The_Ealinger 8 Feb 2016

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Vol 1 No 6 > Mon 8 Feb 2016

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Rush hour EALING BROADWAY The brave and the good hardworking people of Ealing returning to the loving comforts of the borough last Wednesday evening at Ealing Broadway station.

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• p2: Q&A – Anita Wong of Bommie Media • p3: community – Acton business face: Tim English • p4: business – where to go networking this week

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collecting, and if you would like to donate you can do so by texting VIEW99 £? to the number 70070 (replace the question mark with the amount you’re donating) or online at: bit.ly/1L5wEWf For those who donate, there’s a chance to win a RED hamper full of goodies.

Social media whizz Anita Wong of Bommie Media is all over Ealing social media – but hardly ever as just herself. In this week’s Q&A she untangles her various identity threads and gives her verdict about Ealing’s use of social media From Go View London’s Twitter account to the new Ealing Broadway group on Facebook, to your own Bommie Media accounts – how do you tie them all together, and more importantly: how do you avoid replying to yourself?

I switch my notifications to ON! It can be quite difficult but I probably visit my social media platforms at least three to four times per hour to keep track of notifications, answer queries, retweet, approve and promote.

Fortunately you can switch between most accounts quite

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How does the Ealing social media scene compare to other parts of West London?

I have been exploring the social media scene outside Ealing for a bit now and I do think Ealing is big on its use. We have some great businesses locally using social media to promote their presence and of course we have Ealing Hour on Twitter, which I actively encourage my clients to partake in.

Residents use the Facebook groups really well, promoting events which are going on or selling things they no longer want.

Social media is an ever changing landscape and not every platform will suit every business or person, so I would recommend not being afraid of trying them out and seeing how they work for you.

– Carlene Bender

www.bommiemedia.com @AnitaGraceWong BommieMediaLondon

easily on your iPhone or iPads these days.

Tell us about what’s going on in your photo on this page.

I’m wearing RED! Part of my role as digital marketing manager at Go View London estate agents is fundraising and promotion, and because hearts are big in our house (my husband Kit is a heart surgeon), Go View agreed to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) again this year.

Last Friday was #WearItBeatIt day, a day to wear red to show support for the BHF. We are still

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Keep fit with Warrior KiKi

warriorkiki22@gmail.com • Acton Vale community centre Mon 9:30am Zumba • YMCA West London Y-ACTIVE Tue 7pm Zumba; Thu 7pm Fight Klub Beat Box WarriorKiKi PITSHANGER Wheelie bins are (still) coming this spring, even as residents of the Brentham Garden Estate work hard on a solution to lessen the visual impact of the bins on the look and feel of their conservation area. www.brentham.com

Zumba party for autism

tinyurl.com/SpringhallowFeb Fri 26 Feb, 7-9pm: Dance party.

Springhallow School, W13 0JG. All proceeds benefit the pupils at Springhallow School with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

Butcher royalty ACTON However it happened for an Australian man with English for a surname to end up as a butcher in Acton, Tim English has made the most of it, turning his English Butcher shop into one of the more entertaining stops along Churchfield Road.

“I love this road,” he says. “It’s the only road in London where people will always say hello back to you.” www.englishbutcher.co.uk

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Design talk WEST EALING This month’s Ealing Business Forum was held at the Amalfi Caffe on Mattock Lane, West Ealing, and featured a presentation by Nicola Gaughan, Iconic Creative graphic designer, on how to prepare business materials ready for the printers (see photos above and at right).

Photo, top right: local artist Charlotte Berridge meets Northfields based photographer Melanie Moss.

Ealing biz Facebook group

facebook.com/groups/ businessesinealing Do you run your own business in Ealing? Come join our Facebook group for some friendly online networking.

Acton biz Facebook group facebook.com/groups/ BusinessesinActonW3 To promote local business news, offers and events in Acton. *Little sister to the Businesses in Ealing group.

Tues 23 Feb 12-1pm @ContactusEaling

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London Paragon College

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Thu 19 May 2016

Acton Town Hall 10.30am-3pm

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