Greenford

26 Nov 2015

Litten: Nature’s gift

It feels like you are being transported into a secret garden when you walk through the gate of the Litten Nature Reserve, reports Neelum …

22 Nov 2015

Around Ealing magazine – Winter 2015/16

The nights have closed in; the festive lights are appearing; text messages are typed with numbed fingers; journeys home seem to take that little …

19 Nov 2015

Quiz: How is your local knowledge?

Have a go at our quiz and see how much you know on local history. Dr Jonathan Oates, the borough archivist and Around Ealing …

17 Nov 2015

First World War: The local war years, 1914-18

Originally serialised by us between August 2014 and March 2015, in five instalments, to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War, we …

11 Nov 2015

Second World War: ‘We never saw our parents again’

On 27 January 2015 it will be the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi’s nefarious Auschwitz concentration camp. A tree is planted …

4 Nov 2015

The human face of war

A two-minute silence will be held on the steps of Ealing Town Hall to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday, 11 November at 11am. The …

1 Nov 2015

An obscure little river?

Is that what you think of Ealing’s river, the River Brent, asks borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates? It flows through Greenford and Hanwell before …

30 Oct 2015

What’s in a name? Our town’s origins

Our borough has reached a milestone. It was 45 years ago when, in 1965, the old boroughs of Ealing, Acton and Southall were abolished. …

21 Oct 2015

The art of democracy

To mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, an exhibition is being held in libraries across the borough. The exhibition opened in June with …

20 Oct 2015

When the Olympics were on our doorstep

This summer, London will make Olympic history by becoming the first city to host the Games for a third time, Dr Martin Polley writes. …

20 Oct 2015

War memorials to fallen locals

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day form an important part of the national calendar in November, and it is when the country’s many memorials to …

20 Oct 2015

Greenford’s forgotten mansions

Most of Greenford’s houses were built in the 1930s and range from maisonettes to semi-detached. However, fewer than a hundred years ago, there were several …

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Greenford

Litten: Nature’s gift

Around Ealing magazine – Winter 2015/16

Quiz: How is your local knowledge?

First World War: The local war years, 1914-18

Second World War: ‘We never saw our parents again’

The human face of war

An obscure little river?

What’s in a name? Our town’s origins

The art of democracy

When the Olympics were on our doorstep

War memorials to fallen locals

Greenford’s forgotten mansions

Locations

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