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My family is moving to Ealing and is looking for a primary school for my Year 2 daughter. We are choosing between Montpelier Primary School and North Ealing Primary School. Academic aspect is particularly important to us because we aim for grammar schools, but others, such as personal development, school staff, and school clubs, matter too. Could some parents who may have children in either school share some opinions or knowledge? Thank you so much!

Hey everyone,

I’m considering adding a 16m² summer house with a toilet to my garden in Ealing and wanted to see if anyone here has done something similar. Is it possible/legal?
If so, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience, was it straightforward in terms of permissions(afaik there is no permission required), and are there any companies or contacts you’d recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

A Jewish friend introduced me to Cholla bread a couple of years ago, but since they moved abroad, I can’t get it anywhere.

Been to so many bakeries in Ealing to no avail.

Can anyone tell me if there’s anywhere in Ealing that I can get good Cholla bread?

Hi, me and my husband along with our 1 yea old twins are planning to move to someplace closer to London or in one of the boroughs- potentially Ealing as the new workplace is in Paddington. What are the nicer/ family friendly areas in Ealing to house hunt ? thanks

My partner and I are booking accommodation quite last minute and found affordable options in North Acton. Been checking crime rates and other similar posts here on Reddit. Is it really that bad? Can we walk around without worrying too much? Is it safe enough to come back to the room late at night?

Apologies the post is in Ealing (I assume location is by council and where i'm moving to is technically Ealing)

We're looking to move to West Acton somewhere by West Acton station as we think it's a great place with the conservation area, Ealing Common, and access to loads of underground lines. One thing in particular we liked was that the demographic is diverse, with a large Japanese demographic

I'm a big fan of Japan and the lifestyle (I've been 3 times) and enjoy the culture, food, and hospitality of Japanese people, but I haven't lived in Japan. And I've heard from a lot of people that they're not particularly keen on meeting other ethnicities due to the language barrier and cultural values. Even some reviews were saying some clubs/groups are all Japanese.

I'm British Chinese (31) and my wife is British Pakistani (29) (Both grew up in the UK), and so I'm just a little nervous that It's going to be a bit difficult meeting people and creating that community. Am i just overthinking this because I think it's going to be an important part of our lives there

Do you guys have any experience living in West Acton? Please let me know what you think! Thanks!

Hi! I’m a 24 y/o girl relocating to London this summer to start my first job in ealing hospital. Where should I rent a flat/house? My budget is about 1.2k and will be living with 2/3 flatmates. I’m willing to pay more for the right place. I want to be able to commute to work easily but also be in a nice and safe neighbourhood with things to do around it.

Looking at ealing broadway v paddington. Any ideas? x

Thank you !!

Edit: Thank you so much for everyone’s comment! This is super helpful 💖　

Does anybody have views about the area? What the community centre is like, how safe it is and general thoughts for a couple with a young family?

Thanks!

What is going on this morning?! Walking to the gym and see a man getting arrested at West Ealing Broadway where the busy bus stop area is. Didn’t think much of it. But now there’s a huge commotion with a man in a suit on the floor across the road from ENERGYM. Appears to be in handcuffs but looks to be in distress. Police and ambulances everywhere…

If anyone has any idea what’s going on please share?! I know West Ealing Broadway is a little on the rough side but looks like two separate arrests in an hour which don’t seem connected is not good …

Hi all, I’m hoping people have some recommendations here.

I mostly work odd hours, usually late afternoon until early morning, with short notice, so specifically looking at friendly sports clubs that meet in the morning or early afternoon on weekdays. Preferably non-committal as I will have to miss weeks if my schedule changes.

As for the sport, kinda open to anything, really. Pickleball, badminton, squash, tennis, fishing, walking, running, football (if not too serious), basketball, archery, chess, cards, darts, boules…main thing for me is to get out of the house. I can’t promise I’ll be any good at them, but I can promise it will be entertaining to watch me try.

If anybody has any recommendations, or is a part of a club like this that would welcome a new member, let me know!

If it’s relevant, I’m male, 36, 6 foot tall, healthy

Circling around for the past 30mins.

My mum is visiting me on the bank holiday but isn’t allowed to park at my apartment due to restrictions. However it’s a bank holiday.

Is she ok to park on one of those permit holder streets which are Mon-Fri? And since the Monday is a bank holiday she won’t get a ticket right? The council website is useless and I can’t find out if that’s ok.

Specifically I was thinking Gordon Road if that helps.

Many thanks!

Need to take 2 elderly vegetarians for lunch on bank holiday monday, would welcome any recommendations!?

Cheers

Hello, can anyone recommend a good painter/decorator in Ealing for water damage on a ceiling and then repainting ceiling and the hallway? Would prefer recommendations rather than self promotion please!