Groups

Acton Community Connect

• Acton
• Wellbeing and activities

The project says it is community-led and aims to reduce social isolation and build local networks. It says volunteers run more than fifteen free weekly activities in Acton, in libraries, community centres, allotments and parks, from gentle exercise to creative sessions and peer support gatherings. It is a project of Ealing and Hounslow CVS.

Where:

Several places around Acton (the project's description)

We have not inspected this group's safeguarding arrangements.

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Ealing and Hounslow CVS project page.

Age UK Ealing

• Greenford
• Older people

The charity says it supports older people in Ealing. Its page lists information and advice, a befriending service, a wellbeing day centre, digital skills courses and a gardening service. It says it is based at Greenford Community Centre on Oldfield Lane South.

Where:

Greenford Community Centre, Oldfield Lane South, Greenford (the charity's address)

We have not inspected this group's safeguarding arrangements.

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Age UK Ealing website.

Borough of Ealing Art Trail (BEAT)

• Whole borough
• Arts

The group says it runs an art trail over weekends each September, so people can see and buy work by local artists. Its page says the trail has closed for 2026 and returns in September 2027, and that artists who exhibit must live, work or study in the Borough of Ealing.

Where:

Venues across the borough (the group's description)

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: BEAT website.

Ealing and Hounslow CVS

• Whole borough
• Support for groups and volunteering

The charity says it supports communities to create positive change. It says it works with voluntary and community groups and residents across Ealing and Hounslow, and says it keeps a database of organisations to help people find volunteering roles.

Where:

Covers the whole borough (and Hounslow)

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Ealing and Hounslow CVS website.

Hanwell Community Library

• Hanwell
• Library and community space

The library says it has been run by volunteers since the council could no longer run it in 2019, and that it is managed by the charity Ealing Law Centre. Its page lists regular sessions such as shared reading, a knitting club, an IT support hub, a scrabble club and a children's storytime.

Where:

Hanwell (see the library's website for its address and opening hours)

We have not inspected this group's safeguarding arrangements.

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Hanwell Community Library website.

Northfields Community Library

• Elsewhere in the borough
• Library and community space

The library says it is a registered charity run completely by volunteers. It lists children's events, and IT, literacy and English (ESOL) classes for adults. Its page shows opening hours of Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 to 19:00, Wednesday 11:00 to 17:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 16:00, with Monday, Friday and Sunday for book drop-off only.

Where:

Northfields, London Borough of Ealing (see the library's website for the address)

We have not inspected this group's safeguarding arrangements.

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Northfields Community Library website.

Selborne Society (Perivale Wood)

• Perivale
• Nature and environment

The society says it looks after Perivale Wood Local Nature Reserve, 27 acres of woodland, pasture, scrub and ponds in Perivale. It says the gates are normally locked, that members can borrow a key, and that organised groups must book first, usually with no charge but a request for donations.

Where:

Entrance on Sunley Gardens, Perivale, about a five-minute walk from Perivale station (the society's description)

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Selborne Society website.

Southall Community Alliance

• Southall
• Community support

The charity says it was established in 1981 and became a registered charity in 2004. It says it brings together voluntary and community groups, residents and businesses in Southall, and works for equality, good race relations and community cohesion. Its page gives its base as Southall Town Hall, High Street.

Where:

Southall Town Hall, 1 High Street, Southall (the charity's address)

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: Southall Community Alliance website.

The Hub @ Greenford Library

• Greenford
• Library and community space

The charity says it is a volunteer-run community hub that manages Greenford Library, which Ealing Council handed to local volunteers on 1 October 2025. Its page shows opening hours of Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 5pm, and Wednesday and Saturday 10am to 2pm. It lists a free drop-in Storytime on Thursdays, 11:15 to 11:45am in term time, for under-fives and their carers.

Where:

Oldfield Lane South, Greenford (the charity's address)

We have not inspected this group's safeguarding arrangements.

Information provided by the group or taken from the source linked here. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Listing is not endorsement. Spot a mistake? Tell us.. Source: The Hub @ Greenford Library website.