The document provides updates about events happening in Hadley Wood, including: 1) Progress on renovating the Hadley Wood playground, including fundraising efforts that have allowed work to begin on the first phase and future plans. 2) Upcoming community events like a fundraising dinner and raffle to support further playground renovations, and a "More than Gold" sports weekend at St. Paul's Church to celebrate the Olympics. 3) Information about local businesses and services like garden design, dentistry, pilates instruction, and mobile car valeting.

1. INSIDE THIS MONTHS ISSUE
Playground progress. Laura reports.
Fund raising dinner. Richard Littlejohn turns
Auctioneer.
Garden design. Manoj Malde
HADLEY WOOD NEWS
MARCH 2012 ISSUE
Barnet Market. Good news.
Details in next issue
More than Gold weekend at St Paul’s.
May 18th -20th
Letters. The Parkway Fund
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2. Letter from the plan in place managed by Enfield Council
to enlarge the playground by 50% and
Chairman supply four new pieces of equipment for
This issue is devoted mainly to the the older children. These equipment
Hadley Wood Playground. Currently in pieces include:
poor condition the playground badly • Swinging Nest
needs a facelift. Following an initiative by • Zip Wire
Helen Mestchian, Laura Gassner Maria • Whizzer
Evans and Angela Vignall-Brown a • Rotating Climbing Frame
committee of local parents have worked
hard to find funds for a playground These pieces of equipment are targeted
upgrade. Their efforts have resulted in a towards the older children from age 7 to
significant sum of money being raised. 14 years old and will encourage more
We congratulate them on their local children into the playground area.
determination and look forward to seeing This area will also have two new
the new changes put in place. In the benches and a bin.
meantime we all need to give this group As you can see by the map, this
our continuing support. enlarged area will be North of the current
Rod Armstrong site still allowing a beautiful view of the
field from the Car Park, Tennis Courts and
THE HADLEY WOOD the paths running up to the playground
and walking towards it from Courtleigh
COMMUNITY Avenue and Claremont Road.
PLAYGROUND
RENOVATION –
PHASE ONE
Thanks to the hard work of the
committee, support from the
community, local businesses and
a generous grant supplied by
SITA we now have enough money
to create Phase 1, a new area of
the playground.
A large part of our Mission
Statement was to ensure that the
older children would be catered
for by the Community Playground,
a situation currently lacking with
the existing equipment.
With this money we have put a
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3. Playground Plaque
Sunday 17th June 2012
FATHER’S DAY LUNCH...
Treat your father to a 3 course lunch with
5 choices in each course, coffee and chocolates
(with a little surprise gift for dad).
£37.00 per adult, children under 12 £26.00
...or afternoon tea
This part of the playground upgrade will Enjoy a walk around the 35 acres of the
Hadley Wood Community
start at the beginning of August 2012 and Beale arboretum with Dad and come back Playground Renovation
will take a matter of weeks to complete for a delicious cream tea.
ensuring the children will be able to play Afternoon Tea – £22 per person (HWCPR) Fund Raiser
Champagne Afternoon Tea – £32 per person
in that area by the end of the Summer. Payable on booking. On Saturday 28th April, a Fund Raiser
The existing playground will remain open Further details are available on our website was held at the Hadley Wood Golf
for use while work is being carried out to Club attended by many local
the new area. residents and supporters of the
We have entitled this Phase One of the project including David Burrowes MP ,
WEST LODGE PARK
project. Phase two will be updating the YO U R C O U N T RY R E T R E AT Richard Littlejohn, Graham Sharp
existing area from its current state. This is Cockfosters Road, Hadley Wood, Herts, EN4 0PY. and Nick Staton.
T: 020 8216 3900 Email: wlpreception@bealeshotels.co.uk
where the community comes in. www.bealeshotels.co.uk This black tie gala evening was a
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Laura Gassner huge success starting off with a
champagne reception whilst being
HADLEY WOOD COMMUNITY serenaded by a beautiful jazz band.
During the auction at the playground dinner and
During dinner the chairman of the
dance we sold 5 plaques to various local families and
PLAYGROUND RENOVATION HWCPR, Laura Gassner, welcomed
businesses.
As you can see from the everyone to the evening and after the
These plaques will be installed in the playground
photo, the current meal an Auction and raffle was held
during the Phase 2 renovation.
playground is in dire and presented by Richard Littlejohn.
If you would like to show your support and have
need of renovating. The After helping to raise money
your family name or business displayed in this way
please contact me Maria on 07767 325 870 or at
flooring is damaged, everyone enjoyed dancing until
hwcpr@yahoo.co.uk. These plaques cost £500 each.
coming loose and in midnight when unfortunately it was
places bare. The present time to depart. Thanks to this event,
equipment is in need of phase 1 of the project can now go
updating, rusty and ahead.
uninviting. When
surveyed, over 75% of the
people young and old thought the renovated and the rest of the money
playground was designed exclusively for raised will be used to upgrade the current
young children. equipment. We are hoping to have Phase
With the money raised so far we can Two completed by the end of the year so
report that we are able to enlarge the that the playground will be ready for all
playground (Phase 1). Thereafter we aim the children in Hadley Wood. This will
to upgrade the existing site (Phase 2). only be possible with your help.
The flooring will be completely Laura Gassner

4. Community Raffle –
The Playground Fund raising dinner
another change.
at Hadley Wood Golf Club.
Phase 2 of the Playground project is our
next objective. This is to upgrade the
current playground facilities including
new and improved flooring, update the
equipment and thus provide a better
play area for the younger children in
Hadley Wood. To achieve this we are
holding a Community Raffle during May
and June
There are OVER 20 Raffle Prizes which
include:
1. Ten tickets to see Saracens play at
Wembley
2. Signed Arsenal Football T-Shirt
3. Lunch or Dinner for two including
wine at Nolitas
4. Case of Prosecco
Above: Tunta and Kush Obhrai,
5. Tea for two at West Lodge Park Hotel David and Katie Jacques
6. Aqua Valet Voucher for £50 Above left: David and Janet
7. Italy Restaurant Meal Voucher for £50 Burrowes with Graham Sharp
Left: Neal Haynes, Amanda
8. Thai Eighteen Meal Voucher for £30 Perkins, Peyman and Helen
9. Bouquet of Flowers worth £35 Mestchian
10. Creme Gift Voucher worth £30
Richard Littlejohn
Other prizes include a full body massage,
manicure, more vouchers at your
favourite local restaurants, chocolates, a
designer candle and blow dry at Alan
Lawrence. The winners will be Below: Nick and Nikki Staton with Richard Littlejohn
announced in the July edition of the
Hadley Wood Newsletter.
By then we will also have a complete
update on the final phase of the project.
Raffle tickets are £10 for a book of 5 and
can be purchased from Londis and
Crème For further information about the
Hadley Wood Community Playground
Renovation project or to buy tickets for
the Community Raffle contact Laura on
07949 073536 or Maria on 07767 325870.
Thank you to everyone for all your
support.
Laura Gassner
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5. Below: David Burrowes with Laura Right: Laura and programme
Maria Evans
Fusion Residential
Above: Vikki Parfiti, Sophie Chadwick, Simon Mustafa, Richard Littlejohn
Richard Kenny,Amanda Richmond starts the auction

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All aspects of general dentistry
Patients on the NHS list are excluded
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garden design company. Meeting in Gardener company choosing the name
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background. old friend with a background in the Barnet, Herts, EN4 0EJ
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After that his career took off and he for the recent Olympia Landscape show.
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2010 he was the Creative Director of lectures on garden design. He has a
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designers. At this stage he made a life they can have on mood, calmness, and
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A B A C U S
A ‘More than Gold’
On Saturday evening, we are holding a
Sports Weekend Comes 2012 Games quiz dinner at the Hadley
to Hadley Wood! MENTAL MATHS PROGRAMME Wood Golf Club. Christians in Sport
UCMAS has spread rapidly who provide chaplains to the Olympic
18th to 20th May 2012 in 40 Countries with millions of Games and to the whole sporting
It is an enormous privilege for London to children enrolled. world will present a multimedia sports
be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games this Do you think that your child – if aged quiz and there will be a short talk by
summer. It will be a year to remember for between 4-12 could achieve more? Graham Daniels, Director of Christians
all of us and many of our children will look Courses help with concentration, in Sport. Please feel free to make up
back on the Games as a marker in the accuracy speed and much more a table or book individual tickets.
history of their lives. Contact Mrs Nisha Jain on For further information, email
At St Paul’s Church, we thought it morethangold@live.co.uk or call Jill on
would be appropriate to celebrate the
07780604254 020 8440 2723 Cost: £22.50 a ticket.
spirit of the Olympics by gathering nisha_ucmas@aol.co.uk On Sunday morning at our Church
together to participate in some sporting for further details. Service, our guest speaker will be
activities ourselves. Graham Daniels. This will be another
Instead of running in the Hundred opportunity to hear how the Christian
Metres against Usain Bolt, all can faith is ‘More than Gold’. All are welcome
participate in a Fun Run amongst the Obstacle Course” for children aged and invited to stay afterwards and chat
international community of Hadley Wood. under 5. over coffee. Sunday afternoon from 2pm
We launch the weekend on the Friday Light refreshments will be served from until 4pm the tennis club, under the
evening with an event for teenagers 11am to 4pm and those wishing to bring coach Chris Hepworth, will be running a
starting at 7:30pm. It promises to be a a picnic are welcome to use the facilities community competition open to
fantastic night with an array of inflatables in the grounds. everyone and suitable for all ages. The
for competitions, a tuck shop and a talk At 2pm, there will be an ‘It’s a Knock tennis club will serve refreshments and
on “What would Jesus say to Usain Out’ competition held in the Church this will be another wonderful opportunity
Bolt?” All teenagers are welcome. grounds. Teams made up of 8 people will for the community to gather together.
Saturday morning, we will have a Fun compete against each other. Each team At 4pm, back at St Paul’s, the sporting
Run around the Crescent (exactly a will need at least two team members to weekend will end with the canine
mile). You are welcome to either run or be over the age of 30 and also two team population having their final show with a
walk, rollerblade or push a buggy. We members under the age of 10 which will ‘More than Gold’ Dog Show along with a
hope that the whole community will get encourage the entire community to get presentation by Rosie Weir who is a
involved! The sponsored Fun Run will involved. Instead of throwing the hammer regular at Crufts. Do come along and
raise funds for the upkeep of the or putting the shot, there will be the bring your hound or little pooch - it
facilities at St Paul’s Church/Pre-School Hadley Wood Golden Wellington that should be lots of fun for participants and
and Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, a will be thrown; and instead of the onlookers alike!
local charity providing practical pentathlon, participants will engage in We hope to see everyone in the
and emotional support to life-limited such skills as Connect Four, a brief community taking part in our own Hadley
and life-threatened children and Trivia on sport and Hadley Wood and Wood ‘More than Gold’ Sports Weekend.
their families. We are delighted that going over an inflatable obstacle course. You may not be an Olympian but you can
prizes and a short presentation will be It will be a fantastic event to participate be a Hadley Wood ‘More than Gold’
given by our local MP David Burrowes in, and amusing to watch, so bring winner!!
(who also hopes to participate in the whole family and friends to cheer Rev. Rupert Mackay
the Fun Run!). on your teams. For further information For more details contact
Then, at 12 noon, our St Paul’s Pre- and to register a team email 02084492572
School, which is celebrating its tenth morethangold@live.co.uk or call or visit the St Paul’s website:
birthday this year, will be hosting a “Mini Hillary on 02084492572. www.stpaulshadleywood.org.uk

8. RNLI Hadley Ladies Guild Lifeboats
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor
Pam and I would be delighted if the
Hadley Wood Association Association
JUBILEE CHAMPAGNE TEA
were to use the funds, which we donated on Thursday 7th June 3-5 pm At Monken Hadley Church House, Hadley Common
so long ago to the Parkway Fighting Fund Parking if dry. *Stalls *Raffle * Plants *Bring and Buy *Jewellery
(I think it was £500) towards the car park Entrance by £10.00 ticket only
repair fund - an excellent idea. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea rnli.org.uk
Best wishes to you all, Pam & Brian Kern
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