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 […]
Looking back on a year since new council plan
Last year, we published our promises for our four-year term in the Council Plan. They represent the ways that we will work towards our main goal – making sure that everyone can live a long, healthy, happy life, in communities full of pride and identity. We’ve been working hard for the last year, and have […]
Looking in more detail at the residents’ survey
We recently published the findings from Ealing Council’s independent 2022 residents’ survey, which showed your views about the local area, how satisfied you are with council services and how well you think the council is serving you overall. The residents’ survey, carried out by an independent market research company, interviewed 1,250 people across all of […]
How can we play a part in ending domestic abuse?
A local doctor, inspired by a recent story about a fellow GP who had suffered domestic abuse, has been working to raise awareness of how we can all try to help. Dr Vasu Siva, of Hillview Surgery in Perivale, is primary care clinical lead for adult mental health in the borough. As part of her […]
Win portrait with award-winning photographer
An award-winning celebrity photographer is currently exhibiting her stunning collection of pictures capturing people living on canal barges in our borough – and she is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a free portrait session worth £400. Gill Shaw has lived in Ealing all her life and has been a leading photographer for […]
Fortnight to find out if you could foster too
Foster Care Fortnight begins today (15 May) and arrives at a time when more carers are needed to foster children in the borough. Could it be you? Currently, our borough has approximately 100 fostering households but, with around 300 looked after children, more carers from all backgrounds, ethnicity and ages are needed. Carers receive an […]