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CLEANER GREENER SAFER AWARDS Earlier this year the Society applied to Council’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer Scheme, for the money to buy and erect a free- standing Community notice board in Half Moon Lane near the Half Moon Public House. The successful bids were announced at the Community Council meeting on 15th October and I am pleased to report that the bid was successful. An award of £3,500 was given SOCIETY for this project. EVENTS Other projects that will be receiving support At Herne Hill United Church Hall, at 7:30 from the Awards this year and that will benefit for 7:45pm, unless otherwise stated. Herne Hill include: Wednesday 12 December: • landscaping the front entrance and Silver Anniversary Readings pavement to the Half Moon Public By members of the Society (see article) House (£10,000); • planting trees at the junction of Red Wednesday 9 January 2008: Post Hill and Beckwith Road, near “Letter Boxes” by Neil Lloyd, Sunray Gardens (£3,000); retired Deputy Headmaster. • resurfacing the shop forecourts at 63-77 The Post Office letter box came to the Herne Hill (£5,000); Channel Islands in 1852 and to the • tree planting in Casino Avenue mainland during the following year. There (£7,000); have been a surprising number of designs and most are still represented on the streets. • trees to enhance the appearance of the Norwood Road shopping parade This illustrated talk deals with the (£10,500); development of the boxes including some amazing lapses of memories on the part of • hanging baskets on six lamp posts in the designers. Norwood Road (£2,500). Wednesday 13 February: The Community Council commented that there had been a lot of good schemes and it had been “Mary Seacole” by Daphne Marchant, very difficult to decide which to support. In Councillor and former Mayor. general priority was given to those projects The life and career of the heroic black that benefited the ‘public good’. This is the nurse of the Crimea fifth year of Southwark’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer Scheme and the second time that the Wednesday 12 March: Society’s funding bid for a local project has Annual General Meeting. been successful (last year we bid for and Followed by an illustrated talk received £754 for our new PA system). Rosalind Glover 1 BLU ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Mary Hill was presented with a giant Jammy Dodger (and a large bouquet of flowers) when she stepped down as Chair of Brockwell Lido Users at the 2007 BLU AGM held on 13th October. Thanks to the hard work of Mary and her BLU colleagues during her seven years as Chair, the Lido has been improved, expanded and its future is assured.

POST OFFICE CLOSURE RUMOURS SILVER READERS There has been a rumour circulating that the Post Office in ‘Costcutters’ is to close. Since 2002, our December meetings have featured readings by members of the Society on a seasonal We've checked out the situation and can confirm that theme. As this year marks the 25th anniversary of the there is no basis for this rumour. Society, it seems fitting that we take “Silver The Post Office will not be announcing proposals for Anniversary” as the theme for the evening. We are its outlets until April next year, but the date now seeking material: prose, poetry, speeches, drama, might change. songs, sketches, nursery stories or extracts from longer works. As usual, broad interpretations or loose connections with the theme will be considered. Have BRAIN OF LAMBETH you a favourite passage about silver or something silver-coloured? Think coins or ingots, hair or tongue, Once again the Herne Hill Society has won the annual birches or sands, spoon or moon. Perhaps you recall a Brain of Lambeth competition. lively description of an anniversary, e.g. a wedding, birth, employment or even giving up smoking? Other commemorations in 2007 included the 200th anniversary of the slave trade abolition, centenaries of Auden and MacNeice, Whittier’s 200th and Blake’s 250th birthday. Any other ideas? More to the point, why not join in as a reader this year? It’s fun getting together to sift through suggestions, select pieces, arrange and rehearse the programme. Don’t put it off, thinking “maybe next time”; after six years of winter reading evenings we’ll give it a rest in 2008, as I’ve booked an entertaining talk on, well, you’ll see. Meanwhile, if you can’t bring yourself to take the stage, make sure you come along on 12th December for a convivial evening of socialising, seasonal Here Colin Wight receives the winner’s certificate refreshments and laughter. from Lambeth’s Mayor, Councillor Andrew Gibson. JD The other members of the Society’s team were Anne Young, Ros Glover and John Brunton. 2 WINTER CELEBRATION GOOD NEIGHBOUR AWARD IN HERNE HILL Maude Estwick, a well known resident of Herne Hill, This year's celebration will start at 4.30 p.m. on 30 has won two Good Neighbour awards. She was voted November at Herne Hill station, with music by chil- the best Good Neighbour by the London & Quadrant dren from a local school and members of the Housing Association, and was chosen for the National Ferndene Minstrels, a local brass group. Good Neighbour Award by the Housing Corporation. After the sing-song the lights will be switched on at Maude has been about 5.15pm, and refreshments will be served out- the driving side the Pizza take-away on the corner of Railton force behind the Road. development of the Milkwood The event has been organised by Jim Davidson and is Community supported by the traders and Lambeth Council. Park and, as Please come along and join in the fun. Chair of the Milkwood MEMBERSHIP Residents’ Association, she I am delighted to report a long list of new members is working hard since summer 2007, including one new Life Member. to develop St. A warm welcome to: John's Church Sue Gallagher, Dieter Gatzke, Hilary Risden Haydn, Hall on Lowden Borjan Koprivica, Kim Lewis, Thomas Leyland & Road as a Bernadette Butler, David Lock, Claire McDonald, community Anthony Monaghan, N. O'Sullivan, Richard Pratt & centre. Christine Frank, Sam Rodgers, Ellen Sheavyn, Life Maude also Member Oliver Stutter, Simon Taylor & M.C.Walsh, gives her time David Thompson, Anna Turvey. to supporting and helping her neighbours as well as Letters have gone out to our members who have long being involved in various other local organisations. been subscribing by Standing Order to our old bank, Congratulations to Maude, and best wishes for the Lloyds TSB. Our account is now with CAF - many success of the St. John's project. thanks to those who have already changed their order. I do hope to have received all replies by January, when payments are due. Members who pay their subscriptions by cash or cheque will find both a renewal form and s.a.e. en- closed in this issue. Prompt renewals will be most helpful. If you haven’t already done so, please don't forget to sign the Gift Aid declaration. If you give me your email address, I can update you on Herne Hill news and remind you of future events. Please note I send blind copies so that your names and addresses are not revealed to others. Caroline Knapp Membership Secretary

COMMUNITY PROJECT It has been suggested that the Society could use some of its funds to sponsor a suitable project, which would be locally based and of benefit to the community. Ideas for a project could come from an individual or a group. Any proposal should encompass the aims and objectives of the Society. It should help promote improvements to local amenities; or improve knowledge and information about our local history. If you have any ideas, suggestions or would like more information, please contact Brenda Jones, P.O. Box 27845, London SE24 9XA. 3 TRANSFORMATIONS combination of flats (“enabling development”) and a performance venue. The full report, 99 pages plus GOOD AND BAD appendices, is on Lambeth’s website. I have News from the Friends of the Carnegie Library attempted to summarise it in three pages, which I will Our Breathing Places project to create a reading and gladly email to anyone who emails wildlife garden behind the library proceeds apace. [email protected] requesting a copy. Failing trees have been taken out, a level path from Stephen Carlill, Ferndene Road has been laid to provide easy access Chair of the Friends for wheelchairs and pushchairs; clearing galore and much other work has been done. In this we have had a STATION great deal of help from Lambeth’s Parks Department and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. On the edge of our area, Denmark Hill Station is one of the first to benefit from the Department of On national Make a Difference Day, 27th October, Transport’s £370 million programme to improve we worked on the garden, clearing and planting, and station access for all. Network Rail will be providing recruited ten adults and ten children to our ongoing an accessible step-free route into the station and to gardening group which will be carrying the work and fro between each platform. Site work is planned forward. It will usually be working in the library to begin in early 2008. gardens on the first Saturday of each month from 11am until 3pm, when we have our monthly Friends’ Meanwhile, Network Rail has been consulting about tea. More help is always welcome. plans involving diverting the to Victoria line via Junction instead of going Lambeth’s ‘Transformational Review of Libraries, through Denmark Hill station. There are many Archives and Arts’, published in July, is grim objections to this as it is a busy line serving King’s reading. The emphasis is on the provision of College and the Maudsley Hospitals, as well as many computers and information technology, with the commuters. Our MP Tessa Jowell has been leading stocks of books in the Council’s libraries to be run opposition to the plan, and has urged a rethink. down further. We are told that “less is more” and that serendipity on the part of borrowers should be Herne Hill Station encouraged by replacing shelves of books by displays The current work to install lifts that will also provide of a few books, showing their front covers. step-free access to the platforms at Herne Hill Station is scheduled to be completed by mid 2008. However, The report recommends that the Carnegie should have SouthEastern Trains hopes that the lifts will be in a “Focus on Children”, without any commitment to operation earlier than that. providing an adult library and appears to suggest that SN most of the building could be converted to a

4 KICKING THE HABIT NEW MANAGER FOR JUST SAY “NO!” From the Herne Hill Forum Chair Patrick Driscall took up his appointment as Brockwell If you managed to get a summer holiday this year it Park Manager at the beginning of September. He is probably seems now like a distant memory. Maybe based in Brockwell Hall. Patrick’s remit will be to rain soaked in this country or a sunny break abroad, manage the park in terms of the grounds maintenance walking along the beaches enjoying what life can give us. Maybe we should twin Herne Hill with all the contract and assist with maintenance of the buildings beaches around the world as we have much in com- within the Park. The position will act as a key contact mon with them. The same is also true of our local for people and stakeholders within and of the Park parks, hedgerows and streets. and Patrick hopes to take an overall view of park management. He will be working closely with The common link is horrifying, discarded plastic bags that have been used for 20 minutes and then thrown Theresa Hoare who is the newly appointed away. The problem is that there isn’t an ‘away’ any Development and Education Officer. more. The plastics take between 100 and 800 years to Patrick said ”I ‘m very excited to have the privilege decompose - so putting them in the shrinking landfills of playing an active role in managing a major London passes the problem to the next generation. Even so park; one which local people clearly care about and called bio-degradable plastic, that some supermarkets are trying to earn ‘green’ points for, takes years to have a vested decompose and the end product is usable for nothing, interest in. I’m never mind the energy and raw materials used to joining the make them in the first place – not what reduce, reuse Park’s team or recycle is all about. just as a bid is Vast slicks of plastics are found in our oceans and being put unlike oil spills which eventually break down they forward for will still be there in hundreds of year’s time, damag- Stage II ing wildlife and leaving a legacy that we should not Heritage be proud of. They are all too visible, caught in park Lottery Fund railings, washed up on pristine beaches, blowing monies to down the street as urban tumbleweed. assist the LB It is a serious habit that we have acquired – 18 billion of Lambeth in a year just from supermarkets in this country alone restoring the with 200 million a year collected from our parks, Park. It’s an streets and open spaces. It took plastic bags blocking incredibly the drainage systems in Bangladesh resulting in se- exciting time. vere floods for them to be banned nationwide there. Brockwell So how can we kick this habit? Park is a valued green space which is a very real Change needs to start locally. We have the most pow- community asset with a unique heritage, landscape erful weapon the developed countries have ever in- and ecology. I am keen to make links to the diverse vented available to almost everyone – the power of range of interests demonstrated by Park users and the consumer. If we stop buying something, sooner or look forward to helping to progress the HLF bid later the manufacturers and retailers will get the mes- forwards with the aim of making this a flagship park.” sage. Traders in are giving away really good long lasting shopping bags and charging for any plastic bag – they haven’t had a murmur of protest HERNE HILL CPZ from their customers, in fact they are enthusiastic about the whole scheme. We understand there is to be a Stakeholder meeting in The next time you see a pile of thin plastic bags at the the middle of November to discuss the results of the checkout till you may want to ponder that in South second consultation, and then a public meeting will Africa that retailer would be liable for ten years in be held later. prison. When Mahatma Gandhi was asked what he thought of western civilisation he thought for a while The Society will be represented as a stakeholder at and said “I think it would it would be a very good the preliminary meeting and I am sure many idea”. Next time you get offered a plastic bag, think interested residents will attend the public meeting of our streets, parks, wildlife and beaches, start to when the date and venue are announced. kick the habit – ponder for a while, smile and just say no. SN Giles Gibson 5 OTHER SOCIETIES’ EVENTS Sunday 2 December at 11:00-3:00pm Friends of Brockwell Park: Winter Fayre at Brockwell Hall; Cards, gifts, books, Societies’ stands. Saturday 15 December at 11:00-3:00pm Friends of Carnegie Library: Winter Fayre with Nursery Rhyme theme, Arts & Crafts, tombola, refreshments, cards, presents, Societies’ stalls; at the library, 188 Herne Hill Road SE24 Monday 17 December at 8:00pm Society: “Magic” by Michael Symes; at “Woodlands”, 16 Leigham Court Road SW16 Friday 21 December at 4:00-8:00pm Society: Peace and Light Event, featuring the products of lantern-making workshops Sundays 18 November-15 December. Music & refreshments from 7:00pm; at Brixton Tate Library Gardens Monday 7 January 2008 at 8:00pm Streatham Society: “Victorian & Edwardian Athletes in South London” by Kevin Kelly, Herne Hill Harriers; at “Woodlands”, SOUTHWARK AND LAMBETH 16 Leigham Court Road SW16 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Thursday 17 January at 8:00pm December 11th: Norwood Society: AGM & PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE Digital Photographs by Keith Holdaway; at Phoenix Dennis Turner - Archaeologist and Historian Centre, Westow Street SE19. The Castles of Monday 4 February at 8:00pm January 8th (2008): Streatham Society: Len Reilly - Archivist “An Introduction to ’s Archives” by Chris Octavia Hill, Her Work and Influence on Bennett; at “Woodlands”, 16 Leigham Court Road Social Housing Provision in Lambeth and SW16 Southwark Sunday 17 February at 3:00pm February 12th: Society: Various speakers Recent Local Archaeological and Historical “Recent Archaeological Finds in Southwark” Work by Dr Christopher Constable, Archaeology Officer; at March 11th: Goose Green Centre, St John’s Church, East Dulwich Dee Cook - Archivist Road SE22 The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of Thursday 21 February at 8:00pm London, Past and Present Norwood Society: All lectures Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. at Co-Op “Early History of Scouting in Surrey” by Michael Hall, 106 The Cut, Waterloo, SE1 8LN, Gilbert, Crystal Palace Foundation; at Phoenix between Cornwall Road and the Young Vic. Centre, Westow Street SE19 Light refreshments are served at 7:00. Visitors £1.00 towards costs please. 6 TRAVEL NEWS New Rail Timetables from 9th December will intro- RED POST HILL BRIDGE duce new times and frequencies on services from Vic- toria to via Herne Hill. RENEWAL To Orpington Monday to Friday will start from 05.45 Network Rail has announced plans to replace this then 06.45, 07.15, 07.46, 08.15, 08.46, 09.17, 09.32, 130 year old bridge, built of cast iron girders on 09.46, and from 10.00 hours every 15 minutes until brick arches. The bridge is showing signs of its age 16.15 then at 20 or 30 minute intervals. and, for some time now there have been restrictions On Saturday 06.00, 07.00, 07.30, 08.00 and then on the traffic allowed to use it. every 15 minutes until 20.00, then every 30 minutes Replacing the bridge will mean that the road will until Midnight. Sunday service every 30 minutes from 8.01, 08.31, etc until 23.31 hours. have to close. Pedestrians and cyclists will still be allowed to cross. Although there may be times To Victoria similar frequencies Monday to Friday. when all access will be restricted or disrupted. The semi fast service to Maidstone via Swanley will no longer stop at Herne Hill, and it will be necessary The job will take six months. Preparation work is to change at South. scheduled to begin on 10th December; with road closures starting from 2nd January 2008 for 19 Thameslink (First Capital Connect): weeks (reopening the road is planned for 16th May The King’s Cross Thameslink Station will close on 2008). The Grade II listed North Dulwich Station 8th December and the new St. Pancras International Station will be open for through services to Luton and building will not be affected and access to the Bedford. The following day a new timetable comes station will be maintained throughout the bridge into effect, with similar services Monday to Friday renewal. Whilst the bridge is closed, traffic will be but the Sunday service will improve. From 09.27 and diverted via Half Moon Lane and Village Way. 09.57 every 30 minutes via Wimbledon to Sutton un- Temporary bus stops will be installed on the til 20.57. To Luton 10.42, 11.12 every 30 minutes diversion. until 21.42 hours. The project is being jointly funded by Network Be sure to ask for these new timetables at Herne Hill Rail and Transport for London. Station W.E. Kirby

7 SUMMER WALKS THE FUTURE OF The Society provided three local history walks for the ST. JOHN’S CHURCH Lambeth Local History Forum programme this Milkwood Residents Association (MRA) (in summer, based on our two very successful partnership with PopUlar Youth Association (PYA) publications the ‘Herne Hill Heritage Trail’ and and the local community) is a voluntary organisation ‘Herne Hill Personalities’. All three walks were well which represents all tenants and residents in Herne attended and much appreciated. Hill between Milkwood Road, Herne Hill and Herne On 1st July Robert Holden led the ‘Heritage Trail Hill Road. It was responsible for the successful Part 1’ walk from Herne Hill Station. This included regeneration of Milkwood Community Park. unusual features around the station, along Railton The MRA now hopes to repeat that success by raising Road, Shakespeare Road and back along Dulwich funds to redevelop St John's Hall, which is a church- Road. owned building on Heron Road (right next-door to Jeff Doorn led the walk on 11th August, intriguingly Milkwood Community Park). MRA aims to turn this titled ‘Literary Herne Hill’. The walk started fittingly building into a modern community facility – below at the Carnegie Library and went in a large circle, are two artist's impressions of what it might look like: passing the site of John Ruskin’s home on Herne Hill, with the furthest points being Railton and Dulwich Roads and then Warmington Road to take in Richard Church’s house, before ending up back at the library. ‘Herne Hill Heritage Trail Part 2’ again led by Robert Holden, took in Norwood Road, Rosendale Road including the handsome bridge and Peabody Buildings and then back past Herne Hill Stadium in Burbage Road, including a peep inside to see the famous cycle track, and then the return to the station. Thank to Robert and Jeff for leading these walks so View from Lowden Road capably. If you still haven’t bought your own copy of There is currently no useable community facility in the Personalities book it is available via our website, Herne Hill. We know that St John's Hall has great through the PO Box address or contact Diana potential, both in terms of its size and its location, Chadney (email and phone number on back page). opening out onto the park. The building could be used The Heritage Trail is out of print at present; although for a variety of activities ranging from childcare to it may be revised and reprinted when time allows. healthcare (with many possibilities in between). Summer Visit Sunday 5th August, one of the few hot sunny days of the summer, found a group of members and friends on a trip to the White Hall at Cheam, followed by the Town Trail.

View from the Milkwood Community Park MRA is in the process of agreeing the terms of a lease with the church and completing its business plan. The next stage will be to raise the necessary funds, identify potential occupiers and secure planning permission. If you have any suggestions as to how the facility We enjoyed the services of two guides from the could be used or you might be able to help, please Heritage Centre and then had a delicious tea. Thanks contact Maude on 020 7207 9530 or to Brenda Jones for making the arrangements. [email protected]. SN Maude Estwick

8 ENCHANTMENT AT DULWICH decadence, personified by Aubrey Beardsley, often branded degenerate, deviant and scandalous, to softer, PICTURE GALLERY more British fantasy illustration is world renowned. Yet, whimsical fare. surprisingly, there has never before been an Fables, classic exhibition in Britain covering the subject; nor has one tales like The been staged elsewhere since 1979. “The Age of Arabian Nights Enchantment: Beardsley, Dulac and their and children’s Contemporaries”, at from stories, e.g. by 28th November 2007 – 17th February 2008, is Hans Christian therefore most welcome, and a must-see. Anderson, were published It is a sumptuous show. Over 100 works, many never with lavish seen publicly colour plates before, are and fine arranged by bindings; these theme: the books aimed to Exotic, the delight with Arabian World, innocent the Chinese exoticism, rather than shock. World, Greeks and Romans, This change gave rise to a new generation of artists Fairies and whose illustrations borrowed from the past, including Monsters. The rococo fantasies, rich decorative elements of the show is Orient, the Near East and Victorian fairy tale perfectly timed, landscapes. Masters like Edmund Dulac, Kay Nelson covering as it and Arthur Rackham produced wonderfully inventive does the books which have become legendary. Many others holiday and emerged; and while some names are less familiar than pantomime others, all added to the fascinating array, in styles season. ranging from the ethereal and poetic to dark and warped, via natural fantasy, pastel-toned or intensely There is colourful images. emphasis on the fin de siècle turning point from Step into the richly imaginative realms of fantasy, wonder at the inventiveness and perhaps wallow in nostalgia as the stories of your childhood come back to life. You are bound to be enchanted. Dulwich Picture Gallery is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00-5:00; weekends & Bank Holiday Mondays 11:00-5:00. Entry £8; £7 seniors; ‘Friends’ and children free. JD

ARCHIVES OPEN DAY 2007 The Society was represented at Lambeth Archives Open Day once again this year. The theme was ‘Having a Field Day - Sport in Lambeth’. There was a wide ranging programme of talks based on the theme in Michael Church and running in parallel, local his- tory stalls in the Minet Library across the road. This year the Society has slimmed down the publications list and we had a cut price offer on the less relevant old Ordnance Survey maps, which sold like hot cakes. We raised a good amount (£152), and welcomed some new members. So thank you to all who gave up their time to help make it a success for the Society. SN

9 PLANNING AND LICENSING grounds that the proposals together will have an adverse impact on neighbours, on the character of the 74 Ferndene Road area and on the design qualities of the existing house; We have objected to an application to install front and would be contrary to policies in the Southwark dormer windows with balcony, a new window at first UDP. floor level and new door at ground level. Our objection was made on the grounds that the However, Southwark Council has now approved both alterations would have a serious negative impact on schemes. the architectural style and qualities of the existing 234 Croxted Road building; undermine the uniformity and character of We have objected to a proposed rear extension to this the local street scene; and produce a sense of property. This is on the grounds that the extensions overlooking to people in neighbouring properties as length will have an adverse impact on the adjoining well as to others. Lambeth has refused the house and adversely affect the amenity of neighbours. application. It would also breach policies in the Southwark UDP. We have brought to the attention of Lambeth Mufy’s Bar Restaurant, 113 Dulwich Road Planning Enforcement Team, possibly unauthorised On the grounds that the growth of the late night developments at this property, i.e. railings on a new economy is already causing serious disturbance to rear extension and full height doors at first floor level. Herne Hill residents, we objected to an application These could contravene a Certificate of Lawfulness, that would have allowed this establishment serve approved by Lambeth Council on 15th August 2006; alcohol to 2.00am seven days a week; and open to and have a serious impact on neighbours’ privacy. 2.00am (3.00am Saturday and Sunday). Plot bounded by the Railway Line, opposite 251- Lambeth refused the application. 275 Milkwood Road An application was submitted to Lambeth for 266 Rosendale Road permission to build 14 flats on this site. Without We objected to an application for a Certificate of formally objecting, we sought assurances on a lawful Development in respect of this property’s number of issues relating to the environmental conversion into five flats. Our objection was based on impact, the existing brick wall, highway safety, and no planning permission having been obtained for outlook from the ground floor flats. Lambeth refused change of use of the property from a Shop to a the application; however, the developers lodged an Dwelling House; part of the development failing to appeal. We repeated our concerns to the Planning meet the minimum standards for flat conversions; Inspector who subsequently dismissed the appeal, retention of the original shop window and doorway citing, in particular, the impact of the proposed being inappropriate for residential use and detracting development on the local street scene. from the quality of the local street scene; and an unauthorised single storey rear extension taking up 51 Shakespeare Road most of the garden. On the grounds that it would result in neighbours’ loss of privacy and consequently breach Lambeth’s Lambeth granted the application on the grounds of policy on alterations and extensions, we objected to a ‘deemed consent’, i.e. that the property had been proposal to use a flat roof at the rear of this property converted more than four years previously. as a balcony or sitting area. Tsolo Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 49-51, Norwood Lambeth subsequently approved the application. Road On the grounds that the growth of the late night 294 Croxted Road economy is already causing serious disturbance to There has been an application to build a second storey Herne Hill residents, we have objected to an onto this property, located in a parade of single storey application that would have allowed this shops. We have objected on the grounds that it would establishment, at weekends, to sell alcohol until be out of keeping with the surroundings and contrary 4.00am and to stay open until 5.30am. to a number of policies in the Southwark UDP. In addition, the proposal to install a stairway on the Southwark agreed the application, but subject to a public footpath would present a potential hazard. In number of conditions that included no entry or re- addition, the poor architectural quality, its location entry to the premises after 1.00am. and its location adjacent to Brockwell Park would Herne Hill Junction Regeneration Project adversely affect the qualities of the conservation area, We have expressed our strong support for the again contrary to policies in the UDP. planning application submitted to Lambeth covering a Southwark have subsequently refused the application. realignment of the Brockwell Park boundary line, around the Herne Hill entrance. These changes, that 51 Frankfurt Road conform to Lambeth’s planning policies as set out in We have objected to applications to construct a rear the current Unitary Development Plan, are an extension and for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a essential part of the Herne Hill Junction Regeneration roof extension and rear dormer. This is on the project. Without them, the project cannot go ahead. 10 Bar 127, 127 Dulwich Road, London SE24 0NG We have objected to an application for the extension of an existing license to allow these premises, inter alia, to operate until 5.00am at weekends. The application includes a proposal to use an outside area to the rear where customers will be permitted to drink and smoke. In our view this will cause unacceptable noise and disruption to nearby residents. 35 Hollingbourne Road The Society was represented at a public inquiry held on October 9th into Southwark Council’s refusal to grant a lawful development certificate for the use of the house as five self-contained flats. We had previously objected to the application as well as to two applications for a rear extension and alterations to the roof. The river flows from the top pond in Keston to The developer had started all of these works without Padmall Wood on , then to Bromley, any application for permission and the Society has to Colliers, (or Colyers) Wood. In about 1750 the supported the Council and the neighbours into river was diverted to make a lake in the grounds of fighting these flagrant breaches of planning control. The Rookery, near the Bromley College of Art. The Depending on the results of the inquiry, the Council river continues northward through Bromley to the site may require the developer to take down all the new of a mill mentioned in the Doomsday Book in 1085. building work and restore it to its previous state. All The mill has been used in the making of paper, the the flats are currently occupied so this will be a big manufacture of blankets and felted cloth, and by an decision for the Council to take. oculist to grind his lenses, before becoming a private The inspector’s decision on all three applications is house in 1832. expected early in 2008. After some rural slides of banks deep in wild flowers, Lambeth Licensing Policy Review we now saw the river confined to tunnels or concrete We have contributed our comments to this review, channels, now wending its way through south mainly relating to the problems of disturbance to London: Shortlands, , Bellingham, and so on residents caused by noise and anti social behaviour to Creek. arising from the expansion of the late night economy in Herne Hill.

THE COURSE OF THE RIVER RAVENSBOURNE The June Talk by Annie Gelly To one whose young wellies were so often overflowed by the ditches, dykes and ponds of north- west Norfolk, Annie's talk always promised to be a delight, and so indeed it proved. The origins of the name "Ravensbourne" might have been Roman, or possibly Danish. Certainly there was a Roman camp on the site, using a pre-Roman British site. Annie's talk outlined the history of the river's existence and use, and was illustrated by her excellent slides. Deptford Creek has been a major centre for shipping since the time of Henry VID. Two 400 ton ships The river rises 420 feet above sea level at Caesar's could anchor there, including Drake's "Golden Hind" Well on , and flows along a ten and a Pepys and Evelyn are known to have visited, and it half mile course before flowing into the Thames at now has a splendid seat in memory of a Russian Czar. Deptford Creek. The well had been used as a private We carried away the memory of Annie ensconced bath until William Pitt built his home, Holmwood grandly in the aforesaid seat. It was a happy and most House, alongside it. The well was said to have interesting evening, and will help us appreciate our medicinal properties and the gentry came to take the rich local history. waters. Other wells were to be found along the river, Diana Chadney the Ladywell in dates back to 1472.

11 LETTER FROM DAVID WILDY Divorced, given the push by his publishers, abandoned by his agent and suffering from writer’s I have been given a photo by Jeanette Miles who block, Matt has nothing to look forward to, apart from lived two doors away from me in Jessop Rd. It shows walking Lucy back to the former family home in the Jessops School infants’ class in 1939. Jeanette is Ferndene Road, overlooking . However, the one standing to the left of the dolls house, and the his normal routine is broken forever when emails only one she can remember is Shirley Hazel who is from a ‘fan’ turn nasty. Fan is short for fanatic; and sitting crossed legs to the left in the front. I am won- the mysterious, obsessive WD (the ‘White Devil’) dering if any of your members can put any names to suddenly becomes demanding and threatening. faces. Forced to write up the Devil’s vicious deeds as Dave Wildy chapters in a true crime story, Matt finds himself in the tightening grip of a calculating, sadistic murderer, hell-bent on revenge. The death list of the title initially refers to the objects of the killer’s personal revenge; and one can almost sympathise with the desire to get even with an abusive father, school bully and the like. But the methods he uses are increasingly ferocious and chillingly enact scenes from Matt Stone novels. Then he starts on those who have upset or hurt Matt in the past. As the bloody killings mount, it seems no one is safe; anyone Matt has met may be a target. In this tense, gripping novel, places we know and activities we normally perform take on sinister, menacing overtones. If you recognise yourself or can put a name to anyone Working at his computer, sitting on a bench in else in the picture, do let us know and we’ll pass the reading newspaper reports of the latest information on to Dave. brutal murder, driving back to Herne Hill from his girlfriend in Clapham, Matt is continuously being tracked by the Devil from his Shad Thames THE DEATH LIST penthouse. Or is he nearer? Under surveillance at home, can Matt escape the Devil and police Think you’re safe living in Herne Hill? Reading ‘The observation jogging in Brockwell Park? Is he being Death List’ by Paul Johnston, you may not be so sure. followed in the train from Herne Hill to Victoria? At The prologue, in which a gruesome murder is one point his hard-boiled journalist girlfriend snaps, discovered in Hackney, sets the tone for a dark, “You spend your life making up stories and living in disturbing tale. your little protected pocket in Herne Hill. Some of us We then move have to deal with the real world.” Matt reflects “this to more ‘protected pocket’…had been infiltrated by a savage familiar, killer, who was doing his best to incriminate me.” seemingly cosy territory. Our Can Matt protect his friends, loved ones and protagonist, associates? Will he exact his own revenge before the Matt Wells, is police, in the person of Chief Inspector Karen Oaten a crime writer, and her team, track him or the Devil down? And what pen name Matt of the shadowy crew of SAS operatives with their Stone. We first own revenge death list? meet him In reviewing a crime novel, it is difficult to avoid trudging up the clichés, e.g. ‘page-turner’, ‘edge of seat’, etc.; but in hill and along this case, those phrases are apt. It is not a book for the Brantwood faint-hearted; and this reviewer is no lover of graphic Road to his violence. However, the pace is so fast, one doesn’t lodgings after have time to brood over the gory details. The tension walking his never lets up, even after the thrilling climax. In fact daughter Lucy the final pages give a strong indication that a sequel is to school in in store. Can Herne Hill take it? Dulwich JD Village. 12 LETTER FROM PETER BRADLEY Brockwell Park Management Advisory Committee and the Cemetery Advisory Group. He Dear Editor, has lived in Herne Hill since 1944. Here is the text of The current plans for the Herne Hill Junction are the letter that he sent recently to the South London important and controversial. Although I'm not aware Press. It was published in a slightly amended form on of the Society having held an EGM on the issue, I 19th October 2007. understand that the Society's Committee is in favour Herne Hill Junction Regeneration Project and campaigning vigorously to secure the plans' implementation. This is something I, as a member, I welcome the debate on the latest proposals for the regret. However, I accept the disagreement on this Herne Hill junction, as I proposed the original motion one point and continue to support the general aims of at the Herne Hill Forum meeting in April 2002. It is the Society. important to remember now what we set out to do then: an empirical review of the whole junction, to Vigorous campaigning by a charity in a cause is one include all six approach roads, all the crossings, the thing; inaccuracy or misrepresentation is another and means of access to places like the station and the I feel this occurred in an email message to members Park, every form of transport, and the transfers from dated October 24. Most of the message was urging one form of transport to another. people to contact Lambeth to support the Junction proposal and while I oppose that I recognise it is a The first priority was, and remains, the safety and proper thing for the Committee to urge upon its welfare of pedestrians, people with disabilities, members. people with pushchairs and small children, cyclists, and public transport users. The second priority was to However, one phrase of the email went beyond improve the flow (not the speed) of traffic through the vigorous campaigning, I believe: "A small group of junction, in order to tackle the long lines of stationary people, whose motive seems to be to stop the Project vehicles on all the approach roads to the junction. at all costs, irrespective of the benefits that it will This is extremely serious on the Norwood Road side bring to Herne Hill, are trying to whip up opposition of the Park, with the lines of stationary vehicles to the application." reaching beyond Brockwell Park Gardens and Trinity There are two things that are inaccurate about this Rise, and going up Croxted Road and Rosendale phrase. It implies that the opposition is small, ie just Road. It is widely recognised that stationary vehicles some of the Committee of the Friends of Brockwell are the worst polluters of all, as the residents of these Park, and that FOBP is opposed to the project "at all roads know only too well. costs". I fully understand why some members of the Friends First, opposition to the Junction plans is not "small". of Brockwell Park Committee have taken the attitude: The FOBP is not a small group and it is joined by “Not an inch off Brockwell Park”. Such an attitude is other local groups, such as cyclists and inevitable if you consider only one feature of the environmentalists; and its petition has been signed by proposed scheme, and disregard the problems of the thousands both on paper and online. Although there junction as a whole. The proposed line of the slip are people within both FOBP and its Committee who road cannot be decided by public referendum, still take the minority view and support the plans - as I less by a chalk line that is viewed in complete within the Herne Hill Society may be in a minority in isolation from the total plan, and still less by a opposing them - the FOBP Committee and EGM have petition whose wording is hopelessly misleading, and fully debated them. It's not fair or accurate to talk of a is calculated to prompt only one response. "small group" in opposition. A parcel of land in Brockwell Park was recently The second allegation, that FOBP opposes the plans given up to ensure the future of Brockwell Lido. This "at all costs", is most damaging because most untrue: was accepted and widely welcomed, and will benefit the FOBP Committee in its resolutions and the FOBP thousands of people for years to come. For the at both its summer AGM and its September EGM junction, the amount of land to be given up will be the have stressed that they absolutely back renewal of the minimum necessary for the safety and welfare of Junction; their opposition is only to the amount of pedestrians and cyclists, and for the smooth flow of land taken from the Park. They accept some land vehicles, especially buses. The proposed scheme has must go, just not 1000 square metres. received widespread support, and will benefit There are decent people on both sides of this hundreds of thousands of people for years to come. argument, both within and without the Society. I If this work is going to be done, it needs to be done regret that this email, from a registered charity, in its properly. A half-baked scheme which takes less of the eagerness to put one side, overstepped the bounds of Park but which doesn’t actually fix the problem fully accuracy and fair play. is pointless. The proposed scheme is the best way Peter Bradley forward, and will deliver the greatest good and the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people. I urge your readers to share the vision for a better and LETTER FROM ROBERT HOLDEN safer junction at Herne Hill, and to write to their local councillors in Lambeth and in Southwark to express Robert Holden is on the committees of the Herne Hill their support for the latest proposals. Society, the Herne Hill Forum and the Friends of Brockwell Park where he is the longest serving Robert Holden member and a former Chair. He is a member of the 13 MY LIFE IN SHOW BUSINESS It all began in 1985 when Robert visited the Spotlight office to renew his entry in the directory, and was – SO FAR offered work: to play Santa at a Ford dealership at At our September meeting, we welcomed back Robert Corner, a small beginning to greater things. Holden, for the second part of the account of his life He actually declined that job because a better offer in show business – so far. It was entitled “The Santa came along: at the Covent Garden General Store in Years”, and in it we heard about the fascinating The Trocadero, Leicester Square, where he stayed for history of Father Christmas and the role that Robert four years. This included photo-calls at Stringfellows has played over the years. and The Talk of the Town, where the beautiful girls “So who believes in Santa then?”, demanded Robert were not always what they seemed. provocatively Robert did some stage and film work, but the lure of of his Santa’s grotto was too great. Robert’s application to a audience. famous store in the Brompton Road was successful, Most of the and he found himself the major player in the hands of his Christmas carnival procession, with horses, bands and fairly mature fanfares, riding high on a carriage and meeting the listeners rose owner of the store. determinedly Next came a stint at another famous store, this time in into the air. Oxford Street, where he was ably assisted by Uncle This was Holly, who wore a pince nez made of pure gold. One fortunate, as of the highlights of his career was his appearance in Robert has London’s First Grand Christmas Parade, when he was been Father Christmas atop a huge iceberg and was greeted performing the by (some said) 750,000 people. One year he was role of Father invited to do a live phone-in for Sky Television, Christmas for which lasted 30 minutes and was a most exhausting 22 years, and task. wondered if this might be a Santa and a friend! There followed stints at many record. The more venues, including a very well-known store in importance of discretion was impressed on us. Stores Kingston-on-Thames, a vast store in Croydon (the are never named, and Father Christmas always third largest in ), many schools, and even as a remains anonymous. motorcycling Santa. This would have been an easy thing for Robert as he already had the bike and the boots! On to Bromley Glades, and the DULWICH POT & PLANT Houses of Parliament, a visit which culminated in the GARDEN kissing of Tessa Jowell, a greeting fostered by Robert to this day. 12B Red Post Hill, SE21 7BX. 020 7733 3697 Robert continued his talk by describing his POTS philosophy, the history and the traditions, the costumes, the grottoes, the helpers, the photographs, Traditional and Contemporary the presents and the patter, but especially the fun and Exterior and Interior the laughter. Finally, we arrived back at the famous Terracotta, Glazed, Polystone, Metal, Ceramic, store in . The moment came to open the Terrazzo, Fibreglass envelope with which he had been tantalising us all evening: had he been accepted for another season? PLANTS The envelope was opened, and yes! Father Christmas Trees, Specimen Shrubs, Grasses, rides again! Herbaceous, Perennials, Annuals DC

COMPOSTS HERNE HILL PARADE Multipurpose, John Innes, Ericaceous, Organic, On 31st August, the traders at the Herne Hill Parade, Pebbles, Slate, Gravel, Grit, formerly known as Carlton Parade, were so delighted with the transformation of their shopping parade, with GIFTS their new authentic heritage lights (with eco-friendly Vases, Interior pots, Tool sets, Lights, Hats, low wattage bulbs), stylish traditional hanging Children's Tools and many other Gardening baskets, and reassuring alert boxes, that they threw an Goodies! impromptu Hanging Basket Opening at the ‘Hart to Hart’ restaurant. Free local delivery The changes are a great improvement and have made Free parking outside North Dulwich Station an enormous difference to the Parade. 14 DISTURBANCES FROM THE Southwark Licensing, 020 7525 2000 or licens- LATE NIGHT ECONOMY [email protected] Lambeth Licensing: 020 7926 6108 or licens- In July, the Society was represented at a meeting [email protected] chaired by our MP Tessa Jowell at Half Moon Lane Baptist Church. Tessa called the meeting to discuss For general disorder not linked directly to identifiable the problems caused to Herne Hill by the late night licensed premises: economy. From the discussion it was apparent that Village Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team, 020 8721 many people were concerned about the increasing 2446, 07920 233913, or Village- disturbances and anti social behaviour that had re- [email protected]. sulted from local pubs and bars opening late into the night. Herne Hill Ward SNT, 020 8649 2007, 07881 511386 In August, a follow-up meeting at Brixton Police Sta- [email protected] tion was called by Alastair Dornan – Brixton Safer If you don’t report it, it won’t be dealt with. Neighbourhood Inspector. Those attending included local residents, including the Herne Hill Society, a traders’ representative, Lambeth Licensing Officers, W. E. BOND Community Safety Officers and Village Ward Coun- cillor, Robin Cruickshank-Hilton. 6, The Broadway, Herne Hill Issues highlighted included: ARTIFICIAL TEETH ______• Many Herne Hill residents are seriously af- fected by late night anti-social behaviour. However, The American System Without plates and Wires incidents are rarely reported. Hence crime and disor- CONSULTATION FREE der figures held by the police do not reflect the true Hours:- 6.00p.m. to 9.00p.m. or by Appointment situation. STOPPINGS 2/6, 3/6, 5/- and 7/6. • The changes brought about by the 2003 Li- Painless Extractions by Nitrous Oxide Gas censing Act are significantly biased in favour of the and Ethyl Chloride applicant. It is therefore very difficult or impossible for local residents to argue successfully against a late- night license application on the grounds that it would increase anti social behaviour by customers having 1903 advertisement left the premises. • A major problem arises from the use of gar- dens and outside areas for drinking. The consequent noise causes serious disturbance to surrounding resi- dents. The recent smoking ban has made this worse. • Even when incidents are reported, there is a feeling that the information is not always correctly maintained for effective later use. In addition, making a complaint is too complicated and a ‘one-stop shop’ system needs to be set up. The meeting concluded that there were no short-term solutions. However, so that people knew where to address complaints and to encourage them to report incidents, a leaflet would be produced. This has been delivered by the police to households around Herne Hill. The responses will be monitored and further action considered. Within the limits of our resources, the Society will continue to oppose any further expansion of the late night economy in Herne Hill. But this is made harder if people do not report incidents of noise and other anti-social behaviour to either the Council or the po- lice. We still don’t have that ‘one stop shop’. But un- til we do you should send information on time, place and what happened to: For issues linked directly to a pub, club or off-licence: 15 THE MICHAEL TIPPETT SCHOOL opportunities for our students. IS MOVING TO HERNE HILL We are looking forward to becoming part of the The Michael Tippett School is for students aged 11- Herne Hill Community, and have already established 19 with complex needs. The school is currently using links with Jessop Primary School, The Milkwood two sites. Our younger students are based at Resident’s Association and The Friends of Brockwell Kennington, while the older students use our premises Park. Our aim is to become an integral part of the in West Norwood. neighbourhood, offering extended use of the school building by the local community. Our school caters for young people who have a range of complex and inter-related learning needs, which Along with pupils of Jessop School and members of include one or more of the following: The PopUlar Youth Association, our students have produced artwork which is being exhibited in the • Severe learning difficulties Milkwood Road Community Park, situated next to the • Physical disabilities site. Once we have settled in, we will be arranging a Significant communication difficulties • special event to celebrate moving into our new school • Sensory impairments building and Herne Hill – and hope that you will be able to join us. • Autistic spectrum disorder Jan Stogdon, Headteacher Associated medical conditions All our students aged 11-16 have access to the AMITY READING CLUBS National Curriculum, which is modified to suit the Amity Reading Clubs meet twice a week, on Monday needs of each person. evenings 7-9pm and now, on Wednesday afternoons In the spring of 2008, we will be moving into our 2.30-4.30pm at Carnegie Library. Adults are helped purpose-designed school building, currently under to read and write on a one-to-one basis. construction in Heron Road. There will be a full range We would welcome committed volunteers for the of specialist resources including an Interactive Room, afternoon sessions. The library is warm, the Therapy Pool and Soft Play Area, alongside the usual atmosphere welcoming and quiet, and the students are facilities such as Life Skills, Science, Art and very grateful for our support. Technology areas. Innovative ICT equipment will be Please call Caroline Knapp on 020 7274 2443 installed throughout the building to facilitate learning or e-mail: [email protected] 16 THE STORY OF in WW2, but was later restored and continues to ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH house a flourishing Christian congregation. You can order a copy by sending a cheque (£7.00) to Michael Goodman, the author of this newly published St Stephen's Church, College Road, SE21 7HN. All history of St Stephen’s - its church, parish and people proceeds will go benefit the life and work of St. - is a retired Circuit Judge and Diocesan Chancellor. Stephen's. The church was built in 1868 by Charles Barry Jr. (who also TRANSPORT NEWS designed Dulwich Route 59, Streatham Hill to Euston, via Brixton and College) as Waterloo: this service will be extended to King’s part of the Cross from 10th November to coincide with the open- expansion of ing of the new Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras on South Dulwich 14th November. It will operate via Euston Bus Sta- into a tion in both directions. residential Route N133: This night service Liverpool Street Sta- area. The tion to Broadway is being re-routed via richly Streatham Vale and to Tooting, and not via decorated Southcroft Road. interior includes a Route 415: From 1st January 2008, this new route celebrated to will replace the 333 fresco by Sir on Brixton Road. It will run every 12 minutes. Edward Route 333: will be re-routed between Brixton and Poynter of the Kennington via Stockwell Road and Clapham Road, Stoning of St and will rejoin its current route along Kennington Stephen. The Park Road at the Oval. beautiful appearance was captured by the French Impressionist, Camille Pissarro, in his attractive 1870 No changes are planned for routes 109 and 133 at the painting. It was severely damaged by a flying bomb present time. BK

17 FROM THE ARCHIVES Extract from The Morning Chronicle, Tuesday 4th March 1828 Murder at Herne Hill, The cook and the gardener said that there Coroner’s Inquest on Body had been an argument between James The sensation which the dreadful occurrence Irons and the victim, Susan Frogatt, during has caused in the neighbourhood of which he threatened to “blow her brains Camberwell, Herne Hill and places adjacent, out”. Irons then left, but returned shortly is very great. afterwards with a large horse pistol which he used to carry out his threat. On being After the examination of the wretched man, discovered with the body, Irons reportedly James Irons, on Saturday afternoon before Mr said “I am your prisoner, I did the deed, I Sergeant Scriven, and Edward Wolley Esq., shot Susan and expect to be hanged for Magistrates for the County, he was removed it”. The Jury returned a verdict of ‘Wilful in a coach escorted by a proper Police-force Murder’. to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, preparatory to his James Irons, aged 22, was hanged at being conveyed to Kingston for trial at the on 7th April 1828. ensuing Session for the offence. His The gaol was demolished in 1881 and the behaviour from the time of perpetuating the site is today a public park on Harper Road, horrid deed has been that of a man whose next door to the mind is completely made up to await the Southwark Crown Courts. doom which he so rightly deserves. The murder took place at the home of It appears that his unfortunate victim was John Bicknell Langton, a wealthy abut 25 years of age, and had filled the businessman with interests in shipping situation of housemaid in the family of Mr and whaling. The house was a large Langton between six and seven years, during property at number 11 Herne Hill. It was which time her conduct had been demolished in the early 1900s. Numbers 79, 81 and 83 Herne Hill now stand on the unexceptionable; the prisoner has been site, opposite Rollscourt Avenue, and footman in the service of Mr Langton about between Elfindale Road and Holmdene two years. Avenue. Immediately after the commission of this atrocious act, a messenger was dispatched to Mr. Carter, the Coroner for the County of Surrey, who fixed two o’clock yesterday for the holding of the inquest. Accordingly, at the above named hour, a highly respectable jury assembled at the Prince Regent Inn, situated in the high road, about a quarter of a mile from the house of Mr. Langton, for the purpose of investigating the circumstances of attending the dreadful occurrence. The Jury, having been sworn, viewed the body of the unfortunate young woman, which laid in her coffin in a room, in the inn, having been removed on Saturday night from the house of her late master. The corpse presented a truly shocking sight, there was a large wound through the head from cheek to cheek; the jaw-bone was likewise shattered, and the left eye nearly forced out of the head. This painful part of their duty being performed, the Jury received the following evidence. 18 ROSENDALE ROAD and through persistence we got it. A meeting in June this year on Rosendale Road with Timothy Jackson TRAFFIC CALMING and Hayden Tuck, (senior council officers), proved Lambeth Council plans to introduce a traffic scheme that were at last being taken seriously. in Rosendale Road from the south circular to Nor- A consultation with local residents, traders and the wood Road. It will consist of bicycle friendly speed school community is due to take place soon, and we humps and cushions and a 20mph zone in line with have been promised that the work will be done in this other roads in the area. In addition, on the wider sec- financial year. The support of Clare Whelan has been tions by the Primary School, the crossing places will invaluable, and shows how important it is to have a be raised and the pavement build-outs made bigger. Councillor on your side. There will be a new raised crossing by All Saints Church. Jean Bergin Rosendale Parent I felt compelled to do something about 18 months ago when I saw the crossing patrol officer jump out of the path of a speeding car. I wrote to the local Thurlow MILKWOOD ROAD, FURTHER Ward Councillors and Clare Whelan took it up. She TRAFFIC CALMING helped arrange a meeting outside Rosendale School with the School Safety Officer and a Traffic Engineer We have been informed of the latest scheme aimed at from Lambeth Council, and interested parties from slowing down the traffic in Milkwood Road. There the school and local area. Even though many prob- have been a number of accidents in the last few years, lems were identified, the outcomes were moving the including a fatality. And, with the change of use of school markings, double yellow lines at crossing part of the industrial estate and the new Michael Tip- places and installing an electronic speed activated pet School opening soon, road safety must be high sign. Then things ground to a halt. priority. Over the last year, with the help of Clare Whelan, To supplement the present chicanes, and 30 mph illu- who submitted my e-mails as member’s enquiries, we minated sign, a series of speed tables and cushions kept up the pressure. By keeping track of who said will be added along the length of the road. These may what and when, it became apparent that a complete not please everyone but hopefully will make the road scheme is dealt with by different departments. You safer for all. need someone high up the chain to pull it all together, SN

19 Copy deadline for the Spring ENVIRONMENTAL issue is Friday 18th January 2008. PHONE NOS. Opinions expressed in this Newsletter Lambeth Streetscene (cleansing, rubbish are those of the authors, and not removal, pot holes, abandoned vehicles, graffiti removal etc.) necessarily those of the Editors or the Herne Hill Society Committee. Phone number: 020 7926 9000

Southwark Streetscene (equivalent): Advertising space is available in this Phone number: 020 7525 2000 Newsletter for local businesses at the following rates: Full page £40.00 Half page £25.00 YOUR COUNCILLORS Quarter page £12.50 Herne Hill Ward, Lambeth: Eighth page £ 7.50 Jim Dickson (Lab.) [email protected] (07932 792 435) Classified (business card) £ 5.00 Kirsty McHugh (Lab.) [email protected] (4 insertions for the price of 3) (020 7924 9038) Full page is standard A4 (297 x 210mm). Becca Thackray (Green) Either you can provide your own artwork [email protected] (07946 219394) c/o Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW. or we can help with typesetting, free of charge, and include your logo. Thurlow Park Ward, Lambeth: Please contact: Brenda Jones Irene Kimm (Con.) [email protected] (020 7926 2149) 020 7771- 1409 Clare Whelan (Con.) [email protected] (020 7926 2149) THE HERNE HILL SOCIETY John Whelan [email protected] Committee 2007 - 2008 (020 7926 2149)

Chair Sheila Northover 020 7274 2638 c/o Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW. Email: [email protected] Vice Chair John Brunton 020 8678 1757 Village Ward, Southwark: Email: [email protected] Robin Crookshank Hilton (Con.) Secretary Jeff Doorn 020 7274 7008 [email protected] Email: [email protected] (020 8613 6046) Treasurer Rosalind Glover 020 8678 1757 Toby Eckersley (Con.) Email: [email protected] [email protected] Committee Diana Chadney 020 7274 7210 (020 7701 3112) Email: [email protected] Robert Holden 020 8674 5101 Nick Vineall (Con.) [email protected] Email: [email protected] (020 7358 3524) Brenda Jones 020 7771 1409 c/o Town Hall, Peckham Road, London SE5 8UB Bill Kirby 020 7274 0532 Membership Secretary Caroline Knapp 020 7274 2443 Your GLA Member Email: [email protected] David Taylor 020 7733 5031 Valerie Shawcross AM (Lab.) Email: [email protected] [email protected] Colin Wight 020 7733 2573 (020 7983 4407) Email: [email protected] GLA, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA Archivist Vacant Newsletter Production John Smallwood 020 7401 3561 Your MP Mobile: 07956 468 466 Email: [email protected] Tessa Jowell MP (Lab.) [email protected] (020 Editorial Address and Membership subscriptions: 8333 1372) Herne Hill Society, PO Box 27845, LONDON SE24 9XA House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Website address: www.hernehillsociety.org.uk

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