Working together to make West Ealing a better place for residents, businesses and visitors.
The West Ealing Centre Neighbourhood Forum is holding its 2015 Annual General Meeting at the Drayton Court Hotel on Tuesday 7th July 2015 commencing at 7:30pm. All visitors welcome.
The keynote presentation will be ‘The Future for West Ealing Centre’, which will describe the status of WECNF’s Neighbourhood Plan.
There will also be an update on what we know about West Ealing Crossrail. A new WECNF Management Committee will be elected at the meeting.
Full details are here
I’ve read the recently published book which tells the story of John Quincy Adams’ stay in Ealing as US representative to Great Britain before he became the 6th President of the United States. For two years, 1815-1817 he lived at Little Boston House just across from Boston House. The book is based on his detailed diaries and gives a facsinating insight in to life and society in Ealing. He was a great walker and he visited the Ealing Races at Ealing Dean (including what is now Dean Gardens) which was well known for pony and donkey racing – leading to its nickname of ‘Jackass Common’. This talk on Wednesday 8th July at The Log Cabin near Northfields station should be worth the £2 admission fee.
This is the second Real Artisan Craft Fair in West Ealing. It will be in the Salvation Army Hall in Leeland Road on Saturday 27th June from 10am-2pm. Here’s what the organisers say about it:
‘Our aspiration is to establish a fair comprising of Artists and Crafters in the Ealing Area. We aim to bring together talented makers in various disciplines whose work is of high quality and will appeal to the discerning buyer. Our first fair was opened by BBC’s Huw Edwards and was a great success! We have expanded from the Hall in the beautifully renovated Salvation Army building to the café area as well, so have an opening for a few other artists or crafters to have a stall. If anyone is interested in a stall (£23.00) please do contact Annie Darlasson; annie.darlasson@gmail.com.’
It’s that time of year again when we spend three weeks making the taste of early summer – elderflower cordial. We’ve made our first batch and it’s on sale at the Chat&Meet cafe in the Ealing Blueprint business hub in Drayton Green Road.
It’s well worth dropping in to the Welshore Hub ( next to the now closed Morrisons) on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and St James Ave in West Ealing to see Nick Pearson’s art exhibition for OPEN Ealing. Nick loves to use everyday objects and put them in a different context to make you think. So, you’ll see two cardboard boxes ripped open in a hurry one night but now juxtaposed as if in conversation; an everyday broom hanging up tempting you to give it a push like a clock pendulum; half a chair rescued from a school and just hanging there making you wonder why. Nick’s work sets these everyday objects in a new context and, with some wry humour, sets you thinking about what is ‘art’?
The exhibition is open over the weekend from 10.30am-5pm on Saturday and 10.30am-2pm on Sunday. Drop in and ask Nick to talk about his work. You’ll enjoy it.
More on OPEN Ealing’s website
A young man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in a fight in Dean Gardens. It happened around 5.30am this morning. An arrest has been made.
Over the three days of Thursday 28th – Saturday 30th May West Ealing is getting a clean up. Can you spare a little time to help?
Over three days at the end of May, InWestEaling is joining forces with local businesses, Ealing Council, recycling contractors Amey and First Mile, residents and community groups to clean up West Ealing town centre.
Mopping, washing, painting, sweeping, dusting, sorting, recycling, scrubbing, sanding, weeding, planting, there is a task for everyone. There is a call for volunteers and equipment to ensure the project achieves maximum impact. This is an opportunity for the businesses and residents to get together to make West Ealing a brighter town centre for everyone to enjoy.
InWestEaling is an organisation funded and led by local businesses to promote the town centre and represent businesses on issues of common concern. As part of its work it holds events and markets and supports retailers and other businesses to reduce their costs. It offers training and development courses and works with partners to make West Ealing a safer town centre to visit, shop and work. The ‘Cleaning West Ealing’ campaign brings together organisations and individuals who want to improve West Ealing’s town centre.
Phil Hall Chair of InWestEaling said: ‘This is a great opportunity to focus time and attention on West Ealing and for groups to come together to make a visible impact on our high street. I call on local businesses to join forces and help make this the success it deserves’.
Over the three days of Thursday 28, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 May teams will be out and about cleaning up West Ealing. Drains will be cleared in Green Man Lane, telephone boxes washed and tidied and areas weeded and planted. There will be a free waste amnesty with businesses able to throw away unwanted items in the skips provided. In addition, there will be unlimited recycling with waste electrical and electronic items collected for free. Pavements will be jet washed and waste bins will be cleaned along with a host of other cleaning projects.
Ealing Council has run similar transformative clean up days and Cllr Bassam Mahfouz, the council’s cabinet member for transport and environment said: ‘We are all responsible for keeping our environment clean so everyone can enjoy it. InWestEaling is leading a fantastic initiative and doing great work to ensure businesses also do their part in making West Ealing a vibrant and clean place to live, work and relax. I want to encourage as many people as possible to get stuck in to help this worthwhile project which I am sure will be enjoyable and rewarding.’
For more information about InWestEaling or to volunteer contact the InWestEaling team:
Tel: 020 8231 2369 Email: info@westealingbid.co.uk Website: www.inwestealing.co.uk
There’s a very good piece about the collapse of the roof of a house in West Ealing on the getwestlondon website
It explains the background to the illegal building work on the site, the Council’s enforcement action to get the building put back as it was and the efforts being made to re-house the ground floor residents who had to be evacuated.