SUMMER14
EDITORIAL
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W
elcome to your
quarterly Around
Ealing magazine.
This summer is packed with
things to do – many of us will be
engrossed in the football World
Cup, or getting ready for the holidays, and Ealing
Summer Festivals are now upon us, too.
You can read festivals previews and win tickets
in our four-page special, from page 24.
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Contents
4 UP FRONT:
Round-up, including waste
collections
22 WELCOME:
The new Acton Centre
5 LEADER’S NOTES
24 SUMMERTIME:
The festivals are back
7 UP FRONT:
Elections summary
29 DO IT ONLINE:
Easier than ever
8 UP FRONT:
Round-up, including shops
and homes boosts
30 CYCLING REVOLUTION:
Bonanza for bicycles
11 SUMMER ACTIVITIES:
Fun ‘uni’ for teens
12 IT REALLY WORKS:
Apprenticeship network
14 FOOD INSPECTORS:
Keeping you safe
16 NEW-LOOK PARK:
Walpole’s makeover
18 SOUTHALL PROGRESS:
How plans affect you
20 WASTE CONTRACTS:
Businesses’ responsibilities
21 SMART CLOTHES:
Recycling, reusing
33 GET OUT, GET FIT:
Free classes outdoors
35 BUSTING FRAUDS:
Hotline to catch cons
I would like to remind you that you can register
online to receive Around Ealing Extra – an
email pointing you to extra content like video,
photos and updates. See page seven (or the
back cover) for more.
Meanwhile, the magazine itself will return in
early September for its autumn edition.
Richard Nadal
EDITOR
Register online for Around Ealing Extra
updates at www.ealing.gov.uk/register
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/aroundealing for more
PUBLISHER
Ealing Council, Marketing and Communications,
Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing W5 2HL,
Tel: 020 8825 5000
36 OUTDOOR RECYCLING:
On the go; and points
EDITOR
Richard Nadal, [email protected]
39 FORUMS OF FUN:
Local meetings and you
Ealing Council does not accept responsibility for goods or
services offered by advertisers. Opinion expressed in this
magazine is not necessarily that of the council.
41 YOUR COUNCILLORS
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44 LOCAL HISTORY:
Non-manor, war and
Ho Chi Minh
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46 WHAT’S ON: Spotlight
on council-run activities
and events
around ealing
Summer 2014
FRONT COVER: Crowds enjoying last year’s Ealing Summer Festivals
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Whether it is something for young people to do
(p11), heading to a revitalised park (p16), taking
up cycling (p30), or outdoor fitness activities
(p33), there is plenty more to take advantage of
this summer.
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