church

30 Nov 2023

A warm welcome

Instead of turning up the heating, you could turn up to one of the borough’s warm spaces instead, funded by Ealing Council to give …

21 Apr 2023

The stories behind the stones: The sequel

Last year, a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at St Mary’s Church unveiled a rich tapestry of history. This May, an open weekend offers you a …

15 Nov 2022

Win a book on how ‘sister’ churches came to be

A recently published book looks at two local churches designed by a renowned architect. And we have a copy of the book to give …

5 Sep 2022

The restoration of the chapel of St Peter

This autumn, a church in Ealing will complete a painstaking and intricate restoration and research of its much-loved chapel with a weekend of community …

11 Apr 2022

The stories behind the stones: A church history

Ruth Mercer, Chris and Helen Cosstick from Hanwell St Mary’s Graveyard Survey Group explain the fascinating results of a survey of a church, its …

16 Feb 2022

‘Everywhere, I have seen climate change’

Across the borough, local people are stepping up to take on climate change and help their communities move towards a greener future. These ‘climate …

8 Jan 2021

An alarming increase in COVID-19 case numbers

This week in the light of the government’s decision to reintroduce a lockdown across the country from 4 January and the highly alarming increase …

1 Sep 2017

Did monks’ ghosts haunt local church?

Ghosts and the supernatural will rear their heads next month, in October, with Hallowe’en everywhere you look. St Dunstan’s church in East Acton, a …

18 Jan 2017

Helping the homeless on our doorstep

There is a very good reason why Ealing Soup Kitchen is holding a celebrity postcard auction in March: The drive of a man who …

3 Aug 2016

For whom the bells toll

For bell ringers, ringing church bells is a great way to serve God, make new friends and enjoy mental and physical exercise, writes Dr …

29 Feb 2016

St Mary’s changing fortunes

In 1963, church historian Eric Beavis published a book: Perivale – Its Manor, Church and Patronage. More than 50 years later, his daughter Hilary …

29 Sep 2015

Holy Cross Church

This year (2011) has seen celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of a Greenford landmark, Holy Cross Church, writes Peter Hounsell. The church became …

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Unleashing the creativity of our community

When we launched ‘367,100 Creatives’ (the council’s cultural manifesto for creative change), we were clear about one thing: this wasn’t meant to be a …

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