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Open space: ’s newest green oasis opened for a launch party last month and there are plans to welcome visitors regularly. Full story page 6. Photo Mike Coles Pedestrian, 90, injured A driver was arrested after a 90-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision with a van at the junction of the High Road and Leicester Road, N2, on Friday 6 September. Action on crossing The van driver, a 51-year- Police continue to appeal for old man, stopped at the scene. witnesses to the collision, which He was arrested on suspicion happened around 12.15pm. of driving under the influence Anyone with information is of drugs and taken to a north asked to contact officers at the police station, where Serious Collision Investigation he was later released under Unit, based at Alperton, on 020 and 20mph limit investigation. 8246 9820. By David Melsome A 20mph speed limit for roads in East Finchley has come a step closer after Barnet Council agreed a range of measures to improve road safety at the busy pedestrian crossing outside Martin Primary School. Members of Barnet’s Envi- able to get initial changes agreed ronment Committee agreed on to make the crossing safer for 11 September that better signage everyone who uses it. It has been and road markings will be put a team effort and we couldn’t in place at the junction of the have got this far without every- High Road and Church Lane, one who has helped by writing N2, before the clocks go back to the Council, coming to the and darker evenings arrive. Council committee meetings or A full feasibility study signing and sharing the petition. reviewing safety at the junc- “We’ve made huge progress tion, where a father and his but there’s more to do. We’ll Find your new home today... young daughter were injured need to keep up the pressure in February, including whether to make sure these changes are Successful independent estate agent, established since 1992 they get to East Finchley. The Residential and commercial, sales, lettings and management specialists three-way traffic lights would Committee agreed roads around made without delay and to get Our friendly and helpful staff provide a professional and genuine service 40 High Road, East Finchley help, will be undertaken in the Martin Primary School should as much of East Finchley as Our office is situated 100 yards from East Finchley Station next financial year 2020-21. possible made 20mph. It would London N2 9PJ be made 20mph; officers would www.primelocations.co.uk Committee responds to recommend which roads, based be just awful if anyone else was injured or killed before the Estate Agents Valuations Sales Lettings [email protected] concerns on discussion with the school, Overseas Properties Management Services 020 8883 9090 ward councillors and Transport changes were made.” The Committee also dis- Emily urged anyone who cussed a proposal from East for London. The Committee also asked would like to get involved in Finchley councillor Arjun the campaign for safer roads in Mittra to trial a 20mph speed for a report on the effectiveness East Finchley to email safecross- limit across East Finchley. of 20mph limits in surrounding [email protected]. Many local residents have called boroughs. Campaigners hope for a 20mph limit across N2 there will be scope for trying to Safety improvements following the tragic death of expand the 20mph zone around due soon three-year-old Sonny Parmar on all East Finchley schools and Further work to be carried East End Road in May. perhaps beyond. out at the Martin School cross- Speaking at the meeting, Keeping up the pressure ing before March 2020 includes Cllr Alison Moore pointed out Emily Candler, who has led physical changes to the crossing that being bordered by 20mph the campaign for a safer crossing surface, possibly a high-friction zones in Haringey and Camden, outside Martin Primary School, coloured surface or a speed table means drivers speed up when said: “I’m so glad we’ve been to slow drivers down. • Visit us online at www.the-archer.co.uk or Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @TheArcherN2 • 2 OCTOBER 2019 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk The Archer USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS PO Box 3699, London N2 2DE Councils Help & Advice Drugs Helpline 0800 776600 www.the-archer.co.uk Email: [email protected] Barnet Council 020 8359 2000 Childline 0800 1111 Health Info Service 0800 665544 @TheArcherN2 Recycling & refuse 020 8359 4600 Citizens Advice Barnet 0300 4568365 MIND 020 8343 5700 Voicemail (messages only) 0800 612 0748 for editorial and general Benefits 0800 882200 Cruse Bereavement Care 0808 8081677 National Blood Centre 0845 7 711 7711 Haringey Council 020 8489 0000 EF Advice Service 0300 4568365 enquiries or 0800 612 4027 for Advertising enquiries only Recycling & refuse 020 88857700 Lone Parent Centre 020 3828 4834 Crime Published by Editorial Team Finance & Benefits 020 8489 2800 Missing Persons Helpline 116 000 Emergency 999 East Finchley Newspapers Diana Cormack Advertising National Debt Line 0808 156 7718 Police non-emergency 101 Copy Editor Daphne Chamberlain John Dearing Leisure NSPCC 0808 8005000 CrimeStoppers 0800 555111 John Lawrence Sub Editors Distribution Alexandra Palace 020 8365 2121 Rape Crisis helpline 0808 802 9999 Victim Support 0845 303 0900 Production Editor Ann Bronkhorst Toni Morgan East Finchley Library 020 8359 3815 Refuge Crisis Helpine 0808 2000 247 Jeff Robson Jane & David Marsh Alison Roberts Everyman, 0872 436 9060 Relate Helpline 0300 100 1234 Hospitals Printed By Picture Editor Sharman & Co Ltd Garden Suburb Library 020 8458 3301 RSPCA 0300 1234 999 NHS 111 Mike Coles Muswell Hill Library 020 8489 8773 Samaritans 116 123 Barnet General 020 8216 4000 Thank you to The Bald Faced Stag and New Local Cafe for providing us with a Phoenix Cinema 020 8444 6789 SENDIASS Barnet 020 8359 7637 General 020 8952 2381 meeting place. 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The new Tarling Road O/s Budgens 71 High Road, N2 172 High Road, N2 Community Centre in 86” advertisement located on rear face Single-storey side extension to East Finchley has missed of communications apparatus. existing car showroom, to provide The former Bobath Centre, 250 East small servery and preparation area. its opening date again, End Road, N2 Insertion of new access door. New although some community Single-storey side/rear extension. timber cladding to front elevation. activities are finally being 219 Creighton Avenue, N2 Replacement of rear glazed doors. admitted on a limited basis. Lawful Development Certificate for Ground Floor Flat, 5 Ingram Road, N2 The finished centre has stood single-storey rear extension. Continued Use Application as class empty since October last year. 82 - 92 Great North Road, N2 A1 (Retail) and D2 use. 17 Lankaster Gardens, N2 When we last reported on it in Installation of public payphone/com- mercial hub following removal of Details of condition 10 (cycle park- May, we were told that it would existing information column. ing/storage) pursuant to planning be open to the community by Adj Amazing Grates 61 - 63 High permission. the summer There are some positive signs. The Just Like Home nursery group has moved in and the Signs of opening: The Tarling Road Community Centre. Photo Mike Coles. A healthier Pools stay centre will be a venue for the to-day running of the facility to groups and individuals who Grange Big Local Fun Palace have still not been concluded. would like to hire space on a community event on Sunday 6 start in life Until they are, regular bookings one-off basis. Scribbles Nursery, in Hert- shut until October. James Masters, Grange cannot be taken for community “While we are still in talks Big Local chair, said: “We hope groups, and the centre’s café with City YMCA regarding the ford Road, N2, has been the centre will become a vibrant cannot be leased to an operator. contract to run the centre, we given a Bronze award in next year hub for our local community.” A Barnet Council spokes- have opened it on a limited basis. the Healthy Early Years The swimming pools at Limited opening person told The Archer that they The nursery has moved in, and London programme for Leisure The latest update from Barnet hoped to finalise the contract we are working towards being helping to give its young- Centre, which have been Council is that negotiations with with City YMCA as soon as pos- able to accommodate commu- sters a healthy start in life. closed since March, are City YMCA to manage the day- sible, in order to open the centre To achieve the award the nity groups who would use the likely to remain shut until centre on a long-term basis,” nursery undertook many pro- said the spokesperson. jects, improving children’s early next year, Barnet OSTEOPATHY | ACUPUNCTURE physical fitness, oral hygiene Council has announced. Financial isssues The main pool and leisure The building was opened for awareness, nutrition and por- tion control and numerous pool were both closed for one day back in March to allow refurbishment of the roof, The Robin Kiashek groups to view the facilities. We safety projects. Staff received specialist training in each of changing areas and ventilation reported then that negotiations system but specialist investi- Clinics with City YMCA involved find- the areas and children had visits from the Traffic Club and Physi- gations in the last six months ing the balance between the rent revealed that more work was Keeping North London OSTEOPATHY they pay and the cost to users, cal Literacy Advisor. The nursery’s Jill Hallums needed to make them safe for pain free for 25 years in order to make the centre self- public use. sustainable. Barnet Council said said children and staff really Visit www.robinkiashek.co.uk it would not take any surplus enjoyed taking part in the pro- No access to see how we could help from the centre but was unable ject and were enthusiastic to A council statement said: to cover running costs. start work on the Silver award. “Due to the extent of the Most major health insurance accepted assessment and remedial action Please note that we also have ACUPUNCTURE required, it is anticipated that a Central London clinic - Beginners - Ample free parking full access to the wetside area will not be available until from The Twyford Practice early 2020.” 52 Twyford Avenue Tai Chi& Qigong School swimming lessons Fortis Green ** NEW COURSES ** in East Finchley London N2 9NL Wednesdays am & pm (Trial session: £5) have been transferred to the tel: 020 8815 0979 James Drewe is a qualified teacher and has been practising tai chi for 40 years. new leisure centres at Barnet LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY He is the author of 3 books on tai chi & is a member of the BCCMA. Copthall and . The Other classes : www.taiji.co.uk Robin Kiashek | BSc (Hons) Ost Med., N.D., LicAC gym and studio at Finchley Lido email: [email protected] phone: 020-8883 3308 remain open as usual. 3 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk OCTOBER 2019 Fightback begins against health

Bythreat David Melsome of dirty air A public meeting has been called to find ways of improv- ing air quality in East Finchley. Many roads in the area have pollution levels that exceed World Health Organi- sation guidelines. The East Finchley Com- which should reduce some emis- munity Trust will host the sions on the High Road and A1. meeting in the school hall at Poor air quality is also a Martin Primary School, Plane factor inside our homes and Tree Walk, N2, on Thursday workplaces, thanks to chemicals 17 October at 7pm. Everyone is in household products and other urged to attend to ask questions factors like poor ventilation. and make suggestions. Assessing risks and Pollution outdoors and solutions indoors Kate Brown, Trustee of The organisers say breathing East Finchley Community polluted air harms our health, Trust, said: “It is easy to feel Throwaway culture: Anti-fashion industry demonstrators in Wood Green. Photo Mike Coles even when we might not feel that poor air quality is beyond the effects day to day. Half of our control but as a society we this pollution is caused by road are causing the pollution and traffic but other factors such as therefore collectively we can East Finchley climate crisis dust from construction works make a difference.” have an impact. The meeting will be intro- In East Finchley the roads duced by Leonie Cooper, GLA rebels strut their stuff that most exceed air quality Member and environment lead By Daphne Chamberlain targets are the High Road, for the Labour and Cooperative Shoppers in Wood Green on the first Saturday afternoon in September will have North Circular and A1 and there Party. A spokesperson from seen a crowd of people in outlandish costumes walking up the High Street, handing are also high pollution levels Barnet Council has also been out leaflets, singing the Kinks’ Dedicated Followers of Fashion, and ‘modelling’ on along East End Road and Fortis invited and a pupil representa- the catwalk outside the library. Green. From October 2021, East tive from the Martin School They were having fun, but and buying also puts pressure on in, and many wanted to know Finchley will be in the new Ultra Eco council will speak from the with a serious purpose. This was poorer families here. Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), platform. more about XR and how to get part of the XR North London East Finchley rebel Hazel involved. Barnet XR is available Uprising, designed to bring Mason told The Archer: “We on Twitter and Facebook, and home to us some startling facts didn’t want to seem critical of local groups can be found on Pat is one of Britain’s about the fast fashion industry. people’s shopping habits when the XR website. Harm from clothing they may not have a choice. We Global Strike ‘most inspiring’ industry had collected children’s clothing At the time of writing, By Lizzie McAllister Extinction Rebellion say that to give away. Very generous preparations were underway It isn’t hard to see why Pat Leacock has been named total greenhouse gas emissions amounts of clothing were given for the Global Strike 4 Climate one of the most inspiring people in Britain today. The from textile production are more to us by charity shops in East and Ecology on Friday 20 Sep- regular host of East Finchley’s summer festival made it than those of all international Finchley and Muswell Hill, and tember. Muswell Health Com- th flights and maritime shipping the free clothing stall at Turnpike plementary Therapy Centre on to the i newspaper’s 11 annual Happy List. Lane was much appreciated.” He exudes a passion for Teacher and MOBO Award combined. At the same time, were planning to close their 34.5% of primary microplastics Hazel told us that about a reception for the day, and many life, perceptible even before he winning musician Pat is cur- third of the Barnet XR rebels rently writing and producing are due to laundry of synthetic of their therapists may be sup- textiles. They quote the Pulse taking part in the event live porting the strike. Eight other a jazz album. He has had great in East Finchley. She thought success both within and outside Report 2019, which says that businesses in Muswell Hill global apparel production is pro- that the whole Uprising was said they would close for an of the world of music, and he has very effective. People joined no intention of slowing down. jected to rise by more than 60% hour or more. “One of my goals is to by 2030; from 62 million tons continue to put on many more today to 102 million tons. Those events in East Finchley,” he effects on the planet would prob- said, “such as my Family Func- ably be beyond repair. tion afternoons, and to be at the Haringey Councillor Emina fantastic East Finchley Festival. Ibrahim pointed out that the I have taught, I have learned, I throwaway culture of the cloth- ing industry exploits poorly paid Happy List: Pat Leacock have laughed, I have fallen in love with jazz and eaten very workers around the world. The begins to talk about his fascinat- endless cycle of throwing away ing career. “My mother has told good pie!” me that from the age of three, whenever I saw a record player in one of her friend’s homes, I wouldn’t step away until they Nicky Sharp put an album on,” Pat recalls. 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Jan Lovell, of the East Finchley Safer Neighbourhood Team, updates us on the latest crime news. Jan and the team can be contacted by email at: EastFinchley. [email protected], or by phone on 020 7161 9014. Follow the team on Twitter @MPSEastFinchley. Bank card fraud Motorists who have parked on various roads and in various private car parks across Barnet have been approached by male suspects ‘to assist them’ with paying for parking. They usually pretend to be traffic wardens or their managers. When getting to a cash machine or parking meter, the suspects have then either told the motorists their credit cards have been swallowed by the machine or have used a handheld device and Thank you party: A packed Madden’s for the unveiling of the plaque, below. Photos Mike Coles distraction methods to steal their credit cards. The cards are then immediately used and thousands of pounds in cash withdrawn. No parking attendant will ever ask you for your credit card to pay for parking. If you are approached by some- Where it all started one, even if they are wearing a yellow jacket or some form Next time you are taking some refreshment in Madden’s in the High Road, glance at of ID, do NOT give them your card. Call Police imme- the wall alongside the bar and you will see a blue plaque commemorating the found- diately on 999 or ask someone for help to call the police. ing of this newspaper in the pub 26 years ago. Please raise awareness with your family, neighbours and friends The plaque was unveiled cover, but soon a especially the elderly and vulnerable to avoid others falling at a thank you party for all reliable army of victim to this fraud. our loyal volunteers, without volunteers was The Little Book of Big Scams has information about this whose time and effort given recruited and for type of fraud and others. Search for a free downloadable copy freely each month there would many years now at www.met.police.uk be no Archer. The Archer has been Report crime A small team of N2 resi- delivered to nearly Report crime by calling 101 or in an emergency call 999. You dents had the idea for a commu- 10,000 homes and can also report crime online at www.met.police.uk nity newspaper in late 1992 and businesses across held their editorial meetings in East Finchley every Madden’s, then called Welch’s, month. producing the first full edition Some of those at of the paper in February 1993. the party on Thurs- Deliveries in those days day 16 September have been daughter along in her pram. were often hit and miss, delivering the same round She’s now grown up and depending on how many roads for upwards of 20 years. One left home. “Our dog comes the team themselves could couple started out taking their with us now,” they said. Scooter owners urged to Lock and Cover Moped and scooter owners are being reminded to ‘Lock, Chain and Cover’ their vehicles as police continue to try to reduce this area of crime. The number of mopeds, tackles moped and motorcycle disc lock on the front wheel to scooters and motorcycles stolen crime, said: “Officers continue stop vehicles being wheeled in London has reduced from to tackle those that steal mopeds away, and to fit a grip lock 11,395 in the year to June 2018 and scooters for criminal activ- to the throttle and engage the to 8,847 in the year to June 2019, ity, and whilst we are making steering lock. Long serving: Volunteer Lorna Bennett, centre, receives her award a reduction of 22 per cent. In excellent headway on this, we They should secure the rear from Mayor of Barnet Cllr Caroline Stock and All Aboard chief the same period, the number of continue to remind owners that wheel with a chain and a pad- executive Alan Haynes. Photo Mike Coles vehicles used in crime dropped they can help us by protecting lock, and attach the chain to a by 54 per cent. their vehicles. ground anchor or other fixed Chief Inspector Jim Corbett, object where possible. Volunteer of the Year Effective security By Diana Cormack from Operation Venice, which Advice for owners is use a Finally, placing a cover on a bike prevents immediate access When the Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Caroline Stock, visited to the controls and security fea- the All Aboard charity shop in the High Road, N2, early tures and stops thieves shopping in September, she came bearing an impressive amount of for bike models. donations. However, the real reason for her visit was to present the charity’s first Volunteer of the Year award. A Local Handyman This went to 83-year-old having to use a stick, she was Business services: Personal services: available for general household Lorna Bennett in recognition preparing to return to work very Bookkeeping & Accounting Personal tax planning of the outstanding commitment, soon. Mr Haynes also thanked Self assessment & garden maintenance. 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Hundreds of young students young people.” have benefitted from them, with The council says its aspi- some going on to be profes- ration is for Finchley Youth sional performers. Parents were Centre to be a hive of activity told in an email from Airborne at the centre of the community shortly before the start of the and one that offers a wide range term that negotiations for a new of stimulating and rewarding Ambition: Aminata Gassama in front of the overgrown land she wants to see transformed. contract to continue running the activities for young people. classes had failed. “We are currently consider- Hope follows ing introducing other classes, such as art, painting, art therapy, Residents want to adopt disappointment life drawing and gymnastics,” A council spokesperson has continued the spokesperson. told The Archer that an alterna- “We’re also pleased to report tive provider to Airborne, which that other providers are making could run the same activities or abandoned green space approaches for hiring space in By John Lawrence a similar experience, was cur- Finchley Youth Centre. This A nine-year-old girl is heading up a project to reclaim an unloved patch of land near rently being sought. will mean the delivery of a more her home and turn it into an open space that the whole community can use. “First and foremost, we were varied and structured activity disappointed to see Airborne Aminata Gassama, of Syl- can’t walk on it,” she says. “You programme there.” vester Road, N2, created a get stung and there’s nowhere leave Finchley Youth Centre,” design featuring benches, grass, to sit. When it’s done, it will be said the spokesperson. “We Ideas welcome flowers, shrubs and a centre- nice and somewhere to talk to know how much enjoyment In the meantime, the Chil- piece tree to transform the green your friends or play.” children and young people dren and Family Service wel- comes suggestions for classes triangle that is currently covered Third time lucky gained from this particular class. by brambles and nettles. That is mainly why we recently that could be of interest to young Two previous attempts to people and families. You can Local backing reclaim the land came to noth- ran a circus skills summer pro- gramme with Jacksons Lane, contact the team by email at Tarling and Sylvester Road ing. Ten years ago, three freshly [email protected]. Residents’ Association is planted trees were uprooted and which proved very popular with asking for permission to adopt never seen again. More recently, the patch, which is owned by 40 lavender plants planted by New faces for old rocks Barnet Council, and has already residents were accidentally New members are welcome to join the Finchley branch secured £5,000 from Grange East Finchley Clinicstrimmed away- Advert by a council of the Amateur Geological Society, a friendly group of Big Local to cover some of the clearance team. enthusiasts who meet on the second Tuesday of each cost of clearing and planting. 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Both those organisa- and everyone living nearby will Talks have ranged from Essex Membership of the soci- to and from Tudor Primary tions are backing the project. look after the adopted space. geology, Darwin as a geologist, ety is £15 a year for ordinary School. “It looks ugly and you Aminata says she passes the “At the moment, we have minerals of the Natural His- members, £20 for a family and one single bench set into a fence tory Museum through to One £10 for a student. Details are ARE YOU LIVING WITH A FEAR OR PHOBIA? on Tarling Road,” he says. “That Million Years of the Human available at: www.amgeosoc. is the only place where young Story. Guests are welcome with wordpress.com Does it baffle and frustrate you? people can sit together outside a small charge of £2 per adult. and it’s very well used. A bigger The Society also organises Does it limit or dominate your life? space for people to enjoy will geological field trips and holds Follow us! 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EFC ARCHER ADVERT ARTWORK P11110 DATE 14/10/11 [EFC NEWAD BLACK AW/ AY] 6 OCTOBER 2019 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk Toilets and litter are top priorities for By Debbie Linton As reported in The Archer last month the Friends of Cherry Tree Wood carried out a survey asking the community about their opinions and aspirations for the wood. Close to 280 people responded and clear front runners were concerns about litter, toilet facilities and updating the woodland management plan to increase biodiversity. The full results can be seen of survey respondents declared published on the Friends’ web- themselves either dissatisfied or site, details below, and the plan very dissatisfied. This figure is is to use the results to help pri- too high and we hope it will fall oritise and shape the activities over the coming years as matters of the group. causing dissatisfaction are dealt Popular suggestions with and resolved. Better litter bins came out Forthcoming events: Lit- Natural notes: Helen Tierney, left, and Dinah Beamish play at the Barnwood party. Photo Mike Coles. as a top priority followed by ter-pick and history tour regular litter picks. Adopting On Saturday 26 October the flower beds near the café anyone can drop in to help on a A new woodland for everyone and tennis courts along with litter-pick at 10.30am. A guided By John Lawrence providing a drinking fountain history walk through the wood Barnwood, the newly restored woodland in Tarling Road, N2, has been granted char- for humans and dogs proved on the same day at 2pm will tell ity status, making it easier for the green site to be opened up for use by the whole very popular ideas and a nature the story of Cherry Tree Wood community. and tree trail were also well from being an ancient woodland tivate fruit and vegetables but supported. A party was held there on of brambles. Volunteers cleared to the modern day. Sunday 15 September to launch we hope it will be like a forest the land to give the native trees Improving the wood’s toilet In the future the Friends garden where there are things facilities was top of the list of it officially as a community room to breathe and created a plan to have litter-picks on a forest garden and welcome to forage.” new woodland pathway. Fund- longer term improvements. regular basis. Come along and A new larger café with inside in neighbours to explore its ing for materials and other essen- help keep the wood tidy on the natural delights. tial items has so far come from seating facilities received very second Sunday of every month strong support as did providing Charity status means Barn- Barnet Council and the Grange at 2pm. All equipment will be wood’s group of seven trustees Big Local project, which also an inclusive playground and provided. new surfaces for the tennis and will be able to raise funds to buy helped specifically in funding basketball courts. Get in touch, new trees, plants and hedging, as the bid for charity status. The idea of reopening the membership is free well as securing insurance cover Barnwood will next be Mutton Brook culvert through Contact the Friends by for future community events. open for the Grange Big Local the park was considered impor- email: friendsofcherrytreewood They are already planning Fun Palace event on Sunday 6 tant by 50% of respondents. @gmail.com, Facebook @ nature workshops for groups October, when the whole com- Other ideas were a new gate at cherrytreewoodef, Instagram of young people with learning munity is welcome to come Fordington Road and the provi- @friendsofcherrytreewood difficulties from the Harington along. Regular dates when the sion of a scrape or pond. or visit the website at https:// Scheme, based in , and wood will be open to the public Overall satisfaction levels wordpress.com/view/friend- there is interest in arranging are hoped to be arranged soon. appeared reasonable but 16% sofcherrytreewood.home.blog visits from local groups like Age Follow Our Barnwood on Face- UK and Newstead Children’s book and contact the trustees Centre. by email at N2Barnwood@ Chair of trustees Leo Smith Reading: Poet Dennis Evans. gmail.com. September spring clean said: “The eventual idea is to A productive year have it open as a wood for all VIOLIN LESSONS the public to enjoy on certain A little over a year ago, the Experienced & in Coldfall Wood days. We are not going to cul- site was an impenetrable mass Encouraging teacher Recent actions in Coldfall Wood have smartened it up 40mins £23 and got rid of an unsightly and dangerous relic. Ann Lizzy Barmak Bronkhorst explains what’s been done, just in time for Your local home care company 020 8346 0722 this year’s Green Flag inspection. [email protected] Several metres of rusty iron few woods, including Coldfall, Call us now on 0300 124 5231 railings, once an old boundary will receive specially designed for your free assessment and 30, High Road fence separating the wood from rustic-looking ones after much get £100 off your 2nd invoice! East Finchley the fields, have been removed: consultation. N2 9PJ a hard job undertaken by Har- Fly tippers beware ingey’s Parks Department. Houses on Barrenger Road Convivial Lunch Club They have also painted over with gardens backing onto the the graffiti on a long stretch of wood have been leafleted with The North London Probus Club welcomes retired and semi-retired PROfessional wall along the eastern side of & BUSiness men and women on the third Wednesday each month for lunch warnings about fly tipping, fol- and a talk at Stephens House East End Road N3 3QE. Next meeting 16 October: the wood and on a much-loved lowing long-standing problems Derek Malcolm talks about his life as a film critic for The Guardian and memorial bench. No doubt the with garden waste and build- Evening Standard, and jury service at Cannes and other film festivals. vandals will be back but for a ers’ rubble dumped over the Details from Eveleen (8455 6431). little while they are not spoiling back fences. Similar problems the wood for others. occur from time to time behind The broken footbridge near the Creighton Avenue back East Finchley Baptist Church the western entrance has been gardens. Useful contacts are Just off the High Road in Creighton Avenue N2 mended and the dog-waste www.haringey.gov.uk/report- bin nearby has gone. A notice a-dumper or 020 8489 1000. Sunday Mornings at 10.30 am explains that from now on all The Friends of Coldfall Crèche and Sunday School during service waste goes into just one bin (not Wood hope that these improve- tossed into the trees, please). For more information please contact the Church Office ments, and others in the pipeline, Email: [email protected] Several damaged bins have will help to reclaim and retain www.eastfinchleybc.org.uk been removed and soon all Coldfall’s Green Flag status and (Minister: John Lowrie) Haringey’s parks and woods encourage local interest in this will have smart new bins. A delightful ancient wood. 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Wide open spaces: Sedgemere Avenue free of cars for a short time last month. Photo Carts and prams: A peaceful Sedgemere lined with trees and front garden fences in Dominique Morley-Slinn. 1916. Photo courtesy of Sonia Bruce.

ByA John world Lawrence without cars Thank you to reader Dominique Morley-Slinn for her photo of Sedge- mere Avenue taken when two days of resurfacing work returned it to how it would have looked in the 1950s. Normally lined with cars on both sides, it became a wide open road after every vehicle was moved away to nearby streets while the smart new surface was laid. Dominique’s photo reminded us Avenue in the days when horse-drawn of a picture we published seven years carts and babies’ prams were the only ago, which had been sent in by Gwen wheeled vehicles to worry about. Nutting, then 86, who had lived Many of us couldn’t live without our in Sedgmere Avenue for 63 years. cars but it is nice to see the world without Gwen’s photo showed a lone milk- them just once in a while. man plying his round there in 1954 Do you have any photos of your with not another vehicle in sight. road or street from years gone by that And we can travel even further back in we could share with readers? Please time thanks to a postcard unearthed by email them to [email protected] reader Sonia Bruce. Her sepia-tinted or send copies to The Archer, PO Box image from 1916 shows Sedgemere 3699, London N2 9DE. Thank you. Float on: A lone milkman plies his round in Sedgemere Avenue in 1954. Irreplaceable stained-glass Spooky walk As Halloween approaches, a North London charity for panels stolen from library disabled children and young people is hosting a spooky By Mick Crick, The Finchley Society walk from Muswell Hill through Highgate ‘Horror’ Anyone who visited the ‘old’ Church End Library in Lane, Finchley, N3, Woods. may have noticed three large stained-glass panels in the main part of the library on The my-AFK – Working The walk sets off at 10am the ground floor. With Disability charity is invit- and finishes with fancy dress, enquired why the new panels ing families and individuals crafts and games, plus lunch were not on display. to take part in the fun day on and drinks. Tickets for children Only then was it revealed Saturday 26 October, setting cost £10, for adults £20 and that the old library, having been off from and returning to The a family ticket for up to five left empty, had been subject to Mossy Well pub at the top of people £35. Find out more and break-ins, vandalism and occu- Muswell Hill. sign up at my-afk.org/events. pation by squatters, and that when the building was subse- quently secured by contractors the panels had gone. What has become of the panels is unknown. We can only assume they were stolen. The Finchley Society is now the guardian of the bottom panel which tells the story of how the stained glass came into the possession of Finchley Borough Council, but the irreplaceable Stolen: The missing panels, photographed when they were on display Coats of Arms are no more. at Church End Library. Photo Theresa Musgrave. I am indebted to Mark Law- rence for his work in trying to They were the Coats of Arms latterly were displayed in the locate the panels and to Theresa from three families, Hastings, library which opened in 1964. Musgrave for supplying a pho- Frowicke and Nicholl, who Unfortunately, the old library tograph of them. have a long history in Finchley. closed some time before the At separate times, dating from new library at Gateway House as far back as 1216, they were opened in October 2017. SPANISH the occupiers of Grass or Groats For some reason the panels All levels Farm, in the area of Hendon were left in the then derelict and In small friendly groups Avenue, between Dollis Avenue abandoned building although with experienced native and the Dollis Valley Green- space had been allocated for speaker. GCSE & A Level. walk. their display in the new library. Please contact: Zoraida In 1956, the stained-glass Apparently nothing was done 07747657914 panels were presented to by Barnet Council until one of Email: Finchley Borough Council and our members, Jenny Brown, [email protected] 8 OCTOBER 2019 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk Y o u n g A r c h e r A tale of two Why I love Review by Leo Wiseman, aged eight Long Lane Pasture’s wildlife is universities stunning, from peacock butter- University of Kent student Hamish Hallett, a former flies to toxic caterpillars. Even Martin Primary School pupil, has just started an though it is right by the main exchange year studying politics at Mount Allison road you forget that in a minute. University in New Brunswick, Canada. Here, he You are instantly greeted by the reveals how uni life is very different over there. noise of crickets and birds. You might think the web in the It is my first time in Canada, and I love it here. I’d been photo looks like a normal spider’s to the US for a summer camp but academically I wanted web. But no! These are spiders’ to experience a different country. nests with hundreds of tiny spiders Most British universities inside being protected by their caring have a week called Freshers, mothers. Recently the pasture has which in the view of the tabloids also seen Wasp Spiders which are is all about a bunch of drunken quite rare. They look like wasps, 18-year olds. In Canada, there with black and yellow stripes, to is a stark contrast. The drink- keep predators away. ing culture is very controlled, Do you get your blackber- which you can say is a positive ries from supermarkets? In the or a negative. I’m still trying to summer you can get the tastiest, figure that out. juiciest and sweetest blackberries Different drinking in Long Lane Pasture for free (but you can give a small donation). cultures You can also volunteer to help at Here they don’t want to Long Lane Pasture. Young people encourage binge drinking and can help with jobs like seed col- we are advised to have just one lecting, and surveying the wildlife, drink per hour. 17-year-olds are including in their various ponds. studying here in this Canadian I hope to see lots of you there. So province where the drinking come along and decide for yourself age is 19, so I understand the On exchange: Hamish Hallett what you think. Find out more at On the web: This intricate construction was spotted at Long precaution. As a 21-year old, are weekly meetings, weekly www.longlanepasture.org Lane Pasture. almost 22, however, it seems a residency activities and lots bit babyish to me. Having said of chances to learn about that, some student residences your residence. It is all about are stricter about it than others. a community of students all A decade of dance at academy Community life together as one. By Diana Cormack Also, I’ve noticed a differ- Finally, everyone in this This month the London Academy of Gymnastics and Dance (LAGAD) celebrates its ence between individualism university has been accom- 10th year of providing gymnastics and dance to children and adults in local schools, and collectivism. When I was modating, and here I’m not church halls and community centres. in halls at the University of saying Kent was not helpful, Ballet meets gymnastics programmes after school and still doing ballet classes with Kent, it was great fun and I but I can see a notable differ- It all began in 2009 when at weekends seven days a week. us 10 years on and hundreds made lots of friends in my first ence. It could be a Canadian Royal Ballet School trained Jessica still loves coaching of children have learnt how to year but mostof the time you thing, so who knows! teacher and qualified gymnastics and is proud of the success of do cartwheels, handstands and coach Jessica Shenton, then the mother of two young boys, took over her former ballet teacher’s adult classes. These became a successful north London ‘danc- ing mums’ daytime group. Then Akiva School in Finchley Central came looking for an after-school gymnastics coach, with subsequent school enquiries and bookings leading to the academy being born. Jessica says she loved what she was doing and never planned for this to become a business. It was great fun and she wanted to provide a high quality service Campus: Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. that was enjoyable, well organ- had your own space and time Don’t forget, university ised and offered a developmental to yourself. can be a nerve-wracking time, pathway. In Canada it is very people- and if you are worried about In 2011, a team of elite based with lots of interaction. it, talk to someone. You are gymnasts looking for a new Photo Ian Harding My university here smashed not alone! Be safe, and you home approached Jessica to home the idea of each resi- will have ‘the best time of take them under her wing. the rhythmic gymnasts but she headstands. To see that smile, dency being a ‘family’. There your life’. So a not-for-profit separate told The Archer: “Perhaps the pride and sense of achievement elite programme for Rhythmic biggest success of all is that we written all over their faces when Gymnasts evolved, from which have ladies in their 70s and 80s they first do it is my highlight.” FUN and MUSIC for BABIES and TODDLERS gymnasts have been selected to in N2 on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS at 10am represent the country at national PARENT & BABY/CHILD ACTIVITIES and international events.  Baby & U baby massage. 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Yoga poses to make you feel lighter By Sunnah Rose Even if we have little time or are limited by space there are some amazing stretches to Shoulder chest stretch keep our shoulders healthy. Check out some of these simple poses that can be done at Interlace fingers behind your your desk, sitting watching TV, waiting for the kettle to boil, standing waiting for a train back, place your arms above the or at any time that suits you. Free your shoulders, your neck, your chest … and enjoy. back of the chair and draw the arms backwards. Eagle arms Forward fold for the back Cross your left elbow over Feel the shoulders squeeze in Stand by your table or desk towards each other without push- your right. Then let your lower and place your hands on it. Walk arms continue to twist round ing your chest too far forwards your legs back and allow your and keep reaching back. Feel the each other until they can’t go body to fold forwards. Only go further. You could press palm to breath in the chest area and keep as far as you are comfortable and it smooth and relaxed. palm if that works. Catch your stop when parallel to the floor. right thumb with your left fingers. Draw your pelvis away from Lift the forearms up while the table, keep knees soft and drawing the shoulders down. let your head hang between your Keep breathing and enjoy the arms. Breathe slowly and enjoy stretch. Switch to the other side the stretch along your back. If you enjoy it, let your hips swing from Side stretch side to side. Interlink fingers above the head, turning the palms towards Seated twist the sky. Stretch the arms up as Cross the right leg over the straight as possible. left (or keep both feet hip width Softly lean to one side keeping apart on the ground). Lengthen both sitting bones on the chair. along the spine and then turn to Breathe easily and enjoy the the right placing the right arm on side bend. the back of the chair. Bring the left hand to rest on Sunnah Rose runs various yoga classes in East Finchley includ- the knee to help twist your body ing gentle sessions to mobilise the joints and keep the back and round a little bit more. Let your body health; more dynamic sessions for those who want a chal- head follow the right shoulder lenge; and specific pregnancy and postnatal sessions. For more or find somewhere easy for it to information visit www.stretchingpeople.co.uk. stay. Remember to pay attention to an easy steady breath. Repeat the other side. Trust me, I’m an ex-journalist By John Lawrence When David Brill changed his career at the age of 30 from being a journalist to train- ing to become a doctor, he didn’t leave his writing instincts behind. He has used his experience in his first three years and a merit in London aged 30, which Ricky Savage“The voice of social irresponsibility” ... to write a book giving a raft of in his final year. presented many challenges, good advice to the UK’s 40,000 but have come out the other The past is a warm bath medical students on how to side with my sanity and family Downton Abbey is what everyone likes to think the past was study effectively, stay sane and life intact.” like. It’s got lords, ladies, servants and Maggie Smith. It cope with the inevitable stress His book, titled Making a and information overload. Medic: The Ultimate Guide hasn’t got reality so there’s no poverty, scarlet fever or farm to Medical School, is laid out labourers. OK, maybe a few of them but purely for decorative David started his working life as a science and medical year by year, so readers can effect. And if the TV series was a cut-price version drawn journalist for publications in easily find the information most from the success of Gosford Park by the very posh Julian Sydney, Singapore and London. relevant to their current stage Fellowes, the new film is proof that the past was another, Now a father of three young of study. It is full of cartoons, rather nice and reassuring, country where men were men, children aged five and under, anecdotes and practical tips to ladies were ladies and every provincial town had a gay bar. he lives in Lynmouth Road, N2, help students through. This TV-on-the-big-screen has one medium-sized idea: the visit and works as a junior doctor David, who originally stud- of George V and Queen Mary. It’s 1927, less than a year after the at the Royal Free Hospital in ied neuroscience at the Uni- General Strike and 12 years before the whole lot hit the modern reality Hampstead. versity of Bristol, followed of war. Oh so cosy! That’s if you forget that George was as about Four challenging years Medical advice: Junior doctor by a masters in Science Com- as cultured as a brick wall and Mary’s favourite occupation when He studied graduate-entry David Brill. munication at Imperial College visiting country houses was theft. No, I don’t mean getting a bunch medicine at St George’s, Univer- “I decided to retrain, move London, intends to apply for GP of housebreakers up from London to half inch the Gainsboroughs, sity of London, from 2014-2018, back to the UK and we had our training. Find out more about but anything she could shove in her handbag was fair game. successfully juggling work and first child all at the same time,” his book at www.scionpublish- This leap away from reality into an imagined past comes along family life to secure distinctions he said. “I started med school ing.com. as the nostalgia fest gets going for Christmas. We’ve already had the remake of three lost episodes of Dad’s Army, a tribute to Monty Python and a cut and paste reworking of an unfinished Jane Austen novel that sticks a spot of nudity into the 19th century. As the world heads for hell in a hand cart it’s nice to know that the perfect past is there like a sedative. Me, I’ll ignore it and go out to find the present. I can catch up with Downton Abbey next year when it gets shown on TV. Who knows, even I might need something THE BEST IN PRIVATE GENERAL & COSMETIC DENTAL CARE to calm me down by then.

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If you would like information regarding our services have a look at our website www.thefinchleydentist.com or call us on 020 3488 0335 10 OCTOBER 2019 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk Regular Events Sport & Fitness Words  Finchley & Hornsey Ramblers Group Call Vivien 8883 8190  Glebelands Indoor Bowls Club, Sum- mers Lane N12. New and experienced set to bowlers welcome.  1-2-1 boxing and Pilates training with Martin Carroll at home or private studio, call 07809 593952 music  Pilates Classes Tue 9.30, Fri 9.15 & By Daphne Chamberlain Sun 11am. www.pilatesineastfinchley. What does it feel like to co.uk. Michelle 07767 804 564  Pilates with Michele: private and group have a poem you have writ- classes, all levels. Michele 07947 657 441 ten set to music? Dennis  Tai Chi & Qigong in N2, Weds 12pm, 1pm, Evans, founder of N2 Poets, 6pm & 7pm. James 8883 3308/07836 is familiar with the sensa- 710281 or [email protected]  Tennis club with four clay courts off tion now. His Autumn Song Southern Road. Call 8883 7723. was performed at a free  Tennis group lessons for adult begin- lunchtime concert in St ners and intermediates, weekends, Park James Church, Muswell Road, N8. Contact Maz on tennisgift@ gmail.com. Hill, with composer and  This Mum Runs: Free social runs in East pianist Caroline Soresby Finchley and Muswell Hill, Sunday 8am accompanying tenor Nich- and Wednesday 7.30pm. Contact trishy. olas Bowater. [email protected]. It is the 12th of his poems  Yoga, breathing & relaxation. Weekly Intensely emotional: Thomas Dennis as the Wireless Operator. Photo Mihaela Bodlovic. drop-in classes - N3, N6, N10. Phone to be interpreted musically. Judy on 07956 375607. Interpretations have included  Yoga beginners’ course at Yogalogy, choreography and performance High Road, N2. Contact 020 70187377 Hit play reveals legacy of of more of his creations by or [email protected] London University Union’s  Yoga, pregnancy yoga, meditation Indian Dance Society at the classes. Call Sunnah 07941 321 772 www.stretchingpeople.co.uk. Lilian Baylis studio theatre, ReviewLancaster by Diana Cormack bomber crews Sadler’s Wells. Music, Dance & Creative Arts “Thought provoking, intense and emotional. This is Edinburgh Fringe at its best. Dennis told The Archer that  The Archer Community Choir, Tuesdays Simply, a must see.” This is just one example of the many plaudits for the play Wire- he attends rehearsals and gives 7-9pm, The Archer Academy, Eagans less Operator, which had its first London performance at the Park Theatre, Finsbury suggestions where appropri- Close, N2. Email: archercommuni- ate. He always feels pleased, [email protected]. Park, in mid-September as part of a ‘Pick of the Fringe’ selection. and sometimes surprised, by  Art Classes. Call Henry on 8888 5133. Written by Bob Baldwin and much they all depended on one it was no surprise to see some  A-Chord , friendly choir, all genres, open to how his poems are reflected Max Kinnings, it is based on another, whilst those of his dis- familiar faces, for Wireless in music and dance. He says: all. Thursdays 8pm at NNLS, East End Rd. the log book of Bob’s father, a tant friends and family revealed Operator is co-produced by Laura 07732 120464. www.a-chord.uk “It becomes something new:  Ballroom & Latin American Dance wireless operator on Lancaster his far-off normal life, real or East Finchley residents Stephen a new entity, which I enjoy in Classes - beginners & improvers. Wed & bombers (The Archer, May imagined. Graham and Hilary Townley. its own right.” Fri eve, Bishop Douglass Sch. 8207 2323. 2019) and on memories of The roar of the Rolls Royce Other locals participating in He comes from a family with  ‘Calm & Sing’ workshops. Contact others who flew with Bomber Merlin engines swirling the this compelling production were a strong musical tradition. His Angie on [email protected] Command. Tight with tension, plane through the sky added actors Simon Haines, Ferdinand great-grandmother, known as  Creative writing classes in informal, the production brings the fear to the anxiety, underlining the Hunter and Lucy Pickles, plus friendly atmosphere. Tel Sallie Rose 020 Mamgu, was a Welsh poet and 8444 7217. and stress of a horrific night ever-present threat of death Mike Hughes who did the singer, summoned from Wales  Creative Writing at Com- time bombing raid carried out which came with each mission. graphic design. to sing before Queen Victoria munity Library. Every Saturday, 12pm, in World War Two. Their odds of survival were the Many people in the area at Buckingham Palace. 07488 230580. Powerful sounds worst in the armed forces with supported and funded it and Dennis wants to thank eve-  Dance conditioning classes. New body the average age of death being everyone will be delighted to ryone who made the Autumn in 10 lessons. Diana: 07580 041270. and voices 23. Many aircrew who survived know that future stagings are The sole actor on stage, Song concert such a success. www.boldbodies.co.uk. suffered the legacy of a lifetime already planned, not only in this  East Finchley Writers Group, Weds at Thomas Dennis, was brilliant His message to the audience of unrecognised Post Traumatic country but possibly abroad, the Old White Lion. Contact Ralph 8444 in his role as the young airman is: “It was good to have your Stress Disorder, inevitably also starting at The Pleasance in 5903. trying to make sense of what support. As you know, the affecting family and friends. Islington from 14-16 November.  East Finchley Poetry Writing Work- is being done. Off-stage voices church was packed, which is shops. Monthly on Saturdays. Contact For more details visit www. of the crew emphasised how Local support very encouraging.” Dennis Evans 8346 9528. Playing to packed audiences, wirelessoperator.co.uk  Jazz Club at the Bohemia, North Finchley. Call 020 7998 6217 or 07957 347411 for more information E-mail your listings to: [email protected]  Learn to sing at Finchley Methodist What’s On... Church, Ballards La. Call 8888 4412. Saturday 5 October Instagram: @crouchendceramicsfair Saturday 26 October information from Paul Baker on 07506  Memory Lane Singing Club - friendly • North London Military Wives Choir Sunday 13 October • Muswell Hill Indoor Car Boot Sale, 761294 or www.barnet-walks.co.uk singing club meets every Friday in and Royal Naval Volunteer Band • Free concert at East Finchley Methodist 10am-1pm, Hornsey Parish Church Hall, Thursday 31 October Finchley. Call Valerie 8458 4508. Northwood HQ in concert for Combat Church, High Road, opposite Creighton Cranley Gardens, N10 3AH; more info • The Finchley Society hosts Roger  Muswell Hill after school ukulele club, Stress centenary; 7.30pm at the Free Avenue, 7.30pm; programme of Dvorak from 020 8368 8180 or 07708152354; Chapman, trustee of The Finchley Wednesdays 4.15-5.15pm, ages 6-10. Contact Margie 07909 439513. Church, North Square, Hampstead Garden and Shostakovich, performed by pianist admission 50p; refreshments available. Charities, giving talk titled ‘The Finchley  Rock ’n Roll dance lessons, 8pm every Suburb, NW11 7AA. Tickets: £15 or £13 Saoko Blendis, violinists Sanae Honda Saturday 26 October Charities, the Poor and the Powerful’; Weds at the Constitutional Club, The (concessions). Call 07710 098667 or and Junko Ishigaki, viola player David • Sponsored Spooky Walk through Avenue House, East End Road, N3, at Walks. Drop-in. Call Kav 07721 489489. email [email protected] with Hirschman, and cellist Maryan Balkwill. Highgate Woods in aid of disabled 7.30pm. All welcome. Non-members £2.  Traditional tunes @ TOC Highgate Hill, join requirements and contact details. Free admission, collection in aid of Music children’s charity My AFK; starts at 10am Saturday 2 November in playing by ear - 1st & 3rd Tues monthly • Pet blessing service at Holy Trinity for All. Fully accessible venue. from The Mossy Well, Muswell Hill. Kid’s • Autumn Fair at Holy Trinity Church, Church from 8.30pm. Free. 07958 282898. C of E Church, Church Lane, N2, 3pm, Friday 18 October ticket £10, adult ticket £20, family ticket Lane, N2, 12noon to 3pm; games, activities Clubs & Social Saturday 5 October. For more information • Memory Lane Singing Club presents for up to five people £35. Lunch and drinks and stalls; homemade cakes and chutneys;  Bingo Club Mondays 7-9 pm, Green contact Father Mirt on 020 3565 4430 or Showtime at St Mary’s Parish Hall, Hendon provided back at The Mossy Well. Find out children’s toys and books; bric-a-brac and Man Centre, Contact: Jan 8815 5452 [email protected] or visit www. Lane, N3 1TR, at 10.45am. Free admission. more at my-afk.org/events. a craft table, plus bottle tombola, raffle and  French conversation in small friendly holytrinityeastfinchley.org.uk All welcome. Please RSVP 020 8458 4508 • Litter pick in Cherry Tree Wood cafe. Everyone welcome. Free entry. group with native speaker. 8444 9395. Sunday 6 October or [email protected] 10.30am, volunteers welcome, bring Thursday 7 November  Friends of Cherry Tree Wood friendsof- • Fun Palace run by the Grange Big Local Saturday 19 October gloves; free guided history walk at 2pm • Age UK Barnet Charity Quiz Night, Ann cherrytreewood.home.blog or 8883 7544. Project at the new Tarling Road Community • Ramblers Association walk on telling the story of the wood from ancient Owens Centre, Oak Lane, N2 8LT. £15 per  Haringey Recorded Music Society Centre, Tarling Road, N2, and next door in . Meet 10.30am at woodland to the modern day. person, includes two-course supper. Enter informal meetings locally. Call David Barnwood green space, from 12pm. Free Hampstead Heath Overground station Saturday 26, Sunday 27 October and a team of up to eight or join an Age UK Moldon on 8361 1696. activities for all the family, including art, (South End Green) at exit barriers for Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 October Barnet team. Doors open 6.45pm, dinner  Muslim Ladies Lunch Club 1st & 3rd music making, crafts, science and nail art. six-mile circular walk on some of the • Halloween Ghost Walks; meet outside and quiz 7.15pm. Bar available serving Weds, Ann Owen Ctr., Oak La. Call 8432 1415 to book. • Crouch End Ceramics Fair, Hornsey heath’s lesser known paths, surprisingly 7.30pm to explore wine, beer, & soft drinks. Raffle with loads  Bridge Club, Thursday & Saturday Parish Church Hall, Cranley Gardens, hilly and rural. Bring some food and drink. ghosts in High Barnet and , of prizes! For tickets and information phone afternoons, Age UK, Oak Lane, N2 8LT. N10 3AH; 2-5pm. 19 stalls of handmade All welcome. Leader: Alison Watson on the second most haunted village in England. 020 8203 5040 or email wendy.nutman@ Contact Ray Tiano 07944 562180. ceramics, free entry, refreshments. 07950 479170. Prizes for spookiest costumes. More ageukbarnet.org.uk. 11 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk OCTOBER 2019 Five years of fitness When Tibor Horvath took over a former office building in Church Lane, N2, and transformed it into a gym, he had no clients of his own and no experience of running a business. But the personal trainer soon found his feet and is now celebrating his studio’s fifth anniversary. Tibor, who previously worked at the David Lloyd centre in North Finchley, struck out on his own so that he could follow his own fitness training ideas in a friendly and non- intimidating environment. “It wasn’t easy at first,” he said. Bespoke: Jeweller Karen Phillips. Photo Mike Coles “I had no business training so I just learned as I went along.” He now has two fellow train- Jewellery design can ers working with him part-time at The Fitness Studio and finds that running classes with small be child’s play groups of four to eight people By Diana Cormack at a time can be very effective. Recent reports about the rising demand for Lego “In my first years here, I ran must have brought a smile to the lips of goldsmith one-to-one sessions but I began Fighting fit: Tibor Horvath, front, with a group of customers at his and jewellery designer Karen Phillips. As a child who to realise that clients needed studio in Church Lane. attended Coldfall School, N10, she constantly played to turn up at least three times a week to get results and not room for equipment and gives cli- and back doors open. Find out with the building bricks and now credits that, along ents privacy, even with the front more at thefitnessplace.london with her love of drawing, for her success. everyone was that motivated,” said Tibor. “Whereas with Last year Karen won the Karen is one of those for- small groups, I find there’s a Any reader who feels strongly Lux Global Excellent Award for tunate people who is doing lot of camaraderie. Everyone Regeneration Services and Best exactly what she wants. After about any matter is invited to is at a different level but they use this “Soapbox” column. Bespoke Jewellery Designer, studying her craft in Manches- encourage each other to push London. ter she worked in the jewellery Please note that opinions expressed themselves and do their best.” are those of the writer alone. “Regeneration is taking industry in places like Hong Tibor says the location he heirloom jewellery with all its Kong, Jakarta and New York. found for The Fitness Studio memories and stories and using Returning to the UK she settled in Church Lane is ideal because Bus passengers the parts to make a contempo- locally to raise her family and it’s secluded but accessible. The rary new design so the next began to study the skills needed long, airy room has plenty of are being let down generation can enjoy wearing to produce her unique designs. By Anna Lowenstein it,” Karen told The Archer. Her jewellery is distinct Letters The stretch of the High Road in East Finchley between As part of her regeneration due to the technique she uses Fortis Green and some point further north has high work she spends time talking of incorporating a number of Caught short with clients about the treasured individual gold wires which, density housing and only one, infrequent bus service. Dear Editor, If you regularly had to wait eight to 13 minutes for a objects, discussing family con- after a special process, are built As we age, our control muscles nections and stories behind up individually piece by piece. bus, you would not call that high frequency. weaken and the need for a nearby Since I am energetic and a good walker I regularly walk to them and even studying them What does that remind you of? lavatory can suddenly become in old photos. Some go back as Back to the beginning, with acute. Some communities already Fortis Green rather than hang around waiting for the bus, but far as great grandparents. Karen commenting: “When I have a scheme where shops help my husband is 78 and does not have that option and neither do When presenting the fin- was a child I loved playing with and I suggest it’s time for N2 and I, if I am accompanying him. ished design, Karen produces a Lego and in many ways I feel N10 to follow suit. I used to live in Muswell Hill, and that has frequent and very small photo book tracking from my work is an extension of this What better and cheaper adver- satisfactory bus services. It is rarely necessary to wait more than the original piece and wearer to joy of process.” tisement exists? A notice in the five minutes for the 43 or the 134, and since there are a number the new, thus ensuring historical Learn more at www.karen- window welcoming embarrassed of bus routes going in the same direction there is usually a large continuity. For environmental phillipsjewellery.com or visit oldies and parents with a needy choice of buses available. Now that I live on the High Road in as well as sentimental reasons the Handmade in Britain craft child will make them eternally East Finchley there is only one very unsatisfactory bus and no she uses all the elements pos- and design fair in Chelsea grateful, and relieved. We all prefer alternatives apart from walking. sible of the original’s stones and Old Town Hall from 8 to 10 to shop where there’s evidence of One evening I stood at the bus stop opposite East Finchley materials. November. concern for customers; it’s human, library with two heavy bags of shopping. and the good news travels fast. I had seen at least ten people waiting so I thought the bus must Public conveniences often fall be due. I was surprised to find it was not expected for another All Saints’ Church, Durham Road, foul of trashing teenagers seeking five minutes. When the bus arrived, it stopped to let someone attention. These conveniences can off, but did not pick anyone up because it was already full. The East Finchley then be out of commission until the next bus was not due for another eight minutes. At that point I Church of England local council restores them, after decided to walk, carrying my shopping. Sunday mass at 10.00 a.m. a delay and at public expense. I have no idea whether the next bus was able to pick up the Oldies don’t trash; we appreciate, Weekday masses as advertised on the website people waiting at the stop, or whether by that time it was already and remember. full of people coming home from work who had got on at the (Coffee served after mass on Sunday and Thursday) Wood Green has its well- previous stops. equipped Shopping City; Crouch This is clearly not a satisfactory state of affairs. More buses Join us for an End’s library is available, but what about N2 and N10? Wetherspoons are needed on this stretch of road, perhaps a small frequent Open Day and Mini Market on shuttle bus rather than another 263. It would be enough if there is available in Muswell Hill, albeit Saturday 12 October accessed by steep stairs. We need was a second bus service going as far as , from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. more! since at that point there are plenty of other buses as well as the tube that people could transfer to. with lots of opportunities for all the family Yours faithfully, to explore our heritage. Peter Lack, We shall also be launching our new Parish Address supplied. History and “In Memoriam” – Holy Trinity Church Biographies of our WW1 Casualties. Send your correspondence Church Lane, East Finchley to: "Letters Page" Church of England The Parish has a flourishing social life. The Archer, PO Box 3699, We're a warm and friendly congregation All Saints’ also has a strong musical tradition London N2 2DE or e-mail who look forward to welcoming you and an enthusiastic choir. [email protected]. New singers are always welcome. Letters without verifiable contact addresses Sunday Parish Communion at 10.00 am http://www.allsaints-eastfinchley.org.uk will not be printed. Contact details can be Children's Sunday Club 6 Meet over coffee after church For more information, please email: withheld on request at publication. We Fr. Marius Mirt is happy to answer any enquiries: reserve the right to abridge letters for email: [email protected] tel: 020 3565 4430 [email protected] reasons of space. www.holytrinityeastfinchley.org.uk OCTOBER 2019 PAGE 12 Your news Send your stories, letters, and photos to [email protected] or by post to The Archer, PO Box 3699, London N2 2DE. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Insta- gram @TheArcherN2. 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So good we did it again Locks, Doors & Keys Last year was a bumper time for street parties all over the country as people celebrated the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Several sets of neighbours in East Safes & Grilles Finchley enjoyed theirs so much they decided to hold another one this year to bring Locksmiths their community together again and reclaim their street. On Saturday 14 Septem- “Thanks to the glorious weather, thing to drink, a chair and a ber, Leopold Road residents we had a great turnout. People smile. Some children took the closed their road (with per- came and went all day from chance to sell off unwanted mission from the Council) 1pm-8pm. Even Jan Lovell, the toys and there was a Guess the and celebrated with a live DJ, local community bobby, and her Weight of the Cake competition. homemade food, decorations colleague made an appearance Resident and Archer writer and other activities. to grab a burger and hot dog Diana Cormack said: “The Resident Andry Moustras from the barbecue.” sunny September afternoon O2O 8442 O66O said: “It was wonderful having Two weeks earlier, residents encouraged people to stay Securebase Ltd the chance to get to know each in Cherry Tree Road came beyond the appointed time or 112 High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9EB T: 020 8442 0660 other and watching the chil- together for their own street maybe they stayed because F: 020 8365 2788 [email protected] dren having the space to play party where all had been asked they were enjoying themselves www.securebase.co.uk freely. Everyone came together to bring a dish to share, some- so much.” and contributed something to the party. It had a lovely com- DID YOU KNOW? munity atmosphere.” On the same day, just across YOU ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY COLINSales & LettingsSCLARE the High Road, Chandos Road WITH YOUR NEW VARIFOCALS 119a East End Road, East Finchley, London, N2 0SZ was partying too. Neighbours OR YOUR MONEY BACK. chipped in with £10 per house- AS SIMPLE AS THAT We cover East Finchley, Muswell Hill, hold to cover food, decorations , North Finchley, Whetstone, and a bouncy castle, and every- IF YOU TRIED THE REST NOW TRY Finchley Central, Barnet, Friern Barnet, , one brought a food dish. Surplus CERTIFIED VARILUX SPECIALISTS Archway, Islington and parts of the City. cash was donated to the North Letting fee: 7% (= 8.4% incl vat) Sales fee: 1% (= 1.2% incl vat) London Hospice and unused STEWART-DUNCAN OPTICIANS But more importantly, a quality service to you! food to the Muswell Hill Soup Open 6 days a week 126 High Road, East Finchley, N2 9ED 9.30 am - 7 pm Monday to Friday 10 am - 3 pm Saturdays Kitchen. Contact us on Resident Chris Paul said: 020 8883-2020 020 8444 3351 www.colinsclare.co.uk [email protected] The Archer is a non-profit-making, non-political & non-religious newspaper, staffed entirely by volunteers.