Death of an alchemist
Over the centuries, men have tried to find the process in which base metals could be transformed into gold – alchemy. None of them has ever succeeded, as far as we know, but attempts were still being made as recently as 1935 in Southall. Charles Gladitz was born in Germany in 1866, but arrived in […]
150 years of Ealing Council
Until the 1860s, the town and district of Ealing had hitherto been part of the same parish as Brentford and was governed by the parish vestry. Then the two places separated – 150 years ago this May (2013). The Local Government Act of 1858 allowed districts to apply to become Local Boards. In 1863 Ealing […]
Colin Firth, Rob Lowe and…Slough
Rob Lowe, the 1980s heart-throb and one of the stars of the 2010 biography Brat Pack: Where Are They Now? continues to provide his answer to the biography’s question by appearing in a new Sky series called Apocalypse Slough. (Photo of Rob Lowe by mangostar, uploaded via Wikimedia Commons) Apocalypse Slough follows a motley crew of characters […]
Stag dos and don’ts
Could you help a familiar woodland creature whose number is in decline? Ealing Council’s park rangers would like you to keep your eyes open for stag beetles. Stag beetles are commonly found in old oak woodland, but can sometimes be seen in parks, gardens and hedgerows. In Ealing they can be seen around Acton, Ealing […]
Saving the bluebells
“We’re very proud of our bluebells and we are doing everything we can to protect them, including carrying out conservation work in two of the flowers’ remaining strongholds, Long Wood and Tentelow Wood,” said council park ranger James Morton. The UK is home to about half the world’s bluebell population, but it remains Britain’s most […]
Join the fruit tree trail
A ‘fruit route’ will eventually connect two parts of the borough, as a group of residents work together on planting a trail of trees with the help of the council. And you can get involved. The Hanwell and Norwood Green Orchard Trail group is a community project started by residents, supported and organised in partnership with […]
Dementia: Memory pod
Around 800,000 people have dementia in the UK and around two thirds of these live in the community. Deborah Dickey found out about some of the help available locally. People with dementia can have a number of symptoms including memory loss, confusion, mood changes and difficulty in communicating. Most people who suffer from dementia are […]
Answers to history quiz questions
The correct answers to the local history quiz (set in December 2015) are: 1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6c 7b 8a 9a 10b 11c 12b 13a 14b 15c 16a 17b 18a 19c 20a