RA Open Day Discusses Noise

www.hgs.org.uk Issue 123 · Summer 2015

Horticultural Show Not really a show What brings brings out the creativity hat, so what is Alan Johnson in Suburb residents, Diane Berger up to? to the Suburb, see back page See page 11 see page 9

RA Open Day discusses Noise MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES During the evening of Tuesday, times continual din produced impacts on everybody, and why June 2 Fellowship House was by modern garden tools, but we need a voluntary scheme of the scene of the latest RA Open there were also mentions of active noise reduction measures. Meeting, where residents can builders (renovations being Another suggestion put forward turn up and participate in a particularly intrusive), dogs was that the RA should produce a discussion on a subject of local (not time limited like gardening card asking residents to consider concern. It was the turn of noise and builders), radios and the effect of noise on their to be examined to see if we children. In many case the neighbours, and how they could considered it to be a nuisance noise was being produced while mitigate it. Putting one through and, if so, had ideas to remedy the householder was out. the letterbox of a noisy neighbour any problems. The meeting was For some the problem with would, for some, be preferable moderated by the RA Chairman, children lay with parental to making a fuss. David Lewis who thanked those control, or lack of it, and there For many the best idea as a present for coming and pointed were differing views of what is start would be to ask local bodies out that councillors Gabriel acceptable behaviour. One family such as the HGS Trust and Rozenburg and Rohit Grover of complained of being made to Barnet to set a good example by Garden Suburb Ward had come feel unwelcome because of their using less noisy gardening to hear residents’ concerns. children who, in their parents’ techniques, and act as an David Lewis presented the opinion, were merely being encouragement to others. meeting with the fruits of his children. That unwelcoming The RA decided at its July BBC Elstree Concert Band delighted and enthused many children at this year’s Proms at St Jude’s. Full story page 9. research into how to combat feeling was unacceptable for most. council meeting to set up a the nuisance caused by noise. Old-fashioned gardening, Select Committee on Noise The legal means to do so seem using rakes and brooms for Abatement, which in the Trust to elect new member to be very limited although the instance, was much-favoured, coming year will look at sources The next Annual General Meeting Suburb News understands that charitable purpose and objects Environmental Protection Act but most of the noise is made by of noise pollution and think of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Claire Calman, who stands as set out in its governing gives local councils the power contracted gardeners and some about possible ways to lessen its Trust will be on September 9, down by rotation, intends at documents. For us this means to control statutory nuisances, believe reverting to manual nuisance. It will see if social and this year it will be followed present to stand again for the that our trustees ensure the including noise, through methods would increase the pressure or legal means can be by the election of one new second three-year term allowed Trust does all things possible to abatement notices. He wondered cost to householders. An used to help solve problems of member to the Trust Council. by the constitution. maintain and preserve the if noise-insulating headphones alternative idea was using less noise. It will consider what can As we go to press there are no A trustee has to ensure a present character and amenities were the only answer to the noisy electric tools instead of be done at a local or national declared candidates, although charity remains true to its (continued on page 3) noise of gardening tools! petrol driven ones. level to persuade government As the evening progressed There was mention of different to enforce existing laws and by- the amount of distress caused ways of using education in the laws or create new ones. Any by noise was evident. Many of fight against noise. One idea representations are welcomed by Annual RA Picnic and Fun Day the contributors were obviously was to use an initiative to e-mail at [email protected]. Early rain delayed the start of followed by our newly elected first thing Sunday morning, to upset and angered by the some- explain how noise pollution TERRY BROOKS the fun, but luckily the weather Ward Councillor Rohit Grover laying out tables, to selling cakes, cleared up by 2pm with crowds who brought his wife Aneka to pouring drinks, to smiling in arriving along with the sun. This and little girl Raya, who loved the rain – thank you! is an event designed to bring the Ferris wheel! Secondly, thank you to all the local community together The highly talented face who came and supported the and in particular those younger painters, make-up artist and event. Proceeds of the cake sale members who sometimes feel hair-braiding expert were kept and two collection tins went to left out. busy non-stop all afternoon. the local charity ‘Resources for There appeared to be a Sam’s donkey rides and the Autism’ and we raised a fabulous constant coming and going of Punch & Judy by Geoff Felix £421.84 for them. The North buggies as families came out to had queues as usual and Fizzy London Hospice and Toynbee see what was going on and Lizzie was as popular as ever. Hall also received some of the there were probably around 400 With a magician from France, money raised at the event. people there at any one time. Fun Fair rides, Simmons Crepe Of course, none of this could The RA’s Events committee stand, cookery demos from local have happened without our also tries to bring to people’s expert Gill Roberts and music main sponsor, Ellis of Golders attention new businesses coming provided by local band ‘Sound Green, and also A2B Movers. to the area who are eager to of the Suburb’, there was pretty If you have any comments contribute something to be an much something for everyone! to make on the event, the RA WE DELIVER active part of HGS. This year Winner of ‘Guess the Pennies’ Events Committee would be For almost 40 years now we have been serving the needs of the Suburb and we have enjoyed there was Gail’s Bakery and was Paul Moore, and ‘Guess the very interested to know your every moment of it. Our service extends from Cottages to Castles and there is no property Dani Heneghan’s ‘Salon Hair at Hamper’ was Dave Dresner. thoughts. 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All the fun of the fair. More photos on page 8. North Side Broadband problems Annemount Some readers have probably some survey questions on www. of water, gas and electricity users in this area who require a noticed posters like the one hgsfastbroadband.com. The survey infrastructure meant the costs proper connection to meet summer fete shown here, received flyers or, if asks if they would be prepared involved for these properties do their needs. the highlights of the school members of the RA’s HGS List to pay £45, £90, £135 or £200 to not meet their commercial The group would like to calendar. Newly elected Mayor e-mail forum, have received an receive high-speed broadband. viability criteria. So affected hear from as many of those in of Barnet, Mark Shooter, an e-mail entitled, “Want Super Fast It also asks if they would be households will just have to pay the roads involved as possible. Annemount parent, officially Broadband and live on north willing to pay a greater amount if they want to be able to view The online survey even starts opened the fete, and the side of Suburb?” as a contribution to ensure the You Tube or BBC iPlayer videos with a tick box where you can afternoon erupted into a happy A small group of residents, success of the scheme. without stuttering, download register a no if you are not buzz: face-painted toddlers, frustrated by attempts to get BT have told Mike Freer that HD movies quickly or use interested in making a one off adorned with glitter tattoos, sensible answers from BT about the difficulties caused by the services like Netflix or Sky On payment at all to upgrade your danced on the lawn, munching why the broadband connections existing underground network Demand. Likewise for business phone connection. strawberries; Annemount parents, for so many houses and flats On Saturday June 13 Annemount past and present, caught up between Westholm and Gurney Pre-Prep and Nursery, on Holne over a glass of Pimms; children AFFECTED STREETS Drive were so bad, and with no Chase, hosted another vibrant raced from hook-a-duck and improvement on offer from BT Blandford Close and successful Summer Fete. hoopla to the bouncy castle in the foreseeable future, decided Brim Hill The Annemount families once and treasure hunt while those (odd nos 1 to 41 and to do something about it. again banded together to plan wanting a quieter moment even nos 2 to 52 only) They enlisted the active and run every aspect of this decorated bags and pencil cases Eastholm support our MP, Mike Freer, fun-filled afternoon, which or created sand art keepsakes. who, after receiving replies to Falloden Way raised funds for the PTA’s The atmosphere was warm, (north side: nos 153 to 263 only) his own survey of households, chosen charity, Spread A Smile. friendly and community focused; engaged directly with BT. The Greenhalgh Walk Head, Geraldine Maidment, a true reflection of the spirit of outcome is that the residents in Hill Rise welcomed the pupils, their the school. the streets named in the panel Hill Top families and friends to one of RACHEL RUSHBROOK will be able to get super fast (odd nos 1 to 41 and even nos 2 to 80 only) broadband if they help pay for the installation and infrastructure. Howard Walk BT are prepared to contribute Hutchings Walk Alexander Technique £40,000, but there remains a Lyttelton Road funding shortfall of £25,000 for (north side: nos 1 to 49 only) – who can it help? residents to pay. The amount Market Place When Jonathan Pryce, who The Alexander Technique is demanded by BT will depend on (north side) played Cardinal Wolsey in the not trying to stop anyone living how many people are prepared Maurice Walk BBC’s Wolf Hall, was asked in a life to the full – far from it. In fact to pay. If everyone chips in the Midholm recent interview which book it enables you to do anything estimate is £45. If only half of Ossulton Way had changed his life he said: you want – go to the gym, work those affected join up each will (odd nos 1 to 37 and “The one the teacher put under at a computer, prepare for a pay £90, although non-payers even nos 2 to 44 only) my head during the Alexander presentation, or play the trombone. will get the benefit too. The Leys Technique sessions at Rada. I grew You just learn to do it without Residents of the named Westholm an inch and a half.” injuring yourself. streets are being asked to answer Most people initially book a Most of us don’t realise how lesson because they are in pain. much of our life is spent on auto- It can help with chronic or pilot as we rush through the recurrent backache, a stiff neck, day leaving us feeling drained, Poor signage and over-zealous enforcement shoulder pain, tendonitis, sciatica, uncomfortable or worse, in pain. osteoporosis and repetitive People often start to see still rife on the Suburb strain injuries. changes after half a dozen lessons. The RA’s Roads & Traffic Committee councillors we succeeded in In 2008 the British Medical Even after their first lesson many has been involved in several having all that day’s tickets Journal published a study of say they feel lighter, more interesting cases recently with cancelled across all three bays. patients with chronic back pain. comfortable, more energetic, as mostly successful results. Whilst this outcome was The conclusion was that the well as calmer. At the end of April the satisfactory it arose only because Alexander Technique offers What they are discovering is Committee was contacted by a we heard about the incident significant long-term benefits. how not to squander their energy resident who had just been while there was still time to It is not a treatment or a on too much effort and tension. given a parking ticket for check the faulty temporary therapy although it can be very As Malcolm Balk, a Canadian leaving her car in a suspended signage, which would probably therapeutic. It’s called a lesson Alexander teacher and running bay in Temple Fortune Lane. A have been removed the next day. because you are learning how coach, says, “there’s really no visit to the spot indicated that a We have also settled a long- to look after yourself, to recognise need to grip a pencil with the number of motorists had been running case in which a visitor the warning signs and become force needed to swing an axe.” similarly unlucky and it seemed to Wildwood Road was ticketed adept at lessening or avoiding ELIZABETH ABRAHAMS likely that tickets would have earlier in the year for pavement pain altogether. Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869 - been issued all through the day parking. Although there is a A big part of the problem is 1955) was an Australian actor who to cars that had been left in a general prohibition against that while our pace of life seems developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique section near the junction with parking with wheels on the kerb to have accelerated at breakneck policy over pavement parking. bank holidays the wardens were Finchley Road. the rule is enforced variably speed, our lifestyle has become We are grateful for Cllr Marshall’s able to target a number of cars, The confusion was caused within the Suburb. more sedentary. persistence in arguing the lady’s which posed absolutely no by a Council sign, which We felt that it was unfair of The amazing ability to case on our behalf and this danger as the school was closed. indicated that only a single bay the Council to target a driver in remain in constant touch with eventually led to Barnet with- We have encouraged those was suspended out of a set of Wildwood Road when pavement the whole world doesn’t help. drawing the ticket. affected to request cancellation three, all of which had been parking is informally permitted It’s quite rare to spot someone Pavement parking is a of the tickets, but with Barnet taken out of use. Anyone using in adjoining Ingram Avenue. walking down the street who contentious issue. Barnet say having shown again that it will the other two bays would have The Council initially refused to isn’t checking their texts or they enforce this rule because not behave reasonably over the been perfectly entitled to cancel the visitor’s ticket so she tweets. But the tilt of their head when vehicles are parked partially enforcement of specific school believe that only the usual pay referred her case to adjudication at an unnatural angle as they on the pavement they can restrictions on non-school days and display restrictions applied. on the grounds that Barnet was squint at the screen has given rise cause an obstruction to the the Roads & Traffic Committee With the aid of our ward not operating a fair and transparent to a new affliction – ‘text neck’. blind or to mothers with decided to put up its own signs pushchairs. We are curious outside Brookland School on BRILL OWEN though as to why this is the late-May bank holiday (see CHARTERED ARCHITECTS apparently only an issue when below) warning motorists not We are able to offer a complete the vehicle in question is to park on the yellow lines. We service from conception to privately rather than Council shall continue to do this on completion helping you to create owned. Specifically we have future bank holidays but the a unique home that fulfils your asked Barnet to explain why the experience is a lesson to G Cohen needs Council lorry shown in the residents about the spirit in ANTIQUE SILVER Contact us for a free no obligation picture above parked right which the Council may use new consultation on 0208 349 0037 across the footpath at Willifield CCTV powers it has awarded Green in March did not itself for the prosecution of Or email at represent such a hazard. We moving traffic contraventions. We wish to purchase items of silver in any [email protected] have had no reply. GARY SHAW condition. As a long standing resident of the View our recent work at In a repeat of one of last year’s www.brillowen.co.uk most outrageous enforcement Suburb, Gideon Cohen is happy to view abuses, Barnet sent parking your silverware at home and will make an We are Chartered wardens to Brookland School Architects based in on the first of the May bank offer to purchase, free of any obligation. North London holidays to issue tickets to cars specialising in parked on single yellow lines refurbishments, which are active for a short 17 The London Silver Vaults extensions and time at either end of the school 53-64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QT new build houses day when children may be 020 7404 1425 and flats within [email protected] conservation areas crossing the road. and to listed Anticipating that some www.gcohen.co.uk buildings. motorists would assume that the restriction did not apply on 2 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Children of the Suburb Waterlow Court: Archives Exhibition from women’s utopia to urban oasis This brochure makes a visual and literary unequivocal case for the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust and the Planning Authority to be vigilant and active in the conservation of this unique and total architectural gem. What is particularly attractive in the brochure is the coherent layout and design throughout its 46 pages. The historic and contemporary illustrations appear on every page of this delightful record of the ‘urban oasis’. It is one of many that the Hampstead Garden Suburb hides behind landscape spaces and residential groupings throughout its 300 plus acres. Available at Joseph’s Bookshop and the Trust Office. ARNOLD LINDEN ARCHITECT AND RESIDENT accommodation and a Common This very elegant brochure written Room have all been altered as self 1Hampstead Garden Suburb: A and edited by Ann Reeder, with contained dwellings. It nevertheless Conservation Study. Shankland Tim Daniel’s modern photographs remains a cloistered court envisaged Cox Associates 1971. has been put together in an and realised by Baillie Scott, one 2Central gable sign in the Court Children in Willifield Way pre WW1 enchanting form. of the first of the ‘Arts and Crafts’ below the bell tower. The carefully researched modernist Architects. A new arrangement of photographs using Willifield Way in an era good schools for boys in the material including archival Baillie Scott’s awareness of Suburb News has been told that from the Hampstead Suburb before cars occupied our roads. area. This is now what we have. photographs, have been designed the whole building is shown by Waterlow Court is participating Archives entitled ‘Children of Children have danced round It is hoped that there will be in a most satisfactory juxtaposition his attention to the smallest detail for the first time in ‘Open House the Suburb’ was on display in a Maypole on Willifield Green another opportunity to see the with the current images and from the signed ironmongery London’ over the third weekend the Exhibition Tent at the Proms in the past and most recently in same exhibition in St Jude-on- present day descriptions. It is a particular for each floor level, to of September this year; a rare at St Jude’s from June 20-28 the Suburb Centenary Year. This the-Hill on the weekend of very welcome addition to the the fire place designs and opportunity to look round this and on Central Square at the open space was a key hub of the September 19-20 as part of the several publications that have elaborations for each of the little gem on our Suburb. Barnet Residents’ Association Fun Day Suburb before World War II, Open House London Weekend, given Waterlow Court recognition1 differing sizes and orientation is one of the less than a handful on June 28. The images were since the Club House was built when the Church will be open of its original purpose as a social of dwellings in their location of London Boroughs who do not selected by the Acting Archivist, on its edge. The Club House was for visitors. St Jude’s, founded construct and its present calm within the Court. see enough worth in this now Mrs Micky Watkins from a large the centre of many local groups by Dame Henrietta in 1907, is and still open green ‘oasis’. It is easy to see from this international initiative and refuse collection kept in the Archives, and activities but was destroyed itself well known for the Yet, as Ann Reeder points splendid document the Grade 2 any funding. Fortunately half a to show what a large part children, by bombing in WWII. The Green paintings and murals by Walter out, the Court remains a part of listing of the Court and some- dozen more enlightened local and provision for them, have was also the site of a demonstration Starmer on its walls, depicting the the urban fabric at the edge of thing to applaud and safeguard. organisations, including our RA, played in the development of in the early 1910s to get the Garden horrors of the First World War, Hampstead Heath on a site However, in several of its special the Trust and the Phoenix Cinema, the Suburb. Suburb Schools finally built and about which the Vicar, Reverend identified in the very first areas the ‘need to meet current put some money in to ensure Micky’s favourite photo in they were opened in 1913. Alan Walker, has recently sketches of the Garden Suburb regulations and standards’ and that people from Barnet, London, the Exhibition shows an early This was just one year after published a book entitled ‘Walter that Dame Henrietta Barnett the demands of new residents the rest of the country and abroad Pageant, which makes us realise the first six small children P Starmer: Artist 1877-1961’. commissioned from Raymond the Court’s listing is getting to have the opportunity to enjoy that our present spirit of began to attend the ‘Institute The exhibition was organised Unwin and Barry Parker. There be like the beached Italian Liner some of Barnet’s finest and most community goes right back to Kindergarten and High School’, by the Hampstead Garden are drawings by Baillie Scott of of recent notoriety. interesting buildings. the early days of the Suburb. which grew out of the Hampstead Suburb Archives Trust. Website: TIM DANIEL his designs of Waterlow Court The pictures show children Garden Suburb Institute and was www.suburbarchives.com. dated 1904 and countersigned from the inception of the Suburb destined to become Henrietta Contact 8455 8813 or 8455 2877. by Raymond Unwin which show to the present day at several Barnett School some years later. Email [email protected]. the form and appearance of the local schools, including Henrietta We now know HBS as a famous cloistered ‘improved industrial Barnett School, Annemount, the secondary school for girls, but ARCHIVES TRUST dwellings’ that were completed Garden Suburb Schools, Kerem for many years it also had a BOOKLIST as he drew them in 19092 just 5 School and the Brookland Schools, kindergarten and junior school Hampstead Garden Suburb – years later. as well as children in dramas which took boys as well. However, Planning for Conservation, by The existing structure – now and in pageants held at the Open the original conception by Dame The New HGS Trust Limited over 105 years old – retains and Air Theatre in Little Wood. The Henrietta herself was for a girls’ £3 expresses most of the social picture shown above is of children school, as there were so many Hampstead Garden Suburb – coherence required by Henrietta The Care and Appreciation of Barnett’s brief for a discreet its Architectural Heritage, by settlement of self contained HGS Design Study Group, 1977 dwellings for single professional £20 ladies even though the Communal Hampstead Garden Suburb – Dining Room, its kitchen, staff A Conservation Study, by Shankland Cox & Associates £20 Henrietta Barnett – Social HGS Trust AGM (continued from page 1) Worker and Community of the Suburb using the tools at owners and developers think So if you are a member and Planner, by Micky Watkins its disposal. Trustees also have that the Trust lacks the will or we have a disputed election, £14.95 to ensure the Trust remains resources to do so, they will be please use your vote for a Henrietta Barnett in solvent and has the resources quick to exploit the weakness. candidate who, by supporting Whitechapel – Her First 50 necessary to do its job. It is up to us to show by our votes the objectives of the Trust, will Years, by Micky Watkins We need trustees who will that we are prepared to support put the Suburb first. £5 ensure the Trust continues to be those who will protect us. Finally it is very important Henrietta’s Dream – properly resourced and not just I think trustees should also for me to say that the above A Chronicle of the Hampstead look to reduce its income and encourage the continuation represents my personal views Garden Suburb - Varieties & hamper its effectiveness. The and development of the new and not those of anyone else or Virtues, by Kathleen M Slack management charge has remained policy of communication and any group. £5 in its target range for the last consultation with residents. TERRY BROOKS The Story of Hampstead seven years and remains cheaper Garden Suburb 1907-1928, by than my TV licence or daily Jonathan Seres inspects Children of the Suburb Exhibition. Dame Henrietta Barnett DBE newspaper; I would say that is (Foreword by Martin Bell) good value for money. PAUL BROWN £9.95 The Trust has the responsibility Handlist of the Hampstead of maintaining an important PLUMBING & HEATING P R HARTLEY Garden Suburb Archive, Edited example of twentieth century PAUL BROWN by Henry S Cobb & Ann suburban design, and is also our Domestic plumbing CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Saunders best protector against inappropriate PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEER £5 development. 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If SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 3 New chapter for Archer Academy with new campus about to open It’s an exciting time for every- campus in East Finchley, the returned from recent visits to one involved in the Archer school is holding a Big Dig our new school campus. We can’t Academy, with just weeks to go weekend between 10am and wait to have three year groups until the school welcomes 4pm on September 5-6. The aim working there in September, students to its gleaming new is to make the best of the outside and are looking forward to Stanley Road campus. space, and the team are asking welcoming prospective parents The £12 million pound members of the wider community on October 7. development in East Finchley to come and lend a hand. We are thrilled with the was funded by the Education As Andry Moustras, a governor state-of-the-art learning facilities Funding Agency, who purchased at the school, explained: “You that our new campus will the site on behalf of the school, don’t need to be a gardening provide for our growing school and supported by a £500,000 expert to take part in the Big community. We are incredibly donation from the London Dig, all you need is some spare proud of everything we have Marathon Charitable Trust. It time, a pair of gardening gloves achieved as a school to date; the will be home to the Archer and a willingness to support future certainly looks very bright Academy’s lower school students, your local school. Families are as we move into our third with the upper school being welcome, refreshments will be academic year.” housed at Beaumont Close once provided and, of course, helpers For more information visit the school is at full capacity. will get a sneak peek at the school www.thearcheracademy.org.uk. As well as a suite of class- grounds before the campus rooms and multi-use spaces for officially opens. If you can come sport and recreation, the new and help for a couple of hours, facilities at Stanley Road include: please email me at info@thearcher a state-of-the-art all-weather academy.org.uk.” pitch; an indoor climbing wall NEW CAMPUS OPEN suitable for all abilities; three EVENING, OCTOBER 7 cutting-edge Science laboratories; The school’s autumn open two specialist Art and DT studios evening will take place on and a recording studio. In the October 7 and is likely to attract words of one student: “The high levels of interest as school is really modern and I prospective parents get a first can’t wait to study there!” chance to have a full tour of the The school is keen to ensure Stanley Road campus and hear that people of all ages benefit the school’s new headteacher Spring Sale raises money from the investment that has Lucy Harrison speak. Visitors are been made, and so will be being asked to book a timed for Combat Stress making the sports facilities at ticket in advance for her talks, Already known for its excellent Sale in the large hall, enjoyed the new campus available to as places will be limited; visit annual Winter Fair in aid of retail therapy to raise much the community outside of www.tinyurl.com/archerevents Combat Stress, on Saturday May needed extra funds to support school hours. to find out more. 16, Ruth Smith and her team mental health outreach projects, COMMUNITY BIG DIG, Miss Harrison said today, assembled large quantities of new which help armed forces veterans 5-6 SEPTEMBER “It’s been wonderful to see the and nearly-new fashion clothing who need them. As part of the preparations for excitement and enthusiasm of and held a spring sale in the This year’s Winter Fair in the opening of the Stanley Road students and staff as they have small hall at Fellowship House. support of Combat Stress will A steady stream of customers, be held at the Free Church Hall including some from the on Saturday October 31. Horticultural Society’s Plant MARJORIE HARRIS Brookland Junior School Fun Run

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I would like to join the HGS Residents Association. PLEASE USE CAPITALS THROUGHOUT Name Address Postcode Email (Giving your Email address helps us keep in touch and reduce costs ) Sunny weather usually brings was paid by children if they and, at the end, ice lollies were baking hot May day. The final with it swimming pools filled to chose to wear them (all proceeds handed out to everybody for results were fairly impressive Phone the brim, ice cream vans swarmed from this going to the two their efforts, providing a too with over £3,600 raised for by anyone within five miles chosen charities). welcome relief from the heat. the charities! All in all, a great Subscription amount: £ (Suggested minimum payment £15) and deckchairs brought out of Parents and siblings were Overall, you couldn’t have day was had by everyone. GAD_Suburb_News_137mm x 120mm_Layout 1 07/04/2014 17:15 Page 1 retirement. 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Quettawala who won the School’s entertainment in the form of a Languages Wordsearch were as the world is Mandarin Chinese, the newly refurbished library at The Mayor met the young competition to design graphics jazz band. follows: Amharic, Arabic, Basque, with more than a billion Brookland Junior School along- designers, Alisa Goldstein, Connie panels for the new shelving. Berber, Cantonese, Esperanto, speakers in the world. The Mayor was impressed by Flemish, Hebrew, Irish, Korean, UNESCO has identified 2,500 the confident and vivacious pupils Maltese, Manx, Persian, Romanian, languages at risk of extinction due who attended the celebration. Russian, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, to threats posed by globalisation During the opening Year 6 Urdu, Welsh. and cultural homogenisation. pupils provided some lively DID YOU KNOW? WINNER There are about 6,500 spoken Congratulations to our Spring languages in the world today. Wordsearch winner, Roshan Asia is the continent where Magub, who lives on Erskine most languages can be found Hill, and thanks to everyone (around 2,200). who participated. WORDSEARCH Next October will be Black History Month. To celebrate it, this issue’s Wordsearch includes the names of 20 prominent Black Britons: politicians, actors, singers, writers, activists... You will find the initial of the person’s first name followed by the surname. For example, for Claudia Jones (highlighted to start you off but please don’t include it in your total) you will find CJones. Names may be read in all directions, straight or diagonally. All words have four letters or more. Please send your entries by email to [email protected] with your name and contact details. The closing date is September 20. All correct entries go into a draw to win a £20 voucher from our independent local shop Joseph’s Random Ramblings of Bookstore. Good luck and happy Black History Month 2015!

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Susie Gregson MBE is one of the condominium where they were attracts world class performers does not hide behind net curtains get involved if they would like to. of London, would certainly have best known faces on the Suburb living. They returned home to and people, from far and wide (I don’t think she has any) and Susie’s energy and desire to get commended her to the late being the founder of the now the Suburb in 1984. There was a as well as locally, and raises much does not keep herself to herself, all residents where possible to Dame Henrietta Barnett, whose famous Proms at St Jude’s later two-year stint abroad in Sri needed money for Toynbee Hall or use the Suburb like a enjoy and contribute to Suburb former house is in South Square Lanka, which, at a time of civil (founded by Dame Henrietta dormitory town and scuttle into life, along with the money raised (identifiable by the plaque usie Gregson (née Gillard) was war, was rather more ‘challenging’ Barnett and her husband in the her car to avoid her neighbours; for Toynbee Hall in the East End bearing her name) Sborn, brought up and educated but exciting too. East End, where he was vicar of indeed she would be the first to in the Suburb where she has After coming to terms with St Jude’s Whitechapel, to help the offer help to any of them if it lived with her family all her life; the terrible tragedy of losing a many desperately poor people, were needed. except for two significant stints baby girl at the age of 6 weeks, of whom many were immigrants) Her fierce energies to create abroad after she married Paul Susie and Paul added 2 boys, and for the North London and sustain the annual event of at St Jude’s in 1979, having met David and Luke, to their family. Hospice. In 2012 a Literary Festival the Proms at St Jude’s are vital; him when only fourteen while Susie had her hands full as a (Litfest) at Henrietta Barnett there is a committee of fourteen they were both still at school. young mother of three, but School was added which takes and sub-committees, but she She is currently Chair of the embarked on fundraising for place over the first weekend of takes on a lot of activities herself Henrietta Barnett School Great Ormond Street as a way of the 9 days of Proms. including successfully selling Alumnae and Chief Executive of giving back for the care their The MBE was a wonderful adverts in the programme and Proms at St Jude’s. family had received. The couple surprise and totally unexpected. finding new sponsors. She She was a Brownie, a Guide, bought a new house early in Susie told me that at first she admits she is persistent and not was and still is a member of 1992, which was just three doors thought the letter that arrived easily discouraged and she St Jude’s Church choir and away from her parents, but by post in November 2010 doesn’t just want ‘a lump of involved in a host of different before the house was ready to asking if she would accept an cash’, but involvement in the local activities. After her ‘A’ move into, her father died and MBE was a hoax. Having been community and the events by levels she took a course at the then within ten months her assured it was real, she was local businesses. She is delighted Institut Français to qualify as a mother died too. hugely excited and delighted to when sponsors attend or their bilingual secretary but ultimately As an only child, very close accept. She had a wonderful day staff engage in a hands on way – got a job selling major English to her parents, Susie was in February 2011 when Paul such as long term supporters the and American TV programmes devastated, but after the shock drove Susie and the family RA, the Trust, Waitrose, Barclays to the East Europeans. she accepted the offer of her through the gates at Buckingham Bank and Godfrey & Barr. She Her marketing skills and American cousin to sing in a Palace for her to receive the wants them to reap benefits experience were to come in very concert held in memory of her medal from Prince Charles. from their engagement with the useful later on, but she had to parents at St Jude’s. There was Shortly after the New Year’s festival. There is a large army of abandon this career when Paul’s an offer from an orchestra to Honours List was announced volunteers and, for the last eight job flew them out as a young play at another concert – and Susie shared the celebrations or nine years, a professional married couple to California Susie thought why not have a with the Proms committee and team of lighting and health and where they spent four exciting week of concerts to raise money some key supporters, for she felt safety people are paid to take years, and she concentrated on for local good causes – and thus her MBE belonged to them all. charge of the functional her first baby, Emma, who was was the ‘Suburb Proms’ founded. Susie exudes energy and she management under Susie’s ever- born there and took advantage Twenty-three years on the likes to get things done. She is watchful eyes. 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Simon Hurst who became the control little things surprising. RIBA appointed trustee on the More of a problem for him was board of the HGS Trust in May reconciling the natural feeling of 2003 is moving on owners that, “my home is my castle and I ought to be able to uburb News managed to have do as I wish” with having to act S a few words with him before in the long-term interests of the his final appearance on the Property Suburb and those who live in it. and Plans Committee in April. Simon revealed the Suburb His leaving the Trust was was the scene of the most prompted by accepting some unpleasant evening of his life major work on a Grade I listed when the council was severely building in Cornwall, which criticised and heavily heckled at made continuing as a Trustee the AGM in 2011 over the impractical; there would have Henrietta Barnett School been too much travelling. extensions. However he took His architectural practice is comfort from this clear based in East London and he demonstration of the passion we specialises in work in context have here for our Suburb, which with historic and listed buildings. he found very encouraging. He is the Honorary Architect to He felt the Trust has gone the Art Workers’ Guild, which from strength to strength. Taking aims to bring together more notice of developments practitioners in all the applied and engaging in more active arts. This led to the successful management, it had also become commission of Georgy Mkrtichian more involved in other Suburb to carve the new console activities and bodies. He thinks brackets for the canopy of the the Suburb is a real community, HGST office extension. which is a precious thing. The His route to the Suburb Suburb is a happy place; a feeling came through his 1998 that is mirrored in the Trust with travelling scholarship from the the admirable staff team. Society for the Protection of He confessed to being a Ancient Buildings and by chance classic car fiend, he has nine encountering Dorian Crone, a cars in total, and made special previous RIBA trustee, and mention of his restored Fiat 500, himself a former SPAB Scholar. Vanden Plas 1500 (a posh An interest in Lutyens and the Austin Allegro) and Riley One- Arts & Crafts movement meant Point-Five. He also admits to there was no hesitation when spending a lot more time recently Dorian stood down and the on landscape gardening. opportunity to become one of Suburb News wishes him our trustees came up. well, and thanks him for the gift He found both the planning of his time and expertise over flexibility and the ability to the last 12 years

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(Above) As usual, the punch and judy show drew a large and appreciative audience of children – both large and small! (Above, right) The donkeys too proved a firm favourite. (Right) Thankfully the cup and saucer ride was large enough to hold adults. (Far right, above) Queues formed for the coconut shy. (Far right, below) The dulcet tones of ‘Sounds of the Suburb’ filled the air. Local parish celebrates church’s centenary On 4th and 5th July the parish RAPHAEL LANDICHO first Mass in it on the feast of St Letters to the editor of St Edward the Confessor, Edward the Confessor in October Dear Sir, of today’s world. In my opinion it Golders Green, celebrated the 1915, celebrated by Cardinal is in total harmony with the Re ‘Fellowship House re-opens’- 100th anniversary of the building Bourne. Over the years there were original Fellowship House whilst Suburb News, Spring 2015 of the church with a flower festival many visitors, notably Monsignor creating far more room and and Open Church weekend. Ronald Knox who preached a Since Fellowship House re-opened enhancing the appearance and Many of the neighbouring sermon on St Edward the Confessor, I have heard nothing but praise for usefulness of both the interior and Christian churches, the nearby which is now included in the the new look. It is now a really exterior spaces. synagogue and the horticultural universal prayer of the church dynamic building of enhanced I hope that this oversight can society in Hampstead Garden on the feast day of St Edward. benefit to our community. be put right in your next edition. Suburb all contributed displays. The present parish priest, Fr On reading the feature about A specially valued display was Tony Convery, was very pleased the re-opening of Fellowship House Yours brought by the people with with the festival and open church, in the latest edition of Suburb News, Peter Oliver learning difficulties at St Josephs saying a warm “Well Done” to I was surprised that no mention Centre in Hendon. Including those who organised it all. was made or credit given to the those produced by different parish For further details contact architect, Mark Beedle. Suburb News thanks Peter Oliver for organisations in St Edward’s, there around during the day on and cake and the chance to talk Deacon Anthony Clark, 8455 9822 Mark has lived in the Suburb his letter pointing out this omission were 28 displays round the Saturday and the afternoon on to parishioners on hand. or [email protected], since the 1970’s. His love of the from our article and agrees with his church, making it a remarkable Sunday. They were offered guided The building of the church or email Martin and Joan How, Suburb and desire to preserve the assessment of the new Fellowship place of colour and beauty. tours, a rolling photographic was begun by the first parish experts on the church’s history, integrity of the building are apparent House. Mark Beedle did a fine job Doors were opened to any display of the history of the priest Fr Bendon in March 1914 at [email protected]. in his subtle design, whilst making as the architect involved in the visitors who wished to look parish in the hall along with tea and completed in time for the DEACON ANTHONY CLARK it more appropriate for the demands project. Ed. “Hampstead, we have a problem” It was 12.35pm on Tuesday June take goes only before 1800 hrs.” “We can perhaps fly by Lille announce the new plans at the arrived at St Jude’s. I hate to this test organisational skills to 23 when my mobile rang. It was Since they were due on at airport, but that is one hour away.” start of the concert. I could then think what speed they must the limit. The Proms at St Jude’s, hard to make out what the caller 7.45pm, this didn’t sound good. “OK, please look into that go ahead and let the local press have travelled on the motorway now in its 23rd season, rose was saying – his English wasn’t I was vaguely aware from the and I’ll get back to you”, I said, know, as well as using our own to make it, but there they were! splendidly to the challenge.” terribly good and the line was news of a wildcat strike at Calais my brow starting to get a teeny communications channels to alert We announced at the end of RON FINLAY poor. I was about to hang up, that morning, but hadn’t – until bit moist. ticket holders to the changes. the first half that – after an SYLVIA COURY thinking it was an unsolicited then – put two and two together Oh dear. Just seven hours to The clock ticked. By 6.45pm, extended interval, allowing the sales call, when I made out the about the travel plans of our go until the concert, about 450 an hour before the start of the orchestra time to change and words: “Kammerphilharmonie contingent from Cologne. ticket holders due to attend – concert, we didn’t know where the production crew to work Europa” – the orchestra that “How many of you are there?” and no orchestra. I called Tim, the orchestra was. There was no their wonders rearranging the was due to play that evening. I asked, hoping it was only a our concert manager, who I reply from any of their mobile stage for a new configuration – That’s when I started to take it violinist or two that might be knew was about to start the phones. We had heard they the show would go on. more seriously… delayed. “We are twenty-five lunchtime concert. were catching a 4pm ferry, but It did, with a great rendition “I am the first violin,” the caller persons,” came the reply. “Tim,” I ventured cautiously, it appeared they might still be of Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto said. “There are manifestations “But if you don’t leave until “I know you are very busy right mid-Channel. We might have and Mozart’s Piano Concerto at Calais, and it is not possible 6pm, that’s 5pm UK time, and now, but it looks like the to go to Plan B for the second No. 23. either for us to go by the don’t arrive at Dover until 7pm, Kammerphilharmonie is stuck half – Sergey had volunteered This was the first time in 23 Eurotunnel. We are now at that’s too late.” I said helpfully, on the wrong side of the for Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an years that we’d had a concert Dunkerque and the ship we can “Are you able to fly?” Channel and isn’t going to make Exhibition if he had to perform put at last minute jeopardy, yet it for tonight’s performance. solo after the interval too. everyone rose to the occasion, Any thoughts?” Then, hallelujah, we received including the audience whose Tim is totally unflappable. a call – both good news and bad support and understanding was Do you struggle with “The soloist, Sergey Schepkin, is news. The good was that the truly touching. here. I’ll see if he can play solo Kammerphilharmonie had caught As Barry Millington said in back, neck or shoulder pain, for the first half and maybe the an earlier boat and had now his Evening Standard review orchestra will arrive by the docked. But the bad was that the next day: “Crises such as Sergey Schepkin holds the fort! a repetitive strain injury, interval.” It sounded like a good the crossing had been delayed plan, if Sergey wouldn’t mind and they were only just about a slipped disc or sciatica? completely changing his to leave Dover, one hour before Find out how the Alexander Technique can help you: Welcome to St Jude’s programme and performing the start of the concert. Sundays: • recover from illness, injury, surgery or chronic pain, something unrehearsed for an We decided we’d tell the 8am Said Eucharist hour. “OK,” I said, “I’ll inform audience that we’d make an 10.30am Sung Eucharist • stop feeling tense, tired and uncomfortable, the Committee and please update announcement at the end of (Junior Church meeting in the Vicarage Rooms) me once you’ve spoken to the the first half about what was • improve your posture and feel more at ease whether Thursdays: first violinist again. 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Children at BBC Elstree Concert Band Performance Alex Belos Last Night of the Proms audience Among those of us who organise hear former Home Secretary, weather doing its utmost to graduates and undergraduates. trying to sing along to Rule extraordinarily considerate and Proms at St Jude’s, this will be the Health Secretary and Education keep the lawns and flowers A particular high point was the Britannia but not making a very polite and we are fond of saying year that will be remembered for Secretary Alan Johnson at LitFest green, and the curiosity of the performance of Poulenc’s Concerto good job of it! Luckily mezzo- that when we grow up, we want being the one when the orchestra in conversation about his latest walkers being what it was, the for two pianos, with Antoine soprano Victoria Williams was to be just like David!” didn’t turn up until half-time. That’s memoir, Please Mr Postman, with visit instead concentrated on a Françoise and Robin Green as there to save the day. It was a fitting way to end a whole story in itself, see opposite former No 10 Communications subject none of us had really the duo on the keyboards. Their As a surprise on the Last the Proms’ 23rd season, one in page. But for those who attended, Director Simon Lewis. ‘AJ’, as expected – seeing how a playful rendition of parts of Night, the audience was also which we will again have raised every day had its own highlight. Simon disclosed that he was crematorium actually works. It Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the treated to an extra delight – to about £60,000 for Toynbee Hall There’s no doubt that the known as in Downing Street, was a full ‘behind the scenes’ Animals as an encore led to see Proms Committee veteran and the North London Hospice. opening night’s Carmen was a was down-to-earth, funny and tour. Not for the squeamish, but rousing applause. David Littaur taking up the Many thanks to everyone who fantastic hit. As with their La engaging. Publicly thanking the fantastically interesting. Friday’s concert brought a baton to conduct the London made this possible. Bohème last year, the Nevill Holt audience member who had baked Day Four produced an little magic to St Jude’s as the International Orchestra for a RON FINLAY Orchestra directed by Nicholas him a special cake to enjoy in enchanting harp recital at Cardinall’s Musick showed how few minutes in honour of his Chalmers excelled themselves the LitFest café just reinforced lunchtime by the French Clara good the acoustics of the church 90th birthday. As Proms founder, Ron Finlay is a trustee of Proms with a captivating performance. the humanity of the man and Garde and Portuguese Zita Silva. are for vocal performances – Susie Gregson, said, “He is the at St Jude’s and responsible for Clare Presland was a stand-out the unique community spirit This is the second year that indeed, several albums have epitome of an English gentleman, marketing and publicity. in the title role, fully imparting that Proms brings about. Proms has given a platform to been recorded there for that the character’s sultriness, while A treat on Day Three was winners of the annual Camac reason. It was stirring to hear the Accredited by the Paul Carey Jones was superb as the walk around Golders Green Harp Competition, and it looks 16th and 17th century music GOLDERS GREEN the swashbuckling toreador. 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SATURDAY 1 AUGUST your Members’ Handbook. Plenty of help available from TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER 10:30am Drop in Coffee Morning Traidcraft Sale and Clothing committee members if this is your first time of entering. Many 2:30pm Fellowship: Know your Type: Know your Life at Exchange at The Free Church. things for children of all ages to go in for, with cash prizes at the Fellowship House. Exploring a new psychological system. Speaker show. If you can’t get to Fellowship House, then drop your Matthew Campling. EVERY THURSDAY 6 AUGUST - 29 OCTOBER entries in to the show co-ordinator at 4 Asmuns Hill, NW11 6ET, 10:00-10:30am & 10:45-11:15am Sing Song Time Garden 8455 8741, who will be happy to offer show advice if you need it. SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER Suburb Community Library, 15 The Market Place. A first library 10-11am Borough Councillors’ Surgery at HGS Trust offices. Ask activity for under threes and their grown-ups. Rhyme, rhythm WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER for advice on local problems. and repetition are all fundamental to a baby’s speech and 8pm HGS Trust Annual General Meeting at Henrietta Barnett language development. Sharing rhymes and singing songs School Hall. Info 8455 1066. TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER helps babies to develop listening and concentration skills. 2:30pm Fellowship: Poetry Reading at Fellowship House. Admission free. SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER Speaker Michael Berg. 10:30am-12:30pm Abbeyfield Open House Coffee Morning 8pm Residents Association: Crime Prevention at Fellowship FRIDAY 7 AUGUST Abbeyfield House, Homesfield, Erskine Hill NW11 6HL. House Open Meeting. 3:30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The Opportunity to see House and Garden and meet residents, staff Market Place. A different book every month discussed over cake & volunteers. THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER and tea. Pick up a copy of the current book at the HGS Library 3:30-5:30pm Horticultural Society 280th Autumn Flower Show 7:30pm Con Tempo Quartet at Henrietta Barnett School Hall and join us on the first Friday of the month. Admission free. at Free Church Hall. All the sights and scents of a traditional Mill Hill Music Club presents the Con Tempo Quartet playing: country show within a few miles of the centre of London! Flowers, Haydn – Quartet in C major Op. 76/3 “Emperor”; Janacek – FRIDAY 14 AUGUST vegetables, herbs, cookery, baking, preserving, photography, Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’; Beethoven – Quartet Op. 59 No. Horticultural Society Coach Trip to Capel Manor and ‘Daisy etc.,categories for children of all ages, raffle, bulbs for sale, 3 in C major. Admission £15. To book 8959 3866. Roots’ Plant Nursery A trip to Capel Manor Gardens offers a home-made teas. Entry free for members and under-18s. Non- unique opportunity to see behind the scenes at London’s only members £2. Grimsdyke Brass band will again play in the garden TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER specialist college for those interested in horticulture and plants. (indoors if wet). 2:30pm Fellowship: Lifting the Lid at Fellowship House A Saucy ‘Daisy Roots’ is a fantastic nursery for those of you who are the Entertainment. Speaker June Armstrong-Wright & Friends. real plants people! Full information to follow. TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2:30pm Fellowship: Aero Suburb at Fellowship House The Battle 7:30pm Horticultural Society Autumn Talk by Russell Bowes at 1pm Free Church Music Recital Hiroshi Kensaw (baritone) at The of Britain – 75 years on. Speaker Lester Hillman. Fellowship House. Full details at a later date. Free Church. Lunch in support of Christian Aid served at 12.15pm. SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 7.30pm Garden Suburb Theatre: She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER Residents Association Last copy date for What’s On in November, N6 4BD. When Oliver Goldsmith called She Stoops to Conquer 8pm Residents Association Council Meeting at Fellowship House. December and January 2016. For insertion in the Autumn edition his ‘laughing comedy’, he wasn’t joking. Garden Suburb Theatre Hear Suburb issues debated and raise your concerns at Question of Suburb News. Details to David Littaur, 84 Wildwood Road have updated the timeless classic play to the 1950s, the perfect Time (8.05pm). NW1 6UJ. 8731 6755 or 07510 308 997. Email: [email protected]. setting for this lively, witty farce. Admission £12 (con £10). To 10:00am-6:00pm Free Church Open House at The Free Church. book 020 8340 3488. EVERY TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER - 27 OCTOBER 10:15-10:45am Story/Song Time Garden Suburb Community SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER Library, 15 The Market Place. We welcome toddlers and their 1-6pm Free Church Open House at The Free Church. 7.30pm Garden Suburb Theatre She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver carers into a warm, friendly group. We provide rhythm and 3-4:30pm Residents Association Toddlers’ Party at Fellowship Goldsmith Venue: Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village rhyme making activities alongside both new and familiar songs, House. N6 4BD. Details as Thursday 22nd. and an introduction into the world of exciting and boundless stories beyond home provision. Come and join us for some fun TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER with your little ones. Admission free. 2:30pm Fellowship: Bing Crosby at Fellowship House A cultural 7.30pm Garden Suburb Theatre She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver phenomenon. Speaker Gerald de Groot. EVERY TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER - 27 OCTOBER Goldsmith. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village N6 4BD. Details as Thursday 22nd. 2.30pm Tuesday Talk Fellowship House All Suburb residents are THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER welcome. Admission (including tea and biscuits): Members 50p, 8pm Outreach Meeting in East Finchley Holy Trinity School, SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER Non members £2. Eagans Close N2 8GA. The Finchley Society presents an update 4pm Garden Suburb Theatre She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver on the three local schools, including the new Archer Academy Goldsmith. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village N6 4BD. WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER building. Admission for non-members £2. Info 8883 3381. 5-6pm Borough Councillors’ Surgery at HGS Trust offices. Ask for Details as Thursday 22nd. advice on local problems. FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 1pm Free Church Piano Recital Asagi Nakata at The Free Church. FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Lunch in support of Christian Aid served at 12.15pm. 2:30pm Fellowship: The Villa Rouge at Fellowship House A 3:30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The novel approach to the Second World War. Speaker Maggie Ross. Market Place. A different book every month discussed over cake TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER and tea. Pick up a copy of the current book at the HGS Library 2:30pm Fellowship: My Favourite First World War Images at THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER and join us on the first Friday of the month. Admission free. Fellowship House. Speaker David Cohen. 8pm How can we Improve Conditions for Pedestrians? Avenue House, 17 East End Road, N3 3QE. The Finchley Society presents SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER information and initiates discussion about our streets and local environment – litter, graffiti, uneven paving etc. Admission for 10:30am Drop in Coffee Morning Traidcraft Sale and Clothing 3:30pm Book Club Garden Suburb Community Library, 15 The non-members £2. Info 8883 3381. Exchange at The Free Church. Market Place. A different book every month discussed over cake and tea. Pick up a copy of the current book at the HGS Library SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER and join us on the first Friday of the month. Admission free. FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 7:30pm Piano at Henrietta Barnett School Hall Mill Hill Music 1pm Free Church Music Recital Tom Radice and friends at The Free Church. Lunch in support of Christian Aid served at 12.15pm. Club presents Ariel Lanyi playing: Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 17 SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER in B flat major K570; Debussy – Preludes Book 1; Brahms – 10:30am Drop in Coffee Morning Traidcraft Sale and Clothing Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel. Admission £15. To SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER Exchange at The Free Church. book 8959 3866. 11am-4pm Combat Stress Winter Fair in support of Combat Stress at Free Church Hall. Fair to raise funds for Combat Stress, TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER which provides mental health outreach programmes for armed 2:30pm Fellowship: A Bookish Hour at Fellowship House Speaker services veterans. More details later. Contact HGS Combat Stress Kay Moore. Winter Fair Committee Chair: Ruth Smith, ruthafsmith@hotmail. 7-8pm Horticultural Society Entry Night for the 280th (Autumn) com, 8458 8191; Press Officer: Marjorie Harris, marjorieharris@ Flower Show at Fellowship House. Bring the entry forms from btinternet.com.

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10 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Horticultural Society summer update Gardening in late summer – On a warm, sunny Saturday fashion sale going on at the morning on May 16, a long same time next door in the small containers for the lazy gardener queue formed at the gates of hall. Each of the two groups using the newly refurbished Fellowship Fellowship House at the same House for the Horticultural time felt they had benefited by Society’s renowned annual plant the presence of the other. sale. Setting out the colourful The society’s 279th Flower bedding plants, perennials, herb Show in June was also a great and vegetable seedlings, the success, with a fantastic show of committee had made the most of roses, in contrast to last year. the enlarged main hall indoors, Several children dressed up as bugs but particularly enjoyed also and butterflies (and anything using the lovely outside court- else they fancied) and all won yard, where there was much prizes for their efforts, presented more space than before to set by Chairman Chris Page. The next up tables and for shoppers to show will be held on Saturday move around, buy and chat. The September 12 at the Free Church very popular pelargoniums sold Hall, when Grimsdyke Brass will out within half an hour and by return to play in the garden from the end of the morning so did 3pm by popular request. Pictures nearly everything else that Chris of the show are on the back page. Page and his team had obtained In July members visited six from Finchley Nurseries, which beautiful gardens at Kenilworth, provided most of the discounted in Shropshire and in Cheshire plants. The allotments group on their fourth residential trip – Tropical August also hosted a table with home- much enjoyed despite torrential Herbaceous borders, so vibrant and fuchsias, probably all Reduced grasses, heucheras, phormiums, Sit pots in saucers filled with grown cuttings and seedlings, rain mixed with sunshine. in June, can start to look a bit To Clear at your local nurseries. fatsias for dramatic effect. pebbles to increase water retention which were sold in aid of The ‘Suburb in Bloom’ 2015 was jaded now. It’s time to shift the Poke a couple of slow release Permanent planting is the and humidity. For plants that North London Hospice. won by this year by Marjorie emphasis to container displays. fertiliser pellets into each most labour saving option, prefer dry conditions terracotta Shoppers, exhausted by the Harris, with Diane Berger and Furthermore if you wish to container and water well. however there a few rules you pots are fine, however moisture excitement of having so many Chris Page joint second and enjoy the lazy days of summer There is no escape from daily cannot break. Look after your lovers prefer non-porous glazed plants to choose from on their Yvonne and Peter Oliver in third with minimal effort then watering at the height of the soil. Remove the top 2 inches containers. In spring and again doorstep, were even able to relax place. For up to date information follow this guide to container summer, but a good drench of compost every spring and in high summer use a drench over coffee and home-made cake about the society’s activities, or gardening for the idle! rather than a sprinkle will get replace with fresh. Evergreens against vine weevil especially if at the Combat Stress armed to join, visit www.hortsoc.co.uk. displays over the worst if you and perennials rarely need you have heucheras or begonias. forces mental health charity’s MARJORIE HARRIS EXISTING CONTAINERS – DAMAGE CONTROL do forget a day here or there. daily watering however do In winter pots are unlikely Firstly let us deal with existing STARTING FROM give them a good soak – about to need much watering. As a containers that may be losing SCRATCH half a watering can per 18 inch guide, if the pot feels light, vigour, needing increasing If you are starting from scratch diameter pot – every couple of water sparingly. Remove saucers attention to maintain a half why not try something completely days in summer, especially if and stand containers on pot decent display. For summer different? Go for the largest in full sun. Feed shrubs with feet for maximum drainage, as displays, water loss is the containers you can get; they general purpose fertiliser in the biggest killer is usually biggest killer, followed by have more room for permanent spring and every six weeks or waterlogging not cold. failure to deadhead, causing planting to mature, create so throughout summer. Feed Finally if you are going on annuals to set seed and cease more visual impact and require flowering perennials with holiday, move your pots into flower production. If you have less watering. For year round Tomorite a couple of times at the shade and water well prior a series of small pots, group interest plant a permanent centre the height of the season. Top to departure. Even better, them together; this makes piece, using small evergreens off your displays with pebbles install a leaky hose or drip watering easier, creates a like hebes, or deciduous shrubs or gravel which as well as being irrigation system set to a timer. microclimate, and has stronger with interesting stem structure decorative conserves moisture. CAROLINE BROOME visual impact. Take a look at like contorted willow. Surround the stunning displays at Great with perennials for summer Dixter for inspiration. colour: So called ground cover For those who have dead- perennials such as ajuga or (Above) Queue awaiting opening of Plant Sale (Below) Diane Berger sells plants headed and fed their displays lamium only need cutting weekly and watered twice daily, back in October, and will re- feel free to sneer at my non-PC emerge in spring. Herbs are approach, for your baskets and very decorative, fragrant and tubs will bloom right through tasty. Add spring bulbs, which until the first frosts. Others like are available from nurseries myself who are time poor and from early autumn. undisciplined, consign those Alternatively go for a single leggy lobelias and sticky petunias plant per pot to build up a to the compost bin. Replace coordinated plant collection; Interesting Groupings with self-deadheading begonias include ferns, ornamental Suburb Rainfall No hosepipe ban? No pleas to mini heat wave, which, of 10 inches and the total for the We will have to water the garden have showers rather than baths course, many might otherwise year was the third lowest since again. But we must remember or reduce the number of showers hope would not be too much of these records began in 1980. So that forecasting weather is a we take? Last year’s rain must a mini one! Even January, with it may well be that we have very difficult business. If it were have really filled the subsoil nearly 3 inches of rain was just another dry year while the 80% not so, how could anyone make because there has been little to short of normal, and the May probability of rain promised by money by insuring outdoor events fill it this year. There was a total total of just over 2 inches did the Met for this afternoon has against the prospect of rain? of 8.8 inches in the first half of not compensate for the very now been changed to 5% or 10%. DIANA IWI FROM MEADWAY ™ this year, little more than three under average amounts of the Duncan J. Maclean fifths of the average of nearly 14 other three months. inches. Only 0.36 inches fell in The only year since 1980 GOOD OLD-FASHIONED PAINTWORK. 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SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 11 Northway Rose Gardens secure RA funding There was welcome news for the volunteers, made a representation variegated shrubs including wild flowers in one bed to create Northway Gardens Organisation Northway Gardens Organisation, to Barnet Council under the mahonia, honeysuckle, forsythia, some more interest and are using to 69 Brookland Rise, NW11 6D. which was awarded a grant of ‘Adopt a Place’ scheme and, in which has yellow blooms in the paid gardeners to help with the And to volunteer your time or nearly £2,400 by the Residents October 2014, Barnet selected spring, choisya, eunomyous manual work. find out more about the NGO, Association Council at its July their proposal to restore the and berberis. The NGO welcomes donations please phone 8458 5313 or meeting. After some debate, and garden for the benefit of the They have tried to pick of time and money. So if you 07503 212253. by a large majority, RA council residents of HGS. plants that would thrive and would like to help, you can Among the businesses that decided to help cover the Since then the NGO have cope well with the clay soil. send donations to the Northway have supported the NGO are organisation’s current deficit raiseed over £3,400 from local Many of the plants have come Gardens Organisation, NatWest, Brill & Owen, Cartridge World, and provide the funds for more residents and businesses which from residents’ gardens, with Temple Fortune branch, 51-50-11, Cosway Estate Agents, Ellis and soil improvement later this year, has been used to cover gardeners’ lots of large cuttings and shrubs account no: 66631904. You can Co, Medivet and Stathams Dog mainly through a lot of manure labour costs and remedial work donated. They have also planted also send a cheque payable to Groomers. in the beds. on the beds. When the team Residents who walk through started work on the gardens, Northway Gardens regularly there was no water supply. With will have noticed a regeneration the help of a £600 donation of plant life in the Rose Garden from the HGS Trust they set one beds. These had over the years up to care for the new plants in been badly neglected and, due the flower beds. to lack of funds, Barnet Council They have planted seven wanted to grass over the site. flower-beds with disease resistant The NGO, a group of enthusiastic roses, and have also planted MIKE LINDUP

Monika, Moses, Teresa, Brian. Scooping up grass cuttings with egg boards to make ‘sandwiches of green and brown’ for the Compost Bins’. PHOTOS BY NIGEL SUTTON

The Horticultural Society’s Flower Show in June has become a firm favourite in the Suburb’s annual events calender. Report on page 11.

Please help make Suburb News your newspaper. Articles, letters and news items welcome, send to the publisher with High Res pictures at [email protected] EDITOR: Terry Brooks, [email protected] WHATS ON EDITOR: David Littaur, [email protected] Views expressed in Suburb News are not necessarily those of the publishers the Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association. Deadline for the Autumn issue is October 3 for publication on November 1 The RA website is www.hgs.org.uk