SE23 May 2021 by SE Magazines

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Issue 177 - May 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Dulwich Festival - P18 Financial Matters - P20 Environmental Issues - P22 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P26 The Last Word - P32

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Welcome to SE23 How wonderful it has been to be able to pop out to the shops and buy a card. Or visit your local cafe and drink out of a “proper” cup! As well as the shops, I was delighted to get my hair cut and coloured too! I hope that all the businesses who have recently opened are enjoying the support of the local community. It has been heartening for me to have so many new customers too, so I thank you for supporting my magazines. The only way I can support the community and promote all the wonderful local events, is by the advertising I take. This means I can bring you news of the virtual Dulwich Festival which we all look forward to so much. Check out the centre pages (18 & 19) for details of what is planned. Our events pages start on page 6 this month with seven full pages of online events you can “go” to. I am hoping that from next month onwards, I will be bringing you more events that you can attend in person. The noticeboard is back! Unfortunately I had to suspend it during most of the last year, but I am glad I now have some notices for you on p30. The Last Word this month goes to Francesca Kastelanides who owns Beam Academy. They teach yoga and mindfulness in schools and nurseries. Find out more on page 32. Until next time.

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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 What’s On................................6, 8, 9, 22, 23, 28 & 29 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Dulwich Festival................................................18 & 19 Financial Matters ..................................................... 20

Environmental Issues............................................... 24 Mindset Matters ...................................................... 25 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................ 26 Noticeboard............................................................... 30 Community Index..................................................... 31 The Last Word .......................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

June Deadline - 14 May (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE23 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8693 9040 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk. Printed by Stephens & George Ltd ©SE Magazines Ltd All rights reserved. No reproduction can be made without permission. “This Publication is manufactured from (ECF) Elemental Chlorine Free pulp; sourced from certified or well managed forests and plantations, printed using vegetable based inks” “The fibres in this paper can be used up to a further seven times in the production of recycled paper. Please recycle this publication when it’s usefulness has been exhausted” Front cover image ©istockphotos.com SE23 - May 2021 | 3

Events Calendar - May Monday

31st

Tuesday

27th

Bank Holiday

Wednesday

28th

Thursday

29th

Friday

30th

Saturday

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2nd

ARTDOG PRESENTS - Opening exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture https://www.artdoglondon.co.uk/ &ART art classes, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p6.

26th 3rd

Sunday

4th

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6th

7th

8th

9th

ARTDOG PRESENTS - Opening exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture https://www.artdoglondon.co.uk/ Bank Holiday

10th Exclusive Live CookAlong with Rukmini Lyer, see p22. Dulwich WI, 2nd Monday every month www.dulwichwi.com.

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Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, BNI Adventurers Online see p8. Meeting, see p9. Murder: A Letters to Camondo Biography with by Edmund De Waal, Kate Morgan, see p9. see p9. Honor Oak WI, see p8.

Dulwich Festival, see p18 - 19 and p9.

An Evening with Ann Patchett & Emma Straub p8. Life in Dulwich WW2, see p8.

11th

12th

13th

Dulwich Park Runners run at 9am see p29. &ART art classes, Weekly Horniman see p6. Market see p6.

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p6.

14th

15th

Dulwich Festival, see p18 - 19 and p9. ARTDOG PRESENTS - Opening exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture https://www.artdoglondon.co.uk/

Zoom Portraiture @ The Arts Society Dulwich Art Group, Dulwich, p23. see p8. Dulwich & District U3A Filmmaking 101: The Dulwich Park Camera, see p23. Meeting see p22. Runners run at Operation Pedestal by &ART art classes, 7.30pm see p29. Max Hastings, see p23. see p6.

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p6.

Life Drawing & Painting see p6.

18th

19th

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&ART art classes, see p6.

21st

22nd

16th Weekly Horniman Market see p6. Dulwich Park Runners run at 9am see p29.

23rd

ARTDOG PRESENTS - Opening exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture https://www.artdoglondon.co.uk/ Change Your Habits - Change Your Life, see p23. An Evening with Sophie Hannah & Adele Geras, p23.

24th

Life Drawing & Painting see p6.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, see p8.

Fungus amongus: Common mushrooms in England, see p28.

The Well Gardened Mind with Sue Stuart-Smith, see p28.

25th

26th

ARTDOG PRESENTS - Opening exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture https://www.artdoglondon.co.uk/

Dulwich Park Zoom Life Drawing Runners run at 9am & Painting, see p6. see p29.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9.

&ART art classes, see p6.

27th

Zoom Portraiture @ BNI Adventurers Dulwich Art Group, Online Meeting, Dulwich Park see p9. see p8. The Mystery of Runners run at Smart Business Robert Maxwell 7.30pm see p29. Tom Templeton: 34 Networking with with by John Just One Pan with Cooking with Scissors. Patients, see p29. Preston, p28. Jane Lovett, see p29. See p29.

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29th

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

30th

Zoom Life Drawing & Painting, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

&ART art classes, see p6.

Dulwich Park Runners run at 9am see p29.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 9, 22, 23, 28 & 29. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - May 2021

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What's On - May Saturday 1 May: Weekend Art Class for children aged 5-9 & 9-12 years old

9.30am-11am (5-9) 11.30am-1pm (9-12). St Johns & St Clements Primary School, Adys Road, Peckahm SE15 4DY. www.andart.london. OTHER DAYS AVAILABLE.

Saturdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 39 May: Zoom Life Drawing & Painting

10am-1pm. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk. 6 | SE23 - May 2021

Sundays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 May: The Horniman Market

10am – 3pm. The 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 and 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. Gardens toilets are open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.

Tuesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 May: Life Drawing & Painting

7pm-8.30pm. The Dulwich Art Group & School, 4a Champion Hill SE5 8AH. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk. 8

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www.village-books.co.uk Thursday 6th May, 7.30pm Best-selling author of The Hare With Amber Eyes. Edmund will be talking about his new book Letters to Camondo as he explores the lavish rooms and archives of the The Musee Nissim de Camondo in Paris.

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Wednesday 7th April, 7pm Author and journalist Max Hastings will be discussing his latest book Operation Pedestal -The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942. Sir Max describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted.

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Monday 24th May 7.30pm John Preston, author of A Very English Scandal turns his attention to Robert Maxwell in his latest book Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell.

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What's On - May Tuesday 4 May: An Evening with Ann Patchett & Emma Straub

Join us for an evening with bestselling authors Ann Patchett and Emma Straub. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett A story of two siblings, their childhood home, and a past that they can’t let go. Like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of our migratory patterns. We pretended that what we had lost was the house, not our mother, not our father. We pretended that what we had lost had been taken from us by the person who still lived inside. “Her finest novel yet” – Sunday Times All Adults Here by Emma Straub After Astrid Strick – a widowed, 68-year-old mother of three living in upstate New York – witnesses an accident she resolves to live more honestly, starting with the mistakes she made in raising her family. Tickets from £6 www.village-books.co.uk/events/

Tuesday 4 May: 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

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Tuesday 4 May: Life in Dulwich in WW2 Part 1: 1939-1942 with Brian Green

8pm - 9pm. Continuing our ‘On the Street Where You Live’ illustrated talks series, Brian Green recounts what life was like in Dulwich during World War 2. The first of two parts, this talk covers the lead-up to the outbreak of war, fascism, evacuation, civil defence, rationing, the Blitz and bomb damage, Dulwich Picture Gallery’s dilemma and everyday life. Tickets cost £5. All proceeds will go towards a Bell House project. Bursary places are available www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Wednesdays 5, 12, 18 & 26 May: After school art class for children aged 5-12 years

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

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What's On - May Wednesday 5 May: Murder: A Biography with Kate Morgan (Live Stream Event)

7.30pm-8.30pm. The stories and the people involved in the history of murder are stranger, darker and more compulsive than any crime fiction. Join lawyer and writer Kate Morgan on a dark and macabre journey as she explores the strange stories and mysterious cases that have contributed to UK murder law. Tickets from £6. www.village-books.co.uk

Thursdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 May: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)

Thursday 6 May: Letters to Camondo by Edmund De Waal (Live Stream Event)

7.30pm-8.30m. Count Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal’s forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. Like the Ephrussi, the Camondos were part of belle époque high society. They were also targets of anti-semitism. Camondo created a spectacular house and filled it with the greatest private collection of French eighteenth-century art for his son to inherit. But when Nissim was killed in the First World War, it became a memorial and, on the Count’s death, was bequeathed to France. The Musée Nissim de Camondo has remained unchanged since 1936. Edmund de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story. In a haunting series of letters addressed to the Count, he tells us what happened next. Tickets from £8. www.village-books.co.uk

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limbers help green up and soften fences, maximising vertical spaces - so important in London gardens. They work well intertwined with evergreen climbers and roses, adding seasonal colour. Right now, you’ll see pale pink montanas sprawling along walls and up trees, but there’s a clematis for every season, in a mouth-watering array of colours. Here’s my pick:

Spring First up in March are C. armandii - such as C a. ‘Enham Star’ or pink- tinged ‘Apple Blossom’. C. Early Sensation’ is a neater evergreen clematis with masses of white flowers. The delicate bellshaped flowers of alpine varieties (Mid March to Mid May) include deep blue ‘Frances Rivis’ and mid-pink ‘Constance.’ The frillier, multi petalled C. macropetalas such as gorgeous grey-blue ‘Lagoon ‘is a must. Cultivation: Armandii is happy in shade. Alpines tend to cope with semi shade and work on a north facing wall. These (Group 1) clematis need a prune and tidy up after flowering to remove dead shoots and to keep them to their allotted space.

sky-blue flowers and C. ‘Prince Charles’ is similar but more compact. C. ‘Jackmanii’ is vigorous and reliable with large velvety dark purple flowers with light greenish brown anthers. It copes with a bit of shade and looks great scrambling between climbing roses such as the pink ‘New Dawn’ or yellow ‘Golden Showers’. Cultivation: They’ll cope with semi shade but most prefer sun. Pruning for group 3 clematis is easy – cut back old growth to 23/45 cm from the ground in early spring to just above strong bud.

Early Summer

Autumn

If you like big exotic flowers, early summer varieties are for you. The blousy ‘Nelly Moser’ is the most famous, or try the purple ‘The President’ (June – Sept). I adore ‘Niobe’ (May – October) which has deep ruby red flowers with golden yellow centres – stunning! Cultivation: They tend to prefer a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Remove dead and damaged stems of Group 2 clematis in late February, cutting remaining stems by around a third, back to strong buds in early spring.

C. ‘Gravetye Beauty’ is an elegant late flowering clematis with cherry red blooms. C. ‘Bill MacKenzie’ is a popular late flowering clematis with masses of lemon-coloured flowers and then puffball seeds into late autumn. Cultivation: Clematis ‘Gravetye Beauty’ tends to die off to the ground in winter before starting afresh and likes a sunny spot. C. ‘Bill MacKenzie’ thrives on a north wall and drapes a fence elegantly for longer than most plants. Sheer it back in Feb.

Late Summer Later flowering varieties tend to have smaller flowers, start flowering in July and go on until September and sometimes later. Clematis ‘Etoile Violette’ has rich velvety purple flowers and yellow gold stamens, C. ‘Madame Julie Correvon’ is a plum red, while ‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’ is a delicate pale plum double. Clematis ‘Perle d’Azur’ has gorgeous large 12 | SE23 - May 2021

Winter Evergreen clematis cirrhosa varieties, starting to bloom in December in a sheltered spot and can flower into spring with nodding bell-shaped flowers. Clematis var. purpurascens ‘Freckles’ has lovely plum spots over cream flowers and ‘Wisley Cream’ is a plain creamy green. Cultivation: Likes full sun or part shade in a sheltered spot. Keep it to size by neatening it up after flowering.

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Broad Bean, Pea, Baby Leeks & Asparagus Tartlets Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk Method

This is a lovely spring recipe, great as a starter when entertaining, or just enjoyed as a weekend lunch, it tastes as good as it looks and I especially like it because it uses lots of ingredients from our allotment – spinach, chard, mint, broad beans, leeks and if I am lucky I may be given a little bit of asparagus by one of my fellow plot holders – Hurrah! It is also an easy recipe to adapt according to the ingredients you have to hand, and I tend to use ready-made pastry because it makes it so quick and easy. Serves 4 People Cooking time 30-40 Minutes

Ingredients • 320g Ready-rolled Puff Pastry • 200g Spinach or Rainbow chard • 1 Pack of garlic & herb cream cheese such as Boursin or Philadelphia • 1 Bunch fresh chopped mint • 1 Lemon – juice & zest • Glug of Olive Oil • Handful of blanched broad beans • Handful of peas • Baby Leeks • Asparagus • Grated Parmesan to serve 14 | SE23 - May 2021

1) Heat the oven to 2800C / 1800C Fan / Gas 6. Unroll the ready-rolled puff pastry onto a baking sheet lined with non-stick baking paper. Cut the sheet into 4 equal rectangles. Using the tip of a sharp knife, score a 1cm border inside each pastry rectangle. Prick the centres all over with a fork. 2) Bake the pastry for 30-40 minutes until golden and crisp – keep an eye on it as it cooks, you want it to be golden brown. 3) Meanwhile, boil a kettle of water, put the spinach in a colander and pour over the water. Rinse with cold water, then put into a clean J-cloth and squeeze out as much water as possible. Put the spinach into a blender/processor with the cream cheese, chopped mint and the lemon juice. Whizz until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper. 4) Heat a glug of olive oil in a two frying pans. In one cook the broad beans and peas, in the other the baby leeks & asparagus. Gently fry until softened. 5) Let the cooked pastry cases cool a little, then spread the cream cheese mixture over the centre of each one. 6) Spring the peas and beans over the top, then add the leeks and asparagus. 7) Dress with grated parmesan and lemon zest.

In Season This Month Fruits & Nuts - Cherries, Elderflowers, Rhubarb Vegetables & Herbs - Asparagus, Broccoli, Carrots, Lettuce, New Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Sorrel, Spinach, Spring Onions, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Cod, Crab, Dover Sole, Halibut, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Plaice, Salmon, Sea Bass, Sea Trout Going out of season - Morel Mushrooms

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All About Stretching

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

ost of us know that stretching our muscles is important. It keeps the muscles strong and healthy. Strong, healthy and flexible muscles are also needed to keep your range of motion in our joints. If we don’t look after our muscles we are at a higher risk of developing joint pain and injuries. But there is a particular stretch I would like to mention this month: The Power Pose Stretch - see below. You may or may not have heard of it, but it is great one! But first, did you know, that stretching also produces neurochemicals in your brain?

Stretching Releases Endorphins Stretching is a great way to generate endorphins. Endorphins are hormones that interact with pain receptors, so they make us feel good. You can get endorphins from running, you get it from exercise. You can get it through a massage. You can also get endorphins through stretching, which is probably the most accessible of all those things. Stretching is a very light form of exercise and therefore produces endorphins in the brain. The best thing about stretching is that it is something you can do almost anywhere, any time. It is free and available to almost all of us.

The Power Pose Stretch The particular stretch that I am going to show you is also known as the power pose made famous by Amy Cuddy in her Ted talk. The science has been kicked around a bit, but it is been reproved and re-established that it can give you: A 20% increase in testosterone, which is great for energy for men and for women A 25% decrease in cortisol. So it boosts energy and makes us feel less stressed. Very powerful. Now you need to hold this for two minutes and this is the pose. Your hands are pointing up, feet a little bit more than hip-width apart. Chin slightly raised there so your eyes are looking to the rising sun and you open up the chest. Bring your arms and shoulders back to the point where you can feel the stretch, but not so much that it is uncomfortable. And then you 16 | SE23 - May 2021

hold this position for two minutes. You breathe through it. Breathe in, breathe out. That is how you’ll be able to hold this stretch for two minutes, but otherwise you will find that the arms get tired. But you’ll get an incredible tingling sensation during and certainly afterwards and that’s endorphins.

Feel Great After Only Two Minutes of Stretching So stretching and using the power pose is a great way to make yourself feel better, feel more alert, feel more alive, feel more energised in just a couple of minutes done as I say anywhere. So I hope that’s all been helpful. Try this stuff, pick out what works for you. Disregard what doesn’t, you don’t need to focus on every single aspect of this, make it work for you, make it personal, all the very best for now. Stay healthy.

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7th– 16th May

he Dulwich Festival (7th-16th May) returns with a veritable smorgasbord of virtual delights with offerings of art, music, talks and literature. The Festival will also host a series of lively and thought-provoking live streamed events, including with Mercury-nominated folk musician, Sam Lee discussing his debut novel, ‘The Nightingale’ with Harriet Lamb, author and CEO of climate solutions charity, Ashden. The Extinction Rebellion activist and conservationist will tell his story of our changing environment through this elusive bird. Danny Dorling, author and Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, will be in conversation with Guardian journalist, Zoe Williams. Catch-up with them after their riotous first visit to the Festival six years ago as they explore changes in our society. Questions from the audience are very welcome. Jennifer Scott, Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, will be exploring ‘Unearthed: Photography’s Roots’ with the exhibition curator’s, Alexander Moore. Exploring Dulwich’s rich history; Professor Alison Yarrington, alongside Dr Dawn Pereira and Dr Melanie Veasey, will be recounting the story of Tasmanian sculptor, Oliffe Richmond’s, epochdefining ‘Striding Man’. The impressive outdoor bronze sculpture was gifted to the presently named Charter School in 1962, however having sustained damage, it has been boxed up for many

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years. Tickets to the event are free, with donations in aid of its restoration. Virginia Calder, Professor of Ocular Immunology at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, will be in conversation with Dr Tom Best MBE, Clinical Director for Critical Care at King’s College Hospital discussing the journey of the Covid-19 vaccine amongst other topics. Tickets to this event are free, with donations in aid of King’s College Health Charity. And who knew that Herne Hill’s Velodrome played host to Basket Racing in the 1940’s! Local historian, Ian McInnes will be giving an illustrated talk looking at a range of different sports and sports personalities who have graced the green pastures of Dulwich from 1870-1970. Returning by popular demand, poet, comedian and musician, John Hegley, will explore ‘Fish and Ships’ in a family workshop. Inspired by the French ‘Poisson d’Avril’, the continental April Fool’s Day tradition of fashioning and fastening paper fishes onto unsuspecting jackets; join John in the making of fish and the drawing of ships! Very limited capacity so bag your ticket now. Spring is the theme for this year’s Children’s Art competition and for those budding writers, the Flash Fiction competition returns after its popular

joy of painting, inspired by walks and photography of the changing seasons. She will have mounted art, prints and cards to purchase, alongside her colourful glass tableware. Kevin Dutton produces limited edition prints of the photographs he takes of plants and flowers grown locally in his garden and at his allotment. Whilst painter, Alice Luetchford spent her lockdown in the Swiss Alps capturing the magnificence and joy of the mountains. In between canvasses, Alice was hurtling down the mountains, training for the Winter Olympics 2026, as her blind husband’s ski guide. New podcasts and short films can be enjoyed on demand throughout the Festival, with contributions from local ornithologist, Dave Clark, and also Chair of Dulwich Society Trees Committee, David Beamish both exploring the natural riches of Dulwich Park. Whilst acclaimed indie-folk quintet, Patch and the Giant will contribute a new song recorded especially for the Festival. The Festival is bursting with treats for all tastes, for further details and tickets, please visit: www.dulwichfestival.co.uk

debut last year. Fiction competition judges including Alice Castle and Marianne Kavanagh will be in conversation early in the Festival, exploring their fascinating journeys into writing. Over 60 artists will be exhibiting online in Artists’ Open House with ample opportunity to purchase art. Many artists shifted their artistic interests during their lockdown isolation; regular Festival contributor, Alice King, rediscovered her SE23 - May 2021 | 19

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Should you Invest in a Pension or an ISA? Because pensions and ISAs work differently and have their own set of rules, it can be difficult choosing between the two. What they do have in common is that they are both tax efficient ways of saving. Your choice would depend on your personal circumstances and what’s most important to you. There are several factors to consider including tax relief and accessibility. This simple comparison of the two products should help you get to grips with both options.

A Brief Summary of Pensions & ISAs A pension is designed specifically to help you save for retirement. One of the key benefits of saving into a pension is that HMRC will contribute too, in the form of quite generous tax relief. An ISA on the other hand, is essentially a tax-free savings vehicle. There are several types of ISAs. For the sake of this discussion, we will concentrate on the most popular – Cash and Stocks and Shares ISAs.

Paying In Pensions: When you contribute to a pension, you receive an income tax refund on that money. This means that for a basic rate taxpayer, the government effectively adds £25 to every £100 contribution you make. It doesn’t end there. Higher and additional rate taxpayers can claim further tax relief through their self-assessment tax returns. The maximum amount you can save into a pension annually is currently 100% of your salary, up to a maximum of £40,000. ISAs: You don’t receive tax-relief when you pay into an ISA, and your investment is made from money you have already been taxed on. This is an important distinction. Your investment is however protected from tax, so you pay no tax on the interest or growth you earn. The maximum amount you can pay into an ISA is £20,000 per tax year and you can make lump sum of monthly contributions up to that limit.

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of shares, bonds, property and cash. Designed to provide an income in retirement, pensions are best invested for the long term and would be subject to stock market fluctuations. ISAs: There are two types of ISA’s – Cash ISAs which are tax free deposit savings accounts and Stocks and Shares ISAs which are invested in a similar sway to pensions and therefore better as longer term savings.

Pensions v ISAs – Withdrawing Money Pensions: You can only access your pension when you reach 55. This age will increase to 57 in 2028. At that age, you’ll have a few decisions to make including whether to take a take a tax-free lump sum of 25% of the value of your fund and how to take your income, for example via an annuity. ISAs are much simpler. You can take your money out of your ISA whenever you want, and this will not affect the tax-free status. Just remember ghat stocks and shares ISA will be subject to market fluctuations.

Conclusion Pensions win when it comes to tax efficiency. This is true both for basic and higher rate taxpayers. ISAs on the other hand win when it comes to flexibility. If you don’t need the money before age 55, consider a pension. If you need flexibility and easy access to your money an ISA may be best. There are other things to consider, so speak to your financial adviser before making a decision. Either way, using these opportunities together could help you shelter significant amounts of your savings from tax.

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What's On - May Friday 7 – Sunday 16 May: Bell House Sculpture Park

11:30am-6pm. Join us this May as we take part in Dulwich Festival’s Artist Open House with the Bell House Sculpture Park! The Bell House gardens are open during the Dulwich Festival exhibiting works of 11 artists and 3 dancers. Forged metal, carved monoliths, playful perspex, resonant ceramics and woven alloys are but some of the forms that assemble to shape the pieces in the Sculpture Park. See how the artist’s have made new works in response to the architecture and history of the house or how existing works find new context in situ. This is our first public event since restrictions began and we are looking forward to welcoming you all! We will be operating in line with the latest government Covid safety measures. As such pre-booking is advised to help us manage social distancing. Walk-up’s are welcome but you may have to wait a little if we are busy! By booking you will be agreeing for us to hold your information for Track & Trace. We will keep this information in line with GDPR regulations. Alternatively, on arrival you can either scan the QR code at the entrance or we are more than happy to take your details with good old pen and paper! For full details of opening times and how to book please go to www.bellhouse.co.uk.

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Monday 10 May: Exclusive Live Cook-Along with Rukmini Iyer

6.30pm-7.30pm. Join us for a night-in like no other: a virtual cook-along with best-selling author of The Roasting Tin series, Rukmini Iyer. Follow live at home as Rukmini leads you through one of her wildly popular recipes – with step-by-step instructions and expert tips, it’s the next best thing to having her in your kitchen! The cook-along will be a masterclass in Rukmini’s trademark style of fuss-free, flavour-focussed food. Hazel loves cooking from Rukmini’s books and The Roasting Tin Around the World has been one of our bestselling books at the bookshop too! Tickets from £10. www.village-books.co.uk

Wednesday 12 May: Dulwich & District u3a Open meeting: Introducing Link Age Southwark

2pm-3.30pm. Link Age Southwark has been operating in the borough since 1993. The charity's vision is of friendly, vibrant local communities where older people thrive. In this talk the Charity's Director, Sophie Wellings, who previously worked for the Third Age Trust (the u3a national umbrella body), will outline the work of the charity as well as exploring opportunities for collaborating with the u3a. https://u3asites.org.uk/dulwich/events.

What's On - May Thursday 13 May: Filmmaking 101: The Camera with Dan Robb

Thursday 13 May: Ancient Egyptian Art - Three Thousand Years of Treasures

8pm-9pm. Lecture will look in depth at these treasures, examining techniques used, who commissioned them, their purpose and meaning. These are for members only. To join or book tickets: www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk 7pm - 9pm. What does a director actually do? What makes a good script? Why is editing so important? Every month, an industry professional will host an online tutorial, where they will delve into the fundamentals of a specific filmmaking discipline. The cost of this tutorial is £15. We have 2 free/bursary tickets available for those unable to pay the full price. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Thursday 13 May: Operation Pedestal by Max Hastings

Monday 17 May: Change your habits - change your life 7pm-8pm. Have you ever tried to build a new habit or routine only to find yourself slipping back in old patterns? The habits and routines we chose daily impact not only our current situation but our future path. You will never change your life until you change your habits. There’s a tiny difference between thinking ‘I could never do that’ and realising ‘I can totally see how that’s possible,’ As successful habits are formed your brain is rewired and it builds a wave of positivity and motivation. In this session, you will learn how to create habits that stick, embrace change, and move towards the life you wish to lead. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Monday 17 May: An Evening with Sophie Hannah and Adele Geras 7.30pm-8.30pm. An epic, intimate new account of one of the greatest naval dramas of World War II, from number one bestselling historian Max Hastings. Tickets from £10. **We have been allocated a number of books which Max Hastings has kindly agreed to dedicate and sign.** www.village-books.co.uk

7.30pm-8.30pm. Join mother and daughter Adele and Sophie as they talk about their new books, writing careers, changing direction and how to insert a murder into a story. Based on a reallife voyage, Dangerous Women by Hope Adams (Adele Geras) is a sweeping tale of confinement, hope and the terrible things we do to survive. The Killings of Kingfisher Hall by Sophie Hannah see Poirot return to solve another muder mystery. Tickets from £6. www.village-books.co.uk SE23 - May 2021 | 23

Slim Your Bin!

Environment News by Zaria Greenhill, Chair of Climate Action Lewisham

hat happens to all the things you throw into your black bin? We tidy our homes and organise our waste into the bin, but once waste leaves our property we assume it’s no longer our responsibility. It would be nice to think that all rubbish vanishes safely into thin air with no harm to anyone or anything, but we’ve all seen those Attenborough documentaries, and we also see litter outside every day, so I think it’s probably beyond doubt that ‘thin air’ is not actually where our rubbish goes once we throw it ‘away’. In Lewisham all our ‘black bag’ (i.e. nonrecyclable) waste, goes into the incinerator at Deptford known as SELCHP (pronounced sellchip). The burning process provides some heat and power for neighbouring homes, but it also produces 32 tonnes of CO2e per year (that’s 32 hot air balloons, the same as about 20 more cars on the road), and some air pollution. You only have to stand on one of the borough’s hills to see that. SELCHP is quite old: it was built in 1994. It produces a higher flow of emissions than other comparable incinerators in London. Those that live near it hate it and want it gone. But where should our rubbish go? In 2017, the frequency of collection of our domestic rubbish halved, from once a week to once a fortnight, with no long-lasting bad effects. Can we produce less domestic waste? Can more be recycled? Interestingly, recycling is often seen as the answer, but in many ways, comes last in our list of ways to slim your bin.

The 5 R’s REFUSE: Firstly, you can refuse excess ‘stuff’ – do you really need marketing freebies? How about bringing your own utensils instead of grabbing the plastic spoon? Or shop at zero waste shops springing up which reduce excessive plastic packaging. A list of zero waste shops can be found here: https://climateactionlewisham.org/ zero-waste-shops-in-lewisham/ REDUCE: Purchase with a purpose – buy what you need rather than random whims. REUSE: Think about using reusable items rather than disposable. Think about repairing, mending, 24 | SE23 - May 2021

using things until their very end of life before replacing. REPURPOSE: finding a different use for an unwanted object can bring a strange satisfaction! Pallets into raised garden beds, toilet rolls as cable sorters, an unravelled moth-eaten sweater knitted into something new! RECYCLING: what’s left that can be recycled - put in your green bins. Also, some supermarkets offer to take back plastic which can’t go in those bins e.g. bread bags, plastic bags etc. But recycling is not a panacea: sorting, transporting and recycling waste is energy-hungry, and while it can be useful to manufacture new products, a lot of collected recycling isn’t suitable and gets incinerated along with the black-bag stuff. Top tip: clean everything before you put it in the green bin, it should have no food waste on it and be perfectly dry to be useful ‘recyclate’. There’s even a sixth ‘R’: Rot – if you have a garden, you can start a compost bin for your food waste trimmings, the RHS have help here: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=444

A Waste Challenge! Climate Action Lewisham will soon launch ‘Slim your Bin’, aiming at slimming our domestic waste. You start with a litter pick, and then do a waste ‘challenge’: a bin audit to find out exactly what you’re throwing ‘away’ and support to take steps to reduce it. Keep an eye on our website here: www.climateactionlewisham.org

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Dealing With Conflict In Relationships

onflict gets bad press, but it’s an inevitable part of life. Occasional quarrels or disagreements are normal and healthy. People can’t agree on everything because we are all individuals with different views, experiences, needs and opinions. The differences between us are what make our relationships interesting and real! As a hypnotherapist I often work with clients to help them improve their relationships. Communication and conflict are areas that people commonly struggle with. I’ve noticed that while some people can have an argument, clear the air and then put it behind them, others find conflict really difficult to handle. This can be because we’ve experienced turbulent and maybe traumatic experiences in the past making us fearful of angry reactions. Or maybe we grew up in a family that never argued (either problems were not discussed or issues were dealt with more calmly and rationally). Disagreements are inevitable in healthy, honest relationships. Yet conflict can get out of hand and have a real negative impact if it’s not dealt with thoughtfully. Below are some tips to help.

DO’S & DON’TS when dealing with conflict DON’T deny, avoid or ‘gloss’ over issues. Problems can set in if we constantly deny feelings or don’t speak our truth with others just to keep the peace. DON’T make it a competition! Fighting or competing to be right or to win the argument is a bad move. You have to decide whether it is more important to be right or to be happy. And pick your battles, if you feel really strongly about something then put your point across and stand your ground that this is your view and will remain so. But attempting to ‘win’ every time could cost you the relationship eventually.

DON’T talk when angry/tired/hungry! If you are angry and emotions are heightened take a break before talking. Say something like “I’m too angry to talk right now. Let’s talk later when I’ve/we’ve calmed down.” Then give yourself some space, maybe a walk or just remove yourself for a while until you feel calmer. DO listen. Let the other person have their say without being interrupted. DO talk about the action, behaviour or situation that you don’t agree with. (Rather than attacking the other person.) DO deal with one issue at a time. Avoid temptation to throw past disagreements or situations into the discussion. Just stick to the point at hand. DO be prepared to apologise. Sometimes you have to make the choice of being happy rather than always being ‘right’. Apologising doesn’t mean accepting that you were wrong. You are just saying you’re sorry that there was a disagreement, and that the other is upset. DO seek to understand even if you don’t agree. Dealing with conflict is a skill and if it is unfamiliar or uncomfortable it’s good to know that it becomes easier with practice. The important thing is that both parties want to resolve any issues that arise. If it’s a difference of opinion, sometimes the resolve comes by just agreeing to disagree and respecting each other enough to let it lie. SE23 - May 2021 | 25

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lato once said “he who commits injustice is ever more wretched than he who suffers it.” In recent weeks Dulwich Hamlet’s Dialectic Philosophy Unit has been pondering whether he had the National League’s dismal apparatchiks in mind when he committed this thought to papyrus or clay or whatever. “What have they done now?” you cry. “We thought their actions hitherto had fully bottomed out the depths of human folly.” Well no, frankly. You’ll remember the Sisyphean struggle the Hamlet have undertaken to keep the club afloat as the pandemic swept the land. And you’ll recall further how, with huge regrets, the club’s board with fan support took the painful decision in February to not play any more games while there was no chance of any income. All this to avoid plunging the club into serious debt. Well for the crime of trying to ensure the pride of East Dulwich remains in business for generations to come, the National League thought a fitting punishment would be to fine the club £8000 and dock them eight points next season. Now eight grand is a big fine fa fa fine and by no means reet petite for a club of the Hamlet’s size. By way of perspective, eight grand could buy you a second hand 2014 Nissan Quashqai or a full summer-long rental for two families on The Witterings . And eight points is usually as much as the Hamlet pick up in the dark days of the season’s middle third. Apoplexy reigns on Champion Hill as a result and the club is girding its loins and considering how to respond. Watch this space for further exciting updates. Nonetheless, spring has sprung, the grass has riz, you’re wondering where the football is? Well as it happens, while the National League Season remains void and moribund, there are small shoots (shots?) of action on the pitch as well as off it. Because the ever burgeoning Dulwich Hamlet Women’s team is back in training and in early April they played a game, with a stonking (albeit crowd free) 5-0 win over local rivals Crystal Palace. The team included several new faces, including a keeper debut and three

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What's On - May Tuesday 18 May: Fungus amongus: common mushrooms in England

Monday 24 May: Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston

7pm-8pm. Fungi are everywhere in our lives and environment. They can teach us a lot about the world we live in and have been a key element in our ascent as a species. Some information about mushroom edibility can be provided but the focus of the talk is ecological and cultural rather than culinary. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Wednesday 19 May: The Well Gardened Mind with Sue Stuart-Smith

7.30pm. How can gardening relieve stress and help us look after our mental health? What lies behind the restorative power of the natural world? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that gardeners have known for years – working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence. Tickets from £6. www.village-books.co.uk 28 | SE23 - May 2021

7.30pm-8.30pm. In February 1991, the media mogul and former MP Robert Maxwell made a triumphant entrance into Manhattan harbour aboard his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to complete his purchase of the ailing New York Daily News. But just ten months later, Maxwell disappeared from the same yacht off the Canary Islands, only to be found dead in the water soon afterward. Maxwell was the embodiment of Britain’s post-war boom. Born an Orthodox Jew, he had escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, fought in World War 2, and was decorated for his heroism with the Military Cross. He went on to become a Labour MP and an astonishingly successful businessman. But on his death, his empire fell apart, as long-hidden debts and unscrupulous dealings came to light. What went so wrong? In this gripping book, John Preston delivers the definitive account of Maxwell’s extraordinary rise and scandalous fall. www.village-books.co.uk

What's On - May Tuesday 25 May: Just One Pan with Jane Lovett

7.30pm-8.30pm. Simple and stress-free one pan recipes to get fresh, home-cooked food onto the table with the minimum of effort. Jane Lovett is known and loved for her delicious, original recipes that are always reassuringly fool-proof and deceptively straightforward. Just One Pan is no exception – packed with over 100 exciting yet totally fuss-free recipes for everything from quick dinners to weekend lunches. This cookbook is bursting with bakes, casseroles, gratins, dhals, frittatas and hearty salads of every description, all of which are made using one pan, pot or dish. You’ll be sure to find inspiration for whatever you are in the mood for, alongside Jane’s much-loved Hints & Tips to help you get ahead in the kitchen. No more endless washing up, or unnecessary hassle, just quick, achievable yet always impressive recipes to get fantastic and flavourful home-cooked food on the table, whatever the occasion. Tickets from £8. www.village-books.co.uk

Wednesday 26 May: 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. 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.

Thursday 27 May: Tom Templeton: 34 Patients

7.30pm-8.30pm. We ask so much of our doctors. To heal. To trust. To care. To listen. To tell a man he might be dead tomorrow. To help a man who doesn’t want to live. To look into a parent’s panicked eyes as their tiny daughter fights for every breath. To watch a 103-year-old woman slip away from a life well-lived. But as patients, how do those experiences affect us? Do we ever really return to the land of the healthy or do we spend the rest of our lives with a foot in both territories? Through stories of the patients he has helped and lost, and those who have changed him for ever, Dr Tom Templeton weaves a profound and moving portrait of humanity, asking us to treat all with compassion. Tickets from £6. www.village-books.co.uk

Dulwich Park Runners Tuesdays, 4, 11, 18, 25 May 7.30pm NEW FRIENDS THROUGH RUNNING DPR organises a regular programme of social running: Plus most Sunday mornings (see website for details). New runners welcome. www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com All levels of ability are welcome. Social runs, races, competitions, coaching and great social activities. Dulwich Park Runners: building a local running community. SE23 - May 2021 | 29

NOTICEBOARD Link Age Southwark seeking Trustees

Link Age Southwark, a small local charity working to reduce loneliness and isolation for Southwark’s older residents, is looking for Trustees. We would love to attract applicants from all age groups who represent our diverse community in Southwark. Lack of experience is no barrier as we will offer training to those who are new to Trusteeship. Being a Trustee can be very rewarding and is a chance to make a significant difference to a cause you care about. If you are interested in finding out more, please visit our website to apply: https://www.linkagesouthwark.org/ become-a-trustee

Local charity The Arts Society Dulwich is looking for a treasurer for book-keeping and general financial oversight. Gift Aid experience useful. Contact Yvette at ybavin@yahoo.co.uk. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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The Last Word – Francesca Kastelanides The Most Famous Person You’ve Met? Sunday lunch with Stephen Hawking, who I also happen to be related to.

What Is Your Favourite Place To Eat? I love discovering new places to eat and it’s very difficult to name my absolute favourite, but when one of those are in your area then that is a bonus. Yama Momo on Lordship Lane is one of those places.

Coffee Or Tea? Where? I love both but I think coffee takes first place. I’m always on the lookout for new coffee bars and Guava kitchen in Forest Hill, The Good Food on Sydenham High Road and Luca’s kitchen on North Cross Road are favourites.

The Best Meal I’ve Ever Had... A meal is an experience and when it is tied in with another special moment it turns into an even better experience. The best meal I had was in Rome on a roof garden for my first wedding anniversary. The most amazing food and gorgeous wine, overlooking Rome by night.

Where’s Your Favourite Place To Walk? By the sea. I love the sea with a passion and the raw energy it generates. Any season, any weather.

When I Want To Relax... Doing yoga, reading and enjoying a glass of wine with friends. I’m Francesca Kastelanides and I own Beam Academy. We teach yoga and mindfulness in schools and nurseries all around London and run Yoga teacher trainings. I also teach adult yoga classes and am always on the lookout for another amazing location for my yoga retreats around the globe.

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It was an area that was up and coming and at the time house prices were still within our budget. My husband also had relatives that lived in the area.

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I’m an avid reader and normally have two books on the go. At the moment it is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and the Henna Artist by Alka Joshi.

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I think by now it’s safe to say that I love the sea, so I would love to have a house on a beach or overlooking the sea. Then I’d be able to divide my time between London and the coast.

My Secret Ambition... It’s not very secret as I talk about it all the time, but I would like to travel the world.

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JOIN OUR VIBRANT AND LOVELY SCHOOL COMMUNITY! Book a Zoom meeting with the Headteacher, and hear about all that SWOY has to offer! Email: admin@swoy.lewisham.sch.uk for an invite and log in details. • • • • •

Forest School sessions at local Nature reserve. Experienced, stable staff team with an exciting and engaging curriculum. Breakfast & After School club providers, working in partnership with the school. Friendly and supportive community Strong and effective School Association (known as SWOYSA)

PLACES AVAILABLE FOR NON CATHOLICS & ALL RELIGIONS WELCOME! Brockley Park, Forest Hill, SE23 1PS | www.swoy.lewisham.sch.uk | 020 8690 2842

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Index of Advertisers Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Ayrton Windows & Doors...........................................35 Bells Bathroom and Kitchens.....................................33 Bespoke Windows .......................................................7 Bromley Cats Protection...............................................5 Casa of Peckham: Eco Wood Stove Specialists..........15 CHS Pest Control.........................................................13 Constable & Toop: Funeral Directors ........................27 Cooking with Scissors ...............................................21 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................17 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................21 Dulwich Carpet Company ...........................................7 Dulwich Carpet Company: Business Spotlight .........10 Garolla Roller Garage Doors.......................................17

Herne Hill School..........................................................2 Knocker & Foskett (Solicitors) ................................. 13 Kumon Forest Hill Study Centre.................................13 Peace + Riot: eat, drink, work, chat ..........................5 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ................................................................15 Smart Business Networking ......................................21 St William 0f York Catholic Primary School ...............33 Sterling Law ...............................................................21 Steve Smith Accountants ............................................5 Village Books Events....................................................7 Walsh Glazing.............................................................27

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