SE21 January 2020

The only Community Magazine for Dulwich Village & West Dulwich Established 2006

Issue 158 - January 2020 In this issue Events Calendar Monthly Notice Board What’s On Food & Drink Children’s Activities Bell House Events Dulwich Picture Gallery Horniman Museum

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Welcome to SE21 I absolutely love this time of year. Christmas (which I love!) is over and we have a wonderful New Year to look forward too.

December was a fantastic month with so much on locally including the wonderful Christmas Stocking, which had the Village really buzzing. The Dulwich Charity lunch which took place at The Lordship Pub in early December, raised a fabulous £2,100 for Link Age Southwark.

Our events listings starts on page 8. There are also many events at Bell House, the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Horniman Museum, so check those pages out too.

Remember there are more events, stories and news updated daily at www.arounddulwich.co.uk.

Until next time.

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Contents

Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 Noticeboard ................................................................ 6 What’s On .................................. 8, 10, 11, 20 & 21 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ....................................................... 14 Fitness Tips ............................................................. 16

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Children’s Activities .........................................18 & 19 Bell House Events .................................................... 22 Dulwich Picture Gallery ...................................24 & 25 Financial Matters ..................................................... 28 Education News ................................................... 30 The Horniman Museum ...............................32 & 33 Index ........................................................................ 34

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February Deadline - 15 January (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE21 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8088 1941 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk.

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Events Calendar - January Monday

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Tuesday

31st

Wednesday

1st

Thursday

2nd

Friday

3rd

Saturday

4th

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park 9am, P8.

HDO Kids Camps, see p8.

BNI Adventurers meeting, p10.

Sunday

5th 10am. Honor Oak Panthers Hockey honoroakpanthershc.com Horniman Market, 10am-3pm

6th

7th

HDO Kids Camps, see p8.

Knit & Stitch Group, see p8.

Breathe Yourself to Honor Oak WI, a Happier Life, p10. Porcelain painting see p8.

Peter’s Dance Club, see p8.

Laugh Train Comedy, see p8.

13th

14th

8th

15th

Chair Based Yoga Dulwich & District U3A Meeting, see p20. see p21.

Goose Green Coffee Adult Learning @ Chair Based Yoga Morning @ St Southwark p20. see p21.

John’s Church p10.

Dulwich WI meeting, see p11.

Lunchtime Laugh Train Forest Hill Comedy, see p8. Concerts see p20.

Women’s Institute, Dulwich Runners https://foresthillwi.com Club, see p10.

20th

21st

Using Instagram, see p20.

Emergency First Aid at Work course, see p20.

Chair Based Yoga see p21.

Nunhead WI Knit & Stitch Meeting, see p20.

Group, see p8.

27th

28th

9th

Goose Green Coffee Raise the Roof Morning @ St Community Choir p11.

John’s Church p10. Dulwich Folk Dance Chair Based Yoga Club, see p11.

The Arts Society see p21.

Dulwich Illustrated East Dulwich WI @ Lecture, p10.

7.30pm, see p10.

Conchaband @ Dulwich Runners St Christopher’s Club, see p10.

Hospice, see p11.

22nd New Popchoir term starts, see p9.

16th

11th

17th

18th

30th

10am. Honor Oak Panthers Hockey honoroakpanthershc.com Horniman Market, 10am-3pm

19th Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park 9am, P8.

10am. Honor Oak Panthers Hockey honoroakpanthershc.com Horniman Market, 10am-3pm

24th

25th

BNI Adventurers meeting, p10.

Goose Green Coffee Dulwich Folk Dance Morning @ St Chair Based Yoga John’s Church p10.

Club, see p11.

Lunchtime see p21.

Concerts see p20.

Dulwich Runners Club, see p10.

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. 6.45pm Upstairs @The Palmerston. www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

12th

Singaround @ The Ivy House, p11.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p11.

23rd

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park 9am, P8.

Plosive Comedy with Paul Foot, see p11.

BNI Adventurers meeting, p10.

Open Morning @ Lunchtime Rosemead Prep Concerts see p20.

School, see p23.

Babble Talks, see p20.

Dulwich Folk Dance Breathe Yourself to Club, see p11. a Happier Life, p10.

29th

10th

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park 9am, P8.

Live Band Karaoke, see p21.

31st

26th 10am. Honor Oak Panthers Hockey honoroakpanthershc.com Horniman Market, 10am-3pm

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Creating a social media strategy, see p20.

Leon Rosselson, Joe Wilkes, Local Singers @ The Ivy House, p21.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 11, 20 & 21.

Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - January

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2-3 & 6-7 January: HDO Kids Camps Holiday Drop Off multi-sports camps every school holiday at Dulwich College Sports Club Your children will have a blast at HDO's fantastic multi-sports camps! Children from age 5+ can take part in a whole range of incredible indoor and outdoor sports to keep them happy and active through the school holidays, including swimming pool inflatable sessions and many new exciting activities www.holidaydropoff.com

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park Parkrun

Tuesday 7 January: Honor Oak WI 7.30pm. Porcelain painting - in a change from our scheduled programme, we will be painting porcelain. We provide a plain mug and specialist paint, you bring your imagination and take home a work of art. A warm welcome to all women.

Lodge Cafe, behind Stanstead Lodge, 260 Stanstead Road, SE23 1DD - the cafe entrance is in Northwood Road.

Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 January: Knit & Stitch Group

Saturday Mornings 9am 4, 11, 18 & 25 January: A FREE weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; it is not a race.

PECKHAM RYE start is near the Colyton Road entrance of Peckham Rye park and run three laps of the gardens. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye DULWICH PARK start is Queen Mary's Gate on the south side of the park. This is the entrance on the South Circular (A205), Dulwich Common. www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich

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3-5pm.A group for seasoned knitters as well as for those wanting to learn a new skill, including mending their own clothes. Men, women, children and young people of all abilities welcome. Free of charge. Light refreshments available. St Clement with St Peter Dulwich, Barry Road/Friern Road entrances.

Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 January: Peter’s Dance Club 8 – 9pm, Beginners class in Latin American & Ballroom dancing. Everybody welcome, no partner needed. £10 each, pay per week.

St Stephen’s Church, College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7HW. Peter on 07946 596770.

Tuesday 7 & 14 January: Laugh Train Comedy 8pm-10pm. The Honor Oak, 1 St Germans Road SE23 1RH. www.laughtrainhome.com 10

Popchoir Dulwich

Wednesdays 8.00 - 9.30pm Spring Term starts Wednesday 22nd January St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT No audition, no experience required, no need to read music!

Ask about a free taster session and see why our members go home smiling!

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What's On - January ST. JOHN'S EAST DULWICH

Wednesdays 8, 15, 22 & 29 January: Dulwich Runners Club 7.15pm (for 7.30pm). We have various groups that run between 4 and 10 miles on different routes each week. There are groups for a variety of paces to suit all levels of ability from beginners, those looking to build on the parkrun bug to experienced racers. Guests are very welcome.

The Club House has shower and changing facilities, off road parking and a bar offering hot and cold drinks for post run socialising. For more details please visit our website. Edward Alleyn Clubhouse, 83-85 Burbage Road, SE24 9HD

Wednesday 8 & 22 January: Breathe Yourself to a Happier Life

Wednesdays 8, 15, 22 & 29 January: Goose Green Coffee Morning 10:30am until 12pm at St. John’s Church by Goose Green. Come and meet others over tea, coffee and cake. Find us at 62a East Dulwich Road SE22 9AT. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month there will also be a short talk given by an interesting speaker.

Wednesday 8th January Charmian Hughes - The Comedian's Tale Wednesday 22nd January Rev Raymond Baudon - Cake Making!

Wednesday 8 January: East Dulwich WI Meeting 7pm for 7.30pm. The Lodge, above East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EW. 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The EDWI is currently open for new members. Why not try us out – you can come along to 3 meetings before committing yourself (£3 fee per night). Email us at edwicommittee@eastdulwichwi.co.uk or visit www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

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Thursday 9 January: The Arts Society Dulwich illustrated lecture Starry Night: Van Gogh at The Asylum 7.30 for 8pm, James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form Centre (parking via Green Dale). Nonmembers £9 at the door, no booking required.

See www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk.

Thursdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 January: BNI Adventurers 6.45am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it Dulwich’s turn. Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728 for more information. Fifty Seven, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9ET. www.facebook.com/adventurersbni/

What's On - January Thursday 9 January: Raise the Roof Community Choir 6.45pm–9pm. A not for profit Community Choir with a difference, based at the Horniman Museum, SE23, so as well as singing a diverse and dynamic selection of beautiful vocal music, our repertoire also features songs that accompany the changing exhibitions in the Museum, from rivers to Romania, peacetime to plant life, and textiles to taxidermy! Raise the Roof is a Natural Voice Choir and all are welcome.

There are no auditions, we learn by ear and sing from the soles of our feet! We are led by Musical Director and choral composer Kirsty Martin, a founding member of the Natural Voice Network. £10 drop-in rate – £5 Student discount drop-in.

Thursday 9 January: Conchaband We are delighted to welcome back Keith Bray, Jerome Silsby, Trevor Kentish and Hattie Webb.

Together they connect song writing with their exciting improvised instrumental work. Blending vocals, harp, flute, guitar and percussion, they join the dots between folk, Arabic, Afro-Latin and classical influences in fresh and original ways. Hattie has previously played with Leonard Cohen’s band, Sting and also Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. For all events book your £15 tickets online at www.stchristophers.org.uk/ tickets or call 020 8768 4500 to reserve them. Free entry for patients. Tickets include canapés and a glass of wine during the interval. All events take place at St Christopher’s Hospice, 51-59 Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, London SE26 6DZ.

Thursdays 9, 16, 23 & 30 January: Dulwich Folk Dance Club (Country Dancing) 8 – 10 pm or 10.30pm on special party nights.

St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. Start the new year off right!

Dust off those dancing shoes and come country dancing! Exercise for mind and body and lots of fun. No partner or experience necessary: We guide you through the dances. Just come along and make new friends. Wendy 020 8769 9832; John 020 8693 2873 / johnhblase@aol.com • 9 Caller- Michele Odell • 16 Caller- Les Wallace • 23 Caller- Crys Rothon – Burn’s Night • 30 Caller-Jane Lowe

Saturday 11 January: Plosive Comedy in Dulwich with Phil Wang 8pm (Doors 7.15pm). Phil Wang, Fern Brady, Mat Ewins & Angela Barnes. The MCT at Alleyn’s Alleyn’s School, Townley Rd, East Dulwich SE22 8SU. Price: £17 (plus booking fee). Age Restriction: 18+. www.plosive.co.uk

Sunday 12 January: SINGAROUND at The Ivy House Another popular Singaround hosted by The Goose Is Out! All are welcome, whether to sing or to listen. It’s an informal and supportive atmosphere, so don’t worry if it’s your first time!

Songs of any country or culture welcome. Door 7pm. Singing starts 7.15pm prompt, finishes by 10.30pm at the latest. £3 on the door. More information from www.thegooseisout.com.

Monday 13 January: Dulwich Women’s Institute 7.30pm. For more information please contact Sue Jarvie on suejarvie53@gmail.com. Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, London SE22 8BD. SE21 - January 2020 | 11

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Eco Gardening – How To Make Compost Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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f you’re looking for a green way of recycling your green waste, composting is the answer. You’ll also be doing your bit for the environment and it’s free. It’s also hugely satisfying knowing your veg peelings and egg boxes are going to good use. It can take six months or more, but you’ll eventually be rewarded with crumbly brown compost to feed your garden with nutrients. Here’s what you need to know.

What To Compost You need to be selective about what you put in in compost. Meat, fish, diary products or cooked food can’t go in. Horse manure is fine but not dog or cat faeces. Avoid weeds with taproots that regrow such as dandelions, seeding weeds, diseased plants and anything treated with pesticide.

There are two types of organic material: green (wet, nitrogen-rich) and brown (dry, carbon-rich). You need about 2:1 brown to green.

Examples include:

Brown, carbon-rich ingredients • •

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Straw and hay.

Woodchips, sawdust, wood ash in moderation (untreated wood).

Dried grass clippings and dry leaves Hair and animal fur 100% natural clothes fibre – shredded Woody bits of plants that will break down slowly – if you have a shredder you can create chippings which will rot down more quickly Plain cardboard, loo roll, old bills & egg boxes

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Vegetable and fruit peelings and mouldy veg.

(Avocado skins don’t break down well though).

Tea leaves and coffee grounds Fresh grass clippings in moderation (leaving them in the sun to go brown will avoid the compost becoming too sludgy) Plant trimmings from your garden – avoid tough plant stems and glossy evergreen leaves, which are slower to break, or cut them up finely.

Horse or poultry manure

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How To Tend To It Compost needs moisture so water your compost if it looks dry. It also needs air. Scrunched up paper and loo rolls add space for air – as does turning your compost regularly – around once a month.

This also generates heat, which accelerates the composting rate. Although heat is not essential – a cold heap will just take longer.

Put your bin in an accessible, sheltered spot with some sun. A proprietary compost activator will speed things up, as will chicken or horse manure. When you think your compost is ready, from a month to a year depending on your method, leave for another few months without adding any more to let it all rot down before using – and ideally have a second bin you can start filling.

Types of Bins Compost bins come in all shapes and sizes and materials but square wooden bins are more userfriendly. You can buy DIY kits or make your own using pallets (minimum size 1m x 1m) and ideally more than one for each stage of the process.

Smaller beehive-style wooden ones are good for urban gardens.

Plastic bins are good for a small space, they retain moisture and heat well. I like the square designs that have a top opening hatch a front opening door for quick access to compost.

If you want to compost cooked foods and bread that ordinary bins can’t, hot composters are worth considering. They’re more expensive but compact, work at a much higher speed than ordinary compos bins. See the Green Johanna or Hotbin or more compact Hotbin mini.

The other option is a tumbling composter, which have to be turned every few days but create compost in around four weeks. (Tumbleweed, Harrodhorticulture.co.uk) For those with less space try a wormery (see wormcity.co.uk) or Bokashi system (wigglywigglers.co.uk).

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Spicy Parsnip Soup Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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or me it isn’t so much about a diet in January, but more about getting back to basics. After all the sweet, rich Christmas food I really enjoy getting the more basic but very warming dishes that this time of year brings. This soup is a real winter warmer that is very easy to make, serves 4.

Ingredients • • • • • • •

700g parsnips 2 tsp curry powder 1 tbsp groundnut or vegetable oil 2 medium onions 2 or 3 medium potatoes 2 cloves garlic 2 pints vegetable stock

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Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the peeled and chopped onion.

Cook gently for about 5 minutes then add the crushed garlic and the curry powder.

Leave to simmer gently for a few minutes then add the peeled and chopped parsnips.

Give it all a good stir then add the stock, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 1-2 hours.

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5) Blend the soup with a hand blender

or in a food processor.

6) Serve with chunks of wholemeal bread.

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In Season this month Vegetables - Jerusalem Artichokes, Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Garlic, Kale, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Red Cabbage, Shallots, Spinach, Swede, Turnips.

Fruit & Nuts - Apples, Pears (late – Concorde, Doyenne du Comice, Conference and Winter Nellis), Rhubarb (forced), Walnuts Meat - Duck (end of season), Guinea Fowl, Hare, Partridge, Venison Fish & Seafood - Brill, Clams, Cockles, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Salmon (coming into season), Monkfish, Mussels, Oyster, Plaice, Turbot

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appy New Year and welcome to January 2020. I hope you’re doing well with your resolutions and your goals. You may have found you’ve already had a little bit of a wobble. However, whatever stage you’re at, I want to talk about how you can make your goals a success. The fact that we’ve entered a new year isn’t going to be enough to get you through the stages of change. You cannot rely on the fact that it’s a new year with a “new year, new you” concept. You really need to be clear on your intent – the calendar change isn’t enough.

Ask yourself, what is your intent?

What do you really want to get done?

I would always try and find out what really sits behind that goal, because very often it is more than just the weight loss (for example). What it really could be about is repressed trauma, or very low self-esteem, or even a deep anxiety about your future health - it could be any number of things.

But it’s harder for people to admit that and a weight loss goal is something that we all accept – especially in January. So, ask yourself the why, why, why do I really want this, until you get to the truth of what you want to achieve. Stare that in the face and get comfortable with it.

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the piece that I’ve just talked about.

Contemplation phase: If I’m going to do this, what might need to happen? How am I to feel? How much time do I need to allocate to it? This is a really important phase.

Preparation/Research phase: The preparation or the research phase is very much about looking into who might help you, what do you need to know, where might you need to go, what kind of support’s available, who else has done it really well and look at case studies and testimonials.

Action phase: That’s getting in touch with a coach. It’s doing an online quiz. It’s looking into what gyms you can join; what classes are available.

That’s where you’re, as the name suggests, taking action. By this point, you’ve made your mind up of what you’re going to do. What your intent is and why now is the time you’re going to do it.

Maintenance phase: The final phase comes in. That’s where you’ve achieved what you want to achieve and now, you’re just maintaining that goal.

Those are the five stages of change. Think about where you are in those stages, and don’t try and jump ahead too quickly. Follow all of the stages and get clear on your intent, pick apart what your real goal is, not the one you think is acceptable to people or yourself.

Get clear on why now is the time to make a change and understand where you are in those stages of change, and you’ll very likely to be successful. Of course, we wish you all the best.

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Dads & Littluns: Brockwell Park

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Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Brockwell Park Childspace, Cressingham Gardens Tenant’s Hall, Hardel Walk, Tulse Hill, SW2 2QG. www.dadsandlittluns.co.uk.

Bumps and Babes Meets on Fridays between 9.30 and 11.30 (drop in anytime) at St Faiths Community Centre, at the bottom of Red Post Hill, SE24. It is very informal, aimed at new Mums meeting up and getting ante/postnata/moral support from Alice Yeates and other mothers. 07831 225841 | yeatesa@btinternet.com

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Baby and Toddler Group every Friday 10am-12pm (turn up at any time!), at Peckham Rye Playrooms (SE corner of the Rye).

It is for multiples only, but you do not have to be a member of the club to attend. BYO coffee cup! www.ddtwinsclub.org.

Baby massage is a safe and positive skill to learn - suitable from newborn to crawling. Some of it’s many benefits include; relieving the effects of colic, teething, constipation and wind, and also promoting relaxation. Wednesdays 10-11am @Gaia Studio Maxted Rd, Peckham/East Dulwich.

Contact Kate to book: 07852 573335.

Dulwich Library Babes & Toddlers

Ballet, Tap & Jazz for 2-16yrs

Creative Movement Class for Preschoolers. Tuesdays 10-10.45.

The Quaker Meeting House, 34 Sunderland Road, SE23 2QA. Booking required. £6 a class. Free trial offered Contact Emma 07734 414024. www.facebook.com/happyfeetmovementclass

Professional yet affordable dance classes for children aged 2-16yrs. All our classes are run in a fun and energetic environment by teachers who are fully qualified and CRB checked. Weekly classes held at Christ Church, Gipsy Hill. Call Lucy: 07801 735000 | www.bepartoftheteam.co.uk

Happy Feet

Funky Monkey Keyboard Classes Ages 5-11. Christ Church, Barry Road. Wednesdays & Thursdays. 01732 457100 | www.funkymonkey.info.

Bea’s Baby Bop Drop in music classes for babies and toddlers.

Tues/Wed/Friday 3:30-4:30, Wed/Friday 11-12, Friday 10-11, Saturday 10:30-11:30, East Dulwich/Herne Hill, www.beasbabybop.com.

Boppin Bunnies Interactive Music class for under 5’s led by professional musicians. Monday mornings 9:30am, 10:15am & 11am. Punk Me Up Ceramics Cafe. 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX www.boppinbunnies.co.uk.

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Thursdays 10.30am-11.45am & 1.30pm - 2.45pm 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 020 7525 6220.

GDND Ballet & Street Dance For children aged 3 and upwards Dulwich branches in SE22 and SE21 All new pupils receive a FREE TASTER CLASS office@gdnd.co.uk / 07904 424 504 | www.gdnd.co.uk

Gymboree Classes are designed for newborns - 5 year olds, and are led by experienced and nurturing teachers. We run throughout the year at Gymboree East Dulwich. 184 Peckham Rye SE22 9QA. 07538 795023 | eastdulwich@gymboree-uk.com.

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HartBeeps

Music for Little People

Mondays at Christ Church, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0JT. 10am Happy House, 11am Baby Beeps & 12.15pm Baby Bells. Fridays at Ewart Community Hub, 44 Wastdale Road, SE23 1HN .10am Happy House, 11am Baby Beeps & 12.15pm Baby Bells. http://hartbeeps.com

Fun, friendly & educational music classes for 0-5 year olds.

High quality, good value. The Goose Green Centre, East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT. Rebecca Vicary 020 8852 0118 www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk

La Jolie Ronde French & Spanish classes for 3-11 year olds, in SE21, SE22 and SE24. Ginny Wadding 07940 511034 | www.lajolieronde.co.uk

Little Superhero Training Practice your Superhero moves! Discover Superhero fun facts!

Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2½ - 5½, Come along for a FREE taster session. Mondays & Fridays (term time only) St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813791757 | lucy@littleherocompany.com www.littleherocompany.com

Lucy Sparkles Outstanding music, drama and dance classes and parties for young children. Fun classes where children engage with singing, movement and live music whilst enhancing learning through developing physical, emotional and intellectual skills.

Tues, Weds & Fri classes for different age groups/themes. sarah@lucysparkles.com. 07929 784 719

Maths Mad = fun maths for kids!

Stimulating Times Tables classes for 6 - 11 yr olds. Forest Hill.

We make learning memorable & fun! Call Clair 020 8291 0360 www.mathsmad.co.uk | mathsmadcouk@gmail.com

Mini Movers Street Dance An action packed dance class for 2-4’s, exploring different dance styles to popular music and funky nursery rhymes.

Dance for boys and girls is great exercise, and most importantly lots of FUN! Dulwich Lesiure & The Ivy House 07904 424504 | www.gdnd.co.uk.

Mini Storytellers Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays 10am The East Dulwich Picturehouse. Ideal for 2-4 years. Price will be £7 drop in (under 12months free with paying child) . £26 for upfront for the month ahead. www.ministorytellers.com

Monkey Music Award winning music classes for babies and young children.

Established since 1993 families across the UK have grown up with Monkey Music as the ‘highlight of their week’. Enrol in our age specific classes in Dulwich and Herne Hill and claim a reduced £1 membership quoting SE21. Contact Rebecca: 020 8291 4092 | dulwich@monkeymusic.co.uk.

Nimble Arts Join Becky every week for a NEW mixed age 45-minute interactive story adventure for 0-5s, with live cello and musical instruments, songs, bubbles, scarves and a chance to dance!

East Dulwich, Nunhead, Brockley. www.nimblearts.co.uk

Shotokan Sports Karate Karate Classes full of fun and exciting games for children aged 4+, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Ivydale Primary School to learn this martial art. Contact Fabio Pinto. www.shotokansportskarate.co.uk | 07759 034722 fabio@shotokansportskarate.co.uk

Sing and Sign Monday - Saturday. 020 7193 3696 | www.singandsign.com

Sparkle Music Carefully structured and fun music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children in SE22. Please check the website for current classes. Contact anna@sparkle-music.co.uk.

0771 1238352

Team Kaizen Dance Academy (8+yrs) Street Dance classes led by industry professionals, classes lead to performances and demonstrations. Classes take place every Thursday at JAGS sports Club, 18.00 – 19.00 & 19.00 – 20.00. FREE TASTER SESSIONS throughout June, to book call 07533 533 297 | www.teamkaizentds.com.

Water Babies Taught by world-class teachers, our multi-award winning programme teaches water confidence and safety skills from birth to 4 years. Our fun, innovative baby swimming classes will start in Forest Hill Pools from September.

For more information call 020 8858 5242 divein@waterbabies.co.uk | www.waterbabies.co.uk

Wise Kids Yoga Classes for Toddlers, Children and Teens. We teach a lovely mix of hatha, kundalini yoga, mindfulness and Montessori. Classes are held on Tues & Thurs - Parent & Toddler Yoga / Children’s Yoga ages 5 - 8, 9 - 11 and Teen Yoga 11 - 16. Goose Green Clinic, 59 East Dulwich Road. 07957 492407 To book Email: wisekidsyoga@gmail.com | www.wisekidsyoga.co.uk

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What's On - January Monday 13 January: Dulwich & District U3A 2- 4pm. “The Golden Road to Samarkand” speaker: Diana Driscoll Art Historian, Lecturer British Museum. Herne Hill Baptist Church, 27b Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE24 9HU. https://u3asites.org.uk/dulwich.

Monday 13 January: Adult Learning At Southwark New term at Southwark Adult learning starts – great place for pottery, sewing, art, upholstery and much more – see www.southwark.gov.uk/ adultlearning for more detail.

Wednesdays 15, 22 & 29 January: Lunchtime Concerts 1.30pm-2pm in Christ’s Chapel given by talented music students from the Foundation schools.

Run by the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Foundation schools. 14 Gallery Road, Dulwich, SE21 7AD. Free.

Monday 20 January: Nunhead WI meeting We are a friendly and exciting Women’s Institute group, established 2015. If you’d like to join us or pop along as a guest (£3 fee) to our next meeting, we’d love to meet you. We meet upstairs at the Old Nun’s Head pub on the 3rd Monday of each month at 8pm. You can get in touch via nunheadwi@gmail.com, Facebook/Nunhead WI, Twitter @nunheadwi, Instagram @nunheadwi or www.nunheadwi.wordpress.com/about

Monday 20 January: Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Course 9:30am–16:30pm With Keri Hartwright @ SafetyFirst. Cost: £65. Rivoli Meeting Room, Unit E 59 Ladywell Road, London SE13 7UT. This course is recommended for small businesses owners, those with responsibility for providing first aid at work and the self employed. Fully regulated through Qualsafe Awards, Ofqual and the QCF framework.The course covers adult and child CPR, use of the AED, choking, dealing with the unconscious casualty as well as managing shock and minor injuries. The management of catastrophic bleeding is an optional assessment.

Tickets via Eventbrite. For further information Keri at info@safety-first-welling.org.

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Social Media Workshops Get your small business/ freelancer/charity social media ready for the new decade!

Choose from 3 workshops in North Dulwich/Herne Hill - or come to all 3!

Tuesday 21 January 10am - 1pm Using Instagram for your Business

Wednesday 29 January 10am - 12 noon Advanced Instagram Strategies

Friday 31 January 10am - 3pm Creating a Social Media Strategy for your Business (lunch included) These workshops are run by Anna from hellosocial.media. For further information, booking and Earlybird Offers email: anna@hellosocial.media

Wednesday 22nd January: Babble Talks – The First Steps 11am. With Dr Emma Chapman. £10 advance or £12 on the door (subject to availability). The East Dulwich Picturehouse, 116a Lordship Lane, SE22 8HD. www.babbletalks.com. Four hundred million years after the big bang, the Universe appeared dark and empty as it slowly expanded and cooled down. Suddenly the first stars formed, lighting up the universe and starting the birth of all the stars, galaxies and life we see today. This era has never been observed before and constitutes a billion-year gap in our knowledge – a gap thought to be full of exotic astrophysics, such as mysterious gigantic stars 100 times the size of our Sun, and baby black holes. In February 2018 we got the first glimpse of this era using radio telescopes and were blown away with what we saw. In this talk, I will introduce what we think we know about the era of first stars, why the first detection seems to be proving our existing ideas wrong in a very exciting way, and how the upcoming Square Kilometre Array, a telescope consisting of millions of antennas in Australia and South Africa will create a home movie of our universe growing up over a billion years.

What's On - January Friday 24 January: Live Band Karaoke Doors and signups from 7.30pm. Live Band Karaoke offers wannabe singers the thrill of fronting up a live band, in stage. Like regular karaoke on steroids! Pick from around 300 songs, from all genres. Tickets £4 (advance) or £5 (door). Ivy House, Stuart Road, SE15. www.livebandkaraoke.london

Wednesday 29 January: Cooking with Scissors An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. Meets at downstairs at Franklins, 157 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HX from 6.45pm – 8.45pm.

The last Wednesday of every month. FREE ADMISSION. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email: sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Friday 31 January – LEON ROSSELSON, Joe Wilkes, Local Singers at The ivy House A welcome return to the Goose by the very powerful singer and songwriter Leon Rosselson, whose songs have been recorded by many people including Billy Bragg. Described by Rock ‘n’ Reel magazine as “A major talent”, Joe Wilkes was long associated with The Spitz venue in East London, where he played with Bert Jansch, Beth Orton and Davy Graham, amongst others.

Also appearing tonight will be Andy Clark, Chris Lamb and Creeping Jane. Door 7pm, Live music starts 8pm. £10/8 advance, £11/9 on the door. For advance tickets and further information, please see www.thegooseisout.com.

To get your listing here contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk

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Around Dulwich & Beyond .......

Chair Based Yoga

For the last two years South London residents over 60s have been discovering the benefits of chair based yoga. Run by Silver London these classes run on a drop-in basis for £3 per class. Yoga is a centuries old practice that uses breathing and postures to improve fitness, flexibility and strength for the body, and relaxation, focus and wellbeing for the mind. The classes are mostly chair based but with some optional supported standing too.

Like all good yoga classes they start and finish with a restorative relaxation exercise. The classes are welcoming and inclusive. The emphasis is you doing what you feel is right for you.

Yoga is renowned for being accessible to people of all ages and abilities using adaptations to the exercises and simple equipment. People of all ages and physical capabilities can and do participate in a welcoming friendly and inclusive setting. So even if you think you are stiff as a board, yoga is for you. Nothing more than comfortable clothing and of course yourself is required to discover the benefits yoga brings.

Classes take place at: • 2-3pm every Tuesday St Barnabas Parish Hall 23 Dulwich Village SE21 7BT • 10.45-11.45am every Wednesday at Push Studios 17-21 Blackwater Road ( just off Lordship Lane ) East Dulwich SE22 8SD Contact Matthew Cartledge: 07850 001040 matthewcartledge@btinternet.com.

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January Events at Bell House www.bellhouse.co.uk | Bell House, 27 College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BG.

Tuesday 14th January: Black Poetry through a Psychoanalytic Lens

Tuesday 21st January: Panic Attacks and How to Manage them

Psychotherapist, cultural critic and screenwriter, Nancy Elliott will introduce you to the principles of psychoanalysis and the history of black poetry.

Join Tracy from Happy Life to learn about triggers, early warning signs, symptoms during an attach and how to deal with the aftermath.

Friday 17th January: How to Make a Campaign Video on a Smartphone

Saturday & Sunday 25th/26th January: Pattern Cutting for Beginners

Join the Rainbow Collective for a full-day practical workshop on campaign film making and citizen journalism – suitable for charities or individuals interested in campaigning.

Friday 17th January: Kimchi Fermentation Workshop Learn how to make kimchi, a traditional Korean dish packed with vitamins and full of flavour!

Saturday 18th January: An Introduction to Bees and Honey

Would you like to design your own clothes? This pattern making workshop is suitable for beginners who have an interest in pattern cutting but don’t know where to start.

Monday 27th January: Executive Function – the cogs behind cognition What is executive function, and how does it impact learning, self-regulation, resilience, metacognition and character? Connections in Mind founder will explain all.

Wednesday 29th January: Instagram for Business – Beginners This course will introduce you to the key ways to use Instagram for your business and it will give you the essential tool kit to make your brand flourish.

If you have little or no experience of beekeeping, but are interested to know more – perhaps with a view to starting to keep bees themselves,

Saturday 18th January: Learning to Care: Living Better with Dementia Learn about getting a diagnosis, how to get support from GPs, Mental Health teams and charities, the treatments available to help with the symptoms.

Sunday 19th January: How to Cook your favourite vegan dinner In this class, you will learn how to veganise your favourite comfort foods, while maintaining bold, satisfying flavours.

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Thursday 30th January: Supporting the Dyslexic Learner (6 week course) Children with dyslexia may learn differently from you. This course has been designed to help you understand how you can best support a child at home and school.

ESOL Volunteer Co-Ordinator In partnership with English for Action, we are starting ESOL classes in 2020. We are looking for a volunteer co-ordinator to help make this project a success. If you are an organised individual who would like to get more involved in the community, do get in touch with us at info@bellhouse.co.uk for more information.

INSPIRING BRILLIANT FUTURES A co-educational day independent school for children aged 2 ½ to 11.

OPEN MORNING THURSDAY 23 JANUARY & WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH We are delighted to announce that we've achieved Excellent across all areas of Educational Quality in our recent ISI inspection.

Come and visit us at one of our Open Mornings to discover why.

Visit our website for more information or call us on 020 8670 5865.

SCHOOL AIMS To encourage confidence from a young age, preparing children for the next stages of their own brilliant futures To meet the intellectual, physical and emotional needs of each child and embrace excellence across the curriculum

CONTACT US Phone : 020 8670 5865 Email : info@rosemeadprepschool.org.uk Web : www.rosemeadprepschool.org.uk

Rosemead Prep School

To create an inclusive, nurturing community & Nursery that enables children to be creative, reflective and compassionate 70 Thurlow Park Road To inspire a thirst for learning, providing opportunities that extend far beyond our curriculum To work in close partnership with our parents and the wider community

Dulwich SE21 8HZ

R OSEMEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL & NURSERY

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Dulwich Picture Gallery www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk | Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD | 020 8693 5254

Rembrandt's Light Until 2 February

Study Morning: Every Frame a Rembrandt 18 January, 9am-1pm £20, includes entry to Rembrandt's Light Explore Rembrandt's power for storytelling and influence on film with Jennifer Scott in conversation with leading cinematographer Peter Suschitzky.

Discover brand new research around how lunar eclipses may have affected Rembrandt's painting with Dr Robert Fucci. Experts Helen Hillyard, Nina Cahill and Professor Sir Christopher Frayling will also give their unique take on the Dutch Master.

Etching Masterclass 18 January 10am-3pm £50; £45 Friends & Concessions

Experience a cinematic retelling of the Dutch Master's pivotal years... An enduring storyteller; a master of light – Rembrandt is one of the greatest painters who ever lived. This landmark exhibition celebrates 350 years since his death with over 30 of his iconic paintings, etchings and drawings. ★★★★★ Evening Standard, ★★★★ Time Out, ★★★★ i ★★★★ Londonist

Unlocking Paintings: Artists in Amsterdam Until 12 January 2020 Included in Gallery admission This display explores the city of Amsterdam during the 17th century, when it became the new economic superpower in Europe, providing a wealth of opportunities for young painters to make their mark. Discover personal stories from key artists in our Collection; including works by Meindert Hobbema, Jacob van Ruisdael and Willem van de Velde II, from tales of invention and ingenuity to fortune and loss, all against the backdrop of an ambitious, fast-moving city.

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Head of Printmaking at London Fine Art Studios, Chris Gray, leads a masterclass in etching. Discover the various methods of itaglio printmaking, including dry point, hard ground, soft ground and aquatint, and gain insight into Rembrandt’s use of line. Chris will also give a tour of Rembrandt's Light as part of the workshop.

Early Years Mini Masterpieces 23 January 10-11am / 11.30am-12.30pm £12 per adult and child Discover all of the different people, places and animals in the Gallery’s paintings in these interactive workshops. Each session begins with a journey through the Gallery, followed by an artmaking activity. Suggested age: 6–24 months.

Art Adventurers 24 January, 10-11am £12 per adult and child Are you and your little one ready for an adventure?

Each month join our Early Years mascot, Jerome the Lion, as he takes you on a journey through the Gallery. Dance, sing and play your way around our paintings, before enjoying a messy artmaking session. Our themes change monthly to keep your little ones engaged. Suggested age: 2-4 yrs.

Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD Tel: 020 8693 5254 | (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) | Cafe: 020 8299 8717

Music: Charles Daniels & Timothy Roberts in Recital 15 January, 7.30pm £22; £20 for Friends, £10 under 18s Tenor Charles Daniels and harpsichordist Timothy Roberts perform a selection of Baroque works from composers including John Bull, John Dowland, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Johann Jakob Froberger.

Lunchtime Concert Series 15, 22 & 29 January, 1.30pm Free, Christ’s Chapel Talented students from local South London schools showcase their musicianship in these free concerts.

Film: Blue Jasmine 13 January, Bar open from 7pm, screening at 7.30pm £10; £8 Friends This black comedy drama tells the story of a formerly rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her sister‘s (Sally Hawkins) apartment in San Francisco.

Blanchett won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Hawkins and Allen were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay.

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Top Ten Home Security Tips 1) Front doors The most vulnerable part of your property. More secure doors are thicker than original Victoria or later period doors - 65mm so adding more timber and increasing the strength of the door dramatically. We use Banham mortice locks and always two deadlocks. Make sure these are locked when the property is empty and at night time engage at least one of these locks. If someone breaks in they cannot exit the front door.

2) Video door bells & spy hole cameras Great new products on the market replacing intercoms and the old spy hole with wifi video cameras that can alert you to motion direct to your mobile and others living in the property.

Check out Ring.com.

3) Double glazing Breaking a double glazed window is hard work, and avoidable these days with more chance of DNA caught on materials from glazing.

4) Glass type Toughened glass essential for front door glazed panels at the very least. Stained glass these days can be replicated within a double glazed unit.

Consider laminated glass for more vulnerable locations, such as rear and side positions of a property. Laminated glass does not shatter, rather like a car windscreen.

5) Window locks & hinges Sashes should all have dead bolts, ideally in two positions, with lockable catches. Similarly handles and stays should all be lockable on casement windows.

6) Door locks French and folding doors should all have multi point locks often operated with a single handle.

7) Obstructions Makes sure there is no hiding place at the front of your property where someone has time to try and break in. Cut hedges for example and put gravel down – a good old fashioned deterrent!

8) Cameras Ring.com and Nest have affordable stick up cameras that can pick up motion and record it.

You can’t have enough of them! Fixed recordable cameras are a upgrade on this.

9) Alarm system If all else fails!

10) Insurance Check your policy to see what is required to be adequately insured.

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Why Use a Houseline?

Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair | www.londondogstraining.co.uk

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hose of you with autumn pups will now be heading towards dog adolescence and all the challenges that brings. Young dogs often go off the rails at this time and the ‘perfect puppy’ can suddenly morph into ‘Dennis the Menace’. Puppy play biting can try our patience but teenage zoomies- which might involve nipping human body parts as your hound does the wall of death round your living room- can tip us all over the edge.

Adolescence is also the time unwanted behaviours like jumping up at guests re-emerge.

The teenage brain gets overloaded by the process of growing up and the dogs can seem to regress.

As we know, teenagers also tend to push the boundaries and try new things. Young dogs may suddenly refuse to move from a comfy spot on the sofa when asked or go deaf to your recall cue when out in the garden. Most of these issues are temporary and owners should stick with all and any training through this stage. However, a houseline can become an invaluable tool in the process.

There are all sorts of situations where we need to control a young dog in the home, especially as training cues are unlikely to be sufficiently proofed to be effective. It is tempting to grab the dog by his collar or harness but this is a risky strategy and can increase the very behaviour you want to reduce. Grabbing can cause dogs to start to avoid contact with us, some will roll over and refuse to budge, others may turn and mouth to get us off, and worst case, to bite. Collar grabbing can seem overbearing and even bullying to some dogs.

Pushing the dog away can seem like an inviting form of rambunctious play and feed attention seeking behaviour.

A houseline gives the owner an opportunity to control their dog in a way that is nonconfrontational and reasonably safe. For instance, you can stop your dog jumping up at guests or mounting them, especially at the front door which tends to augment excited behaviour- remember the more your teenage dog practises various unwanted behaviours, like barking at the window, refusing to get off the sofa or even chasing the cat, the more he’ll want to, until the problem behaviour is habitual.

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The houseline allows you to interrupt and refocus your dog by leading him away from an area or activity and rewarding compliance. Simply pick up the end of the line and call your dog to you (use a pleasant tone). Ask your dog to do something for you- a ‘sit’ or ‘down’ will do- now you can praise and reward a behaviour you want instead of chastising your dog for misbehaviour. Try to anticipate when your dog might do something you don’t want and interrupt him before he reacts.

Once the dog has actually reacted he probably won’t respond to you. If this happens, use the line to gently prompt him away from whatever context is causing the reaction. Wait for your dog to calm down then ask for a ‘sit’ or for him to look at you.

Reward calm behaviour with praise, a treat or just letting the line go again. With repetition your dog will understand which behaviours earn him reward.

There is no need to spend lots of money on a houseline. Go to your local DIY and buy some lightweight, nylon line between 3 to 7 feet, depending on the size of your dog. Get an old lead, cut off the trigger clip and tie the line onto this. The line should simply trail behind your dog until you need to interrupt any misbehaviour. Ensure the line is attached to a safe, flat collar, don’t use it with any sort of collar that tightens. Never leave the line on if the dog is unsupervised or overnight.

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Financial Matters

With David Frederick FCCA | Marcus Bishop Associates | marcus-bishop.com

Tax Return: Child Benefit & Me!

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he festive season has long since been forgotten and January sales are in full flow.

However let’s not forget the 31st January, Self-Assessment Tax Return (SATR) deadline is around the corner. Especially, for those habitual last minute merchants. If you are still to complete your SATR for 2018-19 or even if you have already completed the process, have you checked whether you are affected by the High Income Child Benefit Charge? Despite the introduction of the higher income child benefit charge in January 2013, many recipients of child benefit are still oblivious to its existence or make the link between child benefit and their income levels.

High Income Child Benefit Charge Any household in receipt of child benefit, where one or both partners have an annual income over £50,000, may be subject to the ‘High Income Child Benefit Charge’. This applies whether the child living with you is your own child or not. The charge also applies if another taxpayer receives Child Benefit for a child living with you and child benefit recipient contributes at least equally to the child’s maintenance.

Over the years many households have found themselves walking into the higher income tax charge unknowingly. The income tax liability falls upon the party whose income is the greatest in the household that receives child benefit. Therefore, it is necessary households engage in financial communication of their annual earnings, otherwise a surprise HMRC tax demand can be an unpleasant and unwanted gift long after the money has been spent. For the purpose of the higher income child benefit charge a taxpayer’s gross income includes: 1) gross earnings from employment (with pension contributions deducted); 2) employment taxable benefits - for example the value of any company car or medical insurance, or any item included on P11D; 3) gross pensions; 28 | SE21 - January 2020

4) gross property income; 5) profits from self-employment; and 6) sundry earnings such as taxable savings and dividends The higher income child benefit charge is based upon the annual adjusted net income. This means the gross earnings of the taxpayer is adjusted for the following deductions: 1) pension contributions deducted from gross salary 2) pension contributions not paid from salary 3) retirement annuity contracts 4) cycle scheme 5) gift aid donations Households that are affected by the charge can choose to either continue receiving child benefit and pay the tax charge annually or they may choose to ‘opt out’ from receiving child benefit.

The annual income tax charge increases progressively for each pound of adjusted net income between £50,000 and £60,000. Thereafter the annual tax charge equals the child benefit received.

It is possible to terminate the receipt of child benefit by writing to, or telephoning the Child Benefits Office to formally advise them of your request. Alternatively, it is possible to terminate your child benefit online using your Government Gateway account details.

Sometimes due to communication breakdown between current and/or ex-partners, it may not be possible to obtain the required information. In such circumstances, it is possible to contact HMRC to ascertain whether or not the other partner is in receipt of child benefit and if their adjusted net income is greater than yours. HMRC will only answer these questions but none pertaining to financial status.

Taxpayers liable for paying the annual tax charge in 2018-19 must complete an annual SATR and make payment by 31st January. Registration should have been completed by 5th October last year. If you have such a liability and have not yet made any movements, then HMRC should be your next telephone call. Otherwise just await your HMRC penalty notice!

Part-time Administrator

The Mark Evison Foundation is a local charity promoting the personal development of young people through challenge. We work directly with London state schools, encouraging non-academic proposals for challenge from 16 year olds. It is exciting work, bringing out the best in young people.

To read more, visit www.markevisonfoundation.org.

Due to expansion we are seeking a gifted part-time administrator (up to .8 WTE, very flexible hours) for a key role within a lovely team, based in Court Lane, Dulwich, SE21. The work is varied and very interesting.

We are very flexible about time, happy to accommodate short days and time off during school holidays.

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and well-organised, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work independently, manage priorities, work to deadlines, and take initiative. They will be able to deal efficiently and accurately with most administration requirements, and have excellent PC skills – Word, Excel and Outlook. The post involves general office duties, filing, complex diary management, handling emails, accurate data input, spreadsheets, research, word-processing, managing office supplies etc. We would train you to deal with our systems.

Salary is in line with experience, with room for promotion.

Contact: info@markevisonfoundation.org Tel: 07789 765 867 | 020 8693 2254.

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MUN: An International Mindset Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk Matthew Greetham, teacher in charge of the Model United Nations (MUN) Club at Alleyn’s, tells us how MUN develops young people’s confidence and public speaking skills.

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he United Nations (UN) is an international organisation containing nearly every country in the world. It was set up after World War II and aims to seek solutions to issues, conflicts and crises in a peaceful manner. These are wonderful values to instil in our children, and the Model United Nations is a great way of doing this. MUN is an educational simulation of the UN for school pupils and university-aged students, established at the same time as the UN.

How MUN works A group of school children or university students (MUN delegates) represent a country as a delegation. To do this effectively they need to glean an in-depth knowledge of that country’s stance on everything from religious tolerance to attitudes on climate change. They then need to represent that country’s interests and inhabit its values in a debate with students representing other countries which may have very different attitudes. Each delegation can submit a resolution outlining their country’s stance on an issue and their solutions to it. They then try to get the majority of delegations to vote for their resolution in committees. If they are successful, their resolution will be passed; this is a major achievement, especially at large MUN conferences where there are many opposing views.

Benefits of MUN Pupils develop a wide range of skills from these conferences which are applicable to university, their future work in the world and a sense of being a national and international citizen. The most prominent skill they develop is public speaking; it is very rewarding to watch nervous speakers at MUN club progressing to speak confidently and persuasively in front of 200 plus participants. Pupils also develop written communication skills through writing resolutions which need to concisely and effectively achieve a resolution to the proposed 30 | SE21 - January 2020

problem in a diplomatic way. Finally, they develop the ability to work effectively as a team as they each play a role representing one aspect of their country’s diplomatic mission.

How to get involved Every year more than 400,000 pupils and students from schools and universities participate worldwide in Model UN conferences. If there is an MUN club at your child’s school I recommend that they give it a try. If their school does not have a club yet, why not suggest they start? In fact, anyone can set-up a club at any institution, hold a simulation in a classroom or even start their own conference. There is a starter pack on the MUN website explaining how to get started (see the pdf link below).

In our politically turbulent and rapidly changing world it is more important than ever that our children develop an international mindset and a wider view of global issues - something that is nourished and nurtured by participating in MUN.

Useful links www.una.org.uk/get-involved/learn-and-teach/ model-un-portal www.una.org.uk/sites/default/files/ Miscellaneous/School%20resources.pdf www.un.org/en/

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Meltdown: Visualizing Climate Change Until 12 January 2020

North American tour promoting his phenomenally successful second studio album x (Multiply), which was released in 2014. It was used for songs such as ‘Photograph’ and ‘One’.

Made for him by C.F. Martin & Co. in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in 2015, the guitar is based on their 0-28 VS model and customised for Ed. The guitar is inlaid with multiplication symbols on the top treble bout, and between three frets. The fretboard is also inlaid with a gecko (a copy of one of Ed Sheeran’s tattoos) in abalone. FREE.

As I Live and Breathe Until Monday 4 May Photo: ©Corey Arnold / Courtesy of Project Pressure

The Horniman is hosting the UK premiere of this exhibition that features images of glaciers to demonstrate the impact of climate change across the world. FREE.

Award-winning, internationally exhibited visual artist Claire Morgan has created stunning new pieces for the Horniman, including a dramatic installation in Gallery Square. Claire’s thought-provoking work draws on the theme of waste and the impact that humans have on their surroundings. Her pieces include thousands of fragments of colourful waste polythene frozen in time. FREE

Stages of Making Until 19 April Inspired by the history of the Horniman and its collections, Stages of Making is produced by a collective of local community members working with artist Katie Schwab. Works include painted walls, table tops made from yoghurt pots and a giant rag-rug created from used t-shirts by members of the public. Visitors can join in free daily drop-in making sessions to contribute to the live Studio Archive. FREE.

Turn It Up: On Paradoxes Until Sunday 21 June Jide Odukoya’s photographic series shows Nigeria abuzz through the lens of traditional Nigerian weddings, presented as some of the world’s most opulent ceremonies. FREE.

Ed Sheeran’s Guitar Until 31 May On loan from Ed Sheeran MBE. See Ed Sheeran’s custom-built ‘x’ Martin & Co. acoustic-electric guitar on display in the Music Gallery. This guitar was played during the star singer-songwriter’s 2015 32 | SE21 - January 2020

'Stages of Making' exhibition – Photo:© Horniman Museum and Gardens.

Please see the website for information on regular and family events including the Horniman Farmers’ Market, Library Open Day, Hear it Live! performances, A World of Stories, Art Makers and Horniman Explorers. www.horniman.ac.uk

Green Turtle Until May 2021 A magnificent taxidermy mount of a male Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, on loan from the Natural History Museum is on display in the Natural History Gallery. Over 100 years old, this impressive animal was collected off the coast of Nicaragua in Central America and presented to the Natural History Museum in 1906. This small display will showcase the challenges facing Green Turtles and other marine life today and what we can do to protect it. FREE.

Grasslands Garden Open Year Round Wander through wild landscapes in the Grasslands Garden, featuring spectacular plants from North American prairie and South African grasslands. Celebrating critically threatened wild landscapes, during the winter months visitors will be able to see beautiful architectural seed head heads and fading flower spikes. Linked to the World Gallery, the naturalistic planting scheme was devised by Olympic Park designer James Hitchmough. FREE.

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