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www.hgs.org.uk Issue 145 · 2021

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DIRECTORY OF SUBURB
INFORMATION 2021
HGS Residents Association
community groups. Collects donations for Fellowship, the local community ALLOTMENTS RA COUNCIL MEMBERS AND KEEP
The RA works to represent the interests of Suburb residents and to foster a
community spirit. Organises community events as well as public meetings on
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
issues causing local concern. Produces and distributes Suburb News on a
quarterly basis for no charge to all homes in the Suburb. Gives grants to local
• Philip Harlow
charity. Works to improve our open spaces and trees and is setting up a new
• Tony Brand
community orchard in Lyttelton Playing Fields. Liaises with Barnet Council,
E allotments@hgsra.uk
HGS Trust and the Hampstead Heath management team to maintain and
to join the RA on our website.
E enquiries@hgsra.uk
W hgsra.uk • Peter McCluskie • Alan Brudney OTHER RA ROLES
improve our infrastructure and green spaces, and to represent concerns of
• Patrick Ettwein
residents. Organises volunteer litter picking. Further details including how
CONSERVATION & AMENITIES
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
• Colin Gregory
EVENTS E consam@hgsra.uk • Helen Leiser PO Box 67700, London NW11 1NS
OFFICERS OF THE RA
CHAIR • Emma Howard HON SECRETARY • Adrian Hodgson • Marie-Christine O’Callaghan • Selena Amado
E membershipsec@hgsra.uk
Thanks to Joe Bigwood Fox Suburb Directory Street ...........................................Map Ref E treasurer@hgsra.uk TREES & OPEN SPACES All Offi cers and Committee E traffi c@hgsra.uk
• Simon Sackman
E events@hgsra.uk
• Maria Schlatter
E chair@hgsra.uk
• Peter McCluskie
LITTER PICKING
PUBLICATIONS
E honsec@hgsra.uk
• Michael Green
• Ann Spencer
• Shelley-Anne Salisbury
HON TREASURER
E litter@hgsra.uk
• Steve Morris
E publications@hgsra.uk
• Gary Shaw
ROADS, TRAFFIC & PARKING
• Tony Ghilchik
E trees@hgsra.uk
Addison Way ................................................ 2B
E parking@hgsra.uk
Arcade House ............................................... 3A
and all the TFHC inspires Peter Pull Out & Keep, Brookland Rise .............................................. 2B Meadway Court ............................................4C HGS Map Chairs are also Council Members. • Steve Morris
WEBSITES & IT
Leys, The ......................................................2D
Asmuns Hill................................................... 3B
Asmuns Place ................................................ 3A
Linden Lea ....................................................3D
Barnett Homesteads ..................................... 3B
Linnell Close .................................................4C
Linnell Drive .................................................4C
Belmont Court .............................................. 3A
Belvedere Court .............................................3E
Litchfi eld Court .............................................3C
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Bigwood Court .............................................3C
Litchfi eld Way ...............................................3D
Ludlow Way ..................................................2D
Bigwood Road ..............................................4C
Birnbeck Court ............................................. 2A
Lyttelton Court .............................................3D
Blandford Close ............................................2D
Bishop’s Court ...............................................2F
Lytton Close ..................................................3E
Lyttelton Road ..............................................3D
Brim Hill .......................................................2D
Market Place .................................................3D
Brookland Close ............................................2C
Maurice Walk ................................................2D
Meadway ......................................................4C
Brookland Garth ...........................................2C
Meadway Close ............................................4C
Brookland Hill ...............................................2C
Brownlow Court ............................................3E
Meadway Gate ............................................. 4B
Middleton Road (29 & 31) ........................... 5B
Brunner Close ...............................................3D
Middleway ....................................................3C
Bunkers Hill ..................................................5D
Midholm ......................................................2C
Bute Mews ...................................................3D
Midholm Close .............................................2C
volunteers, p5 Phillips, p9 centre pages Gurney Drive ................................................2D Temple Fortune Lane (evens) ........................ 4B The Archer Academy
Carlyle Close .................................................4D
Central Square ..............................................4C
Carpenter House ..........................................4D
Monarch Court .............................................3D
Milton Close .................................................3D
Chalton Drive ................................................4E
Montrose Court ............................................ 2A
Chatham Close ............................................. 3B
Morland Close ..............................................6C
Childs Way ................................................... 3A
Neale Close ..................................................1D
Church Mount ...............................................3E
Neville Drive .................................................4D
Clarendon Court ........................................... 2A
Coleridge Walk ............................................. 2B
Norrice Lea ....................................................3E
North End Road (129) ..................................6C
Constable Close ............................................4C
North Square ................................................ 3B
Cornwood Close ............................................2E
Northway .....................................................3C
Corringham Road (56-90, 73-117) ............... 5B
Northway Court ...........................................3C
Corringham Court ........................................ 5B
Oakwood Road .............................................3C
Corringway ...................................................5C
Cotman Close ...............................................4D
Old Wyldes ...................................................6D
Creswick Walk............................................... 2A
One Kingsley Way.........................................3D
Crosby Court ................................................2D
Crispin Mews ................................................ 2A
Ossulton Place ..............................................1D
Orchard, The ................................................ 3B
Ossulton Way ...............................................2D
Pantiles, The ................................................. 3A
Deacon’s Rise .................................................3E
Deansway (1-59, 32-68) ................................2F
Queens Court ............................................... 3A
Denison Close...............................................1D
Denman Drive .............................................. 3B
Reynolds Close .............................................5C
Devon Rise ....................................................2E
Raeburn Close ..............................................4D
Dudley Court ................................................ 2A
Romney Close...............................................6D
Eastholm.......................................................2C
Rotherwick Road ........................................... 5B
Emmott Close ...............................................4D
Rowan Walk ..................................................4D
Edmunds Walk ...............................................2F
Ruskin Close .................................................4C
Erskine Hill (1-114 inc) .................................. 3B
South Square ................................................4C
Fairway Close ...............................................5D
Southwood Court .........................................3C
Falloden Way ................................................2C
Southway .....................................................3C
Falloden Court .............................................. 2B
Spaniards Close .............................................6E
Spencer Drive ...............................................4D
Farm Walk .................................................... 3A
Sutcliffe Close ...............................................3C
Green Close ..................................................5D
Greenhalgh Walk ..........................................2D
Temple Fortune Court .................................. 3A
Grey Close ....................................................4D
Temple Fortune Hill ...................................... 3B
Temple Fortune House .................................. 3A
Thornton Way ..............................................3C
Hampstead Way (1-59) .................................6D
Hampstead Way (61-111, 6-22) ...................5C
Totnes Walk ...................................................2E
Hampstead Way (113-221, 24-164) ............. 4B
Harford Walk .................................................2E
Trust fl ats ...................................................... 2A
Turner Drive .................................................4C
Turner Close .................................................4C
Heath Close ..................................................5C
Heathfi elde ...................................................3D
Heathcroft ....................................................6C
Turners Wood ...............................................6D
Vivian Way .....................................................3E
Heathgate .....................................................4C
Heathview Court ..........................................5C
Hill Close ...................................................... 4B
Waterlow Court ............................................5C
Warwick Court ..............................................1D
Wellgarth Road .............................................6C
Hill Top .........................................................2C
Hill Rise .........................................................2C
Westholm .....................................................2C
Hogarth Hill .................................................. 2A
Holne Chase .................................................4D
Widecombe Court .........................................3E
Widecombe Way ...........................................2E
Wild Hatch ................................................... 5B
Holyoake Walk ..............................................1D
Wildwood Rise ..............................................6D
Homesfi eld ................................................... 3B
Howard Walk ................................................2D
Hurst Close ...................................................4C
Wildwood Road ............................................5D
Willifi eld House ............................................. 3B
Hutchings Walk ............................................2C
Ingram Avenue .............................................5D
Willifi eld Way (68-188 inc)............................ 3B
Willifi eld Way (2-66 inc)................................ 4B
Willow Close .................................................6C
Kenwood Close .............................................6E
Winnington Close ..........................................4E
Kingsley Close ..............................................3D
Winnington Road ..........................................4E
Kingsley Way ................................................3D
Woodside ..................................................... 3B
Wordsworth Walk ......................................... 2B
Wyldes ..........................................................6D
Wyldes Close ................................................6D
hgsra.uk EMMA HOWARD
Tentatively looking towards the horizon
alking across the Heath sublime” she immediately replied. and see the bigger picture, the concentrating on our immediate
WExtension in early January It was the start of a brand new panoramic vistas. surrounds, demarcated by those
2020, I was struck, as always, by decade and we were all blissfully Just over a year later on another two metres?
the sight of St. Jude’s spire rising unaware of everything 2020 walk across the Heath Extension, Now, with the vaccine here
in the distance from Central would bring. St. Jude’s spire again comes into at last and a remarkably fast
Square where the first clod of So many aspects of our lives view. I send another photo to my rollout programme, there is a
earth was upturned to create have changed since then. Social friend. “The Suburb in a Covid real prospect of winning the
the Hampstead Garden Suburb. distancing and wearing of masks Winter” I type. “…and still sublime” war against coronavirus. As we Waiting for the inevitable – some are only able to visit the Suburb fleetingly.
It looked particularly majestic have forced us to exist in a two- she replies. It is indeed. cautiously start to emerge from Whilst they have the time, they soak up it’s beauty, serenity and, eventually...
against a cold but clear blue sky metre vacuum. We circumnavigate I stop for a moment to take it a third national lockdown, the sun! See back page for our Suburb Snow pictorial.
and I sent a photo to a friend in one another, carefully negotiating in. Looking out into the distance following the Government’s
New York. She had fallen for the the space between us in fear of at the familiar Suburb skyline, it roadmap, maybe, just maybe,
Suburb’s charm when she had getting too close. Spending dawns on me this view has it’s time for us to all start, albeit
stayed with us some years ago disproportionate amounts of remained unchanged, constant, tentatively, to look out towards
and enjoyed the photos I sent time at home, interacting via proof that some aspects of our the horizon and reacquaint
whilst on my dog walks. I knew screens, we have all become pre-covid lives might not be ourselves with that bigger picture,
she’d love this one. “The Suburb rather insular. It’s difficult to altogether lost after all. Perhaps those panoramic vistas? NOAH’S ARK CHILDREN’S HOSPICE
in Winter” I typed. “Totally look out towards the horizon we were all just too busy SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
RA chooses Noah’s Ark to support in 2021
he RA Council has chosen to and support in north London no NHS or local govern-ment as possible. It supports families
Tsupport Noah’s Ark Children’s for babies, children and young funding. The majority of the and helps them to face the
Hospice based in Barnet as its people with life-limiting or life- children they support are future with hope after their
local community charity of the threatening conditions and unlikely to reach their eighteenth child has died.
year in 2021. This hospice has provided much needed help to birthdays. The hospice enables In early 2020, the hospice
for many years provided care their families. The charity receives these children to live life as fully was asked to accelerate the
opening of their new hospice
facility called The Ark in Barnet
CAN WE PLEASE BE YOUR to help relieve pressure on NHS to receive support from the antibiotics. He clung onto life
CAN WE PLEASE BE YOUR
CAN WE BE YOUR
CAN WE PLEASE BE YOUR
facilities struggling to cope with
Hospice’s trained professional
with family and medical support,
‘SOUL’ AGENT? the huge demands arising from staff. For families dealing with but I know how much difference
SOUL AGENT?
family-focussed
Covid and the need to keep
the constant demands and worry
professional
‘SOUL’ AGENT?
‘SOUL’ AGENT?
these highly vulnerable children
support in those bleak weeks
of looking after a child needing
We understand that your home is much more than just a house, it in a Covid free environment. such a lot of care and often would have made to him and
We understand that your home is much more than just a house. It is
suffering great pain, the facilities
The new premises include
my family, although fortunately
is a sanctuary for your family, and meeting place, if you will, which accommodation for the ill available here to support them he survived with few lasting
We understand that your home is much more than just a house. It is
We understand that your home is much more than just a house. It is
usually also a sanctuary for your family - a happy place, if you will -
presumably is rich in nostalgia and happy memories.
usually also a sanctuary for your family - a happy place, if you will - children as well as for their in their hours of need and side effects.
usually also a sanctuary for your family - a happy place, if you will -
rich in nostalgia and memories.
But for the Noah’s Ark families
rich in nostalgia and memories.
rich in nostalgia and memories.
It may also be your largest tax-free asset, but this is quite separate families. There are wonderful darkness are so amazing, there is no brighter dawn when
spaces including a sensory room, combined with the care from
Not only is it normally the largest tax-free asset in the family, but it a music room, a soft play area and the professionals and volunteers their child recovers and leads a
from the fact that it occupies a very important part of your
Not only is it normally the largest tax-free asset in the family, but it a specially designed playground. involved. It is almost impossible normal life again, and this
Not only is it normally the largest tax-free asset in the family, but it
does occupy an important part of the heart and the soul.
heart and soul.
does occupy an important part of the heart and the soul. An interfaith prayer room and to imagine how such families impacts on every member of the
does occupy an important part of the heart and the soul.
We most certainly understand the importance and emotional wrench bereavement facilities are also cope, but this wonderful family and also on the parents’
We appreciate and empathise with you the emotional wrench that
We appreciate and empathise with you the emotional wrench that
moving home can cause and we would like to be your ‘Soul’ Agent to there to help support families hospice full of light and hope ability to work meaning that
We appreciate and empathise with you the emotional wrench that
that moving home can represent to a family and we share and
moving home can cause and we would like to be your ‘Soul’ Agent to
moving home can cause and we would like to be your ‘Soul’ Agent to
manage the process for you.
empathise with your concerns, if you allow us to be your ‘Soul Agent’. in their time of great need. will make a big difference. When they often live in poverty. But
manage the process for you. As RA Chair, I visited the my younger brother was 9, he (continued on page 2)
manage the process for you.
Much to our surprise in the post lockdown era, we have sold or let a charity’s state-of-the-art hospice suffered major complications
We are presently doing a remarkable amount of business in your area,
building in November and was
following a playground accident.
We are presently doing a remarkable amount of business in your area,
significant number of homes in the Suburb, at remarkably good prices. hugely impressed by its light A huge abscess on the brain
We are presently doing a remarkable amount of business in your area,
post lockdown. Please feel free to talk to us about these “moving issues”.
post lockdown. Please feel free to talk to us about these “moving issues”. and modern facilities set in the behind his left eye caused
post lockdown. Please feel free to talk to us about these “moving issues”.
grounds of a nature reserve. At blinding headaches; swollen eyes
CELEBRATING
CELEBRATING the time of my visit a child had and blindness, and he became
OVER
OVER
CELEBRATING
CELEBRATING tragically recently died at the partially paralysed. Like many
OVER
OVER
Hospice but his family had all ill children he was also having
YEARS TRADING
YEARS TRADING been able to spend time with numerous fits; he went into
YEARS TRADING
YEARS TRADING him. They were able to support anaphylactic shock after being
and comfort each other and the given a penicillin injection
child in his last days, as well as despite a known allergy to