New strategy to tackle male violence against women and girls
Ealing’s Cabinet will be considering an updated Male Violence Against Women and Girls (MVAWG) strategy at its meeting next week (22 February). The new Male Violence Against Women and Girls (MVAWG) strategy was developed by the council and the Safer Ealing Partnership (SEP), and it sets out a strong commitment to reviewing and assessing the […]
Children’s Mental Health Week 2023
Children’s Mental Health Week (CMHW) takes place from 6 to 12 February with the theme Let’s Connect, and councillors Peter Mason and Kamaljit Kaur Nagpal took the opportunity to connect with pupils at St Vincent’s school in Acton. The school is using this week to create meaningful, rewarding connections and explore ways to encourage a […]
I Test – HIV Testing Week 2023
In advance of HIV Testing Week, Councillor Aysha Raza, Ealing Council’s cabinet member for tackling inequalities, went along to the HIV testing bus to find out more. National HIV Testing Week is a campaign to promote regular testing among the most-affected population groups in England. Regular testing helps to reduce the number of people living […]
Holocaust Memorial Day, 2023
Members of the community and local dignitaries gathered for a memorial service to remember all those who were victims of genocide at an event in Ealing Town Hall. Led by the Mayor of Ealing, Councillor Mohinder Midha, the event remembered the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi […]
Top 10 tips for a Great Mental Health Day 2023
This Friday (27 January) is Great Mental Health Day (GMHD) in London and, this year, the theme is community kindness. A local centre doing great work for more than two decades has shared its tips for good mental health. The Solace Centre in West Ealing has been connecting people in the community for the past […]
Save the date for Great Mental Health Day 2023
Great Mental Health Day 2023, 27 January, is a London-wide initiative in its second year and will celebrate the power of community kindness, telling the story of how we’ve come together for one another across London. The start of a new year is a time for setting goals and seeing it as a chance for […]
New arts charter for Ealing schools
Ealing’s Cultural Education Partnership (CEP) has launched a new arts charter to develop arts and culture in Ealing schools. The charter was developed and co-created by the CEP with experts in education, youth services, arts organisations and Ealing teachers and headteachers. Schools can sign up to a new programme that demonstrates their commitment to the […]
Start the new year with our top five tips
It’s 2023 and the new year is the perfect time to set new intentions, start new ventures and create new opportunities. It is a good time to revise goals, think about change and ways to improve our lives and the lives of others. While health, lifestyle and career are often at the top of many […]
New pocket park for Southall
Ealing Council has secured a portion of the Mayor of London’s £2million Growing Back Greener fund to support plans for a new ‘pocket park’ in Southall. Pocket parks are designed to provide busy urban areas with a much-needed green space for local people to relax in. The council has received £56,880 from the mayor and […]
Wishing you a happy and safe Christmas
With Christmas and the end of 2022 rapidly approaching, I wanted to wish you a happy and safe Christmas, and also to take a few moments to look back and reflect on what has been a very challenging year. I must start by recognising the loss of Queen Elizabeth II. Back in June we came […]
Christmas and new year opening hours
Some Ealing Council services will be operating at different opening hours over the Christmas and new year period. Refuse and recycling Rubbish and recycling collection days will change over the holiday period. Collections will return to normal on 16 January 2023. You can download a calendar of collection days. The council’s re-use and recycling centre will be open […]
And the Christmas card winners are…
Following much deliberation, the winners of the council’s Christmas card design competition have been declared. With 41 entries received, the judges made their decisions, and enormous congratulations go to Mia Wilkin, a pupil at Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, who not only won the 7-11 age category, but is also the overall winner. It was […]
