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Music at the West Ealing craft market, Sat, Dec 1 2012

It’s local, it’s outdoors and it’s live – that’s music in the craft market in West Ealing on every Saturday in December.  This community experience comes free – with 20+ stalls of goodies on sale from local craftspeople in the open space just next to Blockbusters in West Ealing Broadway.

Line-up for Saturday, December 1st:

12-1pm: Harmonica Lewinsky performs music hall, TV theme tunes and cockney rock to audiences as far away as Sainsbury’s and Tesco Extra in Hanwell.  He is CRB checked and gives 10% of his income to British Gas. No animals have suffered in the making of his music, although several humans have ended up in Ealing Hospital A&E.

1-2pm: Questors Choir Hi – we’re Questors Choir – we’ll be singing carols at the Craft Fair on Saturday. Our aim is to help the event go with a swing, and bring a smile to the faces of shoppers and stall holders alike. We’re a mixed voice ensemble and we’ve been singing in Ealing for over 25 years. If you like what you hear, why not come to our concert next Saturday? It’s on the 8th December at St John’s, Mattock Lane. Musical director Philip Norman has put together a mix of traditional carols, with plenty of opportunities for audience participation, plus some Christmas choral pieces by Handel, St Saens and Eybler, and a few all-time Christmas hits too. If you enjoy singing, Questors Choir welcomes singers of all abilities. We have a good blend of experienced singers and newcomers who’ve only just started with the choir. Our repertoire is deliberately varied, from Baroque and Classical to Contemporary choral works, and folk songs. All of us share one passion – a love of choral music performed in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Visit www.questorschoir.org.uk .

2-3pm: Jacob & Goliath A West London-based folk/alternative band. “Like James’s Tim Booth, Jacob Simpson (lead singer of J&G) possesses a rare and subtle ability to mine deep soulfulness from rough scraps of emotion,’ writes music critic Jon Wilde. “The yearning quality in his voice is both bold clarion call and whispered confession. Jacob & Goliath inhabit a sonic landscape that is equal parts earthy folkiness and propulsive pop”.

A glimpse into the future:

The good news is this happens every Saturday in December – a new show, more crafts, more community. So, don’t go to Westfield – stroll up the road!

For December 8th, local charity Tangled Web join with Beavers and Scouts for some rousing carols, Pinnacle Performing Arts will be dancing to cheer our wintry spirits and Singology choir serve us a slice of gospel joy.
 
For December 15th, watch out for the Westside performers from the local youth club, a barbershop quartet (who will start by flashmobbing Sylvester’s the local barbers – grow your hair and drop in about 12.15), followed by ancient carols with local voices and instruments, and a nativity from St James’s which will involve a live quadruped (we can say no more but bring a shovel).
 
December 22nd is for reflective, moving carols from the Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter – come and be part of that party, scoop up some last-minute bargains and feel just like a ‘West Ender’. (Wear reindeer headress if possible – or at least a Sarah Lund jumper. You know it make sense.)
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Annual West Ealing Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday 10am-4pm at St James Church

Come and start your Christmas shopping at our annual Arts & Crafts Fair. More stalls than ever this year, there will be a wide range of original art, crafts amd specialist goods from local arists and craftspeople including:

  • African art
  • Christmas decorations
  • Cushions, blankets and quilts
  • Glasswork
  • Greetings cards
  • Handbags and purses
  • Jams, chutneys, honey and olive oils
  • Scarves
  • Watercolours and acrylics
  • Wood-turning

Admission is free. Hot & cold food and drinks served including a wide variety of home-made cakes.

St James Church, St James Ave (by entrance to Sainsbury’s car park). 10am – 4pm.

 

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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.

 

 

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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

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A celebration of OPEN Ealing’s achievements and people – Saturday 29th September

This Saturday OPEN Ealing opens its doors to all to bid farewell to its current home. There will be free activities and events for all the family:

12-4pm : ‘Fantastic Worlds’ drawing workshop for all the family with artist Timothy B Layden and an animated film made during OPEN school holiday workshops.

2-4pm : Learn magic with Mr Cosmo and  open rehearsals of six 10-minute plays to be performed in the evening

7-11pm : A selection of live music from local classical and jazz musicians; films and documentaries; performance of the six 10-minute plays.

Join us in celebrating everything that OPEN has achieved over the past 18 months. An afternoon and evening of children and family activities and performances and a cocktail or two. A truly memorable day over five glorious floors.

For full details visit OPEN Ealing’s website

 

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West Ealing Family Day – music, food, kids’activities, craft market and more – Saturday from 10am

The weather forecast is good and there’ll be music, food and activities for kids’, so make the most of the good weather and enjoy the late summer at West Ealing Family Day on Saturday.

Some of the activities and events for Family Day:

Kids’ activities include – Punch and Judy (11.30am) at the farmers’ market in Leeland Road; drumming workshops, magic shows and kids’ cookery school at St James Church; making ceramics at OPEN Ealing’s stall in St James Ave; ‘make your own…’ stall in Canberra Road. Also football in Dean Gardens from 1-3pm and fun and activities in St John’s Church from 10.30am.

Music,dance and hot food in Melbourne Ave – music starts at 11am

Craft market in St James Avenue

Community information and craft stalls in Canberra Road

WEN Abundance selling locally made jams, chutneys and more in front of St James Church

Watch out for more including a St John’s Ambulance stand and if you like climbing stairs then you can get a spectacular view across west London from the top of the tower at St John’s Church in Mattock Lane – tours from 10.30am – 3.30pm.

More information on times of kids’ activities on our website

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Lots of free children’s activities at West Ealing Family Day on Saturday 22nd September

We’ve put together our best yet activities and entertainment for children at this year’s Family Day. So far confirmed:

Farmers’ Market in Leeland Road – Punch and Judy show from 11.30 – 12.30 plus fruit and vegetable printing and chalk street art

St James Avenue – OPEN Ealing stall for making ceramics – 10am – 4pm

St James Church – drumming workshops, magic shows and cookery lessons. Schedule so far:

11am Drumming workshop (40 mins)

11.45am Magic Show (40 mins)

12.30pm Drumming workshop (40 mins)

1.15pm Magic workshop (40 mins)

3pm Drumming performance (20 mins)

St James Church Garden 10.30am – 3pm Kids’ Cookery School – a chance for kids to make their own healthy meals.

Check our website for final details

 

 

 

 

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Get ready for West Ealing Family Day on Saturday 22nd September

 

This year’s West Ealing Family Day is fast approaching. This year we have more activities for children including:

  • drumming workshops and magic shows in St James Church
  • painting and other children’s activities in the famers’ market in Leeland Road
  • arts activities for children with OPEN Ealing in St James Avenue
  • football in Dean Gardens

We’ll again have hot food and live music in Melbourne Avenue, a craft market in St James Avenue and, for the first time, specialist food stalls and community information stalls in Canberra Road alongside Sainsbury’s. Watch out too for our Abundance stall and apple juice pressing in front of St James Church.

Full details of activities and timings will be on our website

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Face painting for kids, natural skin care products, free teas and coffees and more at this Saturday’s West Ealing Craft Market

Alongside the 16 craft stalls selling locally made goods, St James’ Church is offering free teas and coffees at this Saturday’s craft market in St James Avenue ( by entrance to Sainsbury’s car park). The market runs from 10am – 3pm and you can buy a selection of jewellery, home-baked cakes, natural skin care products including soaps, bath salts, body butters, hand creams, as well as original drawings and paintings, handmade beaded bracelets and there’s also face painting for kids.