SE23 July 2021

The only Community Magazine for Forest Hill & Honor Oak Established 2006

Issue 179 - July 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Noticeboard - P10 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Pets Corner - P20 Financial Matters - P22 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P26 Community Index - P30

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Welcome to SE23 Despite the latest set back on Freedom day, I have been getting out and about much more and it feels good! The events are coming in thick and fast, so please do take a look at our events pages start on page 6.

There are 7 and a half pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. So there is plenty to do right on our doorsteps.

Starting this month at The Lordship Pub is a new type of networking meeting which I am running! I am now the local Entrepreneurs Circle Ambassador and I can’t wait to get the meetings up and running. See page 2 and 28 for more details.

East Dulwich resident David, a supporter of the baby charity Tommy’s, is launching a campaign to raise awareness of those 1 in 4 pregnancies and help people realise they are not alone: that losing a child does not have to define you. David has set up Run in 4 and explains why and how you can get involved on page 24.

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, 10, 18, 19, 2, 29 & 31 Noticeboard............................................................... 10 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16

Pets Corner................................................................ 20 Financial Matters...................................................... 22 Run in 4..................................................................... 24 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................ 26 Community Index..................................................... 30 Sunset Soiree ........................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

August Deadline - 15 July (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.

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Events Calendar - July Monday

28th

Tuesday

29th

Wednesday

30th

Thursday

1st BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6.

Friday

2nd Boogie Pumps Pre-school Dance Classes p6.

Saturday

3rd

Sunday

4th

Much Ado About Nothing, see p8.

Boogie Pumps Weekly Horniman Dance Classes p6.

Market see p9. &ART art classes, see p6.

Music from England & France - The Ionian Singers, p8.

5th

12th

6th

7th

13th

14th Goose Green Coffee Morning, p19.

Dulwich WI, 2nd Monday every month see p19.

19th The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! 6pm.

See p28.

26th

Fiji Fusion Supper Club, see p29.

8th

Honor Oak WI, see p9. Goose Green Coffee BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, Morning, p18.

Dulwich Park see p6. &ART art classes, Runners run at &ART art classes, see p18.

7.30pm see p9. see p6.

Swifts in the City, On The Street see p18. where you live: The Arts Society Zoom Portraiture The Springfield Dulwich, p19. @ Dulwich Art Estate p9.

Group, p18.

Dulwich Park Runners run at 7.30pm see p9.

20th Understanding Endometriosis, see p31.

Dulwich Park Runners run at 7.30pm see p9.

27th

&ART art classes, see p18.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p18.

21st

15th BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6. &ART art classes, see p6.

9th Boogie Pumps Pre-school Dance Classes p6.

16th

10th Boogie Pumps Dance Classes p6.

11th Weekly Horniman Market see p9.

&ART art classes, see p6.

17th

18th

Make a Film in a Weekend, see p28.

Boogie Pumps Boogie Pumps Dance Classes p6.

Pre-school Dance &ART art classes, Classes p6. see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p9.

Filmmaking 101: Directing, see p19.

22nd

&ART art classes, see p18.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p6.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p18.

&ART art classes, see p6.

28th

29th

23rd

24th Boogie Pumps Dance Classes p6.

Boogie Pumps Pre-school Dance Classes p6.

30th

Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp, see p31.

Get Started with Touch-Typing for Dyslexia, see p29.

BNI Adventurers Zoom Portraiture Peter Pan, Fairies & Online Meeting, Boogie Pumps @ Dulwich Art Pirates, see p31. see p6.

Pre-school Dance Group, p18.

Classes p6.

Dulwich Park Smart Business Tiger Hunt at the Runners run at Networking with V&A, see p31.

7.30pm see p9.

Cooking with Scissors.

See p31.

&ART art classes, see p6.

31st

25th Weekly Horniman Market see p9.

Sunset Soiree @ Bell House gardens, see p29.

1st

Boogie Pumps Dance Classes p6. &ART art classes, see p6.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 28, 29 & 31. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - July Thursdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 July: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)

Fridays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 July: Pre-School Dance Classes 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.

Thursdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 July: After school art class for children aged 5-12 years old

Baby Ballet 10 - 10.30am 2.5 - 4 yrs Baby Street 10.30 - 11am 2.5 - 4 yrs The Scout Hut, 216 Bellenden Road SE15 4BY.

Saturdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 July: Dance Classes Baby Street 9 - 9.30am 2.5 - 4 yrs Baby Ballet 9.30 - 10am 2.5 - 4 yrs Street Dance 10.15 - 11am 4 - 7 yrs Ballet 5+ 11 - 11.45am 5+ yrs Street Dance 7+ 11.45am - 12.30pm 7+ yrs Goose Green Primary School, Tintagel Crescent, East Dulwich, SE22 8HG www.boogiepumps.co.uk/southeastlondon

Saturdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 July: Weekend art class for children aged 5-12 years old

4pm-5.15pm. &ART Clubs offer children aged 5-12 years a creative space in which to explore their world. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Road, Peckham. SE15 4BY. www.andart.london. OTHER DAYS AVAILABLE. 6 | SE23 - July 2021

9:30am - 1pm. 9.30am-11am 5-9 year olds; 11.30am-1pm 9-12 year olds. The Old School House, St Johns & St Clements Primary School, Adys Road, Peckham SE15 4DY. www.andart.london. OTHER DAYS AVAILABLE. 8

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What's On - July Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 July: Much Ado About Nothing

2pm and 5pm. Much about something? We have got so used to wanting to do something this summer, but on this occasion, you might just want to think about making much ado about nothing! T he beautiful Bell House beckons you to do nothing but be bewitched by a sharp fastpaced rom-com based on trickery and mistaken identity.

In a generation of fake news, The Dulwich Players bring clarity, modernising a scorching Shakespearean sizzler with a citrus-fresh twist.

Tickets: available to buy online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dulwichplayers/ much-ado-about-nothing-by-williamshakespeare/e-ybjqeg £12 and £8 (under 18 years of age).

Details available at www.bellhouse.co.uk.

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Saturday 3 July: Music from England and France - The Ionian Singers

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

A selection of English folk-songs arranged by Timothy Salter variously for all the performers concludes the concert. St Stephen’s Church, College Road, London SE21 7HW. Tickets in advance from Eventbrite, info@ioniansingers. co.uk or 07950 143 916 £15.00 (free for under 16s and full time students) Ulla Gray www.ioniansingers.co.uk

What's On - July Sundays 4, 11, 18 & 25 July: The weekly Horniman Market

10am – 3pm. 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.

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Tuesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 July: Social runs with DPR

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Trevor Bailey Clubhouse, Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London. Join Dulwich Park Runners at their club runs at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. All standards welcome. enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk

Tuesday 6 July: On the Street where you live: The Springfield Estate Houses & Characters with Ian McInnes

8pm - 9pm, A short illustrated history of the construction of Stradella Road, Winterbrook Road and 1-25 Burbage Road including the relationship between the wealthy Lt. Col Wetherley and the publican/builder George Augustus Young, and some facts about notable residents.

About the Speaker: Ian McInnes leads architecture tours for a number of organisations. He is an architect and a former chair of the Twentieth Century Society’s Casework Committee. He lives locally and has a particular interest in both private and social housing from this period.

The cost of a ticket is £5 however if you need a free ticket please email info@bellhouse.co.uk.

All proceeds will go to St Christopher’s Hospice. www.bellhouse.co.uk

Tuesday 6 July: Honor Oak WI

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Hydrangeas For High Summer Impact Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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ydrangeas are gorgeous shrubs – their large blousy heads create abundance and colour into late summer, often taking on pinky hues in autumn, with dried seed heads adding winter structure too. They can be broadly categorised into two species, including Asian (paniculata and macrophylla) that prefer acid soil, some shade and moisture. For sunnier spots, opt for an American species such as the popular North American H. arborescens ‘Annabelle’, which can handle full sun and less water. Hydrangeas come in a vast range of colours, sizes and forms – from the globular mopheads to lacecaps with flatter heads of flowers. Here are a few to consider.

arborescens ‘Invincible Spirit,’ and the paler pink ‘Sweet Annabelle’ with flowers that soften to a delicious paler pink as the flowers fully open.

Hydrangea Macrophylla

Hydrangea H. Quercifolia

If the standard pink and blue mopheads (pink in alkaline and blue in acidic soil), conjure up an old fashioned image, opt for classic white varieties such as the flamboyant H. macrophylla ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’ or H. macrophylla ‘Zebra’ which has striking black stems. Otherwise, go for dramatic colours such as H. macrophylla ‘Westfalen’ with its large rich purple mophead blooms. Lovely lacecaps include subtle grey blue and white H. macrophylla ‘Veitchii’, or richly coloured ‘Rotchwanz’ with deep pink to wine-colored starry flowers.

Hydrangea Paniculata Hydrangea paniculata have long conical shaped flowers and add colour later in the season. Loose in habit, H. paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ has large creamy white flower heads turning shades of pale pink as they age. ‘ Pinky Winky’ is a slightly darker pink variety pointier flower heads. For more drama H. paniculata ‘Wim’s Red’ has scented flowers that start white and end up a rich red and ‘Limelight’ is a popular hydrangea with heads of lime-green flower. For smaller gardens, H. paniculata ‘Little Lime’, is a compact version, while ‘Kyushu’ has conicles of white flowers and a neat upright habit.

Hydrangea arborescens Best loved is H. arborescens ‘Annabelle’ with huge globes of fresh lacy cream-coloured flowers.

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These are as much about the large lobed leaves that turn a dramatic pinky red, as flowers. ‘Snow Queen’ has large cones of white flowers and a spreading habit– perfect for woodland areas.

‘Snowflake’, has conical heads of delicate double white flowers in summer with fiery autumnal foliage colour.

Hydrangea Care Most hydrangeas like a sheltered position out of the wind, some shade and moisture – even H. arborescens such as‘Annabelle’. Add plenty of organic material such as garden compost, when planting - in the summer tip a bucket of water over the roots about once a week. Feed with a slowrelease fertiliser or sprinkle blood, fish and bone in spring and early summer. If leaves are yellowing, water with liquid seaweed. In spring cut back flowering stems to within a few buds of the woody framework, then mulch. Staking with a fluted plant support in early spring will avoid them flopping or bamboo canes tied gently to floppy steams will help keep plants upright.

Companions Dark dramatic purples and plums such as penstemon ‘Raven’ or Clematis ‘Black Prince’ contrast well with white hydrangea varieties. Or go for spire shaped perennials such as Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Album’, or perovskia ‘Blue Spire’.

Underplant with Liriope muscari, Vinca minor or Geranium ‘Rozanne’.

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Summer Pudding Loaf Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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f you have been hard at work on your vegetable plot or allotment all year then this is the time when you feel the full benefit of your labour.

Nothing feels better than loading up a basket with home grown fruit and vegetables, and, thanks to our new netting, there will be masses of fruit this year as the weather really has been perfect & we have succeeded in keeping the birds off. This success can of course lead to its own problems, as you can only use up, or freeze, so much fruit at a time, but this is a lovely recipe that should help if you have a ‘glut’ like we do!

Serves: 6 Prep Time: Overnight Cook Time: 10 minutes or less

Ingredients • 1kg / 2lb 4oz mixed summer berries – we used blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants all from the allotment!

• 250g / 9oz caster sugar • 1 large unsliced white loaf or thick-sliced white bread (preferably slightly stale)

Method 1) Line one 450g / 1lb loaf tin with a double layer of cling film 2) Prepare the fruit by removing any leaves and stalks. Place the blueberries and redcurrants in a pan with the sugar and a couple of tablespoons of water and bring to the boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the berries have just softened and burst (don’t overcook). You don’t need to cook the strawberries, raspberries or blackberries so just add them to the pan at the end.

3) Using a sharp knife, cut the crusts off all sides of the loaf, then cut the loaf into medium-thick slices along the length of the bread, so that you have long slices rather than square slices.

4) Place one slice of bread in the base of the tin, trimming to fit. Place a slice of bread either side of the inside of the tin and cut slices to fit both ends of the tin.

5) Spoon a little juice from the cooked berries into the base to make sure that all the bread is well soaked in juice. Add the fruit gradually, making 14 | SE23 - July 2021

sure the bread soaks up all the juices and becomes red. When the tin is full of fruit, top with another slice of bread to seal it.

6) Spoon over a couple of tablespoons of juice from the berries that are left in the pan. You should have about half the amount of fruit leftover, which is lovely to serve alongside each slice.

7) Cover the pan with cling film and place the pudding in the fridge overnight. Place a weight, such as a can of baked beans, on top of the pudding to press the mixture down, this will ensure that the mixture soaks into the bread and the pudding is firm enough to cut.

8) To Turn out, peel back the cling film, then turn the pudding upside-down onto a plate and remove the cling film. Cut into slices and serve with the remaining berries and juice.

In Season This Month Fruits & Nuts - Apples, Apricot, Aubergine, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Loganberries, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, Whitecurrants, Cobnuts, Hazelnuts.

Vegetables & Herbs - Artichokes, Aubergines, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbages, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Lamb’s Lettuce, Onions, Pak Choi, Peas (inc. Sugar Snaps) Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Salsify, Scorzonera, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress.

Meat & Game - Lamb, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon.

Fish & Shellfish - Black Bream, Crab (brown, hen & Spider), Signal Crayfish, Grey Mullet, Lobster, Mackerel, Pollack, Prawns, Scallops, Sea Bass, Squid, Trout (river – brown & rainbow).

Going out of season - Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherry, Mangetout, Peach, Redcurrant, Strawberries (many towards the end of the month).

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All About Cold Water Immersion

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How It Works Cold water immersion causes a very fast drop in temperature (it’s a bit of a shock to the system).

Mentally, it puts you immediately into the moment and brings you into your body. Physically one of the ways it helps your health is with the fast drop in temperature causes vasoconstriction.

Blood rushes to the vital organs in the body. So even though it feels quite shocking and uncomfortable on the outside, you’re getting increased circulation to your vital organs.

Health Benefits Health Benefits Include: • lowering stress levels • creating more mental toughness and resilience • increasing your immune system • boosting your circulation • improving sleep • feeling calmer • positively affecting your parasympathetic nervous system • increasing your metabolic function • improving mood • decreasing delayed onset muscle soreness

Mental Health It’s been shown to improve your mood, and has got strong links with mental health benefits as well. Mike Tipton, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth, has been studying what these extreme experiences can do to the human body and mind: “…led to an immediate improvement in mood following each swim and a sustained and gradual reduction in symptoms of depression, and consequently a reduction in, and then cessation of, medication. On follow-up a year later, she remains medication-free.”

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How To Get Started Not everyone lives near to the sea or to a pool, for many these may also not be accessible for other reasons. So how do you get started?

A great way to start is with a cold shower or bath. A top tip is to have your normal shower, then at the end just slowly, turn it a bit colder. This way you have control, it’s a little less shocking and you can start building your resilience that way. In a bath, you can have your bath as normal, and as you drain the water just hose yourself down with the shower head on cold.

Even just a cold splash of water to the face will work as a starting point – just start playing with it and seeing how it feels.

Recommended Temperature & Time You want to look at a pool that’s under about 15 degrees. The general rule is that you should stay in the water for as many minutes as it’s cold. For instance, if the pool is 14 degrees, it’s recommended you stay for 14 minutes.

It takes a bit of time to get warm afterwards, but do not turn the hot shower on straight away, just let yourself ease into feeling warm afterwards.

Post Swim High It does feel great in your body once you come out.

This is known as the ‘postswim high’ triggered by the release of beta-endorphins.

Let us know how you go, if you do decide to jump into the ocean or jump into a pool, we’d love to see, and good luck.

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What's On - July Wednesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 July: 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

Wednesday 7 July: Swifts in the City

6:30pm - 7:30pm. Swifts are supremely aerial birds. They travel from Africa to breed during the summer months, and have been sharing our buildings with us since Roman times. But swifts, like many migrating birds, are disappearing. From 1995, British swifts have declined by more than half. Find more about the national campaign to save the swifts: www.swiftconservation.org Steven also helped Bell House with building swift boxes in the garden! We have seven boxes which we hope will attract swifts to Bell House. For full details on tickets go to www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Wednesday 7 July: Goose Green Coffee Morning

Wednesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 July: After school art class for children aged 5-12 years old

3.45pm-5pm. &ART Clubs offer children aged 5-12 years a creative space in which to explore their world. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Road, Peckham. SE15 4BY. (Other days are available). www.andart.london.

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Outdoors 11:30am - 1pm. Coffee Morning Talk

by John Birkett RSPB Croydon Local Group.

What is happening to our birds? Email office@stjohnseastdulwich.org for more details Come and join us in St John’s churchyard for coffee, cake and chat. A great opportunity to connect with your local community and meet others. All welcome! St John’s East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. Weather permitting (on Zoom if raining).

What's On - July Thursday 8 July: Art Down Under from the Convict Years to the Modern Era

8pm - 9pm. World War I was a watershed in Australian history - no longer subservient to Europe, artists found their own language to depict their unique landscape and culture. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk.

Monday 12 July: 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 Clubhouse Bar. https://dulwichwi.com.

Wednesday 14 July: Goose Green Coffee Morning Outdoors 11:30am - 1pm - Come and join us in St John’s churchyard for coffee, cake and chat.

A great opportunity to connect with your local community and meet others.

All welcome! St John’s East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. Weather permitting (on Zoom if raining)

Thursday 15 July: Filmmaking 101: Producing with Sarah Beardsall

7pm - 9pm. What does a producer actually do?

What makes a good script? Why is editing so important? Over the course of this year, Bell House Films will answer these questions and many more with its series of ‘Filmmaking 101’ events. Every month, an industry professional will host an online tutorial, where they will delve into the fundamentals of a specific filmmaking discipline. Fifth tutorial: Producing Sarah Beardsall will be looking at what it takes to produce a short film, from fund-raising and script development to post production and festivals, while also sharing her vast experience as a TV producer and casting director. Sarah is a volunteer at Bell House and a founder member of the Bell House Film Committee.

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.

About Sarah Beardsall With Dominic Minghella, Sarah founded Island Pictures, whose productions include ‘Knightfall’ Series One for A&E Studios/History and ‘The Scapegoat’, directed by Charles Sturridge, starring Matthew Rhys, Andrew Scott and Sheridan Smith, which was commissioned for ITV and selected for Dinard and Chicago Film Festivals. She is a freelance producer on the long-running Saturday night drama ‘Casualty’ for the BBC., a volunteer at Bell House and a founder member of the Bell House Film Committee.

For full details including a great offer which ends on the 15th July go to: www.bellhouse.co.uk.

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Early Days With A Rescue Dog

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

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any of you are rehoming dogs from abroad. All with the best of intentions but the temptation to go full swing helping your rescue dog live his ‘best life’, packing on PDA with lots of ‘fun’ experiences, is often the exact opposite of what he needs.

Many foreign rescues will have lived on the streets or in kennels, a different experience from co-habiting with humans. Many will already have decided which humans are okay and which are not; men in particular may be viewed with intense suspicion. Undoing these strong associations can be challenging.

For any rescue, the experience of being ‘airlifted’, sometimes literally, into a totally new environment with different types of human, new animals, objects, sounds and smells they have never encountered before, is traumatic. Some will have undergone this process of forced ‘dog rendition’ a number of times. On landing in its latest home, the rescue dog will be confused, anxious and insecure, others frustrated and angry, and wanting only to seek the safety of familiarity and to escape.

The new owner wants to make the dog feel better, they try to soothe them with trips out to meet other dogs and friends. They give the dog lots of toys, delicious food, a padded bed. Many, with the best of intentions, try to get the dog into training classes right away. The dog may reject all of these and try to hide, eating only when the owners are well out of sight. The harder the owners try to make the dog feel better the worse things seem to get until after just a few weeks the dog and owner are in crisis.

Here is a guide to the first weeks and months with your rescue: • The process of rescue renders many dogs crate aversive but create a den area in a quiet place in the home, where your dog can rest undisturbed.

• Sleep and plenty of it is the key to recovery.

Leave your dog alone to rest.

• Scatter food near his den and let him forage. Put food into Kongs or other toys and let him discover these near his den.

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• We want to encourage a bond with the new dog but not neediness, so letting him slowly relax and ‘discover’ how the immediate home works will help.

• Let him come to you in his own time and slowly start to build interactions with him but don’t crowd him with affection. Many dogs will not value touch at first.

• Give your dog access to a garden or an outside space so he knows where to toilet.

• Give him time to get used to all the noises and routines in your home (your dog may never have been exposed to a range of household devices and noises, they may never have trodden on or smelt a carpet before).

• Postpone visits to the park, other dogs and wider family, until you can see your dog has started to relax. A decent knowledge of canine body language is a must as signs of stress and anxiety can be quite subtle.

• Speak to your vet about calming supplements.

• Take time to get your dog used to a lead, collar and harness in the home before trying to go out on walks. Many dogs may never have encountered any of these before.

• When you do eventually go out for a first walk remember your dog will be learning all the time. Go slowly and be patient.

I am indebted to my colleagues Denise Nuttall and Alton Matherne for this article.

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Financial Matters

With Akwasi Duodu | akwasi@sterlingandlaw.com | www.sterlingandlaw.com

Five Financial “No-Brainers”

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ave you ever spent a good while looking for a bunch of keys only to find that they’ve been in your pocket all along?

I certainly have! Some things are so obvious, it’s hard to see them even though they may be right in front of you. Managing your finances is no different. Here are some nobrainers that may seem obvious, but are worth being reminded of.

1) Pay Down Your Debt Driving with the handbrake on and building a castle in the sand are all good sayings describing trying to plan financially when in debt. Especially with short term debt such as a loan or credit card debt. As a rule, that kind of debt is not good. Whilst the best strategy is to avoid debt to begin with, that isn’t always possible. Paying down debt is no fun, but it’s futile trying to get a return on your investment whilst paying significant interest on your debts.

Pay them down.

2) Know Where You Are Imagine trying to get to a location on a map without having any idea of your starting point.

This may seem obvious, but if you have no idea where you are now, getting to where you want to be may prove impossible. The same applies to your finances. If you don’t know where you are financially, planning where you want to be next year, five years from now or decades down the road could be extremely challenging.

Calculating your net worth is the best way to start and to gauge your current financial health.

This is simply done by calculating what you own and what you owe and making a note of the difference. Next, break this down further into what you earn and what you spend. Once you have answers to these two questions, you can decide whether you are on or off track and what to do about it.

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3) Know Where You’re Going Knowing what you want comes easily for some but is more difficult for others. The easiest way is to think back to where you were a few years ago and compare that to where you are now. Have you made any progress? Close you eyes and visualise yourself in the future. Think short term, medium term and long term. It’s important to be realistic – we‘d all like to win the lottery but that’s unlikely to happen.

4) What Are The Possible Ways Of Getting There?

Once you know your net worth, income v expenditure and your financial goals, you can start planning how to achieve them. Can you do this without help and guidance? Financial planning is fraught with danger and getting it wrong could be expensive. Doing it all yourself may be cheaper in the short term but what about the long-term consequences? Engaging a financial adviser to assist with your goal setting and financial planning may be a good idea, as most financial advisers have software and tools to make complex calculation on your behalf. More importantly, using a regulated financial adviser would protect you if things ever went wrong.

5) Review Your Plan Your circumstances will change, the world will change, and markets will change – just as we’ve seen with the recent pandemic. Your financial goals may not change but your financial plan will need to adapt and evolve as you and the world around you evolves. Working with a financial planner as a mentor or sounding board will help you to remain objective and keep your plans on course. Forming a long-term trusted relationship with a financial planner will also give you the peace of mind that a qualified professional is taking on many of your financial stresses. You won’t need to regularly check the markets or worry about your wealth; your adviser will do this all for you giving you the freedom to live for today knowing your future is taken care of. Sounds like a no-brainier to me.

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Run in 4

Aiming to break the silence that 1 in 4 pregnancies result in loss or premature birth through creating a running movement.

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ight now, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth. It’s a similar figure to those suffering from mental ill health, a topic only just beginning to break its taboo. It is likely that someone you have spoken to today has lost a child, but they might not be willing to talk about it.

Meet David East Dulwich resident David, a supporter of the baby charity Tommy’s, is launching a campaign to raise awareness of those 1 in 4 pregnancies and help people realise they are not alone: that losing a child does not have to define you.

Back in 2017 David’s first son Harry was born prematurely at 26 weeks at Kings College Hospital and sadly died after just 3 days. Those 3 days gave him and his wife Sarah an insight into how it feels to be parents and to have that taken away so suddenly left them with many unanswered questions.

“I didn’t want my grief to own me. It’s a classic coping mechanism, but I started running.

I wanted to run a marathon straight away but, having spent years working at a desk, my body struggled to adapt. I jumped into it too hard - I overcame the physical injuries, but the mental struggle was harder. Now, the time spent running is time I spend with Harry and that makes it better.

From being part of a running community, I have learnt how to approach running both physically and mentally and want to use something I enjoy and create a movement to help others” To launch the movement David is attempting to break the Guinness World record at the London Landmarks half marathon on 1 August 2021 by registering the fastest time as someone dressed as the number 4.

The Plan To support the over 500,000 parents impacted by baby loss in the UK yearly, David and Tommy’s are creating a community of Run in 4 runners and supporters who will raise awareness that a great number of parents have lost a child but don’t always feel able to talk about it. We want people to feel that they can take time to remember while achieving something they may never have before 24 | SE23 - July 2021

they became parents. Profits from the movement will go towards Tommy’s pioneering research and support.

The Ask Whether as runner or supporter, we want people to feel connected and not alone. Through our unique pink and blue running apparel we aim to create a sense of togetherness - for runners in a supportive community.

Visit www.runin4.co.uk to buy a pink and blue runner’s sweatband and alternate pink and blue running laces. Wear these with pride on training runs, group runs and race days. Be ready to be asked why you are wearing them and help increase the awareness of baby and pregnancy loss. Join the conversation and follow @Run_In_4 on Instagram or search using #RunIn4, tagging people in your photos using this hashtag Share posts on your personal account to help spread awareness and further the movement Look to get involved in other central initiatives coming soon @Run_In_4 on Instagram and at www.runin4.co.uk.

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ulwich Hamlet has seen some great players over the years. Indeed Edgar Kail was so great they named the approach to Dog Kennel Hill Sainsbury’s after him. In recent years too a steady procession of players have graced Champion Hill before going on to scrape a living in the lower reaches of the professional game. But now one of Gavin’s Graduates has made it into the Premier League.

About a decade ago, a young gangly midfielder started making a few appearances for Dulwich Hamlet, famously coming off the bench to help the pride of East Dulwich hold out for the draw against Burgess Hill that would see them win the Isthmian South (oh happy day). That youngster was Ethan Pinnock, a local boy who over six years at Champion Hill would earn a degree in Physical Education while playing in pretty much every position for the Pink and Blues, before finding his métier in the centre of defence.

Those who witnessed Ethan’s last couple of seasons with the Hamlet will know he was destined for the professional leagues. His poise, athleticism and ability to read the game soon attracted a host of club scouts. And sure enough off Ethan went; to Forest Green Rovers in the football hotbed of rural Gloucestershire. After a successful stint there, Ethan moved to Barnsley for a couple of seasons before Brentford snapped up the young colossus.

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Bees have just gained promotion to the Premier League, with Ethan as the rock at the heart of their defence. So the newly capped Jamaican international will soon grace the Premier League.

Every Hamlet fan wishes Ethan the very best. We are very proud of you indeed.

Elsewhere, Champion Hill favourite Danny Mills has just been appointed to the Player Advisory Board of Kick It Out, English football’s leading equality and inclusion organisation. Dulwich Hamlet are long standing supporters of Kick It Out and their fight against discrimination for everyone who plays, watches or works in football. And as those of you who have been to Champion Hill will attest, it is at the heart of the club’s ethos that everyone, whatever their colour or creed, should feel safe, welcome and valued.

Those of you who are members of the Supporters’ Trust won’t want to miss the AGM on 20 July 2021. Truly the social highlight of the year. And if you’re not a member, why not head to www.dhst.org.uk where you can join before hitting the online merch sale to pick up some sweet replica shirts for next to nothing.

We are of course at the end of a season that never really was. Let's hope that next season will be able to kick off with fans present. So get your jabs, keep your distance and look out for updates at: www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk.

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What's On - July Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 July: Make a Film in a Weekend (MaFiaW)

10am - 6pm. The popular Make a Film in a Weekend (MaFiaW) course is back! With industry professionals guiding every step of the way, attendees will learn the fundamentals of filming, lighting, sound recording and story creation.

During the two-day course, each person can try out various roles on set, learning the necessary skills to go on and create their own cinematic stories. Two weeks after the course, an editing workshop will take place, introducing attendees to the principals of editing. Open to everyone aged 16-99 years old, no prior experience necessary!

Cost £117/person for the entire course, which includes a hot lunch provided on both days. Four bursary tickets (two at 100% and two at 50%) are available upon application by emailing: filmmaking@bellhouse.co.uk www.bellhouse.co.uk.

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS: Keziah Joseph is an award-winning actor who has worked in film, theatre, radio and animation.

She has also been involved with a number of prestigious theatre companies, including Improbable and Complicité.

James Broadley. After training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, James has performed on stage and in numerous short films. He is the co-founder of 'Make a Film in a Weekend' and is currently studying for a postgraduate degree in Social Innovation.

Dan Robb has been involved in the theatre and film business for over 20 years. He co-founded Badac Theatre Company as well as 'Make a Film in a Weekend' and currently runs his own film production company, Perspective Films.

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Monday 19 July: EC Local Meeting: Dulwich 6pm-8pm

The Best Networking Event in Dulwich!

Join your fellow Dulwich business owners for our Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting at The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8HA The Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting is a new type of Networking and Business Growth Meeting that’s guaranteed to help your business grow... ...because as well as good old networking, our meetings always have a featured content session where we share a practical marketing tactic or strategy that you can use in your business to get more customers and make more sales!

It’s a DOUBLE WHAMMY! You’ll get more customers IN the meetings through networking and referrals PLUS you’ll also leave with actionable ideas to market your business once you get home too. Whether you’re an existing EC member or this is your very first meeting, if you’re a business owner from the Dulwich area, we’d love to have you join us at our July Meeting.

IMPORTANT: 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/.

If you are already member you can register here: https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/

What's On - July Tuesday 20 July: Understanding Endometriosis 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Endometriosis is a commonly misdiagnosed condition where cells that normally line the womb are found elsewhere in the body. This is a chronic and often debilitating condition that can cause painful or heavy periods, may lead to infertility, fatigue and bowel and bladder problems. Come and join our discussion about endometriosis and have your questions answered.

About the speaker: We’ll be joined by Clare who was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016 and is a volunteer support group leader for Endometriosis UK. She co-runs the Royal Free Hospital Endometriosis Support Group and co-moderates the Endometriosis UK London Facebook Group. Clare is passionate about educating others about endometriosis and passing on information and providing support to those who are diagnosed with endometriosis and those who suspect they may have it.

This is a free event, but we are grateful for any donations. Suggested donation for this event is £5, which will be split between Endometriosis UK and Bell House. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Monday 26 to Thursday 29 July: Get Started with TouchTyping for Dyslexia

1.30pm - 3pm. The touch-typing course is designed for children with dyslexia in Year 5 and 6 and will consist of four days of tuition at Bell House. Students who attend the course will take away a special keyboard to keep practising on as well as continued access to the online software used. Students are encouraged to continue developing their speed and accuracy beyond the course, which is monitored by the teachers.

The group meets up again together with their parents a month later, to celebrate progress and compare their handwriting speed with their touch-typing speed. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Sunday 25 July: Sunset Soiree at Bell House gardens

6:30pm - 8:30pm. Sunset Soirée at Bell House will be raising funds for two local Dulwich charities, Bell House & Link Age Southwark.

Bell House is an educational charity, set in a Georgian house surrounded by two acres of gardens - the ornamental garden (with a rose garden and woodland walk) and the walled garden. The gardens are a place of community learning, maintained by volunteers who promote gardening as an activity for physical and mental well-being.

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity providing friendly volunteer support to older people and people living with dementia. They work to reduce isolation and loneliness by helping those they support maintain active lives.

Come and enjoy the wonderful space and see how we are maintaining, restoring and developing the gardens.

Tickets £10 in aid of Link Age Southwark and Bell House and include a glass of wine on arrival and live music from the Cary-Elwys Trio. www.bellhouse.co.uk or book via Eventbrite.

Monday 26 July: Fiji Fusion July Supper Club 6:30pm - 10:30pm. Back at Fifty Seven, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9ET. For full details go to www.realhoxtonchef.co.uk.

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Community Index Useful Contacts The University Hospital Lewisham Tel 020 8333 3000 Lewisham Borough Council Tel 020 8314 6000 (24 hrs) www.lewisham.gov.uk Lewisham Early Years Service Tel 0800 085 0606 Forest Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team Tel: 020 8721 2723 Email: ForestHill.SNT@met.police.uk

Community Groups Forest Hill Society www.foresthillsociety.com Friends of One Tree Hill http://friendsofonetreehill.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/friendsofOTH / @Friends_of_OTH Tewkesbury Lodge Estate Residents’ Association www.tewkesburylodge.org.uk Sydenham Garden Tel 020 829 11650 www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk Our Lady and St Philip Neri Friends Association www.olspnfriendsassociation.com Independent community websites www.se23.com www.se23.life

Local MPs Ellie Reeves (Lab, Lewisham West) Tel 020 7219 2668 ellie.reeves.mp@parliament.uk Janet Daby (Lab, Lewisham East) Tel 020 8461 4733 Janet.daby.mp@parliament.uk Vicky Foxcroft - (Lab, Lewisham, Deptford) Tel 020 8469 4638 vicky.foxcroft.mp@parliament.uk

Local Councillors Forest Hill Ward Peter Bernards (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9927 cllr_peter.bernards@lewisham.gov.uk 30 | SE23 - July 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.

What's On - July Tuesday 27 July – Thursday 5 August: Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp

9:00am - 3:00pm. Summer camps at JAGS sports centre for children ages 4-8 years. sherilyn@boogiepumps.co.uk for more info: www.boogiepumps.co.uk/southeastlondon JAGS Sports Club, Red Post Hill, SE24 9JN.

Tuesday 27 July: Peter Pan, Fairies & Pirates 10am - 4pm. Spend a day in Kensington Gardens, learning about Peter Pan, the history of fairies and seventeenth-century Caribbean piracy, with a picnic and edible treasure.

Call the Adventure Aunt 07999 461951 for details.

Wednesday 28 July: Cooking with Scissors 6.45pm. We are back to in-person meetings!

An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month.

FREE ADMISSION. To find out more or register your interest: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

The Lordship Pub, Lordship Lane, SE22 8HA.

Thursday 29 July: Tiger Hunt at the V&A 10am - 4pm. Come on a tiger hunt through the galleries of the V&A, noting, drawing and photographing tigers embroidered, drawn, painted, printed and carved, with a picnic tea in the park and a roaring competition.

Call the Adventure Aunt 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com

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Sunset Soirée

Join two local charities for a Sunset Soirée in Bell House Gardens Dulwich charities, Link Age Southwark and Bell House have come together to celebrate the return of in-person events, by hosting the annual Sunset Soirée on Sunday 25 July, between 6.30pm – 8.30pm. You’ll get to see the newly transformed gardens of Bell House, enjoy a glass of wine on arrival and listen to live music from Charles CaryElwes and Friends during this wonderful summer evening.

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Bell House is an educational charity, set in a Georgian house surrounded by two acres of gardens - the ornamental garden, with a rose garden and woodland walk, and the walled garden. The gardens are a place of community learning, maintained by volunteers who promote gardening as an activity for physical and mental well-being.

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity providing friendly volunteer support to older people and people living with dementia across the borough. They work to reduce isolation and loneliness, by helping those they support maintain active lives.

All proceeds from the event, including ticket and drink sales, will go towards the important work both organisations do in the local community. Tickets are £10, in aid of Link Age Southwark and Bell House. Buy your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment! For more information and to purchase tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sunsetsoiree-to-raise-funds-for-bell-house-link-agesouthwark-tickets-153881322177

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Index of Advertisers Adult Learning Lewisham...........................................11 Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Angela Burgess Coaching...........................................21 Around Dulwich Website............................................15 Ayrton Windows & Doors...........................................35 Bells Bathroom and Kitchens.....................................31 Bespoke Windows .......................................................7 Bromley Cats Protection.............................................21 CAP Debt Help............................................................33 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists............7 The Clinic: Human Health.............................................5 Constable & Toop: Funeral Directors ........................27 Cooking with Scissors ...............................................15 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................23 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................23 Dulwich Carpet Company .........................................17

Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich..............2 Garolla Roller Garage Doors.......................................21 Google Reviews: SE Magazines..................................25 GutterPRO...................................................................15 Kumon Forest Hill Study Centre.................................11 Mini Athletics (South East London).............................7 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ................................................................13 Rock + Poppins: Interior Design & Architecture..........5 SE Magazines Local Advertising.................................13 Smart Business Networking ......................................15 Stephen Shillito Graphic Design ................................17 Sterling Law ...............................................................17 Steve Smith Accountants ............................................5 Teddy Tennis: Dulwich Park.......................................13 Walsh Glazing.............................................................27

If you contact any of our advertisers, please do say you saw them in SE23. Thank you!

Next Issue - August | Copy Deadline - 15 July

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