A motorsport lifeline on the road to recovery
An Ealing-based organisation that supports permanently injured and psychologically scarred former military personnel by organising motorsport-based trips and activities for them has been backed by Ealing Council. Motorsport Endeavour was set up 10 years ago, in 2008, by Ealing resident Graham Raphael. It is entirely self-funding, relying on contributions from the public and donations from organisations […]
First World War: Women and the war
Women were debarred from serving in the armed forces in any capacity in the First World War, writes Dr Jonathan Oates. However, there was much additional work to be done in wartime and with far less men to do it, some women began to take on these tasks, some which had been traditionally male preserves. […]
Pick some outdoor fun at Apple Day 2018
Enjoy apple games, storytelling and a forest school with apple-themed making at Apple Day 2018. It promises to be a fun day for all the family and even gives you the chance to get involved in squishing and sampling apples and even tasting local cider. As well as all the activities, visitors can enjoy delicious hot vegan food and […]
Active choices can improve quality of our air – and our health
You may have read on this website or in the September edition of Around Ealing magazine about various ways in which the council and its partners are attempting to guide our children towards active, healthy lifestyles. This is through encouraging exercise and sport; education on nutrition and food; and even practical lessons in cooking and […]
Councils combine to fund heating for most vulnerable
If your home does not have a central heating system installed, for example it uses old electric storage heaters, then the council may be able to help. Ealing Council is part of a consortium of nine local authorities that has teamed together to get funding to be able to offer first-time central heating systems to […]
Our boundary lines could change
The boundary lines of parts of our borough could be redrawn as part of a review that also considered the number of councillors representing our borough. The first part of the review, by the Local Government Boundary Commission, has already taken place. Officers looked at the number of councillors and wards required. There are presently […]
Tonnes better as schools manage jumbo-sized recycling effort
School pupils are doing their bit to boost the borough’s impressive recycling rates – recycling so many tonnes of material that it was equivalent to the weight of about 140 African elephants. In the 2017/18 financial year, more than 830 tonnes of waste was recycled by local schools. It represents an improvement of more than […]
How to apply for high school
Applications for children to start high school in our borough are now being received. If your child was born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008, he or she will be due to leave their primary school next summer and start year seven at a high school in September 2019. The recommended date for […]
Businesses: Get in the 100 list with an apprentice
September sees the start of the annual ‘100 in 100’ campaign run by the council’s Ealing Apprenticeship Network. Where else can local businesses get sustained support to take on an apprentice – and also become part of a network at the same time? Running for 100 days between September and December, the popular campaign aims to […]
First World War: Air raids
The invention of the zeppelins and aeroplanes meant that war could be carried on from the air as well as land and sea. Civilian and military targets could be hit in this manner and in 1915 the first air raid took place over London, write Dr Jonathan Oates. As in the Second World War, it […]
Handyperson service providing home comforts
The council’s handyperson service carries out simple jobs around the home such as fitting smoke alarms, changing lightbulbs and unblocking sinks. It helps people to live safely and independently in their own homes. It is available up to three times a year to all non-working residents aged over 60; as well as to carers, single […]
Bookmark in the pages of school travel history
This is Alex Wilson-Cankaya, whose artistic skills have won his school a prize. His design for a bookmark is being used to help encourage pupils to walk, scoot or cycle to school. The year three student from Selborne Primary School in Greenford (pictured above with his winning bookmark design and the school’s parent governor Ghana […]