After two multi-million-pound property deals in High Barnet last year, the one to watch in 2022 is the sale of Barnet Police Station which is one of the surplus properties due to be sold off by the Metropolitan Police.
Continue reading Barnet Police Station being lined up for another multi-million-pound property deal
Volunteer working parties are supporting the Barnet Society’s latest tree planting initiative — to create a 300 to 400-metre-long hawthorn hedge that should blossom each May and enhance still further the appeal of Barnet Hill.
Continue reading Hawthorn saplings on the march up Barnet Hill in another round of tree planting
Hadley FC, the oldest football club playing in Barnet, are about to launch a £200,000 appeal for the installation of an all-weather Astro turf pitch at their ground in Brickfield Lane, Arkley.
Continue reading “Up the Bricks” — winning run boosts Hadley Football Club’s hopes for promotion
Charges are to be introduced for parking at the Old Courthouse Recreation Ground — an expense for parents of small children who drive to the infants’ playground next to the Old Courthouse Café
Continue reading Long-planned car parking charges to take effect at Old Courthouse Recreation Ground
Winter tree planting is well underway — and volunteers will be busy in the next few weeks on Barnet Hill and at other sites across the Borough of Barnet.
Continue reading More tree planting planned at Barnet Hill and across the borough
A renewed attempt to get planning approval for an additional storey to be added to two blocks of flats in Alston Road, Barnet, has again been rejected on the grounds that the enlarged buildings would be out of keeping with the neighbourhood.
Continue reading Planners reject five extra homes on top of Alston Road blocks of flats
Instead of a traditional corner shop, Chesterfield Parade in Bells Hill, now hosts a specialist shop selling what the proprietor believes is the widest range of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free produce and products available in High Barnet.
Continue reading Switch to healthy eating is encouraging a revival in neighbourhood shopping
Cyclists heading out of London have always enjoyed the challenge of riding up Barnet Hill — and a survey carried out exactly 100 years ago showed there was even greater enthusiasm for tackling the climb back in the 1920s.
Anyone walking along the footpath at the junction of Alston Road and Carnarvon Road should make the effort to search out a fascinating trail of 21 illustrations by a celebrated pavement artist who was brought up in Barnet and whose miniature paintings on blobs of chewing gum have gained international recognition.
Continue reading Surprise and delight at finding Barnet’s display of famous chewing gum paintings
Plans to build four chalet-style houses on the site of a former stables and paddock have been been rejected by a planning inspector because of the impact they would have on the woodland and fields south of Arkley, across the Dollis Valley towards Totteridge.
Continue reading New housing rejected at Arkley because of impact on Dollis Valley Green Belt
Staff at the Rainbow Centre on the Dollis Valley estate are busy preparing food parcels, seasonal hampers and presents for needy families in what might be the food bank’s last Christmas in their current premises in Dollis Valley Drive.
Continue reading Dollis Valley foodbank preparing for busy Christmas — and to be relocated
Festive lighting around the bandstand at The Spires shopping centre is not just a celebration of Christmas and the New Year but also a more personal reminder for friends and supporters of the Barnet charity Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
Continue reading “Lights of Love” display boosts fund raising for Barnet cancer care charity
An appeal has been launched for the renovation of Monken Hadley’s historic church house which will involve reconstructing and modernising the interior so that it can be used for a wider range of community events.
Continue reading Daunting challenge to raise funds for historic restoration project in Monken Hadley
After it was closed and boarded up ten years ago, the dis-used Tudor Park Pavilion is at last edging closer to the day when it could provide Barnet Vale with a much-needed amenity space and leisure facility.
Continue reading Refurbishing an abandoned cricket pavilion could help transform Tudor Park
Unlike the experience of many local communities that were forced to cancel festive events, the annual Barnet Christmas Fayre went ahead as planned and was well supported given the showery Sunday weather.
“We are back on the map at last” was the cry that went up at the unveiling of three roadside signs declaring “Welcome to Arkley Village”.
Continue reading Regaining recognition: Arkley residents applaud newly installed welcome signs
Plans are afoot to upgrade Barnet Council’s free-to-use tennis courts — which include six courts just off Mays Lane and others at Tudor Park Sports Ground, Victoria Recreation Ground, and Oak Hill Park — and then introduce a booking system and charges for playing tennis.
Continue reading Improvements proposed for Barnet’s tennis courts — and then charging to use them
Rehearsals are well underway for the children’s show at the annual Barnet Christmas Fayre on Sunday 5 December — a welcome return after the loss last year of the town’s festivities due to the Covid.19 lockdown restrictions.
Campaigners against high-rise blocks of flats being built on tube station car parks — including High Barnet, Finchley Central, Cockfosters and Arnos Grove — staged a spirited protest during the last question time session for the Mayor of London at City Hall.
Continue reading Mayor of London challenged by campaigners for saving tube station car parks
With the return of many more passengers on the London Underground, the book-swap bookshelf at High Barnet tube station is proving so popular it has almost run out of books.
Continue reading Any surplus books? Donations wanted at High Barnet tube station’s book-swap
An ancient ditch in the woods along the northern boundary of Monken Hadley Common has been reinstated after the area was cleared of builders’ rubble that had been dumped on the land.
Continue reading Restoring an age-old ditch — success for volunteers at Monken Hadley Common
A hand-coloured tribute from a six-year-old Barnet schoolgirl was added to the wreaths of poppies laid around the war memorial at Barnet Parish Church during the Remembrance Sunday Service.
Continue reading A very personal Act of Remembrance at High Barnet war memorial
Ambitious plans to develop and expand the twice weekly Barnet Market have been given the go ahead by BYM Capital, the new owners of The Spires shopping centre.
Continue reading Stallholders taking the lead in plans to expand twice weekly Barnet Market
One of the top priorities for High Barnet’s dedicated team of police officers — the Safer Neighbourhood Team — is to respond to complaints about anti-social behaviour in the High Street including begging on the pavement and disturbances involving rowdy youngsters.
Continue reading Neighbourhood police officers anxious to strengthen contact with the community
A renewed attempt to secure planning approval to build 152 houses and flats on the Whalebones fields and woods has been rejected by a government planning inspector, Jonathan Price.
Continue reading Whalebones fields and woods saved again: planning appeal dismissed
By the spring of next year and the second anniversary in March of the start of lockdown there should be a carpet of daffodils on the lawn in front of Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School.
After missing out on singing together and being forced for so long to rehearse via Zoom, the Barnet Choral Society are preparing for a stylish comeback presenting a performance of Verdi Requiem at their first concert for two years.
Continue reading Comeback concert for Barnet Choral Society after months having to rehearse via Zoom
A government decision is expected before the end of the year on the future of the Grasvenor Avenue Infant School where staff and parents have already been warned about its possible closure in July next year.
Continue reading High Barnet infant school under threat of closure
Secondary school pupils who play an instrument or who are studying music are being invited to take part in a young composers’ competition organised by the High Barnet Chamber Music Festival.
Continue reading Music festival aims to encourage budding young composers
After Premier Inn abandoned its plans to build a new hotel on the former Barnet Market site, the empty land is back on the market for potential redevelopment with flats and townhouses.
Continue reading Barnet Market site for sale again — and it could be developed with new housing
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