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May, 2009 Newsletter

Protect Our Precious Open Spaces

‘In 1944 Professor Patrick Abercrombie established ‘Standards for Open Space' which recommended that, for every 1,000 city inhabitants, there should be at least four acres of open space. Available land used for allotments during the war and bomb-damaged areas presented a post-war opportunity for a network of open spaces that Abercrombie hoped would contribute to the improvement of people's health and well being.

Ealing is blessed with much open space, and West Ealing has its share too. But these spaces must be zealously guarded. Recent worries include a car park for 600 GSK cars in Boston Manor Park; irreparable, unnecessary damage to Pitshanger Park in expanding North Ealing Primary School; a luxury residential estate in Gunnersbury Park; somewhat irrelevant fencing being installed in Elthorne Park Extension; the closure of a 50 year old Lammas Park gate and its replacement by a dangerously sited replacement; and various attempts to ‘eat away' at Haven Green with an electrical substation and inadequate attempts site a bus stations on part of the green..

850 homes are being planned to fill the ten acre Green Man Lane Estate and that will increase the current 1,000 residents up to about 2,000. And where will they find their eight acres of open space? The heavily used but small Dean Gardens is not far away, but access to the also small Drayton Green is over the dangerous, often flooded Jacob's Ladder bridge.

Friends of Blondin Park is a model organisation which many other open space neighbours could well copy. Nothing much ever gets done in Blondin without the Friends knowing about; being consulted about it; or making a big noise about it. We need Friends organisations for all our open spaces - and eternal vigilance should be the watch words for all of them.'
Eric Leach, Newsletter Editor

Topics covered in this newsletter:

Pocket Park Given Reprieve
Next Public Meeting - Green Man Lane estate, Lido Junction and more
Council Creates Potential Death Trap on Culmington Road
Abundance Project Moves into Baking
Ward Forums Update
Rydon/A2Dominion Property Developers to Buy 10 Acres of Public Land in Central West Ealing
Heritage Quarter Antique Re-lighting Update
Summer Festivals
Arcadia and Dickens Yard Implementations Delayed Yet Again

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 May 2009 )

Notes of WEN public meeting on June 25th

These are notes from the West Ealing Neighbours public meeting held on Thursday 25th June at St John's Church in Mattock Lane

Last Updated ( Saturday, 27 June 2009 )

What's on where

Listing of local events. Coming up soon:

Free guided tour of Pitzhanger Manor Sunday 5th July
Lunchtime concert at St Barnabas Wednesday 3rd July
Illustrated talk on comic books and graphic novels at the Central Library on Thursday 9th July
Ealing Art Group's Outdoor Summer Show at Christ Church, Ealing Broadway on Saturday 4th July
Ealing Jazz Fetival in Walpole Park 29th july - 2nd August
Ealing Blues Festival in Walpole Park on Saturrday 25th July
Far From the Madding Crowd at the Questors 11-18th July

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 April 2009 )

Minutes of WEN commitee meeting 20th June

Minutes of West Ealing Neighbours' committee meeting on Saturday 20th June 2009

Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 June 2009 )

Minutes of WEN Committee meeting 9th May 2009

Minutes of West Ealing Neighbours Committee Metting on 9th May 2009

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 May 2009 )

Minutes of WEN Committee meeting 8th April 2009

Minutes of West Ealing Neighbours Committee meeting on 8th April 2009

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 May 2009 )

Minutes of WEN Committee meeting 7th March 2009

Minutes of West Ealing Neighbours' committee meeting Saturday 7th March 2009

Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 March 2009 )

Notes of Annual General Meeting on 18th February 2009

Notes from West Ealing Neighbours' Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18th February 2009

Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 February 2009 )

Building a strong local community

Part of regenerating West Ealing town centre should be about building a strong and vibrant local community. This is the first of a series of pieces exploring which organisations are active trying to build a better local community.

Last Updated ( Friday, 04 July 2008 )

Summary of the Tibbalds report on future of Ealing

WEN's summary of the Tibbalds report

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 May 2008 )

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