Homes at the heart of our plans
In my first leader’s notes of 2024, I would like to wish everyone a very happy, safe, and prosperous new year. I hope you were able to enjoy the festive period with family and friends. As we begin the new year, with even a smattering of snow falling across London this week, we renew our […]
The West Ealing train accident
The 50th anniversary of a local tragedy will be marked next week, on 19 December. Dr Jonathan Oates looks back at what happened when a train crashed with terrible consequences. On the early evening of 19 December 1973, the 5.30pm commuter train had left London Paddington on the way to Oxford. It was travelling at […]
Get ready to recycle your Christmas trees
Fancy a helping hand to recycle Christmas trees after the festive season draws to a close? Look no further. You can get the new year off to a green start by getting rid of your Christmas tree in a quick, easy and environmentally friendly way by leaving it out as part of your kerbside rubbish […]
A new cinema for Ealing – and culture bid
Last week, I was delighted to join the opening of the new Picturehouse Cinema at Filmworks in central Ealing. Fifteen years after the Empire Cinema closed, this has felt like an epic production and there have been times during the pandemic and in the recent economic crisis when it seemed that this day might not […]
It’s official – our trees are brilliant
The council asked you to nominate your choice for our brilliant trees campaign and you have responded…well -brilliantly! The Brilliant Trees of Ealing campaign is about celebrating some of the most magnificent, beautiful and inspiring trees in the borough. Trees provide oxygen, clean the air, give sustenance to the local wildlife and stabilise the soil. […]
Time to reflect backwards and look forwards
Having celebrated Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) last weekend, on Sunday after watching the Ealing Half Marathon, I observed Yom Kippur. A little like Muslims during Ramadan, on Yom Kippur Jewish people undertake a full 24-hour nil-by-mouth fasting of food and water, designed to deprive the body of nourishment and to concentrate the mind […]
The sky is the limit – and PANS won’t stop her
The 14-year-old girl you see standing at the historic Machu Picchu site in Peru during a recent fundraising challenge has undergone an even more remarkable personal journey over the last 4 years. M is autistic. She chose her own name when, at the age of 10, her life changed forever. Her mum Ella Vine takes […]
Putting local topics under scrutiny
Ealing Council’s annual scrutiny panels are keen to hear your views on four topics that have been chosen for the year ahead. These panels will meet regularly to hear evidence on key subjects and put them under scrutiny, while giving you the chance to air your views and get involved. This year, the four panels […]
Time to apply for high school places
Applications for children to start high school next year are now being received. If your child is due to leave their primary school next summer and start year 7 at a high school in September 2024, you will doubtless already have been thinking about where they will go. And there is just over a month […]
Get inspired, get creative: ‘Ask questions and be yourself’
Earlier this year, to build on the borough’s distinguished heritage in arts and culture, Ealing Council published a cultural manifesto and action plan for the borough, aimed at boosting local arts, culture and the creative industries. As part of this, an ‘Ealing creatives’ project has been turning the spotlight on established and emerging talent in […]
Calling all local buskers
Buskers, let your music be heard by hundreds of new ears in the heart of Ealing town centre during a Summer Live season. It’s a collaboration between Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre and the popular local music festival, The Hanwell Hootie, which has long been supported by Ealing Council since it began in 2012. This year, […]
Beginners guide to growing your own food #2
Do you want to try your hand at growing some food, but don’t know where to start? Then, this is an ideal place to begin. Experienced horticulturalist Sylvia Cordell, Cultivate London’s business and community development manager, will be sharing her top tips every month in her new exclusive Around Ealing blog. Here is her second […]
