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INSIDE THIS MONTHS ISSUEProfile. Russell Edwards unmasks Jack the RipperKate and Steve. Missionary service. The Wedding of Nicola Cunnane and Guy BennettTennis Club. ResultsWild flower meadow. SeededSt. Pauls Church. More Friends please.Fireworks night. 2014. Under new managementStair free access at the station? Francesca Caine on the case.Are Squirrels nice? No, says Stephen BlackburneThe 2014 Alan Cox and Associates Annual Charity Golf Day.Letters to the Editor. Scams and thanks AGM Wednesday November 26th
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Profile. Russell Edwards In a small place like Hadley Wood it comesas a surprise to discover just how manywriters have graced our leafy suburb. WithAnthony Trollope, Kingsley Amis, WilliamBooth and probably many others includingthe currently very active Aubrey Rose weseem to have had more than our fair share.A new one has now joined the parade albeitwith a more gruesome subject than hispredecessors. Russell Edwards met me inPaninis. Now 48 and living in Hadley Woodwith his wife and two children, his earlyyears showed no evidence of literary orforensic interests. Battling his way up fromselling Teddy Bears in Birkenhead hestudied at University for an MBA inBusiness studies and started a successfulcareer in software distribution ending upemploying over one hundred staff. At anearlier stage he lived and worked close byBrick Lane in London’s East End and cameto know the area and its history well. Achance viewing of Johnny Depp’s film
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‘From Hell’ in 2001 based in the same partof the city fired his interest in the story ofJack the Ripper. Several years of amateurdetective work about the Ripper’s unsolvedidentity followed. Matters came to a head in2007. Alerted by a friend he attended anauction at which a shawl was on sale. Ashawl reputed to having been used byCatherine Eddowes one of the Ripper’svictims. Russell purchased the shawl andwas eventually able to have its stainsanalysed by a scientist at Liverpool’s JohnMoores University using DNA technology.The scientist was Senior Lecturer inMolecular Biology Dr Jari Louhelainenwhose two major lines of research wereforensic genetics and medical/mammaliangenetics. His studies of the shawl andthose of Dr David Miller, Reader inMolecular Andrology at the University ofLeeds took several years but leadeventually to the DNA identification ofdescendants of Eddowes and those of herassailant Aaron Kosminski. A local residentin 1888 Kosminski was the police’s mainsuspect. Russell’s detective work convinced him
that Kosminski was in fact Jack the Ripper.His book that followed, ‘Naming Jack theRipper’ has re- �opened and possibly closedthe controversy over who Jack the Ripperwas. Apart from the book Russell hasarranged guided walks at the scene of thecrime. For those of you with an interest inhorror these walks would suit you down tothe ground. Choose a wet night with BrickLane’s mean streets illuminated only bylamplight and ladies, maybe leave theshawl at home? Details are on the websitewww.thejacktheripperexperience.co.ukNice to meet you Russell. A great story. Rod Armstrong.
‘Friends of St Paul’s’ –how you can help ourNeighbourhood Church Earlier this year I was asked by theReverend Rupert Mackay to take over asTreasurer of St Paul’s Church. I had no previous experience of church
finances and had never paused to thinkabout how St Paul’s is funded. Tania and Iwere married there in 1996, and ourchildren, Claudia and George, were bothChristened and Confirmed there. If anything, I had assumed St Paul’s was
simply paid for by a central Church ofEngland fund and that it would always bethere when we needed it. I was thereforesurprised to learn that St Paul’s needs togenerate some £100,000 annually to coverits costs and that this is before buildingsmaintenance! I was further surprised tolearn just how dependent St Paul’s is on theregular and very generous giving of only avery small number of local residents. It soon became clear to me that St Paul’s
needed much wider local supportespecially if it is to put in place a properbuildings maintenance program topreserve it for future generations. St Paul’sis now over 100 years old. Its buildings areshowing many signs of aging and are inneed of constant maintenance and repair. In more recent years, its walls have
cracked as a result of poor foundationswhich as well as being based on Londonclay (which expands and contractsdepending on the weather!) are threatenedby encroaching tree roots. I would like tobring this urgent need for funding to theattention of local residents who do notattend St Paul’s regularly but who
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nonetheless use St Paul’s as an importantfocal point at occasional times; forweddings, christenings, funerals andseasonal events, or who perhaps simplyenjoy its open garden space. The role of StPaul’s in our wider community is nevermore apparent than during the festiveseason when our local school uses it for itscarol concert (including children from allreligious backgrounds) and the communitygathers in it for the large Christingleservices or on Christmas Eve to enjoy theheartwarming atmosphere of the Christmasspirit. With a view to setting up next year amore formal ‘Friends of St Paul’s’ to helpfund the repair and maintenance of thebuildings and grounds of St Paul’s Church,the Church Wardens and I would be verygrateful to know whether you would bewilling to help by making a small monthlycontribution by way of standing order and
where possible under Gift Aid. For each £20 per month you give under
Gift Aid, St Paul’s will receive £25 permonth. Although we think it is better to havemany smaller gifts like this, thereby sharingthe burden, any one off large donationswould also be gratefully received! If you feel that you are able to help,
please email Claire Mangan [email protected] and asappropriate request a Banker’s Order Formand, if you are a UK tax payer, a Gift AidDeclaration. I am sure many of us wouldagree that St Paul’s is an important part ofHadley Wood and our local community life.Any support you are therefore able to offerwould be of benefit to and greatlyappreciated by all. With best wishes andthanks.David Hawkins and the Church Wardens ofSt Paul’s Church, Hadley Wood
Wedding On Saturday 4th October 2014 NicolaCunnane from Beech Hill Avenue,Hadley Wood married Guy Bennettfrom Bingley, Yorkshire at St Paul’sChurch. The Reverend Rupert Mackayconducted the service accompaniedby an organist and choir. During thesigning of the register there was acello soloist. Readings included anIrish Wedding Blessing read byNicola’s brother Dominic and areading from Corinthians by Guy’ssister Elizabeth. The flower ladies ledby Frances Algar arranged the flowersbeautifully in the church whichincluded white roses for Yorkshire.Nicola wore a dress designed byCaroline Castigliano and wasaccompanied by seven bridesmaids,including her cousins Rachel andEmma. Guy and Nicola’s families andfriends celebrated at the receptionwhich was held at The SculptureGalley, Woburn Abbey. The guestswere entertained initially by AriellaStrings and later danced the nightaway to The Funk City Party Band.Nicola and Guy will honeymoon bothin Portugal and South Africa and willsettle down to married life inBrookmans Park. The Cunnane Family
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An Idea above our Station!Are you (tick all that apply):
a parent with a baby or toddlers? a West End shopper?suffering with a bad back or mobility problems? a cyclist?a commuter with a habitually heavy briefcase? a non-driver?a holidaymaker? registered disabled?
An odd collection of questions, you mightthink, but anyone who’s answered Yes toany of them would benefit from step-free
access to our local station. Carryingyourself, others or heavy or awkward loadsup and down the 30-odd steps in order to
use Hadley Wood’s primaryamenity, its train service, can rangefrom a challenge to a completeimpediment. The alternative foranyone wishing to travel to or fromHadley Wood without a car is a taxito the nearest accessible station –Potters Bar, High Barnet orOakwood – requiring an outlay ofsome £7 each way plus the captivetime. Older residents rememberthat step-free access used to exist,and indeed there is a short tarmacramp to Bartram’s Lane behind
railings midway up the western platform.But on the steep slope alongside theeastern platform, an unexpectedopportunity has just presented itself.Network Rail’s current bridge strengtheningworks have already required the creation ofan access ramp from the south-easterncorner of the road bridge down to theLondon-bound platform for use by theirheavy machinery, and work is also plannedto the retaining wall. So on behalf of the Hadley Wood
Association, I have opened discussionsthrough our Station Manager DuncanPrimrose to seek the conversion of this neweastern ramp into a pedestrian accessramp once the bridge works are complete,and I hope that if necessary we can counton your support. Together with the opening of the western
ramp, full step-free access to Hadley WoodStation could be achieved in a very shorttime at marginal cost, benefitting allresidents and their visitors. Francesca Caine
On 11th September, 2014, 80golfers soaked up the gloriousSeptember weather at the HadleyWood Golf Club for the 2014 AlanCox and Associates AnnualCharity Golf Day. All moneyraised went to local charities,Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, TheBravo Trust and national charity,Diabetes UK. The course,designed by Alistair Mackenzie,creator of the US Masters course,was in magnificent condition andravenous golfers and spectatorsenjoyed superb food and warmservice from the club, drawingplaudits from Alan Cox on behalfof the organising committee(Peter Ciccone, Byron Daviesand Richard Mason). This was atrue community event, with localpeople donating auction and
raffle prizes, advertising in the brochure or on the course, andparticipating in the auction and raffle. A special mention toBarclays Bank who kindly matched the funds raised from the “beatthe pro” competition on the tricky par 3 17th hole. But the daywasn’t without a little healthy competition. Bernard Riley won the individual competition and the team event
(best 2 of 4 scores per hole) was won by ASC with 80 points. Allthree charities are absolutely delighted with the donations (stillbeing received at time of press) and would like to give thanks to all who planned, attended and supported the day. This was agreat example of local people and businesses pulling together to raise much- �needed funds for worthy causes. To find out moreabout the work of these fantastic causes, please visit:(www.cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk) (www.thebravotrust.com)(www.diabetes.org.uk) Peter Ciccone
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Chase Farm HospitalUpdate As a member of the Health Scrutiny Panelon Enfield Council I am delighted that thepurchase of the Barnet and Chase FarmHospital NHS Trust by the Royal FreeLondon NHS Foundation Trust has beencompleted. This is the first piece of positivenews in the chequered history of ChaseFarm Hospital for a long time. The siteneeds to be redeveloped and it isacknowledged that part of the hospital is nolonger fit for purpose regarding the deliveryof modern day health care. I look forwardto working with our Planning Departmentand the Royal Free to secure this muchneeded and long overdue redevelopmentand ensure that it is delivered as soon aspossible for the benefit of Enfield residents.Listed below are the services, some of
which are up and running at the presentmoment which hopefully the hospital will bedelivering and should be fully functional by2018. The Trust hopes to start work on thefirst phase of the site by January 2015.Urgent Care Centre The urgent care centre is available formedical treatment or advice which does notneed a visit to A&E. The centre treats mostinjuries and illnesses that are urgent but notlife threatening. For example sprains andstrains, broken bones, minor burns andscalds, minor head and eye injuries, bitesand stings. You don’t need to book anappointment – just turn up and you will beseen promptly by either a doctor or nurse.The service is open 9.00am- 9.pm, sevendays a week. The co- -location of the GPout of hours service means that access tocare can continue overnight. Radiology The X- ray dept and MRI Scanner arelocated adjacent to the Urgent Care Centre. Elective Surgery Chase Farm is focusing on providing acomprehensive range of planned surgery.Having no emergency cases means nointerruptions to planned operations. Thiswill reduce the chance of operations beingcancelled and therefore avoid the stress
this causes patients. Bringing togetherdoctors, nurses and other staff whospecialise in a particular surgical area helpsto make more effective use of theirknowledge, skills and expertise. Plannedsurgery includes such operations asorthopedics, urology and ear, nose andthroat. Chase Farm Hospital alreadyprovides a ‘joint school’ where patients canfind out more about their orthopedicoperation and have the opportunity to askquestions. There will be two inpatientsurgical wards and a day surgical unit.There will be a unit providing on- the- daysurgical admissions where patients willarrive before going to the operating theatre,then go to the ward after their operation.Paediatric Assessment Unit This specialist unit provides a uniqueopportunity for children to be assessed whoare not seriously ill but would otherwisehave gone to an acute hospital. Trainedpaediatric staff will see patients who requireassessment and on- going treatment. Theunit is located within the Urgent Care centreand patients are referred by their GP, theurgent care centre or another medical teamand is open 12 hours a day. Older Person’s Assessment Unit The aim of the unit is to provide a one- stopshop approach to improve the care of olderpeople by providing rapid access to care,tests and treatment, avoiding inappropriateadmissions to hospital. Referral is from theirGP, urgent care centre or other medicalteam. The unit is open from 9.00am to7.00pm but when the unit is closed allpatients are safely discharged ortransferred to hospital for admission,depending on their individual clinicallyassessed needs. Anne-Marie Pearce, Councillor
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Hadley Wood Tennis Club Autumn courses for children and Adults are still running – full details are on the websitewww.hwltc.org Our 2014 Annual Tennis Tournament held in the summer resulted in the following winners:Mens Singles – �Nathan Fernandes (Junior, Picture below) bt Michael Gavriel Ladies Singles – Alison Moore bt Susan Graff Mens 45+ – Bob Wheeler bt John Kiddy Mens Doubles – Nathan Fernandes/Alex Carter (juniors) bt Bob Wheeler/Barry ConnellyLadies Doubles – Alison Moore/Jane Kelly bt Tor Christie/Rachel Tranter Mixed Doubles - � Niki and Felix Taljaard bt Desmond Taljaard/Clare Davis All photos and results are up on the Tennis Club Website www.hwltc.org We are alwayslooking for new members of any level so if you are interested in joining please contact us:Email : [email protected] Telephone : 07873 846 198 Private and Group lessons are availablewith our coaches Stuart Martin (07787 552 326) and Nick Wheeler (07812 462 428) Simone Strauss
CUT TO THE CHASE (AQUIZ ABOUT THEORIGINS AND LEGACIESOF ENFIELD CHASE) QUIZ1. To which side- �saddle hunter didEdward VI grant the West Lodge ParkEstate in 1547? 2. And which family owns the West LodgePark Hotel now? 3. Which family were the first owners ofEnfield Chase and produced the first Earlof Essex? 4. Which Primary School near Oakwood isnamed after the next family to own theChase? 5. Who designed Southgate’s iconic tubestation? 6. And what was its original name? 7. When was Enfield Chase stationopened? 8. And what was its original name? 9. What was Trent Park used for duringWorld War II? 10. In the Domesday Book, we are toldthat Tottenham had enough woodland tosupport 500 pigs. How many couldEnfield’s woodland support?Answers on page 9
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AGM. Wednesday 26th November. 7.30pmAt the Hadley Wood Association Hall
Crescent East (at the end of the tennis courts)Agenda
Minutes of the last meeting and matters arisingChairman’s report.Financial report
Reports from Clubs (tabled)Hadley Wood Newsletter
Election of OfficersAOB
The Hadley Wood Neighbourhood ForumMeet your Councillors*
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Into Africa. One of Hadley Wood’s redeeming featuresis the amount of charity work by localresidents which goes on here quiteunobtrusively. People run, cycle, walk, climbmountains, sing, arrange events, holdcoffee mornings, write cookery books andsell things all in support of a wide range ofcharities. Some go further by devoting theirlives to a particular charitable organization.Amongst these are Katie and Steve Machell.Katie (nee Bolton) moved to Crescent Eastin Hadley Wood in 1981. After Hadley Wood Primary school she continued atHaberdashers and then took a gap year inrural Kenya. There she worked for the AfricaInland mission (AIM) teaching in a villagesecondary school before returning to the UKto study Theology at Durham University. The year in Kenya was, however, a life
changing experience for Katie and thebeginning of her journey living and workingin Africa. In 1996 at a Young People’sconference organized by AIM she metSteve. Steve was also very interested inmission work after experiencing a similargap year and in 1997 they married. Hopingto get back to Africa they realized theimportance of having specific training toprepare for cross- �cultural living andmission work. At that stage Katie was amidwife at Frimley Park hospital and Stevea patent attorney. Deciding on a futureworking in the Mission service theyattended a two year course at All NationsChristian College in Ware Hertfordshire
living in a community with people of manynationalities and gaining experience ofmany different cultures. Their firstplacement was in Tanzania living with amissionary family on the shores of LakeVictoria. The family was increasing. Jackwas one year old, Toby followed in 2002and with their children Katie and Steve setoff for their next placement in the ComoresIslands off the coast of Madagascar. Theystayed there for two years with Steve actingas administrator for the team of teachersand medics of which they were part. ByMarch 2005 they were in Nairobi. Steveworking as finance controller for Aim Airsupporting remote missionaries and churchworkers in East Africa whilst Katie, by nowthe mother of Jack, Toby and Ethan, wasteaching in one of Nairobi’s many slums.They returned to the UK in 2007, Steve toobtain a Pilot’s licence and Katie to renewher midwifery qualification. By 2012 theywere back in Kenya with Mission AviationFellowship (MAF) and Steve fulfilling a life’sambition flying as a mission pilot in aCessna 206 the smallest plane in the MAF. I asked Katie about their lifestyle in
Kenya. “We lead a relatively normal life!’she explained, ‘the boys are at Braeburn alocal international school. Jack, the eldestis taking IGCSE’s this summer and inSeptember will be Head Prefect there. Allthree boys play cricket, hockey and rugbyfor the school. Over this last year they haveeven been treading the boards of theschool theatre!’ ‘What about security?’‘Well, security is an issue although atpresent most problems are on the coast along way from where we live in Nairobi. Wehave to be vigilant when out and about and we are quite used to the sight of armedofficers on most street corners.Nevertheless’ she adds ‘ it is a fantasticplace to live and to bring up children. Thereis such a diversity of experience here andthe opportunities we have are wonderful. Infact we would recommend it for anyonewanting to share their gifts and skills withthose in need’. ‘What about the future?’ Iask ‘We return to Kenya at the beginning ofSeptember. Steve will carry on flying anddoing management work. He flies mostly toMarsabit in Northern Kenya about twice aweek. It’s a very needy area where there isa significant lack of food, water and otherresources as well as ongoing inter- � tribalconflict. I will be working part time as acommunications officer for MAF Kenya. Reflecting on this story I wonder at the
example these young people set. Unsungand unreported, they and many others inthis country work to help others. Inspiring?Absolutely. Rod Armstrong
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The Tree Rat Menace Scirus Carolinensis is the proper name forthose sweet little and oh so clever creaturesthat are found in all our gardens. 100 greysquirrels were introduced into these islandsfrom north America at the end of the 19thcentury. Some black squirrels, which areotherwise identical, were introduced into the Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire andCambridgeshire areas. In north America theywere a popular food for the native Americans. In this country many of us see them as
clever little animals in the garden. They arehowever killers. Not only do they spread apox which doesn’t affect them but which isdeadly to our native red squirrels but theycan also carry Weils disease which can bea killer for humans. We all know that theydig up bulbs, raid birds’ nests of eggs andyoung, but they also severely damageyoung broad leaf saplings. Andrew Woods of the Royal Forestry
Society says “The grey squirrelsare wiping out Britain’s beech andoaklands. They strip the bark ofthe young trees which then die.”Grey squirrels have threatenedthe governments pledge toincrease woodland cover from10% to 12% by 2060. You will bepleased to learn that PrinceCharles is the patron of the redsquirrel survival trust. What canwe do to help him and to rid thecountry of these nasty northAmerican pests? Well first of all deter them from
entering your garden. Use birdfeeders which are squirrel proof.You can trap them in special traps but the RSPCA who are veryhot on squirrels says you shouldcheck the trap every few hours.(That more or less excludes the use of professional verminexterminators who wouldn’t beable to do that). According to theWildlife and Countryside act of
1981 and the later European Directive2009/147/EC there are right and wrongways to deal with a caught squirrel. Whatyou must not do is to release the squirrelinto another area. This is against the law and to quote the
RSPCA pamphlet “Such action may not behumane since a squirrel moved to a newarea is likely to have difficulty in settling intoan established population and may eitherdie or keep travelling” Also what youdefinitely must not do is to drown thesquirrel as this will incur a visit to the courtand a penalty of £1,500. (However it seemsto me that drowning takes a minute at mostand is painless and certain). No, the only way to dispatch the little
rotter, as the young attractive lady from theRSPCA told me when she visited me, is to give it one sharp blow to the head with a blunt instrument; having naturallytransferred the squirrel from the cage to asack and confining it to one end of the
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sack. Or to shoot it with a shot gun, forwhich you will need a licence, and of coursebe aware that you can’t discharge a shot gun within 25 yards of a publicthoroughfare, or with one shot to the headfrom an air rifle. Though how you can dothat when the squirrel is racing up anddown in the trap, and also avoid ricochets isbeyond me. Lord Redesdale, the LiberalDemocratic peer was able to rid his severalhundred acres of Northumberland forest ofgrey squirrels, and in fact killed 23,400 buthe needed a team to do it, and a grant fromthe government of £150,000. I can remember as a boy there being a
reward of sixpence for each grey squirreltail. That would translate to a sizeable sumin today’s money. We must not be deterred.We must at least try to get rid of theseforeigners and after that we can think aboutthe Canada geese which were also foolishlybrought over here in the 19th century. Stephen Blackburne
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Neighbourhood planning allows localpeople to influence the way their area willchange. The Localism Act, which received Royal
Assent on November 15 2011, introducednew rights and powers to allowlocal communities to shape newdevelopment by coming together toprepare neighbourhood plans.In Hadley Wood we are setting up a
Neighbourhood Forum to create our ownneighbourhood plan. Once we have draftedour plan everyone in the area will be able tovote on it in a referendum. But before we get to that point we need to
convene our Forum. Membership is open toall who live or work in the area*. All you needto do is fill in the form below and email orpost it to us – [email protected] 34 Parkgate Crescent, EN4 0NP. Thisapplication and the area it refers to can also be seen on the HWA websitehadleywood.org.uk
CUT TO THE CHASE QUIZ -ANSWERS1.His sister Princess Elizabeth, later Good
Queen Bess.
2. The Beale family
3. The de Mandevilles 4. de Bohun school
5. Charles Holden. 6.Enfield West.
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Animal SOS. Christmas is a time for Joy and happiness!Will you give life and love to one of Man’sbest friends? I would like to make an appealon behalf of Animal SOS Sri Lanka a UKregistered Charity No.111902 desperatelyin need of funds to purchase a newcompound for their special needs animals
and feed the many hungry mouths. Theyhave over 800 rescued dogs and cats attheir no- � kill sanctuary in the south of SriLanka, all strays are nursed back to healthfrom a life of suffering on the streets. TheCharity also does weekly outreachprograms in the villages where theyvaccinate against rabies and sterilize catsand dogs. They also feed the strarving
strays in the area- � a massive operation.The charity has a hands on approach andthe Chairman and trustees are allvolunteers so more funds go directlytowards helping the animals. Please visittheir website and Facebook page and youwill be amazed at the work carried out by asmall charity in Sri Lanka. I was one of thefounder members starting up this charity in2006 but I had to resign as Secretary andTreasurer due to health issues. It is agenuine charity. All visitors to the sanctuaryare very welcome. Please find a little spacein your Christmas stocking and help savethe life of man’s true, loving and faithfulfriend. Please visit the website for how todonate. My grateful thanks to you and mayyou have a wonderful Christmas and Newyear. Dr. Marie (Julie)Anand. Fairgreen East,Hadley Wood.
7.00pm, November 8th. Hadley Wood’sOpen Space and a wet sky over. Rainswathes across the field. But wait aminute, who are all these people pouringinto the ground? It’s the local residentsand their kids! Undeterred by one of thewettest bonfire nights we can rememberthey came in their hundreds.Well done Hadley Wood! A great
firework display and bonfire, new ridesand amusements and the best sausagesin town. Thanks are due to our new organisers.
The indefatigable Maria Evans andJames Rushton with their support team
Graham Sharp and Lisa Winston. Kamiland Thomas our groundsmen who put inan unbelievable amount of work to preparefor and set up the event. The SafetyMarshalls who manned the gates and therope. John Hall, Steve Johnson, JonWynne, David Byrne, Shaun Lee, PeteGassner, Julie Norton, Paul and RichardMcCormick, Mike Finlay, Paul Richards,Kevin Beasant, Alex Evans, Tom Holl, NealeHaynes, John Leatherdale and last but byno means least Jason Charalambous ourlocal councillor. In the bar Steve Davisserved out drinks and banter assisted ablyby Hazel and Geoff Goodyear, AlisonMoore, Sarah Hildebrand, Judy Townsend,Jane Kelly, Mike Gavriel and JeanetteRichards. Behind them in the Pre Schoolpainting faces and creating anunforgettable evening for the children wasJudy Quickenden and her teaching staff.Local people helping out. Very muchappreciated.
Family Fireworks and Bonfire night.
Dear Editor
Take 7. Dry Cleaners. As you may know
we have been
fighting a recent Application to change
our premises
from their current commercial use as a D
ry Cleaners to
part residential use, a proposal which wo
uld of course
close the business here. So far our o
pposition has
proved successful though it is possible th
at the owners
of the site might yet appeal. In the mean
time we would
like to put on record our very grateful than
ks to all those
who have supported us. The Hadley Woo
d Association,
our many customers and friends from the
Hadley Wood
Community, MP’s David Burrowes and B
ob Blackman
(Harrow) and local Councillor Jason Char
alambous.
With kind regards Sharad and Bhati Modi. Take 7
LettersDebit card fraud In the early evening of October 7th wereceived a telephone call from someoneclaiming to be Detective ConstableAndrew Smith from the Fraud Squad atNew Scotland Yard. He volunteered hisbadge number. D.C.Smith informed methat a man was in custody, who alreadyhad previous convictions for theft, havingbeen caught using a debit card in myname to purchase just under £1,000 ofApple computer equipment. He told methat the man was also in possession of abank statement from our joint account.He said the debit card had either been stolen or copied. We immediatelychecked that all our cards were safe. Iasked Smith for details of the debit cardand bank statement but he said he wasunable to disclose that information andasked me to verify that we had not madeany Apple purchase for that amount. Ihad begun to be suspicious because hespoke with a strong foreign accent andhis speech was uneducated. I told him
RNLI Coffee morning
The Hadley Ladies Guild’s recent coffee m
orning on behalf
of the RNLI was a great success with ev
eryone having a
very sociable time. We were able to contrib
ute £3485 to the
RNLI which included a very generous co
ntribution from a
local resident. Thank you to all our most
loyal supporters
who were able to attend.
Ann Phillips
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that I never gave any personal bankingdetails over the telephone and I needed toprove his identity. He told me to ring 999and ask for him at New Scotland Yard. Ipointed out the emergency services werepurely for emergencies, but he insisted thatthis was an emergency. Of course, when Idialled 999 (having a perfectly normaldialling tone on our telephone) theresponse was definitely not the legitimateservice, but was answered by someonewith a voice suspiciously like Smith’s. Irelayed this impression to him and saidunless he could give me details of the debitcard and bank statement in his possession,I intended to contact my local police stationand also New Scotland Yard independentlyto verify his claims. Even though ourtelephone again had the normal diallingtone, when I tried to ring Southgate PoliceStation I was answered by a woman withthe same foreign accent and then passedacross to Smith. At this point I told Smiththat I would make these calls on my mobiletelephone and he said he would ring backten minutes later. He made no furthercontact with me. Up to this point Smith had
not actually asked for any compromisingfinancial details, but I was absolutelycertain that this was an intended fraud inprogress. I then contacted our debit cardsecurity departments and they verifiedthat no money had disappeared from ouraccounts. The following morning Ireported this to Southgate Police Station.The desk officer told me that, had Iproved more gullible, Smith would havesaid that they needed to see my debitcard to match it to the thief’s and that adespatch rider or taxi would be comingto collect it. The normal dialling tone Iseemed to be getting on my telephonewas almost certainly a recording used by Smith. Community P.C. SteveDouglas, Southgate Police Station,(telephone 0208 721 2688. Email:[email protected] ) hassince delivered leaflets and posters forme to distribute locally to warn HadleyWood residents of the danger of this andother types of scams. Gloria Neal – 9th October, 2015.
NSPCC Stop and Shop The Barnet Appeals Committee are pleased to announcethat they will once more be holding their very popular‘NSPCC CHRISTMAS STOP AND SHOP’ on the eveningof the 20th November from 7 until 9pm and the morningof the 21st November, from 10am until 1pm. There is aminimum donation of £3 on the door. This will include aglass of Bubbles and Canapes in the evening and Coffeeand homemade bakes in the morning. The event will beheld at 4 Newmans Way, Hadley Wood. Please bring afriend and get an early start on your Christmasshopping…you will be supporting a very worthwhile andrelevant cause. If you would like more information or youwould like to know more about the work of the NSPCC orthe Barnet Appeals Committee please contact:Susan How 07881 900050.
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St Paul’s Church, Hadley WoodYou are all warmly invited to our 10:30am services
Christmas 2014Christmas is a time of love, hope and peace in this world of suffering, uncertainty
and conflict. Do join us at any of our community Christmas events. May you have love, hope and peace this Christmas.
Sunday 14 Dec 10.30am All age Nativity Service and Toy ServiceSunday 21 Dec 10.30am Informal Carols
7.00pm Lessons and Carols followed by mulled wine & mince piesWednesday 24 Dec 4.00pm Christingle Service by Candlelight
6.00pm Christingle Service by CandlelightBring the whole family to enjoy lighted Christingle Oranges
and hear the Good News of the real meaning of Christmas11.00pm Midnight Communion
Thursday 25 Dec 10.30am Christmas Day Family Communionwww.stpaulshadleywood.org
The Hadley Wood Association. To contact the Centre Manager telephone Lisa Winston on 020 8449 7193 or email her at
[email protected] Association website is www.hadleywood.org.uk
For Hall Bookings ring Niki on 07904 019 119
