SE21 August 2021

The only Community Magazine for Dulwich Village & West Dulwich Established 2006

Issue 177 - August 2021 In this issue What’s On - P6 Noticeboard - P10 Garden Talk - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Pets Corner - P24 Dulwich Hamlet FC - P26 The Last Word - P32

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Welcome to SE21 So Freedom day, has come and gone and life has pretty much stayed the same.

One big change is the amount of events that are happening. As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. It is great to see regular events like the parkrun starting up again (Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye Park and more). Even better news is the Dulwich Park Fair and the Peckham Rye Fete are back next month, so I have given you a sneak preview of what is to come. The events pages start on page 6. There are seven pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. So there is plenty to do right on our doorsteps.

Last month I started my new business networking meeting for members of Entrepreneurs Circle. The meeting took place upstairs at The Lordship Pub and was a great success. If you run a business, I can definitely recommend it. More details on page 29.

The Last Word this month goes to local resident Lee Moffett. Lee is, a local Property Investor and Developer based in West Dulwich. Read the full story on page 32. If you would like to featured in The Last Word, please do get in touch.

Until next time.

Angela Angela Burgess, Head of All Things Community SE Magazines/Around Dulwich

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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar.......................................................... 4 What’s On................................6, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30 & 31 Noticeboard............................................................... 10 Garden Talk ............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ........................................................... 14 Fitness Tips............................................................... 16

Education News........................................................ 20 Financial Matters ..................................................... 22 Pets Corner............................................................... 24 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club ................................. 26 The Last Word .......................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34

September Deadline - 16 August (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE21 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8693 9040 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk.

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Events Calendar - August Monday

Tuesday

30th

31st

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28th

Thursday

29th

Friday

30th

Saturday

31st

Sunday

1st Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

West Norwood Feast, see p6.

26th

27th Daily: Plonk Golf @ The Horniman Museum, see p31.

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp, see p6.

Journey Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p9.

Bridging the Gaps: The BNI Adventurers Online Weekly Horniman parkrun, see p6.

Adventure Aunt, see p8.

Meeting, see p9.

Market see p6.

The Luna Cinema: Knives Dulwich Park Bell House Open Honor Oak park Out, p7.

Runners run at Garden, see p28.

Allotments Open The Luna 7.30pm see p8.

Day, p28.

Breathwork - Covid Cinema: Dirty The Luna Cinema: Life Drawing@ Zoom Portraiture Recovery Workshop, p9.

Dancing p7.

Greatest Showman The Luna Cinema: Dulwich Art @ Dulwich Art Laugh Train p7.

Romeo + Juliet p7.

Group, p8.

Group, p8.

Comedy, see p9.

9th

10th

Van Gogh Painting Workshop, p28.

Liquid History with Dulwich WI, 2nd The Adventure Aunt p29.

Monday every month Dulwich Park see p28.

Runners run at 7.30pm see p8.

16th

17th

11th

18th

Journey Exhibition see p9.

Eileen Agar Mixed Media Collage Workshop, p29.

Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp, see p28.

The Best Networking Event in Dulwich! 6pm.

See p29.

23rd

Life Drawing@ Dulwich Art Group, p8.

Dulwich Park Runners run at 7.30pm see p8.

24th Midsummeer Magic with The Adventure Aunt p30.

Life Drawing@ Dulwich Art Group, p8.

Dulwich Park Runners run at 7.30pm see p8.

12th

13th

Journey Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent Gallery, see p9.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9.

Frida Khalo - drawing, painting, Collage Workshop, p29.

Zoom Portraiture Mythdemeanors @ Dulwich Art with The Adventure Group, p8.

Aunt p29.

19th

20th

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9.

14th parkrun, see p6.

15th Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

21st

22nd

parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Silver Birch Landscapes Workshop, p30.

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p8.

Filmmaking 101: Acting, see p30.

25th

26th

Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group, p8.

BNI Adventurers Online Meeting, see p9.

Feeling Energetic? with The Adventure Aunt p31.

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors.

See p31.

27th

28th parkrun, see p6.

29th Weekly Horniman Market see p6.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30 & 31.

Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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‘Get That Novel Started’

Creative Writing Courses, September - December ’21 Venues: Dulwich College / Carnegie Library Herne Hill / Upper Norwood Library Hub / Crofton Park Community Library Always wanted to write fiction? Unsure how to develop a great idea?

Then now’s the time to get creative! For more information, please visit:

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What's On - August Until Thursday 5 August: Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp

9:00am - 3:00pm. Summer camps at JAGS sports centre for children ages 4-8 years. Get in touch sherilyn@boogiepumps.co.uk or visit: www.boogiepumps.co.uk/southeastlondon for info. JAGS Sports Club, Red Post Hill, SE24 9JN.

Saturdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 August: parkrun 9am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog or walk in Dulwich Park. Every Saturday at 9am promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate. Register once and bring your printed barcode (can be used at any parkrun across the world). First-timers briefing at 08.50. www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich.

Also in Peckham Rye, Brockwell and Crystal Palace parks. See their event websites for details.

Sundays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August: The weekly Horniman Market

10am – 3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft​; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients.

Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a social distance for all customers and traders. Strict and enhanced hygiene measures are in place with all traders. We also ask that you sanitise your hands at each available stall and only touch produce you intend on buying.

Please pay for goods using contactless methods.

Gardens toilets are open, with the usual Gardens opening hours. www.horniman.ac.uk.

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Sunday 1 August: West Norwood Feast

10am-4pm. Keeping our visitors safe is a priority for Feast. We will continue to implement our social distancing measures so you can feel confident to enjoy your visit. Feast will be as wonderful as ever but we ask you to observe social distancing. There will be signs at each Hub explaining our measures.

Stay safe, shop safely and enjoy our wonderful market. As always our dedicated Feast volunteers will be on hand to help you make the most of your visit. Plan your visit and check out the upto-date info on our social media. https://westnorwoodfeast.com.

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What's On - August Tuesday 3 August: Bridging the Gaps

9:30am - 3:30pm. Visit three Thames bridges to learn about, discuss and draw both the bridges and the areas they link, their history and architecture, with a picnic on the South Bank.

Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com

Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 August: Social runs with DPR

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Trevor Bailey Clubhouse, Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London, UK map directions.

Join Dulwich Park Runners at their club runs at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. All standards welcome. enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com. www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk.

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Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 August: Tuesday Evening Life Drawing Zoom & Drop-in Session

7pm – 8:30 pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom and in studio. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose held for three hours with 5-minute model breaks every 25 minutes. This class will be run by Freya Tate, a wonderful artist with a sharp eye and a playful line. The session will be life model focused but Freya will introduce chaotic elements to challenge you and move your drawing on to higher levels. The Dulwich Art Group & School. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 August: Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group & School 2pm - 5pm. This is now a hybrid session with 15 artists allowed into the studio and also cameras for artists attending through Zoom.

Paint a clothed model with a focus on the portrait over two three-hour sessions. We give you a wide view and a closer portrait view so you can work out the framing for yourself. The model will at times be engaged in conversation in order to bring some animation to the face. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk

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What's On - August Thursdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 July: BNI Adventurers (online meeting)

6.30am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it is Dulwich’s turn. Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728.

Thursday 5 August: Prime your Portfolio 2pm - 6pm. Join a photographic expedition focussing on a range of chosen colours and textures, select images and create a calendar for next year, with tea by the Thames. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com

Thursday 5 August: Breathwork Covid Recovery Workshop 6pm - 8pm. In this 2-hour weekly workshop, Kate Gaskell, a qualified breathwork practitioner and clinical hypnotherapist, will share a number of breathing techniques and physical postures that help to improve the after-effects of Covid-19. Please bring your own yoga mat, and a notebook and pen in case you want to take notes. Oru Space, 20 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HN. www.oruspace.co/workshops

Thursday 5 – Tuesday 17 August: Journey Exhibition

11.30am-5.30pm. The Jeannie Avent Gallery presents ‘Journey’ A solo exhibition by local Conceptual Artist, Laura Hepworth Through this life we live, we set ourselves on a never ending path. Making decisions and taking risks that change and affect the course of our path in ways that widen our way of thinking, dreaming and living. For each lesson we go through, we give ourselves the allowance to be open embracing, to feeling. Of the many things we feel on our own or even as a collective we experience growth, love, creativity, grace, hope, empathy etc.. Journey is the story we tell each day to put our stamp on the world, it’s the people we carry with us who support, empower and inspire us as we go on. Through colour and Mark making Laura creates a language in which her own energy is transformed from the way she takes in her surroundings wherever that might be, near or far, past or present.

Join us on Thursday 5th August, where the gallery will be open to the public from 11:30am until late evening in celebration of the exhibition’s opening. Meet the artist, view the artwork Laura has created for her vibrant new collection.

14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9EU. https://www.jeannieavent.com

Thursday 5 August: Laugh Train Home Comedy Nights 8pm - 10pm. Laugh Train Home Comedy Nights are returning to the Honor Oak on THURSDAYS, bringing you the best acts of the UK Comedy Circuit. August 5th features Nabil Abdulrashid (Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, Celebrity Masterchef), Esther Manito (Stand-Up Sketch Show), Jim Campbell (Football Ramble Podcast) and Host Robyn Perkins (Sydney Fringe Comedy Award Winner). The Honor Oak Pub, 1 St German’s Road, Honor Oak SE23 1RH. Tickets via https://www.designmynight.com/ SE21 - August 2021 | 9

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Dulwich Park Fair is Back!

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Pre-Holiday Gardening Jobs Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw As well as planning everything else, a few hours work in the garden before you go away will make it much more welcoming when you return.

Lawns Mow the lawn a few days before you leave but don’t cut it too short if the weather is hot and dry – long grass copes much better with drought than short grass.

Edge with long handled shears to neaten it up and clear edges of weeds and areas for slugs to lurk in. If the grass is long when you get back keep your blades raised for the first few cuts.

And don’t despair if it’s yellow. Grass is pretty tough and will soon green up again after a good downpour.

Containers Put your potted plants on saucers, or even something bigger like a paddling pool, to collect possible rainwater. (But check the forecast, as plants don’t like to be in standing water.) Putting plants on soaked capillary matting can also get them through a week without being watered.

Moving pots to semi shade can avoid them drying out and grouping them together will help them shade each other and share humidity. If there’s room, sink favourite plants into soil to keep them cool and drench the surrounding earth. A mulch of mini bark or grit will help keep the moisture in too, but water well first.

Borders Deadhead repeat flowering plants like cosmos and roses before you go away, to come home to lovely blooms instead of a sea of fallen petals.

If you’re away for three weeks remove all the flowers as well as the dead heads. Tatty looking hardy geraniums can be cut right back, as can nepeta and geum. With flowering spikes like delphiniums or penstemon, just cut off the spent flower stem.

Weeds are easier to pull up when they’re small, so removing them before you go away is really worth it. Take care to dig out the whole root of perennial weeds such as thistle, bindweed and dandelion.

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Mulching your borders with bulky organic matter such as compost, well-rotted manure or bark will keep weeds down and moisture in – make sure you drench the soil first. Or just concentrate on newly planted or thirsty shrubs and perennials and don’t worry so much about drought tolerant ones like iris, lavender and rosemary.

Give your garden a really thorough soak, ideally the morning you leave, particularly if the forecast is for it to be hot and ideally enlist someone to pop in again if possible.

If you go away at lot, think about growing more drought tolerant plants. As a rule grey/silver, small or fleshy leaved plants such as stachys, verbena and sedum will survive without much water once they’re established. If the forecast is for lots of rain, remember to protect plants like hostas from slugs – try organic wool slug pellets.

Check stakes on tall perennials – a windy summer gale plus rain can quickly flatten your garden.

Fruit & Veg Weeding should be a priority, go over with a hoe to remove weed seedlings and finish off by hand, weeding anything close to plants.

Pick as much as you can from repeat flowering crop like peas and beans, removing all the pods and pick all the developing courgettes - otherwise you’ll come home to marrows galore.

Water thoroughly before you go but ideally persuade a friend to come and pick in return for watering. Net brassicas to keep off cabbage white butterflies.Tie in anything that needs it such as tomatoes, beans and sweet peas.

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Tomato Salad with Feta & Toasted Pine Nuts Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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omatoes, for most of us, are most definitely the best of the best when it comes to summer produce. I love a homegrown tomato and have strong childhood memories of my father’s greenhouse, and the flavor of those freshly picked, sun warmed tomatoes. We used to pick them and eat them like apples! In season, British tomatoes could be mistaken for an entirely different fruit from the flavorless imposters you find at the grocery store year-round. They’re filled with so much juice that they’re heavy, they smell sweet before you even taste them, and they come in what seems like a million shapes and sizes and colors.

The season might be short, and very much weather dependent, but do make the most of these beauties whilst you can. There are a million recipes to choose from, and this is one of my favourites because it is very quick and easy and allows the flavours of the tomatoes to shine, which is just as it should be! (serves 4)

Ingredients • 3 tablespoons of toasted pine nuts • 1 pound of mixed tomatoes, some sliced, some cut into wedges • Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper • ¼ Cup of Balsamic Lemon Vinaigrette • ¼ Cup chopped parsley, plus leaves for serving • ¼ Cup crumbled feta cheese Plus for the Lemon Vinaigrette • 2/3 Cup olive oil • 1/3 Cup fresh lemon juice • Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Method 1) Preheat the oven to 3500C/1800F/Gas mark 4 and toast the pine nuts on a baking tray until golden brown – this should take about 5-10 minutes, but keep a close eye on them and give them a shakeup / mix around a couple of times.

2) Arrange tomatoes on a plate; season lightly with salt & pepper.

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then add ¼ cup parsley and two thirds of the pine nuts. Mix well and then drizzle over the tomatoes.

4) Top with feta, parsley leaves and the remaining pine nuts.

In Season This Month Fruit, Nuts & Fungi - Apples, Apricot, Aubergine, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Loganberries, Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Strawberries, White currants, Cobnuts, Hazelnuts Vegetables & Herbs - Artichokes, Aubergines, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbages, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Lamb’s Lettuce, Onions, Pak Choi, Peas (inc. Sugar Snaps) Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Salsify, Scorzonera, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Black Bream, Crab (brown, hen & Spider), Signal Crayfish, Grey Mullet, Lobster, Mackerel, Pollack, Prawns, Scallops, Sea Bass, Squid, Trout (river – brown and rainbow) Going Out Of Season - Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherry, Mange Tout, Peach, Redcurrant, Strawberries

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All About Gratitude

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his month we’re talking about gratitude.

According to Cambridge Dictionary gratitude is defined as: “a strong feeling of appreciation to someone or something for what the person has done to help you” How is “gratitude’ related to health and fitness, I hear you say? You might be surprised to find out what impact it can have on your body and therefore on your wellbeing.

Gratitude and its Effects on the Body Robert Emmons s a researcher who has done a lot of work around gratitude, his research plus others have given us these insights into gratitude and what it does for our wellbeing. Gratitude changes our hormones. Particularly, it boosts oxytocin, which makes us feel bonded and connected: • to ourselves • to other people • to our environment • to society And that feels amazing, oxytocin is a wonderful thing. Parents have it when they hold their newborn babies, mothers have it when they breastfeed (most of the time). I get it when I stare deep into my rescue dog’s big brown eyes, and I can see her blissing out with the oxytocin as well.

Oxytocin also makes us more optimistic – that is what the studies have found, and it boosts happiness. It is impossible to feel grateful and anxious at the same time. Or grateful and angry, grateful and stressed, grateful and sad. Gratitude is an incredibly powerful way to change your emotional soundtrack. I think this is such an easy thing in some ways to do. You can get oxytocin: • through laughter • through touch (like massage) • through music, listening to and making music • we get it from being with other people • we get it from sharing how we feel It is an integral part of being human.

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health and fitness strategy is, that it is something that is democratically available as well and it’s free – anybody can practice gratitude. Whether it is spontaneous, such as looking out the window, thinking “I am very lucky to have x!” or “what a beautiful view”. Or whether it is deliberate. We can practice gratitude deliberately as part of your meditation, for example, or as I do every morning: I’ll sit and read a short paragraph from my nature book and then I’ll reflect on what I am grateful for. So, in that way, I am being proactive and purposeful about my gratitude and other times it happens spontaneously.

Start a Proactive and Purposeful Gratitude Practice So give that a try, maybe set a 10-day resolution to every morning, think about what it is you are grateful for, or just open up your awareness as you are going about your daily life and think, “wow, that’s incredibly beautiful!”. Just appreciate and be grateful for the fact that you got to see and witness that thing or that particular moment.

So, that is everything from me this month, and all the very best for now, stay healthy.

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Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals, to the value of £1,000 per annum. There is equality of access for admission places irrespective of distance from the school or home locality. Kingsdale offers private tours of the school during normal working hours throughout the academic year. Tours are arranged for prospective parents at a time that best suits them!

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Dancing in Covid Times Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk Ruth Seager, Acting Head of Dance at Alleyn’s, tells us why, especially in these times, dancing could do your child the world of good.

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t is well known that dance is beneficial to both our physical and mental health, particularly during times of stress and this has become more salient over the successive lockdowns we have undergone. People often say, ‘I just need an evening out and a good dance!’ and it is true that we all need to ‘let off some steam’ occasionally. A huge benefit of dance is that it is a mindful practice that enables us to be ‘in the moment’. When we dance, we leave our worries behind and pour our emotions into physical expression.

THE KITCHEN WILL DO! Dance clubs are of course a brilliant way for your child to develop their innate love of movement but not all clubs have reopened, and spaces might be scarce for those that have. You don’t need a club, though to get your child up and dancing and enjoying the benefits of dance. You don’t even have to have a special space – and we know everyone enjoys a dance in the kitchen!

EXPRESS YOURSELF From improvising to your young child’s favourite nursery rhymes to boogying to some of your child’s favourites or your old favourites, impromptu dancing makes you feel good and gets those endorphins flowing as well as reducing levels in the blood of the stress hormone, cortisol. Remember, there isn’t a right or wrong way to move – it’s all about expressing yourself – so if they see you enjoying yourself they are more likely to do so too!

from Frozen dancing to ballet, contemporary and hip hop, there is something for every age group and every level. I am sure that the dance industry will return to some sort of normality soon. If your child (or you!) have enjoyed taking part in virtual dance sessions during lockdown why not try to find a local, in-person, dance class? Not only will you be investing in your child’s or your own mental and physical health, but you will also be helping to keep the arts alive, so please… keep dancing!

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Dance teachers and choreographers are now using a variety of methods to deliver virtual dance sessions for many ages and dance styles, and lots of these are completely free. While dancing in front of a screen isn’t always ideal, the big advantage is that everyone can discover the joy of dance and, in doing so, improve their health and well-being.

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SamCam Toddler Frozen class: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG6rxoVWRoQ Lucie Fink hip hop for teens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUq5spzZrC0 YouDance.com ballet for kids: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDflfXI4n5U Local dance classes: www.arounddulwich.co.uk/events-2/

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Here we go again: Probate fees on the increase

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ust when we all thought "it was safe to go back into the water” seems more appropriate for the recent proposed increase in probate fees than its original appearance in the Jaws movie, some 45 years ago. Despite the postponement of the last proposed probate fee increase by the government back in 2019, The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has just issued a new consultation paper to increase the current probate fees.

In summary, the MoJ have proposed increasing the current probate fee of £215 for non-professionals and £155 for professionals to a single fee of £273. However, the MoJ do not term their proposed new fee structure as a fee increase but as follows: “We are looking to align the fee payable for probate applications with the cost of providing that service for all users.”

The positive expression of the proposed fee increase by the MoJ is somewhat more palatable than the previously aborted 2019 proposed fee increase by central government. The government’s proposed fee increase in April 2019 was a tiered probate fee system from £750 - £6,000 based upon the size of the estate, for all estates greater than £300,000. Whereas, the current MoJ proposal is less penal and a single fee, irrespective of the probate applicant. The one-off single fee of £273, results in an increase of 27% for non-professional probate applicants and an increase of 76% for professional probate applicants.

The MoJ, have stated that their proposed new fee structure would achieve the following three objectives: “Firstly, it removes a now unjustified discrepancy in the way that fees are charged, which differs depending on who applies.

Secondly, it will eliminate the public subsidy for the probate application process – it currently costs HMCTS (HM Courts and Tribunals Service) more to process applications than the fees it receives.

Finally, it raises crucial income for HMCTS, in support of the Lord Chancellor’s statutory and constitutional duty to ensure access to justice.”

It may be somewhat surprising that it has taken policy makers until 2021 to recognise

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that the current difference in probate fee dependent upon the applicant, professional or non-professional is somewhat a misnomer. The increased fee would contribute to plugging the 2019-20, £85m deficit in the family jurisdiction service which is currently funded by taxpayers.

From 2022-23 onwards the proposed fee increase would raise annually in the region of £23-25m.

This increase in revenue according to the MoJ would enable HM Courts and Tribunals Service to run an efficient and effective courts system; and allow the probate service to recover the costs of processing probate applications from its users.

Prima facie the proposed fee increase and the explanations afforded by the MoJ seem wholly plausible. However, despite the carefully crafted consultation paper, the MoJ, have made no direct reference to the single most important concern for all parties engaged in the probate market.

Does and will an efficient and effective courts system mean and/or result in a material reduction in the lengthy delays currently being experienced in administration of probate cases in England & Wales?

The MoJ consultation period ends on 23 September 2021 and there would not be any fee increase if the proposal was accepted until at the earliest Spring 2022. The proposal is not all doom and gloom. Probate applications for estates below £5,000 would continue to be exempt from paying a probate fee and applicants would still have the opportunity to apply for a remission through the Help with Fees scheme when eligible. Those applicants who are ineligible but still believe a fee remission would be warranted, they have the opportunity to request the use of the Lord Chancellor’s exceptional power to waive fees.

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Keeping pets safe in hot weather

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t’s nearly holiday season and the thermometer mercury is rising. Many of us will be going away and a fair few will be taking their dogs. However, even for those set to enjoy the intermittent heat on home shores, please remember that our pets do not cope as well in the heat as do we. Pet thermoregulatory mechanisms only really include panting, some sweating from the paws and radiation heat loss from fur- these systems are not as efficient for bodily cooling as is as the human ability to sweat all over.

Under conditions of intense heat it does not take that long for a cat or a dog to suffer heatstroke. Hyperthermia is a life threatening, medical emergency, where high temperatures and humidity cause the major internal organs, including the brain, to start to shut down, eventually leading to seizures, coma and death. Broadly, when temperatures exceed 39 degrees centigrade, steps should be taken to provide shade and cool the animal.

Quick guide to keeping pets happy and free from harm in the heat • Never leave your dog or cat in a parked car, even with a window slightly open. Quite aside from the risk of theft, it takes only takes minutes for pets to become extremely distressed in the heat of the car, even in shade. If you are travelling have the windows down with good air flow or air conditioning.

• Never leave your house on a hot day, whether for a walk or car journey with your pet, without a bottle of water and something to drink it out of.

• If you are sitting or picnicking in the park on a very hot day, be aware that your dog may get overly hot much more quickly than you. Find shade or take a large umbrella and plenty of water.

• Don’t play strenuous ball or running games with your dog in intense heat.

• Be aware, brachycephalic breeds (cats or dogs with squashed or shortened noses) find it much harder to pant and breathe in the heat.

• Very young, very old, obese and sick animals will find hot weather more difficult.

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• City walks on hot pavements can be taxing for all sorts of dogs. Try walking barefoot and see how you like it. Keep an eye on your pet and look for signs of discomfort, seeking shade and dispensing water as necessary.

• On very hot days, cats should not be shut into areas like a conservatory or shed- either can heat up very quickly- check that your pet, especially cats, have not sneaked in. Ensure there are shaded, cool areas in the home your pet has easy access to.

• A trip to the groomers can help long-coated breeds and don’t forget breeds with white coats, single coats or hairless types need sun protection for their skin.

• A water-bottle partly filled with cool water or a dampened towel placed on the floor, make handy cooling mats which your pet can lie on.

• Learn to recognise the signs of heatstroke; extreme panting, dark red or grey gums, drooling, anxiety, confusion/disorientation, lethargy, vomiting, even diarrhoea.

• In cases of suspected heatstroke, seek shade and apply cool but not cold water to the pet’s underarms, groin and pads. Do not immerse or cover the pet with water as this will heat your pet up more. Fan the animal to increase cooling.

If he can drink, give small amounts of water but do not force drinking or let him gulp it. Try to keep your pet moving slowly. Speak to a vet as soon as possible.

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fter months of torpitude, the mighty Dulwich Hamlet - leonine, phoenixlike, Framtonesque even - has risen from its enforced slumbers, shaken the sleep from its hair and has come alive. So what’s happening we hear you roar?

Well first of all Gavin Rose, long standing bossman at the Hamlet, and all round football genius, has begun to assemble a squad to see off all comers in the new season. Some old faces remain in the squad. Charlie Grainger will remain steadfast between the sticks, like a Varangian guard protecting the honour of the Pink and Blues’ goal. The splendidly vocal Sanchez Ming will carry on seeing off opposition wingers while tormenting Flash Gordon and plotting the overthrow of Planet Earth. And super tall goal machine the much-loved Danny Mills will continue to leap above opposition defences like a majestic migrating salmon on the River Peck. The club has welcomed new players too, including Higgs, Splatt and Barnum-Bobb. They sound like a firm of dodgy entertainment lawyers, but are in reality bone fida non-league galacticos and winners all the way.

Thrills and spills are guaranteed down at the Hamlet as a result. So why not head down to the club website and purchase yourself a season ticket for the bargain basement price of £169 (way less with concessions). For this, you can waltz in through the clubhouse door, grab a beer and some crisps and go watch all (men and women’s) home games in the 2021-22 season. That’s well over 40 games we reckon, give or take. You can buy your season ticket and check out details of all pre-season games and league fixtures at www. pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/. And you make sure you have all the right gear and look dead smart by kitting yourself and the kids out via the online shop at www.dhst.org.uk Now has anything else been happening on the

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Tuscan slopes of Champion Hill you ask? Well not really. Other than everyone’s favourite six foot seven ex-footballer and star of TV and radio Peter Crouch becoming a director at the Hamlet.

Crouch, who kicked off his professional career on loan to the Hamlet from Spurs 21 years ago before becoming a Premier league and England star, has vowed to help the club on and off the pitch. Great news. Just don’t stand behind him at matches.

So there you go. It feels like things are inching back to normality at Dulwich Hamlet, the Pride of SE22. So we’ll see you down there cheering on the girls and boys. Up the Hamlet.

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What's On - August Saturday 7 August: Bell House Open Garden

11am-1pm. Bell House is opening its garden for visitors to explore. The Walled Garden comprises of raised beds filled with kitchen essentials grown organically. The House Garden features a rose garden and woodland walk designed to attract wildlife and provide safe habitats. The gardens are a place of community learning, maintained by volunteers who promote gardening as an activity for physical and mental well-being. Arrive anytime between 11am and 12:45. Tea and coffee will be available. www.bellhouse.co.uk (tickets via Eventbrite).

We encourage a £5 donation that will go towards garden maintenance and activities. Free tickets are also available at: event@bellhouse.co.uk

Monday 9 – Tuesday 10 August: Van Gogh Painting Workshop

10am - 1pm. Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child’s creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london

Tuesday 10 – Thursday 19 August: Boogie Pumps Summer Theatre Camp

Sunday 8 August: Honor Oak Park Allotments Open Day 12:30pm - 6pm. The beautiful One Tree Hill Allotment site is throwing open its gates, plots and sheds on August 8th between 12.30 and 1pm for an art trail, kids’ trail, workshops, walks, stalls and music - including the Noteorious community choir. There will also be a stall selling tea and other drinks as well as cakes, jams and chutneys, and a BBQ with vegetarian options. More details will be made available on our website https://othas.org.uk.

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Monday 9 August: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting 7:30pm - 9:30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month - currently on Zoom - but usually at Dulwich Hamlet FC in their Clubhouse Bar. https://dulwichwi.com.

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9:00am - 3:00pm. Summer camps at Goose Green Primary for children ages 4-11 years. Get in touch sherilyn@boogiepumps.co.uk or visit www.boogiepumps.co.uk/southeastlondon for more info. Goose Green Primary School, Tintagel Crescent, East Dulwich SE22 8HG.

Notice Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press. However please do check details ahead, as any new restrictions could affect some events.

What's On - August Tuesday 10 August: Liquid History 5:30pm. Come on a voyage from Westminster Pier down the Thames to Greenwich, hearing about the River in songs, stories and poems, with a picnic in Greenwich Park. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com

Monday 16 – Tuesday 17 August: Eileen Agar Mixed Media Collage

Wednesday 11 – Thursday 12 August: Frida Khalo - drawing, painting, collage 10am - 1pm. Eileen Agar Art Club Two-day workshop. Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child’s creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london.

Monday 16 August: Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich 10am - 1pm. Frida Khalo Art Club (2-day workshop). Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child's creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london.

Thursday 12 August: Mythdemeanors 2pm-6pm. Join a trip to the British Museum to find out about all the good and bad things that Greek and Roman gods and goddesses got up to, and give them points for mythbehaviour. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com

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What's On - August Wednesday 18 – Thursday 19 August: Silver Birch Landscapes

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7pm - 9pm. What does a director actually do? What makes a good script? Why is editing so important?

10am - 1pm. Silver Birch Art Club (2-day workshop). Kids Summer Holiday Club, Ages 6 to 11. At The Arts Factory we provide an outlet for your child’s creativity to blossom during school holidays. We run holiday club sessions for any child with an interest in art. Goose Green Community Centre, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich SE22 9AT. www.theartsfactory.london.

Coming Up: Saturday 4 Septmber: Peckham Rye Park Fete The Fete will be back this September with renewed vigour and all the familiar traditional attractions: the always popular dog show, children’s fancy dress competition, Punch and Judy, coconut shies and sack races, lots of stalls including the Friends-run ones selling books and plants., together with the Friends-run Pimms, wine and beer marquee and tea and cakes tent, and various other food stands. Full details in our next issue or keep in touch via: www.peckhamryepark.org/news.

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Over the course of this year, Bell House Films will answer these questions and many more with its series of ‘Filmmaking 101’ events. This tutorial will be hosted by actors Keziah Joseph and James Broadley. Keziah and James will look at the role of the actor and ways to prepare for performance.

Who is this for? For anyone and everyone with an interest in film, ‘Filmmaking 101’ is for you.

You don’t need experience, you don’t need kit, you just need to bring your creativity and your curiosity.

The cost of this individual tutorial is £15.

Discounted tickets at £10 are available for under 18s. We also have 2 free/bursary tickets available for those unable to pay the full price. Please email filmmaking@bellhouse.co.uk www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2021/8/19/ filmmaking-101

Tuesday 24 August: Midsummer Magic 10am - 5pm. Do you like drama? Join us to learn about the plot of Shakespeare’s wonderful summer play, full of playful fairies and somebody who turns into a donkey! We will act out a scene in the park and enjoy summer sustenance. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 for details. https://theadventureaunt.com

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What's On - August Wednesday 25 August: Cooking with Scissors

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Free Admission. The Lordship Pub, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA. To find out more or register your interest: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Thu 26 August: Feeling Energetic?

10am - 3pm. Join us for games in the park and a scientific discussion about the types of energy they produce, learn about the different sorts of energy that exist, and replenish your own energies at a picnic. Call the Adventure Aunt on 07999 461951 / https://theadventureaunt.com

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11am to 5.30pm. Grab a (sanitised) golf club and test your wits against a socially-distanced course featuring bonkers ball runs, loop-theloops, heroic hills, balancing-beams, and some Horniman-themed specials. And for those who have fallen in love with the epic Horniman Walrus, meet Plonk’s very own Gerald the Crazy Golf Walrus. Tickets: Child £4, Adult £6, Family (two adults and two children, or one adult and three children) £16. Book in advance on Plonk’s website www.plonkgolf.co.uk or visit: www.horniman.ac.uk.

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The Last Word – Lee Moffatt What do you most value about your street?

The community feel of our street, everyone is very friendly, and children all play out together. We all look out for one another. I find that quite rare in London these days.

What one thing would you change?

A better internet connection! I unfortunately live on a street with no high-speed broadband which is painful when running your own business from home.

Do you know your neighbours?

Yes. Most of our neighbors are young families with children who go to the local schools so we all know each other. We have an active WhatsApp group for the street. Conversations range from organizing socially distanced evening drinks on our driveway, trick or treating with the children to helping out with car trouble or assistance with DIY.

The most famous person you’ve met?

Hello, I’m Lee Moffatt, a local Property Investor and Developer based in West Dulwich. I run a small property investment company with my wife Elaine.

We work with busy individuals with an interest in investing in the SE London Property Market. Our projects usually involve taking neglected, unloved houses and making them into beautiful homes for families and young professionals.

How long have you lived in the area?

I’ve lived in West Dulwich for around a year and a half now.

What brought you here?

When we bought our previous home, as a young couple, we did not think about distance from schools. We now have a 3 year old son, William, who was getting to school age so we needed to move.

Dulwich was top of our list due to the choice of schools available. He now attends Rosemead which is just short walk from our home.

What has changed most during that time?

The biggest change has been recently. As we moved mid-Lockdown we were not able enjoy much of the local shops, pubs, restaurants and café’s which was disappointing. With everything now starting to open-up we have just started to properly explore the area and what it has to offer.

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Probably Prince William, I bumped into him when I was at the University of St Andrews during my student days.

Do you belong to any groups?

I’m a member of the Entrepreneurs Circle, they recently setup a local Dulwich Business Owners Group. It’s great place to meet up with other local business owners as we get to share all the challenges and successes of running our own business.

What is your favourite shop?

Scotch Meat Stores on Rosendale Road. They should really consider their name as they sell so much more than just meat it’s so easy to overlook if you never been in. From quality meat, fresh fruit and veg to fresh bread, cheese, herbs and Pastries they have it all. Top quality produce and all reasonably priced.

What was the last thing you bought there?

A couple of Rib Eye Steaks and Bag of Fresh Thyme.

My secret ambition..

I’ve spent some time exploring the mountains of China. It is some of the most serene and aweinspiring scenery I’ve experienced in my travels. I’d love to create some sort of nature retreat in that type of environment for Busy Execs and Entrepreneurs to get away from the stresses of their business and focus on themselves.

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