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EALING SUMMER FESTIVALS Hot tickets After last year’s 25th anniversary shows, Ealing Comedy Festival is back for five more nights of fun – and has teamed-up with Around Ealing to give away 10 pairs of tickets to readers. U nder the big top tent in Ealing’s Walpole Park, an array of top comedians will split sides and poke fun at the world across 18–19 July and 24–26 July. You can expect the usual high calibre of talent. The line-up for 2019 will include Alan Davies, Omid Djalili, Seann Walsh, Sean Lock, Milton Jones, Alistair McGowan, Ed Byrne and Andy Parsons. Stephen K Amos will host a special gala night on the last evening with seven other comedians performing. For the full line-up and more information – and to buy tickets – visit www.ealingsummerfestivals.com WIN TICKETS We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away to readers: Two pairs for each of the five nights of comedy. To stand a chance of winning, all you have to do is ‘like’ the www.facebook.com/ESFcomedy page on Facebook by 11.59pm on Thursday, 27 June (2019). Make sure you also send this Facebook page a private message with your phone number, email and postal address so you can be contacted if you are one of the lucky winners. The draw will take place once the deadline has closed, and only the winners will be notified. Names of winners may appear at www.ealingsummerfestivals.com Employees of Ealing Council are excluded from the competition and may not take part. London Mela The Mela took place in Southall Park last August and returns there this year across the weekend of 31 August – 1 September. Details were still being confirmed as we went to press but the Mela always promises a kaleidoscope of music, dance and south Asian culture. For more information visit www.londonmela.org Ealing Beer Festival Run by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), the festival takes place over four days (10-13 July) in Walpole Park and features more than 300 varieties of beer from all over the country – as well as wines and spirits, too. Entry costs £3 for CAMRA members or £5 for non-members. There is a refundable £3 deposit for a glass. around ealing    Summer 2019 17