First World War: Harold ‘Houdini’ Medlicott
Harold and Sidney Medlicott’s family lived in Ealing and the pair fought and died during the First World War. Harold’s story reads like a Hollywood script. He escaped from prisoner-of-war camps at least 10 times. Prior to being imprisoned, he was one of the early Royal Air Force’s leading fighter pilots and his repeated escapes made him […]
The human face of war
A two-minute silence will be held on the steps of Ealing Town Hall to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday, 11 November at 11am. The silence is meant as a tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country – but what is the significance of that date and time? The guns of war […]
Around Ealing magazine – Autumn 2015
In this 60-page edition we have all kinds of stories, on a wide range of topics relating to the council and its services, but the front part of the magazine has a schoolbased flavour. You can read about how cycling is making a dent in car journeys to school, about the new sports facilities planned […]
Around Ealing magazine – Summer 2015
A century on from the First World War, two local soldiers who died in the combat have been recognised (see page four). This edition also looks at the Ealing Summer Festivals, from page 27 – and there is a lot more going on, ranging from how cycling has changed a woman’s life (p20) to finding out […]
Ski-jumping, comedians and canine aphorisms
Last bark for TV series Poor old New Tricks. According to many reports and their Wikipedia page the series shooting now will be the last. After a healthy 12 batches of them, the TV powers that be have decided that the pooch-based proverb from which the show’s name comes from is actually true (there will […]
Around Ealing magazine – Spring 2015
With the blue skies and sunshine of the spring hopefully pushing through we have an edition packed with fresh starts: from apprenticeships to town centre renewal plans. We also venture outdoors with tips on composting in your garden (p40) and first hand animal encounters (p19). Electoral registration changed last year and while most of you […]
Welcome to Reel Life
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Reel Life, which includes an appearance by Ricky Gervais. Kind of. In Reel Life you will be presented with a series of potentially interesting accounts about television programmes, commercials and films which have shot in Ealing recently. There may be the odd tale about filming in Harrow too because […]
Around Ealing magazine – Winter 2014/15
As well as the seasonal stories you would expect in this winter edition, there is a ‘community’ feel to many of them, too: From the amazing dementia pods (p21) to the introduction of Bubble (p24), and from PlayStreets (p28) to apprenticeships (p26). Around Ealing Winter 2014-15 (PDF) (9.03 MB)
Around Ealing magazine – Autumn 2014
In this autumn edition there is lots to read but the first section is dedicated to the new academic year. In July, the school summer holidays always used to appear as an infinite expanse stretching before us. They seemed an endless procession of long, hazy days providing mind-boggling opportunities for fun. Then, all of a sudden, […]
Around Ealing magazine – Summer 2014
This sunshine is here and the days are packed with things to do – many of us will be engrossed in the football World Cup or getting ready for the holidays. And Ealing Summer Festivals are now upon us, too. You can read festivals previews in our four-page special. There is plenty more to do – […]