The Finchley Charities Newsletter
Summer 2023
The Finchley Charities Newsletter
Chris’s Tree Poem
King Charles III Coronation Party
The Tree – To Wit To Woo Our paper and ink with feathery quill Your message to others do you distil.
We had to live before you came To establish for you our enduring frame
To some with colour a portrait will make For those to awe upon a wall That through time will recall The trace of ages as they befall When coldness crawls we give you warmth Through dancing colours of flickering flame Then to ashes to be born again.
Multiple shapes for purpose made We fashion our work to give you aid I breathe from above I draw from below I am a pump through which vigour’s flow I reach out and then withdraw I march to the season’s constant call For colours to see and delight at the fall As birds do visit for rest and song A company we make, a perch they belong Always there but not consciously seen Through branches of light my patterns beam The fruits we bestow Conceal seeds with the know Of how it’s to be To form a twin of me. When it’s our time, our lives we give To those whose skills we relive A chance to serve and venture out If only you know what it’s all about To go by see, to go by air To be a wheel behind a mare. Symbiotic are we, Thou and the tree Oh, how can you know As a musician doth blow The notes that you hear to us you endear Our gift is returned And both are confirmed.
We will return We will regrow With tidier form to let you know Remember please as you walk below, You are free to come and to go As we stand still and rooted long This is the place where we belong. We tell our folks through roots supreme With ages old And stories told Of your kindly human dream. Aspire you must or return as dust As we will fall And give life to all, To rot, to decay is our way Till once again with seed and sign Will our life become sublime In Honour to Me and you To the Ancient Princess Blue. So once in a while Look up and smile Then we of three will be four To share our living ever more
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The Finchley Charities’ Newsletter
Ancient are we Thou and the tree
Summer 2023
The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May 2023. Residents, Staff, Trustees and Invited Guests were joined by the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Alison Moore to celebrate the occasion with a Coronation Party at Homefield Gardens.
Fuel Land Allotments Visit A group of residents recently visited the Fuel Land Allotments in East Finchley and saw the work being carried out on our own allotment (No. 26). Like all of the plots, it is a large area. With agreement of the committee, we will be working this land with volunteer support from our residents, together with students and teachers from The Pavilion School and members of the Somali and Bravanese community.
London Fire Brigade Visit We recently had a visit from the London Fire Brigade, no fires thankfully but a talk about how residents can protect themselves from fires and keep safe in an emergency.
If you feel unsafe or unsure on what to do to protect yourself from fires look for more information on https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/ or call 020 8555 1200. In case of emergency always dial 999.