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INSIDE THIS MONTHS ISSUE
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      Car Park repairs. Parkway Fund?
      Trent Park’s Mansion. Middlesex University’s
      after the money.
      Lemar goes to school.
      Hadley Wood Schoolchildren. Seeing stars.
      Barnet Market. Yet more plans.
      Playground news. Guess who’s coming to
      dinner?
                                                                            HADLEY WOOD NEWS
                                                                                               APRIL 2012 ISSUE




      St Pauls Church. More than Gold weekend.
      May 18th-‐20th
      Monken Hadley’s Church school. Appeal and
      calendar of events
      Scam on the M25 Slip road. Watch out!

DESIGNED & PRINTED BY KALL KWIK BARNET TELEPHONE: 020 8441 4482
Editorial                                                                on this subject in     Hadley Wood Primary
                                                                         last        month's    School’s guide to the
In 1997 GNER announced its plan to
build a new ‘Parkway’ train station on
                                                                         edition, we have
                                                                         received           a
                                                                                                galaxy.
Green Belt land close to Waggon Road in                                  disappointingly low    Ever complain about young people?
Hadley Wood. There was very strong                                       response in the        ‘What do they teach them nowadays’ etc.
resistance by the Hadley Wood                                            way of feedback        Take heart. Last week I was invited to
Community. A fighting fund was set up                                    from the donors to     Hadley Wood Primary School to meet
and about £40,000 was collected from a                Graham Sharp       the Parkway Fund.      Fabienne Burns one of the teachers.
wide variety of sources mostly from local                                As I mentioned last    Fabienne is responsible for Science and
people but also from neighbouring                month, the donations were given in two         recently took a Science teaching course
community organisations. A barrister was         tranches as a result of two separate           at Imperial College (IC). One of the
engaged to assist in preparing a legal           Appeal letters, the first issued in            outcomes of this was that she and fellow
challenge. The money was placed in a             November 1997 and the second letter in         teacher Rosa Lopez were able to teach
‘Parkway fund’ account held by the               December 1998. These letters were              the children about the Bradford Robotic
Hadley Wood Association (HWA) and                significantly different in that the wording    telescope.      This    telescope     was
supervised by a local resident. Refunds          of the first letter provided for a return of   constructed by Bradford University. The
were made on request. Every year since           funds to the donors in the event of the        first one made was situated on the
then, the management of this fund has            contributions not being fully used for         Yorkshire moors but the local cloudy
been discussed at the HWA Annual                 fighting the Parkway development.              weather and damage by a lightning strike
General meetings. Now after fifteen years        Whereas the second letter allows for any       resulted in its closure. A second model
we believe the danger of this station            remaining funds to be utilised by the          was constructed and is situated high in
being built here has passed. In last             Hadley Wood Association, being an              the mountains of Tenerife where the clear
month’s magazine the HWA Chairman Mr             "absolute" donation.                           skies enabled much better images to be
Graham Sharp put forward a suggestion               The total remaining in the fund, after      obtained of the various constellations.
that the fund might be used to pay for           approved expenditure, is approximately         This telescope can be accessed online
urgent repairs to the heavily used HWA           70% of the original donations. We have         and used by students to view the various
car park. His article below discusses the        on record the details of all donors, the       galaxies and constellations. Fabienne
issue further.                                   amount of their contribution, their            was able to arrange for the children to be
Rod Armstrong                                    address at that time and the expenses          given user names and passwords so that
                                                 incurred. Therefore we have all necessary      they could interact with the telescope’s
Hadley Wood                                      information to progress this matter, with
                                                 the exception of details on those donors
Association Car Park.                            who have moved or died.
In order to keep our readers well informed          It is the Directors' intention to seek
of our plans to progress the                     advice on the most equitable way of
refurbishment of the Association car park,       bringing this issue to a satisfactory
we feel that it is essential to keep the local   conclusion and we would appreciate any
community fully advised of our intentions        feedback from donors, residents and
through the medium of this Newsletter on         members of the Association.
a regular basis. As a result of the article      Graham Sharp. Chairman HWA



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                                                                                          were done at school (so that parents
website. Back at school and at home the                                                   were not able to help… as if we would!).
children were able to log on to the site                                                  They were terrific. Impressed by the
and actually use the telescope free of                                                    school, its teachers and this type of
charge to take real photos of various                                                     imaginative education I left for home.
parts of the galaxy. Moon, planets                                                        Worried about the youth of today? If they
nebulae etc. They then had to use the                                                     are anything like this lot we need not be.
software provided to improve the                                                          Rod Armstrong
sharpness and detail of their images.
Next they took part in an online challenge
on the same website. This involved
                                                                                          From: The Hampstead
working out from the photographs how to                                                   Garden Suburb News
rescue two fictional astronauts who were                                                  During a recent burglary in the local area
stranded in space needing six fresh fuel                                                  a twig was found lodged in the front
rods to get back home via a range of                                                      doorframe of the property. We believe it
space bodies such as the eagle nebula        or earth based telescopes and, with other    was placed there to see if anyone was
and the whirlpool galaxy. They also had      schools in Enfield, present six of them at   currently living in the house. If you notice
to answer various questions. Distances       a special exhibition. So it came to pass     a twig lodged in your or your neighbours
between the earth and the sun etc. Finally   that the two teachers and fourteen           front door, please note the exact location
they had to prepare poster presentations     children went down to Imperial College       and contact the non emergency number
on a selection of projects such as Jupiter   on the Underground. (These teachers are      101 asking to be put through to local CID,
                                                             heroines.)                   explaining what you have found.
                                                               Here they presented          Across the Barnet Borough, reporting
                                                             their six best posters.      officers have also noticed paper in the
                                                             Professor Robert Winston     form of leaflets being placed between the
                                                             (an ex Hadleywoodian by      front door frames of the properties that
                                                             the way) was judging.        have been burgled.
                                                             Whilst Hadley Wood did       The Hampstead Garden Suburb Safer
                                                             not win the prize, the       Neighbourhood team
                                                             children and the teachers
                                                             were very pleased to hear
                                                             that their displays were
                                                                                          Trent Park
                                                             Prof.           Winston’s    Most, if not all of you will by now have
                                                             favourites. Needless to      heard or read something about the
                                                             say the children involved    impending closure and vacating of
                                                             were very interested,        Middlesex University's (MU) Trent Park
                                                             entranced and fascinated     campus.
                                                             by the whole subject of        For 60 years the idyllic 40 or so acres of
                                                             the galaxy. The spin offs    lawns, lakes, ancient woodland and formal
                                                             from      this   sort   of   gardens spread around the imposing
                                                             educational activity are     mansion and other heritage buildings
                                                             legion. Data collection,     have been segregated from the country
                                                             making measurements,         park. Ever since 1952 when the then
                                                             observing        changes,    Middlesex County Council compulsarily
                                                             understanding          co-   purchased the 430 acre estate from
                                                              ordinates,       weather    Hannah Gubbay – a cousin of Sir Phillip
                                                             graphs and so on. Before     Sassoon who bequeathed it to her in 1939
                                                             leaving I read some of the   – and opened it up to the public there has
                                                             projects by these nine       never been full unimpeded access to or
                                                             and ten year olds which      through what is so manifestly the natural

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heart and soul of the country park;             ambitious plans.                                Barnet Library and also on line at
Regrettably, however, the post-war                 For such a counter measure to                engage.barnet.gov.uk (go to 'Find
existence of a Teacher Training College         succeed, however, there would need to           Consultations' and then 'The Spires
centred on the mansion and occupying            be unequivocal and unanimous rejection          Planning Framework').We should not get
land in its proximity, and which later          by all who, whether by virtue of their office   unduly worried by this. The TA Centre is
morphed into the Middlesex Polytechnic,         or as environment, conservation, heritage       not for sale and the Market and The
served to deeply entrench this alien entity     and Friends' groups to any proposed use         Spires are both safe. This is a
in the park. This was later compounded by       of the site that would conflict with the        Consultation document only, NOT a
the foolish, ill-advised decision of LBE (in    ethos and objectives of a Country Park,         Planning Application.
1993) to relinquish title of the entire site    namely; peace and tranquility, no intrusive        However, Friends of Barnet Market
which it transferred to Middlesex University    or polluting activity, no construction of any   (FoBM) still think the document is
[the former Polytechnic]. It was a              kind likely to impact adversely on the          significant in relation to the Market,
gratuitous conveyance of title absolute         park's pleasures and amenities.                 despite the fact that it lacks a lot of
that included Snakes Lane, the access              Likewise Enfield Council's Planning and      detail. We believe it is important that as
road from Oakwood.                              Environment Directorate must resolutely         many people as possible respond as
   Now common knowledge, MU has                 assert its authority by making clear its        it will remind the Council of the
been actively marketing the site since          position as regards any planning                importance of the Market to us all. A
mid- January and Enfield Council's              application by MU's successors to the           response can be made by emailing
belated attempts to engage with it to           site that fails to meet the London Plan         thespires@barnet.gov.uk or in written
prepare a Planning brief, or master plan,       criteria in so far as it relates to the         form at the Library. The consultation
for the site have been spurned. All of          recreation, leisure and visual amenity of       closes on 30th April so we urge you to
which now being quite irrelevant since the      the park or fails to provide adequate           respond as soon as you can.
University's consultants have already           opportunity for public consultation.               The views of FoBM are as follows:
prepared a brief; one that has no input            Failure to grasp this unique opportunity     1. The absolute necessity that the
from either Enfield Council or a public         to reclaim the Country Park's                   Council continues to include a site for a
consultation exercise. We already have          indispensable hub for the greater               market as a requirement of any future
the ominous precedent of MU's former            enjoyment of its visitors will undoubtedly      planning permission. This could be a
Cat Hill campus, disposed of in such            open the door for the erosion and               continuation of the existing requirement
controversial circumstances and which,          despoilation of the superlative tract of        for the current site, or a requirement
despite all the vociferous protest, will        Green Belt land that is Trent County Park.      linked to the use of any new site. It would
inevitably be built on to its maximum           How shameful, how reprehensible that            be totally unacceptable to develop the
possible capacity.                              we should betray future generations             old site, or to utilise a new site, without
   Even more deplorable is the insistence       through our neglect or indifference to the      there being long-term security for the
of the University's Board of Governors to       far reaching dire consequences that will        Market obtained as a condition of
cash in on a site it has occupied and           ensue in the absence of any robust              planning permission.
so greatly benefited from, on what has          intervention to the sale of the campus          2. The future of High Barnet is highly
been virtually a 'grace and favour'             site.                                           dependent on the health of the Market. A
basis, courtesy of Enfield Council.             Peter Hewitt 020 8 449 8022 (address            thriving market would provide just the
Notwithstanding this pessimistic scenario       supplied)                                       boost that The Spires and the High Street
I believe it is not too late to deter all but                                                   shops need. The appearance of the
the most determined of construction
speculators from bidding for the site. By
                                                Barnet Market                                   existing site is dragging down many
                                                                                                people's perception of High Barnet as a
making them fully aware of how slim             Barnet Council is currently consulting on       shopping centre.
would be their chances of getting               a Planning Framework for the Barnet             3. The Market has to be more visible and
Planning approval (for a residential estate     Market site, The Spires Shopping Centre         have better linkage to The Spires and to
in the middle of the park!) it would give       and the Territorial Army Centre. The            the High Street.
them cause to seriously rethink their           Framework is available at Chipping              4. There is an urgent need for action to




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but work worthy of the high quality of The     nisha_ucmas@aol.co.uk                       Re The Parkway Fund
Spires Shopping Centre in providing a                   for further details.               I live in Waggon Road and when we were
proper surface and also dispensing with                                                    first threatened with the Parkway a few
the hideous boards. Such improvement                                                           years after buying our house in 1991, I
would create tremendous goodwill for         station teams and the service they            felt that those of us in Waggon Road
The Spires amongst residents, traders        provide to their customers. Speaking at       would naturally feel the brunt of the
and shoppers visiting Barnet.                the award presentation David Burrowes         development more than others in Hadley
Chris Smith. Friends of Barnet Market        MP said: “Karen is a real star and            Wood. For example, whereas we
                                             provides an amazing service to                currently look over farmland, we would be
Local MP awards                              customers using Hadley Wood Station.
                                                She is well thought of within the local
                                                                                           looking over the proposed bus and
                                                                                           coach terminal. The Parkway Committee
Hadley Wood Station                          community and First Capital Connect           was formed to co-ordinate and organise
Assistant with                               should be proud to have a member of           the local protest and the Parkway Appeal
                                             staff that really does go the extra mile.”    was ring-fenced within the Hadley Wood
Recognition Award                               Neal Lawson, FCC’s Managing                Association accounts. I took an active
David Burrowes, MP for Enfield               Director, said: “Karen does a fantastic job   role to write a personal letter to every
Southgate, has this week awarded Karen       for our customers and regularly goes out      household in Waggon Road and
Linegar, a Sales Assistant at Hadley         of her way to help people. I would also       knocked on every door in an attempt to
Wood Railway Station, with a First Capital   like to thank David for showing his           raise awareness and money. As I pointed
Connect (FCC) Stakeholder Recognition        appreciation for Karen by awarding her        out to them that our potential personal
Award. Karen was nominated for the           with our Stakeholder Recognition Award.”      and financial loss was greater and
award due to the large number of                                                           therefore we should be prepared to pay
compliments sent by customers to FCC’s                                                     more. I donated £1000 and encouraged
Managing Director, Neal Lawson. Several                                                    my neighbours to do the same. I do not
people    commented       on      Karen’s                                                  recall the details of the two letters
eagerness to help, positive outlook, and                                                   regarding the future repayment of any
for constantly going beyond the call of                                                    unused money and therefore accept
duty.                                                                                      what you have written.
  The award, launched last year, provides                                                      Some money was spent in obtaining
FCC’s stakeholders with an opportunity                                                     some very good legal and planning
to show their appreciation for their local                                                 advice on how to fight the project, some




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was refunded on request and the rest of          were keen to learn about the lives of Pop
  the money remained unspent, left in the          Stars and Famous People.
  fighting fund. In 2001 I became a Director          Lemar kindly took time out of his busy
  of the Hadley Wood Association and               schedule to visit Year 3 on Thursday 15th
  ultimately its Chairman. The issue of the        March and was interviewed by the
  repayment of the fund was raised on a            children (see cover picture). He explained
  number of occasions, but if my memory            what it's like to be famous, how much
  is correct it was felt that technically it was   time is spent writing and recording songs
  not the Association's money, so it was left      and many more interesting facts about
  that the balance would remain for any            his life. He also wrote a message and
  future fight or if the Parkway issue             signed autographs for all children in the
  returned in some form.                           class before leaving them with smiles on
     I am happy to leave the balance of my         their faces for the rest of the day!
  contribution in for any future planning             The visit has complemented other work
  fight, even though I accept that it is           the children have done on this topic. They
  depreciating in real terms but I am not          have written songs, choreographed a
  prepared to have it used for resurfacing         dance and created logos for their pop
  the car park. The money for this should          groups.
  be raised from those who use it. That is            This experience helped the children a
  the Hadley Wood School and those using           great deal with their learning. We thought
  the Centre.                                      it was amazing that Lemar took time out
     If it is the Association's                                                                          Dr Keith Garber
  decision to use this money for
                                                                                                        Dr Andrew Halmer
  the car park, then I request the
  repayment of my share of the                                                                        Dr Tina Chrysostomou
  fighting fund.                                                                                 All aspects of general dentistry
  Kind regards                                                                                    offered throughout the week
  Alan Nicholls                                                                                   including Saturday morning
                                                                                                          appointments
  Dear Sir
  I recently wrote a letter to R&B                                                                Please contact our reception
  singer Lemar to ask for his help                                                              16 Crescent West, Hadley Wood,
  with a curriculum project the                                                                      Barnet, Herts, EN4 0EJ
  children had voted for. The                                                                          Tel: 020 8441 0257
  children had decided that they




  Hi Rod, Can’t get this bit in –
       please advise. Jon
                   Black Tie Dinner & Dance
LATEST FUND RAISER UPDATE
                   Saturday 28th April 2012
                       Supporting the Hadley Wood Community Playground Renovation
It seems the Fund Raiser just gets better and better. As well
as a local celebrity, we have David Burrowes MP's support
as well as some other big names in Hadley Wood. Your invitation includes:
   And the raffle and auction prizes on the night are
                  Drinks Reception from 7pm on the grounds of the beautiful Hadley Wood Golf Club
spectacular ... some of which cannot be bought!
                                                              3-course Menu
   There will be an exciting announcement made about the
Playground on the night.                               Charity Raffle & Auction
                                                 Music & Dancing until Midnight
   To find out more about the Fund Raiser on Saturday
28th April call Laura on 07949 073536.            £100 per ticket - limited to 130
    For further information please contact Maria Evans on 07767 325870 or Laura Gassner on 07949 073536
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to visit us without any costs involved. He   going to get this vital equipment for them
was fantastic with the children and they     is by raising funds from our wider
                                                                                                                     2012 FUNDRAISING
have gained a lot from his visit.            community. The total amount we need to                                  EVENTS CALENDAR
  We would like to thank him again for so    raise is a huge £38,000. Wow.                                           APRIL
generously giving us his time.                  Why so much money we ask? Well,                                      Monken Hadley’s Got Talent –
Christina Bassili                            before we can buy the actual laptops,                                   April 20th at St Martha’s Our very
Schoolteacher. Hadley Wood Primary           equipment the children directly use, we                                 own talent show!
school                                       have to invest in a ‘Fit For Purpose’                                   MAY
                                             server, which itself is almost £9000. To be                             May Ball – Sat May 5th, held at The
                                             able to use the facilities available from                               London Film Museum, £40 per ticket
An Appeal from Monken                        government and the Local Authority (E,G.                                inc. 3 course meal, wine and bubbly
Hadley School.                               ‘Fronter’, a system which allows children                               on arrival, wonderful entertainment,
                                                                                                                     raffle & auction...all with the glitz of
Please help!                                 to submit their work on line etc. which is
                                             run by the Local Authority and school                                   ‘Hollywood!
Having just raised £35,000 to contribute     children from all over the Borough of                                   JULY
towards the wonderful extension to our       Barnet are able to access) we need to                                   Summer Fete & The Monken
school we are now faced with another         ensure the broadband is Wire Free and                                   Hadley Dog Show – Sat July 14th
huge challenge. The children at our          able to be used by the whole school                                     3- 7pm on Monken Hadley Common.
Church school are desperately in need of     safely.                                                                 SEPTEMBER
ICT equipment, and the only way we are          ICT is not always thought of as a                                    Some Enchanted Evening – Fri
                                             priority, and indeed it should never                                    21st September 8pm at St Martha’s
                                             supersede core learning skills such as                                  School. An evening of classical

         SCAM                                literature, maths etc. It is however
                                             becoming more and more part of HOW
                                                                                                                     delight from John Ward and Angela
                                                                                                                     Henckel.
  Please read this!                          our children learn. Recently The Friends
                                             of Monken Hadley were able to buy the
                                                                                                                     NOVEMBER
                                                                                                                     Please do also put our Fireworks
 There is a scam being perpetrated on                                                                                and Hog Roast in for November
                                             school a software licence for a learning
 the Eastern sliproad from the top of                                                                                10th! So as you can see we are really
                                             aid called ‘Mathletics’ which is a site our
 Stagg Hill to the M25.                                                                                              working hard to raise this money as
                                             children now visit to practice their maths
    A man well dressed in a suit and                                                                                 quickly as possible, as right now, our
                                             skills from their home computers (in the
 smart shirt runs out into the slip road                                                                             children are having to do without vital
 desperately flagging you down. His          hope that all children have access to a
                                                                                                                     equipment, and we want them to
 car is an expensive BMW or                  computer at home, which sadly is not
                                                                                                                     benefit from having all they need as
 Mercedes. He then explains                  always the case). ICT is becoming vital as
                                                                                                                     soon as possible. Please help us in
 (sometimes in poor English ) that he        a tool to help our children learn and
                                                                                                                     any way you can. Please feel free to
 has no cash and his credit card will        prepare themselves for the modern
                                                                                                                     contact the co-chairs of The Friends
 not work and that he is trying to get       world, and currently our school cannot
                                                                                                                     of Monken Hadley at any time by
 somewhere in a hurry and needs to           afford to pay for this important facility.
                                                                                                                     emailing us or calling us on the
 buy petrol. He may have his family in          So, we The Friends of Monken Hadley
                                                                                                                     following contact details.
 the back of his car, looking worried.       would like to ask for your support to help
                                                                                                                     Eira Ellis-Jones |
 As a show of good faith he takes his        us raise the necessary funds for our
                                                                                                                     eira.ellis@virgin.net | 07899
 wedding ring off and gives it to you        school. We have a number of events
                                                                                                                     060756 Lara Sands |
 saying he will call you as soon as he       coming up, and we would be so very
                                                                                                                     larasands@live.com | 07985
 can get home to arrange the return of       grateful if you could support us in any way
                                                                                                                     757253
 your money and his ring.                    you can. This can be by direct donations
                                                                                                                     Our heartfelt thanks for your time,
    You never get the call and the ring      in the form of money or sponsorship, or
                                                                                                                     Eira and Lara On behalf of The
 is made of brass.                           simply by helping us publicise events and
                                                                                                                     Friends of Monken Hadley Church of
 Pam and Alan Nicholls                       attending events. Here are some of the
                                                                                                                     England School.
                                             events we have coming up:

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                                                                                      020 8440                                                                                                 020 8440 9797
 A Banner Homes house, with NHBC warranty, situated in a            A very well presented detached 6 bedroom family residence                    A stunning re-built home of just over 5,500 sq ft and situated
 private close. 5/6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 receptions, kitchen/   constructed approximately 5 years ago. Also with NHBC warranty               in one of the area’s most sought after locations. 7 bedrooms, 4
 breakfast room, utility room, guest wc, garage, rear garden.       remaining and benefiting from a southerly aspect rear garden. 3               reception rooms, 5 en suite bathrooms, including cinema room,
                                                                    reception rooms, 4 bathrooms (2 en suites), garage.                          games room, landscaped rear garden, summer house, integral
                                                                                                                                                 garage.



                                             HADLEY WOOD                                                               ENFIELD                                                                 HADLEY WOOD
                                             Price On                                                                  £625,000                                                                Price Guide
                                             Application
                                                                                                                       Freehold                                                                £795,000
                                             £1,750,000                                                                Sole Agents                                                             Freehold
                                             Freehold                                                                                                                                          Sole Agents
                                             Sole Agents
                                             020 8440 9797                                                             020 8440 9797                                                           020 8440 9797
 An extremely well presented substantial 8 bedroom residence        A rare opportunity to acquire this 3 bedroom detached Victorian              A delightful detached bungalow with much charm and character
 completely refurbished and extended to a high standard, situated   house. The property offers 2 reception rooms, a sun lounge and               benefiting from a glorious secluded westerly aspect rear garden
 in a secluded position in this pleasant crescent benefitting from   also a basement that has been tanked. Upstairs lead to a split               extending to approx. 200’ and offering significant scope to extend
 a south westerly aspect rear garden backing directly onto Hadley   level landing with 3 bedrooms and also a bathroom.                           subject to the usual consents.
 Woods.




                                                                    St Paul’s MORE THAN GOLD Weekend
                                                                             18TH–20TH May 2012
To celebrate the London Olympics at St Paul’s Church, Hadley Wood will be holding a number of sporting events. Do join us in participating or
 watching these fun activities as everyone is most welcome. All events will be held at the Church and grounds except where noted specifically.
                                                                                       FRIDA Y 18th May
                                                             7.30 pm What would Jesus say to Usain Bold?
                                                   Youth Event open to all teenagers, Giant inflatables, tuck shop and talk
                                                                                    SATURDAY 19th May
                                                             11.00 am Fun Run around the Crescent
                                                            Make and bring your own torch if you wish!
                                  Registration from 10.15 am – 11am to 4 pm Light refreshments served and/or bring own picnic
                                                     12 noon Mini Obstacle Course – children 5 and under
                                                           2.00 pm More than Gold It’s a Knock Out
                                                                 Make up a team of 8 and join in!
                                              Booking: morethangold@live.co.uk or contact Hillary on 020 8449 2572
                                                  7.00 pm 2012 Games Quiz Dinner at Hadley Wood Golf Club
                                                Booking: morethangold@live.co.uk or contact Jill on 020 8440 2723
                                                                                      SUNDA Y 20th May
                                                        10.30am More Than Gold Service
                                                             Speaker : Graham Daniels
                                                           Director of Christians in Sport
                                         2.00 pm More Than Gold Tennis Competition at the Tennis Club
                                                       4.00 pm More Than Gold Dog Show
          For further details contact 0208 449 2572 or email: morethangold@live.co.uk or visit St Paul’s : www.stpaulshadleywood.org.uk
                                                              EVERYONE WELCOME!

To download a copy of this and/or previous issues of Hadley Wood News, please visit www.hadleywood.org.uk
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Hadley Wood News April 2012

  • 1. INSIDE THIS MONTHS ISSUE Heading Car Park repairs. Parkway Fund? Trent Park’s Mansion. Middlesex University’s after the money. Lemar goes to school. Hadley Wood Schoolchildren. Seeing stars. Barnet Market. Yet more plans. Playground news. Guess who’s coming to dinner? HADLEY WOOD NEWS APRIL 2012 ISSUE St Pauls Church. More than Gold weekend. May 18th-‐20th Monken Hadley’s Church school. Appeal and calendar of events Scam on the M25 Slip road. Watch out! DESIGNED & PRINTED BY KALL KWIK BARNET TELEPHONE: 020 8441 4482
  • 2. Editorial on this subject in Hadley Wood Primary last month's School’s guide to the In 1997 GNER announced its plan to build a new ‘Parkway’ train station on edition, we have received a galaxy. Green Belt land close to Waggon Road in disappointingly low Ever complain about young people? Hadley Wood. There was very strong response in the ‘What do they teach them nowadays’ etc. resistance by the Hadley Wood way of feedback Take heart. Last week I was invited to Community. A fighting fund was set up from the donors to Hadley Wood Primary School to meet and about £40,000 was collected from a Graham Sharp the Parkway Fund. Fabienne Burns one of the teachers. wide variety of sources mostly from local As I mentioned last Fabienne is responsible for Science and people but also from neighbouring month, the donations were given in two recently took a Science teaching course community organisations. A barrister was tranches as a result of two separate at Imperial College (IC). One of the engaged to assist in preparing a legal Appeal letters, the first issued in outcomes of this was that she and fellow challenge. The money was placed in a November 1997 and the second letter in teacher Rosa Lopez were able to teach ‘Parkway fund’ account held by the December 1998. These letters were the children about the Bradford Robotic Hadley Wood Association (HWA) and significantly different in that the wording telescope. This telescope was supervised by a local resident. Refunds of the first letter provided for a return of constructed by Bradford University. The were made on request. Every year since funds to the donors in the event of the first one made was situated on the then, the management of this fund has contributions not being fully used for Yorkshire moors but the local cloudy been discussed at the HWA Annual fighting the Parkway development. weather and damage by a lightning strike General meetings. Now after fifteen years Whereas the second letter allows for any resulted in its closure. A second model we believe the danger of this station remaining funds to be utilised by the was constructed and is situated high in being built here has passed. In last Hadley Wood Association, being an the mountains of Tenerife where the clear month’s magazine the HWA Chairman Mr "absolute" donation. skies enabled much better images to be Graham Sharp put forward a suggestion The total remaining in the fund, after obtained of the various constellations. that the fund might be used to pay for approved expenditure, is approximately This telescope can be accessed online urgent repairs to the heavily used HWA 70% of the original donations. We have and used by students to view the various car park. His article below discusses the on record the details of all donors, the galaxies and constellations. Fabienne issue further. amount of their contribution, their was able to arrange for the children to be Rod Armstrong address at that time and the expenses given user names and passwords so that incurred. Therefore we have all necessary they could interact with the telescope’s Hadley Wood information to progress this matter, with the exception of details on those donors Association Car Park. who have moved or died. In order to keep our readers well informed It is the Directors' intention to seek of our plans to progress the advice on the most equitable way of refurbishment of the Association car park, bringing this issue to a satisfactory we feel that it is essential to keep the local conclusion and we would appreciate any community fully advised of our intentions feedback from donors, residents and through the medium of this Newsletter on members of the Association. a regular basis. As a result of the article Graham Sharp. Chairman HWA The PARK VETERINARY PARK VETERINARY VETERI ARY ARY PRACTICE P Cockfosters Cockfosters foste Clean • Spacious • Air-conditioned pacious ned The only local practice to p Fully Equipped. • Operating theatre • Xrays • Dental Wo eatre Workshop orkshop be FSA approved for A • Laboratory • Ultrasound • Endoscopy ory copy insurance claims. insurrance • Advanced Anaesthetic Monitoring ed ing • Puppy Parties • Geriatric care y e Call for details on how to Register ster 020 8275 0330 (24 hrs) 275 or visit www.theparkvets.com ww ww.theparkvets.co om Friendly, Compassionate Fr i e n d l y, The Place for Puppy e & Caring Professionals. g Parties! 2
  • 3. WEST LODGE PARK AD TO COME were done at school (so that parents website. Back at school and at home the were not able to help… as if we would!). children were able to log on to the site They were terrific. Impressed by the and actually use the telescope free of school, its teachers and this type of charge to take real photos of various imaginative education I left for home. parts of the galaxy. Moon, planets Worried about the youth of today? If they nebulae etc. They then had to use the are anything like this lot we need not be. software provided to improve the Rod Armstrong sharpness and detail of their images. Next they took part in an online challenge on the same website. This involved From: The Hampstead working out from the photographs how to Garden Suburb News rescue two fictional astronauts who were During a recent burglary in the local area stranded in space needing six fresh fuel a twig was found lodged in the front rods to get back home via a range of doorframe of the property. We believe it space bodies such as the eagle nebula or earth based telescopes and, with other was placed there to see if anyone was and the whirlpool galaxy. They also had schools in Enfield, present six of them at currently living in the house. If you notice to answer various questions. Distances a special exhibition. So it came to pass a twig lodged in your or your neighbours between the earth and the sun etc. Finally that the two teachers and fourteen front door, please note the exact location they had to prepare poster presentations children went down to Imperial College and contact the non emergency number on a selection of projects such as Jupiter on the Underground. (These teachers are 101 asking to be put through to local CID, heroines.) explaining what you have found. Here they presented Across the Barnet Borough, reporting their six best posters. officers have also noticed paper in the Professor Robert Winston form of leaflets being placed between the (an ex Hadleywoodian by front door frames of the properties that the way) was judging. have been burgled. Whilst Hadley Wood did The Hampstead Garden Suburb Safer not win the prize, the Neighbourhood team children and the teachers were very pleased to hear that their displays were Trent Park Prof. Winston’s Most, if not all of you will by now have favourites. Needless to heard or read something about the say the children involved impending closure and vacating of were very interested, Middlesex University's (MU) Trent Park entranced and fascinated campus. by the whole subject of For 60 years the idyllic 40 or so acres of the galaxy. The spin offs lawns, lakes, ancient woodland and formal from this sort of gardens spread around the imposing educational activity are mansion and other heritage buildings legion. Data collection, have been segregated from the country making measurements, park. Ever since 1952 when the then observing changes, Middlesex County Council compulsarily understanding co- purchased the 430 acre estate from ordinates, weather Hannah Gubbay – a cousin of Sir Phillip graphs and so on. Before Sassoon who bequeathed it to her in 1939 leaving I read some of the – and opened it up to the public there has projects by these nine never been full unimpeded access to or and ten year olds which through what is so manifestly the natural 3
  • 4. heart and soul of the country park; ambitious plans. Barnet Library and also on line at Regrettably, however, the post-war For such a counter measure to engage.barnet.gov.uk (go to 'Find existence of a Teacher Training College succeed, however, there would need to Consultations' and then 'The Spires centred on the mansion and occupying be unequivocal and unanimous rejection Planning Framework').We should not get land in its proximity, and which later by all who, whether by virtue of their office unduly worried by this. The TA Centre is morphed into the Middlesex Polytechnic, or as environment, conservation, heritage not for sale and the Market and The served to deeply entrench this alien entity and Friends' groups to any proposed use Spires are both safe. This is a in the park. This was later compounded by of the site that would conflict with the Consultation document only, NOT a the foolish, ill-advised decision of LBE (in ethos and objectives of a Country Park, Planning Application. 1993) to relinquish title of the entire site namely; peace and tranquility, no intrusive However, Friends of Barnet Market which it transferred to Middlesex University or polluting activity, no construction of any (FoBM) still think the document is [the former Polytechnic]. It was a kind likely to impact adversely on the significant in relation to the Market, gratuitous conveyance of title absolute park's pleasures and amenities. despite the fact that it lacks a lot of that included Snakes Lane, the access Likewise Enfield Council's Planning and detail. We believe it is important that as road from Oakwood. Environment Directorate must resolutely many people as possible respond as Now common knowledge, MU has assert its authority by making clear its it will remind the Council of the been actively marketing the site since position as regards any planning importance of the Market to us all. A mid- January and Enfield Council's application by MU's successors to the response can be made by emailing belated attempts to engage with it to site that fails to meet the London Plan thespires@barnet.gov.uk or in written prepare a Planning brief, or master plan, criteria in so far as it relates to the form at the Library. The consultation for the site have been spurned. All of recreation, leisure and visual amenity of closes on 30th April so we urge you to which now being quite irrelevant since the the park or fails to provide adequate respond as soon as you can. University's consultants have already opportunity for public consultation. The views of FoBM are as follows: prepared a brief; one that has no input Failure to grasp this unique opportunity 1. The absolute necessity that the from either Enfield Council or a public to reclaim the Country Park's Council continues to include a site for a consultation exercise. We already have indispensable hub for the greater market as a requirement of any future the ominous precedent of MU's former enjoyment of its visitors will undoubtedly planning permission. This could be a Cat Hill campus, disposed of in such open the door for the erosion and continuation of the existing requirement controversial circumstances and which, despoilation of the superlative tract of for the current site, or a requirement despite all the vociferous protest, will Green Belt land that is Trent County Park. linked to the use of any new site. It would inevitably be built on to its maximum How shameful, how reprehensible that be totally unacceptable to develop the possible capacity. we should betray future generations old site, or to utilise a new site, without Even more deplorable is the insistence through our neglect or indifference to the there being long-term security for the of the University's Board of Governors to far reaching dire consequences that will Market obtained as a condition of cash in on a site it has occupied and ensue in the absence of any robust planning permission. so greatly benefited from, on what has intervention to the sale of the campus 2. The future of High Barnet is highly been virtually a 'grace and favour' site. dependent on the health of the Market. A basis, courtesy of Enfield Council. Peter Hewitt 020 8 449 8022 (address thriving market would provide just the Notwithstanding this pessimistic scenario supplied) boost that The Spires and the High Street I believe it is not too late to deter all but shops need. The appearance of the the most determined of construction speculators from bidding for the site. By Barnet Market existing site is dragging down many people's perception of High Barnet as a making them fully aware of how slim Barnet Council is currently consulting on shopping centre. would be their chances of getting a Planning Framework for the Barnet 3. The Market has to be more visible and Planning approval (for a residential estate Market site, The Spires Shopping Centre have better linkage to The Spires and to in the middle of the park!) it would give and the Territorial Army Centre. The the High Street. them cause to seriously rethink their Framework is available at Chipping 4. There is an urgent need for action to 4
  • 5. www.facefirstlondon.co.uk A B A C U S COSMETIC SERVICES INCLUDING BOTOX AND FACIAL FILLERS AVAILABLE IN HADLEY WOOD WITH MEDICALLY QUALIFIED MENTAL MATHS PROGRAMME PRACTITIONER. UCMAS has spread rapidly in 40 Countries with millions of Contact: children enrolled. Phone: 07970 215 834 Fax: 020 8447 0689 Do you think that your child – if aged Emai: info@facefirstlondon.co.uk between 4-12 could achieve more? Courses help with concentration, accuracy speed and much more Contact Mrs Nisha Jain on improve the site in the short term, while Letters to the Editor the long term strategy is being determined. Not a token improvement, 07780604254 Dear Editor but work worthy of the high quality of The nisha_ucmas@aol.co.uk Re The Parkway Fund Spires Shopping Centre in providing a for further details. I live in Waggon Road and when we were proper surface and also dispensing with first threatened with the Parkway a few the hideous boards. Such improvement years after buying our house in 1991, I would create tremendous goodwill for station teams and the service they felt that those of us in Waggon Road The Spires amongst residents, traders provide to their customers. Speaking at would naturally feel the brunt of the and shoppers visiting Barnet. the award presentation David Burrowes development more than others in Hadley Chris Smith. Friends of Barnet Market MP said: “Karen is a real star and Wood. For example, whereas we provides an amazing service to currently look over farmland, we would be Local MP awards customers using Hadley Wood Station. She is well thought of within the local looking over the proposed bus and coach terminal. The Parkway Committee Hadley Wood Station community and First Capital Connect was formed to co-ordinate and organise Assistant with should be proud to have a member of the local protest and the Parkway Appeal staff that really does go the extra mile.” was ring-fenced within the Hadley Wood Recognition Award Neal Lawson, FCC’s Managing Association accounts. I took an active David Burrowes, MP for Enfield Director, said: “Karen does a fantastic job role to write a personal letter to every Southgate, has this week awarded Karen for our customers and regularly goes out household in Waggon Road and Linegar, a Sales Assistant at Hadley of her way to help people. I would also knocked on every door in an attempt to Wood Railway Station, with a First Capital like to thank David for showing his raise awareness and money. As I pointed Connect (FCC) Stakeholder Recognition appreciation for Karen by awarding her out to them that our potential personal Award. Karen was nominated for the with our Stakeholder Recognition Award.” and financial loss was greater and award due to the large number of therefore we should be prepared to pay compliments sent by customers to FCC’s more. I donated £1000 and encouraged Managing Director, Neal Lawson. Several my neighbours to do the same. I do not people commented on Karen’s recall the details of the two letters eagerness to help, positive outlook, and regarding the future repayment of any for constantly going beyond the call of unused money and therefore accept duty. what you have written. The award, launched last year, provides Some money was spent in obtaining FCC’s stakeholders with an opportunity some very good legal and planning to show their appreciation for their local advice on how to fight the project, some 5
  • 6. was refunded on request and the rest of were keen to learn about the lives of Pop the money remained unspent, left in the Stars and Famous People. fighting fund. In 2001 I became a Director Lemar kindly took time out of his busy of the Hadley Wood Association and schedule to visit Year 3 on Thursday 15th ultimately its Chairman. The issue of the March and was interviewed by the repayment of the fund was raised on a children (see cover picture). He explained number of occasions, but if my memory what it's like to be famous, how much is correct it was felt that technically it was time is spent writing and recording songs not the Association's money, so it was left and many more interesting facts about that the balance would remain for any his life. He also wrote a message and future fight or if the Parkway issue signed autographs for all children in the returned in some form. class before leaving them with smiles on I am happy to leave the balance of my their faces for the rest of the day! contribution in for any future planning The visit has complemented other work fight, even though I accept that it is the children have done on this topic. They depreciating in real terms but I am not have written songs, choreographed a prepared to have it used for resurfacing dance and created logos for their pop the car park. The money for this should groups. be raised from those who use it. That is This experience helped the children a the Hadley Wood School and those using great deal with their learning. We thought the Centre. it was amazing that Lemar took time out If it is the Association's Dr Keith Garber decision to use this money for Dr Andrew Halmer the car park, then I request the repayment of my share of the Dr Tina Chrysostomou fighting fund. All aspects of general dentistry Kind regards offered throughout the week Alan Nicholls including Saturday morning appointments Dear Sir I recently wrote a letter to R&B Please contact our reception singer Lemar to ask for his help 16 Crescent West, Hadley Wood, with a curriculum project the Barnet, Herts, EN4 0EJ children had voted for. The Tel: 020 8441 0257 children had decided that they Hi Rod, Can’t get this bit in – please advise. Jon Black Tie Dinner & Dance LATEST FUND RAISER UPDATE Saturday 28th April 2012 Supporting the Hadley Wood Community Playground Renovation It seems the Fund Raiser just gets better and better. As well as a local celebrity, we have David Burrowes MP's support as well as some other big names in Hadley Wood. Your invitation includes: And the raffle and auction prizes on the night are Drinks Reception from 7pm on the grounds of the beautiful Hadley Wood Golf Club spectacular ... some of which cannot be bought! 3-course Menu There will be an exciting announcement made about the Playground on the night. Charity Raffle & Auction Music & Dancing until Midnight To find out more about the Fund Raiser on Saturday 28th April call Laura on 07949 073536. £100 per ticket - limited to 130 For further information please contact Maria Evans on 07767 325870 or Laura Gassner on 07949 073536 Sponsored by 6
  • 7. Pilates Teacher - Personal Trainer Established lower back specialist St Paul’s Pre-School Warmly invite you to join us for our Would you like a more toned, more flexible, longer, OPEN MORNING .co.uk leaner, stronger look to your body. These are just a few of the benefits Pilates offers. Private sessions Wednesday 16th May 2012 Our mobile valeting service is now are becoming increasingly popular as exercises can be adapted to suit peoples individual needs. 9.45am-11.45am offering specialized treatments for The sessions enable you to have a more personal method of learning. Everyone Welcome your car. Don’t live with back pain book now to see a specialist Ofsted approved Mini valet•Machine polish Lower back pain is extremely common and can be acute enough St Paul’s Church Hall, Crescent East, Supaguard•One day valet to stop people functioning normally on a day to day basis. Pilates is a key exercise method for helping to improve posture Hadley Wood, Herts, EN4 0EN Bodywork repair and therefore relieve daily aches and pains. Tel: 020 8447 0448 Call Adam on 07973 272347 or Contact Stuart on: 07787 552326 E-mail: or email: stuart@pilates-stuart.co.uk email adam@aquavalet.co.uk stpaulspreschool@btinternet.com to visit us without any costs involved. He going to get this vital equipment for them was fantastic with the children and they is by raising funds from our wider 2012 FUNDRAISING have gained a lot from his visit. community. The total amount we need to EVENTS CALENDAR We would like to thank him again for so raise is a huge £38,000. Wow. APRIL generously giving us his time. Why so much money we ask? Well, Monken Hadley’s Got Talent – Christina Bassili before we can buy the actual laptops, April 20th at St Martha’s Our very Schoolteacher. Hadley Wood Primary equipment the children directly use, we own talent show! school have to invest in a ‘Fit For Purpose’ MAY server, which itself is almost £9000. To be May Ball – Sat May 5th, held at The able to use the facilities available from London Film Museum, £40 per ticket An Appeal from Monken government and the Local Authority (E,G. inc. 3 course meal, wine and bubbly Hadley School. ‘Fronter’, a system which allows children on arrival, wonderful entertainment, raffle & auction...all with the glitz of Please help! to submit their work on line etc. which is run by the Local Authority and school ‘Hollywood! Having just raised £35,000 to contribute children from all over the Borough of JULY towards the wonderful extension to our Barnet are able to access) we need to Summer Fete & The Monken school we are now faced with another ensure the broadband is Wire Free and Hadley Dog Show – Sat July 14th huge challenge. The children at our able to be used by the whole school 3- 7pm on Monken Hadley Common. Church school are desperately in need of safely. SEPTEMBER ICT equipment, and the only way we are ICT is not always thought of as a Some Enchanted Evening – Fri priority, and indeed it should never 21st September 8pm at St Martha’s supersede core learning skills such as School. An evening of classical SCAM literature, maths etc. It is however becoming more and more part of HOW delight from John Ward and Angela Henckel. Please read this! our children learn. Recently The Friends of Monken Hadley were able to buy the NOVEMBER Please do also put our Fireworks There is a scam being perpetrated on and Hog Roast in for November school a software licence for a learning the Eastern sliproad from the top of 10th! So as you can see we are really aid called ‘Mathletics’ which is a site our Stagg Hill to the M25. working hard to raise this money as children now visit to practice their maths A man well dressed in a suit and quickly as possible, as right now, our skills from their home computers (in the smart shirt runs out into the slip road children are having to do without vital desperately flagging you down. His hope that all children have access to a equipment, and we want them to car is an expensive BMW or computer at home, which sadly is not benefit from having all they need as Mercedes. He then explains always the case). ICT is becoming vital as soon as possible. Please help us in (sometimes in poor English ) that he a tool to help our children learn and any way you can. Please feel free to has no cash and his credit card will prepare themselves for the modern contact the co-chairs of The Friends not work and that he is trying to get world, and currently our school cannot of Monken Hadley at any time by somewhere in a hurry and needs to afford to pay for this important facility. emailing us or calling us on the buy petrol. He may have his family in So, we The Friends of Monken Hadley following contact details. the back of his car, looking worried. would like to ask for your support to help Eira Ellis-Jones | As a show of good faith he takes his us raise the necessary funds for our eira.ellis@virgin.net | 07899 wedding ring off and gives it to you school. We have a number of events 060756 Lara Sands | saying he will call you as soon as he coming up, and we would be so very larasands@live.com | 07985 can get home to arrange the return of grateful if you could support us in any way 757253 your money and his ring. you can. This can be by direct donations Our heartfelt thanks for your time, You never get the call and the ring in the form of money or sponsorship, or Eira and Lara On behalf of The is made of brass. simply by helping us publicise events and Friends of Monken Hadley Church of Pam and Alan Nicholls attending events. Here are some of the England School. events we have coming up: 7
  • 8. HADLEY WOOD HADLEY WOOD HADLEY WOOD £1,250,000 £1,650,000 Price Guide Freehold Freehold £1,500,000 Sole Agents Sole Agents Freehold Sole Agents 020 8440 9797 020 8440 9797 020 8440 9797 An extremely well presented 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 3 receptions A beautifully presented 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom detached family resi- A skilfully extended and beautifully presented interior designed 5 detached family residence, garage and rear garden. dence offering wonderful living and entertaining space and benefiting bedroom, 3 bathroom detached family residence, benefiting from an from a German Hacker kitchen and luxury bathrooms. The beautiful west Italian kitchen and 3 high quality bathrooms, garage and garden. facing rear garden extends to approx. 160’ and the overall plot is approx one third of an acre. HADLEY WOOD HADLEY WOOD HADLEY WOOD Price Guide £1,895,000 Price Guide £1,750,000 Freehold £2,795,000 Sole Agents Freehold FIRST PROOF ONLY Freehold Sole Agents Sole Agents 020 8440 9797 NOT FOR PRINT 9797 020 8440 020 8440 9797 A Banner Homes house, with NHBC warranty, situated in a A very well presented detached 6 bedroom family residence A stunning re-built home of just over 5,500 sq ft and situated private close. 5/6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 receptions, kitchen/ constructed approximately 5 years ago. Also with NHBC warranty in one of the area’s most sought after locations. 7 bedrooms, 4 breakfast room, utility room, guest wc, garage, rear garden. remaining and benefiting from a southerly aspect rear garden. 3 reception rooms, 5 en suite bathrooms, including cinema room, reception rooms, 4 bathrooms (2 en suites), garage. games room, landscaped rear garden, summer house, integral garage. HADLEY WOOD ENFIELD HADLEY WOOD Price On £625,000 Price Guide Application Freehold £795,000 £1,750,000 Sole Agents Freehold Freehold Sole Agents Sole Agents 020 8440 9797 020 8440 9797 020 8440 9797 An extremely well presented substantial 8 bedroom residence A rare opportunity to acquire this 3 bedroom detached Victorian A delightful detached bungalow with much charm and character completely refurbished and extended to a high standard, situated house. The property offers 2 reception rooms, a sun lounge and benefiting from a glorious secluded westerly aspect rear garden in a secluded position in this pleasant crescent benefitting from also a basement that has been tanked. Upstairs lead to a split extending to approx. 200’ and offering significant scope to extend a south westerly aspect rear garden backing directly onto Hadley level landing with 3 bedrooms and also a bathroom. subject to the usual consents. Woods. St Paul’s MORE THAN GOLD Weekend 18TH–20TH May 2012 To celebrate the London Olympics at St Paul’s Church, Hadley Wood will be holding a number of sporting events. Do join us in participating or watching these fun activities as everyone is most welcome. All events will be held at the Church and grounds except where noted specifically. FRIDA Y 18th May 7.30 pm What would Jesus say to Usain Bold? Youth Event open to all teenagers, Giant inflatables, tuck shop and talk SATURDAY 19th May 11.00 am Fun Run around the Crescent Make and bring your own torch if you wish! Registration from 10.15 am – 11am to 4 pm Light refreshments served and/or bring own picnic 12 noon Mini Obstacle Course – children 5 and under 2.00 pm More than Gold It’s a Knock Out Make up a team of 8 and join in! Booking: morethangold@live.co.uk or contact Hillary on 020 8449 2572 7.00 pm 2012 Games Quiz Dinner at Hadley Wood Golf Club Booking: morethangold@live.co.uk or contact Jill on 020 8440 2723 SUNDA Y 20th May 10.30am More Than Gold Service Speaker : Graham Daniels Director of Christians in Sport 2.00 pm More Than Gold Tennis Competition at the Tennis Club 4.00 pm More Than Gold Dog Show For further details contact 0208 449 2572 or email: morethangold@live.co.uk or visit St Paul’s : www.stpaulshadleywood.org.uk EVERYONE WELCOME! To download a copy of this and/or previous issues of Hadley Wood News, please visit www.hadleywood.org.uk 8