Hadley Wood News May 2010

1. HADLEY WOOD NEWS
MAY 2010 ISSUE
DESIGNED & PRINTED BY KALL KWIK BARNET TELEPHONE: 020 8441 4482 Photograph by John Leatherdale

2. Hadley Wood Directory sincerely apologise to those we may have
missed. This is the story of Nikki Staton,
Inside this month’s magazine is our first Ellie Penfold, Elena Chrysostomou Paul
Directory. The Hadley Wood Association Berlyn, Stuart Singer, Mukesh Shah,
hopes it will become a useful reference for Jessica McCormick and their run.
residents of our community. There will be For all of them training became a way
another in the October edition of the of life. Only Jessica (aged 17 yrs) comes
Hadley Wood News by which time it from an athletic background and a family
should be bigger and better. Please read of talented runners. A county and English
our disclaimer at the end of the magazine, schools runner she gained a place for the
let us know if you have any useful London Mini Marathon, a series of races
numbers or information you think should for 11-17 year olds, by winning her way
be included in the next Directory and through qualifying competitions. For Nikki
finally tell us if you have spotted any charity Whizz-kidz which helps disabled
Staton the decision to run was made after children. They ran and trained locally for
mistakes in this one. her mother sadly passed away in 2004.
Editor about 4 hours a day as well as running to
Her first run was a ‘Race for Life’, a charity Oxford Circus twice a week! Mukesh had
run of five kilometres. ‘I could not run it all’ not done any running for 35 years but had
Marathon Story she told me ‘I did not know how anyone just celebrated his 50th birthday. He felt
could run so far’. So she decided to join he should mark the occasion and started
This months cover picture shows seven
Barnet and District Athletics Club (‘a running every Sunday with Stanmore
Hadley Wood residents who took part in
wonderfully friendly club’). Here amongst Active. He wanted to raise money for One
this years Marathon on Sunday April 25th.
others she had great help from running Cause, a charity which helps poor
There may be more of you and we
coaches Maggie Govenden and Eddie children in Africa and India. Mukesh’s first
King. Later when a marathon place run was three miles. He recounts that he
became available she decided to try and was exhausted afterwards but to his
do something for the Macmillan nurses amazement was able to increase the total
who had cared for her mother so well. In each week until he reached 24 miles at
January (in the snow) she started training the peak of his training. All of our runners
in earnest, starting with a weekly total of were worried about incurring an injury
15 miles and working up to 20 mile before the day, a concern which became
training runs. Much of it in Trent Park. For more acute as the event came nearer.
Stuart and Paul, both experienced Paul actually sprained his ankle three
marathon runners, their preparation was weeks before the event and given the
a weekly run of about 13 miles around the interference this caused to his training
Hadley Wood area. Paul made regular programme at one stage thought he
visits to One to One Fitness under the might have to drop out. For all these
skilled supervision of Andy and Nick. This runners the awful weather of January and
time they were not running for a charity February did not help.
though they had done so before on On the day itself the group were up at
several occasions. Ellie and Elena trained about 0600hrs and separately made their
together with Sue Miles an athletic friend way to either the Greenwich or the
who was able to advise and help them. Blackheath start. Jessica being in the mini
Their aim was to raise money for the marathon started at about 0900 from
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3. front of their tee shirts). Come on Ellie,
come on Elena’. Cheering, shouts of
encouragement, music, whistling and
dancing surrounded the runners. There
were even crowds in Docklands and
Canary Wharf and at times the noise was
deafening. For all the Hadley Wood
TAILORING AND REPAIRS BY EXPERTS Group the arrival at Tower Bridge was a
special moment. Ellie and Elena’s
families and friends were there. The girls
described feeling very emotional from
time to time and especially when seeing
members of their family and friends
waiting at their pre-arranged positions.
Nikki’s family were at mile 13. Nick Staton up water, sports drinks and some glucose
had made some large yellow and gels. At 13 –14 miles Ellie and Elena
black lollipop signs to make sure Nikki began to notice the onset of fatigue and
at twenty-one miles thought they could
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walking for thirty seconds. Even so both
Stuart (3hrs 34 mins) and Paul (3hrs 54
mins) came in under 4 hours.
Nikki, running with Eddie one of the
Barnet Club runners, began to feel tired at
Billingsgate and her three mile race was mile 18. Eddie told her to try and think
over by the time the elite runners came nice thoughts. So she thought of her
through. The others registered, had a chip CONCERT DINNER Mum. This helped for a while but later she
attached to a shoe (so that their exact Friday 19th March - Double Action Harp Duo began to feel dissociated and ‘out of it’.
Award-winning harpists Keziah Thomas and Eleanor Turner bring
starting time could be monitored) and together their love of the harp and it’s unique beauty in a programme
At one stage she even ran into someone
placed their normal clothing in the red featuring music from the world of Celtic, classical and jazz. Reception who had stopped suddenly. She tried
at 7.00pm with sparkling wine and canapés, three course dinner and
Virgin Marathon bags to be picked up concert. Price: £54.50 per person – table wines extra. Payable on unsuccessfully to get Eddie to go on
later. Jessica’s Dad, Richard McCormick, booking. Dress code: Black tie. Privileged accommodation rates apply. without her. Eating jelly babies and
noted that the hot and sunny conditions EASTER SUNDAY drinking Lucozade Nikki was now hitting
that everyone feared had failed to Sunday 4th April
the wall and with 600 metres to go felt that
materialise. Instead early morning rain Join us for Sunday Lunch in the award winning Mary Beale Restaurant. she could not make it. She did though in
A special Easter gift for all diners. 3 course lunch with 5 choices in
had given way to cool windless each course, coffee and chocolates. Easter egg hunt for children in
the very respectable time of 3 hours 56
conditions, almost perfect for marathon the Arboretum. £36.00 per adult, children under 12 £25.00. minutes. Mukesh felt in good shape at
Payable on booking. Please book in advance.
running. Graham our postman was there. Enjoy a stroll around the 35 acres of beautiful gardens and then relax
first despite losing his rhythm when
A previous Marathon Man himself he was runners in front stopped or a discarded
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between 3.30pm and 6.00pm with Afternoon Tea.
in charge of one of the baggage lorries water bottle rolled into his path. However
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which take people’s belongings from the at 20 miles he began to feel very tired. His
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approached the atmosphere became replied out loud’ he said.. ‘keep running
increasingly electric. A last minute visit to would find her support group. ‘It was Mukesh, keep running’. Not far from the
the toilet meant queuing though happily inspirational to see them’ said Nikki. Both finish he saw the sign. 600 metres to go.
the organisation was excellent. The Paul and Stuart managed by a miracle to Like Nikki, this sign, far from encouraging
runners ate their last supplies of food and see their wives amongst the crowds. Paul him, nearly finished him off. The last
lined up in the pens. With such a huge saw Caroline at about the halfway mark section seemed ‘endless’. Then once in
mass of over 37000 runners any forward and Stuart managed to pick out his Mum view of the finish ‘I suddenly had a burst
progress was at first just a jostling shuffle. with wife Janice and children Katie and of energy and finished with a sprint. I was
Once the line was crossed however Bradley on Birdcage Walk. tired but very proud of my achievement’
runners gradually speeded up and As the miles passed the runners picked Jessica’s story is reported by Richard
became a little more strung out. ‘It was her father.
always congested though’ said Nikki ‘ at ‘My family and I were down at the
narrow sections you could feel the heat Embankment, 25 mile point’ he said,
from surrounding runners’. ‘watching for Jess running the three miles
All the group commented on the noise from London’s Old Billingsgate to The
and the fantastic level of encouragement Mall. This mini-marathon is an opportunity
from the people lining the route. ‘The for youngsters to run against the best
support was just amazing’ said Ellie and young runners from England, Scotland,
Elena. ‘There were thousands of people. Northern Ireland and Wales. To be able to
They called out our names (written on the compete Jessica had to win through
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4. regional events. Anyway she performed shoes and at last met their families for an very much wanted to go on the stage (‘I
very well in her age group, finishing in emotional reunion and a return home to was a bit of a show off I suppose’) but
74th place and collected her T shirt & Hadley. parental permission was not forthcoming
medal with pride. We stayed on and These HadleyWooders raised over and instead she became a secretary with
watched the full marathon competitors £14000 for charities. Great Northern Motors. During the war
struggle over the last mile to the finish. Big years she was a Red Cross nurse often
cheers went up for the fancy dress working at nights during bombing raids in
runners, – a menacing looking black fly,
Nancy Blishen a house near Underhill. Here the injured
supermen, waiters, a giraffe, babies, It is hard to believe that Nancy Blishen were given First Aid before being
some bloke with a fridge on his back, and was 90 last month and that she came to transferred to the Wellhouse Hospital.
a giant carrot. A great day’ live in Hadley Wood some 58 years ago. After the war Nancy continued in her
Thus it was that all of them completed We paid her a visit to both congratulate secretarial role and joined the local drama
the course, were photographed, had their her and to record some of her memories. society. This was a great and lifelong
medals presented, the tags cut off their She was born in Whetstone and educated interest. She was clearly a fine actress
at the village school on Totteridge Green playing amongst other parts, Nora in
next to the Orange Tree before winning a Ibsen’s Doll’s House. She received
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A D scholarship to Queen Elizabeth Grammar wonderful reviews for this emotional role
school for Girls. At that time her father was which, she said, almost took over her
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workshop. She loved the school and did Blishen and they were married in Monken
especially well in English and Drama. She Hadley Church before settling in Hadley
Wood in 1952. Until a few years before
their arrival the Victorian building at 1
Crescent West next to the station was
occupied only by Mr Albert Kingwell and
his family. Mr Kingwell was a surveyor and
architect who worked as an Agent for the
Duchy of Lancaster organising the many
lettings and rentals in HW for the Duchy
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functioned as such. Every attempt to
make it a hotel was scuppered by
residents lead by the formidable General
William Booth founder of the Salvation
Army and then living in Lancaster Avenue.
When Albert Kingwell died the ‘hotel’
came up for sale. The Blishens, their
friends the Colliers and the Dunnills joined
forces and bought the property for the
colossal price of £2000! For them it was a
huge outlay and only with the greatest
difficulty did they get some help from the
Church of England building society. Thus
the three families moved in to create three
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5. flats and cause outraged murmurs of popular with musicians and BBC types. past old friends without acknowledging
‘communes’ from the more prim members Nancy Clark whose book is such an them. ‘However’ she said with a twinkle
of what was then a fairly snooty set of interesting record of Hadley Wood also ‘last week I was kissed by the postman.
residents. By now Nancy and Edward had lived there and was at one stage a So life begins at 90 you see’. Managing
their first child (John) and Nancy would teacher at St Ronans school now St somehow to refrain from following the
walk to Barnet with him in the pram to do Ronans Close. postman’s initiative I left her smiling on her
the shopping. There was a sort of general Eventually the three families were front step. What a lady.
store in Hadley Wood where the shops are approached by a local developer. Behind Rod Armstrong
now. Run by a Mr Collins and considered the hotel was a huge garden and
by him to be ‘The Harrods of Hadley stables and it was in this garden that the Pilates Teacher - Personal Trainer
Wood’ Nancy used it only in extremis. ‘The Bartrams Lane houses were built. The Established lower back specialist
only similarity to Harrods were the prices’ three families moved to Bartrams and in
she said. Little John was now growing and exchange handed over the ‘hotel’. In 1963 Would you like a more toned, more flexible, longer,
leaner, stronger look to your body.
another son Nick had arrived. Pushing this this was knocked down and the present These are just a few of the benefits Pilates offers. Private sessions
lot up Camlet Way was becoming hard flats and shops built instead. It was a are becoming increasingly popular as exercises can be adapted to
work. Luckily there was a little café on the much criticised development given its suit peoples individual needs.
The sessions enable you to have a more personal method of learning.
left in one of the cottages after going central position in a Victorian Crescent.
Don’t live with back pain book now to see a specialist
through the white gates at Monken By now Nancy had left Great Northern
Lower back pain is extremely common and can be acute enough
Hadley. Nancy managed to bribe her Motors and was working in the Family to stop people functioning normally on a day to day basis.
eldest son to walk beside the pram with Planning Clinic in Wood St. Thus began Pilates is a key exercise method for helping to improve posture
and therefore relieve daily aches and pains.
promises of ice creams at the café. Later an important part of her working life. She
the boys started schooling at Botany Bay loved the job and was so good with her Contact Stuart on: 07787 552326
or email: stuart@pilates-stuart.co.uk
school off the Ridgeway getting there many customers that she was asked to
each day on a small bus driven by one join a team of teachers visiting many
Sam and being well looked after once London schools. ‘ The Girls schools were
there by a Mrs Hunt. fine’ she told me, ‘they were much more
Edward Blishen was at this stage a mature than boys of the same age’.
teacher at a tough school in Islington. He Teaching family planning at the boys
had always wanted to write and he gave schools met with limited success and was
up teaching as his books became often hilarious. Mixed schools were very
increasingly popular. Later he began difficult with half the class (the girls)
broadcasting with the BBC. First with listening intently and the boys, probably
African stories and later with ‘A Good more interested in practice than theory,
Read’, a programme to which well known were ‘restless and yawning, looking out of
actors and politicians were invited to talk the window anxious to get back on the
about recent books they had enjoyed. football field’.
After Edward’s death this programme was Eventually Nancy retired. Her sons John
taken over by Robert Robinson. Hadley and Nick left home to start families of their
Wood at this stage had its fair share of own and later Edward sadly died. Her
eccentric residents. One large lady, the interest in the stage has never faltered
widow of a Bishop, used to walk around and she still enjoys the company of her
the area wearing a fur hat with a long tail old friend, actor Alec McCowan.
a la Davy Crockett. On one occasion Declining the offer of tea and cakes I
when approaching Edward Blishen on the reluctantly left her reflecting on the
Crescent she bellowed ‘Oxford or enormous changes she has lived through
Cambridge? at him. Having not been to during her 90 years. As I made my
either he was at rather a loss. The goodbyes she told me to mention that her
Crescent always had a slightly Bohemian eyesight was not quite what it used to be
flavour in those days and was particularly and that regrettably she sometimes walks
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6. Property purchase. before 6th April 2010, it is automatically re-
classified as an HMO after that date, and
W.I. meeting in April. It was “How to get
the most from your will” dividing her talk
Student accommodation. planning permission is not required. into 3 parts, Care, Inheritance Tax and
I hope these pointers may prove useful setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney. In
when considering such a property. social time, Mrs. Jean Innocenti gave
Guy Wheatcroft RHY Law LLP members springtime gardening tips
Tel. 01707 621 105 which inspired us all to get out into our
gardens and enjoy them. The Classical
Spectacular at the Albert Hall was very
Gardening Corner enjoyable and several more outings are
As the weather warms up and the days planned. This year our Institute
draw out its time to get to work on the celebrates its Golden Jubilee and there
vegetable plot. To ensure bumper crops this will be a dinner in June at the Hadley
summer from fruit trees and bushes, apply Wood Golf Club to celebrate 50 years
If you are about to buy a house for your mulch as this will help to retain and provide of the Hadley Wood W.I.
moisture as well as preventing weeds and
son or daughter and friends to live in whilst The Hadley Wood W.I meet on the
at university, take care to look at the grasses from growing. Plant potatoes in a second Tuesday of the month in St. Paul’s
planning and licensing aspects. Owners good organic compost in trenches 4 inches Church Hall. New members are always
of a house in multiple occupation (HMO) - deep and 12 inches apart. Cover with welcome.
which is what your property may well be - compost/soil and keep watered if it does Hilary Nunn
must satisfy both the licensing and not rain within 2 weeks. Remember to keep
planning requirements for such a property.the compost/soil at a good depth on top of Bridge League’s 25th
From 6th April 2010 (in England only) a the potatoes so that the tubers near the
new Planning Use Class is created, surface do not turn green. Anniversary
meaning that planning permission is Sow herbs in a cold frame and bring Some 25 years ago a group of golfers at
them out to plant next month. Start dahlia
required if the property you buy after that our local club got together for Bridge
date changes from being a single tubers into growth in your greenhouse. lessons under Ray Keech. As a result 24
dwellinghouse to an HMO. There is more Courgettes should also be sown but of the most enthusiastic formed a League
than one definition of an HMO but for choose a variety which is disease and played each other during the year. At
the purposes of discussing student resistant. Bury seeds half an inch deep in the end a dinner party was held and
accommodation, it means a property three inch pots and fill with damp prizes distributed to the various winners.
occupied by between three and six compost. In late May place them outside This year, although not all the original
unrelated occupants as their main in the day and cover at night. You can players are still in the League, it was
residence, who share basic amenities then plant them out in early June in a decided to celebrate our 25th Anniversary
such as a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. sunny spot. Water and feed regularly with and we splashed out and went to the
Different local planning authorities may an organic liquid fertilizer. Auberge du Lac. For all 25 years Helen
differ in considering whether such a change Climbing plants such as clematis and Blackmore, ably assisted by husband
honeysuckle are growing rapidly now so
is sufficiently material to require planning Peter, has been our organiser.
loose stems should be tied or wrapped
permission, but in my view this will be so in Don Bailey
most cases. There are exceptions to this around trellis or wire frame. Finally protect
new HMO classification - the only relevantemerging hostas and other susceptible
one here being student property managed plants from slugs and snails.
by an educational establishment. darrensmithgardens@yahoo.co.uk
If there are more than six unrelated Tel: 07836 732499
people sharing, whilst this can no longer
be an HMO, it then becomes a “sui
generis” use, which itself expressly Women’s Institute
requires planning permission. The Speaker, Rebecca Hillman, gave a
If your property was classified as an HMO most interesting talk at the Hadley Wood
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Letters to the Editor charismatic healer. He is very positive and There is a question over the sexuality and
Dear Editor uplifting and I have had great relief from may look like a man dressed as a woman.
I should like to reiterate the sentiments the pain. PS 65YE Dave Walker
expressed in the Hadley Wood newsletter Mavis Foster Abbott Tel: 020 8721 2688
recommending that the community Cockfosters Safer Neighbourhood Team
should support the local shops. Dear Resident, cockfosters.snt@met.police.uk
From my point of view it was an eye A couple of weeks ago, in our weekly
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the M25 is a short drive away. Guest cloakroom, drawing room, dining room, family bathroom, gardens.
room, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, utility room, 6 bedrooms (2 en suite),
family bathroom, bedroom 7/media room, shower room, secluded rear garden, double
garage.
HADLEY WOOD NEW BARNET ALDENHAM
£1,295,000 £975,000 £850,000
Freehold Freehold Freehold
Sole Agents Sole Agents
0208 440 9797 020 8449 3383 01923 604321
One of only nine properties in this peaceful close just off Beech Hill Avenue and *PREVIEW LAUNCH* BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, 29TH, 30TH & 31ST MAY 2010. Located in the prestigious Octagon development in Wall Hall, surrounded by 55 acres
within easy reach of Hadley Woods primary school, mainline station and local shops. A collection of 3 brand new detached homes currently under construction by Bishops. of countryside is this rarely available 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, detached house with
Entrance hall, guest cloakroom, drawing room, dining room, television room, kitchen/ Located in this highly desirable setting within close proximity of all local amenities. 5 a luxury fully fitted kitchen/breakfast room with integrated double oven, dishwasher,
breakfast/family room, utility room, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, dressing bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, bonus room, garage, off street parking, fridge and freezer, single garage and off street parking for 2 cars This property is
room, and balcony, four further bedrooms, family bathroom, garage and rear garden. landscaped gardens, 10 year NHBC, in house sound system. * Full Colour Brochure offered in immaculate condition and an internal viewing is highly recommended.
Now Available* Please check our New Homes section for brochure details including
specification, floor plans and room sizes*
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The Hadley Wood Association
7, Crescent East, Hadley Wood, Herts. EN4 0EL 020 8449 7193
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