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Issue 168 - August 2020 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Horniman Museum - P24 Pets Corner - P26 Dulwich Picture Gallery - P28 Community Index - P301 The Last Word - P32
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Welcome to SE23 As is becoming the norm now, lots of things have changed since the July issue. I am pleased to say I have now had my hair and nails done! Gyms are reopening, more beauty treatments are allowed and you can even go for an outdoor swim! It is great to see more and more businesses reopening. Our events pages start on page 6 this month with five full pages of online and actual events you can go to. Please do check them out. Remember to our visit our website www.arounddulwich.co.uk as events are updated daily. I know I go on about how important it is to shop local. But it has never been more important to do so, than now. Our local shopkeepers, cafes, bars , gyms and restaurants need our support. So I am pleased to see the Government are launching the Eat Out to Help Out scheme this month. I was hoping to list all participating bars, cafes and restaurants in the magazine but there are too many! A full list is available on our website. See page 11 for more details. The Dulwich Picture Gallery and Horniman Museum and Gardens have both now reopened. Find out more on pages 24, 25 & 28. The Last Word goes to Raj Tanna. Raj is a local estate agents and have lived in Forest Hill for 30 years, see page 32. Until next time, take good care.
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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Calendar ..................................................................... 4 What’s Online .................................. 6, 8, 10, 18 & 19 Eat Out to Help Out....................................................11 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Financial Matters ..................................................... 20
Mindset Matters....................................................... 22 Horniman Museum......................................... 24 & 25 Pets Corner............................................................... 26 Dulwich Picture Gallery............................................ 28 Community Index...................................................... 30 The Last Word........................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34
September Deadline - 14 August (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE23 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8693 9040 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk. Printed by Stephens & George Ltd ©SE Magazines Ltd All rights reserved. No reproduction can be made without permission. “This Publication is manufactured from (ECF) Elemental Chlorine Free pulp; sourced from certified or well managed forests and plantations, printed using vegetable based inks” “The fibres in this paper can be used up to a further seven times in the production of recycled paper. Please recycle this publication when it’s usefulness has been exhausted” Front cover image ©istockphotos.com SE23 - August 2020 | 3
Events Calendar - August Monday
31st
Tuesday
28th
Wednesday
29th
Thursday
Friday
30th
31st
1st
Sunday
2nd
Travels with My Camera Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p6. Weekly Horniman Tech Together, see p8. Market is back! see p8. SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual West Norwood Craft Market, see p8. Feast, see p10.
27th 3rd
Saturday
Zoom Reiki, see p8.
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Zoom Reiki, see p10.
9th
The House That Slipped see p6. Travels with My Camera Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8. Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club, see p10. New Mum’s Online Weekly Horniman Live Stream Life Group, see p16. BNI Adventurers Market is back! Drawing & Painting, Tech Together, see p10. Online Meeting, see p8. see p8. see p18. Live Stream Life Why we love Tech Together, see p8. Zoom Reiki, see p10. Short Post Life nature - Book Drawing see p10. Talk, see p18. Zoom Reiki, see p8.
10th
11th
Travels with My Camera Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.
12th
13th
Aerial & Circus Summer School, see p18. The South London Dance Academy Summer School, see p18.
17th
24th
18th
14th
Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club, see p10. New Mum’s Online BNI Adventurers Group, see p18. Online Meeting, see p18. Tech Together, see p10.
19th
26th
16th
Crystal Palace Festival see p19.
Weekly Horniman Market is back! see p8. SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Craft Market, see p8. Zoom Reiki, see p10. Look Out Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p19.
20th
21st
Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club, see p10. Look Out Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p19. Live Stream Life Live Stream Life BNI Adventurers Online Short Post Life Drawing & Painting, Meeting, see p18. Drawing see p10. see p18. New Mum’s Online Group, see p18. Tech Together, see p10.
25th
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27th
28th
Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club, see p10. Look Out Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p19.
Live Stream Life Live Stream Life Drawing BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, & Painting, see p18. Short Post Life see p18. Drawing see p10. Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. Via Zoom, see p19.
Tech Together, see p8.
22nd
23rd
Weekly Horniman Market is back! see p8. SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Zoom Reiki, see p10. Craft Market, see p8. Tech Together, see p8.
Zoom Reiki, see p8.
29th
30th
Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting, see p8.
Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 10, 18 & 19. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - August 2020
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What's On - August Monday 3 – Friday 7 August: The House That Slipped
7.30pm with a LIVE socially distanced finale on the 8 August. Teatro Vivo presents an online immersive show. Directed by Mark Stevenson. When the UK went into lockdown the residents of 12 Laburnum Drive, Brockley took the government advice very seriously. One month on they opened their front door to find themselves in unfamiliar surroundings. Their little house had floated away and come to rest in the year 2070. Although the future seems to be almost Utopian, they have started to think about how they could get home. They have discovered that Zoom still works on their laptops, and by a strange setting in the latest upgrade they seem to be able to contact people from 2020. That's where you come in. For five nights only, a very limited audience will be enlisted to help them find their way back (if they want to), and maybe even to meet them in person a special socially distanced celebration. The House That Slipped is funded by Arts Council England through the Emergency fund. It’s Teatro Vivo’s response to the current situation for our industry: creating theatre that still feels connected to communities and employing arts freelancers in this time of theatre’s fight for survival. We are excited to be able to bring our signature brand of interactive immersive theatre to a digital stage – taking our audiences on a journey from the comfort of their living rooms. The show itself will take place on Zoom in the future, the present and the slip stream of time in-between. https://www.teatrovivo.co.uk/ Event/house-that-slipped.
Horniman Museum Sunken & Display Gardens Spectacular floral displays in spring and summer. Around this are displays showing some of the many uses plants have in our society. Monday Saturday: 7.15am – sunset. Sunday: 8am – sunset. www.horniman.ac.uk. 6 | SE23 - August 2020
Daily: Plonk Golf @ The Horniman Museum 11am to 5.30pm. Grab a (sanitised) golf club and test your wits against a socially-distanced course featuring bonkers ball runs, loop-theloops, heroic hills, balancing-beams, and some Horniman-themed specials. And for those who have fallen in love with the epic Horniman Walrus, meet Plonk's very own Gerald the Crazy Golf Walrus. Tickets: Child £4, Adult £6, Family (two adults and two children, or one adult and three children) £16. Book in advance on Plonk's website or pay on the day (card payments only). horniman.ac.uk.
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What's On - August Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting
Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August: Tech Together 11am. Join us for friendly and engaging sessions to help you make the most of the internet. www.bellhouse.co.uk.
Sundays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 August: The Weekly Horniman Market
10am-1pm. This is a live streamed, online class on life drawing with the Dulwich Art Group. Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work. Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly the quality of attention is always excellent. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.
Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August: SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Craft Market
10am – 3pm. The Market has now re-opened with a smaller group of traders than usual, to provide essential food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat. Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a two metre social distance for all customers and traders. We will be marking out designated queuing areas, and we ask that you maintain two metres between yourself and the people around you. Strict and enhanced hygiene measure are in place with all traders. We also ask that you sanitise your hands at each available stall and only touch produce you intend on buying. The Market will be accepting card payments only. Please note, the Horniman Gardens and Gardens toilets are now open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.
Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August: Zoom Reiki Meditation Experiences Takes place every Saturday 12-2pm on our Instagram Stories, each market showcases products from between 150-250 makers. www.solocraftfair.com 8 | SE23 - August 2020
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Horniman Museum and Gardens is open for all Book your free Museum ticket in advance at horniman.ac.uk Enjoy your visit to the Museum and Gardens Follow distancing guidance at all times Wash hands and observe other safety measures
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What's On - August Sunday 2 August: West Norwood Feast #StayHomeFeast
Sundays 2 , 9, 16, 23 & 30 August: Zoom Reiki Meditation Experiences 8pm. Help for NHS frontliners mainly with free attendance, and anyone else can join in too for the price of coffee and cake! Zoom links are on the Reiki page at: www.themindbodyandsoulcoach.com
As with the Feast programmes that you all know and love, we’ll be bringing you information about our favourite Traders – including exclusive special offers – along with a jam packed entertainment schedule and activities for kids. West Norwood’s community spirit shines through on these days and we’re proud that we’re still bringing Feast to West Norwood (albeit virtually). Many of our Feast visitors are keen to understand our plans for the rest of the year now that the government has started lifting restrictions. We are as keen as everyone to get back to our usual West Norwood Feast on the high street; now more than ever our local high streets and small traders need our support. We are working closely with Lambeth and other local community groups to ensure that our future plans are appropriate, well thought out and workable. Our visitor, trader and volunteer safety is our primary concern, and until we are absolutely happy that all safely aspects are covered, we’ll continue to run our virtual Feasts. Things are moving quickly, guidance is still emerging so we’re working hard behind the scenes to plan. Stay tuned! https://westnorwoodfeast.com.
Wednesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 August: Tech Together 11am. Join us for friendly and engaging sessions to help you make the most of the internet. www.bellhouse.co.uk.
Monday 3 – Friday 28 August: Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club Holiday Drop Off camp as featured in the Daily Telegraph is now taking bookings for their Summer camp 2020. Sports include: Swimming (with large water slide, water scooters, jet boats, floats and inflatables), football, badminton, dodgeball, cricket, archery, parachute games, team games, tennis, to name just a few.... If children fancy a break we also offer chillaxing sessions with arts and crafts and drawing and colouring along with a whole heap of other puzzles and brain games. Running at Dulwich College Sports Club - Ofsted registered. www.holidaydropoff.com
Tuesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 August: Live Stream Short Post Life Drawing 2pm-5pm. This is a live stream art class. Untutored but advice is always available. There are options to come for just 1 hour (£5) and 2 hours (£10) and 3 hours (£15). For all abilities. When life drawing, short poses are excellent for training the eye and the hand and building the ability to sum up the essence of the figure with economy. Each hour will start with short poses and work up to two or three ten minute poses. This is a familiar format for life drawing sessions which most of us find very satisfactory. Whilst the session runs for three hours it is possible to attend one, two or three hours, as works for you. Joining or leaving the group happens promptly on the hour. 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.
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Plants Adapted To Climate Change Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw
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ith summers generally getting hotter, it makes sense to use plants in the garden that once established won’t need regular watering. Beth Chatto’s gravel garden and the RHS Hyde Hall’s dry garden, both in Essex, are fantastic examples of drought-tolerant planting. This kind of planting is especially useful in front gardens that get watered less, or south facing gardens. Drought-tolerant plants often originate from hot, dry environments and have adapted in different ways to cope with the conditions. They also tend to like well-drained soil, so add grit or sand to clay soils. Grey or silver-leaved plants conserve water by reflecting the sun. Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s ears) with its woolly silvery low growing leaves is a lovely example of this
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(S. ‘Silver Carpet’ has smaller neater leaves than S. ‘Big Ears’). Convolvulus cneorum is a fab small evergreen sub shrub with shiny silvery leaves and masses of white flowers throughout the summer, and Ballota pseudodictamnus is a more unusual evergreen sub-shrub with rounded furry greywhite leaves. Sun-loving cistus varieties with grey green leaves and masses of short-lived flowers are also good for dry conditions. Some of my favourites include pretty pale pink C. argentus ‘Silver Pink’, C. x pulverulentus ‘Sunset’ with vibrant magenta flowers and C. x purpureus ‘Alan Fradd’ with large white flowers. Taller herbaceious perennials that cope with dry conditions include Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ with silvery foliage and tall spires of violet blue flowers in late summer. Phlomis tuberosa ‘Amazone’ with 12 | SE23 - August 2020
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grey-green hairy foliage and whorls of lilac flowers also copes well without much water. Sedum store water in their succulent leaves and most love hot dry conditions. Tall upright varieties are a great addition to the border with their large flat flower heads turning glorious shades of pink in late summer/autumn. Sedum ‘Autumn Bliss’ is a vigorous variety with flowers that gradually turn from pale green to deep red while S. Matrona has striking purple stems and pale pink flowers and Sedum ‘Purple Emperor’ is a dusky purple sedum with pink-red flowers. Carpet forming sedum varieties such as S. tetractinum are great for containers and also produce attractive flowers. Some plants, often those originating from dry rocky Mediterranean conditions such as lavender and rosemary have tiny aromatic leaves for reduced evaporation, and keep cool by releasing essential oils. Lavender varieties such as the popular compact L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ with dark purple flowers is a good drought tolerant choice. Other herbs such as thyme and rosemary also cope with dry conditions. Other means of adaptation include bearded Iris which store moisture in their rhizomes making them fairly drought tolerant once established. Make sure the rhizomes are on the soil surface in full sun. I. ‘Black Swan’ is a sumptuous dark purple variety and I. ‘Jane Phillips’ is a pretty pale blue variety. Finally plants such as Gaura lindheimeri cope with dry conditions by having long taproot. The airy spires of flowers on this perennial go on into autumn. Another example of a plant with long tap roots is Euphorbia. E. characias, which originates from the Mediterranean and once established copes well with drought.
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Peaches & Brioche Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk Ingredients (serves 4) • 2 peaches or nectarines • 4 brioche slices • 150g Mascarpone • 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out, pod reserved • 150g caster sugar, plus extra to taste • pinch Cinnamon • 50g Butter • 50ml double cream
Method 1) Bring a pan of water to the boil. Make a cross in the bottom of the peaches with the tip of a sharp knife, then place the peaches in the water and leave for 30 seconds. Drain, peel away the skin of the peaches and set aside. 2) Cut the fingers of brioche in half and toast them on a griddle pan until golden-brown. Remove from the heat and set to one side. 3) Mix together the mascarpone and vanilla seeds in a bowl, adding sugar, to taste. Set aside. 4) Heat a frying pan over a medium heat. Sprinkle the caster sugar over the base of the pan and allow it to melt and caramelise – do not stir the sugar, just shake the pan. Once the sugar has turned golden-brown and caramelised, carefully add the butter (the sugar may spit) and vanilla pod to the pan, stirring well. 5) Add the peaches to the pan, basting them with the caramel for a few seconds. Remove the peaches from the pan and set aside, then stir the cream into the remaining caramel in the pan. 6) To serve, place the brioche slices on a plate then top each with a peach, drizzle over the sauce and serve with a spoonful of vanilla mascarpone.
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In Season This Month Fruits & Nuts - Apples, Apricot, Aubergine, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Loganberries, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, White currants, Cobnuts, Hazelnuts 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).
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Exercise Snacking
Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com
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ecently, I have been talking to lots and lots of different people at an organisation where I am the head of wellbeing. And almost every single one of them have reported this mid-afternoon slump in energy. Does this sound familiar to you? And if so, have you ever wondered how to stay energised after lunch? The main thing I am discovering is that people just are not physically moving enough. Given the current circumstances I know that is a bit obvious. We are working from home in the main, people are not necessarily going out and about. You may even skip or have skipped exercise all together. And there is, of course, a lot of staring at screens. But there are ways that you can move within the confines of a building if you really cannot get out for a five- or ten-minute walk or a quick jog.
Movement Snacking This is where the concept of movement snacking comes is. Think of exercise as movement snacking. In the same way that you might go over to the fridge and pick up a snack from the fridge, you are going to snack on movement. There are lots of different ways you can do this. You could use your staircase, for example, to run up and down five times. You could have a heavy object near your desk, like a kettlebell, a dumbbell, a sack of spuds, books in a rucksack, anything like that will do, and you can squat with that. You can push it overhead. You can do body-weight 16 | SE23 - August 2020
exercises like squats and press-ups, and you can even get out and just stand outside your front door or in the communal garden or in your own garden and do 10 jumping jacks or skip for two minutes.
Exercise Doesn’t Have To Be One Big Block So, for two to five minutes of every hour, I want you to be thinking about what you can snack on in terms of movement, because exercise does not have to be one big block. It certainly does not need to be an hour done at some point during the day. Exercise is most effective when it is blended with other types of movement, and it is most effective when you have lots of little spikes of daily life movement throughout the day.
Little And Often So, snack on daily physical movement little and often. What are your exercise snacks? What are your go-tos? Have you got your environment set up so all of that is ready? So there is minimal decisions that you have to make to make it happen. The other great thing about exercise snacking is that it requires no to little equipment. And remember exercise does not have to be one big block! Try exercise snacking, see if it makes a difference to how you feel and let me know how you get on or your thoughts. That’s it from me. Stay healthy and all the best for now.
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What's On - August Wednesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 August: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting 10am-1pm. This is a live streamed, online class on life drawing with the Dulwich Art Group. Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work. Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly the quality of attention is always excellent. 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.
Wednesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 August: Online New Mum’s Group
Wednesday 5th August: Why We Love Nature. Into The Tangled Bank – Book Talk with Lev Parikian
7pm-8pm Free. Warm, humorous and full of telling detail, Into the Tangled Bank puts the idiosyncrasies of ‘how we are in nature’ under the microscope. www.bellhouse.co.uk.
Monday 10 - Friday 14 August: Aerial and Circus Summer School 7 to 15 yr 10am-4pm. Flying Fantastic Peckham, Unit 1B Bellenden Road Retail Park, Bellenden Road, Peckham SE15 5BA. www.ffyc.co.uk/holiday-sessions.
This free online group running from 10.30am12noon on Wednesdays will provide a support environment where mothers can get together with others who may be struggling with one or more aspects of being a new mum. www.bellhouse.co.uk.
Thursdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 August: BNI Adventurers (online meeting) 6.45am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it Dulwich’s turn. Contact Hayley on 07843 989728 for more information. www.facebook.com/adventurersbni/ 18 | SE23 - August 2020
Mon 10 - Fri 14 August: The South London Dance Academy Summer School thesouthlondondanceacademy.com 9.00am-3.00pm @ Ivydale Primary School, Inverton Building. Pupils will have lessons in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Body Conditioning and Stretching, Choreography and Creative Dance. Younger groups will have arts and crafts sessions as well as outdoor fitness fun. Pupils will remain in a bubble (grouped according to age and level) of no more than 15 pupils throughout the week: Primary and Grade 1 Level (5+); Grade 2 Level (8+); Grade 3 and 4 Level (11+) & Grade 5-8 Level (13+). Spaces are limited to 15 per bubble and are only reserved on receipt of payment via the school website. Please contact: info@thesouthlondondanceacademy.com
What's On - August Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 August: Crystal Palace Festival We are so excited about bringing you, your family & friends in Crystal Palace and beyond together on the weekend of 15 and 16 August 2020 with great performances, family participation and a joyous community love-in. We are setting up a temporary television studio at the top of the Upper Norwood Library Hub and inviting some amazing artists to perform live there to stream out to you at home! Funding from the Arts Council has meant that we can bring a really high quality streamed event into your home. We will also be raising funds for the Festival charity and other local causes, to support the most vulnerable and in need. Hosted by our dynamic presenters with some famous faces popping up, there will be a truly exciting array of diverse artists from Crystal Palace and south London to enjoy – music, spoken word, theatre and dance live from one location for a truly festival atmosphere. PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON! So get Festival ready – we can connect & party together, at home!! crystalpalacefestival.org.
Wednesday 26 August: Cooking with Scissors – Via Zoom An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.
PREVIEW: Thursday 10th September: What’s The Big Idea 7.30pm-9pm. £150 for the course. A professional-led 10 week workshop teaching all aspects of screen-writing. www.bellhouse.co.uk
Thursday 13 - Sunday 31 August: Look Out A solo exhibition by conceptual artist, Laura Hepworth at the Jeannie Avent Gallery. 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9EU. Weekdays from 11:305:30pm and Saturdays from 10-5pm. Sundays from 11-4pm. @lhepworth2 @LHConceptual
Community News
Peckham Rye Fete: Cancellation The uncertainties affecting large gatherings have led us to decide, very sadly, to cancel this year’s fete, usually held on the first Saturday in September.. But it will be back in 2021 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 Friends-run Pimms, wine and beer marquee and tea and cakes tent, and various other food stands.
Link Age Southwark Challenge Challenge yourself and raise funds to support the work of local charity Link Age Southwark. The Prudential Ride London is going virtual this year and is free for anyone, anywhere to take part. You can set your own personal challenge and rediscover the joy of being active in any way you choose, but on wheels – this could be on a bike, in a wheelchair or on a skateboard! The event will be held on the weekend of 15/16th August and all registered participants will be entered into a nationwide competition to win one of 25 prizes. For information contact Melissa Whittingham: info@linkagesouthwark.org
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Financial Matters
With Akwasi Duodu | akwasi@sterlingandlaw.com | www.sterlingandlaw.com
Q&A with Akwasi Q:
I have a fair bit of savings but I’m getting no interest on my money. I am nervous about the volatile stock market. How do I get a return on my money without the risk of losing it all?
A: With interest rates at historic lows, things are great for borrowers but terrible for savers. One strategy may be to decide how much money you can set aside for the long term. Some of that could be invested in a risk investment such as a stocks and shares ISA. There is a wide choice out there and it may be worth engaging with a financial adviser to help you assess your risk appetite and match you to a suitable investment. It is however very difficult to get decent a return these days without risk. Other options may include National Savings and Investments (NS&I) and longterm fixed rate bonds. None of these are likely to give you a return greater than inflation.
The drawback here is that the refund may be taxable and only your own personal contributions will be returned. Either way, the choice is clear. Join the pension scheme. You have nothing to lose. ......................................................................................................................
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I have an interest only mortgage with no repayment vehicle and only ten years left until retirement. What should I do?
A: Many borrowers set up interest only mortgages as a temporary measure to reduce their outgoings in the early years intending to convert to capital repayment at some stage in the in future; typically, realising they had a problem when it was too late! Speak to your lender and establish what options you have. They may be able to extend your mortgage term into retirement which would allow you to convert it to a longer term, affordable, capital repayment mortgage. If not, there may be other lenders out there who would consider it, so perhaps a o speak to a mortgage broker. Many people in this situation are forced to downsize, a strategy worth considering where appropriate.
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My new employer operates a group pension scheme and I am eligible to join it straight away. They will match my contribution of 5% of my salary. I don’t intend to stay there very long – should I join the scheme or not bother?
A: Join the pension scheme. Many people envisage
that they will not stay with an employer very long only to end up being there for 10 years! If that happened in your case, you would be very pleased to have made the decision to join. If indeed you do leave your employer say within two years of service, you will have the option of transferring the value of your pension fund to a new pension plan of your choosing, such as your own personal pension plan or to a new employer’s pension scheme. You also have the choice of a refund of your contributions if you stay for a very short period.
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Q: I have recently left my job and set up my own
business. What should I do to ensure my financial security?
A: A typical employed role would include the security of sick pay, death in service and a workplace pension as a minimum. You’ll lose all of that when you go self employed so you must replace those benefits. Sick pay can be replaced with an income protection insurance policy, death in service may be replaced with life insurance policy and your workplace pension replaced with a personal pension. Setting up some of these may be tax deductible as business expenses but choosing the right amount of cover isn’t an easy task. I would recommend speaking to an independent financial adviser who would be able to recommend the right amounts of cover for you based on your personal circumstances.
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Cure Procrastination! A Great Technique Using Swiss Cheese! Procrastination is the habit of putting off what should be done today until tomorrow, or the next day, or week, or month... and so on. This affects us all from time to time. There are a few reasons why we procrastinate but the main one is fear: Fear of rejection, fear of change, fear of failure, and also perfectionism can cause procrastination. These are natural fears but the idea is to acknowledge them, but act in spite of them! Sometimes procrastination is the result of feeling that something is just too big and scary to even begin! The thing is that once you have begun, the task is probably a lot more enjoyable & doable than you thought. Here is a great technique that you can use to overcome procrastination & get into action!
The Swiss Cheese Method Alan Lakein, author of an amazing little book: “How to Get Control of Your Time & Your Life” advises that if a task is overwhelming you, poke holes in it like Swiss cheese. The holes represent small parts of this task that take small chunks of time. Once you have made a few holes, the overall task will seem less scary and looming. You will already be involved, gaining momentum and confidence and it will be much easier to continue. You’ll be surprised how much you can do in small chunks of time. Even if you only have a few minutes to spare in between other stuff, still attempt the Swiss cheese method. “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” —Mark Twain
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to close your eyes and imagine how you will feel once this task is complete. • Now brainstorm and create a list of short or instant actions to complete this task. You may need to break down larger steps into smaller chunks to come up with your list of small items. • Put these tasks in order of priority. • Start on the first one now! • As you work through your list and make more holes in the cheese, notice how much better and more confident you feel as you are now involved, and how less scary the job is now. The thought of a large or complex action is always worse than actually doing it. Once you have started and are involved, you will be surprised at how much easier the task is than you initially thought. You will power forward and find it so much simpler to complete it! Remember that the only cure to procrastination is action and if you wait until you ’feel’ like doing something you may never begin! So try the Swiss Cheese Method!
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www.horniman.ac.uk | 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ
Museum Reopening From Thursday 30 July The Horniman will reopen its doors to the public from Thursday 30 July. Visitors (including Members) will need to pre-book for a free, timed entry slot. Social distancing and other safety measures will be in place, including hand sanitisation stations, an enhanced cleaning regime, updated signage and a one-way visitor route. Some attractions including the Aquarium and Butterfly House will remain closed initially, and some interactive exhibits have been removed or covered up. FREE. Advance booking required – horniman.ac.uk.
Exhibitions & Displays Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs Extended to 3 January 2021 252 million years ago, in a period called the Permian, life on Earth was dominated by extraordinary creatures. It was a time of fearsome sabre-toothed predators, giant insects and bizarre-looking sharks. The Permian ended with a mass extinction that destroyed 90% of all life, paving the way for the Earth's next great rulers… the dinosaurs. In this fascinating, family-friendly exhibition, which is travelling to the UK for the first time, you can discover more about this mysterious time period. On display will be fossil skeletons as well as full-size models and animatronics that bring the Permian back to life. Tickets*: Child £5, Adult £9, Family (up to two adults and two children) £20. Horniman Members and Benefactors enjoy free, unlimited entry. *Prices include a voluntary Gift Aid donation which helps support the work of the Horniman. Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs is a travelling exhibition produced by Gondwana Studios. See horniman.ac.uk for more information and to book tickets.
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As I Live and Breathe Until 30 August 2020 Award-winning, internationally exhibited visual artist Claire Morgan has created stunning new pieces for the Horniman, including a dramatic installation in Gallery Square. Claire's thoughtprovoking work draws on the theme of waste and the impact that humans have on their surroundings. Her pieces include thousands of fragments of colourful waste polythene frozen in time. FREE – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book: horniman.ac.uk
Turn It Up: On Paradoxes Extended until 4 October 2020
Image courtesy ©Gondwana Studios
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Jide Odukoya's photographic series shows a contrasting Nigeria through the lens of traditional weddings, highlighting how moments of extravagant celebration are an important part of Nigerian cultural identity because of the fragile wealth that supports it. FREE – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book: horniman.ac.uk
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Grasslands Garden Open year round Wander through wild landscapes in the Grasslands Garden, featuring spectacular plants from North American prairie and South African grasslands. Celebrating critically threatened wild landscapes, during the winter months visitors will be able to see beautiful architectural seed head heads and fading flower spikes. Linked to the World Gallery, the naturalistic planting scheme was devised by Olympic Park designer James Hitchmough. FREE no pre-booking required.
Family: Plonk Golf Daily, 11am to 5.30pm
Bee Garden
Grab a (sanitised) golf club and test your wits against a socially-distanced course featuring bonkers ball runs, loop-the-loops, heroic hills, balancing-beams, and some Horniman-themed specials. And for those who have fallen in love with the epic Horniman Walrus, meet Plonk's very own Gerald the Crazy Golf Walrus. Tickets: Child £4, Adult £6, Family (two adults and two children, or one adult and three children) £16. Book in advance on Plonk's website or pay on the day (card payments only).
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Horniman Market Every Sunday, 10am–3pm The Horniman Market is open every Sunday to pick-up your weekly essentials including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat, direct from independent and local producers. Follow @ HornimanMarket or visit the website to find out more horniman.ac.uk. Free entry, no pre-booking required. Traders are currently accepting card payments only.
Bee Garden 'FlowerGirl' ©JasminePradissitto / Horniman
Newly created during lockdown, the Bee Garden is helping bees to thrive by the side of one of London's busiest roads, the South Circular. The Bee Garden features hexagonal planters filled with bee-friendly flowers, bee hotels set within in mini-meadows of wildflowers and a central sculpture – Flower Girl, by Jasmine Pradissitto – made of pollution-absorbing material. FREE - no pre-booking required.
Green Turtle Until May 2021 A magnificent taxidermy mount of a male Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, on loan from the Natural History Museum is on display in the Natural History Gallery. Over 100 years old, this impressive animal was collected off the coast of Nicaragua in Central America and presented to the Natural History Museum in 1906. This small display will showcase the challenges facing Green Turtles and other marine life today and what we can do to protect it. FREE – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book at horniman.ac.uk
Café Daily, 9am to 5.30pm As well as the Café kiosks in the Gardens, the main Café will be open throughout August, offering takeaway meals, snacks, drinks and ice cream. Outdoor seating only. No pre-booking required. Please note there is no access between the museum and the Café – please use the separate Café entrance.
Shop Daily, 10am to 5.30pm Visit the Horniman's pop-up gift shop at the end of your pre-booked visit, for a range of beautiful gifts, treats and memories to treasure. The shop can only be accessed as part of a prebooked, free museum visit. Book at horniman.ac.uk
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Lockdown & Separation Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair | www.londondogstraining.co.uk
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ince the end of lockdown we are seeing a rise in owners reporting that their pets are more clingy. For this article I will focus on dogs and separation but would ask cat and even parrot owners to be mindful that their pet may also have become used to having you around all the time and may have to be eased into coping with separation as more usual work patterns resume. For the last three months your dog has been by your side practically every minute of the day, but what is going to happen when life gets back to normal and you go back to work or even just go shopping?
Is It Separation Anxiety? • Setup a filming device using an app like Zoom, with a wide picture of where you leave your dog. • Leave the house for half an hour and watch what your dog does. If your dog soon goes to her resting area and settles and snoozes you can assume all is well. • However, if you notice subtle or more obvious signs of anxiety take action. Red flags include, pacing, barking, whining, howling, toileting, salivating, destroying things, looking generally distressed.
Changes In Behaviour • Sudden changes in behaviour can be an indication that something is awry. • First see your vet to exclude medical issues. • If your dog gets the medical all clear consider whether your pet is bored and frustrated. Lockdown has meant some dogs have not has as much mental stimulation as before. • Get some puzzle toys, teach ‘find it’, do some training and when you are out leave appropriate things to do – a cardboard box stuffed with paper and treats to rip up or hide food around the home to be searched out.
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your bed, if this has been the norm. There is no evidence this causes separation issues. However, clingy behaviour may be a by-product of lockdown as your dog is now more used to you being around. • Start teaching your dog to be alone again in very, very tiny steps – just a few seconds at a time. • Go into another room and close the door. • Keep the absence short at first – use your camera/device to watch your dog and build up the time they are alone, slowly. • If your dog is relaxed behind a closed door inside the house then the next step is to leave the house. • Make a note of how long you were out before the dog gets slightly worried and use that as your baseline for next time. • Increase the time you are out gradually and chop and change durations – try not to increase time in a straight line. • For dogs that are relaxed for short absences when you are out, go out for half an hour and build from there. • Watch and listen to your dog. Work at their pace. Trying to force them to ‘get over it’ will likely make them worse.
Get Help If your dog is not doing well alone you need professional help. Go to www.abtcouncil.org.uk. Some behaviourists specialise in separation issues.
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What’s happening in our gardens
with friends and family at one of the picnic tables or on the grass, or to take away with you. You're welcome to bring your own picnic, but if you can, buying from the café is a great way to support the Gallery during these challenging times.
Treat yourself to an arty gift
Our outdoor spaces, pop-up shop and café have now all reopened. As the world’s first purpose built art gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery was designed for the public to enjoy – and we can’t wait to welcome you back to our gardens as they burst into life this summer. Here are some highlights of what you can enjoy on your visit.
Experience great art & architecture
Whether you’re looking for some creative inspiration from our brilliant range of art books, including the British Surrealism catalogue, stunning artwork prints from our leading exhibitions, or vibrant accessories to brighten up your home or wardrobe, our shop range is packed with goodies waiting for you to discover. You can shop online from 2 July or in person from 4 July, plus a new click and collect service is available.
Discover the varied species of trees in our gardens Did you know our gardens are home to over 25 species of trees, including a Japanese Maple and a Kentucky Coffee Tree? Some are a few hundred years old! Take a walk around the gardens and see how many you can name.
Play ‘I Spy’ A telephone box…a statue…a clock tower…There are plenty of fascinating objects and landmarks to be seen around our gardens if you take a closer look. Bring the family and see what you can find!
Explore the local area
A visit to Dulwich Picture Gallery's gardens provides a great opportunity to explore art and architecture in one setting. See Peter Randall Page’s outdoor sculpture Walking the Dog (pictured in the foreground above). Carved out of granite, the design echoes the frieze on the Gallery exterior. Why not also take a moment to appreciate the intricate patterns, lines and shadows of our iconic building, designed by late-Georgian architect Sir John Soane?
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We are lucky to be nestled in a very green corner of South London. Why not explore other open spaces before or after your visit? Dulwich and Belair Parks are right next door and a walk through nearby Dulwich Woods shouldn't be missed!
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Community Index Useful Contacts The University Hospital Lewisham Tel 020 8333 3000 Lewisham Borough Council Tel 020 8314 6000 (24 hrs) www.lewisham.gov.uk Lewisham Early Years Service Tel 0800 085 0606 Forest Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team Tel: 020 8721 2723 Email: ForestHill.SNT@met.police.uk
Community Groups Forest Hill Society www.foresthillsociety.com Friends of One Tree Hill http://friendsofonetreehill.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/friendsofOTH / @Friends_of_OTH Tewkesbury Lodge Estate Residents’ Association www.tewkesburylodge.org.uk Sydenham Garden Tel 020 829 11650 www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk Our Lady and St Philip Neri Friends Association www.olspnfriendsassociation.com Independent community websites www.se23.com www.se23.life
Local MPs Ellie Reeves (Lab, Lewisham West) Tel 020 7219 2668 ellie.reeves.mp@parliament.uk Janet Daby (Lab, Lewisham East) Tel 020 8461 4733 Janet.daby.mp@parliament.uk Vicky Foxcroft - (Lab, Lewisham, Deptford) Tel 020 8469 4638 vicky.foxcroft.mp@parliament.uk
Local Councillors Forest Hill Ward Peter Bernards (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9927 cllr_peter.bernards@lewisham.gov.uk 30 | SE23 - August 2020
Sophie Davis (Labour) Tel 020 8314 3493 Cllr_Sophie.Davis@lewisham.gov.uk Leo Gibbons (Labour) Tel 020 8314 6916 Cllr_Leo.Gibbons@lewisham.gov.uk
Surgeries All councillors: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, 11am-12.30pm. Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, SE23. 11am–12.30pm.
Perry Vale Ward John Paschoud (Labour) Tel 020 8314 3437 John.Paschoud@Lewisham.gov.uk Susan Wise (Labour) Tel 020 3489 2790 cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk Sakina Sheikh (Labour) 020 8314 7963 Cllr_Sakina.Sheikh@lewisham.gov.uk
Surgeries Open advice surgery (no appointment needed) 2nd Saturday of the month (except August), 10:30am to 12noon, at Moon Lane Books, 300 Stanstead Road, SE23 1DE. Other times available by appointment, please phone or email one of us.
Crofton Park Ward Chris Barnham (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9896 cllr_chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk Tauseef Anwar (Labour) 020 8314 9930 Cllr_Tauseef.Anwar@lewisham.gov.uk Pauline Morrison (Labour) Tel 020 8244 5315 cllr_pauline.morrison@lewisham.gov.uk
Surgeries 2nd Saturday of every month, 11-12 am, Hattush Restaurant, Honor Oak Park, SE23 1DY. 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am - 11am Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Road, Brockley SE4. 4th Tuesday of the month, 3pm-4pm Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Rd, Brockley, SE4 2AG. No surgeries during August.
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The Last Word – Raj Tanna What do you most value about the area/street you live in? I used to live in Forestholme Close, it was a wonderful cul-de-sac and there were lots of kids my age that lived there at the time, it was great fun and we used to play in the close all the time. I met some of my best friends there and one of them still lives in the Close.
What one thing would you change? I’d love to see parking made easier, I really think it would help the local shops and has held back Forest Hill for many years.
The one thing you couldn’t do without? I do love music and football; I’m an R & B fan and a massive Arsenal fan, I couldn’t do without either.
The most famous person you’ve met? I met Al Pacino while on holiday in Venice, that day was amazing, it was my wife’s birthday (she was pregnant with our daughter at the time) and I’d just met my idol.
Your favourite place for a night out? I am Raj Tanna, I am an Estate Agent who has worked in and around SE23 for almost 30 years. During this time, I’ve been involved in property sales in almost every road in SE23 and I still have the same passion for property as I did when I first started.
I must say it was Forest Hill when I was a young man, I’d go to the Malt and Shovel (formally the Forest Hill Barn), its now called the Hill (pubs shut at 11pm back in the day) then a large group of us would go to the Pakeezah on London Road for the best chicken tikka masala in the world. Sadly, this has now gone but will never be forgotten.
How long have you lived in the area?
Where are you to be found on Saturday?
I lived in Forest Hill for 28 years, went to school in the area and my daughter spent the first few years of her life here.
The best kept secret...
Now, I would be at home with my family relaxing.
What brought you here?
The view of London from the bandstand in Horniman’s Park, it amazing
My father moved to Forest Hill in the later 70’s as he worked locally and before moving to Forest Hill, he had an exceptionally long commute.
If money was no object..
What has changed most during that time? Where do I start… It’s become more multi-cultural. More younger people have moved into the area. The high street has also developed a lot since the late 80’s (it was very rundown then). The opening of the Overground has also bought more people into the area that perhaps would not have moved to Forest Hill before. 32 | SE23 - August 2020
I would do a course to teach Yoga and Meditation, I have real interest in Buddhism, and I want to be able to teach Yoga/Meditation in the coming years.
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Index of Advertisers Alexander Charles & Browne: Estate Agents.............13 Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Around Dulwich Community Website........................21 Ayrton Windows & Doors...........................................35 Bells Bathrooms & Kitchens.......................................27 Bespoke Windows .....................................................13 Bromley Cats Protection.............................................15 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists............5 The Clinic .....................................................................7 The Clipper ................................................................31 Cooking with Scissors Networking ............................21 Constable & Toop: Funeral Directors ........................21 Delco Accounting Solutions........................................17 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................29 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................15 Dulwich Carpet Company .........................................15 Dulwich Maths: Taking Maths Online........................17
H2o Cleaning Services................................................29 Horniman Museum & Gardens....................................9 The Little Clipper .......................................................31 Mould Haruna Solicitors...............................................7 Painted Peppermint: Ceramic Painting at Home.........5 Personal Jewellery London ........................................ 7 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ................................................................17 Poetic Endings - Funeral Directors.............................23 SE Magazines: Local Advertising ...............................27 St Dunstan’s College .................................................33 St William of York Catholic Primary School................23 Sarah Pylas: Virtual PA...............................................27 Smart Business Networking ......................................21 Sterling Law ...............................................................29 Steve Smith Accountants ............................................5 Walsh Glazing ............................................................33
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