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Ealing is home to a rich network of active civic societies, historic conservation trusts, neighbourhood associations, and environmental campaigns. These volunteer bodies champion resident interests, scrutinise council planning decisions, organise community festivals, and protect local parks and green spaces.

Registered Groups
28+
Active associations across Ealing & Hanwell
Residents' Associations
12+
Neighbourhood & conservation bodies
Campaign Groups
8+
Transport, climate & planning coalitions
Community Networks
8+
Parenting, welfare, charity & civic groups

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Ealing Civic Society

Civic & Heritage
London Borough of Ealing

Established in 1967, Ealing Civic Society works to preserve and enhance the quality of the built environment and open spaces across the borough. It reviews hundreds of planning applications annually, awards Green Plaques to historic local buildings, and campaigns for sustainable town planning.

Built HeritagePlanning ScrutinyConservation AreasPlaque Awards
Meetings: Regular public lectures and Annual General Meeting at local venues.

Pitshanger Community Association (PCA)

Residents' Association
Pitshanger (W5)

The PCA champions the distinctive character of Pitshanger village, Pitshanger Park, and the bustling local shopping parade. It coordinates major community festivals including Party in the Park and Light Up the Lane, maintains close links with the Safer Neighbourhood team, and distributes a quarterly journal to over 4,000 homes.

Party in the ParkPitshanger ParkLocal High StreetSafer Neighbourhoods
Meetings: Regular committee meetings; open community assemblies during annual festivals.

Brentham Heritage Society

Residents' Association
Brentham Garden Suburb (W5)

Brentham Garden Suburb is a nationally celebrated co-partnership estate of 560 homes founded in 1901 under Arts & Crafts architectural principles. The Brentham Heritage Society works with residents and the council to protect its conservation status, publishes historical monographs, and celebrates the annual Brentham May Day festival.

Arts & Crafts HeritageConservation GuidelinesMay Day PageantArchives
Meetings: Annual General Meeting held at Brentham Club; regular heritage events.

West Ealing Neighbours (WEN)

Residents' Association
West Ealing (W13)

An active grassroots residents' organization dedicated to revitalising West Ealing Broadway and surrounding residential streets. WEN campaigns on shopping centre regeneration, manages the monthly community produce market, coordinates litter cleanups, and presses for effective fly-tipping enforcement.

Broadway RegenerationCommunity MarketStreet CleanlinessFly-tipping Action
Meetings: Monthly public meetings at local venues in West Ealing.

Creffield Area Residents' Association (CARA)

Residents' Association
Ealing Common to Acton (North of Uxbridge Road)

CARA represents householders residing across the residential streets between Ealing Common Station and Twyford Avenue. The association monitors local planning developments, promotes street tree protection, and liaises with ward councillors on traffic safety.

Planning OversightStreet TreesTraffic CalmingEaling Common Amenity
Meetings: Annual General Meeting; periodic community bulletins.

Walpole Residents' Association

Residents' Association
Walpole Ward & South Ealing (W5)

One of the longest-established resident representative associations in Ealing. Walpole Residents' Association advocates for residential quality of life around Walpole Park, Lammas Park, and South Ealing, representing residents on the Ealing Centre Partnership on planning, licensing, and town centre masterplans.

Walpole & Lammas ParksPlanning & LicensingTown Centre PartnershipTraffic Schemes
Meetings: Annual meetings and regular member consultations.

Hanger Hill (East) Residents' Association (HHERA)

Residents' Association
Haymills Estate (East of Hanger Lane / North of Queens Drive)

HHERA protects the architectural integrity and residential amenity of the 1930s Haymills Estate conservation area. The committee enforces estate covenants on external building modifications, highway verges, and anti-social parking.

Haymills ConservationBuilding CovenantsTraffic & ParkingVerge Maintenance
Meetings: Annual General Meeting and seasonal resident newsletters.

Five Roads Forum

Residents' Association
Five Roads Area (West Ealing W13)

Created as one of the UK's first pilot HomeZone schemes, Five Roads Forum fosters a pedestrian-friendly, safe environment across five residential streets in West Ealing. The forum organises communal street gardening, street play sessions, and social history projects.

HomeZone LivingStreet PlayUrban GreeningNeighbourhood History
Meetings: Informal neighbourhood assemblies and street events.

Ridley Avenue Residents' Association (RARA)

Residents' Association
Ridley Avenue & Surrounds (W13)

RARA unites neighbours on Ridley Avenue, combining an active residents' association with an accredited Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Focuses on street safety, communal vigilance, and liaising with the local police Safer Neighbourhood team.

Neighbourhood WatchStreet SafetyResidential Cohesion
Meetings: Periodic street meetings and watch updates.

Save Ealing's Centre (SEC)

Campaign & Transport
Central Ealing (W5)

Save Ealing's Centre is an alliance uniting 27 local residents' associations and civic societies across Ealing. Formed to defend the historic architectural scale and identity of Ealing town centre, SEC scrutinises major commercial developments, public realm schemes, and high-rise planning applications.

Town Centre ArchitecturePlanning InquiriesHigh-Rise ScrutinyHeritage Assets
Meetings: Coordination delegate meetings across affiliated associations.

Ealing Friends of the Earth

Campaign & Transport
London Borough of Ealing

The official borough local group for Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland. Active on clean air monitoring, defending metropolitan open land, supporting community energy, and pressing the borough council to deliver on its climate emergency targets.

Clean Air ZonesClimate EmergencyBiodiversity & ParksWaste Reduction
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month at 8:00pm at St John's Church Hall, Mattock Lane, West Ealing, W13.

Ealing Passenger Transport Users' Group (EPTUG)

Campaign & Transport
Borough of Ealing & West London

Formed in 2001, EPTUG represents passengers using buses, London Underground lines, National Rail, and the Elizabeth line throughout the London Borough of Ealing. The group meets regularly with TfL planners and rail operators to advocate for reliable timetables, station step-free access, and passenger safety.

Bus Route NetworkElizabeth Line & TubeStation AccessibilityPassenger Advocacy
Meetings: Quarterly public meetings with guest transport planners.

Ealing Cycling Campaign (ECC)

Campaign & Transport
London Borough of Ealing

The local borough group of the London Cycling Campaign. ECC campaigns for high-quality protected cycle lanes, safe junction designs, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, School Streets, and residential cycle hangars to make cycling safe and accessible for people of all ages and abilities.

Protected Cycle LanesSchool StreetsBike HangarsJunction Safety
Meetings: Monthly meetings and organized community social rides.

Ealing 135 Group

Community & Welfare
Ealing Borough-wide

A volunteer-led charitable network run by and for local parents and carers of children from birth to age five. Ealing 135 organises weekday stay-and-play drop-ins, park playdates, family social events, and seasonal parties, providing a warm, supportive network for young families.

Under-5 PlaygroupsParent SupportSeasonal EventsFamily Socials
Meetings: Daily weekday playgroups and social meetups across local venues.

Ealing Talking Newspapers

Community & Welfare
London Borough of Ealing

A dedicated registered charity staffed by approximately 50 volunteers who record and distribute free weekly audio editions of local newspapers and community news for blind, visually impaired, or print-disabled residents across Ealing, Hanwell, Acton, and Greenford.

Audio News DigestVisual ImpairmentVolunteer Audio RecordingFree Delivery
Meetings: Weekly studio recording sessions; audio sent directly to listeners.

Ealing Credit Union (London Mutual)

Community & Welfare
Ealing & West London

A community-owned financial cooperative operating as an ethical, member-led alternative to commercial high-street banks and predatory lenders. Offers competitive savings accounts, affordable personal loans, and payroll savings schemes for residents and workers in Ealing.

Ethical SavingsLow-Interest LoansFinancial InclusionPayroll Saving
Meetings: Online banking portal and regional customer branch support.

Ealing National Childbirth Trust (NCT)

Community & Welfare
Ealing, Hanwell & Acton

The local branch of the UK's leading charity for parents. Provides evidence-based antenatal classes, feeding support, nearly-new baby and children's gear sales, and peer support walk-and-talks for expectant and new mothers and partners across the community.

Antenatal CoursesFeeding Peer SupportNearly-New SalesBuggies in the Park
Meetings: Regular courses, monthly nearly-new sales, and weekly walking meetups.

Hanwell and Northfields Rotary Club

Community & Welfare
Hanwell, Northfields & Ealing (W7, W13)

Part of Rotary International, uniting professionals and community-minded volunteers to undertake local humanitarian and philanthropic projects. Supports local food banks, youth leadership programs, community festivals, and international disaster relief.

Community FundraisingYouth MentoringFood Bank SupportInternational Aid
Meetings: Weekly dinner meetings with visiting speakers at local venues.

Neighbours' Paper

Community & Welfare
Central Ealing (W5)

An independent, voluntary community publication produced quarterly by local residents in central Ealing. Provides a grassroots platform to discuss neighbourhood issues, publicise society activities, review planning matters, and preserve local social history.

Community JournalismLocal HistoryCivic DebateGrassroots Updates
Meetings: Quarterly editorial production cycles.

Ealing Common Branch Labour Party

Community & Welfare
Ealing Common Ward

Represents Labour Party members and supporters living within the Ealing Common ward. Members discuss local council policy, organise community campaigns on ward issues, and participate in local governance.

Ward PolicyCommunity CanvassingLocal Campaigns
Meetings: Monthly meetings held on the third Thursday of each month.

Central Ealing Neighbours (CEN)

Residents' Association
Central Ealing (W5)

The statutory Neighbourhood Planning Forum designated under the Localism Act for Central Ealing. CEN authored the statutory Central Ealing Neighbourhood Plan, giving residents direct legal weight in planning policies, town centre conservation, and public realm improvements.

Neighbourhood PlanStatutory PlanningTown Centre CharacterPublic Realm
Meetings: Annual General Meeting and quarterly executive committee meetings.

Ealing Wildlife Group (EWG)

Campaign & Transport
London Borough of Ealing

A volunteer-run conservation charity with thousands of members protecting and enhancing wildlife across Ealing. EWG spearheads the celebrated Ealing Beaver Project at Paradise Fields, installs barn owl and bat boxes, runs nature walks, and monitors urban biodiversity.

Beaver ReintroductionUrban RewildingBiodiversity SurveysBat & Owl Conservation
Meetings: Monthly conservation work parties, nature walks, and public lectures.

Clean Air for Ealing (CAfE)

Campaign & Transport
London Borough of Ealing

An independent citizen-science network campaigning to reduce toxic air pollution across the borough. CAfE conducts community nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and PM2.5 diffusion tube monitoring around schools and busy high streets, presenting data to council committees and TfL.

Air Quality MonitoringSchool StreetsPollution DataHealthy Streets
Meetings: Regular campaign meetings and air quality monitoring workshops.

Ealing Transition

Campaign & Transport
Ealing Borough-wide

Part of the worldwide Transition Towns movement, inspiring and empowering community action for a low-carbon, resilient future. Ealing Transition runs community repair cafes, local food growing projects, permaculture workshops, and community energy initiatives.

Repair CafesCommunity EnergyPermaculture & FoodCircular Economy
Meetings: Monthly green meetups and seasonal Repair Cafes.

Friends of Walpole Park

Residents' Association
Walpole Park (Ealing W5)

A dedicated volunteer group supporting the preservation, heritage planting, and ecology of Walpole Park, the historic grounds of Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger Manor. The Friends run volunteering gardening sessions, tree planting, and ecological surveys.

Walpole ParkPitzhanger GroundsHeritage TreesWalled Kitchen Garden
Meetings: Regular volunteer work parties on Saturdays.

Hanwell Community Forum

Residents' Association
Hanwell (W7)

The representative umbrella forum for residents, traders, and community organisations in Hanwell. Champions local civic amenities including the Brent Valley, Hanwell Clock Tower, Hanwell Community Centre, and Hanwell Carnival (London's oldest annual carnival).

Hanwell CarnivalBrent River ParkCommunity CentreLocal Planning
Meetings: Open quarterly forum meetings at Hanwell Community Centre.

Ealing Community Transport (ECT Charity)

Community & Welfare
Ealing Borough & West London

A pioneering social enterprise and charity founded in 1979 providing safe, accessible door-to-door transport (PlusBus) and community minibuses for older people, residents with disabilities, and voluntary groups who cannot access mainstream public transport.

PlusBus Door-to-DoorAccessible MinibusesElderly MobilityCommunity Trips
Meetings: Daily transport services and customer support.

Ealing Foodbank

Community & Welfare
London Borough of Ealing

Part of The Trussell Trust network, providing emergency food parcels, compassionate support, and practical welfare debt advice to local individuals and families facing financial hardship across eight centre hubs in Ealing, Hanwell, Acton, and Greenford.

Emergency Food AidWelfare AdviceDonation CentersVolunteer Support
Meetings: Eight weekly client centres operating across the borough.

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Residents' & Neighbourhood Associations

12 Groups

Hyper-local community bodies representing residents on planning, traffic calming, conservation area preservation, and neighbourhood amenities.

Civic & Heritage Societies

1 Groups

Borough-wide organisations dedicated to architectural conservation, heritage plaque commemorations, and strategic planning scrutiny.

Campaign, Environment & Transport Groups

7 Groups

Grassroots alliances advocating for sustainable public transport, clean air, road safety, cycleways, and climate emergency action.

Community Networks, Family & Welfare Societies

9 Groups

Volunteer-run support networks, parenting groups, disability charities, ethical finance cooperatives, and service clubs.

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Neighbour Net maintains this directory as a free public service for voluntary associations, residents' groups, environmental campaigns, and community societies operating across Ealing. If you represent an active local association and would like your details added, updated, or linked, please get in touch with our editorial desk.

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  • Contact email address, telephone number (if public), and official website URL
  • Regular meeting schedules or upcoming public assemblies
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