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4 Aug 2025 | Written by Nick Jones
Free book shop has returned to The Spires – and Barnet residents are again being asked to donate surplus books or bookshelves
High Barnet’s much appreciated free book shop has re-opened in The Spires shopping centre after being without a home since the spring – and has launched a fresh appeal for donations of books and bookshelves.


29 Mar 2025 | Written by Nick Jones
Barnet parish church hosts launch of historical novel by painter and art lecturer with a lifetime’s interest in paintings by Caravaggio
A lifetime’s fascination with the work of the prominent early Baroque painter Caravaggio has led to an unexpected twist in the career of High Barnet painter and art lecturer Keith West.


28 Mar 2025 | Written by Nick Jones
Desperate search for new town centre premises for High Barnet’s free book shop which distributes unwanted books
Yet another smiling recipient...but the days are numbered at High Barnet’s free book shop which is desperately looking for new premises as it is under notice to leave The Spires shopping centre.


17 Oct 2013 | Written by Nick Jones
Barnet Then and Now
Old and new photographs of local buildings and views have been brought together in Barnet Then and Now, a new book on the local history and topography of what is now the London Borough of Barnet.