Hanwell is a lively and well-connected area with the Elizabeth Line, the Grand Union Canal, and the Brent River running through it, its own community managed library, and Hanwell Zoo. People from many different backgrounds and interests come together to provide a rich variety of community activities – there’s a big focus on music, with the Hanwell Cavern, and the annual Hanwell Hootie, as well as a carnival. Hanwell also has a big heart, providing support when needed through foodbanks, community cafes, the work of the Charity of William Hobbayne and the Store Cupboard.
People care about Hanwell town with its iconic clocktower and its reach into West Ealing, north of the Uxbridge Road, and they work together to make them better. This is a place full of ideas, compassion, creativity, and local pride.
Your Voice, Your Town is an approach to drive forward community-powered change on things that local people say matters in each of the borough’s seven towns. It brings residents, businesses, faith and community organisations, and councillors together to improve their area and make great things happen.
Find out more about Your Voice, Your Town
Over the summer 2026 local people were invited to apply to become a member of Hanwell’s Town Team. Town Team members were selected from different geographies, ages, ethnicities, and affiliations to different groups to build a diverse and ambitious team that understand and can reach different parts of the communities. Members of the Town Team who had been part of the Town Team in 2025/26 could apply to stay involved and continue their journey of community powered change.
A selection of councillors are nominated by their political party to be part of each Town Team, based on the size of the Town, and local mix of representation. Other local councillors are kept up to date with activities and can be part of delivery activities.
As of July 2026 Hanwell’s Town Team has 18 members – a diverse mix or people all passionate about Hanwell and working together to make real change.
The new Hanwell Town Team, a mix of new and old members, came together for the first time at the end of August 2026 and reflected on the values and the learning from the previous team.
They have re-established ways of working that guide how they work as a team:
Being a Town Team member is a voluntary role and each member must sign up to a participation agreement
In 2025/26 – Hanwell Town Team supported 13 ideas with £40,000 of funding, to enable a safer Hanwell. We will be sharing stories and learning from these projects soon, but find out more about the projects backed at Hanwell 25-26 projects.
To plan their work for 2026/27, Hanwell Town team have been reviewing progress to date, assessing what is going on locally, reviewing key research and insight including data from the council and other public services, as well as listening to feedback from residents and local organisations. Critically the Town Team also have a broad reach and range of lived experiences, and perspectives about the Town.
Working together, the Town Team have decided that over the next year they will focus on driving forward community powered change in four key areas:
Find out more about Hanwell Your Town, Your Future community fund 2026-27
“Your Voice, Your Town Hanwell is about reclaiming local spaces, investing in community solutions, and strengthening what already works in Hanwell. This fund is one small step in helping Hanwell thrive from the ground up.”
Through an engagement process in 2024 and 2025, local residents, businesses, faith and community organisation shared their insights about the brilliant things already happening in Hanwell and their ideas to make things even better. As part of this process people voted making Hanwell a ‘safer place’ the top priority.
Hanwell Town Team created a local community fund to support ideas that met this priority and allocated £40,000 to fund great ideas. Grants for local projects were awarded in March 2026, and projects have been busy delivering action since.
For 2026-27 the Hanwell Your Town, Your Future community grant will focus on several priorities, to include supporting its communities by helping people share their skills, making Hanwell greener, and revitalising local spaces.
Hanwell had £40,000 available as council funding to spend on projects that could help achieve the chosen priority which is: feeling safe for all in Hanwell.
Hanwell’s Town Team has 17 members – a diverse mix or people all passionate about Hanwell and working together to make real change.
Town Teams meet regularly to work on local priorities and help make positive changes in their community.
The Town Team meets regularly to make progress. These are invite only meetings for the Town Team. You can see when they’re meeting, plus other planned events and activities
For 2026-27 the Hanwell Your Town, Your Future community grant will focus on several priorities, to include supporting its communities by helping people share their skills, making Hanwell greener, and revitalising local spaces.
Hanwell had £40,000 available as council funding to spend on projects that could help achieve the chosen priority which is: feeling safe for all in Hanwell.
Hanwell’s Town Team has 17 members – a diverse mix or people all passionate about Hanwell and working together to make real change.
Town Teams meet regularly to work on local priorities and help make positive changes in their community.
The Town Team meets regularly to make progress. These are invite only meetings for the Town Team. You can see when they’re meeting, plus other planned events and activities