UP FRONT
A healthy reward
Hundreds of residents can look forward to
healthier futures thanks to the efforts of Ealing
Council employee Sapna Chauhan to encourage
people to have NHS health check screening.
Sapna Chauhan
Sapna’s exceptional efforts as part of the
council’s public health team have been
recognised in its annual staff awards, with her
being named Employee of the Year.
Over the last year the uptake of health checks in the borough has
been increased by 14 percentage points, an unprecedented amount
that puts Ealing among the best areas of London and the country.
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk for more information.
Heritage register
A Victorian pillar box, remnants of old walls in
Acton and a few well-known pubs are just some
of the new additions to Ealing Council’s list of
heritage assets which has been updated for the
first time in 13 years. The new list contains more than
1,000 locally listed buildings, structures and monuments of architectural
or historical importance, and is in addition to the borough’s 300 statutory
listed heritage assets and 29 conservation areas. The buildings were
assessed in accordance with English Heritage guidelines. The Local
Heritage Register will now be updated annually. Visit www.ealing.gov.uk
Under scrutiny
Four new scrutiny panels have been set up by the council to give
you the chance to air your views, and to hear evidence from experts.
The contracts, demands and partnerships panel will make
recommendations on how contract arrangements can be made
more efficient. The Ealing 360 Degrees panel will
look at a wide range of council operations. An
‘Ealing’s customers’ panel will examine how the
council engages with residents and businesses.
And the Ealing 2024 panel will endeavour to
understand what the borough will be like in
10 years’ time. Get involved – email
[email protected] or call 020 8825 7497.
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Autumn 2014
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The biggest change to voter
registration in a lifetime has taken
place with a new, individual electoral
registration (IER) system. Up until now, one
person was asked to register all eligible
adults in their household. Now, in a bid to
reduce the risk of fraud, everyone eligible
to vote will have to register themselves
individually. Ealing residents who are already
on the electoral roll are automatically moved
to the new IER system. They will have
received letters over the past couple of
months asking them to check their details
and make corrections if necessary. If the
details are correct, no action is necessary.
People who are not on the electoral
roll can register online easily, but postal
registration is also available. To find out
more about the changes go to
www.gov.uk/yourvotematters. Or, to register
to vote go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
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More than 300 cyclists of all ages
joined free, guided bike rides on an
11-mile route through the borough.
Led by experienced marshals, the council’s
Ticket to Ride event started at both
Gunnersbury Park and Brent Lodge Park
in Hanwell. The route took cyclists along
roads, the canal towpath and through parks.
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/cycling
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Council leader Julian Bell was
recently appointed to the
executive of London Councils as
lead on transport and environment
for the coming year. London Councils
represents all 32 boroughs in the capital
and works with the government and
other organisations to get the best deal
for Londoners. He