Our history

CEPAC ​, the Campaign for an Ealing Performance & Arts Centre, is the operating name of Ealing Performance & Arts Centre.  It was set up in July 2010 as Ealing Arts Centre Ltd, a non-profit private company limited by guarantee with no share capital.  It began with an Ealing Council grant to prepare a business plan, which was submitted in October 2010. Its object was to develop and present a plan for an arts facility in the Town Hall.

After the Council decided not to pursue this plan, EAC reviewed its targets to be more in line with the views of its Scrutiny Arts Panel. This had recommended that the Council should act as a facilitator and enabler rather than as a principal in the arts field. EAC recognised that it needed to change its objectives to campaign for the provision of facilities elsewhere in the town centre, and not be solely concerned with the Town Hall. 
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Warwick Arts Centre
It therefore changed its name and clarified its activities by adopting the CEPAC campaign title.  It remains committed to the idea of a multi-purpose auditorium suitable for larger events such as concerts, dance and comedy as well as conferences.  This would be a key element in enhancing the attraction of the town centre as a cultural and leisure “destination” for the whole sub-region as well as the borough, and contribute to its revitalisation in line with the London Plan and the Central Ealing Neighbourhood Plan.

Our Board

John Hummerston - Chairman

Retired Ealing architect.  Chairman of Ealing Arts + Leisure since 1999 to 2017.  Passionately concerned for the establishment of better facilities for young people through the Arts.  Co-founder of CEPAC. Interests include art, music, civic planning and travel. Europhile, but never dabbled in Politics.
Tony Miller – Company Secretary

Retired HR Director and MD of HR consulting group.  Former Ealing Borough Councillor, including  Planning Committee;
now Honorary Freeman of the Borough.  Concerned with heritage, conservation and the environment.  Interested in
​the arts generally, particularly theatre, opera and ballet. Chair of the Central Ealing Neighbourhood Forum.
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Roger Green

Managing director, digital media for one of the UK's biggest regional news groups. Extensive experience of internet publishing creating a number of thriving, multi-award-winning e-commerce/media businesses in travel, rock and pop music, sport, and culture. Also experienced in magazine editing & publishing. Interests include pop music, record collecting, occasional DJing, photography and graphic design. Long association with Ealing Youth Orchestra.
Gill Rowley

Retired editor and book publisher. Also qualified music teacher, currently secretary of Ealing Festival of Music, Dance, Speech & Drama and leader of its Pianoforte section. Chair of Ealing Arts & Leisure, the umbrella organisation that produces the Diary of Events (print and online). Interests include music, dance and theatre and the preservation of Ealing’s heritage.
Alistair Young

Full-time dad with sales/marketing experience that has been applied to researching, documenting and promoting Ealing Borough’s Rock and Blues Heritage. Co-founder of the Ealing Club Community Interest Company.  Passionately believes that live music events, exhibitions, film and heritage make a vital contribution to Ealing Borough's economic vitality and communal well-being.