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Leading from the beach EALING GREEN > Ealing Council leader, Julian Bell, is about to tuck into his ice-cream and flake, under the watchful eye of another sunbather at the Council-sponsored Pop-up Beach on Ealing Green last week. > see pages 4-5
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Q&A Natural fragrances and products without a drop of anything synthetic – welcome to Yewande Rolph’s natural world. In our Q&A she explains how she went from a high-tech job to no tech at all, from the day her son was born.
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ell us about your business and how you’ve ended up where you are. > My name is Yewande Rolph and my company is called Natural Fragrance Company Limited – Enhancing Well-Being Naturally. After my son was born in 2002 he had very sensitive skin. This matter spurred me on to research, make and use gentle ingredients on the whole family. Now my job is assisting people with dry skin, sensitive skin, and cracked skin, with my range of natural cleansers, toners, oils, butters, balms and ointments. Many have benefited from my products and services. I offer natural remedies for calming hayfever, easing sore throats,
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A of Ealing come back to you for again and again? > The best selling products are the lavender bag and lavender room spray – helping people relax as well as sleep much better! I get a lot of feedback about it, for example Janne in Surrey wrote: “I love using the From IT to natural fragrances, lavender spray on my bed linen how did that happen? at night. I really feel it helps me > I worked in IT for over 20 years. sleep! Thanks very much.” Making natural products was my passion and hobby. In February You’re a real regular at local 2013, I decided to have a career events – what tips would you break to help my son have the give to someone starting out in best chance to pass his SATS the world of markets and stalls? exams. That’s when my hobby > I really enjoy attending local became more serious. markets to meet potential customers. Two top tips for What’s your best-selling newcomers: be friendly and product – what do the people persistent. and other common conditions. I also make hand-crafted, uplifting, relaxing, and mood enhancing scents for the home, office, car and body. Come to me as well for stress-relieving hand massage and foot massage.
Photos above show Yewande at Saturday’s Hanwell Community Centre Fun Day (see p6-8), with her much-loved lavender products. Find her stall at these events: • West Ealing Soundbite: 10 Sep • Ealing Health Expo: 11 Sep
Here Yewande talks about how people have responded to her products: youtu.be/e-AzBf1bdwk Would you go back to working in IT? > I would consider going back to IT when my boy is older! naturalfragrancecompany.co.uk Natural-Fragrance-Company @YewandeRolph – Carlene Bender
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Seaside fun: Costa del Ealing EALING GREEN W5 > Whether you’ve already been on your summer break, and were hankering after the chorus of seagulls and breaking waves, or you actually haven’t been anywhere at all (there are still some of us like that in Ealing), the Ealing Council sponsored Pop-Up Beach on Ealing Green last Friday and Saturday brought a welcome excuse to sit in the sun in deck chairs and eat ice cream while building sandcastles. Timed perfectly with a mini-heatwave of late-20s sunshine, the “giant sandpit” as one young visitor called it, also came with a seaside-strength loudspeaker pouring out the sounds of wind and waves just like if we were down at Brighton. The only thing missing, sadly, was just a bit of water. Pop-Up Paddling Pools next year maybe?
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POP-UP BEACH (continued) Below: Ealing Council leader Julian Bell listens to a resident’s concerns before settling down with a bucket and spade for the benefit of official photographers and a few young helpers. The Pop-Up Beach was part of a summer of activities from Ealing Council Regeneration, including a children’s activity “Rolling Base Bus” later this week.
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A day for Hanwell community HANWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE W7 > The annual Hanwell Community Centre Fun Day took place on Saturday at Westcott Crescent, with the usual stalls, tours, live music, displays and West Indian barbecues. Visitors were invited to try out a new sport or activity – there are over 30 activities listed on the centre’s weekly timetable – and see how the facilities have been improving over recent years.
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HANWELL FUN DAY (continued) Below: Local traders and organisations used the Fun Day to promote and market their products and services. Opposite: The Cranford Archery club practising in the grounds of the historic building. Opposite bottom left: Stilt-walking entertainer, “Miss Bliss”, making balloon art for Fun Day visitors. Members of the 4020 Art Group, who meet on Mondays at the centre, explain how next month’s Borough of Ealing Art Trail (BEAT) is set out.
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Rakesh on duty in Hanwell HANWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE W7 > Rakesh Karia has been duty manager at the Hanwell Community Centre for the past three years, and seen the Grade II listed building, built in 1865 as a Poor Law School, go from the threat of being turned into flats, to one even more embraced by the community, and now run directly by Ealing Council. The Fun Day is part of that outreach into the community, explains Rakesh. “Ninety-five per cent of the people who come here, and who live close by, and who use the facility, are happy with what we’re doing,” he says. “At the end of the day, this is a community facility, and the Fun Day is a way for Hanwell people to find out more about what’s going on at the Centre, and is also an opportunity for local businesses to advertise and promote themselves.” Look out for the cafe opening in September, he adds. hanwellcc
Rakesh (right) and (above) with Rifat of the Brentford FC Kickz Project, based at the Centre
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EXPLORING, WALKING AND TALKING ACTON CENTRAL W3 > The newly launched Ealing Walking, Talking and Exploring group (search for it on Facebook) had its first excursion into Central Acton last Friday, led by knowledgeable local tour guide Joanna Dudzinska. Below: Stops along the walk, including set builders Totom on Warple Way, where we apparently just missed seeing the set of ‘Jonathan Creed’, a BBC drama series.
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London Broncos step closer VALLIS WAY W13 > Round two of the Super 8s qualifier games for London’s own rugby league team, London Broncos, based in West Ealing, was sorted out in fine style with a 76-16 win over visitors Batley Bulldogs. The Broncos have three more home games: Sat 30 Aug vs Leeds Rhinos; Sun 11 Sep vs Hull; and Sun 25 Sep vs Featherstone Rovers, and a great opportunity to show local support. @LondonBroncosRL
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LONDON BRONCOS (continued) Below: scoring against Batley Opposite: the team with their mascots Opposite bottom left: supporters, wags and fans are happy with the result Opposite bottom middle: Jamie Soward scores again Opposite bottom right: game officials warm up
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GUNNERSBURY DRIVE W5 > Last Tuesday’s third Cricketforfun game brought six different nationalities together: Ukraine via England; Trinidad and Tobago; Sri Lanka via Australia; Sierra Leone; Romania; and England. Who will it bring next Friday 19? See you at Old Actonians CC.
No previous experience of cricket is necessary. Attendance is free as costs of the game have been covered by our sponsor.
What happens at a Cricketforfun in Ealing game - 12.45pm meet and warm-up; players assigned into batting pairs - 1pm quick introductions - 1.05pm game starts - each batting pair faces two overs (6 balls each). If a batter gets out (bowled, caught or run out only), batters exchange ends so the other person gets to bat. There is no scoring, and no ‘winner’. - 1.50pm game ends - 1.50pm-2pm warm down, drinks and teas - 2pm-2.30pm stay on for relaxed networking
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Make the most of Cricketforfun 2016... Fri 19 August 1-2pm. Kindly sponsored by Isabelle Scott Design and Build: interior designers isabellescott.co.uk @imorleyfletcher
Cricket, let’s play! South Ealing based cricket club Old Actonians Ladies were thrilled when TV presenter, author and sportswoman Clare Balding stopped by to have a go with the cricket bat while her wife Alice Arnold gamely offered to keep wicket. Clare had just formally opened the Super Saturday of Sport event in Turnham Green last month.
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Football season ahoy DRAYTON BRIDGE PARK W7 > Time, once again, for parents standing on the sidelines, shouting coaching tips to their onfield offspring and trying hard not to challenge the referee – just like during this weekend’s Pitshanger FC under-13s friendly against Wembley. Coach Mo Soudy has a bright crop of youngsters, and I’m not just talking about their orange-coloured kit...
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Brentham’s cricket win BRENTHAM GARDENS W5 > On Saturday afternoon, the Old Actonians CC second XI travelled the full width of the W5 zone from South Ealing to Pitshanger, to play against a recharged Brentham CC side. Despite a century from Old As’ Josh Jayakar, Brentham would take the victory, scoring 203-5. Below: Shaiq Qamar on his way to bowling figures of 1-33.
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Supporting the indie EALING COMMON W5 > Shop local supporters were horrified to see another big coffee chain store open on the Ealing Common parade of shops, just across the road from beloved Mugi cafe. The cafe, which specialises in home-cooked East European dishes, alongside the usual cafe fare, is bracing itself for competition from the giants. Below: Sanja, from Croatia, has been working at the cafe for two years. “It’s still summer holiday season,” she says. “But soon we’ll see what effect the new cafe has on our business.” Bottom: Mugi signage everywhere (the cafe is named after owner Zelko Mugosa) Bottom right: soup with salted pork
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NETWORKING IN ACTON Join us for a coffee on Tuesday 30 August, 1-2pm at the Contactus magazines Acton Business Meetup. This month we’ll be meeting at the award-winning Field’s cafe on Churchfield Road. Bring your cards and marketing materials to share; everyone also gets to make a 1-minute presentation to the group.
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