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Summer Issue 150 · 2022 www.hgsra.uk
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Residents Association
A thoughtful Josh HGS RA congratulates The Suburb
Waxman volunteers at Her Majesty on her loses a very
Community Orchard Platinum Jubilee, dear friend,
tree planting, page 12 page 11 page 4
As seasons change
THE EDITORS of Noah Max’s Babel at Fellowship Caroline Broome, gives us her
House, the Proms at St. Jude’s 30th invaluable summer garden tips.
ith covid officially over year anniversary season launch This issue also includes the
and life settling back to and the HGS Art Fair (of which pull out and keep Suburb Directory
W normal, it’s been a very more in the next issue). The Free with loads of updated useful
busy few months in the Suburb. Church also hosted the North information so you have everything
We bade farewell to Father Alan London Festival of Music, Speech you need at a glance.
Walker (St Judes’s) and Revd Dr Ian & Drama. And, if photography is Finally, we can’t not mention
Tutton (Free Church) and wish them your thing, please do enter the the Platinum Jubilee! Unfortunately
both the very best for the future. Suburb News 2022 Photographic our copy date meant we couldn’t
Among others, we sadly lost Competition (details on p.9). include all the wonderful local
beloved residents, David Littaur, Myke Jacobs finally made it to celebrations in this issue but
Jean Neal, Richard Wiseman and Rome, the first trees were planted please send photos of your street
Janet Elliott who all made wonderful in the Henrietta Community Orchard, parties and we will include these Both Revd. Dr. Ian Tutton (above) and Father Alan Walker (below)
contributions to our community. and the HGS Open Gardens will in the September issue. celebrated their last Service before retirement (full stories, p2).
Culture abounded with the soon, once again, be open to the We wish all of our readers a
Echo Ensemble’s world premiere public – luckily the Garden Girl, lovely summer.
Can Fellowship help you?
ANDREW BOTTERILL an independent local community have tipped some residents into a
centre providing various classes, difficult situation, particularly
n 1910 when Fellowship was entertainment and activities (see those who are elderly and maybe
founded, a key part of its www.fellowshiphouse.co.uk). living alone.
I mission was to give financial However under our current If you know of anyone whose
assistance to Suburb residents in Constitution we still have this remit life could be made easier by a
genuine need. Times have moved and continue to make welfare modest grant then please call Photos: Michael Eleftheriades
on, demographics have changed payments of a few thousand pounds Lorna Jones (020 3723 9299 ) who
and that part of our activity has each year. The recent hikes in looks after Welfare matters on our
Please keep the police
reduced as we have developed into energy and food costs might well Management Committee.
in the picture
THE MARKET IS HOT… MAYBE IT’S
TIME TO MOVE?
PC AMRIC SINGH (1522 NW) & emailed us on 999/101/www.met.
PC RANJ HADI (2532 NW) police.uk/@metcc, could end up
In the last few months, we have let and sold an extraordinary
being linked to serious crime.
amount of homes in the Suburb, therefore if you are considering hen you realise a local A description of what appears
selling or letting there has never been a better time than now. crime is taking place or to be a vulnerable person could
W has taken place, obviously be a missing person in desperate
We regularly deal with ‘Cottages to Castles’ and can procure both you want to warn your neighbours. need of medical attention.
You may use your local email That suspicious character who
aspirational clientele moving up the property ladder and also the group or social media platforms called at your, or your neighbour’s,
comfortable ‘empty nesters’, moving down. such as WhatsApp. By using the address who was aggressively
neighbourhood watch platform selling their services or just didn’t
Our resourceful applicants are not just plucked from within the OWL Online Watch Link (owl.co.uk), feel right, could be a con artist
you will also be keeping the local about to fleece somebody of their
local vicinity, but from London-wide and Globally, which gives us police informed as well. life savings.
the unique opportunity to extract the full value of your home. But whichever platform you When you call the police, even
trust to circulate information about if you don’t give your details to
We are at your service and we reassuringly deliver on our promises. crime or suspicious behaviour in the operator, they will still accept
your neighbourhood, make sure what you have to say. If you do
you report it to the police as well. leave your name and details, rest
CELEBRATING Digital technology has made it assured your information is
glentree so much easier to contact the protected under General Data
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you can pass on that vital piece of Your input can be crucial and
YEARS TRADING
information you have. Don’t under- we can’t thank you enough and
estimate how important it can be. appreciate your ongoing support.
07831 339699 www.glentree.com That vehicle number plate If you wish to contact your
that gets called in by a concerned local police team please email us at
member of the public who has gardensuburb.snt@met.police.uk.