Good Causes

A 70-year-old man, who has strived to help his community for 14 years, has been nominated for a community champion award.

Livingston St Louis a father of three children and three grandchildren, has been vice chairman of the Acton Vale Tenants and Residents'Association for nine years and chairman for about five.

A cancer care nurse, who helps terminally ill patients in the final days of their lives, is the first person to be nominated for our Pride in our People Awards 2010.

Olive Hoare, from Northolt, is one of nine Ealing Marie Curie Cancer Care nurses, who is also fronting the Gazette-backed campaign to raise £170,000 to improve services in the borough.A Marie Curie nurse for 13 years, Olive, 62, also worked at Meadow House Hospice. For all categories and nomination forms see the Ealing Gazette or send your nominations to jane.harrison@trinitysouth.co.uk.

This year's annual general meeting at the Southall Gurdwara passed peacefully and without any incidents, according to police.

The Sikh temple in Havelock Road, the largest of its kind outside of India, hosted the meeting for the Gurdwara's 1,000 plus members on Sunday (February 7).

THE Rotary Club has finally been brought to Southall following its inaugural meeting late last month.

On Friday January 29, civil dignitaries including councillor Barbara Yerolemou, Mayor of Ealing, Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor London and Martin Gudde District Governor for Rotary in London gathered at The Crown Banqueting Suite in Ruislip.

A PROMINENT charity has been given a helping hand of £2,000 by a Southall business.

A-One clothing, based in Southall Broadway, presented the money to the Kali Mata Mandir group and its leader, Guruji Singh on Wednesday.

A FUN day was held by Ealing charity Home-Start in Southall last week.

The event took place at The Jasmine Community Centre in Lancaster on Wednesday August 12.

Volunteers are needed to pick up and drop off elderly people for a function on Sunday.

EALING Southall MP Virendra Sharma hosted a successful fundraising dinner for the Labour Party last Friday (July 10).

The event in South Ruislip attracted over 600 guests, who enjoyed dinner and listened to guest speakers including the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Alan Johnson MP, Claude Moraes MEP and London Labour Party Director, Ken Clark.

MORE than £300 has been raised by children who took part in a fun run at Windmill Park Children's Centre in Southall.

About 20 children aged up to 4-years-old took part in the run by doing five laps around the centre in Southall Park onFriday June 5 and all money raised will go towards facilities for the summer.

Thames21, London's leading waterways charity, will be running a free event at the Grand Union Canal by the Common, Southall tomorrow and Sunday from 10.30am - 4pm.

There will be activities suitable for all to get involved with including boat trips, fishing lessons, face painting, balloon modelling, and also the chance to get involved with litter and graffiti removal from the waterside areas.