Working together to make West Ealing a better place for residents, businesses and visitors.
Great community idea from Francesca Bussey:
‘The Northfields Jumble Trail now has 56 stalls! Amazing! You still have 5 days to register and get rid of all that jumble you’ve been meaning to clear out, or check out the stall’s descriptions and see what bargains you’re going to pick up. It’s on this Saturday 1st November 10am – 3pm, the weather forecast is 16 degrees and dry and I think it just might be great.’
Map of where the stalls are is here
We have a team of friendly staff and volunteers who will be happy to support you and meet your individual needs. This is a free service
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I remember being told that for an area to thrive it needs good schools. A few weeks ago I drove past St John’s Primary School in Felix Road and a banner caught my eye. The banner proudly declared the school had a ‘good’ rating from its recent Ofsted report. So, I thought I’d ask the school about it and here is their reply:
‘Staff and pupils at St John’s Primary are celebrating a very positive report by Ofsted following an Inspection on the 1st and 2nd of July 2014. The school was inspected under Ofsted’s more rigorous framework for inspections during the two days, where the inspectors observed lessons, interviewed staff, governors, children and parents. The school secured a judgement of “Good” in all four categories including achievement, teaching and learning, leadership and management and behaviour and safety. “We are proud our Ofsted Report which recognises sustained improvements and has judged it to be good in all areas.” said Head Teacher, Marilyn Borlase.’
Highlights in the report include the comments that:
‘Behaviour is good and this is greatly valued by the pupils and their parents. Pupils say that they always feel safe in school’
‘Teaching is good. Teachers use information about pupils’ progress to plan work which challenges them well’
‘The school is a happy and lively community’
‘Teachers manage their classes well and very good use is made of additional adults to help all pupils do their best work’
Ofsted 2014
Congratulations to Marilyn Borlase, all her teachers and team at St John’s.
In case you want to check on the Ofsted rating for any other local school you can start here and follow the links to the particular school you want.
Out of interest I checked other local primary schools and all had ‘good’ ratings from their last Ofsted report – Drayton Green, Fielding and Oaklands. Also, Elthorne Park High School, on the back of its recent GCSE results, is the most improved high school in Ealing over the past two years. Congratulations to them too.
The regeneration of the Green Man Lane Estate is one of the most important developments in West Ealing for a generation. Here’s your chance to see plans for the next phase which will deliver 92 new homes, a new school for St John’s and new community facilities.
Date: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Time: 3.30-7.30pm
Venue: Jubilee Hall, Green Man Gardens, W13 0SE
Purpose: To show visitors how the St John’s Primary School site will be developed to deliver 92 new homes, a replacement school and replacement community facilities including a Multi-Use Games Area. Representatives from Rydon, A2Dominion and Conran & Partners will be on hand to discuss the proposals.
At last something is happening on this site! In 2010 plans to build a new block of flats on the site of the old Henry Paul funneral directors on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and Shirley Gardens were met with fierce local opposition and then rejected by the Council. The owners of this site are the housing association A2 Dominion and they have put in a new application which sounds as if they have listened to the local opposition. The new plans include:
The overall development is for 10 flats with a mixture of one and two bedroom properties with six car parking spaces at the front of the site – replicating the style of the rest of the houses in the row. It all sounds good but needs careful checking.
The planning application can be found on Ealing Council’s website
Dramatic black gazebos lined the pavement in The Avenue for the launch of this new monthly antique and vintage market. The newly-established West Ealing Business Improvement District is behind this initiative and is part of its efforts to attract more shoppers to West Ealing. The market looked pretty busy mid-afternoon when I was there.
Market Manager Barry Tuffnell said: “The Avenue” in West Ealing saw the first Vintage and Antique Market launch in style on Saturday 27 September. The feedback from both dealers and market go-ers was incredibly positive. The aim is to build on the numbers of stalls each month – so there is definitely a reason to return month on month and see what you can pick up. The next dates are Saturday 25 October and Saturday 29 November, with a special Christmas fair on Saturday 13 December.
For further information: Twitter @Westealingbid. Facebook: The Avenue and Antique Market or email info@westealingbid.co.uk [Market manager: Barrie Tuffnell 07976704366].
OPEN’s new home in the Green Man Lane Cafe
Having helped set up OPEN Ealing a while back I’m delighted they have found a new home and are ready to open up again. Here’s their press release:
OPEN Ealing is back for the autumn, with a new programme of events, and brand new premises.
OPEN has been bringing the arts to Ealing for the last four years, most recently in a temporary shop on Drayton Bridge Road.
But it’s now based in a brand new cafe space in West Ealing.
It all kicks off on Monday 6th October, with an 11-week digital photography course. There are also weekly workshops in playwriting, music-making and art history.
There’s a full schedule of performances too, on Saturdays from 18th October, including cabaret, poetry, and the return of OPEN’s famous readings of short plays.
It’s all going to happen at the brand new Green Man Lane Cafe on Singapore Road, W13 0EP – just north of West Ealing Broadway. (Turn in at Iceland, left at the Magistrates’ Court and it’s 150 yards down on the far side of the car park). And more activities will be added as the season progresses.
To find out more, visit the website – www.openealing.com, or email info@openealing.com.
I think without doubt that West Ealing Neighbours has had more questions about street drinking and 24-hours off-licences than anything else since we were set up eight years ago. For West Ealing, the single biggest cause for concern is probably having two 24-hour off licences within almost 100 metres of one another and right by Dean Gardens. The Council’s draft policy recognises the problems caused by the availability of alcohol and the impact this has on street drinking but the key question is will anything be done about it?
The Council’s presumption seems to have been to grant nearly all alcohol licence applications regardless of how many off-licences are already in an area. The draft policy talks about Cumulative Impact Areas where granting any new alcohol licences could make matters worse and the Council being able to refuse any new applications on this basis. West Ealing high street would surely be such an area and this new policy would be of some help in stopping the spread of off-licences. The best way to get something done is to make your views heard. By all means tell us what you think – is there a problem and what can and should be done about it? But also, have a look at the Council’s draft policy and complete their online questionnaire
One of the vintage inspired dresses from regular West Ealing stallholder Clarence and Alabama
A new monthly antique and vintage market is to open in The Avenue in West Ealing on Saturday 27th September. It will be on the stretch of pavement near The Drayton Court Hotel and will run from 9am -5pm. It will be on the last Saturday of each month through to March with extended hours in December. It’s all part of a trial run to encourage people to shop locally and if it’s successful it will be continued.