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barnet frstissue 40 January/February 2010

Ever wondered where your recycling goes?

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Barnet First is your magazine, bringing

you news and eatures about what your

council is doing or you. For editorial

or advertising queries, or to make

comments about the magazine, please

contact Jade Asije on 020 8359 7737

or [email protected]

Copies o Barnet First are deliveredto every home in the borough. The

magazine is printed on 100% recycled

paper and can be recycled a ter use.

The cost o designing, printing and

distributing each magazine is just over

10 pence per issue.

Barnet First is also available in large

print or on audio tape.

As Barnet First is being prepared in the gap between the departure

o Mike Freer and the election o a new council leader, I have been

asked to write a ew words o introduction to this magazine.

It is roughly six months since I arrived in Barnet as Borough

Commander o Barnet Police and this is clearly a borough in which

it has been and will continue to be a pleasure to serve. Barnetcontinues to have crime levels much lower than the London average.

In part, I believe this is down to neighbours looking a ter each other,

keeping an eye on property and checking up on anything suspicious.

Barnets police and Barnet Council are working more and more

closely together. We co-operate on a range o issues such as

anti-social behaviour, binge drinking and noise pollution where joint

initatives can achieve ar more than either party can working alone.

This way o working has given us the sixth highest ranking in the Met

Police area in public surveys o whether police are dealing with issues

that really matter to the community.

But more important than just the police and the council working

together is that the whole community pulls together to beat crime.

The one area where we are seeing a worrying rise in crime is in

the burglary o homes, although this is rom a relatively low starting

point. Ever improving orensics means that we are now bringing

o enders to justice at the earliest opportunity, but there is plenty o

advice available on how you can reduce the risks o your home beingburgled on the Barnet Police website ( www.met.police.uk/barnet ) or

indeed in your local library. Please ollow this advice and continue to

look out or your neighbours.

Wishing you a prosperous, sa e and crime- ree New Year.

Neil Basu

Borough Commander o Barnet Police

Guestcolumn

barnet frst issue 40 January/February 20102

ContentsGuest column 2

News in brie 3

Dollis Valley Green Walk 8

Council tackles housing eyesores 10

Not just a load o old rubbish 12

Special service tomark the Holocaust 13

Meet your members 14

Working hours 16
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News in brie

Barnets can recyclers helpplant more trees in A rica

The number o trees planted in Malawi as part o an

innovative arrangement between Barnet Council

and Alupro has now passed 400.

The scheme sees not- or-pro t company Alupro

plant one tree or every tonne o cans collected by

residents o the borough. The latest gures suggest

that between July 2008 and June 2009 the council

collected 258 tonnes o aluminium rom residents,equating to 258 trees.

That ollows the previous years tally o 154 bringing

the total number now planted in the A rican state to

412. Barnets contribution is part o a UK-wide project

that has seen 250,000 trees planted by Alupro in

two years.

The trees are a mixture o guava, paw paw, mango

and orange, which will be used to help encourage

new small businesses in the region.

More in ormation about the scheme can be ound atwww.alupro.org.uk

Rate your NHSHave you recently visited a local health service such

as a GP, dentist or optician?

I so, you can now give your opinion on the service by visiting www.barnet.nhs.uk/localservices where you

will also nd details on your nearest NHS centre.

Helping you to ride the recession The council has recently re-launched its webpage

which provides Barnet residents with guidance on

making the best o recessionary times.

Riding the Recession is a one-stop webpage,pointing residents to in ormation on topics including

boosting income, saving money through saving

energy, ree leisure opportunities, and new jobs and

skills. The webpage also highlights support that is

available to businesses and community groups.

To view the webpage, please visit

www.barnet.gov.uk/riding-recession

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Taking care o carersPeople who look a ter relatives or riends who su er

rom a disability are being invited to take part in a

new training course. Aimed at making li e easier or carers, the course

ocuses on the essentials o looking a ter someone

24/7 as well as looking a ter yoursel and maximising

your income.

The course, which is ree o charge and will take

place at centres across the borough, is brought

to Barnet by Caring with Con dence, a national

scheme working with the council to promote

independence and provide support to carers.

To nd out how you can get involved, or or more

in ormation on support or carers, call 020 8359 7863

or visit www.barnet.gov.uk/caringwithconfdence

Barnets budgetBarnet Councils online budget simulator will

continue to run until mid February.

The council intends to publish a proposed budget or

2010/11 at a special Cabinet meeting on 12 January.

This will include the proposals or Council Tax or the

coming year. The budget will then be nalised at the

Council meeting on 2 March 2010.

Residents will still be able to comment on the details

o the budget up until mid-February.

Go to www.barnet.gov.uk/budget

or visit your local library or more details.

Dont orget to renewyour Freedom Pass!I you are disabled, or aged 60 or over, you can

apply or a Freedom Pass to help you get around

London.

All current Freedom Passes will expire on 31 March

2010. I you have a pass you can renew it rom

4 January 2010.

I you hold a disabled person Freedom Pass the

council will contact you with in ormation about

renewing your pass shortly. For more in ormation,

please call London Councils on 0845 275 7054 ,

or visit www. reedompass.org

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Barnet resident Betty King lived an active li e

until she ell over and ractured her arm anda airly simple operation led to her developing

an in ection. This took her close to death during a six-

week stay in hospital and le t her highly dependent

and unable to carry out simple day to day activities

such as cooking and cleaning.

In years gone by, such a case would have seen

care workers paying visits or months to cook, clean

and generally look a ter her. But now thanks to the

popular council-run enablement service, peoplesuch as Mrs King are being helped to regain their

independence aster.

Mrs King bene ted rom the service in April. The

service enables users to relearn old skills, develop

new skills, and receive treatments, such as

physiotherapy, to start living independently again.

I was so independent be ore my all, said Mrs

King, So to suddenly have this disability was veryrustrating. Support workers came in to help me or

about six weeks and I had physiotherapy or eight

weeks, but Im glad I can now stand on my own two

eet again and look a ter mysel .

Mrs King is one o many Barnet residents that are

helped through the enablement service.

To nd out more call 020 8359 5000

or email [email protected]

Im glad I can now standon my own two feet againand look after myself

Picture posed by a model


Faster routes to independence

For more in ormation on services visit

www.barnet.gov.uk/home-care w w w

I N D E P E N D E N C E

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Orhan Deniz, 16, has been blind since birth.

He chose, along with two other boys with

a visual impairment in his year, to remain

in mainstream schooling when entering secondary

education.

Last summer Orhan gained nine GCSEs and is

now studying our A levels at Mill Hill County sixth

orm. The other boys, James Sindole and Bilal

Ansari also gained nine GCSEs each. Orhans Head

Teacher Geo rey Thompson said: The enrolment

o three boys with a visual impairment was a greater

undertaking than it might sound: every teacher

had to develop methods to include students who

couldnt see illustrations on the board. Although Mill

Hill doesnt have a Visual Impairment Unit, resource

o cers rom the council were able to operate

specialist braille and text enlarging equipment on site

to help with lessons and homework.

The change rom the nervous 11 year olds who clung

on to sta , to the con dent 16 year olds who moved

about our site on their own, has been astonishing.

The bene ts o having Orhan and the other two boys

in our school have been immense.

Orhan said: When I rst started, I was heavily reliant

on sta , but over time Ive become increasingly

independent. Its been a real learning curve and Im very proud o what Ive achieved. Im looking orward

to being the rst totally blind student to go into

mainstream urther education in Barnet.

Orhan (lower le t)


Mill Hill County boyleads the way

For more in ormation visit

www.barnet.gov.uk /special-educational-needs

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Over one third o Barnet is green space andGreen Belt, giving residents the opportunity toenjoy the countryside on their doorstep.

There are plenty o green walks in the boroughand the Dollis Valley Green Walk, shown here,is one o the most diverse. It is suitable ora wide range o people, rom amilies withchildren to the more energetic.

Put on your walking boots and give it a go.


Dollis Valley Green Walk

Moat Mount was originally parkland adjoining Moat Mount

House. In 1923 the land was acquired by the old Hendon

Borough Council to be used as a public open space.

There are opportunities to walk and picnic here, as well as

an orienteering course well worth a try.

Totteridge Fields is managed by the London

Wildli e Trust as a nature reserve, and is a

rare example o a traditional lowland pastoral

landscape. Look out or the rich mix ounusual grass, wildfowers and associated

insects. The meadows attract thousands

o butterfies, ensuring a colour ul display

throughout the summer.


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Instructor-led walksI you dont ancy walking on your

own and would like to take part with

a group o people, why not try one o

our instructor-led walks.

In partnership with Age Concern

in Barnet, the borough o ers a ull

programme or people o all ages

meeting at various starting points

around Barnet. For more in ormation,

please call 020 8432 1417 or visit

www.barnet.gov.uk/walks

MoatMount

TotteridgeFields

Mill Hill Viaduct

Hampstead HeathExtension


Mill Hill Viaducts striking high arched brick structure soars high

above the Dollis Brook. It was built in the early 1860s or the Great

Northern Railway branch to Edgware and has a total o 13 arches.

It now carries Tube trains on the Northern Line to Mill Hill East station.

Hampstead Heath was once a classic heath land habitat,

containing plants such as heather and gorse, which has seen

great changes over the years. Threatened by development in the

early 19th century, an Act o Parliament in 1871 brought it into

public ownership - one o the rst purchased spaces or the use

o everyone. Today it remains a popular and unique walk.
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I remember when I rst saw the house. It smelt old and rotten, and

I dont think it had been painted or decorated or the best part o

30 years, Prakash Tanna, the propertys new owner explains. The wiring was dating back 70 years, there was no central heating, the

foors creaked and it was the kind o house that sends shivers down

your spine.

Prakash spotted the derelict property while living locally, and decided

it would make an interesting re urbishment project. But with the

recession taking hold it was di cult to make the numbers add up.

He was delighted to learn he quali ed or an empty homes grant

rom Barnet Council, providing nancial support to landlords who arebringing long-term empty properties back into residential use.

It was like a li eline, Prakash says. It was a golden opportunity or

me to bring the property back into use and to make a di erence to

the area.

Since the start o the schemes launch in 2008, Barnet Council

has helped to bring 37 previously disused properties like Sunny

Gardens Road back into residential use across the borough through

a combination o advice, grants and en orcement action where

necessary.

As the encing came down around the once derelict property to

reveal its new identity, Prakash noticed his neighbours had started to

spruce their houses up on the street.

Work in progress


For more in ormation on empty property grants

visit www.barnet.gov.uk/empty-properties w w w

Council tackleshousing eyesoresFor years, number 73 was a blot on thelandscape in Sunny Gardens Road. Le t empty, ithad allen into a sorry state.

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It was a goldenopportunity for meto bring the property

back into use andto make a difference

to the area.

It was a bit o a knock-on e ect really. Be ore you knew it three or our

houses had been painted along the stretch and the whole road had

been improved, he says with a sense o pride.

The scheme targets properties which have remained unoccupiedor a considerable period o time, making them possible magnets or

anti-social behaviour or other crime-related activities.

By removing these properties, the scheme has had the double

bene t o reducing this kind o behaviour and improving the overall

attractiveness o the street.

Once the work was complete, Prakash o ered the two newly-created

fats to tenants on the councils housing waiting list.

Mark Brown and his amily were one o the lucky ones who moved in.

Its very well decorated, everything is brand new and the rooms are a

good size, Mark says standing in his newly tted kitchen. Its much

better than the other properties we looked at.

Prakash concludes, For me its taking an old derelict, dilapidated

property and making a real di erence to not only the street scene

but the local neighbourhood.

Prakash Tanna outside the completed project

Mark Brown and his amily



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E ver wondered where your recycling ends up?

Below you can nd out exactly where all

Barnets collected materials are sent, how ar

they travel and what they are turned into

Paper is taken to Ayles ord in Kent, the largest paper

recycling plant in the UK which produces 500,000

miles o newsprint every year. National newspapers

such as The Sun and The Times along with Barnetslocal papers are sometimes produced using

Ayles ords paper.

Cardboard is taken to Smur t Kappa in Kent. Here it

is made into Kra t - the thick, brown packing paper

which normally lines the inside o cardboard boxes.

Glass goes to O-I Manu acturing (UK) Ltd in Harlow,

where it is turned back into glass bottles and jars.

These are then sold to companies who bottle major

drink brands such as Gordons Gin and Stella Artois.

Plastic bottles are taken to JayPlas on Merseyside

where they are sorted into the di erent types o

plastics. These are then granulated and turned in to

new plastic products such as water pipes.

Tin cans, oil and aerosols are transported to the

AMG steel plant in Llanelli, South Wales.

Steel cans are melted down to make new productssuch as car parts, steel girders or other building

material.

Aluminium is transported to Novelis in

Warrington where they are shredded,

melted and re-cast as cans.


To nd out more visit:

www.barnet.gov.uk/recycling-recyclables

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E very year the council marks Holocaust Memorial Day by

inviting all residents to attend a special service to mourn those

who lost their lives through genocide.

For almost a decade, Barnets Mayor has led a civic procession to

Hendon where a range o special guests have spoken about their

experiences to an audience o over 500.

Past speakers have included Major Dick Williams, who helped to

liberate Belsen concentration camp; Jack Kagan, a Belorussian Jew

who su ered at the hands o the Nazis, and the Ambassador o the

Republic o Rwanda, Mr Claver Gatetehave.

In 2007, as well as holding a service, the council arranged or the

critically acclaimed 6 Million + art installation to be displayed at

Brent Cross Shopping Centre. Made up o more than six million

buttons to commemorate the victims o the Holocaust, it evoked

strong emotions in visitors some o whom had lost riends and

amily during the horrors o World War II and attracted thousands opeople rom across London.

At this years service, Denise A onco, author o

The End O Hell* will talk about her su erings

under the Khmer Rouge. Henry Grunwald, Vice

Chairman o the Holocaust Memorial Trust, will

also be talking about creating tolerance and

understanding between di erent religions.

The service is being held on 24 January

rom 1pm at the Ricketts Quadrangle in The

Burroughs, Hendon. All residents are invited to

attend and pay homage to all those that have

su ered and are still su ering rom crimes

against humanity.

*Denise A oncos book is

available in Barnet libraries.

Jack and the BeanstalkDates: 14 16 January 2010

Cost: 10 adults,

8 children under 13

Location: The Bull Theatre

Visit www.thewarren.in o

or call 07982 462668

Viennese New Year CelebrationDate: 17 Jan 2010

Location: London Jewish Cultural Centre

Visit www.ljcc.org.uk

or call 020 8457 5000 .

Oliver Cromwell and the readmissiono the Jews to England, 1656Date: 8 October 14 February 2010

Location: Church Farmhouse Museum

Visit www.churchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk

175 Years o Brent Reservoir the Welsh HarpDate: 6 December

14 February 2010

Location: Church Farmhouse Museum

Visit www.churchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk

Hip Hop RapsicalDate: 11 12 February 2010

Location: Canada Villa and

Finchley Youth Theatre

Call 020 8359 3540

or email ytin [email protected]

Hal term activitiesDate: 15 19 February 2010

For in ormation on ree activitiesheld throughout the school holidays

call 020 8359 7842

or visit www.summerunilondon.org

Commemoration to

mark the Holocaust

in BarnetWhats on

January February


For urther details on whats on visit

www.barnet.gov.uk/whats_on

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Brunswick Park WardLynne Hillan (Con) 8445 [email protected]

Andreas Tambourides (Con)8368 [email protected] details: Second Saturday everymonth, Osidge Library, Brunswick Park Road, N11 10.30am 12 noon

Lisa Rutter (Con) 8445 [email protected] details: Last Saturday everymonth, Osidge Library, Brunswick Park Road, N11 2.30pm 4pm

Burnt Oak WardClaire Farrier (Lab) 8959 7908cllr.c. [email protected] Linda McFadyen (Lab) 8364 8782cllr.l.mc [email protected] Charlie O-Macauley (Lab) 8200 [email protected] Surgery details: Every Saturday at BurntOak Library and Customer ServiceCentre, 99 Watling Avenue, Burnt Oak HA8 10.30 11.30am

Childs Hill WardJack Cohen (LibDem) 8446 [email protected] (Liberal Democrat Group Leader)

Monroe Palmer (LibDem) 8455 [email protected] Palmer (LibDem) 8455 [email protected] (Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader)Surgery details: First Thursday everymonth, Childs Hill Library, CricklewoodLane, NW2 7 8pm

Colindale WardDanish Chopra (Lab) 8449 9046

[email protected] Gill Sargeant (Lab) 8455 [email protected] Zubairi (Lab) 8959 [email protected] Surgery details: Saturdays, GrahamePark Library, The Concourse, Colindale,NW9 10 11am

Coppetts WardMukesh Depala (Con) 8365 [email protected]

Kate Salinger (Con) 8368 [email protected] details: First Saturday everymonth, Friern Barnet Library, FriernBarnet Road, N11 10.30am 12noonSecond Saturday every month,Hollickwood School, Sydney Road, N101.30 3 pm

Barry Rawlings (Lab) 8445 [email protected] (Deputy Leader o the Labour Group)Surgery details: First and Third Saturday,South Friern Library, Friern BarnetRoad, N11 10.30am 12noon. Other Saturdays Friern Barnet Library, Friern

Barnet Road N11 3DS 10.30 - 12noon

East Barnet WardTerry Burton (Con) 8368 [email protected] Rams (Con) 8446 [email protected] Joanna Tambourides (Con) 8361 [email protected] Surgery details: First Saturday o eachmonth, New Barnet Community Centre,48-50 Victoria Road, New Barnet, EN410.30am 12noon

Third Saturday o each month, EastBarnet Library, 85 Brookhill Road, EastBarnet, EN4 10.30am 12noon

East Finchley Ward Andrew McNeil (Lab) 8444 [email protected]

Alison Moore (Lab) 8343 [email protected] (Leader o the Opposition)

Colin Rogers (Lab) 8346 [email protected] Surgery details: Saturdays, East FinchleyNeighbourhood Centre, Church Lane,

East Finchley, N2 10 11.30am

Edgware WardHelena Hart (Con) 8371 [email protected] Scannell (Con) 8959 [email protected] Yawitch (Con)[email protected] details: Last Tuesday everymonth, Edgware Library, Hale Lane,Edgware, HA8 5.30 6.30pm

Finchley Church End WardMike Freer (Con) 8359 2059cllr.m. [email protected] Eva Greenspan (Con) 8203 [email protected] Thomas (Con)[email protected] Surgery details: First Wednesday everymonth, Avenue House, East End Road7 8pm (except August)

Garden Suburb Ward Andrew Harper (Con) 8201 [email protected] Marshall (Con) 8445 [email protected] Naghar (Con) 8458 [email protected] Surgery details: Fourth Monday everymonth, Fellowship House, Willi eld Way,NW11 6 7pm

Golders Green WardDean Cohen (Con) 07831 286 [email protected] Melvin Cohen (Con) 8209 [email protected] Christopher Harris 07949 [email protected] Surgery details: Second Sunday everymonth, Golders Green Library, GoldersGreen Road, NW11 2.15 3.15pmFourth Sunday every month, HendonSports Centre, Marble Drive, BrentCross, NW2 12noon 1pm

Hale WardTom Davey (Con)[email protected] Gordon (Con) 8931 [email protected] Hugh Rayner (Con) 8958 [email protected] (Deputy Mayor)Surgery details: First Thursday everymonth alternating between EdgwareLibrary, Hale Lane, Edgware, HA8, andMill Hill Library, Hartley Avenue, NW7

(Call 8958 3364 or locations and times)

Hendon WardMaureen Braun (Con) 8906 [email protected]

Anthony Finn (Con) 8202 [email protected] O ord (Con) 8202 5319cllr.m.o [email protected]

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Surgery details: First Monday everymonth, Hendon Library, The Burroughs.6 7pm

High Barnet WardDuncan Macdonald (Lib Dem)8344 [email protected]

Surgery details: Second Saturday everymonth at Chipping Barnet Library,3 Stapylton Road, Barnet, EN43.30pm 4.30pm

Bridget Perry (Con) 8441 [email protected]

Wendy Prentice (Con) 8364 [email protected] Surgery details: Third Saturday everymonth, Chipping Barnet Library,3 Stapylton Road, Barnet, EN410.30am 12noon

Mill Hill WardWayne Casey (Lib Dem) 8906 [email protected] Jeremy Davies (Lib Dem) 8381 [email protected] details: Saturdays, MillHill Library, Hartley Avenue, NW710am 12noon

John Hart (Con) 8381 [email protected] Surgery details: Selective Tuesdays,Mill Hill Library, Hartley Avenue, NW76 8pmSelective Saturdays at Canada Villa,Pursley Road, NW7 10am 12noon(Call 8959 5182 or dates)

Oakleigh WardSachin Rajput (Con) 8449 [email protected]

Marina Yannakoudakis (Con)8445 [email protected] Surgery details: Third Saturday everymonth, Barnet House, 1255 High Road,

Whetstone, N20 10.30am 12noon

Brian Salinger (Con) 8368 1329

[email protected] Surgery details: First Saturday o everymonth at Friern Barnet Library, FriernBarnet Road, N11 10.30am 12noon

Totteridge WardBrian Coleman (Con) 7983 [email protected] (Mayor)

Alison Cornelius (Con) 8445 [email protected]

Richard Cornelius (Con) 8445 [email protected] Surgery details: Third Saturday everymonth, Barnet House, 1255 High Road,

Whetstone, N20 10.30am 12noon

Underhill WardFiona Bulmer (Con) 8344 2672

cllr. [email protected] Webb (Con) 07983 358 [email protected] details: Third Saturday everymonth, Chipping Barnet Library,3 Stapylton Road, Barnet, EN410.30am 12noon

Anita Campbell (Lab) 8440 [email protected] Surgery details: First and third Saturdayevery month, Chipping Barnet Library, 3Stapylton Road, Barnet, EN5 2 3pm

West Finchley WardRoss Houston (Lab) 8343 [email protected] Kath McGuirk (Lab) 8209 [email protected] Tierney (Lab) 8346 [email protected] details: Every Saturday atCommunity Focus, the artsdepot,

Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley10.30 12noon

West Hendon WardJulie Johnson (Lab) 8203 3531

[email protected] Agnes Slocombe (Lab) 8202 [email protected]

Ansuya Sodha (Lab) 8959 [email protected] details: Saturdays, West HendonCommunity Centre, Marsh Drive, WestHendon, NW9 10.30am 12noon

Woodhouse WardGeo Cooke (Lab) 8344 [email protected]

Anne Hutton (Lab) 8883 [email protected]

Alan Schneiderman (Lab) 8731 [email protected] details: Every Saturday atCommunity Focus, the artsdepot,

Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley10.30 12Noon

Contacting your MPsChipping Barnet

Theresa VilliersO ce: 163 High Street,Barnet EN5 5SUtel: 020 8449 7345

Hendon

Andrew DismoreO ce: St. Georges Lodge,79 The Burroughs, Hendon NW4 4AX tel: 020 8202 2122

Finchley and Golders GreenDr Rudi VisO ce: 38 Church Lane,East Finchley N2 8DTtel: 020 8883 0411

Greater London AssemblyMember or Barnet and CamdenCouncillor Brian ColemanO ce: City Hall, The Queens Walk,

London SE1 2AAtel: 020 7983 4367

For in ormation on councillor

surgeries and meetings visit

www.barnet.gov.uk/councillors

or call 020 8359 2024

Contacting your councilCorporate Customer Servicestel: 020 8359 2000email: [email protected]

Contact us and we will identi y thecorrect service or person you arelooking or.

Street-based servicestel: 8359 4600

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Working h ours

Q Describe your mainresponsibilities? A Making sure were working tothe menus provided or us by

the Head o Catering and ensuring

the children are ed and happy.

Q Whats the best andworst part o your job? A The best is hearing the childrendescribe our roast dinners as

wicked. The worst is telling my sta

o or going too slow. We only have

40 minutes to eed 500 children and

50 sta .

QWhat has changed inschool dinners over the last10 years?

A 10 years ago it was chips,chips and more chips. Nowchips are a dirty word, our menus are

nutritionally balanced and all our ood

is made rom scratch. My clothes no

longer smell o cooking oil and the

deep at ryer has been relegated to

the bin.

Q Have you seen a bigchange in childrenstastes?

A Most children were horri ed when we rst banned chips.

They threw their arms in the air,

stamped their eet and said oh my

god Im going to starve. When they

realised it was healthy ood or nothing

they gave in and started to eat their

greens.

Q Whats your mostpopular dish? A The children love our spaghettibolognaise, home made pot

noodles, chocolate mu ns and

sponge and custard.

Q What gives you yourgreatest job satis action? A

Seeing a gleaming counter

lled with piping hot ood at the

start o service, and a pile o empty

plates at the end.

Q Who would you invite to adinner party? A Jamie Oliver hes my hero.

QWhats the unniest thingthats happened to youduring work?

A Li ting the lid o a liquidiser toosoon and getting covered romhead to toe in tomato sauce.

Neva Ward, 60, is the kitchen manager at Friern BarnetPrimary School and has worked as a school dinnerlady or 32 years. She lives in Cock osters, Barnet.

For more in ormation visit

www.barnet.gov.uk/ ree-school-meals

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