Jazz up your summer with a stellar cast of musicians
We are just two weeks from the 2019 Ealing Jazz Festival, featuring the legendary Cymande alongside rising icons Ruby Rushton and Theon Cross. The festival takes place across the weekend of 27–28 July in Walpole Park, in Ealing, between 12noon–10.30pm. Cymande reached cult status in the early 1970s with an exhilarating mix of reggae, funk […]
Raise a glass to the Ealing Beer Festival
Fancy sampling one or two glasses of more than 500 varieties of real ale? The Ealing Beer Festival opens today (Wednesday, 10 July) at Walpole Park. Run by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) but part of the Ealing Summer Festivals, the beer festival will run until Saturday (13 July). It is open between 12noon and […]
Knife crime: ‘How can this pain be glamourised?’
A group of school pupils have ‘made a stand’ against knife crime by making a music video to tackle the issue. Knife violence has been featuring particularly high on the news agenda recently – especially in London – and it tends to involve young people. The Year 9 students from Featherstone High School, in Southall, […]
Time to get a dose of the summer blues
Ealing Blues Festival is fast approaching. The line-up for this year features the cult beatbox bluesman Son of Dave, the award-winning Kyla Brox, Bad Influence and Nick Lowe. The Canadian-born Son of Dave is one of the impressive running order of acts across the weekend of 20-21 July for the festival in Walpole Park in […]
Get moving and get training for Ealing Half Marathon
Each year, many people use the award-winning Ealing Half Marathon in September as a goal and inspiration to #GetMoving. Whether you have never run far, or have fallen out of practice, the race team has put together 12-week training plans to get you to the finish line. And they start on Monday (8 July). There […]
Competition: Give it your best shot
You have until almost the end of July to get involved in our latest photography competition. Not only could you get published, but you might win a free meal, too. Our Love Your Place: Summer contest opened on 10 June and entries have been coming in. There is so much going on locally in July […]
Exhibition on Perceval House redevelopment
Ealing Council’s development partner Galliford Try is hosting a public exhibition tomorrow (Saturday, 29 June) to highlight plans for the redevelopment of Perceval House. Residents will have the opportunity to view and comment on the proposed redevelopment of the council’s offices, which would include approximately 470 new homes, of which 50% would be genuinely affordable […]
Tenth local school gets solar power through ‘fantastic scheme’
Perivale Primary School was named as the 50th school to have a solar panel system installed through the School’s Energy Co-op scheme. An innovative, not-for profit, programme that supports schools to cut their carbon emissions and generate clean, green energy, saving money on their bills and teaching children about climate change, sustainability and renewable energy […]
Welcome ‘PESTS’ pick up a well-deserved award
A local charity offering vital help and support to families that have a child with a disability has won an award. PESTS (Parents of Ealing Self-Help Training Scheme) has been working in the borough for 37 years. It has provided a place where parents and carers of children with a disability, complex or additional need […]
Find family fun at Gunnersbury this summer
From mini safaris to art projects, Gunnersbury Park and Museum is the place to be this summer holidays for fun activities and adventures. With the sun shining (hopefully) and everything in full bloom, summer is a fantastic time to explore nature in the beautiful surroundings of Gunnersbury Park. From unmasking the magic of minibeasts to […]
Zoo exhibits golden touch as it wins national award
Hanwell Zoo has won a national award for its work to help educate people about the conservation of wildlife. The zoo won a British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria (BIAZA) gold award for its project called Equity in Conservation Education. It was one of only two gold awards given by BIAZA in this […]
School run with a difference
Primary school pupils are being encouraged to put on their running shoes for a bit of healthy competition in Southall’s first ever Schools Fun Run. It will take place at this year’s Southall Community Sports Day on Saturday, 6 July. The sports day, between 10am-3pm, is an annual event organised by the Southall Community Alliance. […]