Westside - Out and about

Business as usual

Business owners in Chiswick got together for their annual celebratory St George’s Day lunch, organised by Mike Moran. The event, which is in its 6^th year, took place at Frankies in Chiswick, where more than 100 guests enjoyed a traditional English roast lunch complete with bread and butter pudding for dessert. Entertainment was provided by comic Ian Irvine and the event raised money for the Richmond branch of the National Autism Society. Photographs by Victoria Dawe.

David Adams, George King, Jim Braithwaite and Mike Hennessy

Garry Lewis and Mark Lewis

Laurence Sheppard and Greg Meech

Mike Maskell, Brian Sheridan and Darren Howard

Paul Allington and Jason Gray

Rob Vial, Jason Hobbs, Steve Kenny and Paul Dickenson

Zenon Baynham and Simon Mitchell

Stephen Rodgers, Mike Moran and Nial Phillimore

By George!

Capital Radio listeners turned up in droves to celebrate St George’s Day at the George IV pub on Chiswick High Road. Johnny Vaughn and Denise Van Outen broadcast live on Capital from the pub, dressed in a series of outlandish traditional English clothes. The crowd also turned up in their British best, and began enjoying their pints from 6am. Outfits included flags, hankies on heads, painted faces and, of course, football shirts. The Nancys from ‘I’d do Anything’ turned to sing the rousing Oliver! song ‘Um Pa Pa’, and act out scenes from Eastenders. A rowdy and very English day was enjoyed by all!

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Denise and Johnny in the George IV pub

Johnny Vaughn and Denise Van Outen as Pearly King and Queen

The King and Queen with their people

A new Adornment

Notting Hill gallery GC Fine Art and online homeware boutique Echo Interiors have joined forces to open a new gallery/showroom, Adorn London, in Brook Green, stocking unique hand-crafted homeware products alongside artworks from emerging artists. The ribbon was cut by Hammersmith and Fulham councilor, William Bethel, while guests enjoyed bubbles and delicious canapés created by Georgina Coleman of GC Fine Art.

Adorn London, 118 Blythe Road, Brook Green, W14 0HD 020 7371 1603

Cllr William Bethel opens the gallery and showroom

Georgina Coleman and waitress

Boyarde Messenger and Laura Williams

Game for a laugh

Up to 350 film and TV stars, footballers, cast and crew, and local residents turned out for the premiere of Neville Raschid’s Ealing Comedy – starring Kulvinder Ghir (Goodness Gracious Me) and Leena Dhingra (Eastenders) – which took place at the Ealing Empire. Special guest was Mayor of Ealing, Mrs Hazel Ware, who was welcomed by a line-up of the makers of the film and executives from Empire Cinemas. Other guests included, former Northern Ireland and Fulham football manager, Lawrie Sanchez; and former Wasps and England rugby player, Jeff Probyn. After the film, 120 guests attended an afterparty at the Questors Theatre, where they nibbled on Thai green curry and veggie curry from Blanchett Events. The event was held in aid of Pitshanger Football Club and resulted in about £500 being donated to the Pitshanger Clubhouse Fund.

Read our interview with director Neville Raschid.

Photographs by Michael Huish
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