AWARDS

Ealing Civic Society Annual Awards 2009

The 2009 Civic Society awards were presented on 12 November. After much deliberation, the Society’s ‘Highly Commended’ award was given to Morris House in Acton. The panel scored the development highly against the criteria and was particularly impressed with the way new and existing elements have been combined, and natural light used to illuminate internal corridors. They praised the design for the generous size of the flats and for the way the external private and semi-private areas gave a spacious feel to the development.

The judges also gave a ‘Commended’ award to the new building at St Benedict’s School. They particularly liked the way it enabled wheelchair access across the school site (previously not possible given the mix of buildings of different ages and layout). The new hall has already been used for concerts, receptions and weddings, as well as the more traditional school functions of assemblies and examinations.

The certificates were presented by guest of honour Stephen Sackur, current affairs presenter on BBC World News and BBC News Channel, who has lived in Ealing for several years. He then gave the audience an interesting and amusing perspective of Ealing, contrasting life here with other places in the world where he and his family have lived – Washington, Brussels and Cairo.