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Issue 199 - September 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Health Matters - P18 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P28 Councillors Update - P30 Financial Matters - P36 The Last Word - P48

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Welcome to SE22 Where did August go? I am not complaining as it means it is time for my favourite time of the year and my bumper Back to School issue.

The support by so many local companies, has meant I can include more editorial in the magazine this month, so thank you for advertising with me. As the magazine relies on all the fantastic advertisers, please do let them know where you saw them; it really helps.

As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. Last month we saw the return of the parkruns in Peckham Rye and Dulwich Park. This month it is fantastic to have two great fairs on our doorstep: the Dulwich Park Fair and the Peckham Rye Fete which are back and I have full details for you.

The events pages start on page 6. There are a whopping eight 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 local resident Sophie Parker.

Sophie runs a fab local business called The Flora Lab. Please do read the full article on page 48.

If you would like to feature in The Last Word, please do get in touch.

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, 20, 32, 38, 40, 42 & 44 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Pets Corner............................................................... 18 Health Matters.......................................................... 22

Bell House Update..................................................... 24 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................. 28 Councillor’s Column.................................................. 30 Education News........................................................ 34 Financial Matters...................................................... 36 Noticeboard............................................................... 46 The Last Word........................................................... 48 Index ........................................................................ 50

October Deadline - 15 September (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 - September Monday

Tuesday

30th

Wednesday

31st

1st

Thursday

2nd

Friday

3rd

7th

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p6.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p6.

8th

9th

Honor Oak WI, see p38.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6.

Dulwich Park Runners see p32.

Sophie Grigson Live Stream Event, see p38.

Life Drawing@ Dulwich Art Group, p32.

13th

14th

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p6.

15th

Life Drawing @ Dulwich Art Group, p32.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p6.

Dulwich WI, 2nd Dame Joan Bakewell Live Stream Event, see p40.

Monday every month Dulwich Park see p40.

Runners see p32.

20th

The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! See p42.

27th

21st

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p6.

16th BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6.

23rd

Dulwich Park Runners see p32.

Tom Chivers discusses his new book, see p42.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6.

Life Drawing @ Dulwich Art Group, p32.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p6.

Dulwich Park Runners see p32.

Life Drawing @ Dulwich Art Group, p32.

10th Baby Massage Course, see p38. &Art Friday Club, see p6.

Peckham Rye Fete, see p8.

17th Baby Massage Course, see p38.

12th

parkrun, see p8.

Weekly Horniman Market see p20.

Free Zumba Gold Taster Session, p38.

18th parkrun, see p8.

&Art Friday Club, see p6.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p6.

Live Bank Karaoke, see p42.

24th Baby Massage Course, see p38. &Art Friday Club, see p6.

25th

1st Baby Massage Course, see p38.

Weekly Horniman Market see p20.

26th

Weekly Horniman Market see p20.

Lockdown Community Textiles Hosted by the Dulwich Quilters, see p46.

Designers & Makers Market, see p44.

2nd

30th

19th

parkrun, see p8.

A Prom at Crystal Palace, see p44.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6.

Open Gardens, see p40.

Wine & Cheese Tasting in aid of Link Age Southwark, see p42.

Alasdair Roberts, Bird Radio & Buckner Building @ The Ivy House see p44.

29th

Dyslexia Fair, see p20 Dulwich Park Fair, see p20 Open Gardens, see p20.

Ben Paley Live!, p32.

11th

Live Bank Karaoke, see p8.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p6.

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors.

See p44.

5th Weekly Horniman Market see p20.

West Norwood Feast, see p8.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p6.

22nd

28th

&Art Friday Club, see p6.

Sunday

4th parkrun, see p8

Goose Green Coffee Morning, see p6.

6th

Saturday

The Ionian Singers see p44.

3rd

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p6.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 20, 32, 38, 40, 42 & 44. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - September @ Dulwich Art Group & School

Thursdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 September: Dulwich Folk Dance Club (Country Dancing)

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

Yes! We’re back. Ready to celebrate our double vaccinations and the joy of life. Come join us and make new friends. 8–10 pm at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. We are in unprecedented times, of course, so we shall be taking precautions against spreading covid-19 and ask all to be sensible and follow governmental and health gurus’ advice. You may even take a lateral flow (Rapid Antigen) test available free from the pharmacist. Many of us will be, to ensure others’ safety.

We start our season off on 2nd with a great caller, Philip Barber, who will teach us each dance. Please join us. No partner or experience necessary: We guide you through the dances.

Just come along and make new friends. Feel free to bring your own refreshments. £5 (£4 members).

• 02 Caller- Philip Barber • 09 Caller- Sue Hastings • 16 Caller- Michele Odell - Playford • 23 Caller- Les Wallace • 30 Caller- Philip Barber Contact Wendy 020 8769 9832 or John 020 8693 2873 / johnhblase@aol.com

Wednesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 September: Zoom Portraiture

Wednesday 1 September: Goose Green Coffee Morning Talk - Community & Renewable Energy,

Fridays 3, 10, 17 & 24: &ART Friday 11+ Club

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11am-12.30pm. Join us on Zoom for this free talk from Friends of the Earth. We are open from 11am for general chat and the talk will begin at 11:30am. Email office@stjohnseastdulwich.org for Zoom access details. All welcome!

Thursdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 September: BNI Adventurers (online meeting) 6.30am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it is Dulwich’s turn. Contact Hayley on 07843 989728 6 | SE22 - September 2021

4pm-5:30pm. At &ART art clubs we believe that every young person should be given the opportunity to experience the highest quality art teaching. This session would ideally suit secondary school children who would like to extend and explore their artistic practice.

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What's On - September Friday 3 September: Live Band Karaoke

Saturdays 4, 11, 18 & 25: Parkruns in Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye Park

7pm-11:30pm. Live Band Karaoke offers the adrenaline hit of fronting up a professional live band, on stage. Pick from around 300 songs, from all genres. Advance signups available.

Doors 7pm. Tickets £6 (adv, via website) or £8 (door - subject to availability) via: http://livebandkaraoke.london.

The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, SE15 3BE.

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 08.50. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich/ https://www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye/

Saturday 4 September: Peckham Rye Park Fete

Sunday 5 September: West Norwood Feast

The Fete will be back this September with renewed vigour and all the familiar traditional attractions: the always popular dog show, children's fancy dress competition, Punch and Judy, coconut shies and sack races, lots of stalls including the Friends-run ones selling books and plants., together with the Friendsrun Pimms, wine and beer marquee and tea and cakes tent, and various other food stands.

Full details in our next issue or keep in touch via www.peckhamryepark.org/news.

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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Putting You Back In C

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e know the return to the office and what is in store over the next few months can generate worry and stress. One thing you can do to alter this is help maximise your health.

Here are some suggestions using the 6 pillars of Human Health to guide you. You don’t need to try and do all of these in one go, and in fact sometimes this can all be too much.

Just pick a couple of pillars and have a go at implementing them regularly to see some big changes. Remember - it takes around 45 days to really imbed change so be kind to yourself and you will see some long term, sustainable improvements.

Human Health Plan 1) NUTRITION Try to batch cook or at least try and prep some meals in advance so you can take meals in. This means you aren’t relying on external sources for food like the canteen, local cafes etc. You can then eat when you are hungry to maximise your performance and concentration at work.

Eat regularly, and choose food with a low glycaemic index. These are foods that won’t spike your blood glucose levels too high e.g. Green vegetables, most fruits, raw carrots, kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils and bran breakfast cereals.

These sustain your sugar levels at an even level sustaining your mood and productivity.

Aim for 10-12 fruits and vegetables over the course of a day – this sounds a lot (and is more than the government guidance) but can be achieved with smoothies, soups, stews, adding fruit to cereals and snacking on fruit and vegetable through the day.

Snack on foods that are dense in energy (eat in moderation) e.g. handful of almond nuts.

Choose foods high in phytonutrients e.g.

Wholegrains, nuts and blueberries, which contain resveratrol – a powerful anti-oxidant and minimises inflammation internally.

Aim for 35g soluble fibre which not only helps to keep bowel movements regular, but also provides a substrate for your gut microbiome. This collection of friendly gut bacteria has multiple beneficial actions including a powerful action on 10 | SE22 - September 2021

your mental and physical well-being. Remember to drink plenty of water with this too to minimise bloating. Adding food high in fibre to salads and meals are a quick way to boost intake e.g. spinach or flax seeds. Supplements that are instantly going to boost your immune system and beat stress: • Good quality multivitamin • B Complex including: B5 / B6 / Biotin / Folate / B12 • Vitamin C • Magnesium • Omega-3 • Zinc • Vitamin D If you are working with a specialist, they may recommend some adaptogens to help you too like Ashwagandha, ginseng and licorice. Adaptogens are naturally occurring chemicals that can help relieve stress and can help build your ability to tolerate physical and mental stress. There is plenty of good evidence to show they can dampen down activity in the brain-adrenal axis that deals with excessive stress (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-adrenal axis).

In some cases, you may benefit from blood tests to look at your production of stress hormones like DHEA that can be supplemented if running low.

This is something that needs prescribing and can be done at Human Health.

2) MOVEMENT Movement drives down cortisol and increases endorphin release. It is also powerful at reducing inflammation internally, which reduces your risk of Metabolic Syndrome (includes diseases like diabetes, stroke and heart disease which all have similar causes). Rhythmic, aerobic exercise using large muscle groups • Moderate/ low intensity 15-20 mins 3x week • Make this something you like doing! E.g. gardening or walking. Try parking further away from work or getting off a stop early and walking in to the office. Use the stairs rather than the lift. If it becomes part of your routine, you are more likely to sustain it.

• If you prefer/ able to try the Scientific 7-minute workout: 30 seconds each, 10 second break

between and around an intensity 8/10 for each.

This is doable by your desk!

3) SLEEP Reducing your sleep by 2 hours each night for a week will exponentially increase your stress so try and stick to a routine before a big talk or meeting.

Try and get an early night regularly – it doesn’t need to be every night but maybe try allocating 1 night of the week like Mondays. If you have young children – maybe even try having mealtime and bedtime with them once a week!

• Avoid exercise in the 2-3 hours before sleep to avoid high endorphin levels • Reduce (ideally avoid) device use in the 2 hours before bed • Minimise watching the news/ disaster movies or documentaries in the run up to bed • Have a bath using Epsom salts (high in Magnesium which helps relax and unwind), • Try a turmeric soy milk latte (rather than hot chocolate or tea which contain caffeine) • Reading a book before falling asleep • When you wake up try to expose your pineal gland (gland located in your brain which is sensitive to light and helps you establish day/ night patterns) to daylight – open the windows and soak up that light! Some people do well with a light therapy box too in the winter months too.

4) STRESS MANAGEMENT

• Laughing: reduces cortisol and increases serotonin (happy hormone) • Drumming

5) RELATIONSHIPS Community activities help boost immunity and reduce stress e.g., Singing in a local choir. Talking about how your new journey or commute to work is bothering you with your partner/ friends or work colleagues will really help you realise that others share your worries, and they may have some tips to help you like travelling in together.

6) USE OF CAFFEINE/ ALCOHOL/ SMOKING/ other drugs of misuse These are considered ANTI-nutrients so not only do they provide no nutritional value; they also reduce your ability to absorb essential nutrients from your diet. So, try to moderate the amount and frequency you use these. In some cases, if you need to speak to a specialist if you think you may have an addiction then do not feel ashamed to reach out.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - 0800 9177650 • Narcotics Anonymous - 0300 999 1212 If you feel this whole process of getting ready to return to the work space is daunting and you’d like to find out how you can easily implement these and other measures to help your health, then please do get in touch with me: drmayoni@drmhumanhealth.co.uk 0208 699 9496 | www.drmhumanhealth.co.uk

• Breathing exercises again that can be done easily on your way in to work or by your desk: • Smiling: release endorphins

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ADVERTORIAL

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Plants For Late Summer Colour Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw Keep the colour glowing in your garden into autumn with these late flowering beauties…

Anemone x hybrid ‘September Charm’ These elegant flowers, which rise up on long stems from a mass of large leaves, will brighten up the garden from late summer until early autumn. A. ‘September Charm’ is a pretty rosy pink and A. ‘Honorine Jolbert’ is a crisp white – both have gorgeous sunny golden centres. Happy in sun and shade – they’re a must.

Novi-belgii ‘Vasterival’ This is an elegant and airy perennial with masses of pale violent daisy-like flowers on dark stems.

Aster x frikartii ‘Monch’ is shorter with bigger pale blue flowers, this is another perennial to lighten up the early autumn months. A. ‘Little Carlow’ is another reliable variety with lavender blue flowers.

Best in full sun.

Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Of all the geraniums G. ‘Rozanne’ is one of the latest flowering. If you keep deadheading this useful geranium with large pale purple flowers, it’ll bloom into autumn. Happiest in an open sunny spot where it’ll form a large spreading mound.

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ Large golden daisies with black eyes they shine out against purples and grasses into early autumn.

For a similar sunny sunflower feel, try helianthus varieties such as H. ‘Lemon Queen’ with softer yellow flowers, or for a richer orange colour H. ‘Moerheim Beauty’ is a classic.

Hylotelephium (Sedum) Sedum come into their own in September when their large flat flower heads turn to warm shades of pink, purple and red. ‘Autumn Joy’ is a very reliable variety with masses of sturdy stems and large heads of flowers that will stay up well into the winter. For more drama H. ‘Red Cauli’ with crimson red flowers is one of the brightest.

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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides A great small shrub for autumn with masses of bright cobalt-blue flowers from August to October which contrast beautifully with the rich russet-red leaves. Full sun or part shade.

Liriope muscari A very useful evergreen grass-like ground cover plant for partial to full shade. It also has purpleblue flower spikes in late summer. ‘Money Maker’ is a paler version and ‘Monroe White’ is a pretty white variety.

Salvia ‘Amistad’ The salvia family are great for late summer colour and S. Amistad with its large dramatically dark purple flower spires on long dark stems is a stunner and will go on into flowering into October, provided it has a sunny spot with free draining soil.

S. ‘Blue Enigma’ is another statuesque salvia with tall spires of bright blue.

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Emily Mckenzie’ The warm terracotta orange of this late flowering crocosmia goes beautifully with purples and ornamental grasses. It also has attractive sword like leaves. It likes full sun or part shade and doesn’t like to dry out. C. ‘Honey Angels’ is a lovely yellow variety.

Perovskia ‘Blue spire’ The tall spires of pale grey/ blue flowers on silvery stems create a cool haze when planted en mass.

Flowering into late September it looks great with ornamental grasses and other late flowering perennials. Best in full sun, it can get floppy, so cut it right down in spring. P. ‘Little Spire’ is a shorter version of the well known P. ‘Blue Spire.’

Gaura lindheimeri A delicate airy plant with a mass of fine white star-shaped flowers on slender stems from May to September. It’s lovely with ornamental grasses and Verbena bonariensis in an open spot in full sun.

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his is a classic English version of a fruit cobbler, a little time consuming (as you need to stew the damsons and remove the stones), but the end result makes it more than worthwhile.

Ingredients • 2lb (900g) damsons • 4oz (100g) caster sugar • 2 tablespoons elderflower cordial • 6 demerara sugar cubes, crushed coarsely, or • 1 heaped teaspoon loose sugar For the topping • 8oz (225) plain flour, sifted • ½ teaspoon salt • 3 level teaspoons baking powder • 4oz (110g) ice-cold butter or margarine, cut into chunks • 6fl oz (170ml) buttermilk or fresh milk You will also need a baking dish approximately 9” in diameter and 2½” deep (23cm and 6cm deep).

Method 1) Stew the fruit in a pan with a little water and sugar until soft, leave to cool and remove the stones – you may want to wear gloves to avoid staining your fingers!

2) Arrange the damsons, sugar and elderflower cordial in the baking dish.

3) Place the sifted flour, salt, baking power and butter into a food processor.

4) Pulse the processor (i.e. turn it on and off quickly) several times until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

5) Pour in the buttermilk (or milk) and switch on again briefly until you have a thick, very sticky dough.

6) Spoon tablespoons of the mixture over the fruit – you can do this as haphazardly as you like.

7) Finally sprinkle the crushed sugar over the top of the dough, and put the dish on a high self in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until it is a crusty golden brown.

8) Serve it warm from the oven with Ice Cream.

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In Season This Month Fruit, Nuts & Fungi - Apples, Apricot, Aubergine, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Loganberries, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, White currants, Cobnuts, Hazelnuts, Quince Vegetables & Herbs - Artichokes, Aubergines, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbages, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Lamb’s Lettuce, Onions, Pak Choi, Peas (inc. Sugar Snaps) Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Salsify, Scorzonera, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Black Bream, Crab (brown, hen & Spider), Signal Crayfish, Grey Mullet, Lobster, Mackerel, Pollack, Prawns, Scallops, Sea Bass, Squid, Trout (river – brown and rainbow) Going Out Of Season - Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherry, Mange tout, Peach, Redcurrant, Strawberries (many of these towards the month)

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

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

Open Events for Year 7 and Year 9 entry Please visit the Admissions section of our website to book a place for one of our Autumn Open Events. Find out more about our holistic approach to education from the Master and members of staff, including the many opportunities in Sport, Drama, Music and Art, and details about how to apply for a Bursary. All applications are automatically considered for Academic Scholarships.

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

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Energisers!

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

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ne of the big questions that people have is how can I get more energy? How can I be more mobile and get more movement into a working day? For many of you, or perhaps most of you, your working days will be relatively sedentary. Movement snacking, which is something I have already written about in one of my previous blogs, is a partial solution to getting more energy, improving your mood and getting your body moving.

But if you are not familiar with the concept of movement snacking, here is a quick definition: A movement snack is a little pocket of movement, just a minute of movement every hour. For example, you might get out of your chair and you may do some squats. Or, you may go up and down your stairs a few times. This month I’ll share quick energisers or movement snacks that you can build into your day.

Connecting Your Mind with Your Body This energiser is designed to get you out of your head quickly, connect your mind with your body.

How to do this? A Qigong Twist is a great full-body movement, it gets your whole body moving and gets your breath going.

The Qigong movement gets the energy flow or QI going. But more than that, it starts connecting your brain to your body. Some call it Qi or Chi, or maybe blood flow, electricity, neutrons, protons, all of the above.

It’s a simple movement twisting the spine slightly, making sure to slightly bend the knees, perfect for waking up the joints. Turn the head, let the neck relax and take some deep breaths with it.

Shake It Out Bend your knees, jump up and down and shake.

By jumping up and down, you’re getting your joints activated, getting some blood flow. Using that connective tissue, plus shaking is meant to help release stress. It gets energy around your body, flowing through the Meridian lines on your body.

Once they’re activated, they get energised and send good energy around the body.

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If It All Sounds Nuts, Just Think of It as a Dance Dancing we all know is good for you, emotionally and physically. So just shake it out, jump up and down. Get everyone in the office/home doing that, joining in next time you see them. So following on from this once you’ve shaken out a little bit and feel a bit de-stressed. We want you to twist. So you’re going to twist and touch the opposite foot, and then jump, and touch the other foot.

Benefits of Jumping and Twisting This is a simple way to energise. Jumping helps to lighten the mood, get your body feeling agile.

Jumping gets your blood rushing and the oxygen going. Twisting is great it gets the spine, gets the vertebrae, some well needed movement and you get some blood flow there as well. So get silly, give them a bash. As always have fun and let us know how you get on.

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How To Train Your Cat To Like The Cat Carrier

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ate last year, my elderly father sadly lost his beloved cat to cancer. The death of a pet is always distressing but this was made more so because of circumstances. Lockdown meant the vet was unable to visit my father’s home and he was unable, until the final days, to get his cat to the vet. The poor animal was terrified of the cat carrier and would run and hide or attack and bite my father any time it appeared.

No cat owner knows when it might be necessary to transport their pet, but at least one journey is likely to be necessary in any cat’s lifetime. A bit of preparation and training can make use of the cat carrier much less traumatic all round.

Your cat may even learn to like it.

The first big mistake is to store the carrier out of sight and smell of the cat. The carrier seems alien (cats are intensely territorial and dislike change). If the cat has been forced into the carrier at some point and taken to the vet for a scary examination/ procedure or to be boarded at a cattery while the owners are on holiday, the associations are even worse and may stick for a lifetime.

The benefits of a cat carrier are numeroussome like easing the stress of necessary visits to the vet are obvious but there are others, like giving shy cats a safe hiding place around visitors to the home or during thunderstorms and fireworks, or when it is necessary to contain or transport the cat in an emergency.

Key Training Points • Ensure the carrier is large enough for your cat to stand, turn and lie stretched out, but don’t make it too big. That snug feel increases a sense of security.

• Have a carrier where the top can be removed for easy examination/access to the cat.

• Plastic airline carriers, with a wire door, are ideal. Put soft bedding inside.

• Place the carrier in an area you know your cat chooses as a resting place.

• Keep the carrier out and open, all the time. You can remove the door on many carriers.

• Next, make the carrier a cat pleasure palace.

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use cat balls or feather flirt toys.

• Now teach your cat to go in the carrier. Say ‘in’ and toss a treat inside. Wait for puss to eat the treat and emerge again. Keep repeating this game until puss waits inside for another treat, now deliver a few and leave him in there to eat.

• Next re-attach the door. Play the ‘in’ game, wait until puss is happily focused on eating treats and shut the door momentarily, opening it again before he stops eating. Repeat and slowly build duration.

• Watch carefully for any signs of tension or distress and go back a number of steps, if this happens.

• The next stage is to slowly and gently start lifting the carrier with the door closed and while your cat is relaxed. You can dispense treats, if he will eat. Start with just inches off the floor, lifting and lowering and graduate to moving around the room, gently holding the carrier to avoid rocking.

• At this stage you can also practise using a towel to cover the wire door.

• Finally, practise putting cat and carrier into the car, once he is happy build up to short journeys.

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What's On - September Sunday 5 September: Dulwich Park Fair

12-5pm. Dulwich Park Fair has been running since 2007 and normally ends the Dulwich Festival but this year has been postponed, to comply with COVID restrictions, to Sunday 5th September 2021. It is a free outdoor, family friendly, event that includes a Fun Fair, Vauxhall City Farm, Punch and Judy, the Magician, interactive performances and a dog show. The stage by the café will feature local musicians, brass bands, choirs and dance acts of all ages.

There will be a huge variety of food, craft, drink and charity stalls.

Dulwich Park, College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BQ. https://dulwichparkfair.wordpress.com/

Sunday 5 & 12 September: Open Garden with Link Age Southwark 2pm-5pm. Link Age Southwark are delighted to be involved in 2 upcoming Open Garden events hosted by local supporters, in aid of the charity. The beautiful Dulwich gardens will open to the public with all proceeds of tickets and refreshments going towards Link Age Southwark’s work with older people and people living with dementia in the community.

Sunday 5 September: • 115 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BJ. 2pm – 5pm Sunday 12 September: • 148 Court Lane, SE21 7EB. 2pm – 5pm For more information and to purchase tickets in advance, please visit https://www.linkagesouthwark.org/ 20 | SE22 - September 2021

Sundays 5, 12, 19 & 26 September: Horniman Market

10am – 3pm. The weekly 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.

Strict and enhanced hygiene measures are in place with all traders. Please sanitise your hands at each available stall, only touch produce you intend to buy and pay for goods using contactless methods. www.horniman.ac.uk.

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Sunday 5 September: Dyslexia Fair 2021

10am - 4pm. The third Bell House Dyslexia Fair will take place on Sunday 5 September 2021.

The fair brings together families, teachers and the wider dyslexia community to learn more about dyslexia, talk to experts, discover useful resources and share experiences and learnings.

Admission is free but please register. bellhouse.co.uk/events/2021/9/5/dyslexia-fair Bell House, 27 College Rd, Dulwich SE21 7BG 32

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Insomnia

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Are you Getting Enough Sleep?

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Insomnia tends to play out in two different ways. Onset Insomnia is when there is difficulty falling asleep at the beginning of the night.

Whereas Maintenance Insomnia is the problem with staying asleep, the sufferer can wake up during the night or very early in the morning and have trouble getting back to sleep.

Recently I’m finding more and more enquiries for hypnotherapy are from people struggling with sleep. Whilst I know I can help people with my services there are also some simple things they can do to help themselves.

Top Tips To Help Aid Better Quality Sleep Keep regular hours. As far as is possible try to go to bed at the same time each night and set an alarm to get up at the same time everyday too.

This creates a good habit for feeling tired and going to sleep at the appropriate time each night.

Limit caffeine to the earlier part of the day and try to cap your caffeine drinks to 2-3 per day. You could enjoy a herbal tea like Pukka Night Time Tea before bed.

Regular exercise can help sleep, but do any cardio/high intensity exercise earlier on in the day, as this could keep you wake if you do it in the evening.

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heat and stimulation in the body making it more difficult to relax and sleep.

Limit alcohol consumption too as a drink or two can initially appear to help you drift off to sleep, but can actually wake you up far too early in the morning. An alcohol-induced sleep can be poor quality sleep too, so you may wake up feeling tetchy and tired after too much alcohol.

Make your bedroom a sanctuary. It’s best to leave all phones, computers, tablets out of the bedroom. Ensure your bed is comfy and the lighting is soft. Noise and temperature should be controlled too. Your bedroom should feel relaxing and peaceful.

Over-exposure to blue screens is thought to negatively affect sleep, so keep this to a minimum in the evening. If you’re working in front of a computer all day, it might help to use some screen reflective glasses or blue light blocking glasses.

Rather than checking emails, social media, work etc before bed, spend at least the last hour in the evening doing something relaxing: a nice bath, reading a novel, listening to a meditation or sleep hypnosis audio. Also for obvious reasons stay away from the 10pm news on TV!!

If you suffer with poor quality sleep I hope these tips help!

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Bell House Dyslexia Fair

Positive Approaches Sunday 5 September, 10am - 4pm

The Bell House Dyslexia Fair is bouncing back! After a year of Covid isolation we are making this year completely interactive with multiple workshops for both children and adults, making good use of both our gardens and building. Focusing on positive approaches to dyslexia, our third Bell House Dyslexia Fair will take place on Sunday 5 September 2021 and is completely free to attend.

The fair brings together families, teachers and the wider dyslexia community to learn more about dyslexia, talk to experts, discover useful resources and share experiences and learnings.

Our busy programme of talks features panel discussions from primary and secondary professionals and students discussing their experiences, Dr Susie Nyman on multi-sensory teaching strategies and Elizabeth Takyi, A2i on creating your dyslexic future.

Local experienced primary school dyslexia specialist teacher Ruth Pierce and secondary school and FE dyslexia expert, Tina Hunter, will be running one to one advisory clinics. Ameerah Khan, Psychologist and Neurodiversity Coach, will be running group workshops on dyslexia awareness and the importance of emotional literacy.

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sessions designed especially for children with dyslexia called ‘Matching and Mirroring’, Chi Kung for young and old to help build positivity and resilience and ‘Write Sparks’ an active, fun garden workshop for children 9+ to inspire writing.

An exhibition of local and national dyslexia resources and products will run throughout the day with professional advice and expert knowledge on hand. Refreshments will be available to keep everyone happy.

About Bell House Bell House is an educational charity, based in Dulwich, in a beautiful large Grade II Listed Georgian house with extensive gardens. The house is a centre for educational needs with dyslexia support being a key focus with regular courses, events and workshops for teachers, children, and parents from London and the South of England.

For further details and to book, go to: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2021/9/5/ dyslexia-fair 27 College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7BG

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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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fter a hefty hiatus, competitive men’s football has resumed back at the cradle of non-league football that is East Dulwich’s very own Champion Hill.

Dulwich Hamlet booted off their third and a half season in the National League South (football’s most senior sub-national league no less) against Chippenham Town. Now Chippenham is famous for a number of things. Legendary rocker Eddie Cochran died in a car crash there or thereabouts.

Hero of the working class Jeremy Corbyn was born in a manor house not too far away. And England footballer and all round good egg Tyrone Mings once played for the Bluebirds, while advising locals about their mortgages at the same time. None of this mattered a fig however as the Pink and Blues, looking glorious in their new Bauhaus inspired kit, went one up against the men of Wiltshire. Hamlet’s wingmen threatened to besmirch the honour of the Chippenham goal throughout the game. But a jammy penalty for the visitors saw the game finish one all each apiece and square. A decent start.

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If you’ve never experienced the thrill and occasional spill of a Hamlet home game, then why not get yourself down to the Stadio della Dog Kennel Hill Sainsbury’s this season. You will love it. All human life is there. And quite a bit of canine life too.

And when you do head down to the Hill, you’ll see that the stadium has smart new navy seating in the Tommy Jover stand. The estimable Supporters’ Trust ponied up the cash for the improvements and now has a shareholding of just over 29% of the club. Truly a supporter led club.

You can of course check out all the details of all upcoming games and league fixtures at: www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/.

And you can make sure you have all the right clobber at the games via the online shop at: www.dhst.org.uk or at the mega-container club shop on match day.

Replica shirts should be available shortly. So up the Hamlet and see you all at Champion Hill.

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SE22 Councillors

Dulwich Hill Councillor Maggie Browning | maggie.browning@southwark.gov.uk

St Clement’s Orchard Visit In June, Cllr Hartley and I were delighted to be able to visit the new orchard in the grounds of St Clement’s church on Friern Road. As a ward team, we have been able to allocate £22K of Cleaner, Greener, Safer funds to the creation of the orchard since 2019.

A fantastic team of volunteers have done the rest! The orchard is a work in a progress that is already a wonderful place for local families to visit for some peace and quiet.

More information about the Cleaner, Greener, Safer programme can be found here: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagement-andconsultations/grants-and-funding/cleaner-greener-safer

Climate Strategy Launch In July the council launched our ambitious Climate Strategy. The strategy sets out how Southwark Council will reach its goal of carbon neutral by 2030 (a target agreed when we declared a Climate Emergency in 2019). We have committed an additional £25m in capital funding to deliver this strategy and action plan, but have estimated that an extra £3.92bn is needed from the government – a big part of this work will be putting pressure on them to provide proper funding in the face of the climate crisis.

The strategy sets out our 5 priority areas: greener buildings, active and sustainable travel, a thriving natural environment, a circular economy with green jobs and lastly, renewable energy.

More information on our climate strategy can be found here: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/ environment/climate-emergency?chapter=2

Rewilding Southwark’s Parks In a bid to increase the biodiversity of our green spaces, Southwark has recently relaxed grass cutting across parks by 20% and let nature take hold. You may have noticed new areas of long grass, wildflowers and ‘managed messiness’ in our parks which create an environment for wildlife (including bees) to thrive. This approach is being championed by ecologists and gardeners alike and has the added benefit of reducing the council’s carbon footprint due to less fuel use and emissions.

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Southwark’s Sporting Heroes Like everyone across the country, we are immensely proud of the England team and how far they came in the Euros – as well as the work they have done off the pitch to challenge racism in football, support the Black Lives Matter movement and ensure children receive Free School Meals. We are particularly proud of Jadon Sancho, who was born in Camberwell and represented Southwark at the 2011 London Youth Games. In light of his incredible contribution to sport, Mayor Barrie Hargrove announced his intention for Jadon to be awarded Freedom of the Borough, the highest civic award the council can give to an individual.

The Tokyo Olympics also had a strong showing from Southwark sportsmen and women this summer, with Kye Whyte winning a silver medal in the BMX final and Imani-Lara Lansiquot winning bronze as part of the 4 x 100m relay team. Well done to Kye, Imani-Lara and JadonSouthwark is so proud of you all!

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We are delighted to be resuming physical rehearsals starting September 6th under the baton of our music director, Will Vann, and are planning a performance of Handel’s Messiah on Saturday November 27th.

NEW REHEARSAL VENUE St. Barnabas Church, SE21 7DG. Weekly rehearsals: Monday 7:30pm – 9:30pm We welcome new singers in all voice parts.

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

We offer a range of scholarship awards and means-tested bursaries at 11+ and 16+, including the WJ Smith Award for exceptional musical promise.

11+ and 16+ open events will take place in September and October 2021 for 2022 entry.

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What's On - September Sunday 5 September: Poison For Breakfast by Lemony Snicket (Live Stream Event)

6:30pm - 7:30pm. Calling all Lemony Snicket fans, young and old! A brand-new book from the bestselling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events – a cautionary tale about his own demise.

For more than twenty years, Lemony Snicket has led millions of young readers through a mysterious world of bewildering questions and unfortunate events. With this latest book – a love letter to readers young and old about the vagaries of real life – long-time fans and new readers alike will experience Snicket’s distinctive voice in a new way. This true story – as true as Lemony Snicket himself – begins with a puzzling note under his door: You had poison for breakfast. Following a winding trail of clues to solve the mystery of his own demise, Snicket takes us on a thought-provoking tour of his predilections… Tickets from £6. www.trybooking. com.

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Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 September: Evening Life Drawing Zoom & Drop-in Session

7pm – 8:30 pm. 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.

Sunday 5 September: Ben Paley live!

Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 September: DPR Social Runs

7pm - 10:15pm. Ben’s a master fiddle player. A real traditional player (he learnt from his Dad the late great Tom Paley and hanging around musicians from infancy). You may have seen him playing American fiddle with the New Deal String Band, (which was started by his dad), or the Long Hill Ramblers or Irish fiddle with the late and much missed Maggie Boyle.

Ben has also written the standard work in English on Swedish Fiddle music! Expect him to show he’s no slouch on other styles too. And he sings as well! The perfect way to get rid of some of the covid blues. Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA. www.dulwichfolk.org.uk.

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. enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com. www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk.

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Stepping into School Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk • Feelings: little souls have big emotions. It is important that children can recognise and acknowledge their feelings so that teachers can support and encourage them to process them. Ask your child ‘how do you feel?’ when you can see them experiencing different emotions and help them to understand what these are and that they are normal.

3) Academic Kristy O’Donnell, Reception teacher at Alleyn’s Junior School, tells us how to prepare our children for their first day at school.

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he first day at school is a huge step for both children and parents. During their Reception year your child will develop their independence, maturity, confidence, resilience and curiosity. They will learn by doing things for themselves, exploring, investigating, watching and listening, engaging in discussions, through creative and imaginative play… the list goes on. How can you prepare your child for the first day of this seminal year? There are three skill areas to focus on.

1) Physical • Dressing independently: practise buttons, zips and shoe fastenings with your child so they can feel confident getting changed.

• Playing outside: ‘big’ physical play, such as climbing, will help your child’s brain to develop and improve their motor skills, preparing them for writing.

2) Personal, Social & Emotional • Sharing and turn-taking: playing games in small groups will encourage your child to understand that others are important and prepare them for sharing toys in class.

• Socialising: spending time with other children will support your child in feeling comfortable in initiating play and conversation with their new school friends.

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• Developing a love of books: if your child sees you reading, they will want to read. Chose a range of stories to enrich their vocabulary and interests.

Encourage them to ask and answer questions and use their imagination to think up new characters and alternative endings to the story.

• Holding a pencil correctly: practise holding a pencil in your child’s dominant hand using a tripod grip. The wrong grip can be uncomfortable and hard to correct down the line.

• Counting everything: build early maths skills by identifying numbers on buses or front doors or counting anything from buttons on coats to how many stairs you climb.

Talk, Talk, Talk Above all, and fundamental to a successful first day at school, is talking about school. Discuss in advance with your child what you will do in the morning leading up to dropping them off. Listen to any concerns or questions your child might have and give them all the positive reasons why you chose the school they are joining.

Explain when and how you will say goodbye and then do it! A positive, confident handover is critical for leaving your child happy and safe. Every school has a different drop-off procedure so if you’re not sure, check with the school how they approach this.

Remember, your child will be one of a whole class of new pupils with a teacher intent on settling them all in!

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Financial Matters

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Company Cars Are Changing The appeal and glamour of the company car if ever, now seems to be a memory of a bygone era. Today the company car is less attractive especially, those cars with higher emissions. Their unattractiveness arises because they impose upon the employee a higher taxable benefit-in-kind charge. Beyond the individual pain such cars are now recognised as imposing greater harm to our environment.

Economists may assert that, such cars incur greater costs upon society, beyond the financial burden born by the individual.

Consequently, employees who are still wedded to the company car, are transitioning to the more environmentally caring green option and choosing hybrids or electric cars. The personal attraction for employees is the more favourable taxable benefit-in-kind. This attraction is a continuation of the initial 2010-2015 government incentive which saw zero emission electric company cars being tax free to employees.

Central government continues to offer incentives and devise tax policies to encourage the switch to environmentally friendly cars. For example from 12 March 2020, a grant of up to £3,000 was available to drivers switching to electric cars. To further stimulate the transition to electric cars, the government reduced the plug-in car grant (PICG) and capped the value of cars on which it could be claimed. At present the PICG grant is £2,500 and available to cars with a list price ceiling of £35,000.

Furthermore, the government has introduced a voucher-based workplace charging scheme. This enables eligible employers to receive support towards the capital costs of purchasing and the installation of electric vehicle charge points on their grounds.

Employers pay a fuel-only mileage rate for the fuel cost that they reimburse employees, who use a company car for business journeys only. The applicable rate set by HMRC is determined by the car fuel type and engine size. For example, the current advisory fuel rate for an employee driving a company car with an engine size of 1401-2000cc is 13p per mile. If that employee drives 10,000 36 | SE22 - September 2021

business miles per annum, the employer fuel cost would be £1,300.

However, if that same employee drove an electric car, the advisory fuel rate is reduced to 4p per mile. This saves the employer £900 per annum. It is not difficult to see the attractiveness to employers with multiple employees who drive thousands of business miles per annum. The comparative savings would be even greater for shifting from a petrol company car over 2000cc.

The comparative saving amounts to £1,500 per employee per annum.

Employers also have a financial interest in the taxable benefit-in-kind incurred by their employees. Why? Employers incur a Class1A National Insurance Contribution (NIC) at 13.8% on their employee’s benefit-in-kind value. Therefore both sides have a vested interest in the assessed benefit-in-kind being low. The lower the car emission the lower the benefit-in-kind charge and a win-win for both parties and the wider society.

In short the benefit-in-kind is based upon a fixed percentage charged upon the UK list price of the car. The fixed percentage is directly related to the emissions of the car.

Despite the desire to move to a greener environment, there are some internal obstacles for employees, employers and the government to overcome. A major hurdle, at present is the price of electric cars.

Further operational issues to be addressed include the UK network infrastructure and charging points despite the improvements in recent years.

Employees travelling long distances daily have yet to be satisfied about the car range. Finally, the charging time dwarfs fuel stops and needs to be accommodated into the employees’ productive capacity schedule. These are merely temporary hurdles as society transitions.

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What's On - September Tuesday 7 September: A Curious Absence of Chickens: A journal of life, food & recipes from Puglia

by Sophie Grigson (Live Stream Event)

7:30pm - 8:30pm. ‘Puglia is a region I wanted to get to know intimately, to understand culture, life, history and geography, reflecting through the prism of the food that’s put on the tables of locals and tourists, too. I’m reminded of my 20-year old self, scribbling in notebooks as I first travelled through Italy’s south, only this time I’m back to stay.’

After her children grew up and left home, Sophie Grigson found herself living alone. About to turn 60, she took the decision to sell or give away most of her belongings, to pack up her car and to drive to Puglia on her own to start a new life.

In a part of Italy where she didn’t know anyone, having last visited the region 40 years ago, this narrative book of food writing, stories and recipes brings to life the region, its food and the local characters that she meets along the way.

This is a book about courage, hope, new horizons and, above all, delicious food. www.village-books.co.uk/events/

Tuesday 7th September Honor Oak WI We meet on the first Tuesday of each month, currently via Zoom, at 7:30pm. twitter.com/honoroakwi www.facebook.com/groups/honoroakwi/ Honoroak_WI Email: honoroakwi@gmail.com 38 | SE22 - September 2021

Friday 10 September to Friday 1 October: Baby Massage Course - 4 weeks

2:30pm - 3:30pm. Please join us for a wonderful baby massage course consisting of four one-hour sessions. Over the four weeks, we will gradually learn a massage sequence to help connect and bond with your baby. This also helps calm and relax both parents and babies and may help with baby sleeping and digestion.

For the massage, you will need something for your babies to lie on and oil to help with the massage. You might like to use a towel or a blanket but do bear in mind this may get oil on it. As the sessions are floor-based and the room will be warm, please dress in comfortable layers. Any babies attending will need to have had their 6/8 week postnatal check. Just let us know before the baby massage course.

Oru Space, 20, 22 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HN. www.oruspace.co/workshops

Saturday 11 September: Free Zumba Gold Taster 11:30am - 12:30pm. Absolute beginners very welcome to try gentle dance aerobics with Latin inspired music. No experience needed just call Ruth to book your place - 07785 762 145.

United Reform Church Hall, East Dulwich Grove, Oxonian Street, East Dulwich SE22 8HR.

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What's On - September Sunday 12 September: Open Garden with Link Age Southwark

2pm-5pm. Link Age Southwark are delighted to be involved in 2 upcoming Open Garden events hosted by local supporters, in aid of the charity. The beautiful Dulwich gardens will open to the public with all proceeds of tickets and refreshments going towards Link Age Southwark’s work with older people and people living with dementia in the community.

148 Court Lane, SE21 7EB. 2pm – 5pm For more information and to purchase tickets in advance, please visit https://www.linkagesouthwark.org/

Monday 13 September: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting

7:30pm - 9:30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month at Fifty Seven, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22. https://dulwichwi.com.

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Tuesday 14 September: An Evening with Dame Joan Bakewell (Live Stream Event)

7:30pm - 8:30pm. When Joan Bakewell, Labour Peer, author and famous champion of the older people's right to a good and fruitful life, decided that she could no longer remain in her old home, she had to confront what she calls 'the next segment of life.' So much of the world is on the move - voluntarily or not - and so many people are living to a great old age.

In using the tale of her own life, Joan Bakewell tells us a story of our times and how she is learning to live to the sound and tune of The Tick of Two Clocks: the old and the new.

Joan Bakewell says: ‘Old age is no longer a blip in the calendar, just a few declining years before the end. Old age is now a major and important part of life: It should command as much thought - even anxiety - as teenagers give to exam results and young marrieds how many children to have . . . I am in my 80s and moving towards the end of my life. But in a more actual sense, I have moved from my dear home of 50 odd years into another . . . the home where I will be until the end. Writing here of how it has happened is in a sense a reconciliation with what cannot be avoided, but which can be confronted’. www.trybooking.com/uk/ Hosted by Village Books.

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What's On - September Sunday 19 September: Wine & Cheese Tasting 2-4pm or 5-7pm. We are delighted to be working with GreatWineOnline (GWO) once again to bring our supporters an exclusive Wine & Cheese Tasting in a beautiful Dulwich garden. During the event, guests can try up to 12 different wines and cheeses to compliment, at several tasting 'stations'. GWO's resident food and wine matching guru, Steve The Cheese Parker, will be signing copies of his book British Cheese On Toast, together with the illustrator. Guests will also be entered into a free raffle on the day, with the chance to win a £50 GWO gift voucher, which can be used online to join an online tasting event, or to buy wine to that value.

Tickets are £55 per person and a £10 donation from each ticket sold will be made to Link Age Southwark. If you place an order on the day to the value of £95 and over, your full ticket price will be donated to the charity by GWO! www.linkagesouthwark.org/Event/

Monday 20 September: EC Local Meeting: Dulwich 6pm-8pm. (Registration from 5.30pm). The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! Join your fellow Dulwich business owners for our Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting at Upstairs @ The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8HA The Entrepreneurs Circle 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. Whether you're an existing EC member or this is your very first meeting, if you're a business owner from the Dulwich area, we'd love to have you join us at our August Meeting. IMPORTANT: this event is exclusively for Members of Entrepreneurs Circle so you'll need to sign up (for free): https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/join/ If you are already member you can register here: https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/ 42 | SE22 - September 2021

Wednesday 22 September: Journeys in The Deep City;

Tom Chivers discusses his new book, London Clay 7pm - 8:30pm

London Clay is a book about the city beneath the city, the landscape long buried underneath the sprawling metropolis: it is also a personal account of growing up in London, and of overcoming loss through the layered stories of the capital. Chivers explores concealed pathways and explores lost islands, following phantom streams and hiking post-industrial landscapes to examine our connection to place and to celebrate urban edgelands. A unique blend of memoir, adventure, geological study and lyrical reflection. https://dulwichbooks.co.uk/ Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW.

Thursday 23 September: Live Band Karaoke + DJs

8:pm - 1am. Live Band Karaoke offers the adrenaline hit of fronting up a professional live band, on stage. Pick from around 300 songs, from all genres. Advance signups available. Peckham Audio's state of the art PA and lighting rig will ensure you will be seen and heard as you were meant to be; drinks promotions and resident DJs will keep the party vibes going until 1am, just a stone's throw from the station. Tickets £8 (adv) http://livebandkaraoke.london.

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11+ and 16+ open events will take place in September and October 2021 for 2022 entry.

Help with school fees is available.

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What's On - September Friday 24 September:

Alasdair Roberts, Bird Radio & Buckner Building @The Ivy House

7pm - 11pm. The Goose Is Out! returns to The Ivy House for our first concert since February 2020, and we are delighted to welcome the brilliant Alasdair Roberts back, this time performing solo!

Alasdair’s music is constantly changing and evolving, and his last album was deservedly chosen by The Guardian as one of the ten best folk albums of 2020. Bird Radio is a singer, flautist and composer based in London. He experiments with songwriting, extended flute technique, live looping and performance in different ways.

Buckner Building are Naomi Graham and Fritha Jenkins. Using violin, recorders, vocals and field recordings, they make music that has been described as ‘unsettling alternative folk’. We will be making every effort to ensure that this concert is Covid-safe. Tickets and list of Covid precautions at: www.thegooseisout.com. Tickets will also be available on the door if not sold out, but we are reducing numbers to 70% of our normal capacity as part of our Covid precautions.

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 September: Designers and Makers Market at The Department Store Brixton 11am-5.30pm. Design LED bring you another unique makers Market with over 50 fabulous Designers, Makers and Artists under one roof.

Pop-Up Bar by Brixton Gin and Market Row Rum designersandmakersmarkets@gmail.com. @designersevents2021.

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Saturday 25 September: A Prom at Crystal Palace 6pm - 7:30pm. Crystal Palace’s resident orchestra, the London Mozart Players, kicks off its exciting six-concert SE19 season with a programme packed with the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. In the cherished tradition of the ‘Last Night of the Proms’, St John’s, Upper Norwood, will resound with all your orchestral favourites: Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ and ‘Pomp and Circumstance March’, Holst’s ‘Jupiter’, Walton’s ‘Crown Imperial’, Vaughan Williams’ ‘Greensleeves’ and much, much more. Stunning coloratura soprano Christina Johnston will entertain with beloved songs from her opera and theatre repertoire, including Mozart’s incredible ‘Queen of the Night’ aria and musical theatre classic ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. The brilliant Croydon Citadel Band will join London Mozart Players under the baton of conductor David Cole for this magical musical extravaganza. St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood, Sylvan Road, SE19 2RX. www.londonmozartplayers.com.

Saturday 25 September: Music from England and France - The Ionian Singers 7:30pm - 10pm. With Timothy Salter (conductor & piano), Olivia Fraser (oboe) and Jocelyn Coates (soprano) in a programme of French and English music reflecting the passion combined with elegance typical of its period. The English composers include Elgar, Coleridge-Taylor, Vaughan Williams and Delius, with French music by Fauré, Debussy, Grovlez and Poulenc.

A selection of English folksongs arranged by Timothy Salter variously for all the performers concludes the concert. Tickets @Eventbrite (http://bit.ly/2R9tpwe), info@ioniansingers. co.uk or 07950 143 916. £15.00 (free for under-16s and full-time students) ioniansingers.co.uk. St Stephen's Church, College Road, SE21 7HW.

Wednesday 29 September: 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. The Lordship Pub, Lordship Lane, SE22 8HA To find out more or register your interest: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

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The Last Word – Sophie Parker Do you know your neighbours?

We’re so lucky- we have the loveliest neighbours in Charlotte and Lynne- we’re currently watering their plants while they’re on holiday for the very reasonable exchange of a bottle of wine.

Do you belong to any groups?

I started a book group when I last lived in East Dulwich- it was amazing. From one message on the East Dulwich Forum, we had 30 members turn up for our first meeting! So, I’m looking forward to restarting it back up- so if you’re interested, please get involved.

Describe your perfect weekend

How long have you lived in the area?

So, we moved to East Dulwich in 2016, near the station. After staying for two years, we had a brief hiatus to go travelling around South America, and a pandemic interrupted our plans, but in March this year, we finally came back and we’ve never been happier.

What brought you here?

I once stumbled upon the EDT during a summer’s bank holiday- we had walked for (what felt like hours), and the EDT was this shining beacon of friendliness at the end of the night. I was immediately taken under the spell of East Dulwich and the next weekend, we began looking for a place to live.

What has changed most during that time?

The ease of getting a sourdough loaf… the options are endless now!

What do you most value about the area?

We have a market stall of North Cross Road market and I just love the road so much- there’s a magic spell over it on a Saturday morning- the quality of the food, artisans and crafts on offer make this a very special nook of London.

The one thing you couldn’t do without?

The East Dulwich Forum- I think it is the most wonderful corner of the internet. I’ve managed to find my house, a candle studio, and most of my furniture within those webpages and it would be one of my most visited sites in my web history.

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My perfect weekend would be a gorgeous brunch at a local restaurant (I’ve got Luca’s booked for this Sunday). I’d then take a stroll down North Cross Road market to my market stall, where I get to chat to so many East Dulwich residents and show off my natural-wax candles. Afterwards, I’d love to pop into Pearspring and pick up a plant, before heading back for an evening meal along Bellenden Road with some friends… bliss!

What is your favourite place to eat?

On a Sunday, I don’t think you can beat Artisui on Bellenden Road- their three-course offering, featuring locally sourced and seasonal ingredients, for £25 is very hard to beat. They also feature natural wines on their menu, which is a big plus for me!

Coffee or tea? Where?

We’ve been sampling all of the new coffee shops that have sprung up along Lordship Lane with great interest. We really recommend the Blue Brick Café.

When I want to relax…

There’s a little garden behind the pavilion in Dulwich Park… you’ll often find me in there with my book.

The distant chatter from the cafe is reassuring, while the view of flowers and the ducks instantly makes me forget I’m in London.

My perfect holiday..

Give me a rucksack and the train network of Europe, and I’ll be a happy lady.

My secret ambition..

I’d love one day to have a candle studio/ shop in East Dulwich- I’ll keep crossing my fingers and working hard, and hopefully one day we will get there.

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Index

Adult Learning Lewisham: Enrol Now........................45 Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................15 Alleyn’s School Bursaries...........................................31 Alleyn’s Junior School: Open Events..........................41 Alleyn’s School 11-18 years old: Open Events...........31 Angela Burgess Coaching...........................................19 Around Dulwich Website............................................37 The Arts Factory: Awarding Winning Art Classes ......33 Ayrton Windows & Doors...................................... Back Bells Bathroom and Kitchens.....................................19 Bespoke Windows .......................................................7 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists............5 Cooking with Scissors: Local Networking...................37 Dulwich Carpet Company ...........................................7 Dulwich Choral Society...............................................31 Dulwich College: The Junior School Open Events......15 Dulwich College: Open Events...................................15 Dulwich College The Sports Club...............................39 Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich............47 Fish Need Water: Sales, Lettings & Commercial........25 Garolla Roller Garage Doors.......................................33 Healthy Habits Hypnosis............................................31 Human Health at The Clinic..............................10 & 11 Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating .................29 Isabelle Capitain Handmade Jewellery .......................5 John @ James & Lamont: Painting & Decorating .....29

Kingsdale Foundation School: Open Days and Evenings...............................................................26-27 Mac Support ................................................................7 Mama Lab Retreats: Re:connect Day Retreat............29 Michele My Yoga: Local Yoga Classes........................23 Mini Athletics Weekly Classes......................................5 Origins Therapy: At Home Massage for Women........33 Party Pop Balloons.....................................................23 Piercy & Co ................................................................23 Prendergast Ladywell School: Open Days, Evenings.35 Quality Tree Care: Keven Watt....................................13 Quick Print..................................................................13 Richard Wood: Bespoke Handmade Furniture...........43 Robert Cox French Polishing......................................41 Rosie Reilly Plumber..................................................29 St Dunstan’s College: Whole School Open Days........39 St Martin’s in the Fields Academy for Girls...............45 SE Magazines Local Advertising.................................49 Stephen Shillito Graphic Design.................................19 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................17 Summerbird Cleaning................................................17 Sydenham High School: Open Morning ....................21 Truepennys Estate Agents...................................2 & 51 The Villa: Pre-paratory School & Nursery.....................9 William Bailey Solicitors.............................................37 Zumba Gold FREE Taster Class...................................17

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