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4 May 2020

How to celebrate VE Day safely

Residents of Ealing are being encouraged to get involved in the national celebrations for VE Day 75 on Friday (8 May), with a range …

1 May 2020

Flags, rosettes, ribbons and fires: VE Day

This year, the early May bank holiday has been moved to a Friday (8 May) instead of a Monday to commemorate Victory in Europe …

2 Mar 2020

War hero’s 10 incredible escapes in his own words

To the Germans, he was ‘one of the most dangerous characters in the country’; to fellow prisoners he was an inspiration and a hero. …

18 Feb 2020

Trunk reunited with family of wartime flying ace

A trunk belonging to a local First World War hero, with a story worthy of Hollywood, has been successfully reunited with his family after …

23 Jan 2020

Service for Holocaust Memorial Day

Ealing Council’s annual service to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will be held on Monday (27 January) at Brentside High School. The mayor of Ealing, …

1 Dec 2019

Did trunk discovered in shed belong to local war ace?

A trunk seemingly belonging to a local First World War hero with a remarkable tale has been uncovered in someone’s garden. And the public …

5 Nov 2019

Services to remember and reflect in silence

Members of the public are invited to join councillors and council staff who will be observing a two-minute silence outside Ealing Town Hall at …

27 Aug 2019

September prompts a look to the past and the future

This September represents the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War. It is also the month when thousands of children and …

9 Aug 2019

Evacuation of children from Ealing in 1939

Concerns about aerial bombing if the Second World War broke out led to plans being drawn up for the evacuation of children from London …

20 Jun 2019

Ealing’s link to the first flight across the Atlantic

Last week (14-15 June) marked a significant date in aviation: The 100-year anniversary of the first ever non-stop flight over the Atlantic. It was …

6 Jun 2019

D-Day: ‘The hour so long awaited has come’

With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that ushered in a long and hard-fought, but ultimately successful, ending to the Second …

2 Mar 2019

European refugees in Ealing during the last century

London’s population has always been one of comings and goings and migration and immigration; but in the last century, Ealing welcomed a number of …

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Ealing Council will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 with a ceremony in Perceval House on Monday 27 January. The event is taking place …

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How to celebrate VE Day safely

Flags, rosettes, ribbons and fires: VE Day

War hero’s 10 incredible escapes in his own words

Trunk reunited with family of wartime flying ace

Service for Holocaust Memorial Day

Did trunk discovered in shed belong to local war ace?

Services to remember and reflect in silence

September prompts a look to the past and the future

Evacuation of children from Ealing in 1939

Ealing’s link to the first flight across the Atlantic

D-Day: ‘The hour so long awaited has come’

European refugees in Ealing during the last century

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