SE23 November 2021 by SE Magazines

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

Issue 183 - November 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Pets Corner - P20 Financial Matters - P22 Community Index - P23 Dulwich Hamlet FC: A Tribute - P28 The Last Word - P32

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Welcome to SE23 Last month I was celebrating 200 issues of SE22. This month I was delighted to be presented with the Most Inspiring Business Person Award by Entrepreneurs Circle. The ceremony took place at the ICC in Birmingham and David Walliams presented me with the award! As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. The events pages start on page 6. There are a packed seven pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. So there is plenty to do right on our doorsteps. The local annual firework display in Dulwich is back this year and we have the details. This month brings us National Organising Week and who better to go through what we can do to declutter our homes tahn Katherine Blackler of SortMySpace Ltd. Katherine shares for her top tips on getting more organised this month, see page 26. I was truly saddened to hear that Duncan Chapman had passed away last month. Duncan was an inspiring man and gave so much to those he worked with. We have two fabulous tributes written by his colleagues at Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, see pages 28 and 29. The Last Word this month goes to Angela Finch owner of the fabulous Finches Emporium. Please do read the full article on page 32. Until next time.

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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 What’s On..............................6, 8, 10, 24, 25, 30 & 31 Garden Talk ............................................................ 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 Pets Corner................................................................ 20

Financial Matters...................................................... 22 Community Index..................................................... 23 National Organising Week......................................... 26 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club: A Tribute..........28 & 29 The Last Word .......................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

December Deadline - 15 November (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 - November 2021 | 3

Events Calendar - November Monday

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More Travels with My Camera @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p6. parkrun, see p10. Renaissance Echoes @ ArtDog, see p6. Mothers & Babies’ Camouflage: Hidden Small Business Huddle Bell House Open Friendship Group p6. to be Seen p8. Online Meeting p8. Garden, see p24. On The Street Where From Bears to An Evening with Dame You Live, see p8. Eileen Atkins p10. Stags: see p8. Dulwich Firework Dulwich Park Raise the Roof Live Band Karaoke, Display see p24. An Evening with Runners see p6. Choir, see p10. see p10. Alan Johnson p8. Dulwich Folk Honor Oak WI, see p6. Dance Club, p10.

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The Wood that Built London, p25. Dulwich Park Runners see p6.

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Mothers & Babies’ Friendship Group p6. The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! See p30. Dulwich Park Runners see p6.

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23rd Mothers & Babies’ Friendship Group p6. Dulwich Park Runners see p6. Lev Parikian: A British Year Through Japan’s 72 Seasons, p30.

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7th Weekly Horniman Market see p24. West Norwood Feast, see p24. Finches Emporium Open Day. Cook & Share @ Bell House, p24. Jackie Oates @ The Lordship p25.

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BNI Adventurers Online Facing Death parkrun, see p10. Weekly Horniman Meeting, see p8. a Market see p24. Small Business Huddle Creatively During p25 see mic, Pande Online Meeting p8. at St Christopher’s LK Christmas Artisan Supporting the p25. Craft & Gift Fayre Dyslexic Learner p10. Hospice see Christmas Market, The Arts Society see p30 LMP at the Crystal Dulwich, p25. Palace Tango Café Dulwich Folk p30. Dance Club, p10.

Mothers & Babies’ Friendship Group p6.

Dulwich WI, see p25.

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BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p8. Small Business Huddle Online Meeting p8. Supporting the Dyslexic Learner p10. Raise the Roof Choir, see p10. Online Cheese & Wine Tasting in aid of Link Age Southwark, see p30.

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BNI Adventurers Online Christmas Market Weekly Horniman Meeting, see p8. @ The Lambeth Market see p24. Charter School North Town Hall, p31. Dulwich Christmas Fair, p31. The Workshop Sale Raise the Roof Smart Business see p31. Martin Simpson, Choir, see p10. Networking with Liam Cooper & Dulwich College Dulwich Folk Cooking with @ Creeping Jane Christmas Fair, see 36. Scissors. See p30. Dance Club, p10. The Ivy House see The Fell by Sarah p31. Moss see p31.

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Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8,10, 24,25, 30 & 31. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - November 2021

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What's On - November Now until – Tuesday 2 November: More Travels with My Camera

Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 November: Social Runs With DPR

10am-5pm. An exhibition of portraits and street photography from Cuba, India, Myanmar and Peru. A limited edition book telling the stories behind some of the pictures will be launched a part of the exhibition, which will run from October 21st until November 2nd and will be open 10-5 each day (10-6 on Friday). Jeannie Avent Gallery, 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9EU www.jeannieavent.com

Now until – Friday 5 November: Renaissance Echoes - Darren Lynde-Mann

7:30pm-8:30pm. Trevor Bailey Clubhouse, Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London, UK map directions. Join Dulwich Park Runners at their club runs at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. All standards welcome. See the website for more information or email: enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com. www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk.

Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 November: Mothers and Babies’ Friendship Group 11am-5pm. At 20 years old, emerging outsider artist Darren Lynde Mann has lived and worked independently for 4 years. artdog gallery, 23 Brockley Rise, SE23 1JG www.artdoglondon.co.uk

Tuesday 2 November: 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

10am-12.30pm. Free weekly drop-in group for mothers and babies. Wendy and Sonia would love you to join their Mothers and Babies’ Group. The group is open to anyone with a baby who would like to escape from the house once week and join a group with other people in similar situations. We know it may not be possible to come to every session and this is understandable so feel free come as and when you like. www.bellhouse.co.uk Tickets via www.eventbrite.co.uk.

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What's On - November Tuesday 2 November: On the street where you live: Dulwich Communists With Duncan Bowie. 8pm-9pm. Join us for a talk about a group of Dulwich based communists in the post war period. The cost of a ticket is £5 however if you need a free ticket please email info@bellhouse.co.uk. All proceeds will go to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers. www.bellhouse.co.uk

Wednesday 3 – Sunday 7 November: CAMOUFLAGE: Hidden To Be Seen A solo exhibition by painter Lindsey Bull, presented by bo.lee gallery .Copeland Gallery, 133 Copeland Road, Peckham, SE15 3SN

Wednesday 3 November: From Bears to Stags – adventures with my camera

Wednesday 3 November: An Evening with Alan Johnson 7pm-8:30pm. Join Alan Johnson for an evening of conversation about his debut thriller, The Late Train to Gipsy Hill, and about his life and observations. Dulwich Books will be selling the book at the event and there will be an opportunity to have it signed. Tickets via Eventbrite. www.dulwichbooks.co.uk

Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 November: Small Business Huddle by Shannon Reed of Mockingbird Makes 10am on Zoom. Join our weekly warm and supportive online networking gathering. We meet to share our offerings, meet other business owners, connect on a regular basis, find collaborations and cheerlead each other. First Huddle free then only £5/month and includes a free Facebook Group. https://smallbusinesshuddle.co.uk.

Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 November: BNI Adventurers

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What's On - November Thursdays 4, 11 & 18 November: Supporting the Dyslexic Learner - study skills

Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 November: Dulwich Folk Dance Club (Country Dancing)

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. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

8pm-10pm. A wonderful evening of dance awaits you at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village. It's easy to enjoy an evening of Folk (aka Country) dancing. You can join in immediately, without experience, and get the full benefit of the event as all dances are "called". And there are many people to partner you and show you how it's done, should you need it. St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. Contacts: Wendy 020 8769 9832 or John 020 8693 2873 / johnhblase@aol.com.

Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 November Raise the Roof Choir Autumn Term 7pm-9pm. There are no auditions, we learn by ear and sing from the soles of our feet! We are led by choral composer Kirsty Martin. The Carnegie Community Hub, Carnegie Library 192 Herne Hill Road, SE24 0AG https://www.raisetheroofchoir.org/

Friday 5 November: Live Band Karaoke

Thursday 4 November: An Evening with Dame Eileen Atkins 7pm-11.30pm. Reckon you’ve got the swagger of Jagger? The bravado of Blondie? Well, this is the night for you. Belt out pure classics, on stage in front of an electric crowd backed by a bonafide five-piece band. Pick from nearly 300 tracks from all genres. Lyrics are provided on a screen. The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, London SE15 3BE. www.livebandkaraoke.london/

Saturdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 November: Dulwich & Peckham Rye Parkruns 7:30pm-8:30pm. Join us for an evening with Dame Eileen Atkins where she will be discussing her new memoir: Will She Do? Tickets from £12 The MCT at Alleyn's, Alleyn's School, Townley Road, East Dulwich, SE22 8SU https://mct.alleyns.org.uk/index.aspx

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Winter Window Boxes Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw Now’s the time to smarten up window boxes for the winter season. Here’s how.

Make a Plan A visit to your local garden centre is a great way to get inspiration, but do some planning first. Measure your container for a rough idea of how many plants to buy. And think about the style and colour of your house - exterior and interior - you might fall for an orange plant, but will it clash from inside your sitting room?

Thrillers, Spillers, Fillers You could block plant a simple row of white cyclamen or dusky pink heather– contemporary and stylish. But for more variety, it’s useful to think ‘thrillers’, tall evergreen plants for structure, ‘spillers’ like ivy to trail down containers and ‘fillers’, for the gaps. Compact evergreen shrubs such as pretty small-leaved hebes make good structural ‘thrillers’ as does Skimmia x confusa ‘Kew Green’ – go for symmetry here, one or three. For something bright and cheerful Skimmia japonica ‘Nymans’ has jolly red berries, Gaultheria Procumbens pink ones and Solanum Capsicastrum has cheery orange fruit like tiny clementines. Silvery Calocephalus brownii (Silver Bush) works well too. Evergreen ferns such as asplenium (hart’s tongue) or ornamental grasses such as coppery Anemanthele lessoniana (Pheasant’s grass) or Carex testacea provide interesting form and leaf texture. As an alternative to classic ivy, a nice ‘spiller’ is Muehlenbeckia complexa – maidenhair vine, with an abundance of springy burgundy stems lined with fresh green round leaves. Otherwise soft silvery leaved Helichrysum petiolare looks good with whites purples and pinks and vinca minor (periwinkle) will have the added bonus of spring flowers. If you want colour, use fillers such as winter flowering viola or pansies – which come in everything from dark purple to orange and will keep flowering through the winter if deadheaded. Dusky pink or white hellebores such as Heleborus niger look great and I love the silvery foliage of H. ‘Silver Dollar’. For bigger containers heucheras, with their large handsome evergreen leaves 12 | SE23 - November 2021

in everything from rich plum to lime or orange brighten up a winter day. The dramatic purple variety ‘Obsidian’ complements cool steely blue Festuca glauca for a smart window box combo. And for a spring surprise, underplant the whole box with bulbs such as dainty Iris reticulate, crocus, daffodils an muscari.

Design As a rule, restricting your colours to two or three will avoid your planter looking like a fruit salad as a design teacher once described it. The same goes for plant varieties – ideally go for plants that have similarities, adding an element of contrast for interest. But whether you’re drawn to a simple colour scheme of white and green or something more exuberant, it’s all a matter of personal choice. The best way of getting combinations you like is to put them together at the garden centre and keep changing them until you’re happy. After all, it’s only temporary, so you can afford to be a bit experimental.

Practicalities When you get your plants home, it’s a good idea to empty old compost and start again. Cover drainage holes with broken terracotta pots or grit. Arrange the plants and fill the gaps with potting compost – adding grit if the plants need good drainage, firm down and water.

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Dulwich Honey-Glazed Grilled Partridge with Pear Mash Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk This is a real showstopper of a recipe, just perfect for a November dinner party. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time 10-30 minutes

Ingredients For the honey-glazed grilled partridge; • A whole Spatchcock partridge, backbone removed (per person) • 2 tbsp olive oil • 2 tbsp Dulwich honey (do use Dulwich honey if you can get it – it’s marvellous stuff!) • 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper For the pear mash; • Vivaldi potatoes peeled and cubed • salt and freshly ground black pepper • A sprig of thyme or rosemary • A tablespoon of pureed pear To serve; • olive oil, for drizzling • watercress

Method 1) Heat a griddle pan until hot. Drizzle the partridge with olive oil, honey and black pepper and place into the pan. Weigh the meat down with another pan on top and chargrill for 5-6 minutes on either side, or until cooked through. 2) For the mash, bring a pan of salted water to the boil. If you can get your hands on a sprig of thyme or rosemary add to the water to add a wonderful flavour to the potatoes. Cook until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and crush with a fork or potato masher. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. For a real finishing touch add a tablespoon of pureed pear. 3) Serve the mash on one side of a serving plate and the partridge on the other. Garnish with some watercress drizzled with a little olive oil. You could even pop a quarter of roast pear on side if you want to really impress! Enjoy! 14 | SE23 - November 2021

In Season This Month Fruits, Nuts & Fungi - Apples, Cranberries, Pears, Quince, Wild Mushrooms Vegetables & Herbs - Artichoke, Beetroot, Butternut Squash, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Horseradish, Jerusalem Artichoke, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Salsify, Shallots, Swede, Truffles, Turnips, Watercress Meat & Game - Beef, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Fowl, Hare, Lamb, Mallard, Partridge, Pheasant, Rabbit, Turkey, Venison, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Clams, Cod, Coley, Crab, Dab, Dover Sole, Gurnard, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, Lemon Sole, lobster, Mackerel, Monkfish, Mussels, Oysters, Plaice, Pollack, Red Mullet, Wild Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Skate, Squid, Turbot, Winkles Meat & Game - Beef, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Fowl, Hare, Lamb, Mallard, Partridge, Pheasant, Rabbit, Turkey, Venison, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Clams, Cod, Coley, Crab, Dab, Dover Sole, Gurnard, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, Lemon Sole, lobster, Mackerel, Monkfish, Mussels, Oysters, Plaice, Pollack, Red Mullet, Wild Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Skate, Squid, Turbot, Winkles

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Maintaining Motivation Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer

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Ways To Maintain Motivation And To Work Towards Hitting Your Goals Working towards a healthier life, creating new positive habits, we need to set some goals. We need long-term, medium-term and short term goals. Staying motivated towards those goals is quite an art in itself. We need to understand first why we sometimes lose motivation. Why do we become discouraged? Why do we beat ourselves up when we fail? Even if we fall how do we get straight back up and regain momentum?

Motivation It’s important to look at where your motivation comes from. So often we’re drawn to external sources of motivation: Things like body image, looking a certain way, or short-term money goals. These all rely on something outside of you that you want to reach. These motivations often can have negative connotations. What we actually want is an intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is defined as the doing of an activity for its inherent satisfaction, rather than for some separable consequence. When intrinsically motivated, a person is moved to act for the fun or challenge entailed rather than because of external products, pressures, or rewards. Something that comes from inside of you, something that feels fun. Creating a drive to want to do more of it. So for example: • A skill you really like to achieve • A sport you’ve always wanted to try • A language you want to learn Making it something you are passionate about means you’re always brought back to that goal. This is a huge difference in motivation toward a goal and becoming consistent in your healthy habits.

Maintain Motivation & Stay On Track 1) Intrinsic Motivations Look at different areas of your life and think about where those intrinsic motivations for you could come from. Perhaps a new hobby or sport. 16 | SE23 - November 2021

Something you find fun, rather than the gym if you find it a chore.

2) Support A support system can be a huge differentiator when it comes to motivation. Without a support system, and accountability often some people can lose motivation. A support system offers positive encouragement and they help us keep accountable as well. Your family or friends, personal trainer, coaches, can really help.

3) Community The same applies to community, whether that’s teammates, neighbours, community schemes being involved in something bigger than you can help you stay on track toward achieving your goals. You’ll be encouraged to go back to see those people and they’ll help and encourage you toward your goal.

4) Communication Having somebody in your life to talk is important, our inner voice and self-talk is also vitally important. So don’t forget to include yourself. Journaling is a fantastic way to stay on track with your goals, for example.

5) Never Miss Twice Habits are formed and goals’ re achieved through consistency so apply the never miss twice approach. Make sure to never miss twice on your goals. See if you can put that to practice with whatever it is that you’re trying to achieve to create consistency.

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We invite you to come to West Dulwich in South London to discover just how we get the best out of our students and harness top talent within an ethos characterised by warmth, culture and care. The amazing popularity of the school is a refl ection of our renowned academic achievements, inspirational award-winning learning environment and the unusually rare opportunities we provide. Kingsdale is extremely proud of its special reputation and heritage in Music and Mathematics. We offer scholarships for new entrants to the school who show musical, mathematical, artistic or sporting talent. Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals, to the value of £1,000 per annum. There is equality of access for admission places irrespective of distance from the school or home locality. Kingsdale offers private tours of the school during normal working hours throughout the academic year. Tours are arranged for prospective parents at a time that best suits them!

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Meeting Adolescence

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he teenage period is when most dogs end up in rescue and when many cats go missing, having decided to widen their feline horizons. This is the time the ‘perfect puppy’ goes AWOL and is replaced by a furry lunatic that has no manners, boundless energy and drives its owners insane. For owners that have raised children, dog adolescence may seem like Groundhog Day. For those who have not, teenage hounds are a rude awakening. Teenage cats are less of an issue but they too go through a period of exploration and boundary pushing- mostly involving other local cats. Young cats can go missing for weeks as they get to grips with location, territory and the competition. For dog owners, the best advice is to prepare, stay calm and manage expectations. Adolescents are still developing. They may look like adults but are still learning about life and refining social skills. A process of neural pruning is underway where practised behaviours are consolidated and others are discarded. Consider what your dog is doing. If he is still mouthing, humping, overly familiar with strange dogs, not coming back when you call him, then take steps now to reduce those behaviourshe won’t just grow out of them. On the contrary, they will become more entrenched.

Issues To Expect Include Young, unneutered males reeking of testosterone, may find themselves in trouble with older intact males who feel compelled to see off the competition. Those same hormones can prompt the younger male to front up and try to throw his weight around- owners should supervise and intervene when necessary. Degrees of posturing and snarling are normal. The key is not to make a fuss or rush to judgement, simply move your dog on and ramp up socialisation and training. Many teens have to go onto a training line for a while. The girls can also get into trouble. The first season may involve changes in behaviour- some girls get clingy and needy, others grumpy or picky over food. Watch out for behaviours that might point to a phantom pregnancy- nest building and guarding, treating inorganic objects like puppies20 | SE23 - November 2021

washing them and taking them to the ‘nest’. Resource guarding may occur. Puberty and early adulthood are not the time to end training. Quite the opposite; core skills learned at puppy class must now be practised and refined, day in, day out. Try to continue training classes until your dog is a year old and preferably two- especially if you have a working breed. Keep boundaries and feedback consistent. Your youngster needs a decent amount of physical exercise every day, but please do not forget brain work. Equally important is continuing to teach your dog the art of settling, relaxation and switching off. Those back teeth will be bedding in until he is 12 months, so chews are essential and will aid relaxation. Discuss neutering carefully with your vet. Dogs need hormones for optimal physical, mental and social development, but once puberty is underway there is no ideal age to neuter. It all depends on medical risk factors and overall behaviours exhibited. Fearful behaviours may increase in young males after castration, but testosterone may also compel the youngster to seek potentially risky situations he’d be better off learning to avoid- with the result that he gets into trouble and more fearful still. Bitches exhibiting certain types of aggressive behaviour may or may not be improved by neutering. Neutering should be considered on an individual basis, taking the dog’s behaviours into account.

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Financial Matters

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Is your “net worth” increasing or decreasing?

hilst gross domestic product, unemployment numbers and inflation are key indicators of the state of a nation’s economy, your net worth is the key indicator of your overall personal financial health. Do you know what your net worth is? The simple definition of your net worth is your assets minus your liabilities. Add up all the assets and property you own and take away any debt that you have. That’s your net worth. There is no better way to accurately measure your wealth and measuring it over time can give you an indication of whether things are getting better or worse.

Track Your Progress If you had a good understanding of your net worth today, you could set objectives for how you wanted it to grow over time. Focussing solely on earnings and assets and how they may have grown over time is a flawed but common method of measuring financial progress. If your liabilities were to grow at the same pace as your assets however, your net worth would be static.

Calculating It The first thing to do when calculating your net worth would be to add up all your assets. This would include the value of any properties you may have, personal possessions, pensions, savings and investments, businesses, shares, vehicles and anything else of value. The next step would be to make a list of all your debts. This would include mortgages, student loans, personal and car loans, taxes owed, credit cards and maintenance payments. Subtract your debts from your assets and you have your net worth.

Why It’s Important Your net worth shows where you are financially. Having a great salary, lots of assets, and an expensive home may sound appealing. Your net worth however is what you would have left if you were to sell everything and pay off all your debts. What would be left? Does that amount get larger 22 | SE23 - November 2021

every year? And how does it look when you throw inflation into the mix?

How To Increase Your Net Worth One way to help your net worth grow is to make smart purchases into assets that are likely to grow in value and out-pace inflation. Although these all come with risk warnings, investing in stocks and shares, equities, commodities, and property are good ways of increasing our net worth whilst hedging against inflation. Purchasing or investing in deprecating assets or assets that don’t keep pace with inflation, such as clothes and shoes, vehicles and poor-return deposit accounts are sure fire ways of decreasing your net worth.

Financial Progress A lot us measure financial progress by the value of our home. But a home needs maintenance and maintenance means money. Factor inflation and mortgage interest into this and the value of your home may not be growing quite as quickly as imagined. Homes aren’t bullet proof either as the credit crunch and subsequent slide in property values indicated. This same principle applies to all the assets you may have.

Measure Your Progress Measuring progress of your net worth goal lets you see whether you’ve made a dent, are at a standstill or have fallen behind. This information is useful in helping you understand where you are versus where you need to be. Working with a financial adviser may be the best option if you’re serious about making progress. Ask them to help you increase your net worth and share the responsibility with them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Surgeries 2nd Saturday of every month, 11-12 am, Hattush Restaurant, Honor Oak Park, SE23 1DY. 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am - 11am Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Road, Brockley SE4. 4th Tuesday of the month, 3pm-4pm Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Rd, Brockley, SE4 2AG. No surgeries during August. SE23 - November 2021 | 23

What's On - November Saturday 6 November: Bell House Open Garden

11am-1pm. Bell House is opening its garden for visitors to explore. The Walled Garden comprises of raised beds filled with kitchen essentials grown organically. The House Garden features a rose garden and woodland walk designed to attract wildlife and provide safe habitats. The gardens are a place of community learning, maintained by volunteers who promote gardening as an activity for physical and mental well-being. Arrive anytime between 11am and 12:45. Tea and coffee will be available. We encourage a £5 donation that will go towards garden maintenance and activities. Free tickets are also available. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Sunday 7 November: West Norwood Feast 10am-4pm

Keeping our visitors safe is a priority for Feast. Stay safe, shop safely and enjoy our wonderful market. As always our dedicated Feast volunteers will be on hand to help you make the most of your visit. The map will help you to plan your visit and check out the up-to-date info on our social media. https://westnorwoodfeast.com.

Sundays 7, 14, 21 & 28 November: The weekly Horniman Market

Saturday 6th November: Dulwich Firework Display Doors open at 5pm (access is now via Giant Arches off Burbage Road and Turney Road) Fireworks approx @ 7pm. A new improved layout will mean this event is safer than ever with more space for visitors to enjoy a wide selection of food & beverage stalls - making this the place to be on Bonfire Night. Eco-friendly Bonfire on big screen (instead of traditional bonfire), Mulled Wine, Real Ale, BBQ, Pizza and Kids bar plus much more. Full price tickets are £10, with children Under 16 for £1*. There will be no tickets available on the night, so buy now to guarantee entry! via Eventbrite. Dulwich Sports Club, Giant Arches Road, Herne Hill, SE24 9HP.

10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ.

Sunday 7 November: Cook & Share: How to… use dairy alternatives 4pm-7pm. Join us for an informative workshop where you will learn how to make nut milks, nut cheeses and delicious coconut milk-based recipes like Malaysian laksa. The class includes time to sit down in one of the beautiful rooms at Bell House and share the delicious food that you have made. Suitable for vegans. Tickets cost £45. Limited bursary places are available, please email info@bellhouse.co.uk

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What's On - November Sunday 7 November: Jackie Oates with Mike Cosgrove 7pm-10:30pm. Jackie Oates continues to bring elements of the English folk tradition to new people and places; in turn bringing a muchneeded calm and joy to those who hear it. Jackie is an English Folk Musician, Singer, Performer and Educator. Jackie lives in Oxfordshire with her young family. After 17 years and seven solo albums Jackie Oates is a central figure in the accomplished, informed and stylistically individual English traditional music scene that began in the early 2000s and continues to thrive. The Lordship Pub (Dulwich Folk Club), 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8HA

Monday 8 November: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting

7.30pm-9.30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month at Fifty Seven, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22. dulwichwi.com

Tuesday 9 November: The Wood that Built London

7pm-8pm. This fascinating new book charts the fortunes of the North Wood from its earliest times to the increasing encroachment of the metropolis. Join author C.J. Schuler for an evening about the history of the Great North Wood and its significance to Dulwich and South East London. Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW. www.dulwichbooks.co.uk.

Thursday 11 November: Isfahan and the History of Persian Tilework

8pm-9pm. The Arts Society Dulwich evening lecture at JAGS Sixth Form Centre. From simple monochrome and turquoise inlays in the 12th century, tilework in Iran developed in both variety of colours and decorative complexity, until by the 17th century, enormous architectural surfaces were covered with brilliant ornament. Speaker: James Allan. Guests welcome, £10 at the door, no booking required. James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Centre, 144 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 8TE. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk/

Friday 12 November: Facing Death Creatively During a Pandemic 9:30am-5pm. A one-day conference, featuring special keynote speaker Michael Rosen, to explore ways in which creative arts provide support and facilitate meaning at the end of life – as exemplified during the pandemic. Through a mix of seminars, exhibitions (making full use of our fabulous new St Christopher’s CARE exhibition space), performances and workshops, this event will provide attendees with an opportunity to reflect upon and share the many important ways in which creative arts play an important role surrounding death, dying and loss generally and specifically the innovative ways they’ve provided support during the pandemic. St Christopher's CARE, St Christopher's Hospice, 51-29 Lawrie Road, Sydenham SE26 6DZ. https://www.stchristophers.org.uk/ facingdeathcreatively/

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National Organising Week

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ational Organising Week (NOW) is approaching and is run by the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers (www.APDO.co.uk). From 1-7 November Britain’s organising experts want to motivate you to clear the clutter and help get the most out of your space, time, and belongings! We’ve asked CPO ® Certified Professional Organizer, Katherine Blackler of SortMySpace Ltd and Past President of APDO for her top tips on getting more organised this month.

“Like with like” Gather all your similar items in one place, including shoes, CDs, books, food items, jewellery, paperwork and loose batteries. You’ll be able to see exactly how many duplicates you have, what’s no longer serving a purpose for your household and what could be thrown away or gifted onwards. Once you’ve decluttered, keep similar items together to make it easier to always find them in defined ‘zones’. Katherine believes in practicality over perfection “Even if it’s not immaculately organised within that space, it’ll save you time if it’s just the one drawer or one cupboard you need to dig around in!”

A place for everything The goal is for everything to have a dedicated place to ‘live’ so, even if you and your household members aren’t naturally tidy, a short burst of sorting and re-homing will return your space to one you can think straight in. Create an area as close to the front door as possible for anything with what Katherine calls an ‘exit strategy’ e.g. items to be returned, posted, donated etc. “Scan the pile each time you leave the house to see if anything’s on your route that day to move it onwards and stay on top of things”.

Start Small Don’t get overwhelmed trying to tackle the entire house at once. Choose a room and focus on just one area at a time (e.g. the floor, countertop, cupboard, drawer). If you ultimately need to deal with the whole house, Katherine suggests starting with your bedroom: “It’s the first thing you wake up to and that can influence your energy levels 26 | SE23 - November 2021

for the rest of the day”. Alternatively, focus on the bathroom because out-of-date medicines and congealed toiletries are an easy target for letting go of. The bathroom usually contains fewer sentimental items too that can be emotional stumbling blocks to making progress. “Have a “sentimentals box” to put trickier decisions into until you’ve warmed up your decluttering muscles” she advises.

Prime Property Consider what items you use regularly and their location. Countertops, surfaces and any shelving or cupboard space you can access without overstretching or bending down to access items is your home’s ‘prime property’. Dedicate this valuable space to storing items your household use on a regular basis. Areas that are harder to reach (kitchen wall cabinets etc) can benefit from having items rallied up into containers. Then it’s just one box to manoeuvre to the countertop and pick a jar or packet from. In turn, it’s just one container to return to its rightful place rather than 12 jars now strewn across the countertop so it becomes easier to maintain clear surfaces!

Sort first, shop later (if at all!) Katherine cautions against buying ANY storage or organising solutions until you’ve reviewed and decluttered first to know what volume of each category of items you’re likely to need to house – and where. “If you buy beautiful containers in advance you’re more likely to keep unnecessary items in them to justify their purchase”. Most households have plenty of suitable containers kicking about so rally up any delivery boxes, shoe boxes or ice cream containers etc to help with the initial sort-out to gather like-with-like.

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n Wednesday 6 October, Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust Board member and Football Club Director, Duncan Chapman passed away. A fixture on the terraces for so many years, elected to the Trust Board 2017. It’s hard to overstate how fortunate we, the Club and every supporter of Dulwich Hamlet – were to have him. Duncan’s time on the board coincided when the team was forced to play away from East Dulwich, his contribution to the survival of the club during this period was enormous. The esteem in which he was held, following his long career in Parliament, opened doors for the club and the Trust, exemplified by the debate led by Helen Hayes MP in the House of Commons 16/3/18. September 2018, still in exile and with no prospect to return, the club faced imminent insolvency. Now Joint-Chair, Duncan was an instrumental member of a small group, alongside Club Chair, to broker dialogue between stadium owners and Council that might enable the Club to return. Never seeking the limelight and during this difficult and intensely pressurised period, his contribution behind the scenes was invaluable. Against the odds, and at the 11th hour, a return home was agreed. His calm head under pressure, wise counsel, astuteness and commitment to collaborative working, enabled the Trust to forge a close working relationship with the Club. This was critical in kickstarting a series of investments and improvements in working relationships, leading to our investment of £100,000 and a 29% shareholding in the Club. Something Duncan was rightly extremely proud of – at the heart of everything he did was his steadfast commitment to ensure the Club’s continued existence for our community, now and for future generations. Continuing to take responsibility for liaising with the Council, local MPs and government in relation to the planning application for the new stadium, in 2020 he became the first member of the Club’s board of directors to be nominated by the Trust. Not satisfied with this, Duncan spent many a match and non-match day completing safety assessments, working tirelessly on the planning proposals and, as he said himself, dealing with the recurrent blockages in Champion Hill’s antediluvian plumbing systems. It’s hard to believe that such a generous, kind friend has left us. Wise counsel to many, ale aficionado, curry lover, away day specialist, too often coach monitor, caring and giving to the last – Duncan, we will miss you desperately. You have gone too soon. We will never forget you. DHST Board October 2021

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hree years ago this week I burst into the ‘Two Chairmen’ in Westminster having run from the meeting in Whitehall in which we secured our return home to Champion Hill from exile in Tooting. I had left Duncan Chapman and Tom Cullen after telling them I would be back in an hour, just enough time for them to sink a quick lunch-time pint to settle the nerves. I am not sure how many pints that turned into as one hour became four and the meeting became a marathon rather than a sprint but at least we could blame the beer for some of the jumping, hugging and tears of three grown men crashing like pink and blue waves in a grey sea of Government suits. Seeing their faces when they saw the smile on mine as I came through

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the door and knowing how much that victory meant to two people who had led that fight for far longer than me will forever be one of my happiest memories. On Wednesday we woke to the devastating news that we had lost Duncan, our dear friend and Club director. I always struggle to decide whether I find it worse losing someone when you know it is coming than when death is unexpected, but I do know that the hole it leaves is always the same. With Duncan that hole for many people associated with Dulwich Hamlet is one they will feel they won’t ever be able to climb out of. We may have known this day was coming and on occasion we may even have thought we were prepared, but nothing protects you from that jolt when you hear the news.

There are many people who have been far closer to Duncan for far longer than me and so I will leave it to them to tell a fuller story of his family, his life and career in their own time and their own way. However, I can speak first-hand about how and why Duncan belongs firmly and definitively in the category of ‘people without whom we would have lost our beautiful club’. Before we were thrust together in 2018 in the last-ditch effort to save the Club from disappearing, Duncan and I had been ‘friends of friends’. We would say hello at the Club, the pub, Labour Party events or the occasional cricket game but we certainly weren’t close enough to know what each of us were getting into when teaming up to try to return the Club to Champion Hill. I think it’s fair to say I got the better end of the deal as Duncan turned out to have the perfect set of skills to offset my flaws when it came to sensitive negotiations. I lost count of the number of times he would say ‘I’m not sure it’s quite that bad Ben’ as he would read carefully between the lines of some comment by a politician from which I had already jumped to the most dramatic possible conclusion. I may have set the fires to return us home, but Duncan made sure it was a controlled burn that would save the Club, not an inferno that would engulf it. The day we announced we were coming home and our first game on Boxing Day will both live long in our collective memory but those of us involved day to day between those two moments also know that Duncan was critical to that first game even happening. Walking back into a derelict stadium is one thing but ensuring it is in a state to safely host a capacity homecoming game is a whole other ball game. I still don’t know how he managed it, but Duncan rapidly became an expert in every area of safety and sports stadia management and once again, his calming approach made possible what often seemed an impossibility to me. If you were here on Boxing Day 2018 you were only here because Duncan made it happen. Duncan also knew that the homecoming was just the start and not the end of the story and so went on to ensure we also took the first steps towards our long-term future by helping to finally secure a planning committee meeting date for our new stadium. Finishing that story is now our responsibility and while I am sure we will have more bumps in the road ahead I would encourage us to always try to remember, even on the darkest days, ‘I’m not sure it’s quite that bad Ben’. Club Chair Ben Clasper, published in the man’s match day programme v Billericay Town 9/10/21. SE23 - November 2021 | 29

What's On - November Friday 12 November: LMP at the Crystal Palace Tango Café

Monday 15 November: EC Local Meeting: Dulwich 6pm-8pm. (Registration from 5.30pm). The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! Join your fellow Dulwich business owners for our Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting. https://eclocal.co.uk/ Dulwich/join/. If you are already member you can register here: https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/

Thursday 18 November: Online Wine & Cheese Tasting in aid of local charity 7:30pm-9pm. Tango! Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla reinvented the genre of his homeland into ‘tango neuvo’, and in his centenary year, London Mozart Players and tango dancer Leroy Tango Cat, bring Piazzolla’s Latin infused rhythms and melodies to their ‘Tango Café’ at St John’s, Upper Norwood – for one night only! Join the London Mozart Players at SE19’s cosy and atmospheric pop up Tango Café for a night of hot and cool music that will have you reaching for your dance shoes, and a dancing partner! St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood, Sylvan Road, SE19 2RX.

Saturday 13 November: LK Christmas Artisan Craft & Gift Fayre – Christmas Market

11am-4pm. A time to have a fabulous Christmas Shop in a wonderful location right in the heart of Dulwich Village. Over 40 amazing individual stalls showcasing their wonderful craft and bespoke gifts. An event for the whole family, from a treat for the children to something special for a loved one you will find it all under one roof. Free Entry https://www.lkpopupfayres.com St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT 30 | SE23 - November 2021

7pm-8pm. Local charity, Link Age Southwark have partnered with GreatWineOnline to bring you an exclusive online wine and cheese tasting event in aid of the charity's work to support older people and people living with dementia. Join them for this fun and informative tasting experience, where you'll be guided by the GWO experts in the comfort of your home. It's the perfect opportunity to get your friends and family together and begin the festive celebrations early! For full details go to https://www.linkagesouthwark.org/.

Tuesday 23 November: Lev Parikian: A British Year Through Japan's 72 Seasons 7pm-8pm. Join Lev Parikian - bird-watcher, nature writer and conductor- as he discusses his wonderful new book, Light Rains Sometimes Fall: A British Year through Japan’s 72 Seasons. Don't miss this fascinating event that will make you see the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature. Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW. www.dulwichbooks.co.uk.

Wednesday 24 November: Cooking with Scissors 6.45pm-8pm. 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 visit: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk. The Lordship Pub, Lordship Lane, SE22 8HA.

What's On - November Thursday 25 November: The Fell by Sarah Moss

7:30pm-8:30pm. At dusk on a November evening in 2020 a woman slips out of her garden gate and turns up the hill. Kate is in the middle of a two-week quarantine period, but she just can’t take it anymore – the closeness of the air in her small house, the confinement. And anyway, the moor will be deserted at this time. Nobody need ever know. Bell House, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Thursday 25 November: Charter School North Dulwich Christmas Fair 5.30pm-8.30pm. The Charter School North Dulwich Christmas Fair is back. Bigger, better and more beautiful than before. Entry is only £1 and all proceeds will go to supporting our wonderful community school. Charter School, Red Post Hill SE24 9JH

Friday 26 November: Martin Simpson, Liam Cooper, Creeping Jane 7pm-11pm. Martin Simpson is universally acclaimed as one of the finest ever acoustic and slide guitar players. Whether interpreting traditional material or singing his own powerful self-penned songs, Martin is a remarkable storyteller: captivating and profoundly moving. Liam Cooper is a South London based folk singer, performing his own unique arrangements of traditional songs from England, Ireland and elsewhere, with guitar and mandola accompaniment. Creeping Jane are Nygel Packett and Sue Whitehead, who started The Goose Is Out! in 2008, have been running it ever since, and now sing together. The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, Nunhead, SE15 3BE. #ivy_house http://thegooseisout.com/find-us/

Saturday 27th November: Christmas Market at The Iconic Lambeth Town Hall

11 to 5pm. Expect to find Brands like Rock and Ruby; Tansey Designs; Brixton Gin; Lazy Scientist Sauces; Bed straw and Madder and more. Keep up to speed with all our events on our instagram page @designersevents2021. The Assembly Halls, Acre Lane, Brixton SW2 9SA.

Saturday 27 November: The Workshop Sale

10am-4pm. Designer/Maker workshop sale – up to 70% off a beautiful seletion of handcrafted gift ideas, samples, seconds and ends of ranges at bargain prices. Christ Church Centre Dulwich, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0JT. Admission Free. www.theworkshopsale.co.uk.

Saturday 27th November: Dulwich College Christmas Fair 2021 11.30am-4pm. The Master, Staff and Friends of Dulwich College are delighted to announce that the College will once again be hosting the Christmas Fair. Our regular visitors and stallholders will know what an enjoyable day this will be. This event generates great publicity through local press, online and advertising. The College typically welcomes about 2000 visitors, there are approximately 160 stalls, selling fantastic and diverse products to meet everyone’s taste. www.dccf.org.uk SE23 - November 2021 | 31

The Last Word – Angela Finch Rosemary Lennard, Andrew Castle, Jo Brand, Leslie Ash. Some were families getting ready for ski trips with their schools, others for ski boots & equipment.

Describe your perfect weekend. Saturday - busy day in the shop followed by an indian. Sunday busy day in shop followed by a Sunday roast with kids and grandkids.

Coffee or tea? Where? Tea definitely and in a teapot so that I can keep topping it up. Teapot is an obvious choice but also Canvas & Cream, both in London Road.

Cafe, pub or bar? Going Sober for October at the moment, so I would say Cafe but normally pub.

Your favourite place to go for a drink?

My name is Angela Finch. I help to run Finches Emporium which is a ski, snowboard, bike and skateboard shop in Forest Hill with my husband Frank and a great team of four. Finches is a family run business started by my husband’s family in 1947.

How long have you lived in the area? I originally moved from my home in Southern Ireland to SW London and then on to Forest Hill where I have lived since 1982. I was coaxed over by a work opportunity in the city but have worked in Forest Hill in the shop since 1987

What has changed most during that time? Forest Hill has changed massively over this time. It has always been an area rich in characters but the Overground has brought lots of new people to the area. This in turn has improved the variety of local businesses with lots of interesting new shops popping up.

What do you most value about the area? I love how friendly the people and business owners are and that we are a community always looking to support each other. This has never been so important as in the last few years in Covid times.

The most famous person you’ve met? We’ve had a variety of actors and TV personalities in the store including Iain Glen, Susanne Charlton, Dr 32 | SE23 - November 2021

All Inn One in Forest Hill which is in staggering distance to work and home. The Pantry is my favourite for a nice glass of wine. It’s a great atmosphere with chill out music and nibbles.

Where’s your favourite place to walk? One Tree Hill for its views and Dulwich Woods as you feel that you are deep in the countryside. That’s where an energetic collie dog is the best company.

What is your favourite shop? I love my food shops and especially Olives & more in Perry Vale. They have Spanish olives which are imported and either stuffed or marinated by the owner. They also sell great olive oil, Spanish dishes and wonderful chocolate covered almonds. It’s often my favourite place to pick up presents for dinner parties or birthdays.

What was the last thing you bought there? A mixed selection of olives & chocolates.

My perfect holiday.., Skiing in my favourite resort of Zermatt. We try to take a group of friends and family there every five years. It’s a wonderful resort at the foot of the picturesque side of the Matterhorn with only electro carts and horse drawn sledges in the town. It also has a great variety of challenging ski runs, great restaurants and bars & gives you a glimpse of life for the rich and famous.

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