Your Voice, Your Town
Putting communities in the driving seat for change
What is this about?
Your Voice, Your Town asks you to be involved in the decisions that are made about where you live and take the lead in making that change happen. By teaming up with your local community, you can make a difference to where you live, work or study.
Feedback from residents has helped to shape Your Voice, Your Town. People from Ealing, Acton, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall told us about the great things that are already happening in their community, their hopes for the future of their towns, but with a little support they can do so much more.
They also told us they need to believe they can trust the council, and the importance of bringing people together to help their towns thrive.
Town Priorities, Voted by You
At the end of 2024, you had the opportunity to participate in a vote to determine the priority for your local town, provided you live, work, or study in any of the seven towns in the Borough of Ealing. The long list of options was based on the findings from many discussions and conversations we had with individuals and groups from each town, who shared their opinions on what is important to them in their community.
This year, a total of £480,000 in council funding has been allocated across the seven towns for projects that support the priorities chosen by local people. This means the allocation of funding, resources, and local expertise will support projects and initiatives on the priority, that received the most votes in each town...
The Results
Votes have been cast, and the results are in, and each town now has one top priority that will be the focus for community-led projects, and these priorities are set out here.
Work has already begun to discover what these priorities mean to residents, and the type of projects they believe can support their collective aspirations for the future.
To learn more about what local people said and how this could help to transform your town, go to your town page.
Acton
Clean and pleasant area
Ealing
Feeling safe
Greenford
Clean and pleasant area
Hanwell
Feeling safe
Northolt
Clean and pleasant area
Perivale
Clean and pleasant area
Southall
Clean and pleasant area
Click on the town where you live, work or study and find out more
Be part of the Town Team driving change
Are you over-18 and available to join a friendly group of people, that meet up regularly to help guide the activities and decisions on how local resources and budgets can support you town’s chosen priorities?
Each community needs people that can offer something special and can work as a team to make that change. You will partner up with local councillors, voluntary and faith organisations, and council officers, to exchange ideas and develop solutions to address the priorities chosen by your town’s community.
If you have the time and you see yourself as someone who is good at solving problems, have ideas about how to improve your local area, appreciate the views of others and can listen with empathy then your local Town Team needs your support.
Alternatively, if you want to be kept up to date on what is happening locally in your town, such as future town events, projects and activities which you might want to know more about and get involved in, then you have the option to keep in touch.
What's Next?
How Did We Get Here and Next Steps
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Engaged with communities to ask what was important to them about their town and how they want to be more involved
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Findings Report
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Celebrating Communities at 7 Town events
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Vote for Your Town Priority/ Register your interest in Your Voice Your town
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Announce priority results
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Town events to problem solve priorities and share ideas for new projects
Other Ways to Get Involved
Whether it's a friendly chat with neighbours over chai or coffee, joining a walkabout, attending community workshops, participating in citizen panels, connecting on online forums, or joining town meetings, Your Voice, Your Town offers a range of ways to make your voice heard!
Let us Know HereAnother way you can support your community is through your interests, hobbies and connections. Some of the opportunities are already available here, you can search by town and theme.
Curious about even more ways to contribute? You can go to the Ealing and Hounslow Community Voluntary Service (EHCVS) local volunteering opportunities:
EHCVS volunteering opportunities...Or you can find a local community project that needs your support:
Local Community Projects