Ealing Council actively supports local improvement projects where residents come up with ideas to improve where they live, gather support locally from neighbours, family and friends and get some financial help with getting their project started.

Over the past few years successful Transform Your Space projects have been delivered with residents working in partnership with the council to transform local spaces near them – read their stories in our hive and follow their example.

Woodland Oasis in the Heart of Industry

Katherine Buchan Meadow

The Piggeries

Transforming Copley Close 

TYS2 garden 4 everyone

Horsenden Grape and Honey Farm

Creating a Cherry Tree Walk @West Acton

You too can submit your idea, get the crowd to show support for your project and the help you need to turn your project idea into reality!

Watch this space as Ealing Council will be launching a new Transform Your Space programme in 2019 to help fund projects that bring open and urbanised spaces (back) into use for the general public. We will be looking to support as many schemes as possible by encouraging you to match fund at least 50% of your project's costs.

To help you get started, have a look at our list of ways you can get the word out here.

You can also take a look at Bubble or email bubble@ealing.gov.uk if you have an idea and want to talk them through with a member of the Community Management Team in the council.

Ealing Council will be running a funding round in Spring 2019 with a dealine of the 1st of May to get involved.  There is an opportunity to get up to £5,000 towards your project, or up to £10,000 for exceptional projects. Read below to understand how it works and how to get involved.

1.    EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/ ATTEND A WORKSHOP

Complete our expression of interest form at your earliest convenience to inform us of your project idea and knowledge of crowdfunding. A member of the team will be in touch to provide you with the necessary information and support you may need to help get your project started. We will also be running local workshops which we encourage you to attend.

2.    PROJECT PAGE AND PITCH

Create your online project page which will match you to the Ealing Transform Your Space fund. Here Ealing Council will ask you some additional questions about your project. You must pitch to the Ealing Transform Your Space fund by the 1st of May!

3.    VERIFICATION

The project costs and necessary permissions will be checked by independent verifiers, Locality. This involves checking quotes for all the major items and if you have land owner permission for your project.

4.    CROWDFUNDING

Run your crowdfunding campaign between May and July. Start by getting lots of small pledges from the community to show local support for your project. This will help unlock bigger pledges.

5.    PLEDGE

Ealing Council will review all project campaigns and successful projects can expect to receive a pledge in early June.

6. HIT YOUR TARGET AND DELIVER YOUR PROJECT

* Projects crowdfunding as part of this programme can recieve a pledge of up to 50% of their target up to £5,000. Exceptional proejcts can recieve a pledge of up to £10,000. 

If you wish to be considered as an exceptional project, please take a look at the local ward priority improvement plans for 2018-22 www.ealing.gov.uk/wardforum and show us how your project would transform any hotspot or chronically blighted location.