9 THE ARCHER - www.the-archer.co.uk AUGUST 2016 Brexit: What Britain Look out, should do next litter louts! With our exit from the European Union a reality, The Dropping rubbish in the Archer asked local negotiation expert Gavin Presman for street or fly-tipping could his top tips on what the teams being assembled in White- land culprits with an £80 hall should do next to carve out the best deal for Britain. fine after Barnet Council He writes: launched an anti-litter cam- There are a number of things paign called ‘Excuse me!’ we will need to consider before Since the end of July, a we are ready to negotiate in dedicated team of enforcement business or in our personal officers has been patrolling well- lives. While it is critical to known litter hotspots and inves- consider your own position tigating fly-tipping incidents. the best negotiators in business The campaign highlights also consider the position of the cigarette butts, chewing gum and More space: Volunteers in the toy library at Strawberry Vale other parties. dog fouling as common forms of British negotiators will litter that should be put in one of need to consider the issues that 3,000 bins across the borough, New home for toy library matter to the other European as well as illegal dumping of East Finchley’s toy library has moved to a bigger venue, member states and put them- commercial and bulky waste on giving more room for children to play and a wider choice selves in their shoes. Doing this a larger scale. will give them a good sense of of toys to borrow. Negotiating skills: Gavin Presman The Archer has been report- Its previous home was at the ment. what variables may be able to ing in our last three editions on be most creatively used to come environment for collaborative Newstead Children’s Centre Joining is easy, just pop concerns about rubbish in our in Tarling Road but it has now along and speak to one of the to a real win-win. negotiations. local streets. One hot spot is The golden rule is that the If our negotiators enter moved to the Green Man Com- friendly volunteers. Toys cost the pavement outside the KFC munity Centre, Strawberry only 50p for two weeks’ hire. best variables add value to one talks looking for winners and takeaway. Residents also claim party, while not costing too losers, then we may end up Vale, where it is open between As a small registered charity that some shops allow waste 9am and 10.30am on Tuesdays. run by the Barnet Lone Parent much pain for the giver. If we as the losers. In 20 years of packaging to pile up on pave- can find concessions we can training business people in Parents and children can Centre the toy library relies on ments. borrow all the big brand names the efforts and dedication of offer the EU that are important their personal and professional See Letters, page 11. to them, without costing us negotiations I have found that such as VTech, ELC, Galt, volunteers. If you would like to too much, then these are the those who create the best deals Bright Minds and many more. help out, contact the team at the concessions that will bring us are those that use personal Meditation All the toys are brand new and Green Man Centre on 020 3828 closer to the best deal. Rather connection and professional selected to maximise fun whilst 4834 or email nina.gentry@ than just thinking about what creativity to craft win-win enhancing a child’s develop- peabody.org.uk. we can get, we must be think- agreements. That way we can to reduce ing about what we can give if continue to have a positive and we are to negotiate a deal with rewarding relationship with our anxiety the best terms for all. European neighbours for many EFAB’s Mindfulness Medi- Ricky Savage ... Finally the team will need years to come. tation sessions, led by local “The voice of social irresponsibility” to be careful that they are able Gavin Presman delivers volunteers, are starting to stick to business, and avoid negotiation and influence train- another five-week run at Guitar man letting their thoughts get out of ing with his company, Inspire, at Back when rock was really young and some poor white control with emotions leading the How To Academy in London, the Archer Academy in trash called Elvis Presley first went into Sam Phillips’ Sun them into hostile territory. As as well as for Microsoft and August and September. Studio, he was not the only person in the room. The date soon as we see that our feelings other international businesses. Mindfulness Meditation practice is about learning to be was 5 July 1954 and the other guys were bass player Bill are being triggered by chal- He is also an Innate Health Black and guitarist Scotty Moore. Together they came up lenging thoughts, and not the Practitioner, working with edu- in the moment, and can help bring feelings of calm to a busy with something that would change music. Elvis invented circumstances we are in, we cators and pupils, and Chair of the rock ’n’ roll star and Scotty Moore invented the rock ’n’ Governors at Eden Primary @ and stressful lifestyle. are able to maintain the per- roll guitarist. spective that creates the perfect GavinPresman The group will welcome new students on Tuesday 23 The story goes that they spent that evening after work in the studio August. Returnees who have trying to get something, anything, down on tape. Just as they were already undertaken the begin- about to pack up, Elvis thrashed out the chords of Arthur ‘Big Boy’ ners’ course can now attend the Crudup’s 1946 blues blaster That’s All Right. Bass player Bill Black new intermediate sessions, start- joined in, then Scotty and Sam Phillips ran the tape. This was it; this ing 16 August for five weeks. was new, this was driven and this was rock ’n’ roll. Anyone wishing to take Scotty Moore described his guitar playing as being just a com- part on Tuesday evenings from bination of several styles rolled into one, but it doesn’t matter what 7.30 – 9pm can email Lisa on he said, what matters is what he did. His punchy, powerful sound [email protected] or call 07909 drove the band along as much as Bill Black’s slap bass and when 998453. The cost is £4 per ses- they added DJ Fontana on the drums a sound was born. sion, including refreshments and Between then and 1958 when Elvis joined the army, the Blue a chance to discuss experiences Moon Boys were a live sensation. No one had seen anything like and best practice afterwards. them and as Elvis became the king, Scotty, Bill and DJ were right there. They even played on the early film soundtracks. Listen to those pre-army classics like Jailhouse Rock, Heartbreak Professional Hotel, Devil in Disguise and Hound Dog and you will hear Scotty Carpet Cleaning Moore inventing the future. Even after the army as Elvis moved onto safer ground and the movies there were still a few gems, but it was almost over. Scotty last played with Elvis at his 1968 NBC comeback special. After that it was production and studio work for the man Bovers Pest & Vermin control who changed the way the guitar spoke. 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