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

Issue 166 - June 2020 In this issue Shop Local - P4 What’s Online - P8 Garden Talk - P12 Fitness Tips - P16 Recycling Update - P18 Featured15 - P24 Buy Them A Coffee - P28 Community Index - P30 The Last Word - P32

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Welcome to SE23 We are now approaching our 10th week of lockdown and life has changed so much. Unfortunately I was unable to distribute my April magazines until early May, which meant I only did an online edition of the May issue. So I am really pleased to be back in print for June and am so grateful for the advertisers who have supported me with my decision not to print for May. If you do get chance, please do go back and take a look at the May issue online; there were some great articles and fantastic businesses advertising. This issue is also available too and you can easily share the online issue too.

We are delighted to feature an article from Helen and Maya from Featured in Fifteen. It is a really good read on page 24.

We have a wonderful story by Jill Orr, who set up Buy Them A Coffee in support of the staff at Kings. It is truely inspiring, all that Jill and her contributors have done. It is well worth a read on pages 28 & 29.

We were delighted to help promote The Great Big SE4/SE23 Raffle which helped so many local business. We featured Amanda and Nicola in the May issue, so please do go a take a look online. The Lazy Chef in Forest Hill won a half page ad in this issue (p7) and the lovely Bercem also has the Last Word on page 32.

It has never been more important to Shop Local (page 4), so please do try to buy local where you can. Keep checking our social media channels for updates on businesses reopening.

Until next time, take good care.

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Contents

Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Shop Local .................................................................. 4 What’s Online ............................................. 8, 10 & 22 Garden Talk ....................................................12 & 13 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Recycling Update .............................................18 & 19

Financial Matters ..................................................... 20 Featured in 15 .......................................................... 24 Pets Corner............................................................... 26 Buy Them A Coffee.................................................. 28 Community Index...................................................... 30 The Last Word........................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

July Deadline - 15 June (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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Five Reasons to Shop Local

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ne unexpected and welcome outcome from the Coronovirus lockdown is the way in which many small businesses have been able to adapt so that they can keep trading. We’ve seen cafes become grocers, restaurants develop collection and takeaway services almost overnight, shops develop online e-commerce stores, and salon owners becoming YouTube stars as they share their skills and expertise with ever widening and appreciative audiences. Even during times of crisis, the demand to shop can open up new opportunities in many industries. At SE Mags we’ve always believed that shopping local plays a vital role, and no matter what our world will look like in the future we should all carry on supporting local enterprise. So here are 5 reasons why shopping local matters, now more than ever.

1) It builds local communities & strengthens local economies When you support a local business, you are supporting your friends, family, and neighbours.

The availability of local shops is especially important for the elderly, vulnerable, young people and those without access to private transport. Plus the more money that local councils make in rent and rates, the more they can spend on supporting local infrastructure and public services.

2) Local small businesses add character to towns& villages A small business or boutique shop adds character to the city or town when you walk or drive by. In a world that has become increasingly dominated by chain stores, a local business’s branding is unique and often quirky, adding something different to your High Street, offering an alternative experience, and bringing a much needed breath of fresh air into areas populated by generic stores and companies.

3) Creates more job opportunities & encourages entrepreneurship A local business that becomes a success will grow, and as they grow they’ll recruit more staff from the local population. Plus their success will encourage 4 | SE23 - June 2020

other local businesses to open up to take advantage of the footfall, encouraging other people to take the plunge and become entrepreneurs too!

4) You get a more personalised service Local business owners are friendly and engaging, they get to know their customers at a personal level and can provide better advice about their products and services. Local traders value your business more since their survival depends on their good reputation and repeat business. They can often adapt their products to suit your personal requirements, or source something bespoke for you, which big chains won’t do.

5) It’s better for the environment Shopping local means less mileage and petrol costs for you, which helps reduce CO2 emissions.

Plus local shops often stock locally sourced goods which not only supports the local economy but also reduces transport times and costs of the goods, which impacts positively on their carbon footprint. We know it’s tempting to default to the big chains or to buy online. But shopping locally is usually just as cost-effective and convenient, plus you are supporting your local community, rather than putting money in nameless and faceless shareholders’ pockets.

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Travel by car or bicycle if possible Keep washing hands regularly and the moment you get home if you have been out The advice for those aged 70 and over continues to be that they should take particular care to minimise contact with others outside of their household

For the latest advice, please refer to www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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What's Online - June Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 June: Live Stream Short Post Life Drawing 2pm-5pm. This is a live stream art class.

Untutored but advice is always available.

There are options to come for just 1 hour (£5) and 2 hours (£10) and 3 hours (£15). For all abilities.

When life drawing, short poses are excellent for training the eye and the hand and building the ability to sum up the essence of the figure with economy. Each hour will start with short poses and work up to two or three ten minute poses.

This is a familiar format for life drawing sessions which most of us find very satisfactory. Whilst the session runs for three hours it is possible to attend one, two or three hours, as works for you.

Joining or leaving the group happens promptly on the hour. The Dulwich Art Group & School. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Wednesdays 3, 10, 17 & 24 June: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting

10am-1pm. This is a live streamed, online class on life drawing with the Dulwich Art Group.

Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work.

Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly the quality of attention is always excellent. The Dulwich Art Group & School. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

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Wednesday 3 June: Online New Mums’ Group

10.30am-12pm. Free online weekly drop-in group for mothers with children under one. Becoming a mother can come with a range of feelings, both positive and negative. Many mums feel worried and confused if they are struggling with negative feelings after having a baby. This free online group, will provide a supportive environment where mothers can get together with others who may be struggling with one or more aspects of being a mum. This could be feeling low in mood, anxiety about being a good parent, feeling isolated and lonely, sadness about changes in your relationships, etc. The group is facilitated by assistant psychologists at Circle Psychology Partners and under the supervision of Dr Christine Langhoff, a clinical psychologist who specialises in perinatal difficulties. All sessions are free and will be held using Zoom. You will need to register in order to access the link to join each session. www.bellhouse.co.uk

Wednesday 3 June: Celebrating 25 years of Multi-Sensory Teaching with Dr Susie Nyman 7.00pm. Join Dr Susie Nyman’s online webinar showcasing her ‘Multi-sensory Toolkit’ strategies based on 25 years teaching in Early Years to Key Stages 1-5. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

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What's Online - June Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 June: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)

Saturdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 June: Live Stream Life Drawing & Painting

6.45am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it Dulwich’s turn. Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728 for more information. www.facebook.com/adventurersbni/

Saturdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 June: SoLo Craft Fair’s Virtual Craft Market

Takes place every Saturday 12-2pm on our Instagram Stories, each market showcases products from between 150-250 makers. www.solocraftfair.com

10am-1pm. This is a live streamed, online class on life drawing with the Dulwich Art Group.

Untutored sessions with a long pose generally held for three weeks giving the artist a chance to produce a more considered piece of work.

Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly the quality of attention is always excellent. The Dulwich Art Group & School. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Sundays 7, 14, 21 & 28 June: Zoom Reiki Meditation Experiences

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Grow Your Own Fresh Herbs Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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here’s nothing nicer – or healthier - than cooking with fresh herbs picked from your own garden. Most are easy to grow and look fab, whether in borders, containers or raised beds. Mediterranean varieties prefer sun and free-draining soil - add coarse grit and organic matter to clay soil. Others, such as coriander, mint and parsley are happy in some shade, with plenty of moisture. Here’s some to try

Mint Great in herbal teas and summer drinks, with roast lamb or in Middle Eastern dishes, mint is a great herb to have in a pot outside the door – it can be invasive in a border. As well as spearmint and peppermint, there are masses of different varieties to try including large woolly leaved apple mint, lemon mint, pineapple mint, and chocolate mint – nice in puddings! It Iikes rich moist soil and can tolerate shade. Keep picking it to encourage growth and divide it when it’s outgrown the container.

Thyme An incredibly attractive and useful herb, this is a fab choice for a pot or sunny spot in the border. The tiny white, pink or purple flowers are very pretty so I like to pick the leaves early in the season then leave them to flower. You can then give the plan a prune afterwards to keep it compact. Like mint, there are lots of different varieties, from the low growing Thymus vulgaris to the more mound forming golden T. ‘Bertram Anderson’ and gorgeous variegated T. ‘Silver Queen’. A few fresh leaves are great in Mediterranean dishes like Bolognese or minestrone soup or for seasoning meat such as beef burgers.

Oregano (marjoram) This spreading herb seems to thrive in the borders in our garden, carpeting the front of borders. Like thyme it’s lovely in flower – with pink or purple flowers that attract masses of bees and butterflies.

Best harvested before the pretty flowers appear - strip off a few of the leaves for tomato-based dishes such as pasta sauce or Bolognese, or pop the woody stems in a bouquet garnet.

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Sage This is another drought tolerant sun lover that hates soggy roots. Sage has lovely silvery leaves and there are varieties with golden leaves and the stunning purple sage, which looks stunning in full sun - they look great in borders with lavenders and other Mediterranean herbs. To keep them compact and avoid them getting leggy, they need a prune in early spring and again after flowering.

As well as stuffing try sage with pork or in sage butter.

Bay This is a vigorous shrub that can get huge in the ground but can be trained into a ball or lollypop in a pot – it’ll need benefit from a yearly top dressing of mulch and given a monthly feed to keep it green and healthy. Bay leaves – fresh or dried - give a lovely flavour to stocks and soups.

(Remove them before you do any blending!)

Rosemary A must have herb – rosemary provides the garden with good evergreen presence and is tasty too fab with roast lamb and roast veg. It has pretty flowers, varying in intensity, which comes early in the season, so are an excellent early bee magnet.

It can get big but is easy to prune into a neat shape. R. ‘Benendon Blue’ and ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’ has a tall habit whereas creeping prostrate varieties are good hanging over walls.

It’s pretty tough and easy to grow but prefers a free draining soil so add grit to clay soils.

Chives Chives like sun and well-drained soil, but can grow in heavier soils in partial shade. Lift and divide them every few years. Although the flowers are pretty, snipping off buds will encourage growth.

But you can eat the flowers in a salad and cut back the plant to the ground for a second flush.

With a similar flavor to garlic and onions, they’ll liven up salads, eggs and cheese dishes.

plants – I bought a pot from the supermarket and divided it into five or so different pots. Sweet basil and Greek basil are two good varieties to look out for. Delicious sprinkled on pizzas or tomato and mozzarella salad or blend with pine nuts and Parmesan to make your own pesto.

Fennel The tall feathery foliage of fennel looks lovely with other perennials in a border and the fab yellow flowers are followed by edible seeds. The fresh leaves are tasty in salads and with seafood and collect the dried seeds to make teas.

Basil Grow in pots on a warm windowsill indoors or outside and avoid overwatering. It’s a very tender annual so don’t plant out until after the last frosts. You can grow it from seed or small

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Afternoon Tea Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

– this will stop them rising so much and give them a lovely gold amber coloured surface. Some people prefer the look of a glazed scone – this is always a topic of much debate in our kitchen, so do try both and see which you like best!

Bake for 10-12 minutes until well risen and golden.

Cool on a wire rack and serve with butter, your wonderful home made jam and maybe some clotted cream!

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here is nothing like a good Afternoon Tea to lift your spirits! Here is the perfect scone recipe for you, and if you are feeling really brave you can make your own jam too!

For the Scones Makes 6-8 good sized scones • 225g/8oz self raising flour • 55g/2oz butter • 25g/1oz caster sugar • ¼ pint of milk • 1 teaspoon of baking powder • for rich scones add 2oz dried fruit • for cheese scones add 2oz grated cheese plus a teaspoon of English Mustard Powder and omit sugar Heat the oven to 180C/360F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Sieve the flour and baking powder and rub in the butter with the fingertips.

Mix In the sugar (and dried fruit or cheese and mustard if making the rich or cheese scones).

Using a knife stir in the milk to make a soft dough.

Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly (be careful not to over-knead). Roll out to a thickness of about ½ to ¾” (2cm) thick. Use a 5cm/2” cutter to stamp out rounds and place on a baking sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up. * You can, if you wish, brush the top of the scones with a very well beaten egg using a pastry brush

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Makes about 3kg/6½lbs • 1.8kg whole strawberries • Juice of 3 lemons • 1.8kg jam sugar (not to be confused with preserving sugar) • knob of butter (optional) Hull the strawberries and combine them with the sugar and balsamic vinegar. Leave for 1 hour before serving.

Wash, drain and hull the fruit and put in a large non-metallic bowl. Sprinkle over the lemon juice and sugar, gently mix. Cover with a tea towel and leave overnight. This helps to keep the strawberries whole.

Put a saucer in the freezer. Tip the fruit and juice into a preserving pan or a 4.5 litre/8 pint heavy based pan. Heat gently, stirring, to dissolve the sugar (do not allow to boil until it has).

Turn up the heat, then boil hard for exactly 4 minutes using a timer. Take off the heat to test for setting point. Spoon a little jam onto the cold saucer. After a couple of minutes gently push your finger through the jam and if the surface wrinkles it is ready. If not, return to the boil for 2 minutes, then re-test.

Take off the heat and swirl in the butter – this should dissolve the scum, however if it doesn’t, skim with a slotted spoon, you can cool for 10-15 minutes before potting (if you pot it too soon all the fruit rises to the top).

Stir gently to distribute the fruit, then pour into warm sterilised jars. Put waxed discs on straight away, cover with lids or cellophane circles, then seal, label and wipe the jars. The jam will keep for 6 months in a cool dry cupboard – unless you’ve got children of course!

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The Importance Of Taking Regular Breaks

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

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'm very lucky. I have an outdoor studio and once I have finished writing this article, I will get myself ready to take a break out there. I’ll actually lie down on my mat, I'll get my bolster out and I’ll use my lovely lavender eye cushion.

Ready to take a short break. And the reason I do this is it improves creativity, it improves focus, it improves productivity. I see me getting better value from the work I do by taking regular breaks, and it is not just me, it is not just anecdotal evidence.

The Benefits Of Short Breaks Some of us are still in lockdown and working from home. Work and private live can blur together into one long day for some of us. In those circumstances, taking regular breaks can be a game changer. As I mentioned briefly above, this is not just anecdotal. There have been lots of studies around the benefits of taking regular breaks. There is a 2011 study that I was reading earlier, from the University of Illinois, that found multiple benefits from employees taking regular breaks in their day.

And by break, I mean it could be two minutes in an hour, it could be taking a solid lunch break, or 10-minute breaks every few hours, maybe one in the morning, one in the afternoon. But they found that employee engagement went up as well as improved focus, improved concentration, improved creativity as well, and better problem solving. So tonnes of reasons why it's really valuable to take a break.

Sun, Fresh Air And Walking Now, you may not have a studio, you may not want to meditate or lie out with a bolster and an eye cushion. Maybe you stand in the sun, get some glorious benefits of Vitamin D3 and the energy that the sun provides. Maybe you go off and do something completely different, but try and make it non screen-based whatever it is you do.

And what would be fabulous is to go out and just take a 10-minute brisk walk somewhere. Get fresh oxygenated blood flowing around the body, good for neurogenesis, the creation of new brain cells, good for the whole body to move. That is what we were designed to do. We were designed to locomote. We were designed to move.

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Human Movement So that is my tip for you. I know most of you are still working from home. You probably have sat your desk, you are getting those tight quadriceps, you are getting those slumped shoulders. A lot of our clients are reporting that they are feeling stiffer than ever because they are just not moving at all, not even to get on a train, or to go to their manager's office, or walk around the building. So please do move and please do take breaks. Both of them are going to have work wonders for your professional and your personal life, and make you feel better.

Lockdown Tips for the Top

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As Year 11 students have completed their GCSE courses earlier than expected, students have found themselves with some extra time on their hands.

Prendergast Sixth Form is using this period to help prepare prospective students for post16 study so that they can make a strong and competitive start once they begin their A Level and BTEC courses. Simon Conway, head of sixth form stated, “This is an excellent time for students to fully prepare for the rigors of post-16 study. The increased difficulty of A Level and BTEC courses can be challenging and we want to ensure that all of our students joining us in September have the skills necessary to excel in their subjects from day one of Year 12.”

The Sixth Form have created a programme of transition work for all subjects that is released to students every two weeks to ensure they are consistently preparing themselves for September.

This has been extremely well received by parents and students eager to develop the skills they will need when they start their courses. All transition work can be found on the Prendergast Sixth Form website under the heading ‘Y11 Transition Work’.

However, transition work isn’t the only way students can prepare themselves for sixth form study. Simon Conway continued to say, “Success at post-16 begins with a broad understanding and deep passion for subjects. We are encouraging all of our prospective students to widen their understanding of their chosen subjects through exploring free online courses on www.futurlearn. com, exploring online articles and watching documentaries or TED talks on their areas of interest.”

This is a challenging time for many, but Prendergast Sixth Form is supporting students to use this time as productively as possible so that all those that join in September can make a head start in the next stage of their education If you would like to find out more about Prendergast Sixth Form and how students can prepare further for Year 12, or would like any information about how to apply please email: 6thforminfo@prendergast-school.com

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What you can & can’t bring to the centre You cannot bring mixed loads to the recycling centre at the moment. This is to support our social distancing measures. Each booking made must be for one type of disposal (green waste, mixed recyclables or textiles).

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• We may inspect your load before you enter the centre and throughout unloading. All our staff have been trained in social distancing and carrying out risk assessments.

• You cannot park your vehicles outside of the site and walk items in. This could cause congestion outside the site and pose a significant health and safety risk.

• Trailers are not allowed.

• Open back vehicles are not allowed.

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Financial Matters

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

Five lessons to be learned from the pandemic

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t’s been a miserable few months for some and for others, it’s been downright ugly. Lockdown, working from home, physical distancing, new words like “furlough”, redundancies, loneliness, and worldwide losses on the stockmarket. Most businesses have suffered and some may never recover. But worst of all, there has been death, all around us, with over 30,000 people losing their lives.

I won’t speak too soon but it appears the worst is over, and we might be returning to some sort of normality in the coming months. If anything good were to come out of this, it might be that this crisis has given us the opportunity to reflect and learn some hard lessons. Here are five of the lessons I have learned from the world of financial advice.

1) Have a rainy-day fund The first and most important lesson I have learned from this crisis is how important it is to have a rainy-day fund available. Rainy day money would mean a sum of money that could keep you and your family going for six months. Our “rainy day” is here and those who have managed to save some money would be extremely thankful for their foresight, especially those who have lost their jobs.

2) Make sure you are adequately insured No one insures themselves against a pandemic – in fact, I don’t believe such insurance exists for ordinary people. However, this crisis highlights how important it is to be adequately insured. We now know that the world we know can change in a matter of days, and how the rug can be pulled from beneath us with scarcely any warning. Make sure you are insured against mishaps that are out of your control.

3) Some of the things we take for granted are precious I’ll put the marvellous NHS as number one here.

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bankrupt. We have the NHS! What a blessing!

Travel, meeting friends for a meal, going to the pub, hugging the ones you love, visiting family, shopping, going to the gym, taking your health for granted – even going to work. Some of these things have been taken away from us and sadly, in some respects, life may never be the same again. It is fair to say that we are almost spoilt in the Western world. The time has come to appreciate what we have.

4) Stay invested Some people panicked and transferred their stocks and shares ISAs and pensions to cash as a safe haven during the market downturn. Those who timed it badly would have crystallised losses of up to 25% by moving to cash. When the market rallied sharply – although not quite to previous levels, those who were out of the market could not participate in the spectacular returns that those who stayed in were getting. Lesson learned; if your investments are long term, stay invested.

5) Out of adversity comes opportunity I’ve seen many people use this crisis as an opportunity to innovate. From the dry cleaner who decided to make facemasks to the gym that decided to go virtual and hold training sessions and classes online. From the tech companies who have made a killing by developing virtual meeting software to the small company that bought up China’s unused PPE equipment and shipped the lot to Africa. I had never heard of Zoom before the crisis, yet everyone has heard of Zoom now.

Lesson learned; out of crisis comes opportunity. All it takes is fast fingers on your computer and the ability to think outside the box. Stay safe!

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What's Online - June Thursday 11 June: Webinar: Time for reflection:

Tuesday 23 June: Webinar: How to deal with change The only constant in life, 7pm. Led by Tracy from Way to Wellbeing, this will look at how our heads and hearts deal with change and tools you can utilise to manage change positively. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Laugh Train Comedy Nights Focus on our values- 7pm. Led by Tracy from Way to Wellbeing, this explores looking at how to define your values and how to take steps towards a more meaningful life given the last few months which has been a time to stop and reflect and notice what is important in our life. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

We are your local comedy club (Laugh Train Home) and are doing ZOOM comedy nights every Tuesday, 8-9pm.

June 2nd: COMEDY FOR THE CURIOUS: Host Robyn Perkins (Sydney Fringe Comedy Award Winner) asked the big, small and stupid life questions, and tries to explain them with science. She is joined by Jen Brister (Live at the Apollo) and Jacob James Garcia.

Wednesday 17 June: Protect your baby: Q&A session about vaccinations

7.30pm-8.15pm. Get answers to your questions about vaccinations for your baby with paediatrician Dr David Elliman in this online Q&A session.

Vaccination is one of the best ways of protecting the health of young children. Most parents accept having these as part of normal childcare.

However, some parents have questions they would like answering before they go ahead.

This Q&A session will look at some of the common questions (what’s in vaccines; can vaccines cause immune overload; why do we give vaccines to very young babies; what about homeopathy) and give you an opportunity to ask your Photo: own.

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June 9th: Straight Stand-Up ft. SINDHU VEE (Live at the Apollo), Matt Green, one act TBD, plus host Robyn Perkins(Sydney Fringe 2019 Comedy Award Winner)!

June 16th: COMEDY FOR THE CURIOUS: Host Robyn Perkins (Sydney Fringe Comedy Award Winner) asked the big, small and stupid life questions, and tries to explain them with science. She is joined by Nathan Caton (Live at the Apollo) and one act TBD! You now need a ticket (£5) which you can get on DMN. Full details at www.designmynight.com.

Wednesday 24 June: Cooking with Scissors – Via Zoom An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email: sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

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law can (and frequently does) offer protection well beyond what the European Convention on Human Rights demands.

These changes to social care have effect from 31 March 2020. Government guidance clarifies that the easements should only be exercised by local authorities where economic pressure is placed upon it by the pandemic. For example, social workers may have to self-isolate, depleting the workforce, or there may be an increase in demand for social care. The easements are only meant to be used where compliance with Care Act 2014 duties is impractical.

The duties within the Care Act 2014 give important rights to vulnerable and disabled people.

Any attempt to deny adults their right to social care should be carefully scrutinised. As lawyers, we would expect a local authority, denying an eligible person care and support, to carefully justify why this is necessary.

The Coronavirus Act gives local authorities a wide discretion to suspend or cease the provision of adult social care packages. The powers within the act are arguably too broad. Sadly, it will likely be disabled and vulnerable people who suffer the most.

If you, a family member, or someone you care for are not receiving sufficient support from the local authority, then a solicitor specialising in Community Care will be able to advise on possible next steps.

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Featured in Fifteen

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eatured in Fifteen was set up in 2017 by two good friends, Helen Holden and Maya Weier. After the devastating impact of Grenfell and the terrorist attacks in London, they wanted to create an evening of positivity and hope that would pull their community together. They sat and thrashed out ideas around ‘What would be our perfect night out?’ The answer was - an evening of interesting discussions that provoke us to think more openly. The idea of providing an audience with more than one speaker (with a drink in hand) in a considered time frame (15 minutes) felt like an interesting challenge for them…So that’s when Featured in Fifteen first came to life.

Their events (up until Covid19) were a live event held bi-monthly in the Signal Pub, Forest Hill. Helen and Maya would work together finding their features with very different personal stories to explore their theme; be it someone that has been challenged by mental health, an artist that is working for societal impact, explorer, writer, someone living with terminal illness… you name it they seek it and they find it. For those that have had the privilege to be at one of their events, you will all have experienced how unique these nights are and what inspiration and intrigue each and every one of them presents. Since 2017 Helen and Maya have successfully hosted 15 events representing almost a 100 individuals. Helen and Maya set out from the very beginning to provide a night that was inclusive to all and just by looking at their past events on their website (featured15.co.uk) you can see the rich diversity of age, gender and ethnicity within every single one of their evenings; fulfilling their ambition to amplify community and bring people back together.

With Covid19 hitting our shores and sending shockwaves through every aspect of our personal freedoms, like so many other events of this nature, the pandemic presents bleak outlook on what their future featured in fifteen events will look like.

But Helen and Maya, true to form, haven’t let this stop them. After spending a few weeks pondering what their landscape of lockdown looked like and readjusting to their new norm, they connected via a few phone calls and went back to the drawing board. They decided that it was time to work on their podcasting presence.

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Very quickly they found an online platform that they could podcast from separate locations. Within hours, miraculously they not only found something that could work for them but something that appeared pretty straight-forward to use. If it’s one thing they do extremely well together, they certainly do not waste time. The conversation happened in their separate homes on Easter Sunday and two hours later they were recording their first episode.

By the following Friday (17th April) it was available for download - the story of featured in fifteen.

Since then they have released 3 podcast interviews with past features and recorded six more, their podcasts are scheduled to be released on Spotify and iTunes every Friday.

For Helen and Maya Covid19 allowed them time to explore the expansion of their project which until then they felt challenged to make happen.

They were determined to not let unpredictable times and societal challenges get in the way of doing what they do best - bringing real stories and open conversations to their community.

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Can a dog be too ‘Friendly’?

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he problem with over- friendly dogs and puppies is something I have written about before, however, with so many of you getting new pups, now feels a good time for a refresh.

How can a dog ever be too friendly you ask? To be clear a friendly, relaxed outlook is great, we do not want nervous, uptight dogs and puppies. However, there is friendly and then there is rude, boorish, overbearing behaviour that is erroneously labelled as friendly.

Dogs are intelligent enough but they are not capable of self-analysis or reflective thought.

A dog is incapable of reasoning that their own behaviour might have caused another dog or person to respond to them in an aggressive manner. There lies the rub. Allow your dog or your puppy to impose itself uninvited onto other dogs and you run the risk of an unfriendly response which in turn may lead your dog to learn other dogs are unreliable, resulting in anxiety and possibly aggression down the line.

Of course, some dogs may welcome interactions with most dogs they meet (think classic Labrador). Like humans, our canine friends can be incredibly gregarious and want to be friends with everyone and everything.

But others are naturally aloof and picky about interactions (think classic Border Collie). It really pays to help your dog learn how to recognise when another dog does not want to interact- this does not always come as naturally as we’d like to believe.

Some dogs are great at reading other dogs; others seem to have a blind spot in this area and are oblivious to subtle canine signals only getting it when the other, exasperated dog lunges and growls. The final group might understand but have got into a bad habit of rather enjoying the drama and fallout of their unwanted attentions and I blame the owners.

If there is one thing puppy owners can do that will have lifelong benefits it is to begin to teach the pup the meaning of dog manners and how to interact with other dogs, and humans, politely. One real positive of lockdown is that social distancing means that pups and young dogs should not be careering around the park

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like little hooligans. A good socialisation routine means your pup should be exposed to other dogs but under control, learning to ‘read’ other dogs and as a by-product to learn what kinds of behaviour lead to pleasant interactions. One on one meetings with older, calmer dogs can teach your pup volumes in canine social etiquette.

Puppy owners should also educate themselves about canine social signalling- how to know when a dog is happy, when a dog is not interested and when an aggressive response is on the cards. If all breeds looked the same this might be straightforward, but major differences in body shape between dog breeds and types, means there is a lot to learn. Puppy and dog owners alike need to understand what happy interactions looks like and how to interrupt them once things look as though they are too intense or getting out of control. Most of all, please don’t allow other dogs to ‘teach’ your pup what goes and what doesn’t. Not all dogs are good or competent teachers. A puppy badly scared by clumsy discipline from an older dog can develop issues later on.

In brief; loose, bouncy body language with gaps and where the dog seem to take it in turns is positive. Stiff or very still body language, overly fixated interactions where one dog just keeps on at the other without breaks or changing ‘sides’ spells trouble. For more information see: https:// bit.ly/36gnOY3

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Community News – Jill Orr

The BuyThemACoffee_KCH fundraiser was set up on March 23rd. I have lived in this area for nearly 20 years so I know a lot of people who work at Kings; my eldest son was born there and a number of friends have received essential and sometimes lifesaving treatment from the hospital. www.gofundme.com/f/buy-them-a-coffee-kch | Instagram buythemacoffee_kch/ When the pandemic started, I searched to see if there were any local initiatives set up to support Kings during the crisis, and not finding any, I decided to do it myself.

Early on, I was advised to speak to the hospital to find out what support they needed: King’s was already handling covid patients when we spoke to them - and the management quickly decided that staff wellbeing needed to be an essential part of their response to the crisis. They centralised all the wellbeing through the hospital boardroom

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“Just providing small things for staff like a place to just come and sit has gone a long way in making people feel relaxed. Staff have realised that someone is there for them; that Kings and the community have thought of them. The fact that someone is looking out for them is so appreciated and its now week 9 and they are so grateful that the support has continued.”

Khadija E (redeployed non-evasive cardiology staff member working in the wellness hub)

which was set up to serve staff with a growing set of support services: within a week meditation, massage, counselling support, chaplaincy; meal deliveries and food donations were all being centralised through the hubs.

BuyThemACoffee_KCH was lucky enough to speak to the right person on that first Monday and, with overwhelming support from the community and local businesses, we delivered 30 boxes of fruit to stock the wellness hub within 2 days of launch.

Since then we have continued to partner with local businesses to deliver food and supplies to the wellness hubs; whether that partnership has been via fundraising events (e.g. the sale of NHS t-shirts

by Hospital Records in Herne Hill; Wine Box Sales by @SalonWineStore in Brixton; Yoga Classes by @ taniabrownyoga; gourmet dinners hosted by guest chefs and delivered by 161 Food and Drink) or weekly food orders made for staff visiting the hubs (Ayres Bakery; Suzanne James Catering; Cinnamon Tree Bakery; Smith and Brock; or food donations by the likes of Bermondsey Street Bees, Odyssey; Petitou and countless others. The generosity and

kindness demonstrated is testament to our fabulous community of people and businesses.

At the end of the first week, there were 14 Covid wards at Kings’ peaking at 31 wards during the height of the Pandemic (Easter weekend). Initially, our fundraiser focused on getting food to the frontline staff who had little time to leave their wards, whether that be delivering groceries for them to take home with them or supplying meals to eat before, during or after shift. The volume of support from local businesses, charities and fundraisers swelled with the crisis and the wellness hubs were required to handle and distribute thousands of meals each day as well as servicing the hub spaces for a shared space for staff to step away to during their shift. The wellness hubs are staffed by redeployed King’s staff and volunteers so the learning curve has been steep and challenging, but throughout it all they have kept staff wellbeing at the heart of their intentions and it’s been amazing to see what is possible with the right support from the community and industry.

10 weeks on and there are still over 2,000 staff visiting the wellness hubs every day; there are 5 wellness hubs at Denmark Hill and staff continue to need a place to step away to and the wellness focus is shifting away from delivering to food to the wards to providing a shared space that provides essential staff services and a place to enjoy a socially distanced cup of tea and a doughnut with others.

BuyThemACoffee_KCH has now raised over £43,000 and we continue to deliver food to the wellness hubs four times a week. Our plan is to continue supplying food through the end of June if our fundraising allows for it. We hear that there a desire

by King’s to continue this commitment to wellness hubs and staff support informed by the learnings of the crisis. If there is a positive to this crisis, this feels like one to celebrate.

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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

Community Groups

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

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

cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk

Local MPs

cllr_chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk

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 30 | SE23 - June 2020

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 Tauseef Anwar (Labour) 020 8314 9930 Cllr_Tauseef.Anwar@lewisham.gov.uk Pauline Morrison (Labour) Tel 020 8244 5315 cllr_pauline.morrison@lewisham.gov.uk

Surgeries 2nd Saturday of every month, 11-12 am, Hattush Restaurant, Honor Oak Park, SE23 1DY. 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am - 11am Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Road, Brockley SE4.

4th Tuesday of the month, 3pm-4pm Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Rd, Brockley, SE4 2AG. No surgeries during August.

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The Last Word – Bercem Budak I’m Bercem Budak, a student studying Media at Sussex University who is very interested in journalism. I also love music, I sing as well as play a Turkish instrument called the ‘baglama’. I’m the daughter and niece of the owners of the family run business Lazy Chef and currently manage their social media, create their menus and work parttime as a barista for additional income.

How long have you lived in the area?

I’ve lived in Forest Hill for my entire life; I was born here and grew up to be a part of the lovely community.

What has changed most during that time?

Growing up here I have seen some lovely changes, businesses have improved, there has been an addition of some lovely cafes, bars and pubs.

What do you most value about the area?

There is a lovely sense of community in Forest Hill, which I have found to be more important and touching since I have been spending time at University in Hove. I’ve always felt very welcomed when visiting businesses. Though I must mention my love for the Horniman Gardens, which I spent much of my childhood running around in.

The one thing you couldn’t do without?

My baglama. I’ve always loved music and really have found the baglama plays a huge role in who I am today, which is thanks to my Father who introduced me to it. You would often find myself and family spending time playing and singing along to the baglama.

Where are you to be found on Saturday?

Most probably at Lazy Chef. My weekends for the past 2 years have been at the cafe serving customers or working in the bar. Not only seeing the customer satisfaction but also serving such a lovely community and creating friendships with customers has really added to my passion and excitement in being a part of the business.

What is your favourite place to eat?

In terms of breakfast my first choice would definitely be the Lazy Chef’s Special. For the evenings I tend to treat myself to Babur To Go which is one of our first options when ordering takeaway without a doubt. We also really enjoy Piazza Della Cucina, as not only are their pizzas amazing but the staff are also lovely.

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My perfect holiday..

Anywhere with family would be the perfect holiday for me. I love spending time in nature and would prefer the countryside, which is why I spend my summers back at home in Dersim (Turkey). @bercembudak @lazychefforesthill

If you would like to have The Last Word, please do contact Angela by e-mail at angela@semagazines.co.uk.

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Thank You SE23 enjoys fantastic support from local businesses. If you do contact someone as result of reading about them in SE23 please mention this.

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Next Month If you would like to advertise your business in SE23 or either of our other two publications SE21 and SE22, please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8693 9040 or e-mail at angela@semagazines.co.uk.

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