This document provides an obituary for Hilary Nunn who passed away at age 76. It summarizes her involvement in the Hadley Wood community since moving there in 1973, including managing the Hadley Wood Association Centre for 8 years and being involved with the bridge club, golf club, and WI. It also provides background on her upbringing, career, marriage to Robin, and raising their family together in Hadley Wood and Sierra Leone. The obituary celebrates her full life and contributions to the community.

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HWA TRUSTEES LETTER . AGM + APPEAL + ARBORICULTURE
Our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING was duly held by Zoom
on 10th November, with about 40 members attending; the
Chairman’s Report, Treasurer and Club reports are on the website. We had short
contributions from our partners HW Rail User Group and Hadley Wood Security. A busy
year for all, including the challenges of Covid which continue with Lockdown2 and Tiers
ahead.
News of vaccines gives hope that by Easter, and surely by the next AGM, we can be meeting in person at
the Centre with all activities resumed. In the meantime, our remarkable spirit across Hadley Wood to be
good neighbours through a difficult winter will continue to be shown, keeping everyone in contact with
someone and providing practical support. The success of a Zoom AGM has prompted the idea of regular
HWA ZOOMCHATS for discussion of community interest subjects as one way to socialise as well as be
informed.
We have had to emphasise to members at the AGM, and take the opportunity of our Hadley Wood News
delivered to all residents to repeat, that Covid has had a major negative impact on our finances with the
loss of our main revenue from use of the Centre and the cancellation of Fireworks, our main annual
fundraiser We have some cushion of reserves, so there is no immediate cash crisis, but the reserves must
be restored and maintained for several purposes to enable us to continue as a healthy Association
providing benefits to the community.
We need financial support from residents. We need to raise £5 - 10,000, to replace loss of Fireworks
revenue and equivalent to about half our membership revenue. We have launched our FIREWORKS
APPEAL asking members (if they can) to give a voluntary supplement to their subscriptions (which we
are still keeping unchanged after nearly twenty years). A good flow of donations have already been
received - most at £40 or £60 (about the subscription level) and several at £100. With the sponsoring
initial donation of £500 from Statons,by end of November we have reached £2,500 and look forward to at
least doubling that. See box below for payment details. PLEASE JOIN YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS
WHO HAVE ALREADY DONATED.
For residents who have not yet joined as members, whether as newcomers or as one of the many who have
never quite got round to it, PLEASE JOIN. (Membership Form in this edition to make it easy.) One
hundred new households can take us up to £10,000! There are so many reasons to be members (including
Londis and other discounts); an important one is to increase the strength of our voice when representing
Hadley Wood in Planning and other Local Affairs. Planning is presenting a high volume of issues, not
just the press of planning applications (some major like Barchester and TfL Cockfosters) but also strategic
(but short notice) consultations on potential housing developments on green belt (closed) and a new one
on Enfield’s proposed Blue and Green Strategy (just opened until 5 January:https://letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/
blue and green). Our Neighbourhood Forum redesignation should be in place shortly and that needs new
energy to push it on through final consultation to the referendum. We have a good number of people
involved in planning matters, but need more if we are not to be overwhelmed.
GOOD ARBORICULTURAL NEWS. Our Treegate Campaign in 2018 was needed to stop our station
becoming Hadley (No) Wood as Network Rail cut down all trees on our railway cuttings and were about
to remove them from the tunnel tops. We stopped them just in time (and they removed the dangerous
fence top spikes). You may recall the packed meeting at the Centre when Network Rail managers
apologised and promised to change their ways (which they have, through the Varley Report launched by
the Rail Minister at our station) and mitigate damage here by a Hedgerow Replanting Trial and
replacement trees of better varieties on the embankments; and a Station Garden. Our replacement trees
were actually planted during November, varieties of Field Maple, Wild Service and Crab Apple to bring
us colour and berries for the birds. The Trial has been surveyed - see report in this edition. The Station
Garden is again ready to plant and we have new promises of concluding the access agreement - see report.
All to look forward to as Hadley Wood Association plays its part in National Tree Week and meeting
environmental concerns. Robert Wilson, Chairman Hadley Wood Association
Fireworks Appeal. Please make payments to: Hadley Wood Association ref. Fireworks Appeal,
Unity Trust Bank 60-83-02 Account 20423751
NB. Unity Trust are not a part of the interbank account payee checking system; do not be put off.
Gift Aid applies

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The Station Garden
I’m glad to report that our local station is about to be “adopted” by the HWA!
Some two years ago, our train operator GTR told the Rail User Group about their
“Station Adoption” scheme, which can benefit the local community in a variety
of ways, such as adding flower displays or other artistic projects to the station to
improve the experience for all. HWRUG involved the HWA in early meetings to
discuss the possibility of creating a Station Garden for which a start-up grant of
£500 was offered by GTR. The HWA decided to take up the offer and after some
delays the adoption and licensing process is finally
getting underway. Huge soil filled boxes ready for
planting were installed behind the northbound line
platform in Summer 2019 by Network Rail as part
of their “Treegate” reparations to our
community. But access had still not been granted so
these became overgrown with a variety of weeds and wild flowers whilst
negotiations continued. These are now almost complete and the boxes have been
dug over and cleared up by Yorkshireman John Keeley (left), one of Network
Rail’s staff and an extremely helpful and key figure in this saga.
A small group of Hadley Wood residents have offered to lead on this project
and discussions are now taking place about what to plant.
Thanks to HWRUG’s Passenger Benefit Scheme bid to GTR, an essential water
supply will be delivered in the Spring behind the northbound platform. Though
this project has taken a long time to get going, it is clear that staff from both GTR and Network Rail have
worked hard to make it happen.
The HWA invites all local residents to take an interest in this initiative.
Let us know if you might be able to help with gardening, ideas or donating plants. Contact the Editor at
rodarmstrong@btinternet.com
Harry the Butcher’s ad here please.

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Station Cuttings: Let the train take the Christmas strain!
By the time you read this, the second national lockdown will have
given way to Tier 2 restrictions for London and therefore the
opportunity to use the trains for your Christmas shopping and leisure
trips. Do let the train take the strain. Independent testing has proved
that our one-year-old 717s are squeaky clean; mask compliance is good; and there’s plenty of space on
board. But industry research also shows a big perception gulf between those currently travelling, 85% of
whom feel safe, and those who haven’t yet travelled but are only 43% confident. If that’s you, give it a
try, even if only to New Barnet and back. Reopened restaurants, retail and leisure venues need us all to do
our bit to help their struggling sectors, and we can now reach many parts of central London by changing on
to Thameslink trains at Finsbury Park without the need to resort to the Tube. Leisure sector recovery will
support the recovery of both the railway and mental health.
At a well-attended Rail User Group Zoom meeting with GTR executives on 18th
November, we had
confirmation that the accessible toilet we bid for under GTR’s Passenger Benefit Scheme is going to be
delivered in the New Year. This is great news for Hadley Wood as a whole and we may even be able to
squeeze other amenities out of our allocated funds. We’ve told them that we intend to spend every penny,
if you’ll excuse the pun.
If you or anyone in your Christmas bubble needs to use LNER trains between Scotland, the North-East
and London after Christmas, be warned that they’ll start and end at Peterborough between 27-30
December while the major remodelling works continue at King’s Cross. LNER tickets will be valid on
GTR services between Peterborough and London. Also watch out for the impact of King’s Cross’s
planned weekend closures in the New Year and always check before you travel. But those weekends
with rail replacement bus services at Hadley Wood do offer us the unintended benefit of transport to
Cockfosters and walks in beautiful Trent Park!
What might the New Year bring? The pandemic is forcing the rail industry to “reimagine the purpose of
the railway”. Safety and confidence have soared up the list of customer priorities. Future commuting
may take the form of fewer days’ travelling to collaborate, rather than daily just to sit at a desk. Stations
may turn into community hubs. Hadley Wood Rail User Group will continue to represent the interests of
our community to the rail industry and we look forward with optimism to its new customer-focussed
initiatives as it works to win passengers back.
Francesca Caine, Chair, Hadley Wood Rail User Group www.hadleywood.org.uk/railway
TRAVEL ETIQUETTE IN COVID TIMES
Research shows that public confidence in using public transport is
directly related to the use of face coverings. TfL’s new campaign
strikes to the heart of the matter. Always wear a face covering
over your mouth and nose for your entire journey, unless you
are exempt. It is now the law that you must wear a face covering
when travelling in England on public transport. This applies
across all transport premises and vehicles. Wear yours to protect your fellow passengers!
On means on!
What else you can do to travel safely. Everyone can help reduce the spread of coronavirus and illnesses
causing germs by continuing to practise good hygiene, habits like sanitising their hands.
Plan ahead. Use the National Rail Enquiries or Thameslink On Track app for our trains and the TfL Go
app for London Transport journeys while on the move. TfL Go app provides real-time information,
including live 'next bus' and step-free accessibility information, and help on the quiet times. An Android
version of the app will be released in the coming weeks. TfL’s other travel tools include their walking
distance Tube map, Journey Planner and Facebook Travelbot.

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Please contact us on tel.
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Valentino’s ad here please.
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Fill in the assisted travel booking form online
Telephone GTR’s helpline 0800 058 2844 -
Textphone 0800 138 1018 giving as much notice as possible.
Email assistedtravel@greatnorthernrail.com
GTR’s Assisted Travel line is available every day, 08:00 to 22:00, except Christmas Day

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Roy Taylor. Obituary
Roy was the eldest of three brothers, he was born in 1932 - at
that time his parents were living in Islington, but soon after his
birth the family moved to Bounds Green. There he went to
Bounds Green School and then to Trinity Grammar School.
His education was somewhat interrupted by the war - he was
evacuated twice, first briefly to Suffolk, then to Carnforth on
Morecambe Bay - but came back when he gained a place at
Trinity.
After gaining his School Certificate, Roy went to work for an
insurance company until he was conscripted for National
Service. He was posted to Millbank as a clerk in the Medical
Corps, from where he commuted daily from home. He was
later posted to Sandhurst for the remainder of his two year
military service. A keen cricketer, both at school and club
levels, Roy found that Sandhurst gave him the ideal venue to
pursue his sport, both there and at North London Cricket Club.
After demob Roy went back to the insurance company, but
after a year he was offered a job at a sugar brokers, J.V. Drake, which he accepted. Starting at the
shipping department at Drakes, Roy soon graduated to sales. The company later amalgamated with two
other private companies, and Roy was offered a seat on the board, so he became a director of
Woodhouse, Drake and Carey and part owner. A private company, J.V.Drake was purchased by an Indian
firm in 1986, and although he was scheduled to remain there for a couple of years, he retired after six
months.
Roy played cricket most weekends until 1978, when he discovered golf. He became Captain of Hadley
Wood Golf Club in 1992 and on his retirement he helped to organize the Juniors for several years. He
then became involved with the Hadley Wood Association as Membership Secretary and was invited to
join the committee of Hadley Wood Golf Club.
He was a keen bridge player from about 1973 and became Chairman of the Hadley Wood Bridge Club in
1990. He also ran the Men's bridge matches at the golf club for many years. Always an Arsenal
supporter, Roy was a season ticket holder until 2015, but continued to follow them on television.
He played golf until his second stroke in 2013, but continued to enjoy competitive bridge for another
couple of years. He died peacefully at home with his family on November 23rd.
Pat Taylor

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ACCURO LOGISTICS / ALPHA CARS
our Local Car + Delivery Service
At this difficult period for everyone, the team here at
Accuro and Alpha hope that all our customers who we
have been serving for the past 19 years have kept healthy and safe.
We would like to tell you that:
Accuro and Alpha have remained operational throughout the pandemic and will continue to do so.
ALL our vehicles are sanitized after every journey and the drivers who are operating do wear
masks. We can transport up to 2 passengers at a time from the same household in a saloon/estate
car and up to 4 passengers at a time from the same household in a people carrier (MPV). All
passengers from the age of 5 and over are required to wear masks/face covering when in the vehicle.
To help the community we offer doorstep collection, shopping click and collect, dry cleaning, pick
up/ drop off, prescriptions and parcels. We would welcome any suggestions from the community
that we could possibly implement to help make life easier for you to obtain your supplies.
ACCURO 020 8447 3777. ALPHA CARS 020 8447 1000
Leigh’s ad in here please

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Hilary Jane Nunn nee Brazil
Hilary Nunn, who has died aged 76, was happily involved in Hadley Wood life since she first moved here
with her husband, Robin, in 1973. They and their 3 children, Lynda, Alison and Andrew moved into 1
Lancaster Avenue, which was rather a wreck and many years were spent renovating it into a wonderful
family home.
Hilary was involved with the Hadley Wood play group
when Andrew was young and she then managed the
Hadley Wood Association Centre and grounds for 8 years
and was also St Paul’s Church Secretary.
Hilary and Robin became formidable bridge players
closely involved with the Tuesday and Friday bridge
clubs at the HWA Centre for 40 years. Hilary was on the
Friday Club committee for 26 years, responsible for
organizing refreshments and food for events and parties.
Hilary was a very social member of Hadley Wood golf
club where Robin was Captain in 1995 and she and
Robin have a wonderful gang of friends they have known
now for over 45 years. Hilary was Secretary of the WI
for 10 years and last year became President. She had
great ideas for trips and events which were, sadly, mostly
thwarted by Covid and lockdown.
Hilary was born in Birmingham in 1944. With a severe
disability to her right leg and foot which required major
surgery as a young child her parents did not expect her to
marry. In those days having a disability often meant not
marrying and indeed expectations of her achievements
were low.
The family, including her older sister Susan, moved to Purley in Surrey and Hilary won a place at Purley
County Grammar School. Her great friends from that time have met up every year for the last 20 years and
they all came to Hilary and Robin’s grand Golden Wedding party in 2019 along with over 80 other family
and friends.
After secretarial college Hilary went to work at a boys prep school in Sloane Square. A teacher colleague
introduced her to Robin who was a widower with two small daughters aged 3 and 4. Never one to avoid a
challenge, Hilary married Robin and 9 months later was a mother to 3 with the arrival of her son Andrew.
With Andrew still a toddler, the family moved to Sierra Leone, West Africa with Robin’s job and a fun
few years of expat lifestyle followed. Whilst there Hilary took on the job of Head Mistress of Tower Hill
primary School in Freetown. Sierra Leone was a beautiful if troubled country to live in.
Hilary’s love of bridge and ability to help and encourage beginners took her and Robin on 17 ocean
cruises as Bridge Hosts with Fred Olson. Annual trips to Australia to visit Andrew and his family in
Brisbane and many bridge holidays meant Hilary was very well travelled.
Hilary’s cheery, chatty and positive ability to make friends means she leaves behind so many friends.
Hilary also leaves behind 3 Children, 3 Granddaughters and 6 Grandsons and her adored husband Robin.
The Nunn family

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Eric Pearce the son of a bus driver from Wood
Green was born 92 years ago and died last month
after many happy years living in Hadley Wood.
During his National Service he assisted in the Berlin
airlift during the cold war. On his return he worked
as a post boy for Britain Press which published a
number of local newspapers and within 10 years he
was the youngest Managing Director of a public
company, which was eventually sold to the
Haymarket group. He went on to buy and develop
‘Jonathan Wren,’ the specialist City recruitment
company. He was not a man to work in an ivory
tower as he never had his own office taking the view
that it was always important to be amongst the staff.
Eric’s wisdom was to set an alarm clock for his meetings, so that they did not drag on and food was never
allowed, so as to ensure meetings were always
effective. Boating along with gardening were his
great passions of life. He helped establish the
“East Coast Sailing Trust” which enabled young
people to enjoy sailing holidays on the Thames
barge, ‘Thalatta’. Eric was an enterprising man
yet had a cheeky youthful grin. He had that God
given desire for relationship and to be in the
company of his fellow man. He will be greatly
missed by his daughter Fiona from his first
marriage with Joan who predeceased him. Two
years ago he married Sandra who will also
greatly miss him. They first met when Eric came
to visit her in her dress shop in the Parade in
Hadley Wood.
So as he would say to his grandchildren, Archie and Jamie, “Cheerio Chaps!”
The Revd. Rupert Mackay’s Tribute to Eric Pearce
On October 11th, Kiki our cat went into our back garden, as she normally
does, but when we called for her she didn’t come running back in. She was
gone. We leafleted everywhere, walked along the brook and in the woods,
and hired a Thermal Imaging camera. We even contacted psychics, remote
viewers, dowsers and animal communicators to see if they could help locate
her! After 7 traumatic weeks of grieving but also not giving up, we got a
call from our next door neighbours to say a black and white cat had flashed
past their legs into their studio! We went there to find a skinny Kiki hiding
behind a desk. We think she must have survived on bugs and rain water for
most of the 7 weeks and ran into their house thinking it was our
house. She’s making a full recovery, although she’s so skinny her sister
doesn’t recognise her! We have the perfect Christmas present!
The Cooper Family

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Hadley Wood Watch – Who we are and What we do
As reported in previous editions of Hadley Wood News, Neighbourhood Watch (NHW)
has gone from strength to strength over the past three years. NHW is all about getting
people together with their neighbours to reduce crime, make Hadley Wood safer, and at
the same time strengthen community spirit. We do this in partnership with our local
Police Safer Neighbourhood Team and with Hadley Wood Security.
Like any rapidly expanding organisation, NHW needs management and coordination. Many parts of
London, including Brent and Hammersmith and Fulham, have borough-wide Neighbourhood Watch
Associations. Backed by the local Council and the Police, these associations support and help develop
existing NHW schemes, set up new NHW groups, and promote and coordinate crime prevention
initiatives. In Enfield, unfortunately, no such borough-wide support exists. That’s why Simone and
Richard set up Hadley Wood Watch (HWW).
HWW provides a focal point for the growing number of Neighbourhood Watches in Hadley Wood. It
supports and manages the coordinators who run NHW on a street-by-street basis, and administers the
WhatsApp and email groups that work so effectively to report and prevent crime. HWW also encourages
the setting up of new NHW schemes. Such is its success that not only is all of Hadley Wood covered by
NHW but so is most of Cockfosters; the latter now has its own coordinating group called Cockfosters
Watch.
The intention now, supported by the Police, is to use the pioneering work of Hadley Wood Watch as a
model to roll out, ward by ward, across the Borough of Enfield. Setting up hundreds of new NHW
schemes throughout the borough should result in a significant decrease in crime, not forgetting all the
other positive benefits.
If you live in Hadley Wood and want to join your road’s Neighbourhood Watch Scheme please contact us
at hadleywoodwatch@gmail.com or call 07389 710 777.
.Richard Walker,
Hadley Wood Watch and Kingwell Road Neighbourhood Watch
Locked out
Earlier this year, a member of Hadley Wood Security, living in Parkgate
Avenue, returned home in the afternoon only to find that they had been
locked out of their home. In a panic they sourced a locksmith on line to
gain entry to the property. The locksmith arrived and carried out a lock
replacement; then came the shock. The locksmith charged the resident
£1,180. Not having much of a choice the resident paid and put this
down as a bad experience.
Several weeks later the resident called the HWS Patrol to discuss a
separate issue and mentioned his ‘locksmith’ experience during the
conversation. The patrol immediately inspected the work carried out and reported this to management.
Given the nature of this issue we took a proactive approach as we believed our client had been unfairly
treated and taken advantage of.
With permission from the resident, joint efforts from both the HWS Patrol officer, Andy, and MLB
Management, we began conducting covert enquires with the company who carried out this work. This
included requesting a quotation for a like-for-like service. The company quoted £352.00 inc VAT, an
£840.00 difference to what they had charged our resident. This was unacceptable.
With this damning evidence MLB Management made contact with the locksmith company to give notice
of the ongoing investigation and gave them the opportunity to settle this prior to MLB taking further
action. We were pleased that the company agreed to refund our client the difference in full to prevent
further action. Words of advice have been given to the company in question with regards to overcharging
for works in the future.
Ahmet Izzet

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In aid of St Mary’s Essendon
Essendon Gardens
Open Day
(off B158, AL9 6AJ)
Sunday 9 June 2019 11.30 am – 5.00 pm
Many beautiful, private gardens ope
HADLEY WOOD HEDGEROW TRIAL” - an update from the Tree Council
Harriet Rix. Science & Research Project
Manager to the Tree Council explains the
innovative hedgerow trials on the
embankment between the cycle path and
railway.
In partnership with Network Rail the
Hadley Wood Association and Hadley
Wood Rail User Group, the Tree Council
launched a trial in 2018 to reinvigorate
lineside vegetation management along a
stretch of the rail side at Hadley Wood
Station. We were able to make a socially-
distanced visit last week. We believe that
this trial is unique in the UK; it tests three
methods of hedge establishment, whip
planting, natural regeneration, and
planting from seed. The plots were rabbit-wired off, but otherwise no maintenance has been carried out
since planting, by design.
Approach one - promising signs from whip planting
Walking up from the gate, we were struck by the impressive growth of the whip-planted section of the
hedge. In this area the success rate was superb – particularly in light of the very dry spring and summer–
they were at 6 ft and had a 98% survival rate – beautiful specimens and almost a hedge.
Approach two – natural regeneration
We left the second set of beds to regenerate naturally from seeds in the soil bank. After two years, the
beds given over to natural regeneration showed only a few tree seeds had survived in the seed bank.
Under a thick layer of brambles one plot showed 2 seedlings of sycamore, one of hawthorn and one of
blackthorn (about 20cm tall) and the other 2 oaks and 3 hawthorn (about 20cm). We wait to see whether
more dormant seeds will add to this in the coming years.
Approach three – planting from seed
The patches of hedge planted from seed showed the most interesting results. We tried two types of
ground preparation. The seed which showed the greatest rates of germination and growth had been
carefully planted; this was where the ground had been prepared with a rotovator, the soil then pushed to
the side, the seed sown in the central strip, and the soil pushed over the top before watering. Here the
seed had germinated thickly and all species planted (Field Maple (Acer campestre); Blackthorn (Prunus
spinosa); Hawthorn (Crategus monogyna); Dogwood (Cornus sanguine); Dogrose (Rosa canina);
Wayfaring Tree (Viburnam lantana)) were growing strongly under a covering of bramble, reaching a
height of 20 cm and a very high density.
The second method consisted of the ground being prepared with the rotovator, the soil being raked,
seeded, watered and raked again to mix the seed. This method had a lower seed germination rate and
showed an interesting species bias. While the mix planted was identical, hawthorn had come up more
strongly in areas where brambles had shaded the ground, whereas in areas where grass was dominant,
dogwood had come up more strongly. This could reflect the underwood property of hawthorn, which
means the seedlings are adapted to shade, whereas dogwood tends to grow as a pioneer species across
chalk grassland.
We also planted some standards of smaller-growing trees to add variety to the rail side. Unfortunately,
some of these struggled, and 5 birch and 1 crab apple had died (partly as a result of deer damage). These
have been replanted with 5 wild service and a crab apple tree.
In all, after two years the slope is green and shows some species richness, though much of this is dog
rose and wild bramble. However the trials themselves are providing valuable evidence to help inform
hedgerow planting on and off the rail side.
Harriet Rix, Science & Research Project Manager. Tree Council

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Barnet Museum
2021 Calendar
Our special edition
2021 calendar
commemorates the
550th anniversary of
the Battle of Barnet
The calendar {price £10.00) is now available from Waterstones and
directly from the Museum via calendar@barnetmuseum.co.uk

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The In Design House to be completed (sorry
Nathan!)

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