Around Ealing magazine – March 2021
Welcome to the March 2021 edition of Around Ealing magazine. In it, we look at the local vaccination programme and the coronavirus testing options available (p10). You can view interactive and PDF versions of the magazine below. The summer edition will be out in June as we move back to a regular quarterly pattern (spring, […]
Ready to go at new sports hub
Take a look at the new sports hall at the centre of Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, which is waiting to open its doors for the first time. In fact, all of our borough’s leisure centres and sports facilities look forward to welcoming back swimmers, gym-goers and team players, once lockdown restrictions are eventually able to […]
Housing to take a leap forward with Energiesprong
According to the Committee on Climate Change, 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions – which are harmful to the environment – come from households. And almost half of these come from heating alone. And, with energy costs a challenge to an increasing number of households, how can we cut the amount we pay to run […]
Lord Woolley excited by role in equality commission
“Above all, I want to hear from ordinary people. We want to know their stories, their challenges, their hopes,” said Lord Simon Woolley, who is the chairperson of Ealing’s independent Race Equality Commission. “We feed it in and what comes out from that is how they want their borough to be,” he added. The commission […]
Restoration takes Hanwell station off ‘at risk’ register
Extensive renovations on the inside, and improvements to the outside, have transformed the Grade II listed Hanwell Station. And Ealing Council and Historic England have now agreed that the 19th Century station can be taken off the Heritage at Risk Register. The careful restoration of original features, and accompanying modernising upgrades, have been carried out […]
Bikes ride Messa family to success despite lockdown
From selling bikes during the lockdown from their garden, to a shiny new showroom in central Ealing, the Messa family has taken an unconventional route to business success. And it has provided them with the belief that offering a personal touch could lead to ‘shopping local’ becoming an established trend as the country looks forward […]
Why not try before you bike?
Looking to start cycling for the first time or eager to get back on the saddle? Look no further than Ealing Council’s hire-purchase bicycle scheme, Try Before You Bike. Simple and affordable, the Try Before You Bike scheme allows you to trial a bike before buying it. You can rent a bike from £10 a […]
Results highlight a sweeping effort by Greener Ealing
Greener Ealing, Ealing Council’s waste and recycling contractor, has made a positive start to the year with collection rates going from strength to strength. Figures for January showed that 99.97% of all collections were done right first time, rising to a 100% success rate within 24 hours. Missed collection rates have also greatly improved since […]
Got an idea for a Future Ealing?
Do you have an idea to improve the local area or to do something good in the community? Well, the council wants to help some of your ideas become reality and has set up a Future Ealing Fund to do just that. There is £100,000 in the pot on offer, with a maximum of £10,000 […]
Volunteers asked to rise up for research project
Do you like research? Are you interested in local history? Volunteers are needed to help the borough’s library service put together an exhibition to shine a light on those who have fought racism. Ealing Rises Up, planned for later this year, will highlight political activism by black and Asian communities in our borough during the […]
Safe zone outside Ealing clinic to remain
The council has decided a safe zone around a clinic in Ealing should continue to be in place until at least 2024. The Mattock Lane Safe Zone public spaces protection order (PSPO) was due to end in April 2021 after three years in place. But this decision extends it to run for another three years, […]
How we are tackling the COVID-19 variant
As you may well have seen on the news, Ealing Council is responding to the detection of a case of the South African variant of COVID-19 that has been identified in the West Ealing and Hanwell areas, says council leader Julian Bell in his latest video message (above and blog). The government has informed us […]
