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Parking at the shops. A solution?The Railway path. UpgradedFamily Law Update. Julian RibetSouth America. Betty Brough’s travels.New restaurant. Thymaria opening soon.Schools. St Marthas and Queenswood.

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both pedestrian and cycle access. Forcyclists the route would eventually link upwith the Great North cycleway which aftersome interrupted sections starts in earnestat the western end of Dancers Hill Road.The finished path will have the same width

as the current path The finished path willhave the same width as the current pathbetween the two fences and Sustranshave told us that they have carried out anecological survey to make sure there are noparticular animal habitats or sensitive wildplants that might be disturbed by theconstruction. In future Sustrans will ask theirvolunteer Rangers to help keep the pathclear of overgrowing vegetation.For those pedestrians currently using the

path there may be concerns that their walkwould be interrupted by cyclists whizzingdown the hill. I asked Bryn Lockwood theSustrans North LondonManager about this.“Sustrans main objective” he told me, “is topromote safe walking and cyclingthroughout the country. We are anxious toavoid these sorts of concerns and havevarious approaches to address them. Forexample we will install a monitor to measureuse by cyclists and pedestrians which willshow any significant increase in traffic. Thisis a pedestrian priority path and we will putup signs to clearly show that pedestrianshave priority to warn cyclists to slow down ifthey see pedestrians. If it proves necessarywe could in future add measures to slowcycles down”.Well, at least residents walking to the

station from Waggon Road will not need amachete anymore to cut a path through theundergrowth.Rod Armstrong

AC v DCA team of lawyers, which includes family lawspecialists Julian Ribet of Levison MeltzerPigott and Deborah Bangay QC of 1 HareCourt, Dakis Hagen of Serle Court togetherwith David Ewart QC and James Rivett bothof Pump Court Tax Chambers, acting onbehalf of the Wife, have successfullyunwound a hugely complicated off shoreshare transaction instigated by the Husbandin an attempt to defeat his Wife’s financialclaims on divorce.

The judgment is the first reported decisionon the retrospective nature for legal andfiscal purposes of s37 of the MatrimonialCauses Act since it was first enacted byParliament 40 years ago and is the largestreported “set aside” by a Judge in familyproceedings of a disposition into trust.

The case (which is reported on ananonomised basis as AC v DC) containstwo decisions by leading Judges in theFamily Division of the High Court which willhave very important consequences for

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EditorialConcerns about the under use of ourshopping paradementioned in the FebruaryHW News has lead to a substantialresponse. Some of the letters are included.There is widespread belief that difficultparking prevents residents using theshops. The shop-owners themselves areunanimous in their opinion that easierparking would make a major difference.One hour free parking with a small chargefor longer periods up to a maximum of twohours has been proposed. This sort ofsystem is in use elsewhere and has beensuccessful. An unloading bay would beinvaluable as would a space for disabledresidents. Clearly policing this sort ofparking would entail extra manpower andtherefore extra expense for Enfield.Nevertheless it is clearly needed. We areplacing petitions in the shops. Please signup if you agree and we will put a strongproposal to Enfield Council.Rod Armstrong

The Railway PathMany of youwill be familiar with the path fromWaggon Rd. to the Hadley Wood stationyard. It runs along the right hand side of therailway embankment as you look southwardsto the station. It belongs to Network Rail andis known as a ‘permissive path’ thus allowingpedestrian and cycle use.

Sustrans the national sustainabletransport charity who work to improvewalking and cycling paths throughout theUK have obtained permission from NetworkRail to surface this path so as to improve

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parties engaged in complicated financialproceedings on divorce.The first decision (by Mr Justice Mostyn)

sets aside or annuls the complicated chainof transactions which transferred all theHusband’s shares (worth £54m) in a verysuccessful company to the Trustee of anoffshore Trust. Although the Trusteesubsequently transferred the shares to asub fund (which could potentially benefit theHusband, his Wife and other members ofhis family) neither the Husband, his Wife ortheir children had any right to the capital tobe contained in the Trust (even under thesub fund) and so once she was divorcedand ceased to be married to the HusbandtheWife would have no claims against theseassets. In his historic decision Mr JusticeMostyn found that “on any view the Wife’sclaims for a financial remedy were seriouslycompromised by these steps”.The second decision relates to the Court’s

approach to determining theWife’s financialclaims. Given the Husband’s ill health thefinal hearing of the wife’s application wasexpedited. Taking into account the lengthof the parties relationship, the nature oftheir separation and the fact that thepre-cohabitation wealth was thereafter“inextricably mingled”, the Judge agreedthat the Wife should not be held to the termsof the Prenuptial Agreement that had beenentered into by the parties (which wouldhave limited her financial claim to £500,000)and awarded theWife 40% as a “fair and justshare of the net assets of the parties”.One further twist meant that a number of

payments (totalling £7.8m), allegedlyawarded as incentives to the Directors of hisCompany by the Husband were ordered tobe “added back” into the asset schedule andbe treated as being assets belonging to theHusband prior to the assets being divided bythe Court. This ensured that theWife’s claimswere not prejudiced by the actions of theHusband and those acting on his behalf inagreeing to make those payments. This wasnotwithstanding the fact that the decision to

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make those payments was taken by one ofthe Husband’s fellow Shareholders acting onhis behalf under a Power of Attorney as bythat time the Husband lacked the necessarylegal capacity to make decisions.

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South AmericanHoliday.As many of you will have learned fromexperience – it is dangerous to read travelbooks – not in a physical way of course –as it leaves behind a lasting urge to visit thecounties read about. Thus it was that Iventured to South America. The books inquestion had been Travels in a Thin countryby Sarah Wheeler and in Patagonia byBruce Chatwin – both read many yearsago- but both of which had left a lastingimpression. The trip,with Saga, lasted only15 days but in that time we visited 4countries and covered an exciting tour withclockwork precision.Starting with a flight to Santiago – via –

Madrid – we arrived after a day of heavy rainwhich had left the surrounding mountainscovered in snow – a picturesque sightagainst the deep blue sky. Santiago is abeautiful city – well planned in the Frenchcolonial style with wide boulevardes and aneclectic mix of old and new buildings. Wespent three nights there which included aday trip to Valparaiso and a visit to Pablo

Neruda’s house – a frail construction whichappeared to be hanging on to the steephillside by it's toe nails.Next day there was a short flight to

Puerto Montt the capital of the Chilean lake district situated at the southern tip ofLake Llanquihue – my room in the timberedhotel had a wonderful view of three snowcapped volcanoes – one of which was themagnificent Osorno.Off again early the next day – this trip was

certainly not for wimps!! A full day includinga tour of the Vicente National Park –cataracts at Puella in full flood after theheavy rains. Then a catamaran trip acrosslake and finally reaching San Carlos deBariloche by coach driving along theedge of Lake Nahuel Huapi – which is 65miles long!! Bariloche is. a delightfulalpine style town situated beside thelake. but with a sad side. The many whiteheadscarves painted on the stones in thesquare represent some of the many youngpeople – not all dissidents- who simplydisappeared during the purges in the 70’s.On a lighter note there followed a ride in a

chair lift above the lakes with the mountainsas back drop and the condors circling.Next stop was Buenos Aires – another

beautiful city, the square housing the pinkpalace from which Eva Peron spoke to thepeople- and also lovely violet jacarandatrees in full bloom. I bravely ventured outalone and found the famous coffee shop– Tortini- all marble pillars and stainedglass – expecting the mafiosi to enter anyminute. Next day – off to the Iguazzu falls,the Argentinian side first – a 700m metrewalk across elevated metal walkwaysover the river – the roaring of the waterbecoming ever louder as we approachedthe falls. What a sight. We were at the fullheight of the falls which stretched in ahuge horseshoe in front of us, the watercascading down far below. Giant leecheslay in wait in the damp undergrowthwaving to try and latch on to unwary

passers-by. Snail eating kites – quiteenough for one day.The Brazilian side – visited the following

day – was quieter , approached along welltrodden paths through woodland and atground level so we could see the poolswhere last night’s water had fallen. Finallywe reached Diabalo – the confluence – overmesh walkways with the water churningbelow our feet and the sunbeams creatinga rainbow effect through the spray.On to Rio –up the 194 steps ( there is an

escalator!) to meet the statue of Christ theRedeemer- a massive creation caste inconcrete with a sandstone finish in the artdeco style- erected in 1912. Later a visit tosugar loaf mountain by the use of 2 cablecars – magnificent views- and the sunshone all the time.Well rather a whistle stop tour but there

was time on my last day to take myself offby taxi to the botanical gardens, a peacefulinterlude before returning to the UK.Betty Brough

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Owners Chef Andreas and Sheila Sergides and their partnerChef Demetrios Demitriou, (Uncle Mimis) the same familyteam who were widely acclaimed in the Good Food Guidesand the press in the 80's and 90's, are now joined byAndreas and Sheila's two sons Matthew and Gregoryaspiring to carry on the family tradition.At Thymari they will be producing the same robust and

gutsy tastes of Mediterranean family food cooked by MamaNikki, Andreas, and Mimis in their previous successfulLondon and Cyprus restaurants. All dishes will be homecooked daily in a friendly and stylish setting.This will be a chance to enjoy the experience and expertise

of this team reunited in your local area. Sheila and her sisterFran’s family go back four generations in Barnet and are bothex St. Martha’s pupils. Fran is currently the Headmaster's PAat St Martha’s and Sheila was the Receptionist for the pasttwo years (if you are wondering where you have seen herbefore!)More details of opening will follow.

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Until recently, getting a reliable blood testfor vitamin D has entailed a visit to your GPand convincing the doctor to request avitamin D blood test. In somecases, with a doctor that hasan interest in vitamin D andall it’s potential health issues,such a request is not aproblem, but it has been ourexperience that in themajority of cases this reflectsthe exception rather than the

rule! Thankfully, we can now offer anaccurate vitamin D blood test that isperformed in a specialist pathology

laboratory without the need foryou to leave your own home!Our lab is now using a highlysensitive test procedure thatonly requires a very smallvolume of blood obtained usinga finger prick sampling methodyou perform on your self. Oncesampled, you seal the blood in

its collection tube and post (using the postpaid envelope) to the lab. The results areemailed to the clinic and we then contactyou. Using the appropriately named‘TINY’ test we can now offer a combinedvitamin D and calcium blood test fromone easy to obtain self-sample. The labcharges £52.00 for the test and will billyou direct. If you would like to determineyour levels just call the clinic or emailreception@hadleywoodhealthcare.co.ukrequesting the ‘TINY’ vitamin D & calciumtest with your name, date of birth andcontact phone number.Marcus Webb

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closed for financial and communityreasons. Please let's try to support thebusinesses in Hadley Wood. Without themthe area would lose it's focus and heart.Jan Hulme, Hadley Common

Dear EditorYour article ‘Hadley Wood’s shops’concerned us greatly. My husband and Iwould very much like to support the shops,particularly our little general store. Aspensioners, we find Londis useful, especiallyin the severe weather we have experiencedthis winter. Our concern, however, is withparking. If we are purchasing more than a

Letters to the EditorDear EditorTo enable more residents to shop locallyand to help the remaining shops to survive,would it not be possible to allow a half hourslot of free parking (or even an hour if goingto the hairdressers) by stopping all dayparking by commuters?I am disabled which obviously makes

convenient access to shops important.

Available parking outside the shops wouldcertainly make life easier.Regards, Mrs Anne Dorman. Local resident

Dear EditorI have lived here for four years and try, asmany others, to give full support to our localshops. The main challenge is the cloggedup Crescent. It is often impossible to parkso the only choice is to drive on elsewhere!A 2 hour limit for about 40 spaces must

surely be the answer – It could be free asin Barnet for the first half hour.Would a HWA petition in each of the

shops be a start?Regards, Mrs Susan Cresswell

Dear Editor,I would like to voice my concern (and Isuspect that of many others) about thedwindling support for the shops andbusinesses in Hadley Wood. The demiseof the Thai Restaurant is very sad. Wereally enjoyed the food and the staff werevery friendly. Now we are worried aboutBob in the paper shop. He provides awonderful paper delivery service, notmissing a day when, recently, the snowmade the roads across Hadley Commonlethal. But Londis are making his futureuncertain because his profits are low. Itwas unfortunate that the sub-post office

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St Martha’s SchoolSt Martha’s School educates and developsyoung ladies so that they have the grace andability to make a good impression whereverthey are. We understand the uniqueness andparticular styles of our young girls and work

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impressive. 94.5% achieved 5 A* to Cgrades at GCSE. These results put us intothe top 5% in the country for added value.The Sixth Form at St Martha’s is the jewel

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couple of items we, as elderly residents,need to be able to transport our purchasesby car. On many occasions we haveattempted to support the store but have hadto drive past as there has been no availableparking. I know there is a restriction in placeto stop commuters using the parade spacesbut feel that, at least on one side of the road,there should be timed parking slots of, sayhalf an hour to enable us to use the cleanersand general store and move on. Iunderstand that there are services like thehairdressers and beauticians that wouldprefer an hour’s parking but whichever wasdecided we believe that all day parkingshould not be allowed. What can we do,however, to persuade Enfield Council thatthere is a problem?Thank you for drawing the residents

attention to the problems of these valuedshopkeepers.Yours sincerely, Mr. & Mrs. C. Keeling

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The Hadley Wood News is published usually during the first weekend of each month. It is a community publication with the objective of bringing local news,views and events to the residents and friends of Hadley Wood. It is non-profit making with any surplus going to the Hadley Wood Association (HWA) for thedirect benefit of residents. Content is produced voluntarily with the make-up, printing and distribution paid for by advertising. Thank you to all our advertisers,without whom this magazine would not be possible. If you would like to contribute to a future issue or receive updates via email, please contact the Editorand Publisher. The HWA and anyone associated with the content of this newsletter cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy, claims or viewsexpressed. The Hadley Wood News does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the advertisements or other information accesseddirectly or indirectly from this publication, nor the quality of any products, services, information or other materials displayed, purchased or obtained byanyone as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in connection with those products, services, information or other materials.HadleyWood News shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions contained in any advertisement or other information within this publication.The Publisher reserves the right to amend, abridge or reject any copy supplied for publication. E&OE HWA December 2011

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