Come along for a fun, family-friendly day of repair and recycling with ReActon at Acton Gardens Community Centre. On Saturday 17 January from 11am-2 pm, we will have lots of reuse, repair and recycling activities, including learning to mend clothes and repairing small electricals (fully booked). Book slots here for activities: Clothes Repair booking New... Continue Reading →
Come along to West Ealing Community Library for their School Uniform free shop and swap on Saturday, 10 January from 10 am to 12 noon. Pick up to 4 school uniform items per child for free. Drop off any items that have got too small. Location West Ealing Community Library, Melbourne Avenue, West Ealing, London... Continue Reading →
Recycle your real Christmas trees with Ealing Council at local parks, doorstep collection service and Greenford reuse and recycling centre. If you have enjoyed a Christmas tree in Ealing this winter, please dispose of it responsibly. It is estimated that over 6 million real Christmas trees bought each year by UK households. Ealing Council will... Continue Reading →
Feel like you have been buying too much stuff in the run-up to Christmas or New Year holidays? Visit the Ealing Library of Things website. This allows you to rent useful household items from your local high street, including: carpet cleaners, drills, hedge trimmers, sewing machines, wall paper strippers, ladders, strimmers, saws, DIY toolkits, tile... Continue Reading →
Christmas is a time to spend with friends and family, but it’s also the time when we over-indulge. So lets get Christmas waste busting and reduce the rubbish we produce in Christmas 2025. December and January create the most waste of all the months of the year because of Christmas over indulgence and buying too... Continue Reading →
Let’s make this winter, a money saving, eco-friendly one by getting inspiration at the ReActon Winter waste busting event on Saturday 6 December, from 1pm-4pm. At Acton Gardens Community Centre, there will be a Christmas jumper swap where you can get a jolly seasonal jumper for free. Plus Ealing Repair café will be there for... Continue Reading →
Ealing Repair Café, a group of volunteers based in Ealing have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2025. They encourage and run sessions on clothes and textiles mending to inspire and encourage people to get the most out of their clothes. Ealing Repair Cafe started in spring 2019 and run regular friendly gatherings... Continue Reading →
Ealing Council signs up to a national voluntary agreement to tackle the millions of tonnes of food that are wasted every year. What’s involved with the UK Food & Drink Pact The council has committed to supporting the reduction of local food waste, tackling food and drink related carbon emissions and promoting responsible water management. Ealing Council has long championed local... Continue Reading →
Donate your spare and unloved Christmas jumpers at one of our drop off points around Acton and Ealing. The Christmas jumpers are for the ReActon free swap running in Acton on Saturday, 6th December. Each year, millions of us search for the perfect Christmas jumper to celebrate with friends, colleagues and family. Yet almost one in... Continue Reading →
Reusable nappies work out cheaper long term than disposable, kinder to the planet as well as kinder to your pockets too. Give reusable nappies a go with the Ealing 135 reusable nappy bank, where you can borrow a trial kit for 3 weeks for £25, which includes advice and guidance. Saving money with reusable nappies On average, a... Continue Reading →
