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Fifty Years of the Finchley Society Ricky Savage 9 The Archer - www.the-archer.co.uk MARCH 2021 OBITUARY Fifty years of The Ken Carter: July 1934 – January 2021 Our former Archer team member Ken Carter died in January at the age of 86. Here, his son Dan pays tribute to his dad. Finchley Society By Rosemary Coates Ken thrived on people, he made friends easily and In 1970, the threat to demolish a row of Victorian agricul- inspired so many, which is tural cottages in Lodge Lane, North Finchley, galvanised why he is so fondly remem- a group of local residents led by comedian Spike Milligan, bered. He simply loved at that time living in Holden Road, and Jean Scott, the life and all it had to offer. then Greater London Council member for Finchley, to He would make his way fight this proposal. to the shops and meet They were successful and as to protect, preserve and improve all comers with a smile a result it was decided to set up a buildings, transport, roads and and a chat or philosophi- group to keep an eye on similar open spaces in Finchley, Friern cal debate. I admired and situations in the future. So, with Barnet and their environs. its motto ‘Conserve, Enhance, College farm greatly loved Dad and was Inform, Educate’ Jean Scott always being surprised A recent success was in formed The Finchley Society 2019 when the Society submit- by complete strangers on 11 February 1971. ted a successful bid to Barnet who would come up and Spike became its President Council to list College Farm, say: “You must be Dan, and Jean enlisted the help of Bill off Regents Park Road, as an Ken’s son; what a lovely Tyler, a local architect, to draw ‘Asset of Community Value’ man Ken is.” And I can up plans to modernise the cot- which gives a certain amount honestly say, from the tages, and these still stand today. of protection against its loss to bottom of my heart, he was. As its first Secretary, David developers. Ken lived most of his life Smith worked with Spike and Many plaques have been in and around Hampstead, Jean to form the Society. Fifty erected in the area to com- years on, David, of Abbots including at his late wife’s memorate famous residents and, Gardens, N2, is the group’s of course, the Society commis- pet shop Animal Crackers President. on Fleet Road, NW3, before sioned a statue of Spike Milligan Still campaigning in the gardens of Avenue House, moving to Golders Green From those humble begin- which was unveiled in 2014. Its and then East Finchley nings grew the Society we know current patron is actress Joanna and spending his last years today with a membership of just Lumley. in Porthleven, Cornwall, under 400. Over the years it has Accessible archives enjoying his music and his been involved in campaigns to One of the Society’s next sea view. prevent the demolition of valued projects is to digitise its archives Graduating from Oxford buildings. and make them available via University, Ken chose the path Much-loved: Ken Carter, in a portrait by Iris McConnell Today the pressure from the internet. Anyone able to developers is even greater and help with this is invited to make of a guide from an early age the Society continues to work and although not a religious contact. man, followed the writings of Lao Tzu. His passion was Countdown to Census 2021 Ricky Savage“The voice of social irresponsibility” ... in drama, classical music, art Census 2021 is taking place on 21 March, as we reported and literature. He enjoyed a cultured life, writing reviews last month, and from the 15th each household will receive Diamond dream machine for the Classical Source web- a unique PIN so they can complete the census online. Sixty years ago in March 1961, in a cavernous exhibition site and The Archer. If you are unable or don’t the delivery of public services and centre in Geneva, an Italian car maker saw “the most I will never forget the want to complete the Census levels of investment for at least a beautiful car ever made”. From Enzo Ferrari’s point of wisdom and guidance Dad online you can call 0800 141 decade, so the Census organisers view, the only thing wrong was that it didn’t have his name gave which is now somewhere 2021 and order a paper copy or are urging everyone to take part within. For a full eulogy and if it is easier it can be completed and ensure the available informa- on it. I guess he wished his company, with all its Italian to remember Ken by leaving via the telephone too. tion is as accurate as possible. glamour, had built it, not a bunch of blokes from Coventry. a personal tribute, long or Parts of East Finchley had Statistics from the Census will But it took true genius to create that ultimate dream machine: small, any photos or to sup- among the lowest response rates be available in approximately a the Jaguar E-Type. This was a car that looked like it could port the listed charities instead in Barnet to the last Census in year but all personal details are go straight out and win the Le Mans 24 Hours just as easily of sending flowers, please 2011. Central and local govern- secure and cannot be shared, by as it could waft along the roads of the Riviera or blast up visit https://kennethcarter. ment use the population data gath- law. For more information visit: the then new-fangled motorways. muchloved.com/ ered through the survey to judge census.gov.uk. Back then when Britain had a motor industry, French cars were funny, German cars were weird and anything Italian was stylishly fragile, so Jaguar built the greatest sports cars. In 1948 The Finchley Charities have been providing quality they had launched the 120 mile-an-hour XK120. From that they Do you, or someone sheltered housing in a supportive community developed the racing C-Type and won Le Mans twice, beating environment, across three sites in East Finchley you know need and Finchley Central. the Ferraris and the Maseratis. Then engineer William Haynes and designer Malcolm Sayer got a new home? If you have lived in the Borough of Barnet for at really serious with the D-Type. This was a purpose-built racer that SLHZ[Ä]L`LHYZVM`V\YSPML^LJHUWYV]PKLOVTLZ dominated the mid to late 1950s, winning another three Le Mans. for individuals and couples aged over 55, in need of Not bad for a company from the Midlands. Next up, the E-Type. sheltered housing and able to live independently. With a heritage like that, this was going to be serious. This was the road-going equivalent of cars that had won just about everything 0M[OPZZV\UKZSPRL`V\VYZVTLVUL`V\RUV^PUULLK they entered. This was glamour, but not in a clichéd and cheaply VMHUL^OVTLWSLHZLJVU[HJ[\ZVU! expensive way. This was a 150mph rocket ship that made you 020 8346 9464 VYLTHPS!PUMV'[OLÄUJOSL`JOHYP[PLZVYN look super cool, it was British and it was the best. to discuss eligibility. Everyone wanted one, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Caine, to every kid with their nose pressed against the toy shop window. � 020 8346 946 And there was another thing about the E-Type: the price. They � LQIR#WKHðQFKOH\FKDULWLHVRUJ cost about half what you would have paid for the cheapest Ferrari � ZZZWKHðQFKOH\FKDULWLHVRUJ and were quicker. Jaguar made lots of them; 55,000 between 1961 and 1971 and then, when they dropped in a V12 engine, another 15,000 in the next four years. In the mid-1970s, you could buy a secondhand one for the price of a Ford Capri. A friend of mine did and he even let me drive it. The Capri might have been the car you always promised yourself, as the advertising went, but the E-Type was the car you dreamt about. .
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