Second World War

17 Nov 2022

Reflections on remembrance: In pictures

Ealing Council dignitaries, community groups, residents and members of the armed forces joined together for their own quiet reflections; and to jointly commemorate the sacrifices …

10 Nov 2022

Remembrance of those who have been lost

Tomorrow (Friday, 11 November) is Armistice Day. And, on Remembrance Sunday (13 November), the country will stop to commemorate the sacrifice of our armed forces, past …

1 Nov 2021

Service and sacrifice: Lest we forget

On Remembrance Sunday (14 November) the country will stop to commemorate the sacrifice of our armed forces, past and present. You can attend a …

14 Aug 2020

Get involved in VJ Day 75

VJ Day 75 takes place on Saturday (15 August) and commemorates the end of the Second World War. In May, the country marked VE …

4 May 2020

How to celebrate VE Day safely

Residents of Ealing are being encouraged to get involved in the national celebrations for VE Day 75 on Friday (8 May), with a range …

1 May 2020

Flags, rosettes, ribbons and fires: VE Day

This year, the early May bank holiday has been moved to a Friday (8 May) instead of a Monday to commemorate Victory in Europe …

23 Jan 2020

Service for Holocaust Memorial Day

Ealing Council’s annual service to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will be held on Monday (27 January) at Brentside High School. The mayor of Ealing, …

5 Nov 2019

Services to remember and reflect in silence

Members of the public are invited to join councillors and council staff who will be observing a two-minute silence outside Ealing Town Hall at …

27 Aug 2019

September prompts a look to the past and the future

This September represents the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War. It is also the month when thousands of children and …

9 Aug 2019

Evacuation of children from Ealing in 1939

Concerns about aerial bombing if the Second World War broke out led to plans being drawn up for the evacuation of children from London …

6 Jun 2019

D-Day: ‘The hour so long awaited has come’

With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that ushered in a long and hard-fought, but ultimately successful, ending to the Second …

2 Mar 2019

European refugees in Ealing during the last century

London’s population has always been one of comings and goings and migration and immigration; but in the last century, Ealing welcomed a number of …

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I Test – HIV Testing Week 2023

In advance of HIV Testing Week, Councillor Aysha Raza, Ealing Council’s cabinet member for tackling inequalities, went along to the HIV testing bus to …

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