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News-in-brief 4– snatches of local biz news

South Ealing’s cafe culture 5– L’Amandine– Vox Pop: ‘Are we trendy?’ – Where to park– local shops and services

Shopfinder 8– St Mary’s Rd; South Ealing Rd

EALING RUNNINGWho’s got trainers on 9– Alice Gupta; James de Vivenot– ‘Team JB’; the physiotherapists– Sukhi Bhogal; Roy Summers; Catherine Gunnewicht

EALING HOMEBIZ Home-based businesses 13– Where to do face-to-face business networking in Ealing– Maxine Brightman– Rosemarie Lambert– Yaro Kowalcyzk

Features

The cover illustration is an oil pastel drawing of the landmark ‘St Mary’s Church in South Ealing, featuring Munson’s Coffee shop’, by Carlene Bender. Check out this and our other cover art

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If you’ve never been to South Ealing before, click on ‘South Ealing 360*’ on the ‘Contactus Ealing’ YouTube channel to see

what it’s like. (Online readers click here)

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Trendy South Ealing According to to The Times newspaper, South Ealing is in the top six “next big things” in the country. See what South Ealing people have to say about this in our Vox Pop (page 5). In other news, there’s a lot of running going on in Ealing at the moment, hence four pages highlighting a few run-ready local businesses in the ‘Ealing Running’ section – see page 9. And you can locate the ever-popular ‘Ealing Homebiz’ on page 13. We’re now making it easier to find and follow your favourite local businesses on the internet – if you’re reading this online, click-through on the live links (look for the symbols ) and ‘like’ away on Facebook and Twitter. Welcome to this Aug-Sep-Oct edition. Thanks for ‘shopping by’.

Carlene BenderEditor-publisher, Contactus magazines

Web: www.contactusealing.co.ukEmail: [email protected]: @ContactusEaling Tel: 079 6039 2677Find me on Facebook and LinkedIn

If you would like to advertise in Contactus, the Christmas 2014 issue, due out online Fri 31 October 2014, is the new Ealing - all areas edition, highlighting shops and services across the whole town. Advertising booking deadline: Sat 18 October.

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Coming nextWe’ve roved through six areas of Ealing and got to know them well enough to collect into one issue. The Christmas 2014 edition of Contactus Ealing will be ‘Ealing - all areas’, featuring sections on Pitshanger, Northfields, Hanwell, West Ealing, Ealing Broadway, and South Ealing. Out 31 Oct. And, surprise! there will also be a Contactus Chiswick Christmas special, out 14 Nov. For details: [email protected]

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In this Contactus:Ealing Running

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/ Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 SHORT NEWS

NEWS BITS•Kate Edmondson Bridal Couture has set up a Facebook group, ‘Wedding Suppliers West London’, for collaboration and referrals. Join in if yours is a local wedding-related business.

•Kaboodles loves UK design! We stock mainly UK-based designers/manufacturers. Pop in for design-led and contemporary gifts, greeting cards and homewares.

•Ealing Business Forum will take place on Tuesday, September 2 at 6.30pm at The Lido, West Ealing. Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council, will be joining us.

•Will to Win Pitshanger and SaddleDrunk are bringing together tennis and cycling at their ‘Back to Fitness’ joint event. August 31, Pitshanger Park, 11am-2pm.

Go to Go ViewWhy is Go View London (Ealing Common) becoming one of West London’s fastest growing estate agents? According to director Donald Collins, it’s because of their team of “enthusiastic and experienced estate agents”.

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Hand ironingEaling Ironing Service, based in Perivale UB6, is due to celebrate 20 years in business this year. “Look out for some very special offers coming your way,” says owner Grace Carroll, who combines professional hand-pressing with a convenient delivery service.

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Cheeky in EB“Ealing people love a good burger!” says Craig of Cheeky Burger, the “best burgers in town”. From September, their van will become a regular fixture at the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre in the second week of every month. #proudtobecheeky

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Remember that Popes Lane, South Ealing, is closed for a few months.

Contactus supports this initiative in #WestEaling:

•Rolladome: Rollerskating comes to Dean Gardens, West Ealing from August 16 to 19. Money raised at the rink will go to cover the costs and also to create an afterschool club, summer skate programme and Saturday school within West Ealing.

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Back in June a tweet showed up in the @ContactusEaling

timeline. @potterkatiehook had posted a graph clipped from the Sunday Times, headlined “Could these areas be the next big things?” (pictured below). Down at number six, behind York and Cricklewood, was South Ealing. Not Ealing. Specifically South Ealing. After hearing all the comments about “hipsters” and “South Ealing being the new Hoxton”, it was worth checking out. The first thing to notice is that there are a lot of cafés. Not greasy

spoon cafés, but coffee-shop-connoisseur type cafés (with

the accent on the é). Apparently leading the way among these were Munson’s on St Mary’s Road, and Paperback Coffee

and Tea on South Ealing Road. But it is at L’Amandine cafe next door to South Ealing tube station where I find new owner Shamshaid Cheema working hard to keep his customers coming back. “It’s good here because we’re next to the station,” he says. “We’re also next to the park so we get a lot of mums before and after the school run.” Always good for a business to have parents on-side. Especially if they love coffee.

VOX POP

WHERE TO PARK•SouthEalingRoadcarpark (northern end): £1/hour 8am-6pm•Wickescarpark:90minutesfree•30-minutesfreeshoppingbays•Side-streetpay-and-display

Why would someone say South Ealing is trendy? Do you think it’s trendy?

Tori Johnson (pictured with husband Gareth, they own Kaboodles on St Mary’s Road):

We have such a creative buzz in South Ealing due

to the University of West London, Ealing studios, the music scene etc. I get some quite amazing and interesting people coming in to the shop every week from all over the world.”

Leslie Faux (garden designer, from nearby Northfields):

Munson’s is always packed.

They do the best coffee. And I can come here with my dogs.”

Eddie (long time St Mary’s Road resident):

In the last three years, South

Ealing has just got a lot smarter. The houses here are expensive. Plus we have the development of the high street – proper butchers have moved in, and we’ve got some good greengrocers. They’re independent shops, not chains.”

Lugina McConnell (local entrepreneur):

People are more likely

to turn to local businesses and support them. We’re going back to the high street at last.”

Shamshaid Cheema: L’Amandine

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Old Actonians: Ealing’s cricket club for multi-sport players

/ Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

Down in South Ealing, at the eastern end of Popes Lane, there’s a cricket club (men, women and colts). It’s also a football club, rugby club, netball, badminton, tennis, table tennis, squash, and now hockey club too. It’s the Old Actonians Sports Club, the “most ‘multi’ of multi-sports club in Ealing”,

according to club chairman Kevin Mahoney. (The only other Ealing multi-sports club is the Brentham in Pitshanger.) “Come for the cricket and stay for the other sports,” adds Kevin.

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Kaboodles loveTori and Gareth Johnson’s dream gift shop, Kaboodles, stocks “a number of British designed and/or made products”, including some locally-made trinkets. “We love being part of the South Ealing vibe,” says Tori.

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Real Italian food“We’re just very Italian

about food,” says Roberta Sabbatini,

the ‘Roberta’ behind the family-run restaurant Casa Roberta at 12 St Mary’s Road, South Ealing. “My brother Mauro and I combine the experience, the knowledge and the passion for food into explosive recipes.” In May, the restaurant was awarded TripAdvisor’s 2014 Certificate of Excellence, which celebrates businesses who consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on the online travel site. As one reviewer, Jukei176, put it: “I am italian and I live since January 2014 in London... I ate in a lot of self-defining ‘Italian Restaurants’ around here, but this is the only one, here in Ealing, in which I have been able to find the real Italian taste!” It’s now even easier to book a table – or two – with Casa Roberta’s online reservation system. Standing by for lunch.

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Roberta runs Casa Roberta with her chef brother Mauro

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Advice and solutions for security problems

I am telling David McCaffrey about the man who opened his door when someone knocked at 10o’clock in the night.

David starts shaking his head. “Look through the viewfinder and if you don’t know who it is, don’t open the door,” he tells the man in my story. The story doesn’t end well, but David has got another solution for the man’s security problem: a concealed door chain, “which is like a mini bicycle chain fitted into the door and can only be unlocked when the door is fully closed. “It’s stronger than the traditional door chain, and its easy use is perfect for the elderly,” he says. David wants everyone to be safe, and his South Ealing based security services business Belfrey Secure has been proudly securing people’s homes and businesses for the past eight years. Now it’s even easier to book a visit from David, via the newly revamped Belfrey Secure website.

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South EalingAugust 2014Here is our laywoman’s collection of shopfronts.

Disclaimer: this is not an ‘official’ or comprehensive list; it is only based on passing-by observation, more or less up-to-date at time of going to press.

South Ealing Road 4 Kujawiak (delicatessen)2 Londis (convenience stores)3 South Ealing Road Car Park (pay and display)4 Atlas Property Letting & Services6 Patrick Ryan & Daughter (funeral directors)8 Zayka fine Indian & Nepalese cuisine10 Silver Brick (letting agents)12 Tetote Factory (cafe)14 Elthorne Solicitors16 Dental Ceramic Design22 Crystal Clean (laundry)24 Rose Hair and Beauty (salon)27 Aron Guest House26 Spa Nail and Sunbed35-39 Sainsbury’s (supermarket)35-39 Esso Service Station35-39 Lifespa (salon)36-38 Newco Bathrooms Plumbing & Heating

40 Thorgills (estate agents)44 Ealing Carer’s Centre46 Benny’s B&B Ealing Guest House62 Anderson Knight estate agents64 Mojo Hairdressers72-74 Russell Collins estate agents76 Flamingo (dry cleaners)78 M&M Hair Academy80 L’Amandine Cafe81 South Ealing Dental Practice82 Andreas Barber ShopSouth Ealing StationBrentford & Ealing Radio CarsSpar Express84 Mleczko (deli)86 Levy & Partners accountants88 NJ Designs89 Wickes (DIY)89 Co-op Welcome90-92 Barclays (bank)94 Tst Wines96 Euro’s (newsagents)98 Nicky’s Fruit & Veg100 Medical Aid for Poland Fund charity shop102 Russell Collins (letting agents)104 Ladbrokes betting shop106 Panini (bakers)108 South Ealing Fresh Fruit & Veg110 South Ealing Butchers112 Richards Pharmacy

114 Leon (cafe)116-118 Harridge Group travel120 Dexter Launderettes & Dry Cleaning122 Supersave Food & Wine Store124 Hot Bite cafe124 Acton Recycling Community Charity Shop126 Carpet Class128 N Kay’s Watchmaker & Jewellers128a Andrews (barbers)132 Habit Hair (hairdressers)134 Acuherbal Health134a Raffles Hairdressers136 Bloom Studio (florists)138 Photo & Print Services139 Coral (bookmakers)140 Hook & Cleaver Butchers141 Henry Paul (funeral directors)142 Londis (convenience stores)143 Sam’s (fast food)145-147 Save & Select Superstore145-147 Post Office Ltd148 Acton Recycling Community Furniture Shop149 Dalington (estate agents)150 CCCP (deli)152 Costello’s The Paint Shop153 Paperback Coffee & Tea155 Carpol Insurance156 Mullin & Sons equipment & adaptations157 Nevin’s cafe158 The Coriander Leaf159 Angels Number 1 (salon)160a Tony’s Auto Spares161 Paddy Power163 Lotus House (fish & chips)165 Ealing Photographic Studio167 Blade (hairdressers)169 Sounds Original (records, tapes, CDs)170 Studio Figura171 R&R Security Services172 Chicken Cottage174 Ellipse Properties175 Kuznia Smaku176 Pizza Hut Delivery177 Body One178 Brothers Kebabs179 Dragon Inn (fast food)180 Metropolitan Police Service181 Homesearch (estate agents)182 Sala Thai183 Metrolet (estate agents)184 US Pizza (fast food)185 Balti Naz186 Daru Pharma (chemists)190 Mumbai 2 Go (takeaway)192 Monto Superstore193 Harbs Pharmacy194 Bill Bunn Motorcycles222 Ealing Park Tavern224 Monty’s Nepalese Cuisine226 VK News228 Ealing Physiotherapy & Acupuncture232 Embassy Executive Group

(car & van hire)234 Boston Express newsagent240 My Old China (takeaway)

St Mary’s Road The GroveEaling Studios11 In-toto (kitchen planners)12 Casa Roberta13 The Red Lion14 Butlers Thai15 Santa Maria Pizzeria16 Bubbles Dry Cleaners25 YMCA27 Thorgills estate agents29 NJC Kitchens33 Ealing Dental Studio34 Oscar’s (take away)35 The Walpole restaurant36 The Castle Inn38 Castle Residential (estate agents)39 Delcon Contractors40 Anne’s Store newsagent41 Euro food and wine42 Kebab Delight44 Niks Com (hairdressers)46-48 SAW (builders)52 Grosvenor House Social Club62 The New Inn64 Planet E Shop67 JD News71 Kaboodles gift shop73 Munson’s CafeRoman Holiday Beach CoutureTangled Thorns hairdresserThe Rose and Crown pub75 TransIndus (travel agents)76a St Mary’s Dental Surgery78 Hala Hairdressing80 Athree Spa (salon)82 Kings Real Estate84 Gardonyis (music shop)86 Venus & Co double-glazing88 Curracloe (pet shop)92-96 National Tyres & AutocareThe Rose & Crown

Little Ealing Lane

10 The Tanning Studio8b Hair Affair8 The Bridal GalleryRoddy’s Bar2a Little Ealing Convenience StoreMM Radio Cars Popes Lane Northumberland HouseQuality Foam ProductsCara Clean (dry cleaners)First Cut (hairdresser)Miran NewsGunnersbury Gate (estate agents)Jo’s Convenience StoreOld Actonians Sports Club

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JOY EVERY MINUTEJames de Vivenot (above) tells us about his favourite place to run in Ealing:

There are so many reasons to love running in

Lammas Park – it has nice smooth tree-lined paths, it’s conveniently exactly a mile round and has handy 100m marker posts. Also it’s right at the heart of the local community – I’m bound to see a friendly face along the way.”James adds: “Thanks Ealing Eagles for amazing support since coming through the Beginners Programme in January. Also I’d like to celebrate the work of Kelvin Walker and Sandra Courtney in organising the Ealing Half Marathon for the third year running, which has really put Ealing on the map.”

Ealing Running clubs:• Ealing Eagles Running Club• Ealing, Southall and Middlesex Athletics Club• Bodyline Fitness Running Club• Munson’s Coffee Running Crew

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September: that’s when we really runEaling Running

Q&AEaling resident Alice Gupta

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Runners are everywhere in Ealing, not least because of the Ealing Half Marathon on 28 September. Here we talk to two local racers...

“Q: When did you take up running?In January this year.

Q: Why, did something special happen to inspire you to start running as a sport?In 2012, after all the excitement of London Olympics, I went to see the Ealing Half Marathon and cheered on all the amazing people who took part. I was surprised to see people of all ages and abilities. That truly inspired me and I was convinced I can do the same one day. I like all kinds of outdoor sports – tennis, cycling, skiing but never considered running. I hadn’t taken any action until last autumn when my father died. It made me realise that life is short and I must start the things I set out for myself.

Q: Do you ever feel unsafe?I do feel unsafe and self-conscious when I run on my own so the next step for me was to join a running club – I joined the friendly Ealing Eagles and run regularly with them. Also, on most Saturdays I go to Gunnersbury 5km Park Run.

Q: Have you done any races?I have done two 10k races so far and my personal best is 1:06.

Q: Any advice for new runners?Join a running club! :-)

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From Glasgow to Ealing

“Great day... the heat meant I had to catch a couple of athletes crossing the line

but all ok!” – that was W5 Physio’s Greg Bagley reporting from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow back in July, where he led the team of physiotherapists attending the triathlon event. Now he’s returned to Haven Lane, Ealing Broadway, and is gearing up for the big local sporting event, the Ealing Half Marathon on September 28. Whatever new skills that Greg has learned in Glasgow, he will be applying to helping heal hurt runners both before and after the Ealing Half. The W5 Physio five-strong team of physios will be two short on the actual day, as Stewart Ramsay and Patsy Hayden are running the half-marathon themselves (Stewart for the first time!). This is part of the business’s ongoing commitment to supporting charitable causes.

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Let’s hear it for Team JBInspired by the successes

of our national Team GB, ‘Team JB’ – that’s JB for John

Bishop, of Colin Bibra Estate Agents – made up of John, his two sons William and Tom, and Colin Bibra lettings manager Sosi Ross, will be taking to the streets of Ealing alongside up to 6000 other runners on 28 September, on behalf of the Neuro Foundation. “I haven’t done this run yet,” says seasoned runner John, referring to the Ealing Half Marathon. “Apparently it’s pretty tough but it’s one of the most popular in the country.” The race has won several awards, including gold at the 2014 Running Awards.

To prepare for the 13.1-mile closed-road hilly course that starts and ends at Lammas Park going through Pitshanger, West Ealing and Hanwell, John has been training twice a week at Bodyline Fitness studios in Ealing Broadway. “I’ll also take in some long runs before the day,” he says, starting from home in Northfields, close to where one Colin Bibra office is located (the other is in The Mall, Ealing Broadway). Team JB will be sporting shirts branded with the Colin

Bibra logo, as well as their chosen charity. “It’s not a very well-known charity,” says John, “but a close friend of mine suffers from neurofibromatosis, and I would like to support him.”

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“Apparently it’s pretty tough but it’s one of the most popular”

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Sports fan John Bishop (far left) supporting a Colin Bibra sponsored event at his local cricket club, Old Actonians



Be well and run wellSukhi Bhogal, a social

welfare solicitor by background and now

a wellness and personal development consultant, has “always been fascinated by the body’s ability to heal itself”. She adds: “I love, love, love learning about new things on growth and self-development.” Her newsletter (subscribe at [email protected]) describes many varied paths to self-improvement. Living in Ealing since 1998, Sukhi is impressed by the diversity of businesses here. For the runners among us, she would like to emphasise ways of balancing body systems, and how to heal quickly. Q: What advice do you have for local runners?

First of all it is really important to stay well hydrated. Second, acid build-up can cause aches and pains, especially after physical exercise which accumulates as lactic acid, so it helps to keep your body’s PH balance more towards alkaline. Also, you have to keep your attention on the goal – mental power and self-belief is vital.

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If you have ever thought about joining a running club but never quite got around to it, here are 5 reasons why you should join ours:

1. You are trained by a specialist running coach. The Bodyline Fitness Running Club is taken by Ben Mcillroy and Claire Desroches, who are both extremely experienced running coaches and, in Ben’s case, an ex international athlete.2. The clue is in the name; you run in a group! People tend to train a little bit harder within a group session and you get to enjoy the camaraderie that goes along with it as well. 3. You will be challenged a little bit more than you might challenge yourself. The running coach will be give you specific running drills that you may not have tried before. 4. All levels of fitness are catered for. Running groups will take beginners, intermediate or advanced runners, and all can improve. 5. You will get fitter and better at running. It really is as simple as that! If you attend regularly, then you will get results. – Roy Summers

www.bodylinestudios.co.uk @BodylineStudios BodylineStudios

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Q&ACatherine Gunnewicht, Registered Manager

Ealing has a new running club at...

The Bodyline Fitness Running Club meets on Mondays at 6.30pm at our studio in Springbridge Mews W5.

Then we run to Ealing Common or Lammas Park, where running coaches Ben and Claire will take you through the 45 min session and then return you safely to the studio.

Our Running Club is completely free to join, so what’s holding you back??

If you would like to enquire further about the Bodyline Fitness Running Club or have any questions in general then feel free to get in touch.

You can call on 07921 777477 or email [email protected].





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HelloPleased to meet you Get a few home-based businesses together and ask how they get new customers; chances are the word “networking” will crop up in their answers. At Contactus it’s no different – we love our face-to-face networking, social media and online networking; whether free, paid membership, or pay-as-you-go. In Ealing we’re lucky to have so many options for meeting up. Pick from the ‘Where to network’ list at right, and I’ll see you around.Carlene BenderEditor-publisher, Contactus

@ContactusEaling

WHERE TO NETWORKHere are some of the business networking groups in Ealing. Check out our Ealing Business Diary updated every Monday at www.contactusealing.co.uk Tweet me: @ContactusEaling

MEMBERSHIP/PAY-AS-YOU-GO:

• Ealing Chamber of CommerceContact Donna Subero @EalingChamber

• Fabulous Women (Ealing)Contact Carole Ann Rice @Fab_Women• The Athena Network (Ealing)Contact Jo Sumner @AthenaWLondon

•BNI ISIS (Perivale)@BNI_ISIS_Ealing

• 4N EalingContact Emma Renton @4N_Ealing

• The Best of EalingContact Chris McIntosh@TheBestofEaling

FREE/SPONSORED

•Ealing Business ForumContact Geoff Langston @GeoffLangston

• Crowne Plaza Breakfast Meeting@CPLondonEaling

• Business Biscotti@DTLondonEaling

• Ealing Mums in BusinessContact Shelley Henderson or Erin Thomas-Wong @ealingmumsinbiz

• Link4GrowthContact Dipa Kotak @Dipakotak

•Ealing TweetupContact Michael Greer @MGreer_PR

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“Have a look at these photos,” says Hanwell-based pet-sitter Maxine Brightman of Ealing Cat and Dog Visits. “These animals are the reason I love my job.”

www.ealingcatanddogvisits.co.uk @ealingcats ealingcatanddogvisits

a personal cat & dog visiting & sitting service in Ealing and surrounding areas.

Are you away from home for long periods; with work commitments, or going on holiday perhaps? Do you have a cat or dog that needs visiting, a dog that needs walking or maybe you require a pet or house sitter? If so I can help.I can assure you I shall look after your pets as if they were my own. I am completely trustworthy, honest, kind and reliable. Oh, and I’m friendly too, so go on, give me a call, you’ll be glad you did!Quote ‘Contactus’ and receive 10% off your first booking.

Fully insured, DBS & CTC clearance, member of The National Association of Registered Pet sitters.

Contact Maxine:

T: 07718 901 081 E: maxine@ealingcatanddogvisits.co.ukwww.ealingcatanddogvisits.co.uk

You can also follow me online: @ealingcats Ealing Cat and Dog Visits

My darling clients

Here to helpbusinessesRosemarie Lambert

has been a member of the Ealing Chamber of

Commerce for a number of years, but it is in the last year as chair that she feels more committed than ever to “helping businesses to connect”. Offering business networking opportunities to local companies is one of the main aims of this Ealing branch of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, explains Rosemarie. “The networking events are great, they are absolutely invaluable; you are always meeting different people which opens up a whole host of business opportunities.” Her own business, Rosemark

International Education, is also strongly service-centred – as an organisation they help young people prepare for university and/or the world of work in the same way that Ealing Chamber of Commerce helps its members: “with a lot of support and advice.” What’s especially exciting for Rosemarie as chair is being at the centre of business affairs in Ealing and seeing how businesses, people and opportunities “fit” together –

for example Ealing Council, Ealing Broadway BID, traders associations, and neighbourhood forums. “At our Chamber committee meetings we invite different groups to come and talk about how and what they are doing and how we can support them or, in some instances, work together, and then we share that information with our members,” she explains.

www.ealingchamber.org @ealingchamber

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Vintage brides

It’s time to talk

Come along to the National Vintage Fair at Chiswick Town Hall on November 9 to see some of Kate Edmondson Bridal Couture’s new dresses. Kate makes bespoke wedding dresses and accessories by hand in her Acton studio. www.kateedmondsonbridal.co.uk

@katedoesbridal kate-edmondson-bridal-couture

South Ealing psychotherapist Esther Newall offers “a variety of approaches to achieving personal change and growth”, from short-term counselling to in-depth psychotherapy. She is also a personal development coach. 07932 116171

psychotherapyinealing.co.uk @EstherNewall

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Facebookand on Twitter:

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Art for rent Yummy mumsNot only is David Emmanuel Noel available for art, graphic design and illustration commissions, his paintings can also be rented for short-term use for special events. “This is an affordable option for photo shoots, business offices or temporary spaces,” he says.

www.davidemmanuelnoel.com @DavidENoel

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Dipa Kotak of Prosperity Events, who is putting on the Yummy Mummy and Baby Extravaganza, explains that the event is for “professionals who work with women looking to get pregnant, expectant mothers, new mothers and children up to the age of five years.”

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All mothers to be, new mothers and babies welcome!

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If you feel you are stuck or struggling, finding life difficult or unsatisfying, talking to a psychotherapist or counsellor can be a way to move forward.

Make It MIMIGood fences“Simply mix in minutes,” explains Jess Baker, who created the MIMI 100% Natural Skincare Kits in her W13 kitchen. The three kits have different roles: there’s a clay-based fresh face mask, a night time facial oil, and an exfoliating body rub.

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“When a customer needs me it’s because their fence is broken, or rotted, or blown down,” says South Ealing based carpenter Roman Razanowski. “And they want it fixed right away.” Roman is happy to be their one-stop solution: damage assessment, ordering new materials, and making the necessary repairs.

MIMI 100% Natural Skincare Kits.

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IT support withoutthe ‘geek-speak’Yaro Kowalcyzk likes to talk

straight. “No gimmicks,” he insists. “And no

geek-speak.” That’s how he runs his business, CompControl, providing IT support for small and medium sized businesses. “We always use non-tech language so the customer knows what we are doing,” he explains. A visit to the office in Northumberland House, Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, proves his point. (This is where his five-strong team of dedicated engineers – and his wife, Teresa, who manages the office – call “base”.) He takes his time to explain why building a computer from scratch is so satisfying. “This way, you know the computer inside-out,” he says, “and can better understand if something goes wrong.”

Yaro moved to Britain from Poland in the early 2000s to work for blue-chip companies BT and Homechoice, and by 2008 had set up his own business helping other businesses solve their PC problems – from laptop repair to data recovery; from network installation to virus protection. In November 2012 CompControl became a limited company. His vision for CompControl is based on service and support: “We always give customers a guarantee – always. “I am not scared of giving that guarantee because we are confident of the quality of the service we provide. And that helps the customer feel secure,” he adds.

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LOVE EVERY MINUTEJames de Vivenot (above) tells us about his favourite place to run in Ealing:

There are so many reasons to love running in Lammas Park – it has nice smooth tree-lined paths, it’s conveniently exactly a mile round and has handy 100m marker posts. Also it’s

right at the heart of the local community – I’m bound to see a friendly

face along the way.”James adds: “Thanks Ealing Eagles for amazing support since coming through the Beginners Programme in January. Also I’d like to celebrate the work of Kelvin Walker and Sandra Courtney in organising the Ealing Half Marathon for the third year running, which has really put Ealing on the map.”Ealing Running clubs:• Ealing Eagles Running Club

• Ealing, Southall and Middlesex Athletics Club• Bodyline Fitness Running Club• Munson’s Coffee Running Crew

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September: that’s when we really runEaling Running Q&A

Ealing resident Alice Gupta

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Runners are everywhere in Ealing, not least

because of the Ealing Half Marathon on 28

September. Here we talk to two local racers...

“Q: When did you take up running?In January this year.Q: Why, did something special

happen to inspire you to start running as a sport?In 2012, after all the excitement

of London Olympics, I went to see the Ealing Half Marathon and cheered on all the amazing people who took part. I was surprised to see people of all ages and abilities. That truly inspired me and I was convinced I can do the same one day. I like all kinds of outdoor sports – tennis, cycling, skiing but never considered running. I hadn’t taken any action until last autumn when my father died. It made me realise that life is short and I must start the things I set out for myself. Q: Do you ever feel unsafe?

I do feel unsafe and self-conscious when I run on my own so the next step for me was to join a running club – I joined the friendly Ealing Eagles and run regularly with them. Also, on most Saturdays I go to Gunnersbury 5km Park Run.Q: Have you done any races?

I have done two 10k races so far and my personal best is 1:06.Q: Any advice for new runners?

Join a running club! :-)

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