JANUARY 2021 PAGE 12 Your news Send your stories, letters, and photos to [email protected] or by post to The Archer, PO Box 3699, London N2 2DE. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Insta- gram @TheArcherN2. You can view our The Archer online archive at www.the-archer.co.uk Published by East Finchley Newspapers, P.O. Box 3699, London N2 2DE. www.the-archer.co.uk Station shines in sunny portrait By John Lawrence Rich browns of the brick work and plaster contrast with the delicate blues of the art deco waiting room panels and the expansive summer sky overhead… and almost unseen a northbound train departs the platform on its way up the line. The train departing: Pippa King’s watercolour shows all the art deco beauty of East Finchley station. The scene is captured in Pippa King’s watercolour paint- ing of East Finchley station, You never know what you might find when proving that its beautifully main- tained 1930s architecture makes it one of the handsomest stations you browse the station book stall on the entire tube network. By Daphne Chamberlain Pippa is actually a piano It’s now three years since local resident Lynn Winton set up the East Finchley Book Exchange in our underground teacher by profession and station. While Lynn emphasises that she doesn’t own it, she does of course keep an eye on it. So now she has contacted only paints as a hobby but us with her thanks, reminders and suggestions. when she posted her station First of all, many thanks Works of Shakespeare. At through The Archer (details antisocial behaviour. Lynn is scene online she says she to the anonymous person who the time of writing, there was on page 2), leaving their own seeking approval for a sound was delighted by the posi- donated a second wooden a great selection of cookery contact details, and she will do system to be installed at East tive comments she received. bookshelf, which “just turned books and stacks of Waitrose her best to collect them. Finchley, and is prepared to find “I put the painting up on the up one day”. Also, thanks to recipe cards. the funding. local Facebook group as I Music too? the station staff and “the lovely Lynn wants to remind Reading a book you enjoy She would appreciate hear- thought people might like to lady on the fruit stall”, as well people that any book taken ing from anyone who could see it before it was consigned is calming and uplifting. So, as others who keep a watchful from the Exchange stall can too, can be listening to music. give her a rough idea of the to my art folder, never to see the eye on the Exchange. be returned there. Books left cost. The Archer will forward light of day again,” said Pippa. At the moment, 65 London Many people have told on the stall will be “recycled, Underground stations play clas- any response to Lynn, and we “I’ve never before made Lynn that it’s been a lifesaver reread and re-enjoyed” many 8535(AW)TheArcher_2ColumnAdvert:ClintonSmith_020would also like to know 7267 your7727 5/2/14 public any of my art, I just do sical music. It has been shown to during lockdown. As she says, times, whereas they could be relax travellers and discourage opinions on this. it for a hobby but have always you never know what you just pulped if taken elsewhere. found it relaxing, so I was might find. Donations have Anyone needing help to absolutely blown away by the included £2,000 of law books take books or magazines to positive comments and people and a beautiful Complete the Exchange can contact Lynn asking for prints… crazy but Your just lovely and a complete Security surprise to me.” STEWART DUNCAN OPTICIANS ! In response, Pippa is hoping STEWART DUNCAN OPTICIANS problems 126 HIGH ROAD, EAST FINCHLEY, N2 9ED 020 8883 2020 Solved to produce some prints of her painting and sell them to raise THE SALE funds for the Finchley Food- UP TO Intruder Alarms bank, based at St Mary’s Church Hall in the High Road, N2. Keep 80% OFF CCTV an eye out for details on her Access Control recently created blog at https:// FRAMES paintingsbypippa.wordpress. W H E N Y O U B U Y Intercom Systems com where you can see other A C O M P L E T E P A I R paintings she has completed. Locks, Doors & Keys 01 DECEMBER - 31 JANUARY 2021. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY, ASK IN STORE FOR DETAILS. 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