Category: West Ealing

Do come along to launch of the 2nd Accession Community Shop, 134-136, West Ealing Broadway.

 (How the shop used to look)

Up near the junction with Eccleston Road this long-closed shop has been brought back to life as a community shop by a local social enterprise which works with marginalised long-term unemployed people. The shop is run by the social enterprise Accession and aims to give people the skills to help them gain employment. The shop will sell various quality donated goods, offer a picture framing service and more.

The launch is on Saturday 8th June from 12-2pm

The event will feature:

– fabulous fashion show
– local DJs
– customising clothes workshop
– children’s story telling
– yummy food & drink
– opportunity to browse the collections & shop

We hope to see you there to celebrate the opening of Accession’s second Community Shop!

St James Avenue neighbours are having a yard sale on their drive ways on Saturday 8th June, 9 am – 1pm. Lots of bargains to be picked up including children’s bikes, pushchairs, baby equipment, toys, and more. Portion of proceeds will be donated to charity. Please stop by our street and have a browse.

Just two of the drawings from Jamie Kyle’s hand drawn comic about his childhood memories of getting a video on a Saturday for all the family to watch that evening. You can find his comic here . Thanks for your memories Jamie.

There’ll be live music, a raffle, bar and refreshments all in support of the Save Our NHS Campaign. Tickets are £5 (£3 concession) and under 16s free. Funds go to Ealing Trades Council for their efforts campaign to save local hospitals. Tickets on the door or reserve them at ealingtuc@rocketmail.com.

Beyond Whispers;Words and Sounds to Remember
Commemorating 40 Years Since the Military Coup in Chile

A night of poetry and music honouring the courage and resilience of those who suffered in Chile, and celebrating collective strength in the face of adversity and exile .

Friday 7th JUNE at The Drayton Court

Doors open 7.30pm for 7.45pm start

Latin American and British performers and speakers until 10.15pm
Live samba band from 10.30pm, Djs (La Cumbancha and Movimientos) until 1.00am spinning Latin grooves – from Cumbia to Forro, Merengue to Son
Casagrande Art Collective, visiting from Chile

* Gabriel Palma, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Politics, Cambridge!University!

* Anthony Anaxagorou, talented poet and Neruda enthusiast

* Maria Eugenia BravoPCalderara, of the Memoria de las Mujeres Hispanoamericanas collective

* Jorge Morales, Chilean guitarist and singer

* Cristina Navarrete on her experience of exile to London and the solidarity movement

Hosted by Camila Fiori, also performing poetry and welcoming the Chile 40 Years Network as it prepares for its London launch

Tickets at: http://beyondwhispers.brownpapertickets.com
£6 (£5conc or £10 if you’d like to be a Super Supporter )

For ticket queries please contact: beyondwhisperslondon@gmail.com

For further information contact: Camila – camalulu@hotmail.com or Juliano – juliano27@hotmail.com

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With support from La Cumbancha, Chile 40 Years On, Alborada, and part of the Refugee Week Network, Counterpoints Arts

I’ve posted this item because this is just an amazing apple tree. It’s a Bramley and it’s on the Northfields allotments. The allotments date back to 1832 and I’d like to think it’s a link to West Ealing’s past  as a fruit growing area supplying Victorian London but I don’t think it is. I think this tree is pretty old but not that old. This year it’s flowering its heart out and if you look at the second photo you’ll see what’s so amazing – there’s no centre to the trunk, it’s almost completely hollow. Somehow or other it still thrives and long may it do so.

You can read more about the history of West Ealing here.