The stories behind the stones: A church history
Ruth Mercer, Chris and Helen Cosstick from Hanwell St Mary’s Graveyard Survey Group explain the fascinating results of a survey of a church, its churchyard and its crypt. You can find out more during an open weekend they have organised, too. In 1826, Pigot’s Directory of London described a ‘small and respectable village’ with a […]
Cafe serving career chances for students
A new community cafe in Acton is offering career path opportunities for teenagers with special educational needs. The Hub was opened this week (Tuesday, 5 April) in Old Oak Common Lane. It was set up by social enterprise TCES Group, which provides specialist education to students aged seven to 19, many of whom have been […]
Tell everyone about your summer event in our magazine
Do you have a community event planned for the summer months? Or perhaps activities for children to get involved in over the holidays? Tell everyone in the borough about it. Following on from the success of doing something similar last year, the 2022 summer edition of Around Ealing magazine will have a summer activities section. It will […]
Cherry with a Japanese flavour at Gunnersbury
Following on from the cherry trees planted at a local primary school recently, a celebration was held for another 80 that were gifted to Gunnersbury Park to create a beautiful new grove in its grounds. These were both part of the Sakura Cherry Tree Project, which has seen 6,500 Japanese cherry trees –’Sakura’ in Japanese […]
Say hi to lemurs, and enter our zoo competition
Have you visited Hanwell Zoo with your child recently? Going over Easter? Share a photo of your visit with the zoo for a chance to win a cuddly toy animal from its gift shop. Above, you can watch the first in our new Animal of the Week video series about some of the inhabitants of […]
Students stride forward to help mental health service
Pupils got running to raise more than £2,000 for an ‘integral’ mental health support service in school. The children at St Mark’s Primary in Hanwell raised a whopping £2,000.90 by running, jogging or walking laps of the school field and asking family and friends to sponsor them. The aim of the challenge was to raise […]
Diabetes coaching support available
A new service is offering three months of coaching support for local people with Type 2 diabetes to help them improve their health and wellbeing. If you have Type 2 diabetes, are 18-years-old or over and registered with a GP in the borough, you could get help. The new programme is being provided by West […]
When extreme weather hits us
Having recently experienced fierce storms on 18 February this year, borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates thought it seemed apposite to look at similarly tempestuous weather from the later 20th Century and its impact locally. It is probable that most people will remember the Great Storm of 15-16 October 1987. Infamously, a weatherman made the comment […]
Win tickets to crunch rugby match this weekend
We have teamed-up with local rugby club Ealing Trailfinders to offer readers the chance of winning four tickets to their big game this Saturday (26 March) against Cornish Pirates. It is the penultimate professional Championship Rugby game of the season. The clash will see second place take on third with both teams vying for a […]
Building a career with an apprenticeship
Ealing Council has been working with local businesses across the borough to provide hundreds of apprenticeship opportunities. This includes at housing regeneration projects. One such project is at Sherwood Close in West Ealing, where 106 new affordable flats are being built in four modern blocks, and a new community space is being created. The project […]
Community tree projects planting ideas and nature
Trees have added to pupils’ blossoming understanding of climate action and about other cultures. The borough’s first ‘tiny forest’ has been planted at one school while, at another, a pair of trees have helped it branch out to Japan. Meanwhile, a third planting session saw people of all ages help to put in a group […]
Network and be inspired at seventh Ealing Business Expo
In order to support local enterprise, particularly home-based and online businesses, Ealing Council is continuing its sponsorship of the upcoming two-day Ealing Business Expo. The annual event is set to take place across two days: Monday, 7 March and Tuesday, 8 March. After two years of online events, the Expo is partially back in-person this […]
