'Contactus Ealing' - Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 by Contactus magazines

Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Issue 8

Please do not recycle this magazine right away. Instead, think of passing it on to someone else

FREE – please take a copy

us Contact EALING West London’s local business magazine • online & in print

Illustration: Carlene Bender

Next issue: •Christmas 2014 Featuring:

Ealing – all areas

SOUTH EALING W5 The new trendy St Mary’s Road South Ealing Road Popes Lane

Ealing Aug-Sep

-Oct 201

4 / Issu

^ {

FREE –

please

Homeb iz

online at:

www.con

tactusea

ling.co.uk

Inside • Ealing Running p9 • Ealing Homebiz p13 page 17 Make It MI Jess Ba MI ker

page 16 Ealing Rosema Chamber rie Lamb ert page 15

•

Next Christmissue: as 201 4 Featurin Ealing –g: all areas

That’s one of Oliver, BrightmMaxine favourit an’s e pets A par

Contact of tus EA LIN G

Read online at:

take a

Find ou you nevet about homeba r even knew ex sed business es isted Read

page 18 Comp Yaroslav Control Kowalcy

•

page 16 / What are homebi your z dilemm as? page Get ma 17 / rried in ‘Kate Edm a ondson ’ page 20 ‘Business / es in join our FaceboEaling’ – ok group

www.contactusealing.co.uk

•

copy

On the cover

us Contact EALING

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 videos (step by step) on the ‘Contactus Ealing’ YouTube channel.

ADVERTISER FINDER page(s) �� advertiser 2 ��Ealing Community Old YMCA 4 �� Go View London estate agents 4 �� Ealing Ironing Service 4 �� Cheeky Burger 6 �� Kaboodles gift shop 6 ��Casa Roberta Italian restaurant 6 ��Old Actonians Cricket Club 7 �� Belfrey Secure locksmiths 8 ��Colormax UK printers 10 �� Colin Bibra estate agents 10 ��W5 Physio physiotherapists 11 ��Sukhi Bhogal holistic health 12 �Bodyline Fitness personal training 12 �� Care Concern homecare 14 ��Express Print printers 15 �� Ealing Cat and Dog Visits 16 �� Ealing Chamber of Commerce 17 ��Roman Razanowski fencing 17 MIMI 100% Natural Skincare Kits 17 ��Esther Newall psychotherapist 17 ��Kate Edmondson Bridal Couture 17 �� David Emmanuel Noel art 17 �� Prosperity Events 19 ��CompControl IT support 20 ��Businesses in Ealing – Contactus

Contactus supports this initiative in #EalingBroadway:

Features News-in-brief

– 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 RUNNING Who’s got trainers on

– Alice Gupta; James de Vivenot – ‘Team JB’; the physiotherapists – Sukhi Bhogal; Roy Summers; Catherine Gunnewicht

EALING HOMEBIZ Home-based businesses

– Where to do face-to-face business networking in Ealing – Maxine Brightman – Rosemarie Lambert – Yaro Kowalcyzk

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)

In this Contactus:

Have a look at South Ealing

CONTENTS & WELCOME

Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Page 3

Coming next

Facilities at Perivale Athletics Track

Hello

We’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 Trendy South Ealing special, out 14 Nov. For details: info@contactusealing.co.uk 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 EALING our Vox Pop (page 5). Local business In other news, there’s a lot magazine of running going on in Ealing at the moment, hence four pages Now introducing: highlighting a few run-ready local businesses in the ‘Ealing CHISWICK Running’ section – see page 9. And you can locate the Christmas Special ever-popular ‘Ealing Homebiz’ on page 13. We’re now making it easier to find and follow your favourite local businesses on the internet Ads in Contactus Ealing come – if you’re reading this online, with free matching story space. click-through on the live links (look This is where we share the for the symbols ) and ‘like’ interesting bits about your biz! Stories now also feature Twitter away on Facebook and Twitter. Welcome to this Aug-Sep-Oct and Facebook links plus website edition. Thanks for ‘shopping by’. urls, for easy click-throughs. Carlene Bender Contact Carlene Bender. Editor-publisher, www.contactusealing.co.uk Contactus magazines @ContactusEaling ContactusEalingHomebiz

Contactus

In this Contactus: Ealing Running

Contactus

Advertise here

us Contact EALING This size advert costs £30. For your complimentary artwork, send me your business logo and/or copyright-free photo illustrating your business, plus up to 20 words & a contact detail. info@contactusealing.co.uk

Web: www.contactusealing.co.uk Email: info@contactusealing.co.uk Twitter: @ContactusEaling Tel: 079 6039 2677 Find 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. ‘Contactus Ealing’

West London business magazine Content (articles, photos, drawings), advertising and marketing – C. Bender, unless otherwise credited. Magazine concept, design and layout – C. Bender Printed at: Express Print Ltd, West Ealing Created and produced in Ealing, only for Ealing

Page 4 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

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.

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.

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

Go to Go View Hand ironing Why 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”. www.goviewlondon.co.uk @goviewlondon goviewlondon

For no obligation advice on sales, lettings or management please call 020 8992 0333 or email enquire@ goviewlondon.co.uk

SHORT NEWS

Ealing 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. www.handironing.co.uk

From only £11 per order

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 cheekyburgercompany.com @Cheeky_Burger Cheeky-Burger

Cheeky Burger take on Ealing!

Look out for our van

• free collection • free delivery

Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre Mon 8-Sun 14 Sep • 11am-5pm

info@handironing.co.uk

2nd week every month thereafter...

SOUTH EALING

Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Page 5

VOX POP Why would someone say South Ealing is trendy? Do you think it’s trendy? Paperback Coffee and Tea is an exciting addition to the South Ealing landscape. Above: Inside Munson’s

Café lovers

ack 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

WHERE TO PARK • South Ealing Road car park (northern end): £1/hour 8am-6pm • Wickes car park: 90 minutes free • 30-minutes free shopping bays • Side-street pay-and-display

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):

“ Shamshaid Cheema: L’Amandine

spoon cafés, but coffee-shopconnoisseur 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.

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.”

SOUTH EALING

Page 6 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

Kaboodles love

71 St Mary’s Road, South Ealing, W5 5RG

(Next door to Munsons Coffee Shop) Find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @kaboodlesuk

IC K ET CL U B

Old Actonians Cricket Club

Gunnersbury Drive (off Popes Lane) Ealing W5 4LL

Tori 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. www.kaboodlesuk.com @kaboodlesuk kaboodlesuk

Kaboodles gift, home & lifestyle shop is now open in south ealing!

020 8567 4556 CR

IC K ET CL U B

Old Actonians: Ealing’s cricket club for multi-sport players 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. www.oldactonianscricket.com @OldAs_CC OldAsGroup @OldAsLadies Old-ActoniansLadies-Cricket-Club-Ealing

Real Italian food

“W

Try our new fixed price menu* launching on September 1st, £12.99 for two courses, £14.99 for three;

12 St. Mary’s Rd. Ealing W5 5ES

Book your table now on 020 8932 5508 or 07501 468131 * Not available Thursday-Saturday evenings

e’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 Roberta runs and the passion for food into Casa Roberta explosive recipes.” with her chef In May, the restaurant was brother Mauro 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. www.casaroberta.co.uk @casa_roberta CasaRobertaEaling

SOUTH EALING

Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Page 7 s Road St Mary’

Walpole Park

Lammas Park

Where in South Ealing? South Ealing

Northfields

Road Ealing South

This is not a quiz! But if you really get stuck, email info@ contactusealing. co.uk for clues.

ne s La Pope

ne g La Ealin Little

oad ng R Eali

Map of South Ealing, showing the main shopping areas to M4

Advice and solutions for security problems

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: David McCaffrey 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. www.belfreysecure.co.uk @BelfreySecure Belfrey-Secure-Locksmiths-Security-Services

YOUR LOCAL, TRUSTED AND VETTED LOCKSMITHS Belfrey Secure is an independent locksmith and security company based in West London offering a fast, friendly and reliable service for your residential or commercial property.

YOUR LOCAL, TRUSTED AND YOUR LOCAL, AND VETTED LOCKSMITHS “It’s not fully TRUSTED secure until it’s Belfrey Secure” VETTED LOCKSMITHS Belfrey Secure is an independent locksmith and security company based

•independent Burglary prevention in West London offering a fast, friendly and reliable service and for your Belfrey Secure is an locksmith security residential or commercial property. • UPVC door London and window lock Specialists company based in West offering a fast, friendly and reliable service for your residential orbars commercial property. • Grilles and security “It’s not fully secure until it’s Belfrey Secure”

• Safes supplied and fitted

“IT’S NOT FULLY SECURE UNTIL • Burglary prevention locks • Insurance approved IT’S BELFREY SECURE” • UPVC door and window lock Specialists • Garages and Outbuildings secured

• Burglary prevention• Grilles and•security Safesbars supplied and fitted • Safes supplied and fitted • UPVC door & window • Insurance approved locks • Insurance approved locks lock specialists • Garages and Outbuildings • Garages and Outbuildings secured Belfrey Secure Locksmithssecured & Security Services • Grilles and security bars

07743 711 850 Belfrey Secure Locksmiths & Security Services Belfrey Secure Locksmiths & Security Services Info@belfreysecure.co.uk

07743 07743 711850 711 850

Follow us: @belfreysecure info@belfreysecure.co.uk Info@belfreysecure.co.uk @belfreysecure FollowFollow us: us: @BelfreySecure www.belfreysecure.co.uk

www.belfreysecure.co.uk www.belfreysecure.co.uk

SOUTH EALING

Page 8 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

Shopfinder

Internet searches are fine if you know what you’re looking for, but sometimes you just want to know what is out there

South Ealing

40 Thorgills (estate agents) 44 Ealing Carer’s Centre 46 Benny’s B&B Ealing Guest August 2014 House Here is our laywoman’s 62 Anderson Knight estate collection of shopfronts. agents 64 Mojo Hairdressers Disclaimer: this is not an ‘official’ or comprehensive list; it is only based on 72-74 Russell Collins estate passing-by observation, more or less agents up-to-date at time of going to press. 76 Flamingo (dry cleaners) 78 M&M Hair Academy South Ealing Road 80 L’Amandine Cafe 81 South Ealing Dental Practice 4 Kujawiak (delicatessen) 82 Andreas Barber Shop 2 Londis (convenience stores) South Ealing Station 3 South Ealing Road Car Park Brentford & Ealing Radio Cars (pay and display) Spar Express 4 Atlas Property Letting & 84 Mleczko (deli) Services 86 Levy & Partners accountants 6 Patrick Ryan & Daughter 88 NJ Designs (funeral directors) 89 Wickes (DIY) 8 Zayka fine Indian & Nepalese 89 Co-op Welcome cuisine 90-92 Barclays (bank) 10 Silver Brick (letting agents) 94 Tst Wines 12 Tetote Factory (cafe) 96 Euro’s (newsagents) 14 Elthorne Solicitors 98 Nicky’s Fruit & Veg 16 Dental Ceramic Design 100 Medical Aid for Poland Fund 22 Crystal Clean (laundry) charity shop 24 Rose Hair and Beauty (salon) 102 Russell Collins (letting 27 Aron Guest House agents) 26 Spa Nail and Sunbed 104 Ladbrokes betting shop 35-39 Sainsbury’s (supermarket) 106 Panini (bakers) 35-39 Esso Service Station 108 South Ealing Fresh Fruit 35-39 Lifespa (salon) & Veg 36-38 Newco Bathrooms 110 South Ealing Butchers Plumbing & Heating 112 Richards Pharmacy

DON’T STRUGGLE with your printers

JUST PRINT at Colormax

B/W copy as low as

12 Broadway West Ealing W13 0SR 020 8566 1155 WWW.COLORMAXUK.COM

114 Leon (cafe) 116-118 Harridge Group travel 120 Dexter Launderettes & Dry Cleaning 122 Supersave Food & Wine Store 124 Hot Bite cafe 124 Acton Recycling Community Charity Shop 126 Carpet Class 128 N Kay’s Watchmaker & Jewellers 128a Andrews (barbers) 132 Habit Hair (hairdressers) 134 Acuherbal Health 134a Raffles Hairdressers 136 Bloom Studio (florists) 138 Photo & Print Services 139 Coral (bookmakers) 140 Hook & Cleaver Butchers 141 Henry Paul (funeral directors) 142 Londis (convenience stores) 143 Sam’s (fast food) 145-147 Save & Select Superstore 145-147 Post Office Ltd 148 Acton Recycling Community Furniture Shop 149 Dalington (estate agents) 150 CCCP (deli) 152 Costello’s The Paint Shop 153 Paperback Coffee & Tea 155 Carpol Insurance 156 Mullin & Sons equipment & adaptations 157 Nevin’s cafe 158 The Coriander Leaf 159 Angels Number 1 (salon) 160a Tony’s Auto Spares 161 Paddy Power 163 Lotus House (fish & chips) 165 Ealing Photographic Studio 167 Blade (hairdressers) 169 Sounds Original (records, tapes, CDs) 170 Studio Figura 171 R&R Security Services 172 Chicken Cottage 174 Ellipse Properties 175 Kuznia Smaku 176 Pizza Hut Delivery 177 Body One 178 Brothers Kebabs 179 Dragon Inn (fast food) 180 Metropolitan Police Service 181 Homesearch (estate agents) 182 Sala Thai 183 Metrolet (estate agents) 184 US Pizza (fast food) 185 Balti Naz 186 Daru Pharma (chemists) 190 Mumbai 2 Go (takeaway) 192 Monto Superstore 193 Harbs Pharmacy 194 Bill Bunn Motorcycles 222 Ealing Park Tavern 224 Monty’s Nepalese Cuisine 226 VK News 228 Ealing Physiotherapy & Acupuncture 232 Embassy Executive Group

(car & van hire) 234 Boston Express newsagent 240 My Old China (takeaway) St Mary’s Road The Grove Ealing Studios 11 In-toto (kitchen planners) 12 Casa Roberta 13 The Red Lion 14 Butlers Thai 15 Santa Maria Pizzeria 16 Bubbles Dry Cleaners 25 YMCA 27 Thorgills estate agents 29 NJC Kitchens 33 Ealing Dental Studio 34 Oscar’s (take away) 35 The Walpole restaurant 36 The Castle Inn 38 Castle Residential (estate agents) 39 Delcon Contractors 40 Anne’s Store newsagent 41 Euro food and wine 42 Kebab Delight 44 Niks Com (hairdressers) 46-48 SAW (builders) 52 Grosvenor House Social Club 62 The New Inn 64 Planet E Shop 67 JD News 71 Kaboodles gift shop 73 Munson’s Cafe Roman Holiday Beach Couture Tangled Thorns hairdresser The Rose and Crown pub 75 TransIndus (travel agents) 76a St Mary’s Dental Surgery 78 Hala Hairdressing 80 Athree Spa (salon) 82 Kings Real Estate 84 Gardonyis (music shop) 86 Venus & Co double-glazing 88 Curracloe (pet shop) 92-96 National Tyres & Autocare The Rose & Crown Little Ealing Lane 10 The Tanning Studio 8b Hair Affair 8 The Bridal Gallery Roddy’s Bar 2a Little Ealing Convenience Store MM Radio Cars Popes Lane Northumberland House Quality Foam Products Cara Clean (dry cleaners) First Cut (hairdresser) Miran News Gunnersbury Gate (estate agents) Jo’s Convenience Store Old Actonians Sports Club

Ealing Running

Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Page 9

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

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

Ealing resident Alice Gupta

JOY EVERY MINUTE

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

James 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.”

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 Alice & pic 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.

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.”

Q: Do you ever feel unsafe? I do feel unsafe and selfconscious 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: Any advice for new runners? Join a running club! :-)

Contributed

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

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

Page 10 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

Ealing Ru

Let’s hear it for Team JB

nspired 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.

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

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

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

John Bishop, Colin Bibra

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.” www.colinbibra.com @colinbibra ColinBibraEstateAgentsLtd

From Glasgow to Ealing

“G WWW.W5PHYSIO.CO.UK

We specialise in treating running-related injuries

Best of luck to everyone running the 2014 Ealing Half Marathon, including our own in-house physios Stewart and Patsy 27 HAVEN LANE, EALING LONDON W5 2HZ | 020 8997 1555 INFO@W5PHYSIO.CO.UK | @W5PHYSIO

reat 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 Greg Bagley: new September 28. skills in Glasgow 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. www.w5physio.co.uk @W5Physio W5Physio

unning

Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Page 11

Be well and run well

ukhi 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 info@holistichealth-research. com) 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. Q: Which of the Nikken products would you suggest? We work with three main power sources: Earth’s magnetic field, the sun’s far infrared energy, and ionisation. The Pimag water system (top right photo) creates alkaline, mineralised water containing antioxidants that help neutralise the free radicals. The insoles (KenkoStrides), sport socks and support wraps

Two products that Sukhi suggests can help runners

work on your energy throughout your body. They are particularly effective with helping the stamina, hamstrings, sore legs and calves. They help with recovery time when you usually feel stiff and sore after exercise. They also provide ventilation, temperature control and superior shock absorption. The wraps help soothe, relax and restore tired and overworked muscles and tendons, promoting improved recovery processes. www.nikkenwellbeing.co.uk/ info/SukhiBhogal @SukhiLiving

Nikken Independent Wellness Consultant

www.nikkenwellbeing.co.uk/info/SukhiBhogal E: info@holistichealth-research.com T: 07957970243 Twitter: @SukhiLiving

Natural solutions for your wellbeing Nikken uses the natural forces found in nature that incorporate the Earth’s Magnetic Field, the Sun’s Far Infrared Energy and Ionisation to help your body restore and repair itself. WATER SYSTEM & SHOWER HEAD: Mineralised, PH balanced and instantly hydrating energising water that creates alkalinity in your body. Removes various chemicals and contaminants (including chlorine) from tap water. SLEEP SYSTEM: Helps you get healthier restorative sleep, working on the important muscles and energy points of the body, where your body can heal and repair itself. AIR PURIFIER: Provides fresh, clean air by eliminating air pollutants and allergens and deodorising the air. More powerful than HEPA. Generates negative-ions creating a relaxing environment. Endorsed by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation, The British Allergy Foundation and Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association. KENKOLIGHT: Simulates beneficial sunlight to support health. Helps improve your mood, fatigue and eyestrain.

Ealing Running

Page 12 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

5 reasons to join our new running club

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 info@bodylinestudios.co.uk.

f 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

All for charity Q&A Ealing Running

High quality dignified homecare ◄ Personalised client-led service ◄ Experts in caring for the elderly ◄ Specialists in dementia care and palliative care ◄ Range of care services available

Local company established 1993

020 8899 6123

Contributed

◄ Highly trained local carers

Q: What is your role? My main responsibilities Catherine Gunnewicht, are the day-to-day Registered Manager running of our service, quality assurance, and adherence to the Care Quality Commission industry standards. Q: What do you enjoy most? I love that it varies every day and that we make such a difference to people’s quality of life.

Q: What does dignity mean to you? Treating people as members of your own family. Allowing people to have choice and control over their lives and respecting their privacy. Catherine is running the Ealing Half Marathon, raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society: www.justgiving.com/runfordementiaealinghalf/ www.careconcern.org.uk @CareConcern careconcernhomecare

Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Issue 8

FREE – please take a copy

{

Ealing Homebiz Find out about home-based businesses you never even knew existed Read online at: www.contactusealing.co.uk

page 17 Make It MIMI Jess Baker

page 16

page 18

Ealing Chamber Rosemarie Lambert

CompControl Yaroslav Kowalcyzk

page 15

That’s Oliver, one of Maxine Brightman’s favourite pets Next issue: •Christmas 2014 Featuring:

Ealing – all areas

A part of

us Contact EALING

page 16 / •What are your

homebiz dilemmas? page 17 / Get married in a ‘Kate Edmondson’ page 20 / ‘Businesses in Ealing’ – join our Facebook group

•

Page 14 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 {

Ealing Homebiz

Hello Pleased 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 Bender Editor-publisher, Contactus @ContactusEaling

WHERE TO NETWORK

Here 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

Emily Fawell (left) doing a talk on nutrition at Fabulous Women Ealing

MEMBERSHIP/PAY-AS-YOU-GO: • Ealing Chamber of Commerce Contact 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 Ealing Contact Emma Renton @4N_Ealing • The Best of Ealing Contact Chris McIntosh @TheBestofEaling

FREE/SPONSORED • Ealing Business Forum Contact Geoff Langston @GeoffLangston • Crowne Plaza Breakfast Meeting @CPLondonEaling • Business Biscotti @DTLondonEaling • Ealing Mums in Business Contact Shelley Henderson or Erin Thomas-Wong @ealingmumsinbiz • Link4Growth Contact Dipa Kotak @Dipakotak • Ealing Tweetup Contact Michael Greer @MGreer_PR

where colour matters

e d a m m o t s u C s t e l k o o b tions • a i c o s s ps • ers a ad rou : Tr tworking g ons •

Graphic Design & Branding

Digital Print

& Copying

Full Colour

Printing

Web

Design

sales@expressprint.co.uk www.expressprint.co.uk ebrat ng cel

160 Broadway, West Ealing London W13 0TL years

(020) 8567 8727

EALING HOMEBIZ

ll calling a

Ne anisati bs • g r o s s clu Busine Sports t just

okle ke a bo mbers? li u o y Would and your me ou about y ntactus

ion Co ooklet s s i m m Co your b print e t a e r DF/ to c s • in P

s • photo

iew

• interv

Email info@contactusealing.co.uk for a quote

My darling clients

“H

ave 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.

Contact Maxine: T: 07718 901 081 E: maxine@ealingcatanddogvisits.co.uk www.ealingcatanddogvisits.co.uk

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

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

Page 16 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

EALING HOMEBIZ

Here to help businesses

osemarie 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

Rosemarie Lambert welcomes guests to an Ealing Chamber of Commerce meeting

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

Illustration: Carlene Bender

EALING HOMEBIZ

Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014 / Page 17

Good fences

Make It MIMI

It’s time to talk

“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.

“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. MakeItMakeIt.com @MakeItMIMI MakeItMIMI

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 EstherNewall

WOODEN FENCING no-hassle installation and repairs

Call Roman

07901 566055 or 07927 711600

MIMI 100% Natural Skincare Kits.

Have your #MIMImoment with one of our natural skincare treats: • GREEN GODDESS • SLEEPING BEAUTY • SWEET CHEEKS Find out more: MakeItMakeIt.com

Vintage brides Art for rent 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

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.

Not 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 DavidEmmanuelNoel

Yummy mums 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.” @Prosperityevent ProsperityEvents

Find me on Facebook

and on Twitter: @katedoesbridal

All mothers to be, new mothers and babies welcome! Kingsdown Methodist Church

www.kateedmondsonbridal.co.uk

BUSINESS Kingsdown Avenue (corner of Northfield Ave) W13 9PR STALLS

Page 18 / Contactus Ealing / Aug-Sep-Oct 2014

Above: Luke is the hardware and software specialist in the company and is an expert on data recovery from any kind of media. Photos above by Keith Spillett keithspillettphotography.co.uk

IT support without the ‘geek-speak’

Yaro gets to work on another computer. Below: tools of the trade.

EALING HOMEBIZ

aro 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.”

“Do pop in for a cup of tea or coffee to find out more about our IT services,” Yaro says. At right: heading off to meet a client.

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. www.compcontrol.co.uk @KowalczykYaro

3 Reasons Why You Should Be Using CompControl Telecoms Hosting Emails Hosting Domains

Broadband PSTN VOIP

Mac & PC Support youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting for...

IT Support Networks Servers Cabling Custom Build Diagnostics & Repair

Call us now on:

020 8832 7407

office@compcontrol.co.uk www.compcontrol.co.uk

Ealing Aug-Se

p-Oct 2

014 /

Issue 8

FREE –

{

please

‘Ealing Homebiz’ starts on page 13

Homeb iz take a

copy

Find ou you nev t about home -b er even knew e ased busines ses xisted Rea d online

at: www

.contac

Check out the ‘Ealing Running’ special: pages 9-12

tusealin

g.co.uk

Ealing R unning Septem when w ber: that’s e really run Q&A Runner becaus s are everywhe e Septem of the Ealing re in Ealing, no ber. He Ha re we ta lf Marathon t least on lk to tw o local 28 racers...

Contac tus Ealin g

/ Aug-S ep-Oct 2014

Ealing Ru

nning

Ealing re sident Al ice Gupt Q: Whe a n did

page 1 7 Make It page 1 MIMI 6 Jess B Ealing C aker h a m Rosem arie La ber mbert page 1

That’s one of Oliver, BrightmMaxine favourit an’s e pets

•

Next Christmissue: as 201 4 Featuri n Ealing –g: all area s

A part o

Contac E A L IN

tus

page 1

•

8 Com Yarosla pControl v Kowa lcyzk

page What a 16 / homebizre your dilemm as? page Get ma 17 / ‘Kate Edrried in a mondso n’ page 2 ‘Busine 0 / join our sses in Ealing’ – Facebo ok grou p

•

LOVE E VER MINU TE Y

you take up runn In Janu ing? ary this year. Q: Why , happen did somethin g running to inspire you special In 2012 as a sport? to start of Lond , after all the see the on Olympics, I excitement and cheeEaling Half M went to arathon people red on all th A e lice & wh surpris o took part amazing pic . ed ages an to see peop I was inspired d abilities. Thatle of all m I can do e and I was truly co th I like all e same one nvinced sports kinds of outd day. – but neve tennis, cyclingoor r conside , skiing I hadn red last au ’t taken any acrunning. tu died. It mn when my tion until m life is sh ade me reali father se things ort and I mus that I set ou t t for m start the yself. Q: Do yo I do feel u ever feel un sa un fe? safe an conscio d se own so us when I run lfwas to the next step on my joi joined th n a running for me clu e b fri –I endly Ea and run lin Also, on regularly with g Eagles Gunner most Saturd them. ays I go sbury 5k to m Park Q: Have Run. I have doyou done any and my ne two 10k raraces? person al best ces so far is 1:06 Q: Any . ad Join a ru vice for new runner nning clu s? b! :-)

“

James de us abou Vivenot (ab run in Eat his favouriteove) tells place to ling:

There ar many re e so asons to Lammaslove running in nice sm Park – it has paths, it’ooth tree-lined exactly s conveniently and hasa mile round marker handy 100m right at posts. Also it’ local co the heart of ths bound tommunity – I’m e face alon see a friendly g the w ay.” James adds

Contribu ted

Ealing Homebiz

Eagles for : “Thanks Ea since co amazing supp ling Beginne ming through ort th Januar rs Programme e y. the work Also I’d like to in Sandra of Kelvin Walk celebrate Co er ur and tney in or the Ealin ga third ye g Half Maratho nising ar really pu running, whichn for the t Ealing ha on the m s ap.” Ealing Ru • Ealing nning clubs: • Ealing, Eagles Running So Middles uthall and Club • Bodylin ex Athletics Cl e Fitne Club ss Runn ub ing • Munso n’s Coffe Crew e Runn ing

Are you a business in Ealing? Come join our Facebook group:

‘Businesses in Ealing – Contactus’ • online networking • great for biz-to-biz sharing and support • tips for local shops and services • discussions, surveys, news and offers