AUTUMN15
EDITORIAL
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I
n this 60-page edition we
have all kinds of stories,
on a wide range of topics
relating to the council and its
services, but the front part of
the magazine has a school-
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based flavour.
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Contents
Elsewhere, there is a glut of interviews, including
one with the mayor (p30); some encouraging
statistics on crime (p40); and some updates on
various services that will hopefully prove useful.
4 UP FRONT: Round-up,
including the Gruffalo
34 FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Reasons to recycle
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5 LEADER’S NOTES
36 PARKS ALIVE:
Night light and fitness
Richard Nadal
EDITOR
8 UP FRONT: Remembrance
and DIY charges
10 PERKIN’ UP:
Big boost for sport
16 HIGH SCHOOLS:
Time to apply
18 ON THE WAY:
Travelling to school
22 HUNDRED REASONS:
Why apprentices work
27 FOSTERING TEENS:
‘It changed my view’
28 COLLECTION CHANGES:
Rubbish and recycling
30 MEET THE MAYOR:
First citizen’s story
33 SQUARING UP:
Southall spaces revamped
38 WINTER-READY:
Keeping homes warm
40 FALLING CRIME:
A downward trend
43 LIGHTING UP:
Street lamp success
44 COMPOSTING:
Even ‘greener’ gardens
47 GETTING PERSONAL:
Client-centred care
49 PAPERLESS PERMITS:
Changes for parking
52 COUNCILLORS AND
WARD FORUMS
56 LOCAL HISTORY:
Our early aviator
58 WHAT’S ON: Council-run
activities and events
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Autumn 2015
ACTON EALING
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6 UP FRONT:
Photo competition
Sport for the
community:
Facilities at local
school p10
High school admissio
ns:
Get ready to
apply p16
Crime levels
falling:
Figures at 10-year
low p40
Look out
Gruffalo’s coming
p4
around ealing
WIN
hotel stay &
family pass
p42
Autumn 2015
FRONT COVER: Children enjoying the Gruffalo trail at Wendover Wood
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You can read about how cycling is making a
dent in car journeys to school, about the new
sports facilities planned for William Perkin High
for all the community to use, and plenty more
besides – including details of the upcoming
open days around the borough.
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