The Brentford and Syon Area Forum met to discuss weed management, the Brentford Leisure Centre, and updates from Transport for London (TfL). The meeting also provided an opportunity for ward updates from councillors and an open forum for residents to raise questions.

Weed Management

Tim Hurley was scheduled to present the council's plan to create a more effective, long-term weed management strategy, addressing residents' concerns.

Brentford Leisure Centre

Area Forum Chair Councillor Dan Bowring was scheduled to provide an update on the Brentford Leisure Centre. According to the minutes of the previous meeting on 2 December 2024¹, the council was carrying out public engagement on the subject of building a new, state-of-the-art leisure centre.

Transport for London (TfL) Update

An update from TfL was scheduled, followed by a question and answer session. At the previous meeting, residents raised concerns about bus services, train frequency at Brentford station, and traffic signal phasing at the Ealing Road junction with the A4.

Ward Updates

Councillors were scheduled to provide updates on ward-specific issues.

Open Forum

The agenda included an open forum, offering the public a chance to address the meeting on agenda-related and other general issues. The Public reports pack stated that individual cases could not be discussed. Residents were encouraged to submit questions in advance to William.lee@hounslow.gov.uk.

Other Items

The agenda also included:

• Apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and any other communications from members. Councillors were reminded to consider the Members’ Code of Conduct to determine if they had any interests to declare.
• Approval of the minutes from the meeting held on 2 December 2024.
• Consideration of any urgent business.
• Confirmation of the date of the next scheduled meeting as Monday 7 July 2025.