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Film Reviews 2025

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Susan Kelly ● 256d113 Comments ● 46m

RIP Robert Redford

More than a film star but an environmentalist and a champion of independent film makers as founder of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festivalhttps://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2017/01/28/the-sundance-climate-film-festival  That film was in 2017 when we had had the the three hottest years ever.https://www.redfordcenter.org/films/anotes-ark/

Philippa Bond ● 4h1 Comments ● 2h

FREE Electrical Fixing and Training Workshop - October 2025

Ealing – 9th October 2025Are you ready for a new career? 🛠️ Action West London are offering FREE Electrical Fixing and Training Workshops in West London.Our first workshop will be with our partners at Greener Ealing and is on 9th October in Greenford.At this workshop you will learn:✅How you can get into a career in repairing small electrical items✅Get the chance to watch small electrical repairs take place ✅Find out how we can help you in pursuing a funded electrical fixing qualification, and start a new career path.This opportunity is for you if: ✅ You are unemployed. ✅ You live in one of the following west London boroughs, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Brent or Richmond. ✅ You're interested in learning how to fix small electrical items.Learn a new skill, get certified, and help the planet! 🌍Find out more and register your interest: https://actionwestlondon.org.uk/projects/repair-learn/

Zahra Shah ● 2d1 Comments ● 4h

Market Research for West London Sauna & Plunge Facility

Dear Neighbours,I am doing some market research for a new Nordic-style, sauna & cold plunge facility in west London. East and south have the wonderful community sauna baths but there's nothing similar in the west. Please can you take 2 mins to answer these short questions and share the survey link with anyone who might be interested in this. All answers are anonymous and you don't need to log into anything to respond. https://forms.gle/uLa8maa2xq1HCKBA7

Clare McKenna ● 1d0 Comments ● 1d

Racket from Gunnersbury Park

I live in the Goldsmith’s Estate area and have been subjected to the appalling noise  (racket)from the ‘festival’ in Gunnersbury Park for 2 days now!! Those living near the park you have my sympathy. You can register your complaint to Hounslow Council on 0208 583 2222. Ealing Council can only pass any complaint to Hounslow.

Louisa Asker ● 4d3 Comments ● 3d

Missing Tabby Cat

Our tabby cat Lola has gone missing. She is part British Shorthair so has a very round flat face and is quite stocky. She is microchipped but does not have a collar.  We live in Chaucer Road and Lola often hangs round in our cul de sac. She can be very friendly. Recently though she has taken to going further afield including propping up the bar in Vindinista.  Last week she appeared with a blue collar on so someone may have taken her in thinking she is a stray. We took the collar off.  We haven’t seen her now for six days. Please let me know if you see her. Thanks Jo

Jo Warren ● 7d0 Comments ● 7d

The Talbot pub tower

I'm still not entirely convinced that this application is real but rather is an elaborate prank. It makes no sense. A pub couldn't survive there without flats above it with residents complaining about the noise so you aren't going to be able to get a tenant to take it on. It might be worth keeping an eye on what Ealing Council can and will do to make sure that an active pub is a condition of permission to build and continued occupancy of the flats. The danger is that the upper floors get build and then a few years later the pub is converted to residential because it is unviable.

Alan Fairchild ● 13d4 Comments ● 8d

Pond in Acton Park

Evening all,Anyone know what has happened to the pond in Acton park (it has looked somewhat sick for a while now ) and if the council has plans to revive ?

Tom James ● 69d8 Comments ● 9d

37 Housing Units in Acton

Whoever gave planning permission for this development - clad in firewood?Who designed it?Why did Ealing Building Control not notice the significant structural defects.Can we have a list of the heads which will be rolling, please?

Robert Shaw ● 41d17 Comments ● 11d

Ealing Council ‘well-led’ according to expert review  😁

Ealing Council ‘well-led’ according to expert reviewNews - 28 August 2025A new report from a team of independent senior local government figures has concluded that Ealing Council is ‘well-led’ and ‘moving in the right direction’. The Local Government Association (LGA) recently sent a delegation of experienced council leaders  and senior council officers to conduct a comprehensive review of Ealing Council’s finance, performance and governance. The team spent 4 days at the council providing ‘robust, strategic and credible’ challenge to the council’s senior management as part of a Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC), providing a ‘critical friend’ assessment.   In their final report, the team notes that: Ealing Council is well-led and demonstrates ‘effective and collaborative political and managerial leadership,’ noting that both council leader Peter Mason and the council’s chief executive, Tony Clements, are ‘widely respected’ the council has ‘achieved much under the current political and managerial leadership’ and is moving forward in the right direction with a ‘strong and purposeful vision for change’ the council is focused on improving outcomes for its residents across the 7 towns, and the peer review team observed clear evidence of a ‘transformative drive within the council’ to establish the foundations to achieve this vision  in particular, it’s been a ‘significant achievement’ to move children’s services in the borough from ‘Requires Improvement’ before May 2024, to ‘Good’ today. The report also highlighted the borough’s success as:one of the top 3 performing councils for recycling in Londonbeing rated among best performing councils in London for dealing with planning applicationsPrioritiesThe council has 9 ‘resident-focussed priorities’ and 3 cross-cutting objectives around climate, equalities, and jobs. The peer team noted there is a ‘robust’ performance management framework in place to help deliver the plan. In addition, the council’s new Connected Communities vision – putting residents lived experiences at the heart of decision-making – has the potential to ‘radically transform outcomes’ for the residents of Ealing and the way the council operates.Council leader Peter Mason said: “When I became leader, we set out to become the kind of open, transparent and inclusive council I knew the residents of Ealing wanted us to be. I’m incredibly proud that the improvements we have secured have been recognised by the LGA in their thorough and independent review. “We continue to be relentlessly focused on getting the basics right, holding ourselves to the standards that our residents expect from us, and being ruthlessly efficient in getting the best value for taxpayers’ money. We know we still have more to do, as we always will.”He added: “This is the heart of our new approach to building stronger communities, full of pride, identity and purpose. Ensuring everyone gets to benefit from the growing prosperity in our seven towns. Delivering on our promise to give people power and control over the future of their neighbourhoods.”Read the full report on the council’s website.https://www.aroundealing.com/news/ealing-council-well-led-according-to-expert-review/Forum Home

Rosco White ● 20d4 Comments ● 12d

Octopus Energy

Hi,Just wondered if anyone is a customer of Octopus Energy and what has been their experiences with them.Considering transferring to them. Thanks,

Ana Strachan ● 36d6 Comments ● 13d

Met ENGAGE

Dear Residents If you would like to be updated with local issues and operations from your local police please e mail me with your name and address and i will add you on to Met Engage so you can keep up to date. You can also contact your local police though this new system. My Email Address is sarah.kearney@met.police.uk

Sarah Kearney ● 13d0 Comments ● 13d

Missing ginger and white cat called Buddy

Birkbeck Rd/Burlington Gardens area. Over a week and much missed by family and their little girl.  Please let me know if any sightings and please check sheds/garage. Many thanks

Mel O'Brien ● 37d5 Comments ● 13d

Acton Post Office

For those who are not already awareAt the Post Office we are continually looking to refresh our network and ensure we meet our customerneeds. I’m therefore pleased to let you know that we are planning to open a new Post Office in yourarea in Chatime, 96 High Street, Acton, W3 6QX on Tuesday 08 July 2025 at 13:00.The service will be one of our local style branches with a low-screened, open-plan Post Office servicepoint carefully integrated into the retail counter. Customers will be able to carry out a wide range ofPost Office transactions alongside retail purchases. The new service will offer long opening hours,with the Post Office opening hours in line with the retail business.

Maire Lowe ● 95d17 Comments ● 15d

Opting out of the Winter Fuel Payment

If your income is over 35k and, like me, you don't want HMRC monkeying about with your tax code any more than they do already, then you have until September 14th to opt out online.https://submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/7964/opt-out-of-winter-fuel-payment/29643

Susan Kelly ● 18d0 Comments ● 18d

Vote for your favourite independent cinema

https://www.bifa.film/coty-vote/I've put my vote in for Act One. Please feel free to join me.

Susan Kelly ● 22d5 Comments ● 20d

Acton Real Ale Festival (29th-31st Aug)

Welcome to the second Acton Real Ale festival.In cooperation with our friends at Portobello Brewery, we have curated a selection of more than 20 cask ales from a wide range of independent, provincial and micro breweries, with styles including mild, best bitter, porter, IPA, stout, real cider and much much more! Our friends at the Pint of Hops beer shop will be complementing these with a choice of international bottled beers.You will be able to vote for your favourite beer and the winner will be announced on Sunday evening. Last year's winner was Brentwood’s Marvellous Maple Mild. Were that not enough, we have arranged a panoply of entertainment, with comedy acts on Friday, live music on Saturday, and a charity raffle and table quiz on Sunday to raise funds for Stonewall Housing. There will also be a barbecue on all three days with V/VG options available. Children and families more than welcome until 1900h all three days.Our core range of rotating cask ales, keg craft lager and cider, Guinness and a rare cherry sour beer, along with fine wines, soft/hot drinks and bar snacks will of course also be on offer.Please join us at the West London Trades Union Club on Friday 29th August, Saturday 30st Aug/Sunday 31st Aug: 12pm - 11pm. You will find us at 33-35 High Street, Acton, W3 6ND (look for the red door) on the Uxbridge Road. All are welcome, entry is free.PUBLIC TRANSPORT:From the West, buses SL8, 207, E3, 218, 266, 70, 440 stop at Acton Old Town Hall.From the East, buses SL8, 207, 70, 440, 218 stop at Acton Central Station.On the Overground, Acton Central Station is approximately a 6 minute walk away. Turn left out of the station and take the first left down Birkbeck Road. On reaching the main road, we are across and to the right.On the Tube, Acton Town is a 15-minute walk away, or take the E3/70 bus; alternatively, go to Turnham Green and take the E3 bus.For accessibility assistance please see our website: https://wltuc.com/accessWe are looking forward to seeing you! If you have any queries, please email Emily at secretary@wltuc.com.

Patrick Green ● 24d2 Comments ● 20d

North China Restaurant

We moved out of Acton to North Devon a few years ago and this evening over a Chinese meal, we were discussing the times when we used to eat at or order from the North China in Acton.Imagine our shock to discover, according to a TripAdvisor review, that the owner, Lawrence, sadly died in 2023 (the review from 2024 just quotes "last year"). Lawrence was a friend to our family for many years. It's good to see that this Acton staple is still going as reviews are still being posted, so it is obviously in safe hands.

James Vertigan ● 62d1 Comments ● 23d

CV update required

My laptop has packed up and I need to add my current job to my CV asap.  If anyone knows a CV service or can do this, I will pay for their time!

Danielle Fox ● 24d0 Comments ● 24d