e h Talinger E
6 ec 201 n 19 D o M > No 51
Best Christmas wishes WEST EALING W13 > This house on Eccleston Road has had its front garden lit up with Christmas lights every year for the past 20 years. Check out our video of the lights going on and off: youtu.be/BgnlfDG4CsU Whether you’re lighting up or burrowing down this year, we wish you the best festive break that you could hope for – Merry Christmas.
contactusealing.co.uk
Contact us MAGAZINES publishers of
@The_Ealinger
– out online every Monday
Q&A
Laura Drewell Care Concern Homecare Ltd, established in 1993 by registered nurse Clare Drewell to provide care and comfort to elderly clients in West London, particularly in Chiswick and Ealing, was last month rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission. Clare’s daughter, company compliance manager Laura explains what this accolade actually means...
T “It feels like validation for all the hard work our care workers and office team do on a daily basis”
2
The Ealinger
Q&A
here are no two ways to say ‘Outstanding’ are there? How did this CQC award happen? > The CQC inspect all social care companies in England. They give just 48 hours’ notice so there’s nowhere to hide! Following a rigorous inspection of our care records and ways of working, our inspector gave us really wonderful verbal feedback on the day. Her written report and rating decision were reviewed by CQC
19 Dec 2016
colleagues and ratified by a panel of inspectors. What does the rating mean for your business, staff and clients? > It feels like validation for all the hard work our care workers and office team do on a daily basis. We work to provide a completely bespoke service to our clients that responds swiftly to their changing needs. We knew we were
in their own home matter so much? > For so many reasons. Ultimately though, because we support people to stay independent in an environment that they are familiar with and want to stay in. It is such a privilege to care for people in the latter stages of their lives. We hear so many wonderful stories and learn so much from them.
providing an excellent service and the inspection rating confirmed it for us all. It’s also reassuring for our clients to read an independent report about the service they are receiving. For the business, it will help us stand out in what is a very competitive market. We’re also hoping it will help us recruit new care workers in 2017 as an outstanding employer. Why does caring for an older person
@CareConcern careconcernhomecare careconcern.org.uk – interview by Carlene Bender
Care Concern are recruiting for a new Care Coordinator – see their website for details. Deadline 27 Dec. Photos: contributed
19 Dec 2016
The Q&A Ealinger
3
EatMeDrinkMe goes night market NEW BROADWAY W5 > What a weekend for Kate McKenzie, the woman behind the bumper two-day market outside the Ealing Town Hall. Saturday’s after-dark affair saw a variety of pop-up shops and booths selling locally made produce – even the red-suited man stopped by with his reindeer. Sunday’s #W5FoodMarket was all about food, however, with pitches offering freshly made streetfood, farmers goods, artisan breads, cheeses etc. And of course there was live music to add another layer of enjoyment. @EatMeDrinkMeLDN Below right: So excited to see Just Another Slice up and running, after being lucky enough to sample their signature toffee chocolate brownie over a year ago – best of luck, Emile and Carla Bottom: Ealing LibDem councillor Jon Ball introduces his son Oliver to the reindeer outside Ealing Town Hall
4
The Ealinger
business
19 Dec 2016
NIGHT MARKET Below: At the Cheeky Food Co stand, Swati Biwal’s local chutneys and sprinkles came over all festive Below middle: PR wizard Michael Greer shows off Swati’s “Cracking Cranberry Chutney” Bottom: Santa Claus doing his bit with the raffle Below right: the Amuse Bouche trio
19 Dec 2016
The business Ealinger
5
Manifesto for the coworking hub BROADWAY W13 > West Ealing centric business-owners and likely future users of the West Ealing Workspace coworking hub upstairs St James’ House gathered on Wednesday to give structured feedback to the hub’s appointed architects/designers, Projects Office. Below: organisations such as West Ealing Neighbours, OPEN Ealing, Now Communications, In West Ealing, and Catalyst Housing were represented at the workshop. Bottom: Bethan Kay and Megan Charnley of Projects Office; brainstorming.
6
The Ealinger
networking
19 Dec 2016
Iranian bakery in W13 LEELAND ROAD W13 > Afsheeh Barkan’s London Sangaki “traditional Persian bread” bakery is located at 5 Leeland Rd, West Ealing – where The_Ealinger freelancer Joanna Dudzinska stopped for a visit. “When I came into the shop,” describes Joanna, “the two bakers were working making more sheets – sheets, yes not loaves, were hanging on the sides to cool off.” The bread is baked on a bed of small river stones in an oven. Afsheeh (in photo at right) says London Sangaki is the first fresh traditional Persian Sangak bread producer in the UK. @LondonSangaki
19 Dec 2016
The business Ealinger
7
Ealing Soup Kitchen fundraiser SINGAPORE ROAD W13 > Within minutes of publishing last Monday’s edition of The_Ealinger featuring our Q&A with Andrew Mcleay of Ealing Soup Kitchen, we were queueing to drop pound notes into the pudding bowl collection basket during the “West Ealing Celebration” held at the Orchard Cafe. The celebration was for congratulating and encouraging members of the West Ealing community on achieving projects such as the My West Ealing mega-website, the West Ealing Workspace coworking hub, and the Dean Gardens project. According to Andrew, the £128 fundraised would be spent on sleeping bags for homeless people in Ealing.
Below: Simon Hall (mywestealing.com) talks about what’s going on Below left: Geoff Langston (GL connects) meets Joanna Dudzinska (freelancer with The_Ealinger), and (bottom left) with Andrew Mcleay (Ealing Soup Kitchen) Bottom: Our Chasing Deer photo this week: the band delighted the audience with a bit of Christmas rocknroll
@EalingSoup @andrewmcleayesk @Openealing
8
The Ealinger
community
19 Dec 2016
Snack time in Pitshanger PITSHANGER PARK W5 > This is a story about seven dog friends who meet in Pitshanger Park most days to go for a walk and get some exercise. Last Friday they stopped by the Will To Win tennis courts where The_Ealinger managed to snap and video them all obediently sitting waiting for a treat.
19 Dec 2016
See Juliet get seven dogs to sit: youtu.be/QarRE39oZDI
The community Ealinger
9
@The_Ealinger
The_Ealinger magazine for Ealing New edition online every Monday. Ads cost £20 per slot.
tinyurl.com/The-Ealinger Editor/publisher: Carlene Bender All content & design: Carlene Bender, unless otherwise credited
Subscribe: eepurl.com/bLdZQb The_Ealinger goes monthly in 2017
Coming up at the West Ealing Workspace
EALING BUSINESS NETWORKING
St James’s House, W13 9BE
Tweet
Links at: tinyurl.com/EalingBusinessDiary
Updated every Monday morning since April 2014. Come networking with us. @ContactusEaling
Fri 19 & Sat 20 May • Ealing Business Expo & Networking Festival Details: @EalingBizExpo Search and book via Eventbrite
@EalingWorkspace
Physiotherapy in Ealing W5
w5physio.co.uk • 27 Haven Lane Ealing’s premier physio clinic. @W5Physio
The Ealinger
12
networking
19 Dec 2016