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www.hgs.org.uk Issue 143 · Summer 2020
Rosie the Riveter VE Day, a shared NGO volunteer, Moses
inspires our Suburb moment of and daughter, meet
girls, p5 Celebration, p9 the mayor, back page
Suburb spirit rises LIZ ISLES
to the challenge
Covid-19 presents
s the country continues to seen glimmers of that optimism
A ease out of lockdown, HGS and hope. The glorious live
residents are slowly coming out concert recently performed by
of what has felt like a very long the Echo Ensemble in Central
hibernation indeed. But, we must Square was a wonderful example
not be complacent. COVID-19 of this. And, back in May, whilst
is still with us – and may well be the country was still deep in lock-
for quite some time yet. The down, HGS residents celebrated
wearing of face coverings and the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
social distancing have become Bunting abounded and residents
the new normal. Popping out toasted other residents out on
to our local shops in the Market their daily constitutionals, with
Place now means remembering to cups of tea and slices of cake
take a mask and hand sanitiser from the socially distanced safety
and facing the inevitable socially of their driveways. We have
distanced queuing – just like dedicated a whole page of this
everywhere else. issue to VE Day and included
Despite this, the indomitable some wonderful memories
spirit of HGS residents continues. contributed by HGS residents.
Over the last few months, HGS And last (by no means least),
societies turned to virtual Suburb News Youth is celebrating
platforms for the usual summer Women. We were so impressed
offerings: Proms At Home, The with the SNY team’s ideas that
Virtual Flower and Garden we gave them an extra page.
Show, Virtual Walks around the The colours used in this section
Suburb, and the Garden Suburb are those adopted by the
Theatre’s performance of The suffragette movement; purple
Hound of the Baskervilles via (loyalty and dignity), green
Zoom – to name but a few. The (hope) and white (purity), Echo Ensemble brings hope to Suburb
RA carried on its fundraising for paying homage to these brave
the NHS and HGS residents women – many of whom lived uburb resident Noah Max, in studying at the Purcell School of started his music career as a As Noah explained, Nimrod, with
continued collecting for food- in the Suburb. Kate Webster’s S conjunction with the RA, Music. He wanted the Ensemble cellist but prefers the role of all its Britishness, is his musical
banks, cooking for NHS and 1911 Census virtual walks (part brought much joy to those lucky to ‘inspire hope through creativity’. conducting, seeing the conductor exemplar of hope. Listening to
care-home workers and selling of the Proms at Home) took us enough to have been able to Many music loving Suburbites will as ‘a silent musician’. this wonderful piece in the
tie-dyed T shirts and homemade on a fascinating tour through purchase tickets for a wonderful have already seen the Ensemble It was clear the Central delightful setting of Central
preserves to raise much needed the Suburb and includes many open air concert which took in 2018 when it opened the Proms Square concert, was an emotional Square, with St Jude’s as the
funds for charities. The neighbour of the homes occupied by the place in Central Square on at St Jude’s. Despite getting experience for the Ensemble backdrop, it certainly felt like it.
support groups, set up right at suffragettes and suffragists at Sunday August 2. The tickets for involved with a number of and audience alike. It was hard SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
the start of lockdown, have also the time. the Echo Ensemble sold out virtual performances (a set of not to be moved by Noah’s Noah Max
continued to help those still We hope there will be plenty within two hours. The RA Events online concerts are planned for obvious elation in conducting
shielding or isolating. for everyone to enjoy in this Team, led by Adrian Hodgson, December 2020) Noah is keen the talented musicians and Elgar’s PETER McCLUSKIE
There is no question, we are issue. Thank you for all your did an amazing job of ensuring to get back to performing in sublime Nimrod (part of the
living through very troubling contributions. Please keep them the event complied with all the front of live audiences as “the Enigma Variations), performed at
times, but, to quote Rumi, coming! COVID regulations and kept audience is a very important the very end, was the perfect way
“There is hope after despair and Keep well and stay safe. everyone safe. part of music making.” Noah to end this special performance.
many suns after darkness.” SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY & MARIE Echo Ensemble was founded
Here in the Suburb, we have CHRISTINE O’CALLAGHAN, EDITORS by Noah in 2016 when he was
HGS residents show support for BLM
n Sunday 7th June, HGS
CAN WE BE YOUR Oresidents Rebecca Moss and
SOUL AGENT? Rachel Rose (both aged 24) SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY
organised a demonstration in
solidarity with the Black Lives
We understand that your home is much more than just a house, it Matter movement who staged
is a sanctuary for your family, and meeting place, if you will, which mass demonstrations in Central
London on the weekend of the
presumably is rich in nostalgia and happy memories. 6th and 7th June. This was in
response to the death of George
It may also be your largest tax-free asset, but this is quite separate Floyd, a 46-year-old black man
from the fact that it occupies a very important part of your from Minneapolis, Minnesota
heart and soul. who died after a white police
officer had knelt on his neck for
We most certainly understand the importance and emotional wrench almost nine minutes while Floyd
that moving home can represent to a family and we share and was handcuffed and lying face Rebecca Moss and Rachel Rose (front centre) at the local BLM solidarity.
demonstration they organised
down on the ground. Floyd had
empathise with your concerns, if you allow us to be your ‘Soul Agent’. been arrested on suspicion of who applauded and drivers A member of the Finchley
using a counterfeit banknote. passing through on the A41 Allstars, a Nigerian football
Much to our surprise in the post lockdown era, we have sold or let a Rebecca and Rachel said they hooted in solidarity. team, who play in Lyttelton
significant number of homes in the Suburb, at remarkably good prices. had initially wanted to join the As Rebecca and Rachel said Playing Fields on Sundays, said,
main demonstration in Central “This was a way of doing “every voice helps to get the
London but due to Covid-19 didn’t something in a local way... we message out, whatever their
CELEBRATING feel comfortable so decided to hope this will push new ethnicity and social class. It’s
OVER
hold a local demonstration. Using conversations around the also important to remember
social media they were able to dinner table bringing local this is a ‘human’ struggle and
gather around fifty demonstrators awareness to these issues.” Both not just a black issue. All racism,
YEARS TRADING
who stood with their placards in Rebecca and Rachel feel they all intolerances need to be
the Market Place. They attracted are using their ‘privilege’ to stamped out.”
quite a number of local residents “amplify black voices”. SHELLEY-ANNE SALISBURY