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Welcome to SE23 So Freedom day, has come and gone and life has pretty much stayed the same. One big change is the amount of events that are happening. As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. It is great to see regular events like the parkrun starting up again (Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye Park and more). Even better news is the Dulwich Park Fair and the Peckham Rye Fete are back next month, so I have given you a sneak preview of what is to come. The events pages start on page 6. There are seven pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. So there is plenty to do right on our doorsteps. Last month I started my new business networking meeting for members of Entrepreneurs Circle. The meeting took place upstairs at The Lordship Pub and was a great success. If you run a business, I can definitely recommend it. More details on page 29. The magazine relies on all the fantastic advertisers who place ads with me each month. If you do call them, please do let them know where you saw them; it really helps. If you own a local business or live in the area and would like to feature in The Last Word, please do drop me an e-mail. I am looking for more people to feature this year. Until next time.
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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 What’s On................................6, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30 & 31 Noticeboard............................................................... 10 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16
Pets Corner................................................................ 20 Financial Matters...................................................... 22 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................ 24 Health Matters ......................................................... 26 Community Index..................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34
September Deadline - 16 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 2021 | 3
Events Calendar - August Monday
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1st Weekly Horniman Market see p6. West Norwood Feast, see p6.
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27th Daily: Plonk Golf @ The Horniman Museum, see p31.
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Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp, see p6. Journey Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p9. Bridging the Gaps: The Weekly Horniman parkrun, see p6. Adventure Aunt, see p8. BNI Adventurers Online Market see p6. Meeting, see p9. Dulwich Park Bell House Open Honor Oak park Runners run at Garden, see p28. Allotments Open Breathwork - Covid 7.30pm see p8. Day, p28. Recovery Workshop, p9. Life Drawing@ Zoom Portraiture Laugh Train Dulwich Art @ Dulwich Art Comedy, see p9. Group, p8. Group, p8.
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Van Gogh Painting Workshop, p28. Liquid History with Dulwich WI, 2nd The Adventure Aunt p29. Monday every month Dulwich Park see p28. Runners run at 7.30pm see p8.
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Journey Exhibition see p9. Eileen Agar Mixed Media Collage Workshop, p29. Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp, see p28. The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! 6pm. See p29.
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Life Drawing@ Dulwich Art Group, p8. Dulwich Park Runners run at 7.30pm see p8.
24th Midsummeer Magic with The Adventure Aunt p30. Life Drawing@ Dulwich Art Group, p8. Dulwich Park Runners run at 7.30pm see p8.
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Journey Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p9. BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9. Frida Khalo - drawing, painting, Collage Workshop, p29. Zoom Portraiture Mythdemeanors @ Dulwich Art with The Adventure Group, p8. Aunt p29.
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BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9.
14th parkrun, see p6.
15th Weekly Horniman Market see p6.
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parkrun, see p6.
Weekly Horniman Market see p6.
Silver Birch Landscapes Workshop, p30. Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p8.
Filmmaking 101: Acting, see p30.
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26th
Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p8.
BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9. Feeling Energetic? with The Adventure Aunt p31.
Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. See p31.
27th
28th parkrun, see p6.
29th Weekly Horniman Market see p6.
Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30 & 31. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - August 2021
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What's On - August Until Thursday 5 August: Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp
9:00am - 3:00pm. Summer camps at JAGS sports centre for children ages 4-8 years. Get in touch sherilyn@boogiepumps.co.uk or visit: www.boogiepumps.co.uk/southeastlondon for info. JAGS Sports Club, Red Post Hill, SE24 9JN.
Saturdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 August: parkrun 9am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog or walk in Dulwich Park. Every Saturday at 9am promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate. Register once and bring your printed barcode (can be used at any parkrun across the world). First-timers briefing at 08.50. www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich. Also in Peckham Rye, Brockwell and Crystal Palace parks. See their event websites for details.
Sundays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August: The weekly Horniman Market
10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients. Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a social distance for all customers and traders. Strict and enhanced hygiene measures 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. Please pay for goods using contactless methods. Gardens toilets are open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.
Sunday 1 August: West Norwood Feast
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. Plan your visit and check out the upto-date info on our social media. https://westnorwoodfeast.com. 6 | SE23 - August 2021
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What's On - August Tuesday 3 August: Bridging the Gaps
9:30am - 3:30pm. Visit three Thames bridges to learn about, discuss and draw both the bridges and the areas they link, their history and architecture, with a picnic on the South Bank. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com
Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 August: Social runs with DPR
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Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 August: Tuesday 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.
Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 August: Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group & School 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
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What's On - August Thursdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 July: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)
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Thursday 5 August: Prime your Portfolio 2pm - 6pm. Join a photographic expedition focussing on a range of chosen colours and textures, select images and create a calendar for next year, with tea by the Thames. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com
Thursday 5 August: Breathwork Covid Recovery Workshop 6pm - 8pm. In this 2-hour weekly workshop, Kate Gaskell, a qualified breathwork practitioner and clinical hypnotherapist, will share a number of breathing techniques and physical postures that help to improve the after-effects of Covid-19. Please bring your own yoga mat, and a notebook and pen in case you want to take notes. Oru Space, 20 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HN. www.oruspace.co/workshops
Thursday 5 – Tuesday 17 August: Journey Exhibition
11.30am-5.30pm. The Jeannie Avent Gallery presents ‘Journey’ A solo exhibition by local Conceptual Artist, Laura Hepworth Through this life we live, we set ourselves on a never ending path. Making decisions and taking risks that change and affect the course of our path in ways that widen our way of thinking, dreaming and living. For each lesson we go through, we give ourselves the allowance to be open embracing, to feeling. Of the many things we feel on our own or even as a collective we experience growth, love, creativity, grace, hope, empathy etc.. Journey is the story we tell each day to put our stamp on the world, it’s the people we carry with us who support, empower and inspire us as we go on. Through colour and Mark making Laura creates a language in which her own energy is transformed from the way she takes in her surroundings wherever that might be, near or far, past or present. Join us on Thursday 5th August, where the gallery will be open to the public from 11:30am until late evening in celebration of the exhibition’s opening. Meet the artist, view the artwork Laura has created for her vibrant new collection. 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9EU. https://www.jeannieavent.com
Thursday 5 August: Laugh Train Home Comedy Nights 8pm - 10pm. Laugh Train Home Comedy Nights are returning to the Honor Oak on THURSDAYS, bringing you the best acts of the UK Comedy Circuit. August 5th features Nabil Abdulrashid (Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, Celebrity Masterchef), Esther Manito (Stand-Up Sketch Show), Jim Campbell (Football Ramble Podcast) and Host Robyn Perkins (Sydney Fringe Comedy Award Winner). The Honor Oak Pub, 1 St German’s Road, Honor Oak SE23 1RH. Tickets via https://www.designmynight.com/ SE23 - August 2021 | 9
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Pre-Holiday Gardening Jobs Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw As well as planning everything else, a few hours work in the garden before you go away will make it much more welcoming when you return.
Lawns Mow the lawn a few days before you leave but don’t cut it too short if the weather is hot and dry – long grass copes much better with drought than short grass. Edge with long handled shears to neaten it up and clear edges of weeds and areas for slugs to lurk in. If the grass is long when you get back keep your blades raised for the first few cuts. And don’t despair if it’s yellow. Grass is pretty tough and will soon green up again after a good downpour.
Containers Put your potted plants on saucers, or even something bigger like a paddling pool, to collect possible rainwater. (But check the forecast, as plants don’t like to be in standing water.) Putting plants on soaked capillary matting can also get them through a week without being watered. Moving pots to semi shade can avoid them drying out and grouping them together will help them shade each other and share humidity. If there’s room, sink favourite plants into soil to keep them cool and drench the surrounding earth. A mulch of mini bark or grit will help keep the moisture in too, but water well first.
Borders Deadhead repeat flowering plants like cosmos and roses before you go away, to come home to lovely blooms instead of a sea of fallen petals. If you’re away for three weeks remove all the flowers as well as the dead heads. Tatty looking hardy geraniums can be cut right back, as can nepeta and geum. With flowering spikes like delphiniums or penstemon, just cut off the spent flower stem. Weeds are easier to pull up when they’re small, so removing them before you go away is really worth it. Take care to dig out the whole root of perennial weeds such as thistle, bindweed and dandelion. 12 | SE23 - August 2021
Mulching your borders with bulky organic matter such as compost, well-rotted manure or bark will keep weeds down and moisture in – make sure you drench the soil first. Or just concentrate on newly planted or thirsty shrubs and perennials and don’t worry so much about drought tolerant ones like iris, lavender and rosemary. Give your garden a really thorough soak, ideally the morning you leave, particularly if the forecast is for it to be hot and ideally enlist someone to pop in again if possible. If you go away at lot, think about growing more drought tolerant plants. As a rule grey/silver, small or fleshy leaved plants such as stachys, verbena and sedum will survive without much water once they’re established. If the forecast is for lots of rain, remember to protect plants like hostas from slugs – try organic wool slug pellets. Check stakes on tall perennials – a windy summer gale plus rain can quickly flatten your garden.
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omatoes, for most of us, are most definitely the best of the best when it comes to summer produce. I love a homegrown tomato and have strong childhood memories of my father’s greenhouse, and the flavor of those freshly picked, sun warmed tomatoes. We used to pick them and eat them like apples! In season, British tomatoes could be mistaken for an entirely different fruit from the flavorless imposters you find at the grocery store year-round. They’re filled with so much juice that they’re heavy, they smell sweet before you even taste them, and they come in what seems like a million shapes and sizes and colors. The season might be short, and very much weather dependent, but do make the most of these beauties whilst you can. There are a million recipes to choose from, and this is one of my favourites because it is very quick and easy and allows the flavours of the tomatoes to shine, which is just as it should be! (serves 4)
Ingredients • 3 tablespoons of toasted pine nuts • 1 pound of mixed tomatoes, some sliced, some cut into wedges • Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper • ¼ Cup of Balsamic Lemon Vinaigrette • ¼ Cup chopped parsley, plus leaves for serving • ¼ Cup crumbled feta cheese Plus for the Lemon Vinaigrette • 2/3 Cup olive oil • 1/3 Cup fresh lemon juice • Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Method 1) Preheat the oven to 3500C/1800F/Gas mark 4 and toast the pine nuts on a baking tray until golden brown – this should take about 5-10 minutes, but keep a close eye on them and give them a shakeup / mix around a couple of times. 2) Arrange tomatoes on a plate; season lightly with salt & pepper. 3) Make the vinaigrette by whisking oil and lemon juice in a small bowl, season with salt & pepper 14 | SE23 - August 2021
then add ¼ cup parsley and two thirds of the pine nuts. Mix well and then drizzle over the tomatoes. 4) Top with feta, parsley leaves and the remaining pine nuts.
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his month we’re talking about gratitude. According to Cambridge Dictionary gratitude is defined as: “a strong feeling of appreciation to someone or something for what the person has done to help you” How is “gratitude’ related to health and fitness, I hear you say? You might be surprised to find out what impact it can have on your body and therefore on your wellbeing.
Gratitude and its Effects on the Body Robert Emmons s a researcher who has done a lot of work around gratitude, his research plus others have given us these insights into gratitude and what it does for our wellbeing. Gratitude changes our hormones. Particularly, it boosts oxytocin, which makes us feel bonded and connected: • to ourselves • to other people • to our environment • to society And that feels amazing, oxytocin is a wonderful thing. Parents have it when they hold their newborn babies, mothers have it when they breastfeed (most of the time). I get it when I stare deep into my rescue dog’s big brown eyes, and I can see her blissing out with the oxytocin as well. Oxytocin also makes us more optimistic – that is what the studies have found, and it boosts happiness. It is impossible to feel grateful and anxious at the same time. Or grateful and angry, grateful and stressed, grateful and sad. Gratitude is an incredibly powerful way to change your emotional soundtrack. I think this is such an easy thing in some ways to do. You can get oxytocin: • through laughter • through touch (like massage) • through music, listening to and making music • we get it from being with other people • we get it from sharing how we feel It is an integral part of being human.
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health and fitness strategy is, that it is something that is democratically available as well and it’s free – anybody can practice gratitude. Whether it is spontaneous, such as looking out the window, thinking “I am very lucky to have x!” or “what a beautiful view”. Or whether it is deliberate. We can practice gratitude deliberately as part of your meditation, for example, or as I do every morning: I’ll sit and read a short paragraph from my nature book and then I’ll reflect on what I am grateful for. So, in that way, I am being proactive and purposeful about my gratitude and other times it happens spontaneously.
Start a Proactive and Purposeful Gratitude Practice So give that a try, maybe set a 10-day resolution to every morning, think about what it is you are grateful for, or just open up your awareness as you are going about your daily life and think, “wow, that’s incredibly beautiful!”. Just appreciate and be grateful for the fact that you got to see and witness that thing or that particular moment. So, that is everything from me this month, and all the very best for now, stay healthy.
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*By prior appointment only. Virtual tours will also take place during events above.
• Wednesday 29th September • Wednesday 19th October • Wednesday 9th November • Wednesday 23rd November
*Sixth Form Open Days 2021
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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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Keeping pets safe in hot weather
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t’s nearly holiday season and the thermometer mercury is rising. Many of us will be going away and a fair few will be taking their dogs. However, even for those set to enjoy the intermittent heat on home shores, please remember that our pets do not cope as well in the heat as do we. Pet thermoregulatory mechanisms only really include panting, some sweating from the paws and radiation heat loss from fur- these systems are not as efficient for bodily cooling as is as the human ability to sweat all over. Under conditions of intense heat it does not take that long for a cat or a dog to suffer heatstroke. Hyperthermia is a life threatening, medical emergency, where high temperatures and humidity cause the major internal organs, including the brain, to start to shut down, eventually leading to seizures, coma and death. Broadly, when temperatures exceed 39 degrees centigrade, steps should be taken to provide shade and cool the animal.
Quick guide to keeping pets happy and free from harm in the heat • Never leave your dog or cat in a parked car, even with a window slightly open. Quite aside from the risk of theft, it takes only takes minutes for pets to become extremely distressed in the heat of the car, even in shade. If you are travelling have the windows down with good air flow or air conditioning. • Never leave your house on a hot day, whether for a walk or car journey with your pet, without a bottle of water and something to drink it out of. • If you are sitting or picnicking in the park on a very hot day, be aware that your dog may get overly hot much more quickly than you. Find shade or take a large umbrella and plenty of water. • Don’t play strenuous ball or running games with your dog in intense heat. • Be aware, brachycephalic breeds (cats or dogs with squashed or shortened noses) find it much harder to pant and breathe in the heat. • Very young, very old, obese and sick animals will find hot weather more difficult. 20 | SE23 - August 2021
• City walks on hot pavements can be taxing for all sorts of dogs. Try walking barefoot and see how you like it. Keep an eye on your pet and look for signs of discomfort, seeking shade and dispensing water as necessary. • On very hot days, cats should not be shut into areas like a conservatory or shed- either can heat up very quickly- check that your pet, especially cats, have not sneaked in. Ensure there are shaded, cool areas in the home your pet has easy access to. • A trip to the groomers can help long-coated breeds and don’t forget breeds with white coats, single coats or hairless types need sun protection for their skin. • A water-bottle partly filled with cool water or a dampened towel placed on the floor, make handy cooling mats which your pet can lie on. • Learn to recognise the signs of heatstroke; extreme panting, dark red or grey gums, drooling, anxiety, confusion/disorientation, lethargy, vomiting, even diarrhoea. • In cases of suspected heatstroke, seek shade and apply cool but not cold water to the pet’s underarms, groin and pads. Do not immerse or cover the pet with water as this will heat your pet up more. Fan the animal to increase cooling. If he can drink, give small amounts of water but do not force drinking or let him gulp it. Try to keep your pet moving slowly. Speak to a vet as soon as possible.
It’s mostly common sense but so easy to forget in the heat of the moment!
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Financial Matters
With Akwasi Duodu | akwasi@sterlingandlaw.com | www.sterlingandlaw.com
How much should you pay into your pension? This must be one of the most common questions financial advisers get asked. Everyone knows that they need to save for retirement, but the big question is “how much?” I have come across many different formulas for the calculation. Some are quite good; others seriously flawed. Let us see if we can shed some light on the subject.
What is your target income? The first thing to think about is your target income at your desired retirement age. It helps to have an imagination and to visualise yourself in retirement. Will you be active? Or sedentary? Retirement can be viewed as one long endless holiday and your spending plans should be considered accordingly. Genuine retirement means stopping work completely – so how much would you need monthly to be able to retain your standard of living? I can’t answer that as this is very much a personal thing. If you are struggling for an answer, the 50-70 rule might help. This suggest that you should aim for an annual income of between 50% and 70% of your working income. If you earn £50,000 for example, you’d want to achieve somewhere between £25,000 and £30,000 per year as your retirement income. A more accurate way would be to estimate your expenditure in retirement and aim for an income that would cover your expenses whilst leaving you with enough of a surplus to cover the unknown.
What is your retirement age? The current state pension age is 66, scheduled to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028 and potentially to 68 between 2037 and 2039. The state pension age is kept under review which means that it could change in the future. For most people, pensions become available at age 55 and your personal retirement age could be any age between 55 and 75. The important thing to consider, whatever age you choose to retire, is how much you’d need to live on. Retiring earlier would mean having potentially 22 | SE23 - August 2021
less time to build your savings, making it more of a challenge. Conversely, retiring later would mean having a longer period to save, making it less of a challenge. Either way, it is important to start saving for retirement at as young an age as possible.
What is the formula? One easy way of figuring out roughly how much you should pay into your pension each month as a minimum would be to take the age at which you open your pension account (let’s assume age 40) and divide this figure by two. The result, (in this case 20) is the percentage of your pre-tax salary that you should be paying into your pension pot until you retire. This assumes you retire at state pension age. Using this formula, a 40-year-old earning £60,000 per year should pay 20% x £60,000 = £12,000 per year or £1,000 per month as a minimum. This figure should be adjusted with salary increases and inflation. You’d have to speak to a financial adviser if you’d prefer a more accurate income calculation. Your financial adviser would have tools to enable them to factor in things like inflation, investment growth rates, stress tests such as stock market falls and events like time off work etc. Most importantly, the earlier you start saving, the better. The best time for you to have started saving for retirement was probably a good few years ago. The second-best time is now.
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fter months of torpitude, the mighty Dulwich Hamlet - leonine, phoenixlike, Framtonesque even - has risen from its enforced slumbers, shaken the sleep from its hair and has come alive. So what’s happening we hear you roar? Well first of all Gavin Rose, long standing bossman at the Hamlet, and all round football genius, has begun to assemble a squad to see off all comers in the new season. Some old faces remain in the squad. Charlie Grainger will remain steadfast between the sticks, like a Varangian guard protecting the honour of the Pink and Blues’ goal. The splendidly vocal Sanchez Ming will carry on seeing off opposition wingers while tormenting Flash Gordon and plotting the overthrow of Planet Earth. And super tall goal machine the much-loved Danny Mills will continue to leap above opposition defences like a majestic migrating salmon on the River Peck. The club has welcomed new players too, including Higgs, Splatt and Barnum-Bobb. They sound like a firm of dodgy entertainment lawyers, but are in reality bone fida non-league galacticos and winners all the way. Thrills and spills are guaranteed down at the Hamlet as a result. So why not head down to the club website and purchase yourself a season ticket for the bargain basement price of £169 (way less with concessions). For this, you can waltz in through the clubhouse door, grab a beer and some crisps and go watch all (men and women’s) home games in the 2021-22 season. That’s well over 40 games we reckon, give or take. You can buy your season ticket and check out details of all pre-season games and league fixtures at www. pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/. And you make sure you have all the right gear and look dead smart by kitting yourself and the kids out via the online shop at www.dhst.org.uk Now has anything else been happening on the
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Tuscan slopes of Champion Hill you ask? Well not really. Other than everyone’s favourite six foot seven ex-footballer and star of TV and radio Peter Crouch becoming a director at the Hamlet. Crouch, who kicked off his professional career on loan to the Hamlet from Spurs 21 years ago before becoming a Premier league and England star, has vowed to help the club on and off the pitch. Great news. Just don’t stand behind him at matches. So there you go. It feels like things are inching back to normality at Dulwich Hamlet, the Pride of SE22. So we’ll see you down there cheering on the girls and boys. Up the Hamlet.
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Using Your Mind for a Change!
Health Matters With Becca Teers | www.healthy-habits.me | www.mindplus-experience.com
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t can often feel difficult to make positive changes in our lives. You may want to develop a new habit, such as embark on an exercise routine or a healthy eating plan or maybe you’re trying to reduce alcohol or give up smoking. It could be that you want to feel more confident or calmer in certain situations. Feeling better means that you can change your actions or just feel more at ease when you’re at a social event or in your career or studies.
Why Is Making Change Tricky? The main reason that creating and maintaining change can be hard is to do with our mindset. Often we let our minds run away with us and control us, but what we don’t realize is, we can actually use our minds to help, rather than hinder us. With some knowledge of how our mind works, we can train it to support us rather than letting it control us with our thoughts and beliefs. Here are some traits of the mind and ideas of how we can use it to work with us and NOT against us: • The mind loves what is familiar and doesn’t like the unfamiliar. We are creatures of habit and every habit of action is run by a habit of thought. To implement a new habit we have to make it familiar by practicing it as much as possible (whilst realizing that at first it will feel uncomfortable). As the habit becomes more familiar, the more comfortable it will get. 26 | SE23 - August 2021
• Emotions always win over logic! Have you noticed this? You logically know that you want to exercise, but the emotional side of you would rather sit and relax in the warm! To work with this rule of the mind, you need to link the positive emotions that you will feel by getting fit and healthy with the action of actually going for that run. Think about exercising and feeling proud of you, feeling empowered, strong and really good about taking care of yourself! Imagine yourself running and feeling all of these positive feelings and you’ve linked your positive emotions with exercising. This is collaborating with your mind in a great way. • The mind responds to the pictures you use internally and the words you say to yourself in your head. The good news is that you can change the pictures and you can change the words. Using the above example of going for a run, if you tell yourself “It’s going to be painful & difficult” and picture yourself running and feeling like this, of course you’re not going to want to run. However, if you change the words to “I’m choosing to do this. I’m choosing to like it. It’s going to get easier every time I go for a run. Running is good for me. It helps me and I enjoy it”. And if you imagine yourself running and saying these things to yourself, the whole idea of running changes, in your head.
Try these tips and see if they help you to make a change!
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What's On - August Saturday 7 August: Bell House Open Garden
11am-1pm. Bell House is opening its garden for visitors to explore. The Walled Garden comprises of raised beds filled with kitchen essentials grown organically. The House Garden features a rose garden and woodland walk designed to attract wildlife and provide safe habitats. The gardens are a place of community learning, maintained by volunteers who promote gardening as an activity for physical and mental well-being. Arrive anytime between 11am and 12:45. Tea and coffee will be available. www.bellhouse.co.uk (tickets via Eventbrite). We encourage a £5 donation that will go towards garden maintenance and activities. Free tickets are also available at: event@bellhouse.co.uk
Monday 9 – Tuesday 10 August: Van Gogh Painting Workshop
10am - 1pm. Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child’s creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london
Tuesday 10 – Thursday 19 August: Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp
Sunday 8 August: Honor Oak Park Allotments Open Day 12:30pm - 6pm. The beautiful One Tree Hill Allotment site is throwing open its gates, plots and sheds on August 8th between 12.30 and 1pm for an art trail, kids’ trail, workshops, walks, stalls and music - including the Noteorious community choir. There will also be a stall selling tea and other drinks as well as cakes, jams and chutneys, and a BBQ with vegetarian options. More details will be made available on our website https://othas.org.uk. 111 Honor Oak Park, London SE23 3NP
Monday 9 August: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting 7:30pm - 9:30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month - currently on Zoom - but usually at Dulwich Hamlet FC in their Clubhouse Bar. https://dulwichwi.com. 28 | SE23 - August 2021
9:00am - 3:00pm. Summer camps at Goose Green Primary for children ages 4-11 years. Get in touch sherilyn@boogiepumps.co.uk or visit www.boogiepumps.co.uk/southeastlondon for more info. Goose Green Primary School, Tintagel Crescent, East Dulwich SE22 8HG.
Notice Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press. However please do check details ahead, as any new restrictions could affect some events.
What's On - August Tuesday 10 August: Liquid History 5:30pm. Come on a voyage from Westminster Pier down the Thames to Greenwich, hearing about the River in songs, stories and poems, with a picnic in Greenwich Park. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com
Monday 16 – Tuesday 17 August: Eileen Agar Mixed Media Collage
Wednesday 11 – Thursday 12 August: Frida Khalo - drawing, painting, collage 10am - 1pm. Eileen Agar Art Club Two-day workshop. Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child’s creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london.
Monday 16 August: Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich 10am - 1pm. Frida Khalo Art Club (2-day workshop). Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child's creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london.
Thursday 12 August: Mythdemeanors 2pm-6pm. Join a trip to the British Museum to find out about all the good and bad things that Greek and Roman gods and goddesses got up to, and give them points for mythbehaviour. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com
6pm-8pm. (Registration from 5.30pm). Join your fellow Dulwich business owners at The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8HA (Upstairs). The EC Local Meeting is a new type of Networking and Business Growth Meeting that's guaranteed to help your business grow... because as well as good old networking, our meetings always have a featured content session where we share a practical marketing tactic or strategy that you can use in your business to get more customers and make more sales! You'll get more customers IN the meetings through networking and referrals PLUS you'll also leave with actionable ideas to market your business once you get home too. NB: this event is exclusively for Members of Entrepreneurs Circle so you'll either need to sign up (for free) at the event, or at the link: https:// eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/join/. Already a member? Register at: https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/ SE23 - August 2021 | 29
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What's On - August Wednesday 18 – Thursday 19 August: Silver Birch Landscapes
Thursday 19 August: Filmmaking 101: Acting with
Keziah Joseph & James Broadley
7pm - 9pm. What does a director actually do? What makes a good script? Why is editing so important?
10am - 1pm. Silver Birch Art Club (2-day workshop). Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child’s creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london.
Coming Up: Saturday 4 Septmber: Peckham Rye Park Fete 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 Friends-run 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. 30 | SE23 - August 2021
Over the course of this year, Bell House Films will answer these questions and many more with its series of ‘Filmmaking 101’ events. This tutorial will be hosted by actors Keziah Joseph and James Broadley. Keziah and James will look at the role of the actor and ways to prepare for performance. Who is this for? For anyone and everyone with an interest in film, ‘Filmmaking 101’ is for you. You don’t need experience, you don’t need kit, you just need to bring your creativity and your curiosity. The cost of this individual tutorial is £15. Discounted tickets at £10 are available for under 18s. We also have 2 free/bursary tickets available for those unable to pay the full price. Please email filmmaking@bellhouse.co.uk www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2021/8/19/ filmmaking-101
Tuesday 24 August: Midsummer Magic 10am - 5pm. Do you like drama? Join us to learn about the plot of Shakespeare’s wonderful summer play, full of playful fairies and somebody who turns into a donkey! We will act out a scene in the park and enjoy summer sustenance. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com
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What's On - August Wednesday 25 August: Cooking with Scissors
Daily: Plonk Golf @ The Horniman Museum
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, East Dulwich SE22 8HA. To find out more or register your interest: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk.
Thu 26 August: Feeling Energetic? 10am - 3pm. Join us for games in the park and a scientific discussion about the types of energy they produce, learn about the different sorts of energy that exist, and replenish your own energies at a picnic. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 / https://theadventureaunt.com
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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 www.plonkgolf.co.uk or visit: www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.
Coming Up: Sunday 5th September: Dulwich Park Fair 2021 12-5pm. The Dulwich Park Fair is back! For the first time since 2021. Full details coming up in our next issue. https://dulwichparkfriends.org.uk/dulwich-park-fair/
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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 32 | SE23 - August 2021
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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Index of Advertisers Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Around Dulwich Website............................................25 The Arts Factory: Awarding Winning Art Classes ......13 Ayrton Windows & Doors...........................................35 Bells Bathroom and Kitchens.....................................15 Bespoke Windows .....................................................11 Bromley Cats Protection.............................................15 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists............7 Constable & Toop: Funeral Directors ........................21 Cooking with Scissors ...............................................25 Creative Writer Courses..............................................11 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................21 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................17 Dulwich Carpet Company ...........................................5 Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich..............2 Garolla Roller Garage Doors.......................................23
Google Reviews: SE Magazines..................................27 GutterPRO...................................................................17 Holiday Accent: Stylish Travel Accessories .................5 Kingsdale Foundation School: Open Days and Evenings...............................................................18-19 Mini Athletics (South East London)...........................11 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ..................................................................7 Rock + Poppins: Interior Design & Architecture........25 SE Magazines Local Advertising.................................33 Smart Business Networking ......................................25 Sterling Law .................................................................5 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................15 Walsh Glazing.............................................................13 Wicked Warriors: Kids parties ...................................23
If you contact any of our advertisers, please do say you saw them in SE23. Thank you!
Next Issue - September | Copy Deadline - 16 August
If you would like to advertise in our next issue (or SE21 and SE22), you can download our rates from our website or just get in touch with Angela on 020 8693 9040.
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