My Christmas and New Year message

Christmas is a time where we all reflect about our lives; that of our family, our friends and others around the world.

At this time I think of those injured or have lost a family member in the sadly frequent terrorist events. One of my friends was shot in the Paris Bacalan music venue but left hospital recently. If you spot any of your friends who are not as happy as they usually are, please make sure you speak to them as this can be a time when people's mental health suffers to check they are okay.

Looking specifically to Ealing, next year will have seen Ealing Council close days centres and they still look to introduce policies which will cause problems to our most vulnerable residents.

Our biggest danger will be threat of expanding Heathrow, given the recent decision to pause for six months, so the government will make its decision in June. I hope you will join the Liberal Democrats in the campaign to improve the levels of air pollution across London.

I hope you all have a great vacation over this time.

Check to see Ealing's Christmas rubbish and recycling collection days

Don't dump trees - recycle them

Collection days for recycling and rubbish will change over the festive period. Ealing Council also runs a free Christmas tree recycling service.

Refuse and recycling collections will change from Christmas Day and return to normal service on Monday 11th January.


Usual collection day                                   Revised collection day 
Monday 21 December                                Monday 21 December
Tuesday 22 December                                Tuesday 22 December
Wednesday 23 December                         Wednesday 23 December
Thursday 24 December                              Thursday 24 December
Friday 25 December                                    Monday 28 December
Monday 28 December                                Tuesday 29 December
Tuesday 29 December                                Wednesday 30 December
Wednesday 30 December                         Thursday 31 December
Thursday 31 December                              Saturday 2 January
Friday 1 January                                          Monday 4 January
Monday 4 January                                      Tuesday 5 January
Tuesday 5 January                                      Wednesday 6 January
Wednesday 6 January                                Thursday 7 January
Thursday 7 January                                    Friday 8 January
Friday 8 January                                          Saturday 9 January
Monday 11 January                                   Collections return to normal
         
To help people dispose of real Christmas trees, a free collection service will be provided from 4th to 29th January. Trees will be collected on the same day as the refuse and recycling collection day.

Residents can also take real Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes to a number of drop-off points across the borough during the months of January and February. Once again, trees must have all decorations removed. The Christmas tree drop-off points are:

• Acton Green Common
• Acton Park
• Berkeley Fields (Berkeley Avenue)
• Churchfields, Hanwell (car park)
• Cleveland Park
• Ealing Central Sports Ground (Horsenden Lane South)
• Ealing Common (Junction of Grange Road and The Common)
• Elthorne Park (Boston Road)
• Islip Manor Park (Eastcote Lane car park)
• North Acton playing fields
• Perivale Park (Cowgate Road)
• Pitshanger Park
• Ravenor Park (Oldfield Lane South and Ruislip Road)
• Rectory Park (Parkfield Drive)
• Southall Park (Green Drive)
• Southfields Park
• Spikes Bridge Park (West Avenue)
• Springfield Gardens (Rosemont Road)
• Walpole Park (Lammas Park Gardens)

Have a merry Christmas period!