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Will Yiewsley be the site of an Islamic centre?
AN ISLAMIC educational centre looking for a home is hoping they will soon be able to set up in one of the borough's town centres.
The Falah Islamic Education Centre, have lodged a planning application requesting a change of use for a building on St Stephens Road, Yiewsley.
The Forge building was recently used as a food distribution warehouse up until three months ago, and is located behind the Morrison's store in Yiewsley High Street, overlooking the Grand Union Canal.
It was once the home of Drayton Precision engineering for three decades up until the company dissolved in 2000.
Abu Miah, of Vine Close, West Drayton, said in his planning submission: "The local Muslim community is desperately searching for an educational and cultural centre.
"The need for such an establishment cannot be stressed enough.
"The Forge building has all the amenity space to provide a sufficient accommodation for the needs of FIEC.
"As this building is leased for two years we hope to gain permission on a temporary basis until more suitable, freehold premises are located."
The FIEC's plans involve opening the centre seven days a week, including Sundays and Bank Holidays, between 6am and 11pm, and would employ four full-time staff.
A total of four parking spaces are available, but the centre say they have chosen a town centre location so attendees can walk there. Eight cycle spaces will also be allocated.
Mr Miah added: "The intention for the project is to establish a community and culture centre which is self-financed and based on charitable contributions from the local community.
"It is targeting the local community by providing social, religious, recreational and educational activities.
"Therefore the main priority of the centre management is to ensure that no harm or disruption is caused by its presence in the area and to provide every possible support to the society through all possible means."
The centre will cater for up to 35 children at a time for Islamic Studies and Quran lessons, and offer sessions for all age groups, including the elderly.
Hillingdon Council are considering the application, and will make a decision within the next couple of months, at a date yet to be announced.
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I think a community centre would be great for the area, especially one that will teach the young values and morals and not just what way round to put a condom on..
Yiewsley is a very cosmopolitan and peaceful place and moreover a religious ( islamic ) centre wouldn't be appropriate .
This is a bit of a joke... the forge is blatantly being passed off as an educational establishment.. yet I have be repeatedly asked "Can you tell me where the Mosque is?"
I have friends who I visit on St Stephens Rd.. and they are having a nightmare, not just the disruption and parking issues (which is frustrating when you have lived there for decades without any issues) but the noise of car doors slamming in the middle of the night and people being noisy entering and exiting the building at night time (which is further amplified as a nuisance in the hot summer months when the residents have their windows open, and have to put up with this new found disturbances to their evening and sleep times) Their young family is being woken up, and the stress levels that these people have introduced in a short period of time is phenomenal..
The irony in all of this is that the Local Residents ARE THE MINORITY GROUP who are being affected..