Course perks up coffee dream
“I always wanted to start something as a business,” said a local entrepreneur who gained the confidence to begin his own coffee business after going on a free course offered by Ealing Council. Gamal Almaitamy from Ealing set up YeMan Coffee after attending the Pop-up Business School offered in collaboration with the council. Anyone in […]
Lego suffragette gets the vote from museum
To mark International Women’s Day on Sunday (8 March), a suffragette with a difference is making an appearance at Gunnersbury Park Museum. Hope the Lego suffragette is made of 32,327 Lego bricks, and is 170cm tall (about 5ft 6in). She will be at Gunnersbury from Monday (9 March) until 28 March. The statue was built […]
Wise heads and author book a trip to school
High school heads from the across the borough met at Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls today (Thursday). They took time out of their busy schedules for World Book Day, to celebrate their love of reading. “Reading is a significant part of our roles,” said Rachel Kruger, the headteacher at Ellen Wilkinson, which is in Acton. […]
Helping those homeless and sleeping rough
As anyone who has been out and about in the city at night-time will know, rough sleeping is still a serious problem across London. It has more than doubled in the capital over the last decade, with hundreds of people bedding down for the night outside. The issue is not restricted to the city centre. […]
You can get in with the movies and shakers, too
You may have seen the latest Guy Ritchie film, The Gentlemen? But did you know some of it was filmed in our borough? Or that your home could get in on the act and feature on the screen, on TV or in the movies? Popular television series are filmed in our borough all the time. […]
War hero’s 10 incredible escapes in his own words
To the Germans, he was ‘one of the most dangerous characters in the country’; to fellow prisoners he was an inspiration and a hero. We have the handwritten notes of Harold Medlicott’s 10 escapes from prison camps during the First World War. Harold was from Ealing. We ran a story on his incredible wartime escapes […]
Council tax rise to aid investment despite budget gap
This year, for 2020/21, the council has reluctantly decided to take a 1.99% increase in core council tax, as well as the government’s 2% social care precept. It will mean a weekly increase of around 90p on the council tax bill for the average band D property. This will bring in an extra £5.6million. This […]
Around Ealing magazine – February-March 2020
Welcome to the February-March edition of Around Ealing. The climate emergency is, quite rightly, getting considerable coverage across the world and any serious attempt to tackle it will mean everyone contributing. With this in mind, Ealing Council has started work on a strategy for the borough after it declared a climate emergency. Certain work is […]
A growing garden waste service
Thousands of budding gardeners across the borough are reaping the benefits of the council’s garden waste collections. It offers homegrown horticulturalists a handy way of shedding unwanted trimmings, cuttings and weeds. And you can even split the cost of the fortnightly service by teaming up with a neighbour and sharing a green waste bin for […]
Classic fashion styled from sacks, bags and old fabric
A free fashion exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum runs for another week – and gives you the chance to see some stunning Georgian-inspired clothing created by local young people. Some of which were skilfully made from old curtains, rubbish sacks and other ‘upcycled’ materials. Two GCSE textiles classes from Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls worked […]
Manage your council tax online
Ealing Council’s new-look, personalised, online My Account is the quickest way to manage your council tax and housing benefits. Council tax bills will be posted out next month with a unique online key on the front which you will need to use to register and manage your account. Part of Future Ealing Improving the council’s […]
How construction apprentices are a ‘win-win’
“The process of recruiting an apprentice couldn’t have been easier,” said Artjom Aleksandridis, managing director of construction firm Adam Renovations, which has employed two apprentices for the first time. “It’s a win-win arrangement, we benefit from their fresh perspective and practical insight; while the apprentices benefit from working alongside industry professionals, and get the knowledge, […]
