War heroes and a council officer who helped improve the lives of residents have had a road and housing blocks named after them.

They were honoured on Saturday (February 15) at a ceremony to open the first 101 of 425 homes in the regenerated Rectory Park Estate, Northolt .

Casey Avenue was named after Lance Sergeant Chris Casey, who grew up on the estate but was killed in Iraq in 2007.

Mr Casey, who died aged 27, also served in Kosovo and Northern Ireland after enlisting in the army in 1998.

His widow, Tanja, two children, Kian, 13, and Ashlyn, nine, his parents and members of his battalion, the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, attended the ceremony.

An apartment block was officially called Harman Court to commemorate Harry Harman, a longstanding member and ex-chairman of the Greenford branch of the Royal British Legion, and former prisoner of war in Japan, who died in 2005, aged 84. Two of his three sons and his niece attended the ceremony.

His son, Colin Harman, said: “As a family we have always lived in the area and I grew up in Greenford .

“It’s an overwhelmingly proud thing for the family to know that my father’s name will live on in the area for generations to come.”

The final dedication was to Bob Weyman, an Ealing Council housing regeneration officer who actively advocated the redevelopment of Rectory Park but sadly died of cancer before his vision was fulfilled.

His daughter was at the estate at the weekend to unveil a plaque revealing the name Weyman Court.

Leader of Ealing Council, Councillor Julian Bell, said “It is fitting that two men who gave so much to their country by serving in the armed forces should be remembered in this way.

“It is also sad that Bob Weyman never got to see the results of his work to improve the lives of Rectory Park residents, but his legacy will live on.

“The day was fantastic; it was very moving.”

The Rectory Park regeneration scheme is a partnership between Network Living and Ealing Council.

Further phases of the development will honour other key figures who contributed to the borough over a long period of time.