Brent Parents please be aware that submissions for current Brent Consultation into Special Educational Needs, ends 30 November 2012
Your voice is needed
http://www.brent.gov.uk/home.nsf/news/LBB-1800
Brent are unlikely to fund in the future currently highly sought after, Out of Borough provisions, such as Hillingdon Manor, Tree House, MOAT and Centre Academy Battersea.
The more parents who say Brent needs more Special Educational Provision the greater chance there is of opening Eden Manor ffor September 2013.
Have your say over the future of your child's education.
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Guardian Article "Brent School Exclusions"
Well forth a read, a recent article in the Guardian on 15 November 2012 written by John Domokos. Brent School Exclusions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/nov/15/vulnerable-children-illegally-denied-education?CMP=twt_gu
While everyone says it does not happen, the only way for schools to achieve high perfermance is to try and exclude potential under-performers and or disruptive pupils, to boost the schools results.
This is exactly why Brent needs more specialist provision to provide good quality education for pupils who might have some form of difficult.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/nov/15/vulnerable-children-illegally-denied-education?CMP=twt_gu
While everyone says it does not happen, the only way for schools to achieve high perfermance is to try and exclude potential under-performers and or disruptive pupils, to boost the schools results.
This is exactly why Brent needs more specialist provision to provide good quality education for pupils who might have some form of difficult.
Barham Bus Cafe
Friday 28 September attended Barham Park Consultation meeting. Current ideas of improving Barham Park
One of the real challenges is how to increase the numbers of people visiting Barham Park !
Suggested a really innovative idea of locating an old "Route Master Bus" in the Grounds of Barham Park and converting it into a Social Enterprise Community Cafe called "Barham Bus Cafe"
Example of Bus Cafe
and how it might look
and how it might look
Brick Lane Bus Cafe
We suggest that the current Car park be relocated to the rear of the park at the western end on the current eyesore that was left 2 years ago after work from the Railway was completed and now not grassed.
The benefits of moving the car park :
1. Reduce potential fatal accident from someone reversing from the carpark
2. Reduce possibility of accidents from turning from Harrow Rd or driving out onto Harrow Rd
3. Ability to locate Barham Bus Cafe directly near the childrens playground on current tarmac car parking area easy access
4. Ability to hold weekend markets on the tarmac area around the proposed Barham Bus Cafe
5. Barham Bus Cafe very visible from Harrow Rd and provide an Iconic feature for Barham Park
6. Attract passing foot traffic along Harrow Rd and people waiting at bus stop
7. Improves walker flow by naturally forcing people if they are parking car to walk from the rear of the Barham Park
Possible New car park access from Harrow Rd opening up to the rear North Western end of Barham Park directly next to the train line
We would like to establish Barham Bus Cafe as a social enterprise and help support some of the young unemployed people to gain new skills and run the Barham Bus Cafe, so if you are a young person please get in touch email barhambuscafe@gmail.com or if you are a business who might want to donate some materials or money to make this reality then please get in touch
To make Barham Bus Cafe a reality we need your support so please provide your comments and most importantly TELL BRENT that you want the Barham Bus Cafe and we will make it reality !
Abandoned Greenhouse at Barham Park
It is our suggestion that the abandoned Glasshouse that is now overgrown could be brought back to use as a School Dining Hall and a Wedding Reception combined with evening meeting and conference space.
We also propose that the abandoned Glasshouse could also house a small games room.
Please give us your opinion as it the lovely gardens that are Barham Park could be enhanced with a range of features that would benefit the local community.
We also propose that the abandoned Glasshouse could also house a small games room.
Please give us your opinion as it the lovely gardens that are Barham Park could be enhanced with a range of features that would benefit the local community.
History of Barham Park
Barham Park
Whether it is for a wedding picture venue in the glorious gardens, the summer festivals, the Diwali Celebrations in the Autumn or for the magnificent London’s Fair in December and January, Barham Park in Wembley is favourite destination for visitors. venues and this short piece tells you all about the place, its history and traditions and the man after whom it was named.
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Until the late 14th Century, Sudbury Manor was the main Middlesex home of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Then it was divided and leased out for farming, which thrived in the area until the beginning of the 19th Century, when farmers hit hard times. (Farmers always say they have hit hard times, so nothing surprising about that).
In 1582, John Lyon, who founded Harrow School, paid for the upkeep of what was then called Harrow Waye, and is now the Harrow Road, but the road was in a shocking state until a Turnpike Trust was set up in 1801 who paid for improvements.
It was the presence of Harrow School that lead to the development of Sudbury, which was the first part of Wembley to begin to grow during the 1800s when a number of large houses were built. The first shopping centre in the area, called The Mall, started to grow in the 1860s and 70s. This was a thriving part of Wembley and was so popular that Queen Victoria decided to name her front drive after it.
A house called Sudbury Lodge was built in the 1860s by two sisters from the Copland Family, who were well known philanthropists at the time, in the grounds of Crabs House which was significantly older and which was owned and occupied by their father. Then in 1895, Sir George Barham came to live in Sudbury, and he bought up the entire estate, decided to live in Sudbury Lodge, and renamed his new home Barham House.
George Titus Barham
Let me pause and look at the story of George Barham, who was an important man in the dairy industry. He was the son of a dairyman and formed the Express Country Milk Supply Company in London in 1864. He was a forward thinking man and realised that the milk he was supplying was of a poor quality and recognised that this was because of the disgraceful conditions in which the cattle in London lived.
He wanted to provide top quality milk to his customers and so arranged to transport fresh milk into town from the countryside by railway, hence his choice of name “Express Milk Company.” Had he used Silverlink he would have named this “The Delayed by an hour Milk Company”.
In 1865, London’s Cattle were virtually wiped out by a plague (again no change there then) and George Barham was the only person who could supply milk to the town. He widened his suppliers’ list and was using the railway to bring milk in for over 150 miles. He invented the Milk Churn and developed Chilling Methods to keep the milk fresh, and then built this equipment and sold it to others. In 1882 he renamed the company Express Dairies and by 1885 was bringing 30,000 gallons of milk into London every single night.
In 1895, at the same time as he purchased Barham House, he received a Royal Warrant for delivery of Milk Supply and this has been renewed by each and every Monarch right up to the present Queen. His son, Titus, opened a range of Tea Shops and Bakeries, plus a number of hardware shops too. Then in 1904, George Barham became the first dairyman ever to be knighted, so his daily deliveries became his knightly deliveries!
Interestingly, for the latter part of the First World War George Barham combined with other competitors to stop duplication of deliveries as it was wasting fuel during a national emergency and the group that was formed was called United Dairies, and later Unigate! After George’s death, his son Titus continued the innovations and in the 1930s he developed the first ever Milk Tanker.
Titus left his house and estate to the local community in his will, and therefore on his death in 1937 the house and the grounds were given to the new Wembley Borough Council.
Sudbury
During the period that George and Titus Barham had owned their home in the area, Sudbury had grown considerably. The growing train services meant that Londoners came out to the area for entertainment and a day in the countryside, and there was actually a local Racecourse that they and enjoyed and which attracted punters from London. Then the land started getting sold off for housing developments and more roads were built. The 1924/5 Empire Exhibition in Wembley at the Stadium Site increased this and Sudbury became a very desirable area in which to live. Sudbury Station was rebuilt in 1931 by the famous architect Charles Holden and is a listed building. Actually he probably had some help too. Vale Farm Swimming Pool was built in 1932 and the first cinema was built in 1935.
Therefore George and Titus saw this progressive loss of open spaces and that was why Titus bequeathed the land to the Council to guarantee that local people would always have green spaces to enjoy. It also helped a bit with the considerable death duties bill (Loss of open spaces to building. The inheritance tax. Could be writing all this about today could we not.). An important condition that he placed on this bequest was that each year the park should host a function to raise funds for Wembley Hospital and now Irvin Leisure are proud to continue that condition as each year one of our popular family festivals raises these funds. Look at our events programme and you will see when and how this is to be done this coming year.
Unfortunately, whilst Wembley Borough Council maintained the open space superbly, they allowed the house to become neglected and it became unsafe so that it was actually demolished in 1956/7. You can still see the foundations today. Ironically the much older Crabs House is not only still standing but in fact is the site of Barham Park Library and the Parks Offices and is well worth a visit to admire the unusual design and architecture.
Brent Parks Services has been maintaining the lovely gardens that make up Barham Park and it is no surprise that the Park won the London in Bloom competition, and were runners up in Britain in Bloom several years ago.
How to find the park
Barham Park is adjacent to the Sudbury Roundabout, the one with Keelers o the corner where Harrow Road and Bridgewater Road intersect at the roundabout.
Nearest Underground is
Sudbury Town Station on the Piccadilly Line
Other underground stations are
Wembley Central on the Bakerloo Line, then a short bus journey to Sudbury
Wembley Park on the Metropolitan and Jubilee Lines, then take any bus going to Sudbury (slightly longer bus journey)
Main Line Stations
Sudbury is very close
Wembley Central or Wembley Stadium Stations are a short bus journey from the park.
Buses
18,92,182,204 are close. Bus stop outside the Fusilier stop on the Harrow Road, just before Sudbury Roundabout. No need to actually stop in the pub, unless you want to! Ev
Barham Park Title Deeds & Charity
Below is a copy of the Deeds of Barham Park that was gifted to the local community by George Titus Barham on his death in 1937.
In 1963 Barham Park was registered as a Charitable Trust No 302931 -
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T H I S C O U V E Y A I I C E is made the Twenty geoond day if
December One thousand nine hundred arid t h i r t y sovon BETWKEII
PLOHEMCE ELIZABETH BABHAM Justice of the Peace of Sudbury Parte
iVarnbley In the County of Middlesex V/ldow (hereinafter called
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the Vendor*') of the one part and THE UAYOR AtDEJ^ES ABD
BUROESSKS OP THE BOROUGH OF iVE&BXa& (hereinafter called
n t h e Corporation*1) of the other part
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(1) By a Conveyance dated the Twenty second day of October One thousand nine hundred and
thirty six end made between George Titus Bar ham of the one part and the Urban District
Council of Wembley of the other part certain land situate at Sudbury in the Parish of Wembley
in the County of Middlesex therein described was conveyed by the said Oeorge Titus Barham
unto the Urban District council of Wembley in foe simple subject nevertheless to the trusts
following namely upon trust for the said Oeorgo Titus Barham and his assigns during his life
without impeachment of waste and from and after his decease upon trust for the Vendor and
her assigns during her life without impeachment of waste and from and after the decease of
the survivor of the said Oeorge Titus Barham and the Vendor upon trust to preserve the same
for the recreation of the public in such manner and subject to such regulations in all
rospaots as the Urban District Council of Wembley might from time to time think proper • -
'^Wflfus Barham died on the Eighth day of July One thousand nine hundred
and thirty seven • • • » - • - • • • • • » » • - • - » - • — « . . * • . • • • * - • • « _ « •
(3) By the Borough of Vtombley Scheme One thousand nine hundred and thirty seven the said
Urban District Council of Wembley was dissolved and its functions rights and property were
transferred to the Corporation • « • - • • • - - - . - . - • - • * - - . - - - - - • - - • • • •
(4) The Vendor has agreed to sell to the Corporation her equitable life estate in the said
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land at the prioe of FOUR THOUSAND HIKE HUHDRiiD POUUPS and it has been agreed that the Vendor
shall outer into the covenant hereinafter on her part contained • • - « - - - - - - — - - -
N03f THIS DEED WITNESSETH as follows 8 « « « > < » < - « » * « « * * « « ~ « - < - * « * * < - » -
1. IN consideration of FOUR THOUSAND SINK HUNDRED POUNDS paid by the Corporation to the
Vendor (the roooipt of which sum the Vendor hereby aoknowlodges) the Vendor as Beneficial
Owner hereby convoys and surrenders unto the Corporation ALL THAT the equitable life estate
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or other interest of the Vendor in the said land conveyed by tho said Conveyance as aforesaid
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TO HOLD the same unto the Corporation to the intent that the said life estate or other -
'; interest of the Vendor in the said land shall merge and bo extingulohed in the equitable fee
simple in remainder of tho Corporation therein and so that by reason of such merger the said
land shall henceforth be bold by the Corporation for an estate in fee simple absolute In
possession upon the said trust for the recreation of the public but otherwise free from all
other estates interests andr^Druete
::;:rwnateoevor - • • • - • • • . « » « - • • - • • * - - - • - - • *
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2, THE Vendor hereby covenants with the Corporation that she or her personal representatives
will pay all estate duty (if any) which may become due in respect of tho land hereby assured
by reason of the death of the Vendor within three years after the date of this deed and will
at all times hereafter keep the Corporation and their successors in title indemnified against
the said estate duty and ovexy part thereof and all claims and demands in respect of the oamo
IH WITHESS whereof the Vendor has hereunto set her hand and seal and the Corporation
have caused their Common Seal to be affixed hereto the day and year first above written - • *
SICnED SEALED AKD DELIVERED by the ) FLORENCE K.BAHHAK (LS)
above*nsmed Florence Elizabeth )
Barham in the presence of }
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8 Hew Court
Llneolns Inn W,C.2.
THE CQMUOH SEAL Of The Mayor ) WHiBLEY CORPORATZOH (SEAL)
Aldermen and Burgesses of the )
Borough of Wembley was affixed )
hereto in the presence of ) Seal Register Ho, 67
Edwin J,0•Butler Uayor '
Kenneth Tansley Town Clerk ;,
RECORDED in tho Books of tho Charity Commissioners
for England and Wales pursuant to the provlslono
of Seotion 29 (4) of the Settled Land Act 1925
Corporation agreed to execute this Assent in favour of the Corporation - - - - - - - - - - -
HOW the Personal Representatives as such personal representatives of the said Oeorge
Titus Barham deceased as aforesaid Hereby Assent to tho vesting in the Corporation of all tho
freehold land described in the Second Schedule hereto and all other (If any) tho land
comprised in tho said Settlement • • - • - - • - • » • • • • • - • .^ • - • • • • . • • • • - • •
AS WITHESS the hands of the parties hereto the day and year first above written - • • •
THE SCHEDULES ABOVE RSPERRED TO
FIRST SCHEDULE
32nd October 1936 Conveyance by George Titus Barham to the Urban District Council of ftombl^
^ •aeth February 1937 Appointment of Settled Land Aot Trustoos « . - - - • * . - - - - - . . - .
26th Februaiy 1937 Vesting Deed - • • • • • • - • • - • - - - • • - • • • • - • - • • • • •
3EC0HD SCHEDULE
£ ALL THAT Mansion House with the gardens buildings lands and hereditaments occupied or
held therewith now known as Sudbury Park but formerly known as Sudbury Lodge together with
the messuage and premises known as the Old Court adjoining thereto and the gardens buildings
lends and hereditaments occupied or held therewith situate at Sudbuxy in the Parish of -
Wembley in the County of mddlosex and delineated on the plan annexed hereto and thereon
coloured pink bounded on the North by lands belonging to the London and North Eastern Railway
Company on the South and West by the high road leading from London to Harrow on the East
partly by lands now or late of Major Fleetwood Buss and partly by other lands of tho late
George Titus Barham - • • - - * - - - - - - - - - * - * - . * - - — • • * • • • . . • ••
SIGHED by the above named James )
Williamson in the presence of )
Eric E,Trotman
Council Offloes
Wembley tdiddx.
Municipal Officer
SIGHED by the above named Kenneth )
Ewart Tansley in the presence of )
Eric E .Trotman
J. WILLIAM 30n
KE!niK?H TAHSLKV
RECORDED in the Books of the Charity Commissioners
for England and Wales pursuant to the provisions
of Section 29 (4) of the Settled Land Aot 1925
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