New energy company for Londoners
More than a million people are living in fuel poverty in London – the highest number since records began. A new ‘clean’ energy company aims to improve this situation while also helping the environment, too. Londoners are spending an estimated £3.5billion on gas and electricity household bills every year. On top of this, London’s residents […]
Gunnersbury Park’s new pitches in a league of their own
Gunnersbury Park is going top of the league when it comes to football facilities with the opening in the new year of two top level football pitches to local community groups and clubs. The facilities consist of two top-level, floodlit 3G artificial pitches, as well as grass pitches, also suitable for rugby and cricket. The […]
Junior Travel Ambassadors fun day
This autumn pupils came together from across the borough to learn about road safety and to train to become Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTA). The JTA programme – supported by the council’s school travel team is a student council which promotes active and sustainable travel as well as road safety. It brings children together to spread […]
Exciting future for Acton Library
The old Acton Library building could be transformed into a cultural hub for the community that will include a cinema and also space for theatre and live music. In October, Ealing Council’s cabinet approved the leasing of the building to the local community group Acton Arts Project for 24 years. The Acton Arts Project intends […]
Acton Unframed and the art of a great community project
Artists, businesses and the local community have come together to launch Acton Unframed – an ambitious grassroots project to bring world-renowned street artists to W3. After a successful crowdfunding campaign with the help of Ealing Council’s Transform your Space (TyS) initiative, this teamwork is more than paying off. Acton Unframed is creating five large murals, […]
Happy birthday to council homes in Ealing
Council housing is celebrating an important milestone. Last July saw the 100th anniversary of the Addison Act, which led to large scale local authority homebuilding across the country. The Act is credited with establishing the principle of state-funded, low rent housing. The first council homes built after it became law will shortly celebrate their centenary. […]
Even more schools to become travel STARS
This autumn, 10 more schools joined up to the borough’s STARS programme, bringing the total of accredited schools up to 35. The Transport for London (TfL) STARS scheme is a school travel accreditation scheme that helps London schools and nurseries produce a travel plan. The scheme has three levels of accreditation, Bronze, Silver and Gold […]
Live West Ealing’s bike giveaway for lucky family
World Car Free Day might be over for another year, but one lucky family has been given the chance to get around in a greener way long into the future after winning a £500 bike voucher at the recent Soundbite Festival – staged by the Live West Ealing initiative. Primary school pupil Maryan from Greenford […]
Increased funding for police officers in Ealing
Ealing Council has recommitted to funding additional police officers for the next three years to ensure Ealing is a great place to live, work and study. This ongoing commitment is in line with the council’s priority to keep communities safe and reduce crime and antisocial behaviour across the borough. The Police team will provide a […]
Keeping children safe in education with ‘toolkit’
Following on from the introduction of a Prevent toolkit for schools to help them keep vulnerable children safe from harm and exploitation, a new one has been developed for organisations running out-of-school activities. The Prevent Supplementary Schools Toolkit for out-of-school settings (OOSS) in the borough was put together by Ealing Council’s community safety team. Funded […]
Prestigious award for the Live West Ealing initiative
Live West Ealing has won a prestigious award at the Healthy Streets Awards 2019. The ambitious initiative, which is transforming roads and streets in the local area to make them greener, safer and healthier, scooped the Healthy Streets Proposal of the Year Award at a ceremony this month. The gong recognised Live West Ealing’s achievements […]
Children get moving on the school run
Pupils at more than 60 primary schools took part in the borough’s Active Travel Challenge this autumn by walking, scooting or cycling on the school run. Each child received a specially designed bookmark which was stamped each day they took part, and all pupils who participated for the 10 days of the challenge received a […]