Evacuation of children from Ealing in 1939
Concerns about aerial bombing if the Second World War broke out led to plans being drawn up for the evacuation of children from London in 1939. And, 80 years on, Dr Jonathan Oates looks at how this affected local children. All children in schools in Acton and all those to the south of the railway […]
How Sam is building a career in construction
Single mother, Sam Smith, is not your ‘typical’ construction apprentice, but she says she is ‘reaping the rewards’ of choosing a trades apprenticeship as a career path and thinks more women should follow her lead. Ealing Council has pledged to generate 750 apprenticeship places by 2020 and is already a third of the way to […]
And your winner crosses the finish line…
This is your winner of our Love Your Place: Summer photography competition. It captures the start of a race as part of the Ealing Mile summer series that has been taking part in Lammas Park. It was taken by Roger Green, and will appear in the autumn edition of Around Ealing magazine – and has […]
‘We shared our lives – it worked out wonderfully’
Christine Lyons cared for Elspeth and Jane for more than two decades. The pair have learning disabilities and lived with Christine and her husband Joe in their home in Ealing as part of a little-known scheme which has a big impact on people’s lives. Christine, who is a qualified psychiatric nurse, was the very first […]
No half measures in boosting pupils’ health
Ealing Half Marathon has become a firm fixture of local life each September; but the team behind the event also goes the extra mile to inspire schoolchildren to stay active and healthy. Each year, the Ealing Half Marathon Schools Challenge encourages schools to enter their own teams into the half marathon to raise funds for […]
FINAL: Pick your perfect pic from the top four
We have reached the final of the Love Your Place: Summer photography competition and we need you to select the winner from the top four pictures. You have already narrowed our shortlist down from eight excellent snaps down to four. And now it is the final reckoning. All four finalists are in the carousel of […]
Which do you love most? Pick a picture
Our Love Your Place: Summer photography contest is heating up. The shortlist has been selected and the public vote is under way to determine which four photos will make it through to the final. The idea of the Love Your Place photography competition is simply for you to show off something, or capture a moment, […]
Help film to rock all over the world
The people behind an acclaimed film about how a small club in Ealing helped shape early rock music into a global phenomenon are hoping to tell the whole world its story. And you can play a role in making that happen. Suburban Steps to Rockland tells the tale of how 1960s Ealing earned the label […]
Thirsty work sees new fountains installed
Ealing received the very first two fountains in a network of more than 100 new drinking water fountains for London. It is part of a range of measures taken by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in partnership with Thames Water to reduce the number of single-use plastic water bottles used in the capital and […]
Could you help put local services under scrutiny?
Groups will be meeting regularly again this year at Ealing Council to hear evidence on key subjects ranging from education to parks – and put them under scrutiny. These ‘scrutiny panels’ give you the chance to air your views on important topics and get involved. There are four new panels this year: Scrutiny review panel […]
Comedians come back for more as festivals roll on
After the opening nights of the Ealing Comedy Festival last week, the fun and laughter is back as three more nights of comedians running riot starts tonight (Wednesday, 24 July). Under the big top tent in Ealing’s Walpole Park, the array of top comedians will again be splitting sides and poking a stick at the […]
You don’t have to run to be in the half marathon…
On the last Sunday in September the borough’s streets will once again be filled with crowds as around 7,000 people run the Ealing Half Marathon. Hundreds of local volunteers are crucial to the event taking place: Could you be one? As well as being a key part of a race that has won multiple national […]