Issue 147 February 2003 Are We Mad, Sad, Misguided
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ISSUE 147 FEBRUARY 2003 ARE WE MAD, SAD, Now it’s over to you. We need a MISGUIDED - OR ARE WE ON good number of returns so that THE RIGHT TRACK? results really reflect the full range of - peoples’ views. Don’t bin it or leave it YOUR VIEWS COUNT mouldering in a drawer; let us know what you think by filling it in and Belated New Year good wishes to all returning it by the Brentham residents. end of March. The results will be This is an important edition of analysed with Brentham News because it comes professional help, with an opportunity for you to give us and reported in a feedback on what you think about future issue, but the Brentham Society and the more importantly, Brentham Heritage Society, their they will influence work and future plans. our work over the next two years... The two Societies spent their autumn meetings discussing .. so tell us if we’re potential new projects and priorities on the right track! for 2003. But there’s little point in investing time and effort in new Included in this issue: projects unless the people who live here think we’re on the right track ♦ Your New Committees for 2003 and support what we’re doing. To ♦ 2002 Financial Report find out what you think, we’ve ♦ Website & Cable TV Cabinets - updates produced a questionnaire (enclosed ♦ Life in Arts & Crafts houses with this newsletter) that is easy to ♦ Gardeners Corner follow and fill in. Many thanks for help ♦ New to the archives ♦ with this to new resident Trevor Brenthamites Reunited ♦ Skelton of Ludlow Road and his Neighbourhood Watch, News, views and colleagues at GlaxoSmithKline. gossip, Events and small ads ♦ … and a new competition Page 1 Brentham News February 2003 Brentham Society & Brentham Heritage Society Committees 2003 Sue Elliott – Chair of BS and member of BHS - is a self-employed media consultant and has lived in Brentham Way with her partner Bevan for 16 years. She started out delivering Newsletters, then got involved in fund-raising for the centenary book and setting up the Brentham Heritage Society. Since then, she hasn't been able to escape, becoming Chair of the Brentham Society in 2001. If you have to live in London, she says, Brentham is the very best place to be! Wendy Sender – is Chair of BHS and lives in a Victorian house in West Ealing with her husband, two children, two gerbils and an indeterminate number of frogs (in the garden). A freelance editor, she produced the facsimile reprint The Pioneer Co-partnership Suburb . More recently she led the project to publish ‘The Brentham Book’ (aka Brentham: a history of the pioneer garden suburb 1901–2001 ). She hopes that if you are reading this and can play a brass instrument or the drum, you’ll think about joining the Brentham May Day procession - 17 May (see page15) Richard Costella - the new Treasurer of both the BS and the BHS - is an accountant by profession, and is married with a teenage daughter. His wife, now retired, formerly worked in Ealing Central Library. Originally from Bristol, they have lived on the estate since 1979, first in Fowlers Walk and latterly in Brentham Way. When not working or carrying out the duties as Treasurer, Richard is a transport enthusiast, and takes every opportunity to sample transport systems around the country and elsewhere Eleanor Cowie – Secretary of both BS and BHS - has lived in Brentham for just over 13 years. For many years she worked in audience research at the BBC, but since retiring has become more involved in the work of the Brentham Society, beginning by helping with picture research for the Brentham Book and also helping to catalogue the archive of Brentham photos and documents, which is a never-ending task. In her ‘spare’ time she goes walking and sings in London Concert Choir, which gives concerts on the South Bank and in various London churches . Ian Brocklebank – BS - is an architect who specialises in the repair and adaptation of historic buildings, but other than that is really pretty uninteresting (so he says). He promises he will one day bring his house up to the sort of standard that he does for other people’s buildings, but it’s all a bit much of the same, so “I do an awful lot of procrastinating”. Some people may have seen him tinkering with his motorcycle at the bottom end of Ludlow/Denison green Alan Henderson – BHS and Editor of Brentham News – has lived on Brentham since 1984 having bought a house in Fowlers Walk from Richard Costella. Alan is married to Rosanna and moved to Meadvale Road for that extra bedroom which is now filled with the Brentham archives! Both Alan and Rosanna are keen walkers and cyclists and lead the annual Brentham Family Cycle to Osterley Park. Page 2 Brentham News February 2003 Heather Moore – BS and BHS – grew up in Ealing and moved in to Fowlers Walk in 1977 where her grandmother had lived since the house was built in 1914. Heather went to school at the 'gun site' on A40 and later to North Ealing School and is now a teacher herself. She loves living in Brentham, feels very privileged to do so, and is keen that the special character of Brentham is not lost. A former chair of BS Heather has been involved with BS for about 12 years. Graham Fox – BS – has lived in Brentham Garden Suburb for nearly 20 years, originally in Holyoake Walk and, for the past 11 years, in Brentham Way. Graham’s main interest, with regard to the Brentham Society, is the maintenance of gardens and hedges, which do so much to retain the Estate’s “green” character. Graham was involved in the refurbishment of Vivian Green and is pleased to see that the numerous bulbs planted are starting to come through. Barry Murphy - BS - lives in Brentham Way with his wife Jane and son Matthew. All 3 have always lived in Ealing. Barry went to St Benedict's School, as does Matthew, and Jane was a pupil at North Ealing School and St Anne’s Convent. Barry sees the Brentham Society as a great way to help build a community and protect our environment. George Barnes – BS – first moved to Brentham in 1974 without realising the special significance of the area. Before retiring George was a practising optometrist in the City of London. Hobbies include sailing, motorcycling and collecting the old age pension! George maintains the Brentham notice boards while his wife Anne and he get involved in various other Brentham events. They have no plans to move out of Brentham, after all, as George says, it takes only 25 minutes to get to the West End and about the same time to be out in the countryside – it couldn’t be better! Sean Cadogan – BS – moved into Neville Road in 2002. Both he and partner Debbie work for Department of Trade & Industry – Sean being a specialist in forensic computing. Sean is taking over as Membership Secretary and coordinating street representatives. If you spot this man – please inform any committee member! There are many others around the estate – too numerous to mention individually - who help and contribute to the smooth running of the work of the committees. All of us on the Brentham Society and Brentham Heritage Society committees thank them and look forward to the results of the survey to help us decide how best to move forward in the next few years. We are looking for new Street Reps for Denison Road, the lower end of Brentham Way and upper Fowlers Walk. If you’re interested – please contact Sean Cadogan Page 3 Brentham News February 2003 Financial Matters that the files handed over are in excellent shape, and he will have a The Brentham Society had a hard time living up to her standards healthy year to August 2002. and reputation! Although subscription numbers were down, this was offset by generous Carol Singing contributions from renewing Total amount collected £215-49. members and by a donation from the Brentham Way Jubilee street party. Donations have been made to the There was a drop in income, Retinoblastoma Society and to St following the Centenary year, partly David's Nursing Home. due to running out of merchandise, but this has now been rectified and Thanks to Ellen Jackson, singers, the new design of mugs is on sale collectors and hosts and all who gave (see back page). Income from the so generously. Strawberry Tea returned to normal Membership 1998-2002 levels. Having been Membership Secretary Expenditure on Vivian Green for five years Rosanna Henderson is included a plaque, engraving of a now handing over the membership bench, and fencing, beautifully done baton to Sean Cadogan. During her by Tony Mackersie. A reception at term, society membership reached Gunnersbury Museum was held as a over 300 households on the estate thank-you to all those who with several people making additional contributed to the work of contributions, which are always the two Societies behind the scenes. gratefully received. There has been a Miscellaneous expenditure included substantial growth, over the period, speakers' fees and gifts for senior of former residents becoming residents' birthdays. After paying for members – now representing 12% of the new mugs, the current cash the total membership - and many balance now stood at around £3,000. have re-established their links with The Brentham Heritage Society Brentham by attending Society had a quieter year, the main income events and visiting old friends. being from book sales.