East Acton

This blog is by Philip Portwood - who was a Councillor for East Acton in the London Borough of Ealing for twenty two years, and has been a Lay Board Member of NHS Ealing from its foundation in 2002.

"East Acton is God's Own Country (Eastern Division)"
- attributed to Philip's grandfather, who was born in East Acton in 1888.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Bill Portwood 1928-2010

This weekend would have been my Dad's 83rd birthday. Can I thank again all the friends, acquantances and relatives who sent condolences ...

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Old Oak Methodist Church

One of the ways that politics (at least of the Labour variety) can interfere with your life, is that most Sunday mornings tend to be devoted...

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Somerfield Return to The Vale

Some good news for Acton Vale – I’ve had it confirmed that the Somerfields store will be reopening in 2007. The store was originally closed ...

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Dzien dobry, Dwa piwo, Dziekuje, Do widzenia

Today was the annual civic mass at the Polish Catholic church in central Ealing (Our Lady Mother of the Church). I’m a regular at this huge ...

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Health Provision in East Acton

I was invited tonight to represent the PCT at a meeting of residents’ associations which considered health provision in East Acton. The orig...

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Planning News

This is the first of regular updates that I’ll be giving on planning issues in East Acton ward. First some good news – following objections ...

Monday, May 08, 2006

East Acton, Ice Cream and 'Little Italy'

There’s a story in today’s papers suggesting that an amendment will be moved to the Education Bill to give powers to ban ice cream vans from...

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About Me

Philip Portwood: Philip Portwood was an East Acton Councillor for twenty two years, being elected in six successive elections. He has served longer as an elected East Acton Councillor than any other person in the history of local government in Acton.

Philip is a lifelong resident of East Acton, where his family have lived since the 1880s. He is the longest-serving Governor at John Perryn Primary School on the East Acton Estate, where both he and his Dad were pupils.

Philip was the Millennium Mayor of the Borough. His current public service includes being a Lay Member of the NHS Ealing Clinical Commissioning Group, a Director of the Acton Community Forum, and a Trustee of the Acton (Middlesex) Charities.

You can email Philip at phil@east-acton.com. His twitter feed is @eastacton.

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