Emergency fund worth £1.5 million for local services
Ealing Council has announced the creation of a £1.5m COVID-19 Emergency Fund to aid essential community services across the borough. It will provide support for organisations, providers and individuals where financial support is needed as a result of the unprecedented challenges created by Coronavirus (COVID-19). Grant funding will be for: Food assistance – the council, […]
Ealing together through covid-19 crisis
“Ealing’s community is its greatest strength. Across the borough people are stepping up to stand together with the most vulnerable in this time of crisis. Thank you to everyone who has pledged support whether donating to the food bank or offering help collecting shopping, ” writes Councillor Peter Mason, Ealing Council’s cabinet lead for housing, […]
Coronavirus: Help flatten the curve and slow it down
Everyone is being asked to play their part in ‘flattening the curve’ of the spread of coronavirus. By slowing the infection rate of COVID-19, we can avoid the ‘peak’ of infection from becoming too huge and overwhelming our emergency services. It could save lives. Slowing down coronavirus can help protect those who may be most […]
Closures of council services as part of coronavirus response
As part of measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government has announced that from Friday (20 March 2020) UK schools will close until further notice. There will be spaces made available for the children of key workers and other eligible children to remain in school. Ealing Council has also announced temporary closure […]
COVID-19: This will be a testing time
Following recent developments, we will all have very real concerns and worries about the potential impact of COVID-19 on our families and our community, writes council leader Julian Bell. Ealing Council is working closely with government, our local partners, like voluntary groups and the NHS, and with business groups on our response to this fast-moving […]
Exploring our place in the world
The world famous Tate Modern played host to some incredibly talented young artists from Ealing. Young people from Bollo Brook Youth Centre, in Acton, put on an art exhibition exploring how we perceive our own and other people’s place in the world – looking into how different experiences influence this perception. It was presented to […]
The heart of adoption in London
Adopt London, the new organisation at the heart of fostering in London, has officially launched. The organisation brings together 23 London boroughs, including Ealing, and will help to find new homes for children in care and speed up the adoption process. This comes after a decision was made to bring together different adoption agencies, which […]
Redeveloping Dean Gardens
Dean Gardens is going to be transformed so that it is safer, greener, and more enjoyable – and will include a community garden space. One of the many exciting aspects of the developed space will be new and improved play areas. This will be a rich play environment where children can enjoy a wide variety […]
Perivale – community managed library
A new group of residents and volunteers that has stepped up to manage Perivale Library has said it aims to create a ‘strong, well-rooted, local community hub.’ Ealing Council recently announced that residents and volunteer groups have come forward to take over the day-to-day running of several local libraries under ‘community managed’ status. Perivale is […]
Northfields – community managed library
“We’ve had a huge response from the local community,” said one of the trustees of a new community group that has stepped up to manage Northfields Library. Ealing Council recently announced that residents and volunteer groups have come forward to take over the day-to-day running of several local libraries under ‘community managed’ status. Northfields, in […]
Hanwell – community managed library
Ealing Council recently announced that residents and community groups have stepped up to manage several local libraries – including at Hanwell, where the team said: “We are really excited.” Ealing Law Centre has taken over the day-to-day running of Hanwell Library under ‘community managed’ status. Under the name Hanwell Community Library, Ealing Law Centre will […]
Sports hub on its way Gunnersbury
The new gym and fitness facilities at the soon-to-be-open Gunnersbury Park sports hub will offer local people of all backgrounds an array of opportunities to stay active and healthy. It will also act as a base for a number of sporting organisations, supporting them in their vital work in the local area. One such group […]