Support for adopters and special guardians
The government has recently announced extra funding support to help adopted children and those subject to special guardianship orders as a result of the lockdown. And now a video shows adopters and guardians how to access this funding. To help adopters and special guardians, Adopt London has produced a short animated film showing them how to […]
Government urged to grant refugee status to ‘no recourse to public funds’ rough sleepers
Ealing Council, the charity Hope for Southall Street Homeless and other local voluntary, charitable, community and faith-based organisations have called on the government to offer refugee status to rough sleepers who have no recourse to public funds, to help them get their lives back on track and access the help they need. Since the start […]
Town hall lit up blue to mark 72nd birthday of NHS
Ealing Town Hall has been lit blue every Thursday evening in support of the NHS during lockdown. For the final time the Town Hall will be lit up as part of the #LightItBlue campaign, inspired by the NHS Clap for our Carers, marking the 72nd birthday of the NHS. From Thursday (2 July) through to […]
Test and Trace – Keep Ealing Safe
The NHS Test and Trace programme aims to contain the spread of coronavirus. We all need to play our part. Anyone with a fever, a continuous cough, or loss of smell or taste should immediately self-isolate for seven days and arrange to get a coronavirus test. It is important to get tested as close as […]
Outdoor gyms and playgrounds to reopen
Playgrounds, outdoor gyms and other games equipment in the borough’s parks are set to reopen from Saturday morning (4 July), following further easing of the government COVID-19 restrictions. In the coming weeks, Ealing Council will be increasing its signage to help advise on social distancing rules, and anyone planning a visit is urged to carefully […]
Ealing Council calls on Robert Jenrick MP: “Pay your bill”
“At the start of the pandemic, Ealing Council was told by Government that we would have the resources we needed to do the job. Since then, councils have led the way and worked around the clock to protect local communities. Now, we need to be paid for the work done or the people of Ealing […]
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods planned for the borough
Ealing Council has secured more than £400,000 of funding from Transport for London (TfL) to introduce nine Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in locations across the borough. An LTN is a group of residential streets, bordered by busy main roads where passing traffic from buses, lorries and non-local vehicles is discouraged and minimised. A range of […]
Patrolling parks to cut litter
The council is increasing the amount of enforcement officers patrolling parks to ensure that irresponsible individuals who leave their litter strewn around for others to clear up are held to account. Summer is here and local people are heading to local parks to enjoy the summer weather and beautiful green spaces across the borough. But […]
We want your feedback on events
Residents can help shape next year’s Festival programme by giving feedback on events that they have attended in the borough. Every year the council – with help from local community groups and volunteers – puts on events for residents to enjoy across Ealing. Earlier this year the council made the difficult decision to cancel its summer festival programme of events for 2020 and want to use this time to get feedback from residents and […]
Chris Payne House opens in Hanwell after unique project to move 16 modular flats
Ealing Council has finished work to relocate and refurbish a set of modular apartments from Southwark to Hanwell. Chris Payne House will provide high-quality temporary accommodation for 16 local homeless households. Named in tribute to the former Ealing councillor who died in 2014, the building has replaced derelict garages behind existing council properties on Lambourn […]
Supporting people with learning disabilities
A recent survey by Ealing Mencap showed 55% of people with learning and other disabilities were ‘extremely’ or ‘very worried’ about not being able to see their friends again. Before the lockdown, on a daily basis Ealing Mencap would enable 86 people to take part in supported internships, social inclusion group activities, travel training, after-school […]
Windrush Day activities
There are plenty of activities for residents to get involved in, in the lead up to Windrush Day – even in lockdown. Windrush Day celebrates the diversity of Ealing, London and the UK by remembering the 1,027 passengers docked at Tilbury on board the SS Empire Windrush in 1948. Art exhibition on Windrush What does the arrival of the Windrush Empire mean to you? This is your chance of […]