UP FRONT
Pretty, blooming good
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The London Mela will not be held
this summer. Instead, the organisers
Remarkable Productions will set up a
new independent trust to manage the event,
which will then be financially independent
from Ealing and Hounslow councils for the
first time. The trust will focus on bringing
the London Mela back to Gunnersbury Park
in 2017 to celebrate the 70th anniversary
of Indian independence. See page 10 for a
preview of Ealing Summer Festivals.
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A new service is bringing the
hospital to people’s homes –
allowing them to get well in familiar
surroundings during a period of severe or
sudden illness or after being discharged
from hospital. Home ward Ealing has
been set up by a partnership of local
organisations, including the council,
each contributing its own expertise
and knowledge to provide a joinedup care network. Read the full story at
ealingnewsextra.co.uk/features
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Internationally known cycling
company Brompton Bikes was due
to move into our borough in May.
Its new factory in Greenford will house
all 240 of its staff and is twice the size
of its previous base in Brentford. The
council’s regeneration team works hard
to encourage businesses to open in the
borough and Brompton follows the lead of
confectioner Ferrero, which also moved its
headquarters to Greenford last year.
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People in Ealing at risk of developing
Type 2 diabetes will be among the
first in the UK to be offered the help
of a new Diabetes Prevention Programme.
People can be referred on to the scheme
by their GP or following an NHS health
check. Currently there are 475,000 people
living with diabetes in London.
speedread
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around ealing
Summer 2016
Ealing Council was picked out from more
than 600 entrants to take part in the
Britain in Bloom Awards 2016.
Ealing was nominated by London in
Bloom to compete for the ‘large city’
category of the Royal Horticultural
Society’s national awards. It is one of 72 finalists chosen from across the
UK and the council’s parks officers will take the competition judges on a
tour of the borough’s best parks and open spaces in August.
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment
and leisure, said: “Ealing has long been famous for its lush open spaces
and has previously won gold in several London in Bloom categories. It is
a real honour to be nominated and it is a testament to our great team of
park rangers and volunteers who help keep our parks looking amazing.”
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/parks and www.rhs.org.uk
Setting up business
A workspace will open in West Ealing in the autumn, offering a
home for new and small businesses.
Ealing Council is working with Catalyst Housing, University of
West London, OPEN Ealing, InWestEaling and ContactUs on
the project which will make working space available over two
floors of St James House, in St James Avenue.
Entrepreneurs, social enterprises, homeworkers and freelancers
will be able to rent desks and meeting rooms, and also network
with each other. There may be space for a crèche, too.
The Mayor of London’s Regeneration Fund has contributed
£283,320 and a further £301,790 has come in the form of
match-funding to refurbish the office space.
Last year, the council tested the idea by setting up a co-working
space in a former insurance shop in West Ealing, and more than
250 people used it.
Council leader Julian Bell said: “This is a great opportunity
which we are pleased to support so we can help small
businesses get off the ground and enable social enterprises to
make a difference in the community. We know from our trial
last year there is a demand for more co-working space.”
To find out more, contact Lemuel Dickie-Johnson at
[email protected] or on 020 8825 7026.