www.hgs.org.uk Issue 139 · Summer 2019

Betty is thoroughly Who’s been Hilda Williams has enjoying the training hard, something special party, p4 see p8 to celebrate, p5

TERRY BROOKS Play an important role in the RA as Editor of Suburb News Richard Wakefield founded this is a collaborative effort, but the an irreplaceable community paper in the summer of 1983 and design and layout, the ‘look’, is resource, and plays a vital role created something that is much the creation of Trevor Hutton of in informing residents of what loved by many Suburb residents. 1st Impression. I provide him is happening in the Suburb. He was in advertising rather than with a bunch of Word documents If you think you might be journalism and had doubts and jpeg photo files from which interested in giving it a go, about whether a regular paper he creates the paper – I think of why not drop me a line at could be maintained; his doubts it as an infernal jigsaw puzzle – [email protected], or call were unfounded. This is issue 139, but Trevor works his magic me on 020 8458 2248. I will and editing it is a true privilege. every time. happily divulge the secrets of What I have to write is I also rely on a number of my success to my replacement, difficult for a number of reasons, dedicated and resourceful who can then develop their but someone who had a better correspondents from the own way to do the job. way with words than me wrote numerous societies and As I wrote at the beginning, about parting being a sorrow, organisations in the Suburb, Richard founded this newspaper and for me there is a great deal whose reports you read in each in the summer of 1983, and it has of sorrow in writing that I issue. Then there are our fearless been informing our community intend to give up editing this in-house reporters, who ever since; it would be a great wonderful paper, Suburb News, interview Suburb residents (and shame if it were to founder for

Dutiful donkeys and delighted dads, at the RA Summer Funday (more pictures back page) at the end of the year. pets), and write reports on the lack of a volunteer to come Of course this leaves Suburb Suburb events. forward and take a turn at News with a problem, but I also I choose to write some of producing it. I deeply regret Fun at the hope it will give one of you, dear the reports on Suburb events feeling I need to quit. readers, an opportunity to do and meetings you read, and TERRY BROOKS something very satisfying, and also provide some of the photos; RA Summer Funday very useful for the community I have discovered that if I take you live in. Suburb News needs enough photos, at least one of As always, the RA Summer Funday family, the Donkey Rides, and No Suburb event is complete a volunteer to do what I have them is probably going to be required a lot of organisation Face Painting from Esra and without superb Suburb cakes, and been doing every three months good enough to print – with a over several months from the Painted Penguin. Vera Moore the cake stall raised a large sum since January 2015. tweak from Trevor. Residents Association Events and Lynda Cooke ran the Arts of money, which is distributed to And now quickly before you The editor does not even committee and depends on a and Craft table, which was busy local charities every year. Thanks think, “Oh no, that’s not for me; have to be in the country for team of volunteers setting up all afternoon. go to all those who spent many I know nothing about…”, let the paper to appear, thanks the day before, then helping to The Fire Brigade turned up hours baking a variety of enticing, me tell you that I had, and still to e-mail. Those of you tidy up afterwards and, of course, with a real fire engine, much to tasty morsels. have, absolutely no experience who know me will testify no rain! We were lucky and the delight of many. The HGS Our local band, ‘Sound of the or qualifications in journalism, that I have managed to early Sunday morning on June Table Tennis Club had a table Suburb’, provided the musical publishing or anything similar. spend much of my time 16 our gazebos, tables and chairs with an unusual robot device entertainment and were a hit When Richard Wakefield died at from New Year’s Day to were all up in Central Square serving balls for those who with their many fans. the end of October 2014 just Easter every year in and ready for the opening. wanted a challenge to hit back, Finally, a huge thanks to our after he had put issue number the mountains and on The first event starting the which got a lot of attention. sponsor, The Spaniards Inn, 120 to bed, I had absolutely no my skis. afternoon was the now famous There was also football fun and to the local businesses who idea what to do or how to do it! I have very much dog display and competition provided by Highland Games. contributed prizes to the raffle: And yet Suburb News appeared enjoyed producing Suburb run by local charity ‘All Dogs All around the square were The Spaniards Inn, again, Statham’s as scheduled three months later. News and found it to be a Matter’. This is always a big hit information tables on local Pet Groomers, Medivet, Michele The very professional paper really satisfying job. I with young and old! activities covering HGS Archives, Pilates, Dolce Napoli, Proms at you are holding in your hands firmly believe the paper is The big attractions for the Heritage, Virtual Museum, Girl St Jude’s, Vibrant Chiropractic, children were Punch and Judy Guides, Residents Association Amber Rose and Toulous. presented by the famous Styles etc., plus a wonderful plant stall. TONY BRAND

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YEARS TRADING

The A Team, David Broome and Rosie Daniels, selling the tickets outside Fellowship. See Caroline Broome’s regular column, p11. Combat Stress Concert

A SUBURB ARCHIVISTincendiary bomb, which had fallen in their garden. With her husband Bruce Saunders, and children Matthew and Katherine, Ann finally settled in a house on Meadway Gate in 1980. OBITUARY Ann studied history at University College London, where she was a pupil of Ernst Gombrich, and subsequently gained a PhD Ann Saunders MBE at Leicester for a thesis on the history of The Regent’s Park. Her first job was at the City of York Art Gallery and she then returned 1930-2019 to London to become Deputy Librarian at Lambeth Palace from 1952 to 1955. After this, she worked briefly as an Assistant Keeper at the British Museum, before moving to be local history librarian at St. Marylebone. Later she worked as a sub-editor for the British Journal of the Archaeology Association and lectured in history at Richmond College and for the London programme of the University of Connecticut. As the Newsletter of the Society of Antiquaries records, she Music loving Suburb residents Wives Choir’s latest album, was known in the scholarly world as “a tireless historian of London have an opportunity to listen to ‘Remember’, and a variety of and an editor of exceptional assiduity”, whose “astonishingly some fine music and contribute music from military marches to productive career encompassed the writing of more than a dozen to a worthwhile cause. There is stage and screen favourites with books on London”, and whose “longevity as an editor of learned a fundraising concert to look the Royal Naval Volunteer Band journals must have very few equals, and hardly any peers.” forward to in the autumn, – Northwood HQ. Ann was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in which will take place at the Free The concert starts at 7.30pm, May 1975, and became a member of its Council. She was an Church, North Square, on with special guest Martin Bell. Hon. Fellow of University College, London and a Governor of Saturday 5 October. Tickets cost £15 or £13 concessions Bedford College. From 1975 she was Honorary Editor for the There will be an evening of (over 65 and under 16). To book, London Topographical Society, overseeing the publication of music and song to commemorate you can call Combat Stress on Ann Saunders, a distinguished historian who lived for many nearly 60 books, maps and other items. Her many publications the centenary of the forces’ 07710 098667, or just e-mail years on the Suburb, died on 13th February this year. She had a on the capital city include The Art and Architecture of London: mental health charity Combat [email protected]. great love and deep knowledge of London, the city of her birth. An Illustrated Guide; Saint Paul’s: The Story of the Cathedral; Stress. Included will be songs Cash and cheques only, payable She was a Trustee of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Archives Tudor London: A Map and a View; and the first edition of from the North London Military to ‘Combat Stress’. Trust, and as Chairman rather reluctantly oversaw the transfer of London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939–45. the bulk of its collection away from the Suburb to the safekeeping She was a captivating speaker at Gresham College and many of the London Metropolitan Archives in Clerkenwell, after a period other institutions. Locally she lectured regularly to the Hendon of uncertainty about its future, and compiled a comprehensive and District Archaeological Society (HADAS), of which she was Handlist to the collection. President between 1998 and 2001. She also served as President Ann’s father George Cox-Johnson came from a Dorset of the Camden History Society and the St Marylebone Society. farming family. Two of his brothers became Anglican clergymen As Mike Pitts FSA and Adrian James FSA wrote in their while George went into teaching and became headmaster of obituary for the London Topographical Society, “she spoke with Cosway Street School in St Marylebone before changing career captivating authority and a regal presence.” Don Cooper, and becoming managing director of the Portman Building Society. Chairman of HADAS, writes that “it was a joy to listen to her.” He married Joan Loreille, a music hall artist who had become Her lectures at Gresham College (illustrated with what she called a teacher, and they lived at first in St John’s Wood, where Ann lantern slides) on the subjects of London early in James I’s reign was born, and then in Hendon. Joan was a worshipper at St (2004) and Napoleonic war monuments in St Paul’s Cathedral Jude’s Church and had a great affection for the first vicar, the (2005) can be seen online in Gresham College video recordings. Reverend Basil Bourchier. She listed among her recreations in ‘Who’s Who’ not only Ann was sent to Henrietta Barnett School at the age of four “studying London” but also “embroidery, cooking” and “visiting and remained there until she was sixteen when she moved to churches”. Her interest in costume led to her being Hon Editor Queens’ College in Harley Street for the sixth form. She did not of the Costume Society for over 20 years between 1967 and enjoy her time at Henrietta Barnett. 2008. She was a Liveryman of the Horners’ Company and was The family came to live on the Suburb just before the Second awarded an MBE in the 2002 New Year honours. World War and resided at several addresses. Her father died in 1941 from a heart attack following his successful disabling of an The Hampstead Garden Suburb Archives Trust exists to preserve the history and culture of the Suburb Website: www.suburbarchives.com · Contact: 020 8455 8813 or 8455 2877 · Email: [email protected]

2 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust election for new Trustees The next Annual General Meeting The Trust has the responsibility the Heritage lighting in Central started my working life as a To quote the Trust of the Hampstead Garden Suburb of maintaining an important Trust Square and was also responsible journalist on the Warrington Chairman, from the 2018 Trust is on September 11, and example of twentieth century candidates’ for the installation of the new Guardian (I’m from Manchester). annual report: “The staff under this year it will be followed by suburban design, and is also our statements flowerbeds in the Square. When I came to London I moved Nick Packard’s leadership are the election of two new best protector against inappropriate The Trust has a difficult task into marketing communications. the mainstay of the Trust and I members to the Trust Council. development. RICHARD TOWNLEY and deals with matters which sometimes wonder if we need As we go to press there are three It is worth remembering that My name is Richard Townley. I materially affect us all. I know BRIAN INGRAM trustees at all!” Really? What declared candidates for these Trustees’ actions are constrained have lived in North Square in that The Trust welcomes My track record speaks for itself. a complete abdication of seats on the board, and we have by the Memorandum & Articles the Suburb for forty-two years constructive criticism and I 30 years of senior management responsibility. A management a short statement from each of Association and the Scheme and am a strong supporter of hope that I will be able to live business experience with strong shake up is needed. candidate for readers. of Management. There are many the Trust’s attitude towards up to the demands that finance and leadership skills. A The Trustees must involve, A trustee has to ensure a things the Trust is unable to do, preserving the Suburb as a appointment as a Trustee brings Suburb Resident for 40 plus years, recruit and bring on capable charity remains true to its however worthy. unique environment. with it. I am currently the elected leader residents with actual business charitable purpose and objects So if you are a member, I am a fellow of the Royal of the Northway Gardens management experience to lead as set out in its governing please use your vote for a Institute of Chartered Surveyors MARALYN ROBERTS Organisation (NGO), which the Trust for the next 20 years, documents. For us this means candidate who, by supporting and have spent my life I have lived in the Suburb for 38 restored the award winning Rose not just on the Trust Council that our trustees ensure the the objectives of the Trust, will professionally as an advisor in years. Our two daughters went Gardens. I intend to involve the but on the joint committees as Trust does all things possible to put the Suburb first. commercial property investment to a local primary school. Trust to take a wider much needed well. The Trust election procedure maintain and preserve the If you are not a member and until 1990 and thereafter as Each weekday morning, view of its green responsibilities; is odd and dubious: it needs present character and amenities have lived in the Suburb for at an investor. come rain or shine, my friend part of its core business I suggest, reviewing. of the Suburb using the tools at least 3 years, you are eligible to For ten years I was a Trustee and I can be found striding and part of the values of the Inconsistency of Trust its disposal. Trustees also have become a member of the of Ambitious About Autism, a round the Heath extension at Suburb founders. decisions is a big issue for to ensure the Trust remains charity; go to www.hgstrust.org charity which supports children the crazy hour of 6.30am. I The Trust Manager said to residents; as is secrecy and lack solvent and has the resources to join, and to find out more with autism and their families. I never fail to be struck by its me: “Trustees are only here to of transparency. It suits the staff necessary to do its job. about the Trust. was Chair of the Steering Group natural beauty and by the consider planning applications.” and trustees not to be We need trustees who will Just paying the management which delivered a £12,000,000 beauty of the built environment Do we agree? Should senior computerised and accountable. ensure the Trust continues to be charge or your ground rent school in Woodside Avenue, - Hampstead Garden Suburb. It’s staff be given a high degree of All that is needed is a simple properly resourced and not just does not make you a member, which some of you may know. a privilege to live here and I autonomy and lack of oversight? £500 software package. This is look to reduce its income and and there is no restriction just The role of the Board and treasure it. Is permitting the head of the something I will look into. hamper its effectiveness. The because you rent from a landlord. Trustees is to support Nick It’s for these reasons that I paid staff to work part-time an management charge has Finally it is important for Packard, the Manager, in the decided to put my name forward indication of how little interest remained in its target range for me to say that the above formulation of policy and as a trustee. the trustees take in the the last 10 years and remains represents my personal views thereafter the execution. I retired six years ago. I substantive work of the Trust, Notice cheaper than my TV licence or and not those of anyone else or I have been involved in volunteer at a local primary including the greenery of the daily newspaper; I would say any group. various Suburb projects and, in school two afternoons a week Suburb, as opposed to mere from that is good value for money. TERRY BROOKS particular, the introduction of and I listen to children read. I internal administration? the Trust The Trust Manager has asked for Suburb News to publish Life after 70 – an HGS U3A lecture the following: To celebrate the 70th birthday Many people spoke about we chat to our neighbours. The The Charity Commission defines of the Tavistock Institute of wanting to continue contributing effect was mind-blowing! So loud trustees as having ‘responsibility Human Relations in London, something to society. did the conversations become for directing the affairs of a charity, Principal Consultant/Researcher, Older people may be less fit that the interval extended to and ensuring that is solvent, well- Dr Mannie Sher decided to run and possibly less active than they about 15 minutes. It just proved run, and delivering the charitable a group relations event for people were, and feel vulnerable and what Dr Sher had said – that if outcomes for the benefit of the aged over 70 years. It would cover may need carers, which evokes you make the effort to chat to public for which it has been set topics such as finances and health, memories of childhood. As all of someone, you are very likely to up.’ The Trust’s purpose is to and a realisation that sooner or us probably have lost family and be successful and will very quickly maintain and preserve the later we have to face the fact of friends, we must try to make new find subjects of mutual interest. character and amenity of our deaths. The facilitators and friends and try new experiences, Dr Sher said that competition, Hampstead Garden Suburb. the 32 participants were all over probably more mental than anger and envy are part of the The Trust’s Annual Report & 70; one focus all faced was physical, as we slow down and experience of aging in relation Accounts (available from the managing the tension between become weaker with age. to young people. Deafness can Trust’s website and sent each increased frailty and enjoying After the first 20 minutes of be a great drawback and can year to Trust members) contains one’s remaining opportunities his talk, Dr Sher stopped as he increase the sense of loneliness. significant detail on the Trust’s in the best possible way. said that was the maximum Some older people choose to operation and its finances. So our U3A Events Organiser, length of time most audiences move to a smaller home and Members of the Trust and Daphne Berkovi, thought this turned up at Fellowship House instead of in rows, so that every- could concentrate, so we sat in remain independent, or go to residents of the Suburb have an might be a good lecture topic to hear Dr Sher’s lecture. All the one had people sitting next to silence for a few minutes until sheltered housing, or to a open invitation to contact the and in June over 50 members chairs were arranged in a u–shape, them as well as opposite. he continued. In old age, we can residential home, depending Trust Manager via the Trust office For the first 20 minutes, Dr decide whether to remain alone on their health and income. about any aspect of the Trust. Sher spoke about the changes or join a group where people Some people find it difficult The deadline for new older people faced – no longer can help each other. However, if choosing how to spend their members being eligible to vote Brownhill Insurance Group have been insuring were they important with one prefers the latter, it is important time; others wonder if they will in any election this year is the residents and businesses of Hampstead responsible jobs, but almost to keep one’s individuality. be remembered by the next Monday 9 September 2019. Go for over 30 years. invisible in public places. There As another 20 minutes had generation. Some people remain to www.hgstrust.org/the-trust/ Garden Suburb were a few perks, such as being now passed, Dr Sher stopped his in mourning and urgently search membership.shtml for details offered a seat on public transport. talk again and this time suggested for a new person with whom they of who can become a Trust We understand the uniqueness of this area and can connect, and sometimes feel Member and the relevant form therefore can provide the most appropriate that they should, and do, remain to complete, and to www. cover for both residents and businesses. alive because of important people hgstrust.org/news/events-and- who are dependent on them. announcements.shtml for details JUDITH SAMSON of the election procedure. visit us online: www.brownhillgroup.co.uk email us: HGS U3A partner with [email protected] Middlesex University G Cohen call us: Our U3A in Hampstead Garden weekly Psychology lectures at ANTIQUE SILVER 020 8353 8907 Suburb has now been established the University campus, with a for two years with a solid vast array of interesting topics. membership and a burgeoning The last lecture took place at the array of interesting subjects. end of June with a lecture on Join hundreds of Hampstead We wish to purchase items of silver in any Garden Suburb residents Over the past two years we Memory and the Mind, delivered and businesses by insuring have been working on a by Dr Emma Ward, who gave condition. As a long standing resident of the collaboration with an academic our first monthly topical talk with Brownhill Insurance institution and are delighted to two years ago. Suburb, Gideon Cohen is happy to view Group. announce a partnership with We are now working on a your silverware at home and will make an Middlesex University. We are collaboration to bolster the very fortunate that one of our new relationship by members of our offer to purchase, free of any obligation. When it comes to insurance, members, Emeritus Professor U3A helping some of the students we've got you covered. Lisa Woolfson, agreed to be our to enhance their skill sets. 17 The London Silver Vaults University Liaison Co-ordinator. We will continue to expand 53-64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QT She has been facilitating the the programme, as we have had 020 7404 1425 partnership with the present head wonderful feedback from our [email protected] of the Psychology department, members and the University. Professor Bifulco. Visit hgsu3a.uk/middlesex-uni www.gcohen.co.uk insurance Since May of this year, our to find out more about this project. members have been attending DAPHNE BERKOVI SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 3 Howard Walk Street Party 2nd Golders Green PHOTOS: MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES organised, we used our newly- formed WhatsApp group to Guides arrange meetings, and to discuss The Guides, (aged 10 to 14), course, followed by Rainbows. If ideas and responsibilities. meet every Monday evening at you want to get in touch, email To inform everyone, a poster Fellowship House and many [email protected]. was designed and distributed. readers will have seen their stall TONY BRAND On our first meeting, the ideas at the recent Summer Fair. They were formulated and included: would all love to thank the barbecues, national foods, drinks, many generous Suburb residents eco-friendly disposable plates, who contributed to their recent cutlery and cups, a sound night, collecting a large quantity system, a book-exchange, and of supplies for ‘Period Poverty’ for the children: a bouncy for disadvantaged young girls. castle, a mini football pitch A serious subject widely covered with goals, face painting, chalk lately by newspapers and TV. street-painting and a ‘treasure’ They have been very busy hunt. The latter addressed the recently clearing litter around need for a fun but educational Willifield Green and parts of game that connected us with Willifield Way, and so helping to Howard Walk is located on the party, but this was declined by our street, and this evolved into keep the Suburb litter free (see northern perimeter of the the council. This didn’t dampen a multiple choice quiz on the completed the course were page 5 for the RA litter initiative). Hampstead Garden Suburb and, our enthusiasm however, and, architecture of our houses, the given medals and sweets. Natasha, their leader, hopes as it is crescent-shaped, it despite having wet weather, we shape of our street, and oddities A couple of weeks earlier to start a Brownies group in due doesn’t receive through traffic. met for a picnic at Lyttleton like why there are more houses Barnet Council posted notices The proximity of the houses, Playing Fields. The idea lived with even numbers than odd that Howard Walk was going to and the fact that most are on, and this year another numbers! The answers were posted be closed to traffic. On the day, located on the arc of a circle has application was made, this time on lamp and telephone posts, in the volunteers got to work early What’s new in the a positive side effect; we know with a positive outcome. So, the proximity to the houses to which with a mixture of excitement our nearest neighbours well first Howard Walk Street Party they related, and strategically and trepidation. The weather HGS Virtual Museum and we see each other often. was held on May 27 2019. placed so that the players had was, as it always is in May, The Suburb’s remarkable virtual ‘Organisation’ on our Home Ten years ago we applied for Although we only had a few to experience the whole street. unpredictable… but it didn’t museum is expanding every page at hgsheritage.org.uk. a permit to close the street for a weeks to get the street party The children who successfully rain! Bunting was put up across month. We are delighted that HGS Heritage decided to the street, tables and seats were the two Suburb primary schools, offer a summer internship to a unfolded in the centre of the Garden Suburb School and Year 12 pupil at Henrietta Barnett road and the barbecues were lit. Brookland will be joining the School with a view to building a The street filled up with crowds, other 26 ‘Organisations’ in the closer relationship with the children played in the road, and Museum. You can find all the school and also to explore the neighbours ventured in and out Suburb bodies listed under school archives. of their houses bringing copious As a result, our intern has amounts of food, drinks, and done just that and you will find whatever else was needed. From her fascinating review in the the youngest to the oldest, ‘What’s New’ room of the including Valerie and Betty (who Museum. You can read for has been living on our street for yourselves the extracts from the over 70 years), everyone had fun, school magazine dating back to socialised, made connections and 1926, which reveal the political, reinforced existing bonds. The social and cultural views of the party went on until the evening, young women of Hampstead and we are planning to repeat Garden Suburb. the event again next year. Do come and visit the I don’t think the designers Museum and, if you are of our street and houses could interested in learning more, or have anticipated this extraordinary if you have any memorabilia gathering, but I think it would that you could share, please have made them, and especially contact [email protected] Henrietta Barnett, very proud. or Marjorie Harris, 8455 6507. MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES JUDY SMITH Become a Member of the Trust Company

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4 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS RA’s new litter initiative TERRY BROOKS

A select group of Suburb residents not intended to be in any way Golders Green Girl Guides group, gathered at Fellowship House prescriptive. who meet in Fellowship House on the evening of June 20 to There was a lively discussion on a Monday evening, have inaugurate the RA’s new litter around litter; how to deal with volunteered to help and had picking initiative. Many of the it; worries about disposing of any already cleared Willifield Green more than 50 volunteers involved litter collected; stories of litter and much of Willifield Way in the scheme were present to bins going missing; what to do before the meeting began, using get their litter grabbers and with clothes (some volunteers their own litter pickers. answers to any questions. wash and donate them to charity There used to be a group of Outstanding Archer Michael Green, co-ordinator shops); using the blue bins for RA litter pickers in the Suburb of the group, and Emma Howard, bottles and cans, and more. some years ago, which some Just six years after opening, the assessment, personal development, hard working students, who Chair of the RA, thanked Suburb The general rule when readers will probably remember Archer Academy has been judged behaviour and welfare, and out- have already, over the last Ward Councillor, John Marshall, residents have a litter related being part of. Perhaps there are an outstanding school by Ofsted comes for pupils. academic year, shown their for taking the time to turn up at problem is to report it on Barnet even some still using their old in all the areas they rate, which Lucy Harrison, the school’s considerable talent and skills in the meeting and helping to Council’s website at www.barnet. grabbers to keep their surroundings is, leadership and management, head, gave thanks to her drama and dance. arrange for Barnet Council to gov.uk, or e-mail first.contact@ clear of litter. quality of teaching, learning and fantastic staff team and all the TONY BRAND supply the equipment. barnet.gov.uk, and, if that does The RA would like more Volunteers usually pick up not produce results, then e-mail volunteers, young and old, to any rubbish from the area our councillors. come forward and if you would Literary Lives – around their house as often as The RA hopes the initiative like to find out more about RA they choose to, and are free to will encourage residents to be litter picking, please contact talk at Suburb Community Library range as far as they want. more mindful of their environ- Michael Green at [email protected].

CHRISTINA JANSEN Michael said the scheme was ment. Leading the way, the 2nd TERRY BROOKS STEVE BEALING/LANDMARK MEDIA A Suburb centenarian Suburb News would like to let residents know that Hilda Williams will be celebrating her 100th birthday on August 10. She is best known for her stewardship of Fellowship House for more than 30 years, and some readers will remember the feature we did in the winter 2017 issue of Suburb News (SN129, page 9). Born in 1919 on the island Gill Paul and Tracy Rees spend other author’s books of art and foundling is left in the snow and of St Helena, she is off to South their working lives writing about history, and was eventually rescued. A legacy leads this young Africa on August 2 to be with historic times and the people tempted to try her own hand. woman on a treasure hunt in her family, but will be back. (Gill, non-fictional; Tracy, fictional) Tracy has always been a writer, this Gothic mystery complete who lived in them. But on June but had recently completed her with Dickensian class hopping. 6, the centenary of the D-Day training as a counsellor for Gill chooses characters who landings, before a packed house families dealing with cancer are well enough known to be at the HGS Community Library, when she learnt that she had internationally appealing, such Tracey Rees and Gill Paul at the Suburb Community library they had a chance to talk about won the 2014 Richard and Judy as Wallis Simpson and Lady passion for the Romanov’s is learning about different times themselves. This included their Search for a Bestseller competition Diana in Another Woman’s explored in The Lost Daughter and spending time there through backgrounds, subject matter, for her debut novel, Amy Snow. Husband. Sometimes the choice and The Secret Wife. their writing makes up for any working methods, and the highs Characters come first for Tracy, is dictated by its topicality, such Each writer has her own downside. and lows of their entrancing but with Amy Snow, written in as Women and Children First (2012), writing process, but reading After this fascinating talk, a careers in historical fiction. the first person, it was an image: timed to coincide with the historic novels to pick up phrases lively Q&A session revealed Gill Gill trained in medicine a young woman in Victorian centenary of the sinking of the GAD_Wills-ProbateSuburbNews_137mm x 210mm_Layout 1 12/03/2019 14:45 Page 1 and figures of speech and and Tracy, who have new books before becoming an editor of mourning dress. In the 1850s, a Titanic. However Gill’s personal research are common first steps in the works, have competition for both. For Florence Grace, Tracy from a member of the audience had to stop writing when she who had just finished her first realised her character’s move book. The library might have to from humble Cornwall to wealthy squeeze in another shelf. Hilda & Bishop of London on his 2011 London society would introduce JOYCE GLASSER visit to St Jude’s We’ll cross the t’s her to banquets with new kinds of food and manners, all of BRILL OWEN which had to be researched. CHARTERED ARCHITECTS The most valuable research for We are able to offer a complete and dot the i’s. Gill is letters and memoirs which service from conception to give the character a voice. Both completion helping you to create Act now for Power of Attorney, will visit the places they are a unique home that fulfils your writing about where possible. needs Wills & Probate. 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But for both buildings. of these history buffs, the joy of SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 5 Avenue House, a Grade II listed, local gem Avenue House is a Grade II listed PHOTOS: TERRY BROOKS for many years as a public development of the famous blue- house, which belonged to Henry library, and as the offices of black writing fluid, the growth of Charles Stephens also known as Finchley Borough Council. the Company and the life and ‘Inky’ Stephens. He was the son In 1989 the east wing of the work of Henry ‘Inky’ Stephens. of Dr Henry Stephens (1796– house was gutted by fire, but it Guided tours of the Estate 1864) who invented an indelible was restored thanks to the inter- are available by prior arrangement, ‘blue-black writing fluid’. The vention of Margaret Thatcher who as are lunch and dinner packages. British government made it the was then the MP for Finchley, A range of events and mandatory ink for legal documents and the Prime Minister. activities are offered throughout and ships’ log books. In its day it The House and Gardens are the year both for children and revolutionised office life – much now managed by an independent adults. They include pond dipping, time previously had been spent charitable body, the Avenue Easter egg hunts, quiz nights, mixing inks and cleaning nibs. House Estate Trust, which took gardening mornings and shared Inky Stephens inherited his over responsibility from London reading taster sessions. Two of father’s company in 1864 at the Borough of Barnet in 2002. the most popular events are the age of 23 upon the sudden death of The House is a meetings and Halloween Spooktacular, which his father, and went on to develop events venue. Various rooms in includes a ghost hunt in the it into a successful multinational the house can be rented for both gardens, and the Summer Fête business. He also found the time business and private functions, complete with live music and to be the MP for the Hornsey including weddings. maypole dancing. and Finchley constituency from The gardens and arboretum The gardens also play host to 1887 to 1900. are open to the public free of a seated statue of Spike Milligan, In 1874 Stephens purchased charge and the stables have been which encourages you to join Avenue House in East End Road transformed into a cafe serving him and share a conversation. and ten acres of adjacent land. time and today they consist of a a dairy, an abattoir, and room company at Cholderton in snacks, light lunches, hot and MARIE-CHRISTINE O’CALLAGHAN At that time it was a small villa mixed landscape which includes for farriers. It also provided Wiltshire where he built his cold beverages and ice cream. dating from 1851. Henry under- a unique arboretum, a rockery, housing for the principal estate country home. The Cholderton The coach house has become For more information please visit: took a four-year building project a bog garden, a large park area workers. The castellated walls of and District Water Company was a small museum dedicated to www.stephenshouseandgardens.com. and the family moved into the to play in and wooded areas to the Bothy make it distinct and established by Act of Parliament the history of the Stephens Ink Stephens House & Gardens, 17 East House in 1878. As well as the enjoy. The arboretum has some clearly different from the house in 1904 and was incorporated Company. It aims to show, the End Road, N3 3QE. usual rooms, the House included unusual trees such as the Common and other buildings on the estate. as a private limited company. a library, school rooms and a Medlar Mespilus Germanica as Inky Stephens was very much Throughout the many changes laboratory where Henry, who well as ten varieties of oak trees. a man of his time. He set up a in the water industry Cholderton had trained as a chemist, ran a Henry Stephens had farm domestic electricity system for the has remained an independent series of experiments. buildings (now called The Bothy) house and constructed a Water privately-owned company (www. Henry asked Robert Marnock built with their own gardens. Tower, which originally serviced choldertonwater.co.uk). to design the gardens. Marnock They were originally designed as the domestic water supply to the The house and grounds were was one of the leading land- kitchen gardens and it is probable house and an adjoining laundry. left for public enjoyment by scape gardeners of the mid-19th that Marnock, with his expertise The Water Tower is a 9m high Stephens in his will. At the time century who strove to achieve the in hot houses, advised on the octagonal, reinforced concrete of his death in 1918 it was in use effects found in nature within layout, as well as the orientation structure with pebble-dashed as a Voluntary Aid Detachment intensively managed gardens. and the positioning of the glass- render and crenelated top, Hospital, and between 1919 and Marnock’s Gardenesque design houses. There was even a tropical matching the Bothy corner towers. 1925, the RAF central hospital. focused on trees and hard land- house with palms. The Bothy In point of fact he was so The grounds were formally scape with integral water features. allowed the whole estate to be interested in the reliable supply opened to the public on 3 May The gardens have evolved over self-sufficient, as it had fish ponds, of water that he set up a water 1928. The house was then used

Nash’s Regent’s Park and Regent were part of this effort; the ADRIAN PINGSTONE Heritage, now and then Street, while the movement against Glasgow flats no longer exist overcrowded and low quality but the Pimlico estate is now a The annual Michael Rowley our built landscape; the different housing for working families led conservation area with some lecture this year was given on movements in this country to housing associations such as the blocks Grade II listed. June 2 in the Meeting House on affecting both development Peabody Trust in 1862 creating Meanwhile in Roehampton, the subject of ‘Heritage Now and and redevelopment. decent urban accommodation. the Alton West estate, with Then’ by James Stourton, Fellow Looking at how we live in In a rural setting Nash designed more Grade II listed towers, is a of the Institute of Historical an urban context the speaker Blaise Hamlet for retired employees local example of Le Corbusier’s Research and a member of the identified what he considered of the Quaker banker, John l’unité d’habitation – la Cité Panel of the Heritage Memorial to be two periods of great Scandrett Harford. Built around radieuse. The 1946 New Town Act Fund, amongst other things. disruption. The first was related 1811, it is regarded by some as allowed for grander developments The title, Heritage Now and to the consequences of the the original garden suburb. with Milton Keynes being the Then, reveals the purpose of the Industrial Revolution and then Model estates for workers gave most famous example of such talk to mark the 50th anniversary the spread of the railways. us, most famously, Port Sunlight a development. of the designation of the Suburb The antidote to unplanned and Bournville, while Ebenezer For James Stourton the as a conservation area in 1969. development in cities can be seen Howard and the garden city second great disruption occurred The speaker took his audience in St Petersburg, Washington DC, movement produced Letchworth, post-war with the destruction of on a trip through the history of Paris and, closer to home, John our own Suburb, and later Welwyn. the built environment and loss Green spaces were preserved for of landscape between 1965 and Circular Cottage at Blaize Hamlet I specialise in all domestic and London in places like Epping 1985. The rise of car ownership, Bath and Covent Garden, to name allowed for the creation of commercial carpentry Forest and Hampstead Heath. and the need to accommodate two famous cases, developments conservation areas such as ours. to the highest possible standards The 1900’s brought more the car, along with a loss of all over the country were stopped Although the UK consistently state intervention with various sense of place gave rise to a or reviewed. builds fewer houses than it Professional decorating services housing laws, and the need for great deal of redevelopment There was reaction in the needs, with worries about also managed with over 10 years 4 to 5 million homes after the and new development. world of politics as well when a quality as building regulations of excellence war meant an investment in high- Public disquiet at the loss of cross party alliance between Dick and standards are being relaxed, density housing estates. The much loved buildings and green Crossman and Duncan Sandys there are beacons of hope. The Call now for a free quotation Red Road Flats in Glasgow and spaces gave rise to preservation helped the passage of the Civic brown-field Accordia development Churchill Gardens in Pimlico movements, and so in places like Amenities Act of 1967, which in Cambridge demonstrates For all your professional Highcliffe slab blocks, Alton West estate modern sustainable residential carpentry needs joshuabergercarpentry.com STEVEKEIRETSU housing. The growing cohousing move-ment is another example of future possibilities; Marmalade Lane, again in Cambridge, was offered as a showcase for Welcome to cohousing, again sustainable. James Stourton took us through over two centuries of St Jude’s urban development in just Sundays: under an hour, and made it possible to see our transient 8am Said Eucharist present in its context – the 10.30am Sung Eucharist history before and the possible future beyond. All Welcome The present housing situation worries him greatly and he feels a solution needs someone in power to be interested – like a Crossman or Sandys – in fact, he said, “we need a crisis.” We went from crisis to cake as the event ended with thanks SAINT JUDE-ON-THE-HILL • THE PARISH CHURCH OF HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB to the speaker and tea with the www.stjudeonthehill.com home-made cakes that are a Suburb ubiquity, and very tasty. 6 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Suburb Proms equal their record MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES “Stand by for ecstasy in Hampstead SYLVIA COURY Garden Suburb!” These were the words of BBC Radio 3 presenter, Georgia Mann, as she prepared listeners for the broadcast of a Proms at St Jude’s concert in June. And how right she was! That particular concert, featuring Jack Liebeck on violin and Katya Apekisheva on piano, was reviewed by the Evening Standard as “passionate, pensive and atmospheric”. But the audiences each day had good reason to be ecstatic about other events too. At the opening LitFest week- end, many talks played to full houses. Political commentator Steve Richards wowed the Orchestra conducted by Suburb given them a chance to practise School Prom Teeny Prom audience not only with his resident Robert Max, and the in various workshops. It was DAVID WHITE trenchant analysis of the state opening concert performance wonderful to watch such of British politics, but also with of Così fan Tutte performed by enthusiastic performances. his brilliant impressions of Tony Nevill Holt Opera and Royal Winner of Proms Fanfare Blair, David Cameron and Boris Northern Sinfonia, supported by Competition for students was Johnson, to name but three. principal sponsor Argent Related. Michelle Mubiru of Mount Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger The sun shone brightly on House School, who heard her pulled a big crowd, and so too did the last Saturday, bringing a real winning piece played on Proms’ Bart van Es, talking movingly festive atmosphere as the audience Last Night. Judges said she had about the experiences of the came to eat pizza on Central truly captured the character eponymous star of his Costa Square, washed down with and essence of a fanfare. prize winning memoir, The Cut Pimm’s. Liza Pulman followed Thanks to the support of Out Girl. Suburb born Simon in concert with her tribute to the HGS Residents Association, Lewis again displayed his Barbra Streisand, and hardy Proms was able to put on a great talents as an interviewer, this festival goers then went on to series of free lunchtime concerts. year quizzing his former Oxford hear the late-night stand-up. Violinist Sophie Rosa and pianist tutor, Vernon Bogdanor, on his Athena Kugblenu, a local from Sholto Kynoch particularly book Beyond Brexit. East Finchley, won much applause, impressed with their programme The young star pianist, as did Scottish newcomer, of Spanish music, as did prize- Isata Kanneh-Mason, generated Eleanor Morton. winning pianist Chiyan Wong another ‘wow’ as soloist for Part of Proms’ mission is to playing Liszt. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No bring live classical music to Lovers of fresh air and 3 with the Fantasia Orchestra, younger audiences. At the exercise are never disappointed Charles Paget Wade walk led by Paul Capewell of the HGS Trust

masterfully conducted by Tom youngest end of the scale, the with Proms Heritage Walks, and SYLVIA COURY Fetherstonhaugh. two Teeny Prom events for virtually all were sold out. Paul Proms’ ability to attract top babies and toddlers, supported Capewell of the HGS Trust was talent shone throughout the by the DaCapo Music Foundation, especially informative about week. One fan on Twitter were highly successful, with the Wonderful World of Charles described hearing Arvo Pärt’s under-fives singing and playing Paget Wade as he took walkers Fratres by violinist Fenella with musical instruments. around the Suburb buildings Humphreys and the Covent Slightly older children really Wade had designed. Garden Sinfonia as, “something enjoyed the Junk Orchestra, All of these events raised I’ll never forget – hairs still standing giving them a chance to make money for Proms’ two target on end tbh”. Charismatic guitarist music from recycled products, and charities, North London Hospice Miloš impressed with his charm to attend the Journey through and Toynbee Hall. Thanks to the as much as his repertoire. And Space, presented by the BBC support of ticket buyers, sponsors, the superb King’s Singers made Elstree Band, conducted by advertisers, donors and Friends, spines tingle as their work Noah Max. On the final Sunday Proms has managed to donate a resonated, thanks in part to St afternoon, the Magnard Ensemble whopping £60,000 this year, up Jude’s excellent acoustic. was magnificent with its concert from £55,000 in 2018. The Gershwin evening, bringing music to life for every- The festival will back in presented by the Julian Bliss one from five years old upwards. 2020, running from 27 June to Septet, was fully sold out, as Proms also brought 11 local 5 July. Put the dates in your Suburb born Simon Lewis (left) was the Last Night with the schools together for a big school diary now! interviews Vernon Bogdanor, on his North London Symphony concert one afternoon, having RON FINLAY book Beyond Brexit

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Marmen Quartet Leonore Piano Trio SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 7 Mike Brearley on table tennis California to Hawaii on the Suburb – in a rowing boat? Suburb News has featured the a particular bit of technique, If you’d told me 20 years ago PHOTOS: BEN RODFORD Suburb Table Tennis Club, but when you ‘become’ the that I would be attempting to founded in 2015, which uses teacher, embodying Nico or break the world record for rowing the Free Church Hall and runs Elinor in your strokes. And the 2,400 miles from California sessions on Thursday evenings finally, in table tennis as with to Hawaii, I’m not sure whether (www.suburbttc.com), several times other difficult activities, things I would have laughed, cried, or (see SN124/129/135) and recently start to fall apart so easily, just stared at you in bewilderment. learnt of an article which appeared whether because of something You see, 20 years ago, I was very in the New Statesman based on unusual in your opponent, or much a ‘regular’ pupil at Brookland the experience of the author, because he is a bit sharper than Junior School. Sure, I relished psychoanalyst, pyschotherapist, you, or because you become our swimming lessons and was journalist and retired cricketer, complacent or over-anxious. gravely disappointed when the Mike Brearley. He writes about I came to it as a result of two netball teacher went on maternity how his learning table tennis stimuli: first from watching a leave, but I’m not sure anyone has informed his views on the TV programme in which a would have described me as process of learning, being human group of old people were particularly intrepid. and psychoanalysis. divided into three: one section I went on to secondary The New Statesman has very carried on without any extra school at South Hampstead kindly given us permission to activities, the second played where, if anything, my sporting reprint the following excerpt table tennis three times a week activity dwindled (something far from the article Mike Brearley and the third went for a 60 too common amongst teenage wrote for the paper and which minute walk several times a girls and something I’m now appeared on October 8 last year. tables available to play on after week. At the end of the passionate about preventing). I the game ended. I would play experiment, cognitive and other did, however, participate in the I’m giving a public lecture on with my father, who would let abilities were measured and Duke of Edinburgh Award and a September 8, on ‘Freeing up me get to 20-16 and then polish compared with how they were World Challenge Expedition to thought in sport, psychoanalysis me off at 22-20. He was a at the start. What I recall is that Vietnam, which sparked my and everyday life’ (which covers Yorkshireman. As one spectator at both table tennis and walking passion for travel and adventure. just about everything). And I’ve Headingley once shouted, ‘Don’t improved people’s reactions, This is all very well, but taken up table tennis. I discover think yourself so clever, Brearley, cognition, memory and alertness, there’s still no rowing in my life there are links between the two. just because you wear socks.” in slightly different ways that I story. It wasn’t until I went to I go once a week to a club in The learning process is so can’t remember. The second university at Oxford that I Hampstead Garden Suburb, where interesting, even at my age. factor was meeting Matthew Syed discovered the sport, but I still a 29-foot boat for close to seven you actively avoid scary situations. there are two wonderful teachers Partly it’s a matter of grooving. when we were invited to perform wasn’t committed. In my head, weeks, rowing two hours on, Each time you take on a challenge, (Nico from Albania and Elinor Play four back hands followed together at the Cheltenham sport was generally just a bit of two hours off around the clock. you build your resilience arsenal; from Moldova), and varying by one forehand. Play three Literary Festival last year. Matthew an inconvenience; the sweat, We will be battling sea- the more you do things that attenders from a mainly male forehands down the forehand was England’s number-one player, the uncomfortable bras, the fact sickness and waves of up to 60 scare you, the more you’re able group, many of us of a certain side followed by a backhand. and has written books (as well that it didn’t really fit in with feet. When sea-sickness doesn’t to do things that scare you. age. I never learned table tennis, Use your forearm not your as in columns in The Times) nights out. stop us eating, we will be trying To that end, our crew is never had a lesson, and only whole arm for back hands. on table tennis and on the But then I fell ill; just before to plough our way through the called Girls Who Dare and our played when encountering a Don’t move so far with your psychology of sport. He put me my 21st birthday – I spent the 4,000 calories of dehydrated tagline is ‘dream, dare, do’. We table by chance, for instance, at whole body for a forehand. You in touch with Richard Grethe best part of a month in hospital food we’ll need to fuel our want our row to encourage the house of psychoanalyst have to be ready for the return, and the club. fighting for my leg and life. I efforts. We’ll be using a public people, but especially girls, to colleagues who had a table in fractions of a second later. Spin I think learning table tennis was in Oxford when I’d been bucket instead of a loo. Showers dream big, set goals, and have their basement in Italy, or those and how to counter it. You have is not unlike learning how to be bitten and became ill with will be makeshift at best. I won’t the courage to go out and pursue rare cricket clubs (often I suspect to think, but also let things more human through psycho- necrotising fasciitis, a potentially go into detail on the sores we’ll them. We are just four ordinary bank grounds) where there would happen. Moreover, you often analysis. In the latter patients fatal flesh-eating disease. There’s expect to develop. But it’s too women, but we are setting out be snooker and/or table tennis play better not when you learn are asked to free associate, to nothing like facing your own late to pull out now! to do something extraordinary. say what comes into our minds; mortality at the age of 20 to So why am I doing this? I Our wish is that we inspire you the analyst (among other things) make you realise just how obviously love challenging myself to do the same, whatever that notices moments of hesitation precious your body is! and I truly believe that we only might mean for you! or obstruction to the free flow of As part of my recovery, grow as individuals when we If you want to find out more thoughts, and invites the patient exercise became a life-line, and force ourselves outside our about our crew and our row, to notice them too. This sometimes I embraced training in a way I comfort zones. Many people please visit our website at www. leads to the interfering thought never had before. Rowing and have recently remarked on my dreamdaredo.org.uk or follow us or feeling that blocked the flow, exercise became a part of my assumed fearlessness in the face on Instagram @Girls.Who.Dare which patients sometimes life and followed me back to of such an immense challenge JESSICA SHUMAN come to recognise in statu London, where I now work for an but they couldn’t be further nascendi, in the moment of its asset manager. It just so happens from the truth; when I stop and The editor adds: Girls who Dare emerging. Thus we can come to that this asset manager sponsors think about what I’m taking on, will be undertaking this challenging feel, as they arise, thoughts that a number of rowing events and, I’m utterly terrified! But the row in June next year. I hope would otherwise never emerge, through them, I have had the reality is that you’re highly Suburb News will be able to let or never be taken seriously, but most incredible opportunities unlikely to live a fulfilling life if residents know how it goes. which are parts of the underlying to race at international regattas, assumptions that drive us and and also row across the Irish often restrict us. This is potentially Sea. It was that Celtic row that freeing, and, as with small proved to be a turning point. I children moving from babbling met a girl, Anna, who, two and into language, opens up new a half years later, would ask me worlds and new forms of if I’d join her and two others to possible life. Suddenly, we can form a four-woman crew to come to feel on the pulses what take on the Pacific. inhibits, and may be able to In the interim, I had climbed turn partial and vague ideas a mountain in Nepal and into more specific, more completed an ultra-triathlon in accurate and more articulate Malawi so the ocean row seemed thoughts. As the American analyst like a natural progression to my Jonathan Lear says, we can adventuring résumé. I said yes “win wisdom from illness.” Old in a heartbeat; you can’t deliberate automatic habits, compulsions, about decisions like these or addictions, repetitions, may common sense will talk you out gradually become replaced by of it! Trust me when I say that newer more inclusive capacities there are many, many aspects of of awareness and in the end of the row that would put most new, firmer, stronger habits of people off. The world record mind, forms of life. currently stands at 50 days. 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2197 Suburb News 2015 Ad PRINT.indd 1 22/07/2015 15:11:23 PHOTOS: TONY BRAND Artists’ Open Houses Over the weekends at the end of One of the houses is on the June and beginning of July Suburb, in Brookland Rise, and there were 20 houses in East was showing the work of five Finchley exhibiting the work of artists with jewellery, ceramics, over 70 artists – Open Houses photographs, textiles, glasswork, rather than Open Studios, and mixed media and silk prints. A another reminder that some wonderful mix. wonderful art is produced by Find out about their next event our neighbours. at www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk. TERRY BROOKS

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There was an exhibition of the More than 20 artists showed PHOTOS: TERRY BROOKS talent in our midst put on by their work in paintings, sculpture, HGS Art in Fellowship House ceramics, jewellery, photography, on May 11 & 12. There was also textiles, glass and silk painting. an opportunity to contribute to If you would like to know Combat Stress by eating some more about Suburb art and artists, wonderful Suburb cake in the go to www.hgsart.co.uk. comfort of the gardens. TERRY BROOKS Tennis Club’s new recruit Take a stroll through Farm Walk, him when making the piece, the verdant pathway linking which is now a Club attraction. Hampstead Way and Temple ‘After Suzanne’ was gifted to Farm Fortune Lane, to catch a glimpse Walk by Michael on condition of the Tennis Club’s ‘new’ that the Club requested members member. In full flight on the to make donations to the North grass verge of the car park is the London Hospice. sculpture modelled on Suzanne Further to their generosity it Lenglen the leading French tennis is anticipated that the Club will player of the 20s and 30s. She raise additional funds through was noted for her balletic style future charity tournaments, of play and innovative tennis which are a regular feature of costume, introducing the short Club life. white dress to ladies’ tennis. Michael’s sculptures are now Letter to the Editor Become part of the community Created for the Club by adorning many Suburb and Manchester M15 5FF the clerical administrator while Complete and return the form below, join online, or download a standing member Michael Berg, it was local area gardens raising much Bill was a volunteer and later, the order form from hgs.org.uk/ra/joinnow.html. Alternatively, if you own a these features that appealed to needed money for the Hospice. 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THURSDAY 1 AUGUST & EVERY THURSDAY TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 10-10.30am & 10.45-11.15am RA Library Sing Song Time Garden 2.30pm From Glinka to Tchaikovsky the story of Russian Chamber 9.30am Borough Councillors’ Surgery Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market Place. A library activity for Music. A Fellowship House talk by Robert Max. Fellowship House, 136a Way. Opportunity to ask for advice on local problems. Councillor Rohit under-threes and their grown-ups. Rhyme, rhythm and repetition all Willifield Way. Suburb residents welcome. Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Grover will be in attendance. help a baby’s listening and concentration skills, speech and language Members £1, non Members £3. Become a Member for £20 a year. 11.00am Harvest Festival Service in Free Church Please check the website (www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates development. Admission free. 2.30pm Why is it called a Heath? A Complex Patchwork Heath & or changes. Hampstead Society walk led by Thomas Radice, Trustee of the Society FRIDAY 2 AUGUST and member of the Heath Sub-Committee. Meet at Burgh House, New 3.30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market THURSDAY19 SEPTEMBER End Square, NW3 1LT. Enquiries 07941 528034. www. Place. A different book every month discussed over cake and tea. Pick up 2.30pm Oranges & Lemons Thursday Fellowship Tea and talk by Lester a copy of the current book at the HGS Library and join us on the first Hillman. Free Church Rooms. heathandhampstead. org.uk. Suggested donation £5 per adult. Friday of every month. Admission free. Last copy date for What’s On in November, December 2019 and January SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 for insertion in the Autumn Edition of Suburb News. Details to SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 10am-6pm Open House Free Church open. David Littaur, 84 Wildwood Road NW11 6UJ, 07510 308997 or 020 10.30am Traidcraft Sale, Clothing Exchange and Coffee morning in 10.30am-12noon Coffee Morning at Abbeyfield House, Homesfield, off 8731 6755. Email [email protected]. Free Church. Erskine Hill, sheltered housing home. Free entry and all welcome. TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2.30pm My Encounter with Gorillas A Fellowship House talk by Peter 1-6pm Open House Free Church open. 2.30pm The Hampstead Heath Extension Heath & Hampstead Society Falk. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Suburb residents welcome. 7.30pm Mill Hill Music Club presents London Mozart Players The Hall, walk led by Tony Ghilchik, Trustee of the Society and Member of the The Henrietta Barnett School. Mozart - Divertimento in B flat major Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members £1, non Members £3. Heath Sub-Committee. Meet at the cattle trough and flower stall, K137. Piazzolla - Libertango & Oblivion; Britten - Simple Symphony Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check the website (www. Spaniard’s End, near the Spaniard’s Inn. Enquiries to 07941 528034, Op.4; Tchaikovsky - Serenade in C major Op. 48. Tickets £15. All aged fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. www.heathandhampstead.org.uk. Suggested donation £5 per adult. 8-25 admitted free by arrangement with Cavatina Chamber Music Trust. 020 8959 1047, www.millhillmusicclub.co.uk. THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER TUESDAY 6 AUGUST & EVERY TUESDAY 7.30pm HGS Horticultural Society Busy Bees A talk by Pat Morgan of 10.15-10.45am RA Library Story/Song Time Garden Suburb Community TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER Barnet Beekeepers at Fellowship House 136a Willifield Way, London Library, 15 The Market Place. Rhythm and rhyme making activities 2.30pm Medieval to Modern: a Journey through Poetry A Fellowship NW11 6YD. Members free; non-members £3 at the door. alongside new and familiar songs, and an introduction into the world of House talk by Margaret Hall. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. exciting and boundless stories for toddlers and their carers. Admission free. Suburb residents welcome. Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER £1, non Members £3. Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check 2.30pm Wellbeing in Older Age A Fellowship House talk by Dr Pam SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER the website (www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. 9.30am Birds of the Heath in the Autumn Heath & Hampstead Society Schickler. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Suburb residents walk led by John Hunt, member of the Society and former Chairman of WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER welcome. Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members £1, non Members £3. Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check the website (www. the Marylebone Birdwatching Society. Meet at Burgh House, New End 7.30pm Apollo 11 HGS Astronomical Society presents talk by Jerry Square, NW3 1LT. Enquiries to 07941 528034.www.heathandhampstead. Stone, at the Oriel Room, Free Church Hall, Northway. 07751 305056. fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. org.uk. Suggested donation £5 per adult. THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 17 TO SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER & EVERY TUESDAY 7.30pm Finsbury Freehold Society and the Creation of Finchley Park 7.30pm & 4pm on Sunday My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte 10.15-10.45am RA Library Story/Song Time Garden Suburb Community Finchley Society presents talk by Stephen Yeo. Avenue House, 17 East Keatley, presented by Garden Suburb Theatre. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Library, 15 The Market Place. Rhythm and rhyme making activities End Road, Finchley N3 NQE. Info: [email protected]. Highgate, N6 4BD. This warm-hearted, humorous and heart-rending alongside new and familiar songs, and an introduction into the world of play is about the relationships between mothers and daughters. It exciting and boundless stories for toddlers and their carers. Admission free. FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER investigates themes of childhood, growing up, and keeping secrets. The 1pm Piano Recital by Asagi Nakata in Free Church. Lunch in support play explores the lives and relationships of four generations of women, of Christian Aid served from 12.15. TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER and looks at society’s changing expectations of women through the 2.30pm Why a Defibrillator? A Fellowship House talk by John Mathias, twentieth century. Tickets £14/£12 (cons). Box Office: 020 8340 3488. Chairman of Fellowship. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Suburb SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com. residents welcome. Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members £1, non 5.30pm Classical music concert Anete Graudina (violin) and Masayuki Tayama(piano) at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Works by Members £3. Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check the THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER website (www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. Admission free, donations welcome. 2.30pm Our holiday in Bhutan Thursday Fellowship tea and talk by 7-8pm Entry night for submission of entry forms for 288th Flower Show Info 07932 902923. Mick & Heather Tomlin. at Fellowship House 136a Willifield Way. Bring your entry forms where TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER & EVERY TUESDAY members will be happy to advise first-timers planning to put in exhibits 10.15-10.45am RA Library Story/Song Time Garden Suburb Community TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER or photographs at the show on Saturday. Or put your forms through the Library, 15 The Market Place. Rhythm and rhyme making activities 2.30pm TBA – A Fellowship House talk by TBA Fellowship House, 136a door at 4 Asmuns Hill, NW11 6ET before Friday 6 September. Get the alongside new and familiar songs, and an introduction into the world of Willifield Way. Suburb residents welcome. Admission (incl tea and children baking, making, painting or taking photographs to display at exciting and boundless stories for toddlers and their carers. Admission free. biscuits): Members £1, non Members £3. Become a Member for £20 a the show. All young winners get prize-money on the day. year. Please check the website (www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER updates or changes. THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER & EVERY THURSDAY 2.30pm John Betjeman A Fellowship House talk by Terence Atkins, 10-10.30am & 10.45-11.15am RA Library Sing Song Time Garden organist and choirmaster. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Suburb FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market Place. A library activity for residents welcome. Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members £1, non 1pm Wind Quintet, Celia Bangham and friends in Free Church. Lunch under-threes and their grown-ups. Rhyme, rhythm and repetition all Members £3. Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check the in support of Christian Aid served from 12.15. help a baby’s listening and concentration skills, speech and language website (www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. development. Admission free. 8.15pm Residents Association Council Meeting at Fellowship House. SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER Hear Suburb issues debated and raise your concerns at Question Time 3-5pm Residents Association Halloween Party for Children (age 4-7) at FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER (8.20-8.35pm). 3.30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market Fellowship House. Registration required via [email protected] Entry: Place. A different book every month discussed over cake and tea. Pick up THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER & EVERY THURSDAY £3 for RA member households, £5 for non-member households. a copy of the current book at the HGS Library and join us on the first 10-10.30am & 10.45-11.15am RA Library Sing Song Time Garden 7.30pm Hieronymus Quartet presented by Mill Hill Music Club The Hall, Friday of every month. Admission free. Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market Place. A library activity for The Henrietta Barnett School, Central Square. Mozart - Quartet No. 16 under-threes and their grown-ups. Rhyme, rhythm and repetition all in E flat major; Mozart - Quartet No. 16 in E flat major; Britten - Three SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER help a baby’s listening and concentration skills, speech and language Divertimenti; Wolf - Italian Serenade; Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 10.30am Traidcraft Sale, Clothing Exchange and Coffee morning in development. Admission free. 14 in F sharp minor. Tickets £15. All aged 8-25 admitted free by Free Church. arrangement with Cavatina Chamber Music Trust. 020 8959 1047 3-5pm HGS Horticultural Society 288th Flower Show Free Church Hall FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER www.millhillmusicclub.co.uk. Northway. For a traditional start to Autumn in the society’s 110th 3.30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market birthday year, come and hear the Grimsdyke Brass Band in the garden Place. A different book every month discussed over cake and tea. Pick up TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER of the Free Church Hall. See the results of the season of mellow a copy of the current book at the HGS Library and join us on the first 2.30pm The Garden Choir with Françoise Geller A Fellowship House fruitfulness on display, with flowers, baking, preserves, and photography Friday of every month. Admission free. event. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Suburb residents welcome. and competitions for children as well. Meet friends and family to sample Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members £1, non Members £3. the homemade cake for tea in the small hall. SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 10.30am Traidcraft Sale, Clothing Exchange and Coffee morning in Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check the website (www. TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER Free Church. fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. 2.30pm The Real Dragons’ Den A Fellowship House talk by Dr Richard 7.30pm An Evening of Music and Song Fundraising concert to Hargreaves. Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way. Suburb residents commemorate the Centenary of Forces’ mental health charity Combat WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER Stress. Songs from the North London Military Wives Choir and music from welcome. Admission (incl tea and biscuits): Members £1, non Members 7.30pm The Astro-Mythology of the Star Core presented by HGS the Royal Naval Volunteer Band – Northwood HQ. Special guest Martin Bell. £3. Become a Member for £20 a year. Please check the website (www. Astronomical Society. Talk by Rupert Holms in the Oriel Room, Free Tickets £15, £13 cons (over 65 & under 16). To book call 07710 098667, fellowshiphouse.co.uk) for any updates or changes. Church Hall, Northway NW11 7AG. Info 0775 130 5056. email [email protected]. Cash and cheques only, payable to MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER ‘Combat Stress’. THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 5pm Borough Councillors’ Surgery at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield 7.30pm History of the Finchley Charities presented by Finchley Society. Way. Opportunity to ask for advice on local problems. Councillor John Talk by Roger Chapman. Avenue House, 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 Marshall will be in attendance. NQE. Info: [email protected].

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Opening your garden to the public is about people down to a whisper. 121 Erskine Hill has canine gossip from plot to plot and sent across extra not gardens really. Yes, the fourteen gardens and friendly artificial grass bordered by eye popping help to each other. A well-oiled machine. one allotment were at their peak, all unique and displays of small cluster roses, blowing And then there’s the small matter of Teas! inspiring in their own right. Indeed, our donation preconceived ideas about fake grass right out of The gardens, pah, piece of cake (if you’ll pardon to the National Garden Scheme charities amounted the water! The gardens in Addison Way show the pun) but the catering at Fellowship House to a record breaking nearly £9,000. But my what horticultural gems can be created out of was like a military operation. At the height of lasting impression will be one of camaraderie the smallest, most challenging spaces. Wheel the afternoon a dozen volunteers were going full and well-being emanating from the streets and out the Big Guns of Willifield and Wordsworth, pelt manning the urns. It’s a long time since I’ve twittens in and around the Artisan Quarter. Asmuns and Erskine. Although award winners had to prepare a staff rota but with fifteen We gardeners don’t need to be reminded by everyone, none are content to rest on their locations covering about a square mile it came in the government or the medical profession that laurels, constantly updating their planting very handy and raised a few laughs amongst gardening is good for your health. (Although the schemes. Pity the poor performers in their friends! One team on savouries, one on cakes.

garden openers and volunteers who were involved borders, swiftly sacrificed for newer, moreLocal residents arriving with home baked cakes Allotment abundance in the NGS Group Open Gardens Day in the unusual specimens! and relatives of Garden Openers co-opted to Suburb on Sunday July 7 might have disagreed, As NGS Assistant County Organiser I elected help wherever needed. E-mails from volunteers after their back breaking six-hour stint!) to coordinate this HGS Hort. Soc. Open Gardens thanking me for including them in the event, Four new gardens, eager to join the party, Day: If visitors wondered who that strange proud to be part of the community. Well, if that lured our regulars, whilst the prospect of an woman was following them through the twittens doesn’t speak volumes for the goodness of afternoon of home-made tea and cakes and joining in their conversations, they were far gardening, then I don’t know what does! Wanna accompanied by local pianist Alexandra Westcott, too polite to comment. Strangers were be in my gang? Join our Horticultural Society at and a tipple here and there whilst admiring comparing the merits of this garden and that, [email protected]. some of the prettiest gardens in London, attracted and, “Have you been to so and so yet, you must CAROLINE BROOME 500 visitors. Yes OK, to the uninitiated the go.” One Garden Opener felt a palpable buzz in Suburb might fall somewhere between Midsomer the air, created by the anticipation and Murders and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but enjoyment of visitors strolling around the as an Outlander from the other side of the A1, Suburb, map in hand. Talking of which, these it’s the HGS Horticultural Society that that has Garden Openers are seriously driven, or proactive given me that feeling of community and in politically correct terminology! Their belonging that had evaded me as a city dweller. efficiency is scary: They were to be seen placing Over the years I’ve been to numerous bucolic traffic cones outside the Fellowship at 9pm Village Garden Festivals and urbane Town Saturday evening, ensuring parking space for the Garden Group Openings, but I’m fairly sure that visiting professional nurseries, and fixing up a combination of both, a stone’s throw from one directional signage at 6am Sunday morning in of the largest city centres in the world, is pretty the pouring rain. Each logged the number of unique. Gardens to suit all tastes: At 102 visitors to their own gardens, some sold home- Willifield Way, the calm white and lilac colour propagated plants and produce, held raffles, fed palette brought the volume of chatter right and watered their guests. They passed on garden Before and after, North Way Calm oasis at 102 Willifield EMAIL: [email protected] Summer Flower Show Horticulural Society The Summer Flower Show took work of Yvonne Oliver and the feeling inspired to cultivate their place in June at the Free Church show committee resulted in the gardens and allotments to the 110th anniversary Hall. The morning began early high attendance and hopefully high standard on display here. It doesn’t seem 10 years since Hampstead Garden Suburb, and with exhibitors preparing their many more Suburb residents AUGUSTA WOLFF the society celebrated its 100th is the only one to have survived produce and gradually over the birthday. But time stops for no to the present day in more or course of the day the Hall was man (or woman) and this year less its original form. In addition filled with the heady scent of is in fact the 110th anniversary to many other cups and prizes, sweet peas and roses. of our foundation in May 1909. it also awards its own medals to Classes ranged from the Just two years after the first show winners. Until 2008 they traditional flowers and vegetables families moved into Hampstead were bronze, but they were to the Smelliest Rose as well as Garden Suburb, Henrietta Barnett changed to silver to celebrate birthday cakes to celebrate the called a meeting of interested our centenary. Please go to www. Society’s 110th birthday. Suburb residents together, they hortsoc.co.uk for a full history. Christopher Matthews, a first formed a committee and within Here’s to the next 110 years! time exhibitor, won first prizes months they had put on a We couldn’t do it without your in both the single and double flower show in a marquee on participation and support. delphinium spike classes. Central Square. MARJORIE HARRIS Another of the competitions Double first-prize winner, Christopher Since then shows have been is for the best display in the 12 Matthews held every year except during plus children’s category. This is SYLVIA COURY the Second World War. At first named after Anthony Arnold they took place in the Henrietta Holton, the son of Suburb Barnett School Hall, but for many residents Walter and Gertrude years now they have been held Holton and a trooper in the in the Free Church Hall, with Royal Tank Regiment, who died smaller shows such as the in Normandy in June 1944. centenary Spring Show being First Awarded in 1951, the held in Fellowship House. present holder of the Holton The Horticultural Society Cup is Joe Coury-Reid. was the first society to come There was an ever popular into existence in the fledgling Punch and Judy Show. A major attraction is always the cake and tea provided by Barbara Perry and her team. Marjorie Harris Hungry caterpillars are curated a fascinating display of the history of the Society. eating up our hedges! The number of visitors was Check out your box hedges and by picking off the caterpillars higher than last year. The hard Summer Flower Show preparations Holton Cup holder, Joe Coury-Reid trees as box tree caterpillars and some people like to use (Cycladima) are very much in pheromone traps. However I have evidence on the Suburb. successfully used an organic They can strip mature hedges bacterial insecticide Bacillus Suburb rainfall in a short time and the large thurengiensis which only affect It will come as no surprise to precipitation. Indeed, since these two of those have been in the the driest part of the year and caterpillars have overwintered and caterpillars and protects bees readers of this column that yet records started in 1980, there last five years. So it hardly seems this year they were drier than are very hungry. Our beautiful and other wildlife. It needs to be again the first half of the year have only been four similarly like undue scaremongering to usual. The four or five inches box hedges that run almost all sprayed every two weeks between has seen well below average dry first halves of the year, and suggest that climate change is that used occasionally to make the way down the north side of April and October. It is possible real, and a crisis, and is going to June an easier month for water Temple Fortune Hill are looking it to buy on line as ‘Raupenfrei’ result in some very difficult supply seem to be rarer now. very moth eaten. made by Neudorf. problems for us. Those trying to Granted that, at 2.35 inches, To protect themselves the RUTH BEEDLE Four Seasons care for their gardens will have precipitation in June has caterpillars cover the plant in a GARDEN MAINTENANCE found that the 1.5inches, which provided some relief, but not white cocoon. They grow slowly fell over the April to June period, enough to make up for the hidden within the foliage before  Weekly or fortnightly maintenance contract  Garden clearance meant watering cans or hoses shortage before. Unfortunately, becoming mature and voracious  Lawn care (mowing, turfing, fertilisation etc.) Planting were necessary for any things there is only one example of caterpillars. In good conditions  Weed killing & treatment  Hedge trimming, tree works not fully established, and even over four inches from these the box tree moth can have  Patio cleaning  All general garden services for some that were. records (in 2012) to suggest that three generations in a year. For We offer a professional, reliable service with 10 years of experience at an affordable price. Call Roland or leave a message It seems to be in the months July might result in anything to more information on them see for a free quote. of April and May that the driest comfort our supposedly green the RHS website.  07584 574520  [email protected] times have been experienced. and pleasant land. You can save the plants in a They are, with March, on average, DIANA IWI FROM MEADWAY number of ways, the simplest SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 11 A great day out at the HGSRA Summer Funday PHOTOS: TERRY BROOKS PHOTOS: TERRY BROOKS GOODGYM

New life in Northway Gardens Residents who are members of another said, “I have just walked The result of the takeover has In the park on the other the Suburb’s own e-mail forum, through Northway Gardens with been a display that gets better every side of Northway, in the old the HGS List, will doubtless my hubby. It is magnificent and year, and a general improvement putting green and the Fletcher remember there were a number should be congratulated. Thank to the environment. Memorial Garden flowerbeds, of messages commenting on how you to those of you who have “The wonderful volunteers dead trees and shrubs are being the flower beds in Northway made a magnificent garden. The (above) have been busy with the removed, opening up this Gardens were looking. aroma from the roses are superb.” 22 beds of roses and flowers”, previously dark and overgrown One member wrote, “I can’t It is nearly five years since reports NGO spokesman, Brian area. Lots of plants and spring remember Northway Gardens ever Suburb News reported that the Ingram, “There are now evening bulbs have been planted in looking better. A truly magnificent Northway Gardens Organisation picnics, yoga and visiting families both areas. array of roses, plus colourful was taking over the management with the extra sunshine in the A message on the HGS List mixed beds of all kinds of other of the flowerbeds in the gardens. Rose Gardens as we cut back about how some local gardens planting. Behind Toulous in the The group said at the time, “We hedges. You are invited to come have been improved by local Market Place, so easy get to. A came together because of our and deadhead the roses. residents taking the initiative local jewel, especially right now, annoyance at the continued Do see the videos.” (youtu. remarked, “Isn’t it wonderful when so don’t missLitchfields_Suburb_News_July19_V2.pdf having a leisurely deterioration 1of the 24/07/2019 Rose Gardens 09:29 be/fwIlhpMp84k and youtu.be/ a few people take improving stroll between the beds!” while area in Northway Gardens.” SctjIaRVfnY). their environment into their own hands, to the benefit of many?” The NGO would like to give many thanks to all their great donors, individuals and corporate supporters: Ellis & Co Estate Agents, Streathers Solicitors, Gavzey Opticians Market Place, Ants Removals, the HGS Trust and the HGS Residents Association. TERRY BROOKS

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