SE23 March 2021

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

Issue 175 - March 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Build A Better Business - P18 Pets Corner - P20 Financial Matters - P22 Environmental Issues - P24 The Last Word - P32

Local Events | News | Community News | Local Businesses | Features www.arounddulwich.co.uk | www.semagazines.co.uk

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Welcome to SE23 So we are still in Lockdown 3 as I write but we are expecting the “big” announcement Monday with dates of when the schools can return and hopefully much more. I am sure I am not the only person who cannot wait to get out there and back to normal. I was really pleased to be offered my Covid jab, which I had at the Tessa Jowell Centre this week. I was very impressed with how efficient there were.

Our events pages start on page 6 this month with seven full pages of online events you can “go” to. Again, everything is subject to change, so please do check ahead. But most events have already adapted they way they host their events and we can do so much from our own home!

I mentioned last month about our newly updated website which covers the whole area: www.arounddulwich.co.uk. Do check our daily events calendar, as events are added all the time. You can also sign up for updates, so you don’t miss any of our stories and you can even add your own events via our Submit an Event button.

If you are in business and need some help, I ran a workshop last month called How to Build a Better Business in 90 Minutes. You can read more on pages 18 & 19.

The Last Word goes to Joseph I’Anson. Joseph is a Designer-Maker and lives in Forest Hill. Find out more on page 32.

Until next time.

Angela Angela Burgess, Head of All Things Community SE Magazines/Around Dulwich

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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 What’s On..............................6, 8, 10, 28, 29, 30 & 31 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Build a Better Business in 90 Minutes.............18 & 19 Pets Corner............................................................... 20

Financial Matters ..................................................... 22 Environmental Issues............................................... 24 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................ 26 Community Index..................................................... 27 The Last Word .......................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

April Deadline - 15 March (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 - March Monday

1st

Tuesday

2nd

Wednesday

3rd

Devilishly Dark Debuts, see p6.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, see p8.

Honor Oak WI, see p6. Hadley Freeman: House of Glass, On the Street Where see p8 you Live, see p6.

Life Drawing & Painting see p6.

8th Lisa Jewell Invisible Girl, see p28.

15th One Pot, Pan, Planet with Anna Jones, see p30.

22nd

9th Life Drawing & Painting see p6.

16th Life Drawing & Painting see p6.

10th

The Book of Longings by Sue Life Drawing & Monk Kidd, see p30. Painting see p6.

17th

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, see p8.

24th Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, see p8. &ART art classes, see p28.

Migrant Birds in the Local Area, see p31.

29th

30th

How to Calm the Overthinking Mind, see p31.

Friday

4th BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

5th Social Media Workshop, see p10.

Supporting Your Dyslexic Learner, see p8.

11th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, Making Change, see p8. see p29 &ART art classes, The Arts Society see p28.

Dulwich, p29.

Online Charity Wine Transient Desires

by Donna Leon, Tasting see p28. see p29.

&ART art classes, see p28.

One Two Three Four with Craig Brown, see p30.

23rd

Thursday

31st

18th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

12th

Saturday

6th Critter’s Art Club: Paper Puppets, see p10.

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

13th

Sunday

7th

Weekly Horniman Market see p10.

14th

&ART art classes, see p29.

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

19th

Thinking Skills Strategies to Reignite an Appetite for Learning, see p30

20th

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

Weekly Horniman Market see p10.

21st Weekly Horniman Market see p10.

&ART art classes, see p29.

Filmmaking 101: Script Writing, see p30.

25th

26th

&ART art classes, see p28.

1st

27th &ART art classes, see p29.

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p10.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8.

2nd

3rd

28th Weekly Horniman Market see p10.

4th

&ART art classes, see p28.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, see p8.

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors.

See p31.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 10, 28, 29, 30 & 31. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - March Notice Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press.

However please do check details ahead, as the lockdown may be extended and this could affect some events.

Tuesday 2 March: Devilishly Dark Debuts

(Live Stream with Village Books)

Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 March: Life Drawing & Painting

7:30pm - 8:30pm Get ready for a gripping evening with three exciting debut authors. Ashley Audrain, Abigail Dean and Inga Vesper will be discussing their thrilling new books as part of our very first virtual ‘panel’ event. The event will be chaired by presenter and producer Joe Haddow. Book at: www.trybooking.com

Tuesday 2 March: ‘On the Street Where You Live: 200 years of Dulwich radicalism’ 7pm-8.30pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose held for three hours with 5 minute model breaks every 25 minutes. This class will be run by Freya Tate, a wonderful artist with a sharp eye and a playful line. The session will be life model focused but Freya will introduce chaotic elements to challenge you and move your drawing on to higher levels.

The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Tuesday 2 March: Honor Oak WI We meet on the first Tuesday of each month, currently via Zoom, at 7:30pm. twitter.com/honoroakwi www.facebook.com/groups/honoroakwi/ Honoroak_WI Email: honoroakwi@gmail.com 6 | SE23 - March 2021

With Duncan Bowie 8pm-9pm. Continuing our ‘On the Street Where You Live’ talks series, Duncan Bowie, of the Dulwich Society, will cover the lives and politics of some of the 30 radicals and socialists who have either been politically active in Dulwich or have lived in the area over the last 200 years - some known, some lesser known - some just eccentric. Duncan Bowie is an academic at the University of Westminster.

His most recent book, ‘The Radical and Socialist Tradition in British Planning: From Puritan Colonies to Garden Cities’, was published in 2016. Book via: www.bellhouse.co.uk.

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What's On - March Wednesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 March: ZOOM PORTRAITURE @ Dulwich Art Group & School

Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 March: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)

6.30am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it is Dulwich’s turn. Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728.

2pm-5pm. This is an online life drawing class with the Dulwich Art Group. This is a clothed portrait session conducted via Zoom to allow for interaction between participants. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champ ion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Thursdays 4, 11 March: Supporting your Dyslexic Learner

Wednesday 3 March: Hadley Freeman: House of Glass (Live Stream)

7pm-8pm. A moving memoir following the Glass siblings throughout the course of the twentiethcentury as they each make their own bid for survival, House of Glass explores assimilation, identity and home – issues that are deeply relevant today. Ttickets via www.trybooking.com 8 | SE23 - March 2021

10am-12pm. Tina will help you understand how you can best support a child at home and at school. Children with dyslexia may learn differently from you. This course has been designed to help you understand how you can best support a child at home and at school. We will cover how to recognise different learning profiles, multisensory learning, age-appropriate reading matter and tools, note taking, mindmapping, making numeracy more visual and how to gather evidence that a child needs help and support.

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What's On - March Friday 5 March: Social Media Workshop – Using Instagram for your Business 9.30am-12pm.

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Saturdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 March: Zoom Life Drawing & Painting

Saturday 6 March: Critter’s Art Club: Paper Puppets

3pm-4pm. Join illustrator Nina and Bell House at the Critter’s Art Club for weekly, playful art activities! This is a series of workshops for children and families who love getting creative!

We will be doing four sessions based around drawing, painting and crafting. This can be a fun, relaxing antidote for home learning that is social and creative! Suggested donation £8. Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Sundays 7, 14, 21 & 28 March: Horniman Market

10am-1pm. This is a drop-in drawing and painting session with the Dulwich Art Group conducted via Zoom with limited studio slots.

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

Our models are carefully chosen and are lit with professional lights. Advice is always on tap but we tend to leave you to your own devices unless encouraged. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

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10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat.

Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a two metre social distance for all customers and traders.

Strict and enhanced hygiene measures are in place with all traders. We also ask that you sanitise your hands at each available stall and only touch produce you intend on buying. The Market will be accepting card payments only.

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What To Do In The Garden This March Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw Spring is in the air and the garden is waking up. Here’s are a few jobs to keep you busy this month.

1) Mulch After weeding, give bare soil a thick layer of organic matter such as well-rotted manure. Mulch stops soil losing water as weather warms up, suppresses weeds and smartens everything up.

2) Fertilise Sprinkle soil with an organic slow release fertilser, such as chicken pellets or fish, blood and bone and lightly fork around trees and shrubs. Give roses a special rose feed or a balanced fertiliser.

3) Plant & Deadhead Bulbs Divide or plant snowdrops while they’re still green.

Deadhead daffodils, leaving the green foliage. Plant summer-flowering bulbs such as gladiolus and lilies in a sunny spot.

4) Invest In Spring Flowering Plants I love blue Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ and pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ as well as magnolias and camellias – the single white varities are particularly delicate.

This is also a good time to plant new climbers, 22cm away from walls and the last chance to plant bare root trees, roses and shrubs – the hair roots need to start getting established.

5) Move Plants Move shrubs that are in the wrong place, taking as large a root ball as you can, adding well-rotted compost.

6) Divide Plants Create new plants by dividing large clumps of perennials. Use two forks back to back to tease the roots apart – and don’t worry if some roots break.

7) Prune Perennials Cut down overgrown perennials and grasses to make way for new growth. Prune your roses removing dead, diseased and crossing stems, then cutting flowering wood back by a third. Established 12 | SE23 - March 2021

cornus (dogwood) can now be cut down to the base to encourage colourful winter stems. Prune hydrangeas to a third of last year’s growth.

8) Late Flowering Clematis (Group 3) such as Jackmannii and ‘Etoile Violette’, can be pruned, by cutting them 23-24cm from the ground, to just above a healthy bud. Summer flowering jasmine can also be pruned by taking out the main stem or two to the ground. Honeysuckle, ivies, rambling roses and winter flowering jasmine can also be pruned hard.

9) Grow Scented Sweet Peas Make a bamboo wigwam, and plant two seeds at 30cm intervals and 1cm deep in situ. Young plants may need help before tendrils twine themselves around the support.

10) Cut And Feed Your Lawn You can start mowing your lawn for first time towards the end of the month, on a high setting.

If needed, aerate it by making holes with a fork 10cm deep and 20cm apart. Give the lawn a feed of chicken manure pellets towards the end of the month – ideally when the lawn is damp.

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The perfect way to celebrate St Patricks Day! Ingredients •

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500ml Guinness stout – measure and allow to dissipate 500g unsalted butter – cubed 150g cocoa powder - sieved 800g caster sugar 284ml buttermilk 4 eggs 550g plain flour 5 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

Icing • 100g melted white chocolate • 200g icing sugar

Method 1) Preheat oven 180c / gas 4 2) Lightly butter a deep, loose bottom cake tin (approx. 23cm) 3) In a saucepan pour Guinness. Allow to dissipate 4) Add butter. Heat until butter is melted, but be careful not to let it boil 5) In a bowl, combine the cocoa and caster sugar and whisk this into the Guinness and butter mix 6) Beat the eggs and sour cream together and add into the above saucepan 7) In another bowl combine the flour and bicarbonate of soda, and slowly whisk into the pan a little at a time. Whisk enough so no lumps!

8) Pour cake batter into tin and bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes (check by poking with a cocktail stick to come out clean) 9) Allow cake to cook on cooling rack 10) Melt white chocolate in a bowl and add icing sugar 11) Put tray under cooling rack (with cake on it) and slowly pour white chocolate icing so that it drips down the cake 12) Allow icing to set and serve!

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Doing One Thing for Yourself Every Day

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

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his month I will share a wellbeing tip that can help you with your wellbeing to manage the stresses and pressures of another lockdown, working from home, home-schooling, lack of variety and all of the other additional pressure we are currently facing. With kids at home, remote working extended, the anxiety of the pandemic worsening, it is very easy to let these convergent pressures take over every part of your day. So this month, our wellbeing tip is about you, not your family, but you.

Do One Thing for Yourself Every Day Do one thing every day that is just for you. It doesn’t have to take up too much of your time, indeed, it might just be for five minutes. It could even be a minute, but the important thing is, it’s purely about you. That one thing could be: • Breathwork • Meditation • Reading • A walk • Getting out into the garden • A bath • Having a cup of tea/coffee by yourself etc.

Whatever you like, just take some time to yourself.

The Importance of Rest and Self-Care If you manage to do one thing for yourself every day that is restorative, you are going to have a little bit more energy and a bit more headspace. Also, you will have more literal space. Taking this time for you will increase your ability to pay attention to the needs of the kids and whatever else might be on your plate. In other words, you may become a better partner, mother, boss, employee and friend.

Eleanor Brownn says it perfectly:“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” (Eleanor Brownn) Now, even without the stresses of a pandemic, home-schooling, working from home and so on, this is a great piece of advice anyway.

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If you can find some time in the day, do something that is just for you.

Self-Care is an Aspect of Heartfulness Doing one thing every day that is just for you, and self-care is an aspect of heartfulness that you might have heard us talk about before. It helps to redress a little bit of balance into the work-life conundrum. Taking time for yourself will make you feel better and it is so essential to prioritise your wellbeing.

Superwoman syndrome (or man) is all too real. “Superwoman Syndrome” is a term first coined in 1984. It refers to a woman who neglects herself because she is seeking to “do it all” to perfection and stretching herself too thin.

Making Time Now, it may seem that all of this sounds a bit “yeah, that’s alright for you, but for me….”

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n my other life as a business coach I ran a workshop last month called “Build a Better Business in 90 Minutes”. There was a lot of interest, with 56 people turning up on the day (virtually!). So what was the workshop all about? The concept was looking at how we spend so much time “in” our business and don’t pay enough attention to working “on” our business.

So by mastering your time and working “on” your business, you can make your business grow. I talked about investing your time rather than just spending time and being intentional with what you want to achieve. We can all be busy during the day, but if you get to the end of it and wonder what you have achieved, you maybe just spending your time and not getting the real work done.

How are you spending your time?

We all have the same amount of hours each week, so how come others seem to get so much done? Most likely they plan! My talk went through how if you started the day at 9am and finished at 6pm, you have 12 x 45 minutes slots.

If you take one for lunch, then that leaves 11.

Over a full week, that is 55 x 45 slots that you can get stuff done. Sounds like a lot doesn’t it?

Well it is!

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doer, you will reap the rewards. The more marketing you do, the more profit you make.

So it is all about stopping the talking and start doing.

Why 90 Minutes?

Good question. It is manageable. Even better if you split it in to two 45 minutes sessions. Imagine how much you could get done if you focussed on just one thing and completed it. Our brain craves completion.

The satisfaction of completing a job, finishing a chapter of a book, another episode of your favourite tv series. What is doesn’t like is continually doing the same thing but not finishing it. This can get you down, leads to frustrating and inevitably, leaving the very thing that you need to finish, undone.

So what should I be doing in my 90 Minutes?

I feel the most important thing in business is getting and keeping more customers. So you 90 minutes should be based around that. If you manage that; everything else with be OK. • So think about what you are going to do every day to achieve this?

• Surely you would set time aside to focus on this?

• How can we do it?

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Business Are you a morning person or an evening person?

Maybe you come alive in the afternoon. It doesn’t matter when it is, but pick a time when you feel energised. You won’t carry on doing this if your force yourself to do it first thing in the morning, but only really come alive at 11am!

So you pick your time. Then get planning. I have some great planners to help me (I can send you links to some) get organised. I have one especially for tasks for my 90 minutes each week. I know once they are written down on a particular day, they will get done.

Be intentional Plan for the next 7-10 days. Remember “Today ain’t over until tomorrow is planned!” This is one of my favourite quotes from Nigel Botterill and it is so true. I have a fantastic checklist of 26 things you can be doing in your 90 minutes sessions.

Here is a taster. If you would like the full checklist, you can download it from my website.

1) Write to your list. Every business should have a list of their current and past clients. You should also be keeping details of people who enquire about your services or products. Most of us are keeping a list of these in a CRM system. This allows us to easily stay in contact, usually by sending out a newsletter. If you are not doing this, then this is very easy to set up and essential for all businesses.

2) Do you have a follow-up campaign? If someone does contact you and asks for your prices, do you have an organised follow-up?

Remember it is your business to remind your clients to do business with you. Not the other way round!

3) Reading. This may sound like an odd use of time but reading about other inspiring business owners can really help with your creativity. Or you could be reading a marketing book, there are so many to choose from. I think it is essential to read (or listen if you prefer) and I know I get some of my best ideas, when I am reading.

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The Impact Of Stress On Behaviour Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair | www.londondogstraining.co.uk

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he modern pet seems to have it all- a comfortable home, luxury bedding, endless supplies of food and treats, baskets of toys, human attention on tap, weekly beauty routines where coats are washed and fluffed to perfection. Yet, many pets I see are suffering from stress leading to a range of problems, including aggressive behaviour.

It’s a conundrum that many pet owners find hard to understand. How can their pet possibly be stressed, they ask? Stress comes in a variety of forms but can be summarised as the effects of over arousal on the body and brain. Stress is more commonly associated with feelings of anger, frustration, fear or anxiety; however, it can also be caused by high excitement and endless play in the park, daily episodes of barking at passers- by, the sounds of foxes or other dogs from within the home- the list is endless. Remember the feeling of infatuation where you cannot stay still, cannot eat and your heart flutters- that is also stress. The impact on your body is pretty much the same, no matter the source.

Whatever the driver, arousal causes the sympathetic nervous system to release chemicals that force the body into top gear. The state of ‘fight, flight or freeze’, makes sense in emergency situations but is harmful when repeated over and over. Once the limbic system revs up, the rest of the body has to shut down. Digestion is inhibited (this is why a stressed animal, will refuse food), as is the immune system. After each stress event, the body’s chemicals do not return to baseline, they linger, tuning the nervous system to fire up even more easily at the next stress trigger. Before you know it, this elevation in stress hormones becomes the new normal. Long terms stress damages not only the body but also areas of the brain key to memory and learning.

The limbic system is not meant to run for days on end. Just as you don’t keep your car or bicycle in high gear the whole time. Too much triggering of the limbic system and the associated adrenalin rush can lead to a depletion of hormones associated with relaxation and sleep: serotonin, dopamine and paradoxically even exercise related endorphins. Your pet will also find ways to vent as all that internal tension boils over possibly leading

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to aggressive episodes, relentless barking and lunging and a host of other unwanted behaviours.

The temporary feelings of relief (reinforcement) experienced by the stressed pet may in turn cause those behaviours to become habitual.

Recognising stress is important. ‘Excessive’ or repeated behaviours, where the pet seems unable to settle until very tired, may be indicators something is awry. Signs can be surprising and may include repeated tail wagging, jumping up, getting hyped up on the walk to the park. Some dogs suffer from what is known as poor impulse control and may exhibit similar behaviour but distinguishing this from stress is crucial and it is best to consult a behaviourist to decide what is going on. Learned behaviours arising from stress will require behaviour modification and a training and stress reduction plan. This plan will almost certainly involve changes to the environment and life-style with a view to helping the dog learn to switch off at various points throughout the day.

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Financial Matters

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

Are Get Rich Schemes Worth The Risk?

There are a lot of reasons to be discouraged right now. We have a national lockdown, we know of people losing their livelihoods, there are promises of a deep recession and the news is gloomy. Worst of all, people are dying. There’s no doubt about it; we are living through an exceptional period and many people are looking for good news.

As the economy flounders in the turbulence of uncertainty, get rich schemes rise to the surface.

It’s hard not to notice. Go on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and it won’t be long before you find a so-called financial expert promising the latest investment opportunity with big returns; Bitcoin, perhaps being the most popular right now. I had one individual not just ask me whether they should invest in Bitcoin, but whether they could afford not to!

Danger Ahead?

Beware, is what I say. There is no doubt that Bitcoin has seen an extraordinary run. After a boom in 2017, the price of bitcoin fell by about 65% during the month from 6 January to 6 February 2018. Wikipedia tells us that “By September 2018, cryptocurrencies collapsed 80% from their peak in January 2018, making the 2018 cryptocurrency crash worse than the Dot-com bubble’s 78% collapse. By 26 November, bitcoin fell by over 80% from its peak, having lost almost one-third of its value in the previous week.”

How Much Can You Afford To Lose?

There is however no doubt that those few who got in at the right time would have made extraordinary returns. Anyone who invested in March 2020, just after Covid hit and Bitcoin was at its most lacklustre, would be sitting pretty today. It’s all very well in hindsight looking at a past-performance chart, but the million-dollar question that comes with any volatile investment such as this is when to get in and when to get out. And with the FCA’s latest warning, “Be prepared to lose all your money” investing in Bitcoin certainly isn’t for the faint hearted. With that in mind, I have no problem with 22 | SE23 - March 2021

anyone investing money they can afford to lose in any get-rich-scheme.

Is Boring Best?

Whilst a long-term investment strategy is nowhere near as exciting as a shorter-term one, it certainly tends to be more profitable, especially if you stick at it. The long game is simple and boring but has proven to be effective. There is no magic formula, but simple common sense. Spread your assets across a reliable investment portfolio with a track record, leave it be and patiently watch your portfolio grow, not looking at it too often.

Let someone else deal with the anxiety.

Better still, engage with a financial planner and let them do all the work for you. They will assess your appetite for investment risk and create a suitable investment strategy to suit your time horizon without wild promises or unrealistic expectations.

That’s it. Play the long game and be patient, focused and consistent. Warren Buffet, one of the most successful investors ever, is an advocate of this approach saying, “If you aren’t thinking about holding your portfolio or stock for 10 years, don’t even think about holding it for 10 minutes! Enough said?

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Does Energy Switching Make a Difference to Climate Change?

Environmental News by Titania Krimpas

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ften when chatting to people about Climate Change a feeling of hopelessness or ‘What Can I do to make a difference?’ descends. A light bulb pinged in my brain when I was on a Climate Action Lewisham Zoom meeting about ethical consumption before Christmas. I learnt that one of the single most impactful steps we can take as individuals and families is to switch energy to a clean/green energy company.

It still took me a while to ‘get round to’ switching. I think it’s human nature to leave things that don’t ‘have to’ be done to the bottom of the list – but actually, by not switching energy you could end up paying more than you need to – in terms of cost to the planet, and simple, financial cost.

After a bit of advice and reading suggestions on the Climate Action Lewisham and Ethical Consumer websites I ended up switching to Good Energy. I was delighted that my direct debit for gas and electricity is only £1 per month more than it was (I was already on a low tariff). The process has been smooth and I’m delighted to be able to contribute to reducing C02 emissions in such a simple, direct way. A Good Energy customer, for example, saves 745kg of C02 annually – which is greater than the total C02 emitted from taking return flights to Madrid, Frankfurt and Amsterdam combined.

The things to look out for when you are aiming to switch are: What percentage of renewable energy the company you are considering supplies, and whether they are responsible for building new sources of green energy. The two companies currently suggested

by The Ethical Consumer, based on these two principles are: Good Energy and Ecotricity. Other recommended companies for cleaner energy are: Green Energy UK, Bristol Energy, Bulb Energy and Pure Planet.

The two things to avoid when switching are companies (such as EDF and British Gas) who are currently still investing in fracking, and those that rely on coal and nuclear for the majority of their energy. This may change over coming months so checking up to date information is important.

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The good news is that when you switch there is no disruption to supply, no visits from engineers, and no involved paperwork. All you need is a fresh meter reading, a bank account and to fill in some personal details on line. The even better news is that many people worldwide are switching and that wind and solar make up half of all the investment in new electricity generation capacity. Currently renewables generate nearly a quarter of global electricity, and this is rising. And Britain is a world leader in offshore wind energy.

So, energy switching is easy and it is something you can do that really makes a difference to your carbon footprint. If you like what you’ve read I suggest you seize the moment and switch today. Many people end up saving when they switch supplier; especially if they’ve been with one of the larger suppliers for a long time. If you are struggling to pay your energy bills during lockdown SELCE (South East London Community Energy) have a scheme that may be able to help you. Call on 0808 169 1779. Email on energy.advice@selce.org.uk Some websites to consult when considering switching are: www.ethicalconsumer.org - their Energy Section has an in-depth guide to 20 suppliers covering electricity, biogas, green tariffs, and renewable energy. www.onehome.org.uk www.climateactionlewisham.org/energy/ Titania Krimpas is a member of Climate Action Lewisham

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ebruary is often a pivotal month at Dulwich Hamlet. A month where the team either begins a headlong decline towards the relegation zone or a mighty push for play off and promotion glory. This year is different.

Indeed the Hamlet have barely kicked a ball in anger during 2021. Their last game was a best forgotten 2-0 defeat away to the perma-tanned Essex galácticos of Billericay. But on 22 January The National League suspended the season and very little has happened since.

Or so you might think. In fact the drama off the field has far surpassed anything fans would normally expect to witness from the concrete tundra of the Champion Hill terraces.

When Lear asserted that nothing will come of nothing he clearly hadn’t anticipated the convoluted machinations of non-league football politics. In short, the blazer brigade at The National League have, pace King Lear, expected clubs to restart the season and start playing with nothing by way of funds. No funds from crowds, because crowds aren’t allowed. And no funds from grants, because … well it isn’t clear why.

Instead league authorities have told clubs to resume playing, under the threat of expulsion, fines or deduction of points. All this during a worldwide pandemic.

After consultation with fans, the Hamlet’s board gave the clear message to the League that it would cease activities to protect the club rather than incur debts to continue this Norwegian Blue of a season. East Dulwich’s finest aren’t alone in this position with a procession of other clubs in the league taking a similar position.

How will this standoff play out? Who knows.

But you can keep an eye on the drama as it plays out via the website: www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk.

Away from the dull distraction of football politics, The Hamlet continues to be active in our community. Throughout February, Dulwich Hamlet FC and Whitehawk FC joined forces for an awareness and fundraising campaign about mental health. “Shout Out for Mental Health’ was driven by the Hamlet’s own goal-machine Danny Mills and saw a number of fundraising and awareness events including a ‘Virtual’ match,

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played out on Twitter between the two sides, a radio request show on local London station K2K, a fans quiz night, and an ‘Evening with’ zoom event featuring Danny Mills and guests. All money raised was split between two branches of the UK mental health charity, MIND in Southwark and Lambeth and Brighton and Hove (home of Whitehawk FC). Well done to everyone involved.

While there is no football in the offing for the foreseeable future, you can still get hold of lovely club merchandise via the Supporters’ Trust website at www.dhst.org.uk. Every pound spent goes to helping secure the club’s future.

Up the Hamlet and stay frosty.

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

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

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

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

Sophie Davis (Labour) Tel 020 8314 3493 Cllr_Sophie.Davis@lewisham.gov.uk Leo Gibbons (Labour) Tel 020 8314 6916 Cllr_Leo.Gibbons@lewisham.gov.uk

Surgeries All councillors: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, 11am-12.30pm. Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, SE23. 11am–12.30pm.

Perry Vale Ward John Paschoud (Labour) Tel 020 8314 3437 John.Paschoud@Lewisham.gov.uk Susan Wise (Labour) Tel 020 3489 2790 cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk Sakina Sheikh (Labour) 020 8314 7963 Cllr_Sakina.Sheikh@lewisham.gov.uk

Surgeries Open advice surgery (no appointment needed) 2nd Saturday of the month (except August), 10:30am to 12noon, at Moon Lane Books, 300 Stanstead Road, SE23 1DE. Other times available by appointment, please phone or email one of us.

Crofton Park Ward Chris Barnham (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9896 cllr_chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk Tauseef Anwar (Labour) 020 8314 9930 Cllr_Tauseef.Anwar@lewisham.gov.uk Pauline Morrison (Labour) Tel 020 8244 5315 cllr_pauline.morrison@lewisham.gov.uk

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

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

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What's On - March Monday 8 March: Lisa Jewell – Invisible Girl (Live Stream)

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Join us for a thrilling evening-in with bestselling author Lisa Jewell.

When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened, and she’s carried the pain of it ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn’t, and now she hides, learning his secrets, invisible in the shadows.

Owen Pick is invisible too. He’s never had a girlfriend; he’s never even had a friend. Nobody sees him. Nobody cares. But when Saffyre goes missing from opposite his house on Valentine’s night, suddenly the whole world is looking at Owen. Accusing him. Holding him responsible for Saffyre’s disappearance…

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Wednesdays 10, 17, 24 & 31 March: &ART Wednesday after school art classes

3:45pm - 5pm. &ART Clubs offer children aged 5-12 years a creative space in which to explore their world. All sessions are taught by trained artists and experienced educators. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4BY. Exceptional children’s after school art tuition. https://www.andart.london.

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Thursdays 11, 18 & 25 March: &ART after school art classes

4pm-5.15pm. &ART Clubs offer children aged 5-12 years a creative space in which to explore their world. All sessions are taught by trained artists and experienced educators. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4BY. Exceptional children’s after school art tuition. https://www.andart.london.

Wednesday 10 March: Online Charity Wine Tasting

7pm-8pm. Local charity, Link Age Southwark have partnered with GreatWineOnline to bring you an exclusive online wine tasting event in aid of the charity’s work to support older people experiencing isolation and loneliness during the pandemic. Join them for this fun and informative tasting experience where you’ll be guided by the GWO experts in the comfort of your home!

Your order will include 3 different wines chosen by the GWO team from the fabulous winery, Simonsig in South Africa. To join the event, head to the GWO website to purchase the tasting case of wine for £50.99 ahead of time, which includes the case of wine, a donation to Link Age Southwark, plus delivery. You can also add an optional cheese selection to your order for an additional £30 including delivery. And, if that wasn’t enough, you will automatically be entered into a free raffle on the night, with the chance to win a £50 GWO gift voucher! Find more via ‘Buy your wine’. https://greatwineonline. co.uk/link-age-wine-tasting-event/

What's On - March Thursday 11 March: Making Change: the decimalisation of Britain’s Currency

7pm - 8pm. On a grey, drizzly Monday, 15 February 1971, Britain went decimal. Tom Hockenhull recounts the story of this extraordinary event to change a currency system that had been in place for over a thousand years. Suggested donation £5. Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Thursday 11 March: Transient Desires by Donna Leon

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Join us for an evening in with bestselling crime writer Donna Leon, where we’ll be chatting all things Brunetti and of course her latest novel Transient Desires. Tickets: **The first 30 people to buy a copy of Transient Desires will receive a signed copy of the book** Book tickets www.trybooking.com

Thursday 11 March: Hitler Émigrés - their Impact on British Artistic & Cultural Life

8pm - 9pm. Hitler émigrés had considerable impact on British life and included artists, architects, film makers, musicians, publishers, historians, psychologists and scientists. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk.

Saturdays 13, 20 & 27 March: &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes for children

Various times and ages, see website for full details.

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What's On - March Monday 15 March: One Pot, Pan, Planet with Anna Jones (Live Stream)

Thursday 18 March: Filmmaking 101: Script Writing with Darren Rapier

7pm - 9pm. Learn more about the essentials of making films with Bell House Films’ new Filmmaking 101 series. For full details go to Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Thursday 18 March: Thinking Skills Strategies to Reignite an Appetite for Learning 7:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm. Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustainably and stylishly.

Anna will be in conversation with Guardian journalist Felicity Cloake.

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Wednesday 17 March: One Two Three four with Craig Brown (Live Stream) 7pm - 8pm. John Updike compared them to ‘the sun coming out on an Easter morning’. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them. Loenard Bernstein admired them. Muhammad Ali called them ‘little sissies’.

Successive Prime Ministers sucked up to them.

No one has remained unaffected by the music of The Beatles. As Queen Elizabeth II observed on her golden wedding anniversary, ‘Think what we would have missed if we had never heard The Beatles.’ Book tickets via www.trybooking.com 30 | SE23 - March 2021

What would you prefer: to be told a definition of an idea or to be guided to construct your own definition, ideally through dialogue with your peers? Find out more at www.bellhouse.co.uk

Monday 22 March: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Live Stream) 7.30pm-8.30pm. We’re delighted to welcome bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd to our virtual stage, where she’ll be talking about her beautiful new novel The Book of Longings. The Book of Longings is an exquisite tale of dreams and desire, and of the power of women to change the world. Book tickets via www.trybooking.com

What's On - March Wednesday 24 March: Migrant Birds in the Local Area

Monday 29 March: How to Calm the Overthinking Mind 7pm - 8pm. Overthinking, ruminating and worrying can keep us stuck in an exhausting cycle of panic, fear or procrastination. But life does not have to be like this, there are ways to calm and restore the balance of the mind. We will explore a range of techniques from breathing to CBT that will enable you to regain control in your life. Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk

Wednesday 31 March: Cooking with Scissors (via Zoom) 8.15pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

7pm - 8pm. A talk about the birds of South East London and their migration.

Dave Clark is a local ornithologist who has a particular interest in the interactions between birds and humans and last year presented to Bell House the importance of our feeding wild birds.

This year Dave will be introducing the topic of bird migration with a special focus on birds that can be seen, within this context, in the local area. For full details go to Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk

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Notice Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press.

However please do check details ahead, as the lockdown may be extended and this could affect some events.

COMMUNITY NEWS:

Dulwich Park Runners

Want to keep fit through running?

Contact your local club, Dulwich Park Runners.

DPR organise virtual activities and provide advice to help with motivation and effective training. enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk We hope to be back to our normal full programme of running events soon.

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The Last Word – Joseph I’Anson Do you belong to any groups?

Before the pandemic I would go to Afewee Boxing Club at the Brixton Recreation Centre. Such a great gym! They are a club that does so much for the community, most recently I’ve seen them organising food parcels for those in need.

What is your favourite place to eat?

Bona Sourdough on Dartmouth Road is my go-to.

Delicious pizza and super friendly staff.

Coffee or tea? Where?

I love coffee but being a proud Yorkshireman I’m compelled to say tea. I rotate my visits between Forest Hill cafes: Guava Kitchen, The Teapot and Lazy Chef.

Your favourite place to go for a drink?

Watson’s General Telegraph! Good atmosphere, and a big garden. We love doing the pub quiz and going to the open mic comedy night.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

We recently bought a guide to modernist architecture in the Forest Hill/Dulwich area by ‘modernistestates.com’. It mostly follows buildings in the Dulwich estate. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough. A lot of these estates are cleverly integrated into the greenery, out of sight, it’s a perfect opportunity to wander off the beaten track.

Joseph is a Designer-Maker living in Forest Hill.

From his Brixton workshop, he creates bespoke furniture, interiors and kitchens.

How long have you lived in the area?

Coming up to 3 years now. I moved to Forest Hill not knowing the area, I was pleased to find there’s always so much going on and so many quality small businesses. It’s a great landscape for young designers and artists.

What brought you here?

South London has always played a big part in the music and art I love. I would visit Brixton and Peckham as a teenager. I always knew I’d live here at some point.

What do you most value about the area?

The amount of green space. I have The Horniman Museum at one end of the street, and One tree Hill at the other. Especially during this time, these spaces are so valuable. I feel very lucky to have them on my doorstep.

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My perfect holiday..

I went to Tigne in the Alps a couple years ago, and it was the perfect trip. The mountains are beautiful and spending the whole week snowboarding was an amazing experience. Despite loving the sun, my perfect holiday has to be a snowy one.

My secret ambition..

My secret ambition is to get a dog, but one that comes to work with me and will hang out in the workshop. I see other companies with a studio dog, and it fills me with envy! Hopefully soon I will fulfil my dog-owning ambition.

The book I’m reading at the moment..

I have just picked up Don Quixote. I spend most of my time reading design and business books, so I’ve neglected fiction and have a lot to catch up on.

Suggestions are welcome!

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