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Hello and Welcome to the June 2009 issue of EN Magazine.

Well summer is here, or at least the occasional sunny day dotted in between the rain and clouds. We hope that the articles in this issue of EN Magazine will help to brighten up any cloudy days and give you some ideas of things to do.

With the summer holiday season almost upon us EN Magazine takes a look at diets. Many people will be fretting on how they are going to fit into their swimsuits and summer clothes so we take a look at some of the diets and weight loss programmes available locally.

The current economic climate is causing a lot of stress for people trying to carry on with their every day lives. EN Magazine researches alternative and complementary therapies that can offer some solutions.

We hope that you enjoy the June issue of EN Magazine and please do not hesitate to write to us with your comments and suggestions.

Kind regards

Douglas LeePublisher EN Magazine

ContentsPage 4 - 17Local News and Events

Page 17 - 18What some people do for charity

Page 19 - 21Diets - we take a look at some ways to get your summer body

Page 22 - 25Alternative and Complementary Therapies - we try some out

Page 26 - 27Gardening - Pots and Baskets

Page 28 - 31What’s On Local Business Services and Classified Advertising

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Two years ago, in June 2007, the very first copies of EN

Magazine were delivered to homes and businesses in the Enfield area. Since then EN Magazine has expanded to include other areas with EN postcodes including Potters Bar and Cuffley. Initially published bi monthly, we soon realised from the requests for copies that there was a demand for a more frequent publication. From February 2008 EN Magazine went to 10 issues a year with joint issues for July and August plus December and January. Well we need a holiday too!

I would like to personally thank all the people who have made the 18 issues of the magazine a reality over the past two years. These include the advertisers, without whom EN Magazine could not be published and the writers and contributors who I hope have helped to deliver informative, useful and entertaining articles. Finally I would like to thank the readers of EN Magazine whose feedback, both positive and occasionally negative, have helped to drive the team at EN Magazine on. We strive to continue to deliver a magazine that reflects the local community, with articles on local issues and also more wide reaching editorials that we hope you will find of interest.

In the current economic climate surviving as a local business is very tough. In addition to the well known and high profile companies we have seen disappearing from the high street, well known local favourites have also been forced to close their doors to their customers.

At EN magazine we endeavour to recognise the role of local business and the important part that they play in our local and national economy. It is why we try to encourage all of our readers to support the local business and especially those that are advertising in EN Magazine, as it is only through their continued support that we will be able to keep on delivering EN Magazine to you.

Please carry on to give us your feedback on the magazine by writing to us at editorial@enmagazine or EN Magazine, PO BOX 1099, Enfield EN1 9JF and hopefully we will be celebrating the next milestone in the life of EN magazine with you all in future.

Kind regards

DougDouglas LeePublisher EN Magazine

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November 2008issue 12



Guy Fawkes & Fireworks

It’s Panto Time

WinterFashion Tips

WinterGardening

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Local News and What’s On in

Your AreaHalloween and Local Ghosts

HomeImprovements

Winter Holidays -Get Away to

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Local News and What’s On in

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Wedding Tips+ Win tickets to

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Harvest Festival and Local

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Motoring -The Green

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HolidayDestinations

Property and Finance

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Easter Report

UK Holiday Ideas

Gardening and DIY

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Wedding PlanningProperty

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Diets - can they work

Alternative and ComplementaryTherapies

Raising Money For Charity Gardening

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ChristmasGift Guide

Party Survival Guide

ChristmasDecorations

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Local News and What’s On in your area

Golf in Enfield

Summer Skin Care

How to get a Beach Body

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Win a Makeover or Bottles of Kumala Wine

40th Anniversary for Local Park

Local News and What’s On in the Enfield Area

Local Celebrity Gossip

The continued threat to Chase Farm Hospital investigated

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February 2009issue 14



Life Begins At 50!

A Winter HolidayExperience

Valentines DayIdeas

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March 2008



Enfield Property - is it a good investment?

Your Spring

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Getting into the right school!

Going Green - Myth or Fact

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February 2008

Sticking to yourNew Years Resolutions - Help is at hand

Valentine’s Day

Weekends away with a difference

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Win with EN Competitions

GettingMarried in Enfield

Winter Gardening

Preparing your home for Christmas

Local News and What’s On in the Enfield Area

Celebrity News

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Your Summer Garden

Ideas for What to do This Summer


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Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary

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Sporting Futures is back, for another fun filled

day of FREE sport, health and physical activities for all ages and abilities to try.

Lee Valley Athletics Centre Edmonton, is hosting the biggest free sport and physical activity event in North London and is inviting you to come along and try something new.

Whether you are in to athletics, cycling, table tennis, weightlifting, cup-staking or martial arts or if you just want to come and have a go at doing a bit of everything, the Sporting Futures event on Sunday 21 June, 11am – 5pm is not to be missed!

Supported by national and London wide campaigns, Change4Life, Go London and Play Sport London, Sporting Futures aims to inspire and motivate people to get active and lead healthier lifestyles. With over 40

different activities to try the event also highlights career and education opportunities available in the sport and health and fitness sector. There will also be free health checks and advice from Enfield NHS on how everyone, of any age, can improve their health and fitness by getting active and having fun.

The event is also going to feature the debut showcasing

of netball’s new adapted game in London and the South East. A number of new rule changes have been introduced to test the fitness and technical ability of the players and to make the game faster, more ferocious and vibrant.

The more daring of visitors can experience the new ‘extreme’ zone and test their strength and agility on the climbing wall, try out their

‘flips’ whilst skateboarding, their stamina on the assault course and their agility and movement in parkour.

For those who like a slower pace there’s short mat bowls, a spot of golf and yoga to try, and there’s even time to enjoy a massage. Dance fans can be wowed with a full day’s

programme of demonstrations and workshops from the Wildcat Cheerleaders to the Royal Academy of Dance.

Cycling is a great way

to keep fit and the Enfield Festival of Cycling will be at the event to talk bikes with you. Visitors will have the opportunity to try out tandems, tricycles and a whole range of unusual bicycles and you can also bring your two wheeled companion along for a health check up with the bike doctor.

For more information visit www.sportingfutures.co.uk

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A number of local groups have had a

share of more than £20,000 in the first round of grants for the current financial year - but there is still time to apply for money.

Hertsmere council offers small capital grants up to a maximum of £3,000 to local voluntary and community groups for a variety of ‘one-off’ purposes. Applications for the second round must be submitted to the council by Friday 4 September 2009.

Grants awarded so far include:

Hertsmere Community Transport - £3,000Hertsmere Flyers Swimming Club - £1,100Potters Bar Hockey Club - £610Potters Bar Petanque Club - £600

Potters Bar Town Football Club - £1,000

Funding priority is given to those organisations where a grant will make a contribution towards achieving the council’s corporate goals such as encouraging economic prosperity and promoting healthy living, leisure and cultural opportunities.

The grant scheme is for local organisations only. Larger regional and national charities/organisations can apply, however applications must be for a specific project within Hertsmere that will benefit local residents. Grants cannot be given to individuals or used for general running costs.

For more information and an application form go to www.hertsmere.gov.uk/grants or call 020 8207 7801.

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Call the Box Office for further information or if you would like to receive our free cinema and entertainment brochure.

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Potters Bar, HERTS EN6 2HNwww.wyllyottscentre.co.uk

Masters of the HouseSat 13th June 8.00pm

Tickets: £17.00, £16.00 concsSongs from the shows combined with

witty theatrical anecdotes!

Harlem Hot FeetFri 19th June 8.00pm

Tickets: £16.00, £15.00 concsStars Tony Jacobs and celebrates music

and dance from the Cotton Club!

You Were Made for MeFri 5th June 8.00pm

Tickets: £16.00, £15.00 concsIncludes a tribute to The Everley

Brothers and the original Dreamers

Cash grants available

To celebrate Open Farms Weekend, Lee Valley Park Farms have teamed up with Asda and Arla to allow kids to go free on the weekend of June 6th and 7th.

As well as all the usual treats in store at a day out at Lee Valley Park Farms, there is a whole host of extra activities as well. You can · See all of the animals from pigs to goats, llamas to lambs, giant rabbits to chinchillas - there’s just too many to mention. · See the cows being milked in the modern dairy farm. · Climb aboard the Asda Dairy Bus - learn all you need to know whilst having great fun.

· Take a tractor and trailer ride. · Cheer on your favourites in the ferret and pig racing. · Visit and enjoy the tractor barn, piglets’ paradise and the pit! · Play in the Bundle Barn · Plus much more

The Farms are open from 10:00am till 5:00pm and children under 16 years of age can get in free as long as they are accompanied by an adult who pays just £6.80. The Farm’s Orchard Café offers a wide range of hot and cold food to keep the whole family going throughout the day.For more information please contact the information Service on 08456 770 600 or visit www.leevalleypark.org.uk.

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Cat owners in the EN area are being

encouraged to keep their pets safe this summer by having their feline friend microchipped.

Local cat charity Lea Valley Cats Protection is once again supporting National Microchipping Month and reminding owners of the benefits of microchipping.

Having a cat microchipped is a cheap and simple way of providing a permanent method of identification for the thousands of cats which go missing every year.

Branch Coordinator, Yvonne Rapley said “Having your cat microchipped will dramatically increase the chances of a happy reunion if a pet cat goes missing. Whereas collars can be

removed, get snagged or lost, a microchip will always stay with the cat as permanent identification.”

“We sometimes get cats in that we believe could be someone’s lost pet. We have reunited a number of cats with their owners thanks to them being microchipped.”

“Unfortunately for the cats which are not chipped although we do everything we can to trace their owner, without identification eventually we do have to rehome them.”

Microchipping can be carried out by a vet or trained animal care staff and involves a small data chip being inserted under the cat’s skin between the shoulder blades. The details are then stored on a national database and can

be accessed by scanning the animal with a special device. Most vets and rescue centres will routinely scan all lost cats, and can use the information to quickly reunite the missing pet with their owner.

Although microchipping provides an excellent method of reuniting cats and their owners, the system is dependent on owners keeping their records on the national database up to date – for example, if they move home or change phone number.

National Microchipping Month will run during June in the UK to promote responsible pet ownership through

microchipping as the preferred method of permanent pet identification.

For more information about microchipping or Lea Valley Cats Protection, please telephone 0845 371 2740 or go to our website on www.leavalley.cats.org.uk


Cats and Chips!

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I wasn’t present for the start of my story. For

me, it began with the ringing phone, the near hysterical voice of my wife, and the words ‘Dandelion’ (one of our cats), ‘ Car’, ‘Vets’, ‘Amputation’, ‘Leg’ and ‘Tail’.

You get the picture!

I struggled to process what I was hearing. But, long story short, Dandelion had been hit by car. Smashed more like. And broken as he was, with super-feline effort he made the short but arduous journey home, hampered by a shattered limb and the attendant excruciating pain.

My wife got him to the vets immediately, the

Rosemary Avenue Surgery where Dandelion was x-rayed, and finally separated from his ex-leg and ex-tail. A big thank you to Rebecca, Matt and everyone who helped.

Apparently, his injuries were among the worst the staff had ever seen. This makes me even more glad I wasn’t there to witness the full extent of the gore. I like my blood and guts in the safety of the TV screen on Casualty when I’m sitting down, ready for it.

We’re lucky. Even if Dandelion is minus a leg, a tail and one of his nine lives, he’s alive. As he takes his first hoppety steps on the road to recovery (the only road I ever hope to see him on again), I

started thinking about this accident. Specifically, about how it could have been prevented.

This, in the end, is the point of my story. Here in EN Magazine-land, we live in a criss-cross of residential streets. We’ve got pet owners, parents and pedestrians in plentiful supply. And, these days, we’ve got a lot of traffic.

When we moved to Browning Road a decade ago, we didn’t expect it to turn into Brands Hatch. It hasn’t, quite. But there is definitely too much traffic, travelling too quickly, too much of the time.

So what do we do about it? Well, maybe call for traffic calming measures of some sort. Lobby the council for…what? We know that speed bumps are expensive, and loathed by the emergency services. Maybe road narrowing would work. This is a measure I’d support on my own road; stopping the half on, half off the pavement parking. Perhaps rumble strips, except that they’d be noisy. Or chicanes, but where?

The way I see it, we all have the most effective traffic calming measure right there in our cars with us: our brains. We are the people who drive up and down the local roads the most. What if we just simply drove slower? Not just on our own roads, where we know the risks intimately, but on all the roads round us.

The Constabularly can’t be responsible for policing speeds on every street, every day. But we can take responsibility for our own speed. And if we make the decision to drive a bit slower, then cars behind us will be forced to slow down too. However unwillingly.

Perhaps if traffic is generally moving at a safer pace, the skip lorries and rat-runners won’t bother trying to speed up our streets. Maybe they’ll stick to the main roads, the ones with lights for pedestrian crossings, the ones they’re supposed to be using.

If you agree, you don’t have to raise your hand. Just your right foot. Just a bit.

Submitted by Richard Stoney, EN resident.

If you have a local story or issue you would like to raise then please send your story or article to editorial @enmagazine.co.uk

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In the March issue of EN Magazine we ran a

competition for one of our readers to win dinner for two at The Room Above Restaurant at The Stag. Our winner Allison Mardell dropped us a few lines to let us know about her experience.

The perfect waitress.

“I would like to spill the proverbial beans on what I thought was one of Enfield’s best kept secrets. Tucked away above the Stag pub is an eatery which ticks so many boxes and for me to win a meal there was fantastic.

Tick 1- A contemporary environment with a fabulous designed interior, complete with linen cloths, serviettes

and interesting artwork on the aubergine and cream painted walls.

Tick 2 - A great waitress who is madam diva herself and delightful hostess. Iole you are the perfect waitress.

Tick 3 - A compact yet freshly cooked menu. I can’t believe they manage to serve this at these incredible prices.

It hasn’t been my first time in this secret place, and I trust that in future I will have trouble getting a table! “

Millfield Arts Centre is finally getting

a marvellous makeover - but don’t worry next time you step inside Trinny and Susannah won’t be lurking around the corner, nor Gok Wan showing our Box Office how to look good naked.

Temporarily closed until October 2009, the grand reopening will reveal new facilities including a redeveloped sweeping foyer, Box Office, extended toilets and a multi-purpose space housing the long awaited café bar.

Following the refurbishment, the much loved venue’s forthcoming festive production promises to be something rather special. Set in Old Peking;

Aladdin is a favourite pantomime tale of exotic lands and Chinese laundries, Genies, Emperors and evil Sorcerers, magic lamps, caves and flying carpets.

Booking is now open to follow the antics of loveable rogue Aladdin and his Mother: the delightfully saucy Widow Twankey, l swoon as he falls for the beautiful Princess, daughter of the Emperor.

With all these festive treats including a possible return of a favourite pantomime face from last year, don’t miss out – tickets, like the carpets are already flying.

See www.millfieldartscentre.co.uk for details.

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According to legend, the Zen Buddhist monk

Bodhidharma travelled to the Hunan province in China around 500B.C. He spent nine years in the Shao Lin temple where he started to teach martial arts, breathing techniques and physical disciplines to the monks. He also explained to them how to develop their mental and spiritual strength in order to endure the demanding meditation exercise.

Local karate instructor Tony Heywood has studied Karate for the past 27 years to follow in the footsteps of the Buddhist monk. Tony spent a week in a Buddhist temple in Northern Thailand becoming a monk. “I had wanted to visit Thailand for a long time and the opportunity to learn the teachings, live like and become a monk for a while, was one that interested me. I am currently an ordained Buddhist monk and will continue to be until the string bracelet that was given to me breaks or I cut it off. The

experience of becoming a monk was to reintroduce some of the spiritual aspects relating to martial arts, although I discovered more about myself on the adventure than anything else” Tony told EN Magazine.

Tony runs the local Karate Shinboku Kai ( meaning empty hand, friendship, and organisation) where as well as teaching Karate they teach Hanbo, a form of stick fighting. “We teach all age groups from 8 upwards at our Monday night classes at Chesterfield School Sports Hall, as well as classes at Kings College London and London University. We aim to teach the martial arts along with confidence deportment and self-discipline” added Tony.

Each year Tony also organises a martial arts Sokol, which this year will take place on Saturday 27th June at Hilly Fields park.

The Sokol, literally translated means “falcon”, was

a name adopted for the traditional gathering of young people coming together under a under a Christian banner to meet and compete athletically.

A Czech, Dr. Miraslav Tyrs, in 1862, was credited with introducing the concept where the ethos was “a sound mind and body”. Later

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Grand Bonsai EventSunday 28th JuneThe Three MusketeersSaturday 18th July, 3pm - 6pm(open air theatre, separate ticket price applies)

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Fuchsia FestivalSaturday 25th & Sunday 26th JulyCinderellaFriday 31st July, 6pm - 9pm(open air theatre, separate ticket price applies)

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the suffix “ni zisk, ni slavu “was added which means “not for fame, not for fortune”. Instructors and organizers would give their time freely for this annual get together. With the invasion of the Czech Republic by the Nazis in 1939 the event was outlawed.

Tony organised a martial arts Sokol after reading about it whilst teaching in the Czech Republic, believing it would be beneficial to hold a seminar where profit and ego are left behind and in a pleasant outdoor environment, teaching and camaraderie are paramount.

For further information on Karate Shinboku Kai or the Sokol contact Tony Heywood on 020 8363 9725 or email Tony at [email protected]

Mr. David Osborne of Enfield, a keen writer

himself, has won a copy of Bedbugs written by Jonathan Hehir. We hope it will inspire him further and look forward to receiving his review in due course. Happy reading David.

We would also like to say a big thank you

to 11 year old Elizabeth Cope of Potters Bar, for reading the magazine and entering our competition. She is the lucky winner of the Paradise Wildlife Park family day out and I am

sure that Elizabeth will gain great pleasure out of this wonderful day and look forward to hearing about it soon.

Congratulations to our May issue CoMpetition winners:


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Capel Manor College, London’s only

landbased college offers courses in Horticulture and Landscaping, Arboriculture (Tree Surgery), Countryside and Environment, Floristry, Flower Arranging and Balloon Artistry, Animal Care and Saddlery and Garden Design. At the Open day the college opens it doors for visitors to come and have a look around. There will be plenty to see and do including demonstrations and displays from all course areas.

The Work Based Learning team will be on hand to provide information and advice on Work Based Learning opportunities and the Apprenticeship scheme.

The School of Horticulture and Landscaping will have students from the GreenHEART for Women’s group planting up ‘Weird and Wonderful’ containers from recycled household items, or you can come and watch the GreenHEART Practical

Gardener students planting up beds. Projects undertaken by Hard Landscaping students will also be on display including alpine and water displays.

The School of Floristry are hosting the Work Skills UK Floristry Competition. You can walk through the classrooms observing the competition, and also get to see beginner level students completing work for the “Book Titles” competition. Eye-catching Floral displays can be seen in the Manor House.

The School of Animal Care and Saddlery will be running a Dog Show and dog agility display. You might fancy watching ferret racing or an animal handling demonstration. There will also be feeding/grooming of the pigs and sheep plus goat walking, a tombola, guess the weight of the tortoise,

heavy horse demos and a chance to see the reptiles and amphibians in the exotic room. The saddlery workshop will be open as well with leather-working demonstrations and visitors will have the opportunity to have a go at braiding a leather bracelet.

The School of Garden Design will have an exciting display of designs produced by current students available to view in the Frank Parkinson Design Studio, where you can also see a full range of Garden Design students’ projects.

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The School of Arboriculture (Tree Surgery) and Countryside will be carrying out exciting demonstrations of tree-climbing and fence building. Current students from Arboriculture, Countryside and Environmental courses will be there sharing their experiences.

Tutors from all course areas will be available to answer queries and offer information and advice on

courses. Plus our careers advisor will be giving impartial and FREE careers or course advice, and there will be the opportunity to learn about UCAS and Aim Higher.

There will be guided tours of the college taking place during most of the day and a guided walk through the gardens and estate led by staff from the School of Garden Design at 1pm.

The Enfield Brass Band will be playing in the Amphitheatre between 12.00-2.00pm, and the Terrace Restaurant will be open all day for refreshments, or ice cream and doughnuts can be purchased from the stable car park.

Contact the college for your FREE entry voucher and enjoy Capel’s 30 acres of gardens at the same time.

A welcome return for the Herts Heavy Horse Show where you get a day in the country with Heavy Horse breeds on parade including Clydesdales, Shires and Suffolks. Activities, including dray rides, start at 11am and rosette presentations at 4pm, all organised by the Hertfordshire Heavy Horse Association. The college saddlery team will also be

running workshops and demonstrations related to saddlery and associated leathercrafts.

Contact 08456 122 122 or email [email protected] or visit www.capel.ac.uk/openday/ and you can download a voucher.


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Since the early 17th Century a small corner

of the EN area in Waltham Abbey has had a major impact on helping to build the British Empire and aiding the defence of the country with Gunpowder.

The story of gunpowder produced at Waltham Abbey starts with a fulling mill for cloth production originally set up by the monks of the Abbey on the Millhead Stream, an engineered water course tapping the waters of the Lea. Mills were adaptable and in the early 17th century it was converted to an ‘Oyle Mill’, i.e. for producing vegetable

oils. In the second Dutch War gunpowder supply shortages were encountered and the oil mill was converted to gunpowder production, possibly in response to this.

Royal Gunpowder Mills 1735

William Walton acquired the mills at the end of the 17th century, starting a family connection lasting almost a hundred years. The enterprise was successful under the Walton’s tenure and the Mills expanded up the Millhead Stream as fresh production facilities were added, the material progressing from one building to another as it

passed through the various processes. The Waltham Abbey Mills were one of the first examples in the 18th century of an industrialised factory system, not often recognised. In 1735 they were described by Thomas Fuller, a local historian, as ‘the largest and compleatest works in Great Britain.’

Sir William Congreve

In the 1780s there was fresh concern over security, quality and economy of supply and the then Deputy Comptroller of the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich, Major, later Lt. General, Sir

William Congreve advocated that the Waltham Abbey Mills should be purchased by the Crown. This was to ensure secure supplies and to establish what would now be called a centre of excellence for development of manufacturing processes and to establish quality and cost standards by which private contractors could be judged. In October 1787 the Crown purchased the Mills from John Walton for £10,000, starting a 204 year ownership. Congreve was a man of immense drive and vision, a pioneer of careful management, quality control and scientific method and under his regime

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manufacture moved from what had been a black art to, in the context of its day, an advanced technology.

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on Marlborough Downs 1809-1810 showing superiority of Waltham Abbey material.

Reflecting this, the Mills were able to respond

successfully in volume and quality to the massive increases in demand which arose over the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789, culminating in the victory at Waterloo in 1815. In the years following Waterloo the Mills entered a period of quiet with a steep

decline in staff numbers and production levels. However there was a steady advance in machinery and process development. The quiet was not to last. Conflict broke out in 1854 with the Crimean War with Russia, followed by the Indian Mutiny and a succession of colonial conflicts followed, culminating in the Boer War of 1899 - 1902. All of this provided the impulse for further development. Whilst the Mills function was to provide gunpowder for military use, either as a propellant for use in guns, or as a military explosive for demolition etc. improvements effected there were a strong influence on private industry producing for civil activity - construction, mining, quarrying, tunneling, railway building etc. which created a massive demand for gunpowder in the 19th century.

advancements in production.

Under the leadership of Sir Frederick Abel, first, Guncotton was developed at Waltham Abbey, patented in 1865, then, the propellant Cordite, patented in 1889.Again there was a close link with production for civil use, with chemical engineering improvements at Waltham Abbey being disseminated to private industry. All this meant that Waltham Abbey had become a leading centre of science and technology, but for reasons of security largely unknown to the outside world. WWI 1914 - 1918 brought a huge upsurge in demand. The Mills increased staff numbers by around 3000 to a total of 6230. The 3000 additional workers were largely female, recruited from the surrounding area and this was a significant social phenomenon.

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WW1 Women Workers at the Royal Gunpowder Mills

After WWI there was again a period of quiet before anxieties about the future again surfaced. It was decided that production at Waltham Abbey would be gradually transferred to the west of the country, safer from air attack from Europe. However in the meantime production continued and crucial development work was carried out on TNT production and on the new explosive RDX. In WWII Waltham Abbey remained an important cordite production unit and for the first two years of the war was the sole producer of RDX. Total transfer to the west was achieved by 1943, with many Waltham Abbey staff playing a vital role in developing the new factories, training staff and superintending production and the Mills finally closed in 1943.

Research Scientist at the Royal Gunpowder Mills

In 1945 the establishment re-opened as a research

centre for military propellant and high explosives and expanding into the increasingly significant field of rocket propellants, solid and liquid and a range of specialised applications, e.g. ‘snifters’ for altering space vehicles direction when in flight, cartridges for firing aircraft ejector seats, engine and generator starter cartridges - these applications have been called ‘a measured strong shove’. The rocket activity later extended to the production of rocket motors. After various reorganisations of Governmental research, the research centre finally closed in 1991, bringing to an end 300 years of explosives production and research.

Today the site of the

Royal Gunpowder Mills offers a range of visitor attractions plotting the use of the site. These include the Gunpowder Plot Exhibition, the 1940’s Exhibition and Rockets Exhibition as well a the impressive Farwell to Arms Exhibition with over 200 working weapons from the English Civil War to the modern day. The Royal

Gunpowder Mills also offers visitors the chance to discover the local nature on walks and also the development of Woodland and its importance to the surrounding communities throughout history.

The Royal Gun Powder Mills also hosts various events throughout the year such as the Medieval Jousting Event on 13th and 14th June with Knights in combat on foot and horseback, historic re-enactments of life in Roman times (20th-21st June) and the English Civil War (27th-28th June). The site also plays host to futuristic visitors from the UK Garrison 501st Legion of Star Wars including Storm Troopers and Darth Vader as well as exhibitions on rockets to space and rocket powered cars.

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For many of us giving to charity entails parting with a small

fortune to a campaigner on the street. Not that this is a bad thing as every charity is fighting for a worthy cause. However, there are a few wild folk out there who take rasing money for charity to an entirely different level, from diving with sharks to jumping out of a 5 foot high tree into a puddle of mud wearing a duck outfit! It seems that when it comes to raising the funds to support a good cause, we’ll give anything a go.

So what are the reasons behind these crazy and sometimes terrifying acts of compassion? Well some are silly bets made with a few mates over a couple of beers, while others have more significant motives behind their actions.

Toby Simmons woke up with more than a hangover when he bet his friends that he could climb Scafell Pike (England’s highest mountain). He thought his friends would forget about it, but instead sent out a mass email to

inform people of the bet!”

Although Toby didn’t initially set out to raise money for charity he ended up raising nearly £2000! “It was a great feeling to stand at the top of Scafell Pike.It was probably the most life changing bet I’ve ever made and I’ll definitely be doing something similar again.”

There was a completely different driving force behind Veronica Plumbe’s daredevil challenge; it meant her best friend’s life. At the beginning of this year Veronica was devastated when her best friend told her she had breast cancer. Veronica wanted to be supportive, without dwelling on the negative, so she decided to set her own Triple Challenge. The Three Challenges included a zip wire from 750ft, an abseil from 120ft and finally a mulitvine high wire walk. A mulitvine high wire walk is a tight rope walk from one 150ft cliff across to another, placing your feet on the bottom rope and grabbing the hanging ropes in front of you.

Veronica explained that by doing something positive it brought laughter and smiles into an otherwise heart breaking situation.“My friend is still fighting cancer, but we both plan to take part in the Race for Life this summer, we may have to walk it but we’ll get round, just like I know that we can beat cancer if we do it together.”

Local man Tim Apps is facing his biggest cycling challenge so far as he gears up to ride from London to Paris.

Tim, 33, is usually seen cycling around Potters Bar and Barnet, but on 21st August he will be donning his cycling shorts and riding 320km to raise money for Great Ormond Street.

“I’ve never cycled so far before,” says Tim. “I am completing a local ride on behalf of North London Hospice on 7th June, this will be a 64km ride and I am training for this at the moment. In addition to cycling I have been running, swimming, lifting weights and playing badminton. By cutting out all the fry-ups and chocolate as well I have also achieved a weight loss of 3 stone.”

The hard work will all be worthwhile for the father of two if he succeeds in

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raising £1,500 for Great Ormond Street Charity. Tim is following in his father’s footsteps in raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital whose most notable event was taking part in the team that pulled a Land Rover from the Police Station in Whetstone to Great Ormond Street Hospital a few years ago.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is full of remarkable children whose bravery touches everyone. With their supporters, they help keep the magic alive for thousands of children who need our help every year.

You can sponsor Tim by visiting his online fundraising page on http://www.justgiving.com/timothyapps.

Whatever your reasons are here are a few daredevil and also a few tamer events that are happening around the world and in our the EN area.

enfield’s BiG Bike Ride - Sunday 14th June

Have fun and support the Nightingale Community Hospice Trust by registering for their round-the-borough Cycle Ride.

The Nightingale Community Hospice Trust was launched in 2002 to help residents in the borough of Enfield whose lives have been touched by cancer and who were somehow slipping through the established care system.

You can pick up a registration form from Enfield Libraries and Leisure Centre, entry is £10 for adults and £5 for children all participants get a free T.Shirt

Race For life - Sunday 21st June

Distance: 5k Location: Trent ParkRace for Life is Cancer Research’s UK’s

flagship event, which brings together thousands of women each year to walk, jog or run 5k and raise money to beat cancer. To date, four million women have raised over £240 million for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work.

You can register at: www.raceforlife.org

national hospice awareness Month - June

The Nightingale Community Hospice Trust is promoting a ‘Go Yellow’ in June to raise money for their organisation. They are aiming to encourage as many people as possible to hold a fundraising activity on their behalf with the colour yellow as

the main theme! So get out those yellow outfits people!

For an information pack contact the fundraising department on 020 8366 9674

Kilimanjaro Orchid Trek - Orchid Cancer appeal – 26th June to 5th July

This hard-core 6 day trek through one of Africa’s most magnificent sights is in add of male cancers.

You can register online at: www.orchid_cancer.org.uk/orchidtrek

Orchid is the only UK registered cancer charity that focuses entirely on the male-specific cancers; prostate, penile and testicular .

Women’s leadership nepal Challenge for The prince’s Trust - 26th September to 4th October

This challenge is not for the faint hearted ladies, it lasts a whopping 9 days! You’ll take a tough but amazing trek through the Himalayas to the summit of Pike Peak.

The Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group is an innovative fundraising initiative, raising funds to help young women get their lives back on track.

You can find out more at www.princes-trust.org.uk

200ft City abseil for the Red Cross - 2nd/3rd July

If you’re a bit of an adrenaline junky looking for a challenge then a 200ft abseil in the city for the Red Cross could be right up your street!

The Red Cross are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.

You can register online at www.redcross.org.uk

The Ruby Ball

On Saturday, 4th July Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice and Nightingale Community Hospice Trust will be co-hosting the ‘Ruby Ball’ fund-raising event. The evening will be a prestigious event with Noah’s Ark Patron, Kyran Bracken and BBC Radio Presenter and Journalist,

Vanessa Feltz in attendance.

“I am delighted to be attending the Ruby Ball event and to be supporting Noah’s Ark and Nightingale Community Hospice - two worthy local charities who provide much needed support and comfort to families in the communities of North London. Best wishes for a great evening”, says Vanessa Feltz.

This is the first collaborative effort between Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice and Nightingale Community Hospice Trust and arises from the natural synergy between the two organisations, working in the children and adult sectors respectively.

Set in the beautiful grounds of Hatfield House, The Old Palace is the perfect setting for a summer Ball. Guests will be treated to an evening of entertainment including a champagne reception, Baroque Trio, table magicians, solo singer, live music and dancing, raffle and auction.

Tickets for The Ruby Ball are limited. If you would like to attend please telephone Diane Parry at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice on 020 8449 8877 or Mary Rose at Nightingale Community Hospice Trust on 020 8366 9674 for further information.

All proceeds from the Ruby Ball will be shared equally between the two charities and will make a real difference to the support that is given to children and families affected by cancer and other life-limiting conditions living in the communities of North London and Enfield.

For further information, please contact:

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice 020 8449 8877 email [email protected] or Nightingale Community Hospice Trust 020 8366 9674 email [email protected]


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The signs of summer are slowly arriving, and like many of you

out there I too have been hiding some unwanted pounds under my winter woollies. As I’m not blessed with the genes of Eva Longoria, there is only one way I might still be able to pull out my bikini this year…with words that plague the majority of lives, I need to go on a diet!

But with so many diets out there, all promising slimming results by the time I step off the plane, which diet is really the best for me? So I took to the streets to find out about 4 different diets and weight loss programmes that are available here in the EN area.

I first met with Heather Newham of LighterLife, a programme that promotes an average loss of a stone a month. LighterLife is only available to people who have a BMI of 25 or over, as anything under 25 is considered healthy. The two programmes run by LighterLife are: The Lite Programme for people with a BMI between 25 and 29.9, and the full abstinence programme which is for those who have a BMI 30 and over.

The basic idea is that you undergo a complete abstinence from conventional food in order to lose your initial weight, after this time you will move onto their management programme which reintroduces normal food back into your life. I know what you’re thinking…No Food! I know it’s a scary thought and I

too was wondering if anyone can actually do this diet. As I sat down with Heather, she explained that the programme was not just about the body but the mind and the image we have of ourselves.

LighterLife counsellors like Heather deal with the issues that lead us to become overweight in the first place, so that we can make long-term changes. After just 30 minutes with Heather I felt the positive benefits of talking to a professional about my body image.

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programme. Heather’s clients have had some amazing life changing results, and that really is what this diet is, it’s a life changing programme to re-educate the way you eat, think and behave around food.

The second person I met with was Pat Cooper of Herbal Life. Herbal life is available to everyone, and Pat explains that Herbal Life promotes wellness, which is the condition of good physical and mental health. They are also the official nutrition sponsor of Ollie Freedman the world class Triathlete. All this is very impressive but what I want to know is when will I start losing weight?

Pat tells me that a programme is worked out for each client depending on their needs and on average, people on the Herbal Life programme lose about half a stone a month. The principal rule is meal replacement. However, you do not abstain from food completely and depending on your personalised programme you replace breakfast and/or lunch with a Herbal Life shake, along with teas and protein bars and of course a healthy evening meal.

Herbal Life encourages exercise and stresses the importance of drinking your required daily water allowance and follows an ethos of live healthier, live better.

Next I met with Christine Clark of Slimming World, where I met with a group at the Brigadier Free Church Hall on Brigadier Hill. Slimming World members lose weight through a combination of Slimming World’s food optimising eating plan combined with group support and shared experiences with other slimmers, which encourages behaviour change.

The group members were all at different stages and they were varied in shape, size and age. Unlike the other weight loss programmes Slimming World works with conventional food, encouraging members to fill up on what Slimming World call Free Foods, such as lean meat, pasta, fruit and vegetables, and deal with their cravings by allowing them to have a certain amount of daily treats, called syns.

There is no guaranteed monthly weight loss, just an assurance that you will lose weight at a healthy rate without feeling hungry. Many of Christine’s

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members cook the same meals they eat on the plan, increasing the portions where necessary, for their partners and children ensuring that their families are growing up on a healthy balanced diet.

Slimming World also promotes moderate exercise to aid in your weekly weight loss, and encourages members who reach their target weight to make the lifesyle change for life.

The last diet stop I made was with the gym at David Lloyd, where I met with dieter Emma Hotter who has been on their weight loss programme since January 2009. In this time she has lost an amazing 2½ stone!

Emma has been a member of the gym for 5 years and was 15 stone when she initially walked through the door, but she hit a wall at 10 ½ stone. Just as Emma was about to slip back into her old habits she was encouraged to join the weight loss programme.

The David Lloyd weight loss course is a programme that is designed to promote not just a healthy lifestyle but also a healthy you. At a weekly group meeting you are given healthy living information card which you need to follow throughout the week. These consist of things like: ‘Healthy Heart, Bones and You’ and ‘What should I drink?’ After a supportive diet discussion, qualified staff will then show you how to maximize your weight loss with the use of the gym equipment and different exercises that fit into your lifestyle and suit your personal needs.

All of the featured diets aim to change the way you eat for life but deciding which diet is for you depends on your size, determination and of course personality. Weight loss is something that surrounds us constantly in the media, so finding a diet that works really is finding a diet that fits into your lifestyle.

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Many of the treatments and therapies that are frowned

upon today by the western medical establishment have been practiced for thousands of years. Often what we call conventional medical practices can have their roots firmly linked in alternative and complementary practices. People may reject the idea of Herbalism, the practice of medicine based on the use of plants and plant extracts. However many people such as those suffering from cancer need morphine, which is no more than the refined sap from the opium poppy.

Alternative and complementary therapies have slowly gone from

something people were wary of and saw as old and out of date practices to solutions that work. Even the NHS is looking at the past. One of the most extreme treatments that I came across is the use of maggots to help clean wounds by eating the dead and infected skin.

EN Magazine set out to try some alternative and complementary practices to find out more.

Acupuncture

The thought of needles being stuck in you as a way to relive pain or to cure

illness is not something that sounds sensible to me! However for thousands of years people from around the globe have used this accent Chinese form of healing to cure a large number of ailments, from aches and pains to helping with allergies and even IVF treatments.

I went along to Keats Complementary Practice in Enfield Town to see if I would be able to stand having needles stuck in me.

Upon arrival I meet Jacqui Frazer one of two acupuncturists that work at the practice. Jacqui spent four years training to be an acupuncturist. She told me “Whilst living in Australia I was suffering with some pain connected to an illness. A friend sent me to a local acupuncturists and after six months of treatment I found I was fully recovered from both the pain and the illness. It was after this I decided to re-train when I returned to England. After completing four years training in the UK, I worked for four months in China at a hospital where acupuncture was regularly prescribed over western medical practices. As a professional acupuncture practitioner, I am a member of the British Acupuncture Council who regulate the practice and set down very strict guidelines. For example the BAC enforce that a needle must only be used once used needles disposed of . This is something which not every acupuncturist has to do. “

The first thing that surprised me was the time Jacqui spent asking me about my medical condition, from aches and pains that I might suffer from to allergies. The questions took some time and included an analysis of my lifestyle, eating and drinking habits, all to aid Jacqui in identifying the points

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where she would insert the needles. I have suffered with lower back pain for several years, probably caused by sitting at a desk for too long and have also had a lot of tension in my shoulders from gardening at the weekend. Jacqui gave me an explanation of what she intended to do and described in a very simple way why she believes acupuncture to be successful, “If you injure yourself your body will send blood, anti-bodies and other chemicals to the injury to fix it. By inserting the needles we are tricking the body into making it believe that it needs to treat an area quickly and sends the required blood, anti bodies and chemicals to aid this.”

Once Jacqui had spoken to me about the issues it was time for the acupuncture. Initially Jacqui gave my back a massage and explained that this was for her to get a feel for any areas of tension or tightness in my muscles. Jacqui then preceded to insert the first needle. If you want to get an idea of what it feels like then gently flick yourself with a finger. There was no sharp pain or feeling of a needle being inserted, however when a needle was inserted into the muscle below my shoulder, which I knew was very tight I felt a mild discomfort as the needle went in but it soon passed. From the twenty needles Jacqui stuck in me there were only two I can honestly say I felt any kind of discomfort from.

So did it work? Well it was only a short one off treatment that I had but I must admit after the treatment my back and shoulders as well as muscles felt more relaxed for a few days.

For Further information contact Keats Complementary Practice on 020 8366 2300.

Hopi Ear Candle

Hopi Ear Candles are a pleasant and non-invasive treatment for the ears, used to treat a variety of conditions. These ear candles induce a revitalising heat upon the head and ears, which soothes, relieves and relaxes.

The candles are made from the natural ingredients of beeswax, honey extracts, sage, St Johns Wort, chamomile, beta-carotene and organically grown flax. The candles work on a chimney principle, drawing any impurities to the surface where they can be gently

removed. They equalise the pressure in the head and ears, making them suitable for most conditions. Secretion flow is gently stimulated and the vapour collects and removes impurities or deposits. Most of these are carried away through the candle “chimney”, although some of them can be found in the condensed candle wax residue after removal from the ear, or could even work their way up to the surface 24-48 hours after.

The hopi ear candle was a relaxing experience that I admit had some surprising results. Before having the treatment I had carried out some research on the internet and for every good report there seemed to be someone saying that it was a waste of time and money, so I went along very skeptical.

Although there seems to be some debate as to the legitimacy of the link of ear candles and the Hopi people of North America, no one knows the true origins of Ear Candling (also known as coning or ear funneling). However it is known that it has been practiced for centuries. It has been suggested that it dates back as far as biblical times when people used hollow reeds from swamps. This technique has been passed down for many generations, most notably by the Oriental and European cultures. Other reports suggest that it can be traced back to ancient times as a folk remedy to improve focus and clarity in Greek and Egyptian cultures. Ear Candling was also practiced in cultures as diverse as the Tibetan monks and Mayans.

I went along to James Whitaker Men’s Salon where Vicky, the therapist, has

recently introduced ear candles to the range of treatments she provides.

Vicky started the treatment by completing a questionnaire to make sure that the use of the candles would not cause any problems. Then it was time to lay on the treatment table and relax.

The treatment lasts between 7 to 15 minutes per ear and the gentle vibration from the candle is meant to loosen the wax build up within the ear. Once the candle has burnt down, the ear is cleaned with a cotton bud to remove any residue.

I do believe that from the one treatment that I had there were results. When I went to have the treatment my head felt a bit stuffy, like the kind of feeling that you get when a cold is coming on. So what does it feel like? The whole process is very relaxing; lying in a room with subdued lighting and soothing music creates a calming ambience. The candle is gently inserted into the ear and once lit, you can hear a crackling, a bit like sitting in front of an open fire.

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though it had done some good in unblocking my ears and sinuses.

Some improvements from the treatment provided by Vicky include one client reporting greatly improved airline flights having previously suffered with the pressurisation of the airplane cabin. Other benefits mentioned by customers include combating Hay fever.

For Further information contact James Whitaker on 020 8362 1515.

Hot Stone Massage

Hot stone massage is a specialty massage that uses smooth, heated stones. The massage involves the application of water-heated basalt

stones of varying sizes to key points on the body, giving a deep massage and creating sensations of comfort and warmth. The stones are heated in water to between 120 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The direct heat relaxes

muscles, allowing manipulation of a greater intensity than with regular massage and as the stones cool the therapist replaces them with hot stones again. The basalt stones used are a form of black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well which enables a deeply soothing, relaxing form of massage.

Hot stone massage has ancient roots and stones have been used for divination, warmth, healing and protection since the beginning of time. The Japanese use stones to warm their abdomens to aid digestion and the Chinese have been using hot stones to relieve muscular pain for some 4 thousand years. It was also used as an ancient healing tradition in India when river stones were warmed in hot coals or hot water. By placing the hot stones on cloth on the body and arranging them along the energy centres of the body, a healing process was said to occur.

The hot stones are placed on key energy points, chakra, which will harmonize and initiate the relaxation process creating balance and meditative experience to comfort and ground you. Using firm rhythmic strokes the body is massaged with the stones which allows for deep manipulation of the muscle fibers. The heat also softens the tissues and is incredibly comforting for a truly holistic treatment.

I went along to meet Tracey Weaver who has been a holistic health practitioner for 11 years practicing homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, reiki, hot stone and Indian head massage. Tracey has completed an intensive post-graduate course in advanced homeopathy and an advanced holistic medical massage course.

Before performing the treatment Tracey takes time to find out about any aches pains and injures you may have as well as the kind of lifestyle that you lead. This enables Tracey to blend specific essential oils for the massage to truly treat the individual needs of the clients .

So what was it like? Well imagine the relaxing feeling of warm sun beating down on you as you relax on a sunbed, now multiply that and you start to get the idea. The stones give an in-depth warming to your body as they are placed upon you and as Tracey

massages them across you the warmth is spread through out your body. The overall feeling is one of relaxation and pleasure. The mixture of warmth and massage and soothing environment is one that is incredibly relaxing and I could not help but feeling the tension and stress leaving me so much so that I found myself falling asleep! Tracey told me that this often happens and she hears all kinds of snoring but feels this is a compliment to her treatment as the person has relaxed and is comfortable enough to sleep, which in turn allows the natural healing response of the mind and body. After the treatment I felt extremely relaxed and at peace with myself. I would highly recommend hot stone massage as a way to escape the tensions and stress of every day life.

For Further information contact Tracey Weaver LCHE, ITEC, IIHHT, Ctha on 07966 498527.


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Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us. If your “life force energy” is low then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, when high we are more capable of being happy and healthy. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power” and Ki which is “life force energy”. So Reiki is actually “spiritually guided life force energy.”

When the flow of the “Life Force Energy” is disrupted, weakened or blocked, emotional or health problems tend to occur. Imbalances can be caused from many situations occurring in our lives, such as, emotional or physical trauma, injury, negative thoughts and feelings, (including fear, worry, doubt, anger, anxiety, negative self-talk), toxicity, nutritional depletion, destructive lifestyle and relationships, neglect of self and lack of love for oneself or others, from emotions that are not expressed in a healthy way...

Reiki is believed to be excellent for healing any physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues of any kind and it claims to give wonderful results.

Tony Ainsley is a Reiki Master, who has been practicing Reiki for 9 years since completing his training with Master Kellen Hakroo. He now uses the Usmi system of Reiki which stems from the Japanese Reiki Master Mikao Usmi.

As well as the Reiki Tony also used his knowledge and experience of Crystal Therapy to enhance the treatment.

Crystals have been used throughout history for healing, personal reflection and meditation. Crystals work well with the human energy field. They can move, absorb, focus, direct and diffuse energy within the body.

Various crystals and minerals are placed on or around a person to induce deep relaxation, release stress and pain, and promote energy balance within the physical and subtle bodies. They are placed on sites of pain, on acupuncture points or meridians, or on subtle energy vortexes called chakras.

Crystal Healing gives you the time to step out of the hustle and bustle of every day life. It gives you some valuable time for yourself. Whilst receiving healing it is claimed you may experience a sense of deep relaxation and wellbeing. When the body is relaxed the immune system works more efficiently. Relaxation also aids in the relief of stress.

Crystals can help with a number of conditions and situations. Crystal Healing gives you time to connect to your place of inner peace and healing.

As well as Reiki and Crystal Therapy Tony is trained in Yoga, Meditation and Chavutti Thirumal (Indian Rope Massage). Tony holds qualifications for Dance, Fitness, Chavutti Thirumal as well as being a member of the Association of Therapeutic Healers (ATH).

After receiving the Reiki and Crystal treatment from Tony it is very hard to put into words how I felt. Throughout the treatment and afterwards I felt a deep sense of wellbeing, a calmness and a sense of self worth. Its difficult to explain the feelings throughout the treatment as it goes against all the social and educational learning I have been bought up with. You take a pill or see a doctor to get better not just think it, yet it was an experience I hope to have again.

For Further information contact Heavenly Healing and Tony Ainlsley on 07836 250842

So did the treatments work?

Overall all I feel that all the treatments I have had have had a beneficial effect on me but in different ways. The acupuncture sorted out the “knots” in my muscles, the Hot Stone de-stressed and relaxed me, the Hopi Candle cleared out my senses and the Reki and crystals calmed me and even though I was on deadline over the weekend after the treatment to get this issue of EN Magazine to you I found myself to be a lot calmer than I usually am.


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Gardening with containers is an increasingly popular, versatile

type of gardening suitable for in or outdoors. Containers may be used to enliven buildings and areas of hard landscaping, provide seasonal change, or offer a growing environment to suit plants that grow well in conditions that can’t be offered in the garden.

Containers are a good way to experiment with planting combinations, can provide an instant effect, and may be re-arranged to give dynamic interest to specific areas, either to disguise or as a focal point.

The choice of shape, style and material of containers helps to establish or reinforce the style of a garden. Plants

tend to do better in larger containers where there are greater reserves of water and nutrients, and less temperature variation.

Position containers where they won’t be a tripping hazard, and where they can’t topple over. Place them away from wind tunnels, for instance between buildings, and always consider grouping pots for the most effective displays.

Use compost that suits the plant – check the side of the compost bag carefully. Most will cope with a multipurpose type. Personally I tend to use something like a John Innes No 2 as a good potting compost as it has great structure and a general fertiliser.

What to plant? Go for what you fancy, but you must consider that what you are going to use can cope with where the pot will be placed. My general advice is that plants of similar vigour should be selected to ensure a balanced display, and also to combine plants with different colours, texture, form and habit or use several plants of one species to create a visually interesting display

Why not try any of the following for summer interest:

• Flowering prolifically plants such as petunia, bedding geraniums and fuchsia give a long season of interest

• Foliage plants such as Helichrysum petiolare (trailing)

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vary in colour, form and texture, and provide an attractive foil for other plants

• Drought tolerant plants such as lavender and Echeveria spp. are lower maintenance

• Exotic plants such as banana and Canna indica are good for creating a contemporary or tropical style

Finally, maintenance – please consider the following:

• A balanced feed is suitable for permanent or foliage plants, but a high potassium feed such as tomato food is best for floral displays

• Water daily, or twice daily in hot weather, preferably in the evening, and consider a timed trickle or drip irrigation system

• Dead-head regularly to promote flowering, and remove damaged leaves and shoots

• Monitor pests and diseases and treat promptly. Closely planted containers are particularly prone to fungal diseases in wet weather

• Re-pot permanent plantings, or replace the top few centimeters of compost annually

If you’d like to learn more about container gardening or any other aspects covering studying for pleasure or are interested in working in horticulture, why not come along to our Open Day on Saturday 13th June, call 08456 122 122 for your complimentary ticket.

And, lastly finishing on a container theme check out our Grand Bonsai Event (Sunday 28th June, 10am - 4pm) - An event organised by the traders for Bonsai enthusiasts from the region, with magnificent displays of these miniature plants.

For any gardening tips why not contact Tom Cole, Head of the London School of Horticulture & Landscaping, Capel Manor College, Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 4RQ by post (including a SAE) or by email at [email protected]

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Rotary club of Enfield Chase Charity Fun DayThe Green, St. michael’s hospital, Chase side, Laurel Bank Rod6th June 11am – 4pm Free EntryTombola, children’s art competition, bouncy castle and many other stalls and games, arena events including dog training, judo and youth theatre. Refreshments availableContact; David martin 020 8367 7278

SMP presents 70s Musical Disco Inferno17th – 20th June 2009 7:30pm and 3pm Matinee on SaturdayThe Intimate theatre, 521 Green lanes, Palmers Green, N13 4DHTel. No: 0844414 2731Admission: 11.00 concessions 9.00

The Nightingale Community Hospice Summer FairChace Community School, entrance in Tenniswood Road, Enfield. 12 noon to 4.00pmInformation: There will be a wide range of stalls, refreshments, games for the children, a bouncy castle, a Spurs speed target, and entertainment . In fact something for everyone. Please come along and

support the Nightingale, helping us to raise the funds we need to support the people of Enfield who are affected by cancer.

St Andrew’s church, Enfield, Traditional Fete 4th July 12-3.30pm in the Vicarage garden , Band, Barbecue, Bouncy castle, Fancy dress competition for the children (and adults!) American theme. Admission 50p for adults, Concessions 20p

Love London Festival Wetlands Centre, SW13 9WT 04 June 2009 – 11 June 2009 12:00 Free Entry on most events If you drive a Zip Car, use Ecover washing up liquid and take a bag-for-life to the supermarket you’ll love the Love London Green Festival (which replaces what used to be known as London Sustainability Weeks). Throughout June, there are many green themed events across town that promote ways in which we can be kinder to the planet. [email protected]

Family Funfair Pymmes Park , Victoria Road Edmonton, N18 2UG 07 June 2009 – 14 June 2009 14:00

No entry fee Family Funfair, with a variety of family rides and attractions for all to enjoy. Open over the weekends only, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays over both weeks, and running from 2 to 9 on Saturday and Sunday and 5 to 9 on Fridays. Contact Phone/Fax: 01992 621221 Contact Email: [email protected]

1940 - 19th Enfield Scout Group Opposite Jolly Farmers Pub Slades Hill Enfield, EN2 7ES 13 June 2009 @ 12:00 Entrance: FREE 1940’s Summer Fair , horse cart rides, WW2 living history display, roundabout, arcade games, coconut shy , refreshments Contact Phone/Fax: 020 8366 8226

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Enfield’s Big Bike Ride The Nightingale Community Hospice Trust Start At The Civic Centre And Finish In The Town Park, EN1 14 June 2009 @ 10:30 Admission: £10 Adults £5 Children Cycle a circular route around the Borough of Enfield starting at the Civic Centre and finishing with a family picnic in the Town Park. Ride starts at 10.30 prompt. REGISTER BEFORE THE EVENT AND GET YOUR ENFIELD’S BIG BIKE RIDE T SHIRT FREE. This event is supported by Enfield Borough Council Road Safety, the cycle clubs of Edmonton and Southgate and Cycle for England. Come along with your family and have a FUN DAY out!!! Contact Phone/Fax: 020 8366 9674 Email: [email protected]

Epoc In Harmony With Music Platform Presents: Rossini’s Cinderella Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Street, London , SE1 2HZ 17 June 2009 – 24 June 2009 @ 01:30 Tickets: £15, £10 (concession) Family tickets: £40 (minimum

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of 1 child + 1 adult, maximum of 4 tickets) English Pocket Opera Company returns once again with Rossini’s Cinderella. It is the perfect introduction to opera for families and children aged 5 and above. Schools from all over London participate in our shows and will perform side by side with professional opera singers! Singing along is no problem because all songs are sung in English. For tickets see or contact: Box office Cochrane Theatre: 020 7269 1606 www.cochranetheatre.co.uk Box office Unicorn Theatre: 020 7645 0560 020 7263 3019

Trent Country Park Circular Walk Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, , EN4 on 21 June 2009 10:00 am Admission: FREE Meet outside Trent Park Cafe, the main car park, Cockfosters Road at 10.00am. Join us for a stroll around Trent Park. We will be looking at some of the many facinating (and sometimes surprising) historical aspects of this beautiful country park. contact: 020 8441 8272

Adoption Drop In Information Session Enfield Adoption Service, Enfield Baptist Church, Cecil Road, EN2 6TG 25 June 2009 @ 17:00 Admission: FREE Sometimes what children don’t say can be as important as what they do – often more so. But the benefits of growing up in a safe, secure and permanent loving family home speak volumes. Every child deserves an equal chance of happiness in life. By providing a lifelong commitment of adoption, you can give them this. In return, they’ll give you so much more. Contact: 020 8379 8490 or email: [email protected]

Enfield Town Funfair Town Park , Cecil Road Enfield, EN2 6LE 26 June 2009 – 28 June 2009 @ 14:00 Annual funfair, once again returns to the borough with family favourite attractions for your delight. Contact: 01992 621221 - email: [email protected] Summer Fun Day Friends Of George Spicer, George Spicer Primary School Southbury Road, EN1 1YF 28 June 2009 @ 13:00 Admission: 50p, children free Barbeque, refreshments, tombolas, bouncy castles, games, face painting and much, much more! Contact: 07794 596451 or email : [email protected]

Afternoon Tea for Marie Curie Cancer CareTea with entertainment at St. Andrew’s Parish Centre,18th June 2009 - 3:00 – 5:00pmTickets 5.00Contact: Carole 07984 623 362 Pauline 07784 797 722

Open Day in a peaceful oasisMyddelton House gardens, Bulls Cross 28th June 2009 @ 12:00 noon – 4pmAdmission: 3.10 concessions: 2.60Free ParkingContact: 020 8804 5909

Dinky Toy DayWhitewebbs Museum of Transport Sunday 28th June 2009 10am – 4pmContact: 020 8 367 1898 or email: [email protected]

A Night at the Movies by Kathy StangaardCuffley Floral Art ClubCuffley Hall, Maynards Place, Cuffley9th June @ 8pm

Poetry EveningSalisbury House, Bury Street west, EdmontonSaturday June 6th 2009 @ 7:30 – 10pm with refreshmentsGuests Diana Bishop, Norbert Hirschhorn & Sami el MahdiAdmission: 3.50 Concessions 2.50

Charity Quiz Night for Chace Mini Bus FundSaturday 6th June 2009 @ 7:00pmChace Community School, Churchbury Lane, EnfieldEntrance 7.50 includes ploughman’s buffetContact: Mrs. Hillman 020 8352 8242

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Enfield Croquet Club at Bush Hill Park (off Southbury Road) Cecil Road EntrancePlay a sport where men and women can compete on equal termsAlso FREE tuition - 6 week course for beginners starting 18th April at 10.35amEquipment available - Free Hire- Flat soled shoes must be worn Contact 020 8886 6643 (Basil) 020 8883 6612 (Wendy) www.enfieldcroquet.org

Potters Bar Flower Club The Club meets at 8.00pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except August) in the main hall of King Charles the Martyr Church, Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar. Most months we have a flower arranging demonstration but occasionally a speaker. Refreshments are available in the interval. We also have social events such as a lunch or afternoon tea, an occasional outing and an Open Gardens Sunday. Visitors are welcome (£3.80 a meeting). If you would like further information please ring Wendy on 01707 654179 or Chris on 01707 656796

The Enfield Writers’ Workshop meets Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 -10 pm at Salisbury House, Bury St. West N9 and welcomes all writers and budding writers.Tuesdays are writing evenings with tutor guidance and Fridays are for readings of work for sympathetic comment and advice. Registration is £5 a year and £3 each attendance. Contact Eric Savage at 020 8367 3169 or [email protected]

Potters Bar (TTA) Petanque Club Meets Sundays 10.a.m. - 1.p.m & Tuesdays 6p.m. - 8.p.m at Oakmere Park New members are made very welcome, we compete in the Herts & Essex League. Annual subscription £30. First 3 visits are free. Contact Michael Penn 01707 654606 or just turn up.

The Bonsai Group Meetings at Capel Manor College, Bullsmoor Lane on the 2nd Tuesday of each month except August. New members welcome - learn how to keep that bonsai alive! For more details 020-8367-3169 or email [email protected].

French & Spanish Language Club in the Enfield AreaLEARN FRENCH and Spanish THE FUN WAY!*FREE TRIAL LESSON*- Native French / Spanish speaker with experience- Small classes, 5 maximum per group- High quality and stimulating teaching resources following the QCA guidelines - Classes tailored to child’s age and knowledge of French/ Spanish- Holding Full CRB certificatePhone Deborah Cheney on 020 8372 5854/07910 155537 or e-mail [email protected]

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Potters Bar Cine & Video SocietyWyllotts Centre, Potters BarAlternate Thursdays 8.00pmContact Penny 01707 656446 or John 01707 872210www.pottersbarcineandvideosociety.org for amateur cinematographers. Programme includes §editing, filming techniques, competition evenings, social functions

“Ears of Enfield”,Enfield’s very own social group for hard of hearing people, are on the move. Our final meeting at our present venue, Trinity Church, Enfield, will be our Christmas Party. We then move to Oakwood Baptist Church, Merrivale, Southgate, London N14 4TE. Our meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month from 2pm to 4pm. We have a varied and interesting programme to suit all tastes. For details ring 020 8482 0212.

Enfield Wine MakersMeet at St. Stephen’s Church Hall 3rd Friday of each month 8-10.30pm. New members welcome. Social evenings of wine tasting, discussions, home brewing & speakers.Contact Peggy Osborne 020 8366 1829

Enfield Camera Club meets at Trinity Church Hall Thursday evenings at 8 pm. New members are always welcome. Alternatively they can contact the club through the website www.enfieldcameraclub.co.uk or email to [email protected]. The subscriptioin rate is £32 for the full season - Visitors are asked to pay a £1 visitor’s fee,

Enfield Video Makers meet at Jubilee Hall, Parsonage Lane, Enfield on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month, at 8pmuntil 10pm.Contact Stan Lane, 0208 363 8898, e-mail [email protected]

The Rotary Club of Enfield ChaseMeets on Thursday mornings from 7.30am until 8.30 am in the Coffee Lounge, Enfield Baptist Church, Cecil Road, Enfield Town.For more information call 020 8367 7278

The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, Enfield and Edmonton groupsholds meetings on the first Monday of the month in Enfield (at St. Andrews Church Hall Enfield; and the third Monday at Millfield House. Edmonton,each meeting from 10am to noon. All former,

serving, and retired Civil Servants and their partners welcome. Contact Sue on 020 8360 4361 for more information.

Grange Park Floral Art Club meets Church in the Orchard,corner of Park Drive every 3rd Monday of the month at 2pm.Flower arrangements are raffled at the end of demonstrations.Visitors are most welcome.Contact Marion 0208 3601328

Edmonton Camera Club meet each monday at 7.45pm, Millfield House, Silver Street, Edmonton, N18 1PJ.Visitors welcome, please ring Pete on 020 8363 1568 or check our website edmontoncameraclub.co.ukWe offer lectures, discussions, practical evenings, learning events, competitions, outings & exhibitions. Enfield National Trust Association meet twice monthly, one afternoon at Holtwhites Sports & Social club, Holtwhites Hill at 2pm, one evening at Enfield County School, Holly Walk, Enfield at 7.45pm.We offer, lectures, London outings, summer outings, concert & theatre outings.Ring Peter on 020 8363 1568 for details of next meetings & events

Enfield RSPB meet the first thursday of the month at St Andrews Church Hall, Silver Street, Enfield from 8.00 to 10.00 for lectures plus we have local afternoon walks, coach trips to bird reserves,a quiz evening & two “birding” holidays a year.Contact Pauline on 020 8363 1568 for details or check our website http://www.rspb.org.uk/groups/enfield/news/

Chase Diabetic Exercise Clubat Chase Farm Hospital at 6.00pm for an hour of varied exercises not only for diabetics but for all who wish to improve their health’Ring Pauline on 020 8363 1568 for further details Bridge ClubBridge Players – Room 6 Bridge Club plays duplicate alternating with Chicago/rubber in a social atmosphere Mondays 7.30 – 10 pm at Southgate School close to Oakwood tube station Contact 020 8360 8098 or 020 366 3769

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Dance Addiction New Friday Night Practice Night (from 7th November)Large attractive hall with the very best music. Highly Qualified Teachers who are anxious to assist but not interfere .Tutorials available for all levels with the emphasis on style - all grades welcome at Enfield Highway Community Association117 Hertford Road, Enfield(between Green Street &

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Matrix Latin and BallroomCombining the elegance of Ballroom with the dynamic Latin American dances these nice ‘n’ easy fun introductory classes will ease even the most hesitant first-time dancer on to the dance floor with confidence. TUESDAYS 8:00 – 8:45 Improvers/Intermediate Class 8:45 – 9:30 Beginners Class9:30 – 10:30 Social Dancing for all levelsSt Andrews Church Hall Chase Side Southgate London N14.Situated next to Asda For more information please call 07903 244085 or visit www.dancematrix.com/ballroom

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Enfield Chamber Orchestra presents:Mendelsshon, Haydn &

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Southgate Symphony Orchestra presents;Finest blend of music from England, France & GermanySunday 28th June @ 7:30pm Telephone: 020 8363 9029Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Windmill Hill, Enfield, EN2 7AJAdmission: 8.00 Concessions 6.00

Saturday Morning ConcertsGrange Park Methodist Church The Church in the Orchard. Saturday morning concerts 2009 Coffee from 10.15am Recital in the Church at 11.30 for exactly one hour 6th June Ellerdale Piano Trio (violin,cello,piano) 4th July Junko Kobayashi (piano)

An Intimate and Glamorous Night in Palmers GreenSouthgate Opera is appearing for the first time in their history at the Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green. The show at the Intimate Theatre is on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th July at 7.30pm, with a matinee on the Saturday at 2.30pm. Ticket prices range from £8 - £12Box Office: 020 8441 5309Contact: Gillian Porter 020 8360 2796 or 07931 330368 Email: [email protected]

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