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SEPTEMBER2013ISSUE
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New Headmaster for St Martha’s school
Mrs Stella Ross Collins. 100th year birthday celebrations
Hadley Wood Association Car Park. Commuters not
wanted.
Tennis. Hadley Wood’s young stars.
HWGC. New Pro shop at HWGC. State of the Art
Tractors at the HWA. A short history
Mr Matthew Burke with Sixth form
students Grace Mullens and
Alexis Dobson
New Headmaster
for St Martha’s School

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at Southampton University, a PGCE at
Bristol and began his teaching career at
Downside School teaching Religious
Studies.
At various stages including his Gap
year he has studied at the University of
Georgia in the USA and carried out
postgraduate work at the Maryvale
Institute in Birmingham and Cardiff
University.
He subsequently taught Religious
Studies and was a Housemaster at St
Columba’s in St Alban’s, became Deputy
Head of De La Salle College in Jersey
and finally Deputy Head of Our Lady’s,
Abingdon. He starts work as Headmaster
at St Martha’s this September.
He chose St Martha’s not only
because of its fine reputation in providing
a sound education but also because of
the happy and caring teaching
environment where every girl is valued
and respected as an individual. Whilst
continuing to maintain the high
standards associated with all Catholic
schools he reminded me that St Martha’s
is an inclusive school welcoming girls
from all religious denominations.
Currently thirty –five % of the students are
non Catholic.
Matthew is married to Dawn and
they have 2 daughters aged 5 and 7.
He has a wide range of interests, has
always enjoyed sport and is a follower
of Portsmouth Football Club and Bath
Rugby Club. He looks forward to
continuing the excellent work of St
Martha's whilst at the same time
developing and enhancing the resources
and facilities of the school.
Science teaching comes high on his
list of priorities and he points out
that the refurbishment of the Science
Laboratories will soon provide state of the
art science facilities for the girls from Year
7 to the Upper 6th. Mentioning that he
would like to see the school take on a
higher profile within the local community
he drew attention to the Open Day on
September 28th (“Just come!”) and to the
inclusion of the school in the Independent
School Show. He also expressed a keen
interest in working with local businesses
and charities where ever possible. He
has had a warm welcome from the
Sisters and from all the current staff,
parents and girls and is very much
looking forward to contributing to the
schools long continued and successful
growth.
New Pro shop at HWGC
Been in the Pro shop at Hadley Wood
Golf Club recently? Under new
management. Since Peter Jones the
previous Head Professional retired earlier
this year the shop has been taken over by
his teaching professionals Alistair
Archibald and Paul Foster.
Both have worked at the Club for 20
years and are highly regarded and much
liked by visitors and members. Anybody
running a Pro-shop has to be ready
with the repartee. However the banter
comes with a smile and it is always a
pleasure to drop in there for a chat or a
look at the gear.
The shop has had a complete internal
rebuild and now sells three types of
golfing equipment from Ping, Taylor
Made and Titleist. The range of golf
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Profile. A new
Headmaster at
St Martha’s
Mr Matthew Burke
Visiting St Martha’s school was a new
experience for me. A girl’s school, set
back from the road sheltered by trees
and its long held association with The
Sisters of St Martha has always given it a
rather private aura. So it was with some
interest that I visited there to talk to
Matthew Burke the new Headmaster and
successor to James Sheridan.
Walking into the grounds revealed
stately Mount House, the subject of a
new book to be released soon. The
school was founded by the Sisters of St
Martha some 110 years ago and was
moved to Mount House in 1947.
Matthew’s personal journey to a
Headship here started in Bath where he
attended Prior Park College.
He then studied Philosophy and Politics

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The gear is uncluttered and easy to see.
You can have a quiet look round without
being badgered by an over attentive
shop assistant.
What was the workshop has been
converted into a simulator room with
some serious state of the art hardware.
Three things go on in here. Custom fitting
golf clubs, swing analysis and actual golf
play. You stand on a special mat. In front
of you is a soft screen onto which is
projected a golf course. When I was there
it was The Belfrey, Birmingham’s famous
course. At the side is a squat black box,
the launch monitor.
You drive an actual golf ball. This hits
the screen ahead and it’s projected path
shown as a white curving line on the
screen. As the ball flies so the course
unfolds before you. The launch monitor
measures how fast you swing your club,
the launch angle, distance the ball flew
plus several other bits of data.
The ball’s final position is shown on the
screen with details of the remaining
distance to the pin. By comparing your
present club with their range of new
clubs, the pros can decide what type of
club would suit you. ‘Sometimes’ says
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Warmly invite you to join us for our
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Every Wednesday
(Term time only)
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Everyone Welcome
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improving, deteriorating or scratch there
is high quality teaching and analysis
available. Then there are the clubs
academies. Different packages range
from Drop in Group coaching to full
Academy membership. Junior members
(about 40 of them) from age 7-18 also get
coaching. The junior team from HWGC is
currently doing very well and is a great
advert for the club. All comes highly
recommended.
Contact them on 0208 449 3285
Alistair ‘the new clubs are no better than
the one the customer came in with. So it
is no sale for us but reassurance for the
customer that he is using the right club’.
In addition to this fitting process the
room can be used for swing analysis.
Flat. Too vertical, out to in etc. Or you can
play an actual game there with 2 or 3
friends.Teaching is a major part of the
work that is done by the pros. Three
young assistants are there training to be
PGA qualified coaches. No matter at
what stage you are, beginning,

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Hadley Wood TC
Summer Holiday
Programme
Another active & noisy 5 weeks at Hadley
Wood Tennis Club was held during July &
August. It was great to see over 200
young players working & playing hard.
We are international now with players
regularly attending from Paris, Norway
and Malaysia. Every day the players
arrived at 9.30am excited to start the
day. For 3 or 5 hours they ran, hit plenty of
balls & played a variety of games. All
played in a competitive but fun way.
Strokes were improved, rules learned &
friends made. The weather was kind;
too hot on occasions but nobody
complained. A special thanks go to the
many young assistants. All have attended
our courses in the past & now work with
the young players, helping them to learn
the game &enjoy themselves. We are
very lucky in Hadley Wood to have
so many young people who are prepared
to give so much to their local community.
Well done. Autumn term Tennis starts
week beginning Monday 16 September.
Mini & Juniorcourse take place after
school and on Saturday morning. Adult
beginner & improver courses take place
on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
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28th September 2013 10am-1pm
We warmly invite you and your family
to visit us on our Open Morning.
You will have the opportunity to
meet our new headmaster
Matthew Burke together with
our current Head Girl Grace Mullens.
Headmasters address will be at 10.15 am
St artha’s School
St Martha’s Open Morning
www.st-marthas.co.uk
those not wishing to do so will have to
pay the equivalent subscription, currently
£50. per annum, in order to use the
facility.
E). Daily monitoring of car park users will
take place.Our aim is to provide a helpful
facility for the benefit of the community.
No doubt there will be further
modifications of this preliminary plan, but
I hope this account will give our readers
an idea of the plans formulated to date.
Graham Sharp,
Chairman HWA
HWA Car Park
A brain-storming meeting was
held at the Centre in the last
week of August to try and
establish an equitable system for
the operation of the newly
refurbished car park. At the
meeting were representatives of
all the clubs at the Centre. For
the benefit of Members of the
Association and all residents, I
have summarised below the
points which are being
considered at present:
A). The Car Park is a Private Car
Park for the exclusive use of the
Members of the Hadley Wood
Association.
B). All Commuters and those
parking in excess of 4 hours will
receive an authorised demand of
a substantial fine for the offence.
Those parking on the access
road, now double- yellow lined, will be
fined.
C). Permits, probably in the form of car
stickers, will be issued to all legitimate
users.
D). Parents using the car park to drop off
/ collect children at the Primary School
will be required to join the Association, or

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A short history of
Tractors at the Hadley
Wood Association.
We used to have a beautiful old tractor,
an early post war Fordson. Brian Kern
expert engineer that he is (even if he ran
an antique shop) kept it going. It was
often seen on occasions like Sports Days
pulling a large old trailer around
Bartram’s Lane field packed with
laughing children. Then in about the year
2000 the tractor garage was vandalised
and the tractor burned out. Thanks to the
generosity of Mr and Mrs O’Keefe of
Waggon Road we purchased a small
John Deere tractor with which we were
able to cut the grass and do a lot of the
work necessary to keep the Association
and its grounds neat and tidy. However it
was not big enough to pull the big grass
cutters needed to keep the Sports field in
good shape and this had to be done by
expensive outside companies. Now
thirteen years later we have bought an
orange second-hand Kubota from the
Arsenal Football Club. Kamil the Head
groundsman says that the Arsenal tractor
is very good in mid- field. He has seen no
incidents and expects some great
performances from this new purchase.
Our very best wishes and congratulations go to Mrs Stella Ross Collins seen above celebrating her 100th birthday.
Stella was President of the NSPCC locally for 15 years, she was a resident for 55 years and Leslie her late husband was
the founder Chairman of the Hadley Wood Association.

7. September – a time of
possibility, change and
anxiety
Whilst school may be a distant memory,
for many the association of September
with a new school year full of blank
exercise books and exciting possibilities,
still remains. According to
psychotherapist, Lisa Daitz, the move
from summer to autumn often evokes
feelings around changes and new
beginnings.“For parents of children in
education, September marks a transition
as the child moves up a year. For some,
this may mean starting nursery or school,
whilst for others, this may be a move to
the next school or even leaving for
university. For parents, these transitions
may be accompanied by concerns and
anxieties around the unknowns of the
next stage. How will the child fare? Will
they be academically successful and
(what seems to be most important for
parents) will they be socially successful
so that they can grow into confident
adults? Whilst parents may try to prepare
their child as much as possible, they also
know that some of it is out of their hands,
leaving them with a number of
feelings.”Alongside the transitions and
changes, September is also often
associated with new beginnings as the
association with the new school year
never really fully fades. According to Lisa
Daitz:“For parents of children in
education, the changes for the child are
also often accompanied by changes for
the parent (most usually the mother) as it
impacts on her daily life. Alongside this,
for many, September can be a time to
take stock as the end of summer reminds
us of school days and new beginnings.
Often, before understanding that
changes are needed, feelings or
symptoms come first.”When we suffer
from anxiety or panic attacks or feelings
of sadness or emptiness, it is an
indication that something is wrong and
that there are feelings and issues to be
explored and understood and that
changes may need to be made. These
may be changes in the way we live or in
the way we consider an issue or problem.
Counselling and psychotherapy can help
to open up the feelings so that there is a
better understanding of your life and your
issues. With an increasing self-
awareness comes insight and a better
ability to see choices and make the
changes necessary to manage your life
in a more fulfilling way.”
For further information about counselling
and psychotherapy, without obligation,
contact Lisa Daitz on 07771 522426 or
email
info@thenorthlondonpsychotherapycentr
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Patients on the NHS list are excluded
All aspects of general practice
covered. Same day and
weekend appointments
@ Hadley Wood or local
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All aspects of general dentistry
offered throughout the week
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appointments
Please contact our reception
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Barnet, Herts, EN4 0EJ
Tel: 020 8441 0257

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