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 […]
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 […]