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SUMMER15 EDITORIAL 16 19 39 45 Contents 4 UP FRONT: War heroes 24 HELP AVAILABLE: FGM story 5 LEADER’S NOTES: Julian Bell’s thoughts 27 SUMMER FUN: Time for the festivals 6 UP FRONT: Round-up, including flower power and school changes 34 WASTE TRAIL: Where did it go? 12 HIVE OF ACTIVITY: Hanwell Community Centre 14 FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Hygiene comes first 16 ‘JOB I WANTED’: Apprenticeships work 19 LIFE CHANGING: A foster carer’s tale There is a lot else going on in this edition, ranging from how cycling has changed a woman’s life (p20) to finding out where your recycling went (p34) – and from a foster carer with a heart-warming tale (p19) to a woman’s story of female genital mutilation (p24). Richard Nadal EDITOR 36 MAKING IT WORK: Reducing disruption Register online for Around Ealing Extra updates at www.ealing.gov.uk/register Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/aroundealing for more 37 TRANSFORMERS: Community project funds PUBLISHER Ealing Council, Marketing and Communications, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing W5 2HL, Tel: 020 8825 5000 39 BUSINESS-LIKE: Helping small firms 40 SOUTHALL BROADWAY: Project gains praise 45 THE GOVERNOR: It could be you 46 LOCAL HISTORY: Waterloo, and Acton riot 49 CARE CHANGES: Adult Care Act 20 CYCLE OF LIFE: ‘Cycling changed me’ 50 COUNCILLORS 22 COLLECTION CHANGES: Recycling and refuse 55 WHAT’S ON: Council-run events EDITOR Richard Nadal, [email protected] ADVERTISING [email protected] 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. Summer 2015 Around Ealing Sum15_v8.indd ‘The job I always wanted’ Apprentices’ career boost p16 Life changer s: Could you foster? p19 Transformers: Neighbourhood projects p37 Join the carnival Ealing Summer Festivals p27 WIN comedy tickets p28 FRONT COVER: Enjoying the procession at last year’s Acton Carnival. 10 PARTY AND PLAY: Animal fun and play area An annual occurrence, of course, is the Ealing Summer Festivals, and you can whet your appetite for the excellent array of entertainment on four pages, from page 27 – including a chance to win tickets to the comedy festival. ACTON EALING GREENFORD HANWELL NORTHOLT PERIVALE SOUTHA LL 9 UP FRONT: Healthy meals I t appears to be a time rich with milestones. This year is the 50th anniversary of Ealing Council in its current form, you may be interested to know; but it is also the anniversary of historical events of a much wider significance, two of which you can read about on pages 46-47. Meanwhile, a century on from the First World War, two local soldiers who died in the combat have been recognised (see page four). 1 around ealing Summer 2015 3