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S U B U R B Virtual Museum

The Great Flood Collection

JUDY SMITH Ongoing updates to the
Museum website include improved
he Suburb’s Virtual Museum, access of video material and
run by HGS Heritage, is the Suburb News past editions posted
Tperfect place to record in in the Museum. We are also
perpetuity those events that are changing the way the Museum
so significant, that they deserve a can be accessed. There will be a
special place in the Museum. The new Home Page and you will be
weather events of Monday July 12, able to search via either a Map or Photo: Simone Halfin
when several inches of rain fell in a a Timeline, in addition to all the
matter of two to three hours and existing access paths. We will let Celebrating
resulted in so much disruption and you know in Suburb eNews when
flooding, was just such an occasion, the new-look Museum is launched.
as you can see from this edition of We are still taking contributions
Suburb News. And, of course, with for our Covid Collection. The Bach’s birthday
so many great images and videos pandemic – which is still ongoing
posted onto the HGS List, it hasn’t as we all know – is affecting so
been difficult to get some sense of many aspects of all our lives. None at Fellowship House
the effect of this amount of rain in of us know when or if ‘normality’
such a short time. We have will return, but the enormous
SIMONE HALFIN very first concert – this youngster
launched a new Collection – The changes that Covid has brought looked so proud to be there.
Great Flood of 12 July 2021. We to us all deserve to be recorded in wonderful Concert was held Although Catherine just completed
certainly hope that this extreme the Museum that reflects the lives at Fellowship House, in her grade 8 exam with distinction,
CULTURE
weather event will not be repeated, of HGS residents. A celebration of Bach’s she told Anete afterwards she was
but we are all aware of changing HGS Heritage will also be birthday. Originally scheduled for so inspired she was going straight
weather patterns and global launching a Collection dedicated March, his actual birthday, Covid home to practise even more.
warming. This Collection is still to the iconic spire of St Jude on prevented it, but fortunately it Another member, Gudrun Edwards,
open for more photos, videos and the Hill and the Time Capsules –
Panoramic shot of flooded was able to go ahead in June. was leader of an orchestra in Kew
Hampstead Way garden accounts of the devastation caused both old and new – that were Organised with her usual skill by and had travelled over to be part
(Photo: Adam Lauffer) by this extreme weather event. secreted in the weather vanes.
Anete Graudina, the talented of the team. There was an air of
internationally acclaimed violinist, jubilation and excitement to be
it featured five of her students, playing once again to a live
ranging from ages 14 to 18, as audience. Those sitting outside
well as old friends she has played under an awning were kept snug
with before. Pianist Masayuki with Anete’s thoughtfully supplied
Tayama, played a stunning Piano rugs. The concert ended with
Concerto and the smiles on 14 Benjamin Britten’s Sentimental
year old Catherine Benbow’s face Sarabande. A fitting finale. The next
told it all as she performed her concert is planned for October 2021.

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