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31 Oct 2018

Remembrance 2018 services and events

Remembrance services will be taking place across the borough during the next week, leading up to Remembrance Sunday on 11 November. Ealing will join …

15 Oct 2018

First World War: Local heroes

Tens of thousands of local men served in the armed forces in the First World War. At least three of them were decorated for extreme valour …

1 Oct 2018

First World War: Tanks and Ealing

One major invention that came out of the First World War was the armoured vehicles armed with powerful guns, known as tanks. One prototype …

27 Sep 2018

Black History Month: Early records

October is national Black History Month and a talk being given at a local library will look at the earliest records of black and …

15 Sep 2018

First World War: Women and the war

Women were debarred from serving in the armed forces in any capacity in the First World War, writes Dr Jonathan Oates. However, there was …

1 Sep 2018

First World War: Air raids

The invention of the zeppelins and aeroplanes meant that war could be carried on from the air as well as land and sea. Civilian …

7 Aug 2018

Remembering a local hero for his ‘conspicuous bravery’

On 13 August a paving stone will be laid in Spencer Road, Acton W3 commemorating the Victoria Cross awarded to local hero Robert Spall …

1 Aug 2018

First World War: Refugees

As we draw closer to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, in November, we will run a series of …

2 Jul 2018

A century of suffrage in Ealing: Fact and fiction 100 years on

It is often said that 1918 marked a milestone in suffrage, as the year when some British women first had the right to vote …

4 Jun 2018

Acton Gazette and the Ripper

The recent publicity given to a postcard sent in the autumn of 1888 to Ealing Police Station and signed ‘Jack the Ripper’ reminded borough …

3 Apr 2018

Northolt’s place in RAF’s 100 years of history

This April marks the centenary anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, one of its key …

19 Mar 2018

Murder conspiracy in Ealing in 1939

Crimes of passion. Love triangles. Hiring hitmen. These are all enduring themes of films and books over the years. But all three almost came …

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local history

Remembrance 2018 services and events

First World War: Local heroes

First World War: Tanks and Ealing

Black History Month: Early records

First World War: Women and the war

First World War: Air raids

Remembering a local hero for his ‘conspicuous bravery’

First World War: Refugees

A century of suffrage in Ealing: Fact and fiction 100 years on

Acton Gazette and the Ripper

Northolt’s place in RAF’s 100 years of history

Murder conspiracy in Ealing in 1939

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