Schools and families across the UK are being invited to pedal towards a greener future this September. Do you want to save money, get healthier and protect the environment? As well as have lots of fun on the journey to school? Then get involved with Cycle to School Week! This year, Cycle to School Week... Continue Reading →
Learn to sew & upcycle with Re’Store W3
Join Re'Store W3 for an interactive day of creative fashion fun to kick start your sewing journey. Learn the basics of sewing and up-cycling with Re'Store W3 at their upcoming workshops this Autumn. You'll be shown how to use a sewing machine and specialist hand stitching tools. You’ll also learn how to make items from... Continue Reading →
The Millennium Yew Maze
Free Entry to London's Yew Maze - located in the heart of Ealing If you need some tranquility in the city, we know just the place… in February 2000, an impressive 2,000 yew trees were planted to create the Brent Lodge Park Millennium Maze to celebrate. Just 10 minutes walk from Hanwell station but a... Continue Reading →
Make a difference along your local canal
Be a part of the volunteering and biodiversity programme on the Grand Union Canal in Old Oak and Park Royal. Part funded by OPDC, the Towpath Taskforce, run by the Canal and River Trust, aims to improve the environmental conditions of the canal, enhance the sense of local ownership, and invite the local community to... Continue Reading →
Zero Waste Week 4 – 8 September 2023
This week it's Zero Waste Week so here are a few tips to get you started. Did you know? The UK uses 7 million disposable coffee cups every day. By 2050 there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish. It can take over 2,000 litres of water to make a t-shirt, from growing... Continue Reading →
Ealing Cycling Campaign Leisurely Ride: Brentford Festival
Short, family-friendly ride around local parks and quiet roads, finishing at the Brentford Festival in Blondin Park. Join Ealing Cycling Campaign on their annual tradition of an end of summer family-friendly ride to the Brentford Festival in Blondin Park, Northfields. This is a short, local ride around the quiet roads, paths, canals and parks of the area,... Continue Reading →
Southall Wellbeing Way – Canalside Foraging Walking Workshop
Come along to Southall Grand Union Canal Wellbeing Way this August and take part in a foraging workshop to learn about the culinary and medicinal uses of plants growing in nature. You’ll be joined by a Kitchen Buddy Nutritional Therapist and taken round on a canalside walk in Southall to identify and highlight the culinary... Continue Reading →
Ealing Broadway free school uniform shop
Visit Ealing Broadway centre for their free School Uniform Shop on Thursday and Fridays.
Applications now open for new active travel grants
Got an idea for how to improve walking and cycling in your community? Then the Walking & Cycling Grants London may be for you! Funded by Transport for London in partnership with The London Marathon Foundation (LMF) and administered Groundwork London, the grant aims to support more people from all backgrounds to get involved in... Continue Reading →
ActForEaling (AfE) Goes Under the Ocean
On the evening of 27th July members of the ActForEaling (AfE) steering group and guests spent a riveting 40 minutes under the water as brightly coloured fish, octopus, dolphins and other sea creatures swam around them between beautiful seaweeds. But then everything began to go dark as plastic bottles and other waste fell to the... Continue Reading →