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Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association Incorporating Alexandra Ward
Founded in 1948
January/February 2018
Inside this issue:
1 Alexandra Palace Theatre
Very Merry Muswell
2 Notices, MHFGA contacts
3 Member in Profile - Jane
Thompson, Local Plan,
Muswell Hill Soup Kitchen
4 Ben the Gum Painter, Alex’s Corner 5 Corporate members - Sorbet and the Broadway
Pharmacy
6 Transport News, Barnet Furniture Centre
7 Local Events
8 Muswell Hill shops at night
Membership Application Form
The Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association Newsletter is printed by J G Bryson (Printer), Graphic Designers, Printers & Bookbinders Huntingdon Works, 158-162 High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9AS. Tel: 020 8883 6648, Email: [email protected]
Alexandra Palace Theatre
….an update on progress
Over the past few months, members of the MHFGA have had the opportunity to visit Alexandra Palace Theatre and see the restoration works for themselves. There have been dramatic developments as the restoration phase has moved into the main works, and repairing the historic fabric of the theatre.
The curved balcony was in a very poor state prior to restoration, with numerous holes where the floor had completely given way. It has now been re-raked with a structure of steel beams, each one carefully lifted into place by crane and guided by hand into the correct position. This was slow and painstaking work.
Now that it has been completed, and the crane is out of the way, the entire auditorium floor has been covered in a scaffold birdcage, enabling the team to get up close to the ceiling panel and repair that too. This work is expected to continue for another two months. The interior walls are being cleaned and preserved during this phase of the project too.
We are very grateful for our community’s support for this project. Although access to the restoration site is restricted, we will try to offer everyone who names a seat an opportunity to see the work for themselves – it is a unique opportunity to see this long-
neglected space being brought back to life.
Visit support.alexandrapalace.com to name a seat or make a donation – every contribution of £25 or above will be included on our Donor Board. Your support is making a real difference.
James Atkinson
Director of Fundraising
Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust
Evelina’s Patisserie The Real Greek
Muswell Hill Flyer The Hampstead Butcher Planet Organic The Broadway Pharmacy
Zoe Norfolk Photography
Martyn's
Fagins Toy Shop Flesh and Flour Mossy Hill Illustrator Everyman Cinema
House of Books Sally Bourne Interiors
Laura and Arpy’s Autocare
Muswell Hill Bookshop Alexandra Park BJJ. Jo’s Baked and Brewed
Baby Sensory
Nylo Pantry
Cosi Homewares
The Lab Gym
Snappy Snaps Aleion
Kids Ink UK
Muswell Hill News
The Modern Holistic
Very Merry Muswell Many thanks to those businesses and individuals who donated prizes for our tombola stall, including :
Brian Livingston, Christine Morris and Zoe Norfolk
Proceeds from the stall, amounting to £461.28, were donated to the Muswell Hill Soup Kitchen (see page 3)
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Chairman/Meetings John Hajdu 020 8883 8114 [email protected] Planning/Vice Chairman Nick Barr [email protected] Secretary/CAAC John Crompton 020 8883 7286 [email protected] Treasurer Jacqueline Servat Facebook/Instagram
Zoe Norfolk
Environment/Green Spaces Brian Livingston 020 8883 5534 [email protected] Statutory Advisory Committee, Alexandra Palace/Twitter Duncan Neill 020 8245 6283 [email protected] Membership Secretary Alex Vincenti [email protected] Minutes Sandra Howell [email protected]
Press and PR George Danker 07840 273257 [email protected] Transport/Highway Chris Barker 020 8347 7684 [email protected] Web Manager Anthony Wells [email protected] Committee Member Bill Tyler [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Christine Morris [email protected]
MHFGA Committee
Notice Board Pat Lott [email protected] Graffiti Jack Whitehead, Bill Jago 020 8444 4458 [email protected] Tree Monitor Ann Elliott 020 8883 1396
Visit our website www.mhfga.org for lots of information about the local area including old photos and John Hajdu’s history of the Association. If you have a photo or news item why not share it with our members on Twitter @theMHFGA or visit www.twitter.com/theMHFGA. We tweet regularly on Association and local news, so please follow and spread the word. And don’t forget our Facebook page!
Dates for Your Diary
Members’ Meetings
Our meetings are open to the public and are free of charge
Thursday 15 March, 7.30pm, at North Bank, Pages Lane, N10 1PP
We are delighted that Muswell Health, a corporate member of MHFGA, have agreed to host an evening of taster sessions and short talks on Life Coaching, Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Psychotherapy and Counselling, Massage, Reflexology, Homeopathy, Nutritional Therapy, Alexander Technique, Ayurveda Nutrition and Lifestyle. This will be a wonderful and worthwhile
opportunity to find out about the many different therapies on offer at their local Complementary Therapy Centre. Please email [email protected] to book your space as there is limited availability for some of the taster sessions. Even if you do not want to book a session come along and find out more. Refreshments will be provided.
Thursday 12 April, 7.45pm - Presentation by Haringey Police
Monday 14 May - AGM at the John Baird. Thai food will be served.
June - guided visit to Highgate Cemetery, date and time to be confirmed
MHFGA Noticeboard
If you would like to use the MHFGA notice board near Sainsbury’s on the roundabout to advertise your community event, please contact Pat Lott at [email protected].
The Board can be used by any group or association which has regular local events and wishes to publicise what they do. There is no charge for displaying this material.
We also list local events on page 7 and on our website.
Please let us know if you have changed your e-mail address so that you will continue to receive the Newsletter
Haringey Council – end to free Green Waste and Bulk Collections
Brian Livingston, our Environment Officer, writes:
My feedback from local residents is that what they really object to is the additional wheelie bin rather than the £75 charge and so many are considering signing up for the sack collection. However the bags are very flimsy and although they may be suitable for leaves and grass cuttings they are not suitable for cuttings, branches etc. Some people are still complaining to the Council and asking why the hessian sacks can’t be used with the £75 charge. One thing for certain is that Haringey’s green waste tonnage will reduce.
Tom Hoyland
Augusta Hull
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Member in Profile
Jane Thompson
My husband Roy and I took up residence in Muswell Hill in 2006 and joined the MHFGA shortly afterwards. We have been married for 32 years and renewed our marriage vows last year.
Roy was born in Northamptonshire and graduated from Imperial College, London. I was born in the Caribbean and graduated from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.
We discovered Crouch End and Muswell Hill through our daughter who was in lodgings here while at university in the 1990s. We visited her frequently and fell in love with the place: the politeness of the people, its individuality and green surroundings, not to mention the stunning architecture. To put it mildly, it took our breath away. Muswell Hill, together with its neighbouring areas such as Crouch End, Highgate and Hampstead, are something to die for – the beautiful shops, restaurants, green spaces and long walks are exactly our sentiment and, in our view, that’s how our living environment must be.
After university our daughter decided to live in London (we were in East Sussex at the time). As caring parents, very particular where our children reside, coupled with the extortionate rents in London, we purchased a studio flat in Muswell Hill where she would be able to live. Our daughter has since married and runs her own media business, and continues to live in Muswell Hill to this day.
Our son, after he graduated from university in London, took over the studio flat from his sister. He met his fiancée while living there, got married and they purchased their first home together in Palmers Green. We have two lovely grandsons.
Roy worked in the computer field for 42 years before retiring, and we met while he was working for an American bank in the city. I myself worked in local government for 32 years, initially as a School Welfare Officer, and then qualified as a Social Worker in 1985. I worked in that field until my retirement, but remain a member of the British Association of Social Workers. My strong passion and commitment to social justice, in particular the welfare of young people, led to me working in a voluntary capacity for 14 years in youth services and undertaking a short course at Brunel University in Youth and Community Work. Our careers took us to various parts of the UK, including East Sussex and Scotland. Wherever we have lived, we have always taken an interest in the community around us. We are keen walkers and frequently meet new people on our walks. We are also passionate about gardening and are members of the RHS.
Our experience of Muswell Hill has been that it is a good area to live in, with lots of good people, but we need groups like the MHFGA to keep it that way and to address issues as they arise.
Local Plan
Haringey’s Local Plan Strategic Policies was adopted by the council on 24 July 2017. The purpose of the document is to set out how Haringey should develop by 2026 and its strategy for achieving that vision including high-level strategic policies used in determining planning applications. More detail relevant to planning applications is to be found in the Development Management DPD. Residential development is perhaps of most interest to our members and here are three bullet points: • For the first time there is a detailed policy regarding
basement extensions. • There is a policy which states that full width rear extensions are not normally considered acceptable. • The construction of front dormers is something which some of our members feel very strongly about and here is the relevant policy: Extensions to the roof, such as dormer windows, should be restricted to the rear and their size, location and design should be such that they appear subordinate on the roof. Front dormers would not normally be permitted unless they are already part of the established local character and sensitively designed to contribute positively to the roofscape.
All the relevant documents can be found on the website thus providing an invaluable source of material to our members if they should need to object to the intentions of a neighbour. Of course, in an ideal world all applications would be drawn up to respect rather than to overstep the boundaries set out in the policies. The section on shopfronts provides plenty of useful wording to object to inappropriate new shopfronts.
John Crompton
www.haringey.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning/planning-policy/local-plan/local-plan-strategic-policies
Our soup kitchen started in February 1994 in response to several people asking for food following the worship services. It is located and administered at the Muswell Hill Baptist Church and is also staffed by volunteers from several local churches, other faith groups and the wider community.
We are open five evenings a week, Sunday to Thursday from 7.45-8.30pm (Sundays 5.00-6.00pm). We normally serve a two course meal to about 40 people each night.
We are open to all who need our meals. Some but not all of our guests are homeless but they all have needs that cause them to come for the shared meal together. Their age range is from young adults to pensioners. We do not provide any counselling services but we do offer friendship, spiritual support and encouragement toward all the appropriate professional services available.
MHFGA member Dr Lucy Gaster also appreciates the work that the Association does: “Best wishes and congratulations on all your hard work, it is always good to be kept up to date about local happenings”.
Muswell Hill Churches & Community Soup Kitchen
Alex’s Corner
Corporate Members
Sixty-five local businesses and organisations support the Association. You can find the links to their websites on our Corporate page at www.mhfga.org.
• Acorn Property Group • Aleion Restaurant • Alexandra Park Brazilian Jiu Jitsu • Angela Rose • Barkers for Dogs • Barnet Furniture Centre • Bill's Restaurant • Bob’s Café • Broadway Pet Stores • Broadway Pharmacy • Can't Buy Me Love • Cha Cha Cha • Children’s Bookshop • Clissold Arms • Cosi Homewares • Crouch End Festival Chorus • East Finchley Open Artists
• Excel English Language School • Fagins Toys • Feast • Feet • Flesh & Flour • Fortismere School • Freehold Community Association • Friends of St James’s Square • Hamptons International • House of Nails • Internet Express/PhoneRepairs4u • Keats Estate Agents • Knidos Restaurant • Lavender White • Mailboxes Etc. • Muddy Boots
• Muswell Flyer • Muswell Health • Muswell Hill Bikes • Muswell Hill Bookshop • Muswell Hill Bowling Club • Muswell Hill Methodist Church • Muswell Hill Pharmacy • Muswell Hill Toy Library • Muswell Hill United Reformed Church • Panoptica • Planet Organic • Pret A Vivre • Principia Brand Consultants • Rhodes Avenue Primary School • Robert Linsky Optometrist • Robin Kiashek Osteopathic Clinics
• Sally Bourne Interiors • Snappy Snaps • Sorbet Muswell Hill • St. James Church Muswell Hill • Take Two Brothers • The John Baird • The Hampstead Butcher & Providore • The Mossy Well • The Real Greek • Tim Moss Furniture • Toffs of Muswell Hill • Victory Auto Services • Walter Purkis & Sons • WAVE • W Martyn • Woodland Tree Surgery
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WELCOME
A very warm welcome to our new members:
Mel Pretorius and Jacqueline Goldenstein, Friends of St. James's Square
Stephen Brice, Barnet Furniture Centre
Yvonne Chakraborty of Donovan Avenue
Fahed Rahman, Alexandra Park Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Ben the gum painter
Local resident and famed gum painter, Ben Wilson, was born in Cambridge and grew up in Barnet. He has lived in Muswell Hill for 25 years and is a familiar face in the area. His tiny paintings on the discarded gum which litters our streets are his way of working with the environment and transforming it in a delightful way.
Ben attended an Arts Foundation course at Middlesex University and was offered places at various art colleges but preferred to develop his skills in his own individual style. The university supported him to work in its grounds. He began with wood sculpture, using fallen wood, and then moved on to gum painting. As he paints on existing ‘litter’ he is not technically inflicting criminal damage but transforming a negative action into a positive result.
Ben has a huge portfolio of requests from passers-by who may ask for dedications, declarations of love, and a variety of messages personal to them. He tries to fulfil them all. This is the main impetus for his work, the fact that he is relating both to people and his environment and providing social commentary. His art attracts a lot of interest locally, nationally and internationally – his work can be seen all over the world. His fondness for Muswell Hill lies in the village atmosphere, the variety of people he meets on the street, the individual shops, the nearby woodlands and the panoramic views over London, a city he loves.
There is a wealth of information about Ben, including images and videos, on the internet – just search for Ben Wilson chewing gum man! But also look carefully next time you are rushing around shopping or visiting the bank. Take a moment to absorb and enjoy the miniature world that Ben has created for us all.
Christine Morris
MHFGA member Jonathan Thornton at the Majestic Wine members’ evening in November
Photo by Zoe Norfolk
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Sorbet
Established in 2005 in South Africa, Sorbet, a family-run business, is the country’s leading beauty salon franchise that delivers on quality, service and heart. The chain boasts over 200 stores across South Africa. In 2015, Sorbet opened the doors to its first Sorbet Salon in Muswell Hill. We also have stores in Crouch End, Temple Fortune, East Finchley and Mill Hill.
Ian Fuhr, CEO and Founder of the Sorbet Brand, was driven by the excitement of building a brand in a new and unfamiliar territory. “I noticed a couple of years ago that, much like the South African beauty market, the English market is highly fragmented and has no branded chains of any substance like Sorbet. There was a gap in the market and during research I found that many people were frustrated by the quality of beauty treatments they had on offer in the UK. It is a challenging journey and a big investment, launching in the UK, but we feel the opportunity lies in standards. We want to raise the bar by improving on the UK standards, and in so doing, establish the credibility of the Sorbet brand”.
Guests at Sorbet can expect a high quality of service in a hygienic environment, with quality products and most importantly, with friendly staff. What makes them a consumer favourite is the overall experience the guest receives: the products on offer, the rewards programme, the people ethos, the value for money, the skilled therapists and nail technicians, the monthly promotions and the convenience of it all. Plus, if guests are unhappy with their treatments, they don’t have to pay. We have a huge sign in the front of the store telling our guests this, which is very unusual in retail businesses. We also accept all returned products and we refund and give complimentary treatments happily. We would much rather return products and give free treatments, than lose our guests’ business.
Sorbet Muswell Hill 275 Muswell Hill Broadway, London N10 1BY
020 8883 5061
Broadway Pharmacy
Broadway Pharmacy, an independent family-run business, is situated at an easily accessible location on Muswell Hill Broadway. We are a husband and wife team, both pharmacists who have worked in the industry for over 30 years, primarily within the vicinity of Muswell Hill and Crouch End. The pharmacy operates under the management of our son, who has helped us develop the business to new heights.
Since we took over from the previous owners in January 2010, we have conducted a full re-fit of the premises, thus enabling us to provide a range of services. These include a private travel clinic, flu vaccinations and food intolerance testing, as well as being a designated yellow fever centre. We also have a chiropodist and osteopath who practise on-site.
The pharmacy offers an efficient prescription pick-up service from the surrounding GP surgeries, with whom we maintain a close, professional working relationship.
We are a provider of leading brands such as La Roche-Posay, Phyto, Bioderma, Mustela, Frezyderm and Avene. We take great pride in offering a friendly, smooth service, aided by the assurance that all employees regularly attend training courses to broaden their knowledge and promote the latest products on the market.
We sincerely hope that your first impression is that of a community pharmacy which has a ‘family feel’ with close-knit relationships amongst its employees. We will continue our offering of “a personal touch to your healthcare”.
Finally, thank you for supporting us, Your Local Independent Pharmacy.
Anish Mehta, Manager
How you can help to support the MHFGA
We are always very grateful to receive donations from our members, either of time or money. If you would like to support a specific project, for example plants or flowers, please do specify this when making your donation. Perhaps you might like to consider leaving a legacy to MHFGA? All the work that we do is to preserve and enhance our local environment. Please contact John Hajdu for further details.
Ian Fuhr, Brent Fuhr, Debra Rosen, Jade Kirkel, Courtney Fuhr and Rudi Rudolph
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Transport News
Electric charging point problems
Frustrated users are finding that they are not able to use their Source London membership cards to charge their electric cars in the Summerland Gardens car park. We are told that this is because the machines are not compatible with the new operating system run by BluePoint London (BPL). Haringey council are in contact with BPL who have promised to upgrade, fix or replace defective charging points in the borough. When this is completed the cards should work. Meanwhile membership cards will still work on any new Source London charging machines elsewhere in London.
The council is investigating the use of lamp column charging infrastructure and are hoping to install a few as a trial during this financial year. They are also planning to install rapid charging points which will allow drivers to charge their vehicles within thirty
minutes, one of which is to be in the Summerland Gardens car park
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Fortis Green Zebra Crossing
I wrote to the Council on behalf of the Association as follows:
Some years ago we campaigned for a new zebra crossing of Fortis Green between Eastern Road and Fortis Green Avenue. This was not successful at the time but the time has come to renew this request. Although there are pedestrian refuges at the junctions with Fortis Green Avenue and Midhurst Avenue, there is no protected crossing between Collingwood Avenue and Summerland Avenue, a distance of about 500 metres. The Summerland Avenue crossing was installed by LB Barnet after a fatal accident. We would hope that we do not have to wait for another fatality to occur before you agree to install a zebra crossing here.
The council responded by saying that there are no funds available for this work until at least March 2018. We plan to try again then. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Paying for car parking
Haringey have recently changed their method of paying for parking to a PayByPhone system, eliminating the possibility of paying with coins. This has caused a serious problem for many users, particularly elderly people and others who don’t have a mobile phone or find using it for the proposed purpose too difficult. There are reports of people in Muswell Hill Marks and Spencer’s car park literally breaking down in tears and of an elderly man worriedly asking for leniency from a traffic warden (who I'm told, was very understanding). It is possible to pay by cash at a designated shop. However most people will expect to be able to pay to park at the machine or at least in the immediate vicinity. A shop might be several streets away. There is also the danger that, even if the person knows where the shop is and manages to reach it, the car will already have been ticketed.
We have appealed to Haringey to find an alternative system, such as paying by credit or debit card, as is in operation in other places. There has so far been no response from Haringey.
Chris Barker, Transport Officer
Barnet Furniture Centre
Reuse/recycling charity and one of MHFGA’s new corporate members
‘A treasure trove ... highly recommended’ - comment from a local resident.
Have you some furniture in reasonable condition that you no longer want? We can collect. Are you looking for good quality affordable items for a room or flat? Or perhaps you’re after a one-off piece of ‘Upcycling’? Come and visit us at 4, Queens Parade Close, N11 3FY (Tel 020 8361 6802) or look at our latest stock here: http://www.facebook.com/barnetfurniturecentre.
Barnet Furniture Centre (BFC – Charity No 1140541) opened in 2011. Since then we’ve recycled about 600 tons of furniture and household items which might otherwise have ended up in landfill. ‘About 600 tons’ doesn’t mean much; but imagine a continuous terrace of three-bedroom houses on both sides of the road, from The Woodman at Archway, through Muswell Hill, and all the way to Friern Barnet; then imagine all the contents from all those houses, and you ’ll get some idea.
We offer two-tier prices, the lower price for those on benefits. We also operate a voucher scheme for needy tenants of local housing services. There’s a small professional management team, but we rely greatly on our wonderful volunteers, many from local ‘Help-to-Work’ schemes. Since 2011 several of those have progressed to part-time or even full-time jobs at BFC or elsewhere.
If you have skills in carpentry, upholstery, painting, design etc, or can commit a few hours in preparation such as sanding, you might be interested in finding out about our Upcycling team.
With the Haringey Restore Community Project now sadly defunct, BFC is your nearest reuse /recycling charity. We’re immensely proud of our record to date, and look forward to your joining our many existing customers from Haringey.
http://www.barnetfurniturecentre.org. Open 9am-5pm Mon-Sat. Closed Sundays/Bank Holidays. Stephen Brice, Chair of BFC
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ST JAMES’ CHURCH
Tuesdays, 11.00am-1.00pm. Community Cafe - free coffee, cake and conversation. Venue: through the main doors, just turn up. Wednesdays 2.30-3.30pm -Tea Time for seniors in the Muswell Hill area. Tea, sandwiches and entertainment. Contact: [email protected] 020 8883 6453. Venue: St James’ Centre. Mondays & Saturdays 10.00am-12 noon- free legal advice walk-in. Venue: St James’ Church, contact: [email protected]. Sundays 4:45-5:45pm, Monday-Thursday 7:45-8:45pm. Muswell Hill Soup Kitchen, located at the Muswell Hill Baptist Church. Donations of any non-perishable items would be welcomed. Contact: [email protected] 10am on Fridays during term time Challenge Group: for families with a pre-schooler with additional needs.
THE FREEHOLD COMMUNITY CENTRE Mondays - Freehold Community Men's Shed -10.30am-
3.30pm. Showstoppers Performing Arts - 5-7pm. Yoga - 7-
8pm. Tuesdays - Freehold Community Men's Shed - 10.30am-
3.30pm. Showstoppers Performing Arts - 4.30-7pm. Wednesdays - Pensioners Lunch Club - 12.30-2pm. Pensioners Bingo - 2-4pm. North London Woodturners - 7.30-
10pm (3rd Wednesday of month). Thursdays - Open Shed - 10.30 to 3.30pm. Open Bingo - 7.30-10pm. Fridays - Baby Rhyme Time - 9.45-11am. 'Behave! Life Skills for Puppies', puppy training class 11.45 - 12.45 with Jane Robinson. Saturdays - Showstoppers Performing Arts - 10am-4.30pm. Shree Depala - 7.30-10pm. Sundays - Yoga - 10-11am. Contact details: 07935-324578, [email protected]. Freehold Community Centre, 9 Alexandra Road, N10 2EY.
NORTH LONDON EPILEPSY ACTION is a support group for those with epilepsy or with an interest in epilepsy. The group meets on the third Monday of the month and has lectures, information and social events. Contact Barbara Penney 020 8883 0010 or e-mail [email protected]
POPCHOIR MUSWELL HILL
Wednesday evenings 8-9.30pm at the Royal British Legion in Muswell Hill Rd. No experience, no auditions, no need to read music. Book a free taster session at www.popchoir.com or email [email protected]. 020 8659 5464.
MUSWELL HILL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The club meets at 7.45pm every Wednesday at Jacksons Lane Community Centre . We show and discuss our photographs, and we have guest speakers, competitions, and practical activities. More details: www.muswellhillphoto.org.uk, We welcome new members. If you would like to join or come along one evening as a guest, please email [email protected].
FRIENDS OF PARKLAND WALK
CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS
Saturday 10th February, 7.30pm at St John’s Smith Square. Brodsky Quartet with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, conducted by David Temple. A concert of music by British and American composers as part of St John’s Smith Square’s year-long festival of Americana, marking Bernstein’s centenary. www.cefc.org.uk.
FRIENDS OF COLDFALL WOOD AND MUSWELL HILL PLAYING FIELD
www.coldfallwoods.co.uk/whats-on Thanks to Coldfall Primary School for hosting our meetings at 7.30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month.
MUSWELL HILL AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Contact Jenny Kruss at [email protected] or 020 8442 0031.
FRIENDS OF QUEEN’S WOOD Visit our new website www.fqw.org.uk. Working parties last Sunday of month 10.30-12.00 (no meeting in December). Meet outside Café in Queen’s Wood. Please bring gloves and mobile phone if available. Monday Litter picking. Please contact Gemma Harris if you are free to help her do litter picking on a Monday morning. [email protected] or 07806 870505.
FRIENDS OF MUSWELL HILL LIBRARY
Saturday 27th January, Muswell Hill Library, 2-3pm. A Brief History of Hornsey Village. FREE talk/workshop. presented by Jennifer Bell and Janet Owen of Hornsey Historical Society. We will take you from Saxon Times to the early 20th Century - looking at housing, occupations, transport, recreation and class, as Hornsey Village has developed. Friday 2nd February, Muswell Hill Library, 2-3pm
Michael Rosen's Memoirs - So they call you Pisher! FREE talk. Michael Rosen will be discussing his memoirs which have been published recently, under the title "So they call you Pisher!". Signed copies will be available. Some of the book is set in Muswell Hill as Rosen spent some of his early years here. This talk is expected to be extremely popular, so attendees are asked to arrive early.
HORNSEY PENSIONERS ACTION GROUP
We meet to discuss local and national issues with visiting speakers on the third Wednesday of the month. Our meetings are held in the main church hall of Hornsey Parish Church, Cranley Gardens, N10 3AH. Contact Ann Anderson (020 8340 8335), Pamela Jefferys (020 8444 0732), Janet Shapiro (020 8883 9571) or www.hornseypensionersactiongroup.org.uk.
EAST FINCHLEY OPEN
www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk
Check all times and dates with the organisers. If you have an event or activity that might be of interest to the Association’s members, write to [email protected] and [email protected] by 7th February 2018.
Copy date for January/February 2018 edition of this Newsletter
If you would like to submit an article, letter or diary date for our next edition, please send your copy to [email protected] by Wednesday 7th February 2018.
Local Organisations and Events
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STANDING ORDER MANDATE Instructions to your bank
To the Manager of (bank name)
Please setup the following Standing Order and debit my/our account accordingly
Your Account Name A/C No:
Bank Branch Name Sort code:
Bank Address Postcode:
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS, SIGN AND RETURN FORM TO: Jacqueline Servat, MHFGA Treasurer, 52 Queens Avenue, N10 3NU
Standing Order is our preferred method of payment. Please fill in form below and return to Jacqueline Servat, MHFGA Treasurer, 52 Queens Avenue, London, N10 3NU
Credit/Debit Card: please go online to www.mhfga.org and click on Becoming A Member. Online Bank Transfer: please make payable to NatWest, Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association, Sort Code: 60-14-37, Account number: 31387276. Please enter your name in the bank payment reference. Cheques: please make payable to Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association and send to the Treasurer at the address above.
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new / renewal JF18
The membership runs from 1st May to 30th April of the following year.
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To Account Name Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association
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Please pay (delete as appropriate) the sum of £10.00 (Ten Pounds) the sum of £25 (Twenty Five Pounds)
The first payment commencing on the day of receipt of this mandate and thereafter on the first day of May in each subsequent year until further notice and debit my account accordingly. Signed
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Muswell Hill Shops at Night ...taken on a December evening by Jacqueline Servat
The Post Oice
The Cofee Cup Jo’s
