SE21 September 2020

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Issue 166 - September 2020 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P22 Interior Design - P26 Link Age Southwark - P30 The Last Word - P32

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Welcome to SE21 Each time I sit to write this note, the world seems to have changed so much from the previous month. Life feels almost back to normal. Yes we have to wear masks in shops, but there isn’t as much queuing! The Eat Out to Help Out scheme has been a roaring success. Wouldn’t it be great if they extended it for another month or two?

Our events pages start on page 6 this month with five full pages of online and actual events you can go to. Please do check whether the eent is online or in person as many more events are opening back up as usual. Remember to our visit our website www.arounddulwich.co.uk as events are updated daily.

A lovely local story is the celebrity ambassadors showing support to Link Age Southwark to lift spirits during lockdown, see page 30. Link Age Southwark are also hosting an online Pet Contest, which promising to be a lot of fun. I am delighted to be asked to be one of the judges. See page 29 for details of how to enter.

Dulwich Hamlet Football Club have sent us an update, see page 22.

The Last Word goes to Ursula Mohan. Ursula is staring as Flo in the fabulous Florence Smith - Now and Then at Bell House this month. Find out more on page 32.

Until next time, take good care.

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

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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar.......................................................... 4 What’s On............................................ 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Garden Talk ............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ........................................................... 14 Fitness Tips............................................................... 16 Pets Corner .............................................................. 20 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club .........................22 & 23

Financial Matters ..................................................... 24 Interior Design ......................................................... 26 Horniman Museum.................................................. 28 Online Pet Contest................................................... 29 Community News: Link Age Southwark .................. 30 The Last Word ......................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

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Events Calendar - September Monday

31st

Tuesday

1st

Wednesday

Thursday

2nd

3rd

Friday

4th

Foxglove Forest School, see p11.

STOP PRESS! Sunday 30th August Dulwich Street Art Walk, see p6.

7th

Live Stream Life Short Post Life Drawing see p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

8th Live Stream Life Short Post Life Drawing see p8.

New Mum’s Online Group, see p8.

9th

Dulwich & District U3A Monthly Meeting, see p10.

15th Live Stream Life Short Post Life Drawing see p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

21st

22nd Live Stream Life Short Post Life Drawing see p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

28th

29th Live Stream Life Short Post Life Drawing see p8.

6th

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

10th

11th

Foxglove Forest School, see p11.

New Mum’s Online Group, see p8.

16th

5th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

What’s The Big Idea? Online workshop, see p6.

17th

12th

West Norwood Feast, see p9.

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

13th

SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Craft Market, see p9. Weekly Horniman Market is back!

Live Stream Life see p10.

Drawing & Painting, see p9.

Tech Together, see p6.

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

18th

Sunday

Tech Together, see p6. Weekly Horniman Market is back!

SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual see p10.

Craft Market, see p9.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p9.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p8.

Butterflies & Moths of South London, p6. Tech Together, see p8.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, Dulwich Park see p8.

Runners see p8.

14th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

Tech Together, see p9.

Saturday

19th

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

20th

The Luna Cinema @ Dulwich Park - see p10 for details of films.

SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Craft Market, see p9.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

New Mum’s Online Group, see p8.

Tech Together, see p6.

Tech Together, see p8.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p8.

23rd

Flo Smith Now & Then @ Bell House, p6.

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

24th

25th

26th

Foxglove Forest School, see p11.

New Mum’s Online BNI Adventurers Online Group, see p8.

Meeting, see p8.

1st

27th

Make a Film in a Weekend @ Bell House, see p6.

Tech Together, see p6. Weekly Horniman Market is back!

Live Stream Life see p10.

Drawing & Painting, see p9.

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

Tech Together, see p8.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p8.

30th

Weekly Horniman Market is back! see p10.

Zoom Reiki, see p9.

2nd

3rd

4th

New Mum’s Online Group, see p8.

Tech Together, see p8.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, Dulwich Park see p8.

Runners see p8.

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors.

Via Zoom, see p11.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - August/September STOP PRESS AUGUST

Sunday 30th August: Small Group Dulwich Street Art Walk

BELL HOUSE EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER Saturdays: TechTogether

11am – 12 noon. A new project at Bell House providing technical support and guidance to anyone who may need it. FREE.

Tuesday 8 September: Butterflies & Moths of South London

7pm-8pm. In this presentation, you will find out more about these beautiful insects and how they are doing in the local area. FREE.

Thursday 10 September: What’s The Big Idea?

With Amanda Greatorex incorporating Baroque inspired pieces plus new and current work £15. 11am-1pm. This guided walk with Amanda Greatorex will tell you about the contemporary Street Artists and the Baroque paintings most works are inspired by (at Dulwich Picture Gallery) offering insights into the artists old and new.

We will see Remi Rough's recent mural and other new works in the area *hopefully a new live in action commission by German artist Mad C* featuring artworks by: Remi Rough, System, Conor Harrington, Stik, Ben Wilson, Christiaan Nagel, Mad C, Agent Provocateur, Beerens, DScreet, Mear One, Phlegm. Also local work by Will Vibes, Ant Carver, Kit Neale. A one-way trip from East Dulwich (opposite ED station) ending up by Dulwich Library. www.dulwichoutdoorgallery.co.uk

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7.30pm-9pm. A series of online workshops for anybody wanting to learn more about screenwriting, scripts and characters. £150.

Saturday 19 September: Flo Smith Now & Then 3pm-5pm. In the garden at Bell House A show that is based on the book of the same name written by Christopher Saul taken from real-life audio recordings of the author’s grandmother Flo Smith. £10.68 - £14.95

Sat. 26 & Sun. 27 September: Make a Film in a Weekend 9am-6pm. Join a team of ten to take on the objective of creating a short film in an upbeat, safe, and nurturing setting. Geared for people aged 17-23 - all experience levels welcome! £85 early bird & then £100. https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/allevents 8

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Alleyn’s Junior School offers co-educational excellence in a caring community for children aged 4-11.

Our 2020 open events will take place in September, October and November.

Please join us to learn about life at Alleyn’s Junior School, and how to apply.

Everyone is welcome - visit our website for dates and details. www.alleyns.org.uk | 020 8557 1519 Townley Road, Dulwich SE22 8SU

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What's On - September Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 September: Live Stream Short Post Life Drawing 2pm-5pm This is a live stream art class. Untutored but advice is always available. There are options to come for just 1 hour (£5) and 2 hours (£10) and 3 hours (£15). For all abilities. When life drawing, short poses are excellent for training the eye and the hand and building the ability to sum up the essence of the figure with economy. Each hour will start with short poses and work up to two or three ten minute poses. This is a familiar format for life drawing sessions which most of us find very satisfactory. Whilst the session runs for three hours it is possible to attend one, two or three hours, as works for you. Joining or leaving the group happens promptly on the hour. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 September: Dulwich Park Runners Social runs in small groups: we meet at 7:30pm on Tuesdays. New runners welcome so if you’d like to come along have a look at our website: www. dulwichparkrunners.com or write to: enquiries@ dulwichparkrunners.com All levels of ability are welcome. Social runs, competitions,coaching and great social activities.

Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September: Tech Together 11am. Join us for friendly and engaging sessions to help you make the most of the internet. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September: Online New Mum’s Group This free online group running from 10.30am12noon on Wednesdays will provide a support environment where mothers can get together with others who may be struggling with one or more aspects of being a new mum More details https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/ events/2020/2/24/new-mums-group-gbrk7 8 | SE21 - September 2020

Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting

10am-1pm. This is a live streamed, online class on life drawing with the Dulwich Art Group.

Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work.

Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly the quality of attention is always excellent. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Thursdays 3, 10, 17, 24 September: BNI Adventurers (online meeting) 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. www.facebook.com/adventurersbni/

Saturdays 5, 12, 19, 26 September: Tech Together 11am. Join us for friendly and engaging sessions to help you make the most of the internet. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

What's On - September Saturdays 5, 12, 19, 26 September: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting 10am-1pm. This is a live streamed, online class on life drawing with the Dulwich Art Group.

Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work.

Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly the quality of attention is always excellent. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Saturdays 5, 12, 19, 26 September: Zoom Reiki Meditation Experiences 6pm. Help for NHS frontliners mainly with free attendance, and anyone else can join in too for the price of coffee and cake! Zoom links are on the Reiki page of www.themindbodyandsoulcoach.com

Sunday 6 September: West Norwood Feast

Feast will be as wonderful as ever but things might feel a little different. In agreement with Lambeth and in line with Government guidelines we will be operating as a street market only.

This means we will still have the great range of street food, arts, crafts, vintage items and local products that you’ve come to know and love. We will be operating on three sites, Food Fair, Artisans’ Market and (new for 2020) Village Green. There’s a handy map, details of our social distancing measures and lots more information on our website so you can plan your visit. As always our dedicated Feast volunteers will be on hand to help you make the most of your visit.

Please Be Patient, Keep Your Distance & Enjoy Feast. https://westnorwoodfeast.com.

Saturdays 5, 12, 19, 26 September: SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Craft Market

Takes place every Saturday 12-2pm on our Instagram Stories, each market showcases products from between 150-250 makers. www.solocraftfair.com

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Sundays 6, 13, 20, 27 September: Zoom Reiki Meditation Experiences 8pm. Help for NHS frontliners mainly with free attendance, and anyone else can join in too for the price of coffee and cake! Zoom links are on the Reiki page at: www.themindbodyandsoulcoach.com SE21 - September 2020 | 9

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What's On - September Sundays 6, 13, 20, 27 September: The weekly Horniman Market

10am – 3pm. The Market has now re-opened with a smaller group of traders than usual, to provide essential food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat.

Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a two metre social distance for all customers and traders. We will be marking out designated queuing areas, and we ask that you maintain two metres between yourself and the people around you. Strict and enhanced hygiene measure 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. The Market will be accepting card payments only. Please note, the Horniman Gardens and Gardens toilets are now open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk.

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Wednesday 16 – Sunday 20 September: The Luna Cinema @ Dulwich Park

Summer is back on track as The Luna Cinema’s 12th consecutive open-air film season is set to return in a brand new socially spacious way!

After a somewhat turbulent few months for cinema, when it appeared only drive in screens might see the light of day this year, film fans across the country (and those without cars) can now look forward to summer evenings in gorgeous settings, enjoying great films on giant screens under the stars.

• 16 Sep - Joker @ 7.30pm • 17 Sep - Jo Jo Rabbit @ 7.30pm • 18 Sep - Rocketman @ 7.30pm • 19 Sep - The Greatest Showman @ 7.30pm • 20 Sep - Pretty Woman @ 7.30pm For full details of how to book tickets, please go to the website. www.thelunacinema.com

Monday 14 September: Dulwich & District U3A Monthly Open Meeting Talk Via Zoom 2-4pm. Simon Pearson will talk about his latest book. He paints a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over Britain is played out across the skies of Europe, from the west of Ireland to the German capital. We will experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the world.

More details at Dulwich-u3a.uk. Q & A after the talk. Contact secretary@dulwich-u3a.uk for the link to the Zoom meeting.

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What's On - September Wednesday 30 September: Cooking with Scissors – Via Zoom An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email: sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Foxglove Forest School for under 5s

Sat. 26 & Sun. 27 September: Make a Film in a Weekend 10-11 Grow Mayow Community Garden Mayow Park, Mayow road, London SE26 4JA. Wednesday, Thursdays & Friday mornings.

9am-6pm. Join a team of ten to take on the objective of creating a short film in an upbeat, safe, and nurturing setting. Geared for people aged 17-23 - all experience levels welcome! £85 early bird & then £100. https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/allevents

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They Joys of Ornamental Grasses Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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ate summer is when many grasses come into their own, with golden seed heads shimmering and swaying in the breeze. They look great in big drifts, acting like a neutral foil to colourful late flowering perennials like echinacea, gaura, anemones, sedums and Verbena bonariensis. But they also work well dotted around smaller gardens knitting plants together and adding a naturalism, movement and texture to planting. Most grasses like sun and free draining soil though some such as anemanthele lessioniana and deschampsia thrive in semi shade. Here are a few to try:

Tall And Statuesque Miscanthus. Some of the best grasses for striking silky seed heads, they tend to flower late but make a real statement when they do. M. sinensis ‘Malepartus’ is a statuesque variety (2m) with a fountain of burgundy flowers, while M. Ferner Osten’ is slightly smaller. M. Adagio is a compact variety with a mass of shimmery silvery flowers.

Stipa giganteum. This is a big statement grass, which throws its tall oaty flower heads high into the air – and is best in an open spot where the sun can shine through, turning them golden. It needs full sun and good drainage.

Calamaacutifolia x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’. A great grass with a very upright habit and fabulous seed heads. Unlike many grasses, the fresh green leaves arrive early in the season, before the fluffy purple flowers emerge, which finally turn to strawcoloured seed heads in summer, lasting through the winter.

Medium Sized Grasses Stipa tenuissima. Also known as ‘Mexican feather grass’ this is useful semi evergreen grass with fine wispy leaves and feathery silvery gold seed heads in summer. It’s lovely mingling with perennials such as salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’ or knautia.

It likes full sun and well-drained soil. Comb out tatty bits or cut right down in spring for a fresh flush of green.

Calamagrostis ‘Overdam’. Rarer and smaller (1m) than Karl Foerster, this is a pretty grass with an upright habit and cream striped leaves. Or try 12 | SE21 - September 2020

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Calamagrostis brachytricha which has pale fluffy flower heads in late August, that turn buttery coloured – it also has a more relaxed arching habit.

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’. A mound-forming evergreen grass, this has silvery purple flowers in the summer, maturing to a cloud of delicate golden seed heads. It’s happy in sun or part shade, in well-drained soil.

Small And Perfectly Formed Festuca glauca. This is a useful low growing evergreen grass that creates mounds of fine bluegreen foliage. It needs plenty of sun but doesn’t like to dry out, and in the right conditions sends up silvery grey flowers in summer. It works well with purples, pinks and whites.

Hakonechloa macra. This is a gorgeous short grass with lush green foliage – a little like bamboo in feel. It’s happy in dappled shade and is fantastic en masse underplanting trees, where it cascades like flowing water, or for edging paths and borders.

Sesleria autumnalis. A new favourite of mine, this is a low growing evergreen grass with mounds of bright green strappy leaves that turn more lime coloured in winter. It has short silvery flower spires in the summer.

Grass Care Cut deciduous grasses right back in late winter, before the new growth has got going. Remove seeds heads from evergreen varieties and comb them through with your fingers to remove tatty old growth.

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Crunchy Fruit & Oat Crumble Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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eptember marks the end of summer berries, but there is still time to get the last of the blackberries and there are lots of other fruits like apples, plums, grapes, figs and pears to be enjoyed too.

The fruits up at the allotment are truly wonderful. Tender ripe figs, with honey nut sweetness; juicy sweet plums with a lovely tart aftertaste; and sweet seedless grapes with a slightly sharp punch. Unadulterated apples, pears and raspberries, all with a glorious freshlypicked taste. I love to wander around, looking at everyone's allotments and am always amazed by the variety of produce, and growing methods – from perfect rows to higgledy-piddledy planting.

As we move into Autumn Pumpkin, squash, kale, runner beans and leeks make their debut, lamb makes a comeback and it's the start of the mussel season too.

You should find that the shops are bursting with cheap homegrown produce this month, so choose your favorite British fruits and get making this lovely crumble recipe!

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2-3 slices of bread (100g/3oz), crumbed (stale is fine) 50g (2oz) rolled oats (or muesli or granola) 100g Butter 1 tablespoon sliced almonds 400g (14oz) any fruit (e.g. 2 apples plus berries) 100ml (3ml oz) fruit juice (we use apple juice, but if you don’t have any fruit juice use a couple of teaspoons of jam or marmalade dissolved into 100ml (3fl oz) boiling water) 2 tablespoons of runny honey

Method 15 minutes preparation time 15-20 minutes cooking time 1) Add crumbed bread, butter, oats and nuts to a bowl and mix well (use your fingers if need be to squash it all together).

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2) Chop the unpeeled, cored apples and put into an ovenproof dish with the berries and fruit juice.

3) Sprinkle the crumb mixture on top then drizzle with honey.

4) Bake in a preheated oven 1800C/Gas 6/3500F for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

5) Serve immediately with a little greek yoghurt, custard or cream or for real decadence serve with a Crème Anglaise.

Enjoy!

Suzanne is a professional chef, wife and mother who has lived in South East London all her life.

In Season This Month Fruits & Nuts - Apples, Apricot, Aubergine, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Loganberries, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, White currants, Cobnuts, Hazelnuts, Quince.

Vegetables & Herbs - Artichokes, Aubergines, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbages, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Lamb’s Lettuce, Onions, Pak Choi, Peas (inc. Sugar Snaps) Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Salsify, Scorzonera, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress.

Meat & Game - Lamb, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon.

Fish & Shellfish - Black Bream, Crab (brown, hen & Spider), Signal Crayfish, Grey Mullet, Lobster, Mackerel, Pollack, Prawns, Scallops, Sea Bass, Squid, Trout (river – brown and rainbow).

Going Out Of Season Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherry, Mange tout, Peach, Redcurrant, Strawberries (many of these towards the end of the month).

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Marginal Gains

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

The Aggregation Of Marginal Gains Being physically and mentally fitter and healthier have never been more important. We all know though that lifestyle changes can be daunting, hard to incorporate and hard to stick to too.

So, what can we do to make our lives healthier without feeling that we are about to climb Mount Everest?

So, this month I would like to talk about a concept that might be familiar to some of you who have trained or performed on a more competitive and professional sporting level. It is the concept of marginal gains. I’ve borrowed this from, Sir Dave Brailsford, you may have heard of him in conjunction with team Sky. He did a lot of work with a lot of sports teams and it was around this principle of the aggregation of marginal gains.

What Is Aggregation of Marginal Gains?

set nine Olympic records and seven world records.) I think we can borrow this concept as well.

How Can I Use the Aggregation of

What he means by that is if he could get a Marginal Gains to Improve My Wellbeing?

1% improvement in an athlete’s sleep, a 1% So my challenge for you is improvement in their just one thing. What one mental wellbeing, 1% "Being physically and mentally thing can you think about improvement in their fitter and healthier have never changing or tweaking or energy levels that all been more important..." bringing in or taking out of snowballs and actually your routine, that’s going the cumulative effect at to significantly improve your wellbeing over time. that elite level is the difference between getting It’s really simple. on the podium and not. Here are just a few examples of what that looked like: Sir Brailsford What is the Minimal Effective Dose? tested different types of massage gels to identify I also want to choose another concept of the which one would support faster muscle recovery. minimal effective dose. What is the smallest He also asked a surgeon to teach each rider how thing that you could do so small, you might even to wash their hands more effectively in order think, oh, come on, I can do more than that. to reduce the likelihood of getting a cold. Sir Implement that, bed it into your routine and Brailsford also introduced the type of pillow and your lifestyle. Then look for something else. The mattress that would lead to the best night’s sleep aggregation of marginal gains, health is a long for each rider. game, you see. So this is the most effective way The accumulative effect of these and the to get that consistency and get these lasting, other small improvements he introduced had sustainable changes. a massive impact on the performance of the What Is Your #JustOneThing?

British Cycling Team (Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, British Cycling won 60% of the gold medals What is that one thing that you’ll work on today? available. London 2012, the British Cycling Team As always give it a go.

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For information on admission to our Sixth Form for 2021 and to receive a Sixth Form prospectus please visit our website or contact the school by email at: sixthform@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

*By prior appointment only. Virtual tours will also take place during events above.

• Wednesday 30th September 4.30 - 5.30pm & 6 - 7.30pm • Wednesday 21st October 1.30 - 3.30pm & 4.30 - 6.30pm • Wednesday 11th November 1.30 - 3.30pm & 4.30 - 6.30pm • Wednesday 25th November 1.30 - 3.30pm & 4.30 - 6.30pm

*Sixth Form Open Days 2020

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk | info@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

We invite you to come to West Dulwich in South London to discover just how we get the best out of our students and harness top talent within an ethos characterised by warmth, culture and care. The amazing popularity of the school is a refl ection of our renowned academic achievements, inspirational award-winning learning environment and the unusually rare opportunities we provide. Kingsdale is extremely proud of its special reputation and heritage in Music and Mathematics.

We offer scholarships for new entrants to the school who show musical, mathematical, artistic or sporting talent.

Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals, to the value of £1,000 per annum. There is equality of access for admission places irrespective of distance from the school or home locality. Kingsdale offers private tours of the school during normal working hours throughout the academic year. Tours are arranged for prospective parents at a time that best suits them!

School: An Ofsted rated exceptionally Outstanding School

Escaped Birds

Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair | www.londondogstraining.co.uk Every year lots of pets go missing leaving owners distressed. Pet birds are no exception and there seem to have been quite a few cases of late. Here is a checklist of actions for exotic birds on the loose.

Owners • The moment you realise your bird has flown off, check every tree you can. Birds do not tend to go far in the first few days, so a thorough exploration of the locale is a must. Get your neighbours involved too.

• Put up laminated flyers with your name and telephone number. Give a description of the bird and a photograph but omit the pet’s name.

• If anyone spots the bird, they should call you, you are the best person to try to tempt your pet back.

• Go to the area and call your bird by name.

Stand or sit where your bird can see you and try to ensure it has enough space to fly towards you at a shallow angle; sit or stand further from the tree, not right under it.

• Keep still, birds hate to fly towards moving objects. Keep calling your bird by name. If he is whistle trained, use that or use a favourite toy to try to entice him.

• Ensure you are armed with your pet’s favourite treats.

• Your bird may be trapped at height. Many pet birds are not that experienced at flight. Instinct prompts them to fly up and get as high as possible.

Flying down is something they have not practised and many are scared to try- a bit like a cat trapped up a tree. Even a clipped bird can climb high, without being able to fly. Try to be patient and wait.

You may need a long ladder to go up and collect your pet. Talk to your bird to keep him calm.

• If possible, put your bird’s cage with his favourite treats and toys down on the ground, where he can see it, and leave the door open.

Many birds are more likely to feed at dawn and dusk and your pet may be more willing to approach a familiar cage at feeding time.

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to them with treats. Many pet birds will go to any friendly human once they are hungry enough.

When your bird is missing for longer periods • Get the word out to veterinary practices, rescue centres, and as many online resources as you can.

• Resources like dog lost will allow you to post about other missing pets. Members of the public generally recognise that an exotic species should not be loose.

• Keep updating the sites for weeks and months, don’t give up. Birds can be found months later by members of the public.

• Any member of the public that sights a possible escapee should contact their vet and online sites, to see if there is information on a missing pet that matches the bird sighted.

Preventing Escape • Microchip your bird.

• Ensure his wings are clipped to reduce flight.

• Look for new growth at the tips of the flight feathers. Even a bit can give the bird enough lift to escape.

• If you cannot get your bird’s feathers trimmed, do not take him outside until you can.

• Always shut doors and windows if your bird is out of his cage

Entry into Years 3, 4 and 5 (ages 7-9) Online registration is now open for 2021 entry - Please visit the Admissions section of our website to book a place for one of our Autumn Open Events. Find out more about our holistic approach to education from the Master, Head of the Junior School and members of staff, including the many opportunities in Sport, Drama, Music and Art. All applications to Year 3 are automatically considered for Academic Scholarships. The offer of a place in the Junior School is the offer of a place at Dulwich College to age 18.

Visit www.dulwich.org.uk/admissions or please call the Junior School Registrar on 020 8299 8432. We look forward to hearing from you.

Entry into Year 7 Online registration is now open for 2021 entry - Please visit the Admissions section of our website to book a place for one of our Autumn Open Events. Find out more about our holistic approach to education from the Master and members of staff, including the many opportunities in Sport, Drama, Music and Art, and details about how to apply for a Bursary. All applications are automatically considered for Academic Scholarships.

Visit www.dulwich.org.uk/admissions or please call the Registrar on 020 8299 9263. We look forward to hearing from you.

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he last game of the 2019-20 season, saw the men’s team register a comeback from behind home win against Hemel Hempstead Town in front of 2,376 spectators at Champion Hill. This result put them in 16th place in the 22 team National League South table. As it would contrive, this would be the final league position as eventually all National League clubs voted to end the season immediately in Mid-April.

The Women’s team ended their inaugural season in late March, following the Football Associations announcement to conclude Women’s football below the third tier. In the final table, the team was sitting at the top of the league and had been planning for their Capital Senior Cup semifinal, against fellow South London team Crystal Palace, when the season ended.

Whilst there is currently no confirmed date for the resumption of the men’s football, the Women’s team have started training and have already completed a couple of behind doors preseasonal friendlies. Updates can be found on the club official website www.dulwichhamlet.co.uk .

On Monday, 27 July one of the most significant off-field events in the Club’s recent history took place, when the Southwark Council Planning Committee sat to decide the outcome of the Football Club’s joint planning application to re-develop Champion Hill and provide the club with a new stadium adjacent to the current ground.

With the meeting being streamed online and being described, by those watching, as feeling like the longest penalty shoot-out in Hamlet history, eventually the Football Club got the result we so all desperately wanted as the application was approved by the Southwark Council Planning Committee.

The new stadium will not only now secure the long-term future of the Football Club but will also provide modern sports facilities for local teams, schools and the community of East Dulwich.

Thanks’ must go to all the members of the Planning Committee who so carefully assessed the application, and all of the council officers to

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worked with the club to make the development viable. Thanks’ must also go to those members of the Club and DHST who worked so tirelessly towards this application, plus all our many supporters’ and community members who wrote to the Council lodging their support of the proposed plans.

On the Saturday before the Planning Committee meeting, DHST and the Club’s Community Committee took part in the first Football Pride online festival. On 25 July, representatives from the club, DHST and Women’s team hosted an online panel event discussing the community driven ethos of Dulwich Hamlet FC and its key message that we are football club that welcomes all. The panel discussed our previous and current LGBTQ+ initiatives and fielded a number of questions from the online audience.

The Football Pride Festival was an initiative of the Football v Homophobia Campaign, who DHST and Dulwich Hamlet have been supporters’

of for many years. Football v Homophobia is an international initiative that exists to challenge discrimination based on sexual orientation gender identity and expression at all levels of football.

Lou Englefield, Director of Pride Sports and one of the organisers of the event said, “The work that DHST and Dulwich Hamlet have done to support the LGBTIQ+ community in and through football has been outstanding. Not only do they create a welcoming environment at Champion Hill, but they have raised thousands of pounds for LGBTIQ+ causes. They are fantastic allies for LGBTIQ+ people” Recently it was announced that The Kail Foundation has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1189492. This now means the Football Club now has an official charity to represent all of the community initiatives they would like to develop

within East Dulwich and surrounding areas.

The Kail Foundation will be continuing to build upon the club’s successful community initiatives and outreach work. This development of our community work will enable Dulwich Hamlet Football Club to have an even wider impact on the local community.

The Kail Foundation will be the umbrella that all Dulwich Hamlet FC’s community work will fall under. The foundation will work closely with the club (Men’s and Women’s teams) as well as DHST run initiatives that will benefit the local community in Southwark as well as the neighbouring boroughs.

Finally, whilst there may currently be no football in East Dulwich, don’t forget you can still support the club by either purchasing merchandise from the online shop run by DHST www.dhfcshop.co.uk or joining the Club’s lottery, The 100 Club via https://dhst.org.uk.

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Financial Matters

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

Is there a will or not?

"The pain of the loss in some households was exacerbated where members had died without a will" The last few months may have been perhaps the most difficult times encountered by most households. This was especially the case for households who had bereavements and modified funeral arrangements due to compliance with social distancing. The pain of the loss in some households was exacerbated where members had died without a will.

Let’s look at the case of Veronica who was building an emerging portfolio of buy-to-let properties but sadly passed during the period of Stay-At-Home without a will. Veronica’s brother Gareth decided as his sister was unmarried, estranged from her two children in the UK and her youngest son (aged 29) was overseas he would take responsibility for arranging her funeral and contacted her bank, to release some funds to pay for his sister’s funeral.

Prima facie Gareth’s behaviour, may appear wholly innocent and what one might have expected from a caring brother following the death of his sister. However, Gareth had not recognised that his actions were at odds with the death of a person intestate. This is the term assigned to anyone who dies without a will. They are deemed to have died ‘intestate.’

The Rules of Intestacy in England and Wales, sets out who can apply to the Court for Letters of Administration to bring closure to the deceased’s estate.

Siblings are ranked fourth in the hierarchy of the classes of individuals who can take responsibility for the estate. The first three classes of individuals are as follows: 1) Spouse/Civil Partners 2) Children 3) Parents It is also necessary to state that in some instances the siblings may be fifth in line. This may arise if the children of the deceased had predeceased 24 | SE21 - September 2020

and were survived by their own children.

Gareth readily accepted his new learning and his misunderstanding of the legal position following his sister’s death. It was most fortuitous of Gareth to recognise his position as the story was about to radically change.

Several days later, Veronica’s youngest son, Greg, arrived in the UK. It was both a surprise but pleasing to learn in discussion that his mother had made a will. Moreover, she had hand delivered him a copy earlier this year on her last visit.

The tale ended with Greg being able to obtain the original will from the firm of solicitors. This enabled a seamless process to obtain the Grant of Probate rather than Letters of Administration.

The arrival of Greg and the additional facts helped transform the case and provide monetary and time savings for the family. In addition, this case presents three key learning outcomes for the planning and administration of estates.

Firstly, whilst we all enjoy the secrecy of our personal life, it may just be good practice to save our loved ones time and money, if we share with them two estate planning basics: (i) we have made a will and (ii) where it is located.

The presence of a will and its location reduces the time, cost and stress following the loss of a loved one. This allows the executors of the will to apply for a Grant of Probate rather than apply the Law of Intestacy to obtain Letters of Administration.

Reducing any unnecessary additional costs to the estate is always a preferable option for the beneficiaries of the estate.

Finally, it is most premature to conclude that a person has died intestate, before fully moving heaven and earth and undertaking due diligence to fully exhaust the will search exercise. Gareth’s fortunes could have been so much more painful, financially, had it not been for the arrival of his nephew to complete the story.

Perhaps, the real lesson is it’s never about how fast but how well the estate administration is undertaken.

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Our 2020 open events will take place in September, October and November.

Please join us to learn about life at Alleyn’s, the application process, and how we can help with fees through scholarships and means-tested bursaries.

Everyone is welcome - visit our website for dates and details. www.alleyns.org.uk | 020 8557 1500 Townley Road, Dulwich SE22 8SU

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hen we walk up to a front door, before we knock, we have already set an impression of what lies beyond. Whether this is reinforced once that door is opened is another matter altogether. But, what I do believe, and which research shows, is that our conscious thoughts are much more tightly linked to our environment than we might realise.

I always advise clients that the expectation, when designing, starts from either the front garden, if you are lucky enough to have one, or from the front door leading into the hallway. The exterior of the front door is not an island – it forms part of the house and should be treated with the respect it deserves.

Let us start with the front door and porch. I am not advocating spending vast sums of money installing a new front door or, taking up the porch tiles. For simple and inexpensive works that many of us can do for ourselves, a beautifully painted front door is one. The colour should link in some way to the exterior and interior. Porches are either normally painted plaster or brickwork, but if kept leaf and cobweb free, along with a regular dust and wash down, they will say so much to the visitor and, more importantly, to you every day you return home.

We now move into the entrance hall. Here is an area that is extremely functional, providing access through the house and into various rooms.

Normally narrow and in some cases starved of light, the need to improve this space to ensure it is both practical and aesthetically pleasing, is all important.

When dark, the tendency is to use white but, this is not always the best resolution. Painting in a slightly darker colour with lighter painted rooms beyond draws the eye through the space.

Colours used to differentiate between spaces creates drama. If you are wary of dark wall colours, consider introducing darker tones in another way.

Woodwork, the staircase and spindles, carpet or tiling all lend themselves to this perfectly.

Introducing gleaming, reflective surfaces is another trick (gloss paint, lacquered furniture, mirrors).

The transition through the space should be clear and clutter free. So, away with visible coats

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and shoes. Consider pull out or hinged drawers which are easily commissioned for shoe storage and coat hangers placed in the under stairs cupboard. Flooring must be functional and hard wearing. Polished flooring will bring light into the space. I find coconut matting at the door practical.

Sisal flooring is a most pleasing outcome, being both hard wearing and dirt resistant. Be aware, tiles and wooden flooring, whilst functional, require regular cleaning and maintenance.

Lighting must be functional and pleasing. An overhead lantern for task lighting is great when required. Everyday lighting could include wall lights, inset lighting at floor or ceiling level, or lamps for more subdued ambient lighting. The tendency is also to go for white ceilings but resist. Try using a softer colour that compliments the wall colour, or if feeling brave, paint the ceiling in the same as the wall colour or lighter, but using gloss, thereby reflecting the light and brightening the space.

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We may be able to help with school fees through our range of scholarship awards and means-tested bursaries, available at 11+ and 16+, including the WJ Smith Award for exceptional musical promise.

Around 10% of Alleyn’s Senior School pupils receive means-tested nancial assistance.

Much of that help sees families pay no fees at all.

Join us at an open event in September, October or November to learn more.

Everyone is welcome. www.alleyns.org.uk | 020 8557 1500 | Townley Road, Dulwich SE22 8SU

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www.horniman.ac.uk | 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ

Exhibitions & Displays Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs Extended to 3 January 2021

Family: Plonk Golf Daily, 11am to 5.30pm Grab a (sanitised) golf club and test your wits against a socially-distanced course featuring bonkers ball runs, loop-the-loops, heroic hills, balancing-beams, and some Horniman-themed specials. And for those who have fallen in love with the epic Horniman Walrus, meet Plonk's very own Gerald the Crazy Golf Walrus. Tickets: Child £4, Adult £6, Family (two adults and two children, or one adult and three children) £16. Book in advance on Plonk's website or pay on the day (card payments only).

Green Turtle Image courtesy ©Gondwana Studios

252 million years ago, in a period called the Permian, life on Earth was dominated by extraordinary creatures. It was a time of fearsome sabre-toothed predators, giant insects and bizarre-looking sharks.

The Permian ended with a mass extinction that destroyed 90% of all life, paving the way for the Earth's next great rulers… the dinosaurs.

In this fascinating, family-friendly exhibition, which is travelling to the UK for the first time, you can discover more about this mysterious time period. On display will be fossil skeletons as well as full-size models and animatronics that bring the Permian back to life.

Tickets*: Child £5, Adult £9, Family (up to two adults and two children) £20. Horniman Members and Benefactors enjoy free, unlimited entry. *Prices include a voluntary Gift Aid donation which helps support the work of the Horniman.

Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs is a travelling exhibition produced by Gondwana Studios. See horniman.ac.uk for more information and to book tickets.

Turn It Up: On Paradoxes

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 – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book at horniman.ac.uk

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 no pre-booking required.

Extended until 4 October 2020

Horniman Market

Jide Odukoya's photographic series shows a contrasting Nigeria through the lens of traditional weddings, highlighting how moments of extravagant celebration are an important part of Nigerian cultural identity because of the fragile wealth that supports it. FREE – included in prebooked, free museum visit, horniman.ac.uk

Open every Sunday to pick-up your weekly essentials including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat, direct from independent and local producers. Follow @HornimanMarket or visit horniman.ac.uk. FREE entry, no pre-booking required. CARD PAYMENTS ONLY.

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ink Age Southwark is excited to announce their first ever Online Pet Contest. Our pets have brought us so much joy over these last few months, so if you have a dapper doggy or a loyal furry friend now is your chance to showcase them!

The contest will open on Sunday 13th September and you will have one week to submit your photos, with entries closing on Sunday 20th September. There will be five categories - including ‘Most Adorable’ and ‘Owner/Pet Lookalikes’ - and we have some excellent local judges on board to choose the winners for us. As the event is a fundraiser to help fund Link Age Southwark’s vital services for older people and people with dementia in Southwark, they are asking for donations of £3 per category to enter, or you can enter all 5 for £10.

You will be able to submit your entry via the Link Age Southwark Facebook events page or by email. Visit Link Age Southwark’s website at:

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Celebrity Ambassadors show support to Link Age Southwark to lift spirits during lockdown

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ocal charity Link Age Southwark’s ambassadors includes a host of actors who have come together to help lift the spirits of older people during lockdown.

Stars from television shows such as Downtown Abbey, Game of Thrones, Spooks, and Scott and Bailey, have recorded themselves at home reading a short story or a poem, which Link Age Southwark has turned into Lockdown Listens. Link Age Southwark has been issuing a recording each week with the aim of giving older people and local volunteers a morale boost during lockdown.

One of the actors featured is Heather Bleasdale, who has starred in Coronation Street and in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, reading the humorous short story Free White Towel.

The novelist and comedian Jenny Eclair recorded herself reading one of her short stories ‘Valerie Lashes Out’. As part of the recording, Jenny offers a message of hope, saying: “Look after yourselves. Let’s hope that very soon we’ll be over all this and we can get out and we can enjoy our friends in the sunshine and see people we haven’t seen for some time. ” One service user fed back about a reading by Robert Glenister, star of the BBC series Spooks: “I enjoyed hearing Robert Glenister read Wordsworth’s wonderful poem Upon Westminster Bridge”.

"Free White Towel" is read by the actor Heather Bleasdale Link Age Southwark originally shared the actors’ recordings by email with their service users and volunteers, but based on feedback from older people they are now keen to share these moraleboosting recordings with the wider public.

Link Age Southwark’s Director, Sophie Wellings said: “We are very grateful to our celebrity Ambassadors and volunteers for taking the time to get involved with this project and are delighted with how well the Lockdown Listens series has been received.”

Link Age Southwark plan to incorporate the readings into materials for their Dementia reading group which has now moved online so even more people can take enjoyment from the series.

Link Age Southwark’s Lockdown Listens are now available for the public to listen to on their website. www.linkagesouthwark.org/news

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Dr Elyse Waites, Deputy Head Pastoral, discusses how to support your child’s return to school.

A new academic year is always a little daunting, but September 2020 is likely to bring a host of different anxieties. While there have undoubtedly been benefits to increased family time, children need to reintegrate with their peers and re-socialise themselves before they go back into the school environment. During lockdown, your child's friendships may have become strained or deteriorated. To combat this, allow children the time to meet friends in small groups face to face to slowly build up their confidence and widen their social sphere again. Online socialising may be a bigger part of your child’s life these days but nothing can replace the interpersonal connections forged in face to face interactions.

Many young people have experienced fear and loss recently. All schools will be required to teach mental wellbeing as part of the PSHE curriculum from September 2020 but it is important that you encourage speaking to friends and teachers about what they have been through or access school counselling.

Aside from screen time for online lessons or keeping in touch with friends and family, there may have also been a more ‘relaxed’ approach to online entertainment from parents desperate to get their own work done. Online teaching provides a varied and accessible curriculum and the number of educational apps and websites has surged

enormously worldwide, with estimates tripling the worth of the Edtech market by 2025. Despite legitimate reasons for your children to spend more time online, the increased risks that come with this are not to be ignored. Speak openly and honestly to your children about internet safety. Sites such as Childnet, Netaware, Internet Matters and Think U Know have very useful resources to help you do this.

When your child returns to school, it will not be to the ‘normal’ timetable and routine.

Classes may be relocated, movement restricted and teachers may be changed. Lunches may be staggered, assemblies may not happen and sports fixtures and school trips are likely to be cancelled.

I recommend sitting down with your children and speaking about this frankly and honestly. It is not a permanent change, but it is certainly an important one. Managing the disappointment and potential anger at the injustice of a missed residential or sports tournament is something that would be good to get out of the way before September so that the return to school won’t be more difficult than it needs to be.

Remember to have regular open and honest conversations. Children take their emotional cues from adults so it is important you remain calm, listen to their concerns and reassure them.

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The Last Word – Ursula Mohan The most famous person you’ve met?

When I was with The Royal Shakespeare Company we were invited to perform our production of Taming of the Shrew at Windsor Castle. Afterwards we met The Queen! She gave me her gloved hand and kindly said, “We did so enjoy it!”.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

We have a dog so walking is a twice daily event.

Luckily we have wonderful walks nearby such as Dulwich Woods and the parks in Belair, Dulwich, Brockwell and Peckham Rye.

When I want to relax...

I love gardening and am very content with my hands caked in earth, planting, cutting back and watching plants grow. I was thrilled when my courgettes and tomatoes took off and this year and am overwhelmed by my cucumbers!

If money was no object.

I would buy a small holiday home maybe in Sussex in the Witterings or Climping with their spectacular beaches. It would be fun to have my family to stay especially my four grandchildren (all under six).

The book I’m reading at the moment

Ursula Mohan started her career at 15 and has been a working actress ever since. She is delighted to be performing FLO in FLORENCE SMITH – NOW AND THEN in the gardens of Bell House.

How long have you lived in the area?

We moved to Dulwich in 1987.

What do you most value about the area?

Our tree lined road and good transport links. If I am in a play it is bonus to feel safe walking home from the bus or train. We are lucky to have friendly and supportive neighbours and to be near the lovely Dulwich Park. There is also a glorious silver birch tree outside our front door.

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. In 1596 Shakespeare’s 11 year old son Hamnet died and 4 years later he wrote Hamlet. Maggie O’Farrell reimagines the death and its long lasting ripples through his family. It is a captivating read.

My perfect holiday Last year I was invited to perform “Florence Smith – Now and Then” in a theatre in Cordes Sur Ciel in South West France with a fee and my fares paid!

Afterwards we drove down to the picturesque seaside town of Couliere and had a great week there.

My secret ambition Is to keep working, to continue to learn lines and to keep all of my marbles!

What has changed most during that time?

When we first moved here Lordship Lane was a down to earth place with inexpensive property, a police station, and simple high street shops. Now it’s got coffee shops, restaurants, bars, clothes and gift shops as well as a wonderful cinema.

Unrecognizable!

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Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Alleyn’s Junior School ..................................................7 Alleyn’s School...........................................................25 Alleyn’s School Bursaries...........................................27 Ayrton Windows & Doors.............................................2 Bells Bathrooms & Kitchens.......................................25 Bespoke Windows .......................................................7 Bradley Viljoen Design ..............................................27 Deans Floor Care .......................................................17 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................15 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................23 Dulwich Carpet Company .........................................17 Dulwich College: The Junior School............................21 Dulwich College .........................................................21 Holiday Accent: Stylish Travel Accessories...................7

If you contact any of our advertisers, please do say you saw them in SE21. Thank you!

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