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WINTER16/17 EDITORIAL 20 28 26 Contents M They range from the large (see pages 14-16) to the small – such as the chance for you to club together with neighbours to reclaim or recreate a patch of land in your area for the good of the community (see pages 28-29). 4 UP FRONT: New homes 26 PHO SURE: How apprentices help There is plenty more besides – including free tasters for over-50s leisure (p36-37) and information on applying for primary school (p40-41). 5 LEADER’S NOTES: Julian Bell’s thoughts 28 BIG IDEAS: For small spaces Richard Nadal EDITOR 6 UP FRONT: Christmas, cows and cars 31 APP-ROVAL: Pupils’ walking idea See Around Ealing magazine, and much more, at Ealing News Extra: ealingnewsextra.co.uk 10 TREE-CYCLING: Seasonal green tips 32 RENTING BOOST: New licensing starts 12 FLY-TIPPING: Fighting back 34 WINTER WARMTH: Keep out the cold PUBLISHER Ealing Council, Marketing and Communications, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing W5 2HL, Tel: 020 8825 5000 14 REGENERATION: Round-up of work 36 OVER 50? Join leisure fun EDITOR Richard Nadal, [email protected] 17 UNEMPLOYED? Head WEST for work 38 STREET PATROLS: Keeping it tidy 18 HAVELOCK FUTURE: Apprentices’ home work 40 PRIMARY SCHOOLS: Time to apply 20 HERITAGE PROJECTS: Gunnersbury and more 42 DON’T STOP: Cycle through winter 22 WHAT’S COOKING? Manor house reborn 45 COUNCILLORS Distribution: 137,500 copies. 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. Please use your green box when you dispose of this and other magazines. Winter 2016/17 ACTON EALING GREENFORD HANWELL NORTHOLT PERIVALE SOUTHA LL 25 LIVING WAGE: Fair pay campaign 50 LOCAL HISTORY: Two tales of murder ADVERTISING [email protected] ealingnewsextra .co.uk Projects and plans: Lots going on p14-16 Three manors reborn: Big changes p20-23 Over to you: Transform your space p28-29 WIN £1,700 prize for t top restauran p55 The future is here Local apprenti ce visits Crossrai l tunnel as borough prepares for growth. Regener ation special p14-29 Around Ealing Win16_v8.indd FRONT COVER: Council apprentice Jasmeet Bhurjee in Crossrail tunnel – see p14 14 erry Christmas, or Chanukah, to you all – and I wish you a happy new year to come. A year that will be filled with plenty of regeneration activity in the borough, as this edition will testify. It will give you a flavour of some of the projects the council is actively involved in, one way or another, as it works to encourage growth in the local economy – through new homes, redevelopment and restoration projects, jobs and training opportunities. 1 around ealing Winter 2016/17 3