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The Mayoral visit to Northway Gardens

                                     n June 30th, the Worshipful   wanted to create a naturalistic   the Rose Garden and Fletchers
                                 O  the  Mayor of  Barnet,  feel… I am very pleased with what   Garden were “a fantastic initiative.”
                                 Councillor Caroline Stock, made   we’ve achieved.” The Mayor,  Around 40 residents and visitors                                     PHOTOS: SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
                                 her second visit to The Rose   resplendent in a fuchsia pink   turned up to welcome the Mayor
                                 Garden and Fletchers Garden   jacket – matching some of the  – social distancing was observed.
                                 which form part of Northway   wonderfully vibrant roses, said   SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
                                 Gardens. These areas had been
                                 saved from turfing over in 2011
                                 when the Northway Gardens
                                 Organisation, set up by Brian
                                 Ingram, had applied to maintain
                                 it under Barnet’s Adopt a Space
                                 scheme.  The  NGO  volunteers,
                                 led by Brian Ingram and assisted
                                 by Joan Edwards, have nurtured
                                 these neglected spaces and created
                                 a visual treat for all HGS residents
      Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Caroline   and visitors. Ingram said “We   (Far right) NGO leader, Brian Ingram and, left of him, Linda Edwards, an
      Stock does some deadheading.  didn’t want it to be municipal we   NGO volunteer, who arranged the Mayoral visit.

             Northway Gardens Organisation                                                                       Ivy Ingram, age 6 with Honey the dog.

           e are all local, hard-working   Solicitors, Amber Rose Florists,  can support us by going  to
      Wvolunteers keen to improve   LCS Security, Ellis and Co, The   JustGiving hgs rose gardens. Or
      the environment and  to help   RA and HGS Trust.      you can send a cheque to
      young families and children, as   We  are  always in need of   Northway Gardens Organisation
      well as providing a pleasant safe   further funds for our work. You   c/o 69 Brookland Rise, NW11 6DT.
      area for the less active; especially
      important  during  these  Virus
      times. Here’s an update on some
      of our work.
       THE ROSE GARDENS AND
        FLETCHERS GARDENS
      As can be seen from the before
      and after photos, these gardens
      were in a very neglected state.                                                 Moses Gbekou, a regular NGO volunteer
      The NGO volunteers have fought                                                  and his baby daughter Annabel.  Kitty Samuels, age 8 and Tilly Samuels, age 10.
      against having these areas turfed
      over and since October 2014                                                           Trees & Open Spaces committee
      have worked hard to produce
      an aesthetic landscape – which                                                     his quarter has been a busy   During dry weather we are asking   people’s thoughtlessness in leaving
      also includes Fletchers’ Garden                                                 Ttime for the Trees and Open   for extra help from residents to   behind piles of rubbish and dog
      on the other side of Northway.
      The two Gardens offer year round                                                Spaces  Committee.  Volunteers,  ensure young trees receive at   waste is beyond belief. RA Chair
                                                                                                                                            Emma Howard and Lynda Cook
                                                                                                                 least two watering cans worth
                                                                                      particularly Peter Falk, Maria
      colour. The Mayor of Barnet,   Northway Rose Gardens – before (above) and after (below).  Schlatter and Brian Ingram, used   of water a week (and ideally   have been working with the City
      Councillor Caroline Stock, was                                                  their permitted daily exercise   more). You can use tap water, or   to try to address the problem.
      very  impressed  with  what  we
      have achieved on her recent                                                     hour  during  the  early  days  of   even grey waste water (but no   Another issue has been the
                                                                                                                                            lighting  of  barbecues  and  fires,
                                                                                                                 chemicals such as bleach). If
                                                                                      the lockdown to tramp the
      visit. See article above.                                                       streets of the Suburb and check   you spot a tree that is in trouble,  which is prohibited and incredibly
       OAKWOOD PLAYGROUND
      The NGO would like to widen                                                     up on the condition of trees   please email trees@hgsra.uk.   dangerous in dry weather.
                                                                                                                    We  are  hoping  to persuade
                                                                                                                                              Cycling is another problem:
      Oakwood playground by 3 metres                                                  that had been planted by LB   LB Barnet to increase the number   it is not allowed anywhere on
                                                                                      Barnet and checking out trees
      so parents can sit in the shade.                                                under threat. The Committee   of trees planted so as to fill some   the Heath Extension or on Sandy
      It would be a minimal cost (just                                                mounted a successful campaign   of the vacant spots that have   Heath, but the warning signs put
      moving the fencing) and we
      need a leader to work with                                                      to save a lovely plane tree in Turner   arisen over the years (which   up by the Heath staff are frequently
                                                                                                                                            ignored and even removed. Some
                                                                                                                 now number over 350). The RA
                                                                                      Close which was threatened with
      Councillors and Barnet. If you                                                  felling because it was allegedly   is considering running a special   of our beautiful old trees have
      are interested please contact                                                   causing subsidence at a nearby   fundraiser for this purpose – would   even been graffitied. Heath
      Brian Ingram on 8458 5313.                                                      house. Fortunately, the Hampstead   you support this? Please email   Constabulary and staff are doing
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         DONATIONS NEEDED                                                             Garden Suburb Trust also objected   your views to trees@hgsra.uk.  their best to mitigate the
      Many thanks to our local sponsors.                                              to its removal and LB Barnet   This has been an incredibly   situation. We hope Suburb
      Gavzey Opticians, Streathers
                                                                                      have now put a tree protection   challenging time for the Heath   residents will do all they can to
                                                                                      order on all the plane trees in   and its custodians, the City of   prevent this wonderful open
                                                                                      Turner Close.              London Corporation. Litter bins   space, of which we are all
                                                                                         During 2019/20 LB Barnet   had to be removed because the   custodians, from being harmed
                                                                                      planted 46 new trees on the   City did not have the staff to   by the increased use as lockdown
                                                                                      Suburb. The Residents Association   clear them when lockdown   restrictions are eased.
                                                                                      pays for additional trees to be   commenced. Unfortunately, some   COLIN GREGORY
                                                                                      planted, and so far this year has
                                                                                      paid for 7 extra trees, with a
                                                                                      further 8 to be planted in the
                                                                                      next planting season. A number                                                 SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
                                                                                      of the trees planted recently got
                                                                                      very stressed during the long
                                                                                      period of dry weather and sadly
                                                                                      a few have died. We have been
                                                                                      pressing LB Barnet to do more
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                                                                                      to make sure their contractors
  M                                                                                   maintain young trees after
                                                                                      planting. But we can all do our
  Y
                                                                                      bit to help. Although street
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                                                                                      trees are generally chosen for
  MY                                                                                  their resilience to urban stress,
                                                                                      all need regular watering from
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                                                                                      April to September during their
  CMY                                                                                 first few years in order to survive.   Saved plane trees in Turner Close.
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