Sparkling 22nd season for Proms MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES Other free lunchtime concerts The Henrietta Barnett School is NIGEL SUTTON were a delight from first to last. much appreciated. Of special note were prize-winning This year’s programme of harpists Klara Woskowiak and walks was well attended, including Elizabeth Bass; young musicians exploration of the Suburb itself Adi Tal on cello and Nadav to hidden architectural treasures Hertzka on piano; and the in the City of . organ recital by Tom Winpenny GOOD CAUSES in The Free Church. As ever, the many volunteers PRICELESS that make Proms so special did The Literary Festival weekend outstanding work, from providing also offered priceless moments, home-baked cakes for the LitFest including a conversation between Cafe and pouring Pimm’s in the Phyllida Law and Piers Plowright, refreshments marquee to shifting with the author effortlessly furniture, stewarding and Little Wolf Gang’s musical storytelling enthralled its audience charming all present. Itamar general organisation. Tasmin Little and Srulovich and Sarit Packer of Proms at St Jude’s raises The weather turned a kindly face and drama, she returned to the Honey & Co made everyone eager money for two causes that Spring Wordsearch on Proms, with (mostly) sunny stage in a glorious Union Jack to learn Middle Eastern cookery touch many lives, Toynbee days and balmy evenings filled evening gown, bringing the and delighted the audience with Hall’s ASPIRE programme and winner with music, talks, walks and fun audience to its feet as her rich free samples of cake! the North London Hospice. The With almost all entries correct looking after her mother and for all ages, over the course of soprano soared above the orchestra Hugh Pym provided thought- three young people who had the winner this time had strong teaching English as a foreign nine days at the end of June. for a rousing rendition of Rule provoking insights into the graduated from the ASPIRE competition from other Suburb language. She also enjoys meetings The festival sparkled, from Britannia. Audience participation banking crisis and it was a programme moved the audience enthusiasts! Sarah Jefferies has of the Hampstead Garden Suburb the haunting beauty of Mozart’s was enthusiastic! privilege to hear Edna O’Brien, with their short speeches, lived here all her life and is now Astronomical Society. Clarinet Quintet played by the Audiences were treated to the ‘doyenne’ of Irish literature, bringing to life the great work Endellion String Quartet to other first-class performances, reminiscing on a life of much that Toynbee Hall undertakes. an unforgettable evening with including a passionate rendition experience. The kind hosting by LYNN MICHAELSON Maria Friedman and Jason Carr of Taneyev’s Quintet in G minor NIGEL SUTTON WORDSEARCH performing the delightful music Op 30 by The Barbican Piano Trio In the box below are concealed 20 names of rocks, stones or metals of Bernstein and Sondheim. and Friends and a highly acclaimed of FOUR or more letters; and an extra one highlighted to start you One of this year’s highlights piano recital by Llyˆr Williams. off (don’t include it in your total!) Names may be read in all was Nevill Holt Opera’s concert HAPPY directions, straight or diagonally. Entries should be listed on paper performance of La Bohème on Proms is for young and old or a postcard and sent to Diana Woodfield, 5 Erskine Hill, NW11 the opening night. Also a hit with alike, and it was great to see so 6HA with your name, address and phone number. The closing date the audience was Tasmin Little, many happy faces among the is September 20. All correct entries go into a draw to win a £20 playing The Lark Ascending by children attending the lunchtime voucher from Joseph’s Bookstore. special request, with Piers Lane concerts specially designed for on piano. them. The Nonesuch Orchestra A C F G O M P O O L I T E L A SELL-OUT had all the children joining in W M R S Y S N D I Z B M F K A The Last Night of for their schools concert. Families E U B A S A L T G S D L O G T with the London International also loved the Little Wolf Gang’s V X W E P N O N Y A I J H D R Orchestra was a sell-out, and musical storytelling – and nobody soprano Lesley Garrett lived up to could resist the musical mayhem M Z C G R D Q I E P F A E I E expectations. After showing her of Lucie and Roddy Skeaping’s J E B O T S X L A P I S Y A N range of playfulness, melancholy Musical Mystery Tour. Susie Gregson with Phyllida Law at the LitFest U N P R C T L F Y Z D U E M O Q O A H S O S Q U A R T Z U T Trust keen to train young residents N T I B G N E C J K I E K N S H S L A T E Z B L N O R L D E gutters, was collected by the eaves twenty first century everyone gutters, poured into the hopper on the walk recognised the T R E V L I S A A S V E I X M heads and thence into the down- important symbolism of the D A M L N P H R E T Z P G A I pipes and away underground. chimney stack and the hearth R C I J Y C G Q C R Y S T A L What a demonstration! below as the heart of the home. A W S G V F X U K O N A R V E What do houses do for us? – Provided with clip boards, They keep us dry! … and houses the children on the walk looked M U I N I M U L A H C J A D E keep us warm in winter and carefully at how Suburb houses cool in summer; they keep us are constructed from simple safe and private when we want materials, like brick and tile, used The wordsearch prize is sponsored by privacy, they help us welcome imaginatively to make attractive guests through front doors of architecture. They produced some amazing variety, they give us lovely drawings to take home Southway’s superb hedges windows of many types to let in when, pretty thoroughly drenched, There has been the customary of 28 June and was rained off by light and air and to allow us to they returned to their houses to series of guided walks (eight this a cloudburst about half an hour see out. On the Suburb hedges get warm and dry. Monthly events: jewish studies, scientific and jazz year) as part of the Proms week after the start. The walk was link our houses together so that We’d love to try this walk evenings plus authors at Joseph’s Bookstore and Cafe Also. fundraising for Toynbee Hall aimed at families, and was entitled they blend and group together to again in dryer weather with a and the North London Hospice. ‘What do houses do for us?’ support a sense of place and of few more participants. If you’re E-mail to join mail list - [email protected] As usual the Trust staff did their Huddled under umbrellas and community. The superb hedges on interested in joining us over the 1257 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune - 8731 7575 bit for these excellent causes, a street tree, with rain pouring Southway, immaculately clipped summer holidays or as a school and the four walks led by the down all around, the pavements to sharp angles with perfectly group during term time, please SPRING WORDSEARCH ANSWERS Trust were largely blessed by awash and Southway almost a river, smooth sides and tops, impressed contact the Trust Education and The 15 Suburb street names were: Asmuns Hill, Childs Way, Crispin fine weather and ran smoothly. we watched as water cascaded the children on the walk as being Publication Assistant Lauren Mews, Devon Rise, Eastholm, Grey Close, Hill Rise, Holyoake Walk, The walk that was not so down the steeply pitched tiled almost part of the architecture Geisler on [email protected] Linden Lea, Ludlow Way, Meadway, Milton Close, Oakwood Road, blessed took place on the morning roofs, diverted into the valley of the houses. Even in the or at the Trust office, 8455 1066. The Orchard, Wild Hatch.

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