transport Strategy to make sure it reflects the needs of people who live, work and visit Hounslow.
The consultation, entitled Moving Forward, is open now and it’s easy to get involved.
All you have to do is visit: talk.hounslow.gov.uk/moving-forward and take a few minutes to complete the survey.
Hounslow survey shows very high resident satisfaction
More than 80% of residents are satisfied with Hounslow as a place to live, and three-quarters think the Council is doing a good job, a new independent residents’ survey has found.
Read more about the survey and the steps that the Council is taking to continue this by clicking the button below.
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Family Hub Fun Day
 Hounslow Family Hubs will host a fun day for families on Thursday, 8 August at Old Isleworthians, TW7 5ED, 12pm – 3pm. Families can also receive information or support from the Council and its partners, while children and young people aged 0-19 or up to 25 with SEND can enjoy fun activities, including petting zoo, arts and crafts, music and dance, multi-sports, rock wall climbing and many more.
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