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Long Wood
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INTERVIEW
WEST LONDON FILM OFFICE
Behind the laughs Reel Life #2
We meet Simon Randall,
the funny man behind
the comedians at Ealing
Comedy Festival
Eddie the Eagle, Vic Reeves
and ex-cricketer Graeme
Swann have all been filming
WILDLIFE
LOCAL EVENT
Ealing’s
river
Stag dos
and don’ts
The Big
Lunch
Local historian
looks back at the
life of the River
Brent
Britain’s largest
stag beetles are
in decline and
need your help
Hopefully the
sun is shining on
Sunday, 7 June
for a big lunch
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Elections in Ealing
In May, three members of parliament (MPs) were voted
for by residents to represent Ealing Central and Acton
(Rupa Huq, Labour), Ealing North (Steve Pound,
Labour) and Ealing-Southall (Virendra Sharma, Labour)
constituencies. A council by-election in Northfield ward
was won by Fabio Conti (Conservative). Full results at
www.ealing.gov.uk/elections
around ealing
Summer 2015
Ealing Council has been carrying out conservation work in
Southall’s Long Wood and Tentelow Wood to help protect
two of the borough’s remaining bluebell habitats.
Nearly half of the world’s bluebell population is in the UK,
but it still remains Britain’s most threatened woodland
flower. The council’s park rangers have been taking steps
in the ancient woodlands to encourage the growth and
spread of the iconic spring bloom.
HISTORY STORIES
6
Saving bluebells
Sadly, bluebells are in decline, because of the loss of
much of their native woodland habitat. But the rangers
have thinned some of the non-native trees to improve the
natural light and also scattered bluebell seeds.
Read the full story here
Music with bite
West Ealing SoundBite Festival, which is supported
by the council’s Elthorne and Walpole ward forums,
returns on Saturday, 12 September.
The free, one-day music and food festival is held
in Dean Gardens, West Ealing, with residents and
businesses coming together to celebrate the town’s
rich diversity. This year’s festival is also sponsored
by InWestEaling, Pathways charity and Affinity
Sutton. The festival will run between 1-9pm. For
more information, line-ups and the latest news visit
www.soundbitefestival.org
You can also find the West Ealing Soundbite
Festival on Facebook and follow it on Twitter using
SoundBiteEaling.