SE22 January 2021

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Issue 191 - January 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Around Dulwich - P18 Pets Corner - P20 Financial Matters - P24 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P26 Link Age Southwark - P32

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Welcome to SE22 I am so looking forward to 2021 and hope that we have a better year than 2020! As I write we have just been put in to Tier 3, so unfortunately all our local bars, restaurants and cafes have had to close again. Many will continue with a takeaway service, so please do support them if you can.

Our events pages start on page 6 this month with five full pages of online and in person events you can go to. Again, everything is subject to change, so please do check ahead.

Remember to our visit our newly updated website www.arounddulwich. co.uk for our daily events calendar. In fact, I decided to feature the website on pages 18 & 19, to show you that you can now add your own events to our calendar! You can also sign up for updates, so you don’t miss any of our stories.

Dulwich Hamlet Football Club have sent their usual update on page 26.

Link Age Southwark report back with the amazing results of their Big Give Christmas Challenge which we featured last month. Find out more on page 30.

Becca Teers is back with a great article on mindset, with some great tips to start the New Year, see page 32.

Until next time.

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Contents

Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar.......................................................... 4 What’s On.......................................... 6, 8, 10, 28 & 29 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Around Dulwich Feature...................................18 & 19 Pets Corner............................................................... 20

Education News........................................................ 22 Noticeboard............................................................... 23 Financial Matters...................................................... 24 Councillors Column .................................................. 25 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................. 26 Link Age Southwark Update..................................... 30 Mindset Matters ..................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

February Deadline - 15 January (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE22 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8693 9040 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our rates from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk.

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Events Calendar - January 2021 Monday

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Tuesday

29th

Wednesday

30th

Thursday

31st

Friday

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Saturday

2nd

New Year’s Day

Sunday

3rd Dulwich Park Runners, p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

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5th

6th

7th

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Holiday Drop Off Multi-sports Camps @ Dulwich College Sports Club, p6.

Life Drawing & BNI Adventurers Painting see p8.

Online Meeting, Honor Oak WI, see p8. see p10.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Park Village Books Event Dulwich Art Group, Runners see p8. with Tom Watson, see p8.

On The Street Where see p10.

You Live: Court Lane, see p8.

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Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

15th

U3A Monthly meeting via Zoom p28 My Journey Against Zoom Portraiture @ Diabetes, see p10. Dulwich Art Group, see p8.

Coping with Anxiety, see p28.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

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19th

20th

Coping with Anxiety, see p28.

Zoom Portraiture @ Honor Oak WI Craft Dulwich Art Group, Empowering Meeting, see p28.

Dyslexics with see p8.

Technology, see p28.

Dulwich Park Runners see p8.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p10.

26th

27th

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Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

Yoga Workshop @ Oru Space, see p5.

10th Dulwich Park Runners, p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

17th Dulwich Park Runners, p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

The Arts Society Dulwich, p28.

21st BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p10.

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New Year’s Bingo with the Rotary Club, see p29.

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Repetition Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p29.

Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, Dulwich Park see p10.

Runners, p6.

Life Drawing & Painting see p8.

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Repetition Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p29.

Coping with Anxiety, Zoom Portraiture @ BNI Adventurers see p28.

Dulwich Art Group, Online Meeting, see p8. see p10.

Life Drawing & Smart Business What is Dyslexia?

Painting see p8.

Networking with And Exam Cooking with Scissors. Arrangements, Dulwich Park See p29. see p29.

Runners see p8.

30th Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

31st Dulwich Park Runners, p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 10, 28 & 29. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - January Notice Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press.

However please do check details ahead, as the tier may have changed and this could affect some events.

Holiday Drop Off multisports camps at Dulwich College Sports Club

Sundays 3, 10. 17, 24, 31 January: Dulwich Park Runners 9am. Keen to get/stay fit in the new year? Social runs in small groups. New runners welcome.

If you’d like to come along have a look at our website: www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk or write to:enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com All levels of ability are welcome. Social runs, lots of competitions, cross country, coaching and other great socially distanced activities. DPR: Building a Local Running Community

Bubble 3: 4-8 January (5 days)

Sundays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 January: The weekly Horniman Market

Your children will have a blast in covid compliant bubbles at HDO’s fantastic multi-sports camps!

Children from age 5+ can take part in a whole range of incredible sports and games to keep them happy, safe and active during the Christmas holidays

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10am – 3pm. The Market is still open with a smaller group of traders than usual, to provide essential food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat. The Market will be accepting card payments only. During lockdown The Café and kiosks are also open as follows, for takeaway only: • Café – daily, 9am – 4pm • Bandstand kiosk – daily, 9am – 4pm • Café Terrace kiosk – weekends only, 11am – 4pm – serving sweet crepes and savoury galettes.

Please note, the Horniman Gardens and Gardens toilets are now open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.

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What's On - January Tuesdays, 5, 12, 19, 26 January: Dulwich Park Runners

Tuesday 5 January: Honor Oak WI We meet on the first Tuesday of each month, currently via Zoom, at 7:30pm. @honoroakwi @honoroakwi @Honoroak_WI honoroakwi@gmail.com

Tuesday 5 January: On the Street Where You Live: 7.30pm. Keen to get/stay fit in the new year?

Social runs in small groups. New runners welcome. If you’d like to come along have a look at our website: www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk or write to:enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com All levels of ability are welcome. Social runs, lots of competitions, cross country, coaching and other great socially distanced activities. DPR: Building a Local Running Community

Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 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, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

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Court Lane & the ‘D’ & ‘E’ Roads

8pm-9pm. Online Event. Tickets £5 - All proceeds to Bell House wildlife pond. A Dulwich local history talk on Court Lane and the ‘D’ and ‘E’ roads, with Ian McInnes.

The first Dulwich Society online illustrated local history talk for 2021 will cover the development of Court Lane and the roads leading up to Woodwarde Road, between 1880 and WW2.

It will complement the “On the Street where you live” series previously published in the Dulwich Society Journal. Book you place at: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/allevents

Wednesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 January: ZOOM Portraiture

@Dulwich Art Group & School 2pm-5pm. This is an online life drawing class with the Dulwich Art Group. This is a clothed portrait session conducted via Zoom to allow for interaction between participants. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

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What's On - January Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 January: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)

Saturdays 9, 16, 23 & 30 January: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting

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Thursday 7 January: Downsizing with Tom Watson (Live Stream Event)

7.30pm. Tom Watson began to put on weight in his early twenties. He continued to pile on the pounds when he entered the world of politics as MP for West Bromwich East. By December 2014, his bathroom scales had tipped to 22 stone.

After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in late 2015, he decided to take control of his diet and exercise. Within a short time his long-term blood sugar levels were within normal range. By July 2018, he came off medication. In Downsizing Tom Watson shares his honest, very frank and inspiring account of how he radically changed the way he ate, lost eight stone and reversed his type 2 diabetes.

Ticket only £5 – access to live stream only Book & Ticket £10 – includes a signed copy of Downsizing (RRP £8.99, collection from Village Books) Book, ticket, P&P £12 – includes a signed copy of Downsizing and postage to any UK address.

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10am-1pm. This is a drop-in drawing and painting session with the Dulwich Art Group conducted via Zoom with limited studio slots.

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 Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Tuesday 12 January: My Journey Against Diabetes 7pm-8.30pm. Online. Edwin Velarde was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, through exercise and diet he has got himself free, he is now an advocate for this terrible condition.

Edwin is coming to address the your local Rotary Club about Diabetes and his journey and how we can help others with this condition.

We look forward to seeing you at this event and working with us. Online Event. www.rotary-ribi.org.

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A Winter Wonder Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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f there’s one plant guaranteed to lift your spirits on a wintery day, it’s the helebore.

Flowering from December right through to spring, it come in a gorgeous range of subtle colours from whites and pale greens to dusky pinks and purples. There are also fancier varieties with double petals or stunning markings. The best way of choosing a plant you love is to buy it now while it’s in flower. For most impact, group at least three together in the front garden, by a path, or where you can see them from a window on a cold day. Most helebores like dappled shade so planting them under a deciduous tree such as a magnolia, is ideal – that way they’ll be shaded in summer. Then mingle snowdrops or cyclamen amongst them to really give your garden the winter wow factor.

Six Of The Best Helleborus niger Also known as the Christmas rose, this is a dainty white hellebore with yellow stamens and low growing leathery evergreen foliage. It’s great for containers and one of the earliest to flower (Jan to Feb). Likes partial shade. (30cm H)

Helleborus x hybridus (H. orientalis) Flowering from Feb to April, this is a popular hellebore with large dark green leaves and a wonderful range of flowers from the deep pinky/ red ‘Havington Red’ to the striking ‘Yellow Lady’ with maroon speckling. The dark plum varieties such as ‘Single Dusky Grape’ (Ashwood Garden Hybrids) look great offset with snowdrops or bright blue Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’. They like partial shade. 45cm H

H. x sternii More sun tolerant than most, this is a striking hellebore as much for its marbled grey foliage as the pretty clusters of pink tinged green flowers (Feb – March). It’s happy in full sun or partial shade. ‘Silver Dollar’ is a stunning variety with steely silver serrated leaves – best in containers in a sunny sheltered position. 40cm. Helleborus lividus is similar but less hardy with wonderful marbled bluish green leaves and clusters of pinktinged apple green flowers (Jan – March). Ideal in a 12 | SE22 - January 2021

large container in a sheltered semi shady pot with well-drained soil (35cm H)

H. ‘Anna’s Red’ This is a really popular hellebore with masses of large pinky red flowers on tall dark stems (Feb – April). It also has attractive marbled foliage and is happiest in partial shade (50cm H).

H. argutifolius This larger more sculptural helebore is a fabulous foliage plant with handsome serrated evergreen leaves that’ll give your garden evergreen interest and structure all year round. The pale green clusters of flowers in pendants are in bloom from January to March. Looks great with pink-red flowers of Pulmonaria rubra. Likes full sun or partial shade.

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H. foetidus Another large architectural variety with masses of bell shaped pale green flowers with purple edges (Jan – April) above clumps of palm like dark green leaves. It likes partial shade. Tall at up to 80cm.

How To Grow Helebores like moist, rich well drained soil in dappled shade – unless its one of the more sun tolerant varieties listed above. Try not to let them dry out as they’re establishing. If they need a boost give them a mulch and feed in spring with something like pelleted chicken manure. Prune off last year’s old foliage in January to show off the new buds and flowers as they grow and deadhead after flowering if you want to avoid them selfseeding.

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

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s always lots of us will be on a detox throughout January so I thought it would be a good idea to talk about juicing! It is true to say that the hysteria surrounding the juice craze has slightly tempered, but the debate on whether juicing should be an integral part of your daily diet still rumbles on. My message to you is clear... There has never been a better time than now to be juicing as the more micronutrients you consume, the stronger your immune system will become, and the better your body will feel!

Whether you’re supplementing an already existing balanced diet,or looking to catch up on a week spent neglecting your greens, a freshly prepared glass of vegetable & fruit juice offers you a quick and delicious way to load up on all your essential vitamins & minerals.

A common concern is the sugar content, but the answer is very simple: don’t add sugary ingredients! One of the beauties of juicing is you have complete freedom to mix and match whichever of earth’s home-grown ingredients and nature’s finest candy you desire.

To get your started here is a lovely recipe for a DIY Vitamin Shot that I’ve been making at home.

Ingredients • ½ cucumber • Handful baby spinach – washed and spun • ½ pineapple • 1 green apple Place all the ingredients into centrifugal juicer and wait for juice to release. Pour over ice in a tall glass. Enjoy!

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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

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Forest Bathing

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read an article over the weekend and happened to watch an episode of Countryfile as well, talking about this idea of forest bathing. This is an idea that is very popular in Japan. I think we could learn a lot from this. In Japan, they practice shinrin-yoku. Shinrin in Japanese means “forest,” and yoku means “bath.” So shinrin-yoku means bathing in the forest atmosphere or taking in the forest through our senses.

What is Forest Bathing?

The idea is that you spend time in the woods, in the forest, literally bathing in nature. Letting nature come to you through all your senses. I spent quite a lot of time hiking in nature and in Woodlands in particular. I love the Woodland in autumn, I love the variety it offers at any time of year. But I don’t really spend time bathing in it. I usually walk purposefully through it and I am going to change that and spend more time relaxing. Stopping, slowing down and breathing.

What are the Health Benefits of Forest Bathing?

Now the concept of forest bathing might sound a bit woo-woo but there are some really huge benefits that we already know through various studies. In Scotland, for example, they have been prescribing nature for the mental health benefits for quite a while now.

There is also something called Phytoncides that are emitted from the leaves and these have antibacterial and antifungal properties. By breathing in these phytoncides it creates an effect in the body of producing more white blood cells.

In doing so, it is great for the immune system.

As well as the immune-boosting health benefits element to forest bathing, I also just love the idea of bathing in nature. Of stopping and being intentional and getting these physiological chemical benefits as well.

I think it is an incredibly powerful idea. I spend quite a lot of time in nature with my dog.

So we are going to stop, take in the surroundings, smells, touch and textures of nature and we’re going to take a less purposeful approach to being in nature. So that’s it, a simple little idea.

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Can You Go Out and Do More Forest Bathing?

Don’t let the weather put you off. There is no reason why a little bit of rain or some cold temperatures should stop us from going out and enjoying nature. There is this wonderful expression There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. So get the right clothing on. You don’t need to spend a lot of money on it. Often just adding in a couple of jumpers or a fleece layer will do and spend some time forest bathing.

Find some areas near you. Maybe discover some new Woodland and get out there and enjoy those immune system benefits, but those mental health benefits as well.

Pretty much all of us could do with a bit of a boost in both those areas at this current time.

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Around Dulwich

Around Dulwich brings you news, articles and events happening in and around the Dulwich a The blog is run by Angela Burgess from SE Mag

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id you know we have a fab website alongside our magazines? For years now I have run Around Dulwich alongside the monthly community magazines in SE21, SE22 & SE23.

This has always allowed me to promote stories that miss my deadline or help local groups to promote their events.

So I am really excited that you can now submit your own events directly on the website for approval. You can upload a photo too and add all the details of where the event is (online or in person), how to

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book, times and any other details. You can now add an event via the Events Page* If you haven’t taken a look lately, why not take a look? You can even sign up for updates to be delivered direct to your inbox!

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New Year: New Pet Diet

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

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ost of us face 2021 with a host of resolutions in mind, a number probably involving a note to self about calorific intake and pursuit of moderation in all things. I suggest adding another line to that fridge magnet list - and 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’.

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, 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

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they still have the lupine short gut, and dentition, of the meat eater. So, 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/

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Yoga For Children At Home Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk Sarah Thomas, teacher at Alleyn’s Junior school, tells us how yoga can benefit our children and how to reap the benefits of practising with them at home.

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oga can benefit your child’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. It offers tools to manage emotions by soothing the nervous system, which reduces stress and anxiety. Yoga can be divided into three elements – posture practice, breathing exercises and relaxation.

Postures Yoga postures improve core strength and flexibility, strengthen the lungs and diaphragm, enhance vitality and improve posture, balance and coordination.

Begin every session with a warm-up – start with the neck and shoulders and work down to the toes. Now move on to postures. You can find printable posters of yoga poses online - see the resources below. A balanced posture session should include a forward bend (soothing and calming), a backward bend (energising and uplifting), a twist, a balance (to develop concentration) and an inversion (to see the world from a different point of view).

difficult times. If your child is young you can also create a story around the sequence of postures you choose, while older children prefer to create their own sequences.

Breathing Exercises affect mood because they impact the nervous system. Making an inhalation longer than an exhalation by doing a short, Sun Breath exhalation – Ha! – will energise the body and mind and making the exhalation longer as in the Humming Bee Breath – humming for the full length of the inhalation - will calm the emotions. Children should not hold their breath.

Incorporate Music

And Relax!

Music is a wonderful way to alter mood. If your child is tired, lively music will energise them and if they are overwrought, calm music will settle their emotions. Use Disney or Pixar theme tunes for younger children and music from favourite artists for older children.

Imagination and mindfulness Focussing on a pose is a mindful practice - anxiety cannot coexist when you are fully in-the-moment.

Encourage your child to become each posture. For example, with tree pose, your child’s arms become branches, their body the trunk and their feet spread into the earth like roots. Their lower body moves towards the earth for stability while their ‘branches’ sway in the breeze. On an emotional level this encourages children to stay ‘grounded’ in 22 | SE22 - January 2021

Lie on the floor in the Savasana (starfish) pose. Talk your child through relaxing each part of their body in turn, from the feet to head; you can describe the muscles as tensing like rock and relaxing like jelly. Finally, focus on breathing as you and your child relax. Breathe in a sense of peace with the inbreath, and release unwanted emotions, tiredness or tension with the out breath. There are many yoga relaxation recordings you can use to talk you and your child through this.

Useful Resources • www.kidsyogastories.com/kids-yoga-poses • Cosmic Kids Yoga videos on You Tube • Relax Kids: Aladdin’s Magic Carpet

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Financial Matters

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

Time Is Running Out

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or most of us 2020 will be remembered for the arrival and aftermath of coronavirus.

However 2020 is memorable for another reason. It was the year that saw a record breaking 11.1 million taxpayers submit their SelfAssessment tax return on time, by 31st January.

With the 31st January just around the corner, time is fast running out for taxpayers yet to submit their Self-Assessment Tax Return.

This is especially the case for anyone who sold a second home during 2019-20 as they have until 31st January 2021 to declare any profit made from the sale of a UK residential property, which was not a main home. Anyone selling a UK property that is their main residence will not be affected.

The emphasis on the disposal of a second home during 2019-20 marks a major change in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) reporting and payment.

Whilst the coronavirus was taking centre stage last year, sweeping changes were introduced to change the reporting and payment of CGT on the sale of second homes.

As Karl Khan, HMRC’s Interim Director General for Customer Services, said: “The 201920 tax year is the last year UK residents will be required to pay the Capital Gains Tax for the sale of properties as part of the Self-Assessment process and we want to make sure they are aware of the new requirements. We’re making it easier for customers to pay any tax that is owed.

UK residents, including property developers and landlords, should now use the online service to make any Capital Gains Tax declarations immediately after selling a residential property.”

What HMRC mean by making it easier for customers is that from 6th April 2020, UK residents who sell a UK residential property that is not their main home and make a capital gain, if there is tax to pay, should use the online service to inform HMRC and pay the tax due within 30 days of completion. It is this payment of tax within 30 days which HMRC deems it to be making it easier for customers, rather than the previous maximum period of 22 months. The new rules also apply to landlords or property developers selling on part of their residential

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property portfolio, or UK residents who sell a residential property that is not their primary home.

Taxpayers will still be required to inform HMRC of any CGT liabilities on their 2020-21 SelfAssessment tax return, however, any payments that have already been paid will not count towards their annual tax return bill. Taxpayers will continue to complete their tax return as previously for any other CGT declarations in the future. They will pay tax on any profit, above their annual tax-free allowance, when they sell: • most personal possessions worth over £6,000, apart from their car • their main home if they have let it out or used it for business • shares • business assets January 31st 2021 marks the end of an era for all taxpayers who have disposed of a second home.

Thereafter, as a result of the change effective from 6th April last year, if taxpayers fail to report any gains on property within the 30-day time limit they may be liable to a late filing penalty.

If the tax is not paid within the same time limit, they may be subject to a late payment penalty and late payment interest.

Despite time running out, there is some good news for tax payers. Taxpayers with income tax liability over £30,000, or who need more than 12 months to pay in full, may still be able to set up a Time to Pay arrangement by calling the SelfAssessment Payment Helpline on 0300 200 3822.

SE22 Councillors Cllr Jon.Hartley | jon.hartley@southwark.gov.uk

Local Community Funds A big thank you to all the residents and local groups who submitted applications to Southwark’s local area funds. In early December, councillors held online meetings with applicants to discuss the ideas they had for improving our local area.

With applications varying from summer street parties to keeping older people active to local road repairs; as well as providing a route to support local gems like the annual Dulwich Festival, there is real variety in the suggestions for improving our community.

Like our colleagues in other local wards, Maggie Browning and I really valued discussing the details of schemes in Dulwich Hill with the local people putting them forward. All the applications received will now be assessed by Southwark council officers and in February we will be making the tricky decisions on how to best use our funds.

#ShopLocalSouthwark Southwark’s Shop Local Christmas Campaign launched to coincide with Small Business Saturday on 5th December. Local businesses are the backbone of our local area and this year has been really tough for all of them.

The lockdowns had a massive impact on the vital pre-Christmas trading period and everyone who joined us for the socially distanced festivities and performances at the North Cross Rd market or the burgeoning market at Forest Hill Rd, saw the benefits of shopping locally to help support our community’s economy in the lead up to the festive season. We also asked residents to tweet using the #ShopLocalSouthwark hashtag when they shop local, alongside photos of any shops they have visited to help promote our local high streets.

have faced during the pandemic. We have also taken important steps such as appointing a new Deputy Cabinet Member for Domestic Abuse, to lead on the council’s work to support victims of domestic violence, which has sadly increased during lockdown.

Southwark was one of the first Councils to pledge to fund Free School Meals over October half-term, after the government refused to support the amazing national campaign led by Marcus Rashford. Over 50 other councils subsequently also pledged funding. The pressure resulted in a government U-turn and in funding for FSM during school holidays this Christmas and February half term.

Community Christmas Appeal Southwark Council has worked with local charities to launch the Community Christmas Fundraiser.

Christmas is a difficult time for many in our community, including some of our older and most vulnerable residents, never more so than this year.

The Appeal was launched to support the work of local charities and organisations who provide vital support to residents all year-round, and who will make sure older and vulnerable people are cared for and connected over Christmas with hampers, lunches, gifts and visits. The link is here with full information about the campaign https://www.spacehive.com/southwarkcommunity-christmas-appeal It is open until the 31st December. The funds raised will go to a grants programme to be managed and administered by United St Saviour’s Charity.

Finally, and on behalf of my fellow councillors, I’d like to wish all of our local communities a happy festive season and I think we are all looking forward to a better new year!

Southwark COVID support In November we held a (virtual) Council Assembly meeting focused on how Southwark was responding to the ongoing pandemic. We heard valuable evidence from local businesses, a representative of the Citizens Advice Bureau and from a local headteacher, all of whom spoke about the challenges they and others in our community SE22 - January 2021 | 25

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fter a somewhat subprime start, the Dulwich Hamlet men’s team has made like Peter Frampton and come alive. The National League South is in many ways the Bognor Regis of football leagues. Very hard to get to. And once you have, you wonder why on Earth you bothered. But the Sons of Edgar Kail it seems have decided to roll up their trousers, slap on the Ambre Solaire, and enjoy the salty surf of level 6 football.

With manager Gavin Rose’s firm hand on the tiller, December saw the Sons of Champion Hill navigate a slew of victories against some of the provincial south’s finest teams. Perhaps the best among them was secured in front of the first crowd of the season, with over a thousand strong Covid-compliant Rabble witnessing a night of flowing football and ultimate 2-1 victory against an Eastbourne Town side currently riding a bit of wave. Particular praise must go to Hamlet stopper Charlie Grainger who leapt and dived like an Atlantic salmon to keep waves of Eastbourne attacks at bay, before the Pink and Blues turned the tide, reeled the seasiders in, and netted a couple of beauties in the first half.

Heartfelt thanks from all associated with the club to the many volunteers who made sure the evening’s football was safe and secure for all.

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The Hamlet are now sitting towards the middle of the league, doubtless preparing for a new year charge into the unchartered waters of the playoffs. Stranger things have happened at sea.

Meanwhile, Dulwich Hamlet’s all-conquering women’s team have largely been left champing like a stabled thoroughbred waiting for their temporarily furloughed season to resume so they can maintain their charge to league glory.

But with the wretched virus seemingly waxing like an afternoon gibbous, it remains unclear under what circumstances both the men’s and women’s team will be allowed to play as we exit this parlous year. Fans remain hopeful that all our teams will be allowed to play out some of the season cheered on by the Champion Hill faithful. But as we go into the new year, the men’s team are likely to be forced to continue their campaign behind closed doors. At least for the moment.

Please keep an eye on the club’s website (www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk) for updates on fixtures over the busy new year period. Remember too that all home games are streamed for free

by Dulwich Hamlet’s brilliant media team (www. youtube.com/c/DulwichHamletTV). And of course satisfy your desire for all that lovely pink and blue merchandise via the Supporters’ Trust website (www.dhst.org.uk). Here’s to a less choppy 2021.

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What's On - January Tuesday 12 January: Dulwich & District U3A Monthly Open Meeting via Zoom

2pm-3.30pm. Geoff Pick OBE, a former curator of Keats House in Hampstead, where John Keats wrote “Ode to a Nightingale”, will talk on “Hampstead and a Nightingale”, marking the 200th anniversary of the death of the poet. dulwich-u3a.uk/events. Q & A after the talk.

Contact secretary@dulwich-u3a.uk for the link to the Zoom meeting.

Thursday 14 January: Pins & Poking Sticks: Decoding Dress in Shakespeare’s Time 5pm. Lecturer: Jacqui Ansell (via Zoom) A contemporary of Shakespeare’s informs us that “a ship is sooner rigged by far than a gentlewoman made ready”. In The Winter’s Tale Autolycus peddles «pins and poking sticks of steel», seductive smocks, perfumed gloves, bugle beads and other irresistible items. What were these objects and what was their role in the ‹art› of dress? Moral messages and secretive signals in emblematic jewellery and embroidery contributed to Elizabeth I’s image as the Virgin Queen. Elizabethan and Jacobean portraits will be decoded, focusing on the life (and untimely death) of Prince Henry and the sartorial splendour of his sister’s wedding in 1613. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk

Monday 18 January: Empowering Dyslexics with technology 7-8pm

Tuesdays 12, 19 & 26 January: Coping with Anxiety

6pm-7.30pm. Online sessions. A drop-in series for young people (18-25) with anxiety. The group is a safe space to discuss any anxiety-related feelings, emotions, and everyday experiences of dealing with the burden of anxiety. Anxiety can really diminish the quality of everyday experiences, from school, work and relationships.

We invite people to find a safe space to share their feelings and thoughts. By sharing the problems are often lessened and become easier with support of others. The group is hosted by two assistant psychologists from Circle Psychology Partners. They will offer participants some exercises which help in dealing with anxiety and difficult emotions.

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Our guest this month in our Dyslexic event series is Arran Smith who will talk to us about dyslexia and the world of technology. Book you place here: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/allevents

Tuesday 19 January: Honor Oak WI Craft Club Our Craft Club runs on the 3rd Tuesday of each month –currently via Zoom at 7:30pm @honoroakwi @honoroakwi @Honoroak_WI honoroakwi@gmail.com

What's On - January Friday 22 - Sunday 31 January: Repetition Exhibition at Jeannie Avent Gallery

Wednesday 27 January: Cooking with Scissors (via Zoom) 8.15pm. 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 your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Thursday 28 January What is Dyslexia?

And Exam Arrangements Local artist Jess Blandford is showing a series of line drawings and small paintings at the Jeannie Avent Gallery at 14 North Cross Road, SE22 9EU. Her meditative work which explores themes of repetition, seems particularly resonant in these times. See www.jessblandford.com for opening times or to make an appointment to view.

10am-12pm. £20 per session or £100 for all 6.

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.

Saturday 23 January: New Year’s Bingo

7pm-9pm. The President of the Rotary Club of Dulwich, Peckham & Crystal Palace has a “Presidents Project”, usually a charity they feel very strongly about.

This year our President Pat, has chosen the Childhood Tumor Trust as her Presidents Project.

Please support Pat by buying a ticket through the Eventbrite link on the website. https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page. php?PgID=826188&ClubID=825

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Further Session: • 4th February – Learning Styles • 11th February – Reading Skills • 25th February – Study Skills • 4th March – Writing Skills • 11th March – Developing and Supporting Numeracy Skills Book you place here: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/allevents SE22 - January 2021 | 29

Link Age raises over £31,000 in their Christmas Challenge

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ocal charity Link Age Southwark took part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge in a bid to reach their target of £24,000, to help them combat loneliness experienced by older people. Instead, they raised an incredible £31,025, beating their target altogether!

The Big Give Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign, taking place for just one week. This year, it ran from midday on Tuesday 1st December to midday on Tuesday 8th December, and a record-breaking £20million was raised for the 764 charities taking part. Link Age Southwark was delighted to be one of the charities involved, securing generous match funding from individual sponsors and their Big Give Champion, The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust. The charity was blown away by the tremendous support they received, especially when they reached their target with two days of the campaign to go.

Link Age Southwark provides friendly volunteer support to people aged over 60 and people living with dementia in Southwark. Their work aims to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life for those they support, by providing befriending, group activities, transport, and light DIY and gardening services.

The funds raised will enable Link Age Southwark to diversify the way they offer their social and activity groups, to include face-toface, online platforms and conference calling.

Ultimately, this will help them to reach those who are housebound and ensure nobody is excluded, something that is more crucial than ever before.

You can support Link Age Southwark by joining their upcoming trivia event, ‘From Angels to Lost Rivers’, where host Stephen will be talking about weird and wonderful facts – all to do with our South East London neighbourhood! The online fundraising event takes place at 7.30pm on Thursday 21st January. Keep an eye on their website for further details: https://www.linkagesouthwark.org/Pages/Events/

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About Link Age Southwark Following a competitive application process, Link Age Southwark has been selected to take part in the Christmas Challenge 2020. We want to combat loneliness and isolation experienced by older people and those living with dementia in Southwark, by diversifying the way we offer our activity groups to include face-to-face, online platforms and conference calling. This will help us to reach those who are housebound and ensure nobody is excluded.

While the groups we provide have changed in the way they are run physically, this has not changed the impact they have on our service users.

A weekly stretch, singalong and chance to socialise helps to ensure that the older people of Southwark and those living with dementia can age healthily and happily, meet new people and remain part of the local community.

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Mindset Matters With Becca Teers | www.healthy-habits.me | www.mindplus-experience.com

Some Tips for Making Your New Healthy Habits Stick!

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ow we’re in the new year of 2021 (thank goodness!!) you may be making some changes to your lifestyle habits. Often once the initial enthusiasm has waned it can be difficult to keep our new habits going.

Here are some reasons our new habits are difficult to maintain & practical solutions to help: Overwhelm! We try to change more than one thing at a time. Often our expectations of what we can achieve are unrealistic. Solution = Pick one goal or habit and work on changing this for at least one month before trying to change anything else. Write your goal down clearly, as this will commit your mind fully to what you’re wanting to achieve.

We are too hard on ourselves when we fall off the path. Change doesn’t just happen automatically and it takes practicing the new behaviour for a while before it becomes easy & natural. Solution = Forgive yourself if it’s harder than you thought to make the change. If you lose your way, be kind to yourself. Congratulate yourself for working on improving your life and get back on track as soon as you can.

We forget why we are making the change and we focus on what we are ‘losing’ rather than what we are gaining. Solution = Focusing on our ‘why’ and the benefits of the change. It’s crucial to really do a bit of groundwork before making any change.

Ask yourself these questions and write down the answers: 1) What will happen if you don’t change this? What is your worst fear?

2) What are the benefits of the change? What will you gain from changing this habit and how will life be different? Remind yourself of these answers by reading them every morning and every evening.

We don’t plan for obstacles that may arise. Solution = As part of the groundwork before making a lifestyle change, ask yourself when/where and with

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whom are you likely to find it more difficult to stick to your new habit? Come up with a strategy for each obstacle as to how you will practically deal with it.

We try to do it alone and don’t seek support.

Solution = Joining and connecting with others who are also making similar changes in their lives will help us feel supported. You could arrange to connect with a friend who is also making a change of their own, even a weekly chat or meet-up with this person to support, listen and congratulate each other on your progress so far. There are also many online support groups & Facebook forums that you can join.

I hope these tips help you to achieve any health & lifestyle changes you want to make in 2021!

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Around 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 have no symptoms so will be spreading the virus without realising. We must all take action to protect each other and our hospital capacity.

MEETING FRIENDS AND FAMILY

BARS, PUBS AND RESTAURANTS

RETAIL

WORK AND BUSINESS

No mixing of households indoors, or most outdoor places, apart from support bubbles. Maximum of six in some outdoor public spaces (e.g. parks, public gardens).

Hospitality is closed, with the exception of sales by takeaway, drive-through or delivery.

Open.

Everyone who can work from home should do so.

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Early years settings, schools, colleges and universities open. Childcare, other supervised activities for children, and childcare bubbles permitted.

Open. Group activities and classes should not take place.

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Open.

OVERNIGHT STAYS

WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS

ENTERTAINMENT

PLACES OF WORSHIP

We advise against overnight stays other than with household or support bubble.

15 guests for weddings, civil partnerships and wakes; 30 for funerals. Wedding receptions not permitted.

Indoor venues closed.

Open, but cannot interact with anyone outside household or support bubble.

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EXERCISE

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LARGE EVENTS

Avoid travelling outside your area, other than where necessary such as for work or education. Further exemptions apply. Reduce the number of journeys where possible.

Plan ahead and avoid busy times and routes on public transport. Avoid car sharing with those outside of your household or support bubble.

Classes and organised adult sport can take place outdoors, but people should avoid higher-risk contact activity. Group exercise activities and sports indoors should not take place, unless with your household or bubble. Organised activities for elite athletes, under-18s and disabled people can continue.

COVID-secure arrangements such as substantial screens, visiting pods, and window visits. Outdoor/airtight visits only (rollout of rapid testing will enable indoor visits including contact).

Events should not take place.

Drive-in events permitted.

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Index Aesthetics by Lauren Turner .......................................9 Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Around Dulwich Community Website .......................21 Ayrton Windows & Doors...................................... Back Benjamin James Wilcox Wellness ...............................5 Bespoke Windows .....................................................27 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists..........15 The Clinic: Self Care, Guilt Free....................................5 The Clipper ................................................................31 Cooking with Scissors ...............................................21 The Curry Community ...............................................11 David Reynolds ...........................................................7 Dulwich Carpet Company .........................................11 Dulwich College Sports Club........................................7 EK Yoga: Yoga Workshop & Online Classes..................5 Flying Fantastic: Family Aerial Workshop.....................9 Healthy Habits Hypnosis..............................................7

Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating .................15 Isabelle Capitain Handmade Jewellery .....................15 John @ James & Lamont: Painting & Decorating .....15 The Little Clipper .......................................................31 Mac Support ..............................................................17 Piercy & Co ................................................................13 Push Studios .............................................................35 Quick Print ...................................................................9 Robert Cox French Polishing......................................21 Rosie Reilly Plumber..................................................27 SE Magazines: Local Advertising ....................... 2 & 27 Smart Business Networking ......................................21 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................17 Walsh Glazing.............................................................17 William Bailey Solicitors.............................................23 Yellow Ladder Renovations .......................................11 Yoga with Michele .....................................................13

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