Monken Hadley Church was one of 800 locations across the country where beacons were lit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Concert of war-time favourites and lighting of beacon at Monken Hadley commemorate D-Day anniversary
Author: Nick Jones
“Come on You Bricks” — the chant in support of Hadley FC — to be heard at unique football match in San Marino
Hadley Football Club — the oldest playing in Barnet — has a surprise away fixture playing a friendly match in the tiny European state of San Marino on Sunday 9 June when they take on a well-placed local team AC Juvenes Dogana.
Education charity opens new shop in High Barnet offering free books — and is ready to accept unwanted books
Up to three free books can be taken on any one visit to a new charity shop established in The Spires shopping centre by Global Education Trust Bookshops.
Cycle stands to help with instant bike repairs are available in High Barnet, New Barnet and Whetstone
Cyclists needing an emergency repair — or perhaps to pump up a tyre — can now take advantage of instant bike repair stands which have been installed by Barnet Council, including one outside the police station in Barnet High Street.
Summer concerts beside Jack’s Lake – a chance to enjoy music and nature and help maintain Monken Hadley Common
Three evening concerts are to be held this summer in a woodland glade beside Jack’s Lake — a chance to enjoy classical music in the open air while celebrating the popularity and appeal of Monken Hadley Common.
Plans to save High Barnet’s Tudor Hall for public use gather pace with further moves to put sale on hold
Barnet Museum is to take another step in its bid to try to convert the historic Tudor Hall into a national centre for explaining and commemorating the Wars of the Roses and the role of the 1471 Battle of Barnet.
Waterlogged ground due to recent heavy rains has forced the postponement of Barnet Medieval Festival
Barnet Medieval Festival, which was due to take place over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday June 8 and 9, has had to be postponed because the Byng Road playing fields have become too waterlogged due to recent heavy rains.
Classic car show highlights Barnet’s link to Colin Chapman, founder of legendary marque of Lotus Cars
Eleven Lotus Cars were lined up on the top deck of The Spires car park for the ninth Barnet Classic Car Show in tribute to automotive engineer Colin Chapman who lived in New Barnet when he designed the famous Lotus Seven.
Large entry of family pets for dog show at Arkley village fair — and some popular winners!
Highlight of the revived Arkley community fair was an all-comers dog show which resulted in two surprise winners — a blind dog and a rescue dog took the rosettes for best in show.
Taking on challenge at age of 24 of becoming landlady at one of Barnet High Street’s well-known hostelries
A 24-year-old history of art graduate has taken on the tenancy of one of High Barnet’s notable public houses — Ye Olde Monken Holt which is at the Hadley Green end of the High Street.
Sale of High Barnet’s much-loved Tudor Hall placed on hold to give community chance to save it for wider public use
High Barnet’s historic Tudor Hall has been declared an asset of community value — a safeguard which gives the town six months to see whether the building can be secured for public use.
Bumper weekend of events — revival of Arkley community fayre and then Barnet Classic Car Show
Banners around the town are promoting the annual Barnet Classic Car Show on Sunday 19 May — and what promises to be an engaging weekend starts on Saturday afternoon with the return of Arkley community fayre at Brickfield Lane.
Wet bank holiday Monday did little to dampen enthusiasm for Beating the Bounds of Chipping Barnet
Beating the Bounds of the parish of Chipping Barnet — an ancient custom first recorded in Barnet in 1658 — was re-enacted on May bank holiday Monday for the first time for nearly 30 years.
D-Day 80th anniversary to be commemorated with concert and beacon lighting at Monken Hadley Church
Rehearsals are well underway for a concert to be held at Monken Hadley Church on Thursday 6 June to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
A new franchise on Barnet High Street: a maths tuition centre has moved into a former hardware shop
Retails experts say high streets must diversify to survive and Barnet High Street is no exception: a former hardware shop has been transformed into a tuition centre for mathematics.
Working parties on Hadley Green deliver plenty of tender loving care to enhance its trees, foliage and ponds
Volunteer working parties make their contribution towards assisting Barnet Council with the task of maintaining Hadley Green, clearing litter, and helping to reduce pollution in the five historic ponds and ditches that add to the character of a much-cherished green open space.
Official launch by Mayor of Barnet of fund-raising appeal to repair and restore High Barnet’s historic church organ
Barnet Parish Church held a day-long series of events for the official launch of a fund-raising appeal for urgent repairs to its much admired 140-year-old church organ — said to be the “beating heart” of the High Barnet community.
Improvements promised in treatment of accident and emergency patients at Barnet Hospital
A scheme to expand the accident and emergency department at Barnet Hospital should be completed by January next year including improvements for treating children and for patients arriving by ambulance.
Foodbank organiser, home cultivation champion, and town leader among Barnet’s civic awards for community service
Victoria Miller, manager of Chipping Barnet Foodbank and winner of one of Barnet’s 2024 Civic Awards, is celebrating another success — confirmation that her team of volunteers are making progress in their ambition to reduce people’s dependency on food banks.
Battle of Barnet banners have pride of place again to commemorate Greater London’s historic battlefield
Once again competing for attention well above the hustle and bustle of the High Street are the heraldic banners and coats of arms of the royalty and noblemen whose troops fought at the 1471 Battle of Barnet.
Fund raising by Arkley residents pays for a defibrillator available 24/7 just off main road from Barnet to Arkley
A group of residents in Arkley have purchased an installed a wall-mounted defibrillator for use in any medical emergency that might occur within their own community or wider neighbourhood.
Challenging new drama at Bull Theatre explores how High Barnet might struggle to survive in 2047
In a futuristic world which has been depleted of natural resources and ravaged by brutal capitalism, High Barnet becomes a strategic focal point for a desperate struggle with big business as the town still has the cleanest air between London and York.
Restoration of magnificent organ at Barnet parish church gets go ahead after Barnet Council approves grant
Urgently needed repairs to the historic 140-year-old organ at Barnet parish church are due to start later this year following Barnet Council’s decision to make a grant of £83,000 to meet half the cost of the work.
New Barnet’s historic link to a line-up of Lotus sports cars taking top spot at Barnet’s classic car show
A line-up of Lotus sports cars is to be a highlight at this year’s Barnet Classic Car Club’s annual show and already the promise to give Lotus pride of place is reviving interest in Barnet’s link to one of the legendary marques of the British car industry.
East Barnet village pub The Prince of Wales to be refurbished and re-opened by upmarket inns and brasserie group
Heartwood Collection, a hospitality group which runs upmarket inns and restaurants across southern England, has bought The Prince of Wales public house in East Barnet and is promising a “multi-million-pound” refurbishment.
Arkley community groups are to revive annual village fayre with a dog show among the fun events
A dog show with fun events — and all comers are welcome — is to be one of the highlights of a revived Arkley village fayre to be held on the village field at Brickfield Lane, Arkley, on Saturday 18 May.
Application for a block of flats on High Barnet industrial estate close to Green Belt land
Yet more of High Barnet’s dwindling stock of light industrial and commercial workspaces might be converted into residential development if Barnet Council grants planning permission.
Passionate pleas against housing at Whalebones failed to halt go ahead from Barnet Council’s planning committee
A ten-year campaign to prevent new housing on farmland at Whalebones in Wood Street, High Barnet, ended in defeat despite stark warnings about the loss of a nature-rich habitat in a much-prize conservation area.
Go ahead for Victoria Quarter high-rise flats despite accusations New Barnet scheme disadvantages social tenants
A controversial scheme to build eleven blocks of flats to provide 420 homes on the former gas works site in New Barnet has finally won planning approval after years of heated debate.
Barnet parish church to host St John Passion concert by UK-Japan Choir with support of local singers
Associate organist Jonathan Gregory has spent months organising what he hopes will be a unique event at Barnet parish church — a concert to celebrate the strength of Anglo-Japanese cultural relationships.
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