In preparation for the golden jubilee, the organisers wish to contact all the girls who took part stretching back to the 60s.
]]> The organisers are also keen to get hold of old photos and are calling for local businesses to get involved for 2010.Call Elaine Hill on 07788 585 857 or Fiona Mascoll Betts on 07775 583 577 to find out more.
]]>A Halloween fundraiser was a big success in Hanwell on Saturday night, raising more than 300 for a little girl who has cancer.
Robyn Higgins (7) has stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer and her family needs to raise £300,000 to send her to a specialist hospital in New York for a revolutionary antibody treatment that could save her life.
]]> Staff at Angela Francis Salon in Greenford Avenue, Hanwell held a Halloween fundraiser and raised a fantastic £345 for Robyn.They did 'spooky' hair designs for children along with tricks and treats.
The Cuckoo cafe across the road on the Greenford Avenue also chipped in by dressing up for their evening customers and donating all desserts, sweets and coffees to the appeal.
The salon will be running other fundraising events for Robyn in the coming months including a carol singing evening with mince pies and mulled wine in December.
To find out more information and also to donate to Robyn Higgins Appeal please go to www.robynhiggins.com.
]]>Father-of-three Peter Greedy, who lives in Hanwell, got plaudits from the BCA for inventing the Greeper, the shoelace which never comes undone.
]]> Mr Greedy said he had his 'eureka' moment while driving down the motorway in 2001. He was, like many parents frustrated about the constant state of his young children's laces - regularly undone, frayed and tatty.Not convinced that 'non-lace' options were the answer he set out to devise an alternative to traditional lace-up shoes when he had an image of what would become the Greeper shoelace system.
After six years or research and development, he finally came up with the revolutionary design and it was patented soon after.
He said: "The sports market has responded extremely positively to Greeper laces because of the obvious health and safety benefits, where people cannot ever trip on their undone laces."
The latest draft masterplan for the regeneration of the Green Man Lane estate will be available for public view and comment this weekend at Jubilee Hall, at the top of Green Man Lane, West Ealing.
Members of the public, particularly residents of the estate, neighbours and local stakeholders, are invited to come and view the plan and to give their feedback on the work done so far.
Refreshments will be available.
Current plans for the project will see the phased demolition of the 464 homes on the estate and 346 new properties built for affordable rent and 91 for shared ownership. A further 309 homes are being planned and will be available to buy outright.
In addition to providing new homes and community facilities, the redevelopment is aimed at linking the estate more effectively to West Ealing town centre and contributing to the regeneration of the wider area and community.
For more information, visit www.greenmanlane.co.uk
Regular updates will be posted as well as dates of working group meeting and future events and information about the design and construction process.
]]> Simon Hall, A2Dominion's head of Community Development, said: "The new website gives residents a central, easily accessible place to find out more about the regeneration process and provide feedback to the regeneration project team."Local residents are key to the success of this project and all of the partners are committed to ensuring that residents are as involved as possible in the design and delivery of the redevelopment programme."
To visit the website, visit www.greenmanlane.co.uk
]]>The 15 students of Brentside High School in Greenford Avenue, Hanwell, were linked with pupils from the Ferences Gimnazium in Budapest, Hungary earlier this year.
]]> Following the link, two artists from Hungary came to the school to help the year eight pupils with their drawing and together, they created large pieces of art which reflected aspects of the River Thames and Danube.They even boarded a boat from Westminster to Greenwich to get to grips with the River Thames.
The collection was displayed at the OXO Tower on The South Bank and the art work will also be displayed in Paris and Budapest later this year.
Mike Roddy, Arts College Director, said: "Our students and teachers were very excited about exhibiting their art work in such a prominent and prestigious setting.
"All of us are now looking forward to exhibiting again at the festival next year and continuing our partnerships with other European schools."
The event was part of the Thames Festival Trust in partnership with the British Councils' Connecting Classrooms initiative and sponsored by the Mayor of London.
]]>The school will be taking part in The Big Knit, an event involving Age Concern, Innocent Smoothies and Sainsburys.
Anyone who is interested in lending support should visit the school in Oaklands Road at 2.30pm on Friday and join in.
]]>Father Richard Nesbitt, who was ordained in June 2007, is currently serving as assistant priest in the Parish of Our Lady and St Joseph.
]]> Fr Richard will replace Fr Chris Vipers, who has held the post since 2001, and will be helping people who have heard the calling from God.He said: "With the grace of God I look forward to continuing the strong foundations left behind by Fr Chris and with our new Archbishop and a new team, I will be working with them as well as with priests and laity across the diocese to encourage and nurture new vocations to the priesthood."
Fr Richard will be based at Allen Hall, the Diocesan Seminary and can be contacted on 020 7349 5624.
]]>A flat on the ground floor was partly damaged by the fire and a man was treated by The London Ambulance Service at the scene.
The brigade was called at 5:53am and the fire was under control by 6:53am.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
British Waterways donated over 2,000 sq m of land alongside the Grand Union Canal to The Charity of William Hobbayne, as part of an initiative to encourage first-time allotment holders.
]]> The land, which will host 18 'baby-grow' starter plots, has been gifted on a lease to the community-focussed charity as part of British Waterways' commitment to schemes which are tackling the national shortage of available growing spaces.Angela Wallis, local resident and trustee of the William Hobbayne Charity said: "This is a fantastic new project for us.
"We recently had to close our waiting list as the demand is so great in this area. These new plots mean that we can get more people involved sooner than we had hoped for."
]]>Admission is free and the evening will include Christian worship which is open to people from all faiths.
For more information, call 020 8991 0164.
]]>Mohammed Hosseiny, 31, who owns Persian Palace, Uxbridge Road, West Ealing, pleaded guilty to the offence at Ealing Magistrates' Court last month.
]]> He was fined £800 and ordered to pay £545 costs.Hosseiny, of St Peters Way, Ealing, was unable to produce waste transfer notes from November 19 and January 8 to show he was disposing of the business's waste correctly.
He said he had been taking the waste to Greenford Re-use and Recycling Centre
himself but was unable to prove this with waste transfer notes.
Hosseiny has since joined up the council's scheme to take away his rubbish.
]]>The mural, which took about three weeks to finish, is the work of artist-in-residence Dean Tweedy, who also had input from children at the school in South Road.
Dennis Hollywood, 19, set off from Centre Point in central London last Friday to walk over 400 miles to Glasgow.
]]> He hopes to raise £5,000 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and has already raised £1,500. Dennis said he was inspired to do a fund-raising walk having lost loved ones to cancer.He said: "I know its going to be tough but I want to do this. It's for a good cause and I want to raise money for a charity which has given me and my family a lot of support and with youth on my side, there has never been a more perfect time to do such a challenge. I want to do all I can to help."
Dennis has been training for weeks in the gym working on his personal fitness in the run up to his charity walk.
He has also completed a number of practice walks to get used to the distance as he plans to be walking 20 miles a day.
Mum Beverley, who joined Dennis on his first day said "I'm so proud of Dennis, he's organised the whole thing himself and is so determined to do it."
Dennis is being spurred on by family and friends, who are joining him for parts of the walk and he hopes to arrive in Glasgow on August 26, 40 days after he first set off.
You can find out more about how Dennis is getting on and pledging your support by visiting the website www.justgiving.com/londontoglasgow.
]]>The kitchen was damaged by smoke and fire after the owner forgot about a pan with oil heating up on the stove.
There were no smoke alarms and no injuries were reported.
Ealing Fire Crew contained the flames within an hour and a half.
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