September 2009 Archives

Council residents who block communal fire exits will have their items removed, placed in storage and will have to pay fees to get them back.

Ealing Homes which manages around 18,000 properties in the borough, has launched the campaign to improve fire safety in all council blocks.

A service of remembrance for babies and young children who have died at Ealing Hospital will be held on Sunday October 4.

An Ealing gallery is pleased to announce their upcoming show of silkscreens, including rare prints by the acclaimed pop artist Sir Peter Blake.

MORE than 200 people came together for a street party to get to know their neighbours around Old Oak Common, Park Royal.

The 'goodwill on Goodhall Street' party included members of The Island Triangle Residents' Association (TITRA) as well as families from Webb Place and Stephenson Street.

A care home in Ealing celebrated their inspection success with a party for all the staff and residents.

Downhurst Care Home in Castlebar Road, Ealing, was awarded three stars during an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

FAMILY and friends came together for a picnic in the park on a Sunday afternoon as part of the Pitshanger Lane centenary celebrations.

More than 200 families gathered in Pitshanger Park for the picnic day and there were also arts and crafts activities, face painting, family photos on display, a storytime tent, a children's disco and entertainment for all the family.

A teenager from Ealing is one of the runners-up in the London Mayor's Rhythm of London Busking Underground scheme.

Chris Read, 17, from South Ealing Road came third out of a final ten buskers, which were whittled down from 53 entries. He performed his Crazy at Hammersmith tube in July as part of the Mayor's Rhythm of London Busking Underground scheme and then at the live 'Busk-off' at the Mayor of London's Young People's Question Time at the O2's Indigo2 on Thursday last week. (17)

A youth theatre group has launched a bold new project to preserve the history of the Priory Community Centre which is earmarked for demolition.

The centre built in Acton in the 1860s and home to a variety of youth and adult groups, is to be knocked down and rebuilt in one of two locations within the next five years as part of the regeneration plans for the area.

A poetry workshop is being held tomorrow to inspire would-be poets taking part in this year's borough-wide competition.

Last year's poems will also be read out loud at the Chiswick Book Festival at St Michael's and All Angels Church, Bath Road, Chiswick tomorrow (26) from 2.30-4.30pm. The readings tomorrow will be followed by a workshop with useful hints on how to write your first poem. Entry forms for the competition will be available.

A showcase of talent promises to delight spectators while promoting an anti-violence message.