‘The Open Spaces Society warmly salutes the visionaries who founded the Brent River Park, and all who have made it the lovely space it is today.’ So said Kate Ashbrook, our general secretary, at the event, organised by the Brent River and Canal Society (BRCS), to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Brent River Park’s inauguration on 29 June 1975. ‘Our founders would have been proud of what has been achieved here in Ealing,’ Kate continued. ‘Our early battles led to the saving...