Come along to Hanwell heritage and local history drop-in meetings on the first Saturday of each month. Next meeting is Saturday 4th october 11am-1pm and 2-4pm at Hanwell Library in Cherington Road.
The Council wants your views on street drinking, sale of alcohol and late-night entertainment
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
New monthly antique and vintage market to open in The Avenue on Sat 27th Sept
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.
New Syrian restaurant Abu Zaad just opened in West Ealing
It’s taken a while for the fit-out to be finished but Abu Zaad is now open. I think it’s the third of its kind with one in Shepherd’s Bush and one in Edgware Road. Has anyone tried it yet as it would be great to hear people’s views?
Free cooking lessons for all the family at West Ealing SoundBite Festival on Saturday Sept 13th
We’ve got some great free, fun cooking activities for all the family at the SoundBite Festival in Dean Gardens on Saturday 13th September.
Kids Tent: Come and join the fun with children and parents cooking together:
13.00 – 13.45 Veggie wraps
14.00 – 14.45 Crumble-in-a-bag
16.00 – 16.25 Making a simple curry paste from fresh ingredients
Cook Tent: For adults this time, some simple, budget-conscious and healthy meals to cook for yourself and your family:
13.00 – 14.00 Chicken and vegetable stir fry with rice/egg noodles
14.30 – 15.30 Lamb and vegetable kebabs served with couscous and spicy sauce
16.00 – 17.00 Chicken and vegetable stir fry with rice/egg noodles
Full details of the event are on our website
Follow us on Twitter@SoundBiteEaling
Check out the great bands playing @SoundBite Festival in West Ealing on Sat 13th Sept
Up-and-coming local band Jacob and Goliath are just one of the great acts playing at the West Ealing SoundBite Festival on Saturday 13th September:
Our SoundBite website has the full listing of acts and everything else at this year’s event. Follow us on Twitter @SoundBiteEaling
Missing Girl – Have you seen her?
Alice Gross, the Hanwell teenager has been missing from home since last Thursday. Please join the Facebook group set up by Alice’s sister Nina – Find Alice Gross. Currently standing at nearly 6,00 members, loads of individuals are giving up their free time to print posters, collect them (Oscars on Pitshanger Lane and Londis on Greenford Avenue) and place them all over West London. If you are on FB why not consider changing your profile picture to the missing poster? Use your followers on Twitter, ask celebrities to re-tweet for you – anything useful you can think of without interfering with the Police search.
Let us pray for Alice’s safe return.
Find out about the plans to transform the area around Ealing Broadway Station
Ealing Council will hold two public exhibitions of its plans for the area around Ealing Broadway station, which is going to be to be transformed with the completion of the new Crossrail station in 2016. The exhibitions next week will give you a chance to comment on ideas for areas around the station which will be modified as part of the council’s plan to improve Ealing’s town centre.
The two sessions will be held between 4pm and 8pm on Tuesday, 2 September and Thursday, 4 September at the Ealing Broadway Station forecourt on Haven Green.
Picture boards will help people to understand the improvements which will delivered once the Crossrail works inside the station are finished at the end of 2016.
The changes will improve pedestrian links with a wider crossing area for pedestrians between the forecourt and Haven Green, new pick-up and drop-off points, better cycle links and an enlarged bus shelter outside the station. The station forecourt will be closed to traffic as part of the new Crossrail station and will become a pedestrianised area with upgraded lighting, seating and an area with the potential for other features such as artwork and a café. You will have an opportunity to ask detailed questions about the proposals and will be invited to complete a questionnaire at each session. Feedback during the exhibition will be used to help inform the plans as they develop.
A Crossrail representative will also be available at the consultations to answer any questions on the improvement works taking place inside the station.
Get ready for West Ealing’s SoundBite Festival in Dean Gardens on Saturday 13th Sept from 12noon
This year’s SoundBite Festival in Dean Gardens is looking good. We’re concentrating everything in Dean Gardens this time round. The event starts at 12noon and the music runs through until 10pm. Get ready for a great day out.
Music
- TJ ‘Holyboy’ Johnson
- Nostalgia Steel Band
- Bob Knight and Risky Business
- Son Yambu (salsa)
- Jacob and Goliath
- Du Bellows
- Azadeh
- Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Children’s activities:
• Funfair rides
• Steel band workshops
• Family cookery classes
• Pedal-powered smoothie maker
Cookery demonstrations
Craft stalls including local honey, Abundance produce, hand-made fragrances and silver jewellery
Community information stalls including local history exhibition, Dr Bike, Neighbourhood Forum
Hot food stalls and beer tent – hog roast from Grasmere Farm (from farmers’ market), jerk chicken from Café Silva and sushi, noodles and more from Sumo
Find out the latest at www.soundbitefestival.org
Resident fined for cutting branches off a street tree
I saw this story on the Ealing Today website whereby a man was seen cutting branches off a street tree in Perivale. He was seen, reported, charged with, and found guilty of, criminal damage and then fined £2,400. I have to say that’s a pretty hefty fine but I was pleasantly surprised that the Council took the vandalism seriously. Similar vandalism has happened near us in a street in West Ealing. I don’t think anyone saw it happen but it’s worth knowing that if there’s sufficient evidence the Council will take action.