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March/April 2014

MAGAZINE Your Questions To - Doug Taylor Leader of Enfield Council

Local News & What’s On in Your Area

How to Choose a Fireplace Win in our Competitions

Welcome to your March/April issue of en MAGAZINE Hello and welcome to the 60th issue of EN Magazine. It feels like a very long time ago that we delivered the very first issue of EN Magazine to homes in the Enfield area. 60 issues later and EN Magazine is still publishing. We still bring you news and information on what’s on and the local businesses. Since our launch we have always tried to promote the good and successful in the area, so if you have something positive to say why not get in touch.

In this issue of EN Magazine we have a selection of competitions to enter, from £100 of toys, tickets to a show or some lemon juice to clean your house!

How many people would like to sit round an open fire in their home. We find out how to buy a fireplace, you may be surprised by all the options on offer.

We also have a special report in this issue looking at the history of a local hotel chosen by Kings, Queens and Footballers.

I hope that you enjoy reading this issue of EN Magazine. I appreciate your feedback on the magazine so that we can continue to improve. If you have any comments or suggestions please get in touch with me at dal@ enmagazine.co.uk Kind regards

Doug

Douglas Lee Publisher, en magazine

Contents

Page 4 - Local News and Events Page 13 - Days Out - F1 simulators Page 15 - Home Improvements - choosing a fireplace Page 15 - Home Improvements - a zesty sparkle Page 17- Gardening - clean up Page 19 - Special Report - the history of West Lodge Page 22 - Your Questions To Page 24 - Business Advice - starting out Page 27 - EN Directory, Local Trades and Services Page 29 - Showtime Page 30 - What’ On Contacts Douglas Lee Publisher

Sarah Vittachi Features Editor

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Pop Up Success In the last issue of EN Magazine we advertised the new Pop UP Emporium, a local initiative supported by Enfield Enterprise and Enfield Council. The idea was to take over an empty retail unit and turn it into a selection of stalls, allowing local companies the opportunity to sell their products directly to the local community and to gain retail experience and exposure. The stalls were available to companies for a minimum of two weeks while the Emporium is open.

EN Magazine went along to meet up with Lauren of Recluse Colony, who has had a stall in the Emporium since it opened to find out if it had been a success for her and her company.

“When the Emporium opened it was very slow and I must admit I had my concerns about the footfall. But as the weeks have gone by and people have got to hear about it, the number of people coming in has increased with many people coming back frequently to see who and what is new, so

I would definitely say it has been a success.”

Recluse Colony, Lauren’s company is a collective of creative designers using a range of materials and design ideas to create clothing, jewellery, framed art and home accessories. They use recycled and upcycled resources where possible to make a stand against unnecessary mass production and waste.

They take pride in their range of designs and products are quirky, using items that people wouldn’t automatically have connected with utilising creatively.

“At the Emporium we have been able to promote a large selection of our products directly to people that have never heard of us. Up until now we have predominantly sold and promoted via the internet, our website and social media connections.”

“Having a high street presence has been a real eye opener for me. It has been really interesting for me to see how customers interact with the products that we are displaying and to talk to them and get instant and direct

feedback on what they like and do not like, something we have not been able to do before. I have also been able to listen to their feedback, to plan new designs and collections.

One of the most exciting elements has been with working with customers to help them to create their own designs and to make them withthem.”

“The opportunity of having a stall in the Pop Up Emporium has been fantastic. As well as helping me to generate sales and introduce new customers to Recluse Colony and our product ranges it has made me realise that having a shop and dealing directly with customers is something I want to do. I am hoping that before long I will be able to open my own Recluse Colony highsteet

outlet. Until then people can still come and see us at the Pop Up Emporium until the 29th March or vist me at www.facebook. com/recluse.colony

Des Johnson, CEO Enterprise Enfield added, “The Pop Up Emporium has been an excellent opportunity for business owners who are normally working from home and sell online to test trade their products in a high street retail environment.

We have been delighted with the interest shown in the shop and the traders so far - by the end of March 20 business owners will have had the chance to trade in the shop - selling everything from jewellery, clothing and accessories, gift hampers, skincare products, homeware, ceramics, artwork to cakes and hot pepper sauces!

Trading from a retail outlet is very different to selling online - our pop up retailers have learnt a lot and will be able to use this experience to develop and grow their businesses successfully. We are now exploring further options to run similar initiatives in the future.”

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Local photographers front cover

This months front cover photo is taken from the gallery of work by Elizabeth Whycer.

Known for her versatility and exceptional edits, lifelong Enfield resident Elizabeth produces photo power like no other.

Whether from portraits to products, businesses to bands or promotional shots to website design, Elizabeth will happily discuss how she can help you outperform your competition with stunning visuals.

With over three decades of experience, Elizabeth guarantees outstanding results every time and her Gallerycontinental

brand is rapidly gaining an enthusiastic following on social media.

To find out more and get in touch, visit Elizabeth’s new and exciting website www. gallerycontinental.com

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Enfield teacher gets award Ruth Shallcross, a teacher at Lavender Primary School in Enfield has won a prestigious national ‘Primary School Science Teacher of the Year’ award.

of scientists who are discovering the wonders of the world through her teaching.”

He said, “Ruth has shown us outstanding teaching skills and thoroughly deserves this recognition.

At the Primary Science Conference in June at the University of Manchester, she will receive a personal cheque for £1,000 and become a Fellow of the Primary Science Teaching College. She is inspiring future generations

Ruth impressed members of the Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) with the quality of her teaching and the evidence illustrating the breadth of activities that the children were doing in her lessons.

They recommended the award after a visit to Lavender School.

At a special assembly at the school she received a £1,000 cheque for the school and a certificate for the school from Dr Martin Hollins, a trustee of the Primary Science Teaching Trust.

Headteacher, Matthew Kleiner-Mann, said, “Headteacher, “We are tremendously proud of Ruth and delighted that she is recognised for her first class teaching and creativity. Our children love their lessons with her!”

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Artisan Pizza Enfield Council’s cycling payday arriving in Enfield Enfield Council has been awarded up to £30 million to revolutionise cycling in the borough as part of the Mayor Of London’s ambitious Mini-Holland scheme to encourage cycling in London.

Wednesday 26th March is the date for the launch of the newest Pizzeria in Enfield Inspired by traditional Sicilian food with a twist

Introducing

“cibo da morire” visit us to find out more www.enzosristorante.co.uk

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The borough was shortlisted in December

by Transport for London along with Merton, Bexley, Ealing, Kingston, Merton, Newham, Waltham Forest and Richmond Councils and found out today (Monday 10 March) that it had been awarded the money.

Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Chris Bond, said: “The success of Enfield Council’s bid for MiniHolland funding means we have attracted significant investment into our borough and this is a huge opportunity for us to revolutionise cycling in 11:58:55 our borough.

“Enfield Council is absolutely committed to improve our cycling network, transforming our town centres for residents and get more people on their bikes and this investment will radically accelerate that process.

“The council has already delivered a wide range of schemes to improve cycling in Enfield and this funding from the Mayor of London will help the borough build on its previous successes and expand on them significantly.”

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Enfield Council’s Conservative Group Deputy Leader, Cllr Joanne Laban, said: “We want to get more people on their bikes because it will get people out of their cars and help reduce congestion, cut competition for parking spaces, improve air quality and help people keep fit and healthy.”

Enfield Council will now conduct full public consultations on the schemes included in the bid prior to implementing them.

In the past year Enfield Council has delivered or is implementing a wide range of schemes to improve cycling in Enfield, these include: 1) Creating a network of Greenways to enable people to travel safely around the borough on largely car free routes 2) Free cycle training for children and adults 3) HGV driver training for council drivers and those who drive for a living to raise awareness of cyclists and reduce accidents 4) Launching Cycle Enfield to improve cycling facilities in the borough 5) Providing bike taster sessions for disabled people 6) More secure cycle parking facilities at transport hubs and for residents with nowhere to store their cycle securely

White water fun Lee Valley White Water officially opened for the 2014 season on Thursday 27 February following the completion of £6.3 million development and expansion work at the London 2012 Canoe Slalom venue.

2014 promises to be a massive year for the adrenalin pumping attraction with new activities to enjoy on the white water rapids as well as the return of the

world’s best athletes as they compete in the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup on 6 to 8 June – the first international competition to take place at the venue since the Games.

The bigger and better Lee Valley White Water Centre includes the creation of GB Canoeing’s Slalom national Performance Centre for the athletes and coaching team complete with a state of the art gym and physiotherapy suite.

There are also improved

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Shaun Dawson, Chief Executive of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, which owns and runs Lee Valley White Water Centre said: “The construction of these state of the art facilities for GB Canoeing’s athletes and support team is an integral part of the centre’s London 2012 legacy.

“As well as benefitting the elite athletes and next generation of paddlers who train and compete here everyone will be able to take advantage of this inspirational world class venue. In June the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup will welcome back the world’s best paddlers for the first time since Team GB memorably won Gold and Silver in the London 2012 Canoe Slalom event

and I’m sure this will Tickets for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup are now on general sale and prices start from £8 for adults and £4 for children. Family tickets, multi-day tickets and group discounts are also available. Visit www. canoelondon2014.com for details .

Lee Valley White Water Centre is kicking off the season with ‘March Mayhem’, where it costs just £30 per person on any Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday in March.

Visitors can also experience exciting, new activities for 2014: Hydrospeeding which is an extreme sport similar to bodyboarding and Hot Dog sessions which involve navigating down the white water rapids in an inflatable kayak.

Since opening, the centre has attracted around 330,000 visitors with 60,000 people having rafted and over 30,000 participants having tried canoeing or kayaking.

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Elton John – The Million Dollar Piano

Thurs 3rd April 8.00pm Tickets: £12 Recorded screening from Elton’s residency at Caesars Palace!

Soul Legends

Fri 4th April 8.00pm Tickets: £21, £20 concs Soul hits from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s with live band and stunning costumes.

American Rumble Wrestling Spectacular Tues 15th April 7.30pm Tickets: £12, £10 child, family of 4 £40 Great entertainment for all of the family!

Call the Box Office for further information or if you would like to receive our free cinema and entertainment brochure.

WYLLYOTTS BOX OFFICE 01707 645005 Wyllyotts Theatre, Wyllyotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, HERTS EN6 2HN www.wyllyottstheatre.co.uk

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Where will new homes go in Potters Bar? If you are interested in issues such as where and how new homes could be built, what your local high street looks like and the boundary of green belt land then you now have your chance to get involved as a six-week consultation period gots under way from Monday, 3 March, concluding on 14 April.

All local authorities must have a local plan in place which sets out how and where their area could be developed, and with what. Hertsmere council’s plan – which will guide development in the area until 2027 – is made up of a series of documents, including an overarching Core Strategy (approved in January 2013) and our Site Allocations and Development Management 19:19:14 Policies.

The Site Allocations and Development Management Policies identify development sites for a range of land uses and also includes detailed planning policies to guide decisions on individual planning applications.

For Potters Bar, sites identified for potential housing include the bus depot in the High Street for an estimated 70 homes (subject to a suitable alternative site being found for the depot) and the former Sunny Bank School for an estimated 43 homes. Land to the rear of 29-37 Heath Road is earmarked to be taken out of the green belt to address an existing anomaly with the green belt boundary. Please view the document for further details.

Cllr Harvey Cohen, portfolio holder for planning and localism, said: “These are critical

plans on which we want people to give us their views as they will have an impact on people and the communities they live in.

“We have responsibilities to provide adequate land for development, whether that is for retail or for new homes, but we also want to ensure our high streets are supported, that our communities are safe and pleasant places in which to live and work, that areas are protected and that all the needs of our diverse communities are met.”

How can you be involved?

As part of the consultation, letters are being sent to residents who will be directly affected by certain significant proposals as well as all key agencies and service providers, such as Hertfordshire County Council which is responsible for roads and schools, town and parish councils and community organisations.

A public drop-in session is being held to enable you to find out more, speak directly with planning officers and give your comments. For Potters Bar, this session is being held on on Thursday, 3 April between 12pm and 8pm at the Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes lane, Potters Bar EN6 2HN. You can also submit comments via email to local.plan@hertsmere. gov.uk or by post to Site Allocations, Planning Policy, Hertsmere Borough Council, Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1WA. For more information visit www.hertsmere.gov.uk/ siteallocations

Baxterbear launches Noah’s Ark’s Easter Egg Appeal enjoy – visit www. noahsarkhospice. org.uk for more information.

Baxterbear made a surprise visit to Asda in Southgate to help Noah’s Ark launch its Easter egg appeal. The bear, a regular supporter of the charity, was “TREEKLED” to meet and greet shoppers.

Throughout March and early April Noah’s Ark will once again run it’s annual Easter egg appeal.

The aim of the appeal is to encourage local companies, groups and individuals to donate chocolate eggs so that every child supported by the charity will receive an egg for Easter.

The chocolate eggs will also be used by Noah’s Ark at its flagship Easter Eggstravaganza event at Capel Manor Gardens over the Bank Holiday weekend and also during its fundraising activities at Brent Cross Shopping Centre during the Easter holidays.

Voted as the No.1 Easter event by The Independent newspaper in 2013, the Capel Manor event regularly attracts over 1,500 people. This year the event has been extended to two days - Friday 18 and Saturday 19 April 2014. As well as the Easter Egg trail there will also be lots of new and exciting activities for families to

Speaking at the launch Taylan Uysal, Community Fundraising Assistant said: “When we first started running the event we had no idea how successful and popular it would become - we couldn’t have done it without the support of our amazing volunteers and local groups like the Rotary Club of Edmonton who run the Egg and Spoon race and Skewbald Theatre who entertain the children with magical interactive stories. This year we’re calling on more local community groups and businesses to get involved by inviting them to take a stall at the event and/or run an activity.

If you’re interested then do get in touch as soon as possible as spaces are filling up fast”.

To enquire about a stall or to run an activity at the event please call the Fundraising Team on 0208 449 8877 or email them on fundraising@ noahsarkhospice.org.uk.

Easter eggs can be delivered to the Noah’s Ark Appeal office from now until Friday 11 April, or at Vic Smiths Beds in Southgate Stephen James BMW Enfield, Good Looking Opticians Enfield.

Money raised at the Easter events will help Noah’s Ark continue to provide much- needed support to local families caring for a child with complex medical needs.

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Lots going on at Forty Hall Step in to Forty Hall & Estate this spring and summer to celebrate art, ecology and heritage.

There’s plenty to do in the Hall for people of all ages 6 days a week; both weekdays and weekends. Enjoy the free permanent exhibition telling the story of Forty Hall, go on a free trail of the Hall with your family and admire the architecture and landscape. Pick up a gift from the shop at the end of your visit and relax in the new Nice Green Café serving a wide range of delicious food and beverage.

There are many special events and exhibitions taking place throughout the year which offer you ample opportunities to engage with the Hall & Estate and make your family memories. Learn about traditional rituals across the UK, watch traditional craft-making demonstrations, go on atmospheric tours and marvel at the new contemporary craft installation ‘Legacy: Two Works about Hope & Memory’ by Crafts Council as it arrives at the Hall in August, fresh from the Saatchi Gallery.

How about finding out about Darkside of Forty Hall. We associate success and wealth with Forty Hall but all is not what it seems. There’s

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dishonesty, financial failure and rumours of treason attached to the families who lived here.

Add a sprinkling of ghosts, curses and horror and we have a mixture of unsavoury tales to tell during this evening tour of the house.

Here Be Dragons Fire your imagination with this exhibition looking at dragon myths and legends from around the globe. From ancient to contemporary cultures, marvel at silk kimono design, armour and a display of silk worms.

Children will be able to interact with the exhibition by adding magnets to the panels – perfect for keeping little ones amused! Delivered in the lead up to St George’s Day celebrations.

Magical Storytelling Escape to the Pillar Room to enjoy musical, mystical and magical storytelling sessions for children aged 5 – 7 years. Hear tales of princes and princesses and animate the stories with puppetry. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Stories told by Pauline Collins.

Pick up the latest programme of events from Forty Hall, your local library, Millfield Theatre or the Dugdale Centre or visit www.fortyhallestate. co.uk

Artisan pizza arriving soon!

Back in 2007 when EN Magazine published its first issue we included a review of Enzo’s Ristorante on Chaseside.

Seven years later and now, for our 60th issue, EN Magazine is back at Enzo’s. Since the last visit a lot has changed in the economy of Britain impacting on people’s dining out habits.

calzone. The opportunity for one of the diners to experience her first ever calzone pizza courtesy of attention paid to the customers’ dietary requirements.

Like many restaurants, Enzo’s has listened to the needs and wishes of his customers. Last year they introduced the ‘3-69’ menu, offering dining at affordable prices. And continuing with the need to meet the requirements of the customers, Enzo is launching ‘Artisan Pizza’.

The flavours from the fresh ingredients were like no other pizza I had tasted in Enfield, not wishing to repeat myself, but I felt like I was back in Rome devouring a traditional Italian pizza.

EN Magazine was invited along to a preview tasting of this new and exciting menu. The menu takes me back to sitting in a piazza in Rome. Not a stuffed crust or deep pan gimmick in sit, but a selection of fresh, authentic Italian pizzas, with the chance to create your own using the extremely appetising toppings.

Starting with a selection of bruschetta and garlic bread to share, we took on the challenging of choosing our pizzas – they all sounded so good! We narrowed our selection down: four cheese; Italian sausage and a gluten free ham, mushroom and mozzarella

The main course pizzas arrived, falling off of the edge of the plates, these were going to take some eating!

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All of us really enjoyed our pizza preview and are sure this will become a regular pizza experience for ourselves and anyone who enjoys good quality, fresh, traditional pizza.

Enzo’s Artisan Pizza menu officially launches on 26th March. For further information visit his website www. enzosristorante. co.uk

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Looking young!

It’s that time of year again when we have been tempted by a few days of sunshine into believing the long, cold winter days are finally over. Before long it will be time to pull out the summer clothes from the back of the wardrobe.

But what about your face and hands? They have spent the last few months being attacked by cold winds, frost and rain.

Now unfortunately it’s not just the elements that have taken their toll on my complexion, but even though I hate to admit it, the years are beginning to have an effect as well .

I had heard from a friend about a non intrusive treatment called CACI which they say is fantastic and has taken years off them so although a little sceptical I wanted to find out more.

Using the excuse of writing

about this treatment for EN Magazine (well I was not going to admit to getting old!) I went to Bella Figura Beauty in Potters Bar who offer CACI treatments.

It turns out Bella Figura is a new beauty salon having only been opened last year

by Yvonne and her three fully qualified members of staff. As well as the CACI treatments they offer a full range of beauty treatments from manicure, pedicures, tanning to threading.

Bella Figura Beauty is a very welcoming salon, not like many of the stark modernistic style beauty salons I have visited. Arriving at the top of the stairs, I felt as though I had walked into someone’s living room, the atmosphere was so friendly and homely.

Greeted by one of the team, I was invited to sit down with a cup of coffee and discuss what the

CACI treatment involves and what I was trying to achieve.

Nicola explained CACI – the process and the benefits. Over time the muscles in the face will lose their tone. As we all know first impressions count and a sagging face can make you look tired, miserable and older than your years. Using the CACI system, muscle tone is restored by applying tiny micro-current electrical impulses to the affected muscles.

During each treatment session all 32 facial muscles are gently manipulated and reeducated by the trained therapist using a series of precise movements.

Soft cotton tipped wands are used on the face to transmit the micro-current energy to the facial muscles to restore tone and elasticity.

Having decided I would like to see the results for myself, Katie took me

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of to the therapy rooms for the treatment to be carried out.

The treatment itself felt as though my face was being massaged, it was very nice and relaxing laying on the treatment bed. .

But, did it look or feel any different? Straight after I could feel a tightening to my skin. Looking in the mirror a few days later my face still looks smoother and fuller and a few of my friends have commented on how well I look too, the perfect result from any treatment So I guess it may be the time for me to admit to myself that I need a little extra help and book in for some more CACI treatments at Bella Figura Beauty.

For more information about CACI or the range of treatments available from Bella Figura Beauty call 01707552315 or visit www.bellafigurabeauty. co.uk

Keep fit and safe If you read, watch or listen to the media these days you could be mistaken for thinking we live in a highly dangerous world where you should not venture out on to the street. The fact is, very occasionally, people of all ages, do end up in unfortunate situations where a little self defence could make a major difference.

Self-defence classes have been around for along time, teaching people techniques that are often derived from forms of martial arts. One such group that teaches classes and a whole lot more is lead by Paul Treacy at the Shogun Mixed Martial Arts Studio on Baker Street in Enfield

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including Robbie Williams, Slash, Stevie Wonder and many more.

LKD is a mixed Martial Art in its purest sense; real, effective, practical and applicable to everyday situations. Paul teaches his system to the general public, security personnel and to other Martial Artists.

As well as teaching martial arts at the Shogun Mixed Martial Arts Studio, Paul has linked up with a number of fitness instructors to offer a

range of classes including Cardio Box Extreme, Fit Body Boot Camp and Belly Dancing.

“Since opening the Studio I have always wanted to offer a complete location for health and fitness not just martial arts. As

a centre we want to offer many disciplines that bring benefits to a persons life.”

For further information visit the Shogun Martial Centre Baker St Enfield or call 0208 351 1016

Paul says “the first thing we teach people when they come to us is that martial arts are not about fighting. We do not want to teach people how to hurt someone else but how to stop themselves from being hurt. We run classes for all ages from 4 to 67. Our classes help with fitness, confidence, discipline as well as self defence in a fun controlled environment.”

“Our Dragon warrior classes for kids aimed 4-14 are one of the most popular classes we offer.

In the classes we teach self defence and address bullying, confidence and fitness for children.”

From the age of 7 Paul was interested in martial arts and has dedicated his life to learning and developing his own martial arts system, the Loong Keun Do Fighting System.

“Martial arts has enabled me to have an exciting carer. As well as training and becoming a master in different styles of martial arts including Jiu Juitsu, Wing Chun, Karate and Lau Gar. I have also had the opportunity to work in and train people in the personal security industry.

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Start Your Engines - well almost

The Formula 1 season got underway with the first race taking place in Melbourne on the 16th March 2014. How many people sat in front of their TV wishing that they could follow in the steps of the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen to name a few, hurtling around a track at high speeds, racing at the pinnacle of motorsport.

For most of us whatever our age these thoughts will just have to stay as dreams, but there is now a way to get closer to the experience of what it is like to race an F1 car Lets Race.

Lets Race, are full motion, professional F1 race car simulators featuring a booming sound system,

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creating an atmosphere that simply has to be experienced to be believed. The F1 model offers speeds of up to 200mph to give you a real rush, while developing enough downforce to keep you flying round the track when you get to those tricky corners.

Grabbing my race suit, gloves and helmet I headed to the pit lane.

Well jumped in my car and drove down to the Lets Race centre in Horley just

by Gatwick Airport, to try it out for myself.

As you arrive at the centre you are greeted by a building that would not look out of place behind the pit garages along with all the other teams corporate hospitality centres. Walking in, the building has display cars,

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a bar and reception area.

Additionally Lets Race is the official Marussia F1 team fan headquarters.

The links with Marussia go further than that with current F1 driver Max Chiltion advising and helping to design the driving simulator experience.

Upon arrival, I was taken through to the Drivers Safety Briefing. Ok I would not actually be driving a real car but the briefing does go through some things you need to know and believe me you soon realise this is nothing like grabbing a playstation control and controlling a car round a track on your TV. Then it is off to the simulator room, where 10 race simulators await you.

Climbing into the simulator is just like getting into a single seater car. Lowering yourself into the seat with your feet out in front of you with the pedals higher than the seat, you then wait for your race engineer, ok it’s a member of staff, to come and fix your steering wheel in place. Just like a racecar the steering wheel has paddles to change up and down the gears but there are not all the buttons you associate with a F1 steering wheel. To be honest I had enough difficulty concentrating on changing gears let alone race settings.

Pulling out of the pit garage on to the pit lane you get the first experience of steering the simulator and it is surprising how much a turn of the wheel moves the car,

you feel the movement through the seat in the simulator as well as seeing it from the 3 screens. Then it’s out onto the straight and I am off into my practice laps.

I had chosen to race on the Circuit de Catalunya, this was on the advice of the instructor who pointed out that they have added cones to the circuit for braking, corner apex and acceleration points. Starting off slowly I started to try to feel my way around the circuit, and you do feel it. Clip a kerb and the whole simulator bounces you off to the side, brake too hard and you come to a juddering halt and have a crash, well I am sure you get the picture.

25 minutes later and my practice laps were over.

Ok I did not match Kimi Raikkonens lap record of 1 minute 21.670 seconds but for me a respectable 1 minute 58.710 seconds, breaking the two-minute barrier.

Then its off to get a print out of my telemetry to show where I brake and accelerate compared to the fastest lap on the circuit.

I really enjoyed the experience and would say this is a treat for any motor racing enthusiast.

For more information visit www.letsrace.co.uk

The sights, smells, and sounds of an open fire I don’t know about you, but while I have been walking around this winter I keep passing the smell of a real fire burning wood or coal. For me this invokes images of warming myself around a fireplace with a steaming cup of hot chocolate, or something a little stronger on a cold winters night. So I thought why not get a fireplace for my home - surely it’s just a case of popping along to a local fireplace shop and choosing one!

“When customers come into the showroom, the first thing we have to do is to get an understanding of why they want a fireplace,” says Neil Stean of the Hertfordshire Fireplace Gallery. “We need to find out which room they are looking to install the fireplace, and if they are looking for a heating device or something that is more for show.”

“Many customers forget that depending on the type of fire you choose, they give off a lot of heat as well as being a focal point to a room. If you already have a well insulated room with ample heating such as radiators, do you really want another heat source in the room?”

“We then find out about the room itself; do they have an existing chimney and fireplace, do they have a gas connection, and what type of fuel is currently being used.

“Once we have identified these options we can then start to consider what types of fuel will best suit the customers requirements whether gas, electric, wood, coal or bioethanol.”

“The most cost effective type of fire for heat is a gas fire. The efficiency across all fires will depend on the actual fire itself.

For example an open gas fire will be classed as decorative whereas you can dramatically improve its heat efficiency, by having a glass fronted fire or stove.”

“Next are the electric fire options. If the fireplace is more for show than heat output, then electric is normally the best option as the flame effect only costs a little more than running a light bulb - turn on the heating and the running cost increases significantly. ” “A lot of customers have an emotional or romantic vision of a traditional wood or coal fireplace, but have they really thought through the elements involved with the continuous cleaning, coupled with the effect smoke can have on a modern living room?”

“Bio-ethanol is aimed at customers wanting a real flame where there isn’t a chimney. Manufactured in liquid form as a vegetable by product, this produces a real flame as it burns.

However, the burner unit will need refilling after approx 3 hours of use and

Home Improvements only when cooled down – maybe not the best solution on a long cold night!”

Having identified the fuel type required, we then look at the type of fire that is best suited to fulfil the customer’s requirements.

These include inset fires, hole in the wall fires, fire baskets, grates and stoves. All of these offer different options in heat and fuel solutions”.

“Once we have established the needs of the fireplace and fuel type, we can then move on to the fireplace surround. There are many designs to choose from, including contemporary and traditional, limestone, marble, micro marble, timber or cast iron or a minimalistic hole in the wall fire.”

“After going through the many options we will then arrange a free of charge survey of the property.

This is to make sure that the chosen fireplace can be installed in their home, whilst also conforming to the relevant regulations.

It is not often as simple as ‘knocking a hole in a wall’ or opening up an old fireplace – there may be plastering work involved or possibly a need to get on the roof to attend to the chimney stack.”

“As long as everything is acceptable, or we are able to carry out the correct alterations, we can then proceed with installing the fireplace. We arrange for our fully qualified and where appropriate, Gas Safe or HETAS Registered engineers, to install your fire and surround.”

“We then leave our customers to enjoy years of sitting in front of

their fireplace in a warm comfortable environment.”

I bet like me you thought that buying a fireplace was going to be as easy as popping along to a showroom and picking one.

I would recommend going along to a fireplace specialist like the Hertfordshire Fireplace Gallery not just to view the large range of fireplaces on display, but hopefully to be inspired. Furthermore a chat with the friendly knowledgeable staff will make you realise just how many options there are, and the advantages and disadvantages for each situation.

Me, I am looking at having a wood-burning stove installed and spending some long cold winter nights in front of it.

Alan Harvey

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Home Improvements

A zesty and fresh way to spring clean 20 minutes, or longer for really bad stains - and then wipe clean.

Spot on: Banish black

mildew spots and mould with one part PLj Lemon Juice to one part baking powder. Apply the paste, leave for two hours and then rinse off thoroughly, leaving your tiles sparklingly clean.

Tip top taps: Chrome With the milder months just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about the annual spring clean; from removing soap scum from the bathroom tiles to making those windows gleam. Using harsh chemicals can be costly and often bad for the environment and skin. However, a zesty alternative is naturally acidic lemon juice, which is great at cutting through grease and dirt and can leave the home sparkling and smelling fresh and fragrant.

Natural lemon juice brand, PLj, have produced some easy-tofollow tips on how to spring clean the natural way with their

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bottled lemon juice, and costing only £2.29 for 500ml, it certainly won’t break the bank either.

Blissful bathrooms:

Make soap scum and lime scale disappear on baths, showers, tiles and grout by mixing up a paste of two parts bicarbonate of soda to one part PLj Lemon Juice. Apply the thick paste with a damp cloth, leave for at least ten minutes and then rub off with a sponge.

Top tip: For those difficult to reach areas around taps and plugs, try using a soft toothbrush (an old one, not your partner’s!) to get into those awkward places.

Stain drain:

Bleach wooden chopping boards and remove stains from worktops by rubbing with neat PLj Lemon Juice and a sponge. Leave for

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steel toothbrush holders, taps and sinks will gleam after an enthusiastic rub with PLj Lemon Juice, which should then be washed off with warm water.

Marvellous metal: Rub tarnished brass and copper with PLj Lemon Juice and salt, wash off thoroughly with water and buff up with a soft cloth for ultimate shine.

Gleaming glass: As the

sunshine starts to make an appearance, it can really show up dirty marks and finger prints on windows and mirrors. Make them shine with a homemade cleaning solution of 1 litre water, 60ml white vinegar and 30ml PLj Lemon Juice in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as any shopbought window cleaner for gleaming, sun-ready windows.

Brighter whites: For

a noticeable difference in the white wash, add 120ml PLj Lemon Juice to the laundry rinse cycle.

Clothes will be left bright and delicately scented.

Fresh air: The kitchen is a place of wonderful, or sometimes, unpleasant smells. To create a citrus and refreshing natural air freshener, put 30ml PLj Lemon Juice in a pan of water and bring to the boil.

Microwave magic:

For an easy clean of the microwave, and to help banish cooking odours, add 25ml of PLj Lemon Juice to a bowl of cold water and cook on high for three minutes. The condensation from the steam loosens dirt and makes cleaning the microwave so much easier – all that is needed next is to simply wipe dirt off with a damp cloth and the microwave will be left shiny and citrusy-fresh.

Stain? What stain?

Dreaded stains such as curry or grass marks can often be removed by simply dabbing salt and PLj Lemon Juice onto the mark. Leave for about an hour, then rinse well and wash as normal.

Perfectly polished: To make wooden furniture and floors gleam and glow, make up a solution of one part olive oil to one part PLj Lemon Juice.

Mix well and apply with a soft rag. Rub this mixture in thoroughly and then polish off vigorously with a clean cloth.

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Gardening

Getting the Garden back in shape after winter Small gardens are often taken in with a single glance and this means that unfortunately there is nowhere to hide when it comes to sneakily sweeping dead leaves into a corner or not winding in the hose or putting tools away.

Gardens, like rooms look best when they are swept and tidy but with life’s increasing pressures and stresses the available time that can be spent tidying your garden is often at a premium and may get shunted down the list in place of more immediate and pressing tasks.

Choose a nice sunny spring day and try to put aside a couple of hours to tidy and sweep away the remnants of the winter garden debris. There is an immense sense of satisfaction when all is like new again, if only for a brief amount of time.

Although I favour the old fashioned approach to cleaning up the garden, ie a broom, dustpan and brush, I have to concede that there are a few power tools that do make life easier in the garden when time is pressing. A good blower or garden hoover / shredder is a boon, especially if you have bamboo or other plants that shed their leaves all year round. These tools allow you to clean places that perhaps you couldn’t ordinarily get to and are hugely useful for getting the leaves and debris out from behind large pots. There is of course a bewildering choice in stores and online and it is always worth going to try out the machinery to see whether it is lightweight enough to be comfortable to use or indeed powerful enough for the tasks you will ask of it.

A gas weed gun is also useful in small areas of gravel or pebbles where it can be difficult to sweep up leaves and debris between the stones. The elongated blow torch incinerates them and also helps to kill off any seeds that might be lurking in the gravel waiting to germinate – although you will never get every one and the process will be ongoing, especially with rampant seeders such as Verbena bonariensis and Erigeron.

Plants often look weather beaten at this time of year but most perennials are neatly cut down to the ground and their appearance is improved almost in seconds.

Shrubs such as Hydrangea are also cut and tidied as are

Gardening roses. No garden is maintenance free and although perennials look like hard work they are often much less maintenance than you think. At this time of year they will take a bit of time to cut down, rake away the debris and mulch around but after that there is very little to do to look after them in the summer.

If you can at this time too add in pea stakes or canes to support any plants that might need it (Campanula, Delphinium, Phlox are such cases) then it will prevent difficulty later on in the year when selecting points to push in supports amongst the foliage will be challenging. With the climate as it has been of late one of the most import jobs to do when the weather improves is to feed the garden using a slow release granular organic fertilizer. The rain that has pommelled the British Isles this winter will have leached nutrients out of the soil and so feeding your plants will not only encourage strong growth but flowers too and a well tended and fed plant is one that is less likely to succumb to problems later in the year.

Small gardens benefit from planning well and when I design a garden, how much maintenance the client wishes to undertake is always part of the overall design process. No matter how well thought out, any external hard landscaping will be subjected to all the elements mother nature can throw at it and there will be times when simply brushing and washing down your terrace doesn’t get it as clean as it could be. There are a multitude of chemical and ‘green’ products on the market to clean stone and you should of course always read the label and try a test patch first regardless of which product you purchase. Some such as Patio Magic provides really good effects on sandstone and man made paving. It is a product that can be diluted and watered on, there is no scrubbing or brushing and even if effects are not perhaps immediate, the gentle cleaning effect keeps on working through the year.

The maintenance of your garden shouldn’t be a chore, it should be something you enjoy and want to do if you want to actively garden your space rather than employ a maintenance gardener. Whichever approach you take (dustpan and brush or blower and gas gun) the time spent in cleaning and tidying should always be worth the time you spend in the garden after enjoying the fruits of your labours.

Kate Gould is an award winning garden designer with more than a decade’s hands-on experience transforming gardens of all sizes and a regular exhibitor at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show where she has been awarded three Gold medals. www.kategouldgardens.com

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Local History

A History of the local hotel chosen by Kings, Queens and Footballers The Enfield Chase, an area of 8,000 acres stretching from Barnet to Edmonton, was enclosed in 1136

by Geoffrey de Mandeville, and stocked with fallow deer. In 1419 it was divided for administrative purposes into three parts, and it is believed that the three lodges, East, South and West Lodge, were originally built about this time. The lodges provided residences for the bailiffs whose duty was to protect the Chase from local people poaching the deer and cutting down the trees for firewood.

The Chase passed to the Crown in 1421 after Mary de Bohun had married King Henry IV, and remained part of the Duchy of Lancaster for five centuries. In Tudor and Stuart times it was used for hunting deer and sometimes wild boar. King Henry VIII, who loved hunting, once stayed for a week at West Lodge with his Queen, Catherine of Aragon, and the keepers who were accused of cutting down too many trees explained that large fires had been lit to keep warm the company of noblemen and gentlemen waiting for the king to return from his hunting.

When in 1557 Queen Elizabeth I was living as Princess Elizabeth at the Bishop’s Palace at Hatfield, it is recorded that she was escorted from Hatfield to Enfield Chase by a retinue of twelve ladies in white satin, on ambling palfreys, and a hundred and twenty yeomen in green, on horse back, so that she might hunt the hart.

On entering the Chase she was met by fifty archers in scarlet boots and yellow caps, armed with gilded bows, each of whom presented her with a silver-headed arrow, winged with peacock’s feathers.

It is also recorded that within a week of his coming down to London from Scotland to be crowned, King James I dined at West Lodge which, it was said, had been “very prettily trimmed up” by John West, the keeper.

His son Charles I is the last monarch recorded to have stayed at West Lodge and to have hunted in the Chase.

One of the more famous occupants in the 17th century was the Hon. Henry Coventry. A loyal friend of Charles II during the Cromwellian period, he went into exile with the King and on his return was appointed Secretary of State - the office which is equivalent these days to Prime Minister. History records that he was one of the few Secretaries of State during Charles II’s reign who served the King and country really well, and he held the office for eight years.

Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary in November 1667 - “Harry Coventry hath got more fame and common esteem than any gentleman in England hath at this day and is an excellent and able person”.

In 1673, Henry Coventry took West Lodge as his country residence, and began to replant the trees, many of which had been cut down during the Commonwealth. In 1677 he had his portrait

painted by Mary Beale. This portrait now hangs in the state dining room at Longleat, Wiltshire, the seat of the Marquess of Bath, who kindly gave permission to have the copy made which now hangs in the hall at West Lodge Park. Henry Coventry died in 1686.

John Evelyn a writer of some three dozen works, the most famous being his Diary, which was not discovered and published until over a century after his death. He also wrote Sylva, a treatise on practical arboriculture, which generated interest in trees and landscape gardening. A friend of Samuel Pepys and Sir Christopher Wren, he was active at the court of Charles II and was elected secretary of the Royal Society in 1672.

John Evelyn travelled to West Lodge on 2 June 1676 to visit Henry Coventry, and wrote in his diary:

“2 June. I went with my Lord Chamberlaine to see a garden at Enfield towne; thence to Mr Sec. Coventry’s lodge in the Chace. It is a very pretty place, the house commodious, the gardens handsome, and our entertainment very free, there being none but my Lord and myselfe. That which I most wondered at was, that in the compass of 25 miles, yet within 14 miles of London, there is not an house, barne, church, or building besides three lodges. To this Lodge are three greate ponds and some few inclosures, the rest a solitarie desert, yet stor’d with not lesse than 3000 deere. These are pretty retreats for gentlemen, especialy for those who are studious and lovers of privacy.”

From 1694 to 1716 West Lodge was owned by the disreputable Sir Basil Firebrace, who was at one time sentenced to imprisonment in the Tower of London for bribery and fraud. He managed to sell the office of the Keeper of the Chase in 1716 to Major General John Pepper by assuring him that it would bring in profits of £964 per year. In reality, General Pepper had to spend £2,000 of his own money on repairing and restoring West Lodge, described as a large house with barns, stables for more than 30 horses, and 8 acres of fruit trees and vegetables, and he never recovered his investment.

The next owner of West Lodge was James Brydges, the first Duke of Chandos, who had made his fortune in only a slightly less disreputable way than Sir Basil Firebrace, by being Paymaster-General to the Army from 1706

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Local History - 1712, during the War of the Spanish Succession, and getting rich on the profits. He built himself a magnificent house at Edgware called Canons, and maintained a private orchestra of 27 players for which Handel wrote the Chandos Anthems. Like General Pepper, he hoped to make profits from his position as Chief Ranger to the Enfield Chase but struggled for years against poachers and thieves, including some of his own servants.

On his death in 1744 the property passed to his son Henry, the 2nd Duke. Like his father, he did not live at West Lodge but at his main residence in Edgware.

His estate passed in 1759 to his son, the third Duke of Chandos, and his widow held the lease of West Lodge until 1808.

In 1776 the Duchy of Lancaster split up the Enfield Chase. About 60% of the land was granted to adjoining parishes, the Duchy keeping the remainder. Most parishes then sold their entitlement to local farmers, who used it for agriculture. Only at Hadley was the parish allocation preserved intact and run by trustees for the benefit of the parish, which it still is (Hadley Common and Hadley Wood).

Thus, after nearly 650 years, the Enfield Chase ceased to exist as a hunting forest and West Lodge became a gentleman’s country seat, losing the responsibilities for the protection of the Chase.

The old house had been extensively repaired twice, in 1583 and in 1720, but it was over 400 years old when, in 1832, the walls moved several inches in one night to the great alarm of the occupiers and it had to be demolished. The tenant, Archibald Paris, had taken a lease of West Lodge in 1827 with a covenant to rebuild.

He carried out the terms of the covenant and rebuilt West Lodge in an attractive Regency style. The new building was complete by 1835, incorporating Tudor

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panelling from the old house around the main staircase.

Archibald Paris lived at West Lodge until 1850.

John White Cater took the lease of West Lodge in 1850 and lived there till his death in 1889. He was a distinguished banker, becoming Chairman of the London and Brazilian Bank. In his time many fine specimen trees were planted, including the sequoias which dominate the skyline.

A census survey of 1851 shows that, apart from six members of the family, there were five indoor servants plus a gardener, two coachmen and a farm steward living at West Lodge, in addition to non-resident staff.

Six gardeners were employed in Victorian times to look after eight acres of grounds, including orchards, vegetable gardens, a nut tree walk, large greenhouses, a vinery and a peach house. The front drive was originally an avenue of elms, replaced in the 1920s by the present lime trees, while the fine oak tree in front of the hotel has been dated to 1840.

The first man to convert West Lodge into a hotel was Ernest North Lewis. Taking a lease in 1921, he built an extension three years later containing a dining room and eleven bedrooms, which raised the total number of rooms, to 28. The hotel was described in its brochure as being run by “gentlepeople for gentlepeople”. Many guests were people retired from the professions or the services and their wives, but those who were still in business were driven in the hotel car to catch the 9.08 and 9.45 am trains from Hadley Wood Station, and were met on their return from the City in the evening. Ernest North Lewis also added the word ‘Park’ to the name ‘West Lodge’ to add dignity. He sold the hotel in 1938 and moved to Burford, when he acquired the Lamb Inn. Edmund Victor took over West Lodge Park and ran it during the second war, maintaining the standards in spite of great shortage of staff. In 1942 the profit on a

Local History originally let out to a farmer. The arboretum became his pride and joy, and he never tired of showing it to visitors. Edward Beale devoted much time to public affairs, and was awarded the C.B.E. in 1966. He died in 1998 at the age of 94.

whole year’s trading was only nine pounds.

Residents in the 1930s and 40s paid an all-inclusive sum ranging from £5 to £15 per week for accommodation and full board, including breakfast, morning coffee, luncheon, afternoon tea and dinner. The hotel was not licensed, but guests were allowed a bin in the cellar for their own wines. At 1pm and 7pm the waiter on duty sounded a gong on the front staircase and pulled a rope ringing an outside bell to summon guests for lunch or dinner. Until the Second World War, gentlemen were expected to wear dinner jackets in the evenings.

In the dining room, adorned with hunting trophies from Africa, permanent residents had their regular tables around the walls, leaving a few tables in the middle for occasional visitors, who were scrutinised carefully by 1999 had risen to the residents. A wages list dated 28th October 1944 reveals wage rates which were not exactly glittering. Several staff, including maids, porters, waitresses and waiters, were paid only one pound per week, though they were provided with full board and lodging, and a note in the ledger states “participates in gratuity”.

In 1944 the total wages bill for the whole hotel staff, which included a scullerymaid and a land girl, was £45.13.0. By comparison, the weekly wages bill in £22,000.

In the bedrooms, however, there was no central heating and guests had to put a shilling in the slot of their meter to make their gas fires work. One eccentric lady preferred to sit outside her bed-room in the corridor where there was a radiator providing free heat.

Edward Beale bought West Lodge Park in March 1945 and moved there with his wife Betty and son Trevor.

He was then 41, and had rescued his family bakery and catering business Beale’s Ltd., which dated back to 1769, from near closure during the depression of the 1930s. For some years the hotel continued to operate as a private unlicensed hotel serving mainly permanent residents, and making little or no profit.

Then in 1958 Edward Beale, aided by his brother John, decided to raise the standards.

The permanent residents moved elsewhere, central heating was installed, and a start made on building private bathrooms en suite.

A bar was added, an expensive chef hired, the restaurant opened to non residents, and banqueting for weddings and other functions encouraged.

Edward Beale lived at West Lodge Park for over fifty years, pursuing his vision of achieving the highest possible standards for the hotel with energy and enthusiasm.

He formed the hotel’s collection of pictures and took particular pleasure in creating an arboretum out of a ten acre field that was

The spacious grounds around West Lodge Park extend for over thirty five acres, and include lawns, open parkland and woods. A major development took place in 1963 when Edward Beale, acting on a suggestion by Derek Honour, then trees advisor to the Greater London Council, decided to create an arboretum. Taking advice also from Frank Knight, formerly director of R.H.S. Wisley, he laid out ten acres of parkland with two main grass rides leading through groupings of specimen trees and shrubs of the same family – oaks, limes, pines, larches, rowans, dogwoods, birches, magnolias etc. At one end a maple glade was formed, and collections of ceanothus and buddleia add colour. Specimens of particular interest include a fine swamp cypress, a 200 year old strawberry tree, a weeping Brewers’ spruce and a rare Kentucky coffee bean tree. There are now over 800 varieties of trees and shrubs in the Beale Arboretum, including national collections of hornbeams and taxodiums. A full list and plan is available at the hotel.

The lake in front of the hotel was created originally as a fish pond to vary the diet of venison served to the members of the royal party returning to West Lodge after a day’s hunting in the Enfield Chase. Nowadays it is a home for goldfish and moorhens, and is a popular background for wedding photos.

Under John Phillips, who managed West Lodge Park from 1969 to 1992, the hotel rose from three to four star status. It also became well known when the England football team began to use the hotel as the team’s base to train before international matches. West Lodge Park is still used by top football clubs playing in the F.A. Cup Final and other London matches.

Trevor Beale came to live at West Lodge Park as a boy of ten. After attending Cambridge and qualifying as a barrister, he joined the family firm of Beale’s Limited in 1958, becoming managing director in 1970 and chairman in 1990. He retired in November 1999.

Today West Lodge is run by Andrew Beale the eighth generation of the family to enter the firm.

West Lodge Park Cockfosters Road Hadley Wood, Near Barnet Hertfordshire EN4 0PY Telephone: 0208 216 3900 Fax: 0208 216 3937 E-mail: Andrew.Beales belaeshotels.co.uk www.bealeshotels.co.uk

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Your Questions To

Your Questions to Doug Taylor Leader of Enfeld Council EN Magazine met up with Doug Taylor to put some of our readers questions to him.

Cllr Doug Taylor has been a Councillor since 1998 and Council Leader from 1999-2002, and 2010 to now.

He began his working life in Market Research and then in the Voluntary Sector.

In 2013 after 10 years he left Which?, the Consumer Association, where he specialised in financial services.

Blue Signed Help Points for children is a good campaign but what has happened to it as I cannot see the signs anymore?

The community help point scheme is still up and running and local businesses, libraries, children’s centres, youth centres, police stations and other premises on or near to main roads and transport services, are all part of the scheme and display the logo and will offer appropriate help to any child, young person or adult in difficulty or needing help.

This is a fantastic scheme and I’d urge as many organisations as possible to come forward and participate in this wonderful initiative which provides a real community focus on looking after and protecting the most vulnerable members of society.

What support can the council offer to small businesses so we see fewer empty shops in the area?

Town centre vitality is important to the Council and we work hard to help small businesses launch and prosper.

As a result of the Council’s commitment to local businesses we employ a number of local organisations that specialise in helping businesses start up in the borough and grow including EBRA and Enterprise Enfield.

However, supporting local businesses is also about celebrating and promoting what we’ve got to the people of Enfield and beyond. It is the local independent shops and suppliers that give Enfield’s neighbourhoods their distinct character. These businesses also tend to be owned by people who live locally and are more invested in the area.

In December, Enfield Council took advantage of Small Business Saturday to remind people of what their local town centres have to offer. We worked hard to create a buzz, laying on events and promotions as well as putting together a town guide for Enfield which we gave out on the day. It was not only great fun but encouraged people to rediscover the unique shops and businesses that they have on their doorstep.

By spending money with local businesses we all help to secure local jobs and make the local economy grow.

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Statistics show that £1 spent with a local business puts £1.76 back into the local economy There have been lots of housing developments bringing new residents to the community but what is the council doing about the already overstretched public services, school places, doctors, dentists etc?

We’re embarking on some incredibly ambitious estate improvement projects which will dramatically improve the quality of the housing in a number of areas such as the Alma Estate in Ponders End. But the fact is London, as a city, has an expanding population.

I understand the concerns people are expressing about public services and we’re making sure the vital services we all need are being put in place. We’ve managed to secure an extra £30 million for Enfield over the next two years for primary care services such as doctors and dentists surgeries, and Enfield Council is putting the finishing touches to two joint service centres in the borough which it has built and funded and which will house health and council services under one roof.

We’ve also acted really quickly to deal with a predicted shortfall in primary school places and our multi-million primary expansion programme is well underway and is providing thousands of good quality new school places for primary school children in the places they are most needed.

School places are stretched and I have read of the scheme to build new primary schools but what about the secondary school places that will be needed in a few years. What plans are in place?

Of course it’s common sense that if you have hundreds of new primary school children, in a few years there will be extra secondary school children and we’re already working to make sure there are enough high quality secondary school places to go round as well. Education is a massive priority for Enfield Council and this is reflected in the latest GCSE and Key Stage 4 results which showed Enfield children are outperforming both the London and the national average. There are already 2 new secondary schools agreed.

Parking, in Potters Bar I can park for free for 30 minutes and an hour for 20 pence, the same kind of location in Enfield costs 80 pence for 30 minutes, this stops me using local shops; In Southgate it is cheaper to pay to park in M&S than in the council bay, surely this loses the council money and discourages people visiting the area?

We want to make our shops as attractive as we possibly can to our residents and encourage people to shop locally, one of the ways we’re doing that is by making it easy to get to our town centres by a whole range of methods, whether that’s by car, cycle, public transport

Your Questions To or on foot.

We now offer three hours free parking in our car parks on a Sunday and last year we extended the period you could park in our car parks and bays without increasing the price.

Why does the council seem to want to clutter our streets with road signs, not just on the side of the road but written on the road as well.?

Many people ask this question and the answer is “we have to”. We work really hard to remove things cluttering up pavements, roads and other places because they get in the way of people trying to go about their daily business and can result in information overload, unfortunately in many cases we are legally obliged to put road signs up to advise motorists and other road users of potential dangers such as road layout changes, and features such as roundabouts and junctions.

We work tirelessly to improve road layouts, remove unnecessary signage, reduce congestion and generally make things as easy as we can for road users and pedestrians, this has also included spending more than £8 million over the last year resurfacing roads and pavements.

Dog Mess – as a dog walker I am disgusted by the number of owners who do not clean up after their pets, what can the council do?

People should clean up after their pet. Anyone who fails to clean up after their dog, and who is caught by our enforcement officers will either be issued with a fixed penalty notice or take to court and prosecuted.

Why do your litter wardens focus their efforts on Enfield Town and how is the spitting ban going?

People consistently tell us they hate littering, spitting and dog fouling and our enforcement officers work really hard to deal with the individuals who think they can use our streets as a rubbish bin.

We certainly don’t focus most of our enforcement efforts in Enfield Town, in fact they patrol wherever lots of people congregate such as shopping centres and transport hubs, because those locations are where people are most likely to litter and commit other environmental crimes.

We introduced the spitting ban as a direct result of residents telling us they thought spitting was a foul habit and they wanted the council to do something about it.

We listened to them and now it’s illegal in Enfield and, if we spot people doing it, they’ll be prosecuted. But the real objective is not to prosecute – it’s to get a change of habit.

But to avoid doubt, the ban was never intended to impact on sportsmen and women.

A&E - What is the council doing to see that residents of Enfield have proper access to medical care now that Chase Farm A&E has shut?

It’s common knowledge that Enfield Council took the government to court to try and stop the closure of the A&E department at Chase Farm Hospital but was unfortunately unsuccessful. We had major concerns about the decision to close the A&E and remain unconvinced by clinical arguments which claim the provision that is currently in place will meet the needs of Enfield residents without a vast improvement in community based services.

We will be keeping a very close eye on the quality of the Accident and Emergency services available at North Middlesex hospital and Barnet hospital to make sure it can cope with demand and we will lobby the government and NHS for changes if the new arrangements do not deliver the services we were promised.

Lots of council consultations and meetings take place during the day, I would like to get involved but am at work, what can the council do to make itself more accessible?

It just isn’t true that we do most of our consultation events during the day. We almost invariable hold meetings, consultation events and area forums at the times when residents are available – during the evening and council staff make sure that residents are given plenty of notice that such events are taking place.

We also make all our consultation material and other information available in a wide range of different formats, to cater for as many people as possible and all our information is accessible online. We don’t always get it right and we’re always happy to listen to suggestions from residents.

If you have questions you would like to put to the Leader of Hertsmere Council, the London Assembly representative or please suggest someone else we should be questioning send them to editorial@enmagazine.co.uk

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Business

Blueprint for Start Ups “House Rules for Business Start Ups” I have always struggled to understand why a majority of small businesses lack the knowledge and understanding of what I call the “house rules of a start-up” which are critical to the success of every business.

Is it selfishness on the part of those who have trodden that path and become wildly successful, unwillingness to share their secrets of success or is it the scarcity of coaches, trainers and experts who know this area of business well enough to confidently impart knowledge?

When you start your own business you are looking for people with expertise and those who have been successful in their business to help and guide you to success, and there is no shortage of coaches and trainers who are willing to part with their knowledge on search engine optimisation, online marketing and a whole host of other schemes and get rich strategies in return for profits, but amazingly the offer of coaching, mentoring and training in the nitty gritty of real business success are very scanty.

But not having this vital knowledge at the right time of your start up could seriously jeopardise the growth without you even knowing. After all, “what you don’t know doesn’t hurt” right? Very wrong. I cover these in my “Quantum Start up” Online Programme, because all start-ups deserve to know.

The Mind Game

If you want to be wildly successful in your business, it all starts with you. Sometimes people get stopped by their own limiting beliefs or fear of failure, or just gets

stopped by life - people pulling you down, you getting ill, and all kinds of life’s wonderful challenges, but if you are absolutely certain of why you want to succeed in business, you carry on and become an unstoppable force that is committed, resourceful, creative, flexible, determined and at the same time willing to surrender if need be.

Pressing Problems

An entrepreneur is, by nature, a problem solver. You are solving problems for customers and clients in exchange for a profit, and every successful business is built around recognising a problem that needs an innovative solution. See yourself as a provider of solutions - you are responsible for identifying and quickly solving any problems people might have.

If you want to solve people’s problems and serve them, it’s important to start with a clear understanding of the fundamental problems they collectively face. This could be healthcare issues, unhealthy foods dominating our supermarkets, broken education systems, relationship issues - the list goes on.

Ask yourself what kind of difference you can make to people’s lives and what sort of positive impact you can make. You can generate huge profits by making a positive impact in people’s lives and making the world a better place.

What are the solutions?

Can you find an enjoyable and authentic way to solve people’s problems and make a positive change in their lives, whether economic, educational, healthcare or spiritual, and bring about a radical transformation in their lives?

Can you cultivate love, relationships and communication? Can you heal people? Can you empower people? Can you raise people’s consciousness? Find ways of getting needs met that are sustainable as well as socially and economically acceptable.

What do you want from being an entrepreneur?

So you are a determined, hardworking, and organised person, able to get out of bed in the mornings, but what about choosing the business that is a good fit for you? Think carefully about what you want from your business.

Consider carefully why you want to run your own business and research the opportunities you are thinking about thoroughly before making any commitment. Consider your strengths and attributes, and your passions and draw a short list of potential opportunities that would be best fit.

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If you think you are cut out to be a business owner. Look for a business with present and future huge potential that will deliver the lifestyle rewards and fulfilment you are looking for.

Business You are the boss You want to make money, but how do you want to go about it? Apart from other considerations, you need to establish why, and if you know what it is specifically you want to make the money for, it will likely confirm why you want to be in business. It will also serve as a reality check as to the feasibility regarding your capabilities and the realities or the worth of the opportunities you are considering.

Survival

For most people the reason for wanting to make money is generally to survive and to have a better lifestyle.

But the more thoughtful have clear ideas about what the money would be used for. Only those with specific goals achieve their aims, so have specific ones. Some goals may be to supplement existing earnings or earning enough to replace or exceed existing earnings.

You need to be sure whether the need is on-going or short term as this will help you filter out your options by relevance. It will also help you focus your mind on whether you need to move from your existing employment or do something part time or full time.

Whether you want a new opportunity to supplement your income or replace it, there are numerous opportunities around.

Evaluating your options.

So what is the best fit for you? What are you good at? What do you have experience in? What are you passionate about, and what do you love doing? For example, if you are considering being a potential relationship coach/counsellor, are you a good listener?

Do you have deep empathy and compassion? Do you have excellent communication skills? Do you have success in your own relationship? Are you good at helping people set goals and achieving them, and bringing about significant changes in their behaviour and life?

What are you passionate about? If you are truly passionate about something, you’ll be able to overcome a tremendous amount of adversity, lack of experience and knowledge, because all these can be acquired if you are passionate and committed enough.

Understand clearly what your business model is. For profitable growth, work out the leverage model you will use to scale the business, focus your range of products and service lines, market sectors and geographies to where you have a real chance of succeeding.

The more you focus, the faster you will grow. Ensure your market propositions are both high value and unique. Change your market propositions to match the economic conditions, of the time, and the trends in the market.

Markets and customers change over time and so must you in order to optimise your growth. Spend enough time working on your business instead of working in your business. Balance your work and home life, as all work and no play will affect your health, family and ultimately your happiness.

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Business The trial and error path is painfully time consuming, frustrating, overwhelming often disappointing,. On this path you will end up with a very good education in the end, and can eventually become successful, but it can also end up costing you even more than the most expensive training or coaching in terms of missed opportunities, lost time, wrong turns, stress and anxiety and money.

No business individual reaches their full potential operating as an island and going it alone. Even the most successful multibillion individuals and businesses needed coaches and mentors, and continue to need them for support and insight if they are to manifest even bigger visions.

Understandably but sadly, many businesses choose the solo path for various reasons - unwilling to invest in themselves and in their businesses.

The Entrepreneurial Mind-set

maximising your profitability.

How realistic are your expectations?

Go into business with your eyes wide open. People go into business for many reasons - flexibility, autonomy, freedom and of course to make money. As a business owner, you should expect to build the income you aspire to over a realistic period. That means budgeting and planning carefully for the early months of your business.

Can you afford it?

Make sure you can afford to take the leap into business ownership. Your overheads and lifestyle should suggest to you what income you need and how quickly you need to achieve it. Work out what returns you can reasonably expect over a given period if you perform to the prescribed profits.

Family and friend support

If you are thinking of earning a full time living through your business, here are a few questions you should ask yourself:

Becoming self-employed is a major life change, and not a decision to be taken lightly and support of your family and friends for your new enterprise is imperative.

Am I self-motivated? How organised am I? Do I have realistic expectations? Can I afford this venture? What would support from family and friends be like? Am I a positive person?

Family members and friends can lend their enthusiasm, interest and occasional advice, sharing the ups and downs that inevitably come with running a business.

Whatever the situation, such support is invaluable and often makes a significant difference to the success of your business.

Self-Motivation

It goes without saying that making a success of running your own business requires self-motivation. You are investing your time, effort and funds in the opportunity to be independent and free of other people telling you what to do and no office and workplace politics when you get in late. So potentially you could have a lie in, right? With your own business, you are the boss, so you need to lay down some rules that would help you make sure of the success of your business, and stick to them, as only your ambitions, determination, and perseverance will ensure you succeed.

How positive are you?

Running your own business is incredibly satisfying and rewarding, but it is challenging too. You need to be a positive person, always seeing the opportunities and potential ahead of you, rather than being discouraged at the first setback. The rewards are there if you are ambitious and have strong determination.

How organised are you?

Good organisational skills are critical to effective business management. In the early days you will need to learn to utilise your time effectively, whilst later when you are more established, operating efficiently will be the key to attracting and keeping customers happy and

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SHOWTIME The Billy Joel Songbook

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In September 2013, Elio was invited to ‘fill Billy Joel’s shoes’ starring in two very special reunion concerts in New York and Philadelphia with Joel’s original 1971-72 touring band, recreating the historic Sigma Sounds live recordings

Win a family ticket to see The Little Mermaid at Dugdale Centre, Enfield Town!

After the sell-out success of Rapunzel last year, Easter Pantomime returns to Dugdale Centre with the enchanting tale of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid.

Will our mermaid gain a human soul and the love of a prince?

Following on from this Elio Pace delivers this sensational tour celebrating the phenomenal music of Billy Joel.

Featuring the massive hits, Uptown Girl, Just The Way You Are and My Life as well as fan favourites such as Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, Goodnight Saigon and Piano Man.

Will King Neptune protect our heroine’s destiny?

Come and join in on an adventure under the sea! Packed with audience participation, song and dance, The Little Mermaid will provide every audience member with the opportunity to boo the baddie and cheer the goodie just like every good Panto!

Age suitability 3+, running time 90 mins. Visit www. dugdalecentre. co.uk for more information.

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to experience The Billy Joel Songbook performed by the dynamic singer/songwriter and piano-player, Elio Pace and his magnificent band.

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David Starkey – The Tudors and Us Sat 26th April 8pm Tickets £15 concs £14 Box office 01707 645005 www.wyllyottstheatre.co.uk

The UK’s leading constitutional historian, known for his forthright views, talks about the period he describes as “the most glorious soap opera , with the whole future of countries turning on what these huge personalities felt like when they got out of bed in the morning”

To hear David Starkey live is thrilling. Respected lecturer and debater; contributor to Radio 4’s Moral Maze; a controversial contributor to Question Time; and the creator and presenter of many popular historical TV series. There are few more stimulating thinkers, and few who understand better the way the most powerful have thought throughout our history.

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What’s On Acorn Antiques the Musical The award-winning amateur theatre group ELODS are proud to present this hilarious musical

by Victoria Wood, based on the well-loved TV series. Macaroon anyone?

April 8th-12th 7:30pm (2:30pm Saturday matinee) Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar Tickets: £10-£16 www.elods.org.uk/tickets.html

Vicars Moor Lawn Tennis Club Community Open Weekend 26th – 27th April Sherbrook Gardens Winchmore Hill N21 2NU Free Tennis for all the family Saturday 26th - Tennis Tasters - including Cardio tennis to music; social tennis; beginners’ and rusty rackets; and children’s tennis.

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Trent Park History and Mystery Sunday 13th April 2014 Trent Park is Enfield’s largest park and has a wealth of extraordinary history.

Join walk leader Alan Mitellas as he leads a fascinating walking tour of the park. Learn about the many aspects of Trent Park’s history, from royal hunting grounds to weekend parties for the rich and famous; not forgetting the WWII POW camp and the mystery of Camlet Moat.

A stunning accompanying booklet can be downloaded free of charge from: www.enfield.gov. uk/trentparkhistory tMeet 10:00am at the main car park near the Cockfosters Road entrance (approx. 12:30pm finish). No need to book.

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ENFIELD CROQUET CLUB Free Introductory Course This April Enfield Croquet Club will once again be offering a FREE introductory course, for anyone who would like to be considered for membership of the club, on the following days: Saturday 05 April 2014, Saturday 12 April 2014, Saturday 19 April 2014, Saturday 26 April 2014, From 10.00 -12.00 am An introduction to Golf Croquet, the simpler of the two principal variations of the game currently played in the UK, will be provided. The course is entirely free and all required equipment will be provided. Those attending should wear flat-soled shoes, i.e. without heels or studs.

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Art Class – Painting Portraiture Date: 29th March Times: 10:30 to 16:00 Location: TBC Entry: £60.00 per person, £55.00 members Unique 1 day art course – Painting Portraits - People in Painting. This workshop will be led by artist Josephine Lyons for full details visit www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ london/

Join Adoramus Choir and Orchestra, conductor David Hooke, for an inspiring blend of classical and contemporary music that will lift your spirits as we approach Easter. Our concert will include a variety of music spanning the centuries including: the Magnificat by Schubert, the Missa Brevis in C Major by Mozart with an organ solo, and the ‘Allelulia’ Symphony by Hadyn, Gloria by Matt Redman, the Gospel Credo

by Robert Ray and the classic title number from Rent Seasons of Love by Jonathan Larson. The concert takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday 5th April at Dame Alice Owen’s School, Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 Lunchtime concerts – Grange 2DU. Tickets £18 for adults and Park Methodist Church £15, £10 for 16 year olds and Concerts are held each month under. Ticket hotline: 07816 on Saturdays throughout the 998308, www.WeGotTickets. spring and summer. com/adoramus and by post All artists are professional from Magnificat tickets, 31 Leda performing on the South Bank Avenue, Enfield, EN3 5PZ. Please ,Wigmore Hall ,Radio 3 and send an s.a.e. with your cheque International venues. payable to Adoramus. Further Outstanding story, six bedroominformation Vacation Villa sleeps up to The concertstwo start at 11.30am on www.adoramus. one hourfrom preceded by free 12foravailable as little as £650 acom. week. Located 15 minutes coffee 10.15am from thefrom Disney Theme Parks.

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What’s On Demonstrations most months.

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Enfield National Trust Association meet twice monthly, one afternoon at Holtwhites Sports & Social Club and one evening at either Enfield Grammar School or Enfield County School, Holly Walk, Enfield. We have summer outings, London outings, concert & theatre outings as well as lectures.Please ring Peter on 020 8363 1568 for details.

Merlin Magical Society, Little Heath Parish Hall, Thornton Rd. P. Bar.EN6 1JJ. Meets fortnightly Thursday evenings. 01707 654606 for details.

Magic & Mince Pies Dec’ 5th £6 open to the public.

Enfield Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Meets once a month, and has speakers of various kinds, often with slides, and we are open to both ex civil servants and non Civil Servants.

We meet at St Andrews Church Hall, Silver Street, Enfield EN1 3EG on the 1st Monday of the month [2nd Monday if a Bank Holiday] at 10am for a 10.30 am start. For details, please contact Sue Sims 020 8245 4723 or susanksims@gmail.com Enfield Classical Guitar Society We meet 8:00 every Friday from September. Please see website enfieldclassicalguitarsociety. org.uk

Potters Bar &’District Photographic Society Wyllyotts Centre Potters Bar Monday’s 7.45pm to 10pm.

Contact Ann on 01438 832504 Competitions, lectures, practical sessions; we are a keen group of amateur photographers of all abilities. New members very welcome.

Enfield & District Fuchsia Society Now in our 45th year.

Meet at Capel Manor, Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield. 2nd & 3rd Wednesdays of each month 7-45 - 9-45 pm. Demonstrations, talks, advice, regular speakers.

Beginners warmly welcomed.

Free entry to our show, in July.

Christmas party in December.

For further information tel: Roy Fenwick 020 8292 6965 orMark Mendes 020 8368 6670

we have a speaker or a quiz and make bookings for social events such as theatre outings etc. If you are interested please phone Jan Barker on 0208 367 0988.

Cuffley Floral Art Club We are a friendly flower arranging club meeting every 2nd Tuesday in the month (except January and August) at Cuffley Hall, Maynards Place from 8pm-10pm. Doors open from 7pm, visitors always welcome. For more information ring Jackie 020 8441 3663 or Val 01707 889447

The Rotary Club of Enfield Chase Meets on Thursday mornings from 7.30am until 8.30 am in the Coffee Lounge, Enfield Baptist Church, Cecil Road, Enfield Town. For more information call 020 8366 4046

Enfield RSPB meet once a month at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Silver Street, Enfield @ 7.45pm for lectures, quiz evenings, etc & have monthly mid week walks, coach outings & two “birding” holidays a year.

Check our website; rspb.org. uk/groups/enfield/news or ring Pauline on 020 8363 1568

Enfield Over 50s Computer Clubmeets first Sunday of every month at St John’s Hall, Strayfield Road, off Theobalds Park Road, Enfield EN2 9JP from 10.30am to approx 3.00pm Our website is www. enfieldcomputerclub.com or phone Eric at 0208 366 6162 Oakmere Bridge Club Held at Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane Potters Bar every Monday, 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. We are a small friendly club and would welcome new members. We have vacancies for improvers and intermediate players We play Chicago Bridge. Interested?

Then contact Robert 01707 658677 Janice 01707 850983

Potters Bar Film Makers Wyllotts Centre, Potters Bar Alternate Thursdays 8.00pm Contact Penny 01707 656446 or John 01707 872210 www.pottersbarfilmmakers.com for amateur cinematographers.

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Enfield Camera Club meets at Trinity Church Hall Thursday evenings at 8 pm. New members are always welcome.

Alternatively they can contact the club through the website www.enfieldcameraclub. co.uk or email to mail@ enfieldcameraclub.co.uk. The subscriptioin rate is £32 for the full season - Visitors are asked to pay a £1 visitor’s fee,

DANCE CLASSES

Latin and Ballroom Combining the elegance of Ballroom with the dynamic Latin American dances these nice ‘n’ easy fun introductory classes will ease even the most hesitant first-time dancer floor with confidence. WEDNESDAYS 8:00 – 8:45 Improvers/Intermediate Class8:45 – 9:30 Beginners Class 9:30 – 10:15 Social Dancing for all levels St Thomas’ Hall 79a Prince George Avenue Oakwood N14 4SN Car park is at the rear of the building. Call 07960 736925 for details Winchmore Folk Dance Club meets every Tuesday morning in term time in the lower hall at Grange Park Methodist Church N21 2EU between 10am and 12 noon to enjoy English Country Dancing. Led by experienced callers, dances range from the 17th Century until modern times. Each session costs £2.50 which includes refreshments.

Beginners welcome. For more information contact John Wood on 020 8926 7293

Enfield Town FC Fixtures for December March Saturday 22nd (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC Away v Dulwich Hamlet Sunday 23rd (K.O. 2.00pm) ETFC Ladies v Norwich Wednesday 26th (K.O. 7.30pm) ETFC Ladies v Haverhill Rovers Thursday 27th ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC Away v Billericay Town Friday 28th (8.00pm -11.30pm) Quiz Night (Butler’s Bar) Saturday 29th (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC v Leiston Saturday 29th (7.30-11.30pm) Pete & Bryan Hammatt and Friends Night (Butler’s Bar)

APRIL: Tuesday 1st ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC Away v Hampton & Richmond Borough Wednesday 2nd ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC U21 v Wingate & Finchley Thursday 3rd ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC v Bognor Regis Saturday 5th (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC Away v Carshalton Athletic Sunday 6th (K.O. 2.00pm) ETFC Ladies v Ipswich Tuesday 8th ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC v Lewes Saturday 12th (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC v Maidstone United Sunday 13th (K.O. 2.00pm) ETFC Ladies v Denham Tuesday 15th ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC Away v Lowestoft Wednesday 16th (K.O. 7.30pm) ETFC U21 v VCD Saturday 19th (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC Away v Wingate & Finchley Monday 21st (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC v East Thurrock Saturday 26th (K.O. 3.00pm) ETFC Away v Cray Wanderers Monday 28th ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC U21 v Ware Wednesday 30th ( 7.45pm K.O.) ETFC U21 v Leiston Full details at www. enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk

Mr or Mrs Sexton Tel: 01707 874577 Meets at: St Stephen’s Church, Bush Hill Park, London, EN1 2ET Meets on: Mondays: 1.30pm4pm.

Details: A friendly social group with a mixture of Ballroom, Latin American and Sequence Dancing

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