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Hadley Wood News May 2010TRANSCRIPT
MAY 2010 ISSUE
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DESIGNED & PRINTED BY KALL KWIK BARNET TELEPHONE: 020 8441 4482 Photograph by John Leatherdale
Hadley Wood DirectoryInside this month’s magazine is our firstDirectory. The Hadley Wood Associationhopes it will become a useful reference forresidents of our community. There will beanother in the October edition of theHadley Wood News by which time itshould be bigger and better. Please readour disclaimer at the end of the magazine,let us know if you have any usefulnumbers or information you think shouldbe included in the next Directory andfinally tell us if you have spotted anymistakes in this one. Editor
Marathon StoryThis months cover picture shows sevenHadley Wood residents who took part inthis years Marathon on Sunday April 25th.There may be more of you and we
charity Whizz-kidz which helps disabledchildren. They ran and trained locally forabout 4 hours a day as well as running toOxford Circus twice a week! Mukesh hadnot done any running for 35 years but hadjust celebrated his 50th birthday. He felthe should mark the occasion and startedrunning every Sunday with StanmoreActive. He wanted to raise money for OneCause, a charity which helps poorchildren in Africa and India. Mukesh’s firstrun was three miles. He recounts that hewas exhausted afterwards but to hisamazement was able to increase the totaleach week until he reached 24 miles atthe peak of his training. All of our runnerswere worried about incurring an injurybefore the day, a concern which becamemore acute as the event came nearer.Paul actually sprained his ankle threeweeks before the event and given theinterference this caused to his trainingprogramme at one stage thought hemight have to drop out. For all theserunners the awful weather of January andFebruary did not help.On the day itself the group were up at
about 0600hrs and separately made theirway to either the Greenwich or theBlackheath start. Jessica being in the minimarathon started at about 0900 from
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sincerely apologise to those we may havemissed. This is the story of Nikki Staton,Ellie Penfold, Elena Chrysostomou PaulBerlyn, Stuart Singer, Mukesh Shah,Jessica McCormick and their run.For all of them training became a way
of life. Only Jessica (aged 17 yrs) comesfrom an athletic background and a familyof talented runners. A county and Englishschools runner she gained a place for theLondon Mini Marathon, a series of racesfor 11-17 year olds, by winning her waythrough qualifying competitions. For NikkiStaton the decision to run was made afterher mother sadly passed away in 2004.Her first run was a ‘Race for Life’, a charityrun of five kilometres. ‘I could not run it all’she told me ‘I did not know how anyonecould run so far’. So she decided to joinBarnet and District Athletics Club (‘awonderfully friendly club’). Here amongstothers she had great help from runningcoaches Maggie Govenden and EddieKing. Later when a marathon placebecame available she decided to try anddo something for the Macmillan nurseswho had cared for her mother so well. InJanuary (in the snow) she started trainingin earnest, starting with a weekly total of15 miles and working up to 20 miletraining runs. Much of it in Trent Park. ForStuart and Paul, both experiencedmarathon runners, their preparation wasa weekly run of about 13 miles around theHadley Wood area. Paul made regularvisits to One to One Fitness under theskilled supervision of Andy and Nick. Thistime they were not running for a charitythough they had done so before onseveral occasions. Ellie and Elena trainedtogether with Sue Miles an athletic friendwho was able to advise and help them.Their aim was to raise money for the
front of their tee shirts). Come on Ellie,come on Elena’. Cheering, shouts ofencouragement, music, whistling anddancing surrounded the runners. Therewere even crowds in Docklands andCanary Wharf and at times the noise wasdeafening. For all the Hadley WoodGroup the arrival at Tower Bridge was aspecial moment. Ellie and Elena’sfamilies and friends were there. The girlsdescribed feeling very emotional fromtime to time and especially when seeingmembers of their family and friendswaiting at their pre-arranged positions.Nikki’s family were at mile 13. Nick Statonhad made some large yellow and black lollipop signs to make sure Nikki
would find her support group. ‘It wasinspirational to see them’ said Nikki. BothPaul and Stuart managed by a miracle tosee their wives amongst the crowds. Paulsaw Caroline at about the halfway markand Stuart managed to pick out his Mumwith wife Janice and children Katie andBradley on Birdcage Walk. As the miles passed the runners picked
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up water, sports drinks and some glucosegels. At 13 –14 miles Ellie and Elenabegan to notice the onset of fatigue andat twenty-one miles thought they couldnot finish. They did of course. At twentytwo miles Stuart had to stop ‘I just couldnot run anymore’. He finished too. At thisstage Paul was stopping every mile andwalking for thirty seconds. Even so bothStuart (3hrs 34 mins) and Paul (3hrs 54mins) came in under 4 hours. Nikki, running with Eddie one of the
Barnet Club runners, began to feel tired atmile 18. Eddie told her to try and thinknice thoughts. So she thought of herMum. This helped for a while but later shebegan to feel dissociated and ‘out of it’.At one stage she even ran into someonewho had stopped suddenly. She triedunsuccessfully to get Eddie to go onwithout her. Eating jelly babies anddrinking Lucozade Nikki was now hittingthe wall and with 600 metres to go felt thatshe could not make it. She did though inthe very respectable time of 3 hours 56minutes. Mukesh felt in good shape atfirst despite losing his rhythm whenrunners in front stopped or a discardedwater bottle rolled into his path. Howeverat 20 miles he began to feel very tired. Hismind was telling him to start walking. ‘Ireplied out loud’ he said.. ‘keep runningMukesh, keep running’. Not far from thefinish he saw the sign. 600 metres to go.Like Nikki, this sign, far from encouraginghim, nearly finished him off. The lastsection seemed ‘endless’. Then once inview of the finish ‘I suddenly had a burstof energy and finished with a sprint. I wastired but very proud of my achievement’Jessica’s story is reported by Richard
her father.‘My family and I were down at the
Embankment, 25 mile point’ he said,‘watching for Jess running the three milesfrom London’s Old Billingsgate to TheMall. This mini-marathon is an opportunityfor youngsters to run against the bestyoung runners from England, Scotland,Northern Ireland and Wales. To be able tocompete Jessica had to win through
Billingsgate and her three mile race wasover by the time the elite runners camethrough. The others registered, had a chipattached to a shoe (so that their exactstarting time could be monitored) andplaced their normal clothing in the redVirgin Marathon bags to be picked uplater. Jessica’s Dad, Richard McCormick,noted that the hot and sunny conditionsthat everyone feared had failed tomaterialise. Instead early morning rainhad given way to cool windlessconditions, almost perfect for marathonrunning. Graham our postman was there.A previous Marathon Man himself he wasin charge of one of the baggage lorrieswhich take people’s belongings from thestart to the finish. As the starting timeapproached the atmosphere becameincreasingly electric. A last minute visit tothe toilet meant queuing though happilythe organisation was excellent. Therunners ate their last supplies of food andlined up in the pens. With such a hugemass of over 37000 runners any forwardprogress was at first just a jostling shuffle.Once the line was crossed howeverrunners gradually speeded up andbecame a little more strung out. ‘It wasalways congested though’ said Nikki ‘ atnarrow sections you could feel the heatfrom surrounding runners’.All the group commented on the noise
and the fantastic level of encouragementfrom the people lining the route. ‘Thesupport was just amazing’ said Ellie andElena. ‘There were thousands of people.They called out our names (written on the
very much wanted to go on the stage (‘Iwas a bit of a show off I suppose’) butparental permission was not forthcomingand instead she became a secretary withGreat Northern Motors. During the waryears she was a Red Cross nurse oftenworking at nights during bombing raids ina house near Underhill. Here the injuredwere given First Aid before beingtransferred to the Wellhouse Hospital.After the war Nancy continued in hersecretarial role and joined the local dramasociety. This was a great and lifelonginterest. She was clearly a fine actressplaying amongst other parts, Nora inIbsen’s Doll’s House. She receivedwonderful reviews for this emotional rolewhich, she said, almost took over hercharacter and temporarily caused someanxiety in the family home.At the Drama society she met Edward
Blishen and they were married in MonkenHadley Church before settling in HadleyWood in 1952. Until a few years beforetheir arrival the Victorian building at 1Crescent West next to the station wasoccupied only by Mr Albert Kingwell andhis family. Mr Kingwell was a surveyor andarchitect who worked as an Agent for theDuchy of Lancaster organising the manylettings and rentals in HW for the Duchyof Lancaster. He was an important andpowerful man. Number 1 Crescent West was to have
been a Railway Hotel but it neverfunctioned as such. Every attempt tomake it a hotel was scuppered byresidents lead by the formidable GeneralWilliam Booth founder of the SalvationArmy and then living in Lancaster Avenue.When Albert Kingwell died the ‘hotel’came up for sale. The Blishens, theirfriends the Colliers and the Dunnills joinedforces and bought the property for thecolossal price of £2000! For them it was ahuge outlay and only with the greatestdifficulty did they get some help from theChurch of England building society. Thusthe three families moved in to create three
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regional events. Anyway she performedvery well in her age group, finishing in74th place and collected her T shirt &medal with pride. We stayed on andwatched the full marathon competitorsstruggle over the last mile to the finish. Bigcheers went up for the fancy dressrunners, – a menacing looking black fly,supermen, waiters, a giraffe, babies,some bloke with a fridge on his back, anda giant carrot. A great day’Thus it was that all of them completed
the course, were photographed, had theirmedals presented, the tags cut off their
shoes and at last met their families for anemotional reunion and a return home toHadley. These HadleyWooders raised over£14000 for charities.
Nancy BlishenIt is hard to believe that Nancy Blishenwas 90 last month and that she came tolive in Hadley Wood some 58 years ago.We paid her a visit to both congratulateher and to record some of her memories.She was born in Whetstone and educatedat the village school on Totteridge Greennext to the Orange Tree before winning ascholarship to Queen Elizabeth Grammarschool for Girls. At that time her father wasWorks Manager at CJ motors (on thecorner of the A1000 and Hadley GreenRd) and the family lived above theworkshop. She loved the school and didespecially well in English and Drama. She
flats and cause outraged murmurs of‘communes’ from the more prim membersof what was then a fairly snooty set ofresidents. By now Nancy and Edward hadtheir first child (John) and Nancy wouldwalk to Barnet with him in the pram to dothe shopping. There was a sort of generalstore in Hadley Wood where the shops arenow. Run by a Mr Collins and consideredby him to be ‘The Harrods of HadleyWood’ Nancy used it only in extremis. ‘Theonly similarity to Harrods were the prices’she said. Little John was now growing andanother son Nick had arrived. Pushing thislot up Camlet Way was becoming hardwork. Luckily there was a little café on theleft in one of the cottages after goingthrough the white gates at MonkenHadley. Nancy managed to bribe hereldest son to walk beside the pram withpromises of ice creams at the café. Laterthe boys started schooling at Botany Bayschool off the Ridgeway getting thereeach day on a small bus driven by oneSam and being well looked after oncethere by a Mrs Hunt.Edward Blishen was at this stage a
teacher at a tough school in Islington. Hehad always wanted to write and he gaveup teaching as his books becameincreasingly popular. Later he beganbroadcasting with the BBC. First withAfrican stories and later with ‘A GoodRead’, a programme to which well knownactors and politicians were invited to talkabout recent books they had enjoyed.After Edward’s death this programme wastaken over by Robert Robinson. HadleyWood at this stage had its fair share ofeccentric residents. One large lady, thewidow of a Bishop, used to walk aroundthe area wearing a fur hat with a long taila la Davy Crockett. On one occasionwhen approaching Edward Blishen on theCrescent she bellowed ‘Oxford orCambridge? at him. Having not been toeither he was at rather a loss. TheCrescent always had a slightly Bohemianflavour in those days and was particularly
popular with musicians and BBC types.Nancy Clark whose book is such aninteresting record of Hadley Wood alsolived there and was at one stage ateacher at St Ronans school now StRonans Close.Eventually the three families were
approached by a local developer. Behindthe hotel was a huge garden and stables and it was in this garden that theBartrams Lane houses were built. Thethree families moved to Bartrams and inexchange handed over the ‘hotel’. In 1963this was knocked down and the presentflats and shops built instead. It was amuch criticised development given itscentral position in a Victorian Crescent.By now Nancy had left Great Northern
Motors and was working in the FamilyPlanning Clinic in Wood St. Thus beganan important part of her working life. Sheloved the job and was so good with hermany customers that she was asked tojoin a team of teachers visiting manyLondon schools. ‘ The Girls schools werefine’ she told me, ‘they were much moremature than boys of the same age’.Teaching family planning at the boysschools met with limited success and wasoften hilarious. Mixed schools were verydifficult with half the class (the girls)listening intently and the boys, probablymore interested in practice than theory,were ‘restless and yawning, looking out ofthe window anxious to get back on thefootball field’.Eventually Nancy retired. Her sons John
and Nick left home to start families of theirown and later Edward sadly died. Herinterest in the stage has never falteredand she still enjoys the company of herold friend, actor Alec McCowan. Declining the offer of tea and cakes I
reluctantly left her reflecting on theenormous changes she has lived throughduring her 90 years. As I made mygoodbyes she told me to mention that hereyesight was not quite what it used to beand that regrettably she sometimes walks
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past old friends without acknowledgingthem. ‘However’ she said with a twinkle‘last week I was kissed by the postman.So life begins at 90 you see’. Managingsomehow to refrain from following thepostman’s initiative I left her smiling on herfront step. What a lady.Rod Armstrong
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Property purchase.Student accommodation.
If you are about to buy a house for yourson or daughter and friends to live in whilstat university, take care to look at theplanning and licensing aspects. Ownersof a house in multiple occupation (HMO) -which is what your property may well be -must satisfy both the licensing andplanning requirements for such a property.From 6th April 2010 (in England only) anew Planning Use Class is created,meaning that planning permission isrequired if the property you buy after thatdate changes from being a singledwellinghouse to an HMO. There is morethan one definition of an HMO but for the purposes of discussing studentaccommodation, it means a propertyoccupied by between three and sixunrelated occupants as their mainresidence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen, bathroom or toilet.Different local planning authorities maydiffer in considering whether such a changeis sufficiently material to require planningpermission, but in my view this will be so inmost cases. There are exceptions to thisnew HMO classification - the only relevantone here being student property managedby an educational establishment.If there are more than six unrelatedpeople sharing, whilst this can no longerbe an HMO, it then becomes a “suigeneris” use, which itself expresslyrequires planning permission.If your property was classified as an HMO
before 6th April 2010, it is automatically re-classified as an HMO after that date, andplanning permission is not required.I hope these pointers may prove usefulwhen considering such a property.Guy Wheatcroft RHY Law LLP Tel. 01707 621 105
Gardening CornerAs the weather warms up and the daysdraw out its time to get to work on thevegetable plot. To ensure bumper crops thissummer from fruit trees and bushes, applymulch as this will help to retain and providemoisture as well as preventing weeds andgrasses from growing. Plant potatoes in agood organic compost in trenches 4 inchesdeep and 12 inches apart. Cover withcompost/soil and keep watered if it doesnot rain within 2 weeks. Remember to keepthe compost/soil at a good depth on top ofthe potatoes so that the tubers near thesurface do not turn green.Sow herbs in a cold frame and bring
them out to plant next month. Start dahliatubers into growth in your greenhouse.Courgettes should also be sown butchoose a variety which is diseaseresistant. Bury seeds half an inch deep inthree inch pots and fill with dampcompost. In late May place them outsidein the day and cover at night. You canthen plant them out in early June in asunny spot. Water and feed regularly withan organic liquid fertilizer.Climbing plants such as clematis and
honeysuckle are growing rapidly now soloose stems should be tied or wrappedaround trellis or wire frame. Finally protectemerging hostas and other susceptibleplants from slugs and [email protected]: 07836 732499
Women’s InstituteThe Speaker, Rebecca Hillman, gave amost interesting talk at the Hadley Wood
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W.I. meeting in April. It was “How to getthe most from your will” dividing her talkinto 3 parts, Care, Inheritance Tax andsetting up a Lasting Power of Attorney. Insocial time, Mrs. Jean Innocenti gavemembers springtime gardening tipswhich inspired us all to get out into ourgardens and enjoy them. The ClassicalSpectacular at the Albert Hall was veryenjoyable and several more outings areplanned. This year our Institutecelebrates its Golden Jubilee and therewill be a dinner in June at the HadleyWood Golf Club to celebrate 50 yearsof the Hadley Wood W.I.The Hadley Wood W.I meet on the
second Tuesday of the month in St. Paul’sChurch Hall. New members are alwayswelcome.Hilary Nunn
Bridge League’s 25thAnniversarySome 25 years ago a group of golfers atour local club got together for Bridgelessons under Ray Keech. As a result 24of the most enthusiastic formed a Leagueand played each other during the year. Atthe end a dinner party was held andprizes distributed to the various winners.This year, although not all the originalplayers are still in the League, it wasdecided to celebrate our 25th Anniversaryand we splashed out and went to theAuberge du Lac. For all 25 years HelenBlackmore, ably assisted by husbandPeter, has been our organiser. Don Bailey
Letters to the EditorDear EditorI should like to reiterate the sentimentsexpressed in the Hadley Wood newsletterrecommending that the communityshould support the local shops.From my point of view it was an eye
opener. Having had three falls recently Ideveloped sciatica as a result and alsopains in my legs. I lead a busy life and it was
extremely frustrating to find myself almostunable to walk apart from the pain I wasexperiencing. My doctor said I neededphysiotherapy and I would have to wait foran appointment. While waiting- I had to geton with my life! I went to see David at thehairdressers Alan Lawrence (I havefrequented this hairdressers for 35 yearsand found them very friendly and helpful).Bemoaning my fate he gave me the answer.‘Go to Marcus’ he said’ he will help’.I have an abhorrence of needles but I
was desperate. He recommended me tohave acupuncture. It is evidence of howuncomfortable I was to even considersubmitting myself to being ‘punctured’.However to my surprise I quite enjoyed itand have definitely benefited from myvisits. I would highly recommend anyonewho has the same problem to visit thischarismatic healer. He is very positive anduplifting and I have had great relief fromthe pain. Mavis Foster Abbott
Dear Resident, A couple of weeks ago, in our weeklyward report, I wrote about a person whowas cold calling at doors asking formoney for a taxi to get her daughter to
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hospital / buy a tow rope for her car / inexchange for a cheque etc. etc. Thisperson continues to knock on doors inour area and as a result, may be arrestedin the coming days.However, I write again to warn you
about her behaviour (there have been noreports of threats or any suggestion ofsuch) and ask you again never to handover money to callers at the door.Likewise, there has been someunscrupulous activity by people in thearea apparently seeking work on frontdrives / roofs etc. Again, please do notentertain these people.The above female suspect is variously
described as tall / medium height, brownhair / red hair / mousy hair. She is oftenwearing high heels and is sometimes in aflowery dress or multi coloured jacket.There is a question over the sexuality andmay look like a man dressed as a woman.PS 65YE Dave Walker Tel: 020 8721 2688 Cockfosters Safer Neighbourhood Team [email protected]
OPEN GARDENThere will be an Open Gardenin aid of Ovarian Cancer Actionon Sunday 6th June. 2.00-6.00pm
18 Waggon Road, Hadley Wood, EN4OHLTea and Homemade biscuits provided.
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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 May 2010
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MILL HILL
£3,250,000 FreeholdSole Agents
020 8445 3694
*PREVIEW LAUNCH* BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, 29TH, 30TH & 31ST MAY 2010. A collection of 3 brand new detached homes currently under construction by Bishops. Located in this highly desirable setting within close proximity of all local amenities. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, bonus room, garage, off street parking, landscaped gardens, 10 year NHBC, in house sound system. * Full Colour Brochure Now Available* Please check our New Homes section for brochure details including specification, floor plans and room sizes*
NEW BARNET
£975,000Freehold Sole Agents
020 8449 3383
Situated in a private gated close off Beech Hill, this beautifully presented family residence set in south backing gardens & grounds. Drawing room, dining room, study, family room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (3 en suite), rear garden, heated swimming pool, double width garage.
HADLEY WOOD
£2,295,000 Freehold Sole Agents
*PART EXCHANGE CONSIDERED*
020 8440 9797
Beautiful and unique Grade 11 listed family home, part of the Georgian Manor house Tolmers Park. A fine example of the architecture of the era with many original features, the accommodation is arranged over four floors and includes three reception rooms plus an Orangery, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, 5 bedrooms (2 en suite), family bathroom, gardens.
NEWGATE STREET VILLAGE
£1,375,000 FreeholdSole Agents
01707 661144
One of only nine properties in this peaceful close just off Beech Hill Avenue and within easy reach of Hadley Woods primary school, mainline station and local shops. Entrance hall, guest cloakroom, drawing room, dining room, television room, kitchen/breakfast/family room, utility room, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, dressing room, and balcony, four further bedrooms, family bathroom, garage and rear garden.
HADLEY WOOD
£1,295,000 Freehold Sole Agents
0208 440 9797
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