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It’s for you (hoo) New HGS Community Orchard

We married. We rented a flat. crown. Between 1936 and 1968 “Even if I knew that tomorrow the recent years, promoting wellbeing the urban environment, take up
We bought a house in Brookland 60,000 examples of the K6 were world would go to pieces, I would still and social cohesion with fun excess rainfall in times of
Hill. We joined the 35% of British installed around the UK. About plant my apple tree.” Martin Luther and educational events such as flooding and build community
households at that time (1970) 10,000 remain, 2,500 of which apple days. Orchards connect cohesion through social events
with a GPO phone installed. are listed. The Hampstead Garden Suburb with the important local food and hands-on skills courses.
Luxury. No more the chase to Weather and vandals have remains “the most nearly perfect growing practice established in HGS COMMUNITY
the phone box around the not been kind prompting me to example of that English invention the Suburb’s busy allotments ORCHARD GROUP
corner on a cold rainy evening delve into BT’s empire to find and speciality, the garden suburb” and horticulture. The Suburb’s The aim is to set up an HGS
to make a call. Now of course the holy grail – aka someone to Angela and her colleagues, we’ll according to Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, founder Henrietta Barnett Community Orchard Group,
we and our kids carry the phone who could help. She eventually hopefully soon be admiring the with its distinctive architecture donated fruit trees for every preparing for the planting of
box in our pocket, which also popped up in North Wales in the results. purposefully enhanced by a variety garden, many of which are still fruit trees and wildflower areas
includes far greater computing shape of Angela in BT’s Bangor In the years ahead the RA will of parks, ancient hedgerows, productive – now either in their during the winter season of
power than NASA used to put office. Last Autumn Angela kindly take over the role of prompting food growing spaces and areas biodiverse ‘senescence’ or as 2020-21 or the following year,
Neil Armstrong on the moon organised a BT repainting team BT for any necessary renovation of ancient woodland. grafted descendants. depending on the coronavirus
half a century ago. to restore the box outside work but it can only respond to To this day, Barnet Council BENEFICIAL NATURAL crisis. Once planted, the trees
We lucky residents of HGS Fellowship House on Willifield HGS residents keeping a watchful actively supports the preservation HABITATS & FACILITIES will need a bit of extra care
are treated to a nostalgic reminder Green and has now agreed to eye. Email the RA at enquiries@ of the local green spaces on our Community orchards are useful, during the first years, including
of those early days by the six repair and repaint all our boxes hgsra.uk. It’s for you (hoo). Suburb, but because of financial delightful, additions to our urban watering and weeding, but should
red phone boxes still in place on this spring and summer. Thanks ANDREW BOTTERILL constraints the focus is on landscapes as well as fun places become largely self-maintaining
our leafy streets, forming a classic developing partnerships with to learn and engage communities. in subsequent years.
part of the Suburb’s identity. These local communities to allow its They promote wellbeing and With the help of specialist
museum pieces are protected by important natural habitats and are a fantastic way to rediscover social benefit organisations such
a Grade II listing. They are in local facilities to flourish. The our hugely diverse fruit heritage as The Orchard Project, we plan
Hampstead Way (see photo), HGS Residents Association is keen (2,500 UK apple varieties alone), to run skill building workshops,
Meadway Gate, Emmot Close, to play its part in this initiative as well as educate especially the including effective tree pruning,
Willifield Way and there are and wants to engage with both younger generation about and to create enjoyable activities
two in Northway. How many of Barnet Council and local residents sustainable food production for residents and local schools.
us take them for granted? to create a positive impact for and healthy eating. All kinds of support will be
Not for HGS the alternative the benefit of the whole Suburb. Surprisingly orchards are also appreciated, from helping to
use of these old phoneboxes. By FRUIT TREE ORCHARD priority biodiversity habitats create the community orchard
‘alternative’ I don’t mean the dual AT LYTTELTON under the UK’s Biodiversity group, to hands-on volunteering
use of advertising the services of PLAYING FIELDS Action Plan. They are excellent with planting, tree and wildflower
Miss Whiplash, but libraries, coffee A meeting of RA volunteers in for wildlife, partly because fruit meadow maintenance as well as
stalls, miniature nightclubs etc. 2018 put forward the idea of trees age faster than other trees harvesting, organising or simply
Our phoneboxes represent a creating a community orchard. and soon develop veteran habitat enjoying the Orchard events.
serious echo of the past with In discussion with Barnet Council features, such as nest holes for The RA intends the Orchard
working payphones inside each the RA has now provisionally birds and bats, and deadwood to be part of a range of local
and every one. identified the south western for ecologically significant fungi, improvements in Lyttelton
The K6 Telephone Box was corner of Lyttelton Playing Fields lichens and insects. Interspersed Playing Fields, which includes
designed by Sir Giles Gilbert – out of the way of the sports with wildflower plots, orchards the planting of 20 ornamental
Scott (he of Liverpool Cathedral pitches – as a suitable location generally support a wide range of trees to date, proposals to install
and Battersea Power Station fame). for the planting of a community important species, including some a new outdoor table tennis
It was commissioned by the orchard, with interspersed wild- rare bees, beetles and butterflies. table as well as work to improve
General Post Office in 1935 to What’s On’s off flower meadow areas, to grow into According to The Orchard the tennis and netball courts. If
commemorate the Silver Jubilee a beautiful feature of the park. Project charity, community you are interested in participating
of King George V. The construction It will come as no surprise that But, Covid-19 permitting, David London’s long-established orchards are part of the solution or finding out more, please email
is of cast iron with a teak door. our regular Godfrey & Barr Littaur will be back at his tradition of community orchards to counteract climate change; they trees@hgsra.uk.
The pediments to the domed has seen a welcome revival in absorb greenhouse gases, cool MARIA SCHLATTER
roof carry a moulded Royal sponsored What’s On page will computer soon, compiling What’s
not be appearing in this issue. On for our next issue.

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aficionados out there, as we are Boudicca, Malala Yousaf, Marie
unable to publish the competition Curie, Agatha Christie, Barbara
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back for our next issue. Anne Frank, Adele, Mata Hari,
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issue 141 are as follows:
Bo Derek, Peppa Pig, Cher, Hilary The winner of this Word-
Mantel, Barbara Windsor, Julie search is Angela Croft.
HGS U3A open for learning
Challenging times bring many a vast array of subjects to enjoy. producing a video for us and so
possibilities to be creative. So, Members can even find help has Anna our Yoga teacher. The
despite all the uncertainties that with our Decluttering group; list is endless, and more groups
the Coronovirus has caused, we likewise members can continue are emerging.
are very fortunate to be able to to keep fit by following the Our U3A has become part of
continue with many of our U3A video that our Pilates teacher the local community and we
Interest Groups. We have grasped has produced for us and equally know that many of our members
this window of opportunity to our Yoga teacher. There are a value the groups that they
be imaginative, inventive and whole range of activities to attend regularly. Although this
ensure that we can maintain keep us engaged with our period may seem overwhelming
many of our groups, so we are very members and guarantee they at times, U3As across the UK are
C happy to report that HGS U3A will not be bored at home. ensuring that their members
is definitely open for learning. We also now have a dedicated keep busy, entertained and most
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We are grateful to those Group Facebook page, where we can importantly connected, even it
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leaders who are continuing with keep up to date with news and is virtual.
CM their groups; indeed 26 are still tips for our members. Equally You can check us out at:
functioning, which is a fantastic they can join in the conversations. https://hgsu3a.uk/
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achievement considering. For example, Eric who leads our DAPHNE BERKOVI
CY We are now operating many horticultural group is updating
virtual groups through various us with tips for the garden. Liz
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THE KEY TO SELLING HOMES want to join in the discussion encouraging us to knit. Our
K online portals. Whether members who leads our craft group is
with a Book Group, brush up on
Pilates teacher has ensured
or learn a new language there is we still keep fit, by kindly
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