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Coronavirus and the Suburb

Applause for the NHS Looking after your neighbours

A small informal group of local have sensibly come forward to online and will be unable to
residents have been chatting ask for help. access some very helpful online
together about how best to link We are aware that many initiatives. Please do not assume
residents who want to help, residents are in touch with their that everyone is OK. Please check.
with residents who could use church or synagogue or another So the message here is :
some support in the current local charity or membership 1. Think of your neighbours
difficult situation. Over recent organisation – either to volunteer who might need some support
days, we have heard of people or to ask for assistance. These – perhaps put a note through
SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
who still need help with daily links are invaluable and we their door giving your name,
survival; the kind of help which would urge everyone to make address and phone number.
can be easily offered by a use of them. Use your contacts 2. Don’t be afraid to ask for support
thoughtful neighbour. with people and organisations from neighbours – remember that
So please, could all residents you know! the safest helpers are likely to be
take a moment to check that As we all muddle our way those who live close by and whose
people living nearby are in touch through this very strange and name and address you know.
with somebody they can call on if difficult time, can we also If you are having difficulties
necessary. We know that there are remind residents to reach out to which you cannot resolve yourself,
already many kind volunteers neighbours who might need we can be contacted as a group
in the Suburb helping neighbours some assistance – even if you do on the following phone number
who are less able to deal with not usually have contact with 3322 8123. This number is not
Suburb. This was the HGS and front doors, some even practical tasks at the moment. them. Many of the older members manned but we will check it daily.
residents’ unified response to ventured outside to stand in their And we know that many people of our community may not be EMMA HOWARD, RA CHAIR
the social media campaign driveways or at their gates, and
calling for people to ‘Clap for produced a wonderful uplifting
our Carers’ in a bid to show cacophony of community spirit. HGS Combat Stress update
those in the NHS how much we This collective applause was
all appreciate their hard work. repeated the following Thursday Like most other organisations, September. Wouldn’t it be lovely programmes going as far as
The social media post said: and included an applause for carers Covid-19 has forced the HGS to get together in green and possible for armed services
At 8pm on March 26, clapping, “During these unprecedented and key workers. The ‘applause’ Combat Stress Committee to pleasant surroundings, with veterans who have been referred
cheering, whistling, saucepan times they (the NHS) need to has now become a regular suspend all planned fundraising home-made teas and a raffle? to them. You can donate at
percussion (and even a yodel) know that we are grateful.” Thursday evening feature. activities for the time being. Once we can safely meet combatstress.org.uk.
could be heard all around the Residents stood at open windows SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY Sadly, we will be unable to ‘feed again, we hope to bring you a MARJORIE HARRIS
the five thousand’ visitors to screening of the ‘Military Wives’
Sam’s soup kitchen the Art Fair, which was due to movie in a venue to be
take place at Fellowship House
in
October
or
confirmed
forward to Caroline and David
Samantha Lhoas, HGS resident on 24/25 April. We are looking November. This is a film based
on the familiar BBC story of
and MasterChef 2020 quarter Broome opening their attractive The Choir, with Kristin Scott
finalist, is making headlines yet and well-known garden in East Thomas and Sharon Horgan as
again. This time it’s for her Finchley in aid of Combat Stress. service wives starting up a
fabulous homemade soup which If, by a miracle, this opening is morale-boosting choir for the
she makes for the vulnerable able to go ahead on Sunday 2 wives and partners of British
and self-isolating. After seeing August, 1-5pm, we will let you troops deployed overseas. There
what was happening in Northern know. Check the Residents will be tea and cake and all
Italy (her in-laws live in Milan Association online events page proceeds will go to Combat
and were isolated when the for August nearer the time. Stress. Meanwhile, Combat
lockdown started) Sam ‘predicted’ Otherwise, it may be possible to Stress still urgently needs funds
the same thing would happen visit some time up to mid- to keep its mental health
in the UK within weeks and
began to think what she could Suburb. Sam says, as soon as
do when the UK lock-down they visited the area they knew
occurred. Sam has always loved
cooking, inheriting this passion this was where they wanted to
live and bring up their two girls.
from her Belgian mother with They initially lived in North
whom she often baked with as a Square before moving to Heath-
child, so decided to offer a soup
service to those who might need croft, which Sam describes as ‘a
community within a community’.
it. She posted her free soup Sam makes around 25-30
service on local neighbourhood who, due to the Covid-19 seven years ago. Neither of them portions of soup each time
sites and was amazed by the restrictions, have excess perishable had heard of HGS. Sam previously
response. From her small stock. Sam has also received lived in Clapham, her husband (mostly vegetarian such as
roasted cauliflower or parsnip
kitchen in Heathcroft, where donations of pots, pans and in Marylebone. When they soup depending on what
she moved to in January this even hand blenders from some described their wish to be produce she has available
year, Sam makes her soups HGS residents. somewhere with green space,
‘from scratch’ using fresh produce Sam says she fell in love near good schools and a although she always makes a
kosher chicken soup on Fridays.
donated from local residents, with the Suburb when looking to community feel, their estate If any of the soups can’t be
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high-end restaurants and hotels buy a home with her husband agent introduced them to the
collected she delivers them
herself – often with the help of
her husband. Sam ensures they
are masked-up and gloved and
We’ll cross the t’s ‘customers’’ doorsteps and, in one
her
on
leaves
the
soup
case, in the seat of the Motability
and dot the i’s. scooter of a 91 year old gentle-
man. She strictly complies with
social distancing and doesn’t
engage with her customers
apart from the odd wave, G Cohen
Act now for Power of Attorney, although she says she has ANTIQUE SILVER
Wills & Probate. received lovely telephone calls
of thanks which has allowed
You’ll want us on your side. Sam to get to know some of her
customers. As she says “It’s not
just about providing a meal but We wish to purchase items of silver in any
also about providing a connection condition. As a long standing resident of the
through food to those who
For practical, expert advice can’t get out because they are Suburb, Gideon Cohen is happy to view
call Monica Cervellini on isolating. Just like my in-laws.” your silverware at home and will make an
Sam is still delivering soup
0208 209 2651 once or twice a week. So if you, offer to purchase, free of any obligation.
or somebody you know in the
Suburb, is self isolating, in 17 The London Silver Vaults
www.gadlegal.co.uk quarantine or vulnerable, please 53-64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QT
@GAD_Legal do get in touch with her and 020 7404 1425
info@gadlegal.co.uk she will do her best to help. enquiries@gcohen.co.uk
She now has an email
address for this voluntary service: www.gcohen.co.uk
Gregory Abrams Davidson Solicitors is a trading name of National Law Partners Limited authorised and regulated by the lasoupekitchen@gmail.com.
Solicitors Regulation Authority www.sra.org.uk and registered in England and Wales under Company number 08312439.
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