Tony’s DIY tips #2: Turning off your water supply
Sometimes a running tap might not switch off because the washer head has worn away. So, this week Tony, our friendly master of home maintenance, is going to show you in this video how to switch off the water supply to your kitchen taps. If you ever find yourself with the water running in the […]
How BMX club jumped into a winning position
One of the winners of Ealing Council’s inaugural Ealing Sports Awards this month was Ealing BMX Club – which has grown from humble beginnings to become a thriving part of community life. In 2014 the club had just 12 riders, limited equipment and no regular coach. Now it attracts more than 50 riders each week, […]
Pupils take to the water for Olympic challenge
School pupils from Ealing braved the white water rapids used in the London Olympics as part of a sports festival. Students from The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls joined more than 400 others from secondary schools across London, Hertfordshire and Essex, at Lee Valley White Water Centre in Waltham Cross. Following in the trail of […]
Cricket scorer reaches 2,000 ‘not out’
The ‘scorer’ at a cricket club performs an important role, keeping records of all that occurs on the pitch. At Brentham Cricket Club in Ealing, the scorer Ivor Chaplin has not missed a game for more than half a century. The club’s president David Bloomfield tells us more about this remarkable milestone. It is 1964 […]
Tony’s DIY tips #1: Toilet seats
Although it is very important to get professional advice and help for more complex repair work around the home, getting to grips with a few common maintenance problems can save you time and money. So, we would like to introduce you to Tony, our friendly master of home maintenance. In a series of short videos Tony, […]
Fire safety in Ealing after Grenfell Tower tragedy
Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington many Ealing residents, especially those living in high-rise blocks, will understandably have questions about their fire safety. We take fire safety very seriously and I would like to illustrate some of the safety work we undertake throughout the year, and some additional measures we’ve undertaken following […]
Swings and Acton heights – more of your photos
Your excellent photos keeping coming. This time, we picked out the image of Harley on the swings at Brent Lodge Park in Hanwell and also some great views from the eighth floor of a building in Acton. The photo of Harley was sent in by his dad Jayson Hurwood, who told us: “Harley was enjoying […]
Tennis served up for you
Have you been enjoying Wimbledon? To celebrate the Great British Tennis Weekend on 22-23 July, free taster sessions are going to be held – and you can get 25% off junior tennis courses. Better, which runs a number of the borough’s sports centres for Ealing Council, is organising the free taster sessions at Queensmead Sports […]
Summer festivals keep on coming
Ealing Summer Festivals are in full swing now and the events are coming thick and fast and Greenford Carnival is back on Saturday (8 July) followed a few days later by the Ealing Beer Festival (pictured). The carnival takes place, as usual, in Ravenor Park. It promises to offer something for everyone, with all its […]
Comedy winners. Ed will be there. Will you?
The 10 lucky winners of our Ealing Comedy Festival ticket competition have been announced. See below if you are one of them. If not, there are still tickets for sale, so you do not have to miss out on all the fun. Ed Byrne (pictured above) has been added to the list of top comedians performing […]
Norwood Green Village Day this weekend
Norwood Green Village Day takes place this Saturday (8 July) for a community-led afternoon of fun, food, games and music. There will be live music throughout the event, between 12noon and 5pm, and it will be free to enter. A barbecue will provide tasty snacks, The Plough pub will run a bar, and an arena […]
Interview: How staying Kurupt Beats the daily Grindah
One of the West London Film Office’s proudest moments was finding an empty flat for People Just Do Nothing’s Kurupt FM pirate radio station on the South Acton Estate (208 Chesterton Court to be exact). Being so intrinsically linked to the programme I thought it was only right to arrange an interview and interrupt their […]