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Lighting up the Lane PITSHANGER W5 > Thousands of people – visitors and locals together – converged on Pitshanger Lane on Sunday evening to celebrate Light Up The Lane, the switching on of the Lane’s Christmas lights. Watch our video to see what it was like: youtu.be/OmHxb_FwLsQ > more on pages 4-5

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Q&A Andy Hill There’s a fresh vibe at The Brentham Club just off Pitshanger; Andy Hill is a new member and also the man behind the mic at Friday’s sold-out Comedy Night. Here he explains what’s going on all of a sudden down at Fred Perry’s old tennis club...

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“Comedy also pulls in a great demographic of all ages, which was nice to see”

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ooks like you’re onto something with the Comedy Night – was its success a surprise? > We probably could have sold out twice over so yes it was a pleasant surprise. It was great to see some new faces coming down to the Brentham Club, some for the first time, having fun.

I think people are looking locally for a good night out. Why bother getting on a tube or bus when you can see high quality acts on your doorstep? Comedy also pulls in a great demographic of all ages, which was nice to see.

We’ve spent some money upgrading the stage lighting in the hall and we wanted it to feel and look as close as it could to a professional comedy club. A lot of hard work went into it from

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various committee members and our new manager Anwen Roberts.

What else have you got planned for us then? > The next comedy night is on 20 Jan, and we are excited that our headline act Nathan Caton has confirmed. He’s been on Live at the Apollo and Mock The Week.

Music is another area we are trying to develop, and with further investment in the hall and

with the help of our resident sound expert, Pitshanger local Tudor Davies, we are looking at bringing some big-name music acts to the club. There’s also lots of lesser known music talent in the local area and we’d like to become a place where up-and-coming musicians and bands can come and gig.

You are also a very serious tennis player; is tennis still the number one reason why people join the Brentham Club? > No – although tennis is the biggest section in

terms of numbers and there is a strong association with tennis in the history of the club.

We are at heart a multi sports and social club with a wide range of membership options. Snooker, darts, bowls, bridge, cricket, and football are all part of what we offer. A social membership costs £95 and that gets you full access to the club bar and terrace and the club grounds and discounts on social events and food and drinks. @kenyonhill1 brenthamclub.co.uk brenthamclub – interview by Carlene Bender

Above: The Brentham Club Comedy Night audience waiting for the show.

At right: Andy on stage on Friday night.

Photos: contributed

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Let the shopping season begin PITSHANGER W5 > Once again, Ealing North MP Steve Pound was on hand at Light Up The Lane to lead the countdown to the switching on of the Pitshanger Lane Christmas lights, marking the official start to Christmas shopping season 2016. The street party ran from 4pm to 8pm.

Here’s our video of the countdown: youtu.be/ Y5EZmguNX_U

@PitshangerW5 Below: MP Steve Pound and local councillors on stage Bottom left: Marion Doheny of the Pitshanger Playcentre counting down with Adam Biddlecombe (left) and Chris Wood of Pitshanger-based pop/rock band Chasing Deer Bottom right: Richard Palfreeman, CEO of Northfields Estates, when asked about his Christmas shopping so far, replied “We’ll definitely be getting some of those Charlotte Berridge prints” Bottom centre: Charlotte Berridge at her stand

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PITSHANGER LIGHT UP THE LANE

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Below: A Pitshanger dance school Innovation Dance number

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Below right: Victor and David happily having a busy night selling sparkling things, balloons, snaps and light sabres Below middle: Rhian Aubrey-Martin (left) with Steve Pound and Maggie Pound celebrating the last days of Pitshanger Lane “officially” holding the title of “Great British High Street – London” Bottom right: the Pizza House family say ‘cheers’

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Our next W13 biz meetup BROADWAY W13 > Contactus magazines’ second West Ealing Business Meetup at the West Ealing Workspace (still under refurbishment) will take place on Tue 29 Nov – see advert below.

If you missed the first meetup you can come along to tour the space and give your feedback. There is no cost to attend. This month our business talk will be from Anita Wong of Bommie Media, on “Why social media and networking are best bets for smallbiz marketing”. See p7 for more W13 networking.

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Saturday speed networking Running a home-based business but still in your 9-5 job? Fed up of missing out on all the weekday networking fun?

Then come join in our first Saturday business event: the Ealing Small Business Saturday Speed Networking Session on 3 December – this is Contactus magazines’ offer to mark #SmallBizSatUK, and it is free to attend.

Prepare your offers and bring along your product samples and marketing materials to display. As it’s a speed networking session, you’ll have 30 seconds to pitch to every new person – don’t feel shy about repeating your pitch over and over as you go around the room!

Are you wondering what speed networking is like?

Check out our video from the Acton Business Expo earlier this year: youtu.be/ R-lqTPAfX3s

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Coworking summit BROADWAY W13 > Providers of coworking hubs in the borough of Ealing were invited by Ealing Council to participate in an Ealing Coworking and Workspace Providers Summit last Friday, held at the West Ealing Workspace currently under refurbishment.

Entrepreneurs and representatives from workspace providers Co Work Hub, BoomZone, the Co Club, the Lido Centre, and OPEN Ealing attended, as well as Light Factory Workshops from Willesden, the Goldfinger Factory from Kensington, and a number of connected services, including Contactus magazines, Now Communications, and Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College.

The workshop summit tackled questions such as the possibility of forming of a local coworking consortium, and how the new West Ealing Workspace could fit into that.

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Below: The coworking providers group gathered at St James’s House Bottom left: Workshop facilitator Oliver Marlow of Studio Tilt encourages hub-owners to “maximise the capacity for adaptation” Bottom right: Saira Mirza (and Aarif Mirza, second left) of BoomZone discusses ideas with Jason Sodha of The Co Club and Alex Molokwu of the Co Work Hub

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Holodomor remembrance NEWTON AVE W3 > Members of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church community were joined by their local Ealing Central and Acton MP, Dr Rupa Huq, to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Holodomor man-made famine in Ukraine 1932-33, which killed seven million people. UK parliament does not recognise the Holodomor as an act of genocide.

Below: Dr Huq with members of the congregation and clergy at the Holodomor memorial outside the church in Acton, and inside the church hall viewing the exhibition.

Watch our video from the ceremony: youtu.be/cF2oPnep9-8

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