UP FRONT
Win prizes in new
photo contest
Our popular Seasons of Ealing
photography competition is taking a well-
earned break. But fear not avid snappers
for we have a new one to get stuck in to.
And, what is more, there is now an extra
prize for the winner and the runners-up.
We have teamed up with Tonkotsu Ealing for the new contest,
which is called Love Your Place. The winner and runner-up will
still be published in Around Ealing – as well as on our website
ealingnewsextra.co.uk – but Tonkotsu Ealing is also offering the
winning entry a meal for two at the new restaurant, and free bowls of
ramen for the people finishing in second and third places.
Love Your Place is about local people as much as showing off what we
like about our borough: From unsung heroes helping in the community or
caring for the local environment, to people enjoying their favourite places.
Full details of the Love Your Place competition, and how to
enter, can be found at ealingnewsextra.co.uk/features/photo
Building up learning
The next generation of local
tradespeople are learning
valuable experience at one
of the borough’s biggest
regeneration projects.
Southall Waterside housing
development is home to the West London Construction
Academy, developed by Berkeley Group, West London
College, the council and trade partners.
Launched in October 2018, the academy gives people aged
16 and above an opportunity to train to become brick layers,
plumbers and electricians.
All apprentices benefit from individual support from business
champions and mentors. And, when they graduate, a number
of positions will be available for apprentices with Berkeley and
its supply chain at Southall Waterside itself.
Read the full story, and watch a video, at
ealingnewsextra.co.uk/features/construction-academy
Win race place
and goodies
If you have made a
resolution to get fit
this year, then how
about this for some
motivation? We have
teamed-up with the Ealing Half Marathon to give
you the chance to win a place in this year’s race
and VIP marquee access, plus a whole lot more
– including a 30-minute massage.
Whether you are an experienced runner or just
getting started, this fantastic prize bundle is
sure to keep you on track for training-up for the
award-winning event on 29 September. Ealing
Half is producing a training plan that runners
can follow, too.
For more details visit
ealingnewsextra/features/race-goodies
Roaringly good
energy scheme
A council scheme boosting local companies’
energy efficiency has seen them slash
their bills while also cutting their carbon
footprint by the equivalent weight of eight
Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs.
Small and medium-sized businesses as diverse
as glass manufacturers, co-working hubs and
audio-visual rental companies have successfully
applied for help from Ealing Council’s smart
business grants to make changes to their
lighting, heating and more.
So far, 22 local companies have benefited by
becoming more energy efficient. Collectively, it
is estimated they are saving 52 tonnes of harmful
carbon dioxide emissions (the most infamous
‘greenhouse gas’) per year. And the companies
are also saving a total of almost £36,000 a year.
Visit ealingnewsextra.co.uk/features/
energy-monster for more.
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