Summer fun at Broadway Shopping Centre

THIS summer treat yourself and the family to some free fun in the sun at Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre. There will be a live bluegrass band, jugglers and a stunning Continental Market to browse around.

The Continental Market, which runs until Saturday, August 1. Based in the Town Square, visitors to the shopping centre can bask in the Mediterranean hospitality and enjoy food, ranging from olives from Spain, Belgian chocolates and Dutch toffee waffles. There will also be fashion stalls with leather handbags from Italy and cosmetic stalls with hand-made soap from the Provence.

Sundays are for the kids as the Town Square comes alive with jugglers, face painters, balloon artists and a ventriloquist from 11am - 4pm. It all starts on Sunday, August 2 with jugglers who will be getting into the summer mood by playing with beach balls, bathing suits, suntan cream and sandals.

On Sunday, August 9 there will be double the fun with a really creative gang of balloon artists and face painters. Kids can get their faces painted as their favourite animals, like a lion or a beautiful butterfly, or even superheroes.

The kids can then get their own piece of art with an amazing balloon sculpture - be it a monkey, a swan or even a flower. Anything is possible when it comes to balloon modelling.

Last, but not the least, is the magnificent Colin the Ventriloquist who will be bringing his friends to life on Sunday, August 16. There will be veritable zoo in the Town Square, with a difference, as he'll entertain the crowd with a bird, a monkey, a lion and even a dragon!

On Saturday, August 8 music fans will be treated to a bluegrass bonanza as The Rosinators take to the stage. With a raw, uncompromising mix of bluegrass, Cajun and Gospel Country, their distinctive a cappella harmonies and 21st century take on country blues have earned them legions of fans as they play roots music from the heart.