Wildlife and nature coming back to Ealing
Ealing key wildlife projects have been given a further boost with a grant from the Mayor of London’s Rewild London Fund 2022. The council, Citizen Zoo and The Selborne Society have been awarded £82,324 to reintroduce beavers, make better homes for harvest mice, and create new wildflower meadows. Beavers coming back to Ealing Beavers are […]
King’s Coronation, join in the celebrations
Ealing residents are invited to come together with family, friends and neighbours to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with a weekend of special events across the borough between 6 and 8 May. Events will be taking place at Walpole Park, Acton Park and Northala Fields. With an extra bank holiday […]
Small Talk Saves Lives
Have you ever been in the situation where you have seen someone at a station in distress and not known what to do about it? Sometimes taking time to talk is all it takes. Interrupting their thought process with a calm question or observation could save a life. The Samaritans are empowering passengers to start […]
Ealing recognised for inclusive food access
Council’s programmes on improving access to food and spaces for all communities have been recently recognised in the Good Food for London report by London Food Link, part of food and farming charity Sustain. From the 28 councils who took part, Ealing Council achieved recognition for how it is making food accessible for Black, Asian […]
A healthy start to the citizens’ tribunal
Ealing Citizens’ Tribunal, an independent body established to follow up on the recommendations of the Ealing Race Equality Commission (EREC) held its first public meeting last week, with a focus on tackling health inequalities. The meeting was hosted by Denise Charles, chair of the Citizens’ Tribunal, and the chair of the Tribunal’s sub-committee for health, […]
Help make cycling in Ealing safer and easier
How easy is it to cycle in Ealing? Are there places you would cycle to if there was a safer, more convenient way to get there on a bike? Whether you regularly cycle to work, use a bike for the school run or to pop to the local shops, or perhaps don’t cycle much at […]
Ealing set for a creative change
Ealing Council announced a new cultural manifesto and action plan for the borough today (31 March 2023) which will aim to boost local arts, culture and creative industries. The manifesto and five-year action plan for cultural change in the borough was designed by the council with a culture task group including a diverse range of […]
Pledges on new levels of support for care leavers
At the borough’s first summit for care leavers, local organisations, businesses, councillors and senior council officers pledged to support care leavers as they moved into adulthood. ‘Care leavers’ means young people who have been looked after by Ealing Council. Sheila Lock, the independent chair of the borough’s safeguarding board, hosted the event along with Billy […]
From garden waste to compost
Turn your garden waste into high quality compost by signing up for the council’s fortnightly garden waste collection service. Unwanted waste such as cuttings, leaves, twigs and grass is collected from the front of your property – an environmentally friendly way to dispose of your garden waste this spring, saving you a trip to the […]
Enforcement patrols tackle illegal parking in Southall
On Friday, 24 March 2023 a team of officers from Ealing Council and the police went out on a joint night-time patrol to check the streets of Southall for illegally parked vehicles. What happens on a patrol? The operation took place from 9pm to 11pm in locations with the highest number of parking complaints, such […]
Cycling in Ealing just got easier
A new cycle route connecting parts of the borough to offer a safer and more scenic journey to cyclists has opened today, 24 March. The 4km route, which runs between Chiswick, Acton Central and North Acton, has been launched by Transport for London (TfL) and is being delivered in addition to Ealing Council and TfL’s […]
School streets: Improving the school run
Ealing Council’s school streets programme aims to make sure that more children across the borough have the right to travel to and from school in a safe, fun and active way. Did you know that a quarter of the capital’s morning peak hour traffic is made up of families on the school run? In Ealing […]