Hadley Wood News - June 2018

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HADLEYWOODASSOCIATION
TRUSTEESLETTER
TREES, DATA PROTECTION AND MUCH MORE
Our community affairs have been dominated in the last
months by Treegate, a joint effort by HWA on behalf of
residents combined with HWRUG campaigning skills and
network of rail contacts. See the report on pages 7/8.
A widening range of local people have been involved. We
gained support from Enfield Council. Through our
contacts, we have engaged with a range of experts and
brought in The Tree Council, with a strong impact on
Network Rail. Damage was done, but we have achieved
real successes with removal of dangerous spikes and
commitments for reduced devegetation with regeneration
trials “The Hadley Wood Model”. We shall have a public
meeting at the Centre on 7 June.
Our own affairs have seen special attention to compliance
with the General Data Protection Regulation with great
help from our Secretary (Gillian Henley) - see the article and
form on pages 9/10. We need contact consents by 25 May.
EVENTS
There is enthusiasm in the Committee to generate a variety
of events in addition to the annual Fireworks, for
community enjoyment as much as fundraising.
One immediate project is to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the opening of the Centre. We had an idea for a
substantial event on the previous Saturday (9 June) but the
Committee feel that this should be held later in the year
(early September). The June date clashes with other events
and we can hold a larger and more attractive event with
longer to prepare. However we are delighted that our
valued Pre-School are celebrating their own 50th anniver-
sary on 29 June (see opposite page), an original and still
continuing user of the Hall.
We may still wish to celebrate the exact anniversary
(Thursday 14 June) in some way, perhaps a light drinks
reception with the photographic display created by John
Leatherdale and Pat Taylor.
LOCAL AFFAIRS (ENFIELD)
Our relationship with Enfield Council is of great
importance. We have used Treegate to establish high level
contacts (up to CEO) and goodwill. We now have a close
relationship with the tree officers and have their support
for continuing management of our magnificent woods.
A key role with Enfield is played by our Cockfosters Ward
councillors. Anne-Marie Pearce has been one of the great
characters around Hadley Wood, a lively and long term
resident, and a staunch and incredibly diligent advocate
for our individual and community causes. She had to stand
down this election (3 May) as she moved to Barnet. Jason
Charalambous also had to stand down to give time to his
legal career after several years of helping our community.
We thank them both for all they have done. We shall have
an interview with Anne-Marie in the next HW News.
We now have three experienced Councillors: Edward
Smith, Elaine Hayward, Alessandro (Alex) Georgiou. They
can be contacted by their Council emails. We look forward
to working closely with them to represent Hadley Wood
interests at the Civic Centre.
This is a report on just some of our activities. Please contact
any of the Trustees or Committee members for more
information on any HWA subject, and to volunteer!
The Trustees
OF THE HADLEY WOOD ASSOCIATION

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Hadley Wood Pre-school and Playgroup Hadley Wood Association Centre
Hadley Wood Pre-school and Playgroup has played a key role in the development of young
children in this area for the past 50 years and to celebrate this achievement we are going to have a PARTY!
Since our inception in 1968, we have cared for and nurtured over a thousand children of whom most have come
from Hadley Wood and the remainder from the surrounding area. Our parents are our best advocates and over the
years they have spread the word about HWPP to ensure it is thriving setting.
Who would have thought that from a group of mums gathering together to exchange toys,
discuss common childcare issues and socialise, it would have developed and still be around half a century later?
Although the organisation has grown and the bureaucracy increased enormously, the ethos has always been the
same, with the wellbeing and support of the children to do the best they can at the heart of our thinking.
To commemorate this momentous occasion we welcome past pupils, parents
and staff to join us on Friday 29th June at the HWA centre between
3.30pm – 5.30pm.
Please come along and share your memories of the group. If you have any photographic
evidence of time spent at HWPP, then bring it along on the day and we will put it on display along with our albums.
We have booked a fantastic entertainer so all we need is YOU!
Spread the word and come to the party!
For more information contact the Supervisor Judy Quickenden Tel: 020 84496089/07754179884
HWPP News...

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Neighbourhood Plan –
Update from the Planning
Forum Committee
I
n the January edition of the Hadley Wood News we
optimistically titled our regular report ‘the year of the
plan’. And we are on schedule to achieve this, but it has
not been as straightforward as we had thought!
The funding we were awarded last year needed to be spent
in the 2017-18 fiscal year. So the unspent portion has to be
returned and we have to re-apply for a grant to cover the
remaining work. And the grant criteria have changed, so
we are working with Troy Planning to update the scope of
their quote. We have been given a positive indication that
the funding for 2018-19 will be awarded, but the process
has been an aggravation we could have done without.
The draft Heritage and Character Assessment (HCA) was
received in March. This document was prepared by
AECOM consultants, who we met when they visited Hadley
Wood on 26 January. AECOM have prepared over 50 HCA’s
across England using a standard template. However the
Forum Committee have raised numerous queries and
editing suggestions and the HCA is being reworked; the
revised version is now expected for the end of
May. This document is a description of Hadley Wood and
provides evidence to support the policies that will
become the core of our Neighbourhood Plan. The delay in
completing the HCA has meant that work on the detail
Neighbourhood Plan has been on hold.
There has been progress in a number of other areas;
• Some preliminary policy ideas have been drafted. Troy
Planning are ready to accelerate the work on NP policies
as soon as the HCA is finalised.
• We submitted a response to the consultation on the
New London Plan, on behalf of both the NPF and the
Hadley Wood Association. We have raised many concerns,
particularly regarding the ‘presumption of approval’ for
planning applications on small sites (up to 25 homes),
where there is a lack of consideration of the cumulative
impact of numerous small site developments on
local infrastructure, transportation, flood risk, and other
environmental issues including air quality, bio-diversity and
noise pollution.
• We met local council officers to discuss some specific
planning applications, the status of the update to
the Enfield Plan, our Neighbourhood Plan, and improving
communications.
• We have affiliated the HWNPF with the London Forum
of Civic and Amenity Societies, to provide a stronger,
collective voice on issues facing local communities across
London. The London Forum submission to the consultation
on the London Plan incorporated all of our local Hadley
Wood concerns.
• We have been working with the Rail User Group and
the Hadley Wood Association to respond to the current
work being undertaken by Network Rail (tree clearance and
fencing).
• The Government has recently published it’s updated
‘National Planning Policy Framework’ for consultation. I am
pleased to note the following; ‘Plans should have regard
to the cumulative impacts of flood risk, rather than just to
or from individual development sites.’
The draft Neighbourhood Plan will be produced this
summer!! This will be shared with all the members of the
Neighbourhood Planning Forum to ensure that it reflects
the views of the whole community. It will then be subject
to scrutiny by Enfield Council and consultation across
Hadley Wood.
Please be ready to contribute.
David Harbott
(on behalf of the HWNPF committee).

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CRIME PREVENTION UPDATE
M
ea culpa! In the last issue of Hadley Wood News
I said that Kingwell Road had the only Neigh-
bourhood Watch (NHW) scheme in Hadley
Wood. I was wrong. A phone call from Simone Strauss put
me in the picture. Simone is coordinator of a long-estab-
lished NHW in Waggon Road. When we met to discuss the
future of NHW in our area we decided to set up Hadley
Wood Watch (HWW). This umbrella organisation will en-
courage the foundation of NHWs right across Hadley
Wood, and support those schemes once they are up and
running.
Neighbourhood Watch is based on the idea that within a
community residents work together, in partnership with the
police, to help prevent crime. But it’s not just about crime.
NHW enables residents to take an active part in building
community spirit and increasing neighbourliness. And the
important thing is that Neighbourhood Watch really works!
How can you set up a NHW scheme? The first step is to ask
your neighbours and see if they are interested. The more
neighbours who are involved, the more people there are to
keep an eye out for each other’s properties, and the more
successful the scheme will be. Then you will need to choose
a coordinator who will act as the key contact point for the
NHW, liaising with scheme members, HWW and the police.
This is just
what Natasha
Demetriou is
doing right
now to create
what will
become
Hadley Wood’s
third NHW in
Courtleigh
Avenue and
Claremont
Road.
Hadley Wood
Watch needs
representatives
from every road in Hadley Wood to start up their own
NHW. If you are interested – and I know that residents
in several roads already are – then please email us at
hadleywoodwatch@gmail.com . We will then guide you
through the set-up of a successful NHW for your road.
Richard Walker
Kingwell Road Neighbourhood
Watch Coordinator

6. S
unday 20th May marks the start of
the implementation of the most
ambitious train timetable ever, and
one that will bring great benefits to
Hadley Wood rail users. “This is a once-
in-a-generation opportunity to create a
more reliable service and extra capacity into
London”, according to GTR whose consul-
tation was the biggest in UK rail history.
We are very grateful to their Timetable
Team for revising their off-peak proposals
for Hadley Wood from a reduction to 2
trains per hour (tph) to an increase to 4
tph every day of the week.
The new timetable was drawn up on a blank
sheet of paper and every train time at every
station across the GTR network is changing on
20th May. It is being phased in over the next
year or so, which was not expected at the time
of the public consultation. So to clarify, the
detailed timetables we examined and gave
feedback on last summer are the “final position”
for our Great Northern Metro route, ie the point
when all the new Class 717 trains to and from
Moorgate are in service. GTR expects that this
will be in time for the December 2018 timetable,
subject to the full introduction of the new train
fleet, and they will be monitoring the situation
closely over the coming months. I can assure
you that the trains exist: I recently had the
opportunity to ride on pictured Train No 717001
on Siemens’ test track in Germany and was even
allowed to drive it at 70 mph!
New routes include direct services from
Cambridge and Peterborough to Brighton and
Horsham – so we can get straight to Gatwick from
Finsbury Park via the new Canal Tunnels! Hadley
Wood’s metro service of 4 tph to/from Moorgate
is expected to be fully operational from December
2018 when the new fleet has been introduced. But
we shouldn’t expect a change of this magnitude to
be all plain sailing and opposite are some of the
things to look out for.
Hadley Woodtobenefitfromthebiggest
timetable shake-up in UK rail history
STATION CUTTINGS
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Our first new train: Great Northern
Class 717Train 001

7. All rail users:
• Always check the Thameslink On Track app
or National Rail Enquiries before you travel
during the first few weeks from 20th May as the
completely new schedules are phased in.
A small number of trains may not run initially,
so don’t rely on the printed timetable. The first
batch contained errors and is being corrected.
• Monday to Friday off-peak daytime, Saturday
and Sunday train services will rise to 4 tph.
This is the best frequency here in living memory
and we hope will encourage increasing use of
sustainable train travel by those who may have
given up on it when there was only one train
every half-hour.
• Weekday services southbound between
1700-2000 are the one exception in Phase 1.
They will continue at the current level of 2 tph
until the new fleet is in service.
• Keep an eye on the website RailPlan
20/20 which includes timetables and specific
information for Hadley Wood in the FAQs
section.
• Please Tap Every Time at Hadley Wood to
ensure that your journey is recorded in our
station footfall.
Weekday morning peak
commuters:
• As a transitional measure, alternate trains
from Hadley Wood between 0646-0916
will go into King’s Cross until the new fleet
is fully implemented, when all will go to/from
Moorgate again. We realise this may not be
popular for many of you but GTR has assured us
that it’s only necessary during this first phase.
The King’s Cross services are however semi-fast,
if that’s any help!
I’d like to thank everyone who supported the
timetableconsultationthathasachievedHadley
Wood’sbesteverservicelevel. Thisisavictoryfor
“peoplepower”andweaskeveryonewhocares
about the train services to join the RUG formally
so that we can keep you in touch with develop-
ments. Under the new data protection regula-
tion(GDPR)thatcomesintoforceon25thMay,
we shall need your explicit consent to contact
you about rail-related matters. These include
not just services and amenities but also the
TreegateCampaignwhichtheRUGisleading
jointly with the Hadley Wood Association and
has been a full-time job since Network Rail’s
devegetation works began here in February.
NetworkRailhaveacknowledgedthattheinitial
worksherewere“extreme”andweareworking
with them and The Tree Council to achieve the
best possible outcome for Hadley Wood (see
report on page 7).
So if you’re not already a RUG member,please
fill in the membership form on the Rail User
Group webpage or phone 020 8449 6140 or
emailhadleywoodrailusergroup@gmail.com to
request one. Our next meeting will be
onTuesday 19th June at St Paul’s Church
at 8pm. We have achieved a lot together in a
veryshorttimethroughstrengthinnumbers,so
pleasejointheRUGtonurtureourstrongrailway
relationshipsreadyforwhateverthefuturemay
hold!
Francesca Caine
Chair,HadleyWood RailUser Group
www.hadleywood.org.uk/railway
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8. 7
You may have seen
recentpresscoverage
of theextentof Network
Rail’slinesidetreefellingand
even signed the online petition: this appears to be
anationalissue. HadleyWoodRailUserGroupand
the Hadley Wood Association have maintained
pressureonNRsinceourinitialmeetingabouttheir
Treegate activities on 22nd March. Tree felling has
beenpausedbetweenthetunnelsandlimitedelse-
wherependingapubliceventtobeheldatthe
HWACentre onThursday 7thJune.
TheTreegateteampersuadedNRtoinviteTheTree
Council’s top management to a second meeting
and site visit here on 13th April to provide their
expert independent advice on a pragmatic
approachtoproportionatetreemanagementatthe
lineside. As a result of these two meetings and
countlesscallsandemails,NRhavegivenusunder-
takings to make the following major amendments
to their works. They have also indicated that these
will be applied not only here but throughout their
Thameslink Resilience Project (TRP)
between PeterboroughandKings Cross,
so HadleyWood’s campaign is set to
benefit the whole lineside.
LATEST
Trees
- convert their "devegetation" strategy to one of
more conservative “tree management” and apply
this to areas so far untouched. See their latest draft
specification opposite which they are calling the
"HadleyWood Model"!
- where they have exceeded their brief,fund some
replantingasrestitution.TheTreeCouncilhavepro-
posed the idea of a managed replanting trial on
whatisnowthebarrenareatothewestofthestation
between the tunnels. If the community supports it,
this will be known as the HadleyWoodTrial!
Spikes
- revise their spikes strategy to restrict usage to
high security areas. This will entail the removal of
all the spikes they installed here.
NR have also promised to support some
community benefits at and around our station,
including:
- better lighting in the lane to the step-free entrance
to encourage usage after dark
- removal of the unsightly Biffa Bin from the forecourt
to a secluded permanent home
- support for the new “Station Garden” project
proposed under HWA Station Adoption
- removal of the ivy and mud encroaching
upon the pavement at the bus stop.
While this is encouraging, all these promising words
need to be supported by action. HWRUG and HWA
will continue to work intensively to hold NR to their
commitments to Hadley Wood. You will have the
chance to question them directly at the forthcoming
evening event so please Save The Date of Thursday
7thJune. TheTreegateCampaignTeamandTheTree
Council will also be participating and we all hope that
it will cement a constructive portfolio of restitution for
theextremedamagecausedtosignificantstretchesof
our rural lineside environment.
And there’s more for Hadley Wood…
Francesca Caine
Chair, Hadley Wood Rail User Group
Robert Wilson
Trustee, Hadley Wood Association

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CONTACT YOU BY 25 MAY.
HWA needs you to return
the Contact Consent form
on the page opposite.
You can print off a copy,
sign and deliver to HWA. You can send us a signed
pdf by email. We shall send an email to those
for whom we have email addresses and you can
consent by your reply. You need to do this soon.
Everyone needs to do this, even if we already have
your contact information. This is an opportunity for
us to have confirmed updated information,
including any new email addresses or mobile num-
bers, that is correct and can be used.
Unless you do this, a new regulation (GDPR) says
that we shall not be able to process your personal
data and contact you. This applies to a range of
businesses and clubs; you have probably received
many such requests.
Robert Wilson
On behalf of the Trustees of the Hadley Wood
Association.
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Events Diary
May-June2018
• 20thMayBrandNewTrainTimetablebegins–alwayschecklive
runningbeforeyoutravel!
• 25thMaynewdataprotectionregulationGDPRcomesintoforce–make
sureyou’vesigneduptobothHWAandHWRUGtocontinuetoreceivetheir
information
• 7thJuneTreegateCampaign–eveninginformationaldisplayandpublic
meetingwithNetworkRailandTheTreeCouncilatHWACentrefrom7pm.
• 14thJune:50thAnniversaryOpeningofHWACentre
• 19thJuneRailUserGroupmeetingatStPaul’sChurch,EN40ENat8pm–
allwelcome
• 29thJuneHWPP50thanniversarycelebrationatHWACentreat3.30-5.30pm
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