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Carnival bus HANWELL The big event in Ealing this weekend was the annual Hanwell Carnival on Saturday. The volunteer-run Carnival is believed to be the oldest such festival in London. Above: young W7 residents wave on the Red Routemaster Carnival bus as it leads the parade from the Hanwell Community Centre to the fairground at Elthorne Park. Photo via Twitter, thanks Rachel Miller @AllthingsIC
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• p2: Q&A – Lucy Aley-Parker in the “DNA journey” video • p3: community – BoomZone hosts the Ealing Tweetup • p4: business – where to go networking in Ealing
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What are you working on next? I’ve been a Questors member since 2008, and give them credit for me returning to my professional acting career. I was recently one of the directors involved in their short play festival: Questival ll. The high standard of work there means I have met some very talented people – both onstage and offstage. I plan to continue mixing my professional work with work at Questors.
Opening our world Acton-based actor and voice coach Lucy Aley-Parker is ‘the woman behind the desk’ in the gone-viral momondo travel website’s ad-video “The DNA Journey”. In our Q&A she talks about getting involved in the video, and being busy at Questors Theatre. That “The DNA journey” video is all over the internet! It was great to spot you in there, delivering the theme of the advert that we are all more connected than we realise. How did you get involved in this momondo.com project? My agent sent me for a commercial casting that required an actor who understood DNA and had interviewing experience. Seeing I was an ex-nurse
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Is Ealing still a TV, stage and film creative hotspot in London? Are we making the most of it? What do you think? Ealing has an amazing creative legacy that includes Ealing Studios and Questors. There are writing groups, art groups, dance groups and youth theatre (including QYT), comedy and performance hubs as well as the annual Ealing Festival. It’s sad that the Ealing Festival has been trimmed this year – music and the arts brings a community together and its power to do this should never be underestimated or devalued!
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and health journalist, the casting director called me in. I was then re-called by the Danish director of the project who did an improvised interview over Skype from Copenhagen! (momondo.com is based in the Denmark capital.) A week later I was flying to Copenhagen for four days of amazing filming. Back home in Ealing, you’re always very busy at Questors Theatre in Ealing Broadway.
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W5 Physio sponsors rugby
w5physio.co.uk Ealing’s premier physio clinic, W5 Physio, is proud to sponsor local rugby club Hanwell RFC since 2014. See @hanwellrfc @W5Physio W5Physio
Tweetup at BoomZone EALING BROADWAY The borough’s newest coworking facility, BoomZone (owned and operated by the Mirza family), opened its doors last Tuesday to host the Ealing Tweetup. BoomZoneUK
Home care for the elderly
careconcern.org.uk Care Concern is a leading independent homecare company providing dignified client-led care services to the elderly in Ealing and Chiswick. @CareConcern
My metabolic balance story
futurehealthmanagement.co.uk Weight loss does not have to be difficult,” says Christina Martin of Future Health Management. “Check out my own journey.” Follow her on: @ecmartin1 You are invited to......
by Friends of Springhallow
at Cavendish Ave. Ealing,W13 0JG Saturday 2 nd July 2016, 1 – 3pm
* * * * * * * * * * * * * Bottle Tombola*Face Painting*Raffle Tearoom*Bouncy Castle*Ice-cream Bar*Yummy Food*Games*Zumba Sponge Toss*Candy*Jewellery*Arts & Crafts*Special Stage Performances and much more! £1 per adult, FREE entrance for kids. All are welcome.
Springhallow fair: 2 July
MILLY ENTERTAINMENT Donate toMADNESS support Springhallow special school for children with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome in West Ealing: mydonate.bt.com/charities/ friendsofspringhallow
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Homeworkers lunch EALING COMMON Members of the West London Homeworkers online networking group (Facebook) met for lunch on Thursday to catch up face to face. From left: Christina Martin, meetup organiser Zahra Shah, and Anita Wong.
Ealing’s top businesswomen theathenanetwork.co.uk/ JoanneSumner The Athena Network West London: would you like to join us for a visit? Email joanne.sumner@ theathenanetwork.com
Acton expo feedback
What did you think of the Acton Business Expo on 19 May? Whether you were an exhibitor or visitor, share your views with us & be in to win a ÂŁ20 voucher: tinyurl.com/ActonExpoFeedback EALING BUSINESS NETWORKING tinyurl.com/EalingBusinessDiary Updated every Monday morning since April 2014. Come networking with us.
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