September 2013

Aviation Noise - Submissions to the Airports Commission

In September 2013, Ealing Aircraft Noise Action Group (EANAG) and EFRA submitted responses to the Airports Commission about the effects of aviation noise.  Click on the link below to see the full text.

EANAG's submission

Posted 26 Sep 2013

Consultation on Betting Shops and Local Gambling Policies

STOP PRESS  28 September 2013

Since we uploaded this story, we have learnt that the council's web team has taken down the consultation.  Pat Gilmore, Ealing Council’s Licensing Manager is very happy to receive emailed responses over the weekend.

We have prepared an MS Word version of the council’s questionnaire, which you may want to complete and email to her at: gilmorep@ealing.gov.uk.

Posted 26 Sep 2013

Local Transport Plan Consultation

In September 2013 EFRA responded to Ealing Council’s consultation on its Transport Plan 2014-17.  Our response focused on:

Posted 26 Sep 2013

Log Cabin Quiz Night

Get your friends together to form teams of 8.  Fewer than 8 of you?  The organisers will be happy to put you with others to form a team.  All proceeds to go to the Log Cabin charity for children with special needs and disabilities.  See www.logcabin.org.uk for more information about the charity.

A delicious fish and chip supper is included, and the cost is only £15 per person.

Posted 24 Sep 2013

Ward Forum

Topics will include: 

  • Police re-organisation: someone from the police will attend and answer questions
  • New community notice board
  • Bramley Gardens - needs a new notice board
  • Traffic schemes and changes to Northfields Station forecourt
  • Parking
  • Ealing Fields Free School update

Please note that we have checked with the ward forum team and the location above (St Paul's Church Hall) is correct.  The council is in the process of updating its website.

Posted 19 Sep 2013

Paying for Visitor Parking in CPZs - Change in Council's Contractor

An EFRA member contacted us about a letter circulated by the Council in early September concerning changes to the parking scheme for visitors in CPZs.  The letter did not have a letter head and yet was requesting credit/debit card details.  We alerted our local Councillors, concerned that this might be a scam.  Our councillors followed it up and discovered that the letter was genuine.  The Council acknowledged it had handled the communication poorly (click Posted 18 Sep 2013

Bus Routes and Proposed Hospitals Reorganisation

At the end of August, EFRA responded to the London Assembly Transport Committee's investigation into bus services in London.  We were responding specifically in relation to the announced hospital reorganisation in North West London.

The key points we made were:

Posted 15 Sep 2013