SE21 January 2023

Welcome to SE21

Happy New Year! I hope you have all had a lovely festive period and have enjoyed time with your family. As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. The events pages start on page 6. January is proving to be a busy month for events, so we have a fabulous seven pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. Please do check any event before turning up to make sure that they are still going ahead. Remember to check out www.arounddulwich.co.uk too as many events get added after I have gone to print. You can often find out more details online too.

Last month saw the 21st Dulwich Charity lunch which I organised to raise much-needed funds for Link Age Southwark. The lunch was very well attended and we raised a fantastic amount for the charity, in fact the largest sum ever! Please do take a look on pages 26 & 27 to see how we got on.

St Christoper’s Hospice welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra last month. Read more on page 29. Until next time.

Angela Angela Burgess Head of All Things Community SE Magazines/Around Dulwich

angela@semagazines.co.uk

New Year’s Day

Junior parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Lightopia Feel The Magic p6.

Bank Holiday

Lightopia Feel The Magic p6.

Life Drawing Classes, see p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

Honor Oak WI, see p8.

Weekly Online Breathing Class p8.

Dulwich in World War One, see p9.

Goose Green Coffee Morning, see p9.

Portraiture Classes see p9.

BNI Adventurers Meeting see p10.

Dulwich Folk Dance club, see p10.

Life Drawing Classes, see p8.

Dulwich WI, see p18.

Further

Weekly Online Breathing Class p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

Goose Green Coffee Morning, see p9.

Portraiture Classes, see p9.

BNI Adventurers Meeting see p10.

Hand-building Pottery Classes p18.

Dulwich Folk Dance club, see p10.

Mad Men & Artists, see p19.

Life Drawing Classes, see p8.

Weekly Online Breathing Class p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

Goose Green Coffee Morning, see p9.

Portraiture Classes, see p9.

BNI Adventurers Meeting see p10.

Human Health Woman Menopause Workshop p19.

Hand-building Pottery Classes p18.

Dulwich Folk Dance club, see p10.

Life Drawing Classes, see p8.

Weekly Online Breathing Class p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

Goose Green Coffee Morning, see p9.

Portraiture Classes, see p9.

Cooking with Scissors networking, see p19.

BNI Adventurers Meeting see p109.

Supporting Dyslexic Learner, see p19.

Evening with Tom Rob Smith, p28.

Dulwich Folk Dance club, see p10.

Wizz Jones, Simeon Jones, Kirk McElhinnery @ The Ivy House p28.

parkrun, see p10.

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Junior parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Junior parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Junior parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Junior parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

What's On - January

Sundays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

January: Peckham Rye Junior Park Run

9am – 9:30am. A free, weekly, timed run for 4–14-year-olds, to get fit, stay healthy and have fun! We run 2km every Sunday morning at 9am, through rain and shine. The course is visible, wellmarshalled, and all held on the paths around the sports pitches. Peckham Rye Park Colyton Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0NE, UK. To register go to www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye-juniors/

Sundays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

January: Horniman Market

Sunday 1 & Monday 2

January: Lightopia 2022 –Feel the Magic

10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft ; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients. Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a social distance for all customers and traders. Strict and enhanced hygiene measures are in place with all traders. We also ask that you sanitise your hands at each available stall and only touch produce you intend on buying. Please pay for goods using contactless methods. Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ. www.horniman.ac.uk.

The award-winning Lightopia Festival returns to Crystal Palace Park for 2022, bringing its incredible lightshow to London for the second year running and is promising to be bigger and brighter than ever this time.

The hero piece of the event, and a first for Lightopia London, is the illuminated water show. The 40-metre-wide and 15-metre-tall water show over the lower lake is promising to be a spectacular visual feast, featuring the beloved Christmas staples of a giant Santa, Rudolf, Christmas tree and snowflakes. A magical and heart-warming show which promises to not be forgotten.

Location: Crystal Palace Park, London, Thicket Road, London SE20. Tickets can be purchased: https://london.lightopiafestival.com

Come & try our range of beautiful pianos

Playing piano is fun for all the family!

Also helps your child get ahead at school.

Pianolobby is in SE London & we are experts in matching people to their ideal upright piano.

Please call Julian on 020 3645 3930 or email: julian@pianolobby.co.uk | www.pianolobby.co.uk

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DIG & NIBBLES

Dig & Nibbles is a new local business. We’re passionate about home grown food and magical outdoor spaces in which to produce and enjoy it.

We know first-hand the mental and physical wellbeing that comes from connecting with nature, with loved ones and nourishing ourselves straight from our gardens.

We’re here to help SE Londoners discover the joy of designing, setting up and establishing productive, seductive, beautiful nutritious spaces in and around their homes.

We offer a range of services, from full kitchen garden design & installation to fun, immersive workshops for beginners that follow the growing calendar.

If you would like to find out more, please check out our website: www.digandnibbles.co.uk / 07785 902211

What's On - January

Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31

January: Life Drawing & Painting

7pm -8:30pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose held for three hours with 5-minute model breaks every 25 minutes. This class will be run by Freya Tate, a wonderful artist with a sharp eye and a playful line. The session will be life model focused but Freya will introduce chaotic elements to challenge you and move your drawing on to higher levels. The Dulwich Art Group & School. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 January: Weekly Online Breathing Class

7pm -8pm. Weekly virtual online breathwork class. Join me every Tuesday at 7pm for a 40-minute breathing and relaxation class. Unwind, centre yourself and use the breath to help relax and prepare for a restful evening. Using different breathing techniques that can be incorporated into your day along with a few gentle mat-based stretches and ending with Yoga Nidra a full body guided meditation for deep relaxation. All welcome. No experience is needed. £7. To join please use the link below: https://liveyogateachers.com/classes/ meditation-open-level-kerry-flower

Tuesday 3 January: Honor Oak WI

7.30pm. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at Stanstead Lodge Cafe SE23 1DD. honoroakwi@gmail.com twitter.com/honoroakwi www.facebook.com/groups/honoroakwi/ Honoroak_WI

Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31

January: DPR Social Runs

7:30pm – 8:30pm. Fantastic local running club. Social runs every Tuesday 7.30pm at Trevor Bailey Sports Ground on the south circular. Trevor Bailey Clubhouse, Dulwich Common, Dulwich, SE21. Plus runs every Sunday morning; coached sessions on Thursdays; cross country races; competitions; weekends away; frequent social activities.

Come along on a Tuesday to try us out! www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com

For listings contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk

Tuesday 3 January: ‘Dulwich in World War One: Saving Private Russell’ with Brian Green

What's On - January

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25

January: Zoom Portraiture @Dulwich Art Group & School

8pm-9pm. Just like the Hollywood movie starring Tom Hanks, Dulwich also had its tragedies. Mr Russell who lived at Pond Cottages had five sons and the youngest was about to be called up for service. The vicar of St Barnabas wrote that he thought his four brothers had already been killed. This talk by Brian Green will recall the enlistment of local men in August 1914 at the rate of 250 per day, the care of wounded at Southwark Military Hospital (Dulwich Hospital), the story of Dulwich’s volunteer battalion and everyday life for civilians. Tickets are £5 each and all net proceeds will go to Bell House garden projects. If you need a free ticket please use the promo code FreeTicket at the check-out. Tickets avaiable at www.bellhouse.co.uk/events Bell House Dulwich, 21 College Road, SE21 7BG.

2pm -5pm. This is now a hybrid session with 15 artists allowed into the studio and also cameras for artists attending through Zoom. Paint a clothed model with a focus on the portrait over two three-hour sessions. We give you a wide view and a closer portrait view so you can work out the framing for yourself. The model will at times be engaged in conversation in order to bring some animation to the face. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk/wednesdayafternoon-zoom-portraiture/

What's On - January

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25

Thursdays 5, 12, 19 & 26

January:

Goose Green Coffee Morning

11am – 12:30pm. Do come and join us at Goose Green Coffee Morning. Everyone is welcome to drop in for a cuppa and a chat. Activities on offer some weeks: guest speakers, arts and crafts, music etc. If you would like to know more, email goosegreencoffeemorning@gmail.com or call 07961 580920. St John’s Church, St John’s East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road, SE22.

Thursdays 5, 12, 19 & 26

January: Dulwich Folk Dance Club, 8pm-10pm

2023! Another New Year! And we’re getting it off with a bang! Dancing is good at keeping the mind active and it’s a lovely feeling to have successfully completed a dance. Experienced or not, partnered or single, you can join in immediately and get the full benefit and joy of the event as all dances are first practised and then "called” while we dance to remind us all of the moves.

5th January: Our caller tonight, Philip, always gives us a great array of dances suitable for the number attending and their relevant skills, so everyone always has a great time!

12th January: Sue is our much sought-after caller tonight. Come and make the most of the talent our Club has to offer.

19th January: Our caller tonight, Les, has a wealth of experience and lovely music and dances.

26th January: Our caller tonight is Michele and is our Burns Night celebration, too. If we are very lucky (and twist a few arms!) we are likely to have some members reminding us of their amazing talents, reciting poems, telling stories and giving us their amazing (and almost incomprehensible!) Scottish accents. (No haggis eating required!)

St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Entrance is in Gilkes Place. Entrance on door £5 (£4 Club members). Enquiries to: John Blase: 020 8693 2873 / johnhblase@aol.com Wendy Newall: 07821 089861 / wendy.marsh@hotmail.com.

January: BNI Adventures

6:30am – 8:30am. Part of the award winning multi-national networking organisation, BNI, Adventurers brings together businesses local to Dulwich with the aim of passing business and keeping money in the local community. Givers gain, and members of Adventurers have excelled at both over the last 12 months. Now back in person this as exciting time for the chapter. Breakfast included. Free parking. Get referrals: boost your business! Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728 for more information or register for this event on www.eventbrite.co.uk.

Dulwich & Sydenham Golf Club, Grange Lane, College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7LH, UK

Saturdays 7, 14. 21 & 28

January: Dulwich Park Run

9am – 10am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog or walk in Dulwich Park. Every Saturday at 9am promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate. Register once and bring your printed barcode (can be used at any parkrun across the world). First-timers briefing at 08.50. Also in Peckham Rye, Brockwell and Crystal Palace parks. See their event websites for details. For full event details go to www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwichpark

For listings contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk

Seedheads for Winter Interest

Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

There’s something magical about bright frosty mornings in a winter garden. And while evergreen topiary used to be the main focus of winter structure, the seed heads of perennials and ornamental grasses also give beautiful winter interest. It used to be common practice to chop everything down for winter, but as well as creating beautiful structural shapes in faded greys and browns, leaving seed heads also provides invaluable food for birds and wildlife.

Sedum varieties such as S.‘Autumn Joy’ have wonderful flat heads that turn a chocolate brown in winter and catch the frost beautifully. The dark cones of rudbeckias and echinacea create beautiful winter silhouettes on long stems, while Phlomis russeliana has a strong sculptural form in the winter. Other perennials that tend to have long-lasting seed heads include Agastache ‘Blackadder’ and veronicastrum, that have spirelike flower heads that fade to brown, as well as eupatorium which has delicate but upright skeletons and some asters. Baptisia australis, a member of the pea family, has flowers that turn

to black seed pods for winter interest. Hydrangea seed heads are also lovely and sculptural - and leaving them on protects the plant over winter too. The shapes of dying perennials look particularly effective when highlighted against golden grasses such as sporobolus and deschampsia. Sunlight enhances the whole effect – particularly the magical early morning or late afternoon sun. Ornamental grasses such as Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ or Miscanthus sinensis varieties look wonderful when they’re backlit by the slanting winter sun giving off a silvery glow. Varieties of panicum also take on a gorgeous fiery orange colour into winter that lights up in the sun. The winter sun also makes the silvery white stems of perovskia or the silvery architectural foliage and seed heads of Eryngium giganteum shine beautifully.

Delicate grasses and seed heads may get a little battered over the winter period by rain, winds, frosts and snow. But just trimming off any tatty or damaged material should keep them going until you’re ready to chop everything down in late winter to make way for new spring growth.

Garden

Chicken & Jerusalem Artichoke Pie

Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

Jerusalem Artichokes add great depth of flavour to sauces and stocks and will turn this simple chicken pie recipe into a truly outstanding dish! You can swap the chicken for left-over turkey if you need to! Serves 8.

Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING

• 30g/1oz butter

• 1 chopped onion

• 2 chopped garlic cloves

• 500g/1lb 2oz Jerusalem artichokes, peeled and cut roughly into 1.5cm/½” thick chunks

• Zest of 1 lemon

• 150ml/5fl oz dry white wine

• 2½ tbsp plain flour

• 300ml/10fl hot chicken (or turkey) stock

• salt and black pepper

• a little chopped parsley or tarragon

• 700g/1lb 9oz boned chicken leg (or cooked left-over turkey), cut into 3-4cm/1½” chunks

• 150ml/5fl oz double cream

FOR THE PASTRY TOP

500g/1lb 2oz ready made puff pastry plain flour for dusting 1 free range egg, lightly beaten

Method

1) For the filling, heat the butter in a large heavy bottomed lidded pan and gently fry the onion ad garlic until softened but not coloured.

2) Add the Jerusalem artichokes, grated lemon zest and white wine and boil down until the wine has virtually disappeared.

3) Sprinkle over the flour and stir for a few seconds so that it is evenly distributed. Gradually add the stock and stir to make a sauce. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then add the chicken and stir well.

4) Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Ad the cream, stir and cook for a final 3-4 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste and

add the chopped parsley or tarragon.

5) Transfer the filling mixture to a 1-1.5 litre/1 ¾ - 2 ½ pint ovenproof pie dish and leave too cool slightly.

6) For the pastry top, roll the pastry out thinly on a floured surface. Cut out a couple of long strips about 1cm / ½ “ wide. Brush the edge of the pie dish with a beaten egg. Lay the strips of pastry on the edge, curving to fit and cutting so that they go all the way around but don’t overlap. Brush them with egg, then lay the remaining pastry sheet over the top. Trim off any excess and press the pastry down all around the edge to seal. Use the pastry trimmings to make leaves or flowers and glue them in place with the egg wash. Make a hole in the centre so that steam can escape, then chill the pie in the fridge for half an hour.

7) Preheat the oven to 220 0C / 425F / Gas 7

8) Brush the pastry top all over with egg wash and place in the oven. After 10-15 minutes, when the pastry is golden-brown, reduce the heat to 190 0C / 375F / Gas 5. Continue baking for a further 20-25 minutes. Serve hot.

Enjoy!

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.

The Power of The Small Stuff

It’s 2023 and this month I’ll talk about the power of the small stuff. Personally, I am not that keen on setting new year resolutions, but I have been reflecting on what I think are some of the big learnings from the year 2022. Considering what are the important messages I can share with you. Especially, as we have just come out of a usually busy time for all, namely Christmas and New Year celebration!

The Power of The Small Stuff

It’s really easy to underestimate the power of small shifts, particularly when done consistently, and the impact they can have cumulatively. So, for example, I’ve made an effort to get to bed 15 minutes earlier, I turn my light off 15 minutes earlier, and it’s meant that my sleep almost consistently starts with a seven, seven hours and a minute, seven hours and 59 minutes. Sometimes it creeps into the eight hours, and that makes a huge difference to my energy, my mood, my motivation. So what can an extra 15 minutes in bed look like for you?

Small Changes, Big Impact

Small changes, when made consistently can amount to a big impact. Another small shift I made was with fitness. I started to do more frequent exercise and fitness sessions, but shorter. And it meant I could fit more in. It meant I could do things like movement snacking (a movement snack is a little pocket of movement, just a minute of movement every hour. For example: You might get out of your chair and you may do some squats. So up and down in the squat position. Or you may go up and down stairs a few times) in the office, and I’ve actually seen more lean muscle mass. It’s not the only reason, but it’s a contributing factor. I feel more energised. I feel that my mood is better and it feels more achievable, which is a superpower of the small stuff.

A common blocker to fitness is it’s easy to think “I’ve got a one-hour workout to do and I can’t fit it in” therefore it’s not going to happen. A 15-minute brisk walk, or a 5-minute movement snack every 2 hours, perhaps even gentle dynamic stretching when you wake and to destress before

bed. So think about the small stuff. Creating more shorter opportunities to work on fitness as defined by you.

What would a shorter but more frequent fitness routine look like for you?

So, they’re just a couple of examples of small things, powerful little shifts. What could that look like for you? What small shift could you create towards a better habit? Doing more of something that benefits you in all those ways? Strength, health, energy, mood, and motivation.

So, the power of the small stuff, that’s a real observation from me looking back at this year in summary. Take that with you into 2023 and see what that does for you.

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

What's On - January

Saturdays 7, 14, 21 & 28

January: Peckham Rye Park Run

9:00am -10:00am. Peckham Rye parkrun is a 3-lap anti clockwise course, entirely on tarmac is mainly flat and therefore a potential PB course the start & finish are located close to the Colyton Road entrance of the park. This scenic course takes you over 2 bridges along the pond keeping the black metal fence on your left before turning right running past the bowling green and around the oval gardens.

Peckham Rye Park, Colyton Road, East Dulwich, SE15 4JR. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye

Monday 9 January: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting

Thursdays 12, 19 & 26 January: Hand-building Pottery Classes (afternoon session)

7:30pm – 9:30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month at Vits+Kicks, 57 North Cross Road, SE22 9ET. https://dulwichwi.com

1pm-3pm & 6pm-8pm. Whether you’re a seasoned potter or new to the craft, the pottery at Bell House offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere where creativity flows as freely as friendship.

We will help you create your own pieces from concept and design to construction and glazing. You will expand your skills in coiling, slabmaking and pinching. We also offer a great space to socialise with others with similar interests and spend a quiet moment or two dedicated to yourself exploring an ancient craft.

Our studio hours are 1pm to 3pm and 6pm to 8pm on Thursdays, beginning 12th January. We aim to offer limited spaces so we can allocate fair teaching time to everyone! The classes will be run by Annie & Ekta AKA Mudlife, a community venture.

Tickets www.bellhouse.co.uk/events

Bell House Dulwich, 21 College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BG.

For listings contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk

Thursday 12 January:

Mad Men & Artists – How the Advertising Industry Exploited Fine Art

What's On - January

Wednesday 25 January: Cooking with Scissors

6:45pm - 8:00pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register please go to our website. Location: The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA.

Tickets can be purchased at: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

8pm -9pm. Fine art has provided advertisers and their agencies with a great deal of material to use in their creative campaigns. The lecture will describe some of the processes by which these advertisements have been created and why the works of the masters have been a particularly rich source. From the Renaissance through to the present day, fine art continues to provide opportunities to enhance brand imagery with admiration, humour, satire and irony. In what should be an entertaining and informative lecture, the lecturer will use a wide range of visuals and video to show examples of the original works, the creative process and the (not always entirely successful) advertisements that are the result. Lecturer: Tony Rawlins. Also available to members and non-members live on Zoom.

info@theartssocietydulwich.org.uk

James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form Centre, Green Dale, London, UK.

Thursday 19 January: Human Health Woman Menopause Workshop

9:30am -12:00pm. Come and find out about your hormones and how to help your symptoms of brain fog, tiredness, anxiety and poor sleep in this 2.5-hour workshop. This event is designed to be fact filled and supportive for you. Led by Dr Mayoni you will be able to ask her all your health-related questions.

Spinach, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HD E-mail info@drmhumanhealth.co.uk to book.

Thursday 26 January: Supporting the Dyslexic Learner - introduction and exam arrangements

10am-12pm. Tina will help you understand how you can best support a child at home and at school. 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 at school. We will cover how to recognise different learning profiles, multisensory learning, ageappropriate reading matter and tools, note taking, mindmapping, making numeracy more visual and how to gather evidence that a child needs help and support. There will be six sessions on Thursday mornings 10.00am to 12.00pm

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to book all six sessions you can buy five and get one free. The total cost for this offer is £100. If you prefer to book single sessions you can still do this at £20 each but please use the appropriate Eventbrite listing according to which week you would like to attend. Tickets: www.bellhouse.co.uk/events

Bell House Dulwich, 21 College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BG.

The ABC of Netball

Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk

Caroline Ali, Head of Girls’ Games and Netball Lead at Alleyn’s Junior School, tells us how we can help our children develop their netball skills on and off the court, which will have knock-on benefits for any sport they play.

The ABCs

We often focus on agility, balance and coordination up until the age of seven but we mustn’t neglect these as our children move to Junior School. Agility is ‘the ability to change direction at speed’. Pushing off our outside foot as we change direction requires development of leg strength, knee and ankle stability, core control and fast footwork. Here are some simple agility exercises you can practise with your child:

• Bursts of sprinting on the spot, focussing on toe strikes

• Single and double leg squats

• Balancing on one leg

• Side to side jumps, landing on the outside foot, holding for two seconds

• Footwork patterns through an agility ladder (which you can draw with chalk) focussing on changing direction

• Running fast in a figure of eight or around four corners. Modify the patterns as you like but your child should keep their chest facing forward, head up as if watching for a pass, and use small steps and fast feet to move around the markers. These drills will also improve your child’s balance, but what about their hand-eye coordination?

The Ball Is Their Friend

It is no surprise that developing netball skills is best addressed by manipulating a netball! Show your child these methods to develop their hand positioning and dexterity:

• Bounce the ball with two and then one hand, experiment with different ways of manipulating it while moving.

• Push the ball above your head, move underneath it and catch it with outstretched arms, palms up, pulling the ball safely to your chest. Develops wrist strength in preparation for the shooting action.

• Pass a ball from hand to hand. Progress this by standing close to a wall, using one hand at a time to draw a rainbow from left to right and back.

• Chest, shoulder, bounce and overhead passing against a wall. Aim for the ball to return at a comfortable catching height, using power in each pass.

Receiving & Footwork

Here are some ideas to help your child stick to the footwork rule and pass within three seconds - both key to successfully participating in the game:

• Begin a short distance from the wall, throw the ball and catch the rebound whilst landing on one foot after the other. Jog back and repeat. Your child can build up the distance from the wall depending on the power and accuracy of their pass and acceleration and control on landing.

• Experiment with the above, landing two feet at a time.

• Progress this by ensuring the ball rebounds slightly higher enabling you time to turn in the air as you land and further still by driving and throwing at differing angles.

All these exercises can be found online but here are some websites to get you started:

www.youtube.com/channel/UCtkLCIbDu7_NxV6JNkpls9w www.thenetballcoach.com www.englandnetball.co.uk

Financial Matters

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

Reasons to be cheerful in 2023

Don’t we just love January? January affords us in the words of the late Ian Dury, “Reasons to be cheerful 123”. A new year! A new month! A new beginning! Everything just new! What more could we desire?

As part of our new beginnings why not make a fresh start on addressing and taking control of our personal finances. This is the polar opposite of the usual new year plan to join the gym; signing the direct debit with great gusto and a sense of accomplishment before even entering, but by week two never return. However, the direct debit is paid religiously each month without another thought. Oh! It doesn’t happen! Really! The new year gym joiners are the favourite members of most gym owners. They join, pay monthly and never showup to use the equipment or facilities! What great clients.

Unlike such grandiose behaviour taking charge of our finances can be undertaken without great cheer and fanfare. It does not involve or require any expensive or new technology or software. It is as easy as following theses five steps.

Just take a deep dive into your bank statements for the past three months and identify any recurring transactions, like that gym membership, that you are not using or aware of what it is for. In addition, identify any frivolous or non-essential spending. This is a good one because, your frivolous spending, is determined by yourself.

Most of us are dependent upon our employment salary. However, how many of us check our tax code? Your tax code determines the amount of income you take home to spend each month or week. However, few employees ever check the correctness of their tax code. Over 30% of employees have the incorrect tax code. Let 2023, be the year you check and review your tax code. Have you considered the cost of loyalty. Are you loyal to your current credit card provider as interest rates escalate? Are you loyal to stores and brands, as prices rise? Such loyal behaviour may be

costing you pounds. Perhaps, as we enter 2023 this may be the time to consider that 0% interest credit card. It may be the time to have that financial review with your mortgage adviser to review your current mortgage interest rate. It may be the time to diversify your shopping and venture into other stores and try other brands. You may discover and unearth what you did not know you did not know. You may choose to put in place a financial plan of action or even my financial fasting game. This may involve for one or more months during the year you undertake a financial fast; such as a latte and sandwich free month or something of your choice. Although some of us managed it in 2020-21. A financial fast my be applied readily by some employees who are back in the office for three days per week, with their habitual morning breakfast of a branded latte and sandwich at £8.65. This does not include their lunch, afternoon or post work detox. Breakfast alone amounts to £112pcm or £1,349 per year. Applying a monthly financial fast throughout 2023 to that habitual breakfast may just add a few pounds to your pocket. Other breakfast approaches are available.

The final step is to review your long-term financial planning. The two key areas here are your will and Lasting Power of Attorney. The former is to ensure your estate goes to your chosen ones when you pass on and the latter is to ensure that you have chosen at least two persons to be your decision makers when you can no longer decide for yourself.

Taking control of your personal finances in 2023 can provide you with at least 5 reasons to be cheerful.

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New Year: New Pet Diet

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Most of us will face 2023 with a host of resolutions in mind. This time round, how to save on energy costs and stay warm and healthy are probably going to be higher on our lists than losing weight. However, do take a good look at your pet’s diet, because there is more than a grain of truth in the adage, ‘you are what you eat’. Quality food may cost more but it could save you large vet bills down the line.

Obesity, diabetes, gut and pancreatic disease are all increasingly afflictions of the modern pet, and diet is thought to be a major factor. As a behaviourist, I see hyper dogs and vicious cats morph into sweet biddable pets overnight, once a change in diet has been made.

Let’s be clear, cats are obligate carnivores, they need to eat meat. Not any old meat, but fresh, and as close to live and kicking as possible. Look inside your cat’s mouth, these are teeth for piercing and tearing, not for grinding vegetables. In the wild cats would eat some carbohydrate from the undigested stomach contents of prey, but this would account for around 5% of their diet, not the 30% that is the norm in many packaged cat biscuits.

Some proprietary cat foods are excellent, but it is wise to check the label on the packaging. Ground up bits of animal and fish do not count. Beaks, feathers and trotters may all get thrown into that category and will be called meat and animal derivatives. Sure, the animal attached to those body parts may have been passed fit for human consumption, but when did you last eat beaks on a regular basis?

There is no such thing as a vegetarian cat, so why do we consider it okay to feed cats a main diet of biscuits? Plant protein concentrates and various types of grain or sugar beet are routinely used as biscuit bulking agents. These may raise the overall protein content of the product, but is it the sort of protein a cat was ever made to digest on a regular basis? No, is the answer. The quality of protein will always trump quantity. All those extra, unnecessary carbs simply get turned into fat, and we wonder why our cat is getting porky?

Our dogs fare no better. Unlike their wolf ancestors, they are opportunistic scavengers, not pure carnivores, and have evolved enzymes

to digest carbohydrate in a way wolves cannot, but they still have the lupine short gut, and the dentition, of a meat eater. If morphology is anything to go by, dogs have developed to digest starch if need be, but overall are designed to consume flesh.

The convenience of kibble, together with clever marketing, persuades many of us that we are feeding our pets a quality diet. There is no doubt that our infinitely adaptable canine chums may appear to thrive on kibble but, as one eminent Vet explained to me, it is like feeding your kids chips with everything!

Just take a look at your cat, is he getting fat despite eating very little? Is your pooch itchy, flatulent, irritable, edgy and unpredictable? Diet may be the culprit. A healthy pet has well formed, firm to hard stools; anything less should prompt dietary investigation and a visit to the vet.

As responsible pet owners we have the opportunity to make informed choices for our pets, it doesn’t have to be hard - you just have to know where to look and how to read the labels. Do some research and discover the high- quality options available. A place to start is: http://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/

The Dulwich Charity Lunch

The Dulwich Charity Lunch, held in December last year, raised a fabulous £2,800 for Link Age Southwark. The lunch, now in its 21st year, is held every December (except 2020!) and is a fantastic way for local businessmen and women to meet up and get into the festive spirit. We were back at The Lordship for the third time. They kindly closed the pub for the event. 60 locals got together and had a great Christmas party. The organisers enjoyed great support from local businesses who donated prizes for the raffle and came along and enjoyed the day.

What's On - January

Thursday 26 January: An Evening with Tom Rob Smith

Friday 27 January: Wizz Jones, Simeon Jones, Kirk McElhinney

7:30pm -8:30pm. Village Books are delighted to be welcoming Dulwich College alumni and bestselling author Tom Rob Smith back to the College for a special event to celebrate the publication of his new book Cold People. The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist... Antarctica.

Cold People follows the journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic exodus to the most inhospitable environment on the planet. While they cling to life on the ice, they must also confront the most urgent of challenges: can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity’s future? Can they build a new society in the cold? Tom will be chatting to Dr Joseph Spence, Master of Dulwich College. Tom Rob Smith attended Dulwich College from 1987 to 1997. Tom won the International Thriller Writer Award for Best First Novel, the Galaxy Book Award for Best New Writer, the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and the inaugural Desmond Elliot Prize. Child 44 is now a major motion picture starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman.

Tickets: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/ The Old Library, Dulwich College, Dulwich Common, London SE21 7LD, UK

7:00pm -11:00pm. We are absolutely delighted to be welcoming the fantastic folk and blues guitarist Wizz Jones back to The Goose Is Out!

Wizz is one of the finest acoustic guitarists Britain has ever produced. He has influenced musicians ranging from Eric Clapton, John Renbourn and Ralph McTell to Bert Jansch, Rod Stewart and Billy Connolly. Bruce Springsteen is among the artists who have covered WIzz’s songs. Also appearing tonight will be Wizz’s son Simeon and - at Wizz’s special request - unique singer songwriter and guitarist Kirk McElhinney. The Ivy House is London’s first communityowned pub, and has a wonderful Grade 2 Listed ballroom with a purpose built stage.

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This concert will be half seated, half standing, so come early if you want to be sure of a seat! Advance ticketsm £14: www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout

Tickets on the door (if any left) will be £16 (cash only, sorry). Door 7pm, Live music starts 8pm. The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, SE15 3BE.

St Christopher’s Hospice

St Christopher’s Hospice was honoured to receive a visit from its patron, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady of Ogilvy, in December. The Princess was welcomed to St Christopher’s by new Chief Executive Helen Simmons and Chairman of the Board Neil Goulden, who were joined by Clinical Team Lead Katie Grace on a tour of the hospice’s wards, where Her Royal Highness met a number of patients and their families and friends and wished them all a Merry Christmas.

Following her tour of the wards, the Princess enjoyed a snowy stroll in the grounds where she observed one of the ‘Tree of Trees’, which was gifted to St Christopher’s as part of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier in the summer. As a centrepiece of the Jubilee festivities, the Tree of Trees stood tall outside Buckingham Palace as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to our nation and the world.

St Christopher’s received one of the trees after being nominated by Sir Steve Bullock DL, and was awarded the honour in recognition of the vital contribution that the hospice makes to its local community.

IT Support Administrator and part-time Garden Volunteer Nick White and Volunteer Terry Hammond originally collected the tree alongside Helen Simmons in a ceremony back in October, bringing it back to St Christopher’s to be planted, and both joined Her Royal Highness yesterday to speak about

their experience and share how much it meant to be involved.

To round off the afternoon, the Princess was invited in to St Christopher’s Centre for Awareness and Response to End of life (CARE), where afternoon tea was served and Her Royal Highness was met by Campaign Director Philippa Kelham, who then introduced groups of St Christopher’s benefactors, supporters and volunteers.

The Princess joined guests at every table to share greetings and stories of everyone’s connection to St Christopher’s, whilst pianist Mark Dowling played a selection of Christmas carols and hymns.

Finally, Her Royal Highness signed the St Christopher’s visitors’ book and was presented with flowers by Volunteer Sue Gilder, before saying her goodbyes and thanking everyone for such a warm and festive reception. Speaking yesterday afternoon, Helen Simmons, Chief Executive at St Christopher’s, said “We are so pleased to have been able to welcome Her Royal Highness today, and very much hope the Princess enjoyed her time at the Hospice. Everyone here always looks forward to her visits so much, and we wish her and the rest of the Royal Family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

As one volunteer put it; “Today was such a special day. Everyone here, from patients to guests, will remember it for such a long time.” To find out more about St Christopher’s Hospice, please visit https://www.stchristophers.org.uk/.

BabyBallet

The award winning movement to music, dance & singing programme for boys and girls from 6 months upwards run with a fun, safe and caring environment. Classes in Dulwich. Call Stephanie 07809 148348 | www.babyballet.co.uk.

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.

diddi dance

Funky pre-school dance classes for girls and boys. Learn coordination, rhythm and great moves to funky songs and boost confidence. Classes in East Dulwich, Anne-Marie for a free trial 07973 982790 | www.diddidance.com.

District & Dulwich Twins Club

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.

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.

HartBeeps

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

Little Superhero Training

Practice your Superhero moves! Discover Superhero fun facts! Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2 - 5, Come along for a FREE taster session. Mondays & Fridays (term time only) St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813 791757 | 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

Nibble Arts

Are you looking for flexible 8:00 - 6:30pm school holiday childcare? We still have lots of places available at Goodrich Primary SE22 from 4th birthday to 11 - our unique creative childcare lets children explore a brand-new adventure through up to 4 creative workshops a day with industry professionals for February Half-term 14th - 18th Feb!

Children are looked after in key groups of 10 for a really personalised experience and you can request that they are grouped with friends who are also attending.

We are Ofsted approved and you can book in advance up to the end of Summer Holidays 2022 1-5 days a week using childcare vouchers, tax-free childcare, card or instalment plans from £54/day. Where else can you be on video chat to an Arctic explorer live from Svalbard University one day, and meeting Sophie the giant animatronic T-Rex the next? For the full timetable and to book visit www.nimblearts.co.uk/how-our-clubs-work

Mini Athletics (SE London)

Winning the gold medal for children’s sports classes! Start your child’s fantastic journey in athletic development, designed for toddlers up to children of 7 years old. All through a fun play-based format. To try us out, contact Sam: 07811787153 | smcdermott@miniathletics.com www.miniathletics.com

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. Check the website for current classes. Contact : anna@sparkle-music.co.uk. | 0771 1238352

Our children’s activities pages have been popular for years and now they are back! If you run a class in any of these areas, then advertising in these pages are just for you. Each magazine has 5,000 copies which are hand-delivered every month. You can choose to go for 5, 10 or 15,000 copies, it is totally up to you. Contact Angela at: angela@semagazines.co.uk for a rate card.

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Without a doubt, advertising in the mags has helped increase my business. Correspondence has always been extremely professional and helpful at very reasonable prices. Highly recommended."

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Dulwich Hamlet FC

In 1863, Ulysees S Grant’s Union forces squared up to Pemberton’s Confederates between Jackson and Vicksburg. A thousand men would die that day, with three times as many injured in what became known in the history books as the Battle of Champion Hill. Well the historians can chuck those history books in the bin and start re-writing them, because on 6 December 2022, on the northern escarpment of SE22, 908 of us saw something more befitting of that name. Picture the scene. The Pink and Blues, slowly but impressively regrouping after an early season shellacking, took to the pitch on a cold Tuesday evening to take on high-flying Chelmsford City. The Essex backwoodsmen were huge, looming over the Sons of Edgar Kail like a winter energy bill. Their number 5 had feet like an outsized Hobbit looking every inch Richard Kiel’s stunt double. And their goalkeeper filled the goal like an ill-judged second slice of Stollen. The watching Rabble let out a collective gulp as in the chill still night the whistle blew to unleash hell.

It soon became plain why the leviathans of the Essex steppe were high up the league. Direct and forthright, the Hamlet goal was under siege for large parts of the game, with Hamlet stopper Charlie “The Cat” Grainger more than earning whatever we pay him. But East Dulwich’s finest were not for rolling over, regularly outflanking Chelmsford’s heavy artillery to launch raids on the rearguard. Indeed after 19 minutes sharpshooter Jayden Clarke latched onto a cross from Sanchez “the Emperor” Ming and slotted the ball home. The second half started cautiously, cagily even; and then exploded (for reasons we know not) into a one-in-all-in skirmish near and about the domed dugouts. As the smoke cleared, two players were sent off along with both managers. Rumour has it the Hamlet’s gaffer was sent to the stands because in answer to demands from the ref that he come clean on which Pink and Blue had thrown a punch, a stolid Paul Barnes answered “I’m no grass.” This probably isn’t true. But we sincerely hope it is.

With the carnage cleared, and the match back underway, the Pride of Camberwell Borders quickly doubled their lead through Clarke again, who leapt celebrating into the broiling crowd like

Cronos at an early Venom gig. Chelmsford got a late goal back, but to no avail with Hamlet taking all three points. What a night under the lights. Meanwhile, the women’s teams’ heroic progress in the FA Cup came to an end against mighty Gillingham, in a 2-1 loss. Roared on by a record crowd of 631, the Hamlet battled hard, and scored a right worldie of a goal. But couldn’t find an equaliser. What an effort nonetheless. The club is proud of you.

With this flip dark chill winter continuing unabated, it may be some woolly hat and scarf action is what you require. In which case take a look at the online Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust site at https://dhst.org.uk/ for a bit of that. Keep apprised of all team and ticket news at https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, and cry God for Paul Barnes, East Dulwich and The Hamlet.

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