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What is going on in Perivale?

One cannot get into Perivale from Argyle Road/A40 junction? Why?

Graham Weeks ● 6369d5 Comments ● 6369d

St George's Day - Multicultural celebration?

I saw on the news today that Boris Johnson is planning a big St George's Day celebration, putting it on a par with the St Patrick's Day celebrations which were supported to a far greater extent by the previous mayor:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1163960/Boris-ignores-political-correctness-fly-Englands-flag-celebrate-St-George.htmlThis is great news for a patriotic Englishman such as myself!However, we should not forget that St George was born in Lydda (in modern day Israel) to a Roman army official from Cappadocia (in modern day Turkey) and he is not only the patron saint of England.According to Wikipedia: "St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and Moscow, Scouting, as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers."So, far from being a nationalistic celebration only for little Englanders, St George's Day is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate our diverse 21st century multi-cultural heritage. The festivities could include music, food and dance from countries such as Palestine, Ethiopia, Greece, Lithuania, Portugal, Georgia and Russia, whose descendants make up an increasing proportion of the population of this great city!

James de Vivenot ● 6399d55 Comments ● 6369d

Ealing going down market

Do the horrid plastic banners along Uxbridge Road advertising Mc Donalds,  telling us about Council tax being frozen etc bother others or is it just me,  so tacky!And I see next to the delightful pound shop on Uxbridge road on the Broadway that there is a horrid bargain basement type clothes shop and another where the natural cafe used to be.  It's awful,  and before anyone says it's because of Westfield it cannot be as this was happening before Westfield opened.  And the recession cannot be to blame as Ealing has seen off many recessions in the past.  Ealing Broadway is surrounded by middle class well off people so why are pounds shops and the like springing up?

D Moore ● 6406d107 Comments ● 6369d

Ealing on Film

The classic 'Dr Who' serial 'Spearhead From Space' was filmed on location in Ealing Broadway circa 1970. Note how the tailors' dummies suddenly spring to life in what we now know to be Marks & Spencer!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10jFdq_0THQ

Mark Poole ● 6371d5 Comments ● 6370d

Volleyball in Ealing

Hello! I was thinking it would be nice to be able to play volleyball between amateurs somewhere within the Ealing borough and, with the idea in mind of finding a cheap court where we could play, I was just wondering how many people would be actually interested in playing volleyball regularly.So, if you are amongst people like me (or know someone) who once played volleyball and would love to be able to play it again on a regular basis please do get in touch as if there is enough interests I will go ahead and try my best to find a court fairly cheap where we can enjoy playing volleyball or even better beach volley in the warmest  months!!I don't know whether I'm allowed to put my contact details in this posting so apologies if I couldn't but I'll give it a go and I'll see what happens next ...Looking forward to hearing from you!!Thanks, Valentina - 0783 497 3398 - vale.dynamic@gmail.com

Valentina Dell'Aquila ● 6370d0 Comments ● 6370d

Ealing on Film (well almost!!)

Okay so now I'm stretching it a little but with good intentions...For the Beatles fans amongst you The Strand on The Green - a 10 minute bus ride (on the no 65) from Ealing Broadway has 'The City Barge' pub which features in the 1965 Beatles movie 'Help' - check 4 minutes into the following video for the scene.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ts-2z90goI

Mark Poole ● 6371d0 Comments ● 6371d

Life Line Screening

We have recently received an invitation from Life Line Screening to have various scans to detect the likelihood of having a stroke/heart attack/etc.  Does anyone have any experience of these tests or know of anyone who has used this company.  Thanks.

Pat Kingham ● 6372d0 Comments ● 6372d

Leaflet droppers contact wanted

I'm looking for contacts to drop leaflets in Ealing W5, W3,W13 areas. Does anyone know which is the best contact?

K Gurung ● 6372d2 Comments ● 6372d

Where have all the posters gone?

... long time passingon the long weekend holiday.

Graham Weeks ● 6379d6 Comments ● 6372d

Gunnersbury Park

I couldn't find the original thread.http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/hounslowchiswick/4299626.Councils_told_to__come_clean__over_Gunnersbury_Park_costs/Is this going to be Ealing/Hounslow's Olympian fiasco?

Alan Brainsby ● 6373d2 Comments ● 6372d

Brentford Football Club - new season starts today!

Today sees the start of the 08/09 footie season so I am back urging any disillusioned/out-of-practice/latent Brentford supporters to head down to Griffin Park on August 16th for the first home game of this campaign.  I've put a bit about ticket purchases at the end of this post but please note we have a Family Ticket which covers 2 adults and up to 3 children for £20.  Yes, that is correct - £20 and 5 people get through the turnstiles.   Lots of new signings during the close season, some players known to me and others not (cut and paste this into your browser for a look at the squad: http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TeamHome/0,,10421,00.html).  I saw the Bees in action against Ipswich and Watford in pre-season friendlies and although the scores are pretty meaningless, it did provide a flavour of what football is going to look like at GP over the next 9 months.  Nathan Elder, our huge centre-forward who can jump like Les Ferdinand, has recovered from knee surgery; Alan Connell was full of his trickery and skills; Gary Smith seems to have spent the past month bossing the midfield every time he has played; Craig Pead has scored fantastic goals; one of our new boys, Marcus Bean, looks a very exciting prospect - very fast and good positional sense; and Marvin Williams, a right winger, scares me with his speed so what he will do to the opposition's defence doesn't bear thinking about.  Ben Hamer is back from Reading on a season's loan and Ian Pearce (yes, THE Ian Pearce) may be playing as a centre back for us alongside the ever-improving Karleigh Osborne.If you want to investigate season tickets, please cut and paste the link below into your browser and you'll go straight through the the right page on the Brentford FC website(http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/SeasonTickets/0,,10421~1287528,00.html).Information about matchday ticket prices can be found here (http://www.brentfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/AdmissionPrices2007-08/0,,10421~1070650,00.html) and you can buy tickets online, over the phone or in person.  Chelsea's adult tickets are £35 a pop, by the way.  I know we are not Chelsea but that's one of the attractions as far as I am concerned: we are not Chelsea.A 65, E2 or E8 bus will drop you right by the ground where you can browse in the club shop, wet your whistle at any one of the 4 pubs at the corners of the ground, grab food at The Princess Royal or a delicious burger at The Griffin (with bacon, cheese and onions if you are very hungry), have a sit-down lunch at the great greasy spoon cafe in Leyton Road, get a curry at The Watermans Arts Centre or delicious chips at The Albany Fish Bar.  Food and drink is also available inside the ground (Pukka pies, hot dogs - all the usual suspects and very enjoyable too).Hope to see you there!

Allison Franklin ● 6626d34 Comments ● 6372d

Ideas sought

As mentioned in my last post on redundancy insurance, my husband and I face the prospect of looming redundancy.  We are trying to stay upbeat about it but we are really racking our brains for a 'niche' for the old boy to work in during these troubled times. What jobs will continue to do well in a recession. We've thought of baliffs and social workers, neither of which hold any appeal........ !! He's 51, so no spring chicken and needs to earn straight away as we have no savings and he will probably get stat. minimum from his company. He's educated, practical and has years of IT experience but would be ahppy doing anything manual or intellectual. What industries carry on regardless...even thrive? Would be grateful for your thoughts.

Penny Crocker ● 6375d8 Comments ● 6373d

Any guesses who said this?

"It is scandalous that the Mayor and local authorities in London are squandering our Council Tax to puff themselves and at the same time unfairly competing with local press who will add commentary about real performance and value for money."Any guesses who said this?

Dawn Ryder ● 6383d21 Comments ● 6373d

Is there a good website/forum with advice on moving family out of London to Bucks/Surrey area?

Hi, My wife and I and 2 kids are thinking of moving out of this area to somewhere quieter with better schools probably West of London, Bucks area but possibly south towards Surrey.However we really know very little about those areas and were wondering if other people who had gone through or are going through this process had found a useful website/forum which might help to narrow down the options, ie with advice on schools & property prices & transport links to London etc?Any suggestions appreciated.

John Smith ● 6374d2 Comments ● 6374d

Artisticut

Hi, I am looking for a new hairdresser and wondered if there was any feedback about this salon in Northfields Av.

Sue Elliott ● 6377d3 Comments ● 6374d

Redundancy Insurance

Has anyone taken out this in recent times? Has it been useful/worthwhile or are there too many opt-outs/flaws/conditions to make it feasible? I've heard only bad things about it and that's usually a con.....but always worth asking. Thanks

Penny Crocker ● 6403d5 Comments ● 6375d

Health Fiar - Ealing Town Hall

Today from 11.30am to 5pm, there is a health fiar on at Ealing Town Hall, organisaed by NHS Ealing. You will be able to find out about:* Heathcare for London Consultation on Major Trauma & Stroke services* General health information* Local health information* Plus much more about the NHS Its FREE, open to the public and you can drop in any time.

Jim Wong ● 6377d3 Comments ● 6375d

HEALING IN CHISWICK

This coming Monday 20th, is the day that healers will be at the London Buddhist Vihara this month, The Avenue, W4 1UD between 11am and 1pm ready to welcome and give healing to anyone who turns up.  Healing helps any condition, through from stress to physical illness.  The healing takes about 20 minutes.  There is no charge made for the healing (all the healers are working on a voluntary basis, however, a donation is most welcome- all donations are given to the Vihara).No appointment necessary, waiting time, if any, is 5-10 minutes.  For any further information please give me a ring on 0788 189 6449.

Pat Smith ● 6376d0 Comments ● 6376d

Schools to get more recycling facilities

Here is the Press Release:"Recycling services for schools to be boosted (PR 1413)More than 500 tonnes of waste will no longer go straight to landfill each year following a decision by Ealing Council’s cabinet last night to increase recycling services to local schools.The £160,000 programme will include the purchase of a special recycling vehicle to collect food waste and cardboard from schools across the borough.   Food waste bins will be provided for school canteens, wheelie bins for outside storage, and cardboard recycling bins. All will be emptied weekly.The new service is in addition to the current paper and cans collection service provided by the council.Research conducted on waste in schools has shown that each year the new service could collect around 380 tonnes of recyclable food waste, and more than 200 tonnes of cardboard from borough schools.To support the introduction of the new recycling collections, presentations will be made at all schools to inform pupils about correct waste disposal and the importance of recycling.Councillor Sue Emment, Cabinet Member for Environment and Street Services, said: “We are committed to continually improving our recycling services, and it is great that we are expanding services to include food waste and cardboard at schools.”“This new programme will reduce the amount of food waste and cardboard ending up in landfill, and will give pupils valuable information about how to be responsible with their rubbish.”“The free recycling collection scheme will also help schools to reduce the cost of disposing of their waste.”   “To maximise our success it is important for all teachers, school staff school governors, and pupils to get involved. The council is looking forward to working more closely with local schools to roll out the programme.”"

Philippa Bond ● 6381d3 Comments ● 6377d

Charity street sellers

Is this an efficient way to raise money for charity or should they be banned?

Faith Wardle ● 6383d12 Comments ● 6377d