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Spring Issue 149 · 2022 www.hgsra.uk

HampsteadGardenSuburb
Residents Association

Read Lelaʼs The Garden Girl Find out how to 27 years at
amazing story springs into win this yearʼs SN St Judeʼs
of survival action on Photo Competition, comes to an end,
on page 4 page 18 page 15 see page 5

Springing forward of some plucky foxes. It’s all very can’t come soon enough. In fact, timetable. I know one Swallow

on my first day out of captivity a
doesn’t make a summer, but I’m
Attenborough-esque on a
miniature scale, but nevertheless
saw a Swallow soaring high above
have lifted, Winter is behind us,
just as enchanting. couple of weeks ago, I thought I feeling positive. Covid restrictions
Given the dismal winter, with me. Inky black against a clear blue Spring is almost here and Summer’s
SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY we lose an hour this time, the the miserable dull wet weather sky. It was possibly my overactive not that far away. That’s something
CO-EDITOR reward of an extra hour of daylight which has left the Heath post-isolation imagination or to smile about surely?
on the Sunday is always worth the Extension in a sorry boggy state, plain wishful thinking (tad early for Marie-Christine and I hope
t midnight on 26th March, lost hour of sleep. and the enforced isolation of Swallows) or maybe global warming you enjoy this Spring issue of
the clocks will go forward When we officially start many as Omicron hit, this Spring is messing with the avian migration Suburb News.
A heralding the start of daylight-saving the relief will be
British Summertime. Definitely palpable. Longer, lighter days with
forward, not back in case you are the promise of warm weather just Brave New World – the new
asking. (It gets me every time – I around the corner. Unburdened
find the American prompt Spring by our winter coats hats and
forward, fall back very useful in gloves, there will be a literal spring Brent Cross Town development
moments of doubt). Even though in our step. The Suburb will once
again be transformed into a place
of breath-taking beauty as the
blossom bursts forth like
popcorn, the Hawthorn hedges
start to flower and the Magnolias
begin to bud. A magnificent
palette of purest white, palest
pink and fuchsia will turn the
Suburb streets in to veritable
ticker tape parades, eliciting awe
all round from residents and
visitors alike.
I’ve already seen the early signs
of Spring. Clusters of crocuses
dotted about in the woods, the
quick darts of squirrels checking
out the pre-spring offerings, the
unbelievably loud and slightly
Clusters of crocuses in Big Wood comical drilling of a couple of The new Claremont Park
(Photo: Shelley-Anne Salisbury) woodpeckers and the derring-do’s (Photo construction: www.brentcrosstown.co.uk)

SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY minute town’ meaning the basics
of daily life can be accessed
THE MARKET IS HOT… MAYBE IT’S ick Searl is a man with a within a 15 minute walk or bike
mission. As one of the ride. In addition, the amenities
TIME TO MOVE? N Partners of Argent Related, will be set out in such a way as to
Nick and his team are creating make life as simple as possible for
In the last few months, we have let and sold an extraordinary Brent Cross Town, part of the Brent residents and visitors. Good
Cross Cricklewood regeneration design is key.
amount of homes in the Suburb, therefore if you are considering area of 180 acres which sits on the Billed as a destination place
selling or letting there has never been a better time than now. southern side of the North Circular for ‘all the family’, Brent Cross
and Brent Cross Shopping Centre. Town will provide plenty of
We regularly deal with ‘Cottages to Castles’ and can procure both A hugely ambitious and far- activities for everyone. With an
sighted project, Brent Cross Town Everyman style cinema, pop up
aspirational clientele moving up the property ladder and also the will be a new town centre with shops, restaurants, markets, and
comfortable ‘empty nesters’, moving down. leisure, retail and sports facilities events, there will always be
alongside municipal buildings something new and exciting going
Our resourceful applicants are not just plucked from within the such as schools and hospitals. on. There will be an emphasis on
The development will incorporate art and culture and leisure facilities
local vicinity, but from London-wide and Globally, which gives us 6,700 new homes, workspace which are seen as hugely important
the unique opportunity to extract the full value of your home. for around 25,000 people, in the overall design. 44 acres will
affordable housing and student be retained as green playing
We are at your service and we reassuringly deliver on our promises. accommodation. Additionally, fields. “The people of NW London
Brent Cross Town will be a mere will want to come,” says Nick who
12 minutes from Kings Cross and believes word of mouth will be a
CELEBRATING St. Pancreas International via the big factor in drawing people to
glentree new Brent cross West Thameslink. the area.
OVER
INTERNATIONAL No strangers to regeneration So far so good, but will Brent
YEARS TRADING and good design, Nick and his team Cross Town basically be a
at Argent Related were responsible reimagined Milton Keynes for the
for the redevelopment of Kings 21st century? Absolutely not says
07831 339699 www.glentree.com Cross, a hugely successful project. Nick. Milton Keynes was designed
Brent Cross Town is based on a compartmentalised basis,
on the principle of creating a ‘15 (continued on page 2)