The Heath and Hampstead Society

Camden outlaws reckless pedestrianism and murderous flower baskets

Written by A.D. Libitum
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Acting decisively without notifying local residents’ associations or their own planning department, the Highways Department have made the following improvements: 1. They have paved over the cobblestones of Perrins Court in the heart of Hampstead Village.
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Unwelcome Attention

Written by A.D. Libitum
Thursday, 12 June 2008
‘I’m not going up there mate’ said the electrician as he peered into the roof space above the kitchen, ‘Bloody great wasp’s nest in the corner’. No wonder we’d had so many wasps zooming around the kitchen last summer. I’m no coward and have stood my ground - for a moment at least - when charged by a rhino, but winged biters and stingers seem to have it in for me. Thus it was that two members of Camden’s Pest Control found their way chez nous.
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Seven Society Starters for Boris

Written by A.D.Libitum
Monday, 19 May 2008
1. To restore the narrowing or so-called ‘salami-slicing’ of London’s protected views: amongst them the four across London from the Heath. Lose Parliament from Parliament Hill and all you have left is a Hill.
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The Heath and Hampstead Society strives to preserve the wild and natural state of the Heath,

The 4 Seasons Photography Competition

Reap the Wild Wind, Copyright Sebastian Greenall 2008 Sponsored by the Ham & High, and Photocraft of Hampstead

Whenever you walk on the Heath take your camera with you. Then send us the 2 best shots.

The winning photographs should express the photographer’s creativity in capturing an aspect of the seasonal wild and natural beauty unique to Hampstead Heath. Entries will be displayed in the photo gallery on the Society’s website.

Each month one image will be selected to appear in the Ham & High and on the Society’s notice board in Flask Walk with up to 30 of the best photos exhibited in Burgh House early in 2009.

Competitors must be members of the Heath & Hampstead Society – it takes just a few minutes to join and costs only £15, £10 for seniors.

You may submit two photographs for each of the 4 seasons.

Society wins historic ruling safeguarding fringes of Heath

The Garden House After a four year battle the Court of Appeal has finally kicked out plans for a major development on the edge of the Heath.

Hailed as one of the greatest victories in the Society’s 110 year history the judgement safeguards Metropolitan Open Land, the equivalent of green belt land in urban areas, not just in Hampstead but throughout England and Wales.

Hampstead Chainsaw Massacre

Sarum Chase Oak In March of this year one of the finest trees in Hampstead was chopped down in Church Row, despite an arboriculturalists’ report saying the tree was fine and posed no threat. Next door in Frognal a further eight trees have been chopped down. And at least 51 trees have been chopped down by the developers at Sarum Chase, West Heath Road.

Why is this happening?

Six New Cycle Highways blocked but the war goes on.

‘A step in the right direction’; ‘Cycle routes get the boot’; the headlines are easy to write but they disguise a frightening truth: the people behind the campaign to open up the Heath to commuter cycling have very deep pockets and they’re ready to play the long game.

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