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AUTUMN 2019 | ISSUE 34

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What’s on Meet your local….. Bee Keeper, Geoffrye NOVEMBER “My spare room is full of honey!” 02 - Scout Park Fireworks 03 - Myddleton Road Market Tucked away in a house near Sunshine Garden Centre, is 12 - BPCA AGM one of the most accomplished Bee Keepers in London. Geoffrye Hood is training to be a Master Bee-keeper, of DECEMBER which there are only 3 in the capital. He’s also recently 01 - Myddleton Road Winter Festival won the prize for the best tasting honey at the London 07 - Bowes Park Ceilidh Beekeeping Association bench of the National Honey 14 - Finsbury Garden Xmas Carols Show. This might go some way to explaining why his honey is so popular. The local JANUARY raw honey is not only super tasty, but is also thought to have health benefits 05 - Myddleton Road Market too. It’s been recommended to people with hayfever, it can ease sore throats, and contains similar bacteria and enzymes to a probiotic, which can FEBRUARY aid digestion. 02 - Myddleton Road Market But for Geoffrye, the honey is just a by-product of getting to hang out with 27 - Bounds Green Window Show some of his favourite creatures. “I did a physics degree and was taught never to just accept a theory but to prove it, and I do that all the time with bees. Giveaway Their behaviour is just fascinating”. We have two tickets for He is often asked whether the bees mind him taking their honey. “They can comedian and multi- get a bit cross when we take it!” He says, “But we never take too much. I award-winning author check on them all through the year and make sure they have enough. If not, Adam Kay’s show at we leave them a decent supply of sugar and water!” Westminster Hall on 21 What was a retirement hobby is now practically a full-time job. “My wife calls Dec 19 to giveaway along herself The Bee Widow” he chuckles. She hasn’t been tempted to join him with a personalised signed though. “I bought her a bee suit 8 years ago. It sat in the cupboard for so copy of his new book ’TWAS THE long that I had to sell it!” It is a risky business so perhaps that’s why. “I’ve NIGHTSHIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’. been stung a few times” says Geoffrye. “Quite a few really. But it was worth it. In fact I’m now immune to them - I don’t feel a thing!” Email [email protected] Geoffrye’s honey is available to buy from the Leafy Bean Co on Bowes Park with WIN in the subject line for a Station, or from his home on Winton Avenue. For more information email chance to win this [email protected]. Photo credit : Neville Young amazing giveaway. Entries should be received before midnight on 01 Dec 19, winner will be selected at random and contacted shortly after. Good luck! Hello from the BPCA - it’s our Wild Wolf Explorer Scouts & Fireworks birthday! The Wild Wolf Explorer Scout Unit meets every Wednesday in bowespark.org.uk Scout Park, Bounds Green, and is run by Marlon, who lives [email protected] nearby. “At 18, I was helping out with the Cubs, but thought I’d It’s our 20th birthday this year help out with the Explorers because they got up to much more and we’ll be celebrating at interesting things.” But there was no Explorer Unit in Haringey, our AGM from 7:30pm 12 so Marlon decided to set one up. The group is open to anyone Nov at Shaftesbury Hall. The aged 13.5 – 18, regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual meeting is open to all and orientation. ‘We’re a very diverse bunch, and one-third female, we’d love to see you. which is well above the average.’ For the last two decades a small group of dedicated Each Wednesday is training night, where they prepare for BPCA volunteers have achieved a tremendous amount camps, learning skills such as campfire cooking, tent pitching, or to improve our unique area of London. how to read a map and compass. The programme for this year By joining the BPCA your membership fees support features some fantastic activities: night hikes, winter camping in our charitable organisation and allows the work and Snowdonia, canoe camp and paddlesports; some activities free events to continue. contribute to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and Join online at bowespark.org.uk or pick up an youngsters can gain canoeing qualifications. application form from Red Sea Supermarket on "There’s no such thing as a typical meeting,” says Marlon, "and Myddleton Road. it’s not all outdoor activities.” The motto for the Scouting By supporting the BPCA you are helping us to… Association is ‘Skills for Life’ and the Unit like to bring in various * Preserve the Bowes Park heritage - we monitor and volunteers to demonstrate and teach the youngsters different comment on planning applications in both local skills, be it martial arts, debating, or team-building activities. If Councils. you feel you have a skill to share, either through a one-off * Helping us to improve Myddleton Road - we have demonstration or a more long-term commitment, do get in contributed in various ways to improve the lighting, touch (details below). Currently they need people with outdoor pavements, timber planters and awnings. skills, but also pastoral care experience. "On a 10-day summer * Maintain the community gardens as a great space for camp, we put them in some quite challenging situations – which all to enjoy - the Community Garden on Myddleton is fantastic, that’s where they really learn who they are – but Road and Finsbury Gardens are looked after by BPCA tensions can run high. We teach a range of skills: teenagers volunteers with Haringey taking care of the mowing. learn to look after themselves and work in a team; they’ll be * Keeping our neighbourhood safe and tidy - BPCA crossing a river and volunteers litter pick the gardens and New River Path, learning to communicate liaise with Enfield and Haringey Council and the police at the same time.” about local issues. The cost of attending is fairly low, and the group do things like bag- Keep it clean packing at the If, like us, you’d like to see our streets litter free here are supermarket to a few suggestions to make supplement this. a positive impact on our environment. A great way to support the group is to attend the You can sign the Litter- annual Fireworks Display at Scout Park, taking place on Sat 02 Picker Pledge and borrow Nov, which is ‘better than Ally Pally’ according to Time Out. It a BPCA Picker, we have ones for adults and small ones features a Low Noise Display for toddlers and people with for children which they love using! Contact us for sensory requirements, plus food stalls and marshmallow- details. Volunteers keep the New River Path, Gym and toasting on the campfire! Myddleton Rd Garden tidy – do join the rota. It’s also a great way to meet people, or come along to a tidy up Tickets are available on the gate or event which are advertised on the BPCA website and through the website, where you can local posters. find details about joining the unit, Finally, if you have cans and plastic bottles for or volunteering to help teach recycling, Morrisons in Wood Green will swap them for youngsters Skills for Life money-off coupons. wildwolfesu.org Fusilli with chard, lemon and ricotta Zero Waste Party Packs Alan Rosenthal, who kindly provided the following recipe, Thanks to donations is a Leith’s trained local chef and has lived in Bowes Park from families in the for nearly 20 years. He has been running Supper Clubs at neighbourhood and Renaissance café on Myddleton Road since January and, the organisational having taught at Leith’s for several years, he has recently skills of a local started running cookery classes from his home. parent there is now This quick and simple recipe is a great way to use any soft a local zero waste green leaves you may have in the fridge. If you can’t get party pack available chard, feel free to use the likes of kale, cavolo nero or spinach. The slight to borrow in place bitterness from the leaves balances beautifully with acidity from lemon of single-use plastic items. It is a great and saltiness from Pecorino; creamy ricotta adds voluptuousness. environmentally conscious choice as, in Serves 2 addition to cutting down the amount being Ready in 15 minutes sent to landfill, it’s also easier on the pocket because it is free to use. 200g dried fusilli or other pasta shape The pack currently consists of 47 cups, 40 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil plates, 30 bowls, 26 forks, 23 spoons, 35 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped knives, 3 enormous bowls, 6 larger plates, 4 ¼ tsp chilli flakes very large cups, 2 x bunting strips and 1 x 200g chard, leaves and stalks separated, both rinsed, dried and chopped happy birthday sign. 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano (or 1/3 tbsp dried) 75g fresh ricotta If you would like to borrow the pack, or have 1 lemon, zested and juiced good quality items to donate contact Rachel 25g Pecorino, finely grated via Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/Zero- Salt and black pepper Waste-Party-Pack-105583964127905/) or email [email protected] Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet. Heat the olive oil in a wide pan. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for a minute or two on a medium heat until the garlic starts to brown slightly. Bounds Green Window Show Add the sliced chard stalks to the pan with a pinch of salt and cook for 5 boundsgreenwindowshow.com more minutes until softened. [email protected] Then add the sliced leaves to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes, More than 80 windows in Bowes and Bounds stirring from time to time. lit up with displays for the show last March. Add the oregano and lemon zest and cook for a further 3 minutes until the Save the date and take part next year from leaves have completely wilted. 27 Feb - 01 Mar . See website for more When ready, drain the pasta, reserving a ladle or so of the pasta cooking details or email to join the mailing list. water. Take the pan with the leaves off the heat and stir in the ricotta and lemon juice with a generous sprinkling of salt and grinds of black pepper. Add the pasta and the Pecorino. Stir well and serve, topping with more extra virgin olive oil and Pecorino. Fins Feste Thanks to Evan’s Reggae Band, Dave “The A version of this recipe was previous used by cropdrop.co.uk the Haringey Water Man”, Petite Productions, Wright based organic veg box company on Wolves Lane. Supplies, Face Painters (Bianca, Jo and Sue), alanrosenthal.co.uk | Instagram : alan.rosenthal | Twitter :@alanrosenthal3 Haringey Council, BouncyTime, Bounds Green Safer Neighbourhoods Team and all of the amazing local volunteers and Bowes and Bounds contributors who made it another great day. bowesandbounds.org It was a plastic-free event We’re pleased to say that Bowes and Bounds is back like Gangbusters! which shows we don’t With so many private social media groups, we think it’s really important to need to rely on single have a site that everyone can access, so a huge thanks to Richard use plastic. If you have McKeever and Daniel Cowan for keeping on top of it and sending out the any feedback to make interesting weekly updates. our annual party even It is perfect for posting about local events, giving and receiving items, and better, please get in having a discussion about things that affect us, so please do use it as a touch, otherwise, see fabulous resource. Sign up for weekly email update via the website. you next year! Return of Table Tennis to Myddleton Road Bowes Park Ceilidh The wonderful new Table Tennis Table installed on The annual BPCA Ceilidh will take place on Myddleton Road was officially inaugurated in July Sat 07 Dec from 7:15pm at the Bounds with the annual Table Tennis Competition. A lovely Green Tennis & Bowls Club. There will be crowd shared bubbles and cake to celebrate. live music, a Ploughman's supper and a Competition was stiff, and there were many good raffle. players. Tickets are £12 and will go on sale in the last The winner of the under-14s was Kaiam Siffre-Crone, the over-14s was week in October and can be won by Elyot Barne. Congratulations to both! Thank you to all who purchased from Red Sea donated to the table, played, supported and help organise the event. Supermarket (corner of Myddleton Road) or online Community Garden from www.golden.giving.com [email protected] Twitter : myddletonroadcg The Community Garden on Myddleton Road has had another glorious Local Groups year. The sun shone on the Garden Party where star of the show was Mr There are some great local groups doing Mylo who entertained everyone with his impressive circus tricks. Local interesting things. If you would like to get singer-songwriter Hayley Glennie-Smith provided a wonderful soundtrack involved, contact them directly. to the afternoon which helped raise essential funds that go towards the upkeep of the garden. £100 of the money raised went towards the new Bounds Green and Bowes Park Talkies bring table tennis table in the outdoor gym. community cinema to your doorstep Look out for details of the Spring 2020 Big Garden Clean - everyone is talkies.org.uk welcome and no previous experience (or tools) are [email protected] needed. The events are a great opportunity to meet Walking Group your neighbours, help spruce up the garden and get [email protected] some exercise. Tea, coffee and cake will be supplied! Ramble on the last weekend of the month

Folk Club Planning matters [email protected] One of the things that make our area so lovely is the unique architecture. Meetings are held at Mum’s Bistro and you A large proportion of the area is in a protected conservation zone so the get £3 off entry with this newsletter, floor character of the district can remain for future generations. This means that singers welcome! almost all alterations to a building require planning permission. Anyone can lodge a comment (either in favour, or not) or object to the application. Community Choir The Council must consider all views before deciding to grant permission bowesparkcommunitychoir.org for the works. Meets on Thurs 7.15pm - 9.15pm, Bounds A particular concern is the illegal sub-division of a lot of houses into tiny Green Primary School rental flats. These can be dangerous for those who live in them as Email [email protected] if you are building regulations are not checked and they often don’t meet minimum involved with a local group you would like to standards. If you think works are being done without the correct be included in the next newsletter. permission applications can be checked on the council websites (see links below). Let’s all help to protect the most vulnerable in our society who are often the ones who end up in the poor accommodation created by Thank you to Castles for sponsoring this sub-division. edition of the newsletter Haringey applications : https://tinyurl.com/yyk6hhdr [email protected] Enfield applications : https://tinyurl.com/yxjwqfoh

Finsbury Gardens Christmas Carols Yes, yes, we know it’s early but it's time to put the Finsbury Gardens Christmas Carols in your diary for Sat 14 Dec from 6pm. Email Emma if you would like to volunteer at [email protected]

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