www.hgs.org.uk Issue 142 · Spring 2020

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Covid-19 hits the Suburb Living in Hampstead Garden Suburb can often seem like existing in a bubble but even the Suburb isn’t immune from the wider world. COVID-19 has dramatically changed the lives of HGS residents – just as it has everywhere else. Social distancing, lockdown and isolation have become commonplace terms. At the time of writing, the UK is almost at the end of its fourth week in lockdown. Back in January we decided on a ‘green’ theme for the Spring issue but as Covid-19 gained momentum our green issue had to be put on hold so we could concentrate on the impact COVID-19 is having on HGS residents and show how our wonderful community has pulled together in this crisis. Volunteer groups are providing much needed local support ensuring the delivery of provisions and medication to those in isolation; initiatives have been set up to make PPE for the NHS; Samantha Lhoas’s soup kitchen is delivering delicious home-cooked soups; Arif Hussein, has been making (his now famous) pakoras delivering them upon request as wonderful Friday evening treats and some of our local shops in the Market Place are offering home delivery services. In these unprecedented times we all need to protect the vulnerable, calm fears and offer any help we can. In the COVID-19 crisis, the HGS community has certainly come into its own. Richard Grethe’s lawn-mowing tribute to the NHS on the Free Church lawn, North Square SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY WE ALWAYS DELIVER ON Introducing Suburb News Youth Suburb News is very excited to introduce Suburb News Youth OUR PROMISES (SNY) which we hope will be an ongoing feature. SNY will offer a For more than 40 years now, we have been serving the residents variety of articles, ideas, quizzes of the Suburb and we have enjoyed every moment. and features which we hope will engage the younger HGS residents. Allie, Kaya, Joanna, Whether your property is a cottage or a castle, destined for sale or Rosa, Isabelle and Madhu are all Madhu Joanna for rent, we can surely handle it. Year 11 students at Henrietta Barnett School. With the school We have the most comprehensive selection of properties under being closed and their GCSEs cancelled, they decided to use one roof. From our Global connections, we find the best buyers/ the extra time on their hands tenants from all over the world – not just from the immediate by forming the first ever SYN area. editorial team. We think they have done a fantastic job and hope you agree. Isabelle Kaya As the longest serving agents in the area, we believe in good old- We would love to hear from fashioned service - no fuss, no obligation, please give us a call. our younger HGS residents so please give us your feedback. Please tell us about things you CELEBRATING OVER would like to see in future and do send in articles, poems, flash fiction (250 words max), ideas YEARS TRADING and artwork. Everything must be your own work and original. Send it to [email protected]. Allie Rosa Dr David Cohen CBE 1930 - 2019 bombs dropping across the holistic medicine (looking at steeple would make his heart London skyline. The family had both the mind and the body) “leap with joy”. Ensconced back a bomb shelter in their garden led to a seat on the board of the in the Suburb, David threw him- and David recalled the nights prestigious Balint Society which self into the local community, when he and his family – and deals with the understanding of forming lasting friendships. He any extended family who might the emotional content of the joined the Residents Association, be staying – sheltered there. doctor-patient relationship. David was an active member of the David celebrated VE Day with was an excellent diagnostic doctor Wednesday Walking Group and friends in Trafalgar Square and who “really listened” to his sat on the Management remembered sleeping on the patients, always giving them Committee of Fellowship lawn in front of the National more than the allocated time. House. In the words of Andrew Gallery, where years later, his wife He would not have enjoyed the Botterill, Fellowship House Jillian Barker, the prominent strict time constraints of Management Committee member arts administrator, would work modern GP practices. and friend “David was a great and have to deal with uninvited Music was one of David’s supporter of Fellowship and ‘guests’ who also chose the lawn great passions. He played the everything it embodies and we as a place to sleep. piano and listened ‘wall to wall’ will all remember his gentle Being only the second to Radio 3. Through the John S. good humour… his incisive generation of Jewish refugees, Cohen Foundation, set up by wisdom provided an invaluable David was acutely aware of his his father, David championed guide to our deliberations.” family’s fate should Hitler win emerging composers. He strongly David also actively supported the war. He was extremely grateful felt that if these new composers the Proms at St Jude’s, attending to England and the security it were not supported, music would one of its wonderful concerts There have been numerous and offered, something that he never ‘ossify’. Through his dedication just a few weeks before his death. high profile obituaries of the took for granted. The wartime to music and the arts generally, David cared deeply about Suburb resident and philanthropist fear of what the Germans would David was invited to serve on the nature. He loved birdsong and Dr David Cohen who died in do to the British Jews if they boards of several arts institutions took great pleasure from walks August last year. They focus (and invaded led him to comprehend including the Royal Ballet Schools, in Bigwood. Sadly, his fourth quite rightly so) on the illustrious fully the precariousness of his the Royal Opera House, the battle with cancer proved too career, numerous awards and comfortable life, fostering a National Theatre Development much and he spent his last few achievements and the philanthropy deep seated need to “give back”. Council and the Royal days in the place he loved best, of this extraordinary man. Hugely David was clearly a bright Philharmonic Orchestra Trust. at home in the ‘cosy’ cottage, academic – his alma maters boy and when he made it Another of David’s great with Jillian. They would take were Lincoln College, Oxford and known he wanted to go to passions was literature. The walks around their garden Brandeis University (Massachusets) Oxford University, his then bookshelves in his Temple together, looking at flowers and Clara’s where he was a Fulbright Scholar headmaster bumped him up Fortune home bear testament to plants and listening to the bird- – the recipient of several prestigious from the B to the A stream, this. He set up the David Cohen song. And it was here in his foodbank collection prizes in the field of medicine knowing David would apply Prize for Literature in 1993 (he beloved Suburb home that his In December last year Gemma a food collection. Clara also plus a number of distinguished himself to fulfil this goal – had to be persuaded to add his family (including his daughters Chapman took her daughter made pictures to sell to family Fellowships to boot. But, despite which, of course, he did. After name) and attended all the Imogen and Olivia, his four Clara, aged 6, along to Finchley and neighbours and managed all his many public achievements completing his National Service judges’ deliberations, enjoying grandchildren and his sister) as Foodbank to donate food. to raise £11.20 which she then and family philanthropy, David at Fontainebleau, David went to the discussions on the merits well as his friends were able to Clara was really taken by the spent on food to donate to the was a very private man who Lincoln College, Oxford, initially (or otherwise) of the potential say their goodbyes before David experience and was determined foodbank. Clara and her Daddy loved the arts, nature and sense reading modern languages but prize recipients. It was educative finally died peacefully on 4th that she and her family should are now working on making of community. He found and subsequently switching to and satisfied his constant August 2019, listening to one of try to help more. Clara told her candles at home to sell in an valued all of this in the Suburb, Oriental Studies. This included curiosity. David believed the his favourite operas, with his school (Annemount) about the effort to raise more funds to a place where he spent his child- Hebrew and fulfilled David’s power of culture was both cherished Jillian. foodbank and it was decided spend on food for the foodbank. hood. In later years, David would desire to gain a greater ‘healing and edifying’. It is David Cohen was a modest, that the school would organise Well done Clara! return to the Suburb, feeling that knowledge of Judaism and his worth noting that many of the unassuming, perhaps even an he had “come home”. heritage. After graduating, David winners went on to win the old-fashioned man, who valued David Cohen was the did a postgraduate degree in Nobel Prize for Literature, people, culture and community grandson of Eastern European Jewish Philosophy at Brandeis Seamus Heaney and V.S. and spent his life nurturing them. Free Church immigrants who had fled the University as a Fulbright Scholar. Naipaul to name just two. He will, clearly, be remembered pogroms of the 1800s and He was the first of his family to David moved back to the for his philanthropy but also, food bank update settled in London’s East End go to university and their pride Suburb in 2001. He and Jillian by those who knew the private Throughout the year the Free However, due to the restrictions where they set up a dairy must have been immense given chose a “simple and authentic” man, for his wonderful dry wit Church collects and delivers in place it isn’t possible to deliver business. At the age of 12, such prestigious institutions. Arts and Crafts style cottage in which he maintained right up food weekly to the food bank in at the moment. They understand David’s father, John, had to David’s parents understood the Temple Fortune (within the until the end of his life. David Colindale. Pat and Lisa, the this, and would be pleased to take over the dairy when his value of a good education and Suburb boundary). As a young had wished heaven to be a place friendly helpers there are always receive money gifts as they have father died. Clearly an astute David would have quite happily boy, David had often walked where there were no mobile grateful for contributions of non- ways of accessing supplies directly. and prescient businessman, remained an academic. However, around the streets of the Suburb phones, all grammar was perishable food and many people You may be supporting other John started to speculate and his father, John, wanted his son with his father, discussing the correct, composers’ names were within the church and from the requests for help, but if you invest in property, purchasing a to do something more worldly rich and varied architecture and pronounced right and there Suburb community add to this would like to learn more about plot of land in, what is now and David became an estate he wanted to be back in the were double portions of ice collection. Food is given out their work, or make a donation, Winnington Road but back then agent – an unlikely career move place he had loved so much. On cream. Let’s hope he was twice a week and they welcome further details can be found at was merely farmland. John for such a shy academic. return journeys to the Suburb, pleasantly surprised. and serve many needy families. www.colindale.foodbank.org.uk. built a family home and moved David’s interest in people the first sighting of St Jude’s SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY his family there in 1938. The finally led him to change Cohen family became members direction and he went on to of Hampstead Garden Suburb study Medicine at the age of 30, Tell the grandchildren Synagogue in Norrice Lea and qualifying when he was 36 at While we have unexpected time record them on your phone. the young David walked across Westminster Hospital. He took to mull over our own lives as we Not only will your own memories fields to University College his career as an NHS GP sit at home self-isolating, how be there for your family, but the School in Hampstead. War broke seriously and, true to the many of us wish we had asked HGS Virtual Museum (www. out soon afterwards and David academic he was, never stopped our parents and grandparents hgsheritage.org.uk) would love recalled hearing and seeing learning. His deep interest in much more about theirs? to hear from you too. The plan Whether old or young, this is to pull together all the memories might be a great time to write we receive and create a unique down and record your own perspective on Suburb history. memories of life on the Suburb Over to you... Memories to – little anecdotes, memories of marjorie.harris@hgsheritage. past friends and neighbours, things org.uk, or send them to HGS that happened here on great Heritage, 48 Erskine Hill, NW11 occasions or just little family 6HG. Don’t forget to include ones, photographs... Write them your name and phone number. by hand or on the computer, MARJORIE HARRIS

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2 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Coronavirus and the Suburb Applause for the NHS Looking after your neighbours SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY A small informal group of local have sensibly come forward to online and will be unable to residents have been chatting ask for help. access some very helpful online together about how best to link We are aware that many initiatives. Please do not assume residents who want to help, residents are in touch with their that everyone is OK. Please check. with residents who could use church or synagogue or another So the message here is : some support in the current local charity or membership 1. Think of your neighbours difficult situation. Over recent organisation – either to volunteer who might need some support days, we have heard of people or to ask for assistance. These – perhaps put a note through who still need help with daily links are invaluable and we their door giving your name, survival; the kind of help which would urge everyone to make address and phone number. can be easily offered by a use of them. Use your contacts 2. Don’t be afraid to ask for support thoughtful neighbour. with people and organisations from neighbours – remember that So please, could all residents you know! the safest helpers are likely to be take a moment to check that As we all muddle our way those who live close by and whose people living nearby are in touch through this very strange and name and address you know. with somebody they can call on if difficult time, can we also If you are having difficulties necessary. We know that there are remind residents to reach out to which you cannot resolve yourself, already many kind volunteers neighbours who might need we can be contacted as a group in the Suburb helping neighbours some assistance – even if you do on the following phone number who are less able to deal with not usually have contact with 3322 8123. This number is not Suburb. This was the HGS and front doors, some even practical tasks at the moment. them. Many of the older members manned but we will check it daily. residents’ unified response to ventured outside to stand in their And we know that many people of our community may not be EMMA HOWARD, RA CHAIR the social media campaign driveways or at their gates, and calling for people to ‘Clap for produced a wonderful uplifting our Carers’ in a bid to show cacophony of community spirit. those in the NHS how much we This collective applause was HGS Combat Stress update all appreciate their hard work. repeated the following Thursday Like most other organisations, September. Wouldn’t it be lovely programmes going as far as The social media post said: and included an applause for carers Covid-19 has forced the HGS to get together in green and possible for armed services At 8pm on March 26, clapping, “During these unprecedented and key workers. The ‘applause’ Combat Stress Committee to pleasant surroundings, with veterans who have been referred cheering, whistling, saucepan times they (the NHS) need to has now become a regular suspend all planned fundraising home-made teas and a raffle? to them. You can donate at percussion (and even a yodel) know that we are grateful.” Thursday evening feature. activities for the time being. Once we can safely meet combatstress.org.uk. could be heard all around the Residents stood at open windows SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY Sadly, we will be unable to ‘feed again, we hope to bring you a MARJORIE HARRIS the five thousand’ visitors to screening of the ‘Military Wives’ the Art Fair, which was due to movie in a venue to be take place at Fellowship House confirmed in October or Sam’s soup kitchen on 24/25 April. We are looking November. This is a film based Samantha Lhoas, HGS resident forward to Caroline and David on the familiar BBC story of and MasterChef 2020 quarter Broome opening their attractive The Choir, with Kristin Scott finalist, is making headlines yet and well-known garden in East Thomas and Sharon Horgan as again. This time it’s for her Finchley in aid of Combat Stress. service wives starting up a fabulous homemade soup which If, by a miracle, this opening is morale-boosting choir for the she makes for the vulnerable able to go ahead on Sunday 2 wives and partners of British and self-isolating. After seeing August, 1-5pm, we will let you troops deployed overseas. There what was happening in Northern know. Check the Residents will be tea and cake and all Italy (her in-laws live in Milan Association online events page proceeds will go to Combat and were isolated when the for August nearer the time. Stress. Meanwhile, Combat lockdown started) Sam ‘predicted’ Otherwise, it may be possible to Stress still urgently needs funds the same thing would happen visit some time up to mid- to keep its mental health in the UK within weeks and began to think what she could Suburb. Sam says, as soon as do when the UK lock-down they visited the area they knew occurred. Sam has always loved this was where they wanted to cooking, inheriting this passion live and bring up their two girls. from her Belgian mother with They initially lived in North whom she often baked with as a Square before moving to Heath- child, so decided to offer a soup croft, which Sam describes as ‘a service to those who might need community within a community’. it. She posted her free soup Sam makes around 25-30 service on local neighbourhood who, due to the Covid-19 seven years ago. Neither of them portions of soup each time sites and was amazed by the restrictions, have excess perishable had heard of HGS. Sam previously (mostly vegetarian such as response. From her small stock. Sam has also received lived in Clapham, her husband roasted cauliflower or parsnip kitchen in Heathcroft, where donations of pots, pans and in Marylebone. When they soup depending on what she moved to in January this even hand blenders from some described their wish to be produce she has available year, Sam makes her soups HGS residents. somewhere with green space, although she always makes a ‘from scratch’ using fresh produce Sam says she fell in love near good schools and a kosher chicken soup on Fridays. donated from local residents, with the Suburb when looking to community feel, their estate GAD_Wills-ProbateSuburbNews_137mm x 210mm_Layout 1 12/03/2019 14:45 Page 1 If any of the soups can’t be high-end restaurants and hotels buy a home with her husband agent introduced them to the collected she delivers them herself – often with the help of her husband. Sam ensures they are masked-up and gloved and leaves the soup on her ‘customers’’ doorsteps and, in one We’ll cross the t’s case, in the seat of the Motability scooter of a 91 year old gentle- man. She strictly complies with social distancing and doesn’t and dot the i’s. engage with her customers apart from the odd wave, G Cohen Act now for Power of Attorney, although she says she has ANTIQUE SILVER received lovely telephone calls Wills & Probate. of thanks which has allowed Sam to get to know some of her You’ll want us on your side. customers. As she says “It’s not just about providing a meal but We wish to purchase items of silver in any also about providing a connection condition. As a long standing resident of the through food to those who For practical, expert advice can’t get out because they are Suburb, Gideon Cohen is happy to view call Monica Cervellini on isolating. Just like my in-laws.” your silverware at home and will make an Sam is still delivering soup 0208 209 2651 once or twice a week. So if you, offer to purchase, free of any obligation. or somebody you know in the Suburb, is self isolating, in 17 The London Silver Vaults www.gadlegal.co.uk quarantine or vulnerable, please 53-64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QT @GAD_Legal do get in touch with her and 020 7404 1425 she will do her best to help. [email protected] [email protected] She now has an email address for this voluntary service: www.gcohen.co.uk Gregory Abrams Davidson Solicitors is a trading name of National Law Partners Limited authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority www.sra.org.uk and registered in England and Wales under Company number 08312439. [email protected]. SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 3 TONY BRAND Contending with Covid

Oh what fun it is to be a lady over 70! Or perhaps some decades on: you wonder where the years have gone.

Living now is not much fun so I’m waiting for the sun To shine benignly on us. We cannot catch the H2 bus Which regularly passes by, but few passengers do I spy How long will all this last? I wonder, as all our plans are cast asunder.

Inside the house we eat and sleep and tidy up and try to keep The rooms in some degree of order, because we cannot now afford a Cleaning lady coming in, as we don’t know where she’s been To other houses, and by bus – we know this is not good for us.

A new vocabulary has come to teach us, (as we are so dumb And maybe deaf too, now we’re old). Listen well to what we’re told. Coronavirus is the King, evil and most worrying. Lockdown is another word that never before has been heard. Social distance is quite new, which means to keep away from you. Self-isolate’s another phrase – you have to live alone for days.

So one way to survive, I think, is to forget this nasty link Wildlife flourishes under lockdown And look upon the bright side. This lovely picture of a baby eating hedges and flowers, whilst result of lockdown. Two weeks experiment. Just walk around the It makes you miserable to fear you might pick up this illness here squirrel was taken by Tony Brand in central London the sound of after the nationwide lockdown Suburb to see how it is working. Let wisdom be your guide. who came across it whilst walking birds is now audible and if a was implemented the Nitrogen Enjoy the lack of cars, feel This virus has been very kind to leave the winter far behind in Northway Gardens. It was nightingale decided to sing in Dioxide levels in some cities fell the butterflies fluttering around And settle down in spring. young (or fearless) enough to Berkeley Square you would by as much as 60% compared to you and admire the spectacular ‘tis so well-timed the plants have climbed accept the nut that Tony offered. probably hear it. This is almost the same period in 2019. wisterias. You may even encounter As fast as anything. Kashmiri goats have been like the beginning of a Disney In a sense we are conducting a bold little squirrel. roaming the streets of Llandudno film but, in reality, it is the the largest ever global air pollution MARIE-CHRISTINE O’CALLAGHAN Look at the trees – the blossoms here add scent into the atmosphere. My greengage tree is clothed in white, to watch it is a pure delight. But if there is a night-time frost, it will all die – the crop is lost.

Arif’s Pakora parcels David Cronshaw Nature is a wondrous cure for any fear you might endure. But best of all are singing birds – I wish I understood their words - A pakora is a fried snack originating show of solidarity and wonderful Who sing all day, at dusk and dawn from highest boughs or on the lawn. from the Indian subcontinent community spirit. on the lockdown And if you walk along our streets you’ll now hear the birds’ trills and tweets. where it is served in restaurants • I am sure your pakoras have In all this gloom, I am trying to months now), Woodpeckers and sold by street vendors. brightened the day for so many of focus on the positive. and two Pigeons hoovering up So now that we have so much time, make sure you spend it well - But recently it made a very us in HGS. Thanks again for your My partially disabled wife, the bits falling/knocked from Take up new skills, phone up your friends. Improve your sense of smell welcome appearance in the time and generosity. on her little buggy, and I went the feeders. These pigeons are For now the air is petrol free, much healthier in future will we be! Suburb when one of our residents, Another wonderful example out on Hampstead Heath quite protective of their ‘territory’ Judith Samson Arif Hussein, made a batch and of HGS community spirit. yesterday in the sunshine by as they raise themselves to full kindly offered to deliver them the Highgate Ponds and around stretch to drive away the Magpies (twice!) to Suburb residents. and onto the top of Parliament – but not the occasional Crows! The pakoras were greatly Hill. Considerable avian activity We do watch TV a lot but do appreciated and here is just a on the ponds – signs of spring! not subscribe to Sky, Netflix, sample of the reactions from In our garden, daffodils Amazon, Disney or BT – we just several grateful recipients: predominate but other flowers haven’t got the time. Yes, I use • Thank you SOOOO much, Arif. I are appearing. Bird feeders the Internet and have a smart- couldn’t wait to eat them and they diminishing rapidly – all types phone but I also have some ‘real’ were utterly delicious. of Tits, Chaffinch, Robins,books still unread after, in a • We can thoroughly recommend Blackbirds (one distinctive one couple of cases, several months your absolutely delicious pakoras. with a single pure white tail- ownership. Time to catch up! Nightingale The whole venture is a magnificent feather resident for several DAVID CRONSHAW History repeats itself The Spanish flu started in January while the British troops referred true extent of the problem. The It is estimated that about 1918. It was the British Medical to it as ‘Flanders grippe’. press declared it ‘was not a 500 million people became Journal that first referred to it as Scientists are still debating matter for alarm’. The Times infected with Spanish flu – one the ‘Spanish flu’ because it was the origins of the Spanish flu. even suggesting the illness was third of the world’s then originally reported in Spain. One recent study suggested it probably a result of ‘the general population. One hundred years During the Great War, Spain originated in China. Others weakness of nerve-power known on there are many similarities was neutral and did not censor concluded that its epicentre as war-weariness’. This attitude with how various governments its press. The UK, France and was a military camp either in left the door wide open for quack and the public are dealing with the US – all of which had the Kansas or Northern France. It remedies such as eating raw onions COVID-19, the biggest pandemic Spanish flu before Spain – kept it has been claimed by some that to keep ‘the dreaded scourge at since the Spanish flu. The Spanish out of the newspapers to avoid mustard gas and battlefield bay’ or Dr Williams’ Pink Pills flu eventually did end and it is, damaging morale. Spain was fumes were responsible, while for Pale People and even led of course, a great comfort to offended by the slander and others maintained that it was a doctors in Manchester to prescribe know we are in a much better named it the ‘Naples soldier’. German biological weapon. an age-old tonic: whisky. place than we were then. For a The German army called it Whatever its origins, there In San Francisco, however, the start, here in the UK, we have a ‘Blitzkatarrh’ (lightening catarrh) is little doubt that a large factor city mayor made masks mandatory much better health care system in its worldwide occurrence was in public. Songs were written – which is why we choose to increased travel, with soldiers about mask wearing featuring applaud our NHS. returning home after the war. lyrics such as Obey the laws, and MARIE-CHRISTINE O’CALLAGHAN Another was the authorities’ wear the gauze. Protect your jaws reluctance to acknowledge the from septic paws. Welcome to St Jude’s St Jude’s is closed for public worship at present. We are recording and streaming a limited number of services online. Please sign up for our newsletter at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @stjudeonthehill.com. Alan Walker Vicar

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4 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Coronavirus and the Suburb David Littaur ponders Covid-19 HGSRA Royal Free Appeal The HGS RA appeal to raise money hours that new target had also for the Royal Free Charity Covid-19 been hit. front line nursing staff launched It has now doubled again to with an E-News at 8pm on £20,000 and at time of writing Thursday 2 April and within 24 we are £4k away from reaching hours had already exceeded the this target. Thank you to the HGS target set of £5,000 with HGS generous residents and all those RA matching funds donated. amazing nursing staff who have The RA then doubled their made this such a great success. matching funds to £10,000 And you can still donate to this announced by the E-News on wonderful appeal through our Sunday 5 April and within a few website at hgsra.uk/royalfree.

Some of the HGS residents’ messages on the Just Giving page for the Royal Free RA Appeal Thank you to all incredible NHS and Care staff working tirelessly and putting themselves at risk for all of us. We hope your contribution and worth is never again underestimated. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as well as your families. To all our wonderful NHS staff from all at the HGS Residents Association at this stressful time. You’re all doing a brilliant job and we care about you too! I am pleased to have the opportunity of helping our frontline heroes in the NHS. You didn’t sign up to put yourself in harm’s way every day that you go to work. But that is exactly what you are doing. I salute you. Our sincere thank you to all health care workers at the Royal Free Hospital. Thank you for your courage, David with his beloved wife, Joyce, on holiday in Lysefjord, Norway, 2015 strength and hard work caring for the community at this difficult time. My name is David Littaur. I am years. I was a member of Consam heartened by the great kindness Thank you Doctors and nurses of the wonderful NHS for your selfless dedication in this global pandemic. Also 94 years old and have been for some years and served on and care shown to me by so all the hospital staff who have cared for me over the years a heartfelt thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Lets fortunate enough to live on the the RA Executive Committee. I many wonderful friends in this hope you will be funded to do your work. Suburb since 1998. Sadly, I lost also edit the What’s On page of lovely, green area of London. my dear wife Joyce two years Suburb News. I am trying to be optimistic To help all the frontline workers, support staff and patients at this difficult time. We are also so grateful to be ago, having enjoyed a happy My other activity was to run about the future and would like able to match fund our gift with the HGSRA. marriage for 70 years. and introduce, in turn with to follow the advice and example We are so lucky to have the NHS. A big thank you to all the wonderful NHS staff for their hard work, dedication I participated in our local other colleagues, an hour of of Marcus Aurelius. He said: “If and compassion - looking after all of us without regard to themselves. events from the time of our classical music on disc on Friday you are distressed by anything arrival here and joined the afternoons, in Fellowship House. external, the pain you feel is not Keep going Royal Free Hospital. We need you. A BIG THANKS. Residents Association and the The current virus crisis facing due to the thing itself, but to Proms committee. I sat on the the world is the last thing I your estimate of it. This is in your RA Council and chaired the expected to experience, especially power to revoke at any moment.” Events Committee for about 20 in my old age. However, I am DAVID LITTAUR Community Action Response

Poems for Our Time

I think I will go on an outing tonight Tho warned to stay in, I think it’s all right. It isn’t too far, and it will make a break From self-isolation for heaven’s sake An evening of freedom is just what one needs After constant handwashing and doing good deeds Oh yes, I will do this, for I have no fear The only problem is what shall I wear? High heels or flat shoes? I think it’s all right The neighbourhood website local support services or Covid-19. Sign post them to the As long as it isn’t too long or too tight. Nextdoor.com has been full of donating to food banks to help. correct advice from Public I must wear my new off-the-shoulder sequin heart -warming offers of help 5. Share accurate information Health England and encourage When I proudly take out my Barnet blue bin! and kindness and Nextdoor has and advice: Support anyone people to follow the correct joined forces with the Eden who may be anxious about hygiene practices. Grosspoems 2020 Project Communities, The National Lottery Community The Lord sent us Coronavirus Fund, Neighbourhood Watch, With the obvious intention to tire us Campaign to End Loneliness Become part of To banish all woes and Eco Attractions Group to the community Just take out your hose launch the Community Action And wash the car – also the tir-es Response to encourage everyone If you’d like to join the Suburb community, please complete and to do what they can to support return the form below or join online at hgsra.uk. Our Privacy Policy Malcolm Brahams their neighbours and particularly can be viewed at hgsra.uk/about/dataprotection.html. vulnerable and isolated people during Coronavirus (Covid-19) MEMBERSHIP FORM Aylmer Parade Vet is new to pandemic. One subscription covers everyone at the address for a calender year Aylmer Parade Vet Hampstead Garden Suburb, but FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO I/We would like to join the HGS Residents Association. is the sister practice of the well- 1. Think of others, consider modern medicine, traditional values Name established Mill Lane Vet in West your actions & be kind: People in every community will face Address Hampstead. the challenges of Covid-19 in Postcode some way – from needing basic Dr Joshua Rusnak has looked after provisions to help while they Email the health of Northwest London’s are unwell. Phone 2. Connect and reach out to pets for over twenty years. He Subscription amount (Minimum payment £15)..... £ your neighbours: as self-isolation maintains the same dedication to increases, we need to find new Fellowship donation* (Optional)...... £ providing independent, professional ways to stay connected and (To support Fellowship, a Suburb charity, in its work for Suburb senior citizens) care of the highest standard for check in on one another for our Total...... £ * I declare by making this donation that I want to Gift Aid my donations to your pet. physical and mental wellbeing. Share phone numbers and stay Fellowship House and am a UK taxpayer paying sufficient tax to meet the Gift Aid on my donation. I agree to Fellowship receiving my details for this purpose. in touch. We have our own laboratory in 3. Make the most of local online (Delete the above declaration if you do not wish to Gift Aid your donation or do the practice, with state of the art groups: Keep up to date, share not pay sufficient tax) equipment on site. This allows us to information and be a positive I wish to pay: part of your local community make accurate assessments of your by cheque (payable to HGS Residents Association). Please write conversations using platforms pet’s illness, in most cases without your address on the back of the cheque and send with this form to like Nextdoor. the address below. the need to go to a referral centre. 4. Support vulnerable or isolated online via PayPal or with Credit or Debit Card – visit hgsra.uk/join Our modern X-ray facility and high- people: different groups in our 17 Aylmer Parade, London, N2 0PE level expertise, means we can carry communities are at increased by bank transfer to HGS Residents Association: Bank: HSBC, 897 Finchley Road, NW11 7NX Sort Code: 40-03-11 www.aylmerparadevet.com out even specialised techniques risk and social isolation and loneliness are key concerns for Account number: 91605747 020 3935 8811 when needed to help diagnosis. all ages. There are things you Please return this form to: The Membership Secretary, HGS Residents can do like volunteering for Association, PO Box 67700, London NW11 1NS. (SN142) SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 5 Youth

Corona: Some light to brightenwith our siblings, but who its doesn’t darkness love a good bicker with their brother or sister? (We certainly do!) On a more serious note, not being weighed down by a pile of work on our desks has given us the invaluable opportunity to strengthen our family ties. As young people, self-isolation is allowing us to flourish. Creatively, we have been able to explore our hobbies and interests in depth now that we are not bound to the restraints Eating Green of school. We have used this time to practice the saxophone, write a novel, learn new languages such as Korean, draw in Quarantine portraits and participate in fun dance workouts. On top of Help the planet without leaving your home all this, our self-care routines have improved. We’ve been Support for the NHS Even though we are stuck at home at the moment, it’s able to catch up on much needed sleep, take daily baths important to remember the power that we have to affect with colourful bath bombs, bake cookies and brownies, and Coronavirus. COVID-19. We know that you’re probably tired the world around us. Although many of our regular habits of the same old topic, again and again, and initially, we too spend precious time away from our phones. And so can you! You can use this time to discover new are currently impossible, we can still have a massive impact approached the coronavirus with a negative outlook. For us, on the environment through what we eat. Here’s a list of a passions and spend time doing things you normally wouldn’t year 11 students, our GCSEs had been cancelled and the few easy things to focus on in your diet that mean you can summer ahead of us seemed bleak. Receiving news and – like reading a good book! Another positive is how social distancing and self- help the planet from the comfort of your own home. notifications constantly made us feel as if we were trapped 1) Personally, as a vegan, I feel passionately that a plant- isolating has benefited the environment. Due to the decrease in a black bubble of anxiety and panic. However, fear not! based diet is the single best way to reduce our carbon in the number of cars on streets and planes in the sky, fewer Not everything about the coronavirus is dark and dismal. In footprints and help the planet. If everyone cut out meat greenhouse gases are being emitted into the atmosphere the last few weeks, we have come to see not only the kind even just for one meal a week, that would have a huge and the lack of smog has meant that, the other day, we and generous actions from people to their local communities, global impact. Meat-Free Monday is an easy way to start caught a glimpse of the stars! On the cusp of spring, it is but also, as individuals, we’ve been able to use the time on incorporating more plant-based foods and protein fantastic to see wildlife thriving, with less litter blanketing our hands to expand our minds and practice self-care in its sources in your diet. Subject to any allergies you may have, finest form. the roads. So to conclude, while the coronavirus is not to be taken chickpeas, lentils, and other legumes; nuts; tofu, seitan To start off with, the coronavirus has brought the are good meat substitutes. An Oxford University study lightly, it’s possible to see a sunnier aspect to these difficult charitable side out of everyone. We have seen this through recently concluded that a vegan diet is the ‘single biggest days. Remember to stay safe, wash your hands thoroughly, our own eyes - whether that be through society’s appreciation way’ to reduce our environmental impact on the earth and surprise those around you with good deeds and smiles shown for key workers such as the NHS, people’s willingness and is increasingly easy in this day and age. So, with all to brighten their day, even in what seems to be the darkest to protect the older generation and the vulnerable, or this extra time on your hands why not try making a new of times. everyone doing their part by self-isolating in an act of ALLIE & KAYA vegan recipe? consideration for those around them. To us, the telling 2) Eat locally sourced foods. Apples flown in from the moment of this was on March 26, when thousands of people Time to enjoy a good read USA, asparagus from Peru, and grapes from Chile. Many took to the streets to clap for the heroic actions of the front foods in the supermarket have travelled further than some line saviours of the NHS. Companies have also been showing of us will in our lives! Just as humans flying internationally is gratitude to key workers with Uber vowing to cover 100,000 costly to the environment, food has the same impact. These free meals and 200,000 free rides for NHS staff, showing the ‘air miles’ are a major contributor to the climate crisis. country uniting as one to fight the virus. Instead, prioritise goods from the UK where possible – Yet positive change is also visible within family dynamics. carrots, cucumbers, beetroot, potatoes and more can all Have you noticed an increase in the number of shared family grow here in the spring. Animal produce can also be meals? Have you also found yourself having more bought from local farms and this way local businesses conversations with your siblings about the latest video can be supported. games or the new Billie Eilish song? It’s most likely that you 3) Eat seasonally. Just as air travel is powered by green- have - for self-isolating has given us more downtime to house gases, out-of-season foods require greenhouses cherish with the people who truly matter: our family. Granted, Lockdown dancing too. To grow ‘summer foods’ in the UK outside of one can say that this time allows us to have more arguments With all of this newly found free time, this could be your summertime, massive amounts of heat energy is needed opportunity to rekindle your love for exercise. Not only is (and in real greenhouses!). Just because we can eat like it exercise good for our bodies, but our minds too, it releases is always summer doesn’t necessarily mean that we endorphins and can make us happier overall. The should. Try researching what produce is ‘in season’ in the government has permitted one outdoor form of exercise UK and aim to mainly include these in your meals. a day, however, keeping fit doesn’t necessarily mean 4) Next, pay attention to the packaging of the food you going out for a run. There are many activities you can do buy. Lots of the fresh produce we buy has unnecessary indoors, such as yoga, Zumba or even boxing! Collectively, amounts of plastic involved. Instead of buying chopped one of our favourite forms of indoor exercise is dancing. veg in a bag, use the extra time we have to chop it up at There are many ways you can get into dancing, there home! Opt for unpackaged foods where possible, and of are many dance workout videos on YouTube aimed at course, bring your reusable shopping bags with you beginners, you could also video call a friend and dance when you go to the supermarket. with them, but you could also just put some music on and 5) And finally, I want to defend an old friend that has dance by yourself. To help with the latter option we have earned a bad reputation among environmentalists. Palm created a playlist filled with some of our favourite songs to oil. Found in most packaged foods, palm oil has lately work out to. been discussed as having a terrible effect on the rainforest and its wildlife. However, while it is undeniable that the palm oil industry can be damaging to biodiversity and contribute to deforestation, this is only part of the story: truth be told, companies choose it for a reason. Palm oil is To access this playlist, all you need to do is download efficient to grow (it only uses a quarter of the land needed the Spotify app (but do ask your parents first). Then open for other comparative oils, and doesn’t require many up the search bar and click on the camera icon on the pesticides or fertilisers), it’s cheap and it has a long shelf right-hand side. It will then let you scan the code shown life. With the growing trend of people boycotting products above. If you don’t have a Spotify account or prefer not to containing palm oil, companies may be forced to use oils download Spotify but want to check out the songs we that are actually more damaging for the environment. I Biggest isn’t always best have chosen then here’s the list: urge you not to avoid palm oil entirely, but to opt for Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall • Queen - We are a small school that has been around since 1884, teaching products that use RSPO palm oil (certified to prove it is a large family of outstanding girls aged 4 to 16, all in a big house. Under Pressure • Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out • Of responsibly farmed) and to campaign for sustainable We keep our classes small and make sure every girl gets a Monsters And Men - Little Talks • The Lumineers - Ophelia • palm oil. level of attention impossible in a larger school, enabling her Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine • Emma In this unprecedented time, it’s important to remember to achieve excellent GCSE results before going on to some Stevens- Riptide • Alistair Griffin - You only live once • Panic! that we are not powerless – we can impact on the world of London’s top Sixth Forms. At the Disco - High Hope • Coldplay - Viva la Vida • Foster around us profoundly even while locked up indoors. If This is the last call for applications to the Junior School for the people - pumped up kicks • Michael Jackson - Beat it • everyone uses the current lock down to implement a few September 2020 admission, with one Bursary place unclaimed. Taio Cruz - Dynamite • The Beatles - Twist and Shout • The more sustainable habits into their diets, we can come out To apply please complete the registration form on our website to register Kooks - She moves in her own way • Elton John - Crocodile the end of this pandemic better prepared to help our your interest or email: [email protected] for more information. rock • Bring me the horizon - Follow you. Enjoy! planet. There is still time to mitigate the climate crisis. And you can do it from home! MADHU ROSA

6 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Time spent indoors doesn’t need to be boring! Between Fantasy: Ranger’s Apprentice series, John Flanagan • Septimus Netflix shows and social media feeds, it’s the perfect time to Good books Heap, Angie Sage read that book you always said you’d get round to. To make “I do believe something very magical can happen when you Adventure: The Lost Prince, Frances Hodgson Burnett • The things even easier, many books are available online, for free. read a good book.” – JK Rowling Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain • The Adventures of Additionally, with an Amazon account or a Kindle, you can Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain • Kidnapped, Robert Louis Stevenson. access hundreds of free eBooks. Classics: A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett • The For a different experience https://stories.audible.com/ Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame • Great Expectations, start-listen has many free audiobooks which have been Charles Dickens • The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. made available for as long as schools are closed. Younger Readers: Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper: Let’s Stories stir the imagination; they allow you to escape your Recycle!, Roderick Hunt • The Railway Children, E. Nesbit. surroundings into an alternate world. There are books for all THE SECRET GARDEN ages, tastes, and in all genres. Just pick one and let yourself be Matching our ‘eco’ theme, The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson transported… Burnett) is an enchanting tale exploring the growth of a Have a look at some of our top recommendations: spoiled – but unloved – girl, who flowers into an independent, AVAILABLE AS AUDIOBOOKS adventurous young woman. At first, Mary is ungrateful, torn Littlest Listeners: Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne • Peter Rabbit, from an Indian life of servants and privilege, and thrust into Beatrix Potter • Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling. the unfamiliar English countryside under the care of her Elementary: The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett mysterious uncle. New friendships and adventures blossom, • Robin Hood, Howard Pyle • Sovereign, Jeff Hirsch. after Mary meets her cousin, Colin, a young invalid. Together, Tween: The Spies that Bind, Ally Carter • Robinson Crusoe, Daniel • Listen to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare, in French (La Cité along with her friend Dickon, they delve deeper into the Defoe • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K Rowling. des ténèbres). secrets of her new home, and its hidden garden… Teen: Ties that Bind, Lensey Namioka • RAD American Women, • Have a look at Harry Potter, J.K Rowling, in German or Spanish. Any of Burnett’s novels are captivating classics – coming Kat Schatz • Squint, Chad Morris • Do tigers drink blood?, Arefa Teshin. BOOKS AND EBOOKS from a deprived childhood herself, she found solace (as well Classics: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley • Pride and Prejudice, Most of these suggestions can be found free online, and as much-needed income) from her writing. Her candid Jane Austen • Hamlet (Dramatised), William Shakespeare. all of them have been recommended by us! emotions are only made more vivid by her experiences. Foreign language audiobooks are invaluable tools to Nonfiction: Nothing to Envy, Barbara Demick • Prisoners of Other books recommended above, also by her, include A improve listening skills or expand vocabulary. Geography, Tim Marshall • Chicken Soup for the Soul, Amy Little Princess – an almost autobiographical riches to rags to • Try searching for a translation of a book you have read Newmark, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield • CGP Higher riches fairytale; and The Lost Prince – a thrilling story of secret in English. Education books missions to save the throne of Samavia. • Try out some fairy tales in other languages. Romance: The Real Cinderella, Yesenia Vargas ISABELLE

Green Quiz! Gardening A few fun questions to keep your brain going in isolation: One of the most fun ways in which you can help the 1. What are three ways you can reduce your own impact environment is by gardening. Gardening is beneficial for the on the environment? planet, because trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide, 2. What colour are Hydrangea plants when the soil is and give off oxygen for you to breathe. Flowers and fruits acidic? And alkaline? also provide food and shelter for bees and butterflies, which 3. When is the best time to water your plants? is very important. Although at the moment, gardening 4. Why shouldn’t you suddenly add lots of water to your centres and nurseries are closed, you can still buy plants plant pot if you’ve forgotten to water it? online, or maybe even just care a little bit for the plants 5. What bush is nicknamed the butterfly bush? Why is it already in your garden. called that? One of the most important things to do in your garden is 6. What’s the difference between RSPO palm oil and other weeding. Weeds are little plants that you don’t want growing palm oils? in your garden, because you want there to be enough space 7. What are air miles’? and sunshine for your plants to grow. Weeds can still be pretty though, for example daisies, so you don’t always have Green Challenge! to pull them up. A few activities for you to try out… Another important thing to do is water your garden. It’s Want to try out Meat Free Monday? Look up a few always best to water your garden in the early morning or in 1. When the soil is acidic, the flowers are blue, as seen in the vegan recipes! the evening, as doing it in the heat of the day brings the roots photo. But when the soil is alkaline, the flowers turn pinky- How many of the fruits and vegetables in your kitchen 2. up to the surface and risks them getting scorched, which purple. If you have a garden you could plant a small have plastic packaging? Are there any you think might makes the plant unhealthy. In terms of a whole garden, a hydrangea. Plant a hydrangea in the back garden, and you not need it? hose is usually best, but with pots, use a watering can. If can work out what kind of soil you have. Hydrangeas are Pick five foods from your kitchen. Where are they sourced 3. you’ve forgotten to water a pot for a few days, lift it up and bushes, so they get quite big, and need a lot of water, as well from? How far is it from the UK? see how heavy it feels. If it’s very light, you need to water it, as a lot of space to grow in. What fruits are ‘in season’ during your birthday month? but take your time and water it slowly bit by bit, as you don’t 4. Gardens are wonderful. You can eat meals outside, play What are some ways you could exercise at home? 5. want to flood the pot. games, watch wildlife and have all sorts of fun. Building an What’s your favourite song to dance to? Try choreo- 6. There are lots of amazing plants you can grow in your insect house is lots of fun, and there are kits you can buy that graphing a dance! garden, an example of which is a buddleia. Butterflies and allow you to make little homes for all the creepy crawlies your Are there any books you’ve always wanted to read? Set 7. bees love buddleia, and the plant is even often nicknamed heart desires. Or you can take photos of your garden. The yourself the most challenging one! the butterfly bush! They produce tall stalks with cones of photos in this article were taken by me, although admittedly Can you pick up a new skill? Try your hand at arts and 8. gorgeous lilac flowers, but they can occasionally come in not both in my garden. Whatever you choose to do in your crafts, make origami, or sign up to an online course! yellow or red flowering varieties. (See the picture on the right garden, take care of it and help save the planet, just by How many flowers can you name? What colours are they? 9. of a butterfly I snapped enjoying some buddleia). You should looking after your plants and the creatures that make them What kinds of plants can you grow on a window-sill? 10. plant these in the spring, so right around now, and ensure to their homes. give them lots of water, as they are very thirsty plants, and Try growing small pots of herbs or cress by a window? Even if you don’t have a garden, you can easily create (Don’t forget to keep them regularly watered!)ISABELLE they also like lots of sunlight. Why not plant some in a pot one in your home. Window troughs can bring a little greenery

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SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 7 Pilgrimage or just a very long walk? Fireworks feedback challenge, looking for a change The lead article in the Winter had to be postponed and in in direction, or taking time off Issue of Suburb News certainly light of this, the RA Executive from a no longer satisfactory job caused a few sparks to fly! Thank Committee members decided and there was indeed an element you for your many emails both during a ‘Zoom’ virtual meeting, of ‘finding oneself’ coupled with for and against putting a stop to the fireworks would continue ‘new age’ preoccupations. And, the annual New Year’s Eve fire- for this New Year’s Eve. Emma of course, there were many real works celebrations – we have said: “Whilst the RA is definitely pilgrims walking the Camino out reprinted two of them to in favour of looking at greener of a sense of religious conviction. represent both sides. options, we felt that once we The frequent pilgrim masses held The Chair of the Residents get through Covid-19 and with along the route attested to this. Association, Emma Howard, was all other Suburb events cancelled A few people stood out for proposing to seek views of RA for the duration, it was important me. A German middle-aged members at the 30 March AGM that there should be something woman, who had had a serious so the RA Council could take really celebratory to mark the start heart operation three years ago these views into account in of 2021. However, undoubtedly and who, afterwards, couldn’t forming a decision on what to there is concern about the noise move any of her limbs unaided, do in future regarding the caused by fireworks and this completed the route pulling a annual New Year’s Eve firework year we will make arrangements cart on wheels containing her display. This event is loved by with the pyrotechnic firm we luggage and using a harness many but there are clearly also use to include many more low Liz Inman (second from left), pausing for a rest with fellow travellers. made by the British military. An those who are opposed to it. noise fireworks as part of the I’ve been wanting to walk the someone in front of or behind Arcos or Navarete with their Irish woman in her 70s, a legend Unfortunately, Covid 19 display. We can then review the Camino de Santiago de Compostela you, which is reassuring. The baroque or medieval altar pieces on the Camino, and who regularly measures meant that the AGM matter next year.” pilgrimage for many years. This number of solo women walkers to the real cathedrals in Burgos, walks 40 kms a day. She is Dear Suburb News I have just read the article in the publication. I have year, my 70th, I decided to do it. is on the increase and it did feel Leon, Astorga or Santiago. All reported to have been refused lived in the Suburb for 40 years this year and have never been to see the I’d been gradually building up very safe. the styles were represented: her certificate in Santiago New Year display. Personally I have no interest in fireworks. I do not have my long-distance walking strength I started out intending to romanesque, gothic, plateresque, because the officials didn’t enough information about the effects of fireworks, but I know that many and felt it was now or never. I have my baggage carried for me renaissance and baroque. There believe she had done 40 kms in pets are completely terrified. Environmentally I am certain that there booked a flight and the first as I didn’t think I could manage were treasure houses of religious one day. So she went back 100 must be a price to pay. The display on the Thames is huge and people three nights’ accommodation. I my 6kg backpack. However, after art and artefacts everywhere, and kms and redid the stretch enjoying this can watch it live on television. I have always been a was going on my own and the first seven days I found I even the most modest looking getting a stamp for every 20 member of the RA but see this event as a waste of subscriptions. I feel wanted to play most of it by ear. could carry it. I also started out little village had a chapel that kms and was shamefacedly given there must be better ways to spend this money rather than just burning The Camino Francés, or French in hotel/pension accommodation might hold a surprise. her certificate. Another German it with bright colours, noise and disruption. I understand that young Way, is a more than 1000 year thinking I was too old for the In the end, however, it was the woman of nearly 80 who has children might get pleasure from this, but as you have asked, I am not in old pilgrimage to the shrine of dormitories in the ‘albergues’ people who were the highlight of done the Camino 17 times and favour. As I said earlier, there must be better things to spend this event the apostle St James the Great. (hostels). But, about half way the trip. You are never alone on knows every church, albergue money on. Peter It has become increasingly through, I was staying in albergues the Camino unless you choose to and deviation and is full of popular in the last 20 years, and sleeping just as well (or be. But no one is intrusive – the useful advice. She zipped ahead As a resident of the Suburb I feel that the fireworks displays are a fantastic having been declared a UNESCO badly) as I would do in a private convention seems to be: respect of the rest of us with her pack. A opportunity for all to enjoy themselves, old and young (and those in cultural heritage site. More than room. Not only did I save a vast other pilgrims’ privacy and choices, young Belgian who has been on between) alike. They unify our community and have been a source of joy 300,000 ‘pilgrims’ complete the amount of money but, more but be friendly and approachable. the Camino from Brussels for for generations. Why deprive our children of something we enjoyed so route each year. importantly, I was doing it the The greeting ‘Buen Camino’ rang four months with no money, much? While not all traditions are appropriate these days, let us not be I walked the 500 miles from ‘pilgrims’ way and so met many out all the time: often from locals earning what he needed by too quick to discard that which has served us well. We must not become St Jean-Pied-de-Port in the northern more people and was completely who would gently point an erring making and selling bracelets. so precious as to become fragile. Let the fireworks go on! Simon foothills of the Pyrenees to flexible. I loved the feeling of pilgrim in the right direction. When I asked why he hadn’t Santiago in 33 days, which was setting off in the morning and People were exceptionally kind replaced his worn out shoes he considerably less than I’d not knowing where I’d end up and helpful and when you said “these have had so many anticipated – the route itself is in the evening. consider how many thousands experiences I don’t want to part not difficult. I was able to do There are many tedious pour through the small villages from them.” An American woman extensive sightseeing in Burgos, stretches alongside major roads in summer, it’s amazing how and a French woman both in Leon and Santiago itself. It was and motorways; routes into and warm the greetings are, especially their early 60s who were refusing in no way a rush. I deliberately out of cities seemed especially from the remaining elderly to follow their husbands into avoided putting pressure on unending. The landscape and inhabitants. I was able to use my pipe and slipper mode upon myself by not booking a home- architecture, however, are varied: French and German which greatly retirement were not looking ward flight until a few days from the Pyrenees to the rolling enhanced the encounters. I also forward to going home after this before I needed it. I also did not wooded hills of Navarre with speak a little Spanish, but as new and liberating experience. I book any accommodation more limestone villages; the extensive elsewhere in the world English heard of others who live their than a day or so ahead. I’d chosen vineyards in Rioja; the endless is the lingua franca. lives on the Camino, rarely going the tail end of the season wheat fields on the high central Pilgrims have the same home. And the number who Garden Suburb Community Library News The library sadly had to close at the beginning of the crisis but has been active in trying to keep in touch with its users – (October) and, although there plain of Northern Spain, with general goal and this is a great come back time and time again we now have an online Sing Song time for its youngsters, the Book Club is looking to were plenty of people around, it wonderful yellow adobe villages; unifying factor, but everyone has to do this or other pilgrimage meet online and once the strict lock-down measures are eased we have a book was not overly busy. I always the dark granite villages in their own story and motivation. routes to Santiago is high. collection scheme ready to launch. Keep in touch with all of the above at the library website: http://gardensuburblibrary.org.uk/gscl/ found somewhere to stay even Galicia, which reminded me of As they say ‘everyone walks their So, a pilgrimage or a very if I just turned up. The way is central Wales. own Camino’. I met a huge long walk? The latter I think in exceptionally well signposted, The religious architecture variety of people of all ages and my case but again, very much the tracks are wide and and art were truly spectacular. nationalities: Europeans, North more than just a long walk. It unmissable, for the most part, From the cathedral-like churches and South Americans, Koreans, was the total experience that and there is almost always soaring up in villages like Los Chinese, Japanese. 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8 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Virtual Museum Suburb News visits comes into its own Aylmer Parade Vet Thanks to modern technology, your family go to Brookland while we are unable to actually School, Garden Suburb School or Tree Woods and Highgate Woods All Dogs Matter (who are a few visit the wonderful arts institutions Henrietta Barnett School? Find are pretty much across the road doors away on Aylmer Parade) around the world, we do have out more about the schools’ early from the surgery so there’s a and The Mayhew Animal Home. the opportunity to lose ourselves history in the museum. A project good footfall of dog walkers); Josh says he understands “what in a virtual world. Here in the just starting, and with a way to I have to admit I always forget thirdly, he already has clients rescue centres need from a vet.” Suburb we can immerse ourselves go, is the work the museum is about Aylmer Parade. Situated who live in HGS and who are And as Alexandra says “Josh is in the origins of the place we doing to upload the 1911 census where the A1 meets Archway now delighted to be able to see good at working with a rescue live in by visiting the Virtual for Temple Fortune Hill, where Road and North Hill, you could him closer to home. Because, dog’s emotional needs. He is very Museum run by HGS Heritage: census records are being matched blink and miss it as you drive let’s face it, their relationship is calm and animals pick that up hgsheritage.org.uk. Most of the up to photographs of the houses. past but Aylmer Parade appears with Josh and this ability to straight away.” Josh grew up with familiar Suburb organisations have So now you can look at the to be having a bit of a renaissance. provide a truly personal service Rottweilers so is no stranger to a Aboriginal artwork adorning ‘rooms’ in the museum where image of a house and find out The popular Russian deli is key. In Alexandra’s words, potentially aggressive dog. the white walls of the waiting you can follow them from their exactly how many people were (Dascha), the Shahi Pakwaan “Josh is a people person. He is Like all business owners, Josh area and the beautiful ceramics beginnings to the present day. living there in 1911, their names Indian restaurant and now the understanding of his clients’ works long after the surgery is displayed on bespoke shelving. On the home page click on and ages and what the adults refurbished Aylmer Pantry are all needs and expectations.” closed – our email exchanges Cue Jonathan Sacerdoti, a ceramic What’s New in the Virtual did for a living. One day, it just around the corner to where Josh gives clients the benefit were usually well after 9pm – artist in his own right and the Museum to get to know the should be possible to do this Dr Joshua Rusnak has opened of his 27 years of experience in but he accepts extra work is curator of the Highgate Wood early people and places, read quickly and easily for every his second veterinary practice vetinary medicine in a ‘straight always involved in running an Contemporary Art Gallery about the young Suburb men house in the Suburb. (his first one in West Hampstead forward’ way but doesn’t believe independent practice. He under- housed at Aylmer Parade Vet. who gave their lives in the First Do you have lots of spare opened in 2001). Josh, as he in the hard sell. He doesn’t stands his clients like the fact The artwork and ceramics add World War or see postcards of time at the moment? Could you likes to be addressed, greets me push insurance packages, tests, they will see someone they colour and interest to an where those who survived might help the museum upload more at the door of his very modern vaccinations etc. It’s all about know and trust each time they otherwise stark space. Jonathan have been hospitalised in the information? If so, call Marjorie (and if I might say) chic new building the personal relationship, bring their pet to the surgery. wants to encourage local artists Club House (now Fellowship Harris, Press Officer, HGS Heritage surgery. I am introduced to Josh’s not the pressure sale. As he says, As the sole owner he can put his to exhibit here and bring the art House) in Willifield Way. Did (020 8455 6507). wife Alexandra, a GP in a West “it’s their pet’’ and he simply stamp fairly and squarely on his “to the attention of a new Hampstead practice, and her advises what he feels is “the practice and work closely with audience.” Having experienced brother Jonathan Sacerdoti, a right thing to do… after that it’s the surrounding neighbourhood. waiting for countless vet journalist and local ceramic up to them.” Josh is accepting As he says, “I feel vets should be appointments looking at the artist – but more of that later. of all forms of alternative part of the local community and same cute puppy posters, I think Josh has a soft lilting accent medicine (even canine cranial we hope to foster close links, as he may be on to something. that’s hard to place. It turns out therapy!) but at the end of the we have done for the past 20 SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY the accent is ‘trans global’. Josh day, he favours the conventional years in our other branch in was born in Israel, moved to approach to medicine. His West Hampstead.” The Aylmer Parade Vet, 17 Aylmer Chicago as a young boy and practice motto is ‘modern As I’m talking to Josh, I keep Parade N2 0PE. 0203 935 8811. then on to Sydney where he medicine, traditional values’. glancing up at the striking [email protected]. trained as a vet. He finally An added bonus is Josh’s settled in North West London post graduate training in surgery where he lives with Alexandra, and radiology. He says he takes their three children and several surgical referrals from other pets, including Jamie, a two year practices and, although the old Fox Red Labrador. Apparently Aylmer Parade site has an they had a cat who lived to be operating room, he carries out 21 so I’m thinking Josh must be the more complicated cases at an excellent vet… his West Hampstead practice Josh decided to open up which is bigger and better Aylmer Parade Vet for several equipped. I was given the full reasons. Firstly, as he says, “it’s tour behind the aesthetics of a lovely area”; secondly, “it’s a the reception/waiting area and really good position” right at can confirm it’s extremely clean the apex of HGS, Highgate and and orderly. East Finchley, so there is a wide Josh also works closely with catchment of pet owners (Cherry animal rescue centres such as Works to trees on your Suburb property

Tree work on the Suburb requires written consent from the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust under the Scheme of Management (for freehold properties) or the terms of leases. It is a criminal offence to undertake unauthorised works to trees on the Suburb (either pruning or felling).

Approval from the London Borough of Barnet is also required. See Barnet’s website for details: www.barnet.gov.uk.

Before carrying out tree work, please telephone the Trust office on 0208 455 1066 and book an appointment for a site visit with the Trust’s Arboricultural Consultant. Appointments can only be made through the Trust office. Appointments usually take place on a Thursday morning.

Once the Trust’s Consultant has visited your property he will forward his recommendations for tree work to the Trust and the Trust will usually issue a decision in line with his recommendations. This process normally takes approximately two weeks from the date of the site visit. Consent shall only be granted to the owner(s) of the property on which a tree stands.

There is no individual charge for a visit from the Trust’s Consultant as the cost is incorporated within the Management Charge or Ground Rent for your property.

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SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 9 Barnet Green Garden Bin charge Volunteers’ evening Barnet has decided to charge for When you sign up, you will you have signed up to the paid Many of the activities that take hosting a small thank-you event the Green Garden Bin collection. receive by post, a unique sticker garden collection. If you lose place in the Suburb depend on at Hampstead Golf Club on It will start on Saturday 16 May which will have your address on your sticker, you can telephone local people giving up their free Tuesday, March 3. This also marked and be emptied fortnightly. it. The sticker should be applied Barnet and they will issue a time to help the community. the many years of dedicated The collection of green bins to the centre of the lid of your replacement sticker. These range from those who keep service to Suburb News by Terry will cost £70 per year for one garden waste bin, this will allow Barnet says that they will an eagle eye on the Suburb’s green Brooks, who has retired as editor bin with an additional £50 for collection crews to identify make around 23 collections environment and its architecture, of Suburb News. each additional bin. households who have signed over the year, which implies organise community events, write All volunteers present had a To sign up you will need to up to the service. The council that the service will still be and distribute Suburb News and very enjoyable evening. call 020 8359 4600 (option 1). will only empty Barnet issued interrupted for about six weeks our 70 plus strong team of litter If you would like join our Alternatively, you can sign up green-coloured garden waste probably around the Christmas garden collection service, Barnet pickers who keep our area tidy. band of community-minded online at www.barnet.gov.uk/ bins displaying a garden waste and New Year period. suggests that you consider The RA decided to recognise volunteers please email us at gardenwaste and request a call bin sticker. If you have an assisted Should you decide you do composting or taking your garden the hard work of volunteers by [email protected]. back to make the payment. collection, it will continue once not want to pay for the new waste to the Reuse and Recycling Centre in Summers Lane, North Finchley, N12 0RF. The Centre

is free if you take your waste to RA 2019 Financial Report Summers Lane in a car. The Residents Association (RA) is community. Some exciting new orchard, both in Lyttelton Barnet has stated that “You a non-profit making organisation projects are planned including Playing Fields. More details will are welcome to keep your green run by volunteers which exists the provision of an outdoor table follow in subsequent issues of bin. We are looking at options for the benefit of its members. tennis table and a community Suburb News. to collect unwanted green bins.” The year has ended with a Barnet will be re-investing the Financial Report surplus of £2,701. RA Financial Report for the year endedfor the 31 year December ended 31 December 2019 2019 money raised into environmental INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Income has been quite volatile services around the borough, in with a slight drop in advertising INCOME 2019(£) 2018(£) roads and pavements, improve- Subscriptions 30,306 30,058 revenues and lower income Contribution from Fellowship 1,788 1,853 ments to the street cleaning Bank Interest 959 671 from events, in particular from Advertising 20,141 20,872 operations, fitting LED bulbs to the Summer Fair which in the Events Income 4,423 6,288 street lights and helping to Room hire income 2,000 2,000 Other income 1,250 2,650 previous year (2018) benefited make much-needed cost savings RA Chair, Emma Howard, hands Terry Brooks a small token of appreciation for his Total 60,867 64,392 from the wonderful weather. for the council. year’s of dedication to the RA. Thanks go to our advertisers and EXPENDITURE Membership, printing & post 5,486 5,762 to The Spaniards Inn for their Room & hall hire 3,045 2,715 Honoraria 3,926 5,296 Publications 19,472 18,888 generous sponsorship of our key events in 2019. Events 11,067 10,636 Proms at St Jude’s update Suburb tree planting 5,612 5,250 Further progress has been Sponsorship Proms at St Jude's and Chamber Concerts 3,500 3,500 We are delighted to report that, festival but on a brighter note, (>About Us >Film) – and see if Grant to Northway Gardens Organisation 2,076 735 made in reducing RA running Other grants 2,000 1,500 due to the generous support of planning for Proms at St Jude’s you can spot yourself in the costs and the main increases in Roads & Traffic 1,152 0 many sponsors, donors, Friends 2021 is already under way. video! More free virtual events Other expenditure 608 726 Bank charges 222 226 expenditure have been for grants and audience members, Proms Proms 2021, with its full are planned, so keep an eye on Total 58,166 55,234 Financial Report

and the commissioning of a report for the year ended 31 December 2019 at St Jude’s is financially secure Music and LitFest programme, the Proms website or sign up Financial Report Loss/Surplus for the year 2,70BALANCE1 SHEET9,158 on Market Place/Falloden Way for the year ended 31Financial December Report 2019 and is ready, willing and able to will hopefully start on Saturday online to our e-newsletter.

for the year ended 31BALANCE December SHEET 2019 FINANCIALCURRENT ASSETSREVIEW 2019(£)BALANCE 201 SHEET8(£) road safety. continue its work to raise 26 June and close on Sunday 4 Proms wants to do all it can CashCURRENT at bank ASSETS and in hand 20194,3849(£) 20186,8608(£) CURRENT ASSETS 2019(£) 2018(£) The RA has reserves of around TheCashCURRENTDebtors Residents at bank ASSETS andAssociation in hand ('RA') is a non profit making organisation run by volunteers which 20194,3844,911 9exists(£) for the 20186,860 3,904benefit8(£) money for good causes! We July 2021, so pop those dates this year to continue to raise of its members. The year has ended with a surplus of £2,70 1. Income has been quite volatile with a slight drop in CashShareDebtors at in bank Orchard and Housingin hand Society 94,3844,9111 86,8603,9041 advertisingDebtors revenues and lower income from events, in particular from the Summer Fair which4,911 in the previous3,904 year £85,000. Even at current low TotalDebtorsShare in Orchard Housing Society 99,4,9112961 90,7653,9041 would like to extend a huge into your diary now! funds for the North London (2018)Share benefitedin Orchard from Housing the wonderful Society weather. Thanks go to our advertisers and to The Spaniards1 Inn for their 1 TotalLessShare current in Orchard liabilities Housing Society 99,14,2962571 90,7658,0381 interest rates, these reserves generousTotal sponsorship of our key events in 2019. Further progress has been made in reducing99,296 RA running90,765 costs thank you to everyone who has In the meantime, we are Hospice and Toynbee Hall. Both andLessTotalNet the current current main assetsincreasesliabilities in expenditure have been for grants and the commissioning of a report14,99,85,257296039 on Market90,76582,727 Place8,038 /

make a valuable contribution to FallodenNetLess current current Way assets liabilitiesroad safety. 85,14,039257 82,7278,038 helped Proms through this looking at online opportunities organisations urgently need our Net current assets 85,039 82,727 REPRESENTEDNet current assets BY 85,039 82,727 our income, with interest earned The RA has reserves of around £85,000. Even at current low interest rates, these reserves make a valuable challenging period and for the to bring some of the best of help – if you or your friends are REPRESENTEDAccumulated fund BY brought forward 82,338 73,181 contributiREPRESENTEDon to our BYincome, with interest earned equating to more than 60 membership subscriptions. During the REPRESENTEDSurplusAccumulated for the fund year BY brought forward 82,2,701338 73,1819,158 equating to more than sixty yearAccumulated it was agreed fund thatbrought £50,000 forward should be retained in reserve in case of threats to the Suburb.82,338 RA Council73,181 very many messages of support. Proms to everyone over the able to add your support via the membersAccumulatedDrSurplus Joy Edelman for and the afund yeargroup Legacy brought of our forward volunteers have discussed how the remainder of the reserves82, 2,701could3380 be best 73,181used9,15388 8for Surplus for the year 2,701 9,158 membership subscriptions. theDrTotalSurplus furtherJoy Edelman for benefit the year Legacy of our community. Some exciting new projects are planned including the85,2,701 provision0390 of an82,7279,15 3888 It’s a huge disappointment coming months. As a start, take Proms virtual buckets, you can

outdoorTotalDr Joy Edelmantable tennis Legacy table and a community orchard, both in Lyttelton Playing Fields. More85, details0390 will be in82,727 388 During the year it was SuburbTotal News shortly. 85,039 82,727 that the Covid-19 pandemic has a look at the short film of Proms donate at promsatstjudes.org.uk. Total 85,039 82,727

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS agreed that £50,000 should be Page 1 of 2 (page 2 on reverse) forced us to cancel this year’s 2019 at promsatstjudes.org.uk RON FINLAY NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS retained in reserve in case of NOTES1. ACCOUNTING TO THE ACCOUNTS POLICIES: (a) The accounts have been prepared on an accrual basis. (b) Members' subscriptions have been reconciled with the sums actually received during the year. threats to the Suburb. RA 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (a) The accounts have been prepared on an accrual basis. (b) Members' 1.subscriptions ACCOUNTING have POLICIES: been reconciled (a) The with accounts the sums have actually been receivedprepared duringon an accrualthe year. basis. (b) Members' subscriptions2. COLLECTION have FOR been FELLOWSHIP reconciled with the sums actually received during the year. 2019 (£) 2018(£) Council members and a group 2.Receipts COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP 10,587 11,021 2. COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP 2019 (£) 2018(£) Less RA administrative fee (1,788) (1,853) 2.Receipts COLLECTION FOR FELLOWSHIP 201 10,9587 (£) 201 11,0218(£) of our volunteers have discussed NetLessReceipts RA administrative fee 10,(1,7888,799587 ) 11,021(1,853)9,168

how the remainder of the LessNet RA administrative fee (1,7888,799) (1,853)9,168 Net3. MEMBERSHIP 8,799 9,168 reserves could be best used for Membership at 31 December 2019 was 1,775 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018. 3. MEMBERSHIP the further benefit of our Membership3. MEMBERSHIP at 31 December 2019 was 1,775 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018. MembershipHONORARY at ACCOUNTANT'S 31 December 201 REPORT9 was 1,7 75 households compared to 1,748 at 31 December 2018.

HONORARY ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT HONORARYI have examined ACCOUNTANT'S the accounts prepared REPORT by the Council for the year ended 31 December 2019. This examination comprised a review of the accounting records kept by the Association and a comparison of the accounts I have examined the accounts prepared by the Council for the year ended 31 December 2019. This examination presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items or discrepancies in the Icomprised have examined a review the of accounts the accounting prepared records by the kept Council by the for Associationthe year ended and 31a comparison December 201of the9. accountsThis examination accounts and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not presentedcomprised witha review those of records. the accounting It also includesrecords kepta consideration by the Association of any unusual and a comparison items or discrepancies of the accounts in the provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on presentedaccounts and with seeking those records. explanations It also from includes the Council a consideration concerning of suchany unusual matters. items The orprocedures discrepancies undertake in then do not the view given by the accounts. On the basis of my examination I have concluded that the accounts have been accountsprovide all and the seekingevidence explanations that would befrom required the Council in an concerningaudit, and consequently such matters. I do The not procedures express an undertake audit opinionn do onnot extracted correctly from the accounting records and are sufficiently supported by underlying documents and providethe view all given the evidenceby the accounts. that would On bethe required basis of inmy an examination audit, and consequently I have concluded I do notthat express the accounts an audit have opinion been on explanations provided to me by the Council. theextracted view given correctly by the from accounts. the accounting On the basisrecords of andmy examination are sufficiently I have supported concluded by underlying that the accounts documents have and been extractedexplanations correctly provided from to the me accounting by the Council. records and are sufficiently supported by underlying documents and explanations provided to me by the Council. PR HARTLEY - Chartered Accountant PO Box 27075, London N2 0FZ PR HARTLEY - Chartered Accountant PR HARTLEYPO Box -27075, Chartered London Accountant N2 0FZ PO Box 27075, London N2 0FZ

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10 SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS Gardening is the new normal So, feeling as I was, quite despondent this particular unstoppable progression devising and assembling his new water mad dash to install them once the about the Current Situation, I decided very comforting, summer will come, feature, and me, planting out my over- plants have fallen over! to browse my previous Garden Girl the sun will shine, life goes on. wintered perennials. The sun shone, My heart goes out to all the plant articles for some inspiration. This time Simply being in your garden, or and in that warmth and quiet, we nurseries at the thought of their last year I was exploring the vagaries of perhaps taking an early morning walk didn’t once think of the risks awaiting carefully nurtured summer annuals fashion in horticulture. How frivolous over the Heath, will bring you in us all in the outside world. The air felt withering and dying. Some have that all sounds now. It’s obvious, isn’t touch with nature. With so little noise clean and we felt invigorated. switched to mail order services to it, that I’m going to write about the pollution from vehicle traffic, bird They say that necessity is the maintain some much-needed revenue. virtues of gardening during self- song proliferates. We have time on our mother of invention and I think we’re Usually, by now, I am eagerly anticipating isolation and social distancing, but it hands, deadlines don’t apply in the way all falling back on untapped resources the upcoming rare plant sales, also occurs to me that I’m not just they did before. Somehow, admitting now! My greenhouse has been spring horticultural society shows and all the writing this piece for confirmedthat you are enjoying this hiatus cleaned to within an inch of its life. horticultural society coach trips to the gardeners. And not all of us are brings an uneasy guilt. Get over it! I’ve never been very successful at seed beautiful gardens of the South East. All fortunate enough to have their own Grasp feelings of wellbeing with both sowing, but through sheer boredom I cancelled. So thank goodness for BBC2 outside space to escape to. So how can hands, they are the antidote to these Parakeets have resorted to trying my hand at all Gardeners World I say, still broadcasting we all benefit from Spring 2020? challenging times! several squirrels who have learned to the free seed packets from gardening at the time of writing, offering timely Well, I am writing this on the Spring As I can only speculate on life in use their own feeders. The larger birds magazines: anything from tomatoes advice and empathy to its horticulturally equinox; the clocks have Sprung Forward April 2020, I’ve decided to write about frequent the peanut and suet feeders to tithonia! The patio has been swept, starved viewers so as gardeners we can and we are able to enjoy an extra hour the measures that I am taking to try and under our rose arbour and the smaller container plants have been repotted, enjoy our plots and gardens in of daylight for a start! And nature does inject some normality and positivity birds favour the feeders sheltered by borders fed and mulched. Even my splendid isolation. not know that we are in the grip of a into my world, and in doing so, I hope the patio. Frogspawn is prolific, newts plants supports are in situ before the CAROLINE BROOME pandemic. By now, shoots are greening to strike an optimistic chord with some are swimming in the rill. What’s more, Epimedium up, blossom is out, the birds are singing of you reading this. As someone who our cats pose no threat to the wildlife, and pairing up. Here is a sense of has suffered from anxiety for decades happily ensconced in their very own anticipation of the positive kind. I find it is very important for me to create open air, mesh enclosed catio. All are some sort of normality to counteract co-existing happily. the uncertainly of our daily lives. So, every morning I wake to bird We have installed fourteen bird song and for a few moments I can feeders into our garden over the last forget the coronavirus. I’ll sit in our couple of years, and this Spring it sunroom with my breakfast cereal, seems to have finally paid off. In order and watch the wildlife going about its of size, regular visitors include five daily business, creatures twittering parakeets, two jackdaws, a pair of jays, and chattering amongst themselves, eight feral pigeons, a great spotted not a care in the world, and I am calm. woodpecker, thrushes, blackbirds, chiff- Following the announcement of chaffs, goldfinches, all the tits, blackcap, Lockdown, my husband and I spent Erysimum wrens and dunnocks. We also have the day working in our garden: David, EMAIL: [email protected] Suburb rainfall Trees & Open Spaces The year 2020 has started as a continuing the phenomena is very tempting to search for The RA Trees and Open Spaces year with all sorts of strange reported in the last Suburb News. some causal correlation with Committee continues to be active happenings but not all weather- Another result of the high pressure climate change. during the current lockdown. wise. It has been mild, with only has been a lack of rainfall in We are supposed to have Emma Howard, RA Chair, and three sub-zero temperatures January and March. As this March winds and April showers Colin Gregory, Chair of the recorded over the whole period followed a very wet autumn, we to bring forth the flowers we Committee, have been in touch from January 1 to the time of were probably mostly very glad hope for in May. Is it climate with the Superintendent of writing (April 3). While there of it. Now, however, a little rain change that has raised the Hampstead Heath about the were gales around the middle of would be nice for the garden. pressure unusually high and so measures taken on the Heath February, there have been long The coronavirus outbreak is, made winds weaker and less Extension, particularly the periods of high pressure with of course, the strangest of the able to blow away the virus? consequences of staff reductions accompanying wonderful sunsets, current strange happenings. It DIANA IWI FROM MEADWAY and the need for social distancing. All litter bins and dog bins have been removed (because the City do not have the resources to The delights of growing your own empty them), and visitors are In those long lost days before Throughout the UK, while of plants and compost through urged to take all litter and dog coronavirus took over our lives, so many of us are confined to home deliveries. If you are a poo home with them. Barnet at the turn of 2020 Chris Page, our homes for much of the day, new gardener and need advice, have not removed bins from Chair of HGS Horticultural Society, people are suddenly discovering, check the Horticultural Society’s parks but are monitoring the wrote the following, presciently, or re-discovering, the mental contact page at hortsoc.co.uk and position. Playgrounds and outdoor in his introduction to the new relaxation and freedom from we will try to answer your questions. gyms are closed and as the weather members’ handbook: “2020 will stress that growing our own Sadly, all the members’ events, warms up and the urge to go bring its pleasures and delights. food and enjoying the sights, outings, garden openings and outside increases it’s important to In a few weeks, snowdrops will scents and sounds our gardens the three-day trip to the gardens remember to keep your distance be pushing through the soil, can bring, if we are lucky enough of north Devon that were due to – and we’ve been reminded that the winter shrubs will be in full to have them. Sales of seeds take place over the next few picnics are not allowed. scent and the days will be have hit new highs, and garden months, have been cancelled or Before the lockdown, the the tennis club in Northway because the tree is implicated in getting longer. Soon we will be centres, though closed to face- postponed in line with govern- Trees & Open Spaces Committee Gardens. Barnet have also just subsidence nearby. Barnet’s policy frantically sowing, planting, to-face customers, are continuing ment advice. Previously, since was working closely with Barnet finished planting 55 new street is to resist removal of trees wherever staking and harvesting...” to provide an amazing assortment its foundation in 1909, only the to bring about various improve- trees across the Suburb to possible and take mitigating steps Second World War managed to ments. It is still intended to replace those that have been instead, but the legal position is call a halt to the Society’s flower plant an orchard in Lyttelton cut down, including seven paid not favourable to tree owners. shows, but this year it seems Playing Fields in the autumn for by the RA. 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SUBURB NEWS IS PRODUCED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 11 It’s for you (hoo) New HGS Community Orchard We married. We rented a flat. crown. Between 1936 and 1968 “Even if I knew that tomorrow the recent years, promoting wellbeing the urban environment, take up We bought a house in Brookland 60,000 examples of the K6 were world would go to pieces, I would still and social cohesion with fun excess rainfall in times of Hill. We joined the 35% of British installed around the UK. About plant my apple tree.” Martin Luther and educational events such as flooding and build community households at that time (1970) 10,000 remain, 2,500 of which apple days. Orchards connect cohesion through social events with a GPO phone installed. are listed. The Hampstead Garden Suburb with the important local food and hands-on skills courses. Luxury. No more the chase to Weather and vandals have remains “the most nearly perfect growing practice established in HGS COMMUNITY the phone box around the not been kind prompting me to example of that English invention the Suburb’s busy allotments ORCHARD GROUP corner on a cold rainy evening delve into BT’s empire to find and speciality, the garden suburb” and horticulture. The Suburb’s The aim is to set up an HGS to make a call. Now of course the holy grail – aka someone to Angela and her colleagues, we’ll according to Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, founder Henrietta Barnett Community Orchard Group, we and our kids carry the phone who could help. She eventually hopefully soon be admiring the with its distinctive architecture donated fruit trees for every preparing for the planting of box in our pocket, which also popped up in North Wales in the results. purposefully enhanced by a variety garden, many of which are still fruit trees and wildflower areas includes far greater computing shape of Angela in BT’s Bangor In the years ahead the RA will of parks, ancient hedgerows, productive – now either in their during the winter season of power than NASA used to put office. Last Autumn Angela kindly take over the role of prompting food growing spaces and areas biodiverse ‘senescence’ or as 2020-21 or the following year, Neil Armstrong on the moon organised a BT repainting team BT for any necessary renovation of ancient woodland. grafted descendants. depending on the coronavirus half a century ago. to restore the box outside work but it can only respond to To this day, Barnet Council BENEFICIAL NATURAL crisis. Once planted, the trees We lucky residents of HGS Fellowship House on Willifield HGS residents keeping a watchful actively supports the preservation HABITATS & FACILITIES will need a bit of extra care are treated to a nostalgic reminder Green and has now agreed to eye. Email the RA at enquiries@ of the local green spaces on our Community orchards are useful, during the first years, including of those early days by the six repair and repaint all our boxes hgsra.uk. It’s for you (hoo). Suburb, but because of financial delightful, additions to our urban watering and weeding, but should red phone boxes still in place on this spring and summer. Thanks ANDREW BOTTERILL constraints the focus is on landscapes as well as fun places become largely self-maintaining our leafy streets, forming a classic developing partnerships with to learn and engage communities. in subsequent years. part of the Suburb’s identity. These local communities to allow its They promote wellbeing and With the help of specialist museum pieces are protected by important natural habitats and are a fantastic way to rediscover social benefit organisations such a Grade II listing. They are in local facilities to flourish. The our hugely diverse fruit heritage as The Orchard Project, we plan Hampstead Way (see photo), HGS Residents Association is keen (2,500 UK apple varieties alone), to run skill building workshops, Meadway Gate, Emmot Close, to play its part in this initiative as well as educate especially the including effective tree pruning, Willifield Way and there are and wants to engage with both younger generation about and to create enjoyable activities two in Northway. How many of Barnet Council and local residents sustainable food production for residents and local schools. us take them for granted? to create a positive impact for and healthy eating. All kinds of support will be Not for HGS the alternative the benefit of the whole Suburb. Surprisingly orchards are also appreciated, from helping to use of these old phoneboxes. By FRUIT TREE ORCHARD priority biodiversity habitats create the community orchard ‘alternative’ I don’t mean the dual AT LYTTELTON under the UK’s Biodiversity group, to hands-on volunteering use of advertising the services of PLAYING FIELDS Action Plan. They are excellent with planting, tree and wildflower Miss Whiplash, but libraries, coffee A meeting of RA volunteers in for wildlife, partly because fruit meadow maintenance as well as stalls, miniature nightclubs etc. 2018 put forward the idea of trees age faster than other trees harvesting, organising or simply Our phoneboxes represent a creating a community orchard. and soon develop veteran habitat enjoying the Orchard events. serious echo of the past with In discussion with Barnet Council features, such as nest holes for The RA intends the Orchard working payphones inside each the RA has now provisionally birds and bats, and deadwood to be part of a range of local and every one. identified the south western for ecologically significant fungi, improvements in Lyttelton The K6 Telephone Box was corner of Lyttelton Playing Fields lichens and insects. Interspersed Playing Fields, which includes designed by Sir Giles Gilbert – out of the way of the sports with wildflower plots, orchards the planting of 20 ornamental Scott (he of Liverpool Cathedral pitches – as a suitable location generally support a wide range of trees to date, proposals to install and Battersea Power Station fame). for the planting of a community important species, including some a new outdoor table tennis It was commissioned by the orchard, with interspersed wild- rare bees, beetles and butterflies. table as well as work to improve General Post Office in 1935 to flower meadow areas, to grow into According to The Orchard the tennis and netball courts. If commemorate the Silver Jubilee What’s On’s off a beautiful feature of the park. Project charity, community you are interested in participating of King George V. The construction London’s long-established orchards are part of the solution or finding out more, please email It will come as no surprise that But, Covid-19 permitting, David is of cast iron with a teak door. tradition of community orchards to counteract climate change; they [email protected]. our regular Godfrey & Barr Littaur will be back at his The pediments to the domed has seen a welcome revival in absorb greenhouse gases, cool MARIA SCHLATTER sponsored What’s On page will computer soon, compiling What’s roof carry a moulded Royal not be appearing in this issue. On for our next issue. Wordsearch Apologies to all our Wordsearch Walters, Theresa May, Jane Austen, aficionados out there, as we are Boudicca, Malala Yousaf, Marie unable to publish the competition Curie, Agatha Christie, Barbara this issue. Rest assured, it will be Castle, Olive Oyl, Greta Thunberg, back for our next issue. 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CMY virtual groups through various us with tips for the garden. Liz online portals. Whether members who leads our craft group is K want to join in the discussion encouraging us to knit. Our THE KEY TO SELLING HOMES with a Book Group, brush up on Pilates teacher has ensured or learn a new language there is we still keep fit, by kindly With 30 years of experience in selling houses in Hampstead Garden Suburb, Litchfields is still the agent you can rely on to negotiate the best possible price for your property. Please help make Suburb News your newspaper. Articles, letters and news items welcome, send to the publisher with High Res pictures at [email protected] To arrange a valuation with the area’s leading tried and tested agent please call: CO-EDITORS: Marie-Christine O’Callaghan & Shelley-Anne Salisbury, [email protected] Richard Barnett or Charles Bobroff on 0208 458 5000 WHAT’S ON EDITOR: David Littaur, [email protected]. Views expressed in Suburb News are not necessarily those of the publishers Hampstead Garden Suburb | 800 Finchley Road, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 7TJ the Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association. T | 020 8458 5000 E | [email protected] W | litchfields.com Deadline for the Summer issue is 1st July

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