Join us for a cup of coffee on Saturday 3 November at Silva Cafe 11am – 12.30pm

Along with all the other great things happening in West Ealing on Saturday morning, we’re holding a West Ealing Neighours coffee morning.

If you just fancy a cup of coffee and a chat, want to find out more about West Ealing Neighours, or if you think we can help and need any advice, please do come along to the Silva Cafe (on the Uxbridge Rd opposite Coldershaw Road) any time between 11am and 12.30. The WEN committee will be there and we’d love to have a chat and you’re very welcome to pick our brains and give us your thoughts on any local issues – parking, shopping, building plans or anything else.

Buy local crafts, hear local music – in West Ealing Sat Nov 3

On Sat Nov 3, there’s live music at the West Ealing craft market – 12 gazebos worth of local specialness. You can’t get it, or the music, anywhere else.

The market is outside Blockbusters, next to the Uxbridge Road, on the south side (western end) of West Ealing Broadway.

The line-up:

12-1pm: Oddfellas – local chaps who banjo, fiddle, guitar and generally bring music of these isles to life – right in our own backyard.

1-2pm: The Mobile Clones who say ‘We are a five piece band from Hanwell and surrounding areas.The band do a mixture of original and cover tunes with a whole range of different genres.The cover songs consist of many styles ranging from the blues to funk and pop songs to punk. The band members consist of a jazz saxophonist who’s gigged with some of the greats and a drummer, Tim Walmsley who used to play with the well known signed band ‘The barely works’ who split in the early 90’s.(Info here). http://www.thereelbook.com/groups/barelyworks.aspx . Also songwriter Ian Clavey who’s written many popular songs (Check him out on YouTube) and Rose Eyre/vocals who was in the successful 80’s band ‘The kick partners’


2-3pm: I Love Thunder who say ‘I Love Thunder are delighted to be playing at the West Ealing Craft Market. We are an 8 piece rock band with musical tastes as varied as our ages, which range from 16 to 66! Our set will include classics such as Johnny B Goode and Mustang Sally as well as some mellower numbers, so come ready to shop n’ rock!

We are a part of Ealing Mencap and also members of the Dissimilis Organisation. You find out more at www.facebook.com/ILoveThunder.theband.

 

 

Help West Ealing greetings card business win a UK business competition

The Ealing Today website has got a great story about The London Studio, a greetings card company from West Ealing founded by local resident Soula Zavacopoulos,  being named as one of the UK’s top 100 businesses in the Smarta Awards.  The winner will win £10,000 and it’s all down to the number of votes she gets.  You can read the full story here and you can visit The London Studio’s site to vote.

Something a bit special at Saturday’s craft market in West Ealing – a chance to get yourself drawn by an expert caricaturist

Get yourself something to remember this Saturday -come along to Saturday’s craft market in St James Avenue (10am – 3pm) and get your very own caricature drawn by Pixel Monkey (Karl) – a specialist in drawing caricatures with experience of working at Thorpe Park and Chessington World of Adventures – see his website

As well as Karl, there will be a wide range of locally made crafts for sale – jewellery, cards, gifts and more.

More information on our regular stallholders can be found here