The FIGHT Continues! Lobby Ealing Town Hall Thurs Dec 23rd 5pm...

The fight to save The Albert Dane Day Centre for disabled adults (and The Links Project for adults with mental health issues) continues!

Due to the opposition on Ealing Council having 'called in' the closure proposals for further investigation the issue will be debated at the Council Scrutiny Comittee.
This will take place on THURSDAY DECEMBER 23RD 7PM.

We will therefore be lobbying & protesting outside Ealing Town Hall from 5pm Thursday December 23rd.

All welcome! Join us and make your voices heard in protest at these cruel closures of services for the most vulnerable in our community.

The ballot box does not forget...

If you disagree with such wanton destruction of frontline community services for children & vulnerable adults in Ealing then JOIN US!

LET'S MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!

http://sadealing.blogspot.com/

email: sadealing@gmail.com

or join us on facebook: see link on top right hand of this page

LINKS

You can email your protests directly to Cllr Jasbir Anand, portfolio holder for Adult & Children Social Services
here at jasbir.anand@ealing.gov.uk

You can also email Stephen Day who is the director of Adult
Social Services days@ealing.gov.uk or even give him a call on 020 8825 9315

Martin Smith is the Chief Executive of Ealing Council, (and doing well on £180k a year!) - he has two email's with which you can contact him on smithm@ealing.gov.uk  or chiefexecutive@ealing.gov.uk

Gary Malcom is the Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Ealing Council malcomg@ealing.gov.uk

Harvey Rose is another Lib Dem who has been positively involved with Day Centre issues before roseh@ealing.gov.uk

Jason Stacey Is the opposition Conservative leader jason.stacey@ealing.gov.uk

Greg Stafford is the opposition Conservative spokesman for Adult & Children Social Services gregory.stafford@ealing.gov.uk

Mark Reen was opposition Conservative spokesman for Adult & Children Social Services in the previous administration mark.reen@ealing.gov.uk

Angie Bray is the Conservative MP for Ealing Central & Acton angie.bray.mp@parliament.uk

Virendra Sharma is the Labour MP for Ealing Southall constituency sharmav@parliament.uk 

Steve Pound is the genial MP for the neighbouring constituency of Ealing North

stevepoundmp@parliament.uk

The Ealing Learning Disability Partnership Board  
is a group charged with defending the rights of service users in the
borough and ensuring they get good services. You can fill out a contact form with your concerns about proposed closures at: 

http://www.openupealing.net/form.aspx?page=12846 

thanks!

AGAIN! Let's Make Our VOICES Heard! December 14th Ealing Town Hall 5pm

Tuesday December 14th from 5pm at Ealing Town Hall, W5

On November 30^th Ealing's Labour led Council voted for closure.  

There is now a two-week ‘cooling off’ period during which the opposition parties have ‘called in’ the matter to be discussed before a full council meeting on the 14^th December. A representative of the S.A.D. Ealing campaign will speak directly.

The (large!) Save Albert Dane petition will also be presented.

If we can fill the pavement outside the Town Hall with a loud & seething mass of disgust against these disgraceful cuts then we will be sending a VERY STRONG message to the Labour Councillors that they need to be back where they should be; in opposition to such proposals - NOT proposing them.

The ballot box does not forget...

If you disagree with such wanton destruction of frontline community services for children & vulnerable adults in Ealing then JOIN US!

LET'S MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!

http://sadealing.blogspot.com/

email: sadealing@gmail.com

or join us on facebook: see link on top right hand of this page

LINKS
You can email your protests directly to Cllr Jasbir Anand
here at jasbir.anand@ealing.gov.uk

You can also email Stephen Day who is the director of Adult
Social Services days@ealing.gov.uk or even give him a call on 020 8825 9315

Martin Smith is the Chief Executive of Ealing Council, (and doing well on £180k a year!) - he has two email's with which you can contact him on smithm@ealing.gov.uk  or chiefexecutive@ealing.gov.uk

Gary Malcom is the Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Ealing Council malcomg@ealing.gov.uk

Harvey Rose is another Lib Dem who has been positively involved with Day Centre issues before roseh@ealing.gov.uk

Jason Stacey Is the opposition Conservative leader jason.stacey@ealing.gov.uk

Angie Bray is the Conservative MP for Ealing Central & Acton angie.bray.mp@parliament.uk

Virendra Sharma is the Labour MP for Ealing Southall constituency sharmav@parliament.uk 

Steve Pound is the genial MP for the neighbouring constituency of Ealing North

stevepoundmp@parliament.uk

The Ealing Learning Disability Partnership Board  
is a group charged with defending the rights of service users in the
borough and ensuring they get good services. You can fill out a contact form with your concerns about proposed closures at: 

http://www.openupealing.net/form.aspx?page=12846 

thanks!

Let's Make Our VOICES Heard! NOVEMBER 30th Ealing Town Hall 5pm

TUESDAY 30th NOVEMBER from 5pm at Ealing Town Hall.      

With the help of members of Ealing Unison, Ealing Alliance For Public Services (EAPS) and other supporters, we will be lobbying the Ealing Council Cabinet meeting which will give a final vote on whether the Albert Dane Day Centre & the Links Project will close or not.
They will also vote on the 'Star Chamber' recommendations from last week which proposed the axing of up to 320 or more posts from Ealing's staff team. Children's services were particularly badly affected with frontline posts being 'deleted'.
If we can fill the pavement outside the Town Hall with a loud & seething mass of disgust against these disgraceful cuts then we will be sending a VERY STRONG message to the Labour Councillors that they need to be back where they should be; in opposition to such proposals - NOT proposing them. As was mentioned earlier, the ballot box does not forget...
If you disagree with such wanton destruction of frontline community services for children & vulnerable adults in Ealing then JOIN US!

LET'S MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!

http://sadealing.blogspot.com/

email: sadealing@gmail.com

or join us on facebook: see link on top right hand of this page

Ealing Alliance For Public Services will be staging it's first anti cuts protest outside Ealing Town Hall on Saturday 11th December 1pm - 4pm. 
Come and show your disgust at the cuts!


LINKS

You can email your protests directly to Cllr Jasbir Anand
here at jasbir.anand@ealing.gov.uk
You can also email Stephen Day who is the director of Adult
Social Services days@ealing.gov.uk or even give him a call

on 020 8825 9315

Martin Smith is the Chief Executive of Ealing Council, (and doing well on £180k a year!) - he has two email's with which you can contact him on smithm@ealing.gov.uk  or chiefexecutive@ealing.gov.uk

Gary Malcom is the Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Ealing Council malcomg@ealing.gov.uk

Harvey Rose is another Lib Dem who has been positively involved with Day Centre issues before roseh@ealing.gov.uk

Jason Stacey Is the opposition Conservative leader jason.stacey@ealing.gov.uk

Angie Bray is the Conservative MP for Ealing Central & Acton angie.bray.mp@parliament.uk

Virendra Sharma is the Labour MP for Ealing Southall constituency sharmav@parliament.uk 

Steve Pound is the genial MP for the neighbouring constituency of Ealing North stevepoundmp@parliament.uk

The Ealing Learning Disability Partnership Board  
is a group charged with defending the rights of service users in the
borough and ensuring they get good services. You can fill out a contact form with your concerns about proposed closures at:  http://www.openupealing.net/form.aspx?page=12846 

thanks!

Remember, Remember The 30th Of November!!

Plenty has been happening in the S.A.D. Ealing camp.

A digest:

• S.A.D. Ealing Activists have been busy lobbying Ealing Labour Councillors at their surgeries. Not all Councillors have been forthcoming in their support and a few have openly said that because they are recently elected (ie. May this year); they are somewhat scared to vote against the whip. The ballot box will remember them was the reply...
• One Ealing Labour Councillor was completely unaware of his role as a Deputy Children & Adult Services Portfolio holder! It is very worrying that these are the people that will be voting next week on these closures & cuts and they seem to have NO IDEA about what they are voting on.

      Perhaps he should get a diary?!?

• Protests against the proposed closures have been held across the borough and the amount of signatories to the petition has swelled yet again.
• The MOST IMPORTANT DATE is next TUESDAY 30th NOVEMBER from 5pm at Ealing Town Hall.       With the help of members of Ealing Unison and other supporters, we will be lobbying the Ealing Council Cabinet meeting which will give a final vote on whether the Albert Dane Day Centre & the Links Project will close or not. They will also vote on the 'Star Chamber' recommendations from last week which proposed the axing of up to 320 or more posts from Ealing's staff team.
• So we plainly NEED your support! If we can fill the pavement outside the Town Hall with a loud & seething mass of disgust against these disgraceful cuts then we will be sending a VERY STRONG message to the Labour Councillors that they need to be back where they should be; in opposition to such proposals - NOT proposing them. As was mentioned earlier, the ballot box does not forget...
•  On November 11th a packed meeting was held at Acton High School to formally begin the Ealing Alliance For Public Services, a coalition of trade unions and interested groupings from across the borough to oppose & resist cuts, service closures, reductions and privatisations of essential services for the community (of which S.A.D. Ealing is very proud to be a part of).
• Ealing Alliance For Public Services will be staging it's first anti cuts protest outside Ealing Town Hall on Saturday 11th December 1pm - 4pm. Come and show your disgust!

LINKS
You can email your protests directly to Cllr Jasbir Anand

here at jasbir.anand@ealing.gov.uk

You can also email Stephen Day who is the director of Adult

Social Services days@ealing.gov.uk or even give him a call

on 020 8825 9315

Martin Smith is the Chief Executive of Ealing Council, he has

two email's with which you can contact him on

smithm@ealing.gov.uk  or chiefexecutive@ealing.gov.uk

Gary Malcom is the Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Ealing Council malcomg@ealing.gov.uk

Harvey Rose is another Lib Dem who has been positively involved with Day Centre issues before roseh@ealing.gov.uk

Jason Stacey Is the opposition Conservative leader jason.stacey@ealing.gov.uk

Angie Bray is the Conservative MP for Ealing Central & Acton angie.bray.mp@parliament.uk

Virendra Sharma is the Labour MP for Ealing Southall

constituency sharmav@parliament.uk 

Steve Pound is the genial MP for the neighbouring

constituency of Ealing North

stevepoundmp@parliament.uk

The Ealing Learning Disability Partnership Board  
is a group charged with defending the rights of service users in the
borough and ensuring they get good services. You can fill out a contact form with your concerns about proposed closures at:

http://www.openupealing.net/form.aspx?page=12846 

thanks!

The Independence Of Tens Of Thousands Of Disabled People Is Under Threat

The independence of tens of thousands of disabled people is under threat.
The Government’s decision to axe the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people living in residential care homes will leave people isolated.

You can play an important role in making the Coalition listen by contacting your local MP today!

LEARN more here:

http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=1677&ea.campaign.id=8538&ea.tracking.id=277a2739

thanks to SCOPE

http://www.scope.org.uk/home 

November 11th - West London Defend Our Public Services - Meeting In Acton

Defend our public services!

No to academies and free schools!

 

Thursday 11th November, 7pm

Main Hall, Acton High School, Gunnesbury Lane, W3 8EY
Speakers:

Bob Crow (RMT)
Daniel Crawford (Acton Labour Councillor)
Jan Nielson (Anti Academies Alliance)
Syed Bokhari (Right to Work Campaign)
Chair - Eve Turner (Ealing Trades Council)

View a map to show you where the meeting is @ http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=519461&Y=179847&A=Y&Z=110

Come and support the S.A.D. Ealing Campaign there, make your views known!!

 



BRIDGET FOX - A Eulogy

BRIDGET FOX

    06.09.1960 – 23.09.2010

A Eulogy

Bridget (or ‘Bridie’) attended the Albert Dane Centre but 4 years ago chose to leave, so as to stay at home with her husband Henry when he became ill.

She came back to the centre in February 2010 following Henry’s sad death.

Bridie was very well liked at the centre and made a lot of friends there. She fitted into to our little community like ‘a hand into a glove’.

She said the centre “gave her a reason to get up in the mornings”, as without it she would be at home alone as she didn't expect her children to give up their lives to be with her twenty four hours a day.

She joined in everything she was capable of, went to all the sessions she could. She loved scrabble, up words and animals of the world. She was a very sociable person around the centre and never let the troubles in her life get her down. She was happy coming to the centre and seeing all her friends, they meant an awful lot to her.

When Ealing Council’s Social Services Department told us they proposed to close the centre she was very upset and lost alot of her ‘sparkle’. She vowed along with the rest of us she would fight against the closure because she “didn't want to be stuck indoors 7 days a week, just waiting for the day to pass so she could go to bed and get the day over, as she did when her husband passed away”.

This is what she told me on the last day I saw her on our transport bus that brings us to the centre.

Bridget leaves behind 2 daughters, Sarah and Amy, a step-daughter Joyce and a grandson Oliver.

She is also survived by her  sisters Anna and Noreen.

She will be enormously missed at the Centre by all the service users and staff.

R.I.P.

Bridget (‘Bridie’) Fox