Ealing Half Marathon is back and needs some volunteers
In just a month’s time, Ealing Half Marathon returns. On the last Sunday in September the borough’s streets will once again welcome around 7,000 runners – and you could get involved by becoming one of the community volunteers. Since it started in 2012 the race has rapidly gone from being a small local event organised by a group […]
Around Ealing magazine – September 2018
Welcome to the September 2018 edition of Around Ealing magazine. My son is starting school in September and the anticipation of the first day is a potent mixture of emotions: Pride, excitement, anxiety. I’m sure it will be a bittersweet cocktail tasted by families across the borough as they edge, each day, ever closer to […]
Brexit in Ealing: Why we need a People’s Vote
Chaos is engulfing the Brexit negotiating process and, if you believe reports, the prospects of a ‘no-deal’ outcome are seemingly increasing by the day. I believe this would not serve the national interest and, in fact, would not only let down the country but also risk selling out the younger generations. Some might argue that […]
A career…by royal appointment
When we met Joanna she was about to head to the O2 Arena to work at a Queen concert; an appointment she was able to keep thanks to the help of the council’s WEST scheme. She has also rubbed shoulders with real royalty… WEST (which stands for work, education, skills and training) has helped hundreds […]
School sport boosted by football club
Being physically active is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle and forming the habit young can set the tone for a lifetime. And Brentford FC Community Sports Trust is helping hundreds of schoolchildren in the borough to do just that by getting them more active and involved in a wide range of school sport. […]
Ward forums a great way to get involved
Since the dust settled after the local elections in May, your ward councillors have been busy over the summer finding out what is happening around your local neighbourhood. Although many of you will have had the chance to talk to them on your own doorstep, the councillors will be holding two ward forums each year […]
Let’s Go, Southall…time to get moving
The smallest things can make a huge difference to your health and being more active now could drastically improve your quality of life as you get older. That is one of the main messages of the Let’s Go Southall programme. Let’s Go Southall’s aim is to encourage and support residents to be more physically active. […]
Win match day tickets to see Brentford play
Take part in our competition and you will have the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to watch Brentford play a Championship football match. After coming close to making it into the promotion play-off positions last season, the side will be hoping to mount another promotion challenge this year to reach the […]
Game, set and match at new Gunnersbury Park tennis courts
Fancy taking up tennis? Or not played for ages and itching to give it another go? Gunnersbury Park is offering free tennis tasters from Monday (20 August). Using the park’s new tennis courts, there will be opportunities for onsite coaching, holiday camps and mini tennis courses as well as free community outreach programmes within local […]
‘An apprenticeship can be for anyone’
Training as a surveyor, Suzanna Lovell’s career path is a shining example of the number of opportunities that are available for apprentices. About to embark on the Ealing Council’s first apprenticeship degree, Suzanna’s journey has come full circle. “I decided to do an apprenticeship because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do career-wise after […]
‘Lots of roads to go down’ as an apprentice
One week into the job and the future was already looking bright for Ealing Council apprentice Tahiry Hamlyn (pictured). “It was completely different to what I was expecting but in a good way,” she said. Tahiry, who is an apprentice for the council’s school travel team, said: “Sometimes people don’t know what they want to […]
Your summer photo winner revealed…
This image of a girl dancing in Pitshanger Park with sprinklers going off behind her on a bowling green was voted by residents as their winner of our summer photo competition, Seasons of Ealing . It was a clear winner in the end, but two excellent runners-up also scored plenty of votes. The picture (above, and right in […]