www.hgs.org.uk Issue 132 · Autum 2017

Who left a message A tribute to the man in a bottle for Suburb who launched this residents? see page 5 newspaper, see page 9

Central Square flower beds get a makeover flower beds on July 7, when well as many of those living many of those involved in the around the Square. organisation of the work and Stephen Crisp’s design was residents met in the Square for drawn from Sir Edwin Lutyens a launch ceremony. original plans and contemporary It was a fine day for an photographs. The result is neat outdoor gathering and we heard flower beds in each of the four from Richard Townley, Chair of corners of the Square with a the Central Square Residents central grassy avenue between Association, Stephen Crisp of the two churches. SPC Design, who planned the There was an explanation work, and the Mayor of Barnet, for why it had been necessary Brian Salinger. to dig in 85 tons of soil and We heard that with the mulch to raise the beds. It was a financial support of the London more attractive solution than Borough of Barnet, The HGS Trust, providing drainage, given the high the HGS Residents Association water table. After the digging in, and various individuals over the beds were planted over eight £40,000 was raised to allow the weeks with nearly 9,000 plants. Barnet Mayor, Brian Salinger & our MP, work to take place. The Trust also The ceremony ended with a Mike Freer with Dame Henrietta’s spade. agreed to take over maintenance spot of spade wielding by our MP, The initial meetings of this with different local actors, come thanks to all involved for their If you have wandered up to for at least three years, as Barnet helped by the Mayor and using project took place in 2012, which to fruition, and the degree of work in Central Square for the Central Square recently, you was not willing to take on the Dame Henrietta Barnett’s spade, is a reminder of how long it can commitment required by those benefit of our Suburb community. will have noticed there has commitment. which had been specially taken take to see an initiative like this, who take on the job. We owe TERRY BROOKS been a change in the flower Richard Townley thanked from its vault for the occasion. beds; and if you are someone the many people involved, With the official part of the who regularly walks through it, including our councillor John proceedings over, everyone could you will have been able to Marshall and MP Mike Freer; then make for The Free Church, Pedestrian safety on the Suburb watch as the transformation Tony Gilchik of the RA Trees where some superb refreshments PETER McCLUSKIE took place over many months. and Open Spaces committee; were waiting; including some There was a chance to Richard Wiseman, Nick Packard delicious sandwiches, sublime cake celebrate the restoration of the and Ruth Bull of the Trust; as and simply gorgeous meringues. TONY BRAND

The Residents Association is well John Marshall and Rohit Grover Market Place traffic lights, aware that the safety of our roads along with Lisa Wright from particularly the timing. Many and pavements is of great concern the Highway Services at Barnet people asked for more vehicle for residents. They have responded Council also attended. activated signs and judiciously by engaging with Barnet Council Although the church was not placed speed cameras to solve and Transport for London over crowded the meeting was lively the problems. a range of subjects. with most of those present There were some complaints As part of the RA’s response wanting to make a contribution about double yellow lines on to this its Roads and Traffic with an observation or a narrative corners, which encourage drivers At the Summer Fair many will remember the delicious cakes made and donated by many local residents. These raised the large sum Committee organised an open of an incident and, of course, to go faster as the road is clear of £176.50 on the day, which it was decided would be presented to St Jude’s church for their restoration fund. Additional expenses arose over the work on the steeple, when it was found repointing the brickwork was urgently needed before the next stage could be meeting on Pedestrian Safety suggesting remedies for problems. of parked cars. People wondered done and hopefully this will help to preserve our famous landmark. on July 6 for residents to attend There were many comments why nothing could be done about and voice their concerns. on the situation on the Market pavement cyclists with Terry Rand The RA Chairman, David Place and Falloden Way, where saying he had been knocked Lewis, took the meeting, with there have been deaths this down again outside his house. WE DELIVER Gary Shaw, Chairman of Roads year. Speeding of both cars and There was a general feeling and Traffic, and Ian Tutton on motorbikes was of great concern, that in many areas enforcement For almost 40 years now we have been serving the needs of the Suburb and we have enjoyed the platform (above). Councillors as were various aspects of the (continued on page 3) every moment of it. Our service extends from Cottages to Castles and there is no property which is too small or too large for us to handle. We are delighted to introduce you to the Glentree New Homes office, where we are able to offer the largest An urgent appeal selection of new developments in North West London, either as a home or as a buy-to-let investment. 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ResidentsResidents are are warmlywarmly invited to the ResidentsResidents Association Association Please consider if you are partyparty in in St. St. Jude’s Jude’s fromfrom 10:45pm, followed byby a a fireworks fireworks able to help us and play a part extravaganzaextravaganza onon Central Square atat midnight.midnight. 020 8458 7311 in ensuring this much-loved ThereThere will will be be aa collectioncollection to help with thethe costcost of of fireworks fireworks www.glentree.com event can take place this year. If Organised by the Events Committee of the Residents Association. you feel you can make this vital Organised by the Events Committee of the Residents Association. With thanks to St. Jude’s for hosting the event. contribution, please get in With thanks to St. Jude’s for hosting the event. Joan Sylvia Beales 1920 -2017 Joan Waites was born in Kate and Peter Thurtle, who Families. This work was based workers trained in all areas of with daily swims at their local Residents’ Association. She also Cambridge into a family that were to become regular holiday in Camberwell. Here she had the discipline. It was a close- pool, and started to travel. They continued to thrive on the was well established in that city. companions; Edith and Morrie interesting colleagues in Joan knit department and Joan went on a few long-haul trips and cultural life in London and Her father ran a tailoring business Finer; Gordon Brunton, later Sir Court and Eve Road. worked closely with Colin also took to renting attractive went often to the theatre and and her grandfather was a Gordon, who went on to run Joan Court was openly Gibson, Gavin Drewry, Louis Italian villas where family and cinema. She saw a lot of old former mayor of Cambridge. It Thomson Newspapers when they lesbian at a time when this was Blom Cooper and Ivor Burton friends could join them. friends like Frances Jeffries, was a comfortable upbringing, owned the Times: Vladimir Raitz, less accepted, and she had spent among others. At the heart of Politically, times had changed, John White, Elizabeth Monkhouse and Joan spent a fair bit of time who founded Horizon holidays time working with hillbillies in the department was Mac’s and after much soul-searching and Leonie Stevens, and living with her grandparents. and pretty much invented the the Appalachians. She also formidable secretary – a tough they joined the SDP when it regularly visited her siblings She had two younger siblings, package holiday; Pat and cemented her place in the chainsmoker called Madge. was launched and subsequently Gordon and Diana. Gordon and Diana. Frances Jeffries; John and Beales family’s affections by Things changed for both the Liberal Democrats, for whom She continued to travel, for She went to the Perse School Dorothy White; the Gregories, buying the tickets that enabled Joan and Mick in the early Joan hosted summer parties at example with Diana to Gran in Cambridge and did well in and Lutz and Pam Haber. Caroline, Peter and the two 1980s. Mick lost his job at Bigwood Road. Canaria amongst other places, her exams. But by the time she They also made many friends Joans to see the Beatles at the Laings and soon after that it Mick died in 1994 and from and with Mary to Jordan. In her had finished her schooling, her through the Labour Party, the Finsbury Park Astoria. was announced that Bedford this point, although she kept later years she moved to feisty independent spirit had Fabian Society in particular, at a Joan’s next career move was College would move out of busy, Joan’s life was never as Worthing and then Brighton. become evident, and when asked time when the Fabians were a to go to Bedford College where London. They both decided the happy or rewarding. She played Peter and Jeremy were able to whether she wanted to go to hugely influential source of she ran the Social Work unit time had come to retire. Peter an active part in the life of be with her throughout her final Oxford or Cambridge she said progressive thinking. It was an within Mac McGregor’s Sociology and Jeremy were grown up and Hampstead Garden Suburb – days and her death was peaceful she would prefer to go to the intellectual hothouse, within Department. She prided herself starting their own families. Mick becoming a school governor after a very full 97 years. London School of Economics. which Joan flourished. on creating rounded social and Joan kept themselves fit and an active member of the RUPERT MORRIS This seems to have been The Beales family remained prompted less by her choice of close when Joan and Mick JOAN: A MEMORY (something to do with an apple seemed to be a bit of plant been moved out, the fitted carpet subject matter than her desire settled on the Suburb in Bigwood Joan was a dear friend and I tree and a garage). My family poking out from behind the rolled back as far as possible to leave what she considered to Road. Enid, Taffy’s sister, moved missed her dreadfully when she stories didn’t get so much of a books. I looked closer. Joan and most of the floorboards be provincial life and experience in nearby with her husband moved out of the Suburb. Quite look in, but she was great fun to came back and I pointed out removed. There were fuchsia the challenge and excitement Eric, followed by Lance and often we used to share a bottle talk to and we laughed a lot. the curiosity. We moved a few shoots growing underneath the of the big city. Taffy – whereupon Bigwood of wine, some little cheesy And then there was the books… we moved some more. entire room and making for the Ironically, no sooner had she Road absorbed many of Lance’s biscuits, and all sorts of stories. incident with the fuchsia. Joan’s Apparently a whole plant was dining room beyond. won a place at LSE than she found books. Other frequent visitors How Joan learned to drive in a house in Bigwood Road had a growing up inside the bay. Fuchsias are very soft plants, herself back in Cambridge as were Mick’s siblings Philip and hearse (she never explained big bay window in the sitting Once I’d looked, it was obvious easily broken, and you would the LSE was evacuated there to Mary, as well as Joan’s sister why), the scandalous tale of her room with fitted bookshelves from where I had been sitting never imagine one plant could avoid the German bombs that Diana and their growing families. father-in-law and the bottle of under the window, and outside but Joan would never have seen cause so much damage. Joan were falling on London. This Old photographs capture drink in the sideboard (if only I a large fuchsia. One evening the plant from her usual chair. stood in the doorway surveying was where she met Mick Beales, many gatherings of family and could remember the whole story), Joan went out to the kitchen for I was invited back the next the scene of devastation. “It’s a fellow-student at the LSE, at a friends with adults, children and all the details of her long more wine and I looked idly at week after her builder had been all your fault,” she said crossly. dance, probably at the beginning and dogs enjoying themselves. running feud with the Trust the shelves. Strangely there called in. Armchairs and sofa had GEORGINA MALCOLM of 1940. The adults would usually drink It was by pure chance that wine, and occasionally there they found themselves dancing was dancing. Joan loved to opposite each other. Their eyes dance and she often told the Mary Caroline Tyler (née Southcombe) 1921-2016 met, they fell in step, and an story of how their beloved ambitions local. Pat served on virus (especially influenza) in enduring love affair had begun. Labrador Max would get jealous both Hendon and Barnet Councils, utero was a causative factor. Her In November of that year, Joan if she danced with any man and on the HGS Trust, while friend Dr Josephine Bruegel of had a terrifying wait for Mick’s other than Mick. Mary narrowly failed to be Temple Fortune Lane helped return to Cambridge from In 1952 Peter was born, elected to represent the Childs her in this significant and Coventry, which was the subject followed by Jeremy in 1956. Hill ward. Mary spent years complex work, which pre-dated of one of the most devastating Joan and Mick were common- fighting the communists in the the availability of statistical bombing raids of the war. sense parents, who cared about London Co-operative Society. She packages for home computers. They got married in 1941, a their children’s academic was also the lone demonstrator This research was published. wonderfully happy marriage that achievements, but left them to outside the Russian Embassy Mary and Pat spent many lasted for more than 50 years, sort a lot of other things out for when their tanks rolled into years of retirement enjoying until Mick’s death in 1994. Joan themselves. Certainly, Joan was Budapest in 1956 while huge time in the Suburb, and in the got on exceptionally well with never going to abandon her own crowds were in Trafalgar Square Dordogne with many Suburb Mick’s parents, Lance and Taffy, excellent career in psychiatric protesting against Suez. Pat friends. After the loss of her and they lived together when social work. made his career in the Law. husband and all her close she and Mick moved back to It had begun during the war Mary campaigned for a 1972 Suburb friends, especially John Finchley just after the war, to when Mick was an engineer in Labour Party Conference resolution White, Dorothy White OBE and Bibsworth House, the family home. Coventry and she, at only 21, on Home Responsibility Payments Barbara Taylor, Mary returned to Lance Beales was an influential became head of welfare in a for mothers (with much valued the Dorset and Somerset border. social historian, and Taffy a Hawker Siddeley factory, help from Frank Field in his She downsized to near her thoroughly progressive woman. helping the women especially Child Poverty Action Group youngest daughter (the award Mick’s elder brother Philip was to adjust to the big changes in days) – this evolved into the Tax winning jeweller Liz Tyler) and to become a leading surgeon, their lives. Credit system. her Milborne Port birthplace. specialising in the treatment She built on this experience For many years Mary worked She lived to meet her first of deafness. when she began working in Barnet with the National Schizophrenia great grand-daughter and great Joan and Mick had a very and the major new estate of Fellowship, creating and success- grandson as well as nine Mary was born into a family of decades she would only talk of LSE-based social group – many Borehamwood as a psychiatric fully analysing a questionnaire grandchildren. She died at 95 in Somerset glovers. Sadly, aged 10, her boring wartime “office work”. of whom moved to Hampstead social worker, with Peter of nearly 100 families who had her own home with her family, she lost her father. Largely Later we discovered that Garden Suburb in the 1950s. Gregory, under Dr Mannheim. experience of the disease. She still in active contact with her raised by servants, she became a Diana Clark and John Lloyd had Among these friends were Mac When Dr Mannheim stepped found statistically significant friends at the Golders Green committed socialist in her also worked there and would make and Nell McGregor (he was one down, she decided to move on evidence that there were (at Unitarians, less than a month after teenage years, much to the second marriages in the Suburb of the foremost social scientists and became a research worker least) two distinctively different celebrating her birthday with horror of the remaining members together. At the end of the war of his day, later Lord McGregor, with Donald West. He was groups of patients. over 30 members of the family. of her family. A chaperoned she returned to Cambridge where Chairman of the Press Complaints doing research on Juvenile There was highly suggestive visit to Paris on leaving school she met Pat (FL Tyler) whilst CAROLINE, LIZ, Commission among other things); Delinquency and Criminality in evidence that exposure to a ROSALIND & BERNARD resulted in a romantic attachment secretary of the International to an Hungarian diplomat Students Association: he was which meant that she nearly Secretary of the Cambridge BRILL OWEN became trapped in France at the University Labour Club. CHARTERED ARCHITECTS outbreak of hostilities. Pat followed her to an We are able to offer a complete Mary went to study International Socialist Students’ service from conception to G Cohen Philosophy at the University of Conference in Czechoslovakia completion helping you to create a unique home that fulfils your ANTIQUE SILVER London in the autumn of 1939 in 1947 – after she had returned needs with the pioneering professor from a disappointing trip to Susan Stebbing (author of Hungary where there was no Contact us for a free no obligation consultation on Thinking to some Purpose). food. They lived at 2 Corringway 0208 349 0037 We wish to purchase items of silver in any Bedford College was evacuated from 1948 to 2010, although Pat to Cambridge where she died in 2008, and paid just £4,000 Or email at condition. As a long standing resident of the experienced the humiliation of for their six-bedroom house. [email protected] Suburb, Gideon Cohen is happy to view Wittgenstein refusing to lecture Pat and Mary enjoyed a View our recent work at female students. wonderfully happy marriage and www.brillowen.co.uk your silverware at home and will make an On graduating she was spent over 60 years as the main- offer to purchase, free of any obligation. recruited directly into Bletchley stay of the Hendon South and We are Chartered Park with many other future Hampstead Garden Suburb Branch Architects based in Suburb residents including her Labour Party. Pat had been a North London 17 The London Silver Vaults good friend Rhona Wood scholarship boy at St Albans specialising in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QT (Obituary, Suburb News 128). School and Cambridge and he refurbishments, extensions and 020 7404 1425 She described how she was told was keen to make a career in new build houses [email protected] (with a pistol on the desk in Politics; he stood for Labour at and flats within www.gcohen.co.uk front of her), that any mention Knutsford in the 1945 election. conservation areas of the code-breaking could be The arrival of four children and to listed deemed to be too important for in the next 10 years – all home buildings. the courts to be involved, so for births – kept their political 2 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Suburb News goes to The Market Place

and footwear with a small range of nuts as well as kosher chocolates gifts and chocolates throughout and sweets; this year they are the year; taking into consideration offering a limited supply of the profile of the local customer; plants and can arrange local offering a personal service to delivery, a service that has been Frox & many of their regulars. very popular. Marianna, the senior sales Alan reiterated the ethos of Chox assistant, is very knowledgeable the business; that it is a about their regulars’ requirements. partnership with loyal local Frox & Chox is a very long The brands that are stocked are customers, who visit to purchase established retailer in Market not readily available in any a gift or card, a dress, their knitwear Place and has been there for other northwest London stores, or a pair of Dent gloves, and over 60 years. Indeed the and include Barbara Lebek, Yest, also their range of chocolates. Trust Annual General Meeting original shop started trading in Suzanne Beetley, Dent gloves, Frox & Chox is another The Hampstead Garden Suburb on his retirement from council to a letter reminding the Trust 1945 and was called ‘Lollies’, Unisa, Pretty Ballerina and example of how essential it is Trust held its 49th AGM on the for his invaluable contribution to continue act properly. where they sold exclusively cashmere knitwear in the Autumn. for residents to have the ability evening of September 13 in since 2009 as the Victorian There was also questioning lollies, chocolates and ice cream. More recently an American brand to shop locally; not only saving Henrietta Barnett School Hall. Society representative. He is on the familiar topic of the A local HGS resident, Frances of baby wear called Magnificent time and effort but creating a Many members arrived early to replaced by Jacqui Barnett. condition of pavements. Anthony, remembers visiting the Baby was introduced. true sense of community. Alan enjoy a chat and a drink before The report and accounts Unfortunately in most cases shop during the war as a child and One aspect that is important reaffirmed the importance of the the proceedings started. Trust were then received and auditors pavement problems are the has continued her association for local residents is that Frox & continued support of their local Chairman, Richard Wiseman, appointed before the meeting responsibility of Barnet council. with the shop over the last three Chox have been part of the shoppers and that they endeavour opened the meeting by welcoming moved on to this year’s trustee Another recurring question, decades. It was in 1980 that the HGSRA Discount Scheme for to provide a continuing, friendly, everyone present, and giving an election. David White on from Judith Samson, was about shop introduced gifts and in over 10 years and offer a 10% knowledgeable and unique service apology for absence from Alison completion of his first term in the awful condition of the twitten 1990, under new ownership, discount on full price clothing and in the Market Place. Blom-Cooper, the council member council, was standing for a between Willifield Way and ladies fashion became part of the footwear to its card members. You will find the shop at 38 appointed by the Royal Town second term as allowed in the Erskine Hill and what the Trust business, alongside continuing During the Jewish New Year, Market Place, NW11 6JP, and it Planning Institute. constitution. He was opposed could do about it. Unfortunately the range of chocolates. as well as offering fashion and is open from Monday to Friday, He went on to explain the by Brian Ingram, who was a it appears not much can be The present owner Alan hats, they have a range of gifts, 10am to 5.30pm. order of the meeting before candidate last year. As usual done except write to the owners Traub, who has had long-term which include dried fruit and DAPHNE BERKOVI thanking the Trust staff, the they both had a chance to speak about their obligations. Each side experience in fashion retail trustees and all the volunteers and then answer a few questions is responsible for its half of the with M&S and House of Fraser, for the work they all do to from those present. path under the term of their 999 became proprietor in 2006. He maintain and improve on the Brian Ingram was concerned year lease from Freshwater, and has since introduced a more fabric of our Suburb. that the Trust must be effective; the problem is compounded by diverse range of goods; including He then remarked that it had proactive and not knee-jerk issues to do with multi-ownership. ladies fashion, footwear, scarves been a quiet year. The finances reactive; have a plan; change its With no more questions from and hats. Exclusive brands are were good, and cases of litigation Chairman; become professional; members, the Chairman ended sourced from Paris when Alan had been successful although, the take care of trees and hedges; and the meeting by thanking everyone makes his twice-yearly visits. Trust preferred to negotiate and guard against the paving over for coming, reminding everyone He explained to me that the rectify in cases of infringements. of gardens. He also believed the to vote and looked forward to principle of the business is to He mentioned the new basement Trust to be responsible for the seeing us again next year. maintain itself as a community guidance, which gave consistency loss of The Institute, the new While leaving the meeting asset for local customers, offering of policy and had not yet been HBS buildings, and the sale of there were many comments mid-price point ladies fashion challenged. The Tea House. about how there was less He also welcomed the David White mentioned his trouble than there had been in invaluable input given by the experience with the Garden recent years with a great deal Residents Association, which Suburb Theatre, St Jude’s, as a less argument and heckling. It provided robust, well thought gardener and resident since seemed to be an improvement out, and constructive criticism. 1960, all of which could be put for some, but a disappointment The Chairman then mentioned to use as a trustee. He was happy for others. the Trust was looking for to continue with the schedule of TERRY BROOKS candidates to become trustees council and committee meetings, THE HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB TRUST LIMITED over the next two years when and believed he could continue Election of Elected Member of the Council 2017 there will be first one, and then to contribute to our unique and

Number of valid voting papers received two vacancies. If any resident wonderful community. : 407 reading this is interested in The meeting then moved volunteering to help by joining on to answering any questions Number of voting papers rejected: 4 trust council and making a vital residents wished to ask. David Name of candidate s Number of votes cast for contribution to the well-being Iwi was first and repeated his candidate of the Suburb, please get in question from last year about Brian Ingram 116 touch with the Trust. the audit not complying with Michael David White The biggest change of the the Scheme of Management over 291 year was the Trust taking back its lack of attention to efficiency. control of the maintenance of The Chairman dismissed this as Central Square with the support last year’s complaint, which The candidate elected to fill the vacancy is: of Barnet council. The wish is had been answered at the AGM Michael David White that over time it can be and also in Suburb News. Legal GAD_Suburb_News_137mm x 120mm_Layout 1 07/04/2014 17:15 Page 1 transformed into the thriving advice backed the Trust’s heart of the Suburb. position and the assertion that Signed…………………………………………………………………………….28.09.17

The report ended with the the Charity Commission had Richard Weaver, haysmacintyre, 26 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4AG Chairman thanking Tim Leach intervened was merely referring Pedestrian safety on the Suburb Property (continued from front page) was the missing link; we have Cllr Marshall announced there calls for a further meeting to take plenty of rules about how we was to be a meeting between place, at a high level, where those drive and cycle but there are councillors and officials, and with senior decision-making not enough resources to ensure added that what he had heard authority at TfL are required to everyone obeys them. would inform the talks, which seriously consider what can be Lawyers Ian Tutton thought that took place on July 13 on Falloden done to improve pedestrian pedestrians were at risk crossing Way and Market Place with Tfl safety. Options could include a Serving the suburb for 30 years the road at mini-roundabouts and the RA. longer all-red phase at the because drivers were not aware As Suburb News was going Kingsley Way/Ossulton Way/A1 of what they are supposed to do. to press we heard that, following junction where traffic from all You’ll want us on your side. He gave the Meadway and the meeting and talks, one of sides is stopped, an improved Hampstead Way crossing as our councillors, Rohit Grover, pedestrian crossing facility, or an example. has submitted a motion headed speed cameras for this stretch of But the most complaints “Safety of the Ossulton Way, road generally.” were directed towards the state Kingsley Way, A1 junction” to The RA’s Roads and Traffic For fast and competitive conveyancing, of the pavements. Not only the be debated by Barnet Council Committee is in constant dialogue call Oliver Joseph on 020 8209 0166 damaged or unstable ones, but on October 31. with Barnet, TfL and the police also hedges growing over them, In part it reads as follows: “In regarding our roads and pavements. cars parking on them, the view of the fact that since 2010, Change can be difficult to achieve barriers of the utility companies 11 serious collisions have taken and information is sometimes 746 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, London NW11 7TH blocking them; all were cause place on this stretch of the A1, difficult to get hold of, but Email: [email protected] for complaint. This is a borough- including the death of an elderly Suburb News will keep residents www.gadllp.co.uk wide problem which will require resident at the Ossulton Way informed of any developments. quite a lot of money to fix. junction earlier this year, Council TERRY BROOKS SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 3 FROM THE ARCHIVES After various other academic appointments, in 1846 Maurice was elected Chaplin of Lincoln’s Inn and resigned from his duties at Guy’s hospital. His sermons were popular with young barristers Frederick Denison Maurice and were constantly well attended. His hearers included Thomas Hughes and John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow (1821-1911) who and the Christian Socialists soon both became involved with the Christian Socialist How much attention do you give to movement. He was already friends with the theologian, poet the origins of the street name and writer Charles Kingsley (1819-1875 – best known for his that you live in? Do you live book ‘The Water Babies’) whom he had met in 1844. Together in Kinglsey Way or Close, with other members of staff at Kings College London they Maurice Walk, Ludlow Way, founded Queen’s College for the higher education of women Holyoake Walk, Denison -something I am sure Henrietta Barnett would have approved of. Close, Neale Close, The mid 19th century saw much disquiet amongst the working Vivian Way or Gurney classes both in Europe and in the United Kingdom. The Chartist Drive and wonder about movement formed in the United Kingdom existed from 1838 to the name? 1857. It took its name from the People’s Charter of 1838 and These streets are named was a national protest movement. Support for the movement after prominent Christian came to a peak on 10 April 1848 when petitions signed by Socialists and people millions of working people were presented to the House of instrumental in the co- Commons after a demonstration on Kennington common. partnership movement. The Kingsley and Ludlow were both sympathetic to their cause term Christian Socialist was and present at the demonstration. The Chartists used the scale With Ludlow he set up co-operative societies inspired by coined by the curate C.B. of support, which these petitions and the accompanying mass what Ludlow had learned of French associations and Christian Dunn of Cumberworth meetings demonstrated, to put pressure on politicians to communism from a recent trip to Paris. They were subsidized by and John Sabire of concede manhood suffrage. Kingsley realized that the Charter Edward Vansittart Neale (1810-1892) and helped by the Birmingham in would not go far enough to secure genuine freedom and reform subscriptions of middle-class sympathisers. time for Frederick and that politics and religion needed to be re-united. Unfortunately the Christian Socialist Co-partnership Denison Maurice (above), Charles Kingsley and John Ludlow to Maurice saw the need for society’s moral and social workshops were not profitable, which brought about friction form the first Christian Socialist movement. Inspired by poets regeneration because of the “spiritual destination” of the times. amongst the founders. Neale also founded the first co-operative and philosophers such as William Blake and Samuel Coleridge Ludlow had first- hand experience of socialist and revolutionary store in London, and advanced capital for two builders’ and prompted by social unrest, the aim was to rescue groups when living in Paris and was far more practical than associations, both of which failed. In 1851, he started his own Christianity by being opposed to the view of the Bible being Maurice, understanding the requirements of effective political initiative, the Central Co-operative Agency, similar to the later divinely dictated. On the contrary it was held to be a breathing action. Thomas Hughes, the author of Tom Brown’s School Days Co-operative Wholesale Society. Maurice was more interested in organism and they claimed that Christianity had the legitimate and Edward Vansittart Neale (1810-1892) also followed the education, Kingsley did not gain approval for his outspokenness authority to speak out on political and economical matters and movement, and they all looked to Maurice as their spiritual with his fellow churchmen, and Maurice himself was eventually re-asserted a faith bound into human life experiences but the leader. With Ludlow he edited a newspaper, ‘Politics for the dismissed from his post at Kings College London for not first Christian Socialist Movement was short lived but had a People’, which was first published on 6 May 1848 and rose to a disowning Kingsley’s utterances. By 1854 the Christian Socialist renewal of interest in the latter half of the 19th century circulation of about 2000 copies movement was over. particularly in terms of co-partnership movements. The term Christian Socialist was officially taken up by Maurice continued to write theological essays and to be Interestingly, at Brentham Garden Suburb founded in 1901, Maurice for his movement in 1850, which he declared Chaplain at Lincoln’s Inn. He continued to express his concern several of the street names almost mirror some in Hampstead committed him “to the conflict we must engage in sooner or for the education of the working classes and in February 1854 Garden Suburb with a Denison Road, Ludlow Road, Holyoake later with the unsocial Christians and the unchristian socialists.” drew up a scheme for a working men’s college which opened Walk (and Holyoake House), Brunner Road and Neville Road, so Maurice himself believed hierarchy was essential to society. He on 31 October 1854 in Red Lion Square, London with 120 the Brentham names must have been the inspiration for naming disliked competition as unchristian and wished to see it replaced students and Maurice as its principal. It was a product of Christian these roads in the later developments in the Suburb. In this by co-operation, as expressive Christian brotherhood. socialism and an expression of its ideals. He was assisted with article there is only space to concentrate on the founders of the teaching by notables such as Vansittart Neale, Tom Hughes, movement but I am grateful to the Brentham Society for John Ruskin and the painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. permitting the reproduction of images from Aileen Reed’s, In the 1860’s he was elected to an academic theological Brentham, A history of a pioneer garden suburb 1901-2001. professorship at Cambridge, but later, due to ill health, he had John Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) is one of two to give up being the principal at the Working Men’s College. He individuals to have two roads named after them using two continued to write widely and accepted the offer at St Edward’s different names. Denison Close and Maurice Walk got their Cambridge for pastoral work at Trinity Hall. This he resigned names from Maurice, while Arthur Winnington-Ingram, who from on 30 March 1872 and died two days later. was Bishop of London when the Suburb was being built, gave Although it was suggested that he should be buried in his names to Winnington Road and Ingram Avenue. Westminster Abbey, his family’s view was that he would not have Frederick Denison Maurice had a varied legal and controversial wished it and he is interred in the family vault in Highgate Cemetery. theological career. He was the fifth child and only son of Michael The Christian Socialist movement may have failed in its aims Maurice and his wife Priscilla. His father had been disowned by in the earlier part of the century, but there was a revival in his own father for changing his theological viewpoint when he interest in co-partnership organisations in the 1880s. With Henry was preparing for the dissenting ministry, but then deciding to Vivian (1868 –1930) as secretary of the Labour Co-Partnership become a Unitarian preacher. Association, and the idea that co-partnerships could extend to The family were always having religious disputes and, housing, we can see how the basic ideas of Christian socialism following the deaths of two of Maurice’s sisters, two of his older could be applied to the housing schemes of the early Suburb. sisters and his mother changed their religious convictions to the George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906) was greatly involved in Calvinistic doctrine. These disputes led to Maurice’s subsequent the movement and often organised Co-operative Festivals. From guiding principle in his belief in religious unity. 1911 the festival was re-invented as the Co-partnership Festival After a strict puritanical education, he went to study at and was held that year in Hampstead Garden Suburb. A pageant, Trinity College and Trinity Hall Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge, Three Scenes from History, was performed by Suburb resident and later in London he started various critical thinking Kate Murray, herself a close friend of Sybella Gurney, who was magazines in which he demonstrated his praise for Coleridge. an activist in the Co-Partnership and Garden City movement. He also changed his beliefs from the Unitarianism of his Marilyn Greene, Trustee, Garden Suburb Archives upbringing and resolved on ordination in the Church of England. Picture Credits: By Permission of Brentham Archives and reproduced in Aileen’s In 1836 he accepted the chaplaincy of Guy’s hospital where he Reed’s Brentham A history of the pioneer garden suburb 1901-2001 also lectured students twice weekly on moral philosophy. Frederick Denison Maurice Founder of the Christian Socialist Movement, Hutton Getty Picture Collection ‘The Kingdom of Christ’, which became one of his most Seven of the most prominent and early co-operators and co-partners Hutton significant works, was published in 1838. The book, expounds a Getty Picture Collection firmly ecclesiastical theology grounded in scripture and tradition. Photos from Hampstead Garden Suburb and of the Holyoake memorial in Highgate Cemetery by Marilyn Greene It examines in turn the beliefs of a Quaker, an orthodox protestant, a Unitarian and a rational philosopher, revealing notable insight and understanding in each case and looks for signs of a “spiritual and universal kingdom” by which one- sidedness could be transcended.

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4 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Message in a bottle HGS U3A news Steeplejacks working on the architect Edwin Lutyens and Open Day for the new HGS U3A, the session new members spire of St Jude’s in August his manager Albert Thomas) a first for the new group, was enrolled and members collected made a surprising discovery: and photographs of the held on September 5 at Alyth their handbooks, which is the a ‘time capsule’ which commencement (on 9 Gardens, and got off to a first edition for HGS U3A. had been concealed in October 1909) and resounding start. The main The new U3A is striving to the finial ball which completion of the work synagogue hall was full and meet the needs of the local held the (recently (showing the foreman there were many prospective community and making many flown) weathercock. standing on top of a new members, as well as those alliances with local venues and At first it was dormer window over- who had already joined. Some organisations. It is using the assumed this would be looking Central Square). had brought their smartphones, Free Church and its hall, the “sealed copper Along with these tablets and laptops to use whilst Fellowship House, Golders cylinder” containing a were two pictures of the the use of the website was being Green library, Alyth Gardens in ‘Message to the Future’ first vicar, The Reverend illustrated. David Powers, our Temple Fortune and the written on vellum by Basil Bourchier, torn brilliant webmaster, explained Michael Sobell Centre. Suburb founder Henrietta from a parish magazine to the audience how to use and The website is constantly Barnett’s husband Samuel, and church Yearbook. navigate the website. There has being updated and new courses and placed in the “pummel It is hoped that all the items been a great response from are being added all the time. of the spire” on its completion will eventually be displayed in members commending the site Some groups have a few spaces in 1913. It turned out to be a the church; in the meantime for its appearance, navigation available; others are newly more unofficial record. they can all be seen on the and modernity; all thanks to formed. There are around 60 Inside what is presumably parish website – just visit www. him for his splendid work. groups with a wide variety of a whisky bottle, marked ‘Ye stjudeonthehill.org. Maybe a The rest of the afternoon topics ranging from history, Olde Bell Pall Mall’, the builders new capsule will be placed in was spent with the chair, Jack literature and languages to who worked on the spire had the spire on the completion of Berkovi, explaining about the music, art, crafts and outdoor commemorated their work the present work! new courses that are evolving, activities. with some notes, cards (of REV ALAN WALKER some of which were so recently So, for the latest updates, added that there had not been please check out the website time to include them in the regularly at https://hgsu3a.uk. new handbook. At the end of DAPHNE BERKOVI MICHAEL JACOBS

Become part of the community TfL electric taxi proposal will damage Become part of the Suburb Community and join the Association. It’s a friendly group of trade in Market Place 1,800 households in which you can either Traders in Hampstead Garden Many residents and traders are GARY SHAW play an active role preserving the Suburb or Suburb are furious with Transport wholly opposed to ordinary just support it with a small subscription of just £15 per household per year. Complete for London who, with little more parking spaces being taken away in and return the form below, join online, or than a day’s notice, issued parking favour of electric taxi usage and download a standing order form from hgs. suspensions throughout the centre there will be many objections. org.uk/ra/joinnow.html. Alternatively, if you of the Market Place at the end of We are concerned that TfL spent own a smart phone, scan the QR code. September. The suspensions were public money and caused so much in connection with a planning disruption without knowing MEMBERSHIP FORM application that TfL has submitted whether their application would one subscription covers everyone at the address to London Borough of Barnet. be approved. It is also particularly I would like to join the HGS Residents Association. TfL’s proposal is for taxi bays unsatisfactory that the south side PLEASE USE CAPITALS THROUGHOUT and electric charging points to disabled bay has been unusable take the place of two parking throughout the time TfL have Name spaces in Market Place, one been carrying out this work.” Address outside Medivet and the other If the proposal gains consent Place which already adequately little used electric taxi bays. Postcode on the north side near the the two spaces in question will serves the needs of those few This scheme appears to be part of Email corner of Ossulton Way. be dedicated to black taxi use visitors who need a taxi.” a London-wide project but it is (Giving your Email address helps us keep in touch and reduce costs ) Gary Shaw, chairman of the only. RA Chairman David Lewis Jitendra Dave who runs the taking little account of local Phone RA’s Roads & Traffic Committee said, “There is almost no Market Place post office said circumstances and it’s likely to said, “Even though the application demand for black cabs in the “With only around a dozen be highly damaging to trade.” Subscription amount: £ (Suggested minimum payment £15) would not be considered by Barnet Market Place. Most customers spaces on each side of the road The RA lodged a strong Council for several weeks, TfL are locals who walk or drive to we can ill afford the loss of well objection to the proposals prior Fellowship donation: £ (To support Fellowship, a Suburb charity, suspended parking for a couple of the shops. There is a mini cab used general parking places in to the closing date of October 5. in its work for Suburb senior citizens) weeks to install the infrastructure. office in the heart of the Market favour of what are certain to be GARY SHAW Total: £ (Total amount for cheque, standing

SN132 order, PayPal or credit card via www.hgs.org.uk. Christmas at Suburb wildlife Standing order is best –stays unchanged unless you alter/cancel it ! BANK STANDING ORDER FORM To the Manager: St Jude’s Bank Name Bank Address Sunday December 17 6pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Post Code followed by mulled wine and mince pies Sort Code Account No Chrismas Eve Sunday December 24 Account Name 11.30pm MIDNIGHT MASS (If different to name above) Please pay the ‘Total’ amount entered above now and then annually Chrismas Day Monday December 25 on 1st February until further notice to: 8am Dawn Mass The Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association. 10.30am Parish Celebration Account number: 91605747, Sort Code: 40-03-11 followed by seasonal at HSBC, 40 Temple Fortune Parade, London NW11 0QU refreshments Quoting Reference (leave blank, RA to complete) All Welcome Signed Date

SAINT JUDE-ON-THE-HILL • THE PARISH CHURCH OF HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB Suburb resident Gary Shaw managed to capture this stunning picture of a Burnet Please return this form with the bank standing order section moth he spotted by Heathgate. If you have any wonderful wildlife pictures taken on www.stjudeonthehill.com the Suburb that you’d like to share, please email a high resolution copy of it to completed or your cheque made payable to HGS Residents [email protected]. Association to: HGSRA, 40 TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE, NW11 7UE SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 5 The curtain falls on a wonderful Suburb institution Suburb playwright After 28 amazing years The As a result, this proved to be tickets almost always were Finally and most importantly, Hampstead Garden Suburb a boon for many older, and snapped up very fast. An a huge ‘Thank You’ and great at the Park Theatre Theatre Club has sadly had to sometimes frailer, Suburb eclectic mix of productions was credit must go to the committee MATTHEW HOUSE call ‘Finale’ but can look back members giving them the offered over the year, dramas, who have worked extremely on having made possible regular opportunity to go to the theatre, comedies and musicals but in hard over the years to make this theatre outings to the top West which they would rarely have December there was always a all possible. One or two of them End theatres and elsewhere been able to do, if at all. In fact popular Musical Show on offer. have been members almost around London for countless many members have said the Also, in the summer, the from the first days. They are Sue retired Suburb members. club was the highlight of their committee organised an extra Aldous, Barbara Bliss, Valerie From 19 September 1989, month, enabling them to get treat… a full day outing into Codron, Sue Cookson, Madeleine when its first outing was to the out and see first class theatrical the countryside to a theatre Melling, and Elaine Grays. They Lyric Hammersmith Theatre to productions and an almost outside London which would have brought untold pleasure, see ‘Prin’ with Sheila Hancock door-to-door service. always include a luncheon, a culture, stimulation and for the princely sum of £12, it The Club has about 150 wonderful matinee production camaraderie to all the Theatre has organised monthly visits members and with partners, and afternoon tea! This final Club members and as the and a coach from Central over 200 and there was always a year it was ‘A Little Night Music’ metaphorical curtain falls, we Square and Temple Fortune, to waiting list for membership. If by Stephen Sondheim at the will share with them, many take and bring home its patrons. members moved out of the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, very happy memories. Its informal motto became ‘The Suburb, they still wanted to Berkshire. Quite outstanding By a very grateful patron! Club that collects and delivers’! belong to the theatre club, so and all for the price of £60! HELEN NAFTALIN

(Left to right) Natasha Bain, Susannah Doyle, Gary Webster. Celebrated Suburb resident, former her marriage and eventually psychotherapist and playwright her life. Matthew Campling’s 10th play, Susannah Doyle, well-known The Secondary Victim, runs at from TV and film (Drop the Dead the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park Donkey, About a Boy) plays Ali. from November 14 to December 9. Her husband is TV ‘hard man’ Ali, who is married, is a well Gary Webster (Minder, Family respected therapist, until a former Affairs, EastEnders). Supported client, a troubled young man, by a stunning cast of rising makes allegations of sexual younger actors, The Secondary misconduct against her. The Victim is a highly original take process of an ethical complaint on today’s blame culture, where is known to be so distressing to as Ali asks ‘What’s happened to the therapist that they are forgiveness? Nowadays people termed ‘the secondary victim’. seem to be always looking for We see the progress of the someone to punish’. Book at complaint, which culminates in The Park theatre, website: www. an on-stage professional conduct parktheatre.co.uk. inquiry. Who is telling the Some readers might remember truth? And is it the whole truth? Matthew’s name as he featured, And when Ali’s whole life comes with a mention of one of his books, apart, can she escape becoming in the Spring 2015 issue of the secondary victim? She finds Suburb News. herself fighting for her reputation, TERRY BROOKS Return of the Sunday Tea Dance What is HGS Art? Fun afternoons of smooth, modern About 18 months ago Suburb 2017 at Fellowship House. Valerie Cowan, Social Secretary, jiving dancing with a party artists, including photographers, We were absolutely delighted for tickets [email protected] theme and yummy cakes start sculptors, jewellery makers, glass by the response to the Art Fair at or telephone 020 8458 4508. locally in November, with men and fabric designers, were invited Fellowship House, which included You can join HGS Art for just likely to be in strong demand. to join a group. The idea was to a very successful Children’s £25 annual membership. Visit The new monthly Sunday exhibit their work and to offer Workshop, sponsored by Cass Art. www.hgsart.co.uk for details or tea dances will follow previously members lectures and social events Several artists sold their work contact Mary Davis, Membership successful events hosted by within the Suburb. It is also a and Combat Stress provided tea, Secretary, on maryd5@hotmail. local teacher William Comet, forum to exchange ideas, meet coffee and cakes. Over £800 was com, 8458 6556. Also you can and offer a fresh, fun, accessible other artists, encourage children’s raised for this worthy charity. follow us on facebook@hgsart and safe opportunity to keep fit, art and make new friends. The sun shone on a truly and twitter@hgsart1. learn new skills, meet people A steering committee was inspirational community event. You don’t have to be an artist. and boost energy levels as the formed and over 50 artists, with The next Art Fair will be 14/15 We are looking for members who nights draw in. an array of extraordinary talent, April 2018 at Fellowship House. can help organise events such as However, while ladies are signed up. On Thursday 30 November the Art Fair or help with publicity usually the first to register for A logo was designed and a at 7.30 pm HGS Art will hold its and PR. We look forward to these events, the gentlemen are website set up, along with other first AGM at Fellowship House. having you in HGS Art. often a little shy. “We know social media. Leaflets and a It will be followed by a wine DIANA BRAHAMS from research that men often banner were produced and our tasting at 8pm, open to non- Rain Drop find partnered dancing difficult first Art Fair took place in April members for £3. Please apply to by Mary Davis and are easily embarrassed,” says William, 51, “so we aim to private classes recently for local Hall in Northway NW11, for make it as relaxing and residents, and taught brides and adults and supervised teenagers. accessible as possible. The most grooms for their wedding dances There will be a beginner’s important thing is that dancing and these were well received, too, class from about 2.30pm for should bring a smile to your so we hope that locals will enjoy about half an hour, followed by face and to your soul. We use a these Sunday tea dances, too.” freestyle partnered modern jive proven, safe, low-impact format To help encourage that dancing until carriages arrive at that enables our guests to dance relaxed atmosphere, there will around 5.45pm. William says with a variety of people, if they also be tasty cake, snacks and, his aim is to share his love of want to, and to feel comfortable.” for those watching their waist- this kind of partnered dancing, “Earlier this year, we ran our lines, fruit and tea on offer. The which has helped him stay fit evening Jive Dance Party on first of the Sunday tea dances despite long term back and New Year’s Day, which was well will take place on Sunday 26 knee pain. He adds: “The received. We also ran some November at the Free Church dances are low-impact and low risk, so if you can walk reasonably briskly to your local post box then you can probably handle this dance quite easily P R HARTLEY and you can make it as hard or Hampstead Garden Suburb CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT as easy as you want. And you can bring friends, partners or Come and meet your two local vets, & REGISTERED AUDITOR come alone. Even people with Accounting & Taxation Services two left are welcome.” Jeremy and Sarah To register your interest, for 22-24 The Market Place, Falloden Way, other dates in December 2017, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 6JJ Call 020 8731 9745 or 07850 634395 January and February 2018 and Tel: 0208 201 9331 • Email: [email protected] Email [email protected] to avoid disappointment, please visit www.jivedanceparty.com for Open Mon–Fri: 8.30am–7.00pm, Sat: 9.00am–10.00am www.prhartley.co.uk more information about the tea dances and for private classes. 6 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS New beginnings with The wonder of Big Wood JONATHAN SERES Jonathan Meares, who manages from a table constructed by Cedric Day Highgate Wood, led an educational researchers after the 1987 storm. The Blue Rose has been symbolic former Hampstead resident walk organised by the Friends of Jonathan has various in the arts for generations; from William Nicholson before Big Wood on Sunday, July 9. responsibilities on the Heath, the 20th century Russian looking at the output of another Starting at the Temple including the extension, so Symbolists, in love with the English artist with a growing Fortune Hill gate into Big Wood, over the hour and a half much music of colour and line, to reputation, Eric Ravilious. participants learned that the information was gleaned about David Lynch and Christian Dior. The Abstract & Mixed Media original wood, like so many on these areas, and Kenwood too. This autumn the Blue Rose course will find inspiration in the edge of London, had been Meanwhile a meeting of the represents ‘new beginnings’ at Japanese art, in particular the felled and replanted about 200 Friends on September 12 learnt both the Abstract & Mixed Media floating world of Hokusai before years ago, mainly within the that there were 72 paid up and Art & Ideas courses which are moving onto an appreciation of original species of oak and hazel, individual members and two starting up again on Thursdays the recent Biennale in Venice. but subsequently a few hornbeams corporate ones. The group also at the Free Church, Central The classes are lively and were planted, particularly near heard that Little Wood would be Square as part of Suburb based participative, enjoyed by all and Denman Drive, and some original included when resources permitted. learning established last year. the two groups plan to come field maple have regenerated – a The Friends hold regular Why not come along on any together for a gallery visit on native species often found in talks and walks, and there is a Thursday for a free trial? Art & December 7 – choice of exhibition hedgerows. programme of Saturday work Ideas starts at 10.30 and Abstract to be arranged... A few examples of other mornings when residents can & Mixed Media at 1.30. Contact tutor, Cedric Day at species were also identified, help with some of the woodland This autumn the Art & Ideas [email protected] if you with their use in the pre- maintenance work they carry course will enjoy the work of would like further information. industrial age explained. The out. To find out more, visit PHOTOS: CEDRIC DAY party also measured the girth of www.friendsofbigwood.com and an oak, and estimated its age maybe even become a member. JONATHAN SERES

(Top) Shirley Isaacs & Hilary Kidd making some Abstract/mixed media work (Above) Shirley with her work (Right, below and below right) Work created in the abstract class (Bottom) Some of the Art & Ideas group

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SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 7 KAS_SmallKAS_Small Steps Steps Ad_Nov Ad_Nov 2016.indd 2016.indd 1 1 25/11/201625/11/2016 14:00 14:00 in conversation with...... Robert Lobatto Terry Brooks chats to the Head of King Alfred School Suburb News visited Robert Robert started as a history by the state and to have more an annual tea where students There is a quote from John life, to help to fit them for Lobatto, who has been Head of teacher in East Barnet before freedom. and members of the elderly Russell, who was Head from effective work in the world, for King Alfred School for the last going on to lead the humanities The School believes strongly community meet, with 1901 to 1920, which the school effective sympathy and for two years, to talk about him and department in a school in in what it is doing and the entertainment provided by likes to use in its literature, effective joy.” The language is the school. Islington. He moved on to education it provides for the some of the school’s many “Our aim is to train up our of its time but it highlights the become Deputy Head at the children in its care. But teachers, talented musicians. scholars in the way of the good breadth of the KAS vision ing Alfred School is one of Lister Community School in parents and children sometimes Kthe few schools developed Plaistow, which at the time was find it difficult to come up with a from the late nineteenth century a school in need of improvement. simple answer when asked, “What idea of progressive education. He said he found the job makes King Alfred’s special?” The school in North End Road there challenging, and difficult and Robert has set out to come sits on the boundary of the in some ways, but after seven up with a coherent response. Suburb, and there are always a years he decided to up the It is not just things like the number of Suburb children stakes and take on the headship lack of uniform, the use of first among its pupils. of Barnhill Community High in names, the role of students in Robert comes from Hayes. Robert is certainly not the decision making process, or Cockfosters and a Jewish family, afraid of a challenge and is also the annual year 8 self- which, over a couple of capable of meeting one. As is governing village project that generations moved there from shown by the school, which has make it different. the East End via Golders Green. over 1,400 pupils, becoming King Alfred’s stresses the In fact his mother went to one of the 100 Most Improved importance of educating the Henrietta Barnett School. Schools during his eight years whole individual and preparing Educated at Haberdashers and as head. for the good life. The answer to reading History at Oxford, he However by 2012/13 he the above question takes ideas decided upon a career in found himself becoming more from classical philosophy and teaching as an act of rebellion. and more disillusioned by positive psychology to describe He now lives in Crouch End government changes to what KAS seeks to achieve, and with his family, and has two education, which he felt goes on to look at how to daughters: one at university bordered on reckless and to be achieve it. and the other a sixth former. In capable of creating chaos. Robert has helped to distil his spare time he enjoys One of the results was that philosophy, history and reading, and is clearly fit as he accountability was shifted so psychology to understand and cycles to work despite the hills. that decisions were being made articulate what King Alfred’s He had been expected to in the best interests of the does; and then to use this become a lawyer or accountant school rather than the child. model as a means to try to but after a successful stint Then in 2015 he saw an inspire and influence others. teaching English as a Foreign opportunity and King Alfred’s Always ambitious, Robert would Language while at university, appointed him their new head like to make the special better. he went for education instead. so he found himself not only in As part of the school’s vision The route that took him to King private education but also in a of a flourishing and compassionate Alfred’s makes for an interesting school well-known for being society, he would like to have a and surprising story; before different. It was a chance for good relationship and be better arriving at KAS his only teaching him to shed some of the recent connected to the local experience was in state schools. restrictions placed on schools community. At present there is

HGST WINTER LECTURE Poundbury – an Experiment in New Urbanism This year’s HGST Winter Lecture will be delivered by Simon Conibear, who was Estate Director for the Duchy of Cornwall in Dorchester and is now Poundbury Development Consultant.

Join us for some light refreshments and learn all about the design principles and development of Poundbury, the urban extension to Dorchester, built to the architectural principles of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.

Monday 4 December 2017 from 7pm for a 7.30pm start in the main hall at Henrietta Barnett School, Central Square.

Please book your place: [email protected] / 0208 455 1066.

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8 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS The art of building HGS Sunday Afternoon Commemorative a Garden City Chamber Concert Series benches in planning and designing new the Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo, PHOTOS: TONY BRAND garden city inspired communities. described by The Times as players It is not a descriptive book about of “astounding exquisiteness” Garden Cities; our Suburb, for will be playing. The following instance, gets one short mention, Sunday the award winning Piatti with a copy of the 1911 plan and Quartet will be performing works one aerial photo as the only by Beethoven and Ravel. illustrations from the Suburb. We are then welcoming back The book concludes with a Violinist Fenella Humphreys, who look at Building the Future and will be accompanied by Nicola regards the prospects for Garden Eimer on the piano, playing Cities as uncertain primarily sonatas by Schubert, Dvorak because the gap between rhetoric and Sibelius. After a break of and reality is widening. It believes This annual chamber concert one week, Gemma Rosefield This is a well-argued and thoughtful Garden Cities are the product of series is taking place once more, will be playing Bach Cello suites forward-looking book about “a philosophy for a different starting on Sunday Oct 22 until as well as a piece by David possible future Garden Cities. kind of society: a sustainable December 3. All the concerts are Matthews. Finally, for our last Its near 190 pages are almost one, built on the notions of on Sunday afternoons at 3pm concert, we have persuaded the equally divided: by first looking equity and democracy.” and the venue will be either renowned pianist Noriko Ogawa at the past and present, and then Given that the government Fellowship House in Willifield Way to give a recital, including works thinking about the future. There has funded no new social housing or the Quaker Meeting House in by Chopin and Debussy. are four pages of references, with in the last seven years, it seems North Square. The concerts last It all promises to be a feast many helpfully giving an internet unlikely it will look seriously at for about an hour followed by a of chamber music to lighten link to the source. There is also what this book offers, and any glass of wine and a chance to our hearts after the clocks have a concise index and it is packed hopes for the future therefore lie chat to the performers. By the been set back for the winter. with illustrations. with developers. Nevertheless the time this issue of Suburb News Anyone interested, who has It is a practical guide produced book offers a framework for good reaches you, the first concert not yet booked, should contact to help the Town and Country planning based on the principles will already have taken place. the Box Office either by e-mail Planning Association’s re-launch of the movement. Artistic Director Deborah at [email protected] or of its Garden City campaign. The book is written by Kate Calland, who lives on the ring 07973 541264. The TCPA wants the lessons Henderson, Katy Lock and Hugh Suburb, has assembled another Information is also available learnt from the first Garden Cities, Ellis. It is published by RIBA dazzling array of artists to on the Fellowship house website the New Town programme and Publishing, £40. perform for us. On October 30 at www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk. other developments to inform Purchasers can get a £10 the present and future house- discount at the RIBA bookshop building programme. in Portland Place, or online at It is a specialist book intended www.ribabookshops.com by using Lost Warriors for those interested or involved the code GARDENCITY10. Suburb author, Phillip Davies, All of this takes place in that whose book Lost England we still troubled land, Burma, which reviewed at the beginning of this Phillip Davies visited many times year, has written another book in the 15 years he spent researching WORDSEARCH entitled Lost Warriors Seagrim the book. Any motorheads in the Suburb? In this issue we have concealed and Pagani of Burma, recently It is published by Atlantic the names of 20 motorcycle manufacturers (one of them is published but this time definitely Publishing and costs £20. highlighted to start you off – please don’t count it in your total). not a weighty picture book. Names may be read in all directions, straight or diagonally. Please Suburb News has not yet send your entries by email to [email protected] with your managed to review the book Two new Lutyens style benches have been installed in Central Square in front of the name and contact details. The closing date is December 17. All but would like to give readers a tennis courts, in memory of much loved local residents Richard Wakefield and correct entries go into a draw to win a £20 voucher from our Charles Gale. independent local shop Joseph’s Bookstore. Good luck! summary of its content before publishing a critical appreciation O B U J D I K U Z U S V Z H Y in our next issue. The book tells the story of C L U N N U N D O D G E S A F two forgotten Englishmen and G S Y E A H C F Q N K C J K Y their part in the Burmese theatre O K K R L U Q A G P C G E W P of World War II. Their stories are interwoven to tell a tale of C Y W M O L T Y T R E R L Q G special forces action, escape and H A R L E Y D A V I D S O N T endurance underscored by humour, courage, love and self-sacrifice. S M K O R D A E X M R B C R P T A A A T A I L I R P A I W O I H W D U C I H E K V U I I B Suburb memories from L A A N C Y I N W N M S G M O L C S O N S O V A P F G W C H the 1950s and 60s To mark the Suburb’s centenary Peter Mandelson who lived at E O A H M R S D H I A I M T K in 2007, Ed Zanders published 12 Bigwood Road. N B K I T V Q T M I D Y E F S ‘A Suburb Childhood’, a series of Zanders successfully evokes E R I O X H L O P G K N Y L T reminiscences of his happy times a nostalgic past with plenty of growing up in Hurst Close during fresh air, car free spaces to play, B A N A V H Y O S U N G I Q D the 1950s and 60s. This highly cheery window cleaners and personal memoir of those years Bill Haley’s Rock Around the The wordsearch prize is sponsored by describes his life as the son of Clock on the record player. It is Douglas Zanders, piano teacher hard not to feel envious for his to two generations of Suburb lucky childhood in a lost England residents, and his connections that few of our children will with some of the high achievers enjoy. But the on-going passion who lived in and around Hurst and vigilance of Suburb residents Close during that time. to protect their unique semi-rural Monthly events: jewish studies, scientific and jazz Bridget Galton, reviewing the community will ensure that a evenings plus authors at Joseph’s Bookstore and Cafe Also. book in the Ham & High wrote: fortunate few can still experience “Zanders plays cowboys and its delights.” E-mail to join mail list - [email protected] 1257 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune - 8731 7575 Indians, compares electric train In a light-hearted account, sets, exchanges water bombs and he recalls how the peace of the SUMMER WORDSEARCH ANSWERS, FACTS & WINNER romps around the woods on go- Suburb was disturbed by the The answers to the last issue’s London Boroughs Wordsearch were karts with childhood chums childish antics of his group of as follows: Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, including New Labour architect friends and celebrates the extreme Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Hillingdon, tolerance and encouragement Hounslow, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, of the neighbours, the mark of Sutton and Wandworth. truly civilised people. ‘A Suburb Childhood’ has now DID YOU KNOW…? • A fair has been held in Barnet every year since 1588 and became so been expanded and updated in a new edition, published by Merak well known that ‘Barnet fair’ became Cockney rhyming slang for hair. (www.merakpublishing.com) and • Croydon has the most schools of any borough in London, including is available from them or 89 primary schools and 20 secondary schools. Amazon, eBay, the HGS Trust • Despite including some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in and Joseph’s Bookstore. the capital, Haringey has one of the highest rates of poverty in London. Ed will be talking about the Sources: London Councils and Trust for London book at Fellowship House on Harry Hicks from Willifield Way is the winner of the Joseph’s Tuesday November 21. Find out Bookstore £20 voucher: congratulations! Thank you also to all of more at http://fellowshiphouse. you who sent your answers, keep participating! co.uk/2016/12/weekly-talks. SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 9

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EVERY THURSDAY 2 NOV - 26 JAN SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 10-10.30am & 10.45-11.15am RA Library Sing Song Time 7.30pm Garden Suburb Theatre – The Flint Street Nativity See 2.30-4pm Free Church Thursday Fellowship Christmas Party Free Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market Place. A first Thursday 23rd November. Church Rooms. library activity for under-threes and their grown-ups. Rhyme, rhythm and repetition are all fundamental to a baby’s speech SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER and language development. Sharing rhythms and singing songs 3pm HGS Sunday Afternoon Chamber Concert Series Gemma 11am Free Church Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at The Free help babies to develop listening and concentration skills. Rosefield (piano). Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Under Church. Admission free. the Artistic Direction of Deborah Calland. Ticket price £10 – 6pm St Jude’s Church Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Jude’s [email protected], 07973 541264. Church. Followed by mince pies and mulled wine. Admission FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 4pm Garden Suburb Theatre - The Flint Street Nativity See Free. All welcome. Info 020 8455 1025. 3.30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The Thursday 23rd November Market Place. A different book every month, discussed over cake MONDAY 18 DECEMBER and tea. Pick up a copy of the current book at the HGS Library TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 7pm Free Church Carol Singing round the Suburb. Meet in the and join us on the first Friday of each month. Admission free. 2.30pm Call the Midwife Fellowship House Talk by Dr Susan Free Church car park. Cohen at Fellowship House. Members £1, non-members £3, SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER including tea and biscuits. TUESDAY 19 DECEMBER 10.30am Heath & Hampstead Society Walk led by Thomas 2.30pm Fellowship House – Talk Vaccines old and new at Radice. Meet at Burgh House. Suggested minimum donation £5 THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER Fellowship House. Speaker Dr Barbara Bannister. Members £1, per adult. Info 07941 528034. Email [email protected]. 8pm The Finchley Society Jean Scott Memorial Lecture – The non-members £3, including tea and biscuits. 3pm Free Church Annual Bereavement Service The Free Church. Ghost of Lily Painter Caitlin Davies delivers the 2017 Memorial 3pm HGS Sunday Afternoon Chamber Concert Series – Piatti Lecture. Stephens House, East End Road, N3 3QE. £2 for non- THURSDAY 21 DECEMBER Quartet at the Quaker Meeting House, 17 North Square. Ticket members, 020 8883 3381. 7.30pm Free Church Christmas Community Carol Concert at The Free Church. price £10 – [email protected], 07973 541264. FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER EVERY TUESDAY 7 NOV - 30 JAN 3.30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER 10.15-10.45am RA Library Story/Song Time Garden Suburb Market Place. See November 3. Admission free. 4pm St Jude’s Church Nativity Play at St Jude’s Church. Community Library, 15 The Market Place, NW11 6LB. We Admission free – retiring collection. No need to book. All welcome. welcome toddlers and their carers into a warm, friendly group. SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER Info 020 8455 1025. We provide rhythm and rhyme making activities alongside both 10.30am Free Church Traidcraft Sale Clothing Exchange and 11.30pm St Jude’s Church Midnight Mass at St Jude’s Church. new and familiar songs, and an introduction into the world of Coffee Morning at The Free Church. All welcome. Info 020 8455 1025. exciting and boundless stories beyond home provision. Come SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER MONDAY 25 DECEMBER and join us for some fun with your little ones. Admission free. 10.30am Heath & Hampstead Society Walk – The Hidden Heath; 8am St Jude’s Church Mass of the Dawn at St Jude’s Church. All TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER signs of the Heath’s past led by Michael Hammerson Meet welcome. Info 020 8455 1025. 2.30pm Epic Engineering a Fellowship House Talk at Fellowship Hampstead Lane by 210 bus stop opposite Stormont Road. 8.30am Free Church Christmas Day Communion at The Free House by Jeremy Berkoff. Great canals and barrages of Victorian Suggested minimum donation £5 per adult. Info 07941 528034. Church. India. Members £1, non-members £3 including tea and biscuits. Email [email protected]. 10.30am St Jude’s Church Christmas Celebration followed by 8pm Residents Association Council Meeting at Fellowship House. 3pm HGS Sunday Afternoon Chamber Concert Series Noriko seasonal refreshments at St Judes Church. All welcome. Info 020 Hear Suburb issues debated and raise your concerns at Question Ogawa (piano). At the Quaker Meeting House, 17 North Square. 8455 1025. Time (8.05pm). Under the Artistic Direction of Deborah Calland. Ticket price £10 11am Free Church Christmas Day Family Service at The Free – [email protected], 07973 541264. Church. THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER 6.30pm Free Church Advent Sunday Carol Service with candles 3pm Fellowship Club Film Tamara Drewe at Fellowship House. at The Free Church. SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER Marvellous British comedy directed by Stephen. Members £1, 7.30pm Mill Hill Music Club The Ruisi Quartet with Jenny 10.45pm Residents Association New Year’s Eve Party and non-members £3, including tea and biscuits. Lewisohn (viola). At Henrietta Barnett School Hall. Tickets £15 Fireworks at St Jude’s Church. Party for young and old Suburb with 8-25yrs free by arrangement with the CAVATINA Chamber locals in St Jude’s, followed by Fireworks Spectacular at midnight FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER Music Trust. Contact Michael Rawling 020 8959 3866 or www. on Central Square. All will receive a warm welcome. A collection 1pm Wind and Words Recital for Remembrance in the Free Church. millhillmusicclub.co.uk/boxoffice.htm. will be taken to help pay for the fireworks. 11.30pm Free Church Watchnight Service at The Free Church. SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 10.30am Free Church and St Judes Church Remembrance 7pm Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust: Poundbury – an Experiment MONDAY 1 JANUARY Sunday United Service at St Judes Church. in New Urbanism Henrietta Barnet School Hall. Refreshments. 2.30pm Free Church New Year’s Day Piano Recital by David 12 noon Borough Councillors’ Surgery HGS Trust offices, 862 Trafford at The Free Church. Finchley Road. Opportunity to ask for advice on local problems. TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 3pm HGS Sunday Afternoon Chamber Concert Series Fenella 2.30pm Fellowship House Event: She Loves – He Loves Fellowship FRIDAY 5 JANUARY Humphreys (violin) and Nicola Eimer (piano). At Fellowship House. Francoise Geller and Gordon Griffin sing Gershwin. 3.30pm Book Club. Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The House. Under the Artistic Direction of Deborah Calland. Ticket Members £1, non-members £3 including tea and biscuits. Market Place. See November 3. Admission free. price £10 – [email protected], 07973 541264. 8pm Residents Association Council Meeting Fellowship House. Hear Suburb issues debated and raise your concerns at Question SATURDAY 6 JANUARY TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER Time (8.05pm). 10.30am Free Church Traidcraft Sale, Clothing Exchange and 2.30pm 69 years of the NHS – an old man remembers Fellowship Coffee Morning at The Free Church. House Talk by Professor Harold Ellis at Fellowship House. THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER TUESDAY 9 JANUARY Members £1, non-members £3, including tea and biscuits. 3pm Fellowship Club Film – The Sense of an Ending at Fellowship House. Based on the novel by Julian Barnes with Jim Broadbent, 2.30pm Fellowship New Year Party at Fellowship House. For 7.30pm Horticultural Society 103rd Annual General Meeting Fellowship members only, booking necessary. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Trophies and medals Harriet Walter, Charlotte Rampling and Michele Dochery. 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TUESDAY 16 JANUARY 8pm Historical Association - Breaking The Stalemate: How The 2.30pm Fellowship House Talk – Chinese Painting, Poetry and First World War Ended Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Organised by Junior Church. 7pm Alyth Choral Society presents Brahms Requiem at NW Calligraphy by Christian Xingrean at Fellowship House. Members Sspeaker Professor David Stevenson. Members £1, non-members £1, non-members £3, including tea and biscuits. £3, including tea and biscuits. Reform Synagogue, Alyth Gardens. Performed by Alyth Choral Society with soloists and Alyth Concert Orchestra conducted by THURSDAY 18 JANUARY SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER Robin Osterley. £18 including refreshments, under 16s free. For 2.30-4pm Free Church Thursday Fellowship Social Afternoon 11am-3pm Free Church Bazaar Free Church Hall. information and tickets visit: www.alythchoralsociety.org. Free Church Rooms. 8pm Historical Association – The CIA and its public image since SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 1947 at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Speaker, Professor 11am North London Hospice Festive Gift Fair The Avenue Holiday 5pm Borough Councillors’ Surgery at HGS Trust Offices, 862 Finchley Road. Opportunity to ask for advice on local problems. Richard Aldrich, is Emeritus Professor of International Security at Inn, 58 Regent’s Park Rd, N3 3JN. Over 50 stalls of quality Warwick University. Members £1, non-members £3, including discounted goods. Jewellery, books, fashion, beauty and more. TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER tea and biscuits. TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2.30pm Fellowship House Event – Evelyn Waugh in conversation SUNDAY 21 JANUARY 2.30pm A Suburb Childhood Fellowship House Talk at Fellowship with John Freeman, at Fellowship House. BBC DVD. Members £1, non-members £3, including tea and biscuits. 11am Free Church and St Jude’s Church – United Service at The House by Ed Zanders. Memories of Hurst Close and surroundings Free Church. in the 50s and 60s. Members £1, non-members £3 including tea and biscuits. WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER Last copy date for What’s On in February, March and April for TUESDAY 23 JANUARY 2.30pm Fellowship House Talk – The Jewish Countess: Melitta THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER insertion in the Winter edition of Suburb News. Email details to [email protected]. von Stauffenberg, Luftwaffe test pilot at Fellowship House. 3pm Fellowship Club Film - Hidden Fellowship House. Extraordinary Speaker Angus Walker. Members £1, non-members £3, including psychological thriller by Michael Haneke. Members £1, non-members tea and biscuits. £3, including tea and biscuits. 3-5pm HGS U3A talk: The Fear and the Freedom Keith Lowe. NW THURSDAY 25 JANUARY Reform Synagogue, Alyth Gardens. www.hgsu3a.uk/events. 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Before...... and after. So, like me, you have been the garden. Start by taking a it, you might as well condition cumbersome to handle. Do get often to see if the combinations Once everything is planted, tending your plot for 20 odd long hard look at the offending the soil, so stock up on multi- help when lifting large root balls. are pleasing on the eye; give the borders a thorough years. You have nurtured it season area. Decide what works and purpose compost, well-rotted • Shrubs destined to stay put rearranging now is far easier watering (yes, even if it is after season, aiming for some what does not, which plants you manure and horticultural grit. can be pruned at this time to than after planting! When raining) then finally apply a 2 vague notion of perfection that’s want to keep and which you would It is worth buying a packet of rejuvenate & create a better planting, work from the back of inch layer of well-rotted manure floating around in your mind’s rather relocate or give away. Root Grow, mycorrhizal fungi, shape. Removing the lowest the border to the front, so as mulch, being careful to avoid the eye. But the glorious tableau Maybe you have new additions to promote strong new root branches to reveal the stem not to compact the completed crowns of plants. created at the height of summer you wish to incorporate into growth. Tools for the job are gives a shrub a certain elegance, areas. Dig a hole twice the size of Water well about once a week always seems to lose its balance the new scheme. Now would border fork and spade, hand as well as letting in light and air the root ball, sprinkle RootGrow especially if it is a dry autumn, by autumn. Thugs overshadowing also be a good time to enlarge fork & trowel, scoop, secateurs and creating further planting into the hole and onto roots, then sit back and anticipate the gentler neighbours, sprawling or reshape borders. Draw up a and loppers. opportunities at soil level. then plant up, working in the results next Spring. crowns of standard shrubs plan on paper, roughly to scale, • Remove perennials first as it • Weed the border thoroughly, new compost and grit. CAROLINE BROOME starving light from sun loving marking up areas of full sun, gets them out of harm’s way, ensuring deep rooted culprits perennials, which refuse to flower part shade and full shade, dry creating better access to all areas. are completely removed. as a result. Ground cover has or moist. As a rule of thumb Store plants temporarily with Once the border is cleared, flopped all over the lawn edges, planting is all about layers: some fresh multipurpose compost it is time to recondition the soil. the hybrid teas are so tall that Small trees or large shrubs first, in large pots or sacks. In theory It is likely that you have heavy their blooms can be seen from then perennials, traditionally they can stay containerised clay soil, so add copious amounts space, bulbs that flowered years tallest at back graduating to indefinitely if kept moist and of grit mixed 50/50 with multi- ago only producing leaves. shortest at front, followed by stored in a sheltered area, but purpose compost. No need to You could make adjustments ground cover and bulbs. try to replant them before dig it in; it will be worked into by lifting and dividing, moving Here is an annoying adage temperatures drop to give them the existing soil as you replant. or removing only certain plants. for you from my glorious years time to settle into warm soil. Leaving the best ‘til last, it is Indeed autumn is the ideal time in retail managment: Failure to • Take the opportunity to divide time to plant up your new to do this while the soil is still prepare, prepare to fail. With perennials as you lift them. border. Lay all the plants out in warm. But after a while repeating this in mind these are the Must This will not only rejuvenate their desired positions first, this method piecemeal is just Haves of the exercise: A ground them but will also create more preferably in groups of threes or not enough, leaving the border sheet to spread over the adjacent visual impact when replanting fives, using your newly divided looking fragmented. It is time lawn or paving, and plenty of in groups. clumps. Space about 9 inches apart to start again. empty compost sacks, rubble • Next to go should be any for a dense effect. For a natural Before you plunge in, choose bags and large plastic pots for unwanted shrubs. It is a good informal look, avoid straight one border at a time, in order to use as temporary storage of idea to cut top growth down lines; better to plant in drifts or minimize overall disruption to lifted plants. Whilst you are at before digging out, as less triangles. Step back every so Border rejuvinated Horticultural Society Suburb rainfall We always like to feel that the the effects of the summer rainfall, winners – again! Suburb is a very special place to to give a somewhat, but not Wednesday, October 4 was a good and knowledge goes into both live and that it leads the way in very, below average amount for night for Hampstead Garden these gardens, which are also how to make the most of its 2017. There is no real suggestion Suburb Horticultural Society, as open annually as part of The surroundings. But change the of any clear correlation between committee members Caroline National Garden Scheme and weather just for our benefit? the amounts in the first nine Broome and Diane Berger, won other charities. The last rainfall column in months of the year and the Glorious colours of the Alstroemeria on show. See pictorial review on back page. the London Gardens Society All And this is also good news Suburb News explained that the final annual total. So, as usual, London Championship for the for Suburb News readers as very low rainfall in the first half we must just wait and see. second year running for Best well because you can benefit of the year had left the ground And, as usual, plants seem to 284th Flower Show Small, and Large Back Gardens from Caroline’s wisdom and very dry and gardens crying out have coped very well, in spite of On Saturday, September 9 The baking the Suburb has to offer respectively at The Guildhall experience by following her for water. There seemed to be laziness in getting out the hose. Free Church Hall was transformed was available to refresh the guests. against fierce London-wide regular gardening column on little rain forecast. DIANA IWI FROM MEADWAY into a green oasis by the cornucopia There was a total of 282 opposition. A lot of hard work this page. Thank you, perhaps, to of floral and vegetable delights entries on the day with an whoever did the rain dance, for, at the 284th Flower show of the excellent showing and high on July 11, down came the rain, HGS Horticultural Society. standard of competition in the a whole 1.4 inches of it. Then, The heavy showers that dahlia, apple and tomato classes, just in case too much had run punctuated the day did not put which all proved popular. The off on the dry, baked, ground, off the gardening public who veg trug category, often described there was a thunderstorm at visited the show to see the as the decathalon of the show, night on July 18, and then more fantastic floral displays and was once again hotly contested, rain in the rest of the month to delicious looking fruit & veg the but the show was quite possibly give a total of 3.6 inches, well green-fingered members of the stolen by a fantastically eccentric above average. August, too, had society had put together. There four foot-long Tromboccino squash rainfall well above the norm. was live music from the Grimsdyke entered in the unusual vegetable Over the year so far, the dry brass band, and some of the best category (see back page). first six months have outweighed

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