Finding Solace despite mental health challenges
Facing loneliness and other mental health challenges is always difficult. But this year’s pandemic and lockdowns have made it much harder. Christmas can also be an especially tough time, when loneliness can feel particularly pronounced. But a local service has offered a lifeline throughout it all. The Solace Centre, part of Equinox Care, helps to […]
Help panels to examine local topics
Special panels will be meeting regularly again at Ealing Council to hear evidence on key subjects ranging from climate change to COVID-19 – and put them under scrutiny. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the sessions of these ‘scrutiny panels’ had been delayed. But they will give you the chance to air your views on important […]
Work support if pandemic is damaging career
The coronavirus pandemic is not only proving a risk to people’s health, but also to their livelihoods and job prospects. If this means you, then the council may be able to provide you with some work support. Visit the work support pages on Ealing Council’s website for advice if you: Are on furlough or the […]
Time to apply for primary school places
If your child was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017, he or she will be due to start primary school in September 2021 – and applications for pupil places are being received. Under the London-wide primary school admissions scheme, parents living in the borough will submit a single application to Ealing Council, […]
How your footwork can support vital foodbank
Ealing Foodbank was at the forefront of the community coalition Ealing Together, along with Ealing Council and many other local groups, as our borough responded to the coronavirus emergency this year. Now, there is a chance for residents to give it a hand as it faces a tough winter offering support to more and more […]
COVID still rising – we must get tests and follow rules
We are now two weeks into national lockdown and there is a lot of speculation this week about whether the government will relax COVID restrictions over the festive period and what subsequent lockdown measures have to be put in place to reassert control of the virus, says council leader Julian Bell in his latest video […]
Around Ealing magazine – winter 2020 edition
Welcome to the winter 2020 edition of Around Ealing (See below for interactive and PDF versions). As the year draws to a close, it is a strange experience to reflect on the constant whir of events that have occurred. It has simultaneously been a slow grind and a quick blur. Coronavirus has changed all of […]
Get help with staying in the UK after Brexit
The UK is due to leave the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2021. Free support is now available until the end of March for any EU residents who live in the borough and are planning to stay after Brexit. Many EU residents have already applied for European Union Settled Status (EUSS) but, for those […]
Call to support airport communities in crisis
People living in west London have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, not least because of its impact on Heathrow Airport. An action plan has been put forward by local councils – and, meanwhile, a 13-week job training course for airline workers has also just become available. The damage to the airline industry directly […]
Protect yourself this winter and stay well
Viruses love the colder months of winter. It helps them to thrive. So, you need to be extra careful to protect yourself and each other from the twin threats of flu and COVID-19. And, if you are unwell with something entirely different, do not let it get worse. As you will see here, the NHS […]
Mass testing and vaccination could be coming here
In his latest video message (above), council leader Julian Bell discusses a new local COVID-19 contact tracing team, a new walk-in testing centre and how the mass testing and vaccination programmes could be coming to Ealing. He also wishes everyone a happy Diwali. Very sadly, we have seen the number of COVID deaths in the […]
Need a warmer home but lower heating costs?
If you own your own home, or rent privately, and are on a low income, you might be able to get free improvements to your home’s heating, insulation and ventilation to help make it warmer – and, probably, cut your energy bills as well. Ealing Council is pleased to announce that grant funding is available […]