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www.hgs.org.uk Issue 142 · Spring 2020
Coronavirus David Littaur – A bold, baby squirrel
and the Suburb, positive about the ignores social
pages 3-5 future, p5 distancing, see p4
Covid-19
hits the
Suburb
Living in Hampstead Garden
Suburb can often seem like
existing in a bubble but even
the Suburb isn’t immune from
the wider world. COVID-19 has
dramatically changed the lives
of HGS residents – just as it has
everywhere else. Social distancing,
lockdown and isolation have
become commonplace terms.
At the time of writing, the
UK is almost at the end of its
fourth week in lockdown. Back
in January we decided on a ‘green’
theme for the Spring issue but
as Covid-19 gained momentum
our green issue had to be put on
hold so we could concentrate on
the impact COVID-19 is having
on HGS residents and show
how our wonderful community
has pulled together in this crisis.
Volunteer groups are providing
much needed local support
ensuring the delivery of
provisions and medication to
those in isolation; initiatives
have been set up to make PPE
for the NHS; Samantha Lhoas’s
soup kitchen is delivering
delicious home-cooked soups;
Arif Hussein, has been making
(his now famous) pakoras
delivering them upon request
as wonderful Friday evening
treats and some of our local
shops in the Market Place are
offering home delivery services.
In these unprecedented
times we all need to protect the
vulnerable, calm fears and offer
any help we can. In the
COVID-19 crisis, the HGS
community has certainly come
into its own.
Richard Grethe’s lawn-mowing tribute to the NHS on the Free Church lawn, North Square SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
WE ALWAYS DELIVER ON Introducing Suburb News Youth
OUR PROMISES Suburb News is very excited to
introduce Suburb News Youth
(SNY) which we hope will be an
ongoing feature. SNY will offer a
For more than 40 years now, we have been serving the residents variety of articles, ideas, quizzes
of the Suburb and we have enjoyed every moment. and features which we hope
will engage the younger HGS
residents. Allie, Kaya, Joanna,
Whether your property is a cottage or a castle, destined for sale or Rosa, Isabelle and Madhu are all
for rent, we can surely handle it. Year 11 students at Henrietta Madhu Joanna
Barnett School. With the school
We have the most comprehensive selection of properties under being closed and their GCSEs
cancelled, they decided to use
one roof. From our Global connections, we find the best buyers/ the extra time on their hands
tenants from all over the world – not just from the immediate by forming the first ever SYN
area. editorial team. We think they
have done a fantastic job and
As the longest serving agents in the area, we believe in good old- hope you agree. Isabelle Kaya
We would love to hear from
fashioned service - no fuss, no obligation, please give us a call. our younger HGS residents so
please give us your feedback.
Please tell us about things you
CELEBRATING
would like to see in future and
OVER
do send in articles, poems, flash
fiction (250 words max), ideas
YEARS TRADING
and artwork. Everything must be
your own work and original. Send
it to suburbnews@hgsra.uk. Allie Rosa