A Vision of Hayes 1946 - Transport terminal

Hayes Communist Party plans for a transport terminal in Hayes for Hayes UDC Elections 1946

Hayes Labour Councillors

Early Hayes Labour Association Councillors

Henry Palmer (Bricklayer) 1911-1913

Oak Cottages, High Road

Percy Osborne Langton (Clerk) 1912-1915

18 Angel Lane, Hayes End

Juan Colonna Drenon (Bookseller) 1913-1917 (UDC Chair 1915)

Barra Hall, Wood End, Hayes

William Rawlings (Packing Case Maker) 1914-

(Chair 1919) 1 Sydney Villas, Blythe Rd

Frederick V Mason (Machinist) 1914-1920

6 Silverdale Rd

Robert William Gunton (Civil Servant) 1915 -1936

1 West Gate Villas, High Road, Hayes

F Woodard 1914 -1920

W. Herbert Rhodes (Painter) 1915-1919

17 Cranmer Rd, Hayes End

Fredrick Henry Conway (Woodworker)

11 Austin Road, Hayes

George Alfred. Manley (Sanitary Engineer) 1919-(Chair 1920)

6 the Parade, High Road

H. Booth 1917-1919

Launcelot Fowler 1919-

J.W Davies 1919 ???????

Robert John Leach (Engineer) 1920

1 Clare Villas, Clarendon Rd

Albert Edward Knight (Insurance Agent) 1920-

The Nursery, Pistill Lane

Horace Sydney Greenhead (Engineer) 1920

19 Tudor Rd

Councillor Woolatt

 Mr C.R. Woolatt of Errol Gardens, Hayes, Middlesex was a member of the Hayes Urban District Council in the 1950s, he had been an employed by Glaxo's Laboratories at Greenford for 33 years until he retired in February 1971. 

Mr Woolatt joined Glaxo's in 1938 as a joiner and became charge hand in 1956. This was followed by subsequent promotions.Cllr Woolatt held the post of assistant building engineer at Glaxo's.

He served in the RAF for five years during the second world war.

He had alsoserved as a Labour councillor on n Ealing Borough council before moving to Hayes in 1956. 
In 1957 he was elected as a Labour councillor to Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council.

Mr Woolatt had been the founder member of Perivale Community association and served as its chairman for seven years. He was also a keen Co-operator and was Secretary of the National Guild of Cooperators (Harlington branch).

On retirement he stated he and his intended to go traveling

Labour candidates Hillingdon 1971

Maggie Broughton

Elise "Maggie" Broughton

Born 25th April 1912 at Handcross, Crawley, Sussex. Her father worked at the post office (telephones) and voted Liberal, her mother was a housewife.

Elsie trained as a Registered Nurse and later a Fever Nurse in various London Hospitals, Elsie came to Hayes in 1936.

In 1944 Elsie Joined the Hayes Labour Party, and became Secretary of Belmore Ward and later Constituency Secretary, She was also election agent for at least one Middlesex County Council Elections.

she recalls having to help compile are own Electoral Register in 1945. "many of us toured the streets on Sundays recruiting new labour party members. on one successful day, we made more than thirty new Party members in Ashford and Berwick Avenues". She also recalled the Party organising lots of street corner meetings"

She recalls that the first immigrants to Hayes where "Polish ex servicemen, many with English wives" and attacks by the local Liberals on the new Asian arrivals

Active in Hayes Trades & Southall Council from 1952

1963 - 1964 and Labour councillor on Maggie Broughton was a Labour Councillor on Hayes Urban District Council from Hillingdon Council 1964-1968 (?)
recalled Labour Party activists such as Wilfred Sutcliffe, E.K. Harding, Bill Mongor, Paddy Burke, Bill Lipscombe, Ivor Anthony, Simon Geldberg

Elsie recalled that "The acquisition of the Allied Estate, establishment of meals on wheels in 1948, allotments" were the major achievements of Labour controlled Hayes UDC. "We seemed to be an unusually successful UDC".

also she recalled Labour party or TGWU secretary ? Secretary Dai Jones Coldharbour Lane , Chair:Walter Chubb (Chalfont Road) and recalled Peter Pink, John Mansfield, George Brooks and Frank Foster as "key" local Hayes Communist party members

Regarding the devisions in Hayes Labour Party she stated that " to be honest. I can't remember what principle, was it Clause 4". (ed Think it was EEC. Elsie, rather sadly, followed Neville Sandelson (local Labour MP) into the Social Democratic Party. Elsie had been key in the Hayes Women's Section in securing support for Sandelson having been formerly his voluntary secretary. Having spoken to her in the late 1980's Elsie still recalled fond memories of the Labour Party and its work. with regard to the split "Neville was accused of going back on an undertaking which, it was contended, he had promisedwithdrawl). Unfortunately Neville could not resists countering insults with more insults"

She considered Walter Ayles MP "Not very approachable", Arthur Skeffington MP "Extremely hard working, never walked anywhere...always ran" and Neville Sandelson "Knowledgeable and friendly".

Involved in the Hayes Women's Co-operative Guild and also its Secretary for a number of years.

Active in the Hayes & Harlington Old Peeoplse Welfare Committee for 40 years, being secretary for most, organising Christmas parcels (3,000), outings and redistribution of ECC butter.

Elsie lived at 37, Warley Road, Hayes, later 47 Gledwood Gardens, hayes

Awarded MBE in 1990

Died, Hilligdon 21st March 1997 aged 84

Israel Ellis deserves a major place in any history of Hayes,

Israel Ellis was the pioneering headmaster at Hayes School for Jewish boys

Mr Ellis had originally in charge of the East London Industrial School for Jewish boys in Lewisham (closed circa 1923 and moved to the LCC Industrial School, Mayford near Woking).

However when the Jewish Industrial school at Hayes was officially opened in February 1901 and Mr Ellis became the first headmaster.

The school introduced a new method of educating delinquent and neglected Jewish children - a high standard of elementary and technical teaching in a free atmosphere being the chief characteristics. Until then it was customary to exploit child labour in the reformatory and industrial schools, in order to eke out the meagre grant made to them.

The average cost of maintaining a child was about £21 per Annam, at Hayes it began at £48 but stabilised at £38 per Annam, the Jewish community finding the necessary money. Today 1929 it is £96 per Annam

Soon after the school opened Mr Ellis organised the athletics side of the school and became Hon ray Secretary of the Home Counties Home Office Schools Association

In 1901 the society of Headmasters and Matrons of Reformatory school was founded and Mr Ellis became its vice president and president for several years.

He was regularly quoted in the Times Educational Supplement

During World War 1 he was chair of the Hayes Tribunal under the Compulsory Service Act , a body which decided who would be called up. He was also Chairman of the Food Committee

His eldest son was an officer in the Royal Engineers Signalling Corps and served in France and Germany.

Ellis was awarded an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) medal in 1929 new years honours.

He served as an "Independent" councillor on Hayes Parish Council and Hayes Urban District Council from 1901, often being the only non Labour councillor on the council, but working closely with the Labour Party on issues such as housing.

Alfred Horace Smith

Councillor Alfred Horace Smith was a Labour Councillor (1936?-1960) and Chairman (Mayor) of Hayes Urban District Council in 1950.

He was also Chairman of the Finance Committee, he served on West London Rent Tribunal and was also Deputy Chairman of Rating & Valuation Committee. He retired from these committees aged 75.

He was married to Marion and had three daughters Joyce, Phyllis (who lived in Fiji) and Pamela and they lived at Crowland Avenue, Hayes .


Councillor Smith was a printers reader by trade, a trustee of the Typographical Society (Union) and a Labour Party member for over sixty years.

During World War 1 he served in the Royal Horse Artillery and during World War 11 in the ARP.

He died in Hillingdon Hospital on Monday 11th October 1971.

Councillor Alfred Horace Smith funeral was held at the South West Middlesex Crematorium, Feltham.

Note
It states in Hayes News, Saturday 16th, 1971, that he was a councillor 1956-1960 but this is obviously a mistake.

there is also reference to Alfred Smith being "Prospective Parliamentary candidate for Hayes" also states he was Chairman in 1945 (but can not collaborate this)

Councillor Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare - Hayes

Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare

A former magistrate and Labour chairman of the Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council has died in Hillingdon Hospital after a long illness.

Mr Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare — who often used his second name, Lawson — died last week. He was 86.

MrLawson Shakespeare was a member of the former Haves and Harlington Urban district Council for 19 years. he was Chairman from 1954-1955

Draftsman

Mr Shakespeare became a Justice of the Peace in 1955 and for many years served as an Uxbridge magistrate.

He was also involved in several other committees and organisations.

In 1946 he founded the Hayes and Harlington Community Association.

Mr Shakespeare spent 21 years on the Southern Electricity Board consultation committee and 16 years as a member of the Southall Technical College governing committee.

He was also a former chairman of the St Bernard Hospital (Mental hospital) management committee.

Mr Shakespeare, of Little Road, Hayes, retired for Thorn EMI in 1965 after working for 36 years as a design draftsman (member of the DATA union). He is survived by his wife, Ethel, and two sons, Raymond and Kenneth.

His funeral was at Breakspear Crematorium, Ruislip, on Wednesday

Gazette 28 February 1985

Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council Labour Council Candidates
Election Day Saturday 22 March 1930

East Ward
Frederick John Harcourt

West Ward
Patrick Egan, Farm Manager/bailiff, 10 Seventh Avenue
Ida Stone Gray, Married Women, 16 Mount Road

South Ward
Charles Henry Glenister, Railway Supervisor, 7 Halsway (Elected)
Anna Brigitta Greenhead ,Married Women, 7 Second Avenue (Elected)


Harlington
George Alexander Castleman, Taxi driver, Sharrow, Redmead Road
Henry Edwin Hathorn, Railway Servant, 66 Pinkwell Avenue
James Albert Taylor, Carpenter, 9 Clements Gardens
Walter Sidney Wanstall, Motor driver, 15 Redmead Road


NOTE

The new enlarged council now has 20 seats 9 Labour 9 Resident Association and 1 independent Mr F.W. Cox (Cranford ward) and 1 "Genuine Labour"

Joseph Hook, Engine Driver of 37 Longmead Road was elected in East Ward as a "Genuine Labour and Tenants candidate"

Patrick "Pat" Egan Secretary of Hayes Independent Labour party (ILP)
Fred Harcourt was also an active ILP member at Yeading

Mr C. H Kelf was also a key member of the Hayes Labour Party

Charles "Charlie" Viveash, Landlord, Victoria Inn at Harlington also candidate for Residents association - road named after him, many Labour councillors attended his funeral

Mrs Anna Begitta Greenhead

Mrs A. B. Greenhead of 7, Second Avenue, Hayes, had first come to Hayes in 1915, joining the Labour Party in 1920. Elected as a Labour representative on Uxbridge Board of Guardians in 1925 and as a Labour councillor for Hayes Urban District Council in 1930. Elected as first woman Chairman (similar role to Town Mayor) of Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council in 1935-1936.

Elected Uxbridge Divisonal Labour Party Secretary in 1936 beating, Workers Union, Branch Secretary Douglas Page also of Hayes

also Secretary Hayes Labour Party

The local newspaper stated “Council work has become her full time occupation” and that

“Mrs Greenhead's energetic devotion to the public work with which she has been associated herself is admired by all who has any knowledge of the extent of her efforts for the welfare of the district she serves”

Mrs Greehead speaking of her year as Chairman 1935-1936 that while it had been had been a difficult year " her special consideration during the time she had served had always been the children and Hayes Council was doing all possible to persuade Middlesex County Council to put a scheme of feeding necessitous into operation".

Mrs Anna Greenhead stated that a scheme had been developed of Cranford Park similar to the layout at Gunnersbury Park, Acton

In 1937 lost as Official Labour candidate to Wilfred Sutcliffe "Genuine Labour" a Trade union clerk of 68 Central Avenue, Hayes by 82 votes in the 1937 Middlesex County Council Election for Hayes.

Hayes May Day 1919

May Day - People's Day 1919

In 1919, Hayes Urban District Council was one of the first Councils in the country to officially recognise May Day (The International Day for workers) as a public holiday.

Nationally, May Day was not recognise as a Public Holiday in England until 1978.

At the April 1919 Hayes Urban District Council meeting the Chairman moved that "That the Council Offices be closed, and that every employee and officer of the Council be given a day's holiday with full pay on May 1st. Any employee whose services cannot be spared on that day to be given a day's holiday with full pay at the earliest possible date there after"

The Chairman said that many public bodies and large employers of labour had adopted this procedure, and he contended that they , as a Labour Council should follow their example.

Councillor Robert William Gunton (Labour) in seconding referred to the fact that Oliver Cromwell did away with it because it led to heavy drinking. they had reached the stage he thought when the working classes did behave themselves better. He further supported the suggestion on the ground that it was an International holiday"

Voting was 6-2


Councillor Ellis and Fulford opposed (being the only two non Labour Councillors) stating "it would disrupt the work of the Parish"


Note:
Hayes Urban District Council 1919
Chairman William Rawlings (Labour)
Vice Chairman: Robert Gunton (Labour)

J. W Davies (Lab); Lancelot Fowler (Lab); Robert W Gunton (Lab); G Manley (Lab); William Rawlings(Lab), F Woodard (Lab); Fredrick V Mason (Lab)
Others
I Ellis (Ind) G Fulford (Ind/Tory)

The Councillor Ossie Garvin "Roundabout"

Councillor Ossie Garvin Councillor

Ossie Garvin started life in the small town of Ashton, Makerfield, Lancashire he became a miner at aged 14, he hated the minesand moved to Hayes to seek work at EMI in 1929, living the rest of his life in Church Road (with his wife Clara). 

Ossie Garvin joined the Labour Party in 1937 and became the leader of Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council in 1954. he was awarded an MBE in 1967. he was mayor of Hillingdon 1971-1972. he represented the Townfield ward when elected to Hillingdon council. 

Ossie was also a Justice of the Peace. he was also a strong and committed Catholic while Ossie continued to believe that the formation of Hillingdon was to the determent of the working people of Hayes his pet project was to increase council housing and a by pass for Hayes which was finally completed in 1992 he died aged 77 in June 1990