Thanks, Ann Clifford, for passing this on..
Nettle soup? Rosehip syrup? Foraging workshops at Heathrow 26 Sept – 10 Oct
There’s a whole fortnight of foraging workshops on offer at Grow Heathrow, a project reclaimed from the emptiness of uncertainty about the third runway. Opportunities to learn from local people and the young people involved in Transition Heathrow. More here.
Inspiring video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orp6-KlZVFE
Where has all the fruit gone?
WEN Abundance is having a lean year for the first time since its inception 5 years ago with very little fruit on offer so far. We are by no means the only group suffering from a lack of Abundance, groups across London and the rest of the country are scaling down activities. A mixture of a bumper year last year and mixed weather earlier on this year has resulted in fewer yields to date.
Luckily for us we made lots of produce last year – including delicious new chutney recipes. All of which will be on sale at West Ealing Family Day on Saturday 22nd September. Come along to our stall outside St James Church, St James Avenue from 10am – 4pm (providing stocks last!).
If anyone knows of any suitable fruit going spare, particularly apples for our fruit press to use at West Ealing Family Day please contact wenabundance@gmail.com
West Ealing street filmed for end of the world! Well, not quite but local traders to feature in new short film
I was just about to turn into Melbourne Ave on Tuesday afternoon when my way was blocked by a young girl in a bright yellow hi-vis jacket. Peering up the road I could see an ambulance so first thought there had been an accident. Then I thought, no, that’s not right and looked more carefully and saw filming going on. I didn’t have time to stop and find out more but bumped in to Tony Luckhurst (who owns Luckhurst’s butchers) and he told me all about it. Apparently the film is called Dregs and is about the world being saved by heroin addicts ie the ‘dregs’. Here’s the blurb off the website (http://la-fin.com/dregs/):
DREGS
If the beginning of the world started with a bang then it ended with a very different sound. A sound so powerful that it made everyone tear their ears off in agony and roll their eyes back into their heads as the last traces of humanity were forced from their bodies. Now they stand frozen to the spot; ‘Statics’, controlled by the last sound they ever heard. Unless anyone or anything around them makes a sound, whereupon they turn en mass to destroy it, tearing at it with their bare hands until nothing remains, before reverting to their static state. This happened to everyone, everywhere, in that same final moment – everyone except the heroin addicts; the ‘Dregs’.
Watch the film to get sight of Billy Luckhurst ( above photo) and local hairdresser Nico Neo playing….Statics.
Air ambulance in Dean Gardens – incident in Chapel Road
I’ve just walked back from OPEN Ealing and passed police cars and ambulances all over the place. Then I saw an air ambulance in Dean Gardens. It looks to me as if an incident took place in Chapel Road, location of a major fire last year, and someone was taken by road ambulance to the air ambulance which had landed in Dean Gardens. More information when we have it… think I’ve just heard the air ambulance fly over our house.
UPDATE – Saturday from Ealing Today website
Seems a man in his 30s was attacked in Chapel Road and left in a serious condition and then airlifted to hospital in east London.
Craft market with local hand-made goods in St James Avenue this Saturday 10am – 3pm
Our next monthly craft market will be in St James Ave this Saturday with a variety of locally made goods on sale – jewellery, prints , original drawings, scented bags and much more. Come along and be tempted!
w7emporium – new delicatessen to open in Hanwell on Saturday
A while back I mentioned I’d joined the monthly cheese subscription from Claire Rosser at w7emporium and I’m delighted to say she is now opening her delicatessen on Saturday. It’s in Boston Road in Hanwell on the right hand side almost opposite Wickes (post code is W7 3TR). It opens at 11am and I’m definitely going along, not least because I’m going to collect my next monthly selection of cheeses. Claire has worked fantasically hard to get this venture up and running and I wish her success and I hope lots of people can drop in and see and taste what’s on offer.
Incident in Melbourne Ave West Ealing – alleged assault on a woman
Like many others I’m wondering why the top end of Melbourne Ave is taped off as a crime scene this morning. I’ve asked the police but no comment as yet I’m afraid.
I’ll update this as soon as I find out anything.
Update on Thursday
Police received a report of rape shortly after 03.15hrs today, 25 July, following an alleged attack in the vicinity of Deans Gardens, W13, at around 02.00hrs.
Local road closures were put in place and detectives from Sapphire continue to investigate.
There has been no arrest at this stage.
Flame comes to West Ealing
Family Fundraising Day – activities for children and young people at OPEN Ealing on Saturday 11am – 3pm
OPEN Ealing Family Fundraising Day – Activities for children and young people
Saturday 21st July
11am – 3pm
Drop in anytime, no booking required.
Minimum donation to access all activities: £5
Free for parents or guardians
Drop in anytime from 11am to 3pm and join us for a series of activities for kids and the rest of the family. We’ll have:
- Drawing activities
- Bead work
- Printmaking
- Dance
We will also have a book sale to raise additional funds for OPEN Ealing with a share of the proceeds going to the local Ealing group of Cancer Research UK.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be available on a donation basis.