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COPTHALL SCHOOL DANCERS AT SADLERS WELLS Sixteen talented dancers from Year 8, 9 and 10 from Copthall School , here in Mill Hill are involved in this year’s English National Ballet’s Dance Journeys. They have been working with a professional choreographer all term as well as attending weekend rehearsals at the English National Ballet’s Markova House in central London. Their performance is in April at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. We wish them well in the final preparations for this exciting project. The annual flagship project Dance Journeys unites young people from west Londonsecondary schools, and musicians from the Royal College of Music Junior Department, through an ambitious, large-scale performance at Sadler’s Wells. 2019’s Dance Journeys is inspired by English National Ballet’s triple bill She Persisted, celebrating female agility, strength and imagination through creative research and performance. Fifty students from Friern Barnet School and Copthall School have been invited to join the Dance Journeys Company, and work alongside ENB YouthCo for a 12-week rehearsal period leading to the creation of a new work Uncharted, which explores female pioneers, unstoppable sailors, courageous mountaineers, tenacious astronauts and imaginative writers. Uncharted‘s captivating score is composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov and recorded by a 70 piece orchestra, made up of talented young musicians from Royal College of Music Junior Department.
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The sun has been out over the past few weeks and much has been happening. Congratulations to Mill Hill Rugby Club on their much deserved promotion. Good luck to Mill HIll Bowling Club with their 100th season which starts this month. On the Broadway there is much work taking place. Pizza Hut has reopened after a refurbishment and Domino’s opens a flagship takeaway with restaurant seating in the old Lloyds and both of these look fantastic. Cooksleys is being converted into an upcycling store - Jenny’s into a Cafe/Deli and on April 23 we believe Leyla’s closes to be replaced by an Italian restaurant. This year will have seen more new openings than any other year this century. Showing the vibrancy in our Town Centre and the desire of businesses to base themselves in our lovely area. The Pentavia exhibition has been. Local residents are rightly concerned with this large development without the infrastructure to support this huge increase in population. We await the Mayor of London and his views. From this month we welcome our elected representatives to a new DIARY section where they will report on their activities to keep you in the loop about local decision making. Thank you for making March the most read edition since we started (5k reads - 200K page views) that is amazing for us. Published by : AMG via ISSUU The Broadway
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ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS MILL HILL BOWLING 100th ANNIVERSARY BROCHURE OUT To celebrate their annivesary the Mill Hill Bowling Club have published their history and details of their celebrations plus many memories. Printed by Splash and design by the Arc Media Group - the brochure has been written by Bryan Gilbert and the 100th Anniversary committee. An online copy is published in April and is available to read on ISSUU from early April We wish the club all success in 2019 and beyond for another 100 years !
HUGE CROWDS FOR RE-OPENING Pizza Hut re-opened with a £1 pizza offer which saw huge crowds descend on their newly refurbished shop where you could eat Pizza for just £1. Proving especially popular with those working on the Broadway at lunchtime and with those leaving school in the afternoon it is good to have this popular take away back open and with much improved frontage and decoration.
MILL HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE UP The Thirteenth Mill Hill Music Festival will take place from 14th – 22nd June 2019. “The Music Festival has been providing live music in Barnet for well over 20 years. Every other summer since 1995, North West London comes alive to the sound of some of the best music. We are delighted to offer opportunities for local groups and musicians, such as the Hendon Band of the Salvation Army on our opening night and a very special evening of music from The BBC Elstree Concert Band who will be playing a selection of popular music from the Oscars on Saturday 15th June. We are also proud to present a night of klezmer with Stewart Curtis’ K-Groove on Monday 17th June. We are thrilled to be presenting much of our programme at Hartley Hall on Flower Lane, where we will welcome back Charles Court Opera on Tuesday 18th June. They will be putting on an enchanting soirée with a performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore. On Wednesday 19th June, we have a choice: a lovely organ and harp recital at St Paul’s on The Ridgeway, whilst down at the Mill Hill Jazz Club we play host to Jimmy Cannon and Elizabeth Tillotson. We are also very excited to welcome the Alan Barnes Octet who will take us on a journey through the history of popular jazz on Thursday 20th June.”If you feel like a bit of a boogie, why not step back in time to the 1960s with the legendary chart topping Foundations, who will be playing at Mill Hill Golf Club on Friday 21st June. We are very grateful to the Adam & Eve pub, who will play host to a number of free events during the week. The Ron Lewis Partnership will kick off the party with some R&B on our first night. We have a splendid afternoon of jazz on Father’s Day with the Ron Russell Band on Sunday 16th June. Our final night with Joe Angel & The Pamodzi Band will provide a night of rocking reggae.” TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM MILL HILL WINES or via the INTERNET
ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS COPTHALL STUDENTS CREATE NEW NW7HUB MURAL
The NW7hub in Mill Hill Library is the proud new owner of a vibrant and modern mural created by students from Copthall School. The mural, unveiled by Barnet Councillor and former Mayor, Lisa Rutter, was created by 36 talented Copthall students aged 11 to 15 and depicts in vivid colours familiar Mill Hill landmarks and the diverse Mill Hill community. The mural is divided into 6 large panels and mixed groups of six students painted each panel. www.copthallschool.org.uk/238/news-events/post/672/copthall-art-mural-on-display-in-the-nw7-hub-mill-hill Copthall’s Curriculum Leader for Art, Nicky Graves, said, “Copthall School was excited to be commissioned to create this artwork for the NW7hub and delighted to support its important community work. It was a big undertaking for the Art department but the students worked incredibly hard to produce the mural and I am extremely proud of the exciting and vibrant piece of work that they have created. The mural showcases Copthall’s student’s creative talents as well as its strong legacy of excellence in Art.” Adam Morley, Trustee of the NW7 Hub, said, “We are thrilled with the mural, which helps to create a colourful and upbeat atmosphere in our community facility. We are delivering a range of activities and services in the NW7hub to enhance the local area, and the mural will bring a smile to the faces of local community members using those services.” Copthall School, a girls’ comprehensive school in Mill Hill recently placed in the top 3% nationally for progress, has a strong history in the wider community and is proud to be both situated in the heart of Mill Hill as well as part of the Mill Hill Community, hosting events for local primary schools, and other activities and clubs onsite most evenings and weekends. www.copthallschool.org.uk Copthall School received praise from Ofsted in May 2018, recognised for the rapid transformation and excellent progress of students, awarded their Good rating and pupils have achieved outstanding GCSE and A-level results for a second consecutive year in 2018, with 31% of all GCSE grades awarded 7-9 / A-A* which is 10.5% higher than national average. We are Proud to be Copthall – visit us or our website and follow us on Twitter. twitter.com/ Copthall_School
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ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS THE BROADWAY LATEST | John Gillett Neighbourhood Forum We now know that Leyla is closing and that a new lease has been signed for a great addition to The Broadway – Watch this space. “My Living Room” have moved at the end of their lease on No 71 the Broadway, and new tenants are already in fitting out the store for their new business. You can still contact My Living Room at studio@mylivingroom. com See also their store at The Living Room, 16 Curzon Street, London W1J 5HP Jenny’s is shortly to re-open as “Mani & Nick’s”. The old HSBC building has been vacant now for over 3 years. “Dirty Burger & the Chicken Shop” (part of the Soho House Restaurant chain) were going to open, but having spent many thousands on planning and other preparations made the decision not to open in Mill Hill and 3 other locations they had been preparing. Then Café Nero were coming and received planning permissions for changes to the front façade – but now they are not going to open – well we surely have the right mix of coffee shops anyway – The site is again under offer, we understand and if these negotiations fail another investor is waiting in the wings – so hopefully we will have more good news SOON. It would be great to see investors taking on the vacant shops in the Broadway at 121A (Statons Estate Agents- are you really opening “Shortly” after nearly 2 years under “wraps”), 115 (was the “Shop” – Convenience store), 117a (was Princess Daisy) 77-79 (was Chinese Medicine & is it 10 years since a card shop operated there?) 55 (was Nat West) 45a (was the Creamery) 60 (was Sorbet), 4 (was Zushi) No 12 -was Cooksley’s Butchers-now let & opening in May No 8-10 -was Hetheringtons Estate Agency, believed to be new site for Hair on Broadway, but this could be a rumour? If correct it would leave No 16 vacant – any takers? In any event, you would have to acknowledge that the Broadway is improving, and as it improves more will want to be amongst us! We commend Pizza Hut on their refurbishment. The new signage, counter space etc is a big improvement.
ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS NEW MILL HILL FACEBOOK GROUP FROM MILL HILL TODAY We already have a TWITTER account and share a INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT and TWITTER ACCOUNT with www.millhillbroadway.co.uk in order to keep the number of Social Media sites to a minimum. However, due to many people only belonging to FACEBOOK we have started a SAFE SPACE Facebook group in conjunction with several other local organisations. If you want to find us and join it is MILL HILL TODAY AND BROADWAY and it launches today. It wont be as big or busy as most groups because we dont have adverts and we dont do politics or bad scary or moany news. It is for discussion of stories in Mill Hill Today and for all our readers to share events and good news about the area. Do come and join us in one or all of our social media accounts. The most read Social Media Account is run by www.millhillbroadway.co.uk with over a million impressions each year on their Twitter account ! The biggest on Facebook is MILL HILL FAMILIES.
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MARKETS AND TOWN SQUARE NEWS FOR 2019 IN THE SQUARE: NEW WEEKLY MARKET LAUNCHES FRIDAY 5 APRIL We are pleased to announce that from 5th of April a new weekly market will be running in Mill Hill Town Square. The ‘In the Square’ market will be open on Friday, Saturdays, and Sundays with a selection of Mill Hill’s favourite market stalls plus fabulous new additions. The first ‘In the Square’ market will welcome back African food stall African Rose, Portuguese and Brazilian delicacies, marmalades, tinned fish and gluten free treats from Silmar’s Taste, and fresh, authentic falafel from new stallholder Fresh Falafel and Salad Bar, plus others to be announced. The market will be open from 11am on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, perfect for lunch, tea-time, or a take away to bring home and enjoy. Please contact us for information about booking a pitch.
BOOKINGS OPEN FOR MILL HILL SUMMER FESTIVAL – 15 & 16 JUNE 2019 We are looking forward to another great Summer Festival this June! Don’t miss your chance to get involved as a stall holder, community organisation, or performer. The twoday market will include delicious street food, cakes, artisan foods and drinks, plus jewelry, crafts and other gorgeous gifts. Local charities, schools, community organisations, and local enterprises are all welcome to take part. The Festival will be held on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June on Mill Hill Broadway and in the Town Square.
GET INVOLVED For more information or to apply for a pitch at one of the markets, please contact Vibe Market at udenson@btinternet.com or borchardsara@gmail.com or visit www.udensoncaldbeck.co.uk/vibemarket.
2019 CALENDAR Save the dates for the following markets and festivals on Mill Hill Broadway: 15-16 June
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30 November – 1 December Mill Hill Christmas Lights Switch On and Market
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STORE OPENINGS NEWS UNITS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE or EMPTY ON BROADWAY/STATION ROAD Deli Flower Shop Creamery Sorbet Under Offer HSB Nat West Also Available Living Room
PIzza Hut has reopened and Jenny’s is currently being refitted ready for opening as a Mani’s Cafe and Deli. Dominos is opening this month. Leyla Restaurant have announced they are closing on 23 April. An Italian restaurant is to open in its place. If you have any information about available units in Mill Hill or openings then please email us on the address on page 3. Thanks
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THE END OF HANGING BASKETS ON THE BROADWAY Mill Hill Neighbourhood Forum has decided NOT to provide hanging baskets in the Broadway this year. We do have the flower stands (which would cost over £1000 each to install today) but frankly without volunteers who are prepared to water the hanging baskets daily, it is not possible for us to do this again.
This is an example of what a hanging basket should look like (from Westminster). Ours have never looked as good, over the last 3 years we have supplied them, largely because of the need for watering. Of course, if shop owners along the Broadway want to really “OWN” the flower stand outside their premises (or share with a neighbouring shop) and they can commit to the frequent and regular watering, then we will co-ordinate the effort of acquiring suitable displays. It would be nice if they were all reasonably uniform.
The High Street needs to attract more people and Hanging Baskets done properly can greatly improve the look and feel.
So over to you now to engage and help us improve Mill Hill.
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STEP-FREE-ACCESS (SFA]
We eagerly await the decision on the application for "Access for All" funding for Step-Free-Access at Mill Hill Broadway. At a debate initiated by Dr Offord MP in Parliament, Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport could only comment to the effect that the application had been well received, but the new £300million in funding will be allocated by priority need and geographical coverage. They received 300 applications and their evaluation will be announced in April 2019. The debate on 27th March in Westminster Hall, hopefully will have helped to explain the very real need for Step-Free-Access at Mill Hill Broadway station for the benefit of not only those with disabilities, but families with young children and those travelling with baggage.
See link to the video of the debate https://www.facebook.com/matthewofford4hendon/videos/833724950319807/?t=0 See also the related coverage in the Jewish Chronicle of the “wholly avoidable” death of Edgware resident Priscilla Tropp https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/cancer-patient-death-after-fall-at-mill-hill-broadway-station-was-wholly-avoidable-1.482170?fbclid=IwAR1Ifn4gOM0y0Lujldp2W6ezmMrXmvxGwTMER2slPuR01XCWfFabbnFq-C8 The debate on 27th March was reported in HANSARD and the text can be viewed at the link below: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-03-27/debates/C74DFBF4-95B1-4061-B3F1-B874B7F33F9E/RailwayStationsAccessibility
With funding for “Step-Free-Access” we can look forward to the redevelopment of the whole Broadway station site, to make it fit for purpose and to bring other, much needed new amenities, to our Town Centre to help it thrive as a favourite North West destination and transport hub for NW7 and surrounding areas.
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Improving Mill Hill | From Our Local Councillors The Hendon Area Committee in Barnet Council is given its own annual budget and councillors from each of the seven wards in the constituency are represented. We are able to suggest items for approval by the committee, usually items that have been raised by our residents that would benefit the community. Some of the items that the Mill Hill councillors have requested and been approved are concerned with road safety improvement. An example is the recently completed pavement build-out opposite Hartley Hall to make a shorter and safer crossing there.
Another item approved includes funding for a consultation to look at traffic and speeding in Millway and in particular the parking and safety at the junction of Millway and the Broadway.
And yet another consultation asked for by our residents has now been funded and will be taking place shortly to get views on the parking in the Poet’s Corner area including the Daws Lane car park. We can also ask for grants for community projects and we were pleased to work with the Friends of Mill Hill Park to get the funds for an all-weather table tennis table which will be placed between the adult gym equipment and the playground and offer an activity for our older children to enjoy. And we have supplied the Mill Hill Neighbourhood Forum with a grant for a notice board for the Town Square so that all our residents can easily find information about all the markets, events and community activities that Mill Hill has to offer. Your Mill Hill Ward Councillors: Golnar Bokaei
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Val Duschinsky
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John Hart
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Your Hale Ward Councillors: Laithe Jajeh
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Elliot Simberg
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Lachhya Bahadur Gurung
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Excerpts from report from City Hall (Full report on website) No. 56: 1st February to 23rd March 2019 Introduction My report this month is overshadowed by the appalling far right terror attack in New Zealand, resulting in 50 innocent deaths. We expressed our solidarity with New Zealanders with a minute’s silence at our MQT Assembly meeting. I am pleased that the Mayor, police and community leaders have responded Economy Committee so effectively too, including security reassurance to our Muslim Apart from Brexit (above), work this month focussed on disability issues and tackling the disability employment gap: and other faith communities. the draft transcript of the Economy Committee meeting is available here. Much of this reporting period was taken up by the detailed scrutiny and debate on the Mayor’s GLA budget, which the AsI have also made representations about Glengall Road Post sembly has now approved. the Budget consists of allocations Office, Edgware, being under threat. for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (Metropolitan Police), Transport for London, the London Fire CommissionPolicing er (London Fire Brigade), the London Legacy Development In his Budget for 2019/20, the Mayor has confirmed that he Company (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park), the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, the core Greater London is increasing his share of council tax by an average of 50p a week from April. This is the maximum allowed by the GovAuthority requirements and the London Assembly. The total ernment and most of the proceeds will directly fund the budget for the GLA Group for 2018-19 is £18.3bn. This comprises a revenue budget of £12bn and a draft capital spending Metropolitan Police. £84.8m will be split between a number of crime fighting measures, including new officers, specialist plan of £6.3bn. The Mayor’s council tax proposals needed to investigators to disrupt gang violence and new state-of-thefund the budget include an overall 8.9 per cent increase to art equipment. £3.5m is to be spent on other anti-violence his total precept: all of the additional income raised will go towards policing and the London Fire Brigade. For the detailed initiatives and £6.8m from council tax and business rates will fund the Mayor’s new Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) as part budget click here of his ‘public health’ approach to tackling all forms of violence in the capital. During this time, I also attended the Chinese New Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square, Barnet CAB’s AGM, one of Finchley The Budget also includes an additional £119 million from Reform Synagogue’s school sessions on Holocaust Memorial Day; and I also attended the Congress of Europe’s Monitoring London’s business rates to support policing numbers in Committee short session in Belgrade, where I spoke on the pri- future years. This will help to protect existing officer numbers orities for human rights in the Congress’ future work. 1 Europe from proposed technical future Government changes to the business rates system. and ‘Brexit’ As you would expect with the chaos surrounding Brexit this month, it has also featured high in my work at City Hall and more widely. I have signed the Parliamentary petition calling for Article 50 to be revoked and I attended the huge protest demonstration on 23rd March.
The Mayor’s Victims’ Commissioner Claire Waxman, has published her report and recommendations on compliance with the Victims’ Code of Practice in London. The Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee meeting was used principally to hold a discussion on Safer Neighbourhood Boards and Ward Panels: transcript here. I attended SNB meetings in both Barnet and Camden, including Barnet’s public meeting considering the rationale and impact of the borough mergers.
I raised the continuing uncertainty a week out from the original leave date at MQT, also highlighting the problems of falling back on WTO rules in the absence of an agreement. and the On a more worrying note, the Community Security Trust has problems that would be caused for London’s workers by the recorded a rise in anti-Semitic incidents last year. Previous deregulating Brexiteers in the Conservatives and UKIP. rises in anti-Semitic hate crime, particularly in 2009 and 2014, came after Israel was involved in a major conflict, but the I previously questioned the Mayor over the impact of Brexit On level is now consistently high. It is the third year in a row in GLA projects’ borrowing. The Met.’s DAC Richard Martin, the which anti-Semitic hate crime has reached a record level, officer in charge of national police preparations for Brexit, has with 1,652 incidents last year, a 16 per cent increase on the warned criminals will attempt to exploit weakened security 1,420 incidents in 2017. In 2016 a total of 1,375 incidents and policing arrangements in the event of a No-Deal Brexit. were recorded. I attended the CST annual fundraising dinner.I also commented on the decision that Hezbollah is to be More locally, I see that Barnet Council has finally admitted the proscribed. high risks of Brexit. I also met the Vice Chancellor of Middlesex University, to discuss, among other topics, the impact of On a more positive note, Scotland Yard is seizing record sums Brexit on their students and staff and on their operations, for from London’s criminal “Mr Bigs” using new powers to freeze example over the ending of UK access to the EU’s Erasmus bank accounts containing suspected illicit cash. Figures show programme. that the Met has seized £83 million from suspected criminals in the 11 months to the end of 2018 — a 50 per cent rise on Best wishes, the previous year. Andrew Dismore AMLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden www.andrewdismore.org.uk Twitter: @andrew_dismore
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High Streets nationally are having a hard time. High Streets operators can complain about the impact, of the recession, of on-line shopping, higher rents & rates, lack of parking etc. On the plus side consumer behaviour is changing and people are shopping in local stores for food more frequently, perhaps to save on wastage or to “top-up” a shop done on-line or at an out of town retail store. Home delivery, which has become more popular recently will increase as people value their leisure time more and reduce their dependency on private cars in favour of walking, cycling or using public transport as we are told we have to do! Consumers are becoming more discerning too and, in many cases, where a purchase is not for a recognisable, generally available, product code, they want to see and touch before they buy. The move to organic products and to vegetarian or vegan tastes, again fuels this move back towards local stores. People expect friendly added value service not just lowest price. A shop that can genuinely and professionally advise and guide consumer selection (without being overtly pushy) will do well and will develop loyal customers who return to buy more. If you genuinely “add-value” with a smile, then the customer experience will be popular. If not, there are plenty of other places to shop. And the same is true for restaurants; even more so when social media can be used to review the experience and people are more likely to be negative than give a positive comment. The trend then, back to shopping locally, and an increase in people’s desire to eat out, are both good for High Streets that have a balanced quality offering. Spending on food and drink typically accounts for more than 50% of total leisure spending, compared to around 15% on ‘cultural services’ (e.g. going to the cinema, theatre, art galleries or live music) and under 10% on hotels, ‘games of chance’ and recreation/ sporting services. There is scope for town centres to capitalise on this trend, redefining their function as leisure ‘destinations’ in their own right. The development of a strong commercial leisure offer can help to increase footfall, particularly outside of retail hours, and visitors undertaking ‘linked trips’ between retail, leisure and other uses also spend increased dwell-time in centres. Markets are a key generator of footfall as well as a known attractor to centres. We are trying with the support of our Councillors to create the “Mill Hill Businesses Network”, to encourage co-ordinated development of Mill Hill‘s commercial activities, towards a more sustainable future for all, and to ensure that are able to buy locally. This is a new MHNF initiative and we trust it will receive widespread support as we move towards 2020 when the Broadway will be 100 years young. MEMBERS CAN JOIN OUR EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE TWITTER ACCOUNT !!!
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ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS REVIEW ROMEO AND JULIET ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ROYAL BALLET The opening night of Romeo and Juliet was 43 years since its first performance by the Royal Ballet of this McMillan ballet which for many ballet fans including myself is our favourite ballet. It did not disappoint with Lauren Cuthbertson and Matthew Ball in the main roles dancing superbly. The sets - costumes - music and the whole story tugs at the heartstrings and makes for the most beautiful night out in the theatre. The run still has tickets left - but we reccomend going to TRAFALGAR SQ on June 11 for free to see it on the big screens ! That will be a fantastic way to watch this excellent ballet fro more information www.roh.org.uk
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ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS St Michael's church is one of the best venues for intimate choral concerts. With its very high wooden ceilings and rectangular shape it provides an excellent acoustic meaning that the audience of around 200 can hear and see perfectly. So I was looking forward to this programme of Sacred Music in a Church setting. It did not disappoint.
LONDON PRO ARTE CHOIR | Concert Review Mendelssohn etc | SAT 23 MARCH 2019
The opening piece Hear My Prayer by Mendelssohn is very well known. The solo Oh For the Wings of a Dove was a best selling recording last century - selling in the millions. Although in this century it is rarer to hear it. The soprano soloist Louisa Kataria started the evening with a soaring version and the Pro Arte Choir, enjoying their role, supported her superbly. It really set the tone for an evening of beautiful Sacred music. The other pieces in the first half included two by Bruckner including the much sung Locus Iste which is a short and lovely introit. It finished with the complex Ascribe unto the Lord by Wesley. This was sung with great commitment and the tenors and basses leading the sopranos/altos were directed by Tom Winpenny who kept it moving along nicely to its huge conclusion. The interval at these concerts has become legend. Drinks are served in the church as you would expect but there is the famous Produce Stall which we were told prior to the Concert ( in the welcome by the Church's vicar) actually makes the most desirable seating next to it so that concert goers can get in first at the stall ! By the time I can get near they are usually sold out! After the interval we all settled down to hear a beautiful 30 minute setting of Aquinas's text Lauda Sion. Written to illuminate the doctrine of transubstantiation. Not often performed in concerts and so it was a real treat to hear this. The choir are now producing a very rounded sound. It suited this piece with its mellow tones. So whenever the choir sang it was easy to feel the ritual elements of the music. The soloists were all very young which has become a trademark of these concerts. The Pro Arte choir is to be congratulated on this - giving emerging singers a chance to show their great skills in concert performances is brilliant. As an audience we could be seeing stars of the future and certainly the quality was very high. The soprano soloist Louisa Kataria from the first half returned and had the majority of the solos in this second half. At only about 18 years old she has a clarity of a young Lucy Crowe and if she continues to add depth and power to her voice she is certainly a singer to watch, and I think her voice would really suit Handel repertoire (and yes I saw Lucy Crowe near the start of her career !) Isabelle Blain joined her in a superb duet and the tenor and bass of Ciaran Yeo and William Glendinning blended beautifully when the four soloists were working together. Really exceptional singing from all four of them. Throughout the evening the organist Charles Andrews accompanied in a sensitive way. He makes the organ in the church sound far grander than the specification on the National Pipe Register would suggest ! The audience and myself left just after 9p.m thoroughly entertained and rested from the beautiful programme which had been presented. Thank you to all who sang and played and organised such a successful event. The church was full to the back yet again. These concerts have become central to many people in the area and beyond, due to their quality and the low ticket price of just ÂŁ14/ÂŁ15. Long may they continue and if you have not been then you are missing out on some of the best nights of music in this part of NW London. Make sure you come to the next concert.
PROGRAMME
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Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer Bruckner Christus Factus Est Bruckner Locus Iste Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden Wesley Ascribe unto the Lord Interval Mendelssohn Lauda Sion Soloists Louisa Kataria Soprano Isabelle Blain Alto William Glendinning Tenor Ciaran Yeo Bass Charles Andrews Organ Tom Winpenny Conductor
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ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS Me And My (Gone) Girl The curtain went up – and down – on our Patrons’ Party production of Noel Gay’s Me And My Girl in the final week of March – and what a challenging show it was! With less rehearsal time than a main autumn show, the cast and crew – in particular tireless director Barbara Shapiro – pulled out all the stops to put on a very entertaining production. As well as the weekday rehearsals, cast took the initiative and held extra rehearsals at home, two weekends were spent painting scenery, and everyone helped scour charity shops and their lofts in getting together the numerous props and finding their own costumes! We’d also like to thank Rob Barker for all his assistance with lighting and scenery, in particular dashing back from work on a production in New York to set up the lighting the Monday before curtain up. It really was a team effort. More than 200 patrons attended the shows, and we hope we sent them away entertained and happy. Without our patrons, MHMTC wouldn’t exist, so we’d like to say a special thanks for coughing up their £15 membership fee year after year, which helps us put on our shows
Let’s talk about Oklahoma! After a successful production of Me And My Girl, which was laid on exclusively for our loyal Patrons, all minds are now very much on our show – classic musical Oklahoma! This production is open to the public, and will run for five performances, from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 October 2019. Oklahoma! has been a firm favourite with audiences (and, later on, amdram groups) since it first wowed Broadway in 1943. In contrast to most of the light-hearted shows of the time, some scenes take a dark turn, but happily everything ends on a high note for most of the characters concerned. Farmer girl Laurey loves cowboy Curly, but can the young couple overcome the menacing actions of surly farmhand Jud to unify pre-Statehood Oklahoma’s dual strengths – farming and ranching? Penned by legendary writers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! has a list of hit songs as long as your arm, including Oh, What A Beautiful Morning, Surrey With The Fringe On Top, People Will Say We’re In Love and I’m Just A Girl Who Caint Say No. Our production is directed by Robin Scarborough, with Ricardo Fernandes making his MHMTC debut as MD. Rehearsals start on Mondays from 8 April at 8pm, at Hartley Hall, Flower Lane – off Mill Hill’s very own Broadway. Tickets will be on sale from 1 September.
BE A STAGE STAR We want to hear from anyone who’s interested in joining us on stage in Oklahoma! You don’t have to be Pavarotti to take part, either. We are not just looking for people to fill the lead roles, but also those who are happy being part of the show in the chorus. Initially, rehearsals are once a week on Mondays, from April to August. Then from September, there are two rehearsals every week, Monday and Wednesdays – but chorus aren’t generally needed on Wednesdays until October. It’s quite a time commitment, but for anyone who loves to sing, dance and act or wants to give it a go, it can be so enjoyable and uplifting. You do need to be able to hold a tune, as we are a singing group first and foremost – so new members have to take part in a very short, informal audition. There is also a £75 show fee, which helps with the extensive costs of putting on a show. Email join@mhmtc.co.uk or ring 07943 195490.
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ARTS | NEWS | FEATURES | COMMUNITY NEWS | FORUM NEWS A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Putting on a show – even in amdram – is hard, involved work, but is also enjoyable and rewarding. Many of MHMTC’s members either work or have busy family lives, and we would welcome volunteers to assist us in two aspects of the production – backstage during the performances and props manager. Backstage helpers assist the stage manager in moving scenery, furniture and equipment during the performances. There’s a great atmosphere backstage, as we’re a friendly, fun group. Volunteers would be required to come to some rehearsals near show dates to get to grips with the story and scene changes.
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Props are a vital part of the show, helping to flesh out the action on the stage. The job requires sourcing items as per a list drawn up by the director, either by liaising with the cast to see if they can contribute anything on the list. The props manager would also be there on show nights to ensure the props are ready to be brought on for the relevant scenes.
Quiz Night date for your diaries MHMTC’s next Quiz Night is being held on Saturday, 21 September 2019 at Trinity Church on The Broadway. Regular attendees know the form… There will be eight rounds of questions based on certain topics, plus one marathon round. Tickets cost £12.50, and you’ll get food (tasty fish and chips) in the interval too! What’s not to love? Book your place by emailing info@mhmtc.co.uk
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We’re hosting a community Easter gathering at panoramic park, which is on the new millbrook park development in Mill Hill East. It’s 1-4pm on Saturday 20th April. Easter egg hunt starts at 1:30pm. There’ll also be parachute games for kids, Easter craft and a big community board for people to write their hopes and ideas for the area on. We’re partnering with a local cafe sail and anchor for free refreshments - it’s top quality, direct trade coffee. We are the Mill, a new christian community meeting on the development supported by the Church of England and in partnership with two local churches St. Paul’s, mill hill and MHEC (Mill Hill East church). We want to host community events that bring everyone together, be good neighbours and make the area a kinder, more connected place to live.
MONTHLY DATE 3rd Weds of month 7.45p.m Adam & Eve NW7 COMEDY CLUB £6 Top comedy and extensive food offering.
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WHAT’S ON West End etc. BOOK AHEAD DEAR EVAN HANSEN Public Booking Opens for this hit musical on APRIL 8th Stalls : £82.50 £50 Royal Circle : £82.50 £50 Grand Circle : £50 £35 £15 Balcony : ££27.50 £15 Premium £127.50 £100 Noel Coward Theatre St Martins Lane opens end of October Booking for Oct - Mar Visit The South Bank Travel to Blackfriars Station from Mill Hill Broadway direct. You can walk along the South Bank and within 15 minutes have access to the National Theatre, BFI, The Royal Festival Hall. Further down the road is the Young Vic and Union Theatres. It has great walks and views !
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LICENSING ACT 2003 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE Notice is hereby given that (a)…John Gillett of the MILL HILL NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM Has applied to the Licensing Authority of London Borough of Barnet for a Premises Licence to permit:
Sale by Retail of Alcohol alongside the Provision of “Regulated Entertainment” – to the Public. This includes the: Performance of Dance Performance of Plays Playing Recorded Music Performance of Live Music Exhibition of Film. Between 10.00 and 23.00 Fridays, Saturdays, Bank Holidays and up to (b) The
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SARACENS 56 27 GLASGOW WARRIORS SARACENS STORM TO SEMI FINALS IN EURO CUP Saracens secured their place in the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals with a ruthless demolition of Glasgow Warriors at
Allianz Park. The home side ran in seven tries, including braces for both Liam Williams and David Strettle, to earn their place in the next stage of the competition. Atmosphere was high at Allianz Park ahead of this afternoon’s quarter-final match up with Glasgow Warriors and a frantic first half delivered everything a packed out Allianz Park could have wanted. The opening five minutes saw the side exchange seven pointers as first Glasgow and then Sarries crossed the whitewash in a breathless start to the game. A searing break from Stuart Hogg set up the Glasgow score; the full-back tore up field before offloading to Rory Hughes on the wing who in turn put Ali Price in for the score to the delight of the vocal Glasgow support. Moments later Williams did the honours for the home side, latching on to a high ball from Alex Goode, swatting away his defenders and dotting down under the sticks. It was the boot of Alex Lozowski that first put the home side ahead in the game, and from there the Men in Black never looked back. Enjoying the lion’s share of possession, Sarries put pressure on Glasgow with slick hands and high tempo play. Two deserved scores from Strettle and Brad Barritt gave the hosts an extended lead, leaving Glasgow trailing by 15 points on the half-hour mark. While two penalties, including a long range effort from Adam Hastings, allowed Glasgow to cut the deficit to 22-13 it seemed momentum was firmly with the north Londoners as they thwarted a strong Warriors attack on the stroke of half-time, bundling the blue shirts in touch to maintain a nine-point lead at the halfway point. There was no letting up for Saracens after the break. Further scores from Williams and Strettle put Sarries well clear of their visitors before a sixth try from man of the match Jamie George just past the hour confirmed Saracens’ dominance. here was plenty of fight still left in Glasgow however and, roared on by their travelling support, the Scots hit back with a try of their own through replacement scrum-half George Horne to bring the scores to 49-20. The away defence had been on the receiving end of a heavy bombardment throughout the game from Saracens’ attack and there was to be one final attacking effort for the Wolfpack before the game was out. Working their way through the phases Saracens wore down the Glasgow line until Nick Tomkpins had the chance to crash through for Sarries’ seventh score. Lozowski’s conversion hit the mark to bring the home side past the 50-point marker. The final say in the game belonged to Glasgow though as they finished the game as they had started it, with a try. With the clock in the red a Glasgow line out saw the ball worked towards the line, setting up Matt Fagerson who drove over. A last word for the visitors but the day belonged to Saracens who will now face Munster in the semi-finals. saracens.com
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Club News At the end of March we were promoted. Full news next month.The Clubhouse has been busy with the Six Nations throughout March and welcomed hundreds of fans for the European Cup Semi Final from Saracens and Glasgow Warriors.
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Did you know? 1500 Glasgow fans came to Copthall for the Quarter Final and many of them came to MHRFC for our hospitality.
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