John’s Shoe Repairs JUNE 2006 PAGE 12 Shoes, Trainers, Sandals, Bags and Luggage Complete Repair Service by a craftsman Same day if required Key Cutting 1 Manor Park Rd. N2, behind 88 Church Lane, opposite Trinity Church TPublishedHE by East Finchley Newspapers, A P.O. RCHERBox 3699, London N2 8JA. www.the-archer.co.uk Tel: 07956 329 150 Open 12-8pm (not Wednesdays) A summer afternoon for Spike The Spike Milligan Statue Fund is staging an afternoon of comedy and music for all the family on Sunday 18 June in Avenue House grounds, East End Road, from 3-7pm. Performers include the hol, ice creams and a barbecue. Colin Peters Jazz Quartet, Admission by programmes Henry van Emden and his big bought in advance will cost £8 band sound, the Angels of Kaos for a family ticket, £4 for an choir, youngsters from Flash adult and £1 for a child. Prices Musicals, and Professor Pip and on the day will be £10, £5 and Joodi. Mill Hill Rotary Club has £2 respectively. Buy your pro- donated a Fun Train. grammes from Tu Destino flo- The afternoon includes a rists (128 High Road, N2), the tribute to Spike Milligan from Finchley Bookshop (98 Ballards Barry Cryer, an appearance by Lane, N3), Harris Fine Art (High Radio London’s Jono Cole- Road, N12) and Avenue House man, and an auction of items reception. Proceeds go to the from celebrities, including Spike Milligan Statue Fund. Tony Blair, Michael Palin, Sir Further information from Terry Wogan, Dame Edna Ever- David Smith on 020 8883 4154 age, Terry Gilliam and Roger or 07944 049 250, and from web- McGough. site www.spikestatue.org.uk. Refreshments include alco- Offers of help are welcome.

Barbara Windsor with the charity walkers. Photo by Erini Rodis Marathon manager By Diana Cormack As if being run off his feet as assistant manager of The Carry on walking for Jack Bald Faced Stag wasn’t enough, Ian Pouncett took part in Actress Barbara Windsor came to East Finchley to start a fundraising walk for little this year’s London Marathon and completed the course Jack Brown. “I wore my high heels, just in case they asked me to walk too,” joked in a minute less than three and a half hours. Ian, who the Carry On and EastEnders star as she saw them on their way from East Finchley lives on the premises at 69 High Road, has taken part in tube station to Barnet tube station. the event every other year since the age of 18; this was Around 150 adults and to get treatment for his rare hoping they can reach their his fourth marathon and his fastest so far. children took part in the form of cancer called neurob- £200,000 fundraising target Finding the time to train Ian was also instrumental in five-mile trek on Saturday 6 lastoma. in good time. Any money can be a bit of a problem organising a Family Fun Day May. As much as £6,000 was The response to Jack’s not used to assist Jack will because of his working hours, on Easter Saturday, for which raised for Jack, of Bedford plight from the people of be placed in a fund to help so sometimes Ian has to do his Stag staff were all in fancy dress. Avenue, Barnet, who urgently Barnet has been so enor- others suffering from this running well after closing time. The event was held in aid of needs to travel to New York mous that the family are form of the disease. However, with the support of the Bobath Centre. Unfortu- customers as well as family nately the cold weather did and friends Ian was able to raise not encourage people to par- £600 for the Bobath Centre in ticipate in the barbecue, but East End Road and the Hornsey the children enjoyed the bouncy Trust, both of which care for castle, the face painter and the children with cerebral palsy. clown who handed out sweets and balloons to passers by as well as to people in the pub.

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