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Issue 174 - February 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Around Dulwich - P18 Pets Corner - P20 Financial Matters - P22 Callia Quartet - P26 The Last Word - P32
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Welcome to SE23 As always there is a change of events since the last time I wrote this column. We are now in our third Lockdown and so many businesses have had to close again. It is so very difficult to know what to do when we don’t have any dates of when this will all change. I really do have to thank the businesses who are still able to advertise with me, as I couldn’t continue the magazine without your support. Our events pages start on page 6 this month with six full pages of online events you can “go” to. Again, everything is subject to change, so please do check ahead. But most events have already adapted they way they host their events and we can do so much from our own home! I mentioned last month about our newly updated website which covers the whole area: www.arounddulwich.co.uk. Do check our daily events calendar, as events are added all the time. You can also sign up for updates, so you don’t miss any of our stories and you can even add your own events via our Submit an Event button. To find out more, please go to pages 18 & 19. The Callia Quartet have been busy planning their next event. You can find out more on page 26. The Last Word this month goes to Davidson Otobo, who has recently set up a new delivery company see pages 32. Until next time.
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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 What’s On.................................... 6, 8, 10, 28, 29 & 30 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Around Dulwich Feature...................................18 & 19 Pets Corner............................................................... 20
Financial Matters ..................................................... 22 Health Matters.......................................................... 24 Callia Quartet .......................................................... 26 Puzzle Page............................................................... 27 Community Index..................................................... 31 The Last Word .......................................................... 32 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................. 33 Index ........................................................................ 34
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Events Calendar - February Monday
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&ART art classes, see p6. Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, Life Drawing & see p8. Painting see p6. Rootcamp: Veg Growing for Honor Oak WI, see p6. beginners see p8. Coping with Anxiety, see p6.
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Zoom Portraiture @ Coping with Anxiety, Dulwich Art Group, see p6. see p8.
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BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8. &ART art classes, see p10.
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BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.
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6th Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10. &ART art classes, see p10.
Supporting Your Dyslexic Learner, see p8.
Coping with Anxiety, U3A Open meeting BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8. via Zoom p28. see p6. &ART art classes, &ART art classes, see p29. Life Drawing & see p29. Painting see p6. Stay At Home Quiz, The Arts Society Dulwich, p29. AC Grayling: The see p28. Supporting Your Good State - Village Frostquake Dyslexic Learner, Books Live Stream, Village Books Live see p8. see p28. Stream, see p5.
Honor Oak WI Craft Meeting, see p29.
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Weekly Horniman Market see p10.
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Rootcamp: Veg Growing for beginners see p29. Weekly Horniman Market see p10. Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.
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Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.
21st Weekly Horniman Market see p10.
Yoga Workshop @ Oru Space, see p5.
Life Drawing & Painting see p6.
22nd Cultivating Understanding & Reducing Stress, see p30.
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Zoom Portraiture @ Coping with Anxiety, BNI Adventurers Dulwich Art Group, see p6. Online Meeting, see p8. see p8. Life Drawing & A Town Called Solace Painting see p6. - Village Books Live U3A Open meeting Stream, see p5. via Zoom p30. What a Lovely Smart Business Supporting Your Send-off: Planning Networking with Dyslexic Learner, a Meaningful Cooking with Scissors. see p8. Funeral, see p30. See p30.
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Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 10, 28, 29 & 30. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - February 2021
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What's On - February Notice Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press. However please do check details ahead, as the lockdown may be extended and this could affect some events.
Tuesdays 2, 9, 16 & 23 February: Coping with Anxiety
Tuesdays 2, 9, 16 & 23 February: Life Drawing & Painting 6pm-7:30pm. A drop-in series for young people (18-25) with anxiety. Online sessions. The group is a safe space to discuss any anxietyrelated feelings, emotions, and everyday experiences of dealing with the burden of anxiety. Anxiety can really diminish the quality of everyday experiences, from school, work and relationships. We invite people to find a safe space to share their feelings and thoughts. By sharing the problems are often lessened and become easier with support of others. The group is hosted by two assistant psychologists from Circle Psychology Partners. They will offer participants some exercises which help in dealing with anxiety and difficult emotions. Book at: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/allevents 7pm-8.30pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose held for three hours with 5 minute model breaks every 25 minutes. This class will be run by Freya Tate, a wonderful artist with a sharp eye and a playful line. The session will be life model focused but Freya will introduce chaotic elements to challenge you and move your drawing on to higher levels. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.
Tuesday 2 February: Honor Oak WI We meet on the first Tuesday of each month, currently via Zoom, at 7:30pm. twitter.com/honoroakwi www.facebook.com/groups/honoroakwi/ Honoroak_WI Email: honoroakwi@gmail.com 6 | SE23 - February 2021
Wednesday 3 February: &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes
3:45pm - 5:15pm. &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes for children aged 5-12 years old. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Road, Peckham, SE15 4BY. https://www.andart.london.
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What's On - February Wednesdays 3, 10, 17 & 24 February: ZOOM PORTRAITURE @ Dulwich Art Group & School
Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 February: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)
6.30am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business…… now it is Dulwich’s turn. Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728 for more information. 2pm-5pm. This is an online life drawing class with the Dulwich Art Group. This is a clothed portrait session conducted via Zoom to allow for interaction between participants. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.
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Wednesday 3 February: Rootcamp: Veg growing for beginners 5:30pm - 7pm Always wanted to grow your own veggies, but have no idea where to start? Whether you’ve got a sunny windowsill, small balcony or larger garden, Rootcamp is for you. A package containing a variety of seeds and other useful bits will arrive with you ahead of the virtual workshop. Then you’ll get your hands dirty, learning how to sow, grow and care for your vegetable plants in a fun and informative environment. This 1.5 hour session will be led by Eliza Nicholas, a garden designer, home grower, and winner of Pro-Landscaper’s 30 Under 30 2020. Bring a cup of tea and all your vegetablegrowing questions! Tickets are £24 each, including the workshop and seed package. Book via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rootcampveg-growing-for-beginners-tickets-135837364213 8 | SE23 - February 2021
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What's On - February Thursday 4 February: &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes
Saturday 6 February: &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes 9am-10.30am. &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes for children aged 5-12 years old. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Road, Peckham, SE15 4BY. https://www.andart.london.
Sundays 7, 14, 21 & 28 February: The weekly Horniman Market 4pm-5:15pm. &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes for children aged 5-12 years old. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Road, Peckham, SE15 4BY. https://www.andart.london
Saturdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 February: Zoom Life Drawing & Painting
10am-1pm. This is a drop-in drawing and painting session with the Dulwich Art Group conducted via Zoom with limited studio slots. Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work. Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk. 10 | SE23 - February 2021
10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide 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. 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. The Market will be accepting card payments only. Please note, the Horniman Gardens and Gardens toilets are open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.
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Light Up The Winter Garden With Silver Plants Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw
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ilvery foliage adds real drama to the garden on a winter’s day. It shines out in the pale light, lifting the garden, and looks magical when frosted. The shimmery grey tones contrast with dark, evergreen shrubs as well as rusty browns of dead seed heads and grasses. Here are my favourite evergreen plants for winter interest.
Small Shrubs Convolvulus cneaorum. A useful and attractive evergreen shrub with shiny silvery foliage and masses of white flowers from late spring to summer. Pretty with Erigeron karvinskianus. Lavandula angustifolia. As well as those heavenly scented summer flowers, the winter structure provided by well-pruned lavender is a huge strength. This variety with its steely-grey woolly leaves is particularly good for winter foliage. Best in full sun with well-drained soil. Santolina chamaecyparissus. An excellent neat rounded subshrub with grey/white foliage and yellow button-like flowers in summer. Clip in spring to keep it neat. Best in a well-drained sunny site.
Larger Shrubs Ballota pseudodictamnus. A pretty subshrub, with woolly pale green to grey leaves. Hard prune in June and it’ll regrow within weeks and have a neat framework throughout winter. Prefers sun and well-drained soil. Looks great with spires of dark blue salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna.’ Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ (Dunedin Group). An easy to grow shrub with attractive silver/grey felty leaves and stems. It also has yellow daisy-like flowers in the summer. It’s tough, unfussy and drought tolerant, and looks good with other Mediterranean plants and herbs. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Queen’. This useful shrub has glossy grey-green leaves with white margins creating a pale shining effect. This is not as silvery as many of plants listed here but it’s useful if you’re looking for something bigger and it can tolerate partial shade. 12 | SE23 - February 2021
Grasses & Other Silvery Plants Astelia chathamica ‘Silver Shadow’. This striking silver plant has architectural pale green/silver spear shaped leaves. It’s happy in sun but prefers partial shade so it’s great for brightening up a shady area. Festuca glauca. A compact, evergreen grass with tufty mounds of steely blue foliage and graceful flower spires in summer. Or try the taller Helictotrichon sempervirens. Both are sun lovers and suit Mediterranean planting. Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’ (lamb’s ear). This furry leaved silver plant makes fab ground cover, creeping along the front of a border, even in winter. Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’. This semi evergreen has lovely light silvery foliage that remains into winter, though it may need a tidy up in spring. It’s gorgeous, but won’t last long if the soil isn’t free draining enough so plant with plenty of grit. A. ludoviciana ‘Silver Queen’ has long thin silvery leaves that hold on into winter.
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Harissa Chicken & Squash Traybake Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk
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e are lucky to still be using up butternut squash grown on our allotment last year, they are such a good crop to grow as they store for a month or more after harvesting in a cool dark place. I love this easy traybake which uses chicken, butternut squash and artichokes. It is low-calorie and only takes a five-minutes to prepare so it is perfect for busy weekday dinners.
Ingredients • 180g grilled artichokes in oil • 1½ tablespoons Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil • 2 teaspoons of dry harissa spice • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely • 1 red onion, diced • 8 chicken thighs • 1 butternut squash cut into chunks – you can leave the skin on as it adds flavour • 150g mixed olives of your choice, roughly chopped • A small pack of cherry tomatoes • Salt and Pepper • Large handful of spinach leaves
Method Heat the oven to 2200C/2000C fan/gas 6. Measure out 1½ tablespoons of olive oil from the grilled artichoke container. Mix this with the Filippo Berio Extra Virgin olive oil, chopped garlic, diced onion and harissa spices Score the chicken skin and put the chicken thighs and squash in a large roasting tin, toss in the flavoured oil and add a sprinkle of salt and pepper. (*tip here is to then rub the spices into the chicken to impart flavour through the thigh) Roast in the oven for 45 mins until tender and golden, then tip the artichokes, tomatoes, spinach and olives into the pan over the chicken. Give everything a good mix with a wooden spoon Return to the oven for 10 mins more to warm everything through and wilt the spinach, blister the tomatoes. Remove from the oven and serve with crusty bread and/or rice. Enjoy! 14 | SE23 - February 2021
In Season This Month Fruit, Nuts & Fungi - Apples, Chestnuts, Pears (late – Concorde, Doyenne du Comice, Conference and Winter Nellis), Rhubarb (forced), Walnuts. Vegetables & Herbs - Jerusalem Artichokes, Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Kale, Leeks, Parsnips, Potatoes, Swede, Turnips. Meat & Game - Duck, Guinea Fowl, Hare, Partridge, Venison. Fish & Shellfish - Brill, Clams, Cockles, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Monkfish, Mussels, Oyster, Plaice, Turbot. Going out of season - Cabbage, Cauliflower, Goose, Horseradish, Jerusalem Artichoke, Leek, Parsnip, Rhubarb, Swede, Truffle.
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Should I Be Worried About My BMI?
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ou have probably heard of BMI in the context of health and weight - especially in the last year or so. I however want to talk about some of the better alternatives to BMI. BMI stands for Body Mass Index, and it’s an equation that’s done to give you a rough indication of whether you are overweight, underweight, or so on. If you’re a very muscular person, your BMI is going to imply you’re overweight, when usually that isn’t the case – it’s because you’ve got the dense muscle mass. Take a bodybuilder, for example, or rugby player. These men and women have hardly any bodyfat on them and yet would be classified as overweight or even obese according to BMI measurements. It’s not an accurate number, but that said, I’m not particularly keen on any number that you can apply to somebody’s body composition (which I think is a better way of describing things). Body composition is how your body is composed of water, muscle, fat, and bone. For most people, we want a little bit more muscle, and in some cases, quite a bit less fat, but body composition is the right term.
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I’m really keen on is functional fitness. Can you do the things that you want to do? Can you climb the stairs in the time that you want to get up the stairs? Can you lift your shopping, lift your children, play with your children? If you can’t do any of those things, then your functional fitness is probably what you need to focus on. Rather than obsessing about a number, focus on your functional fitness and focus on how you feel.
Look in the mirror. Be objective. Are you happy with what you see based on your own measurements, not some warped distortion of what you should look like that’s been propounded to you by the media, for example? Are you happy with how you feel? That’s probably the most critical subjective measure of all. Do you feel fit? Do you feel good? Do you feel happy based on your own personal standard?
The String Test Then there is the simple string test to see if you are putting on weight. Grab a string to measure your height, fold that length in half and see if you can wrap it around your waist. If your string isn’t long enough to wrap around your entire waist you are more likely to develop health problems. 16 | SE23 - February 2021
Clothing As a final measure, the thing that never lies is an item of clothing. A jumper isn’t going to expand to make you feel better or shrink to really irritate you, so having a piece of clothing that you want to get back into can also be a good measure, because these things don’t change – if it’s too baggy or too tight, it’s you that has changed. But focus primarily on how you feel.
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Around Dulwich
Around Dulwich brings you news, articles and events happening in and around the Dulwich a The blog is run by Angela Burgess from SE Mag
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id you know we have a fab website alongside our magazines? For years now I have run Around Dulwich alongside the monthly community magazines in SE21, SE22 & SE23. This has always allowed me to promote stories that miss my deadline or help local groups to promote their events. So I am really excited that you can now submit your own events directly on the website for approval. You can upload a photo too and add all the details of where the event is (online or in person), how to
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How To Behave In Public Spaces
Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair | www.londondogstraining.co.uk
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would be the first to defend those that wish to own dogs and would never want to see dogs banned from public spaces. However, unless a large numbers of dog owners change their ways, we may see dogs banned from parks in future or control orders issued that require dogs to be kept on a lead in any public space- and what a shame that would be. The current explosion in dog ownership means parks are stuffed with young dogs and levels of control leave much to be desired. In earlier articles I have addressed confusion over socialisation which does not mean lack of supervision. Nor is not about letting young dogs playfight and bombard other dogs and humans at will. That is not true socialisation and it is certainly not appropriate exercise or training. Socialisation is a developmental process where your pup learns about his environment and what is the norm. Teaching boundaries is a valuable part of that process. Allowing your pup to jump on other dogs, children and humans may help to create an antisocial and frustrated adult. Jumping up, mobbing and stealing may be naturally self-rewarding behaviours but we do not want to perpetuate them. Early positive training and control will soon teach your pup more socially acceptable and equally rewarding behaviours. Here is a checklist to promote better dog ownership in public spaces. 1) The park is for all and not everyone likes your dog or puppy. Never allow your pup to just wander up to people. Teach your pup that interaction with humans and other dogs is by invitation and under your direction. Make it fun. Help them to learn that them sticking with you gets a reward (your praise, a treat, a game). 2) Do not let your dog mob or rush at other humans or strange dogs. This especially applies to owners of teenage hounds. Running at another being is plain rude and your youngster may find itself on the receiving end of a severe canine drubbing or an angry human. This is not a great way to teach your pup boundaries. All dogs should earn their freedom by having good recall, self-control and manners.
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3) Attend training early on. There are oodles of online training courses on offer. The beauty of lockdown is that it matters not where the class is held. Online training is great because in the quiet of your home it is easier for you and your pup to learn. Go to www.abtc.org.uk for qualified dog trainers around the UK (look under the Animal Training Instructor section). 4) Use a long line. This way your pup can enjoy degrees of freedom. Pups do need interaction with other dogs but recall them frequently and move on; reward compliance handsomely. Look for suitable off-lead contexts and limit duration. Teach your pups to approach adult dogs and all humans calmly and with respect. Again, focus on getting a bombproof recall. It is for you to decide who your dog interacts with, not them. 5) Don’t stand around chatting while your pooches frolic together in the park- you are setting them up to become canine hooligans. Consider your dog’s needs (a big clue will be in what your dog was originally developed to do). Start to train and develop games and activities around your dog’s innate skills (scenting, tracking, retrieving, distance running). Make ‘you’ the centre of your dog’s world, not other dogs. Older dogs can learn to jog with their owners. Most enjoy the sense of being on a ‘mission’.
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Seven Ways To Preserve Your Wealth & Property Whether you have earned your wealth, inherited it or made shrewd investments, you will want to ensure that it can be enjoyed by you, your family and your intended beneficiaries, and not the taxman. With a bit of estate planning, you could gain a semblance of control over what happened to your assets when you passed away. An estate plan could also help ensure that your assets were transferred in an orderly manner with inheritance tax liabilities minimised.
1) Make a Will A Will puts you in control. You chose who benefits from your estate and what they would be entitled to. Without one, the intestacy rules would decide who benefitted and that could produce undesirable results. A Will on its own won’t necessarily reduce any tax your estate may be subject to, but would ensure that your wishes were carried out when you died.
2) Make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) LPAs are made for property and financial affairs as well as health and welfare. These documents may be put in place at any time. It is important to consider setting them up, no matter how old you are. An LPA, best written along side a Will, sets out your wishes as to who should assist you in relation to your property and financial affairs, health and welfare should you need it.
3) Plan for Inheritance Tax In many ways, inheritance tax is voluntary. Ray Jenkins describes it as “A voluntary tax paid by those who distrust their heirs more than they dislike HMRC.” Voluntary? Yes, because there are many ways in which to avoid your estate paying an excessive amount of inheritance tax, which is typically charged at 40% on the value of everything you own above the nil rate band threshold of 22 | SE23 - February 2021
£325,000. Many reliefs and planning opportunities are available. One simply needs to find out what they are and take advantage of them.
4) Gift assets while you are alive Estate planning isn’t simply about passing on your assets when you die. It’s about analysing your finances now and making the most of your assets while you are still alive. By making use of gift allowances each year, you could enjoy seeing your assets being put to good use in your lifetime while simultaneously reducing your inheritance tax bill. Allowances could include gifts to children, grandchildren, charities, friends and family.
5) Invest in IHT exempt assets There are investment vehicles that could potentially minimise inheritance tax. These schemes are generally higher risk and therefore not suitable for all investors. As such, decisions should always be made with the benefit of professional financial advice.
6) Life insurance Writing life insurance within an appropriate trust would ensue that the proceeds be paid directly to your beneficiaries rather than to your estate. This can be very useful in estate planning. Using the wrong trust could however make the inheritance tax situation worse. Again, seek professional legal or financial advice before making a decision.
7) Keep wealth within a pension Unlike many investments, pensions are normally free of inheritance tax, so keeping your wealth within your pension fund could be advantageous. If you were to die before age 75 your beneficiaries would inherit your pension tax free; as long as your pension provider knew who your nominated beneficiaries were. Your financial adviser should be able to help you with this. We can’t take our assets with us when we die, therefore creating an estate plan whilst you are alive is crucial. Especially if you would prefer your beneficiaries, rather than HMRC, to benefit from your lifetime of hard work and saving.
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Six Ways to Nurture Your Relationship During Lockdown
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hings are challenging at the moment as we all know. Lockdown #3 has been tougher than the first two in many ways. The added worry and anxiety that people are feeling about these uncertain times, the dark winter days plus being so restricted can really take it’s toll on our close relationships. Throw into the mix home schooling, working from home and the other pressures of being cooped up inside together 24 hours a day and many relationships are being tested to the max. Here are some things we can do to cope and create more harmony in our close relationships: * Accept that things are difficult. If you are struggling emotionally this is totally normal. Be kind to yourself and the people around you and if you have a ‘down’ day, an over-sensitive moment or you react in a way you wish you hadn’t, just apologize and move on. Tomorrow is another day. Allow others around you to do the same. * Show appreciation: Communicating to the people in your life that they are appreciated goes a long way. It creates more harmonious, loving and supportive environment. It makes everything easier!! You can incorporate this into your day by each person expressing 5 things they appreciate/ love about the other person. * Communication: When something has upset you it’s important to get it out in the open. Resentment is a ‘silent killer’ in any relationship. If you’re upset because of something someone has said or done, the best way to communicate this is to focus on the comment or the behaviour and not the person. I.e. “When you did/said this it made me feel …….” By communicating in this way the other person feels less attacked and more likely to listen, accept and understand.
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* Allow Space: Physical & emotional/mental space is important for any relationship to thrive. This can be quite tricky at the moment. If you’re lucky enough to have separate spaces within the home to work, study separately then all good. If you have limited space I know this is more difficult. Wearing headphones when needing ‘space’ from others is one strategy and creates a boundary that you wish not to be disturbed for a while. A walk outside on your own is another way to ensure you have some alone time. * Connection: Do something fun or enjoyable together at some point during the day or evening. Maybe you sit down together to eat and chat at dinnertime, watch a movie or have a walk together, play some cards, a board game or have a jigsaw puzzle on the go. Whatever it is, ensuring that you have a bit of quality time together will nurture the relationship. * Laughter: There are funny moments in all this madness and laughter is so good for the soul. Watch some comedy, listen to something funny, laugh together. I think the power of laughter is often overlooked!
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Callia Quartet Preparing to perform a premiere during a pandemic
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ow will we all remember 2020? The year when everything stopped. The year we were in and out of Lockdowns. The year when everyone decided that baking their own bread was the only way to get through. The highs and lows of home-schooling. When conversations with friends were carried out on doorsteps, at a minimum distance of 2m….. For the Callia Quartet, it was a year of development, and although a time of unpredictability, they used this period to prepare for the plans which they had set out for 2021. In February 2020, they performed the premiere of Thomas Hewitt Jones’ Divertimento. A 5-movement piece, written to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Chamber Players summer school, which 2nd violinist Lucy Melvin runs in Sydenham. They were able to give two performances of this piece before Lockdown. All subsequent performances were either postponed or cancelled, but their focus remained on the next part of the project. They had always hoped that Divertimento would be the first of three commissions, and so the time during the Lockdown periods was used to fundraise for the next 2 pieces. This fundraising was successful and current restrictions allowing, on February 27th 2021 they will perform the premiere of Introduction and Allegro at All Saints, West Dulwich. When the concert was first planned, London had just entered Tier 2. Audiences were still permitted to attend concerts, and able to book seats within their own bubble. All Saints is a very well ventilated venue, and the seats are very well spaced out. They felt confident that within this Tier, audiences could be welcomed back safely to what would be the first live concert in this venue since mid-March 2020. However, London moved through the Tiers, and is currently now in Lockdown. Whilst
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in this tier, audiences won’t be permitted to hear the concert in person, but the concert will be recorded, and streamed 5 days later on Thursday 4th March. This means that they will be able to bring the premiere performance of Introduction and Allegro by Thomas Hewitt Jones to you, wherever you may be. The piece is written for string quartet and oboe. The Callia Quartet is collaborating with oboist James Turnbull for this piece. James is a longstanding friend of members of the quartet, and one of the foremost performers of contemporary music for the oboe. This piece is very reflective of the period which we have all been through. It starts with a brooding and intense introduction, followed by an uplifting Allegro, as we emerge back into a world where live music and performances can take place again. Included in the programme are two much more classical works. Mozart’s oboe quartet, and Sibelius’ string quartet no. 1. Both are very youthful and joyful works, and again, express the quartet’s own joy at being able to perform together again. All details about this concert can be found at: www.calliaquartet.co.uk/shows/ www.calliaquartet.co.uk/news Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/callia-quartet/ ALL INFORMATION IS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRINT.
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What's On - February Tuesday 9 February: A.C. Grayling: The Good State (Live Stream Event) 7pm-8pm.
The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy? A.C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary – among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army and must pay taxes if you work) – to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored. As democracies around the world show signs of decay, the issue of what makes a good state, one that is democratic in the fullest sense of the word, could not be more important. A.C. Grayling CBE MA DPhil (Oxon) FRSA FRSL is the Master of the New College of the Humanities, London, and its Professor of Philosophy. He is also a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford. He is the author of over thirty books of philosophy, biography, history of ideas, and essays. He has twice been a judge on the Booker Prize, in 2014 serving as the Chair of the judging panel. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Vice President of Humanists UK, Patron of the Defence Humanists, Honorary Associate of the Secular Society, and a Patron of Dignity in Dying. Ticket only £8 – access to live stream only Book & Ticket £12– includes a signed copy of The Good State (Book RRP £9.99, collection from Village Books) Book, Ticket, P&P £14 – includes a signed copy of The Good States (Book RRP, £9.99) and postage to any UK address. Book tickets https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ events/landing?eid=16186& 28 | SE23 - February 2021
Wednesday 10 February: Dulwich & District U3A Open Meeting Talk via Zoom
2pm-3:30pm. Veronica Alden on blue plaques in south-east London. Q & A after the talk. More details at: dulwich-u3a.uk/events. Contact: secretary@dulwich-u3a.uk for the link to the Zoom meeting.
Wednesday 10 February
7:30pm-8.30pm. After the success of our online quizzes last year, our host Andrew is back and ready to bring even more fun during lockdown 3.0! Join us from the comfort of your sofa and play along with those at home, or with a team using Zoom. The quiz will be broadcast live from our Facebook page. Follow our page to participate on the night: https://www.facebook.com/linkagesouthwark/ It’s free to take part, but we ask you to please consider making a £5 donation per team to support our work to keep older people connected with their communities during the pandemic by providing telephone befriending, online activity groups and food shopping deliveries. We hope you can join us!
What's On - February Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 February: &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes
4pm- 5:15pm. &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes for children aged 5-12 years old. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Road, Peckham, SE15 4BY. https://www.andart.london.
Thursday 11 February: Bauhaus – 100 Years of Design, 1919-2019
Saturday 13 February: Rootcamp: Veg growing for beginners 2pm-3.30pm
Always wanted to grow your own veggies, but have no idea where to start? Whether you’ve got a sunny windowsill, small balcony or larger garden, Rootcamp is for you. A package containing a variety of seeds and other useful bits will arrive with you ahead of the virtual workshop. Then you’ll get your hands dirty, learning how to sow, grow and care for your vegetable plants in a fun and informative environment. This 1.5 hour session will be led by Eliza Nicholas, a garden designer, home grower, and winner of Pro-Landscaper’s 30 Under 30 2020. Bring a cup of tea and all your vegetable-growing questions! Tickets are £24 each, including the workshop and seed package. Book via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ rootcamp-veg-growing-for-beginnerstickets-135837364213
Tuesday 16 February: Honor Oak WI Craft Club Our Craft Club runs on the 3rd Tuesday of each month –currently via Zoom at 7:30pm @honoroakwi/ @honoroakwi Honoroak_WI @ Email: honoroakwi@gmail.com
Dulwich Park Runners 8pm-9pm. Online Event. Zoom lecture for members of The Arts Society Dulwich - see: www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk. For membership details contact: desraetrace@hotmail.co.uk | 020 7274 6106.
Want to keep fit through running? Contact your local club, Dulwich Park Runners. DPR organise virtual activities and provide advice to help with motivation and effective training. enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk We hope to be back to our normal full programme of running events soon. DPR-buildng a local running community SE23 - February 2021 | 29
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What's On - February Monday 22 February: Cultivating Understanding and Reducing Stress
Wednesday 24 February: Cooking with Scissors (via Zoom)
7pm-8pm. This Bell House webinar will focus on improving our awareness of stress and understanding of its causes and, physiological and psychological responses. The last year has understandably seen a rise in stress for many, but do we understand why we feel stressed, it’s causes and how we can reduce it? Tracy from Way to Wellbeing will help you explore strategies for reducing stress and improving wellbeing. Suggested donation £5. Bell House will send you the Zoom link on registration. https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/
8.15pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.
Tuesday 23 February: What a Lovely Send-Off: Planning a Meaningful Funeral 7:30pm-9pm. Have you ever thought about your funeral? Do you know what would happen if you, or someone you cared about, died tomorrow? In this online workshop, we’ll go through everything you need to know about funerals. By sharing stories, insights and practical advice, we hope you’ll discover that funerals can be meaningful, personal and cost-effective. We’ll consider: • why we have funerals • what a ‘good’ funeral might be like • how funerals can be meaningful, personal and cost-effective • how to choose the right funeral director for you This session is suitable for people who are: • thinking about their own funeral • preparing to arrange a funeral for someone else • curious about funerals We hope you’ll go away inspired and empowered to arrange a funeral that’s right for you and fitting for your circumstances. This session will be held on Zoom and will last around 90 minutes. It will be led by Louise Winter, an experienced and award-winning funeral director and the founder of Poetic Endings Funerals. There’ll be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the talk. https://www.poetic-endings.com/ 30 | SE23 - February 2021
Thursday 25 February: Dulwich & District U3A Open Meeting Talk 2pm-3:30pm. Alan Blower on London Parks and Royal connections .More details at dulwichu3a.uk/events. Q & A after the talk. Contact secretary@dulwich-u3a.uk for the link to the Zoom meeting
Community News: Volunteer Opportunity Zoom Group/IT Facilitator Role
Link Age Southwark are seeking ad-hoc or regular volunteers with good IT skills to help bring together their older friends virtually. We need volunteers to provide extra support with engaging some of our service users to access our online activity groups. This could involve calling participants before a group to remind them when it is starting, providing assistance over the phone to anyone struggling to access the online group, being on hand to assist anyone during the group with IT queries such as turning on their video, unmuting etc. and taking a record of attendance. The group sessions are fun and include exercise, singing and chatting, as a volunteer you would be welcome to participate in the activities. If you are interested in helping, email volunteering@linkagesouthwark.org or call 020 8299 2623 to speak to a member of the volunteering team.
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
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. SE23 - February 2021 | 31
The Last Word – Davidson Otobo The best kept secret... Olives & more is an amazing Spanish Deli, with a unique range of olive oil-infused products. The store owner, Mar is also very friendly! She is passionate about what she does and always talks to me about the great benefits of olive oil. I’d recommend the lovely olive oil cakes!
Where’s your favourite place to walk? I am a big fan of greenery and parks as I am into mindfulness and taking care of the mind – I have to travel a bit out to Ladywell Park for my walks.
When I want to relax... I write in my journal. The lockdown has caused me to explore different ways to relax. I have started writing in my journal daily and I find that soothing!
What is your favourite shop?
Davidson has lived in the local area for 16 years and schooled in Lewisham for primary school, at St Mary Magdalen, Brockley and Sixth Form at Haberdasher’s Aske Hatcham College. Currently, he is working on a project to connect local people to local stores in an ethical manner.
How long have you lived in the area? I moved to the area 16 years ago from Walworth, London. My parents moved to the area as we needed more space (I have three siblings so we are quite a big family)
What has changed most during that time? There has been a lot of positive development in the local area which includes coffee shops and unique local stores. I enjoy going to these new local stores as they tend to have a unique spin to them!
What do you most value about the area? I like the diversity in the local area, there is great respect and understanding with people from different backgrounds. London as a whole is one of the most multicultural places in the world – we must embrace this!
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I’m kind of a gadgets geek and love to pick up great deals on electronics at Clubtek. I’ve managed to get great bargains which include quality wireless earphones for just £20.
If money was no object.. I’d study religion and spirituality in depth. I find religions and beliefs quite interesting. I’d like to know more about the origin of religions and their fundamental beliefs.
The book I’m reading at the moment.. A business book called Principles by Ray Dalio on how he grew his multi-billion dollar company, Bridgewater. It is very insightful and is teaching me about how to make good decisions as a business leader. Most importantly, it has taught me the importance of being humble and learning from people and your mistakes.
My perfect holiday.. Somewhere peaceful, with mountains – sometimes it is good to detox from the busy lifestyle
My secret ambition.. I’ve been working on a project called Ordrs which connects local stores to local communities through ethical same-day grocery delivery. We have a range of local Lewisham specialist stores which include ethnic stores, fishmongers and vegan grocers - our personal shoppers carry out ordrs in a personalisedmanner. You can check it out at: www.ordrs.co.uk!
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ovid’s clammy grasp has blighted Dulwich Hamlet’s season over the last month or so, with a run of bad results (PCR swab results) leading to the postponement of a slew of recent games. The Hamlet did manage one game during the Merryneum, when they secured a 2-1 away to the double trouble of Hampton and Richmond. But otherwise the club’s balls have remained largely unkicked in anger for a while. The hard fought result against H&R took the Hamlet up to the giddy heights of 10th in the league. And despite not playing since before New Year, results of teams around the team have been sufficiently mediocre that the pride of East Dulwich have barely shifted in the league. This is very solid stuff indeed. With games dropping like a discarded Christmas tree’s needles across non-league football due to the pandemic, questions abound whether this year’s season will ultimately be null and voided. There is no sign of this yet. But we’re afraid there is also very little chance either that crowds will be allowed in to see the men’s or the women’s team for the foreseeable. Despair not though Hamlet fans: the Pink and
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Blues’ top media team will stream any home game that does happen free at www.youtube. com/c/DulwichHamletTV. And they are very good indeed, producing an experience that is the next best thing to freezing half to death on the concrete tundra of Champion Hill. A few off pitch matters to report. Fan and local author Michael Wagg has penned a work of fiction inspired by Dulwich Hamlet’s greatest player, interwar England international Edgar Kail. You can order a copy at https://uk.bookshop.org/ books/edgar-adolf/9780198494911?aid=37. And the club recently marked the very melancholy one year anniversary of the death of Mishi Morath, a fan who was for decades a huge part of club life. We all miss you Mishi. The place is not the same without you. As ever, please keep an eye on the club’s website (www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk) for updates on fixtures during 2021. And of course you can continue to look pretty in pink and blue by shelling out on merchandise via the Supporters’ Trust website (www.dhst.org. uk). Every pound spent goes to helping secure the club’s future. Up the Hamlet and here’s to getting those shots pumped into our arms.
Puzzle answers from p27.
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Index of Advertisers Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Around Dulwich Community Website .......................15 Ayrton Windows & Doors...........................................35 Bells Bathroom and Kitchens.......................................5 Bespoke Windows .......................................................7 Bromley Cats Protection.............................................13 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists..........13 Census March 2021 - Take Part .................................21 Constable & Toop: Funeral Directors ........................17 Cooking with Scissors ...............................................15 The Dovetail Joint ........................................................9 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................15 Dulwich Carpet Company ...........................................5 Entrepreneurs Marketing & Sales System: Business Coaching....................................................................23
Google Reviews for SE Magazines ..............................2 The Kind Care Company ...........................................17 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ..................................................................7 Poetic Endings ...........................................................11 SE Magazines: Local Advertising ....................... 2 & 23 Smart Business Networking ......................................15 Sterling Law .................................................................7 Stephen Shillito Graphic Design ................................23 Steve Smith Accountants ............................................7 Village Book Events .....................................................5 Walsh Glazing.............................................................11 Wandsworth Sash Windows ........................................7
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