Confusion Over Brentford and Syon Area Forum
Councillor says July's meeting still going ahead despite postponement notice
A previous area forum meeting
June 28, 2025
The next meeting of the Brentford and Syon Area Forum is still going ahead on Monday 14 July according to the meeting’s Chair.
John Dale of Brentford TV contacted Cllr Marina Sharma last Wednesday (25 June) to query the information on the Hounslow Council web site which had marked the public meeting as postponed.
She told him, “It hasn’t been postponed it’s just been rescheduled as it was supposed to be taking place at the start of the month but has been rescheduled due to a clash of meetings that I will be attending. “
The meeting was originally supposed to take place on Monday 7 July.
She added that she would speak to council officers to get the online information updated but, by close of business this Friday, the council web site still had the meeting marked as postponed.
Cllr Sharma later said that the officer in charge of the arrangements for the meeting was away until the beginning of July and the details would be updated on their return.
This would be Cllr Sharma’s first as chair of the public meeting which is usually well attended. The proposed venue was Brentford Free Church.
Area Forums have become an important part of the way that Hounslow Council tries to engage with residents. The forums are held across the borough, split up by electoral ward.
There is no registration for these events – just come along on the evening.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |