July 2010 Archives

Armed police stormed the area around the William Hobbayne Centre in Hanwell on Monday evening after a member of the public reported hearing gun shots.

One eyewitness said he saw around 10 officers equipped with guns outside the centre in Lower Boston Road at 6.30pm.

People will be able to have their say on a boardwalk at Brent River Park this weekend which is due to be replaced after the Council pledged £35,000 of investment.

The park rangers will be taking people on a guided walk around Long Wood, a nature reserve, to hear their views on materials to be used on the new boardwalk which is 20 years old and succumbed to rot.

A SPECTACULAR night of comedy is coming to the The Drayton Court in West Ealing this Friday and next Friday (July 30).

Comedian Tom Binns will be appearing as two hilarious characters this Friday (July 24); first as Ivan Brackenbury in the Hospital Radio Roadshow and then as "actually psychic" Ian D Montfort, which he is taking to the Edinburgh Fringe next month.

THE MAIN tent was filled with laughs as Ealing Comedy Festival got under way on Friday.

The six top-class acts packed in their side-splitting routines with their different styles ensuring there was something for everyone with a sense of humour.

There will be an evening meeting in Ealing to establish a Parents' Forum on sex education. The meeting will concentrate on Ealing Borough, but there are principles at stake which apply to the whole of the UK.

Stephen Green from Christian Voice will be speaking at the meeting, which starts at 7.30pm and will be held at Ealing Christian Centre, 268 Northfield Avenue, Ealing, LONDON W5 4UB. ECC is right opposite Northfield Tube on the Piccadilly Line and there is also good parking.

Protecting children's innocence and demanding rights as a parent to be fully informed about the content of school sex and relationships education (SRE) will be on the agenda. The latter is no more than what the 2000 DfE Guidelines state, but too many schools are not following them, and instead are ignoring parents completely.

Does it not concern you that the increasing use of 'SRE' to sexualise children, with condoms given out to 12-year-olds and school nurses giving abortion advice behind parents' backs? In addition, there is the growing trend to use the 'relationships' side of SRE, bolstered by the 2010 Equality Act, to groom children for sexual activities.

The evening is for parents, school governors, teachers, pastors and all concerned with this issue.

Also opportunity to know more about PRAY FOR SCHOOLS EALING

Pray for Schools is a partnership between CARE, Youth for Christ, Scripture Union, New Generation, Association of Christian Teachers and Churches Together England. Together these organisations promote Pray for Schools in their networks, and provide resources for Pray for Schools groups and events.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the database of schools being prayed for is facilitated by CARE. In Scotland, it is held by Scripture Union Scotland, as the Schools Prayer Network Scotland. They maintain a record of all schools in the UK which are supported by prayer groups or praying individuals at any time.

Each region has a Pray for Schools coordinator, who sends out newsletters and supports prayer groups in the region.

Suzanne Fernandes is seeking more Prayer Co-ordindators for the London Borough of Ealing and surrounding areas, if you are interested in organising prayer meetings for your school, please join us.

Should you wish to join the above event, please contact: by email or phone
Suzanne Fernandes

A man in his forties suffered a heart attack just after 5am this morning in a Hanwell street.

Police and ambulance crews were called to Church Road at the Junction of Uxbridge Road, to reports of a man aged 45-47 who had collapsed in the street.

Guests are invited to have a peek inside the Masonic Centre in Churchfield Road next month.

On Saturday August 7, the West London Masonic Centre at Churchfield House, will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm.

ARE there any youngsters out there brave enough to meet the Gruffalo? If so then they will get their chance next month in Ealing.

The character from the popular children's books by Julia Donaldson and Alex Sheffler will be appearing in person at special events at the borough's libraries.

Questors Choir will be performing a concert of English music at St Johns Church on Saturday July 10.

Tickets to 'This Sceptred Isle' cost £10 and with free entry for children.