Tahlienger E une > May-J No. 57
2017
Chasing Deer at Hanwell Hootie HANWELL W7 > The biggest event in Ealing in the month of May was of course the Hanwell Hootie music festival on May 6 – our cover pic shows popular local band Chasing Deer opening at the new Hootie venue, St Mellitus church. It was a big month for Chasing Deer as well, with the launch of their new EP, ‘Moving On’. (Click to view video from the launch) @ChasingDeerBand @HanwellHootie
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What The_Ealinger did in May
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EALING W5 > Here’s a week-by-week overview of some of what ‘The_Ealinger’ (just a typical Ealing resident and homebased worker) got up to in May 2017.
Week 1: So yes, the first week of the month was concerned with making plans for and checking the various location line-ups for the Hanwell Hootie on Saturday 6 May. By the time Hootie headliners RSVP Bhangra came off the stage after 10pm in the Viaduct Meadow big tent, there had already been seven solid hours of music featuring no fewer than 85 musical acts in 14 venues. This had been the fifth annual Hanwell Hootie, and probably the best one so far for scale, attendance and music variety. Impressive work by organisers, volunteers, sponsors and performers. Well done Hanwell!
Top: Hanwell’s very own, Billy Blind, at Hanwell Hootie 2017; Middle: the Viaduct Meadow, a new venue for the Hootie; inset: Andrea Richardson on the Busking Bus. Above: new Ealing mayor Cllr Simon Woodroofe at Ealing Chamber of Commerce lunch.
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Week 2: #EalingHour on Twitter (every Tuesday 8-9pm) was interrupted on 9 May with the announcement that Ealing had a new mayor – congratulations to former deputy mayor, Cllr Simon Woodroofe. The Ealing mayor’s first official engagement after the swearing-in celebrations was the next day – the Ealing Chamber of Commerce annual Lunch Reception with the New Mayor of Ealing. The_Ealinger was happy to be able to attend this networking lunch at Monty’s
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p u nd in Ealing Broadway, to find out about the mayor’s charities, the Log Cabin located in Northfields W13, and Age UK. On Saturday 13th, the Brentham May Day Parade took place in the streets of the Brentham Garden Estate conservation area in W5. The century-old tradition, one of only two long-standing such celebrations in London, features maypole dancing, a May Queen, and a parade with children from the Brentham and Pitshanger areas. Week 3: Live music lovers, including The_Ealinger, would have been looking forward to the 19th, as it was an afternoon of busking in the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, followed by the launch of local band Chasing Deer’s new EP, ‘Moving On’ at the Red Rooms (formerly The Ealing Club) – see video link on page 1. Week 4: Sadness and anger swept across the country, and over Ealing, after 23 concert-goers were killed by a terrorist bombing at the Manchester Arena on Monday 22. Flags flew at half-mast over the Ealing Town Hall as a mark of respect. The month ended as it began – with a bank holiday. And then it was June.
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Above: General elections take place on Thu 8 June. Here are the candidates for Ealing Central and Acton out and about campaigning. From top to bottom: Dr Rupa Huq; Jon Ball and Joy Morrissey. Inset: our monthly snapshot of Montpelier Park.
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Q&A
Ruby Sweeney & Matteo Turi
Ruby Sweeney and Matteo Turi are co-founders of T&S Finance Events (sponsors of the Ealing Business Expo). In this month’s Q&A they explain why Ealing businesses need more financial education.
E “We would like to use the experiences we’ve gained from working with big businesses, to help the Ealing economy by creating more successful local businesses”
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xplain a bit about your your individual businesses and how come you’re working together on T&S. T&S: We are both Ealing-based experts in our chosen fields – events and finance – working together to provide ‘Big services for small businesses’. We would like to use the experiences we’ve gained from working with big businesses, to help the Ealing economy by creating more successful local businesses. Matteo is a CFO expert in scale-up, acquisitions, exit, and international trading, and aims to fill the skills gap at the financial level. He speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish and is a qualified chartered accountant. Ruby is an events manager who is experienced in managing
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conference and event projects from end to end. Ruby and her team work in line with their clients’ business/ marketing strategies to ensure that events complement their wider activities. Together we feel we can offer small businesses in Ealing a great opportunity to grow successfully. You’ll be launching T&S at the Ealing Business Expo and Networking Festival on 9 and 10 June. Will you
be “breaking a bottle” there? T&S: Indeed! We will be offering a glass of non-alcoholic bubbly to our stand visitors. We understand that many people will be driving, and will want to remain focused on the Expo – yet we want to let Ealing know that we’ve arrived with a bang! What happens next? Are you planning your first event already? Tell us what it will be like. T&S: We are working very closely with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and we
are taking charge of driving their events in the Borough of Ealing. We are passionate about the success of small businesses, and the first of our regular networking events will be on 19 June 2017 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (more info in the Ealing Business Diary, page 6). Watch this space to hear more about T&S Finance Events’ first event! theeventshub.com @Ruby_SweeneyTEH @TheEventsHubUK taras-financial.co.uk @matteoturi – interview by Carlene Bender
Ruby (above) and Matteo presenting at Contactus pre-Expo meetups earlier this year
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Networking: June The big Ealing Business Diary event this month is of course our own two-day Ealing Business Expo and Networking Festival on Friday 9 June and Saturday 10 June, running 11am to 7pm both days at the Ealing Town Hall. It promises to be “the biggest business event in the borough in 2017”. To get an idea of the programme schedule, have a look at ealingbizexpo.co.uk/visit to see when the speed networking sessions are planned. Remember to sign up for free via the Expo website. If you would like to exhibit at the Expo (stands cost £225), please get in touch right away: info@contactusealing.co.uk
“Expo boss” Carlene Bender promoting the event at The Athena Network and (below) Ealing Connect speed networking
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EALING BUSINESS DIARY
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> Thu 1 June, 5pm-7pm – £15+. Park Royal Business Group: Park Royal Social – at The CoClub, North Acton W3 6UG @ParkRoyalBG
> Wed 14 June, 6.30am-9am – £15. Ealing BoB Club: Business over Breakfast – at The Bridge Hotel, Greenford UB6 8ST @BoBEaling
> Tue 6 June, 6.30pm-8pm – FREE. Ealing Business Forum – Down Under Centre W5 2NX @EalingBForum @DownUnderCentre
> Wed 14 June, 12pm-2pm – FREE. Ealing Chamber of Commerce: Connect4Lunch – at Metro Bank, Ealing Broadway W5 5JN @EalingChamber
> Tue 6 June, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: #ElectionSpecial with Peter Prickett (@PeterPrickett) @EalingHour #EalingHour
> Thu 15 June, 10am-11.30am – FREE. Link 4 Growth: Link 4 Coffee – at Limeyard, Ealing Broadway W5 5DB @L4GNWLondon
> Wed 7 June, 10am-12pm – £15. Ealing Connect: A Morning of Networking – at Charlotte’s W5, Dickens Yard, Ealing Broadway W5 2TD @EalingConnect
> Mon 19 June, 6pm-8pm – £10 T&S Finance Events: FSB West London Experts in Business – at DoubleTree by Hilton, Ealing Common W3 3HN @matteoturi @Ruby_SweeneyTEH
> Fri 9–Sat 10 June, 11am-7pm – FREE. Contactus magazines: Ealing Business Expo & Networking Festival – Victoria Hall, Ealing Town Hall W5 2BY @ContactusEaling @EalingBizExpo > Tue 13 June, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: guest-hosted this week by Anita Wong (@BommieMedia) @EalingHour #EalingHour
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> Tue 20 June, 12-2pm – membership/ visitors (women). The Athena Network: Ealing Networking Lunch – at Duke of Kent W13 8DL. Speaker: Carlene Bender (Contactus magazines). @AthenaWLondon > Tue 20 June, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: hosted this week by Carlene
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Bender (@ContactusEaling) @EalingHour #EalingHour > Tue 27 June, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: hosted this week by Nicola Gaughan (@iconiccreative) @EalingHour #EalingHour > Tue 27 June, 7pm-9.30pm – FREE. Ealing Business Partnership: quarterly meeting at Ealing Town Hall, W5 2BY @EalingCouncil > Wed 28 June, 6.30am-9am – £15. Ealing BoB Club: Business over Breakfast – at The Bridge Hotel, Greenford UB6 8ST @BoBEaling > Fri 30 June, 1pm-2pm – FREE Contactus magazines: Ealing Business Expo Follow-up – Committee Room 1, Ealing Town Hall W5 2BY. Speaker: Joanne Sumner (The Athena Network) @ContactusEaling @EalingBizExpo Ongoing and everyday – online networking in both our Facebook groups: Businesses in Ealing and Businesses in Acton.
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INSTA PICK
This photo of Hanwell lock, taken by TV and radio correspondent Olly Barratt, is our pick of the month on Instagram of photos tagged with the magic word #ealing. @ollybarrett
Editor/publisher: Carlene Bender All content & design: Carlene Bender, unless otherwise credited
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Advertising at a glance
Ads in The_Ealinger start at £20 per slot. A full page ad costs £75 & a Q&A spread £150. The full ad package goes for £250. All with free basic artwork & super social media boosting. @The_Ealinger
THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISEMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND NOTICES Next NCT sale: Sat 8 July
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We are pleased to be exhibiting at the Ealing Business Expo. Visit our stand on Fri 9 June. @CRL_LDN
@BTHosteopathy Come see us on Fri 9 June at the Ealing Business Expo & Networking Festival (Ealing Town Hall)
Advertise in the Expo Guide Visit the @EnterpriseCarC stand on Fri 9 June at the Ealing Business Expo and find out where we are in Ealing.
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Book via @EalingBizExpo Sizes & prices • ad slot £20 half page £50 • full page £75
@NCTEaling Don’t miss NCT Ealing’s next NCT Nearly New Sale • Saturday 8 July, 12.30-2.30pm • Kingsdown Methodist Church • Northfield Avenue W13 9PR
Are you an Ealing jobseeker? Ealing Jobs Board is a new website for browsing and posting jobs in the local area. Visit at:
ealingjobsboard.com @beatrate_ealing
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Contact us MAGAZINES
Showcasing Ealing businesses • two-day festival of networking • meet, connect & collaborate • free to attend as a visitor • exhibition stands still on sale To book a stand, contact Carlene Bender: info@contactusealing.co.uk
EALING
BUSINESS EXPO
& NETWORKING FESTIVAL Friday 9 & Saturday 10 June 2017 11am to 7pm both days
EALING TOWN HALL
Find out more:
ealingbizexpo.co.uk @EalingBizExpo
Join us at the “biggest business event in the borough in 2017”
Exhibition stands on sale: one day £225 two days £370 sponsorship package £980 To book a stand, email: info@contactusealing.co.uk
Thank you to Expo sponsors (Ealing branch)