The Grosvenor pub in West Ealing to re-open at end of April
Food and Fuel, the new owners of The Grosvenor pub, met up with locals in one of their ‘Maggie’s’ outlets on New Broadway W5 last night (Tuesday 18th March). The Grosvenor name will be retained as will the stained glass and beautiful, original wooden bar and panelling. Five real ales are promised as well as English/Mediterranean/Gastro Pub food. No talk of juke boxes, pool tables or Sky Sports! Opening at 11am seven days a week with proper coffee and family friendliness this all sounds like a winner.
The refurb/rebuild has proved somewhat costly and upstairs apart from a live-in manager’s flat the function room has not yet been restored. Hopefully it will be later in the year.
Eric Leach
West Ealing businesses vote yes to spending £1m to improve West Ealing
West Ealing businesses have voted ‘yes’ to setting up a Business Improvement District in West Ealing. A BID has been operating in Ealing Broadway for some years and their BID team worked long and hard to persuade West Ealing’s traders to follow their lead. The idea behind a BID is for businesses in the area to contribute about a 1% levy on their rateable value to the BID which then uses that money on projects to improve and promote the area – safety, marketing and promotion, special events and so on. Over the West Ealing BID’s initial five years the amount raised by this levy will be £1 million. Sarah Evans of Waitrose is currently the chair elect of the West Ealing BID and other businesses will be represented on its board of directors.
I’ve said this before but it feels increasingly to me that West Ealing is changing, partly driven by Crossrail, and we wish the West Ealing BID every success in playing its part in improving West Ealing.
There’s more about this story of the Ealing Today website
( On the same theme I’m trying to find out what was said about plans for The Grosvenor pub at last night’s meeting with the owners. The essence of the plan is to turn this once run -down pub in to a gastro pub)
The Land Without Music – Questors Choir at St John’s Church Saturday 15th March
Time for Tea in West Ealing – vintage tea room comes to Pop Up Shop from 3rd March
From 3 March -15 March 2014, Tea Darling will transform #EalingPopUpShop into a vintage tearoom, where you can enjoy homemade cake while sipping a nice cuppa amongst a nostalgic British setting. At the same time you will be able to buy handmade cushions, throws, crochet items, candles and baby clothes.
The #EalingPopUpShop has been supported by the Riot Recovery Fund to help generate business in West Ealing. Opened by Ealing Council, the shop is located at 99 Broadway W13 9BP and is open from 10am-6pm, Monday to Saturday.
Charity Fundraiser Barn Dance at St James Church on Saturday 1st March from 7.30pm
Just giving a final shout out about our Charity Fundraiser Barn Dance… NEXT Saturday… ALL welcome, come alone, come with family/friends, colleagues… Great band, Raffle, Homemade Cakes… you can bring your own drinks (alcohol allowed). Tickets can be purchased on the night… so just come and join us for a great evening! & Support a local charity helping Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (1 in 4 girls & 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused during childhood)… our charity is SO needed and we need support to keep us going.
Six More Short Plays at OPENEaling – Friday 28th Feb 8pm
SIX short plays 4
Another bunch of performed readings on Friday 28th February, 8pm at OPENShop, 13 Drayton Green Road, W13 0NG.
Six plays by writers: Tom Jensen, Liam O’Grady and Wally Sewell will be performed by actors: Olivia Busby, Robert Blackwood and Joan Blackham, directed by Anthony Shrubsall.
£5 on the door
Guerrilla Gardening in West Ealing – Saturday 1st March
Christina Fox from the Northfields Allotments writes:
Some of you might know the unloved pathway between the Northfield Avenue allotments and the gardens of Loveday Road. You can see it on the google map here
We’ve* recently discovered that the pathway belongs to the allotments, which was a bit of a surprise. So we have decided to adopt it and try and tidy it up.
The short term plan is to clear the mud off the tarmac path, sow wildflowers and build a loggery for the stag beetles (which have been spotted on the allotments). We have made a start and you can see what we’ve already done here
The long term plan for the pathway – which we have named Radbourne Walk – is to manage it as a wildlife corridor. We also want ot make it a pleasant place for people too. So if you use it as a short cut or take the dog for a walk we hope you’ll find it a pleasant place to be and actually walk along with a spring in your step as you enjoy the flowers. 😉
You can find out more about what inspired us and what our plans are – here
If you are up for a bit of volunteer gardening – you’d be very welcome – even if you only spare us an hour.
The next session in on Saturday 1st March. Our aim is to clean another section of path, we’ll also sow another wildflower meadow and create the first loggery for the stag beetles.
We will be working on the lower section near Occupation Road. If you would like to volunteer bring a garden fork, spade, rake or stiff broom.
We’ll meet on the footpath at 10am on Saturday 1st March for a quick briefing and then off we go. Do let us know if you are coming (email allotmentsw13@gmail.com ) – just so we can bring enough tea bags 😉
Christina Fox
Chair: Ealing Dean Allotment Society
* We are the newly formed Ealing Dean Allotment Society – set up to manage the allotments in Northfields Avenue on behalf on our landlord Pathways. All our members are plot holders at Northfields.
The aims of the Society are:
2.1 To provide a safe, secure, accessible and well-managed allotment site for the benefit of the Members of the Society (“the Members”)
2.2 To improve and enhance the allotments for the greater convenience and enjoyment of the Members
2.3 To be a good neighbour to the local community
2.4 To conserve the allotment as a green space in a built-up area and secure its long term use as allotment gardens and a haven for wildlife and its conservation
2.5 To contribute to healthy living through open-air physical activity and the cultivation of natural food produce, flowers and fruit trees
2.6 To foster community fellowship and social relationships between Members, irrespective of age, gender, faith, race, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation.
2.7 To promote the art, science and practice of horticulture among Members and the wider community of Ealing.
Get juicy at West Ealing’s Pop Up Shop
Ealing Pop-Up Shop has re-opened its doors this week with a new trader selling freshly made fruit juices and vegetables.
The juiceCube will be based in Ealing Council’s pop-up shop, at 99 Broadway, West Ealing, until 22 February. The fruit and vegetable drinks are made while-you-wait. Check out his website www.juice-cube.co.uk
He has organised an event to celebrate his opening on Thursday 13 February, 5.30pm-8.30pm
There will be live music, table tennis and refreshments. Please make it down and circulate email to everyone who’d be interested.
For details of upcoming traders at Ealing Pop Up Shop, please visit www.ealing.gov.uk/popupshop
Let’s reverse community decline: public meeting at Ealing Town Hall Weds Feb 19th 7pm
Local Works are organising a public meeting on the Sustainable Communities Act. Please come along and hear how to use the act to protect and promote local services, shops, trade and the environment in West London. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions and make comments – we want to involve you. Food and drink will also be provided.
Wednesday 19th February 7pm – 9pm
Telfer Room, Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, W5 2BY
Chair:
Alex Runswick, Director, Unlock Democracy
Speakers:
Cllr Ranjit Dheer, Deputy Leader of Ealing Council
Nic Ferriday, Ealing Friends of the Earth
James Watson, Campaign for Real Ale, East London & City Branch
Steve Shaw, National Coordinator, Local Works
The Sustainable Communities Act has produced some great results for communities across the country. However many still do not know about its potential – government ministers have even described it as ‘Britain’s best kept secret’. Please get involved by coming along and help us get London’s councils involved too.
More information here