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Annemount school holiday club Where’s yer bin?

The Annemount School Holiday old. During the Christmas, Easter a daily or weekly basis. This year the programme is fun-packed, A continuing programme of work although the number may be
Programme welcomes children and Summer holidays, children the Christmas Club operates offering the opportunity to play, to improve Northway Gardens, reduced: dog waste – securely
aged three years to eight years are welcomed to participate on from December 17 to 21 and as well as learn new skills and includes the installation of a wrapped up – can be placed in
collaborate with children of number of new waste bins by the ordinary bins.
different ages. LB Barnet. The RA’s Trees and The RA continues to discuss
Summer reading challenge outside including sports activities Open Spaces Committee had been with LB Barnet the improvement
Many activities are located
pressing LB Barnet for some
of Northway Gardens and we
taught by specialists. The club time to do something about the hope that a number of new
Every year HGS Community challenge received stickers, a albums, donated by one of Garden is welcoming and friendly and waste bins, many of which were trees will be planted in the
Library, in common with other medal and a certificate and, Suburb Library’s volunteers, David
libraries throughout the country, 2018 being the 80th anniversary Abrahamson, and 16 children won children always want to return. in a very dilapidated state. coming season.
The new ones are designed
works with The Reading Agency of the Beano comic, the theme prizes: Ben 8, Jacob 4½, Vera 7, Register online at www.annemount. to make it difficult for foxes, COLIN GREGORY
co.uk/Holiday-Programme.
to offer their Summer Reading was the Mischief Makers. Sophie 7, Hannah 8, Tzviki 10, birds or squirrels to spread litter
Challenge, where children have As an extra incentive this Ethan 6, Jonah 4, Lucy 8, David
to read six books over the summer summer, all the local children 10, Amailia 8, Idan 8, Rafailia around, as often happened with EMMA HOWARD
holidays to earn prizes. All the were entered into a prize draw 8, Annika 7, Maya 10, Sude 11. the old bins. Those next to the
play area have not been replaced
children who completed the to win classic Beano and Dandy MARJORIE HARRIS
as they are newer, but will be
replaced in due course. LB
Barnet have also promised to
replace the old style open bins
in the Lyttelton playground
with the new style bins shortly.
LB Barnet will also be
replacing the dog waste bins,

One of the new bins being put in
position last August

Funding sought for Copthall

deep-water pool

A crowdfunding campaign people with all different levels is reached, and pledges can be
through Spacehive is raising of needs and ability. from as little as £2.
support and funding for the The local divers who use the Go to www.spacehive.com/
inclusive new deep water pool present pool will have to give north-london-aquatics to make
that is planned by North London up this sport and their chances a pledge or find out more. Any
Aquatics Charity to replace the of pursuing their sporting dreams comments of support on the
current diving pool at Copthall if there is not the support page would be welcome, as
which will be demolished next needed to get this amazing new would spreading the word.
year. The new pool will offer up facility built. People can help Go to www.londonswimming.
to fifty aquatic activities and get this pool built by pledging org/news/44-general-news/517-
have a moveable floor, which money. No money will be taken north-london-aquatics for more
would allow it to be used by unless the total amount of £98k information and further links.

Trust’s 50th AGM

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Brookland goes ecological significance of collective decision litigation to settle infringement elderly. Richard Wiseman said
the problem was not restricted
making. He thought he would – it was generally successful, less
bring skills, energy and enthusiasm costly and avoided being at war to the Suburb and that the
On October 2 the Mayor of Barnet, the work, stated that there will There was also a cake and to the role. with residents. problems were borough wide.
Councillor Reuben Thompstone, be no need to pay for heating or coffee sale, which raised money With the electioneering over Emma Howard asked about Councillor John Marshall
with Head, Jenny Aylen, opened electricity ever! The building is for the North London Hospice. the Chairman opened up the the position with the proposed added that residents should let
the new Eco friendly school totally self-contained. TONY BRAND
building for Year 4 & 5 pupils. The meeting for any questions development at Henrietta Barnett their councillors or council
School. If there is an application
officers know where pavements,
members wished to ask. Saul
ceremony was attended by a Zadka started the ball rolling to build, the Trust will be writing or potholes, were thought to be a
large number of parents, friends TONY BRAND with questions about the cost of to residents using its wider danger. Then there could be an
and HGS residents all looking
forward to seeing the latest holding elections and whether consultation strategy. evaluation made and remedial
work undertaken if the relevant
Peter Oliver asked what
the Trust placed a limit on how
methods for reducing carbon long an employee could work at could be done about property criteria had been met.
emissions from buildings, in order the Trust, as in his opinion owners letting out their houses With no more questions
to improve the environment.
All the construction was David Davidson had been in his and flats with little attention from members, the Chairman
ended the meeting by thanking
to the buildings or gardens
job for too long.
done off-site and then erected The Chairman explained with tenants unaware of their everyone for coming, and
at Brooklands in just over 16 the Trust has no limit to tenure surroundings. Nick Packard telling them that questions are
hours on the existing site. It is
all powered by solar panels on and does not have a breakdown replied saying landlords received always welcomed by him and
of election costs. Claire Calman
letter of advice about tenants
Nick Packard. Like last year it
the roof, insulated throughout, wondered why one should want and the Scheme of Management, was a well-tempered meeting,
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and NetZero, who completed
to limit tenure and felt the Trust and that the Trust was open to which spent its time mainly
was very lucky to have someone ideas on the subject. looking at matters to do with
our environment and the
of David Davidson’s calibre, and
Trevor Littleton asked what
Property she had benefitted from his ability could be done about the state of relationship between residents
the footpaths in the Suburb with
to give crystal clear explanations.
and the Trust.
Jonathan Seres asked what
many being a death-trap for the
TERRY BROOKS
more could be done to get new
residents interested once they
Lawyers Trust. The Trust realised there is G Cohen
had received the excellent
introductory pack from the
a need for a positive effort to be
made, perhaps in conjunction
with the Residents Association. ANTIQUE SILVER
Peter Parker welcomed the
renewed interest in green spaces,
Serving the suburb for 30 years. but was concerned about the
spread of plastic grass, the removal We wish to purchase items of silver in any
You’ll want us on your side. of hedges and the creation of condition. As a long standing resident of the
hard-standings. The Trust is
working on draft guidelines for Suburb, Gideon Cohen is happy to view
plastic grass; would make people your silverware at home and will make an
For fast and competitive conveyancing, put hedges back, even though offer to purchase, free of any obligation.
this took time and a lot of work;
call Oliver Joseph on 020 8209 0166 very few new hard-standings
got permission, while many 17 The London Silver Vaults
complaints were made about 53-64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QT
what were in fact renovations, 020 7404 1425
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The Chairman preferred
Gregory Abrams Davidson Solicitors is a trading name of
National Law Partners Limited waiting until a property sale or
re-mortgage took place to
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