Welcome This week we're in celebrity overdrive with 5 people who live... a stones' throw from Finchley. And a cool new community cafe project for us all to support, The Finch. 🏛 5 Hampstead Hotshot Home Owners Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig... just some regular North Londoners 1: Harry StylesHampstead’s most famous modern resident, Harry Styles, began buying homes there in 2012 — and now owns a mini-compound of neighbouring houses. Far from hiding away, he’s often seen pedalling a Lime bike...
9 days ago • 6 min read
Welcome Happy Divali to all our local celebrants, and Happy Halloween. Also seen some great local decorations. Have your trick-or-treat-sweets at the ready. This week, 14 local rock stars, and the final Antiques Roadshow episode. 🎵14 Finchley Musicians Rock The Scene The late, great, George Michael For six decades and more, musicians have been living and working in all the Finchleys - North, East, West, and Church End. Turns out Finchley is some kind of musical nexus. Here are 14 connections...
16 days ago • 7 min read
Welcome This week we've got a cool roundup of local independents to fix-up your shoes, clothes, watches... anything. And are driverless cars coming to Finchley? Finally, a quick reminder to sign the petition to roll-back the dangerous bus lane changes on Regents Park Road (between Henley's Corner and East End Road / Gravel Hill). 👩🔧 The Finchley FIx-It List Cobblers, tailors, watchmakers - no candlestick makers From worn soles to split seams, Finchley’s fix-it heroes keep our stuff - and...
23 days ago • 7 min read
Welcome Great wintry walks and the local Halloween lowdown this week. Also, if you live near or use Regents Park Road between Henley's Corner and East End Road / Gravel Hill, you have probably seen the (temporarily paused) potentially dangerous changes to the bus lane. This is an important local safety issue. There are currently 1,557 signatories to the petition asking for it to be reverted. Please sign it - once it gets to 2,000, we can officially say "thousands of locals want it rolled...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Welcome It's getting colder - nights drawing in. You can feel it in your bones. Must mean fireworks' night is coming up - check out our local list. And who know that Stephens Ink - of Stephens House & Gardens fame - started life in Highbury? 🎆6 Finchley-ish Fireworks Nights Boom. Book early for fireworks night Remember remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and – great local fireworks. Here’s a list of where to soak up the atmosphere (and noise). Do book ahead - some of these sell...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Welcome It's our second birthday on 2nd October. 179 emails. 3,082 subscribers. A lot of celebrities. Can you believe it. We've rounded up some of our favourites, and got a hyper-local Finchleyite... scroll down. And if you ever use Regents Park Road and are concerned about the safety aspects of the new (paused) Bus Lane please sign and share the petition. 🎂 Happy 2nd Birthday To Us Sasha (L) and Tessa (R) having another coffee at 93 Degrees Happy 2nd birthday. So much community, connection…...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Welcome This week we're wishing those who celebrate a happy Jewish New year - shana tova - and sharing a great honey cake recipe. We've also got an update on the Regents Park Road Bus Lane challenges (scroll down or sign the petition here) and the second half of Antiques Roadshow from Finchley. 🍎🍯 Happy Jewish New Year Finchley garden apples, local honey and a shofar (ram's horn) Tonight is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year. What are the Jewish New Year traditions? It’s a...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome Looking like a sunnier week, but the weather still turning autumnal - perfect for checking out our new independent bookstore - and five others we recommend. And which local boy is in the news (again)? 📚 6 Finchleyish Bookstores Great new bookstore in N10 In celebration of the opening of a new second-hand bookshop, here’s our roundup of six Finchleyish independent bookstores. Muswell Hill just got a brilliant new book browse-spot: Muswell Hill Books & Parlour has opened in a former...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome This week you can find out the secret local eco havens you never knew existed, and how Finchley avoided cholera. 🍃 7 Signs Finchley is an Eco Haven Dollis Brook - decked out in Finchley Now green, dontcha know Finchley and the surrounding area is rich in environmental value - from ancient woodlands to community-run nature havens. Together with efforts to re-green urban areas, Finchley demonstrates a vibrant, evolving commitment to nature and sustainability. 1: Long Lane Pasture is a...
2 months ago • 6 min read