Give your garden a gift with the Big Compost Giveaway
Local people can give their garden the perfect gift by grabbing some free compost at Walpole Park’s annual Big Compost Giveaway event next month. The Giveaway takes place on Saturday 12 May from 8am at the Mattock Lane entrance of Walpole Park and those attending should bring a wheelbarrow or something similar to take home […]
Crossrail will make us the best connected borough…
As I explain in the video, Crossrail is coming to our borough and we are very excited about that and it will open by the end of 2019. We have five Crossrail stations in the borough: Acton Mainline, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell and Southall. There have been some delays with the building of new […]
Apprenticeships: Apply and build a career
There are so many reasons to do an apprenticeship, from learning new skills, earning while you learn, and gaining new qualifications. The next round of apprenticeship recruitment at the council will be open from this April, so you can start to find out more now – and get ready to apply. An apprenticeship offers you […]
Youth games give young athletes chance to compete
Hundreds of the borough’s most talented young athletes are taking part in sports trials this spring in a bid to win the chance to represent Ealing at the London Youth Games. Held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, the games are an opportunity for the capital’s best young sports people to compete against other […]
Grow your business with free training
If your business employs 20 people, or less, you can take advantage of free training and mentoring – so you can grow your business and increase your knowledge. Ealing Council, in association with Branduin Business Support, is offering a support package to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based in the borough. The programme is worth […]
Rectory Park is the new home of Middlesex Football
Local people are set to benefit from top class footballing facilities including two brand new artificial grass pitches, following the completion of a major sports development project at Rectory Park in Northolt. The new amenities, which will become the new HQ of its operators Middlesex Football Association (MFA), also include a pavilion, community rooms, car […]
Social worker takeover of council’s social media
Social workers will share what they do on an average day via the council’s social media accounts tomorrow (Tuesday, 20 March), which is World Social Worker Day. Social workers help to improve people’s lives by supporting individuals and their families through difficult times or when they need more care. They tend to specialise in supporting […]
A bright future for Gunnersbury Park
Gunnersbury Park’s historic buildings and beautiful grounds are being brought to life, thanks to a multi-million pound restoration programme funded by Ealing and Hounslow Councils, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Heritage England. As the ambitious Gunnersbury Regeneration Project nears completion, Leader of Ealing Council, Julian Bell joined Councillor Samia Chaudhary, Hounslow Council’s cabinet member for […]
Cyberbullying blocked in schools project success
A new project that aims to help local students stay safe online has seen positive results with a 48% reduction in cyberbullying in its first year. CyberMentorPLUS is a programme being run at Greenford High School that has been teaching children, parents and staff about cyberbullying and how to protect themselves online. It has proved such a success that it is to be introduced in other schools in the borough. According to […]
Family cycle library gives parents pedal power
Cycling is a great way to Get Moving and, thanks to a new ‘family cycling library’, having young children need not be a barrier to getting on your bike. There are child seats and carriers to suit babies, toddlers and pre-school children so you can safely carry children on a bike until they are old […]
Anti-social behaviour tackled in Southall
Parts of Southall are set to benefit from the introduction of two Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), after local residents and businesses overwhelmingly supported proposals with council enforcement officers and police given extra powers to tackle anti-social behaviour. From today, Monday, 12 March 2018 two PSPOs are in force in Southall; one covers Southall Town […]
Putting the spotlight on mental health
YoungMinds estimate that on average, three pupils in every UK classroom have a mental health problem. Teachers from across the borough attended an event to learn how to better deal with these in schools. Figures in a government report show young people are affected disproportionately by mental health issues, with more than half of mental health problems […]