Duke visits farm on borough landmark
There was a royal visitor to the borough last week as a duke was shown around a thriving community farm on Horsenden Hill. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent was given a tour of the lively, productive working environment at Horsenden Farm. He saw the vegetable gardens that have been revived and are tended by Gurkha […]
Could you help put local services under scrutiny?
Groups called scrutiny panels will be meeting regularly this year at Ealing Council to look into and hear evidence on key subjects ranging from knife crime to air quaity. These give you the chance to air your views on important topics and get involved. There are four new panels this year: Scrutiny Review Panel 1 – housing and planning: This […]
A champion visit and outreach work ‘hooks’ boxing fans
A boxing champion helped to unveil a new home for a successful amateur boxing club. It was a real community effort because it was opened with the help of local volunteers and organisations. IBF World Super Middleweight Champion and Olympic gold medallist James DeGale was there when Powerday Hooks Amateur Boxing Club officially moved into […]
Photo competition: Grab a slice of summer
You still have time to enter our fourth Seasons of Ealing competition. You have until the end of the month to capture a slice of summer and send it in. Get snapping. The winners of the summer contest will again be chosen by the public in a vote, once a shortlist is chosen by our panel. The winner will be […]
Could you picture being a winner like these were?
If you like taking photos and fancy entering a picture to our fourth Seasons of Ealing competition, you could be in with a chance of being a winner like the three previous winners you can see here. This time around it is the summer contest. The winners will again be chosen by the public in a vote, once […]
Older children acting as homework ‘buddies’ at school
Pupils at Featherstone High in Southall have been helping primary school children with their homework as part of an initiative between local schools. The Year 8s have given up their time to help Clifton Primary youngsters as part of the ‘1-2-1 Reading Buddy’ and ‘Homework Club’ programmes. The idea is to improve the reading skills of the younger pupils […]
A century of suffrage in Ealing: Fact and fiction 100 years on
It is often said that 1918 marked a milestone in suffrage, as the year when some British women first had the right to vote and that this was achieved by the Suffragettes’ famed pre-war struggle, writes borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates. In reality, women householders had been able to vote in local elections since the […]
Summer is here as our festivals begin
The Ealing Summer Festivals 2018 begins tomorrow (Saturday, 30 June) with the Greenford Carnival. It is the first of six events this summer, including top class music and comedy, that will be taking place in three of the borough’s most popular open spaces. It will all begin tomorrow (30 June) with Greenford Carnival’s usual mix […]
Up-skill and make a splash
If you are already in a job but still claiming some housing benefit to top-up your wages, the council’s Skills Escalator is a proven scheme that can help you increase your chances of earning more money. Just ask swimming instructor Sally (pictured). By gaining additional qualifications to help you ‘up-skill’, or simply being given the […]
Gunnersbury Park Museum re-opens
Gunnersbury Park Museum is re-opening its doors to local people this weekend following the completion of an ambitious restoration project to bring its rich heritage to life. To mark the occasion, free activities and entertainment will be taking place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June and local people are encouraged to come along and […]
Have a laugh on us: Just a week left to win comedy tickets
This year will be the 25th Ealing Comedy Festival and, to help celebrate this milestone, it has given us 10 pairs of tickets to give away. You can expect the usual high calibre of talent for this year’s five nights of fun. The line-up will include Nish Kumar of the BBC’s Mash Report and Josh Widdicombe, […]
New courses, new opportunities
Adult learning courses can provide you with a platform to help you get ahead in the workplace. This is true whether you are looking to improve your job prospects, or to ‘up-skill’ for your current job. Some apprenticeship and training courses even offer a gateway to an entirely new career, including gaining experience in a […]