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The only Community Magazine for East Dulwich Established 2005

Issue 200 - October 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Pets Corner - P18 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P20 Financial Matters - P28 Herne Hill Music Festival - P32 The Last Word - P40

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Welcome to SE22 I am well and truly celebrating this month as I have reached a landmark 200th issue of SE22 magazine. When I started the magazine back in March 2005, I don’t think I really thought of how long I would keep producing the magazine. But here I am nearly 17 years later and 200 issues. The support I have received over the years from advertisers, contributors and readers, has been fantastic. I am very grateful.

Over the years I have had help along the way (Julie, Sarah and more) including my fantastic designer Stephen Shillito who designs most of my pages. But with so may new projects ideas in the pipeline, I am really pleased to say that I have now employed my first employee, who just happens to be my sister! Read my welcome to Emma page 31.

As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. The events pages start on page 6. There are a packed seven pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. So there is plenty to do right on our doorsteps.

The Last Word this month goes to a lovely young resident Zoë Miller. Zoë set up her own business BB Pads back in May and is an inspirtation. Please do read the full article on page 40.

I am off to open some fizz and celebrate!!

Until next time.

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, 10, 26, 30, 34 & 36 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Pets Corner............................................................... 18 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................. 20

Education News........................................................ 24 Financial Matters...................................................... 28 Welcome to Emma.................................................... 31 Herne Hill Music Festival..................................32 & 33 Noticeboard............................................................... 38 The Last Word........................................................... 40 Index ........................................................................ 42

November Deadline - 15 October (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 - October Monday

Tuesday

27th

28th

Wednesday

29th

Thursday

30th

Friday

Saturday

1st

2nd

Re:connect Retreat Day for Mums see p6.

Psalms, Psinging & Psandwiches, see p6.

Open Gardens, see p40.

5th

6th

7th

3rd

Julia Langley Studio @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p6. parkrun, see p6

4th

Sunday

8th

9th

Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

West Norwood Feast, see p8.

Tamesas @ Dulwich Folk, see p8.

10th

Julia Langley Studio @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p6.

Words Aloud: A Reading Group with a Difference, p8.

Dulwich Park Runners see p10.

Aronowitz Ensemble @ The MCT, see p10

Life Drawing@ Dulwich Art Group, p10.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p26.

12th

Herne Hill Music Festival (p30) Streatham Festival (p26). parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

16th

17th

Raise the Roof Choir, see p26.

Honor Oak WI, see p10.

11th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p26.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p26.

13th

14th

15th

Julia Langley Studio @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, p6.

parkrun, see p6.

Herne Hill Music Festival (p30) Streatham Festival (p26).

Words Aloud: A Reading Group with a Difference, p8.

Dulwich WI, see p30.

18th Words Aloud: A Reading Group with a Difference, p8.

The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! See p34.

25th Words Aloud: A Reading Group with a Difference, p8.

Life Drawing @ Dulwich Art Group, p10.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p26.

Dulwich Park Runners see p10.

19th

20th

26th

The Arts Society Dulwich, p30.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p26.

21st

22nd

23rd parkrun, see p6.

24th Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

The Dulwich Players: Steel Magnolias, see p34.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p26.

27th

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p26.

Raise the Roof Choir, see p26.

28th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p26.

The 143-Storey Dulwich Folk Treehouse by Andy Dance Club, p26.

Smart Business Griffiths, see p36.

Raise the Roof Networking with Charity Pub Quiz Cooking with Scissors. Choir, see p26.

An Evening with in aid of Link Age See p34.

Alexander McCall Southwark, see p36.

Smith, p36.

Dulwich Park Runners see p10.

Climate Change Coffee Weekly Horniman Morning, see p30.

Market see p8.

Draw with Rob! An Rocking for event with Village Refugees, see p30.

Books & Alleyn’s School Enterprises, see p34.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p26.

Dulwich Park Runners see p10.

Life Drawing @ Dulwich Art Group, p10.

Ottolenghi Test Kitchen with Village Books, p30.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p26.

29th

30th

Scottish Night parkrun, see p6 featuring Carol Anderson with Alex & Tommy MacDonald & Hamish Halley @ The Ivy House see p36.

31st Halloween Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 10, 26, 30, 34 & 36. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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Celebrating 41 years The East Dulwich Community Centre Association urges you to attend its

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Anyone who attends the AGM and signs the attendance sheet will be considered to be a member. Our area of benefit is bounded by Lordship Lane, East Dulwich Road, Peckham Rye, Dunstans Road & Upland Road.

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DULWICH FESTIVAL IS SEEKING TWO CREATIVE TEAM MEMBERS Festival Director & Artists’ Open House Co-ordinator The Dulwich Festival seeks a Festival Director and Artists’ Open House Co-ordinator and would be very open to job shares for both these positions.

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What's On - October Now until – Tuesday 12 October: Julia Langley Studio at Jeannie Avent Gallery

11am-5pm. Julia Langley will be showing her beautiful limited edition prints, original paintings and cards at Jeannie Avent Gallery in North Cross Road, East Dulwich until 12th October. Visit her daily or contact to make an appointment at other times. See more at: www.jklangley.com Follow: Instagram @j.k_langley. Jeannie Avent Gallery, 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9EU

Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 October: Parkruns in Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye Park

9am-10am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog or walk. Every Saturday at 9am promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate (Dulwich Park) and Colyton Road Entrance (Peckham Rye Park).

Register once and bring your printed barcode (can be used at any parkrun across the world).

First-timers briefing at 8.50am. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich/ https://www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye/ 6 | SE22 - October 2021

Saturday 2 October: Re:Connect Retreat Day for Mums

10am-5pm. reconnect (verb): to connect again, get back in touch and rediscover. A full day nourishing retreat for mums, space to rest, restore and replenish. Learn holistic therapy techniques to support your mental and physical health. Join us at Beckenham Place Mansion, a Georgian house set in the glorious surrounds of Beckenham Park. The park has 98 hectares of nature to explore, a swimming lake and large areas of ancient woodlands. This retreat will take place in the atmospheric Dining and Drawing Rooms, with stunning views over the park. Book tickets via https://mamalabretreats.com/ The Mansion House, Beckenham Hill Road, Beckenham BR3 5BS

Saturday 2 October: Psalms, Psinging and Psandwiches 10am - 3:30pm. Poster for Psalms, Psinging and Psandwiches eventCome and explore psalmody at this regional event of the Hymn Society. This will be a really interesting day studying psalms and the variety of ways they can be sung. It will be led by speakers from Bedford, Reading and Gloucestershire. The day will include talks on Anglican chant, psalms in hymnody and the liturgical use of psalms. Sung examples will include new metrical translations from Psalms for the Common Era by Adam Carlill, psalms sung as plainsong, anglican chant, anthems, hymns and more. All welcome, sandwich lunch provided. To attend in person £10 https://tinyurl. com/psalmspp, livestream £5, on the door £12.

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What's On - October Sundays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 October: The weekly Horniman Market

10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft​; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients.

Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a social distance for all customers and traders. Please note, the Horniman Gardens and Gardens toilets are open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk.

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Sunday 3 October: Tamesas

7.30pm-10.15pm. On Sunday October 3rd we welcome Tamesas to Dulwich Folk!

Tamesas are Aimee Leonard, Emmie Ward and Kate Jones, our own local folk supergroup. You can expect intricate vocal harmonies with songs and music from the UK, Europe and America using among others fiddle, Bodhran, ukulele, flute and shruti box using gentle storytelling to driving, funky up-tempo rhythms. https://www.dulwichfolk.org.uk The Lordship, 211 Lordship Lane SE22 8HA

Mondays 4, 11, 18 & 25 October: Words Aloud:

A Reading Group with a Difference

Sunday 3 October 10am-4pm Keeping our visitors safe is a priority for Feast. We will continue to implement our social distancing measures so you can feel confident to enjoy your visit. Feast will be as wonderful as ever but we ask you to observe social distancing. There will be signs at each Hub explaining our measures.

Stay safe, shop safely and enjoy our wonderful market. As always our dedicated Feast volunteers will be on hand to help you make the most of your visit. The map will help you to plan your visit and check out the up-to-date info on our social media. https://westnorwoodfeast.com.

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11am - 12:30pm. No Homework! Weekly discussions exploring stories and poems for sheer enjoyment, looking at how writers achieve their effects, led by author Lynn Knight No pens, no paper, no prep, no pressure.

FREE, but numbers are limited. To book a place or find out more contact lkreadingrlf@gmail.com Brought to you by the Royal Literary Fund Anerley Town Hall, 123a Anerley Road SE20 8AJ 10

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What's On - October Monday 4 October: Aronowitz Ensemble

7.30pm-9.30pm. Magnus set up the Aronowitz Ensemble in 2004, with his brother Guy and Tom as founder members. They are former BBC New Generation Artists, and between them they have won National and International competitions including BBC Young Musician of the Year, Scottish International Piano Competition and have been recipients of the Borletti-Buitoni Award and the Royal Society’s Inspiration Award. Magnus has guest led the Orchestra at the Royal Opera House and the Philharmonia amongst others, Guy was recently televised performing the SaintSaens Cello Concerto at the Proms, and Tom is currently artistic director of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective who are resident ensemble at London’s Wigmore Hall.

Programme: Schumann: Piano Trio in F Op. 80 Joseph Phibbs: Cello Sonata (2021) Schubert: Piano Trio No.1 in Bb. D.898. https://mct.alleyns.org.uk/page.aspx?id=278 MCT at Alleyn’s, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich, SE22 8SU

Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 October: Social runs with DPR

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Trevor Bailey Clubhouse, Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London, UK map directions.

Join Dulwich Park Runners at their club runs at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. All standards welcome. See the website for more information or email: enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com. www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk.

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Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 October: Tuesday Evening Life Drawing Zoom & Drop-in Session

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

Tuesday 5 October: Honor Oak WI

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Autumn Colour Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

Plant Cyclamen for a Sprinkling of Autumn Colour

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or autumn and winter colour and interest, you can’t beat the hardy cyclamen. These little gems will brighten up the darker months with a sprinkling of pink and white.

They die back and lie dormant in warm weather, popping up again when temperatures drop. Despite their dainty appearance, they flower away through frost and snow and when happy will eventually self-seed and spread around, carpeting shady spots.

In autumn, just as many plants stop flowering, up pop the little heads of Cyclamen hederifolium. These dainty pink or white flowers often appear first, with their striking marbled, heart-shaped leaves following afterwards, forming a carpet after the flowers have finished.

White varieties include C. hederifolium ‘Amaze Me’ and C. hederifolium albiflorum ‘Album’ with a mass of upright pure white flowers or for silvery leaves try C. hederifolium ‘Silver Cloud.’

These cyclamen originate from the Mediterranean and put up with quite dry, sunny conditions such as under shrubs or round tree roots - although they prefer some shade and like free draining, humus rich soil to avoid the tubers drying out in summer.

Next, flowering from late December, Cyclamen coum flowers are a sign that a fresh New Year is on its way. The rounded, dark green leaves with white or silver markings appear first, so they’ll already have been growing from October. These tiny cyclamen look wonderful en mass, and are perfect for naturalising around the base of deciduous trees and are gorgeous with snowdrops, crocuses and other shade lovers such as ferns.

The flowers of Cyclamen coum tend to be magenta pink, but come in a range of pinks to pure white. For something more unusual try varieties such as C. coum ‘The ‘Pewter Group’ which have a silvery coating on the leaves or

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C. coum ‘Ashwood Snowflake’ with pure white flowers. These cyclamen like partial shade and humus-rich, well drained soil so dig in grit or leaf mould if you have heavy soil. Avoid manure as they like poorer soils and this will just produce leaves and no flowers. They also like dappled shade and moisture in autumn through to spring, which is when they grow below ground - long before they emerge.

Both C.coum and C. hederafolium make lovely ground cover and are at their best planted in large groups. They look stunning underplanting silver birch trees, or popping up amongst inky black Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens.’

Tempting as it is, avoid planting C. hederifolium and Cyclamen coum together, as the former is more vigorous and will eventually take over.

The larger, showier, non-hardy cyclamen are cultivars of Cyclamen persicum. They’re useful for winter window boxes and containers and come in a range of whites, magentas, reds and deep purples but are generally one-season wonders.

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Pumpkin & Ginger Tea Bread Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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t is easy to end up with an awful lot of pumpkin at this time of year. If you have done ‘soup’ and ‘pie’ so many times you are in need of a change then this is a great option. It is a surprisingly wonderful moist cake bread which is best served thickly sliced and buttered with a cup of tea. It is also great for lunchboxes.

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175g butter, melted 140g clear honey 1 large egg, beaten 250g raw peeled pumpkin, or butternut squash, coarsely grated (about 500g/1lb 2oz before peeling and seeding) 1 grated English apple 100g light muscovado sugar 350g self-raising flour 1 tbsp ground cinnamon (or ginger) 2 tbsp Demerara sugar

Method Preheat the oven to 1800C/gas 4/fan 1600C. Butter and line the base and two long sides of a 1.5kg loaf tin with a strip of baking paper.

Mix the butter, honey and egg and stir in the grated apple and the pumpkin or squash. Finally mix in the sugar, flour and cinnamon.

Pour into the prepared tin and sprinkle the top with the Demerara sugar. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until risen and golden brown. Leave in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool on a wire rack. Serve thickly sliced and buttered. Enjoy!

In Season This Month Fruit, Nuts & Fungi - Apples, blackberries, chestnuts, elderberries, figs, grapes, pears, quince, tomatoes, walnuts.

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About The Importance of Balance & Coordination Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

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hilst working on your balance and coordination may not be on the top of your daily to-do list, it is actually a really important and little recognised part of health and wellbeing. For those who train regularly, balance and coordination are often missed from the training regime.

Balance and coordination are part of your day whether consciously or unconsciously. Your brain interacts with your body when you’re doing various things, it interacts with how your senses work, it interacts and controls how your body moves together, or independently.

Consciously working on your balance and coordination can help you stay functionally fit, maintain your focus and cognitive function and may even improve your health span. What we mean by functionally fit is being able to do day to day tasks more easily and flexibly for longer.

For example: • Getting dressed, having the coordination to stand on one leg to put your trousers or socks on • Having coordination to tie your shoelaces up • Multitasking perhaps at work or at home • Carrying your shopping • Being able to lift a suitcase off the carousel at the airport The mind body connection can help with your focus too. If we don’t train our balance and our focus, like with any muscle or habit, if we stop working it our proficiency tends to drop off.

Simple Ways to Train Balance and Coordination Here are a few simple ideas you can do without any equipment: • One-legged deadlift • Side balances • One leg or arm raises • Standing on one leg on your own or during standing meetings • Tight rope walk (not an actual tight rope walk 16 | SE22 - October 2021

but one foot in front of other heal to toe along a straight line) • Front, back or side leg raises • Yoga poses like tree pose • Step up and down using your bottom step Practising balance and coordination and cognitive exercises that connect mind and body now will put you in great stead for a better health span long term. Stability is a big part of it too, ensuring as you become older you have the balance, coordination and stability to perhaps mitigate against a fall, or you are able to walk on grass rather than the firmer pavement, or walk without a stick, get up and down the stairs etc.

Other Ways to Improve Balance and Coordination Some other perhaps overlooked ways, are things that use all of your senses. So if you’re walking and listening to a podcast, for instance, you’re using your coordination, stimulating the senses in different ways whilst doing something enjoyable.

Standing during meetings can be a great way to engage mind and body. Sewing is great for focus and hand and eye coordination. Meditation has been proven to help with all kinds of coordination, balance and focus because it increases your focus, attention span and quality of your focus.

All of these things can really help you become better at balance and coordination and also tune and improve your fine motor skills.

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

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any of London’s Lockdown pets are having a hard time adjusting as the city returns to a new normal. The noises and events associated with everyday hustle and bustle have taken a toll on young animals experiencing many of these things for the first time. The hardest time will soon be upon us. Please do not underestimate the potentially negative impact of Halloween and the long fireworks season. For those of you with lockdown puppies or rescues please consider how sensitive your pet is to novelty or noise and have a plan.

Top of the list has to be the good will of your neighbours. Let them know you have a dog or cat and ask them to tell you when and if garden fireworks are on the cards. We can all prepare for organised events, but it is the startling effect of sudden bangs and swooshes from neighbouring gardens that may cause most damage.

Not all pets are scared of fireworks, some seem to get used to them. However, where young animals are concerned it is best to assume the worst and stay safe. Very old animals with failing senses can also get a sudden fright where once familiar sights and sounds suddenly become unfamiliar and scary. Again, don’t take any chances. Keep your elderly pet safe with these simple tips.

Ensure dogs and cats are shut in the house before dusk. Feed early and get pets out early to urinate and defecate.

If your dog goes ballistic at door noises put a polite notice up at your front door or gate at Halloween, explaining and asking people/children not to knock. Alternatively, switch off lights visible from the street and make out you are not home.

Cat flaps should be locked. Cats may need a litter tray to see them through the night.

Do not walk your dog when there are fireworks about. Make the morning walk the big one of the day and aim to provide indoor entertainment in the evening.

Unless they are clearly terrified, playing with your pet, whether cat or dog, is a great way to build positive associations with firework sounds.

Make the games rambunctious, play tuggy with the dog, get the cat to chase a toy on a string.

Running around counters anxiety.

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Aim to block out disturbing visual stimuli, whether children dressed up as ghouls or flashes from fireworks. Close curtains and blinds. Turn the house lights up bright.

Create a sound wall by turning up radios and TV’s, loud. Washing machines are also a great way to block noise from outside.

If your pet is anxious, he can of course lie beside you to help him feel secure. However, stay calm, no matter how anxious your pet is. If he wants to hide, let him.

It is a good idea to create a covered, dark den at the core of the house, where your pet can hide if they want. Owners that have crate trained their dog or pup will be ahead of the game. Deep, cardboard boxes are also great temporary dens.

Deaden firework noise by covering the den with a heavy blanket. Get your pet used to the den now.

Fill it with treats and toys, to make it a desirable, safe space.

If you know your pet is noise phobic or anxious speak to your vet about calming remedies and/or medication. Don’t delay.

Those who feel their pet may have a problem can speak to their vet and behaviourist about treatment. Many pets can be taught over time that firework sounds are non-threatening.

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2-0 pumping by league favourites Dartford in August left Dulwich fans wondering which position the Hamlet could best hope to be in by the season’s climax. A mere two days later our perkiness was restored by the joy of six as the Pink and Blues penetrated hapless Hemel Hempstead’s defence with some comfort, shunting half a dozen goals past Hertfordshire’s most senior alliterated team.

A battling draw in sunny Eastbourne followed by a somewhat bonkers 3-1 victory against Hungerford Town left the Hamlet sniffing around the playoffs like a drug-squad spaniel.

Sanguinity abounds.

And the crowds are back to see them do it. Champion Hill is bouncing to an average of 2000 of your fellow locals at each home game; a number that turns the atmosphere up to eleven, but which feels comfortable and Covid safe.

You should come down to see East Dulwich’s finest. Buy a pint and a pie. And pat the many dogs that eagerly patrol the pitch’s perimeter for dropped and discarded food.

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Meanwhile Dulwich Hamlet Women are sweeping all before them in the London and South East Regional Women’s Premier league. The football is as spicy as a Peckham peri peri, with the Daughters of Edgar Kail looking like early contenders for honours.

Too much excitement at the Stadio della Dog Kennel Hill Sainsbury’s already! We’re not sure our sleepy southern suburb can cope.But cope it must. And what better way to cope than to don one of the Hamlet’s brand new and very fine replica shirts. Prices range from £25-35, with sizes ranging from 3/6 months for the nippers to 4XL for the big boned. Imagine yourself swaggering down Lordship Lane in one of these; buying fancy cheeses, stocking up on baked products, trying on yoga pants. Like an absolute boss.

You can get all the right clobber via the online shop at www.dhst.org.uk or at the megacontainer club shop on match day. And as ever you can check out all the details of upcoming games at www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/.

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Join us at an Open Event to learn about Junior School life and our exciting redevelopment. Everyone is welcome.

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For information on admission to our Sixth Form for 2022 and to receive a Sixth Form prospectus please visit our website or contact the school by email at: sixthform@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

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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!

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Expanding Horizons Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk Neil Green, Assistant Head (Co-curricular and Partnerships) at Alleyn’s tells us how co-curricular activities can benefit your child.

As the evenings begin to draw in it is tempting to ‘batten down the hatches’ and focus purely on helping your child with the academic side of their education, but there are good reasons to put some focus onto non-academic activities too.

Finding A Balance Research shows that when children participate in co-curricular activities there are often related improvements in their academic performance.

While this might be motivation enough for you to encourage them to participate in clubs, there are numerous other benefits:

Developing the whole person The variety of learning opportunities clubs and co-curricular activities can offer are myriad: leadership, teamwork, empathy, concentration, social awareness, creativity, curiosity, physical skills (co-ordination, balance, fine motor skills).

These can involve multiple senses, self-expression, problem solving, public speaking… the list goes on!

In addition, your child will learn how to manage their time efficiently as they increase their range of interests.

Physical and mental well-being A child who is adding strings to their bow outside their academic pursuits can reap the benefits in their physical well-being (if the pursuit is a sporting one) and equally important their mental well-being, as they work alongside their peers with a sense of purpose and commitment. This – with the sense of belonging, either to their school community or to whichever clubs or sports they attend outside school – helps raise their self-esteem and their selfconfidence.

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of scenery at the club location itself. They will all experience different scenarios and locations, as well as getting some much-needed fresh air!

Fun and Friendship Recent times may have felt somewhat lacking in joy on occasion, with many children missing opportunities to spend social time with other children of their age. Many clubs have been forced to close and sporting activities have been cancelled. Getting together with other children with similar interests - be it sport, coding or music - and working towards a common purpose, is a productive way for your child to relax and enjoy themselves and simply have fun

Try something new While the provision of clubs and other co-curricular activities both in your child’s school and locally might be sporadic over the coming months, encourage your child to take opportunities where they are available so that they can expand the breadth of activities they take part in and try something new – they might just find a new passion!

You can find lots of information on local clubs and activities on your local forums including the SE magazines platform Around Dulwich.

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What's On - October Wednesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 October: Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group & School

Thursday 7 October until Thursday 25 November: Raise the Roof Choir Autumn Term 7pm-9pm. Raise the Roof is a fun and inclusive Natural VoiceCommunity Choir, based at the Carnegie Community Hub in Herne Hill.

We sing foot-stomping, spine-tingling, genredefying, endorphin-raising songs in glorious a cappella vocal harmony – songs of passion, reflection, celebration and community from all over the world and across time – from folk to funk and doo-wop to hip-hop!

Raise the Roof is a Natural Voice Choir and all are welcome. There are no auditions, we learn by ear and sing from the soles of our feet! We are led by choral composer Kirsty Martin. https://www.raisetheroofchoir.org/ The Carnegie Community Hub, Carnegie Library 192 Herne Hill Road, SE24 0AG

2pm - 5pm. This is now a hybrid session with 15 artists allowed into the studio and also cameras for artists attending through Zoom.

Paint a clothed model with a focus on the portrait over two three-hour sessions. We give you a wide view and a closer portrait view so you can work out the framing for yourself. The model will at times be engaged in conversation in order to bring some animation to the face. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk

Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 Adventurers (online meeting)

Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 October: Dulwich Folk Dance Club (Country Dancing) 8pm-10pm. Yes! We’re back. Ready to celebrate our double vaccinations and the joy of life. Come join us and make new friends. St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. Wendy 020 8769 9832 John 020 8693 2873 / johnhblase@aol.com

Friday 8 – Sunday 17 October: Streatham Festival 2021 Streatham Festival 2021 - brings you a wide variety of events that include live music, literature, theatre, stand-up comedy, creative workshops, walks, talks, and bit of a song and dance. https://streathamfestival.com/

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Financial Matters

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When Three Becomes Four The economic effects of the pandemic will be felt long into 2022, well at least until 31st March 2022 for businesses in the hospitality sector and their clients. That probably covers most of the population! The impact into March 2022 is based upon, the arrival of our fourth VAT rate. From 1st October 2021 - 31st March 2022 the rate of VAT on food, accommodation and entry fees to attractions increases from 5% to 12.5%. This forms part of the government’s ongoing package of measures to assist the hospitality sector.

However, the increase in the VAT rate has not been widely welcomed by many in the sector.

A restaurant owner who last February said, “this VAT increase is not helpful. In a time when we’re struggling with supply chain and staffing issues across the industry, as a result of the wider effects of Brexit and COVID-19. Many of us are still deep in arrears with rent, have Bounce Back Loans and other debt repayments which have been pushed back. An increase from April 2022 would be more appropriate timing, allowing us to grow through the typical bonus Xmas period.”

In contrast the owner of an established and long-standing catering company said, “the VAT increase from 5% to 12.5% is going to have a monumental impact on our clients. We have picked up a huge amount of collection and reheat at home by new clients who are taking advantage of the reduction in VAT. Working from a commercial kitchen with overheads it means the wolf that has been kept from the door will now be knocking again!”

To aid confusion the VAT rate was reduced from the standard rate of 20% to 5% in July 2020 as part of the government’s business aid package during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this increase is the government’s gradual step to return the hospitality sector to the standard rate of 20%.

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their VAT reporting. This will not only be for the first quarter of the new increase but ongoing.

However, hospitality businesses should not neglect the possibility of some VAT planning options and contact their accountant and tax advisors.

With our minds on MTD (Making Tax Digital) just around the corner in April 2022; the practical challenges of four VAT rates might just spur the small business community to begin their MTD journey to embrace doing business in the digital age. It is just unimaginable to comprehend how businesses will cope with four VAT rates without a sophisticated sales receipting system.

The reduced 12.5% rate VAT applies to the following: 1) Food and non-alcoholic beverages sold onpremises for consumption, for example, in restaurants, cafes and pubs.

2) Hot takeaway food and hot takeaway nonalcoholic beverages.

3) Admissions to attractions that are not already eligible for the cultural VAT exemption including: a) Theatres b) Circuses and fairs c) Amusement parks d) Concerts e) Museums and exhibitions f) Zoos g) Cinemas h) Sleeping accommodation in hotels or similar

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Sporting events and alcoholic drinks will not be subjected to the reduced VAT rate.

The other three VAT rates remain unchanged.

Standard rate, 20%, applicable to most goods and services; reduced rate, 5%, applies to certain goods and services (including children’s car seats and home energy); and zero rate, 0%, applicable to certain goods and services, including children’s clothes and most food items.

Hospitality businesses using the Flat Rate Scheme will also enjoy a temporary reduced VAT rate. The future is certainly all about VAT in hospitality.

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What's On - October Can you add in Herne Hill Music Festival 8-17th October

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE. Buy them on-line at: https://hernehillfestival.org. Tickets will also be vailable on-the-door if the event is not sold out.

We advise that you check with the venues to see if they have any Covid rules in place.

Monday 11 October: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting

Thursday 14 October: The Jewel in the Crown: the Arabs and Normans 8pm-9pm. The Arts Society Dulwich evening lecture at JAGS Sixth Form Centre. Guests welcome, £10 at the door, no booking required.

During the 12th century Palermo became the most intellectually active and artistically eclectic centre in Europe; the great cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale, the Palatine Chapel of the Norman Palace and the church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio were witness to a brilliant fusion of Norman, Arab and Byzantine art and architecture. https://www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk/ programme/lectures.

James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form Centre

Saturday 16 October: Climate Change Coffee Morning

7pm-9pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month at Fifty Seven, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22. https://dulwichwi.com.

Thursday 14 October: Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love by Yotam Ottolenghi & Noor Murad 7.30pm-8.30pm Join Village Books and Alleyn’s School Enterprises for an evening with bestselling author Yotam Ottolength and Noor Murad to celebrate the publication of the first book in a new series Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. Yotam and Noor will be demonstrating recipes from the book while chatting to author and journalist Felicity Cloake. This event is in partnership with Alleyn’s School Enterprises. https://mct.alleyns.org.uk/wazzon.aspx.

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10am-1pm. There will be Refreshments & a Cake Stall on sale. You can buy a small garden bulb to plant at home. There will be some activity stalls too. From the 16th of October the Fair Trade Centre will be re-opening on Saturdays again.

The Fair Trade Centre, 263 Barry Road, SE22 0JT.

Saturday 16 October: Rocking for Refugees 7.30pm-11.30pm. Herne Hill Welcomes Refugees is a community group, organising and fundraising to resettle refugee families locally, via the government’s Community Sponsorship scheme.

Join them for a night of funk, soul, rock and blues, as local band Talking Strawberries perform to raise enough money to support refugee families coming to the area. Talking Strawberries have been playing across London and the South East since 2005 and are London’s only English, Irish, Kiwi and Scottish covers band with three legendary vocalists. It will be a fun night, and you will be helping to making a huge difference to a refugee family’s life. This is also a Herne Hill Music Festival event. #HHWRRocks2021 Tickets: Earlybird £10, General £12/£8 (concessions). £15 on the door. Off the Cuff, Arch 645, 301-303 Railton Road SE24 0JN 34

Emma Paterson A big welcome to Emma Paterson who joined SE Magazines last month. Emma is my very first employee and I am delighted to have her support. Emma’s role is Head of Getting Stuff Done!

Hi, I’m Emma and I joined Angela at SE Magazines on 6th September. You may notice there is a similarity in our picture and you would be correct – I am in fact her little sister!

I am married, and a mum to two boys, Harry and Charlie. I used to live in East Dulwich many years ago so I know the area! Now I’m not too far away so can still enjoy the delights it has to offer.

My background is a mixture of customer focused roles within financial institutions, pension providers and publishing.

I hope to have contact with some of you over the coming months and look forward to working with Angela to help continue producing fantastic community magazines!

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Throughout the lockdown both committee and performers have been working hard behind the scenes, curating a varied programme of stunning musical performances for you to enjoy in the comfort of local Herne Hill venues.

Preluding on Friday 8th October in the Half Moon pub, there you can listen to some smooth latenight Jazz from singer-songwriter Nel Begley at 8pm. If tragic stories and historical performance is more your thing, then The Friend’s Musick Chamber Choir will be performing right down the road (in traditional costume), at the Prince Regent pub, also at 8pm. Commemorating the 420th Anniversary of the 1620 sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers in the Mayflower you can experience that fateful 66-days’ voyage across the Atlantic.

The festival is also continuing on previous years’ successes in inviting our public to participate in open musical workshops.

Empowering the youth through music, passionate music educator Margaret Omoniyi and her band invites your babies, toddlers and young children to St Paul’s Church Hall for a 90-minute workshop of singing, movement, instrument fun and props.

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Don’t be surprised if parents are invited to join in! (Saturday 9th October at 11am). Later in the afternoon, there will also be an opportunity to watch a showcase of Youth Musical Talent from young musicians from local schools at St Saviour’s Hall at 3pm - please note this event is provisional.

Later on Saturday evening, for this year’s Music For ‘Practical Action’ evening fundraising concert, we have invited Japanese concert pianist Haruko Seki for a spellbinding programme of keyboard classics at 7:30pm at St Faith’s Church.

If jazz is more your style, then we are delighted to be bringing The Nigel Grice Quintet to perform for the first time at the festival, at the Prince Regent pub at 8pm.

Sunday 10th brings the programme outdoors, with the Lambeth Wind Orchestra performing in the Bandstand in Brockwell Park at 1:30pm. There you can hear a mix of classical and popular tunes, where donations will be gratefully received. Nearby in the Community Greenhouses at 3pm, the Giant Folk trio will be playing a curious selection of jazz and folk music, inspired with an infusion of Irish and Scandinavian melodies. At 6pm head up the road to St Paul’s church, where we will once again be featuring a traditional Choral Evensong.

On Monday 11th October, aspiring Jazz lovers will again be welcome to play along with their instruments as well as listen in our Jazz Jam session at the Off The Cuff bar, led by Roger Humbles at 8pm. Further down the arches on Tuesday 12th, enjoy another pint (or two) of local craft beer at Canopy Beer alongside a

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ic Festival 2021 performance from the iyatraQuartet. There you can hear the velvety tones of clarinet alongside ambient mandolin and enchanting percussive tones, transporting you to a bygone age of ancient singing and folklore.

Wednesday 13th brings an offering of country-style guitar and vocal music of Americana with Pete Bruntnell in the intimate setting of The Workshop at the back of the Half Moon Pub. Provisionally for the 14th October, it is hoped that once again that local school pupils will be invited to perform for the School Musical at St Saviour’s Hall. You have been warned however: the show from Tijuana Jazz ensemble on Thursday 14th at 8pm, is sure to have you leaving The Prince Regent Pub with tunes you can’t get out of your head for the rest of the evening, including hits from the Beatles and other 60’s hits.

The final weekend of the festival sees a delightful oboe recital from Julia White and Andrea Kmecova, performing well-known film score melodies on Friday 15th at 7:30 at St Paul’s Church, raising money for its Organ Fund. Again at Off The Cuff at 8pm, the festival welcomes Hotmotel, offering a selection of upbeat original indie-rock songs perfect for an atmospheric Friday evening.

Raising money for Norwood and Brixton Foodbank, Opal Flutes, a local mixed-ability flute choir brings you Coffee Morning Music at Herne Hill United Church on Saturday 16th at 11am.

Expect to hear a range of familiar tunes ranging from classical, to pop and more! Later at 3pm, The

Festival is also again welcoming 4 local amatuer choirs to perform in Herne Hill Sings On at St Faith’s Church who would also be happy for your support. Your support would also be welcome in aid of local charity Herne Hill Welcomes Refugees, in whom cover band Talking Strawberries will be performing at 7:30pm at Off The Cuff.

Once more at Off The Cuff on Sunday 17th, young people are again invited to showcase their musical skills at the Junior Open Mic Concert at 11am. Come support the future musical talent emerging in the area! Also for the final day of the Festival, enjoy an afternoon in Ruskin Park with a performance from the Crystal Palace Brass Band at the park’s bandstand from 2pm. Meanwhile, back at Brockwell Park’s Community Greenhouse at 3:30pm, Greenhouse Folk - Fran & Mike, the duo will be performing an uplifting acoustic vocal and guitar set of Country and Blues music, where a high turnout is expected.

Finally, the festival is delighted to be concluding with the very talented Southwark Sinfonietta at 7pm at St Faith’s Church, performing a mighty programme including Beethoven’s Epic Piano Concerto no. 5 (“Emperor”) with Nadia Lasserson as soloist, and Mozart’s 36th Symphony in C, “Linz”.

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What's On - October Sunday 17 October: Draw with Rob! 3pm-4pm Wednesday 20 - Saturday 23 October: Steel Magnolias By Robert Harling @8pm

Village Books and Alleyn’s School Enterprises are delighted to be welcoming award-winning and record-breaking author and illustrator Rob Biddulph to Dulwich! Tickets from £8. https://mct.alleyns.org.uk/wazzon.aspx.

MCT at Alleyn’s, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich SE22 8SU

Monday 18 October: EC Local Meeting: Dulwich 6pm-8pm. (Registration from 5.30pm). Join your fellow Dulwich business owners at The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8HA (Upstairs).

The EC Local Meeting is a new type of Networking and Business Growth Meeting that's guaranteed to help your business grow... because as well as good old networking, our meetings always have a featured content session where we share a practical marketing tactic or strategy that you can use in your business to get more customers and make more sales!

You'll get more customers IN the meetings through networking and referrals PLUS you'll also leave with actionable ideas to market your business once you get home too.

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Register at: https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/

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“If you can’t say something nice about someone, come sit next to me.”

The Dulwich Players are delighted to announce that our next production will feature an allfemale cast performing the touching and comic Steel Magnolias.

Originally planned for 2020, but delayed due to Covid-19, the challenges in this play epitomise much of the last year and the struggles we have faced as a theatre group. The title refers to its characters, who exhibit the delicate characteristics of magnolias, but are often called upon to be as tough as steel.

Steel Magnolias charts a path though the life of Shelby Eaterton, from her wedding day to less happier events. It takes place within the walls of Truvy’s hair and beauty emporium in the American deep south – what better place to throw shade on everyone in the local community and further. Tickets: £12 available online via: www.dulwichplayers.org The Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College, Dulwich Common SE21 7LD

Wednesday 27 October: Cooking with Scissors 6.45pm. We are back to in-person meetings!

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 www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

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Our final 11+ Open Event takes place on 5 October. Applications for September 2022 entry close at midday on 29 October for 11+ and midday on 15 October for 16+.

Help with school fees is available.

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What's On - October Tuesday 26 October: The 143-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths 9.30am-10.30am

Joining us live from his writing room in Australia, best-selling author Andy Griffiths is ready to make half-term that little bit sillier!

Andy and Terry have added thirteen new levels to their Treehouse (it used to be 130 storeys, but it keeps on growing!) including a word-o-matic (it knows every word in the whole world!); a recycling depot; a wrecking ball; a deep, dark cave with a real live, fire-breathing dragon; a complaining room; a spooky graveyard (where it’s always midnight, even in the middle of the day); and a camping ground where you can have a nice, relaxing camping holiday. Andy’s been a bit stressed, so Terry has decided the perfect way for them to relax is to head up to their new camping ground level for a muchneeded holiday. But it turns out to be not quite as relaxing as Terry originally planned...

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Tuesday 26 October: Charity Pub Quiz @The Grange Pub, Bermondsey 6.30pm Link Age Southwark are delighted to be hosting a Pub Quiz with their Quiz Master Andrew! Come along at 6.30pm for a 7pm start and join us for a fun-filled evening with plenty of brain teaser questions, plus a raffle with great prizes. Tickets are £10 per person, available to buy online in advance or on the night. Teams of 6 people maximum. So, get a team together and get ready to test your general knowledge for charity! All proceeds from the event will go towards Link Age Southwark’s work supporting older people and people living with dementia in the local community. https://www.linkagesouthwark.org/ Event/the-grange-pub-quiz. The Grange Pub, Grange Road, SE1 3BW

Thursday 28 October: An Evening with Alexander McCall Smith

7pm-8pm. Join us for an evening in with the fantastic Alexandar McCall Smith, who be discussing the latest instalment in THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY and his new stand alone novel. Tickets from £8. https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/ landing?eid=21156&

Friday 29 October: Scottish Night featuring Carol Anderson, with Alex & Tommy MacDonald and Hamish Halley 7pm-11pm. Carol Anderson is a highly regarded fiddle player and singer from Aberdeenshire. She has a distinctive style combining East Coast and West Coast influences. She has a keen interest in Scottish pipe music and this is reflected in her repertoire. Also appearing are Alex & Tommy MacDonald and Hamish Halley. Tommy and Alex MacDonald are a pair of folk musicians who between them play styles ranging from Irish, Scottish, American and Turkish traditional music to blues, ragtime, jazz and calypso – all on a mix of guitar, banjo, saz, tin whistle, accordion, piano and whatever else they can get their hands on!

Hamish Halley is an amazing Scottish singer who sings unaccompanied. Tickets are £10 advance: www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout or £12 on the door. The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road SE15 3BE 36 | SE22 - October 2021

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The Last Word – Zoë Miller What is your favourite place to eat?

This is a real tough one. I’m a MASSIVE foodie and have a lot of local faves. Nothing beats the legendary Mr Hassan’s Indian curries at Tandoori Nights, especially the staple Tadkha Dal, also got to love a weekend veggie fry-up or carrot cake with Earl Grey at the Blue Brick Café, an on-the-go roti wrap from the Cheese Block, a blow-your-socks off Som Tum from Kao Sarn, Patatas Bravas at Miss Tapas, masala beans on toast at Oru and a mushroom tagliatelle at the atmospheric Il Giardino… I could go on…

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What do you most value about the street?

The smoothness and incline of the actual physical street provided me with many years of excellent roller-blading terrain.

The one thing you couldn’t do without?

My second-hand Peugeot bicycle with lever gears and red handlebars. We’re best of friends, she’s called Daisy.

Do you know your neighbours?

Yes, I feel very lucky to be able to say this, as in London, it is so often not the case. But, here on Upland, we have a little community that has formed over more than two decades through Christmas parties, Royal wedding picnics, lockdown sociallydistanced front garden concerts, babysitting, cat feeding, onion-lending, plant-sharing… At Goodrich School we always used to have a carnival around the streets in summer which brought everyone together too. I recently got Covid and, first day into isolation, my next-door neighbours were hurling my favourite chocolate bar at me from the front gate!

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

Either the Sexby Rose Garden in Peckham Rye Park or One Tree Hill right up to the bandstand. I watched the millennium come in from there, there’s an incredible view of London from up on top.

What is your favourite shop?

Locally, the tiny treasure: Melange Chocolate run by the lovely French Isabelle; you can find such beautiful combinations of flavoured chocolate bars and truffles or sit in for a warming mug of hot chocolate in winter. And there’s a cat. Also, the Fresh Flower Company and Chichirara Vintage shop. They all bring me a lot of joy. Heather at Chichirara has an incredible eye for unique pieces. When I was about four I attempted to sneak out her door in a long silk blue skirt I’d taken a liking to.

The book I’m reading at the moment..

I’m an incredibly slow reader so I do a mix of physical books and audio versions. I’m about halfway through listening to Emma Barnett’s “Period. It’s About Bloody Time,” which is absolutely bloody brilliant and mind-opening. It’s about tackling period shame, stigma and taboos. And I’m nearly finished reading the physical book of “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver. Also utterly fantastic in a very different way. I judge fiction on how vividly I can paint the scene in my mind’s eye and how long that image stays with me and Kingsolver’s descriptions are second-to-none. Almost as good as “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy.

Your favourite place for a night out?

Well, can’t say I’ve done this for a while but back in the pre-pandemic day, I could often be found until the early hours of the morning at a South London Soul Train night at Bussey Building.

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Index Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Alleyn’s Holiday Camps..............................................41 Alleyn’s International Concert Series...........................5 Alleyn’s Junior School: Open Events..........................21 Alleyn’s School 11-18 years old: Open Events...........35 Around Dulwich Website............................................27 The Arts Factory: Awarding Winning Art Classes ........7 Ayrton Windows & Doors...................................... Back Bells Bathroom and Kitchens.....................................39 Bespoke Windows .....................................................17 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists..........17 Dulwich College The Sports Club...............................21 The Clipper.................................................................25 Cooking with Scissors: Local Networking...................27 Dulwich Carpet Company ...........................................9 Dulwich College The Sports Club...............................21 Dulwich Festival: 2 Creative Team Members Needed..5 Dulwich Massage Therapy...........................................9 East Dulwch Community Centre AGM.........................5 Fish Need Water: Sales, Lettings & Commercial........15 Garolla Roller Garage Doors.........................................7 Herne Hill School........................................................37

Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating .................17 Isabelle Capitain Handmade Jewellery .....................31 John @ James & Lamont: Painting & Decorating .....17 Kingsdale Foundation School: Open Days and Evenings...............................................................22-23 The Little Clipper........................................................25 Mac Support ..............................................................13 Maggies Cleaners ......................................................27 Origins Therapy: At Home Massage for Women........19 Party Pop Balloons.......................................................7 Piercy & Co ................................................................13 Quick Print....................................................................9 Robert Cox French Polishing......................................19 Rosie Reilly Plumber..................................................27 St Dunstan’s College: Open Days...............................29 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................31 Summerbird Cleaning................................................35 Theatre Peckham: ages 3-16 years..............................9 Truepennys Estate Agents...................................2 & 43 The Villa: Pre-paratory School & Nursery...................11 Waggy Essentials from Waggy Wagon........................19 William Bailey Solicitors.............................................29

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